Chapter 170. Wang –Mary Sue– Xue

     The leaders are aware that this hot topic cannot be suppressed, and they themselves are eager to know the truth. Nevertheless, they stubbornly instruct the department heads to manage their subordinates. Especially the production department, “Safety first, work never stops.”

     Back in the office, Ye Mo summarized the morning’s accident at Chuan Ming Group, focusing on the ghost-related aspects, and shared it with Watson and Wang Xue via private messages on the Survivor Forum.

     The Survivor app’s latest upgrade includes a forum, which finally allows for group chats, eliminating the need to copy everything twice.

 

     Wang Xue, who is afraid of ghosts: 【Damn! Thank you, the national father, don’t let the ghosts fly all over the sky.】 

     Watson, who is not afraid of ghosts: 【Police stations are all over the country, serving the people. Ghosts are also all over the country, especially in hospitals and crematoriums. Having the police manage the ghosts, adding a netherworld department, and cooperating with crematoriums could reduce death-related criminal work, which seems quite appropriate.】 

 

     Ye Mo agreed with Watson’s speculation.

     On the second-level police inspector she saw today, she did sense spiritual power, but it wasn’t the inspector’s own spiritual power, it was a yellow Taoist talisman.

     It was this talisman that allowed the police to temporarily control the resentful female ghost, and also prevented her from getting too close to the living. The Bureau does have some useful items.

     In the future, any troublesome little ghosts can be directed to the police station. Most importantly, Uncle Ling is a local police officer, and his position can provide an extra layer of security for Grandma Ye.

 

     Ye Mo: 【Have you guys seen the 1993 version of “Bao Qingtian”^[1]Bao Qingtian/Justice Bao refers to Bao Zheng, a very famous and upright official in ancient Chinese history. He was renowned for his fairness, integrity, and impartiality, earning him the posthumous … Continue reading? It’s about seeking justice for ghosts, the plot is similar. In the future, whether it’s ghosts or people, if you have any issues, go to the police. If you have a grievance, seek justice; if you have a vendetta, seek revenge.】

     After a moment of silence——

     Watson: 【I’ve heard of it. 】

     Wang Xue: 【…There are many clips on the small broken station, Zhan Zhao is super handsome, fangirl mode activated jpg.】 

 

     Ye Mo raised her beautiful eyebrows: …Okay, I’ve revealed my age again. This generation gap!

 

     Wang Xue awkwardly changed the subject: 【My talent in magic is too low, I haven’t awakened my abilities yet, and I can’t see ghosts without an array disk, so I’m not afraid of them, hahaha!】 

     Ye Mo hehe: 【Watson, you and Xiao Xue both need to be careful. Don’t let ghosts reveal your secrets to other survivors, whether domestic or foreign. I will do my best to develop illusionary devices and illusionary arrays to help Xiao Xun when he hatches.】 

     【……】

     Watson skillfully changed the subject: 【Not only is the police department reforming, but the Ministry of Education is also reforming. The central government document was issued yesterday. From elementary school, even kindergarten, the duration of physical education classes will be significantly increased. The main subjects will now become language, mathematics, and physical education. A very small number of students can have their physical education exam content relaxed with a doctor’s certificate. Students are already in an uproar about this change. 】

     Wang Xue joined the conversation:【Hahaha, it’s a pity the reform came late. If I were still in school, I could have easily chosen between Tsinghua and Peking University. I was the captain of the high school basketball team back then.】 

     Ye Mo: 【Indeed, the language reform will bring greater changes. At least you have to understand traditional Chinese characters. Don’t be blind to classical Chinese. What you learned in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States copies, the Supernatural Investigation Bureau has already planned to hand over to current students one by one. Colleges and universities are also urgently re-dividing or adding related majors.】 

     Wang Xue: 【Time waits for no one!】 

     Ye Mo: 【Good girl jpg, Xiao Xue, don’t cry.】 

     Watson: 【It’s still useful. Wang Xue, you can wield your pen, write poetry, publish books, and paint. You’re a descendant of the Langya Wang clan! You can have the Bureau publish your books, and we’ll collect symbolic royalties.】 

     Ye Mo: 【That’s a good idea. I have some ideas for spiritual arrays that can store special musical instruments. You can also compose music, which will add more items to Maria’s shop. 】

     Watson: 【Maybe you can be as famous as the ancient literati. 】

     Wang Xue: 【Yay, heart-shaped thanks to Watson, sheng, zheng, qin, zhong, qing, fou, qin, xun, zheng, diao, duo, drum… my big sword is already thirsty for action. We can’t just focus on physical education, there’s also music! Hehe, hehe.】

 

     In fact, Wang Xue was not only moved by the prospect of becoming historically famous, but she also thought of her mother in the copy, Wang Mu, a descendant of the Ji clan, who cared for and loved her.

     The Wang clan possesses extensive knowledge in literature, art, and even strategy. They also place great importance on the education of their descendants. The famous Langya Wang clan of ancient times was also descended from the Ji clan of the Zhou Dynasty.

     The Langya Wang clan originated in the pre-Qin period, began in the Western Han Dynasty, developed in the Cao Wei and Western Jin Dynasties, flourished in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and continued until the late Tang and Five Dynasties. It was the most representative prominent family in the Central Plains during the medieval period, producing more than two hundred historical figures such as Wang Ji, Wang Dao, Wang Xizhi, and Wang Yuanji.

     Wang Xue also learned a lot from her mother education. Watson was right to say that she was the ancestor of the Langya Wang clan in a parallel world. She very much hoped that the Wang clan could continue to be passed down in modern times, which would certainly also be her mother wish.

