pertwk Chapter 12 Your Kidneys Are No Good
Chapter 12 Your Kidneys Are No Good
Lai Gebao was still clutching the teacup in his hand; the lid wasn't tightened properly, and it leaked as he walked, a few drops of dark brown liquid splashing onto the light-colored tiles of the corridor. It was unclear whether it contained goji berries or polygonatum...
"Yuan Run! You give me—"
Lai Ge Bao's voice cracked. The first half of the sentence was still at a normal volume, but the second half suddenly went off-key, as if someone had scratched the middle of a blackboard with a fingernail, making a strange sound that was both sharp and hoarse.
"Where is he? Where is Yuan Run?"
Unable to find Little Fatty, Lai Ge Bao's eyes swept across the entire cubicle, unsure of where to land.
"Lai Bao! Lai Bao, where the hell are you?"
Manager Gou's shouts were much louder than Lai Ge Bao's.
Hearing Manager Gou's angry shout, Lai Gebao clenched his jaw tightly, and the veins on his neck throbbed.
"Come in!" Manager Gou barged into the team leader's office.
Lai Gebao froze on the spot. He looked at Wang Lang, Sister Zhou, and the others, but no one was willing to meet his gaze, not even offering a glance of understanding or comfort.
The office door closed. Through the door, it was impossible to hear what Manager Gou was saying; only muffled, rapid-fire speech could be heard, occasionally punctuated by a recognizable word or two—"promiscuous," "you," "who"—"
Sister Zhou took off one earphone, leaving the other hanging on, her eyes constantly glancing towards the office door. She clicked her tongue twice, said nothing, and put the earphone back on.
After a while, the door suddenly opened with a "bang".
Lai Ge Bao followed behind Manager Gou, glanced outside, and then quickly shrank back.
"Where is Yuan Run?" Manager Gou asked.
The group looked at each other, but no one responded.
Wang Lang stood up, holding up the white envelope: "Little Fatty left a letter here."
Lai Gebao wanted to go forward and take it, but was blocked by Manager Gou in front of him and could not get out no matter what.
"Read it." As soon as Manager Gou said this, Lai Gebao's face turned even gloomier.
Wang Lang unwrapped the envelope made of folded A4 paper. Inside was a folded piece of paper, handwritten, with only a few words:
"Damn you, you're bad at both kidneys and management."
"I quit!"
Lai Ge Bao's face was no longer gray—it was green.
Manager Gou paused for two seconds before saying, "The company will handle today's matter. Everyone, please focus on your work." He paused again, then added, "Do not spread this outside."
After saying that, he took Lai Ge Bao back into the office and closed the door.
The cubicle was quiet for a few seconds, then as if by prior arrangement, everyone lowered their heads at the same time and went about their business.
The keyboards were clattering away, but nobody was actually doing any work; everyone was surprisingly using the same expression:
"Let me tell you, today at our company..."
Wang Lang folded the letter, put it back in the envelope, and then a system notification sounded in his mind:
[Host's rebellious behavior against the Heavenly Gang has been detected - Assistance]
[Wage Contributor: Yuan Run]
[Severity of Reversal of Heavenly Principles: Mild]
[Rewards are being distributed...]
[Reward: 500 Heavenly Spirit Points]
Good deeds really do get rewarded! I've earned another 500. It's only been three days since I got the system, and I've already earned over 5000. My rent for next quarter is covered.
The system notification continued, giving a new reward that was both reasonable and unexpected:
[The cumulative Heavenly Strength Value has exceeded 5000]
[New features being unlocked...]
[Skill: Heavenly Will - Contagion (Lv1)]
[Effect: Causes the target to be affected by the host's emotions (Consumes 200 Heavenly Spirit Points)]
[Current available attempts: 1/1 (refreshed daily)]
"I've learned a new skill, I need to find a chance to try it out." Wang Lang's excitement didn't last long before he frowned: "But it's a bit expensive, 200 per session?"
[Skill upgrade in progress...]
[Skill: Heavenly Eye - Insight (Lv2)]
[Effect: Reveals the current target's weaknesses (Consumes 50 Heavenly Spirit Points)]
[Current available attempts: 1/2 (refreshed daily)]
"Not bad, not only does it increase the number of times it can be used, but it's also cheaper," Wang Lang was quite satisfied.
[New features being unlocked...]
[The Heavenly Gang Shop is now activated]
[The Heavenly Gang are those whose fierce and mysterious energy can influence the course of destiny.]
[Currently viewable: Level 1 Product Area]
[View?]
Current Celestial Strength Value: 5380
Tiangang Shop...
"What kind of treasure can I exchange for to become Superman?" Wang Lang's heart immediately burned with excitement.
turn--
turn--
Turn it over again—
After seeing the goods in the Tiangang Shop, Wang Lang felt like he had been tricked.
