Chapter 339 Emerging Talent
Ban Gou stood there, his heart filled with mixed emotions. Damn it, he was clearly the leader, so why did he cower before Wen Ni?
This kid, relying on what he's done for the Fuyuan Chamber of Commerce, is getting more and more out of line.
Beside him, Blind Thorn stood there lost in thought!
His face was still warm from the blood.
Blind Thorn slowly raised his hand, his fingertips touching the cheek that Wen Ni had just stroked. An indescribable excitement and thrill surged into his heart!
"I haven't felt this heart-pounding sensation in so long! Since my brother died, no one has ever dared to touch me..."
He murmured to himself.
Ban Gou frowned and looked back at him with a strange, incomprehensible gaze!
That bastard is a real pervert.
He cursed inwardly.
Behind him, another waiter slowly approached and whispered something in the blind assassin's ear. The blind assassin then composed himself, took a handkerchief to wipe his face clean, and followed the waiter away!
On the high platform above the arena, a tall figure, half-hidden in the darkness, stood silently observing.
Their eyes followed Wen Ni's departing figure with great interest!
"This kid has explosive power and is ruthless and decisive when he fights. He's a promising talent! What does he do at the Fuyuan Chamber of Commerce? What's his name?"
"Boss, his name is Hua Ying. He's a front desk manager at the Fuyuan Xiajiaowang Club. He's only been in the position for less than a month!"
"Just a front office manager? Ha! That old stubborn guy from the Fuyuan Chamber of Commerce has always been like that, wary and overly cautious, just a miser, timid and cowardly, incapable of accomplishing anything great! Any capable person left there would be a waste of their talent." The man called the boss nodded.
He patted his hand on the railing, turned around thoughtfully, and disappeared into the dark corridor.
"Congratulations, Mr. Hua Ying."
Thank you.
On the second floor of the arena, in front of a large iron gate, a smiling waiter wearing white gloves presented a sandalwood box with both hands.
Wen Ni reached out and took it.
Opening the small lock on the wooden box reveals five gold bars of equal thickness, gleaming brightly!
Clang!
She picked one up and glanced at it; it was heavy. Then she casually tossed it back. Throughout the entire process, Wen Ni's face remained completely expressionless.
Her calm reaction made the waiter glance at her a few more times!
She was covered in blood, and her swollen eyes slanted upwards, meeting the waiter's gaze. The waiter was so frightened that he immediately lowered his head, not daring to look at her a second time!
Wen Ni also looked away, numbly picked up the box with one hand, and was about to turn and leave.
Dragging her extremely tired body, she limped alone down the dimly lit corridor.
A door next to them opened without warning.
She paused in her steps.
He bumped right into Blind Spike, who was walking out of the door!
Slight misalignment of gaze
She saw a tall figure flash by through the crack in the door that was about to close!
Her eyelashes trembled slightly, and her fingertips, hanging at her sides, also twitched!
"Brother Huaying~"
Once the door was completely closed, Blind Thorn, with a forced smile, completely blocked her view.
“Young Master Blind Thorn.” Wen Ni lowered her eyes meekly, her voice even more hoarse. “My status makes me unworthy to be called ‘brother’ by you.”
“Your current status certainly doesn’t qualify.” Blind Thorn squinted at her. “But what if I gave you a new status? If I brought you to my side, you would not only be my equal, but I would also give you more rewards than Ban Gou! How about it?”
"Me? Why me?"
"Because you injured Xiong Yue, it won't be easy to find a bodyguard as capable as him again. You have to compensate me! Besides, your performance today was so outstanding, your abilities are exceptional, there should be many other people besides me who want you!"
"Ha, so what?"
Wen Ni gave a self-deprecating chuckle.
She turned around and kept walking forward, her muttered words trailing behind her: "Ban Gou said that if I dared to betray him and join someone else, he would hunt me down no matter where I went."
“With me here, he wouldn’t dare!” Blind Assassin said quietly, one hand in his pocket.
Wen Ni pretended not to hear and staggered along until her figure disappeared from his sight!
The absurd and bloody night came to an end.
Wen Ni returned to the clubhouse in Ban Gou's car.