     Wang Xue’s potential in music is genius-level, but her potential in literature varies, and her strategic planning is the worst. She realized very early on that she could memorize everything, but couldn’t fully master it.

      Moreover, Wang Xue has now squeezed into the top 20 of the survivor powerhouses, and has two very reliable partners. Even so, she still can’t guarantee her 100% safety.

     Being able to cooperate, no, trade, with the country means that the inheritance of the Wang clan is promising. It is much more convenient for the country to find successors than for her, and she doesn’t have to rack her brains for character and potential. Naturally, she is happy.

     Wang Xue also believes that her friends understand her thoughts at this moment. Of course, earning points was even better, as it reflected her value in life!

     “…”

     Ye Mo and Watson both had great confidence in Wang Xue’s literary and musical skills, but the internet slang “my big sword is already thirsty for action” sounded particularly unreliable.

     The three’s chat temporarily ended.

     After lunch, Ye Mo was notified to go to Manager Xie’s office.

     She happened to catch Manager Xie on the phone with his daughter, who was crying about how the teacher abused them during their five physical education classes each week, making them squat in horse stance and throw sandbags.

     Ye Mo: “…”

     As expected, families with students and teachers are the most knowledgeable about the new changes in schools after the Spring Festival. In a sense, this is definitely a good thing.

     After Manager Xie hung up the phone, he continued to complain: “Students these days really have it tough. They keep talking about reducing the burden, but they have to squat in horse stance and recite the Three Character Classic in class. It’s nothing like when we were kids, when even kids with disabilities had a lot of fun.”

     “It’s learning through play. You parents can learn along with them,” Ye Mo said, sizing up Manager Xie’s physique and offering sincere advice.

     “No, no, no, that would cost me my old life, wouldn’t it?” Manager Xie declined politely.

     Despite all the publicity and policies, this is still the real attitude of many adults towards exercise.

     Ye Mo sighed inwardly.

     Manager Xie notified Ye Mo to come to tell her that part of the factory of the Chuanming Group branch has begun to transfer equipment. She, the chief engineer, is one of the main persons in charge of the mechanical equipment and production links there.

     Manager Xie smiled and said: “Generally, there will be no problems, but if there are problems, you must have the ability to solve them.”

     Ye Mo felt zero pressure.

     The numerical control project she provided was sufficient, and the project team was also very capable. So far, she couldn’t provide anything too advanced to avoid the emergence of survivors within Chuanming Group.

     Moreover, the work at the branch company didn’t add to Ye Mo’s workload, but instead gave her a lot of free time. She could run between both places. Inspecting work wasn’t difficult at all. Oh, and there was a travel allowance and fuel subsidy of 8,000 yuan per month.

     That was quite good.

     Due to her outstanding performance at the morning meeting, Manager Xie also officially approved the loan of the branch factory’s metalworking workshop and some production equipment.

     For the rest of the afternoon, Ye Mo, in a rather cheerful mood, refined the first batch of raw materials she purchased last night in her personal laboratory.

     …

     On the other side, after Ye Mo went offline, Wang Xue and Watson had a brief discussion, and Wang Xue sent a private message to the people of the Supernatural Investigation Bureau, 【Are you there? Are you doing education reform?】 

     The Supernatural Investigation Bureau has a dedicated forum management department with customer service working 24 hours a day. Upon seeing this information, the customer service responded with,【Yes, our education reform includes…】 while simultaneously reporting it.

     Within a mere three minutes, a relevant video conference was initiated.

      The conference attendees included a deputy director, Zhang Qihua, who happened to have some spare time, two special agents who had participated in the Warring States period scenario, as well as outstanding talents from various fields such as psychology, literature, physics, mechanical engineering, traditional Chinese medicine, and botany.

     They analyzed Wang Xue’s private messages and concluded that Wang Xue wanted to cooperate with the Supernatural Investigation Bureau in cultural aspects.

     In fact, they knew that Wang Xue was a descendant of the Ji clan in the Warring States period. They had also considered asking Wang Xue to be a teacher, but Wang Xue had already refused to join the Bureau, and they didn’t dare to pester her and cause her resentment.

     Besides, Wang Xue is not alone now. She has an organization, and the organization has a chief survivor whose strength is stronger than everyone in their Supernatural Investigation Bureau.

     There are two reasons why Ye Mo, Wang Xue, and Watson don’t reveal their identities and cooperate openly.

     First, their own strength is not yet strong enough to ignore everything and protect themselves and their relatives and friends. Second, the Supernatural Investigation Bureau is too young and has not fully controlled itself. You can tell from the hair that Director Ma Guotao loses every day that being an official is not easy.

     At least now is not the time.

     Watson and Wang Xue looked at a bunch of education policies. It must be said that they lit candles for students who have not yet graduated. These policies are really good.

     Promote culture, starting from primary school.

     Afterwards, Wang Xue sent the things she had just prepared with a few points.

     The first thing that appeared on the conference table of the Supernatural Investigation Bureau was a painting tube. This painting tube was 35cm high and 25cm in diameter. It was made of precious small-leaf red sandalwood and had a fragrant wood.

     The outside of the painting tube was carved with bamboo bird patterns by Wang Xue herself, with smooth and natural lines, lifelike and lovely birds, and a hint of reclusion if you looked closely.

     The painting tube alone had already amazed several experts, including literary scholars and historians. The scrolls of varying lengths inside the tube filled them with anticipation.

      An old expert with gray hair and reading glasses stopped the special agent’s movements, personally stepped forward, carefully took out a painting from the tube, and slowly unfurled it.