The Underworld Clerk: Volume 1

By Lan Mao

Geng Yun, the man with a broken heart, had occasionally become an accomplice of the underworld. From then on, he had changed his identity in the world of life and death, fear and excitement becoming the main hues of his life! Surrounded by all kinds of beauties, including the cold female doctor, the tyrannical female special police and the pure little Daoist nun, Geng Yun was growing up in pain and happiness. A wealthy merchant? Political pride? Evil spirits? — All of you, behave! Geng Yun went from being frightened at first to enjoying his work later on. Advancing from a small police officer to the deputy chief of the police department of the Underworld step by step, he completed the magnificent transition from a little otaku to the most ferocious man in the Underworld.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Funstory
• Release date: Oct 14, 2019
• ISBN: 9781646776863

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CHAPTER 1 - UNLUCKY LITTLE JOURNALIST (1)

Geng Yun sat on a bench by the river alone, clumsily holding onto a cigarette in his hand.

In the distance, a couple was leaning against a fence by the river, hugging each other tightly. From time to time, they would perform actions that were inappropriate for children.

Geng Yun glared at them in annoyance: Aren't you afraid of losing your teeth after eating almost one hours in your arms?

He raised his hand and took a long drag on his cigarette, yet he choked and coughed due to the thick smoke. A little Boys passing by, who was carrying a skateboard, saw Geng Yun's distress and made a weird face at him.

Geng Yun raised his hand and was about to fight when the little Boys ran off on its skateboard with a grin.

Of course, Geng Yun would not lower himself to the same level as him, and dejectedly threw the remaining half of the cigarette in his hand onto the ground, then used his toes to grind the cigarette. Then, he suddenly stood up, walked up to the fence, opened his arms and shouted into the surging river: Oh god, oh earth! From today onwards, I, Geng Yun, will become a jobless nomad again!

Geng Yun's loud shout shocked the couple who were whispering to each other. The woman, who had always been in the man's embrace, raised her head and glared at Geng Yun, causing her lips, which had lost most of the bright red color, to open and close. From the looks of her mouth, the word nerves should be the word!

Geng Yun curled his lips in disdain, he then raised his middle finger, then turned and walked away.

Geng Yun, 24 years old, had just graduated from a university in the city. Compared to the other Student s, his experience of finding a job in the remote mountains was much more bumpy.

Of the twenty-one students in the class, the majority of them had received their contracts before graduation. Basically, they all went to the daily newspapers or television stations in the city. Some of the ones with strong backgrounds even went to the provincial newspapers or provincial television stations.

Although Geng Yun's academic performance wasn't bad, it wasn't outstanding either. He had neither the connections nor the money, and didn't even have a school report that he could use. When it came time to look for a job, he could only stare blankly at it.

Until the week before graduation, Geng Yun finally passed the interview for a small newspaper that mainly sold flowery news, and became a trainee reporter for this newspaper.

With a salary of less than two thousand yuan a month, living a month in a city famous for its high consumption of food was barely worth it.

Fortunately, the management system of the small newspaper was very loose. Although it did not provide the Employee dormitory, it did not mind the Employee sleeping in the office. In order to save over a thousand yuan a month in rent, Geng Yun had been sleeping in his office for the past few months.

Everyone from the editors to the cleaning aunties knew about it, but Owner, who rarely came to the newspaper, did not.

The night before yesterday, when Geng Yun was sleeping soundly in his office, he heard some movement in the middle of the night. When he woke up, he found that the light in the manager's office was still on.

Then, Geng Yun saw the naked Owner and his female secretary who were hugging each other …

Although Geng Yun had bumped into his own scandal, the Owner did not say anything at the time.

Yesterday, the editor suddenly called Geng Yun to his office and told him to go to an unknown place in the city to shower and catch up on the news.

This type of mission, in the small newspapers, was something that everyone agreed to. They couldn't compare to large newspapers like the daily and evening newspapers. If they wanted to sell properly, they had to win by surprise!

