Chapter 26: Ask him to go over there to negotiate?
Ye Xuan followed the two people from the research institute to the observation room where the volunteers were.
He saw through the glass door that some of the people inside had dazed eyes and were walking slowly in strange postures; another group of people who looked relatively normal were huddled in a corner with frightened looks on their faces.
What happened? Could it be...
The more he looked at it, the more he felt something was wrong. It was all too strange. And this time, the strangeness was laid out right in front of him, forcing him to pay more attention.
"Director Qin," the young intern stared at the boy in front of him, as if he was looking at a life-saving straw, "What should we do? We, we checked several times, and the drugs we used these days are indeed newly developed drugs. These volunteers were not found to have allergic reactions to the drugs."
Straw, no, Director Qin frowned again: "No, this can't be an allergy. Open the door and let me in first."
When the intern used the key card to open the door, several unconscious volunteers rushed over, scaring her so much that she sat on the ground.
"You don't have to go in, just stand outside the door." Qin picked up the door card from the ground, swiped it, and quickly entered the room. Ye Xing didn't follow him and was almost hit in the face by the door.
She slowly stood up from the ground, leaning against the wall. Although the director's tone was "Just wait outside the door", she knew in her heart that the director was thinking about her.
In fact, this person is not that difficult to get along with, and he is quite considerate of others sometimes.
Ye Xing stood at the door and looked inside, and his evaluation of this player character became a little higher.
The volunteers with strange behavior first looked this outsider up and down, but it can't be said to be "looking". Ye Xing found that their pupils were completely out of focus, and instead they made a "sniffing" action.
Could it be that while vision is declining, the sense of smell is improving?
He tried hard to analyze the bizarre scene before him. These must be important clues in this mission. It would be easier for him to deal with it in the future if he could grasp the direction in advance.
Director Qin looked at these people coldly, and then remained motionless. The other party probably couldn't figure out whether he was dead or alive, and the two sides were deadlocked.
As a bystander, Ye Xuan was anxious, wondering if he could "add fuel to the fire", would things progress better? It would be better than nothing happening for so long.
But he couldn't influence anything in this environment now. He was really powerless and could only wait patiently for the plot to develop slowly.
Qin took a tentative step back, and those people surrounded him with slow and heavy steps.
Originally, Ye Xing thought that they would remain frozen there for a long time, but who knew that there was a brave one among the unconscious volunteers who rushed directly towards Director Qin!
The young man dodged to the side and kicked the man away, very agilely.
The intern also saw this scene outside the door and quickly reminded: "Director Qin, they are volunteers, don't hit them!"
"Trouble." Ye Xing saw clearly the boy's lip movements in the room, and immediately felt that the "protagonist" of this plot was indeed a bit troublesome.
Do people who work in laboratories need this skill now? Why, are you afraid of being hurt by dangerous drugs?
Ye Xing noticed that more abnormal volunteers were rushing towards Qin. After being reminded by the temporary assistant, the director was at a loss as to what to do and could only dodge left and right to avoid physical contact with them.
For a moment, the room was in chaos. The few seemingly normal volunteers in the corner were trembling with fear, hoping that the people over there would not notice their presence.
Ye Xuan was watching anxiously from outside, and he had no idea what to do. It didn't seem a good idea to just watch the show, but he really couldn't help.
Even if he could help, he might end up doing more harm than good, because now the story is about the player's personal plot, and there is no chance for him, the NPC, to appear.
Fortunately, before he could hesitate for long, the system sound suddenly sounded:
"Due to external reasons, employee '325074' is about to exit the game. Please confirm if you have no objection."
Confirm, confirm quickly. It's so frustrating to not be able to do anything.
…
After he opened his eyes, he turned over and walked out of the game cabin whose lid had been opened long ago. As expected, he saw Sister Lin in front of his desk.
"Sister Lin, do you have any other instructions?" Ye Xuan went to the computer which was already turned on to take a look.
In a sense, the computers in the company are shared. I heard that apart from the programmers and the boss, even the management does not have their own computers. So he got used to seeing someone using the "idle" computer on his desk when he came out of the game cabin.
"Oh," she pointed to a very conspicuous logo on the screen, "We found the helpers invited by Wu Ya."
"Helper?" He took the mouse curiously and browsed the other party's introduction. "Such a wide range of business? Is there any essential connection between sewer unblocking, air conditioner cleaning and code programming..."
"Wuya Games is not very good at business, and it is unlikely that they can seriously damage our forum with their strength." Sister Lin said very confidently, "In the past, we have never lost in this kind of offensive and defensive battle. Although our game has been released for a short time, our capabilities are definitely among the best in the industry."