The magical elixirs that supposedly grant supernatural powers like flying through the sky, splitting mountains and shattering rocks don't exist. There aren't even any miraculous pills for strengthening the body or curing diseases and toxins; they're all just child's play.
[Truth or Dare Bubble]
Effect: The target's true thoughts emerge in the bubble for 1 minute (visible only to the host).
Cost: 100 Heavenly Spirit Points
[Index to Dark History]
Effect: Input the target's name to learn about one instance of their past misconduct.
Cost: 100 Heavenly Spirit Points
[Presence Reduction Symbol]
Effect: People around you will automatically ignore you for 5 minutes.
Cost: 200 Heavenly Spirit Points
[Infection and Spread]
Effect: Heavenly Will - The spread of infection increases from 1 person to 3 people.
Cost: 500 Heavenly Spirit Points
Tsk—
"...It's better than nothing." After a long silence, Wang Lang finally managed to utter a word of praise.
However, Wang Lang calculated that he wouldn't be able to use his limited Heavenly Rank Points much in the Heavenly Rank Shop.
Cash or Heavenly Points, that is the question.
That's what he said, but as Wang Lang stared at the [Dark History Index], he was already calculating in his mind: if Lai Gebao were to do that, who knows what bombshell revelations he could dig up.
……
ding ding-
"Who is it? Sending me a message just before I'm about to leave work!"
Normally only Lai Ge Bao would do something like this, but now he can barely protect himself, so he doesn't have the time for such things.
Wang Lang muttered to himself, then slammed the chat window open:
"Hey Lang, are you free tonight? Want to go for a walk?"
It's Little Fatty!
"I'm waiting for you downstairs at Mimi Bingbing," Little Fatty sent another message.
Wang Lang was about to reply when he suddenly received a notification: the other party has resigned and cannot send messages, but past messages can be viewed.
When Wang Lang opened the green chat bubble and was about to send a message to Xiao Pang, he realized that the two had never exchanged contact information. They always kept their personal lives strictly separate from each other, handling business matters strictly by themselves.
"Okay, I'll go find him after get off work."
Wang Lang waited until he got off work and met Xiao Pang at Mimi Bingbing.
"Huh? It's like you've become a completely different person."
Just a few hours later, Xiao Pang's eyes had opened up, his skin had improved, and he was smiling more. Wang Lang even felt that Xiao Pang's hair had become much thicker.
"Haha, Lang-ge! A happy occasion makes you feel great." Little Fatty handed Wang Lang a glass of sweetened water. "How's it going? Is Lai Ge Bao enjoying himself?"
Wang Lang recalled the sound of Lai Ge Bao doing the splits, his face turning ashen and then green, and he almost spat out the sweet drink he had just taken a sip: "Ugh, you have no idea..."
When he heard that the whole department knew that Lai Ge Bao's kidneys were failing, Xiao Pang gave a thumbs up: "Brother Lang, it's all thanks to you."
The two walked and chatted, and then found a roadside stall to eat some simple food.
It was still light when we ate, and the warm sunlight was golden. This was the most comfortable time of year in the mountain city.
Wang Lang had imagined countless times walking hand in hand with his future lover on a smooth road, bathed in the afterglow of the sunset. He never expected that the first time he entered such a scene, he would be next to his colleague who had been scolding him that morning.
Uh...we're former colleagues now.
"Let's add a green bubble," Wang Lang suggested.
Humans are so amazing. In this metropolis of millions, light rail runs above and below ground, and bridges span the river. The connections between people are both thousands of miles apart and so close.
Unlike Zhu Ge, Xiao Pang had a deep bond with Wang Lang. The reason he invited Wang Lang was probably because, at this moment, in this short period of time, Wang Lang had become Xiao Pang's only comrade-in-arms.
"Brother Lang, I'll take you somewhere—the archery range."
"I won't, so I won't go."
Wang Lang quickly declined, not only because he couldn't shoot arrows, but also because of another important reason—the sport sounded expensive.
"Hey Lang, let's go! Just imagine the target as a leper. Today, let's use our strength to create a miracle and shoot it right through."
You can tell from his voice that Little Fatty is treating archery like shooting at a little monster.
"It still counts as..." Before Wang Lang could finish speaking, Little Fatty interrupted:
"When I signed up for a membership, the owner said it was free to bring friends so they could try it out and relax."
On the other hand...
"Count me in, it'll be good for my body." Wang Lang quickly changed his mind when he heard it was free, and casually stretched his chest and legs.
"Walk!"
The evening breeze blew from the river, taking away the last bit of daytime heat. Wang Lang unbuttoned the top button of his shirt, letting the wind pass through his sleeves with a sense of ease.
Comfortable
Free arrows, free bows, free playing field, and I can even spend some time with Little Fatty—I never expected such a good thing tonight.
Wang Lang was already looking forward to it.