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Chapter 3 Newcomer
"Captain, yes, this is me. Please bring someone over." Lu Shi answered the phone and quickly gave the information to the person on the other end.
"The garbage is getting restless."
After hanging up the phone, a number of people had already gathered around.
Some people were rescuing the dump truck driver after the accident, while others came to Lu Shi's side to ask if he was injured.
Some people were also calling the police or traffic police.
At 8:45, accompanied by the sirens of police cars, a somewhat old Honda Fit pulled up next to Lu Shi, arriving earlier than he had expected.
Two people got out of the car. The driver was about forty years old and wore a somewhat worn brown-black leather jacket, the kind that only veteran detectives in movies and TV series would wear.
The veteran detective had an unlit cigarette dangling from his mouth.
After getting out of the car, he glanced at his watch and then patted Lu Shi on the shoulder.
"Are you alright?"
This is Lu Shi's current leader, Fu Qian, the captain of the third brigade of the Metaphysics Society.
People in the metaphysics club usually call him Captain Fu with a smile.
"You dodged in time. Apart from a few scratches, you're fine." Lu Shi handed the notebook in his hand to Captain Fu, on which he had already recorded the changes before and after 2256.
The other person who came down at the same time, Lu Shi, seemed rather unfamiliar; he had never seen him before.
He was probably between eighteen and twenty years old, wearing a black hooded outfit, and his face radiated youth.
Captain Fu took Lu Shi's notebook, glanced at it, and then tossed the car keys to Lu Shi.
"This is Wang Zijian, a newcomer to the Metaphysics Society. I was just nearby, about to pick him up and take him to the society. You'll be in charge of him and teach him some basic metaphysical knowledge."
"This is Lu Shi, someone who joined the company a few months ago. He'll soon be transitioning from a contract worker to a permanent employee."
"He has a solid grasp of various metaphysical common sense concepts."
"Lu Shi, take him back to the Metaphysics Society first, treat his wounds, and get him checked out. I'll handle things here."
After saying that, he stepped forward and began to negotiate with the traffic police.
As an officially affiliated organization, the Metaphysics Society, with its "metaphysical" elements, is able to minimize the impact of events.
"Senior Brother Shi, holy crap, you're amazing! You actually managed to dodge the dump truck attack!!!" Wang Zijian was naturally enthusiastic and immediately came over to greet Lu Shi, showing no fear whatsoever and his face was full of admiration.
"The Metaphysics Club has physical combat training, and I believe you can do it quickly too." Lu Shi maintained a certain social distance, neither overly enthusiastic nor cold; he wasn't used to building relationships with people.
After starting the car, Lu Shi glanced at the symbol that lit up on the dashboard before driving off towards the Metaphysics Society.
"Senior Brother Shi, did you really see that ghostly thing? What was it like? Can you tell me about it?" Wang Zijian asked excitedly in a low voice from the passenger seat.
"The first commandment of the Metaphysics Society is that our world is a normal world, without any ghosts or ghosts." Lu Shi shook his head helplessly and told the other party the first common sense of metaphysics.
Wang Zijian was taken aback, then asked in a low voice, "Isn't this a line from an old ghost movie...?"
"Movies also come from life."
"Do you know what exactly the 'metaphysics' that our Folklore and Metaphysics Society emphasizes is?"
Lu Shi wasn't too opposed to mentoring new recruits, just as Captain Fu had said, he was about to be transferred to a permanent position.
At that time, in addition to a significant increase in salary and benefits, the control over "abnormal" things will also be relaxed.
This is also why he wanted to join the metaphysics society.
"Isn't metaphysics just about cultivating immortality?" Wang Zijian was taken aback and then expressed his understanding.
"Then you're overthinking it." Lu Shi smiled and gave the correct answer: "Metaphysics is something that seems to exist, but may not actually exist."
"To win big in gacha games, what numbers to buy to increase your chances of winning... these things are all just superstition."
Lu Shi paused for a moment, allowing Wang Zijian to think it over, before continuing, "That's what metaphysics is like. I was hit by a dump truck today, and that dump truck is real. The traffic signal malfunction is real."
"As for anything else, it's optional."
Upon hearing Lu Shi's words, Wang Zijian seemed somewhat disappointed.
According to his idea, so-called metaphysics should be a kind of cultivation of immortality, through which one can obtain extraordinary abilities, and then show off and slap faces while traveling around the city.
"Don't you have any special abilities or anything like that?" Wang Zijian asked, still somewhat unwilling to give up.
"It's metaphysics, if there is..." Lu Shi replied while observing the road conditions, then his gaze suddenly sharpened.
On the dial, a number is slowly rising.
A glance at the watch confirmed this.
The erosion level rose again, quickly reaching '6'.
The car audio system, which was not turned on before, started automatically and emitted a buzzing sound.
Lu Shi immediately slowed down and shifted into Sport mode, ready to take off at any moment.
However, no dump trucks appeared out of nowhere. After a while, only a muffled voice came from the speakers: "I'll remember you!"
Then the buzzing sound disappeared instantly.
After glancing at the erosion level that had regressed and then at the icon, Lu Shi, who was parked on the side of the road, breathed a slight sigh of relief. It was better to have fewer dump truck attacks.
Judging from this situation, it seems that the 2256 trash can heads have their eyes on him.
Wang Zijian, standing to the side, had his eyes gleaming: "Holy crap, holy crap, holy crap!!"
The three "Holy crap" phrases fully express the speaker's emotions, from doubt and amazement to excitement.
Lu Shi paused for a moment, then sent a text message to Captain Fu about the matter, but did not rush to start the car again and drive on the road.
"You'll be joining the Metaphysics Society soon. This car has been modified by the Metaphysics Society. You need to learn how to read these two indicator lights on the car." Lu Shi pointed to two symbols on the dashboard.
"This symbol represents the level of erosion. 0-1 means everything is normal, while 1-9 means that something abnormal has appeared around us."
"A score of 10 or higher indicates a dangerous or abnormal situation."
"Going even higher would be a big deal, we'll talk about that later."
"As for this light next to it..." Lu Shi pointed to the light he had specifically observed before driving; it was a light with an X-shaped symbol.
"This thing is a signal that the stabilizer is working properly. If it weren't for this today, we might have been facing dump trucks again."
Wang Zijian, who was standing to the side, immediately nodded and memorized these things.
Although he was excited and eager for these unique things, he was also aware of their dangers.
Lu Shi nodded. The newcomer was at least somewhat normal, quite composed when it came to serious matters, although he had some of the youthful impulsiveness of his age, but...
"No wonder they were all terrified when the number on that chart reached over a hundred that day." Wang Zijian's next words made Lu Shi frown, throwing aside the good impression he had previously had.
"When we get to the Metaphysics Club, let's go write our reports first," Lu Shi sighed wearily. "I have at least three reports to write today!"
"One of them is related to your leak!"
At this moment, Wang Zijian realized what had happened and quickly apologized, feeling embarrassed.
"I'm sorry, Senior Brother Shi, I forgot to sign the confidentiality agreement!"