Chapter 14 Promotion
A better pit
Ke Lele stepped on landmines one after another and kept silent.
Gu Nian put the business card away and said, "I'm sorry, I need to think about this."
Zhong Xingchi nodded quickly and changed the subject, "It's okay, it's okay. I understand."
However, as part of his duty, he still tried hard to fight for it. "Our special units have very good employee benefits. Purifiers are well paid, and rarely go out on field missions, so you don't have to worry too much about safety. I think you should be able to get a C-level. If you are hired, you should be a third-level therapist. The base salary is 10,000 yuan a month, and with performance bonuses, it will be at least 30,000 yuan a month."
Gu Nian's eyes slowly lit up. So much money? She nodded seriously: "I'll think about it carefully and give you an answer by tomorrow night at the latest."
Seeing that things were about to be done, Zhong Xingchi nodded happily.
The burly man in black also took out a business card and handed it to Ke Lele, but this time the unit on the business card was very normal. The full name was Special Events Handling Bureau. As the name suggests, it was responsible for handling special events.
The burly man in black said, "My name is Qi Kai, and I hope you can join us."
After a pause, he added, "Our benefits are also very good, and the salary is high. However, working in the field does involve certain risks, so you should consider it carefully."
Zhong Xingchi rolled his eyes. No wonder the Special Affairs Bureau couldn't recruit anyone. Who would be willing to come if they just said it so dryly? But he didn't say anything because what Qi Kai said was also true.
Ke Lele took the business card and touched it cherishingly. He never thought that he would get to where he is today! This is an employment invitation from the country!
Dangers and the like do need to be considered, but the immediate problem is that his potatoes don't seem to be doing well. Ke Lele put out the potatoes that had been bitten and had pits all over them. Some of the gnawed areas had even started to turn black, which was obviously not normal.
Zhong Xingchi's expression grew serious. He walked in front of the potato, circled it, and after a careful observation, his expression relaxed. "These bitten parts aren't a big deal. They're a sign of mental exhaustion. You'll be fine once you recover. But these blackened areas are a bit problematic. They indicate mental contamination and need to be purified. But don't worry too much. It's not serious."
Zhong Xingchi pulled Ke Lele away and found a place to purify his spiritual pollution.
Gu Nian was about to go find Xie Han when the phone in her pocket suddenly started vibrating non-stop. She took it out and immediately remembered the text message she had just sent, and gasped.
Gu Nian consciously held the phone further away when she answered the call from her stupid brother. As expected, as soon as the call was connected, the person on the other end fired off a barrage of questions.
"Gu Nian, what do you mean? What do you mean by leaving our parents to me to take care of from now on? Are you getting too independent? Mom even said she missed you this morning. Explain to me clearly what's going on with that nonsensical text message!"
"I'll count down from five. If you don't explain clearly, I'll tell Mom and Dad exactly what you said. Then you can go and explain it to them yourself. Don't blame me, your younger brother, for not speaking up for you!"
"I'm counting down, I'm starting to count down, five, four, three, mom..."
"I got a promotion!" Gu Nian quickly interrupted the countdown and said angrily, "Gu Bai, you're already grown up. Can you be more mature and stop complaining all the time? I just got a promotion and will be very busy in the future. What's wrong with asking you to take care of your parents?"
The other party fell silent. After a while, a hesitant voice came: "Really? You didn't mean anything else when you sent that text message?"
Gu Nian affirmed, "Of course, otherwise what's the point. I'm planning to change jobs. The salary is very high, and I may not have as much time to visit my parents. What are you thinking?"
Gu Bai was still a little skeptical: "Someone is trying to recruit you? How much salary are they offering?"
Gu Nian sneered: "Thirty thousand a month."
Not only did someone try to poach her, but it was a state-owned unit that poached her. Although she was moved from one pit to another, it was a better pit!
Gu Bai on the other end of the phone yelled, "Gu Nian, sister, you are my only sister! I miss you, do you want to come home and see me?"
Gu Nian was so disgusted that he said, "Speak human language!"
Gu Bai confessed honestly, "I accidentally dropped my newly bought phone while helping my tutor, and I didn't dare tell my dad that I needed money to buy a new one." After that, he took a long breath and called out sweetly, "Sister, can you lend me some money to buy my brother a phone?"
Gu Nian hummed, "Okay, I'll think about it. Tell your parents I'll be back tonight. By the way, don't tell them about the text message I sent earlier, or you'll lose your phone."
"Guaranteed to complete the mission!"
After hanging up the phone, Gu Nian returned to find Xie Han alone. Zhong Xingchi and Ke Lele had gone to cleanse Potato of its spiritual pollution. Qi Kai seemed to have been called away by the military. The remaining survivors were all busy with their own affairs. Xie Han lowered his head, unsure of what he was thinking.
Gu Nian frowned and was about to speak when he heard a burst of discussion in front of him. The military personnel carried out the body of the woman from the fifteenth floor, and someone recognized her identity.
Gu Nian pushed Xie Han over.
When they got there, they found that quite a few people recognized the mad woman, all of them older people. Some of them had seen the mad woman before on the fifteenth floor, but because it was quite chaotic at the time and her hair was loose, they didn't dare to look closely, so they didn't recognize her.
The aunt who had helped take care of Xie Han before was one of them. She sighed and said, "What a sin! Could it be that this child has been hiding on the fifteenth floor all this time? There's no place like that for people to live."
Gu Nian walked over and asked, "Auntie, what's going on?"
The old lady sighed and said, "She used to be a resident of our complex, too. The family of three lived downstairs from us. My grandson often played with her child. He was such a smart and sensible child. But unfortunately, something happened to him. I don't know how the couple arranged it. The man didn't come home that night, and the woman, who was working overtime, thought he had come home, so she left the child home alone. The child was worried about his mother, so she went out to look for him, and ended up in a car accident."
