I am weak and friendly

Chapter 17 [Weakness Insight]

"Yesterday I went home after a long absence. I hadn't left the office building for half a month, and it suddenly felt a bit surreal. The ride-hailing driver I took turned out to be a fellow professional, two years younger than me, who had been driving for three years. We talked about our income and current situation, and I'm really feeling hopeless now. I can only pray that I won't be laid off and hope that the company can weather this crisis. After getting home, I talked to my wife about the company's situation and hoped that we could change our child's school. We had a huge argument, and after the argument, I stood on the balcony for a long time, suddenly realizing that it might not just be my career that's in jeopardy. Right now, I'm still in the office, and I've never felt so desperate before..."

Tang Yiping looked at the post and suddenly felt a strong sense of familiarity and déjà vu.

Haven't been home for two weeks? Is the company facing a crisis? 42 years old? Had an argument after get off work? Could it be...?

The next second, the system's prompt corrected this absurd idea.

—You have discovered Brother Bao's weakness and learned the B-level survival skill [Weakness Insight]. Current level: D.

Wow, no way, what a coincidence?

Is the world really that small?
It's Brother Bao! It really is Brother Bao!
I never imagined that I would discover Brother Bao's secret in such a way!
Next, Tang Yiping was so excited that his hands and feet were almost numb.

Now that we've got [Weakness Insight], what about [Backstabbing Technique]?

Should I rush into Brother Bao's office right now and yell at him, "You deserve to be kicked out and can't go back!"

No, you'll die.

But now there is a safer and more reliable way to stab someone.

He opened the input box and typed rapidly with both hands:
"You look glamorous on the surface, but you're actually the so-called pseudo-middle class with the least ability to withstand risks. Let me guess, does your child attend a private elementary school? Is your wife a full-time housewife who doesn't work? And did you buy a house on a mountaintop? Now you can't even get off the bus if you want to."

"I'm not trying to be mean, but you've wasted your life, brother. Let me guess, isn't there already some clue about your current situation? Maybe someone even gave you a warning, but you chose to deceive yourself?"
"Knowing full well that you've fallen into a trap, you pretend to be oblivious to your situation, letting yourself sink deeper and deeper, always thinking things will get better. That's the root of your current predicament. You brought it all upon yourself."

"He always thinks he's a manager and that he can command a lot of people. In reality, he has no ability to withstand risks at all. He doesn't think about improving himself or planning ahead. He takes a high salary and thinks he's something special just because he has a little power. Now that things are coming to a head, he's starting to panic. What was he thinking all along?"

"To be honest, if your company goes bankrupt, you'll probably be the worst off, because you're the least competitive one in the company. I think the only thing you can do now is pray that your company can come back to life and not go bankrupt so soon."

After writing down all his complaints, Tang Yiping felt incredibly relieved and happy when he clicked send.

Cool!
Having been forced to eat cakes by Brother Bao for half a month, this was Tang Yiping's first counterattack.

Insert!
Stab him to death!
Brother Bao, catch the knife!

After clicking send, Tang Yiping waited silently.

But... not only did the system not respond, but Brother Bao also didn't respond.

what happened?

Did Brother Bao not see it? Or did his attempt to stab him in the back fail?
Tang Yiping and others waited and waited, until they were sleepy and wondering if they had failed, when suddenly they heard a loud crash coming from Bao Ge's office.

"Oh!"

Then, the door to Bao Ge's office was suddenly flung open, and Bao Ge charged out of the office like a furious bull, panting heavily.

A moment later, Tang Yiping heard someone kick open the bathroom door and slam it shut again.

Brother Bao finally saw it!
But Tang Yiping didn't see any prompts at all.

Instead, his phone beeped, and someone sent him a private message.

"Who are you? How do you know about my family?"

"Old Liu? Are you Old Liu?"

"You son of a bitch, Lao Liu, are you messing with me? Don't let me catch you! Stop playing dumb, answer me!"

