Hojo Natsuki didn't ask any more questions because he already knew that Kotowa had joined the organization. He only wanted to test whether Xiaogua would be willing to tell him. After hearing that Xiaogua was not surprised at all, he didn't force it...
And his chat times were used up by him spamming, haha.jpg
He was still a little unhappy, but he couldn't take it out on Qinwa, so he decided to mess with someone else.
Just now, was it Rum who was very rude to the frog
Rum spent the past three days in fear.
He had known his new boss for some time and thought he had some understanding of him—Mr. N was a man with a keen sense of business and politics, and a very far-sighted planner.
Maybe the other party doesn't know much about drug research and development, but he is quite good at making money. He knows how to leave professional matters to professional counterparts and will not rely on his status as a boss to make decisions. His generosity in approving funds is quite impressive.
Apart from the name of the organization, Rum had no complaints about Mr. N.
However, just three days ago, the other party suddenly called him and asked a few questions about the organization, and then said: "Rum, you can't free your hands now, so you are answering the phone with your left hand, right?"
Rum was indeed answering the phone with his left hand. He looked around in astonishment and confirmed that there was no surveillance equipment here. He swallowed his saliva and suppressed his surprise, thinking that the other party was just guessing, and replied: "...Yes."
The boss said, "Oh, if you answer the phone with your left hand, your performance will be deducted by 30% this month."
Rum: “?”
Rum didn't feel bad about the performance money, but he was confused by his boss's sudden move. He recalled and confirmed that he had done his recent work as carefully and meticulously as before, and there was nothing that was not up to standard.
Just like that, he briefly felt relieved, but the next day, Boss called again. At first, it was just a routine greeting, and then suddenly—
Boss: "You answered the phone with your right hand, and your performance deduction for this month is 30%."
Thinking of what happened a few days ago, Rum answered the phone with his right hand: "…"
He recalled it again and thought that not only did he do a good job, but he also confirmed that he had not done anything recently that could be caught by the boss.
On the third day, the boss called again, greeting me without any emotion, and then the real purpose was revealed -
Boss: "Why did you answer the phone with both hands and half-kneel? Are you trying to get to my grave with this action? Rum. You will lose your performance for this month."
Rum was mentioned again: "…"
After the other party finished speaking, he hung up the phone, as if he had called just to find a nonsensical reason to tease him so as to deduct his performance, which was not his main income.
This harmless action made Rum feel like he was facing a formidable enemy.
Because he confirmed many times that there was no monitoring equipment beside him when he answered the phone - the movements of his hands could be guessed, and the half-kneeling posture on the mat was made by him on a flash of inspiration, but the Boss also said it out.
Rum's palms were sweating, and he knew that this was another blow hidden under the guise of teasing.
—"No electronic devices are needed. I can keep track of your movements anytime and anywhere, and the cards you thought you had hidden well."
It's really terrifying.
There is only one day left until the meeting date designated by the Boss.
Rum straightened his collar, not daring to be negligent in the slightest.
After bullying Rumquat, Hojo Natsuki's mood improved rapidly and he went back to play with Qinwa.
He found that the frog seemed unhappy
This feeling is subtle. In fact, the coffin-like face of the frog has never shown positive emotions such as "joy" and "happiness".
The reason why I was able to notice it is because Qinwa's attitude these days has been "I'm unhappy, don't mess with me."
Xia Shu didn't know what was bothering it, so he didn't talk to it much and left it alone for a whole day (that is, three days in the game).
You will be blamed for the anger and have your favor deducted.
In the end, the good impression was gone.
[[Qin Frog] Favorability -1]
[[Qin Frog] Favorability -2]
[[Qin Frog] Favorability -1]
Not only did it drop, but the system also didn’t give any reason at all.
Although it was natural for Qinwakou to have a good impression, just like eating and drinking, Hojo Natsuki couldn't help but wonder: "You are such a little frog, what's bothering you? You look so gloomy all day long, can't you be a little happier?"
He didn't bother with Gua Gua and took the initiative to poke its paw.
[Natsuki]: Who made you unhappy
Qin Frog took a few steps back in a haughty manner: [No]
Hojo Natsuki realized it.
It was the frog's cat that was in a bad mood again. It wouldn't say it on its own initiative, so he had to ask.