Write what you want to attract the reader's attention. To write an image, to write it very vividly, many times, it was inevitable that the reporters would compromise for a while.

Geng Yun had vaguely heard a lot of reports about places of entertainment, and some of them were written by Owner s that had come to the newspaper to inspect the entire place.

The editor was afraid that Geng Yun would not know the rules when he made the news for the first time, so the words that he did not know the rules hinted to him that he would practice to gain true knowledge.

Without question, this kind of job would be extremely alluring to any normal man. Geng Yun was a very normal man, so he happily accepted the job and rushed to the bathing center.

Perhaps because he had spoken with the editor beforehand, Owner at the bathing center became enthusiastic when he saw Geng Yun and took the initiative to ask him for a One Dragon service. He even asked the most beautiful masseur to serve him.

Although the old and weak boy's shyness made Geng Yun a little uncomfortable at first, he quickly adjusted his mental state and entered into his mental state.

However, Geng Yun's grand dedication came to an end due to the sudden visit of the Police. What happened next was not new at all.

CHAPTER 2 - UNLUCKY LITTLE JOURNALIST (2)

He was taken to the police station to be questioned and recorded. After that, this disgrace was recorded in the file...

When the editor, who had a face full of 'pity, anger, and displeasure', spoke of him being scolded at the police station from the moral to the legal levels, Geng Yun knew that he had been set up by someone!

The editor was as decisive as ever. He expelled Geng Yun from the police station, then leisurely went to collect the rewards from the Owner.

Geng Yun had to pay all of the salary that he had saved from living frugally for half a year, before he was released by the police station.

Now, Geng Yun's job was gone, and his free dorm room was gone. What was even worse was that he didn't have much money left, so it could be said that he had nothing left.

Both of Geng Yun's hands were in his pockets, aimlessly strolling around the streets, although he knew that the most important thing right now was to find a job to stabilize himself. But where could he find someone this late at night?

Besides, how could it be easy to find a job in this big city? At that time, Geng Yun ran for an entire month, almost ran thin with both legs, before finally finding a job.

Now that he was back before he was liberated, Geng Yun had already prepared to eat for at least a month in the internet cafe.

Unknowingly, Geng Yun had already strolled on the streets with two more hours. The afternoon tea in the police station had not been wasted, and now the urge to pee came. However, at the moment, there was no public toilet in sight as he stood on the busy main street of the commercial street.

Looking around, Geng Yun saw that there was a trash pond inside an alleyway on the left. Since he was anxious, he didn't care too much about it. He rushed into the trash can and opened his pocket for himself.

After a full minute, Geng Yun comfortably shivered and pulled up his pants. Only now did he have the time to pay attention to his surroundings.

In front of the trash can was a residential area. The residential area was a six-story building. It seemed to have been built over a decade ago. There were also some small scattered houses near the residential complex. On the doors, there were signs that said Inn and Residence.

Seeing this scene, Geng Yun immediately knew where he was.

This place was called An Min District, and was Ning City's famous Nail Family District. When Geng Yun was in university, his teachers had even taken this small district's stories as an example to teach him a lesson, digging out countless of news topics.

In the plans for the construction of Ning City's municipal government, An Min district could be considered as a pile of rat poop with a pot of good soup. Because of the cost of demolition, he was not willing to move. It was said that in the beginning, two people had died due to forced demolition, and the residents had poached them into the province.

The southern part of the city's business district was completed. The An Min district was surrounded by many skyscrapers, standing tall and unmoving. Many residents of the residential complex even seized the business opportunities and built small bungalows next to the residential complex, opening small hotels.

The low price of the house, coupled with the fact that they didn't need any registration procedures, attracted a large number of idle citizens, making this area the most chaotic place in the entire Southern District.

Regarding the situation in the Anmin district, the police station had turned a blind eye to it.

