Chapter 22 Chapter 22 Overtime

It's night again. As night fell, the street lights were turned on, and the lights on the floors above and below the twelfth floor were turned off. The lights on the twelfth floor were still on. They are working overtime. Huali Company on the 12th floor is a well-known software company. Overtime work is a normal phenomenon here. From the vice president to the typists in the office, they work until the early morning every day. Only one person does not need to work overtime. The silver-white car passed by Yinhua Building. Wen Han stopped the car, rolled down the window glass, and looked at the 12th floor. The bright lights made him smile brightly—all his employees were working overtime. This means that his employees have to work for him 16 hours a day, and he only needs to pay wages for 8 hours - no overtime pay, which has become an unwritten rule of Huali Company, and the company does not force anyone to work overtime , but if you don't work overtime, the boss Wen Han will look bad. As an employee, who would want to make the boss look bad?From Wenhan's point of view, since I didn't ask you to work overtime, it has nothing to do with the company if you stay in the company until 12 o'clock at night or even later. Even if something goes wrong, it is your own business. The company does not need to bear any responsibility.

If you pay to invite you, you have to dedicate all your energy to the company!When every new employee enters the company, Wen Han will say this to them, and only when they actually start working, will the employees know what this sentence means. Wen Han retracted his head, and the woman beside him leaned over softly, whispering in his ear: "What are you looking at?" "Look at them working overtime." Wen Han started the car. "Why don't you work overtime?" the woman asked. "Work is to make life better, not to make people slaves to work." Wen Han kissed the woman on the face.

"Ah? You really know how to live." The woman's gaze was genuine admiration. Wen Han smiled triumphantly. The car cruised amidst the brilliant lights at midnight, and finally stopped at a famous night market.As an authentic local, Wen Han knows that those banquets with thousands of tables are just for appearance. If he wants to enjoy himself, he should find a place similar to food stalls.This place never advertises, it's all word of mouth.Wen Han has been here several times. The fish here are all caught from the deep mountains and raised in the living pools. They are eaten and slaughtered.

Parking the car on the side of the road, Wen Han put one arm around the woman's waist while stroking the hair with the other, and walked slowly towards the night market. His hands froze suddenly. He saw a man. The woman followed his concentrated gaze and saw another woman. It was a 25 or 6-year-old girl, wearing a long white dress with suspenders, her hair draped over her shoulders, light makeup on her face, calm brows, and leisurely eyes. The men talked quietly.This girl has a particularly laid-back feeling all over her body. Although women don't need to go to work and usually have nothing to do, but compared to today, they are not as laid-back as this girl, so I can't help being a little jealous.

"You know her?" she tweeted Wenhan. Wen Han snorted, walked over to the girl's desk, and called out, "Lin Yan!" The girl raised her head when she heard the sound, and when she saw Wen Han, a trace of panic flashed across her face, but she quickly recovered her calm expression: "You called me?" "When I passed by the company just now, the company's lights were on and everyone was working overtime," Wen Han said with a smile, "You are the only one who can sit here leisurely and eat supper at this time, I don't know if it is your ability Is it too strong, or the company has arranged too few things for you?"

The girl shrugged her shoulders: "You misidentified the person, I'm not Lin Yan—and, you said that everyone in your company is working overtime, what about you? Why don't you work overtime? Could it be that you are not human?" These words choked Wen Han, his face darkened, and he looked at the other party carefully.After taking a few glances, I suddenly felt that my heart was at a loss - the girl's appearance was exactly the same as Lin Yan's, but apart from her appearance, there was no other similarity with Lin Yan.Lin Yan is a programmer in the company. She usually wears a ponytail and never wears makeup. She wears a pair of anti-radiation glasses on the bridge of her nose.What's more, Lin Yan is respectful every time she sees herself, Wen Han can't imagine that one day that submissive subordinate will talk to him so presumptuously.He took out his cell phone and made a call.

