Enforcer Manual
Chapter 46: The Way of the Salted Fish_1

Chapter 46: Chapter 46: The Way of the Salted Fish_1

Early next morning.

Just after work started, someone hurriedly rushed into the logistics department from outside.

"Quick, get ready, we’re having a big meeting today!"

Upon hearing this, those who were slacking off immediately put down what they were doing and headed towards the conference room. Only Song Lan had a gloomy look on his face, seeming utterly reluctant.

The Law Enforcers’ department meeting was one of the few collective meetings that even the logistics department had to attend.

"Master, aren’t you getting a promotion? Why do you look so unhappy?"

Once everyone had left the department, Elmon popped his head out of the mainframe, asking curiously.

Song Lan noticed that Elmon had picked up some bad habits after merging with his body, such as enjoying crawling into drawers and often surprising people by popping his head out unexpectedly.

Elmon took out his phone and said, "According to the search engine, promotions and salary increases should be happy occasions."

"This isn’t an ordinary promotion and salary increase. They’re transferring me from a nominal department to a functional one."

While Song Lan wasn’t keen on studying cultivation, he had no problem enlightening Elmon about work life. They had become close, with Elmon even calling him master so it would feel wrong not to teach him something. Song Lan explained, "The logistics department in the grand scheme of things is a perfect example of a nominal department. We hardly have any status, but the work is also minimal. Actually, it’s more accurate to say that outside of organizing events—which is rare—we have no work at all."

Add to that, Lu Xiang, is a pragmatic leader. Wherever there was a crime, she would usually be the first on the scene. Her leading by example spirit made her an ideal role model for the Law Enforcers, and undeniably the perfect leader for the logistics department.

Under her leadership, the other departments were kept busy waging battles of wits with criminals in District 17, leaving no time to organize events.

And so, as members of the logistics department, they were able to slack off and still get paid.

Getting paid for doing nothing? That’s a sweet deal.

"Master, I don’t understand."

Elmon was confused by Song Lan’s explanation. "Won’t it be difficult to gain experience and improve if you’re in a department like this?"

"Clearly, you don’t understand at all. Let me ask you this, how should one avoid making mistakes at work?"

"Improve my abilities?"

"Wrong answer." Song Lan shook his head. "The correct one is, those who don’t do anything at work won’t make mistakes. Simply put, the logistics department is this kind of place."

As they hardly have any substantial work on a normal day, there would hardly be any mistakes to make.

You can contrast this with the statistics department upstairs. Although also an administrative department, they need to process a large number of documents every day. Any error could lead to a series of problems. Therefore, during the few times he visited the statistics department, Song Lan always noticed the department head scolding the staff.

Not to mention, the Law Enforcers working on the front line. Any one of their mishaps could directly lead to the death of a hostage.

"Compared to the other departments, us slacking off in the office have no chance of making mistakes."

Song Lan provided the best summary of the working environment in the logistics department.

"But how can we improve if that’s the case?"

"You still don’t understand. To clear up this question, you first need to understand why you’re working at the company. For me, I’m just trying to earn a living. Therefore, success is earning my salary through the simplest, least strenuous, and least error-prone methods."

That’s why the logistics department was the dream job for Song Lan and all the other slackers there.

"Functional departments are different. Although you may earn recognition from others through your performance, it comes at a price—if you make a mistake, your leader will directly punish you. You might get scolded lightly, or have your salary or bonuses deducted seriously. Departments like the Counseling Department are particularly dangerous."

What’s the day-to-day work like in the Counseling Department?

Resolving the negative emotions and mental health issues of the Law Enforcers. This leads to most of their clients being in an abnormal state.

In such circumstances, any carelessly spoken words resulting in certain consequences would directly be his responsibility as the department head. "You’re still too young to understand the pain of being criticized by leaders in a general assembly. All I want is a peaceful life with neither merit nor fault."

Song Lan knew that it was only appropriate to vent all these complaints to Elmon.

Lu Xiang was the highest leader of the law enforcement department. Her word was law at work. If he were to complain to her, not only would he fail to revoke the transfer order, but it might even backfire, leading Lu Xiang to assign someone to supervise him.

"However, Master, you’re the greatest Law Enforcer in my eyes. Even if you’re transferred to a functional department, you definitely won’t be criticized by leadership!"

Elmon’s resolute attitude took Song Lan by surprise.

This was actually the first time someone had seen him as a mentor in his life, stirring unfamiliar feelings within him.

"Well, that goes without saying."

Song Lan tentatively touched Elmon’s head. His hand inevitably passed through Elmon’s semi-transparent skull, not feeling anything. "A true workplace expert can succeed in any role. However, remember what I just told you. Don’t let your future employers who promise the moon fool you."

"Understood. I will always remember Master’s teachings!"

Since the transfer was a done deal, Song Lan could only adjust his mindset. Their immediate priority now was to minimize damage...no, workload.

Was there any method that can alleviate the Law Enforcers’ psychological issues without their involvement?

...

After Song Lan had left, Elmon thoughtfully opened the memo on his phone and keyed in all of Song Lan’s teachings.

Nominal department and functional department...

After he had recorded all teachings and read through them again, he suddenly made a new discovery.

Master said that he worked here just for the salary. Therefore, a nominal department like logistics suited him best.

But Elmon saw the hidden problem in this statement—how did Master spend all that spare time from such a laid-back job?

The answer was already obvious!

Master must have been cultivating intensively while fulfilling his work duties. This was his master’s secret for being so powerful!

A light bulb went off in Elmon’s head.

Looking at Master’s final warning in his memo, he finally understood his painstaking efforts.

Understand the purpose of work. Don’t be fooled by employers who promise the moon but instead spend time on the genuinely beneficial cultivation!

This was probably what Master really wanted to warn him about.

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