Chapter 19: Remuneration

  Zhou Jian smiled slightly: "Thank you for Miss Qingyun's concern, I don't have any other skills, but running away is first-rate. Even if I couldn't steal it, can't I just run?" The Ghost Killer's signature skill was stealth, and with the strength of a human-stage expert, he shouldn't be able to detect himself while hiding.

  The fairy of light cloud bit her lower lip and said: "Alright, Mr. Dark Sword must be careful, don't force it."

  "Don't worry, I've got it under control."

  "Uh, so... regarding the payment, I'm willing to pay Mr. Dark Sword 5 million. I know this mission is extremely dangerous, but to be honest, our company's current cash flow is quite tight. If Mr. Dark Sword trusts me, once our company gets back on track, I'll make sure to show my gratitude again."

  "Alright." Zhou Jian's response was calm, but his legs were shaking slightly. 50 million, although he had guessed that it was a big deal and the reward would be generous, but when he heard the number 50 million, Zhou Jian couldn't help but get excited. This was a huge sum of money for him, something he wouldn't normally earn in a lifetime.

  And in the future, there will be a heavy repayment, isn't this a lifetime of worry?

  When Zhou Jian didn't haggle over the price, Yunxiao quietly let out a breath of relief. She could only offer that much, and this mission was literally a matter of life and death. The life of such a young genius master was absolutely worth more than 5 million. In the past, there was an international mercenary organization called Lion's Open Mouth, which directly asked for 50 million, saying they would use some banned weapons, and it wasn't even certain whether they could destroy that safe or not.

  Although the value of saving Father's company is far more than 50 million, it is impossible for Qingyun Xianzi to take out 50 million now. Moreover, there is no guarantee that the secret formula will not be destroyed, so Qingyun Xianzi can only refuse.

  This dark sword's requirements are really too low... even Light Cloud Fairy felt a bit unfulfilled, but this was her limit.

  "Alright, give me that person's address and a tracking device, I'll set out tomorrow."

  "Alright, I can now give Mr. Dark Sword the address. He lives in a villa on Kowloon Peak, and the specific address is..."

  "Hong Kong?" Zhou Jian was a bit dizzy. Although Hong Kong is adjacent to Peng City, Hong Kong has always had a special status in Huaxia as a Special Administrative Region, and it's more troublesome to go there. Moreover, the consumption there is really expensive, "Uh, cough... uh... I'm a bit tight on cash recently, can I get reimbursement for transportation?"

  If it weren't for Zhou Jian's expression and tone, Qingyun Fairy would have thought he was joking. What kind of background does this guy have? His skills are so good, but he can't even afford the travel expenses? "Alright, I'll pay 10,000 yuan as a moving fund for Mr. Dark Sword. This 10,000 yuan won't be included in that 5 million."

  "That's really too much to thank you." Zhou Jian felt that he had lost face, he originally wanted to sell the diamond hairpin of Qingyun Xianzi, but after thinking about it, he thought it would have a bad influence, so he had to swallow his pride and borrow money, a hero is hard to fall because of one cent.

  "Is Mr. Dark Sword in Peng City now? If so, let's meet up and I'll give you the money, as well as the tracker."

  "Uh, I'm in Peng City."

  "See you at Lihua Hotel."

  "Go."

  When leaving Su Feng Zhai, Zhou Jian received a message. Upon opening it, he found that it was sent by Xiao Bai Tu Nai Tang, which read: "Big bad egg Dark Sword: Sister mortgaged the villa to raise 5 million for you, if you can't get that thing back, my sister and I will have nowhere to live. Big bad egg, since you can steal my sister's hair clip under my surveillance, you're quite capable. I trust you, go kill that old turtle! By the way, there's a little turtle in that old turtle's house who always has a crush on my sister, you must help me teach him a lesson. This time, don't let Xiao Bai Tu Nai Tang down again, poor Xiao Bai Tu Nai Tang will have to sleep on the streets, 555555……"

  After reading the sales information of Xiao Bai Tu's milk candy, Zhou Jian couldn't help but feel a sense of responsibility for the task entrusted to him by Qingyun Xianzi. He had mortgaged his own villa to raise funds as a reward, and now he felt guilty even holding onto it; he was determined to succeed.

