I set you up on a blind date, and you've managed to overcome all the weirdness?

That concludes the discussion.

Zhao Jianguo finally finished writing. He stood up, waved to Lin Yan, and walked to the cabinet next to him.

He handed a briefcase from inside the cabinet.

"Now that you're a member, keep this set safe."

He placed the suitcase on the table, unlocked it, and the suitcase popped open.

There are three things inside, from left to right.

The first item was a mechanical pocket watch.

"This is a pollution threshold table."

Zhao Jianguo pointed to the red and blue lines on the dial.

"Before the monster arrives, the surrounding space will be distorted. As soon as the pointer of this clock enters the blue zone, it means that there is a monster within a radius of 100 meters."

"This kind of bizarre and outlandish stuff is something you can handle yourself."

"If you get into the red zone, it'll be like what you encountered last night, at least at the level of a wandering ghost."

"Either call for backup, or run away."

"I suggest you just run away. You haven't been officially hired yet, so your compensation won't be much."

The second item was a strangely shaped revolver.

It is entirely silver-gray, and the barrel is more than twice as thick as a regular revolver, covered with dense grooves.

"The Demon-Slaying Revolver, a mass-produced item from the bureau's arsenal."

With a flick of his wrist, Zhao Jianguo ejected the magazine.

"It can only hold three specially made mercury explosive bullets. They don't do much damage to people, but if they hit those low-level, grotesque entities..."

"To be honest, this thing isn't very useful against the kind of ghost-like monsters that appeared yesterday."

"But it's still very effective at dealing with lowbrow and bizarre things."

Lin Yan picked up the revolver; it was heavy and felt excellent in his hand.

He was secretly delighted.

Although I have a dating group, having a gun for self-defense in real life gives me a huge sense of security.

Besides, who wouldn't want to own their own gun?

The last item was a transparent glass box that was only the size of a palm.

"Basic Containment Blind Box".

Zhao Jianguo suddenly became serious.

"Remember, the grotesque cannot be killed; they are the embodiment of the rules."

"Even if you break it, it will eventually leave behind a core fragment."

"If the fragments are not put into this box in time, they will absorb resentment and come back to life in ten days or half a month."

"For example, that microphone cover you had yesterday. If Qinghan hadn't found it, you would have been in big trouble."

Zhao Jianguo closed the suitcase and patted Lin Yan on the shoulder.

"These three things are our guarantee when we go out on missions."

"You may be tough as nails, but don't go around doing anything reckless just because you have a few weird tricks up your sleeve."

"Try to stay for three months, and I'll make you a permanent employee."

At this point, Zhao Jianguo seemed to remember something and led Lin Yan to the location of Group Seven.

"Since your sister Liu has already told you most of it, I won't waste any more words."

"Now you have two choices."

"Or, wait until next month. There's another batch of new recruits training at headquarters, and we'll assign you a partner then."

"It's safer for you to start from scratch and gradually work things out together."

"How about we go now? Qinghan's seventh group is really short-staffed. If you don't mind, you can help her set up the facade first."

"The advantage is that you can take on jobs anytime without having to wait."

Lin Yan was about to speak.

Su Qinghan turned the chair around.

"Su Qinghan, you should know by now."

Lin Yan nodded.

"If you choose group seven, there are some things I need to inform you of in advance."

"My body has a special constitution, so I cannot directly face the source of pollution."

"The specific reasons are confidential and I cannot explain them. You just need to know the result."

"Therefore, I was only responsible for preliminary data collection, logistical and firepower reimbursement, and post-battle cleanup."

Su Qinghan looked directly into Lin Yan's eyes.

"If you encounter deadly dangers such as bizarre attacks during your mission."

"I cannot provide any physical support."

"I can only objectively record the details of the operation and report them to headquarters."

Su Qinghan finished speaking in one breath.

The entire office area suddenly fell silent.

Sister Liu forgot to put down her thermos cup, and the burly man with bandages returned at some point, leaning against the door frame.

Zhao Jianguo coughed awkwardly twice.

"Ahem... Um, Lin Yan."

"Qinghan is just too blunt. Actually, she's the best tactical analyst in the bureau. If you mind..."

"mind?"

Lin Yan's loud voice immediately silenced Zhao Jianguo's second half of his sentence.

"Why would I mind?!"

He grabbed Su Qinghan's hand.

It was so cold, but Lin Yan couldn't care less about that at the moment.

"I'd love to! I couldn't be more willing!"

Su Qinghan frowned and tried to pull her hand back, but failed.

She could only use her other hand to pick up the tablet from the table.

"I love this clear separation of work and personal life, and the sense of boundaries that means I absolutely won't interfere with my colleagues' tasks!"

Lin Yan's refusal to let go wasn't out of lewdness; he was genuinely moved.

He was laughing so hard he was almost out of breath.

Are you kidding me?

Not helping in the fight? Just recording from a distance? And reporting the facts truthfully afterwards?

This is simply the perfect partner for me!

What do you rely on to fight monsters on your own?

He relied on matchmaking groups to find people and on giving red envelopes to various female ghosts to build relationships.

In the future, we might have to eat food from a hundred ghosts.

If he had a partner with an overwhelming sense of justice by his side, his actions would be exposed sooner or later.

And now.

This Miss Su Qinghan is neither too close nor too distant; she neither helps nor hinders, her main role is to provide companionship without contributing any effort.

Perfect, absolutely perfect!

Zhao Jianguo opened his mouth, then closed it again.

He coughed lightly, looked at Su Qinghan with mixed feelings, and then at Lin Yan's hands that were still holding onto Su Qinghan's.

"Alright."

Zhao Jianguo only said those two words in the end.

Su Qinghan finally pulled her hand back.

She didn't say anything more, just pushed her glasses up again and turned back.

After Lin Yan left, she glanced at the instrument and frowned.

He wasn't lying just now?

Lin Yan packed up the box and sat down at her new workstation.

Although Zhao Jianguo said he didn't need to work regular hours, there's heating here, so we'll save on electricity bills.

After a while, Lin Yan, who had been scrolling through videos for a long time, started to worry.

With only 3200 yuan in my pocket, how am I going to manage to pay for tonight's Japanese dinner date?

That's a minimum charge of 3999, we can't just skip out on the bill.

Just when he was so worried that he lost the mood to continue watching videos.

Su Qinghan, who was diagonally opposite, suddenly stood up, holding a thick stack of receipts, and walked to Zhao Jianguo's desk.

"Team Leader Zhao, here's the fieldwork expense report from last night."

Su Qinghan read them aloud one by one:

"Two large barrels of 84 Tranquilizing Liquid."

"Break down one municipal street light."

"Two sums of compensation for the emotional distress of the witnesses."

"Total: 6,580 yuan. Please sign."

Zhao Jianguo didn't even look at it, and with a flourish of his pen, he signed it directly.

He even casually added, "Next time, report more streetlights, since they won't be able to find out anyway. We can use the extras for team building expenses."

Su Qinghan glanced at Zhao Jianguo, took out the tablet computer, and said:

"Recorded, Zhao Jianguo, instigated his colleagues to falsify accounts, suspected of attempted embezzlement, case number LX114"