novelslam Chapter 357, 5 days to go
Chapter 357, 5 days to go
Chapter 357 The Fifth Day to Go
Anomaly Management Bureau, New Employee Exchange Room.
"All the new recruits for this year have arrived."
A fit and energetic girl stood at the door, holding a folder, and said to Li Mingyue.
Her name is Wenwen. She used to be the person in charge of guarding Prince Mingdeng in the antique room. After Prince Mingdeng ran away, she was transferred to Li Mingyue's side as her secretary.
Li Mingyue nodded slightly: "Okay."
Wenwen hesitated for a moment, then cautiously began, "Sister—"
Li Mingyue's brows immediately furrowed.
"Chief."
Wenwen quickly changed her tune, lowering her voice: "This is the first time we've recruited intern investigators from various security colleges."
Too many people in the bureau are already dissatisfied, saying that you have broken the confidentiality of the Bureau of Abnormal Investigations.
Li Mingyue looked at her expressionlessly: "Is everyone here?"
Wenwen pursed her lips: "It's all here."
The new employee orientation room was already packed with 134 people.
Young girls huddled together, filling the room with a vibrant, youthful atmosphere—a scene rarely seen by investigators who deal with death year-round.
The top students from various universities all fell silent the moment they saw Li Mingyue, excitedly waiting for her to speak.
A pair of clear eyes stared intently at her.
Wearing a khaki trench coat, a white shirt, and black leather pants, this cool older sister is about to lead them into a new world to see the bizarre truth and contribute to protecting the Xia Kingdom.
Li Mingyue glanced around casually, her gaze landing on a boy sitting in the front row who was staring at her excitedly.
She frowned, pointed, and said, "You can leave now."
The boy was stunned: "W-why?"
Li Mingyue said indifferently, "I'm in charge here. If you don't like me, you can pack up and go home."
The boy's expression darkened, and he slowly stood up, lowered his head, and walked out of the new employee exchange room.
The scene fell silent immediately.
The newlyweds felt a heavy weight in their hearts.
This place — it doesn't seem like it's so easy to stay here, and it looks quite cruel.
Li Mingyue gazed at them, remaining silent for a long time.
The silence lasted for more than ten minutes before she finally sighed softly: "What do you think an investigator is?"
A boy raised his hand.
Li Mingyue frowned: "When speaking to a superior, you must say 'Report!' and stand up."
The boy hesitated for a moment, then immediately shouted, "Report!"
Li Mingyue nodded: "Speak."
The boy stood up with an extremely standard and serious military posture.
"Pfft."
Wenwen, who was standing at the door, couldn't help but laugh when she saw this, which immediately attracted the attention of many people.
Li Mingyue's emphasis on the superior-subordinate relationship here is really hilarious.
Everyone knows that Li Mingyue herself is the most disrespectful person to her superiors in the entire bureau.
Li Mingyue glared at her, and she playfully stuck out her tongue, not daring to make a sound.
Li Mingyue looked at the boy who was standing ramrod straight again: "Give me your answer."
The boy declared loudly, "The investigators are the strongest fighting force!"
Li Mingyue shook her head.
"Report!"
Another girl called out "Report!" and stood up at Li Mingyue's signal, replying, "Investigators are a special force that maintains social order and investigates mysterious and unusual events."
This is practically a standard answer.
However, Li Mingyue still shook her head.
The girl stood there, stunned, blinking in disbelief.
"Report."
A boy's voice hesitated slightly: "Is it... justice?"
Li Mingyue nodded: "Yes."
Everyone was stunned.
justice.
To be honest, in this day and age, anyone who constantly talks about "justice"...
They will definitely be labeled with a long list of negative tags such as "naive", "innocent", "simple" and "stupid"!
But who wouldn't want the word "justice"?
Who hasn't turned into light during that summer vacation?
Li Mingyue continued, "That boy didn't do anything wrong, but I still chased him away."
With so many people sitting here, isn't one person willing to stand up and say a word for him?
A girl said in a weak voice, "You're the leader—"
The disappointment in Li Mingyue's eyes deepened: "You came to the Bureau of Abnormal Affairs to uphold justice and peace, not to learn workplace flattery."
Today, everyone will have one point deducted from their performance score.
By the way, everyone only gets ten points per month. Anyone scoring below six will be suspended for reflection.
