Embers Ad Infinitum

After entering the underground building, Long Yuehong and Bai Chen handed over all their belongings as usual.

When they were undergoing security inspection, the employee responsible for the initial inspection wore gloves and carefully turned over the items.

After flipping through the pages, he looked at Long Yuehong and Bai Chen and said:

"Recording pen?"

This is something that is repeatedly emphasized in the security inspection manual.

"Yes." Bai Chen looked at the recording pen in the other person's hand calmly.

The male employee in charge of the preliminary inspection used the electronic device to apply for the material list of the two people opposite when they left the company, compared it and said:

"You just got it these days?"

"How do you say it?" Long Yuehong smiled, "It belonged to us before, but we brought it back this time."

At this time, the captain in charge of the entrance area came closer, frowned and asked:

"What's the meaning?"

Long Yuehong glanced around and said in a lowered voice:

"We often go out on missions and leave some items outside so we don't have to turn them in."

Many of the security department employees who protect the entrance to the underground building have experience working in the field. Once they heard it, they understood what was going on:

The items they obtain from missions must be handed over as long as they are brought back to the company, and then converted into contribution points and distributed. However, this inevitably involves "loss". Where there is contribution, the employees will only receive a certain amount in the end. To receive a fraction of the value of the reward.

Of course, "Pangu Creatures" will also make up for it in terms of rank promotion and other aspects.

Therefore, teams that continue to go out in the field will leave some things in the outside world and hide them in hidden places. If there is an opportunity in the future, they can use them to exchange for something they rarely enjoy from the ruins hunters, smugglers or the "Rootless" team. thing.

This is an unspoken rule of the Ministry of Security. The senior officials will turn a blind eye to this and will not take care of it unless it goes too far.

The captain nodded and asked:

"Why bring it back this time?"

This is a routine inquiry.

"It contains some recordings of our group's discussions and first-hand information." Long Yuehong resisted the urge to scratch the back of his head with his iron hand and said with a smile, "We have been relatively free during this period, and we found out while communicating with each other I can’t remember some details clearly, so I took the recorder back to listen to it.”

"Has the information inside been submitted?" The captain was not very familiar with the "old tune team", but he only knew Jiang Baimian, a well-known person.

"I submitted it a long time ago." Long Yuehong replied sincerely.

The captain said "hmm":

"I have no problem here. You can go back, but this recorder and other items must be sent for review to make sure there are no abnormalities before they are returned to you.

"You should be very clear about this, right?"

"Understood." After Long Yuehong learned about the "Natural Sect", the company strictly controlled recording pens, computers and other equipment.

Having completed the security check, he and Bai Chen returned to the car and drove off-road deep into this level.

After staying away from the door, Long Yuehong breathed out slowly.

He knew that the next wait would be the hardest part.

I don’t know if the team leader’s trick can be hidden from the company’s reviewers... Once an abnormality is discovered, Xiaobai and I will be doomed... Long Yuehong glanced sideways at Bai Chen, the co-pilot, and found that her face was calm, and there was no A little nervous.

"Your psychological quality is much better than mine..." Long Yuehong sighed while suppressing her voice.

Bai Chen pursed his lips and said:

“We’ve been through so many storms.”

She then added:

"Don't say anything like this again."

Lest the walls have ears.

…………

Underground building, 649th floor, in a certain room.

A man and a woman turned on the recorder and listened to the content inside.

There is a recording device placed next to them, which is currently turned on, ready to record the sounds in the recorder.

After such a round of work, possible anomalies will be filtered out, so that the second round of people who listen to the recording and compare the text record will not be affected.

The man and woman both held absorbent pens in their hands, with a stack of white paper in front of them.

They all have shorthand skills. While listening, they have to convert the words in the recorder into words and hand them over to the second round of people for review.

At the same time, they themselves are also "checking the equipment". After listening to the recording, there will be specialized personnel to determine whether they are affected.

This is the process carefully designed by the professionals of "Pangu Biology":

The first step is to visually confirm whether there are any abnormalities by listening to the two people who listened to the original recording;

The second step is to listen to the transcribed content, read the written records, and examine whether there are any bad tendencies or hidden tricks in the meaning of the words;

The third step is to compare the transcribed content with the written record to confirm whether there are any problems in the previous two steps.

As the son of the management, as a D9 employee, and as an awakener, Jiang Baimian has long understood this process through his own channels.

Zizzizi, after a brief noise of electricity, Shang Jianyao's voice came out:

"I have something very serious to tell you."

"What's going on?" Long Yuehong's voice asked.

Jiang Baimian then sneered:

"This guy has never been serious. Do you believe whatever he says?"

"He would occasionally discuss issues seriously." Bai Chen did not "discriminate" against Shang Jianyao.

Shang Jianyao solemnly said:

"About, um, the big boss."

"What's wrong, big boss?" Jiang Baimian's voice also became serious.

