Li Ang smiled wryly, "Ordinary people don't seem to have the right to say 'no' to this question..."

"It concerns public security and order, please understand."

Wei Linglan said, "Our work cannot tolerate any omissions. Even a small mistake can lead to disaster, so there's no way around it."

"Mm."

Li Ang nodded slowly.

"After you finish taking the statement and signing the confidentiality agreement, you will be paid a certain amount. If the information is valuable, the reward will be even higher. Enough to compensate for the time and energy you spent."

Wei Linglan said, "Is that okay?"

"Okay."

Li Ang nodded and said, "Is the compensation monetary?"

"Anything is fine. The bureau has always been very generous in this regard."

Wei Linglan smiled. "As for the second matter...

You held back during the physical fitness test at school, didn't you?"

Hmm?

Li Ang's eyebrows twitched almost imperceptibly. Wei Linglan continued, "Just like how teachers on the podium can always see which students aren't paying attention in class,

Our professionals and technology can also see the potential of all test takers.

Why did you deliberately lower your physical fitness test scores?"

"Well..."

Li Ang maintained the operation of his [Tomb Explorer] title skill, observing Wei Linglan's inner thoughts,

While pretending to be embarrassed, he rubbed his palms together. "If I scored too well, I'd easily get recruited.

I saw some classmates get recruited early as designated interns because of their excellent performance.

It felt like a hassle.

Right now, I just want to earn some money steadily, get into a good university, find a good job, and coast along."

"You can get paid working at the Special Affairs Bureau too."

Wei Linglan frowned slightly, correcting him. "Even as an intern, the weekly salary is higher than that of an average white-collar worker in Yin City.

And the benefits are much, much better.

Employee dormitories, dedicated car service, family members, cough, well, all other aspects have implicit benefits."

Wang Congshan was Wei Linglan's cousin, and Li Ang seemed much more mature than others his age, so she could speak more frankly.

"If you intern at the Special Affairs Bureau, your personal safety will be better guaranteed. Except for the occasional need to work overtime, but that's to maintain social order, serving the people..."

Wei Linglan glanced at the hesitant expression on Li Ang's face and asked, "You should also know that official organizations in various regions have certain conjectures about the rules for the Arena Game to select ordinary people for promotion.

The most widely accepted one is that the Arena Game will prioritize, or rather, favor those

Who have outstanding adaptability and adjustment abilities to the external environment, and actively transform the environment and themselves.

In other words, the so-called 'strong' in the Superman theory."

She paused for a moment and said slowly, "And one of the most adaptable groups is students, whose minds and values have not yet been completely solidified.

Our Special Affairs Bureau actually has a very long form.

The form's content is based on the student lists from the education system.

It records the names of some students who are recognized as having talent and are likely to be selected for promotion.

Including you."

Li Ang pointed to himself, "Me?"

"Mm."

Wei Linglan nodded calmly. "However, that form is very complicated and extensive. We don't have the energy to do ideological work for every student.

Moreover, the think tank also believes that quiet observation is better than active intervention—previous plans of the Special Affairs Bureau to actively train personnel and attempt large-scale player promotion have usually ended in failure.

Quietly observing the situation may be the best approach.

But now..."

Wei Linglan leaned back, resting on the back of the chair, and raised her chin towards the window. "You've seen it too, the traffic outside the window has become much quieter.

Times have changed, and the speed of change far exceeds everyone's imagination.

If you continue to cling to the idea of ​​looking after yourself and going with the flow, it's hard to say what the future will be like."

She looked at Wang Congshan, whose expression was a little stiff and didn't know what to think, and sighed, "I actually know your concerns.

If you join the Special Affairs Bureau as an intern, you will have more opportunities to improve yourself,

But at the same time, there will also be a greater possibility of becoming a player.

Once selected by the Arena Game, you become a prisoner forever wandering on the edge of life and death.

Next month, next week, next day, or even next second, you may die in a script mission, turning into a rotting corpse, gaining nothing but a funeral."

Wei Linglan seemed to be thinking of those colleagues who had unfortunately passed away. She rubbed her temples and sighed, "However, even if you don't become a player, it will become increasingly difficult to be an ordinary person in the future.

Without power, without achieving personal strength,

Ordinary people, like players, will be controlled by fate—the Transcendent might still be able to struggle in the tide of the times, but ordinary people...

When the nest is overturned, no egg remains intact.

We can only pray that ourselves and the entire civilization are lucky enough to survive the impending disaster."

Wei Linglan patted Wang Congshan's hand and said in a calm voice, "It is precisely out of this consideration that I did not stop Shanshan from interning at the Special Affairs Bureau.

Xiao Li, you should also consider it carefully. Joining the Special Affairs Bureau is actually more beneficial than harmful."

"...Mm."

Li Ang nodded solemnly. "I will seriously consider it."

"Mm, that's good."

Wei Linglan smiled, then snapped her fingers again, dispelling the soundproof barrier, and gulped down the ice-cold cola on the table. "By the way, what did you order? Let me see the menu."

"Eh?"

Wang Congshan, who had just recovered from her heavy thoughts, was taken aback and subconsciously asked, "Aren't you going to take him to the base now to take his statement?"

"What's the rush?"

Wei Linglan rolled her eyes. "Since Xiao Li has agreed, there's no rush for now.

He's just a peripheral person in the investigation of new player relationships.

Even if we go now, we'll have to wait in line outside the office.

I haven't even had lunch yet. You only care about him and not your cousin."

Wei Linglan sighed, her expression melancholic, and said softly, "As expected, when girls grow up, they don't stay with their family. When we were little, you said you wanted to be the best, best sisters with your cousin, but now you only think about men."

"Get out, get out, get out."

Wang Congshan clenched her fist. "Then you're paying for this meal, okay?"

"Alright, alright, I'll pay, I'll pay."

Wei Linglan sighed. "Luckily, your cousin changed jobs, and the salary is much higher than before.

Otherwise, if I treated you every time I saw you, I'd go bankrupt.

I was even kind enough to let you spend more time with your little boyfriend, not wanting to waste your afternoon alone together..."

Li Ang looked at the two's "heartwarming" interaction with a faint smile on his face,

But in the divine power link, the will of a god surged.