Suddenly remembering something, one of the boys blurted out, "Where's that guy who went out earlier? He—"
Li Mingyue glanced at him: "A soldier's duty is to obey orders."
He obeyed my orders, so by now he has the highest score of all of you.
After saying that, she turned and left.
Wenwen stood there, watching Li Mingyue's retreating figure, her eyes sparkling with admiration.
In just fifteen minutes, Li Mingyue gave this group of novices an excellent lesson.
This lesson covered the two most important qualities of an investigator—
First, uphold justice; second, obey orders.
Wenwen then walked onto the stage with a sweet smile on her face: "Hello colleagues, my name is Cao Wenwen. Next, I will explain the life regulations of the Anomaly Management Bureau to you —"
As Li Mingyue walked out of the new employee exchange room, she saw the boy she had kicked out of the classroom.
Upon seeing Li Mingyue, the young man quickly stepped forward: "Boss, I..."
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Li Mingyue ignored him and patted him on the shoulder: "Do a good job."
Then, with long strides, as if carrying the wind, she walked towards the other end of the corridor.
She's very busy; there are others waiting for her over there.
Inside the conference room, the leaders of the Anomaly Management Bureau were engaged in a heated debate.
"Director Li is simply making a complete fool of himself!"
"Recruiting investigators from various universities...this is simply...unbelievable!"
Most of those present were traditionalists who opposed Li Mingyue's unusually widespread plan.
The traditionalists were led by an elderly man with white hair.
The white-haired old man sneered: "Our Anomaly Management Bureau's standard for selecting talent has always been to start with experienced sheriffs or soldiers."
We have been using this selection method for over fifty years.
Firstly, it's to save on the trial-and-error costs of training investigators, and secondly, it's for confidentiality.
Now, our Director Li, disregarding the advice of us old folks, is going his own way and has brought in dozens of child soldiers from various universities!
"What, has our Anomaly Management Bureau reached the point where we need to use child soldiers?"
Ye Lin has a very large head.
Li Mingyue recruited investigators from various universities, which was done with his consent.
He knew that the older staff in the bureau would do everything in their power to stop and oppose it.
I was prepared to withstand the pressure.
Ye Lin forced a smile: "Director Li naturally has his own considerations."
The white-haired old man raised his voice: "Considerations? Even Cao Ye didn't dare to act so recklessly back then!"
Li Mingyue is already like this even before she becomes the bureau chief; what will she be like after she becomes the bureau chief...?
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Before he could finish speaking, the door was pushed open.
"Sorry I'm late."
Li Mingyue strode into the conference room and sat down in the deputy director's seat.
The scene immediately fell silent.
Everyone stared intently at Li Mingyue.
They feel embarrassed about talking behind people's backs.
The elderly man with white hair was also somewhat embarrassed.
Everyone knows that Li Mingyue is a troublemaker who doesn't give face to anyone.
At my age, if Li Mingyue digs me up again, I'm sure I'll have high blood pressure tonight.
Li Mingyue took a deep breath, stood up abruptly, and stared straight at the white-haired old man.
The white-haired old man felt guilty, but he still kept a cold face and stared at Li Mingyue with hostility.
To everyone's surprise, Li Mingyue bowed respectfully, lowered her head, and said in a deep voice, "I apologize for not having had time to discuss this matter of recruiting investigators for universities with you all."
Everyone was stunned.
Has Li Mingyue changed her personality?
The white-haired old man sneered, "Director Li, look at the public opinion!"
The Abnormal Management Bureau has been making headlines online.
Where is the confidentiality?
Countless people are making wild guesses about the Bureau of Anomalies, causing widespread panic!
The Bureau of Anomalies has always worked behind the scenes and has never appeared in public.
This time, Li Mingyue directly recruited top students from various public security universities into the bureau as intern investigators, which was even more criticized by the People's Congress.
Once the Bureau of Abnormalities is brought to the forefront, it will inevitably trigger public panic.
This is the Bureau of Abnormal Affairs.
And the bureau's first prohibition is:
Absolute secrecy, no panic.
The feeling is like you've just finished your graduation ceremony, and suddenly the principal leads two men in black up to you and solemnly tells you:
These are comrades from Bureau 749. They want to recruit you to do classified work.
Li Mingyue sat down again, raising her chin: "This is my purpose."
The semi-public recruitment by the Anomaly Management Bureau is my way of "promoting and popularizing anomalies".
I've said it before: unusual events will eventually become the norm, and everyone should be prepared!