3: Chapter 3 Confused

Su Nange controlled his in-game character and ran straight over. Without a word, he stomped directly toward the head of that black guy.

The NPC was stupid and could not recognize potential danger, so he was kicked over just like that.

However, this black guy was clearly more violent than the previous one. He stood up immediately and shouted, "You, mother, F**k!"

Su Nange was punched again. Intense pain washed over him once more.

Su Nange did not have time to think about what was going on. Instead, it only ignited the hot-bloodedness within him even more!

The characters on the screen began to brawl.

Fortunately, the game settings ensured that even the weakest protagonist would not be defeated by this NPC. This black guy was knocked to the ground by Su Nange again, dropping a few green banknotes.

Su Nange would never have cared for this little bit of in-game currency before.

But since he was starting from zero anyway, accumulation was part of the game.

Su Nange manipulated his character to stand on the banknotes. The top right corner of the screen displayed his wealth: 15$.

However, at this moment, the first of the five small white stars in the top left corner of the screen began to flash.

Su Nange chuckled. "Back in the day, I was a Five-Star Model Citizen. This is not even one star yet, what is there to panic about?"

Furthermore, Su Nange knew that the law enforcement officers of Los Santos should be arriving soon.

A sudden idea popped into Su Nange's mind: "If I snatch a handgun from an officer, my game progress will speed up significantly."

So, taking advantage of the flashing stars, Su Nange rushed into the crowd of pedestrians on the beach. One punch for each, and banknotes exploded all over the ground.

With that, the amount finally broke through 100$.

However, the flashing star had turned red; Su Nange was now officially a one-star model citizen.

In the distance, a police car, siren wailing, kicked up the golden sand of the beach and sped toward Su Nange.

Su Nange found it amusing; the Los Santos police officers after the major update were still as ridiculous as ever. In their hands, police cars could fly across any terrain.

Su Nange did not hesitate and charged toward the police car. He wanted to knock down the officers immediately and seize the firearms in their hands.

However, no matter how fast he ran, he could not outrun the police officer raising a handgun. A bullet, trailing a wake of air, struck the character Su Nange was controlling.

Su Nange, in front of the screen, clutched his stomach, his mind reeling in shock! "What? How is it so realistic?"

"Did I get shot too?"

Su Nange suddenly recalled the dream from last night, where a voice said, "Regardless of which scene you die in, your identity in the other world will also be permanently erased."

Su Nange let out a "Holy crap!" and hurriedly manipulated his character to run away.

The police gave chase immediately!

Su Nange endured the intense pain in his abdomen and tried his best to calm down.

He recalled that as long as he broke the police's line of sight, the stars in the top left corner would flash. If he could persist for a while without being found, they would naturally disappear.

Thus, Su Nange began a game of cat and mouse around the pillars with a police officer.

Having mastered GTA, Su Nange could roughly remember every building here. The buildings by the beach were dense, and there were many alleys.

Su Nange wove through them, adjusting different camera angles to observe whether the police were still pursuing him.

About five minutes later, the stars returned to white.

In this state, even if Su Nange appeared immediately and faced the police, they would no longer chase him.

Su Nange put down the game and ran into the bathroom to check.

Su Nange thought his abdomen would be bleeding profusely, but fortunately, when he lifted his shirt to look, it was completely intact.

However, the intense pain remained, incomparably real.

Su Nange sat back down in front of the computer, and as the game character's health bar slowly recovered, the pain gradually faded away.

"Good heavens! Is this still a game?" Su Nange was somewhat incredulous!

He checked the time and prepared to log off.

After this round of venting, Su Nange's gloom had improved a lot. Now, it was time to go out and find a job. Otherwise, he really would not be able to afford a meal!

Qiantang City is a quasi-first-tier city in China. It is highly developed with many tech industries.

However, the cost of living has been rising constantly as a result.

Su Nange hopped on his little electric scooter and wove through the various high-rise buildings.

Reality is cruel; this year, there are not only many fresh graduates but even more job seekers from previous years, those looking to switch jobs, and newcomers from out of town.

There were long lines in front of every company in the office building.

Following the reminder in his interview text message, Su Nange arrived at the entrance of a company. It was not as high-end as he had imagined, but it occupied the entire floor of the building.

Indeed, companies that can afford to rent such a large space in a building like this are either telemarketing or tech companies.

Of course, there are also insurance companies.

The company Su Nange was interviewing with today was a small insurance firm, and there were not many new employees.

A young HR girl led him to a conference room. Then, a pot-bellied man in a suit walked in.

The young girl introduced him: "This is our Corporate Client Department, General Manager Liu."