Initially, most people would just laugh at this kind of nonsense. However, not long after, a government official who came to do the work of demolishing Employee s was scared to death here, and a few things happened afterwards. In recent years, very few public officials had come to stroll around.

If they went to the police station that was in charge of this area, the policemen there would keep it a secret. In any case, it was just a two-storey building with less than two hundred people. Although the place was chaotic, there had not been any criminal cases. Since the city government could not care less about it, the police station naturally had more to deal with.

Geng Yun placed one hand on his waist and the other on a telephone pole beside the trash pit as he looked towards An Mian district in the darkness. Other than the worn-out building, there were also a lot of small bungalows. It looked no different from a normal district!

Geng Yun waved his hand in disdain. According to the rumors, the most hilarious thing he thought was the words haunted. Geng Yun had grown up in the mountains, and had heard many different kinds of ghost stories from a young age. The hours s were also scared to the point that they had to cover themselves with their blankets, but they had never seen anything like this before.

Geng Yun firmly believed that there must be some other secret behind An Min District's problem. He could not believe the words of the god and ghost. Learning to read the news, he understood one thing: If you want to lead people away from the truth of the matter, then using the public opinion to catch people's shadows is not good!

After he finished, he continued to let his imagination run wild, and Geng Yun prepared to leave.

Turning his head, the telegraph pole that he was holding onto attracted Geng Yun. More accurately, it was a piece of paper on the telephone pole that attracted him.

It was a recruitment notice. The color of the paper had turned yellow. From the looks of it, it had been posted for quite a long time. The two huge words recruitment allowed Geng Yun to see it at first glance, hidden within a large pile of small cubes belonging to psoriasis and old military doctor.

Towards this kind of advertisement that was pasted on a telephone pole, Geng Yun had always had the attitude of casually looking at it. After all, it was impossible for this kind of small advertisement to have a job recruitment target for a university graduate like him. But after clearly seeing the contents of the announcement, Geng Yun immediately became excited.

"Between the increasingly busy affairs, this station decided to recruit an Allied Police Officer to maintain regional order.

(1) Conditions of recruitment: age 18 to 25 years, physical and mental health, strong ability to withstand stress and a spirit of endurance;

(2) Treatment: working all day, alternating between meals and living expenses, with a base salary of 3000;

3. Other: This station is a new unit, with a deadline of two quarters. Those who have done excellent work will be given the opportunity to join.

Candidates must come to our unit with this notice for an interview from 21: 00 to 24: 00 every night.

Address: City South Suburb, XXX Country, Department of Parkway and Underworld Police Station. "

The base salary that had been torn off by some prankster, but just the expense reimbursement, was enough to move Geng Yun, who now even had trouble eating.

What's more, they were recruiting for an accomplice who had a high chance of getting hired! This meant that as long as Geng Yun was willing to do it, then in the near future, Geng Yun would be a prepared and glorious Police!

Going to a newspaper or television station to be a reporter, after half a year of internship, the chances of getting a contract was too small. Basically, they were all contract workers. Moreover, after being deceived by the editor, Geng Yun was completely disappointed in his profession as a reporter.

Becoming a Police seemed to be a pretty good choice.

CHAPTER 3 - THAT LAMP, THAT ROOM, THAT OLD MAN (1)

Geng Yun walked along the national road with great difficulty. The large carts that occasionally whistled past beside him stimulated his ears, causing him to feel somewhat annoyed and annoyed.

After ripping off the recruitment notice from the telephone pole and seeing that it was still early, he walked over to the address on the notice. After walking past more than one hours, he had not even seen a small thatched cottage beside the national road.

He took out the advertisement from his pocket and read it again under the dim moonlight.

A job as an associate, with no requirements for education or work experience, no written examination, just an interview. Moreover, Geng Yun had never heard of a unit that could be used to eat and live as compensation. Even more suspicious was the fact that there was no telephone number on the notice, only a remote address, and the interview was held in the middle of the night.