Shang Jianyao suddenly laughed and said:

“I wonder if the big boss will participate in forced marriages.

"Who is lucky enough to become a boss?"

"..." After a brief silence, Jiang Baimian sighed, "I know you have nothing nice to say. If this is heard by those on the board of directors, they will definitely not give you good results."

Shang Jianyao said "tsk":

"So what if you heard it? Even if, uh, the big boss is, it's Zhi Sui, aren't we still enough to blaspheme Zhi Sui?"

"We didn't, only you did it yourself!" Long Yuehong denied it flatly.

Shang Jianyao seemed to be counting his fingers:

"The first one I encountered was 'Si Ming', and then there were 'Yougu', 'Broken Mirror', 'Bodhi', 'Zhuang Sheng'..."

He spoke eloquently and finally said:

"The board of directors are not shepherds who take orders from them, so what should I be afraid of?"

"Return to the shepherd?" Jiang Baimian dismissed it.

Shang Jianyao explained seriously:

"In the ancient legends of the Old World, there was a god whose priests were called shepherds, and we were his sheep."

"Now we only have Zhi Sui." Bai Chen nodded.

Shang Jianyao said seriously:

"We have legends before."

"That's just a small part." Long Yuehong interrupted.

"We won't discuss this anymore." Jiang Baimian changed the topic, "Let's discuss the 'New World' intelligence we have collected so far."

"Hmm." Shang Jianyao said obediently, "Now it seems that what enters there is human consciousness, not the body..."

After discussing for a while, he said thoughtfully:

"I was wondering, what do the residents of the 'New World' eat?"

"Those who eat breath will live longer than gods." Jiang Baimian said with a smile.

Shang Jianyao continued:

"Many clues point to the 'New World', which is the origin of 'Wuxin Disease'."

"There is no final confirmation yet." Long Yuehong pointed out.

Shang Jianyao responded seriously:

"Our role is to get this done."

"I don't think you should take yourself too seriously." Long Yuehong objected, "You have to be self-aware."

Shang Jianyao said seriously:

"No, you have to have confidence as a person. Maybe I can become a big boss in the future."

"Fortunately, you have a doctor's certificate, otherwise if this recording is heard by people in the company, you will be an active rebel." Jiang Baimian laughed.

Shang Jianyao responded:

“We can’t say that one day we may become food for the unintentional.

"Everyone, there are deaths as light as a feather, and there are deaths as heavy as Mount Tai..."

"Stop, stop, stop!" Jiang Baimian interrupted him.

Shang Jianyao's voice became deeper:

“This is something that really needs serious consideration.

"The closer our investigation gets to the 'new world,' the more dangerous it becomes. There are dangers ahead, and disaster may be imminent."

"What kind of disaster do you think it will be?" Long Yuehong asked.

Shang Jianyao maintained his previous state:

"I have many guesses, for example, the 'Wuxin Disease' will break out again, for example, the 'New World' will be shattered, and the dust will be destroyed... You must take advantage of the opportunity now to improve yourself as much as possible.

"When the time comes, if you really encounter danger and are unable to fight, don't hesitate to flee immediately and return to the company."

"What about you?" Bai Chen asked.

Shang Jianyao replied without hesitation:

"Of course I want to save all mankind before going back to the underground building.

“When that happens, we will be completely free from the threat of ‘unintentional illness’.

"Then, the board of directors should elect me to inherit the position of the big boss."

"Why did you go back again?" Jiang Baimian's tone was full of helplessness.

Shang Jianyao replied seriously:

“That’s one of my goals when I retire.

"As a human being, you must know how to control yourself."

"Do you still call this control?" Long Yuehong asked curiously.

Shang Jianyao ignored him and said to himself:

"Let's all come together and run towards the dawn and hope!

"The wonderful life is right in front of you!"

"Thank you for your encouragement." Jiang Baimian asked angrily, "What if we fail?"

"Then..." Shang Jianyao thought for a moment and said, "Hurry up and find a chance to escape!"

The "Old Tune Group" communicated on and off several times on the issue of "New World" and left many recordings.

After listening, the man and woman in the room put down their pens and looked at each other.

"No problem." The man shook his head.

The woman echoed:

"Except that the man's mental condition seems to be not very good, and he likes to think and talk."

They stopped talking and compared each other to improve the shorthand content.

After doing all this, they walked out of the room, handed over the transcripts and transcripts to the colleagues responsible for the second round of review, and the two of them underwent professional inspection.

After confirmation, there was nothing wrong with the contents of the recording pen.

…………

Room 14 on the 647th floor.

After getting the items back, Long Yuehong fiddled with them for a while, then pulled out the recording pen, opened it and started listening.

After listening to the previous paragraph, he turned his head and nodded to Bai Chen invisibly.

Bai Chen responded with the same action.

PS: Ask for double monthly tickets at the beginning of the month~