  He quit the game and took a taxi straight to the Poly Hotel.

  Although Zhou Jian arrived very early, he only discovered that Qingyun Xianzi was already waiting there when he arrived at the location. This isn't good, every time it's always the females who are kept waiting. But how did Qingyun Xianzi arrive so quickly? Generally, girls take a lot of trouble when going out, don't they?

  Today's Light Cloud Fairy wore a professional attire, short skirt and silk stockings, matching her shoulder-length long hair, absolutely a radiant white-collar beauty.

  Zhou Jian felt extremely disheartened, and he couldn't help but recall the scene from yesterday. Unconsciously, his gaze drifted towards Qingyun Xianzi's chest, but fortunately, he managed to control himself halfway and averted his eyes. Otherwise, with Qingyun Xianzi's sharp senses, she would have definitely noticed.

  "Cough cough, I've finally met Miss Qingyun in person, and she's even more beautiful than in the game." Zhou Jian's words were still somewhat sweet, but when he said this, his heart was still a bit guilty.

  "Oh? Is this your first time?" Chu Qingyun seemed to smile and said, stretching out her own hand, "Chu Qingyun, Manager of Yuntai Medical Company."

  "Zhou Jian, an ordinary small citizen." Zhou Jian hesitated for a moment before revealing his real name. Firstly, he wanted to show his sincerity, since the other party had shared such important secrets with him, what else did he have to hide? Secondly, if Chu Qingyun really wanted to investigate him, it wouldn't be difficult, after all, his file records were stored in the Lingnan University system.

  He held onto that soft and warm hand, and Zhou Jian felt a strange sensation. Upon closer thought, the last time he had held a girl's hand was in kindergarten when the teacher had them line up to cross the road, fearing something would happen, so they made the children hold hands as they walked. At that time, the boys and girls were lined up separately, so Zhou Jian's first experience holding hands was with a little girl whose name he couldn't remember who stood beside him.

  Although reluctant to part with the soft and boneless touch, Zhou Jian still let go, and the two sat down to have dim sum. It must be said that the dim sum at Lychee Garden Hotel is very authentic, no different from Qingfengzhai's.

  At mealtime, Chu Qingyun was curious about Zhou Jian's identity, but didn't ask more questions. Instead, she kept bringing up the topic of introducing girls to Zhou Jian.

  Zhou Jian also gradually began to get used to the atmosphere of talking with Chu Qingyun, and would no longer say some incoherent words because he thought of yesterday's Chun Guang.

  When the dinner party ended, Zhou Jian received a thick envelope with 10,000 yuan in cash. Having it transferred to his card and holding it in his hand were two completely different feelings. The sense of substantiality it brought was truly indescribable.

  "I'll set off for Hong Kong Island tomorrow and let Miss know after everything is done."

  "Be careful yourself, Mr. Zhou."

  The two exchanged contact information and were about to part ways when Chu Qingyun asked, "By the way, are you free tonight?"

  "Are you free? What's up?" Zhou Jian thought Chu Qingyun was inviting him to dinner again.

  Chu Qingyun said: "My good friend Su Shan is also playing 'Shen Mo', she knows that I passed the new copy, and wants me to introduce you to her. She also wants to pass the new copy, hehe, she originally sent you an email, but didn't get a response, so she asked me to tell you. Her in-game ID is XXXXXXX." Qingyun Fairy didn't want to distract Zhou Jian at this critical moment, but Su Shan's father was a high-ranking official at the bank, and because of Su Shan's relationship, he had helped her many times, so she couldn't refuse this small favor.

  "Alright, I was planning to run the new dungeon tonight anyway." Zhou Jian's strength in reality was directly linked to his online game, so while he was making money, he wouldn't forget to take time to level up.

  There is a group of well-equipped strong players who are upgrading, Zhou Jian can already imagine that his future upgrade speed will be like sitting on a rocket. The new copy is probably played every day, and in a short period of time, without him, those strong players cannot pass the copy, unless it's an abnormal team like the European Dream Team.

  For many rich players, the rewards for passing the instance are no longer important. What they want is the thrill of rushing through the instance. So even though they know that waiting another month to pass the instance will be easy, they can't wait.