Chapter 75: To Save All Mankind
Coming to the third floor once again, Han Zhengde couldn't help but feel nervous. But this time, everything went smoothly and he successfully took Chu Jiang to the personnel department without any issues.
In the deepest office of the personnel department, there was a middle-aged woman around forty years old with a serious expression. She compared Chu Jiang's appearance with some documents she had.
Then she asked, "Chu Jiang, do you intend to become the city leader?"
"Yes."
"Considering your special abilities, besides becoming a leader, you have other options." The middle-aged woman put down the documents.
"After organizing your information and uploading it as a file, two 'experts' from headquarters are very interested in you. They hope you can take the position of 'research assistant.'"
Chu Jiang was a bit surprised. Could it be that someone is interested in him because of what happened just now?
According to Han Zhengde, this person is at the same level as the captain, according to the experts.
Even because they are specialized in studying ghosts, their number is even rarer than the captain, so there shouldn't be many people at headquarters who can reach this level.
"What are the responsibilities of a research assistant? How does the treatment compare to that of a city supervisor?"
The middle-aged woman nodded, "It's very simple. What a research assistant has to do is assist the first-level researchers and experts in studying ghosts."
"Usually, this position is held by the Ghost Master, because they need to have hands-on and adaptive skills when dealing with the experimental subjects, and the risks are also higher."
"In terms of treatment, the research assistant holds a second-level title, which is the same level as the supervisor."
"However, supervisors often face more complex situations and have a larger area to protect. Therefore, supervisors generally receive higher treatment and subsidies than research assistants."
"Of course, research assistants also have special reward mechanisms. As long as they can assist our researchers in achieving important results, their treatment will not be worse than that of supervisors."
Research Institute No. 21 has four levels in terms of titles: Level Three, Level Two, Level One, and Level Zero.
Han Zhengde is a level three researcher, and the regular supervisors are at least at level two, but not level three.
City supervisors like Li Buhuo often have a level one title; team leaders and experts have a level zero title.
I heard that there is a higher position above the team leader called the chief team leader.
However, the position is currently vacant because no team leader agrees to be dominated by any powerful person who can convince all the team leaders.
So, this position will remain vacant for now.
As for Mr. Xu, he doesn't hold any position. Or you can say that the position of chief team leader is not suitable for him, as he is one of the major assets of the entire research institute.
After listening to the middle-aged woman's explanation, Chu Jiang continued to ask, "Is a research assistant someone's assistant or is it shared by everyone, and once someone applies for it, the research assistant has to go and help with that project?"
"Generally, they work with specific experts, so there is no sharing."
"But if a research assistant has exceptional abilities, other researchers may request to borrow them from the organization. In the end, it requires the approval of the headquarters, the expert, and the research assistant for the transfer to happen."
Chu Jiang thought for a moment, "So you want me to become a research assistant because my ghosts have the ability to suppress?"
"Yes, it is risky to take out a sealed ghost from its containment device."
"After conducting experiments, it is highly dangerous and complicated to reseal the ghosts. If you have this ability, it can greatly ensure your safety and the smooth progress of the experiments."
Han Zhengde, who was standing nearby, was a bit nervous because this middle-aged woman, who didn't look very impressive, was the deputy head of human resources. Why was she in charge of assigning positions instead of her subordinates?
After some pondering, Chu Jiang shook his head slightly, "I still want to become a city leader."
The deputy head didn't force him, she just asked, "Can I hear the reason?"
"To save all of humanity," Chu Jiang said in a noble tone.
This made the deputy head smile, "Alright, maybe in your eyes, directly confronting ghosts and saving innocent people is a more suitable way for you."
"May I choose which city to work in?" Chu Jiang asked while the topic was still hot.
The deputy minister shook his head slightly, "No, this needs to be arranged nationwide because we are short of staff and can only prioritize sending people to the places that need leaders the most."
This answer disappointed Chu Jiang a little. If possible, he didn't want to serve in a place too far from Luoxi City. After all, that's where he grew up, and his family is there too.
"Can I be assigned to a city in the south if possible?" Chu Jiang still had a glimmer of hope in his heart.
"Um... Just wait a moment, let me check." The deputy minister opened his computer and started searching for maps and relevant information.
After five minutes, the deputy minister hesitated, "There is one, but it's not really suitable for you."
"If you choose to be the leader, I originally wanted to send you to Xinyan City."
"The situation of the leader there has worsened seriously, and they will soon be unable to withstand the revival of the fierce ghosts. They can only come back to headquarters and undergo a rather risky treatment plan."
"Currently, Xinyan City is relatively calm and suitable for a new Ghost Master like you to take office."
"But Xinyan City is in the north. If you insist on going to a city in the south, there's Luohe City available. The leader there has passed away, and they urgently need a new leader to take over."
"The city of Luohe isn't as calm anymore, and the death of the newly appointed leader is also suspicious. Our people are still investigating, but we don't have any results yet."
Chu Jiang hesitated for a moment when he heard "Luohe City." He was quite familiar with this city, and it wasn't too far from Luoxi City.
Even the three cities of Luohe, Luoxi, and Luozhou are all called that because of a river named Luohe.
Luohe originates from Sanjin Mountain, flowing south from the northern mountainous area, meandering through the central hills and river plains, and finally joining the South China Sea at the Yan Harbor.
In the past, Luohe supported several cities and was considered the mother river of the region.
Among them, Luohe City is located upstream, Luoxi is in the middle reaches, and Luozhou is downstream.
As for why the characters for "螺" (luo) and "罗" (luo) in the city names are inconsistent, it was mainly because many people were illiterate in the old days and could only use pronunciation. There was no controversy at the time.
But later, when the cities were officially established and named, there were differences among them. Some believed that there were river snails in the river, so calling it Luohe was correct.
Another group of people believed that the origin of the river's name came from the earliest settlers of the Luo clan, so it should be called Luo River.
Finally, the two sides kept arguing and arguing until they broke up and called their own names.
However, when it came to the official naming of the river, Chu Jiang remembered that it was eventually called Luohe...
