C3 That lamp, that room, that old man (1)

Geng Yun walked along the national road with great difficulty. The large carts that occasionally whistled past beside him stimulated his ears, causing him to feel somewhat annoyed and annoyed.

After ripping off the recruitment notice from the telephone pole and seeing that it was still early, he walked over to the address on the notice. After walking past more than one hours, he had not even seen a small thatched cottage beside the national road.

He took out the advertisement from his pocket and read it again under the dim moonlight.

A job as an associate, with no requirements for education or work experience, no written examination, just an interview. Moreover, Geng Yun had never heard of a unit that could "be used to eat and live as compensation." Even more suspicious was the fact that there was no telephone number on the notice, only a remote address, and the interview was held in the middle of the night.

Adding all these points of doubt together, Geng Yun was certain that this was a prank by some bored people. When he thought of this, he couldn't care less and sat on the side of the road.

With one hand grabbing the announcement and the other pulling at his hair, Geng Yun kept scolding himself for being an idiot. How could he believe such exaggerated conditions?

It was good now, they had already left the city for at least 7 to 8 km. In a place with no shop in the village, he couldn't even find a place to spend the night. In the middle of the night, the chances of getting a taxi on the highway were close to zero. He would have to rely on his aching legs to get back to the city.

Thinking about it, Geng Yun could not help but feel sorrowful, and had the urge to shout towards the sky.

With this fellow's personality, this was not the first time he had done this. He was familiar with the route. When he had the impulse, he naturally raised his neck. However, the moment he opened his mouth, his movements became rigid as he stared in a certain direction.

Geng Yun could see that there was a faint light shining from less than a hundred meters in front of him.

He rubbed his eyes in disbelief. Borrowing the light of a passing car, he saw that there was indeed a two-story building with a yard.

Geng Yun crawled up from the ground in excitement. After walking for such a long distance, it was his first time seeing a building beside the national road. At this moment, he no longer held any hope for the so-called "Underworld Police Station". His greatest hope was to stay in that courtyard for the night and endure until morning.

Carrying his exhausted body, Geng Yun slowly moved to the front of the small courtyard. The small courtyard was pitch black. The light he had just seen was coming from the entrance.

The window of the gatehouse was covered with paper, so Geng Yun was unable to clearly see what was happening inside. He walked over and knocked on the door.

A short, thin old man opened the door, gave Geng Yun a turbid glance, and then walked back to the house with his hands clasped behind his back. Geng Yun was a little confused, and shamelessly followed old man.

As he walked into the house, Geng Yun's first feeling was "cold"!

It was still not summer yet, and in Ning City, a city famous for its heat, the lowest temperature at night was also above 20 degrees. The temperature inside the room might be a little lower, but the temperature of this house was already not low at all, to the point that when Geng Yun entered the room, he couldn't help but shiver.

Geng Yun looked at the little gatekeeper strangely.

The old man was dressed in black and he was already sitting on the only chair in the house and he was looking at Geng Yun with a scrutinizing gaze.

Geng Yun was a little embarrassed by this strange old man who had not spoken a word since his appearance. Thinking of his purpose of staying over, he laughed and said, "grandpa, I came …."

old man glared at Geng Yun, interrupting him and asked: Are you here to apply?

old man's voice had a kind of unreal hoarseness to it, like the voice of a robot in a sci-fi film. Combined with the current temperature of the room, it caused Geng Yun to unconsciously feel goosebumps all over his body.

"Request?" Geng Yun stared blankly for a while, he never thought that the first question this strange old man would ask would actually be this. He quickly took out the yellowish announcement that he had pinched into a ball from his pocket and waved it in front of old man. He asked uncertainly: "Are you talking about this?"

old man rolled his eyes, revealing the whites that were even more yellow than the piece of paper he used for the recruitment notice, and continued to speak in an unpleasant tone: "Nonsense, on this road, other than me, is there anything else that would attract people?"

Geng Yun was in disbelief. He thought that it was just a prank, but who knew that this would actually happen!