Chapter 45

After Nangong Yun's mediation, Xia Tianqi and Liu Yanmin finally shook hands and made peace, though they both knew this peace was only temporary.

Compared to Liu Yanmin's lack of principles, Nangong Yun was quite friendly and talkative, showing no shyness or timidity typical of a young woman. Of course, her vibrant energy, which even made her chest tremble as she spoke, was also noteworthy.

It was a generous welcome for Xia Tianqi, his new roommate.

"Are there only the two of you here? I heard from Fu Haiyi that four people live here. Can it be that it's okay not to fill all the spots?"

When he learned that before his arrival, only Nangong Yun and Liu Yanmin lived in the villa, Xia Tianqi couldn't help but have some questions.

"Ah, so your superior is Fu Haiyi?"

When Xia Tianqi mentioned "Fu Haiyi," Liu Yanmin couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"What about Fu Haiyi? Do you know him?"

Xia Tianqi looked at Liu Yanmin.

"Fu Haiyi is notorious in the company for being a scheming little prince. The survival rate of new employees under him is almost zero."

At this point, Liu Yanmin's gaze towards Xia Tianqi turned sympathetic, and she sighed, saying:

"Initially, the new employees brought in by Fu Haiyi lived in this villa. But one batch after another has all died out."

Xia Tianqi didn't say much after hearing this, but he couldn't stand Liu Yanmin's sympathetic expression and coldly replied:

"You don't need to worry about my affairs. Take care of yourself."

"Ungrateful." Seeing that Xia Tianqi didn't appreciate her concern, Liu Yanmin huffed and turned her head away.

Seeing the two arguing again, Nangong Yun couldn't help but laugh bitterly and deliberately changed the subject, saying to Xia Tianqi:

"Fu Haiyi is indeed quite scheming, but he should have told you that in most cases, you won't intersect with him in handling supernatural events. Only in important events might you converge.

However, important events are not common, so you don't need to take what Minmin said to heart."

Xia Tianqi was increasingly fond of Nangong Yun, finding her very articulate and pleasant to listen to, and the more he looked at her, the more he liked her.

Unable to resist, he smiled at Nangong Yun and began to ask probing questions:

"What exactly are important events? Why do you say Fu Haiyi is scheming? Is there any evidence for this?"

"Important events are team events." Nangong Yun put down her juice and pointed to the daydreaming Liu Yanmin and herself, saying:

"For example, Minmin and I belong to the same team because we have the same leader. So once an important event is announced, the people involved in its execution are our entire team.

A supernatural event that requires the team to be led by a supervisor is considered an important event.

As for why there are important events, I don't know. For now, it can only be attributed to company policy, or you can understand it as company rules. In any case, they both mean the same thing."

At this point, Nangong Yun deliberately paused to look at Xia Tianqi, seeing that he was listening intently, and continued:

"Regarding Fu Haiyi's scheming, I heard it from our boss. He said that since Fu Haiyi was promoted to supervisor, he has experienced two important events, and after both events, only he survived.

As for the new employees who participated in the events with him, they were completely used as cannon fodder."

"Are those people all fools? Or is Fu Haiyi so smart that they didn't realize they were being used as cannon fodder?"

Xia Tianqi felt that if it were him, he wouldn't be so foolish as to be used as a tool.

"How many people in this world are fools? But supervisors enjoy supervisor-level benefits and have direct command over regular employees, meaning that as a regular employee, you must follow the leader's orders.

Of course, this only applies to 'official business,' which means participating in the execution of supernatural events.

If you refuse to execute, you will be penalized with the deduction of honor points, which are very important to us. So Fu Haiyi can easily have his subordinates take the risks, thereby minimizing his own danger."

"Damn, is that really the case!"

Xia Tianqi's impression of Fu Haiyi plummeted after hearing this, and he couldn't help but curse:

"Is this bastard allowed to do this, and the company doesn't intervene? Even if they are regular employees who have passed the probationary period, it's too cheap to die without any value."

"The company does have rewards and punishments, but the punishment is still the deduction of honor points. Although this will hurt him, his life is more important. So when it comes to it, he can only push others to their deaths.

Also, don't take the transition to regular status too seriously. The requirements for regular status are simple; you just need to solve one supernatural event. So even if you pass the probationary period and become a regular employee, you are still a rookie with no experience.

No experience, no skills, no courage, no composure."

"If what you say is true, should I just bang my head against the fence in the opposite orchard and die?"

Xia Tianqi felt he needed to change his view of Nangong Yun, or perhaps she wasn't as cute as he initially thought.

"Haha, I have no intention of targeting you. I just want to say that regular employees are not worth much to the company. Think about it, besides us, there are supervisors, senior supervisors, managers, senior managers... do you think the company cares much about us?"

"Alright, you've made me more aware."

Xia Tianqi had indeed thought that after becoming a regular employee, things would be different from the probationary period. He believed that although he would continue to handle supernatural events, the company's backing would ensure that the danger wouldn't be higher than before.

But after hearing Nangong Yun's explanation, he realized he had been overly optimistic.

The difficulty of survival after becoming a regular employee would be greater, not less, than during the probationary period.

The reason he found the probationary period so difficult was mainly because the middle-aged man Xu Tianhua, who interviewed him, had told him almost nothing, and both probationary periods had encountered unexpected issues.

The incident at the Xinhua Grand Bookstore involved ghosts that were so powerful that even Xu Tianhua couldn't handle them, let alone him.

As for the incident at Qihé Women's College, the two ghosts were also extremely difficult to deal with. If it weren't for Leng Yue's desperate efforts to buy him time, he would have been long gone.