Excessive ferocity due to caution

Chapter 429 "2188 Building" - First Victim

The phone's ringtone is off.

Sweat beaded on Zhao Yi's forehead.

It wasn't out of fear, of course, but because the room was just too hot.

Just as he had expected, the air conditioner turned off by itself when the room temperature dropped below 35 degrees Celsius.

The company's windows and walls are custom-made.

If you draw the curtains to block out the sunlight, the temperature inside the room will rise relatively slowly.

The air conditioner will only start running again when the temperature reaches 38 degrees Celsius again.

Seeing this, even Zhao Yi couldn't help but sigh that they really knew how to be frugal (exploitative).

Zhao started typing quickly.

Because he doesn't need to think at all, he types very quickly.

However, unlike other employees, Zhao Yi takes a 5-minute break every 15 minutes of work.

The surrounding employees assumed that Zhao Yi was slacking off and not paying attention to his work, so they didn't think much of it.

They continued to frantically type on their keyboards, oblivious to their own predicament.

Judging from the speed at which they typed, the other employees in the office should have almost the same work tasks and goals.

Just as Zhao Yi closed his eyes to rest and meditate, his phone vibrated again.

Zhao Yi opened his phone and took a look.

A colleague from the same office sent me a message.

Our job is to copy the four characters "I'm dying" 15,000 times. What is your job?

Note: Liao Hongqiao, position 17.

Zhao glanced sideways at position 17.

A quiet and pretty woman was engrossed in typing rapidly, completely absorbed in her work.

His earnest demeanor was just like that of a truly diligent employee.

There was nothing particularly unusual about it, but Zhao Yi, with his keen mind and good eyesight, quickly noticed the unusually rapid sweat beading on the woman's forehead and the tension and fear in her eyes...

Clearly, Liao Hongqiao is going through something right now.

"When the ghost makes its move, can't the other employees see it...?"

Zhao Yi frowned.

He waited quietly for two or three minutes, until Liao Hongqiao looked up and met his gaze, before Zhao Yi replied:

[Just like you, only the content I typed was different.]

The two exchanged a glance, then both began to work with their heads down.

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A moment later, someone suddenly walked in through the door.

It's the same person who got a stomachache from the air conditioning.

He looked unwell and sat back down in his seat, clutching his stomach with one hand.

Zhao Yi checked the time again.

16 minutes.

The employee spent sixteen minutes in the toilet.

Unfortunately, he doesn't have time to eat today.

The employee is now clearly aware of the problem; his hand, which is tightly gripping the tissue box, is still twitching slightly.

My stomach still hurts.

However... it seems bearable.

Just bear with it, it should pass...

As he thought this, he still looked around anxiously, as if worried that someone was laughing at him.

But the employee soon realized that only Zhao Yi was looking at him.

However, the other person's gaze wasn't mocking... but rather a particularly strange one.

He couldn't quite put his finger on what kind of look Zhao Yi was giving him, but he felt uncomfortable. He immediately snapped back defiantly, casually grabbing his clothes to show that he was perfectly fine.

hum-

At that moment, the room temperature rose to 38 degrees Celsius again.

The air conditioner is working.

A strong gust of cold wind suddenly pierced into the stomach of the employee who was facing the air conditioner, causing his intestines, which had just begun to recover, to suddenly become tangled up again!

The glaring employee immediately broke out in a cold sweat. He couldn't care less about continuing to show off his white belly to Zhao Yi. He grabbed a tissue and ran frantically out of the office...

As he left, he didn't forget to glare fiercely at Zhao Yi with his nostrils.

Zhao Yi watched his disheveled figure and blinked with interest.

This guy's first day today, and he's already spent more than 20 minutes eating and going to the toilet.

What will happen?

Break time.

Zhao Yi continued working.

Maintaining this work-rest frequency is troublesome, but the benefit is... it prevents you from becoming numb.

This helps him maintain a normal emotional fluctuation.

When people engage in repetitive, mechanical work for extended periods, their emotions can be severely affected.

Initially, it manifests as excitement.

Because this kind of simple work makes people feel awesome.

But once the initial excitement wears off, people quickly start to feel bored and dull... but at this point, it usually doesn't feel particularly unbearable.

The most terrifying part is that during this tedious and boring process, the people involved in the work involuntarily begin to think.

