I'm the King of Wage Earners in Lobotomy City

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"It is evident that the diversity of communication methods is not limited to text, but also includes non-verbal communication elements such as joint participation in face-to-face activities. These elements, such as raising a glass in celebration, can effectively alleviate concerns about potential risks in business cooperation, help confirm each other's subjectivity and authenticity, and thus generate trust that can be leveraged."

"Stop! I get it."

Du Jue got a headache after hearing Angela's long and serious explanation; his brain simply didn't have the energy to listen to long and complicated sentences, and he didn't understand what she was saying at all.

Seeing Du Jue Cuo Ruo rubbing her temples, Angela closed her eyes with satisfaction. "I'm a little curious, do you have a talent for sensing other people's emotions? I've heard that there seem to be many such wonderful people in the city."

Did they overhear his conversation with Gabriel?

"Uh, I guess so."

"Can you read my emotions?"

These words made Du Jue sit up in bed and look up to see Angela standing there as if they had just met, and he immediately became alert.

Not to mention that Du Jue is still waiting for the other party to fulfill their promise, just the fact that he is currently in the headquarters of Lobotomy Corporation, which is controlled by the other party, means that Du Jue has to properly handle his relationship with Angela.

"Actually, I can only sense things when others are emotionally agitated. You're too calm right now."

We don't want to provoke Angela, who has been implementing plans for over 10,000 years, at such a moment.

"Really, what a shame."

Angela didn't seem to react much to this. "The main purpose of this meeting was to remind you that tomorrow's work is crucial."

Relieved, Du asked in confusion, "Is it about being transferred to the training department?"

"No, it's a matter for the Control Department. The ministers are not only managers of the headquarters, but also nodes of the Seed of Light, which is why they are not contaminated by the anomalous entities."

"Once the ministers who act as nodes collapse, it will trigger trouble similar to the Trial, which will be an obstacle affecting the entire headquarters, and they themselves will become similar anomalies."

Du Jue immediately realized what was happening and pointed at himself in surprise, "You want me to solve this? Shouldn't this be the supervisor's job?"

"Don't worry, for materialized emotions, you just need to shatter and destroy them, and the ministers will return to their original state. Simply put, you just need to reduce the ministers to their original form, and that will liberate the nodes."

Upon hearing this, Du Jue felt even more that Ein was practically a warden, not only torturing AI in the underground headquarters but also driving his ministers to the brink of death.

If you don't drive everyone completely insane in one go, you'll have to go back in time and restart the plan.

Du Jue was perfectly aware that the current head of headquarters was actually Ein, who had transferred his memories. If the Liberation Node hadn't restored the ministers, this place would definitely be a dark dungeon that drove countless people insane.

"The original plan was to force them into a state of turmoil through high-pressure work. Even if the steps were consistent, failure could still occur because human emotions are as unpredictable as a supernatural being. But you have shown exceptional talent in this regard."

"At the end of the day, the head of the intelligence department, Gabriel, was unusually angry and very unhappy that his supervisor had arbitrarily transferred you between departments."

At this point, Angela suddenly stopped and turned back around. "That's enough chit-chat. Take a break. I must clarify one thing: I didn't devise these seemingly inhumane plans; I was only responsible for their execution."

“It was precisely because I knew this plan would bring pain that I partnered with you to accelerate it, and now it seems that this choice was very wise.”

After Angela finished speaking, she lifted her leg and left, but her words left Du Jue, who was sitting, seemingly confused.

"Then Miss Angela, you should also take care and get some rest."

"Ah, very good."

Du Jue, having removed her colored contact lenses, lay down and looked at her communicator, suddenly noticing a new contact named Angela. Previously, Angela had always contacted employees and department heads using her system identity to relay orders from supervisors.

[Song Ya: Wow, endorphins aren't harmless after all. Fu Feng is even experiencing hallucinations and becoming psychologically addicted.]

Du Jue was puzzled when he heard this. How come he didn't have any hallucinations at all? Could it be that his body turned into a corpse every time he released death energy, thus clearing away the negative status?

The next day.

"You must be the special assignment employee. I'm Michelle, the head of the training department."

Michelle, with her brown hair, gave a friendly smile, a stark contrast to Elijah and Gabrielle's demeanor.

[Regarding this minister, please do everything you can to prevent her from doing her job, or demonstrate that her work is pointless.]

Just looking at it makes me sweat a little. This task is even more outrageous than angering Gabriel. I can't exactly tie Michelle up in her dorm with a rope, especially since she's been quite nice to me.

"Hmm... The training department is responsible for maintaining company discipline and discussing and developing training programs."

Michelle seemed a little nervous about the silence that was being broken. "Of course, we are also responsible for employee transfers and psychological counseling."

