Chapter 39

"Right, I never submitted a resume to the company, did I?"

Xia Tianqi had no recollection at all of submitting a resume to the company. In fact, he could hardly remember how he ended up agreeing to come for the interview.

"Correct, the company's recruitment is one-sided, and you could say it's mandatory."

The middle-aged man nodded in affirmation, stubbing out the cigarette in his hand, and explained:

"Only those who meet the criteria will be selected by the company, and then they will be forcibly invited for an interview. Whether you agree or not, you will eventually come here for the interview.

Because you all have special constitutions.

To be more precise, you are all sensitive to the presence of ghosts.

Generally, ordinary people are almost never perceived by ghosts, so the chances of them being targeted by ghosts are very low. However, people with special constitutions like you are easily detected by ghosts, and once detected, the consequences could be fatal.

Not only will you be in trouble, but you will also endanger your relatives and friends, leading to their deaths by ghosts.

The company recruits these people with special constitutions to isolate them and to turn a potential liability into a protected asset."

"Turn a potential liability into a protected asset? Are you sure this is protection? If it weren't for my good luck, I wouldn't have survived!" Xia Tianqi felt that the middle-aged man had been brainwashed by the company, to the point of saying such absurd things.

"If the company hadn't recruited you, you would have eventually been mysteriously killed by a ghost. But now that you're in the company and have survived the probationary period, you can learn the truth and gradually gain the ability to deal with them. Isn't that a form of protection?"

This time, Xia Tianqi didn't say anything, but his anger didn't subside.

"Also, luck is a form of strength. I can say that I've been able to survive and climb to the position of supervisor because of my good luck. Those who weren't lucky enough are already dead, so don't underestimate yourself."

The middle-aged man paused for a moment, giving Xia Tianqi some time to digest the information, before continuing:

"After you are officially hired, you will still need to participate in solving supernatural incidents.

However, the timing is not fixed. It could be a few days or even shorter, or it could take one to two weeks, or even longer.

You can view solving supernatural incidents as tasks assigned by the company.

During the time when you don't have any tasks, you can live a normal life like an ordinary person, without the need for a fixed work schedule.

You will receive task assignments from your superiors and then proceed to the location of the incident.

The location could be a village or a town, and it is not fixed.

Under normal circumstances, you will be the only one executing the task, but this depends on the difficulty of the incident. The more people involved, the higher the difficulty.

The difficulty of the incident depends on the strength of the ghost.

We collectively refer to ghosts as ghost entities.

Of course, ghost entities are not all the same in strength. The weakest are ghosts, followed by spirits, and the strongest are malevolent ghosts.

However, this 'strongest' is only within the scope of ordinary employees. In other words, there are even stronger ghost entities than malevolent ghosts, but for now, you don't need to consider them."

"Ghosts, spirits, malevolent ghosts?" Xia Tianqi looked at the middle-aged man, confused:

"Are ghosts also divided into different levels? Why are there so many levels after death?"

"Ghosts are indeed divided into different levels. Also, you need to understand that ghost entities may not necessarily be related to humans. They could be a different species, just like humans."

"Are you saying that ghosts are not formed after human death?" The middle-aged man's answer surprised Xia Tianqi:

"But how can such things exist?"

"Don't underestimate this world. Let's get back to the topic. You will naturally know more when the time is right."

At this point, the middle-aged man took out a paper contract, a card, and a wristwatch from the drawer and pushed them to Xia Tianqi:

"This is the official contract. Once you sign it, you will be a formal employee of the company and enjoy the benefits of a formal employee. As for this wristwatch, it is called the Honor Watch. Each time you execute a supernatural incident, the watch will display relevant information, as well as the evaluation and rewards for completing the task. You will need to learn more about it on your own, and I won't go into more detail.

As for this card, it is your work ID. If you encounter any trouble during the execution of a task, such as interference from the police or even the military, you can show this card to resolve the issue."

"Wow, that's amazing!"

Xia Tianqi was immediately excited and quickly picked up the card from the table, flipping it open to examine it carefully.

The inside of the card was simple, similar to a student ID, with a two-inch photo of himself and a particularly strange emblem. Xia Tianqi stared at the emblem for a long time but found that not only could he not see it clearly, but it also became increasingly blurry, even causing a strong dizziness.

"What is this...? Why can't I see the face of the person in the emblem?"

"It's normal that you can't see it clearly, because even I don't have the qualifications to see it clearly."

"You can't see it clearly either? Who is it?"

"Some say it's the boss, others say it's the director, but who it really is, we at our level can't know. The company has a significant hierarchy, and the information known at each level is completely different.

Under normal circumstances, the highest level an ordinary employee can interact with is the supervisor."

"Oh, I see."

Xia Tianqi didn't say much, but he was not entirely convinced. After all, he had interacted with the high-level supervisor Liang Ruoyun, and now he felt quite impressive.

However, what truly amazed him was that the person in the emblem on the card was a living person. He found it hard to imagine how powerful this person must be to have their image printed there, and even those of a lower level did not have the qualifications to see the person's photo.

The more he learned about the company, the more mysterious and terrifying it seemed to him.

The middle-aged man continued:

"In daily life, you must not reveal your identity to non-company members, or you will be severely punished by having your honor points deducted. Additionally, the card can only be used to resolve issues during supernatural incidents, not for daily life, or you will also be punished by having your honor points deducted."

"Honor points? What are those?"

Xia Tianqi interrupted.

"They are the evaluation rewards you receive after solving incidents, and these rewards are very important to us.

Because they are needed for enhancing ourselves, our promotions, and the completion of annual tasks.

This is the employee evaluation I mentioned earlier."

"What happens if the employee evaluation is not met or not completed?" Xia Tianqi asked tentatively.

"Leaders will be demoted, and ordinary employees will be fired, which means—being killed."