Steel steam and flame

Wells had never been hungry before, but now he had completely lost his appetite. He stared at the man in front of him and said, "Sir, it's useless for you to find me. What I know is very limited."

The man shook his head and showed a thoughtful face, as if he was thinking about how to explain to Wells in front of him, "Wells, you seem to have made a mistake so far. I found you, or what you think The 'boss' asked me to come here to find you, not because you know anything, nor because I want to get something from you. What you know is very limited. If you want to get some information, you can go directly to the top management of the association. It’s much faster than here.”

"It's the same sentence. I came here today simply because I just wanted to talk to you. You regard me as an old friend. I haven't seen you for a long time. I suddenly found you today and chatted here for a while, so that you can understand me."

The man looked at Wells, asking if he understood. Wells nodded and pursed his lips. Although he didn't understand the man's intention, he could only do it at this moment.

"By the way, you can call me Hessler." The man said, "It's been almost a month since I came to Yingansi Principality. I had to leave for the next destination soon, but well, I stayed here because of other things. After all, small things are often the most time-consuming."

"Hello, Mr. Hessler." Wells remained polite. At least there was no hostility on the man's part.

"Let's talk about the current situation first, Mr. Wells." Hessler took a bite of food. "You are almost fifty years old this year, although you are definitely young among the surgeons. I have investigated your relevant information and found that there is no Before joining the association, you seemed to be a member of the management department of a small force, responsible for the establishment of the force's internal information database. You were mainly responsible for personnel information. After that, you left that force and moved to the Principality of Yingans. There is a one-year gap in the middle, but after that, you enter the association and engage in your current job. It still counts as personnel information management, but there are more things than before. "

Wells said nothing, acquiescing to what Hessler said.

"Mr. Wells, you know when I first read your information, I was very surprised by several pieces of information." There was an unbelievable look on Hessler's face, as if something was impacting his recognition. Zhi said, "Logically speaking, you have been working in the association for nearly ten years. Even if you are not promoted to a middle-level or senior level, your salary should be increased based on your experience and resume, right?"

Wells himself also expressed doubts. He originally thought that he was found because of the things that surprised Hessler.

"One and a half million in common currency a year." Wells said himself. "As far as my position in the association is concerned, I think it's not a small amount. Because the nature of the work is only information processing, and I occasionally meet with customers. Meet. Just like I met Mr. Hessler not long ago. There is no danger, there is plenty of leisure time, and every year the association will also distribute a batch of potions to promote the growth of strength based on our personal circumstances. I think, You may be able to get these things in small forces, but you probably have to be a few core figures in terms of status. Other small forces don't have this kind of medicine at all, and even if they have the funds, they can't find a way."

"I don't think there is anything wrong with it, Mr. Hessler, please allow me to say this. Because with my strength in the middle of the second stage, I don't have much experience. I want to rely on a big force and eliminate some potential dangers. I think this is all It should be."

Hessler showed an expression of "As long as you agree" and said nothing more on this matter.

"Then, Mr. Wells, let's talk about something else. What do you think of what we are doing now? In other words, you know that the real purpose of the association's existence is to screen. Can you tell me your own opinion? "

"I don't have any opinion. On the contrary, I know too many things and worry about myself." Wells replied, "The association will not make any adjustments to me because of what I know. Instead, it will list me as an observation object because of this matter." Right? I think this is the result that should be. I don’t know why I think this way, but if others notice something, the person involved will always feel uncomfortable. In addition, let’s just talk about the interior of the Principality of Yingans. In fact, within five years Before, if my judgment was correct, there would have been other people doing the same thing as you. The final result was probably that the association won, because in the five years since then, the association has still been running as usual. On."

"I don't know exactly what will happen to those who are finally selected after several years of inspection and screening. But the ones selected must be the strongest among mercenaries and bounty hunters. I think they will definitely enter. If you join an organization affiliated with the association, is that considered a promotion?"