“I understand. I met you, Minister, the day before yesterday when I was still in the Control Department. At that time, you were mediating the relationship between ministers. Even from a supervisor’s point of view, you are an outstanding manager.”

Michelle frowned slightly. "Manager...did you work under the manager before?"

"No, I only used to work in employee training. Minister, you understand, the city isn't just about L Company. While I was handling the closing work, I also ran another company."

It's not really appropriate for an ordinary employee to say this. After all, if you're working under someone and still bring up your past seniority, aren't you just asking to be treated badly?

However, if Du Jue wants to complete Angela's task, he needs to elevate his own position; otherwise, he will easily be seen as an outsider instructing an expert.

"Oh...I see. Then I hope we have a pleasant working relationship."

Michelle nodded gently, then suddenly asked, "Do you know how to relieve employees' psychological stress? I mean, without medication?"

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Chapter 197 Planning.

Du Jue immediately remembered seeing Michelle's psychological clinic in the business center before. According to Song Ya, the employees went there just to get endorphins.

I feel that Michelle is completely unprofessional in this regard, and she's made her employees hallucinate.

[Minister of Training, Michelle]

She is gentle and kind by nature, and always maintains a friendly attitude towards others, but she is too introverted and timid, and finds it difficult to bear psychological burdens.

"If there's one way to effectively address employees' psychological needs, it's to raise their salaries. After all, isn't the point of joining World Wings to get good benefits?"

However, Michelle shook her head with difficulty, "Employee salaries are not within my authority. I... can only try my best to comfort and persuade them at the psychological clinic."

How to persuade them?

When asked about this, Michelle smiled with a hint of pride, "It's about listening to the employees' stories. I think that will definitely make them feel better... and their feedback has been quite positive."

"Psychotherapy is a wonderful way to manage employees."

Du Jue still remembers Angela's mission, and now is the perfect opportunity for him to work.

"Using psychological therapy as a pretext to make employees obey your orders even after get off work, blurring the boundaries between work and life, and thus forcing employees to obey both physically and mentally. No wonder you are the head of the training department."

Michelle, who had been smiling, frowned in confusion upon hearing this, but still patiently explained, "...No, I just want the employees to relax and not try to control them. I just want them to follow orders."

Du Jue nodded hurriedly, "That's right, that's right. The employees' mental illness is really detrimental to the work of various departments, so we must increase the dosage to prevent them from disobeying orders because of something as trivial as a breakdown."

"Uh, I think you've misunderstood."

Michelle looked at Du Jue, who seemed to have just realized something, with a puzzled expression. "I don't want to exploit my employees like other companies do. I just want to help them live a normal life within my capabilities."

Michelle smiled gently and then gave the order, "The headquarters work area is divided into three levels. The upper level, including the control department, intelligence department, security department, and training department, is already fully open. The middle and lower level departments will need to transfer a large number of employees. Please help me gather the information first."

Du Jue, clutching a tablet, walked out the door only to realize that Michelle was trying to get rid of him. As the minister, she couldn't possibly be unaware that the psychological clinic was pointless, and that it would be better to let the employees watch the Urban Girl live stream after get off work; at least they would truly relax.

He needed to get the employee information sorted out first. He had to follow orders to record the employees' latest EGO equipment, attributes, and personalities, as well as their mental state, which Michel had specifically instructed him to check.

Just as he was about to submit his work after a busy period of work, he heard a rapid alarm. It seemed to be another worm test, but the intensity was obviously much lower than yesterday. At least he had not received any transfer orders from his supervisor.

"Minister, please review the summary information."

Avoid presenting Michelle with a stack of paper files, as this is to ensure she sees information about employees who appear to be in poor mental condition.

As the saying goes, no one is perfect. It may take some effort to find strengths, but finding weaknesses is incredibly easy.

Michelle nodded and declined to thank him, but after looking at the file, she flipped through more than a dozen pages, her face visibly falling. "Do you think the training department should strengthen psychological therapy? Maybe I should introduce sandbox therapy or hypnotherapy."

"This is a decision that truly demonstrates your authority."

Avoid simply shrugging your shoulders and making a show of agreement.

Michelle smiled helplessly. "What does this have to do with authority? Excuse me, I told you, I just want to help them."

"Of course, if your boss, who's the one who says what's what at work, offers psychological therapy after get off work, which employee would dare not give him face and a good review?"

“Even though the employees would think of the day’s hard work every time they entered the clinic, they had to submit and show their agreement, and then be disciplined by the department head to become excellent employees who could be transferred to any department.”

With almost every word she spoke, Michelle's smile diminished slightly. "I won't force my employees..."

"Of course! They all went voluntarily, and not one of them dared to object."

Du Jue pulled out Fu Feng's detailed file, which belonged to an administrative staff member in the Control Department, someone Michelle certainly wouldn't know. "Look, even employees in other departments like the endorphins that the minister rewards them with."

