Hell Game: Starting from Metropolis

"Manager, please sign this document."

The subordinate, dressed in a suit and tie, bowed respectfully and handed the document forward.

"Just put it on the table, come back for it in ten minutes."

Wang Manni had her back to him, looking out at the metropolis through the floor-to-ceiling windows.

"Okay, manager."

The subordinate put down the documents, wiped the dust off the table with his suit sleeve, and then quietly left the manager's office.

He didn't know if Wang Manni could see it, but hearing it was enough for him.

"so good."

Wang Manni turned her head and looked at the one-way glass window that was right next to the central office area.

The moment the subordinate left the office, he immediately reverted to his dignified and imposing demeanor.

Wang Manni knew that this was his usual self.

Just last week, he confidently asked me out on a date.

Now, however, he has to grovel before me and even use an expensive suit to wipe the table for me.

She walked to the full-length mirror and looked at herself in it.

The custom-made suit was twice as expensive as before, the custom-made hairstyle was twice as expensive as before, and the jewelry was three times as expensive as before.

And then there's the sharp, beautiful face on the takeout bag, surrounded by crimson irises.

And four shiny, menacing insect forelimbs.

Wang Manni touched her face, where some hard spots had already appeared.

She knew that in just one more month, once she had fully absorbed the legacy left by Manager Wang and gained complete control of the department, she would become the real manager.

And then, her beautiful face will turn into an ugly worm face.

And she will become it.

This process is very painful, not only physically but also psychologically.

Wang Manni has been tossing and turning at night these past few days, unable to sleep, because she is struggling internally.

However, when she thought about the view she had just seen reflected in the floor-to-ceiling window, she felt that it was all worth it.

Power, power is the best beauty elixir.

This applies not only to women, but also to men, and even to those who are not human.

All these changes stemmed from that food delivery, from that mysterious deliveryman.

Wang Manni remembers that she inexplicably gave him her phone number.

Actually, she regretted it as soon as she reported it; getting involved with the people from the Bloody Restaurant was not a good thing.

Although the big boss behind her isn't the same big boss behind the office building, his relationship with the Bloody Restaurant isn't exactly friendly either.

Moreover, a blood-themed restaurant inherently signifies trouble and misfortune.

Outsourced employees, clerks, specialists, senior specialists, team leaders, managers, senior managers, deputy directors, directors, vice presidents, senior vice presidents, presidents, and the chairman who is impossible to become.

Wang Manni needs to at least reach the position of deputy director in order to fully enjoy the convenience and pleasure brought by the Bloody Restaurant.

It would have been impossible for her to become a deputy director on her own.

Even if she's willing to give everything, someone has to be willing to accept it first.

Therefore, Wang Manni was both afraid of receiving a call from the deliveryman and afraid of not receiving a call from him.

"Put on your new clothes, get yourself ready, you're the best today!"

A cheerful, uplifting cell phone ringtone suddenly sounded.

Wang Manni's pupils dilated when she saw the caller ID on her phone; it wasn't a number she remembered.

Her forelimbs kept extending and then retracting.

Finally, she gritted her teeth and picked up her phone.

Hello? Who is this?

Wang Manni asked in a gentle yet firm tone.

"it's me."

A deep male voice came from the other end of the phone.

It's him!

Wang Manni's eyes widened.

It really was that delivery driver!

He finally made the call. What did he want?

Will he let her go further, or will he shatter her to pieces?

"Is your microphone broken? You haven't been speaking at all."

Liu Zheng asked curiously.

He said "It's me" and it's been half a minute, but there's still no response from the other end.

If you don't want to answer, you can just hang up. Why pretend that your network is bad and you're disconnected?

"Oh, sorry, the signal was bad just now, so I moved to a place with a better signal."

Wang Manni quickly said.

"Oh."

Liu Zheng pretended to believe him.

"Is there anything I can help you with?"

Wang Manni asked cautiously, her demeanor completely different from that of a superior just moments before.

"Have you become a manager yet?"

he asked.

"The appointments have been made, but it will take some time to achieve flat management, restructure the departmental ecosystem, and streamline communication."

Wang Manni said cautiously.

"speak English."

Liu Zheng tugged at his ear piercing and said.

"My position is not yet very stable. It will take time to cultivate confidants and eliminate dissidents."

"You should have said so earlier. Do you need my help?"

he asked.

How do you plan to help?

Wang Manni asked.

"It's simple. You order takeout, then have someone you don't like come and stop me, and I'll kill them all."

Liu Zheng said without hesitation.

"This"

Wang Manni was tempted for a few seconds, but still gave up on this tempting plan.

"I'd better not. I just took over the department and then there was a complete overhaul of the staff. I'm afraid the higher-ups will think I'm too decisive."

She shook her head.

Sometimes, having courage is actually a derogatory term.

Liu Zheng understood what was being said.

"Then tell me, how do you want me to help you?"

He asked bluntly.

"what?"

Wang Manni thought Liu Zheng had come to ask for her help, but she didn't expect him to ask for her help.

But the more this happened, the more afraid she became.

If a lender keeps lending you money, it means they want more than just interest.

"My matter isn't urgent, why don't you tell me about yours?"

She said it carefully.

"Sure. I'd like you to order some takeout for me."

Since Wang Manni made this request, Liu Zheng got straight to the point.

"What takeout?"

Wang Manni breathed a sigh of relief.

It's just a takeout order from a bloody restaurant; although it's expensive, it's still affordable.

"A whole insect feast."

he replied.

"Um, forgive my ignorance, but what kind of takeout is a whole insect feast?"

Wang Manni asked.

"It's roughly equivalent to a planet-level banquet."

Liu Zheng did not hide anything.

"A planet-level banquet!"

Wang Manni gasped.

When she was still a secretary, she once accompanied Manager Wang to a planet-level dinner party.

That was because Manager Wang spent a lot of money to invite a deputy director to a banquet in order to get promoted.

She witnessed firsthand that for the next month, Manager Wang was in a state of semi-death.

If dining in a restaurant is already like this, how much will it cost to order takeout?

Wang Manni wanted to refuse, but she didn't dare to say it.

The scene of Liu Zheng spraying insecticide with a maniacal laugh, turning Manager Wang into a pool of pus and blood, is still vivid in my mind.

If she refused, she feared that the same scene would repeat itself immediately, and this time she would be the one in the spotlight.

“You can name your conditions. I may not be good at much else, but I do have some connections in this metropolis.”

"For example, if you book this whole insect banquet for me, I can book a planet-level dinner for you next time."

Liu Zheng said.

His second sentence did not move Wang Manni.

If she can afford planetary-level takeout, she can certainly afford planetary-level dinners.

Moreover, ordering takeout comes with other costs.

However, the connections Liu Zheng mentioned did make her expression change.

Wang Manni's biggest weakness in transforming herself from a secretary into a manager was her lack of connections.

If it weren't for the fact that her promotion process was so ceremonial, the manager appointment might not have even been made.

"Logically speaking, since you have been kind to me, I should not make demands on you."

She parted her pearly teeth slightly and said.

"We don't need to be so formal with each other; we just have a normal working relationship. Of course, if you'd like to take it a step further, we can talk about it again."

Liu Zheng said.