Newcomer Competition
In the Ghost Story Archives Room, Ji Yunding thanked the corresponding logistics team members who helped her find the files, and carefully looked through the information she needed.
Based on the names of the victims, it wasn't difficult to identify them.
The building originally belonged to another old residential area in the city. Half a year ago, due to the influence of a strange story, the entire building and all its residents were sucked into an alternate dimension and their whereabouts are unknown.
Ji Yunding sat down and compared the names she had written down with the list of victims one by one. She added the strange name that was derived from the person who originally gave her the information, and then closed the notebook.
Even though it doesn't make any sense.
Afterwards, Ji Yunding originally just wanted to go to the infirmary to ask the awakened corpse senior some questions, but he saw a familiar face.
"Sister Xiao Feng?"
The woman lying on the bed looked at Ji Yunding and raised her hand to greet him: "My full name is Yang Yefeng. There is a rule in your entrance examination that examiners cannot report their real names."
In the entrance test for new investigators and students, she and Kobayashi were admitted as official investigators because of their qualified performance. They did not expect to encounter such a thing when they were on a mission.
Ji Yunding sat down next to Yang Yefeng and started peeling an apple.
The atmosphere was a little awkward. Yang Yefeng hadn't figured out how to treat this newcomer who had emerged in just half a year, and he didn't know whether she should be considered a junior or a senior.
There was a brief silence between the two of them, and Yang Yefeng was the first to speak: "You... are amazing."
"Senior, you are also amazing."
Hearing Ji Yunding's answer, Yang Yefeng smiled self-deprecatingly and said nothing.
She knew she had no talent, and was just an ordinary investigator who had a hard time graduating from school. Now, looking at the dazzling person in front of her, who might even be the most respected genius in the past decade, and whose life had just been saved by him, how could she not feel complicated?
"I learned in class that the most important thing for an investigator is to abide by professional ethics." Ji Yunding handed over the apple. "Sister Xiaofeng and Sister Xiaolin tried very hard to protect us during the entrance test. I really think they are amazing."
Yang Yefeng took the apple and looked at Ji Yunding again, and found that her expression was very serious and there was no contempt in her expression.
"Thank you..." Yang Yefeng said softly, and then changed the subject, "Are you here to ask me about that strange talk?"
"Yes, is it convenient?"
"No problem, but I don't know how much I can say." Yang Yefeng sighed, "I stayed long enough, and when I was about to leave, a lot of dark shadows suddenly appeared around me, and then I fainted. When I woke up, it was like that."
Yang Yefeng was just following the rules, and everything went smoothly, and she didn't even meet Bai Yuxuan. She didn't get suspicious - this was how ordinary tasks were, and she was a person with a high affinity, so it was normal that sometimes she didn't see the monster's real body after a task.
This is the norm. If everyone lived as thrillingly as the first group, the world would have ended long ago. However, as the invasion of ghost stories becomes more and more serious, the pressure on investigators at all levels is increasing.
Ji Yunding glanced at the resignation letter next to him and tilted his head: "Sister Xiaofeng, are you going to quit?"
"Well..." Yang Yefeng followed Ji Yunding's line of sight and sighed, "To be honest, I'm still hesitant. There's a severe shortage of investigators everywhere recently, but..."
Suddenly I lost my body and knew nothing, not even when death would come.
...It's really terrible.
Yang Yefeng lowered her head, feeling a little ashamed—all the kids of Ji Yunding's age were on the front line, but she was thinking of running away.
"Sister Xiao Feng, do you like children or desserts?"
"Ah? Everything is fine. Why are you suddenly talking about this?"
Ji Yunding looked at Yang Yefeng and spoke naturally: "My friend runs a dessert shop and is planning to expand it soon, so he may need some help.
Also, I have discussed with the research team before. In order to prevent the bloody rain from happening again and to ease the problem of investigators’ reemployment, we are going to build a new orphanage. If you are interested…"
"…Can I?"
"Of course." Ji Yunding was a little confused, and didn't seem to understand why Yang Yefeng said that. "If it's not possible, why would I ask?"