“Using controlled items from headquarters to attract employees is a really creative idea.”

Michelle pursed her lips, her eyes involuntarily looking down at the floor. "That's not a reward... it's part of governance. I just think it can work for the employees."

"That's right, Fufeng has become addicted to endorphins and will voluntarily come for treatment in the future. What a subtle and effective training method! These measures will surely earn him the highest praise from his superiors, and the other department heads will be happy that the number of lunatics has decreased, as they will only need to collect the bodies of those who die from hallucinations."

"that!"

Michelle interrupted Du Jue with a stiff expression, "How about we talk about some new projects?"

Michelle quickly pulled up a program called "Heartfelt Tree Hole," saying, "Perhaps we should give employees an unregulated channel to release stress. Employees can simply send their troubles to the Tree Hole website and receive comfort, which is like an anonymous version of a psychological clinic."

"A more creative decision than clinics is to bring together employees with mental health issues, which will likely worsen their mental state in a short time and allow us to weed out these substandard employees."

"...What about birthday greetings?"

Michelle seemed a little defiant, saying, "It's always a good thing to prepare a small gift and card for employees on their birthdays."

"Indeed, but as far as I know, the current projects at headquarters will last at most two months. So what about employees whose birthdays are not during this period? Are you trying to create jealousy and hostility among employees to make them more dependent on the department head? How ingenious."

Michelle stood there nervously, hesitatingly saying, "Perhaps setting up an employee suggestion box would be more effective in understanding and discovering employee needs, and also prevent me from failing to consider all aspects of the plan."

"Hmm! That's good. I also like this kind of formalism. As long as we hang the suggestion box under the camera, we can know who has complaints. It's more convenient to deal with the people who raise the issues than to solve them."

Seeing Michelle speechless, Du Jue continued unhurriedly, "After all, Minister, you just said when you mentioned salary that there are many things that are outside your authority and that you cannot solve."

Suddenly, an alarm sounded, unlike any it had ever heard before.

The screen in the minister's office flickered and immediately switched to the supervisor's room, from which the latest order came: "Extinguish them, immediately proceed to the control department for special suppression."

Upon hearing about the emergency, Michelle breathed a sigh of relief, only to find that Du Jue had already rushed out the door.

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Chapter 198 Ilya.

Avoid stopping in front of control areas and being rushed by your supervisor to turn the handle.

[Defeat the Minister of Control without mercy. As a node of the Seed of Light, she will not die at headquarters.]

Because the Seed of Light has too much energy, it has distorted the control area. Be careful.

Perhaps during your time together, there was some mutual exploitation in your intimate relationship. Please abandon it for the sake of the plan, because I have endured this countless times. If it doesn't work this time, then I can only let this pain repeat itself.

If you eliminate this, you'll remain as reliable as ever, right?

Seeing this, Du Jue gripped the doorknob tightly. Even though the electronic screen on the door showed that his identity had been verified and that he could open it with just a turn, he felt as if the thing he was holding weighed a ton.

At that moment, Du Jue suddenly understood the pain that Angela had not spoken of last night.

Minister Michelle, who had just been under immense pressure, was also feeling bad, let alone now having to resort to violence against someone who was practically a friend, while Angela was ignoring it and actively pushing things forward.

Angela's artificial intelligence origins are merely a dam to hold back this suffering. After all, she has the ability to sense emotions and the memories inherited from the original leader, Carmen. She has a natural affinity for the ministers, not to mention the countless hours she has spent with them.

But dikes will eventually break.

“I understand, Miss Angela.”

Do not push open the door to the control room without careful consideration.

"And I forgot to mention yesterday, you worked hard too."

Even though Du Jue found the Seed of Light in Ein somewhat disgusting, he was just an outsider and couldn't make decisions for those involved in the project. Everyone had already invested countless efforts at headquarters, and all he could do was help Angela push the project forward as quickly as possible.

Bang!

The control room had been transformed into a dark yellow room filled with syringes. The walls had been replaced by tightly packed syringe shelves, and the original ceiling was now covered with countless syringes, the sharp needles hanging down in a way that sent chills down one's spine.

Upon entering, Du Jue hurriedly looked around and immediately locked onto Ilya, the only one standing there. Ilya's lower body had become like a withered vine or an old tree, with black roots piercing through the steel floor.

"minister!"

Seeing Ilya's strange appearance, Du Jue hesitated to act rashly.

"I failed. I felt that the Control Department could have solved the problem on its own without anyone else, but most of the civilian staff went crazy, and in the end we still needed the support of the Welfare Department and the Intelligence Department."

The somber tone was hard to believe coming from the once vibrant Yili.

"I refuse to admit it. Although I was born into a family, my family is very ordinary and my talents are even less outstanding. The only thing I can rely on is hard work, and maybe that will be the only way to gain recognition."