I Told You to Be a Civil Servant, Not a Ghost Catcher!

Chen Fei receives a civil-service job posting from his father. To his surprise, it says the interview is at 24:30.

When he reaches the interview site, he realizes the whole recruitment process feels downright eerie.

Still, he successfully gets hired as a civil servant.

Except he's a civil servant from the underworld.

His position is Director of the Underworld's Publicity Office in the World of the Living.

His main job is drumming up business for the underworld.

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A haunted house can't find actors?

Come on over, I've got plenty of ghosts here.

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After Chen Fei becomes an internet sensation,

his father anxiously asks, "Son, didn't you go to become a civil servant?"

Chen Fei: "I did. I'm a civil servant now, a civil servant of the underworld."

Chen's father: "I told you to become a civil servant, not a ghost handler! How are you supposed to find a girlfriend like this?"

Chen Fei: "If I can't find a woman, I can always find a female ghost."

Chen Fei: "..."

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.