I will be a boss in the future world

The office was quiet for a while, with only the sound of light breathing and the friction between the pen tip and paper. Tan Suhe finally sighed heavily, as if he wanted to spit out all the troubles in his heart.

He slowly raised his head and cast his gaze towards Yuying, without saying a word, as if he was weighing something.

Yuying frowned slightly, a hint of doubt flashed in her eyes, but she still looked at Tan Suhe quietly, waiting for him to speak.

"Suddenly a trouble came up and I can't talk to you anymore."

He rubbed his forehead and looked at Yuying with complicated eyes, "You go back first, I'll call you when I'm free."

Yuying was secretly delighted and uttered a soft "oh", with joy that was difficult to conceal in her voice.

Her eyebrows, which had been tightly furrowed, finally bent slightly as if a heavy burden had been put down, and her originally tense expression instantly became relaxed. In her big round eyes, there was a barely perceptible smile, like the warm light of spring sunshine shining through the clouds.

His steps became light and flexible, as if a layer of lubricant was applied to the soles of his feet, and he slid away quickly.

Her figure left a blurry trail in the air and disappeared from sight in the blink of an eye.

"Wait a moment!"

"...?"

After standing at the door and confronting Tan Suhe silently for a while, Yu Ying was the first to look away and compromise. She sighed in her heart, silently raised her foot and moved back.

Tan Suhe curled his lips slightly, then picked up a small bag from the table, stood up and handed it to Yuying.

"I worked overtime last night, so Xue Jian bought some extra. It would be a shame if they were broken. Take it."

Eh?

Yuying quietly lowered her head to take a look, and found that they were actually two boxes of exquisite snacks?

When I looked up again, someone had already walked back to his seat with a nonchalant expression.

But she couldn't hide her expression of having seen a ghost...

This guy actually treated himself to breakfast? This is incredible!

Yuying looked away in surprise, but accidentally glanced at the woman sitting on the sofa.

She kept staring at her with a half-smile, and there was obviously some emotion hidden in her eyes.

"My name is Xiao Yao, little beauty."

"I'll take up your boss's space for a while, do you mind?"

Yuying smiled awkwardly: "Of course... please feel free to do as you please, I won't bother you."

He walked out of the office with stiff limbs and his brain still a little short-circuited.

What's happening here?

Her tone... Could it be that she misunderstood something?

Yuying looked down at the snack in her hand and her whole body shook unconsciously in surprise.

This is really weird, could this snack be poisonous?

As soon as he returned to the office, Lin Meng looked up in surprise, "You're back so soon?"

He laughed teasingly, "I thought he was going to criticize and educate you for a long time."

Yuying shook her head. "No, someone suddenly came to his office and asked me to come back without saying a word."

"Someone came suddenly?"

"Hmm, it seems to be his...girlfriend?"

"girlfriend!?"

Hearing these three words, Lin Meng was so shocked that he almost jumped up from his seat.

"When did Director Tan have a girlfriend? How come I didn't know?!"

"Boss! Do you know?"

"..."

Song Zhimian frowned in confusion, "I haven't heard of it, I don't know."

Yuying said: "She said her name is Xiao Yao, she is very young and beautiful, and she looks very elegant."

"Xiao Yao?"

"Ah……"

Song Zhimian sneered in understanding and shook his head in amusement, "That's not his girlfriend, that's his aunt!"

"I thought the iron tree was really blooming. It almost scared me."

"Auntie!?"

Yuying was surprised, "But she looks about the same age as me?"

Song Zhimian explained: "His mother gave birth to him early, and his aunt was his grandfather's daughter when he was old, so it is normal for them to be close in age. Isn't this often the case in chaebol families?"

"Chaebol?"

Lin Meng scratched his head, raised his voice a little, and asked in surprise: "So Director Tan's family is also from the consortium!?"

"..."

Song Zhimian frowned slightly and scolded in a low voice: "Don't ask about these gossips! Just work hard!"

"Do you think anyone can hold such a high position as the Director of the Security Bureau?"

"How could it be possible without some background support?"

"..."

Yuying frowned slightly.

No wonder Song Zhimian said those words when he questioned Tan Suhe before.

"You think I don't know your background?!"

"Whose interests are you speaking for?!"

"I know you have the longest tenure in SDA and you never take the higher-ups seriously."

"But my background has never been relevant to my work."

It turns out that he is also a member of the NPC consortium, an "upper class" at the top of the food chain.

No wonder I can’t communicate. I’m really not good at dealing with them.

Yuying looked down at the snacks at hand and sighed softly.

It’s better to put it aside and get down to work.

It's already afternoon after a busy day, and the report is finally almost finished.

When I came into contact with the world of collapse again, I still asked many questions without getting tired of it.

Yuying held her chin in her hand, thinking: "So my judgment at that time was correct... The collapse is related to the consciousness of the key target, and the solution is also to overcome the psychological problem."

Song Zhimian nodded, "Yes, but that is only the most ideal method. Most of the time, if it is difficult to overcome or the root cause cannot be found, we will take another approach..."

"Destroy the target immediately."

"...!!!"

Yuying frowned, "Isn't that... murder?"

"You haven't come across enough cases. Cases like Zhou Manyin are relatively normal. You know, sometimes people who are trapped in a collapsed world are no longer considered human."

"For example, the Snow White world you experienced earlier."

Yu Ying: "..."

"Although the NPC system is powerful, its drawbacks are also very dangerous. Human consciousness and electronic networks are intertwined, and the desires of the mind are infinitely amplified. When problems arise, the situation is already out of control."

"Electronic networks may be orderly and rational, but human desires... are extremely crazy and have no boundaries."

"This is the truly terrifying part about the collapse."

Song Zhimian's expression was solemn and calm. "That's why I said... in this department, ability is far less important than a strong mind."

"Because what we are fighting against is the human heart that cannot even look directly at the sun."

Yu Ying: "..."

"As for why the collapse occurred... this is also the original intention of the establishment of the department, and we have always wanted to find the answer."

After listening to Song Zhimian's words, Yu Ying fell into deep thought for a long time.

It turns out that the so-called collapsed world is really related to people and desires.

This is also very similar to the legend of the dreamer in the old world.

But why is this happening?

Why do such dreams appear in the virtual world of electronic networks?

What affects their consciousness?

Or is it that there are factors similar to "dream makers" lurking in the NPC's virtual world.

Before she knew it, it was time to get off work, and Tan Suhe never called her to the office again.

Maybe I was too busy, or I forgot.

Yuying was also happy to have some free time, so she left early.