In room 203 of the newspaper office, He Xiao was sitting on a leather sofa drinking wine.

His room is extravagant, the walls are piled with all kinds of luxuries, and the overall decoration is in a European style, which looks magnificent.

He Xiao was a security captain before entering the newspaper, but the salary was low, and he was extremely luxurious when he entered the newspaper to eat, drink, live and travel.

He has an honest appearance and looks like a warm-hearted good man, and he was elected as the captain, but the really smart person is that people can't see his cleverness, and no one knows how deep this person who is always smiling has a scheming heart and the city.

At this time, he was holding his mobile phone, his ten fingers constantly rubbing in front of the screen, looking at a number, looking very hesitant. After a while, he drank all the wine in his glass and dialed the number.

The originally gloomy face, at the moment when the phone was connected, was busy changing to a flattering expression: "Sir, it's me, I have a situation to report to you, hehe." ”

A hoarse male voice came from the other end of the phone, concise and a little impatient, "Say." ”

"The newspaper has just come in with a strange newcomer named Xu Lang. Not only did he not participate in the novice mission and appeared directly in the newspaper office, but he also received the task on the day he joined the company, and it was rare to participate alone. This... I've only heard about such things in you...... You see? ”

"Oh? This person named Xu Lang seems to be a little special, since you called this call, it means that he survived. ”

"Yes, yes, although a little embarrassed but still survived, this person should be strong in his heart according to my observation, and his reasoning ability should be very strong, but I can't figure out his reality, I don't know if he will become an obstacle for us, do you think it will be eliminated or?"

"A newcomer is out of the way, you continue to observe and report to me if there is a situation, do your job of reassuring the employees, they are still useful. I'm going to go on a mission lately, so you're doing it yourself. ”

"Huh? Good...... Then I won't bother you. ”

When the phone hung up, He Xiao's face sank, and he slammed the phone on the floor and smashed it. He was able to survive five missions, completely relying on this person's off-site help, but this time he obviously abandoned himself, and the next time it will be the sixth mission, and he will get through it on his own, so there is really little hope.

"Alas, I hope I can execute it with Yan Yan next time, maybe I can get through it."

Twelve hours have passed since he returned to the newspaper office, and Xu Lang has slept soundly this night, and He Xiao's knock on the door did not wake him up.

It was already two o'clock in the afternoon, Xu Lang woke up groggily, immediately grabbed a cigarette from the bedside, and began to swallow clouds and smoke in the room.

Cigarettes are Xu Lang's only way to decompress, and the burden on his body is much heavier than that of ordinary people, but after experiencing a mission, Xu Lang found that in fact, the task is also a way to decompress, and if he takes two steps from the edge of death, he will understand that it is a great luck to wake up from a sleep.

I have to say that Xu Lang's mentality is really strong, and if you are another person, you may think that he is a psychopath.

After smoking a cigarette, Xu Lang hurriedly went to take a shower, and fell asleep when he almost lay down in the room last night, and he didn't have time to clean up the mess.

And Xu Lang, who was taking a bath, looked at the long hair in the mirror, casually conjured a pair of scissors, and cut his hair rhythmically.

It is enough to be caught by an evil spirit by the hair, and it is enough to experience this kind of thing once.

After taking care of it and changing into a clean sportswear, Xu Lang came to the door of He Xiao's room in person, and knocked on the door.

He Xiao was eating at this time, and hurriedly walked to the door when he heard the knock on the door, and he didn't put down the rice bowl in his hand, I don't know if he was deliberately acting or really forgot, seeing that it was Xu Lang, his smile was even worse, "Brother Xu, you didn't sleep lightly this night, hahaha." ”

"Excuse me Captain He, I don't know you're eating, so I'll come back later."

"Hey, hey, don't bother, haven't you eaten, together."

As he spoke, he took Xu Lang's arm and invited him into the house, looking at the huge room in front of him, Xu Lang was a little surprised, why it looked like everyone's room was about the same size outside, but He Xiao's room was several times larger than himself.

Seeing Xu Lang's puzzled face, He Xiao said while conjuring up the sub-dishes and chopsticks: "Sit down first, you must have a lot of questions, eat some together, let's talk while eating." ”

Xu Lang originally wanted to refuse, but he couldn't help it when he smelled the aroma of the food, so he picked up the bowl on the table and ate it.

Picking up the dishes and chopsticks, Xu Lang didn't treat himself as an outsider, this meal can be described as a storm, the muscles on He Xiao's face were a little twitching, there were a lot of dishes, four dishes and one soup, but he hadn't moved the chopsticks much, Xu Lang had already eaten more than half of it.

He Xiao coughed slightly, and looked at Xu Lang a little strangely, Xu Lang felt a little embarrassed but his face was as usual, and his stomach had already filled up seven or eight points, so he asked slowly: "Captain He, I still have a lot of questions about the newspaper, and I hope you will give me advice." ”

Seeing that the table was in a mess, He Xiao had no intention of eating again, so he immediately put down the dishes and chopsticks and talked eloquently:

"We are all a group of unfortunate people, for example, I was on the night shift at the time, and while patrolling the building, I suddenly encountered an evil spirit, and was involved in a supernatural event, and I survived. This is known as a newbie task.

When I first joined the newspaper, I was told by the senior that I would have to carry out ten missions before I could leave, and I was so frightened that I was afraid to go out for three days and three nights. During this time, all the veterans who received me were wiped out in the next mission, and although I didn't see the content of the mission, I guess it was a difficult level mission, otherwise all the veterans would not have died.

I was the only one left in the entire newspaper office until Yan Yan came to the newspaper office. ”

Xu Lang was also a little surprised, could it be that the difficult task was unsolvable, so many veterans couldn't survive.