Ye Xuan agreed: "Sis, according to what you said, we should have won the game, but the reason why we couldn't fix the forum was because they found a powerful foreign aid?"
"That's right," Sister Lin explained to the new student, "The distorted characters on the logo actually say 'Wu Ming'. They are an organization active on the Internet, with, uh, a lot of 'capable people' from all walks of life, so their business may be a bit mixed, but their level is actually high. Asking them to do things, especially something like Wu Ya's targeting us this time, which is detrimental to others and not beneficial to themselves, is not good for their reputation."
He listened to the call and was a little confused: "Why should we help? Wu Ya gave them a lot of money?"
She waved her hand and said, "This is not a question of money. Wuming is very considerate of people, and Wuya is more or less related to them, so we have to help. But this method is more covert and low-key. Otherwise, we wouldn't have to spend so much time looking for clues."
"Thank you for your hard work," Ye Xuan took the empty mug from Sister Lin's hand, "Shall I make you a cup of coffee?"
"I want milk tea." The other party made the request without any hesitation.
In the tea room, Ye Xuan was absent-mindedly making milk tea. He still couldn't figure out the twists and turns involved.
Forget it, this is not his job content. A team must trust partners in different fields so that everyone's strengths can be brought into play.
He didn't understand why Sister Lin had "pulled" him out of the game, but he also hoped that he could help within his ability.
Back in the office, she was still sitting in front of the computer looking for relevant information. Ye Xuan felt it was not good to go over and disturb her, so he gently placed the milk tea on the corner of the table.
"Xiao Xuan," Sister Lin had already noticed his presence, "I have found some clues about the collusion between Wuming and Wuya, but I don't have a way to completely solve this matter."
He felt a chill on his back and immediately had a bad feeling: "Sister, what do you mean..."
"Wu Ya wants you, doesn't he?" She emphasized the word "want" intentionally or unintentionally, "Then go."
"No way," Ye Xing said anxiously, "Are you really going to sell me out? I'll just quit. I don't play games, why do I have to be dragged around by you?"
"Don't get excited yet," Sister Lin picked up the documents on the table and fanned him, "This is not a temporary measure we have to take. We just plan to send you to negotiate."
He felt that this was even more wrong: "I'm going to negotiate? Wasn't it me who caused the conflict? Am I going to take the blame or something?"
"You are not guilty at all," she handed the phone to the other party, "You probably haven't read the email Wu Ya sent you. I also received one, and it said that you were designated to negotiate, otherwise they would not agree."
What's the reason for this?
Ye Xuan didn't know what to do. Of course, he was not good at negotiation. If he was asked to play a negotiator in the game, he could barely do it, but in reality, at such a critical moment, he couldn't be careless.
"Sister Lin, is there really no other way?" He tapped the table with his fingers, very hesitant.
It's not that he can't go, but he's worried that he'll mess it up and make things worse for their company.
"This is the only solution we have come up with after several meetings," the other party was also very helpless, "Wu Ya is difficult to communicate with, and the competition is coming soon and we can't delay, so we have to agree to his request first."
He could understand it, after all, there was never a shortage of compromise in the adult world.
"I can go." Ye Xing said this with a sense of tragic grandeur like "the wind is whistling and the Yishui River is cold", as if he was going to never come back.
"Good luck to you!" Sister Lin was afraid that he would change his mind, so she quickly packed the materials he needed to take and walked him to the door.
Seeing Ye Xuan standing on the side of the road, looking at a loss, she shouted, "Your travel expenses can be reimbursed!"
He then felt relieved and hailed a taxi. After sitting in the taxi, he rolled down the window and waved goodbye to her.
"Master, go to this address." He showed the driver the Wuya location sent by Sister Lin on his mobile phone, and then began to look through the materials.
It's nothing but some clichés, about the common prospects for both sides, etc., which sound so fake.
Ye Xuan was able to memorize these words, but whether the other party liked to hear them was another matter.
He estimated that no one would believe such pretentious words now, so he just said two or three sentences to avoid making the other party think that he did not know the rules.
The formalities were over, so it was time to get down to business. He thought of several ways to start the conversation, but none of them seemed appropriate - this was his first time negotiating with an "enemy" company.
Ye Xuan couldn't help but feel deeply moved. This world is a dangerous place, so it would be better for him to give up as soon as possible.
That’s not right. Isn’t giving up on the human world the same as dying?
Forget it. It’s work. As long as you have tried your best, you can’t blame yourself.
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