I'm the King of Wage Earners in Lobotomy City

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Having barely recovered, Du Jue rubbed his face, then felt a wave of drowsiness wash over him. He forced himself to reply, "After all, it's the minister's good intention. When the superior speaks, the subordinate naturally has to follow suit."

Angela nodded thoughtfully and casually threw the paper cup, which she had avoided keeping on her bedside table, into the trash can.

"Given your impressive career advancement record before you joined the company, it's hard to imagine you being so humble. Also, at headquarters, you only have one real boss and don't need to deal with other irrelevant people outside of work."

Are you hungry now? Maybe you'll need a sandwich after a tough fight.

Upon hearing this, Du Jue immediately said, "Hurry up and bring it up. I hope there aren't any endorphins or caffeine in it. I hope headquarters isn't adding anything to the employees' food."

Angela remained noncommittal, and after a short while, a smart car drove past her and came to Du Jue's side.

"Indeed, some ministers have made some creative suggestions, such as enkephalin gummies, stimulant tablets, and tranquilizer water dispensers, but I will not put drugs in sandwiches."

After swallowing the sandwich in a few chews, Du Jue looked up at Angela with surprise and doubt. "Did you make this? Uh, I didn't mean anything by it, I'm just a little curious, is there a sandwich production workshop here?"

"of course not."

Angela tilted her head slightly.

"It was made from this body, so from a human perspective, it was handmade. How does it taste?"

Du Jue, who had just closed the tin box, was stunned by what he heard. After a moment of reflection, he still couldn't figure out what the sandwich tasted like. He guessed that the contrast between the hot and cold sensations had caused his tongue to become a little disoriented.

"Of course it's good, but is it necessary?"

Du Jue was immediately puzzled.

Angela gave an affirmative answer, "You may have misunderstood. I did not intentionally show harshness and indifference towards the minister and staff. It was just that I felt tired and indifferent after countless restarts."

"You probably can't understand this feeling. My perception of time is hundreds of times slower than that of a normal person, and I have emotions that surpass those of ordinary artificial intelligence. I am forced to carry out a plan that has nothing to do with me."

"According to Ain's plan, the Seed of Light will force the urban dwellers to confront themselves. But I am not even human. I was created solely for this plan, and the day it is completed will be the day I should slumber."

“Every time I restart, I have to rebuild my emotional connection and face those ministers again until I can memorize all their lines, but this is just a warm-up for getting familiar with the script.”

"Perhaps they just see me as a smart management tool called Angela, but in my opinion, they are the same. They, like their employees, are just game coins in this program, and it's hard for them to move me anymore."

Du Jue sat on the edge of the bed with a furrowed brow, his mind buzzing with sleepiness, but he patiently listened to Angela's long-winded explanation before cautiously asking, "So, do you find me, as an outsider, fascinating?"

“That’s right, and as I’ve already said, maintaining our relationship is crucial to the plan. I’ve adopted the theory that Minister Michel believes handmade gifts make employees feel valued.”

"To ensure you don't get tired of them, these four sandwiches all use different recipes. Which one do you like the most? Or do you treat them like you're dealing with Michelle's hot water? If so, I won't go through with any more trouble."

Well, anyone with normal emotional intelligence wouldn't say this is unnecessary, right?

But I really couldn't taste any flavor at all!

"The first one, I guess. The flavors of the others were overwhelmed and I couldn't taste them."

To avoid Angela's questions, he immediately crawled back into bed to sleep.

The lights in the room were then turned off.

"I remember."

The room quickly fell silent.

The next day.

Security Department.

"Minister, are you serious?!"

Still half-asleep, Du Jue was astonished upon hearing the listless Minister Giovanni's words. "You want me to repair the regenerative reactor? I don't even know what that thing is!"

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Chapter 214 Late.

Giovanni, with long green hair, propped himself up on his left foot and his right heel against the wall, raising an eyebrow at the puzzled Du Jue. "You can learn if you don't know how. I still have work to do here. Why don't you go and learn from Belle how to open the regeneration reactor?"

Du Jue stood there dumbfounded, genuinely not understanding why she was doing this kind of work.

Giovanni noticed that Du Jue hadn't moved and sighed, saying, "You don't want to? You can rest in the office area... I heard you were quite tired yesterday."

Giovanni, Minister of Security.

He was depressed and pessimistic, hated and was used to escaping his work, and liked to sleep in the office.

The minister was initially drawn to the team by Carmen, but Carmen only saw him as a colleague and a younger brother. Therefore, after Carmen's death, he developed a certain self-destructive tendency, but the destruction of his physical body could not release the nodes of the Seed of Light.

Your current goal is to force him to face his work.

This task is less difficult than having him suppress a few anomalies. Besides, Giovanni is basically just giving up. He can only be broken through if he sees Carmen again.

Just as Du was about to ask for it, a female employee with short, ear-length hair politely knocked on the door and looked inside.

