“Are you teaching me how to do my job?”
Faced with the reprimand, Vodka's expression turned awkward, and his palms began to sweat:
“Boss, I wouldn’t dare, I wouldn’t dare…”
Gin had his own considerations when it came to work.
Recently, there had been more and more traitors within the organization, and they couldn't be eliminated cleanly. He began to reflect on whether the model of recruiting members was flawed. In the past, they had selected outstanding talents from around the world, luring them in with various benefits. But these elites who benefited from the organization often turned out to be traitors who ate from both sides.
This time, he decided to personally select and cultivate reserve cadres for the organization.
By the afternoon, a report on Suzuki Bai Ye was placed on his desk.
The Black Organization had a deep background, and the information they gathered was far more thorough than what could be found in archives.
“Suzuki Bai Ye, 23 years old, a young master from a branch of the Suzuki family. Four years ago, a fire broke out at home, and after miraculously surviving, he went into hiding. Two years ago, he partnered with someone to engage in some shady dealings. Suspected to be related to the jewelry robbery case from three months ago. To avoid attention, there have been no signs of activity in the short term.”
Gin narrowed his eyes, lost in thought.
Coming from a decent family and falling into the underworld, isn’t this exactly the kind of talent the organization needs?
The report also mentioned Suzuki Bai Ye's affair with a married woman.
Which normal undercover agents from the FBI, CIA, or Japanese police would bother with this?
Gin had captured many traitors and had a very unique insight in this regard.
He was certain, this person could not be an undercover agent.
This is the one!
Currently, the elite tier within the organization was experiencing a lack of succession.
If they couldn't continuously inject fresh blood, it was very likely they would head towards a dead end.
There were very few usable people around Gin, and it wasn't easy to find a candidate who wasn't a traitor.
Someone with brains who could fight; even if he was unfamiliar with the organization, loyalty could be cultivated over time:
“Call Suzuki Bai Ye and inform him to come to work tomorrow.”
Vodka wore a face of grievance, as if to say 'I was here first', and tried to persuade:
“But, Boss…”
Gin shot him a glare; his little brother had really been getting more disobedient lately:
“What are you dawdling for? Go notify him!”
“Yes.”
……
Suzuki Bai Ye returned home and sat on the balcony soaking up the sun.
He had never seen such a way of selecting security guards; it was frustrating that they won but still didn’t pass!
Suddenly, he felt a vibration at his waist. He took it out to check; it was a call from an unfamiliar number:
“Hello?”
The other party seemed to be a chubby little brother next to the boss, and his tone was unfriendly:
“Hey, you’ve been approved. Come to work tomorrow.”
This cold attitude made Bai Ye feel dissatisfied:
“From the sound of it, you’re not very willing?”
Vodka, upon hearing this, was pleased instead of angry, put down the receiver, and reported:
“Boss, he doesn’t want to come.”
What? When did I say I didn’t want to come?
Don’t think just because you have a bit of money, you can act all high and mighty!
Before Bai Ye could retort, he heard Gin's voice from the receiver:
“Then let’s increase the salary, raise it to 900,000 a month, and ask him if he’s coming?”
Oh, so it was the little brother stirring things up.
You think you can buy me off with money? That’s an insult!
Wherever I go, there will be someone to keep me… wait, 900,000?
Bai Ye's pupils widened, revealing a look of realization.
I’m in!
Without waiting for Vodka to relay the message, he directly hung up the phone.
There was no point in talking to such a petty little brother.
Tomorrow, he would take on the job of security team leader and do it well; as long as he didn’t offend the boss, there shouldn’t be any problems.
Today was a good day; not only was the weather nice, but his luck was also good.
For the entire day, Bai Ye didn’t encounter any murder cases, nor did he come across any robbery incidents.
This gave him a somewhat unrealistic fantasy about Mihua City.
……
The next day, morning.
At nine in the morning, Bai Ye arrived at the Mihua City Pharmaceutical Company.
The one responsible for reception was the security guard Fujian, who had led him yesterday. He was sporting dark circles under his eyes and kept yawning.
“What’s wrong? Didn’t sleep well last night?”
“Yeah, played cards too late. Ha~ Boss, let me take you to complete the onboarding procedures.”
“Okay, thank you.”
Under Fujian's guidance, Bai Ye completed the registration.
From now on, he was the security team leader here.
Throughout the journey, Bai Ye didn’t see Gin and casually asked:
“Why haven’t I seen the boss?”
“They usually aren’t around, only come back occasionally.”
After all, he had never been a security guard and didn’t know what the responsibilities of a team leader were.
He nodded in agreement and humbly asked:
“Oh, I see. So what do I need to do usually?”
“Boss, you don’t need to do anything.”
“Don’t need to do anything?” Bai Ye expressed doubt and countered: “You’re not trying to trick me, are you?”
“What would I trick you for? You really don’t need to.”
Fujian arrived at the door of the security room, pushed the door open while explaining:
“The patrol tasks are all done by us, and the guarding too. If we encounter intruders, you might need to step in. Other than that, just sit here, drink tea, and play cards. If you don’t believe me, you can ask them.”
Bai Ye followed his gaze and looked inside.
He saw seven security guards gathered in three circles, playing cards in pairs, while three others were playing mahjong at a table.
“Fujian, we’re waiting for you to complete the trio, why did you take so long?”
Fujian glanced at Bai Ye, his expression somewhat displeased:
“Let’s talk about cards later; the team leader is taking office today, at least show some respect.”
A few security guards had fierce expressions, but upon seeing Bai Ye’s muscular build, they stood up and greeted him respectfully:
“The team leader is so handsome.”
“Of course, do you even need to say that?”
Suzuki Bai Ye stared at the unfamiliar subordinates and had them introduce themselves one by one.
He casually picked someone and dismissed the rest.
The buzz-cut security guard followed him into the corridor, rubbing his hands together, seemingly expectant:
“What’s up, boss?”
“What are your daily work duties?”
“Just patrolling and guarding, ensuring the safety of the scientists, and preventing the research drugs from casually entering the market. Other than that, there are no other work requirements.”
Bai Ye nodded, understanding his responsibilities.
This place seemed like a company researching high-end pharmaceuticals, with very strong confidentiality. Anyway, as long as he got paid, he just needed to do his job well.
“Also, boss, you must never go to the third laboratory.”
This somewhat suspicious operation left Bai Ye in a daze:
“Why can’t I go? Is there something in there?”
“Ah, I can’t explain it clearly to you, just don’t go.”
Seeing Bai Ye’s doubtful expression, the buzz-cut security guard added:
“Everyone responsible for guarding the third laboratory has gone insane, without exception. The specific reason hasn’t been figured out yet, but that place is really creepy, so team leader, you should be careful.”
“Alright, I’ll remember that. You can go back now.”
Bai Ye returned to the security room and sat in the team leader's exclusive office chair.
His subordinates would patrol at designated times, so he didn’t need to worry about it at all.
Fujian, wanting to get closer, shamelessly invited Bai Ye to play mahjong.
But he thought it wouldn’t be good to slack off on his first day on the job, so he politely declined.
Afterward, Bai Ye opened his computer and played Minesweeper for an hour and a half, feeling that time passed particularly slowly.
He wanted to go online to watch some adult videos to relieve his boredom, but unfortunately, there was no internet connection.
It was said that to prevent data leaks, the internal computers had no internet.
He didn’t know how long had passed when the subordinates put down their mahjong and cards and stood up together.
Bai Ye thought there was a task and immediately sat up straight, fully alert.
“Team leader.” Fujian smiled at him and waved: “It’s time to eat, let’s go.”
……