bestfiction Chapter 140 The visitor is evil
Chapter 140 The visitor is evil
"Mr. Snowy Owl, please take a look. Our boss is truly sincere..."
A suitcase filled with neatly arranged stacks of banknotes was pushed in front of Bai Zhi.
"...Is your boss ill-informed, or is he too confident in his own abilities?" Bai Zhi, who had been tailed for several days while traveling recently and was impatient to catch the person, was invited here anyway. He sat back on the sofa with his legs crossed, and glanced at the shocking box expressionlessly.
It seemed that it was not a huge sum of money that was generous enough to make a team of elite mercenaries or a big gang willing to fight for it, but a pile of waste paper.
"I thought that the fate of my first employer was enough for the underworld to put me on the unemployable list.
Let me regain my peace of mind.
I underestimated the confidence and courage of the 'big bosses' of Eridu."
The sound processed by the mechanical voice changer makes the already unpleasant words even more ironic.
One of the most practical lessons Bai Zhi learned from his previous employer was: Don't let these hyenas, who are accustomed to the law of the jungle where the strong prey on the weak, think you are easy to talk to.
In the eyes of these criminals whose minds are filled with violence, "civilized and polite" is even a sign of "weakness."
A tough and assertive attitude coupled with a strong enough fist is the common language of the underworld.
"Look at what you said." The middle-aged man in a suit and tie was not angry despite being ridiculed by Bai Zhi in person. He still looked like a businessman with a smile on his face and a friendly attitude.
“We do business based on integrity.
Your previous employer. He violated the moral code and unilaterally tore up the contract. It is only natural that you should retaliate against him.
“Oh, businessmen know how to talk.
Now I am sitting here, and you are saying this. If I had not been as skilled as you, I would have died.
Doesn't this make it a wise choice for the employer?"
"Haha, I wouldn't say that." The man wore a standard yet fake smile, his eyelids barely twitching. He laughed it off, brushing off Bai Zhi's sarcasm. "Mr. Snow Owl, if you're concerned about our sincerity, we can pay you two-thirds of the fee as a deposit."
After you complete the task, you can get an extra 10% as an extra thank you.
What do you think? "
"That's quite generous. Such a generous and tempting amount is indeed hard to refuse." Bai Zhi put down his crossed legs, leaned over and took out a wad of money from the box, and tossed it casually in his hand. But his expression was still nonchalant. "I'm just a little curious.
With your wealth and power... excuse me, your power, why did you have to look for a newbie like me who was once unknown and recently became notorious?
I believe that with this box of money, it would not be difficult for you to hire a small army."
"You're joking. How can the Hollow Guide, regarded by those on the underworld as the last straw in desperate situations, be considered a nobody?"
Besides, what we want to do requires elites like you, not cannon fodder to fill the road."
"What is [Hollow Guide]?
"There's someone using such a childish name?" Bai Zhi threw the money back into the box, closed the suitcase and pushed it back with force. "If you think I'm that [Hollow Guide], I'm going to disappoint you.
I just picked up a few unlucky people who knelt down and hugged my legs and cried loudly when they saw me, and threw them out of the hole for the sake of reward.
If you want to do something, please seek help from someone else."
After Bai Zhi finished speaking, he picked up the long sword beside him and stood up, intending to leave. But the man's next words directly froze Bai Zhi in place.
"Oh my, what should I do?
Could it be that the "Guide" who can walk freely in the cave is really a short child as rumored?" The man said this while looking at Bai Zhi's back in a pretentious manner.
"..." Bai Zhi turned his head, and a cold murderous aura began to spread in the room. The bodyguards following the man instantly tensed up and pulled out their guns in unison as a reflex.
"A kid?! What an outrageous rumor." Bai Zhi said calmly.
"I think it's outrageous, too." The man seemed oblivious to the tense atmosphere in the room. He still wore a fake smile and agreed in a light-hearted tone. But then he changed the subject and said, "While rumors may be groundless, they may not be completely unfounded."
Since, you, the highly skilled bounty hunter, are not the one I'm looking for.
In order to complete the mission, I can only go and find the "little" guide as rumored.
Fortunately, there are quite a few people who have met that helpful "Guide".
If you go a few more times and ask around, you will eventually find it.
It just takes a little more time and gets blamed by superiors for not doing the job well.
But who made me just a poor errand boy?
You are right, Mr. Snowy Owl?"
"...Ha. Interesting." Bai Zhi turned around and walked back, approaching the man who was speaking step by step.
The man raised his hand, stopping his men from blocking Bai Zhi's approach. Still smiling, he looked up at the tall, dangerous young man who had come up to him. "Hey, is there anything else you need?" he asked.
"Go back and tell your boss that I'll take the job, but the subsequent payment will be doubled.
Besides..." Half of his face was hidden in the shadow of the hood, and his dark blood-red eyes stared coldly at the person in front of him. His temples were already wet with sweat, and gradually could no longer be hidden, with big beads of cold sweat rolling down. He said sarcastically: "Don't say I didn't warn you.
Hire me at your own risk.”
After saying that, Bai Zhi reached out and grabbed the suitcase, then strode out of the room in a decisive and decisive manner.
It was not until the sound of Bai Zhi's footsteps completely disappeared and everyone in the silent room, who had been unconsciously holding their breath, relaxed that they dared to breathe loudly.
The man who had been negotiating with Bai Zhi relaxed his straight body. He didn't care that his clothes were soaked with cold sweat and lay on the back of the sofa, not wanting to move.
After a long pause, he murmured to himself, "What a chilling aura.
Wouldn't it be counterproductive for the boss to find such a "bad star"?
"Fufu, immediately investigate those people and dig up their entire ancestry.
Also, check out the posts of [The Hollow Guide].
No, just delete them all.
No one is allowed to post messages about guides anymore."
"clear!
But Dabai, do you really want to go to that [Arpeggio Fault] to look for something as they said?
“I don’t want to go either, but since they can threaten me with the [Guide] matter, they probably have some evidence that proves there’s a connection between us.
Rather than letting these people really look for our public identities, I might as well deal with them.
Then we'll find their lair and cut off their source of trouble."
"But these people may not be in the city. So it will take some time. I will find out their origins as soon as possible."
Dabai, according to the Hollow Association and official information, the [Arpeggio Great Rift] is very dangerous.
No, I'd better go with you! 』
"No need, Fufu. I'm just going there for show. If you follow me into the Hollow, I won't be able to find out about those people.
This is putting the cart before the horse.
I'll be careful myself."
Bai Zhi walked along the empty road carrying his suitcase, looking at the neon lights of the city in the distance. He took a deep breath and exhaled. He whispered to himself, "This is just the beginning."
The "true face" of this world has only just begun to emerge from beneath the false tranquility...
The real survival challenge has just begun.
Come! Let me see what this world really looks like."
Small Theater
Congratulations to player [Xiaobai] for leaving the Novice Village! ?*. ?(ˊwˋ*)??*.
Officially enter the inner world!
Bai Yu: I'm ready! I'm ready!
Fu Fu: ...(flipping the script) I think you'd better not get so excited. (giving Bai Yu a loving look.)