Xia Qingqing still shook her head; she still felt it was too expensive.

In the end, Lin Yun decided to use his own money to help Xia Qingqing buy it.

Xia Qingqing still disagreed. She believed that the money Lin Yun was using was all customer deposits, and that Lin Yun had already misappropriated a lot of it when he bought the hotel. She didn't want Lin Yun to misappropriate any more. Moreover, she was with Lin Yun not for his money, and she didn't want him to spend so much on her.

Lin Yun gave a wry smile.

If he had known this would happen, he would have told Xia Qingqing earlier that he had accidentally obtained a few stones and then sold them to Li Hang for eighty or ninety million.

Now, it wouldn't be good for him to explain further.

In the end, the two sides compromised, and Xia Qingqing chose a piece of jewelry worth over 100,000 yuan, a gift from Li Hang, while Lin Yun did not spend any money.

"Your sister-in-law is a good person, Brother Lin, you must cherish her..." Li Hang said with emotion.

At this moment, he vaguely guessed that Xia Qingqing might not know that Lin Yun was rich. Although he didn't know why Lin Yun hadn't told Xia Qingqing, there was no doubt that Xia Qingqing was a very good girl.

If it were a materialistic girl, even if you let her choose jewelry several times, she would probably find all sorts of ways to get you to buy it for her, even if you didn't say you would.

As for the possibility that Lin Yun might not be from a powerful family, Li Hang had also considered that.

However, at this point, whether Lin Yun is from a powerful family or not is no longer important. What matters is that he can get a continuous supply of top-quality jade from Lin Yun, and more importantly, he believes that Lin Yun is a person worth associating with.

Lin Yun also told Li Hang to rest assured that they could proceed with the next transaction in a couple of days.

After leaving Li Hang's gold and jewelry store, Lin Yun took Xia Qingqing to a nearby shopping mall.

Originally, Lin Yun planned to buy Xia Qingqing some nicer clothes, but Xia Qingqing didn't want anything too fancy. In the end, he bought Xia Qingqing three or four pieces of clothing, which only cost a little over a thousand yuan. On the contrary, Xia Qingqing helped him pick out two pieces of clothing and a pair of shoes, which cost a little over ten thousand yuan.

According to Xia Qingqing, clothes are fine as long as they are wearable, there is no need to wear anything too fancy. But Lin Yun is different. Lin Yun will often be doing business with others in the future, and if he dresses too plainly, he may lose face.

They strolled around until seven or eight in the evening, then randomly picked a small shop to eat at. Suddenly, Xia Qingqing blushed and said she wasn't feeling well and needed to rest.

Lin Yun then remembered that Xia Qingqing had done it for the first time last night and needed to take care of her health, so he took a taxi back to the hotel with Xia Qingqing.

Yesterday, he beat up a group of people from Night Kite Bar, and today he beat up Zhang Tianyu. He's worried about letting Xia Qingqing go back to school alone.

Originally, he was thinking that since he and Xia Qingqing had gone shopping too late today, he might as well go to the security company to recruit security guards and bodyguards tomorrow.

Now that he's finished shopping with Xia Qingqing and it's not too late, he can go take a look.

Jinjian Security Company.

Half an hour later, Lin Yun arrived at the company entrance.

The company's address is located in a prime location, occupying an entire floor of an office building, demonstrating its considerable strength.

This company was introduced to him by Li Hang. The armored truck that Li Hang had previously hired belonged to this company. According to Li Hang, this company is a formidable player among many security companies in Shenzhen.

"Ha! Hey!"

"I'll fight! I'll fight, fight, fight, fight, fight!"

"Bang—bang—"

Apart from the reception area, the rest of the company's layout resembled a large gym, where many men and women practiced martial arts and exercised.

It was already eight or nine o'clock at night, and there were still so many people. Lin Yun was a little surprised, which made him even more convinced of the company's strength.

"Hello, sir, how can I help you?"

Upon seeing Lin Yun enter, a waitress immediately came forward, smiling and asking questions.

"I'd like to hire some security guards and bodyguards. What kind of people do you have here?" Lin Yun said.

"Our security guards here are divided into three levels: B, C, and D. Bodyguards are divided into five levels: S, A, B, C, and D. S-level bodyguards are the strongest, while D-level bodyguards and security guards are the weakest. The stronger the bodyguard, the higher the fee. I wonder what level you would like to hire?" the waitress said with a smile.

"How are the security guards and bodyguards categorized here? What are their prices?" Lin Yun asked in surprise.

"Because our Golden Sword Security Company implements an elite policy, even D-level security guards and bodyguards can handle two or three ordinary people. However, because the nature of the work of security guards and bodyguards is different, the fee for a D-level security guard is seven thousand per month, of which five thousand is their salary and two thousand is our company's commission. You only need to give our company seven thousand per month, and our company will pay their salary. The fee for a D-level bodyguard is eight thousand per month, and similarly, you only need to give our company eight thousand per month," the waitress explained.

