Chapter 15 About Underground Facilities
Similar to the scene before Honglu left, the two punished employees were still there moving boxes.
"Welcome to Lobotomy Corporation," he said, his tone becoming much more serious than before.
"Hmph, where's the clock?"
"The manager is downstairs, let me see if he's busy."
It was already dusk, and Mr. X had probably already left work.
The main building in the courtyard had its doors tightly closed, and there seemed to be no sign of anyone moving inside.
Only one communication device remains outside, for visitors or employees who are away.
It turns out that this thing wasn't there before; the door was just a regular door that could be opened and closed normally.
However, due to two employees belonging to the R&D department, specifically Algaria, misleading another employee into going out without permission, the company almost suffered the accidental loss of valuable assets (employees).
Therefore, the current door uses Singularity technology from Company J, which is called a "lock".
It can conceptually close off everything that is "open" or "exposed".
The interior is so "locked" that not even a speck of dust can get in.
This has resulted in the fact that currently, apart from senior company executives, no one has the authority to open the door, whether inside or outside.
Honglu was also sent out by Angela today; he couldn't get out on his own.
The young man lowered his head and operated the communicator according to the instructions. A loose strand of hair stubbornly stuck up and stood out at the back of his head.
The voice of a rising star rose from the young man's headband the moment he stepped into the courtyard, saw the tuft of hair, and tried to push it back down, but ultimately failed.
After a faint electrical hum, a bluish electronic screen appeared in front of the young man.
Angela still had that indifferent face. When she saw that it was Honglu, she casually pressed the switch, and the door slowly opened for them.
Honglu interrupted the AI, which was about to hang up, and asked:
"Has Mr. X finished get off work?"
The blond boy waiting behind him was puzzled upon hearing this.
Who is Mr. X? And what about Manager Dante?
Unlike the abandoned branches they had visited in the past, this one was clearly still in operation.
The Mr. X that Mr. Honglu mentioned should be the person in charge here.
Do he and Manager Dante both work here?
The woman who opened the door confirmed Sinclair's guess.
"Is there anything I can help you with? Work is finished for today."
In the video, Angela's image has disappeared; only her voice can be heard.
While answering Honglu's questions, Angela was also organizing today's work report.
X is in a good mood today.
The consequence of a supervisor being in a good mood is that the employees experienced several level-ten meltdowns before being let off the hook, and even the number of work reports increased several times over.
"I brought back a few people that Mr. X knew before."
During the call, the rustling sound of papers being folded suddenly stopped.
"Someone the supervisor knew before?"
The secretary seemed to have given up on finishing up her work, and her delicate face reappeared on the screen in front of Honglu.
She opened her eyes, which were usually closed, revealing their golden interior.
The young man looked at the familiar color, and no matter how many times he saw it, he felt as if he saw his supervisor's eyes, as if his supervisor had logged in from another location.
"Hold on."
The secretary disappeared from the screen again, leaving only the clatter of her high heels on the ground.
However, she closed the door again before leaving, as if guarding against a thief.
Soon, another person appeared.
"What's wrong? Angela said you were looking for me?"
This time, a young man appeared. He had obviously just been called back. The white lab coat he wore at work had been taken off, and he was only wearing a black shirt on his upper body.
With a look of confusion in his golden eyes, which were strikingly similar to those of the secretary, he looked across the screen.
"Manager, look who this is!"
The long-haired young man with a smile in his eyes pulled out the blond boy waiting behind him and showed his boss the day's haul.
Sinclair was quite puzzled. Who was this gentleman? And what about Manager Dante?
Why does Mr. Honglu seem to treat him the same way he treats Manager Dante?
The man with short black hair clearly recognized him. He looked at him as Mr. Honglu pulled him over, first surprised, then showing the joy of finding a lost employee.
Where did you find him?
Just as Sinclair was still wondering, the door opened again.
"You guys come in first, I'll be right up."
After pressing the button to open the door, the young man left these words and then cut off the communication.
The dim light streaming through the slowly opening door contrasted sharply with the brilliant sunset outside. Sinclair watched as the long-haired young man stepped inside without the slightest hesitation.
The small ball had split into three at some point, surrounding Mr. Honglu and emitting a faint azure light that reflected off his blue eyes, creating a dim source of light.
Sinclair looked at the dim blue light in the room and suddenly had a strange feeling.
Mr. Honglu is like the legendary ghost in this country, luring lost travelers into the lair of monsters, leading them down a path of no return.
What am I thinking?! That's Mr. Honglu!
With a click, Honglu switched on the light. He turned around in confusion to look at the three people still standing outside.
"What's wrong? Why aren't you coming in?"
Ryoshu led Akutagawa inside first, with Sinclair following behind.
