Damn, Fed by My Students Again

It was the programmer who sent him

The person dies, and there is no longer so much false pretense. The soul is pure, so the soul in front of Ruan Haotian looked at him with sincere eyes, the expectation seemed to burn him.

"It's really hard to speak up. Turns out deceiving people is such a repulsive thing." Ruan Haotian's mood was somewhat dim. Thinking of deceiving such a pure soul, he felt as if a big stone was weighing on his heart, making him feel suffocated.

"Hurry up, don't dilly-dally, or I'll rough you up." Although the two ghost escorts didn't speak, their actions clearly urged Ruan Haotian to act quickly or face consequences.

Scratching his head, taking a deep breath, Ruan Haotian carefully considered for a moment. How do those charlatans deceive people in movies? Yes, pretending to be sacred and solemn, speaking with a certain tone.

"Oh, lost lamb, I am your guide, do not be enamored with all earthly things, come with me." Trying to put on a warm and friendly smile, Ruan Haotian reached out his hand, facing the soul in front of him, he really emitted a faint golden light for a moment.

"Photosynthesis is overrated," was Ruan Haotian's first thought when his face twitched. His actions were a bit exaggerated, and at that moment, energy leaked from his body. It was terrible; he felt like a leaking sieve. He could clearly feel that the duration of his combat mode was shortening. In other words, if he didn't act quickly, he would revert to his original form.

"But..." The soul in front of him hesitated. Every soul has unfinished business, even though the person in front of him seemed to be in his forties or fifties, in reality, their soul was that of a teenager. However, he was interrupted by Ruan Haotian as soon as he spoke.

"No time for 'buts', come with me quickly!" Grabbing the young fellow in front of him, Ruan Haotian feared revealing his true form. If that happened, never mind whether the mission would fail, just trying to leave this mansion would be difficult. Must he lie and say he is the illegitimate child of the deceased? The thought sent shivers down his spine.

The deceased soul paused for a moment, then his expression changed from surprise to a gentle one. With a sigh, he said, "So be it, the time has come."

With a sigh, the soul in Ruan Haotian's hand slowly dissipated, blending into his body. Startled, he sat on the ground and shouted to the two ghost escorts behind him, "Help, is this ghost trying to possess me?"

"Shut up! You're just a temporary ghost escort, why are you screaming? Hand over the soul, and you can leave gracefully." The two ghost escorts looked at him with disdain. They then extended their hands, and Ruan Haotian felt warmth flowing from his body to the two ghost escorts. True to their words, the soul that was with them moments ago was now peacefully behind them, eyes closed as if asleep.

After guiding the soul, the three silently left the mansion. Ruan Haotian's energy quickly depleted, lasting barely five minutes. He felt somewhat dejected. The two ghost escorts produced a tablet from somewhere and stored the soul in it.

"Abnormal data sorted, response plan filed, data selection completed, next anomaly investigation commences." Ruan Haotian was surprised by the modern methods of these ghost escorts. They seemed to be programmers, as a grid-like map of China appeared on the tablet, followed by a string of programming code.

After witnessing the scene in front of him, Ruan Haotian exclaimed, "Are you two programmers?"

"Why are you so surprised? Can't programmers be ghost escorts too?"

"I didn't mean that, but... Is the administration of the underworld also this modernized?"

Shrugging, the two ghost escorts continued their work on the tablet. Soon, Ruan Haotian noticed several red dots disappearing from the map.

"What do these dots mean, and how are they related to our work earlier?" Ruan Haotian felt a sense that the soul he brought back caused these dots to disappear from the map, without any explanation, but his intuition told him so.

The two ghost escorts looked at each other, then smiled and explained, "You're quite clever. With the increasing population in the mortal realm, the number of deceased individuals is rising. For easier management, we now have the current underworld management system. Any management system, whether through people or objects, needs rules to govern."

"The widespread use of the internet in the mortal realm has inspired us greatly. Thus, every living person is automatically registered in the underworld database at birth, and upon death, their soul is naturally guided to the underworld for management."

"For souls like the one you brought back, who instinctively resist the underworld's jurisdiction and create disturbance due to confused beliefs, it's as if they use some kind of interference program. The underworld cannot naturally retrieve them. We encoded these souls accordingly, and now many souls like him can return to the underworld on their own."

Impressed by the revelations, Ruan Haotian listened in astonishment, finding the underworld to be much different from the scenes of death reapers he had imagined. The underworld seemed highly advanced with its programming and encoding. Seems like not being good with computers is a disadvantage even in the underworld!

"I kind of regret going to a normal college. I should have studied computer science instead."

"..." The reactions of the two ghost escorts were filled with exasperation. Ruan Haotian's thought process was quite erratic, focusing on the wrong aspects entirely. To put it bluntly, was this person mentally unstable, with such misplaced focus?

"Alright, that's settled. We'll continue investigating anomalies. If we need you, we'll find you again. Remember, don't expose your reincarnated identity easily. The enforcement team in the underworld is quite unforgiving. You wouldn't want them to come checking your water meter." Warning Ruan Haotian once more, the two ghost escorts disappeared mysteriously.

After calling out a couple more times and realizing the two ghost escorts were truly gone, Ruan Haotian sighed in relief. His face turned serious. He wasn't as carefree as he initially appeared, as allowing a soul into his body could bring unforeseen consequences. Being just a mortal, what impacts would all of this have on him...