The phone was called to the company's landline, and after two rings, the receptionist just started to speak standard Mandarin, and Wen Han said impatiently, "I'm Wen Han, I'm looking for Lin Yan." From the phone, I could clearly hear the waiter calling Lin Yan back, the tables and chairs were ringing, and the high-heeled shoes were knocking on the ground. Lin Yan's rigorous and slightly tired voice sounded: "Mr. Wen, I am Lin Yan." It was indeed Lin Yan's voice. Wen Han said a few words to Lin Yan casually, then hung up the phone, his face already full of spring breeze.He smiled and said to the girl, "I'm sorry I misidentified the person."

"It's okay." The girl smiled. "May I treat you to supper?" Wen Han asked, not noticing that the expression of the woman beside him suddenly became gloomy. The girl shook her head: "No, it's too late, we should go." Then she got up, and the two men followed her, smiling inscrutablely. "Can you leave a contact information?" Wen Han was very interested in this girl. The girl shook her head and continued to walk outside. Wen Han thought for a while, chased after him, and gave the other party a business card: "Contact me when you are free."

The girl laughed loudly, flicked the business card casually, and the business card flew out. Wen Han stared at the girl's back for a long time, that kind of carefree look made him want to run over and kiss her. The next day, Wen Han called Lin Yan to the office and asked Lin Yan to look at a document.While she was reading the documents, he looked at her hard - yes, why didn't he find out earlier?Lin Yan turned out to be a beautiful woman. "Lin Yan, why do you always wear this kind of clothes? Why don't you wear long skirts and light makeup like other girls?" He couldn't help asking.

Lin Yan looked at him in surprise: "Mr. Wen, why are you asking such a question suddenly?" Wen Han scratched his head in embarrassment: "It's nothing, you are actually quite beautiful, you must know how to enjoy life." Lin Yan was even more surprised: "Mr. Wen, don't you often say that you should devote all your energy to work?" Wen Han was speechless, and after a while, he squeezed out a sentence: "Can I enjoy life after work?" Lin Yan's expression darkened: "After work, I just want to sleep." These words shocked Wen Han's heart.

