Chapter 2: Matters and Salary
“Dispatch to HQ, target sighted in Sector 3. Description: gray short-sleeved shirt, black baseball cap, utility pouch on waist, short messy brown hair. Proceeding towards the West Market.”
“Received. Control Department members will be dispatched for forceful suppression and arrest.”
“Understood. Should I continue surveillance?”
“No need. If they fail to apprehend a C-class anomaly, the entire Control Department needs a complete overhaul.”
…
Wei Yan is rather strict, but the Control Department, as the organization’s core strength, needs to have corresponding capabilities. Their mission success rate has been 99.6% so far, meaning almost no failures. That’s impressive.
“Thank you for your hard work, SF6. That’s all for today’s work. J”
“It was nothing, actually quite easy. I’m logging off now, RC8.”
“Today is payday. After receiving your salary, go have some fun. With your high investigation rate, SF6, your salary should be quite substantial.”
“Hm? Does salary also depend on the investigation rate?”
“Of course. Besides your base pay, you’ll receive corresponding bonuses based on the number of successful investigations. You’ve only been in the organization for a little over a month, SF6, but your successful investigation count is far ahead of others, ranking second now.”
“Ohh…”
“Well, that’s enough idle chat. See you tomorrow.”
“Yes, work diligently. ‘
*Click* The communication cut off, and I removed my headset, rubbing my ears.
So that’s how it works. It feels like I’ve stumbled upon a windfall. After all, I rely on the ability given to me by the Yata no Kagami to find those anomalies. Since I can’t see their titles through the display screen, I have to investigate on-site. Of course, I’m not searching aimlessly. I first determine a general area based on information obtained by Lanhua, and then I rush to the scene to find the target. This is why my successful investigation count is so high.
Of course, I’m not alone. Beside me is… Li Nai, who is currently playing a game on her phone while munching on a croquette. This guy said, ‘As for investigations, Juncheng is enough, right? I don’t have that kind of ability either! Besides, I don’t have the authority to arrest anomalies above C-class independently. Acting rashly would just alert them.’ Her reasons for slacking off are quite sufficient. But when I’m desperately looking for people, you’re just playing games there. That makes me very unhappy, you know? Consider my feelings!
*SF Novel*
Sigh… Why isn’t Yu Hui my partner instead of this girl… Due to the team assignments, my partner is Li Nai, while Yu Hui is paired with Phil. I realized this when I first met Akiko.
My daily work is generally like this: finding anomalies wanted by the organization. Of course, we don’t have to do anything dangerous. We just need to locate the target and report their features to HQ. RC8, who was communicating with me, is a member of the Personnel Department responsible for communications. I don’t know their name, but their voice sounded like an Onee-san. Similarly, I don’t know who they are, but their codenames allow for information retrieval. For example, my codename is SF6. ‘S’ stands for the first letter of the Investigation Department, ‘F’ represents Class 6, and ‘6’ is my number. Before me, there were already five members in Class 6: Eddie, Ai, Phil, Mr. Shadow, and Li Nai. After me came Yu Hui and Lanhua, who are members number seven and eight respectively. For the record, Akiko, as Section Chief, has the number 0. Therefore, through codenames, one can identify which department and which class a member belongs to. Only member numbers are confidential to each department and are not casually revealed. For instance, RC8 means member number 8 from the third class of the Personnel Department. Speaking of which, the organization’s alias seems to be SF, and SF also stands for Investigation Department Class 6. Is this a coincidence…?
“Let’s go, Li Nai, the mission is over.”
“Oh! Wait a minute, I’m about to win! Watch me get a pentakill!”
… =
No matter how many times I see her, I get angry. There must be something wrong with me. However, for someone as calm and composed as myself to have veins bulging, it just shows how terrible Li Nai’s personality is. I heard that before I joined, Mr. Shadow was supposed to be paired with Li Nai. But after a few missions, Mr. Shadow absolutely refused to partner with Li Nai again. So, this girl is truly… Should I say carefree, or just plain irresponsible…?
“Achoo! Juncheng, are you badmouthing me? Be careful, I might bite you!”
“Come on, who’s afraid of who. We’re the same now, you think I’m still afraid of you?”
“I’m biting.”
*book.SFA*
*SF Light Novel*
“Ah! You actually bit me!”
Li Nai opened her mouth wide and bit into all four of my fingers. It didn’t hurt that much, but the sticky feeling on my fingers made me uncomfortable. I quickly pinched her nose with my other hand and lifted her up. As she loosened her grip, I quickly pulled my hand out.
“Hehe, Juncheng, how was my ‘bite’? Was the strength just right? Did it feel good?”
And then she can shamelessly make lewd jokes. I’m truly speechless. I know that responding to her now would be like a dog biting a dog, only getting a mouthful of fur. So, I decided to ignore her completely and head back to Black Street. Li Nai, being someone who can’t stand loneliness, saw that I was ignoring her, quickly swallowed the croquette in her hand, threw away the wrapper, and hurried after me.
