Urban system · 声匠原创 · 4:39

Ding! Fired Today, System Activated

Framed and fired in front of the whole office, Lin Zhou hears a 'Ding!' His new System helps him strike back. But he isn't the only host in the room.

NarratorLin ZhouThe SystemZhao DehaiXu QingShen Yan

NarratorFriday, 6 p.m., Lingxiao Group. A box slammed onto Lin Zhou's desk: his mug, a half-dead plant, a crumpled badge. Three years, in one box.Zhao DehaiLin Zhou, you're fired! Client data leaked, three million lost, and it was your login. Pack up and get out.Lin ZhouMr. Zhao, I didn't leak anything. I clocked out at nine. Check the records.Zhao DehaimockingWho says you didn't sneak back at midnight? Three years and not even a team lead. I'm not surprised.NarratorNo one dared speak, except Xu Qing.Xu QingMr. Zhao, Lin Zhou is so careful. Shouldn't we look into it?Zhao DehaiWant to leave with him, Xu Qing?NarratorShe sat down. Zhao slapped a form on the desk.Zhao DehaiVoluntary resignation. Sign it, and we won't sue. Don't, and we'll sue you broke.NarratorLin Zhou's fist clenched. Last month he pulled twenty-one all-nighters on a proposal, and Zhao took all the credit.NarratorAs he picked up the pen, a voice spoke in his ear.The SystemDing. Host dignity has dropped below zero. Ultimate Workplace Comeback System: bound.Lin ZhousurprisedWho said that?The SystemOnly the host can hear me. Recommendation: stop shouting. You look like an idiot.Lin ZhouA system? Am I hallucinating from overtime?The SystemScan complete. Host's mind is fine. Host is just broke.Zhao DehailaughingGetting fired broke his brain! Look, everyone, our star employee!The SystemStarter mission: refuse to sign, and make Zhao Dehai apologize in public within ten minutes. Failure penalty: single for life.Lin ZhouSingle for life? Are you a system or a curse?The SystemStarter perk: Ear of Truth, three minutes. Hear what people most want to hide. Countdown starts now.NarratorZhao's lips didn't move, but Lin Zhou heard him clearly.Zhao DehaiwhispersOnce he signs, that proposal's mine. And the cameras from last night, when I used his login? Wiped.NarratorLin Zhou smiled, and tore the agreement in half.Zhao DehaiangryAre you insane? You'll never work in this industry again!Lin ZhouMr. Zhao, it was you who used my login at eleven last night, wasn't it?Zhao DehaiSlander! Got proof? The cameras show nothing.Lin ZhouYou wiped the cameras. But building security backs up the key-card logs every night. Whose card opened this floor at 11:07? Shall I call and ask?NarratorThe office erupted. Sweat beaded on Zhao's forehead.Zhao DehainervousD-don't try to scare me...NarratorBut inside, Lin Zhou heard him panic.Zhao DehaiwhispersThe key-card backup! How did I forget that?Lin ZhouWondering how you forgot the key-card backup, Mr. Zhao?NarratorZhao flinched like he'd seen a ghost. Then the elevator opened. Someone gasped: it was the group's new CEO, Shen Yan.Zhao DehaiMr. Shen! You're early! My team and I spent a whole month on that proposal...Shen YancoldI've read it. One question. Who wrote it?Zhao DehaiI-I did!Shen YanAre you sure?Zhao DehaiEvery word!Lin ZhouMr. Shen, page seventeen. Read the first word of each paragraph.NarratorShen Yan swiped to the page and read, word by word.Shen YanWritten. By. Lin. Zhou. Plagiarists. Will. Be. Sued.NarratorDead silence. Zhao's knees buckled.Shen YanZhao Dehai, you leaked client data and stole a subordinate's work. Don't come in tomorrow. Legal will call you.Zhao DehaipleadingMr. Shen, I'm sorry, I really am...Shen YanI'm not the one you owe an apology.NarratorAt last, Zhao turned and bowed to Lin Zhou.Zhao DehaiL-Lin Zhou... I'm sorry.The SystemDing. Mission complete: eight minutes, forty seconds. One million yuan deposited. Skill unlocked: Photographic Memory.NarratorHis phone buzzed. His balance had more zeros than he'd ever seen.Lin ZhouA million... You're serious?The SystemThis System never jokes. Friendly reminder: host, stop grinning.Shen YanLin Zhou, the project is yours. So is the director's chair.Lin ZhouThank you, Mr. Shen. One condition: I pick my own team.Shen YanDone.Xu QingCongratulations, Lin Zhou. I knew it wasn't you.NarratorHe nodded to Xu Qing. Then the System chimed again.The SystemDing. Warning. Another System host detected within three meters.Lin ZhounervousAnother host? Where?NarratorWithin three meters stood only Xu Qing. Hugging her files, she smiled softly, leaned in, and whispered in his ear.Xu QingwhispersNice work on the starter mission. But my System gave me a mission too, Lin Zhou. To leave you with nothing.

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