Chapter 10 I'm in!

Rover returned to the restaurant and sat across from Billy. Billy, at this time, was leisurely enjoying his wine as if he knew Rover would come back.

Rover looked at Billy, took a deep breath, and sighed, "I... I'm sorry."

"It's okay..." Billy swirled the wine glass in his hand, smiling, "No matter who it is, it's very difficult to accept this. I was the same before, unable to accept the truth, but later... I accepted everything."

Hearing that, Rover felt relieved. Earlier, because he was too tired and his mental state was unstable, he hadn't considered Billy's proposal and had left directly.

After thinking carefully and seeing Laylah again in his dream, Rover realised... The wheel of his fate seemed to have rolled in a different direction.

Rover didn't immediately address his own issue but asked something else, "I want to ask if I join your organisation, will... will I have the ability to fight against Ghosts?"

Hearing this, Billy stared at him intently, then said, "Yes, but also no. The organisation will help you gain the ability to fight against those evil spirits, but you can't become an all-powerful warrior."

"In other words, the organisation can only reduce your mortality rate from 99.99% to below 90%."

"Living or dying... depends on your own ability."

Rover gulped, then asked, "After I join the organisation, what do I need to do?"

"Very simple; you can operate freely," Billy said. "It's just... when there's a mission, you cannot refuse. You can request support if you feel the mission is too difficult."

"Sometimes, there will be 3 to 5 missions a month, but there are also times when there aren't any missions for several months."

"Don't worry; during those months, the organisation will still pay your salary in full. Besides the salary, each time you complete a mission, the organisation will reward you additionally depending on the difficulty of that mission."

"Does the organisation have that much money?" Rover asked, puzzled.

Before, Billy had told him that he would receive $50,000 a month and be provided with a car not exceeding $200,000. Now there were also bonuses for each completed mission.

Could it be that the government really funded this organisation to this extent?

"Hahahaha..." Billy laughed loudly. "Rover, what is money?"

"Heh?! Money... What do you mean?"

Billy took out a $100 bill and then used a matchstick to burn it to ashes.

"Rover, in the face of death... money is just meaningless pieces of paper or numbers," Billy said, his voice becoming heavier.

"No matter how much money you have, it can't help you face those terrifying devils."

"Only strength and courage can help you overcome those difficulties. Of course, you also need luck."

Rover took a deep breath; he understood that Billy was absolutely right. The government could print a lot of money, but they could not raise the dead.

In the face of death, money was just meaningless paper.

"So... Do you have any more questions?"

Hearing Billy's question, Rover nodded, "Earlier you said... you had two pieces of good news and two pieces of bad news... What are they?"

Billy pointed to the notebook and the key that were still on the table.

"The first good news... You passed the probationary period and can be accepted into the organisation."

"The first bad news... you haven't completed any of the missions in the notebook. Therefore, you need to go back there again."

Rover gulped, feeling scared as the memories of last night resurfaced in his mind.

"Why?" Rover immediately asked, "I... I don't want to go back there. This... these missions..."

"Listen to me first." Billy raised his hand, interrupting Rover. "The probationary period... isn't about putting you through a fixed test."

"The probationary period... is to start the wheel of your destiny rolling. When you entered that cemetery, the wheel of your destiny connected with that place."

"If you don't complete all these missions, you will encounter far more terrifying things."

Rover shuddered; he really didn't want to go back there. But if he didn't go back, he would encounter even more terrifying things.

Was there anything more terrifying than a cemetery filled with countless terrifying ghosts, moving corpses, and illusions that made him unable to distinguish between what was real and what was fake?

Did he have to go back there to complete all the missions written in the notebook?

"Are you kidding me?" Rover grimaced. "Isn't there any other way? For example, sending your other employees there."

"After all, I'm just a newbie; going back there is like walking into hell's gate."

Billy shrugged. "As I said, the probationary period... isn't a real probationary period, but rather to see if the wheel of your destiny will roll."

"What if..." Rover thought of something, hesitantly asking, "What if my destiny isn't connected to that place?"

Billy smiled enigmatically. "Your outcome would be the same as those three people."

"Death! Your soul would be trapped in the cemetery, forever unable to find release."