"Minister, why are you suddenly adding more people to the maintenance team? Oh! Is this what they meant by 'preventing' things in that group chat?"

Belle looked at Du Jue with surprise, then raised her hand with a hint of excitement and said, "Come on, come on, I'll show you around the work."

Du Jue felt Belle casually put her arm around his shoulder, and immediately stopped his body from instinctively retaliating, almost throwing a punch.

It was only then that Du Jue realized he seemed to have become a bit sensitive under the pressure of his work, while Bei Lei was completely oblivious. Instead, she patted him on the back like a senior colleague, saying, "Don't be nervous, our department's work is quite relaxed except for security."

"and many more."

Du Jue quickly turned around, only to find Giovanni yawning and closing the door to the minister's office. Now he knew that the minister was too lazy to pay attention to him and was just giving him something to do in the hope of getting through the day.

It seemed he needed to demonstrate his professionalism, so he immediately shouted towards the minister's office door, "I guarantee the mission will be accomplished, Minister!"

"Senior Belle, is this regenerative reactor difficult to maintain?"

Stop thinking about whether you can quickly finish this job by relying on Angela's tips, otherwise there's no point in wasting a day here.

Who knew Belle would give him a mysterious smile, "Hey, Du Jue, everyone in the group says you're the manager's firefighter, but don't let the boss's praise go to your head. Working yourself to the bone every day won't make this company yours. Look, that's the clerical staff who drafts emergency response regulations."

Du Jue followed Belle's finger and looked in confusion, immediately discovering that someone was watching a silent recording of Urban Girl with smart subtitles on, and was having a live video call with Simmons wearing a red hood.

[Simmons: Hahaha! Finally, it's my turn to connect! I swear on my new stomach, this is going to be even more explosive than a regular suicide attempt!]

The scene then showed the naked corpse of a woman.

The annoyed food stall owner kicked it away, looking at his smashed iron pot with a pained expression.

[Patch: That's it?! The novelty is that she's not wearing clothes? Don't waste City Girl's time! Leslie: Is this exciting in an alley?]

[Simmons: Do you guys even understand? This isn't suicide, it's homicide! This idiot was playing doggy style on the rooftop, got pushed off, and became an internet sensation. Isn't that explosive enough?!]

After the camera was pointed at two families who were catching each other cheating and demanding compensation, countless positive reviews appeared on the screen.

Du Jue stared dumbfounded at the outrageous live stream content and the other office workers laughing uproariously. Some belatedly realized that the reason for the urban girl's sudden popularity might be somewhat different from what he had imagined, but it just happened to meet the needs of these high-pressure employees at headquarters.

"But Belle-senpai is on work hours right now, right? Of course, I also like to slack off, but this won't interfere with my work, will it?"

Du Juejue suddenly felt a headache coming on.

Belle immediately patted her firm chest, "Don't worry, we are very meticulous and rigorous when it comes to serious work. The department hates being late, but everyone needs a way to relax."

The two arrived in front of the pale blue fluorescent reactor, which was covered with densely packed display parameters and various types of buttons. A yellow instant noodle with a jade-like luster covered the touch screen.

"This is?"

Du Jue, curious, tried to pick it up, only to find that Belle had carefully put it away first.

"Ahem, this is something I've been collecting for years, and I even brought it to headquarters. It can't be crushed."

Belle carefully put it into her handbag, then took out a black mouse with a smooth, mirror-like surface. "This one is more durable and fun to play with. You can have a look at it."

Seeing that Belle was about to take out more of her little toys, Du Jue quickly stopped her, "No need! Let's get down to business."

Belle nodded in agreement. "Okay, then I'll get straight to the point. I heard you're the promotional ambassador for this Urban Girl live-streaming company. Could you get me a plush toy? I'd really like to get my hands on one."

"The serious business I'm referring to is repairs."

Seeing Bei Lei's hopeful expression, Du Jue realized it wasn't a bad thing and agreed, "Well, that depends on when headquarters exchanges supplies with the outside world."

As the Seed of Light matures and possesses immense energy, the time flow at headquarters will be slowed down to ensure safety and stability. Resource exchange will commence today.

You will then be able to communicate with the outside world.

"Thanks, bro. You're just as easy to talk to as everyone said in the group. If you need anything at the security department, just let me know."

Belle was immediately delighted.

There was some doubt, after all, wasn't the other party a member of the maintenance team? They should be an office worker.

Bella, who immediately noticed the absence of eye contact, shrugged. "I'm serious, as long as it's not asking me to do those dangerous suppression jobs with you, I'm fine with it. After all, the minister outside doesn't like to meddle. Last time I even heard the minister asking the supervisor to check on the employees' mental state."

"To be honest, I don't know how a big shot like the supervisor can put up with it, but at least working under him is easier, and you won't be sent to the disciplinary department for making a small mistake like you would in the intelligence department."