Indeed, the employees of Huali Company, how can they have time to enjoy life after work?Wen Han thought about this problem for the first time - working 16 hours a day, besides going to work, they just sleep and eat. How can life be so boring?He walked to the bed in the office, pulled down the blinds, and looked at the employees in the big office—everyone was busy like a fish, and no one had a moment to rest. The head of the member was frozen in front of the computer... All the people were nervous, busy, and tired.He thought again of the laid-back girl last night, who released her beauty to the fullest in the night—Lin Yan, and all these employees, should have had such a moment of relaxation... Such an idea only stayed in Wen Han's mind for a short time. In the following days, the situation of Huali Company did not change at all, and all employees still worked until late at night every day. Wen Han went to that night market for several days in a row, hoping to meet the girl again, but every time he returned disappointed.He also felt a little strange: the same face, Lin Yan in the office, made him have no other thoughts, but that girl surprised him a little, which is really incredible. After several days of chasing, Wenhan lost patience and started to fight elsewhere.There are many places in this city where you can have fun at night, and Wen Han feels like a duck to water in one of them, often lamenting the beauty of life. Another night, at Shangdao Coffee, Wen Han and a few buddies sat by the window and chatted.Looking out of the window, you can see a night full of enjoyment, and people passing by in twos and threes on the sidewalk have relaxed expressions on their faces.The wind at night seems to have lifted the veil of fatigue for all people, and people's steps are light and their expressions are happy. Life is so beautiful, with money, leisure, and a condescending perspective on others... Wen Han is a bit self-satisfied. Two more people walked past the window, and Wen Han's hands froze. He is very familiar with one of them. This person is Xiao Zheng, the company's accountant. It stands to reason that he should be working overtime in the company at this time. Before midnight, all employees must stay in the company, otherwise he will have a feeling of losing money. Why is Xiao Zheng here? Does he dare not work overtime? A wave of anger rose from Wen Han's dantian, he walked out of the cafe angrily, and stopped Xiao Zheng. When Xiao Zheng saw him, a trace of panic flashed across his face, but he quickly calmed down and walked around him. "Stop." Wen Han said coldly, "Are you relaxing tonight?" "Yes." Xiao Zheng smiled, with a puzzled expression, "But what does this have to do with you?" "Everyone in the company is working overtime, and you are hanging out here alone?" Wen Han asked. Xiao Zheng smiled loosely: "Did you recognize the wrong person? What does it matter to you if I hang around here?" "Zheng Moran, what are you pretending?" Wen Han raised his chin. "Zheng Moran?" Xiao Zheng laughed loudly, and winked at his companion next to him, "I mean, you really misidentified the person, my name is not Zheng Moran." "What?" Wen Han stared at him incredulously, "You're not Zheng Moran? Then what's your name?" "There's no need to tell you this, right?" Xiao Zheng said in a slippery tone, "Are you a policeman?" Wen Han choked for a moment. "Xiao Zheng" walked around him with a smile, walked farther and farther, and finally disappeared into the night. Xiao Zheng's appearance appeared in Wen Han's mind - crew cut, white shirt, always with a shy expression on his face, speaking softly, never daring to raise his voice.Indeed, Xiao Zheng in the company is not similar to this person except for his appearance. He made a call back to the company and asked Xiao Zheng to answer the phone. Putting down the phone, his doubts were not eliminated, but deepened. How did that happen? If you only meet one person who is similar to your employee, that's fine, but it's a bit strange to meet two people in a row.Wen Han is not a fool, he feels that there must be something strange in it. He picked up his mobile phone and dialed the company number again, and the receptionist's voice sounded: "Hello, Huali Software, who are you looking for?" Wen Han reported the name of an employee. Another employee's name was reported. All the staff came to answer the phone - tomorrow, maybe they will give me a strange look?Wen Han smiled wryly. Everyone is working overtime. It seemed normal, but Wen Han still felt a little weird. "Good evening." Wen Han said into the phone, "Can all of you say 'good evening' to me at the same time?" "Good evening!" All the people on the other side of the phone said, their voices were uneven, and a burst of laughter broke out after they finished speaking. It's really normal. Wen Han put down the phone - did he really think too much? In the next few days, Wen Han has been observing the employees.Everyone looked normal, and when Xiao Zheng and Lin Yan saw themselves, there was nothing unusual in their expressions. Every night I call to check the guard, everyone is there, and the company's lights will definitely be on until 12 o'clock. But Wen Han still felt a little puzzled. The girl who looks exactly like Lin Yan, and the man who looks like Xiao Zheng, both had panic expressions on their faces when they first saw him. What does this mean? At 11:55 that night, Wenhan's car passed by Yinhua Building. He stopped habitually and called the company. Several employees answered the phone. Shortly after hanging up the phone, the clock at the distant train station struck 12 o'clock. Before the bell rang, the lights of Huali Software Company on the 12th floor went out. The 12th floor became pitch black. It suddenly occurred to him that he had only seen employees at work, but never knew what they looked like after