Dark Light Chaser.

Chapter 619 The Manager's Diary
Yue Yangyan casually sent a copy of the log to Xia Qiyuan: "Ever since you were resurrected in another body, you've been undergoing rehabilitation at headquarters and haven't experienced the life of lower-level personnel who are actually responsible for handling strange events."

Spending years at an underwater base is far more monotonous than you might imagine.

At least in prison there's labor camp to pass the time, but these guys who manage D-level personnel are idle from morning till night.

A decent person isn't bored out of their mind; who would risk writing a diary to pass the time?

Xia Qiyuan remained silent for a long while.

He felt that he and Yue Yangyan had different perceptions of lower-level people.

"If I had plenty of free time to do whatever I wanted every day, I would really like to experience the life of the lower class that you mentioned."

Yue Yangyan was shocked: "A workaholic wants to be a couch potato? Have you caught Gao Bin's bad habit?"

Xia Qiyuan said with a dark face, "Loving your job doesn't mean you like 007. I haven't had a break for half a month in order to take over various permissions."

"Has that much time already passed?" Yue Yangyan asked curiously.

"What do you think?" Xia Qiyuan asked in return.

"Uh... I've been in charge of handling the various affairs of the Countermeasures Bureau for years, and before I knew it, my authority had increased. But surely it shouldn't have taken half a month to finish?"

Yue Yangyan's face showed curiosity and doubt, but not a trace of embarrassment.

Their skin is truly as thick as a city wall.

Xia Qiyuan took a deep breath: "I've already taken over most of the authority within the Countermeasures Bureau, but can you tell me why you're even handing over a position like a director of the Asia Union Tea Association to me?"

"Of course, it's because the old man likes to drink tea. With this position as a director, you can get the best tea leaves and send them to him immediately."

Yue Yangyan gave him a questioning look, as if to say, "Isn't this obvious? Why are you asking this?"

"Is this the reason behind all the other board positions in the Asian Union Livestock Association, Asian Union Aquaculture Association, Asian Union Chess and Card Association, and so on?"

“Yes, that’s right,” Yue Yangyan replied matter-of-factly.

So, I'm acting as your in-laws' agent, is that it?

Xia Qiyuan said irritably, "The old man likes to practice martial arts, why don't you become a director of the martial arts association?"

"The old man is the former chairman."

Yue Yangyan's blunt words made Xia Qiyuan roll his eyes.

"Hey, if you find it too troublesome, why don't you think about it from a different perspective? Middle age is the time when people are most career-driven."

Look how much power I've given you. Put Yue Hualei aside for now, and just help look after the old man, okay?
Back when you were a detective, the old man helped you a lot, didn't he?

Xia Qiyuan closed his eyes: "If I cared about power, I would have been in the Asian Union Parliament long ago!"

"Then let me put it another way: 'When Heaven is about to place a great responsibility on a person, it first tests their resolve...'"

"roll!"

Xia Qiyuan succinctly expressed his resentment, then lowered his head and focused his attention on the experimental log.

If I keep talking to Yue Yangyan, he'll drive me crazy.

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Inside the underwater base, Yang Xingguo successfully used his assistant's privileges to open the gate.

The room in front of me was much smaller than the dormitory room I had just left, but the layout was much more refined.

Besides basic furniture such as sofas, TV cabinets, projectors, and bookshelves, the room is filled with potted plants, paintings, models, and all sorts of other decorations.

There's even a small bar.

Without being told, you would never guess that you are at the bottom of the sea.

After quickly confirming that there was no danger, Yang Xingguo walked straight to the bookshelf.

Although he didn't know if this place used paper documents, his long-standing habit still made him inclined to first look for clues in places where paper items were available.

Yang Xingguo glanced past the well-known world classics and focused his observations on the unnamed essence and archives.

Then a notebook with a brown cover caught his attention.

Yang Xingguo casually flipped through it and found that it was something like a diary.

"Recently, fewer and fewer D-class personnel have been sent to the base. Those who haven't been sent for adaptation experiments already know that we have mind-reading abilities."

They either empty their minds and don't think about anything, or they exercise every day to distract themselves.

The newcomers are pretty much tired of seeing everything. Luckily, we can go ashore to resupply the day after tomorrow. I need to think carefully about what to bring down. —May 3rd.

"I've finished reading the novel I brought down last time, and I can now complete the game I applied for with my eyes closed without taking any damage. I spend every day idly at the bottom of the sea; I feel like I'm going to grow barnacles all over my body. —July 16th"

"On the way to the lab today, I noticed there were many more guards than usual. Could it be that a dangerous and bizarre experiment is going to take place here?"
This is an island far from the mainland, so there's a high chance that dangerous experiments will be conducted here. We don't even know what level of experiment it is.

If it's just a regular armor test, that's fine. But if it's fusion warrior surgery, we'll probably have to stay in the shelter for a few more days. —November 8th.

"I heard that the guy next door went back to date someone last time. I admit I'm a little envious, but with the nature of our jobs, let alone whether we have time to maintain a relationship, I'm afraid he'll be left a widow after marriage..."

Yang Xingguo carefully studied the contents of the diary page by page.

The two children were only recently taken away by Yue Yangyan, so the experiment mentioned by the diarist should have nothing to do with them.

Skipping over the mundane details and complaints, Yang Xingguo turned to the last few pages containing written records.

'I could sense that something was off about the atmosphere inside the base. The lab staff who usually handled my shifts had an indescribable anxiety on their faces.'

It felt like a kid who accidentally damaged someone else's sports car and didn't know how to explain it to their parents. Maybe they were conducting some kind of special experiment, which was why they were so nervous.

"I heard that the base undertook a bizarre experiment from headquarters. To be on the safe side, they even asked all of us to leave the base in advance. Even the fusion warrior surgery didn't involve this kind of commotion."

But an experiment that even someone at my level can hear about shouldn't be at the Apostle level, right?
Forget it, it's none of my business anyway. Don't pry into things you shouldn't know; that's the basic survival rule of the Countermeasures Bureau.

After leaving the base, we will be sent to a designated quarantine location. The quarantine location offers various recreational facilities, which is much better than staying in this underwater base.

Also, this should be my last diary entry. I need to get rid of it before leaving the base. To be honest, I'm quite reluctant to part with it, but rules are rules, and I don't want to experience those punishments.

Yang Xingguo closed his diary and turned his gaze to the sofa area.

There was still some tea left in the cups on the coffee table.

(End of this chapter)