With a "ding," the elevator doors opened.
The "Mr. X" came out from inside, and Sinclair and Ryosuke looked over together, feeling a subtle connection between them.
"Huh? Ryoshu is here too?" X looked at the unexpected short-haired woman in surprise.
It's confirmed. Although it's not the familiar ticking sound, the tone and familiarity... has Manager Ding finally found his footing?
“The hour,” Ryoshu concluded.
"Has Manager Dante found his way back?" This was a question not only for Ms. Ryoshu, but also for Sinclair.
X scratched his soft, human face, which was not mechanical, and pondered before speaking:
"I don't know either, I woke up like this."
"Have you lost your memory again?" Sinclair asked with concern.
"I wouldn't say that..." the black-haired youth himself wasn't quite sure.
He suddenly felt dizzy, and when he woke up, he was at Lobotomy Corporation.
X looked at the child being obediently held in Liangxiu's hand and asked curiously:
Who is this child?
"This is Ryunosuke-kun, the child adopted by Yoshihide-san."
X wondered if it was April Fool's Day, and if the sun had risen in the west.
"He doesn't look well, should he see a doctor?"
Suddenly remembering something, the black-haired youth changed his mind:
"Oh right, there's a K-company regeneration reactor down there. Come with me."
The Security Department, one of the upper echelons of Lobotomy Corporation, houses the Singularity Technology from K Corporation—the "Tearful Item," or regenerative ampoules.
An ampoule can restore things to their original state; that is, it will restore a person to the way they perceive themselves to be.
However, the ampoules in Lobotomy Corporation are all derived from the concept of humans, so there's no need to worry about employees suddenly turning into other species.
However, given the frequent large-scale casualties within Lobotomy Corporation, injecting ampoules was too cumbersome, so a regeneration reactor was directly installed within the company.
X also has bullets that can heal its employees, but for a child this big, it's better to use a reactor to slowly restore them.
However, while it may seem slow, that's only in comparison to the efficiency of bullets. Usually, in less than five minutes, the seriously wounded and dying employees can be jumping around again and rejoining the suppression work.
The elevator was extremely fast, arriving at an unknown depth underground in almost an instant.
At this time, the employees had all returned to their respective dormitories, leaving only a few office workers and department heads remaining in the facility.
Angela had finished her tidying up and was sitting at the table looking at the monitor screen that was still on.
Sinclair looked at the blue-haired woman who looked strangely familiar. Wasn't this the lady from the convenience store?
Angela turned her head to look when she heard the sound.
Sure enough, one troublesome fellow brought back a whole bunch of troublesome fellows.
“Where’s Netzach? I need to take this child with me…”
Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by the serious-looking AI.
"You can't go inside the facility; it's too dangerous for you."
She looked at the familiar man and woman, understood immediately, and continued:
"If you would like these two to join the company, please have one of them bring the child with them."
"Honglu, take this young lady with you."
The secretary's differential treatment was obvious; she would be polite to those who had not yet officially joined the company, but would adopt a high-level attitude towards actual employees.
“Yes, Miss Angela.”
Honglu agreed without complaint.
It's not that he doesn't have a temper, but rather that here, in this company, you shouldn't offend, or rather, openly offend, this AI who controls all the company's authority.
“Liangxiu, come with me, I’ll take you to the regeneration reactor.”
Honglu led the two to the Security Department to find Netzach, the head of the Security Department, whose current state of consciousness was unknown.
"Sinclair, find a place to sit, I'll see which department you should go to..."
The black-haired youth went through the employee list, trying to find a suitable place for the two of them to stay.
"Manager Dante."
The blond boy called out his manager's name; he wasn't quite used to seeing his boss with a human head.
Sinclair felt a stinging gaze on his back. He knew it was the secretary. For some reason, the young woman had been unfriendly to him from the very first meeting.
Call me X.
X, also feeling the power of Angela's deadly gaze, corrected her.
After saying that, Angela stopped paying attention to them and went back to doing her own thing.
“Mr. X,” Sinclair called him.
"Miss Ryoshu and I have a child left in Yokohama, who is Ryunosuke's sister."
X was still flipping through the name list when he casually replied:
"Why don't we just bring your younger sister over?"
Moving Juliet from the Control Department to the Central Headquarters Area 1 will free up two positions—perfect!
Just as X decided on the department, he heard Sinclair's hesitant voice.
"Silver, she's now in the Port Mafia."
"Have you guys joined a gang?"
"I guess so..." The organization could be considered a gang.
"Then just quit your job," X said, wondering what he had to hesitate about.
"If they don't release you, I'll find someone to go with you," for example, a blue-haired man who is still doing hard labor.
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