“A C-level security guard or bodyguard is skilled enough to handle about five or six ordinary people. A C-level security guard costs 13,000 yuan per month, and a C-level bodyguard costs 15,000 yuan per month.” After a pause, the waitress continued.

At this point, the waitress secretly observed Lin Yun's reaction.

Generally speaking, for most companies or individuals, these two levels of security guards and bodyguards are sufficient.

After all, we live in a time of peace. With a large number of people and a powerful presence, in most places, it's better to hire more ordinary security guards and bodyguards than a few high-level security guards and bodyguards. Having them in the company and taking them with you when you go out will make you look good, and most people won't dare to mess with you.

"Go on," Lin Yun said with a slight smile.

The classification of security guards and bodyguards based on how many ordinary people they can defeat is very simple and easy to understand, and he admired the leaders of Golden Sword Security Company.

“Okay, B-level security guards and bodyguards. Their skills are enough to handle about ten ordinary people. Their fees are 35,000 per month for security guards and 45,000 per month for bodyguards,” the waitress nodded and said.

"Mm." Lin Yun nodded slightly.

You can hire two or three ordinary D-level security guards and bodyguards for 7,000 or 8,000 per month, and you can hire about ten ordinary B-level security guards and bodyguards for 35,000 or 45,000 per month, which is very reasonable.

Speaking of which, his skills are enough to take on about twenty people at the same time. If we put him here, according to the level classification here, he would probably be classified as A-level.

The cost of a Class A security guard and bodyguard is estimated to be around 80,000.

Even if the company takes a cut, I estimate I'll still get around 60,000.

This is a lot of money. If he had known that this money was so easy to earn, he would have applied for a job here when he first came to Shenzhen five years ago. Why did he have to work so hard?

Even before he entered the counterfeit market, he only made a monthly profit of 50,000 to 60,000 yuan.

Lin Yun sighed inwardly.

However, if he were to work here, his freedom would likely be severely restricted, which he dislikes.

Moreover, if he had continued working here, he probably wouldn't have the opportunities he has now.

Therefore, life's circumstances are truly unpredictable.

"What about the A-level security guards and bodyguards?" Lin Yun asked again, thinking to himself.

"Sir, because the demand for Class A security guards is relatively low, our company's highest-level security guards are only Class B. Class A bodyguards are skilled enough to handle about twenty ordinary people, and their fees are 100,000 per month," the waitress said with a slight smile.

Although she didn't think Lin Yun would hire such high-level bodyguards, many people, upon hearing about this classification, couldn't help but inquire about more capable security guards and bodyguards. In such cases, they would satisfy the other party's curiosity by providing detailed information.

Although many people were just envious after hearing the introduction, and then recruited some ordinary security guards and bodyguards to go back, many more people even considered it and then left.

Because Jinjian Security Company implements an elite policy, and the company's location and equipment are also relatively good, the fees for security guards and bodyguards at all levels are correspondingly high, so many companies and individuals may not be willing to hire people here.

Sure enough, an A-level bodyguard's skills are enough to take on twenty ordinary people.

Listening to the waitress's introduction of the A-level bodyguard, Lin Yun nodded secretly.

"What about the S-class bodyguards?"

A glint of light flashed in Lin Yun's eyes as he continued to ask.

His current skill level has reached the mid-stage of Ming Jin, and he is only a little short of reaching the late stage of Ming Jin. His strength is only comparable to the description of the company's A-level bodyguard.

He estimated that, based on the company's strength classification, an S-level bodyguard would at least be at the late stage of the Ming Jin realm.

Late stage of Ming Jin (明劲) – this is no ordinary martial arts master. If Xia Qingqing has such a master protecting her, he can rest assured.

“We don’t have many S-level bodyguards, and they’re not available to ordinary customers. You have to accumulate a certain amount of spending or recharge a certain amount of funds to upgrade to a higher level before you can hire them,” the waitress said, shaking her head.

"Uh..." Lin Yun's expression froze, not expecting this result.

"How much spending credit do I need to accumulate, or how much money do I need to top up, to hire an S-level bodyguard?" Lin Yun thought for a moment and asked.

"Accumulated spending of 50 million is enough, but to recharge funds, you must recharge 100 million!" the waitress said with a smile.

"Quite a lot..." Lin Yun clicked his tongue in amazement.

Fifty million or one hundred million—most companies or individuals wouldn't necessarily be willing to spend that much money on security.

Keep in mind that this is only the fee paid to the security company; there are definitely other expenses involved.

As a result, security expenditures will be even greater.