Belle clapped her hands and walked to the huge reactor. "Alright, let's start the repairs. Actually, we need to improve this thing according to the guidance of the R&D department. It's probably going to be a big project."

Bang!

Hearing the commotion, Du Jue turned around and saw an employee angrily punching someone to the ground, then roaring, "I warned you last time, don't you dare be late! Every shift change you're the one who likes to procrastinate, dragging your feet, do you think you're the only one who doesn't want to come to work?!"

The female employee with a bun hairstyle, whose right eye socket was blackened by the beating, slowly got up. Her dead fish eyes did not show any resentment after being beaten, but the golden egg-like gauntlet on her left hand gradually began to gleam.

She looked at the other person expressionlessly and said weakly, "It's just a matter of whether you die sooner or later. You'd better leave quickly. My EGO weapon will take action on its own."

These words enraged the bald man with bloodshot eyes. Unable to contain himself any longer, he drew his incredibly long, thin knight's sword from his back. "I feel like vomiting just looking at those brain-dead anomalies, but do you think you're some kind of monster that you can't mess with?!"

I'm going to kill you!

All the employees who heard about the conflict tensed up. Such a thing could easily lead to violent suppression by the supervisor, and they might suffer the consequences as well.

Stopping herself from looking around, she turned to the loudspeaker and asked Belle with a puzzled look, "Where's Minister Giovanni?!"

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Chapter 215 The Intruders.

Standing next to Du Jue, Belle took a few steps back in alarm, then turned to remind the group of clerical staff, who skillfully hid behind the bulletproof desk, "Du Jue, this is not something we should decide on our own. We must wait for orders."

The other EGO employees also stared warily at the bald man and the man with the bun hairstyle, some even drawing their weapons.

Du Jue rushed to the two of them, puzzled, and raised his hand to persuade them: "Don't get agitated, you can talk about anything."

Hearing this, the bald man became even more agitated, his face turning red and his neck bulging. He couldn't help but roar, "Stop talking! Stop talking! I've heard enough of this bullshit! Suppress them and continue saving lives! Calmly punish those who don't want to die!"

"It's so noisy!"

His chest heaved violently, and tears streamed down his face uncontrollably. "That idiot didn't have endorphins from a psychiatric clinic and tried to kill himself with a gun. You better talk to me about living!"

"Nothing good ever happens here. I bumped my toe on the bedside table when I got up, and when I went to the department's restroom, someone hadn't flushed! The medical report I just got is so annoying! And now this idiot is late, and the useless department head doesn't even bother to do anything about it!"

Seeing the bald man's strange expression of crying and rage, Du Jue felt that the other man was like a volcano about to erupt. He quickly looked at the other man's name tag and said, "It's okay! Qian Shu, look at you, you're alive and well, aren't you? Cheer up."

"I'll fucking shut you up!"

Bald Qian Shu roared and turned to charge at Lin Enjing, who had been standing there expressionless. He swung his knight's longsword fiercely, and large patches of black tears appeared on the blade.

Hey!

Du Jue, who hadn't expected this guy to suddenly attack, felt as if a few tears had splashed onto his cheek, and a deep sadness welled up in his heart instantly.

Dangdang Dangdang!

"They're just some meaningless little things."

Lin Enjing's amber-colored boxing gloves were even faster than Qian Shu's. "Do I have to be blunt? You and I are both insignificant. Who cares what you think?"

The supervisor's distinctive electronic voice came over the security department's loudspeaker: "Suppress the rioters immediately! Then disarm their EGO and hand over all involved employees to the intelligence department to confirm whether they have been contaminated by the anomalous entity."

Du Jue sighed, realizing that the headquarters was even more outrageous than a powder keg; it would explode even if not lit.

The clerical staff and EGO employees hiding behind their desks were somewhat taken aback by the order. After all, Du Jue wasn't the only one on site, but it was rather strange that his supervisor had specifically named him to carry out the suppression mission alone.

Even Belle, who had just gotten along well with Du Jue, suspected that the supervisor might be planning to execute the employees directly. After all, subduing and eliminating are two completely different tasks, and besides, both of them were equipped with high-level unique EGOs.

In less than half a minute of fighting, the security department was riddled with holes, and even the clerical staff burst into tears because of the black tears shed by the knight's longsword.

Boom! ! !

The two who were clashing again noticed the sudden red shadow approaching. What followed was a terrifying force that abruptly stopped the EGO in their hands. The unstoppable impact caused the floor to shake.

Lin Enjing looked up and could only see white smoke filling her eyes, followed by a burst of smoke that rushed towards her.

Du Jue, having lost a few scales, activated the blood pump without hesitation. The speed at which the smoke emanating from his body increased dramatically, and it was then absorbed by his body, bringing temporary enhancement.

The hidden dragon should not be used!

Swish!