Chapter Sixty-One: The An Family Consortium - Praising Your Skill in Deceiving People
"This is An Ze, the second young master of the An Group, currently serving as the group's deputy general manager. You will be his assistant," Yuan Xiaoxiao introduced to Yun Xin from the helicopter.
"Hello," Yun Xin greeted politely, then asked, "Don't accompanying assistants need to undergo training first?"
"None of that matters, as long as the person is quick, diligent, and obedient," Anze said nonchalantly.
Yunxin asked again, "Where are we going now?"
“A remote town,” Yuan Xiaoxiao replied. “It has a good location, and the An Group wants to take it over and develop it into a resort.”
"The others flew there in business class two days ago. The boss is the deputy general manager, so he doesn't have to do everything himself. But he still has to go and supervise the progress."
Yun Xin was completely confused. "He's the deputy general manager, why do you call him boss?"
The way you address me seems a bit off.
Yuan Xiaoxiao paused slightly, then smiled brightly, "Let me reintroduce myself. I'm his personal bodyguard. I was just a part-time interviewer yesterday, simply to find a suitable assistant for my boss."
lie!
"I see." Yun Xin nodded, pretending to believe her.
But... in the current situation, is her boss An Ze, or the president of the An Group?
After thinking for a long time without finding a solution, Yunxin simply asked directly.
Anze said, "You're one of my people, I pay your salary, you can call me boss. If that feels awkward, you can call me deputy general manager."
"Okay, boss."
Anze was the one who wanted to recruit the people, so he should be in charge.
Yunxin wouldn't agree to any replacement.
More than an hour later, the helicopter landed.
The three of them first went to the hotel to drop off their luggage, and then strolled around the town.
After walking for a while, Anze ran into a colleague and inquired about the work progress. Then, the colleague continued working diligently, while the new boss continued his leisurely stroll.
Yunxin discovered that this new boss didn't do anything serious. His most important job was probably just not causing trouble for others…
Strangely enough, ever since setting foot on this land, Yun Xin has felt an inexplicable awkwardness.
Even more strangely, his own warning superpowers did not react.
In other words, this place is strange, but it doesn't harm her.
Considering that the new boss, the bodyguard, and her colleagues all had varying degrees of light gray mist on them, Yun Xin asked, "Are we absolutely determined to acquire this land and develop it into a resort?"
“Of course,” Anze answered without hesitation.
Yuan Xiaoxiao asked another question, "What's wrong?"
Looking at the gray-black mist on the passersby, Yun Xin said frankly, "It doesn't feel good."
The townspeople who have lived here for a long time are all shrouded in black mist, which looks ominous.
"Before the land was developed, the conglomerate had people inspect it beforehand, and they all said there were no problems. How much more powerful are you? More powerful than those superpowered individuals?" Anze clearly didn't believe it.
Upon hearing this, Yun Xin wanted to ask, "Who did you hire? Didn't you see such an obvious problem? Could it be a fraud?"
Unfortunately, before he could speak, Anze caught a glimpse of something and exclaimed in surprise, "Xiao Wei!!"
Yunxin: ?
She turned around and saw a familiar face behind her.
Liu Yi chuckled and lied without hesitation, "This is my brother. He's been free lately, so he came over to visit for a couple of days."
Yun Xin looked at Liu Yi, then at Xiao Wei, then at An Ze and Yuan Xiaoxiao, finally focusing her gaze on Xiao Wei. "What happened? Why are you here?"
Xiao Wei pursed her lips and remained silent.
Reason told him that he should accept Liu Yi's statement and make up some excuse to get by.
If Yunxin were to frankly admit that she was being targeted by Anze because of herself and that she might face danger later, she would definitely lose points.
He worked so hard to accumulate points, and finally managed to become Xinxin's boyfriend, but...
“Anze was my former employer,” Xiao Wei confessed honestly.
“I resigned a few months ago, and he has called me several times since then, hoping I will come back.”
“I refused, but he wouldn’t give up and hired you instead. He was a normal person before he resigned; I didn’t know he would go to this extent.”
At this point, Xiao Wei looked at An Ze and said coldly, "Now that I'm here, let her leave."
“Okay!” Anze agreed without hesitation.
Xiao Wei turned to Yun Xin and said in a low voice, "You go first."
Yunxin: Are you guys fishing here?
"I have other things to do and can't leave for the time being."
"Xinxin, be good." Xiao Wei said anxiously.
"Calm down," Yun Xin sighed. "When have I ever been slow in a dangerous situation? I know what I'm doing."
"I don't want anything to happen to you because of me," Xiao Wei said. The matter started because of him, so it was his responsibility to resolve it.
“Okay,” Yunxin said, seeing that her little dog was about to cry, and reluctantly gave in, “You guys do your thing, I’ll just travel around this town by myself, and we won’t interfere with each other.”
Xiao Wei hesitated for a moment, then agreed.
Anze immediately said, "Miss Yun, I'm sorry to involve you. This is my bodyguard, Yuan Xiaoxiao. It's not safe for you to travel around the town alone these few days. Why don't you have her accompany you?"
"Okay," Yun Xin thought to herself. It just so happened that she needed to find someone to question. Since someone had offered themselves up, she might as well take it.
Accompanied by Yuan Xiaoxiao, Yun Xin left temporarily.
Anze's face was beaming with undisguised joy. "Xiao Wei, you're finally back!"
Xiao Wei's eyes were filled with murderous intent. "Do you remember what you said when I left?"
Anze said innocently, "I have a bad memory, I forgot everything."
“It’s alright if you forgot, I can remind you,” Xiao Wei said, word by word. “You said you have plenty of bodyguards, you don’t need me. On the contrary, leaving such a good employer like you is my loss, and I don’t want to regret it.”