"You're not Lao Liu, so who are you?"

I know who you are! Don't let me see you again!

Tang Yiping was startled.

He never imagined that his first attempt at stabbing someone would be both so successful and so disastrous.

The success was that they successfully hit Bao Ge's weak spot. Was it because they had learned how to "identify weaknesses"?
Although what he wrote was all from his own imagination, he felt a strange sense of certainty while writing, as if Brother Bao should be just like that.

I felt exhilarated while writing, and I was full of confidence after finishing.

This feeling is like some kind of sixth sense.

It was very similar to the feeling that "carrion" gave him.

The failure was that the "Backstabbing Technique" was not activated. Obviously, backstabbing over the network is useless. This kind of thing probably has to be done face-to-face.

However, given Bao Ge's current state of rage, Tang Yiping felt that after he finished stabbing him, he would probably be devoured alive by Bao Ge within a second.

Although Bao Ge is a 42-year-old IT industry TL in poor health, Tang Yiping has no doubt that in a real head-on confrontation, Bao Ge would crush him like it was nothing.

After all, I'm not even in a sub-healthy state!
To acquire the skill "Stabbed in the Back," one must likely be prepared to die!
However, with so many people in the development team, it probably won't be so easy for Bao Ge to pinpoint his own location...

wrong!

Tang Yiping suddenly realized that he had also posted quite a few threads on the forum!

Moreover, when Tang Yiping was looking for an internship, he also posted a request for help on the site, asking for help from senior colleagues!

Bao Ge has quieted down over there. Is he going through his own posts right now?
Not good!

Delete it now!

Tang Yiping opened his list of posts and began frantically deleting and editing them.

I don't know who's faster now.

This was a death match. Tang Yiping's hands were numb from deleting so many posts. Finally, he finished deleting all the posts that might reveal his information. A moment later, he heard the bathroom door open and then heard Bao Ge's footsteps.

Then Bao Ge appeared at the door, his murderous gaze sweeping over.

Tang Yiping looked up calmly, their eyes met, and he asked in confusion, "Brother Bao, what's wrong?"

“It’s nothing,” Bao Ge said, but he still stared at Tang Yiping.

"Brother Bao, why are you glaring at me? I'm just a weak and pitiful intern."

—[Feigning weakness] successful, [The Weakling's Concealment] activated.

Bao Ge seemed to be in a daze for a moment. He looked Tang Yiping up and down, then glanced at Ban Ge who was still busy next to him, shook his head, and left.

What am I thinking? An intern and a slave, how could it be them?
Tang Yiping secretly used his fingers to indicate his position.

ye~
Just then, he suddenly smelled a faint, decaying scent drifting over.

It's not the kind of corruption that's rampant in the company.

This corrupting aura emanated from Brother Bao.

Wait a minute, how could humans possibly have this corrupting aura? Isn't it only forgotten, conflict-free things that exude this aura?
Or is there something about Brother Bao that he has forgotten?
—The weaknesses of the strong are also insurmountable. You have discerned the weaknesses of the Homo sapiens Du Baobin, observed carefully, and learned from his weaknesses to strengthen yourself!
Who the hell wants to learn someone else's weaknesses?!
Tang Yiping just wanted to complain.

—What the strong discard are also treasures. When you discern the weakness of the Homo sapiens Du Baobin, you discover his discarded ability [outdated programming technology]. Don't make a fuss; quietly devour it.

—Current [Carrion Eater] level is insufficient (Required [Carrion Eater] level B)

This can be!
Outdated programming techniques are still programming techniques!

Tang Yiping's eyes lit up.

　Ah, it looks like my book's attempt at a marketing campaign has failed~ I might have to go naked (i.e., post it without any investment)~
　　Tears welled up~
　　But that's all. Everyone supported the book with its bizarre subject matter.

　　By the way, did you guys find this book confusing or slow-burning?

　　
　
(End of this chapter)