A neighbor cursed, "I lived across the street from him at the time. That guy is a piece of shit. He promised to come home early, but then he completely forgot. The child's mother came home from work overtime and found the child missing. She looked like crazy, but who knew something like this would happen?"
The family fell apart, blaming each other. The husband, believing the child had left to find her mother, threatened to divorce. The house was sold, the couple divorced, and no one knew where they had moved. No one could imagine that the child's mother had never left.
Amidst the sighs and lamentations of the crowd, the body of the crazy woman was taken away by the military.
Gu Nian watched her leave from a distance.
Qi Kai walked over and said in a deep voice, "This is what the contaminated core is like. Only the deepest despair will open that sinful door. The moment the door opened, she was already dead."
Gu Nian nodded, then said, "I plan to join you."
Qi Kai smiled and said, "Then Zhong Xingchi must be very happy."
After a while, Zhong Xingchi and Ke Lele came back together. They were very happy to hear the news, but their faces were too pale and they looked very weak.
Gu Nian looked worried: "What happened?"
Zhong Xingchi waved his hand and said, "It's okay, it's okay. The Purifier consumes a lot of mental energy when treating me. I'm just a little weak. I'll be fine after a while."
Gu Nian remembered something else: the Purifier would be physically weak after treatment. She had to remember this carefully, lest she let it slip. After all, after the black thread devoured the black mist, all she wanted to do was burp.
But why does Ke Lele look a little pale?
Gu Nian asked directly. She was very curious about everything about the Purifier, and also wanted to avoid the possibility that her treatment results would be different from those of others.
Zhong Xingchi seemed not to have heard and turned his head away, looking at something unknown. Ke Lele, on the other hand, looked hopeless, with an expression that was hard to describe.
Gu Nian had to raise her voice and ask again.
In the end, it was Qi Kai who gave the answer: "This has nothing to do with purification, it's related to Zhong Xingchi. The release of mental energy is quite energy-consuming, and his usual method of healing is singing. I haven't told you this yet, but Purifiers have different healing methods. Just like your nighttime dreaming is also a method."
After all, they were partners, so he kindly spoke up for his companion: "Although his singing was a bit unpleasant, the purification effect was still good, and it won't cause any real harm to your friend."
Gu Nian: “…”
Zhong Xingchi was so ashamed and angry that he said he would call Gu Nian later, and then he ran away despite his sick body.
Although the core of the contamination was found, there were still many follow-up matters that needed to be dealt with. Qi Kai was also very busy. He told Ke Lele to contact him after making a decision, and then he prepared to leave.
Just as he lifted his foot, Qi Kai suddenly seemed to remember something. He stopped and asked the three people, "By the way, did you find anything special after solving the pollution core? Usually, they find some items near the pollution core."
The three of them shook their heads and said in unison: "No!"
Qi Kai nodded. This was the first time these three had encountered a pollution outbreak, so he didn't think much of it. He casually reminded them, "If you encounter one in the future, you can collect it. Usually, pollutants with special functions will be generated near the core of the pollution. After submitting them to the national rating and registration, they will usually be returned to you. If you don't want it, you can exchange it for other pollutants of the same level or other rewards."
Gu Nian immediately exclaimed, "Ah!" "I remember now. I think I found a piece of paper."
She took out the hide-and-seek rules sheet and handed it to Qi Kai.
Looking at the obviously abnormal rule paper, Qi Kai: "..." It's quite a coincidence that he thought of this at this time.
He put the rule sheet away with a hint of amusement. "I'll take this back for registration. I'll let you know once it's confirmed. It's up to you to decide whether to exchange it for pollutants of the same level or other rewards. But I must remind you that although the pollution contained in the pollutants is weak, it's not suitable for long-term carrying. It depends on the strength of your mental strength."
Glancing at Xie Han, Qi Kai felt a bit of sympathy for this exceptionally intelligent but disabled young man, and said kindly, "Although some pollutants can have special effects, it's best for ordinary people not to get close to them, otherwise it could very well cause deformities."
Xie Han nodded silently.
After Qi Kai finished speaking, he left with the rule paper.
The three of them stayed where they were.
Ke Lele is still a little conflicted about joining the special department. His yearning for another world makes him want to agree, but being involved in such a special incident is indeed dangerous, so he is wavering.
But this kind of thing can only be decided by oneself, so Gu Nian and Xie Han didn't say much.
Ke Lele still hadn't made up his mind in the end. He first thanked Gu Nian and Xie Han sincerely, then exchanged contact information with them, saying that he needed to go back and think about it seriously.
The apartment building they live in is not yet available for occupancy, so the authorities have prepared accommodation for these people. Ke Lele followed the crowd.
After everyone left, Gu Nian pushed Xie Han to find a place to sit down and asked curiously, "Aren't you going to tell everyone that you're also a superpower?"
Xie Han glanced at her and asked, "So what if it is, so what if it isn't?"
What use is there for a person like him?
Gu Nian saw through his thoughts at a glance and raised an eyebrow, asking, "You don't think your brain, which has evolved so much, is worthless, do you? I thought you had other ideas, so I didn't tell you."
Someone who could come up with a split personality to resist pollution was definitely not an ordinary person. When Gu Nian guessed the possibility of evolution, she had no doubt that Xie Han was an evolver. When Zhong Xingchi said that brain evolution was also a superpower, it further proved that her guess was correct.
Xie Han's expression was indifferent, "Then you think too much."
Seeing him like this, Gu Nian felt like reaching out. This little brat always pretended to be profound. Just as she was about to reach out, she saw a group of tall men in black suits walking towards her.
The leader walked up to him, as if he didn't see Gu Nian, and said directly to Xie Han: "Master, I'm here to take you back."
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