For a moment, everyone looked at Qi Yan in silence and horror.

Including a rookie supervisor with a machine in his hand.

The party Qi Zhen scratched his head, and after thinking for a while, he looked at the newcomer supervisor: "Is the entry machine malfunctioning again?" ”

This word "again" is enough for everyone who pricked up their ears to ponder for a long time.

"This kind of problem rarely happens," the rookie director didn't care about Qi Jiu's wording, he regained the stiff expression that NPCs should have, and said dutifully, "Everyone, wait a minute, I'll debug the equipment." ”

"I'm sorry for you." Qi Yan said politely.

All eyes were on him, questioning, fearful, defensive...... Qi Yan pushed his glasses casually and looked at everyone with a smile: "I'm sorry, because I'm delaying everyone's time." ”

The lenses were slightly reflective, and everyone couldn't see his expression clearly.

The more polite and humble he became, and the more indifferent his attitude was, the heavier the jealousy on everyone's faces.

Of course, Qi Zhen knew this, and although he was also puzzled by the alarm, he also understood that there was no better weapon than "Fear" in the team of "Death Travelers with a criminal record".

After all, there are inherently bad breeds in this group of "teammates".

The newcomer supervisor opened the drawer on the desk, inserted his permission card and began to debug the fingerprint entry machine.

Where Qi Ji stood, he could just see the supervisor's movements, and his position happened to block the view of the others.

At the moment when the supervisor inserts the card, the name of the owner of the permission card flashes on the entry screen: Connor Lord.

Qi Yan lowered his eyelids and silently remembered the name of this NPC.

By the way, I also memorized the other party's permission card number and password.

After half a minute of waiting, the supervisor restarted the debugged fingerprint entry machine: "I cleaned up some of the data, and this time it should be fine." ”

After the restart was completed, Qi Ji pressed his fingerprint again.

This time it went well, and the entry machine lit up with a green light, showing that the fingerprint entry was successful.

Qi Yan quietly glanced at the director NPC and found that he seemed to be secretly relieved.

Qi Yan smiled kindly, "Thank you, Mr. Lorde. ”

All:?!

There are not too many plays, and Qi Yan pretended to make up a sentence again: "Mr. Director." ”

The director didn't seem to mind, the corners of his lips reappeared in a strange curvature, and he looked at everyone with a smile: "Fingerprinting has been completed, you are a member of the Bates canning factory from today, welcome again." ”

"You can call me Mr. Lord in the future," the supervisor added, glancing at Qi Zhen and then at the crowd, "I'm going to walk you through the factory culture, which is an important part of the onboarding process." ”

[Congratulations on successfully completing the main quest: new employee onboarding.] Get Survival Coin*5]

[The remaining number of available survival coins: 23; Number of Survival Coins to be withdrawn: 10; Total number of survival coins: 33; 】

An hour has passed since the copy was carried out so far.

The system began to use the survival coins earned by Qi Yan's part-time janitors.

The crowd followed Mr. Lord from Conference Room 1 to the Factory History Gallery.

"I'm sure you already know a little bit about Bates when you apply for the factory. Founded during the war by Mr. Bates Sr., the Bates Canning Factory provided the army with large quantities of canned fish and was the largest enterprise in Calle Town for a long time after the war. But then the canning industry has lost its former glory, and the Bates factory was even in danger of going out of business a few years ago, thanks to the successful launch of canned rosefish, which gave the factory a new lease of life. ”

When introducing the historical background of the Bates factory, Mr. Lord changed his usual stiff facial expression and became impassioned, "The rosefish is definitely the most wonderful creation of nature, its scales are bright blood red, the school of fish in the sea is like a flowing red tide, the flesh is an attractive rose red, the meat is firm and tender, and no one can refuse its deliciousness." ”

Rose Red –

Qi Yan took out the entry manual again to confirm that the envelope encapsulating the manual was also rose red.

"But the production of rosefish is very low, so it is expensive...... "Mr. Lord muttered with regret on his face.

On the portrait gallery are the founder, Mr. Bates Sr., the eldest son of Bates Sr., and Mr. Bates Jr., the heir to the factory of this generation.

Qi Ji followed Mr. Bates, who explained the history, and looked at the portraits intently, like the most obedient student in the class.

In appearance, Mr. Bates, the owner of the factory, is a featureless middle-aged man.

Qi Ji moved his eyes to the photo of Mr. Bates Jr.'s family of three.

One of the red-haired girls instantly caught his attention.

Because the girl was holding a silver-gray cat in her arms, Qi Yan immediately recognized it.

It's the little guy who showed him the way at the beginning.

Qi Yan raised his head slightly, observing the cat in the painting with great interest.

The little gray cat has a pair of eyes that are purer than the blue sea in winter, and through the photo frame, these eyes also look at Qi Yan, and there is a bit of coquettishness hidden in the laziness.

What a cute little guy.

Qi Yan has never had a cat, and he rarely pays special attention to other people's cats, but the little gray cat is an exception.

Just as he was about to follow Mr. Lord on, a lazy cat bark suddenly sounded from behind his ear—

Qi Jiu's heart beat faster, and he quickly turned back following the sound, but after looking around, he quickly found that there was not even a single cat hair to be found in the spotlessly cleaned exhibition hall, let alone a live cat.

Delusion?

Qi Yan furrowed his brows, the feeling of that moment just now was too familiar.

