Chapter 445 - 441: Speechless
This is outrageous!
Do you have any idea what time it is? So you don’t need to rest, but nobody else does either?
How ridiculous is that?
"Comrade, I’m telling you in all seriousness, with an attitude like yours, I can report you to your superiors!"
In his position, Takayuki wasn’t afraid of being reported.
Hearing this, he looked at the other man with a deadpan expression. "If you want to file a complaint, please do so tomorrow. Our working hours are from seven in the morning to seven in the evening. We are free to rest at all other times!"
"Staff on duty, like myself, can only register emergencies and then report them to our superiors first thing in the morning."
"Do you understand, comrade? If you do, then go back and get some rest."
The man in the white suit was so angry his eyes practically glowed green. With a trembling hand, he pulled an ID card from his pocket. "I am Qian Tao, the assistant manager, secretary, and translator for TON Electronic Components."
"I know you. Weren’t you the one who came with your boss to cause a scene a couple of days ago? I know Qian Tao."
"I’m a citizen of R Country, don’t get the wrong idea!"
"I haven’t gotten the wrong idea. Whether you’re from R Country or not has no bearing on our work. In the face of a major disaster, we treat all Earth people equally and will extend a helping hand to everyone. We won’t discriminate against you just because you’re a citizen of R Country."
Qian Tao was dumbfounded.
’Is this guy a blockhead?’
He had pulled out his ID to get the man to be friendlier to him, a citizen of R Country!
Qian Tao’s face flushed red with anger. "I want to speak to your superiors."
"I’m sorry, comrade, but as I just explained! Our working hours are from seven to seven! My colleagues are allowed to rest at all other times."
’I already told him we’re not a 24-hour service. What more does he want?’
Superpower Users had powerful superpowers and exceptional physical stamina.
But even with superhuman stamina, they weren’t gods. Everyone needs to rest.
This guy in the white suit had been rambling on and on for ages, and his constant nagging was driving him crazy.
"What do you mean by that?" Qian Tao clenched his fists.
He had repeatedly promised Mr. Matsumoto that he would get this done.
Now this guy was just brushing him off. How was he supposed to explain this when he went back?
"Do you have any idea about the status of TON Electronic Components in R Country?"
Takayuki stared at him coldly. "No matter what you say, this is our country. And in our country, you follow our rules."
"What the hell is going on!" Suddenly, several people threw open the doors of the adjacent private rooms and bellowed toward the staff lounge.
"Why is it you again, you pretty boy? What are you doing? It’s the middle of the night! If you’re not sleeping, does that mean no one else gets to sleep either? What’s all the racket about?"
Being called a pretty boy, Qian Tao’s face flushed red as he glared indignantly at the people emerging one by one from the private rooms.
They were of all ages, men and women alike.
Pairs of angry eyes glared at him, making his hair stand on end. He shrank back, his confidence wavering.
"It’s the middle of the night, and you’re just nagging and nagging. What are you bothering this young comrade for?"
"He’s too polite to yell at you, so we’ll do it!"
"What a psycho."
"Can’t you just say it tomorrow? Are you going to die before morning?"
Seeing that the man in the white suit had incurred the wrath of the crowd, Takayuki quickly waved his hands at them. "Alright, alright, it’s getting late. Everyone, please go back to rest. Keep your voices down, let’s not wake anyone else."
Ge Yan opened her door, poked her head out to take a look, then pulled it back in and said to her teammates, "That guy looks really familiar."
Uncle Ge Liang, his eyes heavy with sleep, shuffled to the door for a look. His eyes flew open, and he instantly looked more awake. "Hey, I know that little translator! Isn’t he that traitor?"
"What traitor?" The other teammates in the room all crowded around the door to look.
Uncle Ge Liang looked indignant. "I’m going out there to curse him out."
"What are you doing in the middle of the night?"
"Dad, save your energy. We have to gather and set out early tomorrow morning."
"You’re right." Uncle Ge Liang pursed his lips. "I know that little translator. Don’t you remember? He stayed at our Song Family Pavilion for a while."
"No wonder he looks a little familiar."
"It’s them, from some electronics factory in R Country. Oh, they were so arrogant! Walked around with their noses in the air every day, just like the village Pekingese."
Everyone burst out laughing.
"Let’s get to sleep. We have to be up early tomorrow."
Takayuki calmed the crowd down and sent them away, then turned and said quietly to Qian Tao, "It’s too late now. If you have an issue, come back first thing tomorrow morning to report it. Don’t wake everyone else up."
Qian Tao didn’t dare raise his voice again. He nodded reluctantly and left.
However, he had only taken a few steps when a fierce argument erupted from the direction of the electronic gate, the sound echoing throughout the entire corridor.
When Qian Tao heard Mr. Matsumoto’s roaring voice, he immediately rushed over. "Mr. Matsumoto."
Matsubara Daiichi was arguing and cursing furiously in rapid R-Country dialect with someone opposite him.
Many of the private rooms were disturbed.
People got up, cursing, and threw open their doors, shouting, "Who is it? Can’t you keep it down?"
"Mr. Matsumoto, look, things are already like this. Why don’t we try to resolve any issues tomorrow?" An impeccably dressed old man in a suit stood opposite him.
Although he was quite short, thin, and wiry, he stood ramrod straight when he spoke, as if doing so could add a few inches to his height.
"Resolve what? Contact the X Realm! You’re the Vice-Principal of the R Country branch of the Superpower Academy! Mr. Suzuki, there’s a huge problem with the X Realm’s system mall backend right now. You need to report this to the higher-ups immediately."
The old man rubbed his forehead.
’Report it? How could he not have reported it?’
Many people from the academy had already come to him to report this matter. He had immediately relayed it up the chain, but there had been no response from the X Realm. What could he do?
"Mr. Matsumoto, you are too impatient." The old man gestured to the people who had been roused by the noise. "Look, you’ve woken everyone up. This is truly impolite."
"How about this: you go back and rest easy for now. I will return, get to the bottom of this, and then inform you of the details."
"Mr. Matsumoto, you are a prospective student of our R Country branch. Don’t you have a little more faith in the Superpower Academy?"
Rendered speechless by Mr. Suzuki’s retort, Matsubara Daiichi could only nod reluctantly.
Turning his head, he saw Qian Tao, frowned, and asked sternly, "What’s the situation with the private rooms?"
Seeing Qian Tao just hang his head in silence, Matsubara Daiichi cursed under his breath, "Useless trash," and stalked off.
Mr. Suzuki hurriedly bowed repeatedly to the open doors on both sides to express his apologies, announcing that he would prepare a small gift tomorrow for the residents of the rooms who had been woken up.
After he said this, the others were too embarrassed to keep berating him. In fact, they even started to think that this thin, wiry old man was quite tactful and knew how to handle people.
Xie Ning was completely unaware of the commotion happening on the first basement level.
The emergency shutdown of the X Realm’s system mall had thrown the world into chaos, but none of it could touch her.
Xie Ning had a dreamless, peaceful night’s sleep, waking up when the sky was bright.
She rolled over and sat up. The first thing she did was enter her farmhouse Space.