Tinker Not With Relics Chapter 2

Apparently Brandon Dong had also heard of the demon sword, and perhaps he still had a bit of a middle school mentality, so he collected a sword that looked like the real thing and gave it this name. Or perhaps this sword was made based on the prototype of a dragon tooth, and in order to pursue realism, he also used the gimmick of fragments.

Of course Erick Qi would not be so stupid as to continue asking, so he stopped there and walked out of the office. He did not forget to help Brandon Dong close the door, and then went downstairs back to his own office.

The number of employees in Guanghe Company is very small. After staying here for two days, Erick Qi only saw about a dozen or twenty people, all gathered in a large open office on the second floor of Building A. One side of the office is full of floor-to-ceiling windows, with plenty of light, and many potted plants are placed in an orderly manner. In the southeast corner, a semi-open small office is separated by frosted glass, with seven or eight desks inside, where the heads of each group stay.

When Erick Qi reported in, unfortunately, all the office seats outside had name tags, obviously occupied, but there was an empty desk in the small office.

At that time, the HR girl pointed to the empty desk and said, "This was originally the position of the deputy leader of the executive team, but he was seriously injured on a business trip last time and will not be able to wake up for two or three years, so this desk is empty. The computer has been cleaned, so you can use it without worry. Don't worry about moving your workstation all the time."

Erick Qi: "... No, wait! What do you mean by being injured so badly during a business trip that you won't be able to wake up for two or three years?"

The HR girl thought for a moment and replied, "You can understand it as a vegetative state. You call that a vegetative state, right? Anyway, it's the kind that has no response and cannot move, like this--" As she spoke, she rolled her eyes, tilted her head, and froze in a hemiplegic posture for several seconds.

Erick Qi: ...

"Get it?" The HR girl returned to normal, patted Erick Qi on the shoulder, and said, "But that's not the point. You look delicate and tender, so I'm kindly reminding you. Do you see the position behind you?"

Erick Qi wondered why a girl who looked quite quiet could speak in a way that sounded like a demon, but he still followed her lead and looked at the desk behind him. He saw a name tag on the frosted panel of the desk - Executive Team Leader Nathan.

"...Is this a code name?" He twitched his lips as he looked at the word "dragon".

The HR girl shook her head: "No, my last name is Long."

In the company, name tags usually indicate the group and name, making it easy to identify people. For example, on the table in front of Erick Qi, there was a label that said "Supervision Group Leader Aaron Hu". This person only had a surname, which was quite unique, but there was nothing special about him. So Erick Qi wondered, "What's wrong with this group leader?"

It was lunch time and no one was in the office, so the HR girl didn't seem to have any scruples when she spoke. She made a small gap with her thumb and index finger and said, "Team Leader Nathan has a slightly quick temper. You should try not to make mistakes and offend him."

However, Erick Qi did not see the slightly impatient Team Leader Nathan for two days. He was said to be on a business trip and would not be back for an unknown date. He did not take it too seriously. After all, the execution team and the logistics team had different divisions of labor. If he was careful, he would not offend the team leader of the other team.

I recorded the situation of repairing the dragon's tooth in the morning in the work log, and then I looked at the time. It was already time for lunch. Erick Qi had just clicked save when he felt the computer screen suddenly shake, and there seemed to be a dazzling light flashing by the window in his peripheral vision. He blinked, and then tilted his head to look at the glass of water on the table. The half-cup of water in it was fluctuating with a small amplitude, and then slowly returned to calm.

"Earthquake?" Erick Qi murmured, but he couldn't help but look up. He seemed to have heard some movement upstairs just now.

But no matter whether it was an earthquake or the noise upstairs, it was just a flash. Erick Qi glanced at it and then looked away, not taking it to heart.

The people in this company always seem to arrive at lunch time, and no one has ever delayed for a while. Erick Qi was naturally happy about this. He cleaned up the table, picked up his phone and wallet, and walked out. At this time, most people in the office had left. Only a dark and thin short man was left following Erick Qi, looking down at his phone as he walked.

As a result, when they reached the door and were about to go out, they saw a tall figure turning from the side and about to enter the door. They were about to bump into each other, so Erick Qi and the man stopped in their tracks.

He had just thanked himself for his quick reaction when the guy who was playing with his cellphone bumped into his back.

There was a loud "bang" and Erick Qi was knocked forward, hitting his forehead on the man's chin.

Erick Qi: ...

"Hiss - how are you walking?! You went out without your glasses?" The man covered his chin and took a step back, frowning and kicking them.

"I'm sorry." Erick Qi rubbed his forehead and thought to himself, I was shot even when I was lying down.

He stepped aside and then noticed that the man was holding a cup of coffee in his other hand. He probably moved aside just now, so the coffee splashed not on Erick Qi's body, but on the man's hand, and some on his iron-gray trousers.

"Boss, boss, boss?! Why are you back?!" Little Blackie poked his head out from behind, saw who was coming, stammered and called out, then silently shrank back behind Erick Qi.

Humanoid baffle Erick Qi: ...

The man was wearing a light gray shirt that was tailored to his body, and he looked broad-shouldered and long-legged, tall and sturdy, and very decent. If his expression wasn't so impatient, he would definitely leave a good first impression. He couldn't glare at the little black man hiding behind him, so he glared at Erick Qi instead, saying, "I can't come back? Are you itching for trouble?!"

Erick Qi: ...