get off work. So he continued to stay where he was and waited. Five minutes later, the security guard at the entrance of Yinhua Building was smoking, but there was no one else. 10 minutes passed with no one else. 20 minutes passed and still no one else. He felt something was wrong, waited for a few more minutes, locked the car door, and walked up by himself. As he passed the door, the security guard looked at him in surprise. Both elevators stop at the first floor.Wen Han went up to the 12th floor, and the sensor light was on. Looking back, another elevator was still parked on the first floor. Wen Han opened the door of the company and turned on the lights - the company was quiet and there was no one there.He walked in suspiciously, and wandered around the empty space for a long time alone, reaching out to touch the computer and printer—they were still hot. But what about people? Where did people go? He looked down from the window of the company, but still saw no one. For no reason, he shivered. He suddenly felt that there was some weird air in his company, and goosebumps appeared all over his body, so he hurriedly left. The security guard smiled at him as he left. The next day, the staff was the same as usual, nothing out of the ordinary.The amount of work handed in was sufficient, and it is certain that they worked overtime. But where did they go after get off work last night? This question has been hovering in Wen Han's mind. After work, Wen Han made an exception and did not go home.He decided to stay and work overtime with the staff.The employees were a little surprised, but they didn't say much, and they were doing their own things quietly. At 12 o'clock, Wen Han got up to leave, and other employees also left one after another. Everyone poured out from the gate under the Yinhua Building, and it seemed that there was nothing unusual. But what happened last night? Wen Han no longer had the mind to go to his nightlife. For several consecutive nights, he stayed downstairs in the company, watching the bright lights, and called the company's employees. Then, at 12 o'clock, when the bell rang, the lights went out. It's 12 o'clock every night, and exactly at that time, the lights of Huali Company will go out. And no one ever came down from upstairs. Once, Wen Han even waited until early morning.When he was at work, he watched with his own eyes the employees of his company mixed with other working people and walked into Yinhua Building. But he didn't see them coming out last night! What exactly is going on? Wen Han is now a little afraid of the employees. Although they seem so docile and dedicated to their duties, he feels that there are some mysterious and weird things about them that he can't figure out. He stared at the employees for a longer period of time, but still found nothing, except that they looked abnormally busy and tired, and could not see any other characteristics of these employees. But he no longer dared to get close to them. One night, when he was extremely nervous, he drove to a famous bar alone to have a drink. As soon as he entered, he froze. A large group of people sat around a table, talking and laughing loudly.Every face is familiar - Lin Yan, Xiao Zheng, the company's front desk...all are employees of the company - but everyone is so strange, they are completely different from the rigorous and focused appearance when they go to work during the day, the expressions of the men Relaxed, smoking and drinking wine, the women are gorgeously dressed, with a leisurely look, and the light makeup is blurred and seductive under the dim light. Wen Han stared at them, for some reason, he didn't dare to approach them, and even thought of leaving the bar. "Xiao Zheng" saw him at some point, and he whispered something to the others, all of them looked at him. Everyone stared at him fixedly. According to his previous personality, he would definitely go up and ask them loudly why they were so relaxed, but now, he was sweating all over, as if it was not them who avoided working overtime, but himself. Are these really his employees? Why does everyone look different? He stood at the door for a long time, finally turned around, and staggered away. Walking out the door, the cold wind blew, and he dialed the company phone tremblingly, and the receptionist remembered in sweet Mandarin—"Huali Software..." Before the other party finished speaking, he hung up the phone as if he was burning. He frantically drove the car back to the entrance of Yinhua Building. It was not yet 12 o'clock, and the lights on the 12th floor were still bright.There are many people working overtime, and he can see the results of overtime work the next day, but are those working overtime really his employees? In other words, are those who work overtime really human? Why do lights go off at 12 o'clock every day? Why are they never seen coming out of the door after lights out? Who are those people who get along with each other in the company every day? There are countless doubts in Wen Han's heart. He really wants to go up and have a look, but he doesn't have the courage.Finally, he set his sights on the security guard. "Can you go up and walk with me?" he asked. The security guard looked at him suspiciously; "Isn't there someone in your company?" He shook his head: "I suspect it's a thief." The security guard's eyes became vigilant, he turned around and greeted another security guard, took a baton, and went upstairs with him. Both elevators stopped on the first floor. After reaching the 12th floor, the other elevator still stopped on the first floor, which meant that only the two of them took the elevator. The door of Huali Software Company is open, and the lights inside the door are bright. There is no one in the company. All the computers were on, showing half-work done, but no one in sight. It was eerily quiet. They searched