Am I really hallucinating?

Chapter 9 Recruitment
Lin Yilin took a taxi to Dongding Road, and her first destination was the pastry shop.

This store is quite large and you can see quite a few customers inside.

Some people were talking to the cashier at the front desk. They seemed to be very familiar with each other and must be regular customers living nearby.

However, compared to these regular customers, it is hard to say about other people in the store.

Lin Yilin's eyes quickly swept over the other group of people.

This group of people is not like that. They don't look like they are here to buy cakes. Their behavior is not like that of customers browsing goods. They are more like spies playing counter-espionage.

The most important thing is that although this store is big, it also has its limits. These guys don't buy anything but just stand around looking around, which makes the store crowded.

Unfortunately, Lin Yilin herself was about to join them.

Pushing the door open, Lin Yilin's entry immediately attracted the attention of those who were investigating.

Seeing Lin Yilin's outfit, most people here recognized her.

Lin Yilin herself is not a celebrity, but her adoptive father used to be a celebrity in the Xixikoko neighborhood, and she followed her adoptive father for many years, so she was also mentioned in the list.

"All eyes are on me!"

Zheng Fan suddenly came in from the glass window next to him, making a brilliant appearance with his hands open.

Of course no one could see it, only Lin Yilin glanced sideways, but after realizing that Zheng Fan was just trying to attract attention, she quickly looked away.

"...Why don't you even give me a response?" Zheng Fan said somewhat disappointedly.

Lin Yilin picked up her phone, opened the memo and typed: There are many members of the firm in the store. If they behave abnormally, they may be regarded as being possessed by hallucinations, and we cannot withstand investigation.

This is true.

Although Zheng Fan had also considered this, Lin Yilin was more cautious than he thought.

Talking to oneself is not a strange habit, but even so, I don't want to leave any loopholes.

He glanced around at the people who seemed to be from other firms.

Another greater possibility is that the competition between firms may be more intense than he thought.

but……

"Those hooligans over there who were scared away by me last time are here too." Zheng Fan saw someone who looked familiar and reminded them.

While Lin Yilin was exploring the store as if nothing had happened, she continued typing on her phone in response: I noticed it too, the people from Banmu Office.

Lin Yilin had already described this class office to Zheng Fan.

There are two large firms, three medium-sized firms and several small firms in the Xixikoko district. Banmu Firm is actually one of the three medium-sized firms.

The most important thing is that the headquarters of Banmu Office, like Lingyi Office, is also located on Xiding Road.

We are neighbors of Zero One Office.

There had been conflicts and cooperation with Lin Yilin's adoptive father before, but now that the adoptive father with an impressive record has passed away, Lin Yilin alone is no longer qualified to cooperate, so there is only one-sided conflict left.

“Although I don’t have any expectations for this makeshift world, it would be too cheap if all the younger brothers in a medium-sized firm were of this style,” Zheng complained.

Lin Yilin's lips curled up and then quickly smoothed down, typing on her phone: "That's not the case. It depends on the style of the firm. Some medium and large firms even adopt military management. This "social" style of the class can only be said to be one of their symbols. They have gathered a lot of lower-class forces in the gray area by this."

"What's the difference between this and a gang?" Zheng Fan remembered that there were countless gangs of all sizes in the capital.

Lin Yilin slowly typed the next sentence: There is no essential difference between an agency and a gang.

What a clear and concise summary.

After looking around the store for a while, Lin Yilin reached out and took a large piece of toast from the shelf.

"Buy this for me too." Zheng Fan suddenly pointed at the donut next to him.

Lin Yilin paused, put a few donuts on the plate, and went to the front desk to pay.

After packing her things and talking to the clerk at the front desk, Lin Yilin left the store with her bags.

After they were far away from the pastry shop, she finally spoke directly: "Mr. Illusion, do you like donuts?" "Yes, I do." Zheng Fangfei rubbed his hands and was eager to try: "I don't like sweets, except donuts."

"But you can't seem to eat it now."

"Can't I just use your body to eat it?"

Lin Yilin hesitated for a moment and said, "I don't like things that are too sweet either."

"Then you have to learn to like it from now on." Zheng Fan dismissed him and asked about the real matter: "So, what did you gain from looking around in that store for a while?"

He looked at the toast in Lin Yilin's bag and asked, "You're not trying to find another of its kind to fish it out, are you?"

Lin Yilin shook her head: "How is that possible? It's just because I'm hungry."

Her expression was serious and earnest.

Zheng Fan raised his eyebrows and said, "Girl, you have a lot more sense of humor than you appear."

Lin Yilin opened the package, tore off a piece from it, and put it in her mouth to chew: "If it's just to find a fantasy object, it's actually not difficult. We are not serious detectives. There is no need to collect clues or make serious deductions."

"That's good." Zheng Fan breathed a sigh of relief: "I was just ready to turn into a dog to help you smell. Now it seems that it is not necessary."

Lin Yilin's eyes lit up: "Mr. Illusion, can you really do this? Didn't you say that abilities cannot be copied?"

Zheng Fan took a few steps away, and Lin Yilin came a little closer: "It's not some incredible superpower. It's not difficult to master it at this level. It doesn't require too much effort. It's just that the dog's sense of smell world took me a long time to adapt. It was disgusting at first."

"for example?"

"Like, did you not shower last night?"

"…I forgot because I was busy with other things. I don't need to bring up this kind of thing in the future, Mr. Illusion. Let's get down to business."

"Before you take any action, do you need to deal with the person following behind you first?" Zheng Fan's head turned a circle and a half towards the back.

Don't ask why it has to rotate one and a half circles, because it's fun.

Lin Yilin also turned around and saw the thugs from the same class office following not far behind.

"Do we want to beat them?" Lin Yilin asked.

Zheng Fan turned his head back and said, "No, you said before that you can handle it yourself. Let me see how you handle it."

Hearing this, Lin Yilin broke off another piece of toast and put it in her mouth.

Seeing this, Zheng Fan really wanted to say "break some for me", but he couldn't break even a little now, which was a pity.

Seeing Lin Yilin stop and look back at them, the thugs no longer concealed the fact that their tracking skills were actually quite poor.

They approached directly.

"Where's Cheng Fei?" Before they could speak, Lin Yilin spoke first.

These little hooligans were stunned.

Oh my god, how does she know Fei Ge’s full name?
These younger brothers were so used to calling him "Brother Fei" that they suddenly forgot his full name.

"Brother Fei had several teeth knocked out by your evil magic and he is still recovering." Someone was honest and answered directly.

"So where are you now?"

"No, no! Don't be so hasty! We are not here to cause trouble!" Seeing Lin Yilin starting to take things out of her bag, the other party panicked and quickly reached out to stop her.

Lin Yilin stopped what she was doing and looked at them with a strange expression.

"Actually, I was planning to go directly to your office to find you. It's just a good coincidence that I meet you here, so I'll tell you directly. It's not Brother Fei's business, it's the intention of the big brother who is higher up." The gangster continued.

Zheng Fan said from the side: "Obviously they were thinking about following you first to see if you found anything that they could intercept... It really doesn't seem very smart."

Lin Yilin nodded imperceptibly.

"Brother asked us to apologize to you and ask if you would like to join our firm."

(End of this chapter)