Little Blackie smacked his lips and felt that the tone of his words just now was not right, so he stuck his head out again and changed his words: "Boss, why did you come back just now? You missed us so much!"

Erick Qi: ...What a big dog leg!

However, the man ignored Leo Xiao's compliment. Instead, he looked Erick Qi up and down with a look that indicated "I'm unhappy". He then muttered something, but because the voice was too low, Erick Qi could only vaguely catch the word "knife" and could not hear anything else.

"By the way, boss, I was just looking down at the road while browsing Weibo and didn't see where the road was. I bumped into him and that's why he hit you." Although the little black guy was shrinking, he did not forget to help Erick Qi clear himself of the responsibility.

Erick Qi didn't care, but took out a pack of tissues from his pocket, took out one and handed it to the man: "I'll help you get the cup, you wipe your hands."

"Forget it!" The man had deep and handsome features and a good appearance, but his brows were deeply furrowed at this moment, and he looked like he was owed 8 million yuan, and his tone was full of impatience. He did not let the black-skinned man's words divert his hatred, but glared at Erick Qi again, turned up the sleeves of his light gray shirt to his forearms twice to avoid getting coffee on his hands, and then ignored the tissue handed to him by Erick Qi, walked around the two of them, took a long step, and walked towards the team leader's office. As he walked, he snorted coldly: "Is your forehead made of granite?"

Erick Qi: ...

Why did this guy's gunpowder explode only at him? !

Erick Qi turned his head and saw the powder keg walking into the small office with big strides. He walked straight to the office behind Erick Qi and placed the coffee cup on the table...

Obviously, this is the executive team Leader Nathan who is said to have a slightly impatient temper.

A little... a little anxious...

hehe.

Erick Qi retracted his gaze, stuffed the tissue in his hand into Leo Xiao's hand, and said as he walked out, "Let's go, let's go eat."

Little Blackie was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly chased after him.

"Erick Qi?" The black-skinned kid glanced at the name tag in Erick Qi's hand, and then said warmly: "Hey - Xiao Chen, I'm sorry, I was playing with my phone and didn't look at the road, and ended up getting you scolded. So, I'll treat you to lunch to make up for it! What do you want to eat? Do you want to go to the basement or -"

"The first floor underground?" Erick Qi was not very familiar with this commercial area, and did not know where to eat here. However, he remembered that there was indeed an underground shopping mall after a traffic light outside the company gate. He thought that was what Leo Xiao was talking about, so he nodded and said, "Okay, let's go there to eat. I'm not very familiar with this area, so I'll listen to you. But there's no need to treat us. I won't lose a piece of meat if Team Leader Nathan says a few words to me."

"The team leader does have a bit of a temper... But for people like them, you know, it's normal to be a bit fierce. We're all afraid of them anyway. Look at Team Leader Hu, he also has a bit of an aura that keeps strangers away. He stands there with a sullen face, which is very scary! But only in this way can he be suitable for the supervision team." He followed Erick Qi, talking and gesturing all the way, "And Sister Ming, don't look at her usually straightforward and easy to talk to, when she really fights, she is so murderous, if the other party is not good enough, she will be scared to death."

Erick Qi: ...

He walked out of the company compound, looked back at the sign with a puzzled look, and asked Leo Xiao: "I think I can read, right?"

Leo Xiao: ...

Erick Qi: "This says Guanghe Cultural Relics Protection Co., Ltd., right?"

Leo Xiao: ...

Erick Qi: "Oh, I thought you were talking about the Guanghe triad organization."

Little Blackie: "Hiss...something's wrong!"

Erick Qi nodded: "I think everything is wrong."

Leo Xiao: ...

Erick Qi continued to walk towards the underground mall on the other side of the traffic light with a speechless face. Leo Xiao followed him for two steps and slapped Erick Qi fiercely: "Wait!"

Holy Sh!t! Is this human strength?

Erick Qi was almost vomiting kidneys after being slapped by him, and looked back at him sadly: "What's wrong?"

The little black boy replied: "How did we get out?"

"Aren't we going to eat in the underground mall?" Erick Qi looked confused.

Little Blackie glanced at the underground mall in front of him and remembered that there was a food court inside. Then he realized, "Oh! So you want to eat human food today?"

Erick Qi: ...Are you scolding me or someone else? !

"Then where is the basement you are talking about?" Erick Qi asked unhappily.

Leo Xiao turned around and pointed at the company: "There is a cafeteria on the basement floor of our building. You can go in by swiping your name badge."

... Erick Qi twitched his lips, "Don't you usually eat food that humans eat?"

Leo Xiao said as if it was a matter of course: "Yes!"

Erick Qi crossed the road decisively: "...I think I'd better not try the internal cafeteria."

Leo Xiao stood on the side of the road, looking at Erick Qi's back, and muttered, "I still feel something is wrong." He followed the rope tied to the name tag and crossed the road, catching up with Erick Qi in two or three steps.

Behind him, there was a constant stream of cars and pedestrians. The midday sun shone on the glass windows of the tall buildings, always passing by inadvertently, a little dazzling. When Erick Qi was about to take the escalator to the basement, he heard Leo Xiao muttering to him: "Xiaochen, you are not a human--"

"Ah--" A sharp scream from not far behind interrupted Xiao Hei's words. Both of them were startled, stopped and looked back. They saw that the road that was normal just now was now gradually gathering people, and they didn't know what they were looking at. A woman's scream and struggle could be heard from the noisy crowd, "I'm not... I... I don't know how I got this...", intermittently, without a complete sentence.