everywhere and found no one. Wen Han's forehead was sweating, and he asked the security guard: "Have you ever seen my company's employees get off work?" The security guard nodded: "After 12 o'clock every day, they will leave from here." Wen Han sweated even more: "Don't you have surveillance video in your security room? Show me." Surveillance video shows that at 12 o'clock every day, employees of Huali Software can indeed be seen leaving Yinhua Building. "You can all see?" Wen Han stared at the screen and asked tremblingly. Both security guards nodded. Everyone can see it, and the video can also be recorded, why only you can't see it? Wen Han's mind was spinning wildly, his face became more and more blue, and he finally fell down. Two security guards sent him to the hospital, after rescue, he finally woke up, but his spirit completely collapsed, he didn't know anyone, he just muttered: "They, they are all working overtime, they are all working overtime..." A few days later, all the employees of Huali Company went to the mental hospital to visit their boss, and at the same time, there was a stranger. "Are we going too far?" Lin Yan looked at Wen Han with dull eyes, and asked guiltily. "Perhaps, but it's better for him to be here than for us to be here," said another. They left a bouquet of flowers and left. The stranger stayed for a longer time. He stared at Wen Han and said, "Mr. Wen." This is Xiao Zheng's voice. "Mr. Wen." He called again, this time it was Lin Yan's voice. He called Wen Han's name in various voices, typing sounds, tables and chairs moving, phone calls, and even the sound of many people shouting together. When Wen Han heard this voice, his whole body trembled, and he hugged his head and curled up into a ball. "Mr. Wen, do you still remember Zhao Xiaomei?" The man asked in a strange woman's voice. If Wen Han is clear-headed, he will definitely remember Zhao Xiaomei. Zhao Xiaomei is a programmer of Wenhan Company. Because of working overtime for a long time, she was extremely nervous and finally collapsed.She is also living in a mental hospital now, next door to Wen Han. That is, after Zhao Xiaomei went crazy, the employees of Huali Software decided to change the situation of overtime work - no one can withstand such a long period of pressure, people must relax and have time to enjoy life, besides, those who work overtime The 8 hours are completely unpaid-even if it is paid, life cannot be completely occupied by work. They thought of Zhao Xiaomei's younger brother Zhao Xiaohai. Zhao Xiaohai is an excellent ventriloquist. After his sister went crazy, he has been depressed.When Huali Software's employees approached him, he just resigned from the acrobatic troupe in extreme depression.The employees of Huali Software each paid 100 yuan per month. There are more than 50 employees in the company, and the total is more than 5,000 yuan. This money is handed over to Zhao Xiaohai, which is regarded as their salary for hiring him.He only needs to do one thing - rush to the company after get off work during the day, and stand guard. As long as Wen Han calls to check the guard, he will use his excellent ventriloquist to cover up for the employees. When the employees left, all the computers were turned on. This was to prevent Wen Han from seeing a work scene in case Wen Han came to check the post in person. As for the fact that there was no one in the workplace, the employees decided to let Wen Han think about it by himself. They felt that he must not be able to figure it out. The important thing is that they can hand in enough work results the next day, leaving him speechless—in fact, the daytime work has already completed all the work, and the overtime work at night is only Wen Han himself. Psychological imbalance, he wants to occupy more time that belongs to the employees.Everyone has been angry about this unnecessary overtime work for a long time, so they came up with this idea. Sure enough, from the workload, Wen Han couldn't see that everyone didn't actually work overtime. The security guards downstairs also suffered from overtime work. The Huali Software employees said hello, and they helped to take care of them. Whenever Wen Han went upstairs to check in person at night, the security guards would call Zhao Xiaohai, and he would start from The company slipped out, took the stairs and hid on the 13th floor until Wen Han left. During the few nights when Wen Han stayed in front of the building, the security guard notified Zhao Xiaohai, and Zhao Xiaohai sat quietly on the 13th floor after the customs lights, and never left. As for those videos, they were all pre-recorded. If Wen Han observed carefully, he would find that the clothes worn by the employees shown in the videos were different from the clothes they wore during the day.It's a pity that Wenhan never cared about his employees, so he didn't realize this. Because it was expected to meet Wen Han in the entertainment place, everyone agreed that if they met, they would pretend not to know each other, and insisted that they were not the person Wen Han knew. If Wenhan is willing to get to know employees outside of working hours, he will know that the person who is leisurely in the leisure place is actually the same person as the employees he knows-everyone needs to relax, and no one will be holding a phone during the break. A serious face. Zhao Xiaohai told Wen Han everything, and Wen Han rolled his eyes and smirked, wondering if he understood. When Zhao Xiaohai left the mental hospital, he suddenly heard a burst of laughter from inside. Looking back, Zhao Xiaomei was standing in front of Wen Han, smiling and pulling Wen Han's hair: "Go to work overtime, hurry up, go to work overtime!" Wen Han drooled and said, "Working overtime, they are all working overtime!" Zhao Xiaohai suddenly felt his eyes sour, turned around and left quickly.