“Don’t be angry~ It’s just a bite, I’ll let you bite me too, okay? Come on, bite me wherever you want.”
Saying that, Li Nai crossed her chest, revealing a cleavage, and leaned forward with a sly grin. Where do you want me to bite?! No, I can’t engage with her. Hold back, no complaining either. If I engage with her, she’ll get what she wants, and being drawn into her rhythm will only make me angry enough to hurt my liver. I quickly picked up my pace, not paying attention to Li Nai along the way. She, too, not wanting to be outdone, kept talking nonstop, never resting. It’s like having five parrots, ten cats, and twenty frogs squawking in your ear simultaneously… It’s so annoying! Maybe I should buy a gag for this idiotic zombie. Enduring the ear-splitting din, I finally returned to the Investigation Department’s Class 6 building. As soon as the elevator reached the twelfth floor, I eagerly returned to the department room and sank into the sofa with a long sigh.
“Haaaah… Mr. Shadow appeared on the coffee table, making gestures with his hands, indicating ‘Hard work.’ Even a simple job becomes tiring when partnered with Li Nai. Ai, a cup of coffee for Juncheng too.”
“You look tired. Well, a cup of coffee for me too. Two cubes of sugar, right?”
“Okay! For Lord Juncheng, ”
“Oh, thank you. I sat on the sofa and drank my coffee. Seeing my state, Ai also made me a cup of coffee.”
Eddie seemed to be resting too. SF Light Novel, Milk!
“I want one too! I want one too! I want…”
“No problem! What kind of milk do you want? Milk pouring out~”
“Hehe, I want it from Ai, just like Ai.” Rubbing Ai from behind, swelling waves… I mean, the coffee Ai was holding, was almost spilling. Li Nai acted like a lecherous, perverted uncle. Sexual harassment, Ai will be very sleepy… No matter what, Ai’s virginity belongs to the Master!
“Um, um, please don’t make unnecessary conjectures about Ai.”
“…I didn’t give you anything! Th-this means Ai was not born a virgin…? Analyzing the reason, 85% probability is… Ai, did I malfunction? It seems it’s time for a reformat.”
“Don’t format! Don’t format!”
“This structure is more convenient for use. Is there a malfunction? It seems it’s time for a reformat.”
“Your thought process has been strange lately! Ai was just joking! Sister Li Nai said this would be more appealing to the Master.”
“Don’t format! Don’t format!”
Interest, so Ai lowered her head. Eddie and I, along with Mr. Shadow, all shifted our gazes to the culprit, Li Nai. Ai, like a child who made a mistake, whistled silently.
Li Nai nervously looked around. I really want to sew that guy’s mouth shut. “This way you know… I’ll use steel wire, sewn in a circular pattern, to ensure she can never open… Again!”
“Good idea, I suggest using titanium alloy. What are you two discussing so seriously! If you sew someone’s mouth shut, how can they eat!”
“…x.. You’re prioritizing eating, huh? As expected of an eater. Eddie and I were speechless.
“You’re back~”
“Oh! Juncheng and Li Nai, your Section Chief Akiko, I’m already used to it.”
Seeing Section Chief Akiko suddenly appear from the ceiling, Li Nai greedily asked for her salary. “Section Chief Akiko. Section Chief Akiko~ That, that is?”
“Oh! I’ve been waiting for you, Li Nai. Here’s everyone’s salary for this month~” Section Chief Akiko pulled out several envelopes from somewhere and floated them into everyone’s hands. Li Nai rubbed her thumb and index finger together, cashing in.
“It’s so thin. Can this be… 250? Two red bills and one green one, that is 250. The money inside is…” Li Nai immediately opened the envelope. ‘Hmm, it’s exactly her number.’ ‘I only gave you special treatment this month, you’ve been slacking off most of the time, don’t think we don’t see it.’ ‘Giving you salary is already …’
“…Cheng, how much did you get?”
“Who knows.” Inside the envelope, there was no cash, but instead, a card and a piece of paper. I also opened my envelope to check the bank card’s password. The card was a bank card, and the paper read, ‘Therefore, your salary is also quite high. Since there’s too much cash, it’s been deposited into your card.’
“Oh, because of Juncheng’s outstanding achievements, it’s that much!?”
“What! You even need a card? How much is it?” I was also a little curious, thinking it must be a substantial amount to require a card.
Section Chief Akiko smiled slightly, tilting her head. “Well, you should be able to buy a car with that! Isn’t that unfair!”
“What! The difference is too big! It’s… I feel like I got it for nothing. Is this really okay?” I was a little surprised. I didn’t expect the amount from the organization’s fund to be that much.
But with this money, I can finally… “The organization is very fair. The more work you do, the higher the reward… The more dangerous the work, the higher the reward, you know?” I recalled Xue Qing’s Black Card. Indeed, you get paid for what you do.
“Of course, I’m just taking advantage of the situation, so it’ll be easier.”
But with this money, I can finally… I can finally stop living off others.