Adding all these points of doubt together, Geng Yun was certain that this was a prank by some bored people. When he thought of this, he couldn't care less and sat on the side of the road.

With one hand grabbing the announcement and the other pulling at his hair, Geng Yun kept scolding himself for being an idiot. How could he believe such exaggerated conditions?

It was good now, they had already left the city for at least 7 to 8 km. In a place with no shop in the village, he couldn't even find a place to spend the night. In the middle of the night, the chances of getting a taxi on the highway were close to zero. He would have to rely on his aching legs to get back to the city.

Thinking about it, Geng Yun could not help but feel sorrowful, and had the urge to shout towards the sky.

With this fellow's personality, this was not the first time he had done this. He was familiar with the route. When he had the impulse, he naturally raised his neck. However, the moment he opened his mouth, his movements became rigid as he stared in a certain direction.

Geng Yun could see that there was a faint light shining from less than a hundred meters in front of him.

He rubbed his eyes in disbelief. Borrowing the light of a passing car, he saw that there was indeed a two-story building with a yard.

Geng Yun crawled up from the ground in excitement. After walking for such a long distance, it was his first time seeing a building beside the national road. At this moment, he no longer held any hope for the so-called Underworld Police Station. His greatest hope was to stay in that courtyard for the night and endure until morning.

Carrying his exhausted body, Geng Yun slowly moved to the front of the small courtyard. The small courtyard was pitch black. The light he had just seen was coming from the entrance.

The window of the gatehouse was covered with paper, so Geng Yun was unable to clearly see what was happening inside. He walked over and knocked on the door.

A short, thin old man opened the door, gave Geng Yun a turbid glance, and then walked back to the house with his hands clasped behind his back. Geng Yun was a little confused, and shamelessly followed old man.

As he walked into the house, Geng Yun's first feeling was cold!

It was still not summer yet, and in Ning City, a city famous for its heat, the lowest temperature at night was also above 20 degrees. The temperature inside the room might be a little lower, but the temperature of this house was already not low at all, to the point that when Geng Yun entered the room, he couldn't help but shiver.

Geng Yun looked at the little gatekeeper strangely.

The old man was dressed in black and he was already sitting on the only chair in the house and he was looking at Geng Yun with a scrutinizing gaze.

Geng Yun was a little embarrassed by this strange old man who had not spoken a word since his appearance. Thinking of his purpose of staying over, he laughed and said, grandpa, I came ….

old man glared at Geng Yun, interrupting him and asked: Are you here to apply?

old man's voice had a kind of unreal hoarseness to it, like the voice of a robot in a sci-fi film. Combined with the current temperature of the room, it caused Geng Yun to unconsciously feel goosebumps all over his body.

Request? Geng Yun stared blankly for a while, he never thought that the first question this strange old man would ask would actually be this. He quickly took out the yellowish announcement that he had pinched into a ball from his pocket and waved it in front of old man. He asked uncertainly: Are you talking about this?

old man rolled his eyes, revealing the whites that were even more yellow than the piece of paper he used for the recruitment notice, and continued to speak in an unpleasant tone: Nonsense, on this road, other than me, is there anything else that would attract people?

Geng Yun was in disbelief. He thought that it was just a prank, but who knew that this would actually happen!

CHAPTER 4 - THAT LAMP, THAT ROOM, THAT OLD MAN (2)

He opened the door and looked at the signboard on top of the courtyard gate. Under the light of the doorman, he could clearly see the words Underworld Police Station.

Pointing to the pitch black second floor in the courtyard, Geng Yun turned his head and fawned over old man as he smiled: grandpa, look at them getting off work. Who should I interview?

old man rolled his eyes again, and said: What about them, the main examiner for the interview is me, quickly close the door and come in!

What?! Geng Yun was no longer calm, he had never heard of any unit where the examiners were appointed by the old grandpa, isn't this a little too childish?