Once you start thinking, your heart changes.

All sorts of worries and distractions... come one after another, constantly reacting with the monotony and creating a vicious cycle...

Zhao Yi takes a 5-minute break every 15 minutes of work in order to break this vicious cycle.

Admittedly, such frequent switching between work and rest time can also affect one's mood.

However, with rational guidance, this impact can be almost negligible.

Time passed second by second.

The sunlight outside was too intense, so the staff at the window had to close the curtains.

"It's lunchtime, time to go eat!"

One of the employees stretched and invited the other colleagues in the office to join him.

There are three canteens in the 2188 Building.

The staff canteen and convenience store are both located on the first floor.

The food in the cafeteria is mediocre, but it's not cheap.

A typical meal costs around 30 RMB.

But people need food, even if it's expensive, we can't go without eating, right?

Once someone extends an invitation, others will naturally follow suit.

Eating is one of them.

Relaxing one's mood is also a reason.

They had been typing on their keyboards for almost four hours at the company, and the monotony and boredom were really taking their toll.

Soon, most of the people left the office, leaving only a few scattered five or six people.

Zhao Yi is still working.

But he had already made himself a cup of salt water and opened a bag of bread.

Because the time spent eating is very short and there isn't enough time to chew properly, Zhao Yi chose fluffy bread as a source of carbohydrates to aid digestion, while the bag of salt water helped maintain the body's electrolyte balance.

This is enough.

Under such high pressure, one should not indulge in rich and fatty foods.

Not being able to chew slowly and thoroughly will put a huge burden on your internal organs!

This can then trigger physiological reactions, which in turn affect emotional distress.

Zhao Yi finished his lunch in 2 minutes.

As for calories... he hardly exercises, so there aren't many requirements for calorie intake.

In just one short lunch, Zhao Yi had already created a significant gap in physical and emotional condition between himself and most of the people in the office!

Liao Hongqiao and Zong Haisheng, who had previously gone shopping with Zhao Yi, also felt the convenience brought about by Zhao Yi's decision.

Especially Zong Haisheng.

His nonchalant gaze gradually turned serious, and he would occasionally glance at Zhao Yi, carefully observing Zhao Yi's behavior.

At that moment, Zhao Yi's attention was on the clock.

The employee who went to the toilet to spray earlier has not returned.

He's been in the toilet for over twenty-two minutes...

...

On the third floor, inside the public restroom.

Xiao Qi squatted in cubicle number three, straining as he cursed his bad luck!

It's so hot! I can't stand the air conditioning after a while!

What kind of garbage body is this?

How about we switch seats back later?

But if I change seats, will other people laugh at me?

Or... should we just tough it out today?

He looked down at the water rushing into his body, and another wave of cramping pain shot through his abdomen!

"Well……"

He shook it with all his might.

I don't feel anything.

Instead, a cool breeze blew from the groove below, making Xiao Qi shiver involuntarily.

"Grass……"

"Where did this cold draft come from in the toilet?"

Xiao Qi looked puzzled.

Suddenly, he remembered something, and his pupils narrowed.

Does this movie seem to have some kind of rule... that limits their bathroom breaks?

"Going to the toilet for more than 20 minutes shouldn't be a problem, right..."

"At most, they'll just dock my pay?"

Xiao Qi comforted herself in this way.

But that ominous premonition grew stronger and stronger...

Just then, the incandescent light above his head suddenly flickered.

Nourishes—

After several struggles, the light bulb finally went out.

Because the toilet is completely enclosed and has no windows, when the lights go out, the entire toilet is plunged into complete darkness almost instantly...

Xiao Qi, who was squatting in pit number 3, closed his eyes tightly, trembling all over, and dared not move.

Cold sweat streamed down his temples, dripping onto the tiled floor beside him with a harsh 'plop' sound.

His lips were tightly closed, bitten white by his teeth.

Xiao Qi is not very afraid of the dark.

Just a moment before the toilet light went out... he saw a pair of pale hands reach out from under the stall!

That is absolutely... absolutely not a human hand!

Xiao Qi didn't dare to breathe, hoping that what she had just seen was just her imagination!

Time passed second by second...

There was no movement around Xiao Qi.

The only sound was the dripping of his sweat.

I don't know how much time had passed, but suddenly the incandescent light overhead turned on!

Xiao Qi was overjoyed!