SLLBTT Chapter 66
Translated by Q the Panda (ko-fi)
⋇⊶⊰Chapter 66⊱⊷⋇
The comments from the supervisor even included a psychological expert's evaluation: "A Very Long Snake cannot recognize its own illness, refuses to admit having a mental disorder, and believes that Bai Lingling is the one who is sick. According to colleagues, A Very Long Snake has recently undergone significant mood swings, become lazy at work, easily angered, and is absent-minded, displaying extreme irresponsibility at work. As reported by A Very Long Snake's family, the employee experiences insomnia, headaches, dizziness, mental lethargy, and extremely unstable emotions. After diagnosis, it is determined that A Very Long Snake has a mental disorder with cognitive and emotional impairments."
However, the Snow Wolf King was not entirely convinced of the assessment that the employee was mentally unstable.
After all, the Snow Wolf King had encountered A Very Long Snake before. The Snow Wolf King distinctly remembered that during his sudden visit to the Temple of Heavenly Emperor, A Very Long Snake handled things very cleverly, completely playing the role of a wandering Daoist. It even successfully carried out an assassination against the Snow Wolf King, with a process so discreet that it was almost flawless.
If the Snow Wolf King hadn't been using cheats, he would have been defeated by now.
This was not something a retired employee with mental issues could achieve.
So, the Snow Wolf King pulled up A Very Long Snake's past mission records and evaluations.
According to the records, A Very Long Snake had long been an outstanding employee, a star performer with a remarkable history. The "Seduce Bai Lingling" mission marked the first major setback for A Very Long Snake—indeed, it was his second and third as well.
Consequently, A Very Long Snake's self-evaluation spiraled into madness, prompting the supervisor to consider retiring him. Naturally, this drew the attention of higher-ups, who dispatched a psychological expert to assess A Very Long Snake. The psychological evaluation concluded that A Very Long Snake, accustomed to unbroken success, had developed an inflated ego. However, during the Bai Lingling mission, he experienced three consecutive failures, triggering a mental breakdown.
In the end, Master Kongque personally questioned A Very Long Snake. After a deep conversation, his retirement application was approved. Thus, A Very Long Snake left the Poisonous Me Company.
"So..." mused the Snow Wolf King, "Does this mean the assassination has nothing to do with Poisonous Me at all?"
But the Snow Wolf King's encounter with the big snake assassin didn't seem like dealing with a lunatic.
At this point, the General Manager strolled into the archives to conduct a routine check. "How's the work going?"
The Snow Wolf King replied, "Nothing much, just looking at the tasks of former employees, finding it quite interesting."
The General Manager thought, "These well-connected individuals are something else, even treating employee records as stories."
"Hmm, really?" said the General Manager, "Indeed, many employees' experiences are more tumultuous than movie plots."
"Yeah," the Snow Wolf King pointed to the computer screen, "Take this A Very Long Snake, who has always been an outstanding employee, but suddenly went crazy. Shows sitting in an office is probably better."
When mentioning "A Very Long Snake," the General Manager's facial expression visibly changed.
The General Manager's face stiffened, paused for a moment, and then said, "Hmm, not bad."
The Snow Wolf King then asked, "Do you know him?"
"Yes, I knew him," the General Manager said. "He used to work under me. Initially, he was a good lad, but suddenly went crazy."
The Snow Wolf King pondered, looking at the line on the computer that read "Supervisor's evaluation: This employee is mentally unstable. Recommend retirement," and said, "So, did you write this evaluation too?"
The General Manager replied, "I'm blind, how could I write?"
"Then who wrote it?"
The General Manager said, "My assistant."
The Snow Wolf King was about to ask more when the General Manager frowned and said, "Actually, you just need to organize the data, no need to delve into so much detail."
"Hmm, I understand." The Snow Wolf King realized that asking too much might arouse the General Manager's suspicion, so he refrained from further questions.
The General Manager left the archive room, feeling something was off. Although this newcomer, Xiao Bai, had connections, the General Manager couldn't shake off the feeling that there was more to this Xiao Bai than met the eye.
The General Manager sought out Xiao Xiezi and asked, "What has Xiao Bai been up to these days?"
"Just showing off his wife," Xiao Xiezi replied. "Xiao Bai and Xiao Jiao have a great relationship. It makes this single scorpion a bit envious."
"Did Xiao Bai happen to inquire about A Very Long Snake?"
Xiao Xiezi thought for a moment and said, "Yes."
"Did he inquire about other employees as well?"
"Hmm..." Xiao Xiezi pondered, "Seems like it. He really enjoys looking at the files, finds it as entertaining as watching something."
However, the General Manager said, "When he asked about other employees, was he as detailed as when he inquired about A Very Long Snake?"
"Not that detailed," Xiao Xiezi replied. "Actually, I couldn't answer many of his questions. I just told him to check the files. What's written there is definitely more than what I know. After that, he stopped asking me and just sat there reading. Oh, and he often played with his phone after a few minutes of looking at the files. So, I guess he didn't really go through many files?"
After some thought, the General Manager said, "Okay, I understand."
After careful consideration, the General Manager found the newcomer quite suspicious and reported the situation to Master Kongque. Upon hearing the details, Master Kongque suggested, "It's simple, just install a surveillance camera in the archive room."