Geng Yun then turned his gaze back to the old man. Black cloth shoes, black casual pants, black shirt, and a very skinny body. His face was covered with wrinkles and it made people think of dried up fruits, making them unable to determine his exact age. Facing Geng Yun's scrutinizing gaze, he remained expressionless as he sat on the chair and coldly looked at Geng Yun.

Have you finished reading? When you're done, come and stand properly!

old man pointed to the empty ground in front of him impatiently and said.

Geng Yun subconsciously stood at attention, and thought to himself: Good boy, this old man couldn't be some hidden BOSS, could it?

Name?

Geng Yun!

Age?

24!

Place of birth?

I'm from the Yan family!

old man took out a tablet computer from the table and took a picture with Geng Yun. He asked a question while pressing the button on the flat screen.

Geng Yun looked at old man's shriveled up finger using velocity s that made people dizzy as it jumped on the flat surface, and couldn't help but to have a kind of absurd feeling of disharmony.

After he asked a few simple questions, old man stood up, and handed the tablet over to Geng Yun: Alright, I've already poured your information in, do you have anything to lose?

Geng Yun took the tablet. On it was a personal information interface that recorded exactly what he had said earlier. He couldn't help but be inwardly speechless. Just now, the two of them had been asking and answering questions at a speed even faster than normal, but this old man had actually used a tablet computer to record everything. This kind of velocity, was almost at the level of a stenographer!

You don't need to look at my ID card or something?

After thinking about it, Geng Yun asked suspiciously.

old man rolled his eyes again, and said: No need. Don't worry, we are a formal unit, not a swindler. I just pulled out your file from the internet, and the last thing I recorded was this afternoon. The incident was the arrest of a prostitute, am I right?"

Seeing the old man ancient well unrestrainedly revealing his embarrassing incident, Geng Yun could not help but wave his hands with a flushed face, and laughed: "How could I suspect you?

old man remained expressionless. He patted his shirt and said, I won't interfere with any of the things that you have done in the past. Now, your information has been recorded. If you are willing to sign the contract and become an accomplice in the police station, you can sign the contract here!"

Signing... A mnemonic?

Geng Yun pinched the flat plate, not really understanding the old man's strange words.

Oh, it's a handprint! As expected, old man rolled his eyes, and pointed to a spot at the bottom right corner of the flat platform: Press here!

Geng Yun did not sign it first, and took out the recruitment notice. He carefully looked at it, and then pointed to the advertisement, and asked: grandpa, the food and lodging reimbursement mentioned above, can you make it in advance?

If you don't even have this little bit of money, you can!

What's the bottom line for this cop?

Three thousand first!

After half a year, will he really be able to join?

Hearing Geng Yun's question, the corners of the old man's lips that had been expressionless the entire time actually pulled out into a sinister arc, revealing a smile that caused Geng Yun's heart to be filled with cold intent.

If you can last half a year and are willing to continue working there after that, I guarantee that you can join! Well done, it's not impossible to be a director within two years!

old man's words could not help but cause people to let their imaginations run wild. Geng Yun trembled as he asked: Will there be any danger to my life?

old man rolled his eyes and dutifully spread his hands: As a Police, what do you think?

Seeing that Geng Yun's expression had turned ugly, he continued, "However, the work of an accomplice wouldn't be on the front line.

Geng Yun didn't notice that old man's tone of voice had a hint of playfulness when he said the word thrill but no danger.

Receiving old man's ambiguous guarantee, and thinking about his own miserable life, Geng Yun gritted his teeth and said, I'll sign!

After he finished speaking, he quickly signed his name on the tablet, and then pressed his hand on the spot old man was pointing at.

After Geng Yun finished all of this, the old man took the tablet from his hands and placed it back onto the table.

After he let out a long breath, the wrinkles on old man's face seemed to have relaxed a lot, and his tone of voice was no longer as cold as before. He stood up and patted Geng Yun's arm, saying: Xiao Geng, welcome to be the first accomplice of our station!

