As someone who prioritizes killing others, I'm forced to stream a death game.

"Xiao Liu."

"Hey, Manager Zhang, what can I do for you?"

"You don't need to come tomorrow."

"what?"

Liu Ren's face, which was full of ingratiating smiles, suddenly froze.

"Um, Manager Zhang, what's going on? Let's talk this out. I... did I do something wrong?"

"Alright, alright!" Manager Zhang said irritably, as if he was used to the same old story and was too tired to pretend anymore. "They've laid me off, that's it! Don't keep asking me why! Don't you know why?!"

"I……"

"You know the economy hasn't been good these past few years, don't you know you should be considerate of the company? I already told you before, either accept a pay cut of 3,000 yuan a month, no more! Or resign yourself, don't wait until the company lays you off! It makes us both look bad, doesn't it?!"

"But three thousand a month is really too little. I've been doing this for so many years now..."

"Stop telling me about how hard we worked even if we didn't achieve anything! The company doesn't need people like you who just occupy a position without doing anything, understand? If you understand, then get out! Don't waste my breath!"

"..."

……

When he got to the company building, Liu Ren rubbed his face vigorously and glanced at the payment notification on his phone.

Suddenly, the emotions that had been stretched to the point of breaking snapped.

"Damn it! (Birdsong and fragrant flowers)! You (beautiful dialect) this isn't enough! What company only offers this much severance pay?!"

He was so angry that he wanted to turn around and go back to argue with them.

But they were stopped halfway there by a security guard with an unfriendly look.

For some reason, the security guards downstairs at the company building even have riot shields.

Perhaps it's because the environment has really been too bad in recent years.

Liu Ren then thought of the news he had heard the previous year about someone storming into the company and stabbing someone.

We rarely hear about it now.

Because I can't get in.

He slowly suppressed the anger that had been gushing out.

Thinking of his elderly mother still lying in the hospital and his younger sister still in school, reason gradually prevailed.

Liu Ren glared at the security guard, then turned and left under the watchful eyes of the two guards holding shields.

Walking on the deserted sidewalk, Liu Ren calculated the balance in his card.

His tightly furrowed brows hadn't relaxed since the beginning.

"...Damn it, I have to pay back tens of thousands of yuan a month, that's simply not enough!"

"I'm already thirty-one this year, how can I still find a job?!"

Although Liu Ren knew he didn't have enough money, he still did the math.

Then I became even more anxious.

I started frantically searching through various job search apps.

I haven't even clicked on it yet.

Take a quick look at the salary.

All of them are between three and four thousand.

They even have the damn 2,500.

What can you do with this little bit of money?

The key point is that even if Liu Ren doesn't mind, others might not necessarily want him.

The age requirement for joining the company is 18-30!

"These are job requirements from 2100?!"

"Have I been out of touch with society for too long or what? What is all this nonsense?!"

Unconvinced, Liu Ren started sending out job applications.

Even after they reached the bus stop, not a single person was willing to talk to him.

This software is designed so that the HR person can only "chat" with him if the HR person is "interested" in him.

If the HR person directly says no, then you won't even have a chance to chat.

Although this setup did effectively reject a large number of people, Liu Ren now just felt it was a mess.

"Oh shit……"

Liu Ren let out a long breath and looked blankly at the empty platform.

What should we do now?

go home?

Home... such an unfamiliar word.

He has been homeless since his father died in a car accident, leaving him with millions of dollars in debt.

Liu Ren didn't even go back to that simple, dilapidated rented room many times.

I eat and live almost entirely at the company.

When he leaves the company, he basically only goes to one place.

That's a hospital.

"...It's best to go to the hospital to get it checked out..."

With this in mind, Liu Ren took a taxi to the hospital.

After putting on a mask and registering for disinfection, Liu Ren entered the ward.

Looking at the figure on the hospital bed, Liu Ren murmured:

"Mom, I've come to see you..."

"..."

no respond.

There has been no response for five years.

Today is no exception.

But the doctor said she had a slight reaction to external stimuli.

So Liu Ren would say something every time he came over.

He wanted to say something this time too.

But when Liu Ren opened his mouth, he couldn't utter a single word.

"..."

After a long while, Liu Rencai murmured in a low voice:

"Don't worry, Mom, wake up soon."

"I will find a way to pay off the family's debts."

"You don't need to worry about that."

"Xiao Cheng misses you a lot. I'll bring her to see you in a while."

"You...you should get some rest..."

The air in the ward was quiet for a while before Liu Rencai silently turned and left.

"Mr. Liu, it's time to settle your bill," a nurse said as she walked over.

"Ah, okay, I understand. Shall we get married online?"

"Yes."

Liu Ren opened the hospital's website, clicked on it skillfully, and found his bill.

"...one, ten, hundred, thousand, ten thousand...that's damn expensive."

Liu Ren gritted his teeth and, without hesitation, settled the previous bill in one go.

As he walked out of the hospital, he had already mentally calculated all the bills and debts that needed to be settled next period.

The six-figure sum of money left him dizzy.

"What should we do now?"

Liu Ren anxiously grabbed his hair.

He shakily pulled a crumpled cigarette out of his pocket, lit it, and took a deep drag.

The severance pay given after being laid off was clearly insufficient to fill this gap.

And then, finding a new job...

The salary is a drop in the bucket!

Liu Ren squatted by the roadside, smoking a cigarette while frantically scrolling through various job search apps.

He repeatedly talked to the HR.

Stand up, then squat down, stand up again, then squat down again.

It was repeated more than ten times.

No company wanted him.

"I'm sorry, your age does not meet the requirements for this position..."

"Your educational background is rather low..."

"You have practically no work experience, what are you talking to me about? Can't you see the requirements?"

"I'm already being generous by hiring you, and you're still trying to negotiate? It's two thousand... no, fifteen hundred, take it or leave it!"

"Uncle, how come you're still competing with college graduates for jobs at your age?"

"Sorry, the security post is full, we forgot to remove it."

"This job requires a presentable image. Do you have one?"

"How dare you talk to me without a postgraduate degree?"

"..."

After searching for a while and finding a pile of cigarette butts on the roadside, Liu Ren finally couldn't help but curse out in frustration: "Fuck your mother!"

"This won't work! That won't work either!"

"What exactly do you want from me?!"

Passersby were startled by the sudden shout, then gave Liu Ren a look as if he were mentally ill before quickly leaving.

After standing up again, Liu Ren felt dizzy and his vision went black. He shakily grabbed a tree trunk for support.

A buzzing sound came from my ears—

"Am I going to die of a sudden injury here...?"

Liu Ren's heart sank.

It would have been fine if he had died suddenly.

But what about the mother?

What about my younger sister who is still in school?

The thought of leaving a young girl, still a child, to face tons of debt and the expenses of her vegetative mother alone sent chills down Liu Ren's spine.

Fortunately, his dizziness gradually subsided after about half a minute.

The intense buzzing in my ears gradually subsided.

The buzzing sound disappeared in the very next second.

A cold, mechanical voice suddenly rang in Liu Ren's ears.

"'Kill System' has been bound."