"I was wrong." Anze readily admitted his mistake. "I was stupid, I was naive. Those bodyguards were useless. No matter how many of them there were, they couldn't compare to you!"
"You have no idea how miserable I've been since you left. I almost died several times!"
Anze poured out his grievances, while Xiao Wei could only roll his eyes. "Liu Yi told me on the way that there are five days left until the death date determined by the superpowered person. I will protect you for the next five days, and after that, you must not interfere with my decision to stay or leave."
“No problem,” Anze readily agreed.
On the other side.
Yunxin picked up her luggage from the hotel and, with Yuan Xiaoxiao's arrangement, checked into a guesthouse.
After settling in, she closed the door and said, "Let's talk."
Yuan Xiaoxiao was quite surprised, "What did you talk about?"
"There are many things I'm curious about, so let's start with what I want to know most." Yun Xin said as she found a seat and casually asked, "Why did you come to me?"
Yuan Xiaoxiao smiled and replied, "After Xiao Wei resigned, the boss kept thinking about him. Knowing that you two lived together, he tried every means to invite you over so that he could talk to Xiao Wei in person."
"Don't blame the boss, he was forced into a corner and had no other choice but to resort to this tactic."
"I've been having such bad luck lately... and there's even a superpowered person's prediction that a great calamity is coming my way soon."
Yunxin asked in confusion, "Why doesn't Daomei stay at home by himself?"
“It’s no use,” Yuan Xiaoxiao said. “I tried staying home before, and the crystal chandelier on the ceiling suddenly fell down.”
"While eating, we found some unidentified wild vegetables in our food. It turned out to be poisonous. We searched for a long time but couldn't figure out how it got in there."
"Because I was worried and scared, I couldn't sleep and wanted to take a sleeping pill. After taking it, I was told that it was just a box of sleeping pills, and there were other medicines inside..."
"A while ago, I encountered a superpowered person seeking revenge. After subduing them, I realized they had the wrong person."
In the end, Yuan Xiaoxiao was helpless.
Yun Xin realized, "'Misfortune' debuff?"
“Yes.” Yuan Xiaoxiao nodded in agreement. “I don’t know why, but other people’s situations aren’t this serious. He’s just having a string of bad luck, and everything seems to happen to him.”
Upon hearing this, Yunxin was filled with emotion.
Yuan Xiaoxiao thought the other party would say, "The boss is so pitiful."
Unexpectedly, Yunxin said, "You're really good at obscuring the important points."
Yuan Xiaoxiao was slightly taken aback, "...What?"
"You're praising me for being good at fooling people." Yun Xin rested her chin on her hand. "When the crystal chandelier fell from the ceiling, besides the boss, did anyone else get hit?"
Yuan Xiaoxiao chuckled, "Of course not."
lie!
Yunxin then asked, "The 'misfortune' debuff not only affects the person themselves, but may also affect those around them, did you know that?"
Yuan Xiaoxiao was surprised, "There's such a saying? I've never heard of it before."
lie!
Yun Xin asked again, "Although you came to me only to trick Xiao Wei into showing up, have you ever considered that I might get involved if the boss runs into trouble?"
Yuan Xiaoxiao smiled and reassured her, "You just arrived in town and Xiao Wei followed right after. The time interval is so short, nothing will happen."
lie!
“Bodyguards can escape using their own skills, but assistants without superpowers can only wait to die when they encounter trouble.” Yun Xin asked for the fourth time, “Did you know that the job of an assistant was dangerous, did you know that I might die, and still bring me here?”
"How could I watch you die?" Yuan Xiaoxiao quickly retorted. "If anything happens, I'll definitely save you."
“Answer directly.” Yun Xin asked again, “Did you know the assistant position was dangerous, but you still brought me here?”
Yuan Xiaoxiao smiled helplessly, as if she were laughing at Yun Xin for overthinking, "No."
lie!
"One last question," Yun Xin asked for the fifth time, "An Ze asked you to come with me, not for protection, but to keep an eye on you."
Yuan Xiaoxiao: "No, you've misunderstood."
lie!
Five questions, five lies, not a single word of truth came out of his mouth.
Yun Xin laughed in anger, "You're aiding and abetting evil and you still dare to play innocent in front of me? I think you deserve a beating!"
After saying that, he raised his foot and kicked.
Yuan Xiaoxiao grimaced, clutching her right calf where she had been kicked, speechless with surprise, "You..."
She stared at Yun Xin in disbelief, as if she couldn't understand why Yun Xin's kick was so fast that she could only see afterimages.
"I generally don't use force unless the other party goes too far," Yun Xin explained expressionlessly.
Yuan Xiaoxiao involuntarily stepped back, and for a moment even considered rushing out the door. Taking several deep breaths to calm herself, she forced a smile and said, "Think about it carefully, the boss's actions are understandable and have extenuating circumstances..."
“I don’t understand,” Yun Xin said decisively.
Yuan Xiaoxiao: ? ? ?
Why doesn't this person play by the rules?
Yuan Xiaoxiao was stunned.
“I’m law-abiding and never scheme against others, so I can’t understand,” Yun Xin said earnestly. “Besides, I’m petty and unwilling to easily forgive those who scheme against me.”
"If you are magnanimous, please be more tolerant."
Yuan Xiaoxiao: !!
"Don't come over here!!"
A moment later, Yuan Xiaoxiao was tied to a chair, her body covered in bruises. Even the slightest movement caused muscle strain and pain all over her body.
She's going crazy.
My mind is filled with thoughts of—was Xiao Wei's partner chosen based on fighting prowess? Why does she seem to be even stronger than Xiao Wei herself?!
(End of this chapter)
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