BOOK 8. Zhao Yunlan is a detective in a newly formed department dealing with strange crimes, but there are only three detectives and they don't have an office. Chu and Daqing work for Yunlan but their loyalty is to Black Robe who agreed to live...
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Gelan knew where the office was and was looking forward to starting work in a better atmosphere with people she could get to know, and she spoke to a friend while she was on her way there. They informed her about the car bomb and that Yunlan was dead, so maybe she didn't have the perfect job after all. She was devastated. He was such a nice person and she had been excited about getting the position, so she decided to call in and give her condolences to everyone. It was a small staff therefore they must have known him very well and would be upset, the least she could do, was say how sorry she was to hear about his death. Obviously, her job was out the window.
Lin Jing saw her coming into the building and watched her as she came upstairs. She didn't seem the cheerful type, and he was a bit disappointed because Yunlan had given them a totally different opinion of her. She looked around as she entered the almost empty office and approached Jing's desk.
"My name is Gelan, I was supposed to start work here today but after the bomb yesterday, i suppose that has changed. I'm so sorry for your loss, he seemed a very nice person to work for, very cheerful. Will there be a replacement or are they going to close the place down now?"
Jing had suddenly realised that everyone thought that Yunlan was dead, and he sat Gelan down with a cup of tea before he called his boss out to talk to her, it would be better if he explained. Yunlan put on his best smile and came out to greet the new member of staff, he was looking forward to introducing her to the rest of the team.
"Good morning Gelan, how are you today, bring your tea into the office with you. We have a lot to talk about." Yunlan said while being unaware that Gelan thought he had been killed, until he saw her reaction. She just stared, unable to speak or move and held the cup with a death grip, any stronger and she would have broken the handle.
"No, I'm not dead but I am hiding from the person who wants to kill me, come and I'll explain it to you." Yunlan held Gelan's arm and helped her rise to her feet, only then did she almost drop her cup and snapped out of her shock as she stood beside Yunlan and turned to follow him into his office, and then sat listening to an amazing explanation behind the fake death.
It was not how she imagined her first day would be in her new job, but she liked the atmosphere in this office. When Chu and Daqing arrived, they introduced themselves and she was offered tea or coffee whenever they thought she needed it. Everyone was honest in the way they treated her and she could see where she fitted in. Her role today was to answer the phone and keep a record, because Yunlan was expecting a call from the writer.
Gelan was shown to her own desk which was downstairs with a direct view of the entrance, allowing her to see who was coming before they entered the building. The plain inner glass doors had been replaced with one way glass, which had an automatic lock and could be triggered from her desk. Yunlan introduced her to the guard who was there in case the telepath paid them a visit, He would be able to block any threats. All this kind of unusual information made her slightly nervous but she knew that she had a lot to learn and felt safe working here, it was completely different to anywhere she had previously worked.