They remained silent the entire way, not uttering a single word until they got off the bus.
Ban Gou scratched his head in frustration, unsure of what to say to Wen Ni. He had never felt so helpless or even remorseful before! He stomped his foot, lit a cigarette, and squatted by the door to smoke.
Wen Ni staggered into the clubhouse alone, and locked herself in the bathroom amidst the astonished gazes of everyone!
The water from the showerhead flowed freely.
She didn't take off her clothes; she just squatted on the ground, soaked in water, clutching her stomach.
The mother and daughter, the old woman, the boy, and her beloved Company Commander Li Yongmin—their deaths played out repeatedly in her mind like a slideshow!
The churning in my stomach grew more and more intense!
A bitter taste mixed with tears streamed down my face!
"Hua Ying! Hua Ying!" The bathroom door was pounded on, and Ma Qi's anxious voice came through. "I heard they said you came back covered in blood? What happened? Open the door! Let me see you!"
Wen Ni leaned against the wall to get up, mud and blood dripping down her clothes and onto the ground.
The door opened
Outside the door, upon seeing Wen Ni's swollen and unrecognizable face, Ma Qi stared in shock and disbelief, covering her mouth and whispering, "Hua... Hua Ying..."
"Machi".
Wen Ni's strength gave way, and her head slammed heavily onto Maggie's shoulder. Her voice was weak as she whispered, in a voice only they could hear, "We...we'll be able to leave here soon..."
Three days later
In front of the first manager's office on the right side of the first floor of the clubhouse, there are two boxes piled up in the corner. The boxes are open, and passersby can clearly see that they contain food and clothing items!
Ya Bi just stood there, head down, kicking the box. It was quite heavy; he couldn't budge it an inch.
"Put it here, put it here!"
"Just pile them all here!"
Two of his men then carried over a large cardboard box.
Upon seeing Ya Bi standing there, they quickly put down what they were holding and bowed and scraped.
"Brother Yabi! You're here too!"
"What are all these things?" Ya Bi bent down and took out a dog-headed, cat-bodied ornament from the box. "What's this mess for?"
“Brother Ya-Bie, you haven’t been at the club lately, so you don’t know, but Manager Hua went to a banquet at the Imperial Alliance Chamber of Commerce with Brother Ban Gou a few days ago, and ended up covered in injuries, looking like a bloody mess! Brother Ban Gou probably felt bad about it, so he’s been having us send these things over every day…”
"Talking so much, are you tired of living?" Ban Gou's displeased voice rang out.
"Brother Ban, Brother Ban... Brother Na Ya, if there's nothing else, we'll head down and get back to work!" The two henchmen fled as if they were running away.
Yabi leaned against the wall and chuckled, "Sending so many things as an apology? Too bad they won't accept them! Ban Gou, this is the first time in all these years that I've seen you get the short end of the stick."
"I didn't apologize to him, don't spread rumors!" Ban Gou's face was very sour. He glanced at the three large boxes on the ground that hadn't been moved at all, and became even angrier. "This kid is really taking advantage of me. Does he really think he's the boss? I'll drag him out and teach him a lesson!"
He made a move to step forward, raising his hand to bang on the door and shout, when he heard a commotion coming from the side hall.
He and Ya Bi turned their heads at the same time and saw a group of people swaggering in from the entrance of the guild hall!
"It's a blind assassin, what's he doing here?"
"Damn it, I forgot to check the almanac before I went out today, and now I've run into this unlucky thing again!" Ban Gou turned his head and spat, impatiently putting his hands in his pockets as he went to greet it.
In the center of the hall, Blind Assassin grinned smugly. "Spotted Dog! I'm not here to fight you today, I'm here to pick someone up!"
"Pick someone up? Pick up who? I don't have anyone like you here!" Ban Gou said casually, lifting his eyelids as he pulled a cigarette from his pocket and was about to light it.
Is Hua Ying there?
"……who?"
Ban Gou's hand trembled as he held the lighter, nearly burning his nose hairs! He snatched the cigarette from his mouth and glared at Blind Thorn, "You fucking dare say that again?"
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