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You Huo slouched over on the sofa. Crossing his two long legs, he nonchalantly played with his earring.

Hearing Qin Jiu's words, he lifted his half-lidded eyes and it coldly swept past the other person's face before looking back down again.

No explanation, no reflection, no regard for him.

This attitude of his was clearly the most difficult type to deal with.

When 154 entered his boss's office, he felt a strong sense of suffocation.

"You were looking for me?"

There was an examinee in the room so 154's expression was even more serious. His words were accompanied by respect.

"What's the punishment for the second violation?" Qin Jiu slowly turned the pen in his hand and looked at him, "I haven't been here for a while, so I don't remember well."

154 fell silent for a moment. He then said: "Solitary confinement."

Qin Jiu: "....."

You Huo's fingers moved and he finally looked up.

His expression was still very cold. Apart from laziness, there weren't any other emotions but for 154, he felt like he was being ridiculed.

Perhaps it was in the genes.

Or perhaps their boss just had a tendency to attract these types of people.

Qin Jiu: "Apart from solitary confinement, there's nothing else?"

154 opened his mouth.

Something in the room went 'beep'.

You Huo's gaze moved and it fell onto Qin Jiu's wrist. Something over there lit up. The sound seemed to be coming from there.

154 said: "You see, adding punishments is against the rules."

Qin Jiu lowered his eyes and casually adjusted his shirt cuffs. That faint light dimmed back down.

When he looked up again, his eyes met with You Huo's.

"Only having a table and chair in the confinement room is a bit boring." He looked at You Huo but his words were directed at 154.

154 nodded: "Indeed."

"Why don't you stay with him? At least there's something to do."

154: "...…"

Who are you punishing?

Qin Jiu laughed: "Just kidding. Don't take it too seriously."

154 had already grown accustomed to his ability to spout out unpredictable bastard lines. He quickly breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Then.....I'll take him downstairs to sleep for another three hours and then take him back when it's over?"

"Is this place a hotel?"

154 didn't speak back.

He waited for a while, but he didn't receive any new instructions. He casually glanced over.

On the sofa, You Huo was looking out the window. Not knowing if he was just in daze or something, he had a "do whatever you want, if you kill me then I lose" expression. His attitude was cold and arrogant.

As for his boss Qin Jiu...…

He had his hands clasped loosely together as he watched You Huo's pale side profile.

154 felt that, for this extremely difficult to deal with examinee, his boss probably grew curious about him but for some reason his boss also didn't seem to be in a very good mood.

"Boss?" 154 reminded him.

Only after a while, Qin Jiu looked back. He suggested to 154: "Go trick another examinee into violating the rules and confine them together."

154: "......"

What nonsense are you speaking?

The wrist once again let out a 'beep'.

It was probably the same as earlier, an indication and warning. 154 kept his mouth closed. Qin Jiu didn't seem to mind.

"Not confining. Just send him away?"

'Beep'.

Qin Jiu snorted.

He thought about it and asked 154: "Have you cleaned the confinement room that was used earlier yet?"

154 glanced at You Huo. He was very confused: "There was something that needed to be cleaned up?? The ropes have been stored away, the paper ball with the curses have also been thrown away."

Hearing the word paper ball, You Huo's hand that was fiddling with his earring stopped for a second but he continued to look outside with a cold expression while pretending to be both deaf and mute."

Qin Jiu: "The other room."

154: "Oh, no not yet. I originally wanted to clean it up, but the rule violations happened too closely together so 922 and I haven't been able to deal with it."

"Then let's let this special guest...." Qin Jiu stopped. He looked at You Huo, "What should I call you?"

You Huo coldly humphed.

"Let Mr. Humph go clean it up."

You Huo: "...…."

Seeing that a murder case was about to happen in the office, 154 quickly responded and led the dangerous man downstairs.

Downstairs utility room.

922 and 154 were picking and choosing through the equipment. The examinee who was going to go through the punishment leaned against the door with his arms crossed and expression gloomy.

"Don't have such a bad expression. If you really fought, you definitely won't be able to beat him." 922 said.

Perhaps it was because the word "answer" was just too amazing, 922's attitude towards You Huo had changed a little. His tone was no longer as official as before.

You Huo didn't say anything but from his expression you could tell that he thinks he's bullshitting.

"Did you think that he's called 001 just for show?" 922 said, "When I first met my boss…..Which one was it? It was in a military base somewhere, I can't remember anymore. Anyway, it was a whole street! A whole street covered in blood. In his hands he was carrying some type of bazooka———"

"Go find your bucket." 154 sternly interrupted his words.

"Oh."

922 had not completely reminisced his past experience and was forced to stop under 154's firm look. He said to You Huo: "You can go over first. I'll take the bucket over later."

You Huo and 154 went down the long corridor first.

"Those blood stains all need to be cleaned." 154 pointed at the blood on the ground. He then unlocked the confinement room that held the bald man earlier.

"You used to be an examinee?" You Huo suddenly spoke up.

154 hesitated. He nodded: "Yes, several years back."

"How did you turn into an invigilator?"

154 considered it for a moment: "Successfully passing the exam, excellent results."

You Huo wrinkled his eyebrows: "What exactly is this exam?"

154 looked at him. He answered vaguely: "A sort of...….special screening I guess. Exams are all like this."

You Huo said sarcastically: "Screening? Looking for the bravest champion?"