Chapter 381 - Interviewer (1/2)

Early the next morning, Xiao Luo drove Ding Zhenyun to the train station. He didn’t just drop Ding Zhenyun off but personally escorted him all the way to the train, and it was only after he had seen the train depart that he felt reassured.

His cousin’s dreadful episode had finally come to an end, and he could finally face his great aunt, Xiao Jianying. The trauma that was inflicted on Ding Zhenyun and the pain that he had put his parents through was etched in Xiao Luo’s mind, and he despised MLM organizations for that. When he walked out of the train station, Ji Siying was already waiting there next to his parked car.

Her grace and appeal were a welcome sight to Xiao Luo, and he couldn’t help comparing how she looked to those smart and beautiful heroines who appeared weekly on the syndicated TV drama series!

Ji Siying reported, “Good morning, Mr. Xiao Luo, I’ve already disposed of the bodies and taken care of the other people from last night.” She was a soft-spoken person, and her tone was gentle, even somewhat alluring.

“Thanks for your hard work,” Xiao Luo responded, “I still have things to do and will be leaving now.” He then looked at his watch and saw that it was already 8:30am, he needed to get to Shen Qingyan’s Huayao Corporation before 9 o’clock. That woman, Su Li, was threatening him with another suicide attempt, and so, missing the interview wasn’t an option.

As Xiao Luo was about to get into the car, Ji Siying called out.

“Mr. Xiao Luo, please wait…” she said.

“Yes?”

Xiao Luo stopped and turned to look at her.

There was some doubt in Ji Siying’s eyes, and she appeared hesitant. It took her quite some time to settle her emotions, and she was evasive at first, but then she looked Xiao Luo in the eye and said, “Mr. Xiao Luo, in the future, can you please stop killing people indiscriminately?”

Xiao Luo was taken aback, but he retained a calm expression, and he asked, “Orders from the higher-ups?”

“No.”

Ji Siying shook her head and biting her lips nervously, she said, “It’s… it’s from me.”

It was always wrong to kill—to Ji Siying, killing was an occupational hazard, something that had to be done to meet a specific objective. She didn’t want Xiao Luo to become a demon who would one day lose his moral compass and kill anyone at the slightest provocation. For, she had fallen for this man, and deep inside, she knew he was innately a decent person.

Xiao Luo looked at her for a while, then his eyes softened, and he smiled. “Okay, I’ll try my best!” he said.

As soon as he said that, he got into his black Trumpchi SUV and headed for his next appointment.

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At around 8:50, he arrived at the Huayao Corporation for the interview that Su Li had arranged for him.

Xiao Luo was seated in the lounge along with another seven or eight others. They were all dressed decently in office attire, and their suits and ties gave them a relatively confident look. Xiao Luo was the only person who wore casual clothes, and in the company of the other candidates, he looked starkly out of place.

Of course, it was intentional as he did not want this job in the first place, and he had already made up his mind to give it his worse performance. As far as he was concerned, if he managed to rile up the interviewer so much and got thrown out of the room, then he would really have achieved his objective. Hence, the reason he was dressed casually.

In the waiting area, the atmosphere was somewhat tense, and no one was saying a word. Perhaps, as the candidates knew that they would be competing against each other for the limited number of positions, they were all somewhat nervous and on their guard.

The interview was scheduled for 9 o’clock, and as expected, everyone had come earlier with time to spare. There were already seven or eight prospects present when Xiao Luo stepped in, and they had arrived 30 minutes earlier. Absolutely no one would be so irresponsible as to arrive only minutes before an interview like Xiao Luo did, and he expected that he’d be the last person to show up.

All of a sudden, the glass auto-door slid open with a “woosh,” and everyone suddenly perked up, looking sharp and sitting up bolt straight.

A man with a chubby physique, round face, and a stern expression walked in. His hair was greased up and parted in the center, he had so much fat around his neck that his chin was barely visible, and he bore a close resemblance to Supreme Leader, Mr. Kim Jong-un, of DPRK. Holding a briefcase in his right hand and decked in a suit as straight as a ramrod, he walked with purpose toward the main seat.

Xiao Luo was stunned because he knew this man—he was none other than his old classmate, Guan Tong! When Xiao Luo last met him, he was still goofing around in the Xisheng Aeronautical University, in the eighth year of his studies. Was he here for the interview too?

Guan Tong looked around the room, giving each candidate a critical once-over. When he saw Xiao Luo, he was startled, but he didn’t greet him or even acknowledge his presence. Instead, he gave Xiao Luo a baffling look, and his eyes seemed to be indicating to Xiao Luo to act like they didn’t know each other.