novelslam Chapter 18 Engineers
Chapter 18 Engineers
The moment those words were spoken, the entire observation room fell into a deathly silence.
The word "engineer" carries far too much weight in the planning bureau.
It was so heavy that no one dared to say it out loud.
According to the standard procedure…
New recruits must first meet the criteria for "observers" before they can work in the patrol department.
After entering the Inspection Section, one must participate in the selection process held by the National Planning Bureau based on their own abilities and experience to have a chance to be promoted to the Special Inspection Section.
After becoming a Special Agent, only those who awaken the ability of "scanning blueprints" have a chance to compete for the title of "Engineer".
To emerge from the fierce competition to become an "engineer" requires both genius and good fortune, along with decades of experience.
Although there has never been a situation where a complete novice could "measure and draw blueprints".
But everyone couldn't help but think...
What if?
What if this kid really is an exception?
That would definitely go down in history.
And they are witnessing history today.
"Look, look! Wan Jiayu has noticed something's wrong."
All eyes were once again focused on the big screen.
In the picture…
Wan Jiayu was holding the brick and turning to walk towards Jiang Yu.
His pace was slow, but every step carried a murderous intent.
"Oh no, are we going to fight?"
"Although this girl is a bit slow-witted, she's quite skilled; ordinary people are no match for her."
"The main problem is that Jiang Yu clearly doesn't know his own abilities. What should we do?"
"It's no use knowing, he just used it once, so it's probably still in the cooling-off period."
"I just said he had the makings of an engineer, and now he's about to fall from grace?"
The observation room was filled with chatter.
Everyone stared wide-eyed, waiting to see what would happen.
……
Inside the venue.
Jiang Yu watched Wan Jiayu walk towards him in the distance, and a dull ache appeared on the back of his head.
no…
Why is this guy staring at my power bank?!
Why can't you just steal from someone else?
The finish line is in sight...
As long as he arrives at the destination with a power bank, he'll have the job in the bag.
But he had to deal with this girl with superhuman strength first.
Jiang Yu knew very well that he was no match for her.
He was thrown so far by the impact and didn't die. He got up and was running and jumping just like nothing happened...
You can also knock him unconscious.
This health bar is ridiculously thick.
Seeing that Wan Jiayu had already rushed in front of him...
Jiang Yu pondered for a moment, then decisively walked towards the other party.
The two were getting closer and closer.
Five meters…
Three meters...
One meter…
Wan Jiayu was somewhat surprised to see Jiang Yu standing in front of her with a Zen-like expression.
A hint of confusion flashed in those dark, grape-like eyes.
In her mind, after what had just happened, a normal person would have two reactions when they saw her walking over.
You either run or you kneel.
But the person in front of me neither ran away nor knelt down.
Instead, he stood calmly in front of her, with an indifferent expression.
This left her a little bewildered.
The two stood facing each other like that.
A cute, long-haired girl holding a brick, and a handsome guy with his hands in his pockets and two bumps on the back of his head.
The scene was so bizarre it resembled the O. Henry-esque ending of some art film.
"Why don't you run away?" Wan Jiayu asked in her lazy Sichuan-Chongqing accent.
Jiang Yu answered confidently.
It even carries a touch of carefree nonchalance, like "what's the use of being carefree and reckless."
"You run faster than a dog, what's the point of me running?"
Wan Jiayu: "..."
This analogy made her very unhappy.
But she didn't know how to refute it.
She often played with the dogs because she was bored in the village.
Those dogs really couldn't catch her.
So this analogy... doesn't seem to have any problems, right?
Before Wan Jiayu could even make a move…
Jiang Yu took out the power bank and weighed it in his hand for a moment.
Wan Jiayu's gaze followed the up-and-down movement.
The scene resembled teasing a cat with a cat toy, the cat's head bobbing up and down in sync with the toy.
"Give me."
She was about to grab it...
"Okay, I'll give it to you right now!"
Jiang Yu did something that no one expected.
He swung his arm, which was holding the power bank, in a wide arc...
Then throw it with force, like throwing a discus!
"Whoosh!"
The power bank flew out instantly.
It traced a long parabola in the air...
Then--
"Thump!"
A crisp splash of water.
The power bank landed precisely in the artificial lake in the distance.
A small splash of water rose from the lake, and ripples spread outwards in concentric circles.
Then, everything returned to calm.
Wan Jiayu was stunned.
She remained in that expectant pose, her mouth slightly open and her eyes wide open.
"Oh no! Are you out of your mind, you idiot?!"
"So what?" Jiang Yu asked nonchalantly.
"..."
Wan Jiayu remained silent for two seconds.
Then they quickly ran towards the artificial lake.
Jiang Yu stood still, watching Wan Jiayu run away.
He only smiled slightly when he saw the other person jump into the water and struggle to find a power bank.
Cool!
That feels good!
If I can't beat you, I'll at least give you a hard time, right?
"Ha, you idiot!"
Jiang Yu withdrew his gaze and walked slowly toward the finish line.
Observatory.
Everyone was stunned.
"He...he threw the power bank into the water?"
"What kind of operation is this? They've already discarded the exception data; how are they going to explain this?"
Is he giving up on himself?
"No way? It's rare to see a promising newcomer..."
"Does he have a backup plan?"
"Bullshit! There are so many surveillance cameras watching, he didn't find anything else unusual at all!"
"That's it..."
……
Amidst countless questioning gazes, Jiang Yu walked up to Lin Wei.
Seeing Jiang Yu return empty-handed, Lin Wei adjusted her glasses.
"Have you given up?"
Jiang Yu smiled and shook his head.
"Of course not, I'm not going to lose this job."
Lin Wei raised her eyebrows slightly.
"and you…"
Before she could finish speaking, Jiang Yu reached into his pocket.
Lin Wei's gaze followed his hand.
Everyone in the observation room was staring at that hand.
The entire underground city seemed to fall silent.
finally…
Jiang Yu took his hand out of his pocket.
His fingers were pinching a small, wrinkled thing.
White paper, square and neat...
It has a black and white QR code printed on it, with the words "Scan to Rent" written next to it.
That's the QR code on the power bank.
Just before Wan Jiayu came over, Jiang Yu quickly peeled off the QR code.
The power bank was just a way to get Wan Jiayu out of there.
Jiang Yu held up the QR code in front of Lin Wei.
"QR codes were invented in 1994, but they didn't become widespread globally until 2000."
"It clearly did not exist in the 1980s."
"This QR code is the anomaly I found."
Lin Wei stared at the crumpled QR code.
Then, she gave an appreciative smile.
It turned out to be the case.
No wonder he didn't hesitate to abandon the power bank.
The city planning bureau has no shortage of reckless brutes.
A reckless and impulsive person has no future here.
But this Jiang Yu is different.
Despite the vast disparity in combat strength between himself and the enemy, he did not choose to engage in a reckless confrontation. Instead, he calmly and flexibly adapted to save himself, which is truly commendable.
interesting.
Lin Wei took the QR code from Jiang Yu and opened her notebook to write something down.
"Jiang Yu is the first to finish the physical test."
She looked up, a hint of approval in her eyes behind her gold-rimmed glasses.
"Congratulations, starting today, you are a trainee clerk in the patrol section."
Welcome to the Binhai City Planning Bureau family!