He Xiao shook his head and signaled not to be nervous, "The difficulty level is too far away from us, let's talk about it now." There are really no rules about newspapers.

You know that you can conjure up everything you want and repair injuries in the room. In addition, the structure of the interior of the room can be arbitrary, but it looks the same from the outside. ”

"In addition, it is forbidden to fight in the newspaper, let alone kill people, and this is a forbidden place for evil spirits, whether it is a person or an evil spirit, as long as you are in the newspaper office, there will be no threat."

Speaking of this, He Xiao peeked at Xu Lang, thought for a while, and said quietly: "Of course, some grievances can also be resolved in the mission." ”

Xu Lang's eyes lit up, he pushed his glasses, and stared at He Xiao with a slight point, "Oh? Evil spirits are like swords hanging over their heads, can anyone else do such a stupid thing in such a situation? ”

"Hehe, someone has a grudge, and it's like this everywhere." He Xiao conjured up a can of beer and said casually.

Xu Lang nodded in agreement.

In addition, the interval between a task is generally half a month to a month, but you are only allowed to leave the newspaper office for 48 hours a week, and when you come back, you will stop a car and say that you will go to the "secret newspaper office", and you will be pulled to the door, and if you do not return in time, you will be wiped out. I still suggest that you deal with the matter on your parents' side first, quit your original job, anyway, living now is the only business. ”

When He Xiao said the last sentence, he was also a little cautious, and asked about Xu Lang's background from the side.

Of course, Xu Lang realized it, and naturally replied: "I understand, I am an orphan and have no job, which is just to save trouble." ”

He Xiao glanced at Xu Lang, and couldn't ask anything for a while, so he got up and took out a copy paper from the cabinet and handed it to Xu Lang.

"This is the current residence information of the newspaper, everyone corresponds to the room number, you can keep it, it will be more convenient to find someone when the time comes."

Xu Lang took the copy paper and glanced at it roughly, at present, 12 people live in 15 rooms, but 4 people live in one room in 208, which makes Xu Lang a little puzzled, but he didn't ask He Xiao what was going on.

didn't ask about the mission of Villa 13 18 years ago, Xu Lang didn't think anyone could survive in the newspaper for 18 years, and He Xiao wouldn't know. Seeing that the question was almost over, he was ready to leave.

He Xiao smiled and said: "If you are free to go back, you can send me a copy of the report of this mission, and you can also give other employees a reference." ”

Xu Lang also said that there was no problem, turned around and was about to leave, and when he walked to the gate, He Xiao said mysteriously behind him, "Be careful and strict." ”

When Xu Lang turned his head, he found He Xiao waving to him with a harmless smile.

Secretly wrote down these words, pushed the door and left.

Without much hesitation, Xu Lang went out the door and turned his head to room 204 next door and knocked on the door.

Almost as soon as he knocked on this side, the door opened, and Yan Yan's tall figure stood at the door.

Xu Lang didn't think it was strange, Yan Yan and He Xiao were so close, Yan Yan must have known about the movement he went to He Xiao just now.

The two looked at each other, Yan Yan turned around and walked into the house, Xu Lang closed the door and followed in.

Yan Yan's room and He Xiao are simply two extremes, He Xiao is luxurious, and Yan Yan's house is not an exaggeration to say that it is a family with four walls, the whole room is not big, there should be but it does not feel crowded at all, and the furnishings in the house make the greatest use of space, which is very close to Yan Yan's own character.

After opening the door to Xu Lang, Yan Yan walked straight to the table and sat down, Xu Lang observed for a moment and naturally sat on the opposite side, Yan Yan looked at Xu Lang without saying a word, Xu Lang had no intention of taking the initiative to speak, the two looked at each other.

Yan Yan sat on the chair, meticulous, with aggressiveness in his sharp eyes, and unscrupulously patrolled Xu Lang, Xu Lang seemed a lot more casual, straddled the back of the chair with his arm, lit a cigarette, and threw one to Yan Yan casually.

Yan Yan didn't expect Xu Lang to make this move, picked up the cigarette, asked Xu Lang to borrow a fire, and smiled: "Interesting, I still like you." ”

"yes, I thought you couldn't smoke."

"I really won't, but if you give it, I can try to smoke it."

Xu Lang smoked a cigarette, a little bit didn't quite understand what he meant, but he didn't speak, when he didn't understand a person's purpose, don't speak, otherwise he would fall into passivity.

There was silence between the two men again, except for a ring of smoke rising from the middle, filling the room.

After smoking a cigarette, Yan Yan suddenly said, "Join my team, otherwise it will be difficult for you to live." ”

Xu Lang said calmly: "Give me another reason, it's not enough to live." ”

Yan Yan threw the cigarette on the ground, stepped on it hard, and then put his face in front of Xu Lang, stared at the other party's eyes under the lenses, and said word by word: "Because we are the same kind of people." ”

Xu Lang pushed his glasses, sighed and said, "It's a pity that we are not the same kind of people, even if we smoke the same kind of cigarette." I won't join you, but I can work with you. ”

Yan Yan retreated to the chair, and after a long time, he said slowly, "Yes." ”

Xu Lang left, he didn't join Yan Yan's team, and he didn't ask who the team was, because he knew that the few people in Yan Yan's team didn't live long, and once the use value was squeezed dry, they would be thrown away by Yan Yan. Whether it has use value is a strict code of conduct, and it is not difficult to see from the furnishings of the room to the way of behavior, this is a cold-blooded person.

Choosing to cooperate with him is, to put it bluntly, to use each other.

Xu Lang walked in the corridor, pushed his glasses, and hid the coldness and indifference in his eyes. In fact, Yan Yan is right, they are the same kind of people.