After seeing Xiao Jin out of the office, Xiao Jin finally turned around when they were standing in front of the elevator.
Jian Yiqiu, who was inside the door, seemed surprised that Xiao Jin would stop, and looked at him with a hint of confusion: "Is there anything else?"
She gave him a deep look.
Xiao Jin: "Jian Yiqiu, that's not your real name, is it?"
Jian Yiqiu was taken aback for a moment, and Xiao Jin continued, "I hope that when we meet again next time, I can get to know the real you..."
After saying that, Xiao Jin left.
Xiao Jin pushed open the door to her office on the 33rd floor, only to be met with several intense gazes. Xu Qing, Nie Xinxin, Zhan Wenchen, and the others all stared at her, their eyes filled with curiosity and inquiry.
"Xiao Jin, what's going on between you and that general manager?" Nie Xinxin spoke first, her tone carrying a hint of gossip.
However, she did not directly ask about Jian Yiqiu's identity, but instead inquired indirectly.
Xiao Jin glanced at them indifferently, without answering immediately. She looked around and noticed that Wang Zhongyan's seat was empty, her brows furrowing slightly.
"Where is Wang Zhongyan?" Xiao Jin asked.
"I don't know, we didn't see him when we came back." Zhan Wenchen pushed up his glasses, his tone tinged with worry.
Xiao Jin nodded and walked to her seat. She knew that Wang Zhongyan had probably gotten into trouble.
Seeing that Xiao Jin did not answer her question, Nie Xinxin couldn't help but lean closer and ask in a low voice, "Xiao Jin, what is your relationship with Jian Yiqiu? Who exactly is he?"
Was he the indigenous person we encountered in that frigid world?
Xiao Jin glanced at Nie Xinxin, having already prepared her explanation.
“Jian Yiqiu is indeed a player. He received a special mission before, which is why he pretended to be an NPC.” Xiao Jin’s tone was calm, as if stating a fact.
Nie Xinxin's eyes widened, clearly surprised by the answer.
"Really? This is the first time I've ever heard of such a mission?" Nie Xinxin asked.
"Survival games are too complex. Perhaps there are many more things we don't know about in the shadows," Xiao Jin replied briefly, clearly not wanting to elaborate.
Nie Xinxin wanted to ask something more, but Xiao Jin had already closed her eyes, adopting a posture that indicated she didn't want to be disturbed.
Nie Xinxin pouted and returned to her seat dejectedly.
Although she was skeptical of Xiao Jin's explanation, she knew Xiao Jin's personality and knew that asking further wouldn't yield any more information.
Time ticked by, and the atmosphere in the conference room grew increasingly tense. Wang Zhongyan still hadn't appeared, casting a shadow over everyone's hearts.
"Would Wang Zhongyan..." Wang Bing hesitated, but everyone understood what she meant.
"Let's wait a little longer. Maybe his mission just didn't go smoothly and he was delayed," Zhan Wenzhen comforted him, but there was a hint of uncertainty in his tone.
But speaking of the mission...
Since Xiao Jin had just used the back door, she was still completely clueless about tonight's mission.
However, asking directly would be too obvious, so Xiao Jin could only secretly send a message to Xu Qing to inquire.
[Xiao Jin: What's the situation with your mission tonight?]
[Xu Qing: ??? I knew it! There was something fishy going on between you two! Otherwise, you wouldn't have chosen him. How so? That guy really is Jensen.]
Jensen is the soldier in the extremely hot world who led Xiao Jin and the others out of the isolated research institute.
Xiao Jin had anticipated Xu Qing's question, so she repeated what she had just told Nie Xinxin to him.
Xu Qing: Tsk~ Alright... So, their mission in this instance must be completely different from ours. I wonder if their main mission is survival-related.
Oh, by the way, you just asked me about my work tonight.
[Xu Qing: To be honest, I'm completely baffled myself. There wasn't the slightest anything unusual all night. Aside from talking and working, the employees were all frighteningly normal.]
Seeing this, Xiao Jin also began to have doubts.
She glanced at Wang Zhongyan's workstation.
Xiao Jin then asked Cui Mingyang the same question, and received a similar answer.
Hey! That's really strange!
Everyone else was fine, but Wang Zhongyan was the one who fell into the trap. Could it be that something went wrong in the selection of employees?
Of all those employees, only Wang Zhongyan stepped on the landmine!
Xiao Jin didn't think so. She believed that anyone could trigger a crisis, but Wang Zhongyan must have done something to lose his life.
Thinking of this, Xiao Jin opened her eyes, checked the time, and saw that it was almost six o'clock.
"We should go home now." Xiao Jin stood up.
The group of people went to the time clock to scan their faces and leave work. After the outside light returned, they all went upstairs together.
Let's keep looking!
Several players had actually given up hope, but considering that Wang Zhongyan was a good person and that they had spent so many days together, they decided to stay.
It's reasonable and ethical to look for them.
Xiao Jin and his group searched floor after floor, including the canteen, archives, meeting rooms, and even the warehouse, but still couldn't find a trace of it.
"Wang Zhongyan...is something really wrong?" Wang Bing's voice trembled slightly. She was timid to begin with, and now she was even more frightened.
"There's nothing we can do, this is a survival game," Zhan Wenzhen patted Wang Bing on the shoulder, trying to comfort him.
Wang Bing covered her mouth: "But there's only one day left!"
Sigh, that's just fate.
Xiao Jin and the others were too powerful, and they were also very familiar with each other, so Wang Bing and Wang Zhongyan, these two 'outsiders', got along well.
Given that both of them were equally weak, Wang Bing felt a sense of shared sorrow, like a rabbit mourning the death of a fox.
Seeing this, everyone stopped searching and went back to their rooms to rest.
The curtains were drawn, and the heavy fabric blocked out the sunlight.
As Xiao Jin lay in bed, her mind kept replaying her conversation with Jian Yiqiu. She knew that Jian Yiqiu's appearance was no accident; he must have a deeper purpose.
"What exactly does he want from me?" Xiao Jin muttered to herself.
Meanwhile, Nie Xinxin tossed and turned in her room. She kept thinking about Xiao Jin's explanation, but something felt off.
Special players?
Perhaps, but the answer itself is questionable!
What's the point of setting up such a special identity in a survival game? Besides, Jian Yiqiu's previous behavior was very genuine, not at all like a player.
She could tell that Jian Yiqiu really cared about the survivors in the prison.
If this were acting, it would be incredibly impressive!
"There must be some secret between Xiao Jin and Jian Yiqiu," Nie Xinxin thought to herself.
Meanwhile, Xu Qing and Cui Mingyang were discussing Wang Zhongyan's disappearance.
"What do you think Wang Zhongyan encountered?" Xu Qing asked.
"It's hard to say, but it's definitely related to those vengeful ghosts."
Cui Mingyang's tone was somewhat serious: "Thinking back carefully, I seem to have sensed some disharmony in my interactions with employees, but I can't figure it out. What about you?"
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