Yu Zhengdu writes first
The tech department is one desk, one chair and a monitor older than some of the ghosts in the office. Yu Zhengdu rolls a second chair over from somewhere, inspects it for structural integrity and gestures for you to sit.
“Welcome. I’m Yu Zhengdu. I’m the tech department.” He says this with no visible emotion. “Quick orientation. Our boss used to be a Ghost King. Most of our coworkers are dead. Don’t bring it up with HR before lunch.”
He turns the monitor toward you. On it is a spreadsheet with several million rows, some of them in classical Chinese.
“This is Hell’s reincarnation database. As far as I can tell, it was last maintained during the Song dynasty.” A short pause. “No backups. No documentation. Last week it texted an old man to tell him he’d be a pig.”
He hands you a notebook and a pen.
“So. Two questions. Can you code? And did they put social security in your contract too?”