However, General Manager Liu appeared very impatient. Without listening to the end of Su Nange's self-introduction, he flipped through the resume in his hands and asked, "Do you have any connections or resources?"

Su Nange was speechless. If he had resources, would he come to this dump?

However, he still answered earnestly: "General Manager Liu, to be honest, as a fresh graduate, I do not have any resources that can be monetized. However, I was the Student Union President in university, and I have a decent network."

"I know many classmates whose families are business owners. I can work hard first, and as they gradually participate in their family businesses, I can guarantee that I will be able to secure their business."

General Manager Liu nodded; what this kid said could be considered a path. But thinking about it, why did it sound more like the kid was feeding him empty promises?

General Manager Liu was clearly waiting for something important, as he kept checking his watch. It was unclear how much of Su Nange's self-promotion he had actually heard.

Suddenly, General Manager Liu interrupted: "I think you are pretty good, but we still need to evaluate you internally. You should go back and wait for news."

Su Nange felt like cursing. But there was no help for it; this had been the situation for the past few days.

However, just at this moment, two women walked in.

General Manager Liu immediately put on a smiling face and said respectfully to the woman in the lead, "Hello, General Manager Zhou! Hello, General Manager Zhou!"

Su Nange was just standing up to walk out when he saw the people coming in face-to-face. He was stunned: "The Old Woman?"

But he still stammered, "General Manager Zhou?"

The woman called General Manager Zhou did not give the man surnamed Liu a pleasant look.

Instead, upon seeing Su Nange, she was slightly surprised.

However, she was very astute and understood that this young man must be here to look for a job.

It turned out that this General Manager Zhou was none other than Zhou Wanqing, the female leader of the state-owned asset company who had fired Su Nange in a fit of rage last month.

Although Su Nange called Zhou Wanqing the Old Woman, she was actually only a little over 30. Moreover, her mature and beautiful face showed absolutely no traces of time.

Zhou Wanqing was the typical image of a cultured, knowledgeable young lady from a wealthy family.

Therefore, after being watched by Su Nange during a changing-clothes show, her rage had clouded her reason.

Afterward, Zhou Wanqing wondered if she might have been in the wrong as well.

At the time, Su Nange had come to sign a very urgent document. And Zhou Wanqing herself, because she was about to attend an important meeting, was in a rush to change clothes and had forgotten to close the door tightly.

Thus, a misunderstanding that could have been big or small had occurred!

Right now, if they had not met, that would be one thing. But suddenly seeing the somewhat down-and-out Su Nange, Zhou Wanqing felt a surge of compassion.

The young man originally had a bright future, yet now he was still struggling to make a living.

Thus, Zhou Wanqing's mind shifted, and she quickly nodded at Su Nange: "Little Su, hello! Are you here for an interview?"

Su Nange nodded, even more surprised. How had this Old Woman suddenly changed her face?

General Manager Liu, having spent time in the insurance circle, was a slick person. Seeing this, he flattered: "So, General Manager Zhou and Little Su know each other?"

Zhou Wanqing also nodded: "Yes, we do!"

General Manager Liu immediately called over the HR manager and had Su Nange taken out.

Su Nange, having walked out of the conference room, just like that, ended up in the HR office in a daze. He then signed an employment contract in a daze as well.

A base salary of 4,000 plus performance commission.

Su Nange looked at the official contract in his hand. It seemed he had even skipped the probation period?

Su Nange went down to the lobby on the first floor. Feeling that he had nothing else to do, he decided to wait for a while.

He saw a decent chain coffee shop and walked in.

After waiting for about half an hour, a woman wearing high heels and suit trousers walked out of the elevator.

Su Nange went up to greet her and handed over two cups of coffee: "General Manager Zhou, thank you for earlier. I bought you a cup of coffee to drink on the road."

Then, he very politely handed the other cup of coffee to her assistant. Her assistant looked sweet and smiled and nodded at Su Nange.

Zhou Wanqing looked at the quite handsome young man in front of her, wondering if he had really observed her or if it was just a coincidence. This oat latte was indeed one she liked to drink.

One does not hit a smiling face, so Zhou Wanqing just replied indifferently: "There is nothing to thank me for. It just so happens that we have some business dealings with this insurance company. Work hard."

Su Nange smiled: "Then take care!"

Zhou Wanqing appeared suddenly and disappeared just as quickly. Guided by her assistant, she got into a black sedan and vanished from sight.

Su Nange was in a good mood. With the work issue resolved, Ye Tingting's attitude toward him should change, right?

Thus, Su Nange opened his phone, looked up an address, and decided to tell his girlfriend the news early.