There's definitely something wrong with this murder mystery game

Xu Shuo looked through the glass wall and watched Pei Sheng walk towards his new workstation, gritting his teeth, and snickered.

You should know that before he decided to let Pei Sheng be in charge of the "Free Night" project, he had already shown it to Pei Hong first, and the latter had anticipated the importance of this project, so he was ready with more than just thirty million.

Pei Hong had even prepared a nine-digit figure!

Clearly, to add a brilliant stroke to his younger brother's career, Pei Hong was willing to gamble on anything.

After all, Pei Corporation was a large family business; it was said there was a small company waiting for Pei Sheng to bankrupt at any moment.

Seeing Pei Sheng still talking with a suffering face to his new employees, Xu Shuo shook his head, glanced at the information on the Player's Handbook, and, thinking there was no major issue, continued with his work.

…

Pei Sheng felt his suffering was unbearable!

After he finished telling his new employee about the approved plan, they didn't have the chance to talk more before Pei Sheng rolled away to moan and regulate his mood.

Los, holding documents, was quite puzzled by this.

Wasn't the project plan approved? So why did this person seem even more tormented than before?

Moreover, from the time he entered the boss's office to the time he came out, it only took five minutes to get approval, which means there probably wasn't any excessive opinion given on the plan, making it even less likely he'd been scolded in the office.

So why was he still unsatisfied?!

Los frowned and flipped through the original planning document.

In the plan, there were many technologies required for the game project that were impossible to achieve with current science. That's why they reduced many gameplay features during their conversation yesterday.

Could it be because of this he was unhappy?

What if... what if he tried to develop holographic technology?

Los furrowed his brows and fell into deep thought.

…

Li Ziwen, carrying documents, was passing by the new workstation area, ready to call Xu Xi for a meeting when he saw Pei Sheng curled up in the corner of the alcove, almost metamorphosing into a worm.

Li Ziwen's expression: (*￣︿￣)...

"What are you doing?"

"Ah... don't mind me, just let me struggle a bit more…" Pei Sheng's muffled voice came through.

"What's there to struggle about? HR has already filtered several candidates for you these past few days. You need to take some time to review their profiles and quickly get the team up to speed," Ziwen said coldly.

"Wuwuwu, the problem is if I can't pull off this project, that guy will make me jump off a building!" Pei Sheng turned around with a face full of sorrow.

Li Ziwen: "..." Is that how the boss threatened him?

"Wait a second, I heard that the project your team is working on involves adorable fairy sisters?"

Suddenly, Pei Sheng's eyes lit up as he rushed over, grabbed his shoulder with anticipation, and said, "Why don't you explain to Shuo, and we switch projects?"

Li Ziwen slapped his hand away, his face expressionless as he pushed his glasses and said, "You've signed a contract, so stop making these jokes."

"But don't you think it's strange that he suddenly asked me to take on this project?! How could I possibly pull it off, I have never led a team before, and he suddenly gave me the planning, not caring about anything, and investing so much money! What if we lose it all?!"

Pei Sheng said this with a truly frantic tone.

Li Ziwen knew the real situation, so he wasn't too worried; after all, even if there were losses, they wouldn't lose the studio.

But for Pei Sheng, who knew nothing, going about things with his current attitude was obviously not going to work.

So he thought for a moment and said seriously, "Don't put so much pressure on yourself, Shuo probably just wants to give you some experience. After all, you've learned by his side for a few years, you can't possibly be incapable of anything, right?"

"I..." Pei Sheng opened his mouth, about to admit his incompetence.

"Just think about it." Ziwen interrupted him, put his arm around his shoulder, and turned him towards the studio, "Four years of time—from when Radiance was just six people and kept going until now. One of those six has become a big boss, four became department heads, and the remaining one... is still a salesman!"

Pei Sheng: "..."

Thanks, I feel very implicated.

After saying this, Ziwen, with a look of deep concern, patted his shoulder and then imitated his moaning style to walk away.

Honestly, Pei Sheng should have learned everything necessary during these years of hard work—he was just really too slack!

"If I don't push him, I reckon he could slack off forever!"

Pei Sheng gritted his teeth, adjusted his mood, took a deep breath, and walked back to his new workstation.

Los was pondering how to justifiably introduce holographic technology to this world sooner when he saw his boss return with emotions of sorrow and fervor, pressing down hard on his shoulders!

"Let's work hard together! If we can't make this project work, we'll go to the rooftop to catch a breeze!"

Los earnestly said, "Please rest assured, as long as we follow the planned process, we will succeed."

Pei Sheng was instantly moved, "Really? Then my life is in your hands!"

Hearing this, Los froze, then hesitantly and thoughtfully asked, "Our big boss, does he have a bad temper? The kind that would execute someone directly if things go south?"

But, this world seems to be a society governed by law; if a homicide really happened, it would likely cause a lot of trouble, right?

What would be the procedure then?

Pei Sheng didn't grasp his hidden meaning, sighed deeply, and continued, "More than just a bad temper, he can start hitting people when he gets angry. To survive under his hand, I've even taken up karate."

Los: "..." That sounds a bit difficult to get along with.

Los couldn't help but glance toward the office, where he saw Xu Shuo with his head lowered, working, only half of his head visible from behind the computer.

Although the young man always had a blank expression, his facial features were soft and distinguished, so even without much expression, he did not seem cold but rather exuded a faint scholarly elegance.

So, just based on appearances, the person seemed quite gentle and easy to get along with.

Well, just on the surface.

...

In the afternoon, Pei Sheng, with substantial funds, took Los out to purchase new equipment.

Having decided to put serious effort into the project, they needed to race against time, at least get the team up and running before the new staff joined, to avoid a situation where people arrived but had no place to work.

Pei Sheng didn't understand much about the needed materials, so he followed Los's requirements for purchasing.

However, although he didn't understand equipment, he knew the people selling it!

So, the remaining task was for Pei Sheng to pull strings and negotiate while Los sat beside them, watching the two engage in a verbal battle, his thoughts drifting.

But the next moment, his gaze sharply focused, a hint of red gleaming under his glasses. He looked in a certain direction.

—Has this world's defenses been set up already?

How could they be so fast?!

Los frowned slightly, his expression unreadable.

Just yesterday, Judgement had already found the studio, and although they did nothing at the time, they promptly established Order defenses in this world today. Could it be that "Judgement" had discovered some kind of problem?

With these thoughts, Los was somewhat preoccupied.

"Hey, Los? Los? Hello!"

Pei Sheng called out to him softly a few times, but after a long while without a response, he couldn't help but push him hard.

Los snapped back to reality.

He looked at his boss in front of him, then at the equally puzzled dealer across from him, lowered his head, and said, "Sorry, I think I'm a bit urgent. I need to step out for a moment..."

Without waiting for Pei Sheng to react, Los quickly got up and left the reception room.

Pei Sheng: "???"

Seeing this, the equipment dealer quipped, "Mr. Pei, your new employee sure has a personality, huh?"

What could Pei Sheng do but save face for himself: "Pfft, geniuses always have their quirks. Let me tell you, the person I've hired is truly a talent! He..."

...

Outside the reception room, in the bathroom, Los closed the door and removed his thick black-rimmed glasses.

His dark eyes turned red at this moment, then deepened further to golden-red, and the rigid aura about him underwent a radical transformation as a hint of divine brilliance wound around him.

But before the two outside could start gazing deep into each other's eyes amidst an atmosphere of pink bubbles, Los's figure vanished from inside the stall.

...