He thought about it, but couldn't find any good topic to start with, so he just tried his best to ask about the organization again: [What did you do when you went out a few days ago? Tell me.]
Unexpectedly, this time the frog was silent for a moment, then spoke compassionately.
[Gin]: Joined an organization.
Xia Shu asked: [What's the name? I'll help you research it]
Hehehe, the Frog Organization, it’s the Frog Organization!
[Gin]：I don’t know. I didn’t say.
Hojo Natsuki: “…”
Hojo Natsuki: “?”
—Huh? The result of having an organization name with zero recognition is... No one told the new members the name of this big group? !
Hojo Natsuki also rebelled. He thought that they did not cherish the opportunity to change their name (referring to Vermouth who did not understand the underlying meaning at all); and they were not satisfied with the name of the organization he chose and refused to use it outside.
[Natsuki]：Then you need to know the name first.
[Gin]: It doesn’t matter
After replying to the message, Qinwa put his phone in his bag and prepared to pack up and go out.
This gave Hojo Natsuki a strange illusion: it sent the message just to inform him of such a small matter.
[[Qin Frog] Favorability 1]
Xia Shu: “?”
It can not be!
The surprise came so suddenly that he couldn't believe it and thought there must be some misunderstanding.
Qinwa walked out of the door swiftly, leaving behind an extremely elegant back.
Hojo Natsuki couldn't figure it out at all, so he planned to wait for it to come back before asking, but now there was something more important -
The agreed time is approaching and he is going to meet with his employees!
Xia Shu was a little nervous, just like when a dog was worried about being rejected when he was dating online with highly photoshopped photos. He knew very well that he was a dog that didn't fit in with the pond. The dignified and elegant sad frog mask was his disguise, but he didn't understand whether this mask could fool the frogs.
Forget it, given the current situation, I'll just have to go ahead with it.
[Boss]: I'm at 325, come up
Rum received the message and said to the people around him, "Go upstairs. The boss is in the conference room on the third floor."
Elena Miyano and Atsushi Miyano, who were wearing white lab coats, nodded, stood up, and obediently followed Rum's steps.
Miyano Elena quietly clenched her fists, her heart was in turmoil. It would be a lie to say she wasn't nervous. She heard that the new boss's methods were quite cruel, not inferior to the previous one, and he was not at all kind to Vermouth. It was said that he had extraordinary insight...
Her husband noticed her emotions and put his hand on the back of her hand, trying to comfort Elena.
Elena gave him a forced smile.
[Ding-]
The elevator reaches the third floor.
The room at the end of the corridor directly opposite the elevator is the largest conference room on this floor.
Inevitably, Elena's heartbeat gradually quickened, and she simulated in her mind what would happen next.
She was not sure what was going on, and she might be asked by her boss about her research progress. She remained calm on the surface, but she was already thinking about all sorts of things.
Finally, they stopped at the door of the conference room.
“Tap, tap.”
Rum knocks on the door.
They heard an electronically processed male voice: "Come in."
Rum went in first, and her husband Atsushi Miyano quietly stepped forward and stood in front of her with a subconscious protective gesture.
Elena's view was mostly blocked by the two men in front of her. She was not very tall, so she could only see Boss's hand on the table through the gap between their arms.
Those were a pair of very beautiful hands, that belonged to a young man, slender, bony, and eye-catchingly white.
I don’t know if it was an illusion, but my husband and Rum’s backs seemed to tense up instantly, as if they were trying hard to suppress something.
Elena looked up.
The boss's other hand held a red wine glass, elegant and dignified.
Then the next second, she was also stunned, her shoulders tensed, and she was so shocked that she couldn't speak.
On Boss's face, there is a green mask with a big mouth and round eyes... It looks like a frog's head mask.
Wait, is this a joke
Maybe this is the Boss's assistant, or some new way of task notification...
Anyway, this ridiculous frog-head masked man couldn't possibly be the Boss himself! —Elena thought as a matter of course.
There was a barely perceptible tremor in Rum's voice: "Bo, Boss, I brought the person here."
Elena: “…”
Universe frog sublimation.jpg
Miyano Atsushi swallowed his saliva: "... Hello, I'm Miyano Atsushi."
The frog-hooded man calmly replied, "Yeah."
Elena: “…”
Elena: “!!!”
Huh?? Why?!
(End of this chapter)