Like a recorder, Hessler nodded after listening, "It's possible to be promoted, but more likely not."

Seeing Wells' expression, Hessler continued his words, "Based on the information I got, your association belongs to a medium-to-large-sized family in the Far Sea Commonwealth. As for how long it took to send people to establish an organization like the association, I don't know. Get the information. Mr. Wells, do you know the operating model of a family? "

"The family's operating model?"

"It seems you are not clear anymore." Hessler sighed and said, "In short, you just need to remember one thing, unless you are particularly outstanding, no matter what you do, no matter what decision you make, it will be based on your blood relationship with the family. As the first judgment factor. A simple example is, suppose there are two identical people, one is an internal member of the family, and the other is an external recruit. Now there is a position here, and both of them are qualified for it, but the final result is, Family members are definitely given priority. Coupled with the lack of resources in small countries, I don’t have high expectations for these so-called outstanding candidates. Compared with some people in the family who have received excellent education since childhood, they lack a lot of things. Like those in small countries environment, these excellent bounty hunters and mercenaries can indeed complete many tasks excellently, because it does not require too much configuration. But having said so much, these situations are limited to small countries. These people form a If the team collides with the regular teams of some families, there is a high probability that it will become fragmented after a few rounds of attacks."

"If this is the case, wouldn't the association's screening be meaningless?" Wells said. "I think since the association has existed for a long time and continues to do this kind of thing, it means that this model must have its reason for existence. ."

"Of course. The best ones among the bounty hunters and mercenaries are all experienced in fighting or handling battles, just like Mr. Wells in handling personnel information. After they have been trained, they can He quickly caught up with most members of the family. But the top group..." Hessler said nothing, "In short, some gaps are indeed related to their own talents. Furthermore, the environment and education within the family have affected their I have been a member for decades, and this influence is the most critical thing in my opinion.”

At this point, Hessler looked at the time and said, "That's almost it. It's a conversation, but I just want to confirm some things. You have already given the correct answer. Let's talk about other things. You know we are screening now. These mercenaries and bounty hunters, and as I said, because of many things, are more busy than our own plans. Therefore, in order to make the time points basically correspond to the plan, one or several people are needed here. Come assist us.”

Looking at Wells, Hessler took out a handwritten list and handed it over, "To put it simply, there is a 'boss' who takes a fancy to you and wants to bring you in as one of our members. This list is considered a reward. , I don’t know if you understand some of the above things. If you have other questions, you can ask. There is still a lot of time."

Wells glanced at the list and smiled helplessly, "I don't know why you chose me? I mean, this kind of work can be done well by anyone. And as far as my position is concerned, the association in the UK Ansi Principality is divided into nearly twenty areas, which means there are still twenty people like me."

"It's just luck." Hessler said, "I don't know why, but the bounty hunters we want are all in the area you manage. So after various things happened later, I came to find you. Then can you tell me why several outstanding people are in this area?"

"Mr. Wells, you must not underestimate the changes you have made in the past ten years. You can't notice it yourself because this change is accumulated latently. We must have our own reasons for finding you. You What needs to be considered now is whether to agree or not.”

"But before that, I think you can consider your situation. This is not a threat from me. You know your current situation very well. Also, there was a team of people who came to investigate because of the task I entrusted to you. , I wonder if you know that?"

"Master Holden's team?"

"I don't know his name." Hessler showed a clear look, "It should be them. I didn't do anything to them. I guess it was a conflict between the members of your association. The Holden you mentioned became a victim. . And you should be the one to finish it off soon after."

"Or to put it another way, what you know, the upper management of the association must know. It is the fact that someone is picking things in their enclosure. It is not made clear, probably because of the times and the nature of your association. Some changes. From the selection of personnel to an operational stronghold in a small country. Some of them involve changes in rights and positions, so it is normal for this kind of thing to happen, at least around me, fierce competition is often Taking life as the final rest.”