"There's already a camera in the archive room. From the footage, there doesn't seem to be any unusual behavior. I can only say he really loves looking at employee files. I suspect he's searching for something."
"Didn't you mention he starts messing with his phone after glancing at the files?" Master Kongque asked. "Did you see what he does on his phone from the surveillance footage?"
"Didn't see anything. His phone has a privacy screen setting. From the surveillance perspective, it looks pitch black."
"Then let the IT department check if he accessed any specific websites."
"He didn't connect to the company's WIFI," the General Manager replied. "The IT department couldn't find anything."
"Then send him a text message with a virus, let him click on it, and you can hack his phone in the process."
"I've already done that," the General Manager replied.
Master Kongque thought, "The General Manager really is a reliable person! Much smarter than Big Orange!"
Master Kongque then asked, "So, any discoveries?"
"The only thing I found is that he uses his phone every day to watch G V and explicit content."
"?" Master Kongque was surprised. "Is that true?"
"I think it's fake," the General Manager replied. "Who can watch G V and explicit content for so many hours? That's really something."
"But, dog demons are hard to predict. Dogs have strong excitement, and according to reports, forty percent of male dog demons have an addiction to explicit content."
"I even suspect Xiao Bai might not be a dog."
"Why do you say that?"
"He's not cute at all."
"......" Master Kongque was momentarily stunned. "This judgment seems a bit subjective?"
"There's an objective aspect too. His night vision ability surpasses all the dogs I've seen, far beyond canine limits."
Master Kongque frowned. "So, what do you think he is?"
"I think he's likely a member of the Canidae family, but not a dog," the General Manager continued his reasoning. "Among Canidae, the animal with the strongest night vision is a wolf. I suspect he might be a wolf."
Master Kongque, with a hint of skepticism, said, "Wolves are ferocious beasts, isn't that Xiao Bai a delicate-looking fellow? The kind protected solely by his wife?"
"Perhaps he doesn't want to reveal that he's a wolf demon. After all, if he admits he can fight, he might be compelled to participate in battles. The difference between attacks and defenses of dog demons and wolf demons is quite apparent, and experienced individuals can easily discern it."
Master Kongque nodded, finding it reasonable. "But he's Bai Lingling's friend, and we can't do anything to him. Let's try probing first."
"Agreed. I think testing is a good approach," the General Manager said. "I see he has a strong bond with his wife. If we stage a scenario where his wife is held hostage, he should reveal his true form."
"That sounds like a good plan. Let's proceed with that."
"But all my subordinates are venomous insects and snakes. None of them can hold a cat hostage," the General Manager expressed his concern. "I request support from headquarters."
"On my end, it's all birds," Master Kongque replied, "I have to tiptoe around cats too!"
The two fell into silence over the phone.
It was quite challenging.
Cats were so cute. Why was it so hard to deal with them?
After pondering for a while, Master Kongque said, "Ah! I've got it! We can use Bai Lingling to confront him! Bai Lingling is a divine snow wolf, the top species in the entire northern food chain. Regardless of whether he's a cat or even a tiger, he can just take him on directly!"
Although a snow wolf would certainly lose in a fight against a tiger, the bloodline of a divine snow wolf was like using cheat codes – most ordinary creatures couldn't match up.
However, the General Manager shook his head. "But according to what you said, isn't Bai Lingling friends with Xiao Bai and Xiao Jiao? Why would he fight against them?"
"I don't think they have a close relationship. They're probably just acquaintances," Master Kongque said. "If we use the Ragdoll Fairy as bait, Bai Lingling will take the bait. After all, Bai Lingling, despite appearing intelligent most of the time, acts like a fool whenever he encounters the Ragdoll Fairy."
After hanging up the phone, Master Kongque forced the lion cat to put on ragdoll makeup and record a video.
So, on the same day, Bai Lingling received a video. The video showed lion cat in ragdoll makeup. The 'Ragdoll Fairy' shed crocodile tears and pleaded for help, "Wuwu... I'm in the hands of Xiao Bai and Xiao Jiao! You must come to save me!... Ah, I can't say more. They are coming back... Remember to rescue me!" With that, the screen went black.
Bai Lingling furrowed his brow, urgency in his heart, and immediately instructed the Bird Guards to bring Liu Jiao and the Snow Wolf King. Liu Jiao and the Snow Wolf King, unaware of what had happened, went without any precautions.
Master Kongque also discreetly stationed someone to observe. Watching the two reach Bai Lingling's room, they saw Bai Lingling close the door, showing a clear inclination to "deal with the situation privately."
Once in the room, the Snow Wolf King sensed an unusual atmosphere and asked, "What happened? Why the urgent call?"
Bai Lingling opened the video and handed it to the Snow Wolf King and Liu Jiao.
The Snow Wolf King and Liu Jiao, after watching the video, were both surprised. Liu Jiao also felt a bit anxious and flustered, "This is slander! We didn't do that!"
"I know," Bai Lingling said calmly, "This video is not normal."
"Oh?" The Snow Wolf King was somewhat relieved that Bai Lingling's intelligence had returned. "How so?"
Bai Lingling explained, "Who gets kidnapped and secretly filmed with a beauty filter added?"
However, Liu Jiao suggested, "Maybe it's just a professional habit as a livestreamer and a celebrity?"
Bai Lingling pondered for a moment, then said, "Hmm... that makes sense too."