Geng Yun was startled, and asked: The first? Oh, right, our station is a new unit. Other than me, everyone else is an official worker?

old man mysteriously nodded his head and said: Mn, you can say so!

With that said, old man walked to the inner room of the gatehouse with his hands behind his back: Come with me, I'll give you your equipment!

Geng Yun followed the old man inside, although the Internal felt that it was unreasonable for the security guards to be placed at the gatehouse with their equipment. However, what happened tonight was too much and too messy, even the watchman grandpa was doing an interview for the main examination, so it seemed like there was nothing else worth being curious about. Furthermore, Geng Yun was very curious to know what kind of equipment this strange police station could prepare for the police.

CHAPTER 5 - GETTING STARTED (1)

Just as he walked to the entrance, Geng Yun hugged his shoulder and shivered. It was too cold, the temperature of the room was even lower than the outside, just standing at the door was like standing in an ice cellar.

What was the material used to make this house?

Geng Yun did not have time to ponder over this question, as old man walked out with a plastic bag in his hand. Seeing Geng Yun, who was shivering at the door, he laughed sinisterly: I'm not used to coming here just now, but I'll be fine in the future!

Back in the outer room, old man took out the items from the plastic bag and placed them on the table. There were three things in total: a black leather notebook, a touch mobile, and a... spectacles?

Seeing the small notebook and the mobile, Geng Yun was not surprised at all, but the appearance of the spectacles made Geng Yun a little confused.

old man picked up the black leather notebook and waved it in front of Geng Yun. The cover was covered with a strange pattern: A black shield with some strange stripes carved into it.

This is our 'Code of Practice'. Take a good look at it when you get back. This is the most important guarantee for you to do your job well. Study hard!

The old man said, and handed the black book over to Geng Yun, then picked up the phone.

This is a custom-made call from the police station. It has some special functions! As for the special ability … Hmm, you will know about it in the future!

The old man revealed a smile that made Geng Yun's hair stand on end. With that, he passed the mobile to Geng Yun and picked up the third item, the pair of spectacles.

You must wear this spectacles when you are working. As you need to work all day, it is best that you do not take this spectacles off!

Geng Yun was troubled: That's not appropriate. I'm slightly nearsighted, so it would be inconvenient to not bring my own spectacles!

old man waved his hand: That doesn't matter. After wearing my spectacles, you will understand!

Geng Yun secretly gave a middle finger with his hands behind his back, and said to himself: This is not followed anywhere, isn't this nonsense?

When old man said that he would work all day, Geng Yun thought of the line depending on the situation in the recruitment notice and could not help but ask: grandpa, didn't you say that it would be based on the situation? What does that mean?

old man rolled his eyes and said, Depending on the situation, when there's someone at the top shift, you can rest!

Hearing old man's words, Geng Yun heaved a sigh of relief, and thought to himself: This is good, otherwise, if the other party had grabbed onto this rule and used it on me, wouldn't that be terrible?

old man didn't want to discuss this further, so he continued, Don't think that the job of an assistant police officer is easy. You are still in the matriculation period, so you need to pass the assessment!

Hearing old man's words, Geng Yun's face immediately became bitter: grandpa, I really don't have much money left. How long will the exam take?

old man rolled his eyes and said: Why are you in such a hurry? During the assessment, all expenses will be reimbursed to the unit! The assessment will only take a week. Whether or not you can officially get on duty depends on your performance!"

He didn't know if it was an illusion, but when old man said this, Geng Yun felt that the temperature inside the house had dropped even more.

old man took out his tablet computer from the table, opened a web page, and handed it over to Geng Yun.

This was a life website that posted the offer of a joint rent. The offer was for a man to share the rent with him, which was only 500 yuan per month.

Geng Yun returned the tablet to old man in doubt. His web site released tens of thousands of such messages