Just a few minutes before he was killed, at the snow-covered intersection, Qi Yan also heard someone calling behind him.

Is it really just an illusion? Still is......

Qi Jiu, who realized that something was wrong, suddenly raised his head, and at the moment when he looked at the painting again, his pupils shrank suddenly-

The cat's eyes in the frame have turned gray-green at the moment.

Chapter 5 Canned Rosefish (5)

The photo frame was reflected by the spotlights, and Qi Yan's face was reflected in the glass mirror, and for a moment, his eyes and the cat's eyes coincided.

- The same distinctive gray-green color.

Qi Ji stepped forward and stared at him closer.

Gone is the laziness and coquettishness in the cat's eyes, replaced by a condescending, tentative and insightful gaze.

After watching it for a long time, it even gives people the illusion of falling into the green abyss.

Qi Zhen had the feeling that at this moment he was looking at a living being, not a painting.

It's as if someone is watching through this painting, through this gray-green eyes, hiding in the shadows to spy on his every move......

"The rosefish is a gift from the sea to the Bates family......"

Mr. Lord continued to tell the history of the factory, and at this moment his face was filled with unusual fanaticism, not so much about the company's culture as as about the sermon, "It is also the gift of the Creator to mankind, and it is worth this life to taste the delicacy of rosefish, this is what old Mr. Bates said about rosefish." ”

"So in the days when old Mr. Bates ran the factory, there were already rosefish?" Qi Yan politely raised his hand and asked questions only after receiving permission from Mr. Lorde.

"Yes, old Mr. Bates was the first person to taste the delicious taste of rosefish, but unfortunately, he only tasted it once, and he has been thinking about it for a lifetime," Mr. Lord paused, and his tone was a little lower, "Back then, this sea area only appeared in a very short period of time after the war, at first people tabooed its blood-like color, and did not dare to use it as an ingredient, old Mr. Bates was not afraid of anything in his life, he was the first person to eat rosefish, but unfortunately, he did not have a chance to master the way to preserve the deliciousness of rosefish, Rosefish are extinct in this area. ”

"For a long time, the rosefish became a fisherman's folk legend, until the heir of the factory, Mr. Bates Jr., performed a miracle again, and he not only found the rosefish hidden in the depths of the sea, but also mastered the way to turn them into delicious canned food for a continuous supply......"

Continuous supply requires a steady supply of goods.

What did Mr. Bates Jr. do to turn the once-unavoidable rosefish into a mass-produced ingredient?

At the corner of the corridor he found an old photograph of a rose fish recorded with a black-and-white camera, taken in the time of Mr. Bates Sr.

The name under the photo reads: Bloodfish.

Qi Yan asked again: "Excuse me, is the blood fish another name for the rose fish?" ”

Mr. Lorde: "Because of the bright red flesh of the fish, the rosefish was originally named the bloodfish, until the factory turned it into a commodity, and the name of the rosefish was changed, which is romantic and appropriate. ”

"I heard it was Miss Bates's idea." Mr. Lord added that the corners of his lips curled even more strangely.

Miss Bates?

Qi Jiu's gaze turned to the red-haired girl holding the cat in the family photo again. He was kind of concerned.

"Is this lady in the photo Miss Bates who named the rosefish?"

Mr. Lorde: "Yes, she's Miss Bates, but she prefers to be called Miss Rossetti, who is the adopted daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bates." ”

Adopted daughter? Qi Yan noticed the look and posture of the family of three in the photo.

The red-haired girl leaned closely to the lady behind her, looking attached. The lady in an elegant dress also gently hugged the young lady's shoulders, and her eyes looking at the camera were very gentle, and there was an imperceptible sadness in the gentleness.

The host, Mr. Bates, stood by with a straight face, looking out of place with the two ladies in the house.

Qi Yan also noticed that the lady had a delicate and unique rose necklace hanging from her neck.

Rose - This is the third time this element has appeared in the dungeon.

Rosefish, rose pendants, rose-colored envelopes, roses seem to become an invisible thread, stringing together these seemingly unrelated images.

But what is the end of the line, Qi Ji is still uncertain.

Qi Jiu's gaze moved to the little gray cat in the photo again, and at this moment, the little gray cat's eyes returned to pure blue.

He narrowed his eyes slightly, and said thoughtfully, "Miss Rossetti's cat is so beautiful. ”

Before he could finish speaking, Mr. Lorde's face suddenly turned white, and his expression became distorted in an instant, and he even raised his voice to express his dissatisfaction-

"The cat belongs to Madame, and she likes to raise these useless things!" Mr. Lord spoke in a strong tone, but his eyes were evasive, as if he hated and feared something.

"Useless things?" Qi Zhen seemed to have heard some interesting description, and he raised his eyebrows imperceptibly.

"That's right," Mr. Lord took a deep breath, his nervous expression calming down, "but it's been dealt with. ”

Clean?

For a living thing, this statement is very subtle.

Qi Yan twisted his eyebrows, pressed his thumb against his chin, and unconsciously rubbed his index finger behind his ear, which was his habitual action when thinking.

Suddenly, the movements on Qi Yan's hand were still, and the wrinkled brows were also stretched in an instant.

He took out the entry manual in his pocket, looked at the fifth rule to be completed, and was silent for half a second.

"Therefore, there are no cats in the factory, if you see cats, please ignore them and report them to the safety department."