Sometimes Ji Yunding's words can really make people stunned, but fortunately, people who know her a little know that she is just like that and has no ill intentions.
"I was ready to quit and run away..."
"What's wrong?" Ji Yunding was even more confused. "Just do the handover and formalities. After all, you are the most important. What's wrong with choosing a suitable career?"
In fact, there will be problems. Investigators who cannot bear the pressure and resign will inevitably endure a lot of gossip behind their backs.
Today's society is extremely sensitive to incidents related to ghost stories. Whether an investigator is highly praised or severely criticized is just a matter of changing the wind. Any ordinary, living person cannot withstand such a level of judgment.
In fact, the management of investigators' personal information has become increasingly strict in recent years in order to reduce investigators' concerns about public opinion when taking up their posts.
But obviously, such an atmosphere of public opinion not only has a direct impact on investigators, but also has an indirect impact on their mentality.
"What's wrong with being afraid of death?" Ji Yunding said as if it was a matter of course. "Investigators really can't be afraid of death, but can't we just stop being investigators? Clearly judging your own conditions and making a choice is clearly an act of responsibility to everyone."
The mistake is never being afraid of death, but not doing one's job.
………………
"Aqing, do you have enough money?" Before opening the store early in the morning, Ji Yunding looked at Li Fengqing who was planning the layout for the expansion and asked.
"Speaking of this..." Li Fengqing smiled and swiped on his phone. Then Ji Yunding heard his phone ring. "I'll give you dividends."
“Hey, so we are making a profit?”
"What are you talking about! So you think we are losing money?" Li Fengqing raised his hand and knocked on Ji Yunding's head. "How can we expand if we are losing money, boss?"
"Not really. The expansion itself would cost a lot of money. How much would be left after deducting the cost of the expansion?"
"Speaking of which, it's all thanks to you." Li Fengqing swiped through the social media and showed the screen to Ji Yunding, "Look, this is Ye Buli's account."
Ji Yunding glanced at the comments, likes, and reposts, and scratched his head: "So many people."
"After all, he is a superstar."
They are indeed professional in this field of entertainment. They did not directly expose the name of the store, but only turned on the IP address display and attached a few retouched photos of desserts and Ye Buli.
Someone soon identified the store - I don't know if it was an agent or a real fan - and posted photos of the same product.
This will not only prevent extreme groups such as sasaeng fans from causing trouble to the T store, but also maximize the use of traffic promotion under this premise.
This is not a chain store, so it would be overcrowded if too many people came, so this is just right.
Ji Yunding took the opportunity to tell Li Fengqing about the investigator. Li Fengqing was stunned for a moment, then sighed and lay down on the table.
"Let me take care of those former investigators? But I haven't even been to college, is that okay?"
"That's no problem. Many investigators haven't received compulsory education... although those who come to our store are probably those who have taken exams to become investigators."
"…What kind of organization is your research group? Is it really legal?"
Li Fengqing was really a little confused - every time he heard Ji Yunding describing the things of Group 1 like a crosstalk, he felt that his original attitude of keeping a distance from investigators was funny.
"We beat up monsters every day, write monthly reports, and cooperate with the school's construction work." Ji Yunding thought for a moment, and added, "Occasionally we beat each other... to learn from each other."
Hard to rate, sounds a bit wild.
Li Fengqing looked at Ji Yunding and thought about it carefully - Ji Yunding seemed to be quite wild, no wonder she said she felt comfortable.
"Very good, I feel like you've changed a lot." Li Fengqing lay on the table and looked up at Ji Yunding, "When we were in high school, I was afraid that one day you would be free and leave me a letter and then die."
"By the way, Qing, what do you think of weirdness?"
Ji Yunding roughly explained the concept of core desire and, within the permitted scope, briefly talked about what had happened before.
"..." Li Fengqing was rarely silent for a while, then shook his head, "So-called unable to control oneself... like a drunk man who commits domestic violence? Then it's hard for me to sympathize with them."
Oh, by the way, at A-Qing’s house…
Ji Yunding immediately stopped talking and changed the subject: "Speaking of which, the research group's newcomer competition will be held in a few days. I have a spectator spot, do you want to come and watch?"
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