Work Prophet
Chapter 441 - 59: Internet Celebrity Incubation Company

Chapter 441: Chapter 59: Internet Celebrity Incubation Company

"If you’re unhappy with them, just keep investigating, but don’t come to me anymore. I’m just an ordinary person and I don’t want to cause any more trouble," Hao Xiaoxiao said. "Pull over, I’ll take the subway back myself."

The O-blood-type bearded man lit a cigarette with the car lighter. "Don’t be in a hurry. Let me take you a bit further."

The Magotan passed two intersections in succession and then dove into the tunnel below, where the orange glow of sodium lights flashed across the car windows, one after another, changing rapidly.

The O-blood-type bearded man was silent for a moment before speaking again, "This time is different. The opposite side has no criminal facts, not meeting the standards for case establishment, so I can only investigate on my own time. The resources and manpower I can use are limited; otherwise, I wouldn’t have approached you."

"Mind your own business," Hao Xiaoxiao retorted bluntly.

"Don’t we have something in common then?" the O-blood-type bearded man inhaled from his cigarette. "By the way, I seem to have forgotten to congratulate you on your new job."

"When I was younger, I did something stupid, and I’ve paid the price for it since. No diploma, in huge debt to my former employer, and with the stain of betraying the company, no one wanted me, and I could only take on odd jobs everywhere..."

Hao Xiaoxiao continued, "Not a day goes by that I don’t regret my past choices."

"Don’t be naive, they hired you just to show off and intimidate me."

"But they’re not breaking the law, are they? I’ve been working at the new company for almost half a month. Although the job is a bit strange, I can assure you, we absolutely, absolutely haven’t done anything illegal."

"It seems that way on the surface," the O-blood-type bearded man said with another puff of his cigarette.

"But if you dig deeper, you’ll surely find their slip-ups. Trust me, I’ve been in this business for over twenty years, my instincts are always on point."

"Then I wish you luck."

"Luck alone might not be enough. Although the original plan didn’t work out, since Bratis Culture Communication Co., Ltd. hired you, you should stay undercover there for now.

"There’s a saying, ’Weakness is not an obstacle to survival, arrogance is.’ Eventually, they will pay a price for their arrogance."

"Captain Han," Hao Xiaoxiao interrupted the O-blood-type bearded man.

"Haven’t I made myself clear? Because of my past history, I couldn’t find a proper job for a long time. It was President Li who gave me this opportunity.

"This job is precious to me, and Bratis Culture Communication treats its employees better than any company I’ve been with before. I don’t want to lose this hard-earned job."

"I didn’t ask you to resign," the O-blood-type bearded man said. "You can keep working your job, work hard, and if you get a promotion and go to the headquarters, all the better.

"All I need is for you to cooperate with our actions when necessary and provide me with some information."

"I will not betray them again!!!" Hao Xiaoxiao raised her voice, visibly agitated, "You have no idea how much I long to go back to college, finish my four years honestly, get my diploma, work a regular job like everyone else, bring gifts home to my parents on holidays.

"Let them be proud in front of our relatives instead of pretending they don’t have a daughter, who’s harassed by debt collectors even on New Year’s Eve!"

"But you saved someone’s life, and that’s why I chose to help you initially," the O-blood-type bearded man said.

"But if I hadn’t chosen to save them, I wouldn’t need your help at all!!!" Hao Xiaoxiao screamed, "I just want to get my life back on track, so why do you insist on dragging me back down?!"

The O-blood-type bearded man raised an eyebrow, "I’ve worked on many cases, you know. Many criminals end up breaking the law because they’re desperate to grasp at the last glimmer of hope in dire situations.

"But that’s not a glimmer of hope at all. In the end, it only drags them deeper into the darkness, destroying them."

"I’m not a child; I know the difference between light and darkness," Hao Xiaoxiao said coldly. "I’ve repaid the help you gave me, and I’d ask you not to come looking for me again."

"But if you discover illegal activities at the company in the future, you’ll still contact me, right?"

"No, I won’t."

"Do you know that our country’s law includes the crime of harboring? Helping to hide, destroy evidence, or obliterate traces of a crime, allowing someone to evade legal sanctions, is also a crime," the O-blood-type bearded man exhaled a puff of smoke. "I really don’t want to see you in prison."

"You’re just fixated on the third period, but there are so many illegal companies in this city; why don’t you go after them? Those black-hearted companies and bosses who force their employees to work overtime, to follow the 996 schedule, where are you all when they are violating ’labor law’? "

"I’m a detective, miss, cases violating ’labor law’ are not under my jurisdiction," the O-blood-type bearded man said. "But don’t worry, I understand your choice now; I won’t bother you anymore."

He drove a little further, found a subway entrance, and parked the Magotan there.

"This should do. I’ve got other matters to attend to, so I won’t be able to take you home."

After finishing his words, he seemed to remember something, leaned over, and took out a black bag from the back seat, containing an Oppo phone.

"This is to compensate you."

"No need, keep it for your daughter," Hao Xiaoxiao declined to take the phone, opened the car door, and stepped out directly.

The O-blood-type bearded man shrugged, and half a minute later, the Magotan drove off from the subway station and back into the night, disappearing from view.

Meanwhile, Hao Xiaoxiao stood still for a while before entering the subway station herself. She went back two stations to find the trash can where she’d tossed her phone.

Reaching in, she rummaged for a while and eventually pulled her Apple 6 Plus out of a pile of bottles and plastic bags.

Scraping off the gum on it and wiping the phone’s body with a tissue, she placed it into a relatively cleaner bag before heading back on the subway to her home.

The next morning, as usual, Hao Xiaoxiao went to work without telling anyone about what had happened the night before.

Not until Li Yu called her into his office. Sitting in the chair, Hao Xiaoxiao was slightly nervous, "President Li..."

"The last investigation went well, thanks to you finding out the target once ran a bakery and didn’t provide social security for the former employees... Keep an eye out for this kind of information in the future," he said.

"Sure, no problem," Hao Xiaoxiao nodded.

"Take a couple of days off, rest up," Li Yu looked up at Hao Xiaoxiao again, "We don’t have a bonus to give right now, so we’ll have to make do with time off."

"That’s all right; the company has already treated us well enough," Hao Xiaoxiao replied. "I’ve just finished taking compensatory leave from the last business trip."

At that moment, Li Yu seemed to recall something, "I remember your previous job was at a company that incubates internet celebrities, right?"