Chapter 3

Chapter 3

Even in the daytime, the office was lit with a miserable white light.

Partition after partition divided most of the office into small boxes. In the middle of each box, there was an unconnected desktop computer and a telephone. Everyone was busy and walking around. Some were typing, some were on the phone, and some were exchanging documents. Lu Xin’s workstation was in the very middle, with a “Best Employee” reward banner hanging on the partition.

The morning’s busy work had been dealt with. Lu Xin straightened up and pinched his temples.

Staying in this environment for a long time, one would always feel depressed and stuffy. Not to mention there were always so many tedious things to deal with.

“Are you busy now, Brother Lu?”

A voice sounded beside Lu Xin. He looked up and found that it was the new young man in the office, Lv Cheng. He was well dressed, had short hair, and a sunny temperament. But at this time, he frowned as he said, “The director arranged for me to organize this batch of documents. I’ve sorted it out, but I can’t seem to get it right. The time is almost up. Brother Lu, can you... can you teach me?”

“Sure.”

Lu Xin smiled and agreed to help. “I happen to have nothing to do now.”

“Thank you, Brother Lu. You’re really nice!”

The energetic chap’s expression was grateful as he rushed beside Lu Xin’s desk. One taught while the other learned.

Many discontented gazes were cast at them from the surrounding partitions, and a few extremely soft whispers were heard.

“His own work is already tiring enough, yet he still has to teach others.”

“We all have the same job. There’s no need to be afraid of getting kicked out after we’ve taught others how to do things properly.”

“...”

Under many people’s unhappy gazes, Lu Xin helped Lv Cheng arrange the documents and waved as he thanked him.

Although everyone was nervous in this oppressive office atmosphere, Lu Xin had always had his own principles of doing things. When he was able to give others a hand, he would do so. The Red Moon incident had made a change in the world, but one still had to have the character of a human being. Visitt novelbin(.)co/m for the latest updates

“Lu Xin, come here for a moment, the director called you!”

Someone called out from afar.

“Coming!”

Lu Xin put down his coffee, got up, and walked towards the director’s office. There, he saw the director, who was so fat that his cheeks were hanging down on both sides. On the sofa opposite sat a short-haired woman wearing sunglasses and a decent suit.

“Little Lu, here’s a document. Help me deliver it to the corner cafe on Qingjiang Road now!”

The director was concise and pointed to the file bag on the table.

Delivering documents was the administration team or miscellaneous affairs team’s job. It wasn’t part of his job scope.

But Lu Xin didn’t refuse. “Ok.”

Then, he picked up the documents, nodded to the director and the short-haired woman on the sofa, and walked out.

As soon as he left the room, the director immediately smiled and attentively said to the short-haired woman, “Team Leader Chen, it’s done. Don’t worry, I won’t ask or think much about it. But that project you just told me about...”

“Please rest assured, this project won’t be given to you!”

The short-haired woman stood up, pulled down her sunglasses, and spoke gently.

The director froze for a moment, thinking he had heard wrong. Just then, he saw the woman’s pupils.

Her pupils looked like they were spinning, faintly glowing red, and seemed to turn into two red moons.

“Forget about me. Also, forget about arranging for him to do anything!”

The short-haired woman whispered softly. Then, she put on her sunglasses and turned to leave.

“Purpose of the operation: detect the potential and specific abilities of the thirteenth observed to become a Psyche Master.

“Potential risk: The cafe has been confirmed as a Level 1 Psyche Corruption Zone.

“Specific manifestations are:

“People who are close to the cafe will be involuntarily drawn into it.

“People who have entered the cafe will die within three to five days, and the cause of death is mostly suicide.

“According to analysis, they were probably corrupted in the cafe to the point of developing a severe depression.”

“...”

She put down the documents in her hands and asked the person beside her, “Is the preparatory support ready?”

The staff member nodded and gestured toward the next room.

Through the glass partition between the two rooms, a delicate girl in a western dress, who looked like a puppet, could be seen sitting there.

...

As Lu Xin entered the cafe, he felt warm and lively.

Outside the street, as well as inside the house, it was empty and cold.

But this cafe was full of people and even felt overcrowded.

Everyone was smiling. Some talked intimately with their head down, some sat alone by the window, drinking coffee while looking at a book. Some squinted and concentrated on a delicious sandwich. Soothing and ancient music floated in the store as sunlight poured in through the window, making people seem to be in a trance, as though they were back in that world before the Red Moon disaster...

Lu Xin passed through the crowd and came to the bar, nodding to the waiter behind the counter.

“I was asked to send this document over.”

The director didn’t say exactly who to send it to, so it should be fine if it was delivered to the waiter.

“Thanks.”

The waiter didn’t care about anything. He just smiled and thanked, then poured a cup of coffee and pushed it in front of Lu Xin.

“Um...”

Lu Xin wanted to say that he had no intention of staying for coffee.

However, the coffee smelled quite fragrant, completely different from the cheap coffee in the company.

“Thanks for coming all the way here. This cup is on the house.”

The waiter smiled kindly, making one feel comfortable.

Lu Xin’s heart eased a little, and he couldn’t refuse at that moment.

Then, just at that moment, his eyes faintly shifted.

Behind the waiter’s delicate apron, a thick and ugly tentacle suddenly stretched out and slowly reached for Lu Xin. At the top of the tentacle, the flesh slowly cracked. Suddenly, a coin-sized black rheid slipped into the coffee. Lu Xin looked down. The rheid looked like an egg, but also like an eye. Black pupils looked at him.

The coffee instantly became more fragrant. Every wisp had amazing seductive power.

The waiter also smiled more cordially and gently pushed the coffee toward Lu Xin, gesturing for him to enjoy it.

“No, thanks.”

Lu Xin politely refused as if he hadn’t noticed anything and turned around to walk out.

When he reached the door, he looked back.

Then, he saw that everyone in the cafe had stopped what they were doing and were staring at him in a daze.

He turned around stiffly and walked faster.