The office was colder than Lin Chen imagined — not because of the air conditioning, but because of the atmosphere.
He was assigned a cubicle in the most forgotten corner of the documentation floor. No colleagues came to greet him. Only the buzzing of the fluorescent lights accompanied his arrival.
A cardboard box was slapped onto his desk.
"This is your job for today." Su Wanwan appeared out of nowhere, her voice crisp and professional.
Lin Chen lifted the lid and saw dozens of medical case reports, many stamped CONFIDENTIAL in red.
"Internal files?" he raised an eyebrow.
"You're not here to ask questions. Just help sort and archive them," she said, arms folded. "Start with the folder labeled X3-A07. Don't mess up."
Then she turned and walked away — leaving behind the faint scent of jasmine perfume and a dozen unsaid things.
Lin Chen sighed and sat down. "Alright, system. Any surprise for me today?"
[New passive unlocked: Medical Deduction (Lv.1)]
[Effect: While reading clinical records, you can passively detect inconsistencies, missing links, and possible malpractice clues.]
"Oh ho. Sherlock mode, activate."
As he skimmed through the first file, a case caught his eye — Patient: Yu Zhen, a 26-year-old woman, hospitalized due to acute liver failure. Treated with a series of experimental drugs by South China Medical's R&D division.
She died within 48 hours.
The file stated: "Cause of death: allergic reaction. No further investigation necessary."
But the attached test charts didn't match. Lin Chen's newly unlocked deduction ability whispered at him — the dosage records were manipulated.
He frowned.
Before he could dig deeper, a shadow loomed over him.
A man in a sharp gray suit, mid-40s, expression unreadable.
"You're the new assistant?" the man asked.
"Yes."
"Careful what you read," the man said flatly, tapping the folder. "Some of those things are above your pay grade."
Then he left.
"...Well," Lin Chen muttered, "now I'm definitely going to read them all."
From the upper floors, Su Wanwan watched the surveillance feed of Lin Chen through a tablet, eyes narrowed.
"He found it this quickly?" she said softly.
Behind her, an old man said coldly, "It's better to make him give up sooner. That report must not go wrong."
She remained silent.
Lin Chen had no idea — he just triggered the interest of the company's most dangerous people.
林尘正式入职后的第一天,并不像电视剧里那般热烈或仪式感满满.
他被安排在最角落的文档室,一张旧桌子,一把吱呀作响的椅子,没有人打招呼,没有人指导.
只有天花板那盏闪烁的灯管,发出持续的嗡嗡声,像蚊子在耳边盘旋.
"你今天的工作."
苏婉婉不知道何时走到身后,声音依旧冷淡干脆.
她把一个纸箱啪地放在他桌上.
林尘掀开盖子,里面全是医案记录与内部资料,许多还盖着"机密"二字.
"这是内部病例?"
他皱眉.
"你不是来提问的,"苏婉婉抱臂,语气不容置疑,"从X3-A07文件夹开始,别搞错."
说完她转身离开,留下一抹茉莉花香和许多未说出口的话.
"系统,有没有点提示?"
[被动技能已解锁:医学推理（Lv.1）]
[效果:阅读病历时,可自动察觉矛盾之处,遗漏信息或疑似医疗事故痕迹.]
"有意思,给我开福尔摩斯模式了."
他随意翻开第一份文件,一个名叫余珍的病人跳入眼帘.
26岁,因急性肝衰竭入院.接受南华医疗研发组的实验性治疗.
48小时内死亡.
报告写道:"死亡原因:过敏反应.无需进一步调查."
可林尘盯着后面附的化验报告,眉头皱起.
——药物剂量,与记录中的标准不符.有人动过手脚.
他正准备深入核对,身旁忽然多了一个人影.
一名西装笔挺的中年男人站在他桌前,面无表情.
"新来的?"
"嗯."
"这些文件,不是你该看的东西."
他轻声说,手指敲了敲桌上的档案.
说完转身离去,连个姓都没留下.
"现在我更想看了."林尘耸耸肩.
高楼另一层,苏婉婉坐在办公室内,盯着平板中的监控画面,神情复杂.
"他这么快就发现了?"
身后,一名年迈长者低声说道:"那份报告不能出事,他最好识相."
她没有回话,只盯着画面里那个认真翻阅文件的身影,沉默良久.
她知道,事情,已经不是一个实习生能控制的程度了.
——