Hearing that, Rover felt the air he was breathing turn icy cold.

"Besides..." Billy continued, "That's your destiny; you have to solve those missions yourself. I can only assist you a little; I can't go in there with you."

"Don't worry; you don't have to go back there immediately."

Rover sighed, feeling that his future was filled with gloom, as if there was only the black colour of death.

"Don't be so despairing," Billy said with a smile. "Even if there's no one on the bus, the driver will still drive to the final stop."

"Don't give up on life so easily when you encounter a little difficulty."

Rover was startled; he just stared at Billy as if he had just been enlightened.

That's right, he... couldn't give up so easily.

"So..." Rover now felt a little more confident; he continued to ask, "What about the other piece of bad news and good news?"

Billy sighed, crossing his arms, his face showing a bit of hesitation as he looked at Rover.

Rover also felt strange about Billy's expression, but he still waited patiently.

After a moment, Billy said, "The bad news is... it seems you're about to die; you might be killed by an extremely powerful ghost."

"Heh?!" Hearing that, Rover immediately thought of Laylah.

His body suddenly trembled, and he began to recount the two dreams he had recently had.

After Rover finished, he asked anxiously, "Is that Ghost... Laylah?"

Billy shrugged. "I don't know! I only know that there is a ghost that wants to kill you, and it's very powerful."

"How do you know that?" Rover continued to ask.

Billy took out a small, round jade piece from his pocket, with strange characters on it resembling hieroglyphs.

At this moment, the jade piece was emitting a blood-red light.

Billy handed it to Rover, softly saying, "Hold it."

Rover took the jade piece in his hand, and immediately, the red colour of the jade deepened, the red light becoming more and more dazzling, like a headlight.

A moment later...

BANG!

The jade shattered into countless small pieces, falling to the floor.

Billy paid no attention to the jade; he looked at Rover and said, "The deeper the red, the more powerful the ghost. The shattered jade means... that Ghost is so powerful that this jade couldn't withstand it."

Rover's body trembled suddenly; he didn't know what he had done to cause such a terrifying ghost to cling to him.

But... Rover remembered that he had only lived an ordinary life; he hadn't even provoked anyone, even on the internet.

"If it's a deep red, your mortality rate is over 80%. And if the jade shatters... your mortality rate is 99.99%."

Hearing Billy's words, Rover swallowed hard, feeling a chill down his spine as if he were sitting in an ice cellar.

"So... is there any way to help me?" Rover asked anxiously.

"Yes, the organisation can help you, but only a little. For the rest... you can only rely on yourself," Billy said.

"But... that's on the condition that you join the organisation; otherwise, your mortality rate is 100%."

"I guarantee... if you don't join the organisation, within a week, you will definitely die, and you'll die a very gruesome death."

"Don't think I'm scaring you; you can try to find a solution... ah! After trying, you don't need to tell me the result because by then you will be dead, hahahaha..."

Rover sighed; at this moment, he could feel the breath of death beside him.

If he didn't join the organisation, he would definitely die within a week.

Although he didn't want to believe Billy's words, after what he had witnessed and experienced, he truly believed what Billy had just said.

But... if he joined the organisation, he had a chance to survive. Although that chance was very low, compared to certain deaths, that chance was still very high.

Rover felt a terrible headache; he looked at Billy and asked, "Can the organisation guarantee my safety on every mission?"

"Pfff!" Billy immediately burst out laughing. "Hahahahaha... if the organisation could do that, this wouldn't be a mission; it would be a heart-pounding game."

"Every mission is very dangerous; even the simplest mission has a mortality rate of over 40%."

Hearing that, Rover could only sigh, feeling a bit of despair.

But... he had no other choice.

It was either he sat still and waited for death to come or he fought back. Even if he died, at least he had fought back.

Rover admitted that he was a coward; however, sometimes... he would also become brave.

The cemetery and Laylah were waiting for him. He could commit suicide to end this fear and anxiety.

Or... confront them, fight back, and grasp that 1% chance of survival.

He had lived his whole life in cowardice; this time, he didn't want to continue like that anymore.

Rover clenched his hands into fists until they turned white, his face showing determination.

He looked directly into Billy's eyes and said, "I'm in!"