“You’re Chinese, you know Zhan Jingting better than I do. If I had known we were going to kill his people, do you think we would have come to China?”
The man in black smiled faintly. "I believe everything in this world has a price; it's just a matter of whether the price is right. You're mercenaries; you should know how dangerous it is if you're paid this much, especially since the price I'm offering is three times your usual pay. Now, with these seven boxes, if you're frugal, it's enough for you to retire immediately. Therefore, the danger level naturally doubles. You don't actually think there's a free lunch, do you?"
“Although I have never met Zhan Jingting, I know what would happen if we fell into his hands. You want us to take action against him? I’m afraid no matter how much money we have, we won’t live to enjoy it.” The leader was very calm. “We can’t do this job. I’ll only take the money from the few brothers who died fighting for us, and return the rest to you.”
"Do you think you can just leave?" The man in black's voice was deep and cold, carrying a chilling aura. "From the day we agreed to cooperate, you have had to carry out missions for me. If you break the contract, you will have no place in this industry. After all, in your line of work, integrity is the most important thing."
The leader hesitated for a moment, but quickly said, "I told you, we can't touch Zhan Jingting, and we dare not touch him!"
“When did I ask you to take action against Zhan Jingting?” The man in black sat down on a stool. “If you want to take action against Zhan Jingting, let alone the few of you, even if there were ten times more people, I’m afraid you would be powerless.”
"But it's clear that the people around Zhan Jingting can't be touched either!"
"This was an accident." The man in black's voice grew even colder. "We didn't expect him to secretly send people to follow Zhan Xiuwen. Otherwise, do you think I would have been willing to lose seven people?"
The man in black hesitated for a moment, then asked, "What exactly do you want us to do?"
"Don't worry, the next task is very simple, and I guarantee you won't suffer any losses."
"That sounds nice! But what if something goes wrong again?"
"If anything goes wrong again, our cooperation will be terminated immediately, and you will receive every penny of the money we promised."
The leader glanced at his men, and in that exchange of glances, he made his decision: "Okay, we'll trust you one more time."
"Trusting your employer is your most basic professional quality." The man in black smirked beneath his mask. "We have an old Chinese saying, 'Money makes the world go round,' let alone people..."
......
During his time studying at the Imperial View Group, Zhan Yin has become much more focused. He is quite talented, but lacks concentration. Under Zhan Jingting's guidance, he has made great progress and has begun to handle some matters independently.
During his lunch break, he took his lunchbox to the president's office.
Zhan Jingting was video chatting with Qiao Wanwan when Zhan Yin came in and asked, "Is something the matter?"
"Uncle, I'd like to invite you to dinner."
Zhan Jingting smiled faintly, "Get to the point."
Zhan Yin: "......"
"Okay, I do have something I want to discuss with you."
Qiao Wanwan waved on the other end of the video call, "Then you guys eat and chat, I'm going to eat too."
After hanging up the phone, Zhan Jingting got up and sat down at the dining table.
His meals were prepared by a professional chef and were delicious and visually appealing.
Zhan Yin was so hungry that the food in front of him no longer tasted good.
Zhan Jingting guessed without asking and said calmly, "Let's go together."
"Thank you, Uncle!" Zhan Yin replied immediately, as if afraid that he might change his mind.
“If you want to eat, I’ll have someone make an extra portion later,” Zhan Jingting said while eating. “Also, I originally wanted to train you to manage the Dijing Group to lighten Wanwan’s burden, but since I’m safe and sound and you’re not interested in this, I won’t force you if you don’t want to stay at Dijing.”
Zhan Yin was overjoyed, but quickly calmed down and said, "Uncle, I know that you and Wanwan are both very good to me. You asked me to come to Dijing to train me and improve me. At first, I did feel that working nine to five was very depressing and uncomfortable, but gradually I found that coming to work every day and handling these tasks is like leveling up in a game. I feel a great sense of accomplishment and happiness when I complete the tasks at hand."
“You have talent and will soon be able to stand on your own,” Zhan Jingting said truthfully. “But I promised Wanwan before that I wouldn’t force her to do something she doesn’t want to do.”
"Uncle, I've found enjoyment at the Imperial View Group now, and I'm willing to come work here. But could we discuss whether I could have some free time each day, provided I complete my work tasks?"
"Can."
Zhan Yin was stunned. "So decisive?"
Zhan Jingting had always been strict with him, and he thought he would have to coax and plead with him about this.
"It's your own company, so there's no need for so many restrictions. As long as you have self-control, you can certainly enjoy freedom."
"I understand!" Zhan Yin promised. "Uncle, don't worry, I will definitely do my job well and work even harder to improve myself!"
Zhan Jingting took a sip of red wine but didn't reply.
Zhan Yin ate a few bites of food and continued, "Uncle, there's something else I'd like to ask you to do."
"explain."
"Isn't that mastermind still alive and causing trouble again? I want to participate in your operation so that I can handle things with ease if I encounter something like this again in the future."
Zhan Jingting did not object. "Okay."
"Thank you, Uncle!" Zhan Yin exclaimed excitedly. "I must personally find this guy and take care of him!"
"Then you'll probably have to compete with Zhan Xiuwen."
"..." Zhan Yin's lips twitched. "That's right. Meng Xinyi died tragically at that person's hands. Zhan Xiuwen is determined to avenge her."
Since handling Meng Xinyi's funeral arrangements, Zhan Xiuwen has been recuperating in the hospital.
Fortunately, no vital organs were damaged, and apart from a scar, there were no lasting effects.
That evening, after the nurse changed his dressing and left, Zhan Xiuwen called Qiao Wanwan.
"What's wrong?" Qiao Wanwan answered quickly.
"Wanwan, I want to tell you that my injuries have almost healed and I can go home to rest now."
“I know.” Qiao Wanwan was drawing with Xiao Jiu when she got up and went to the window. She continued, “Actually, you could have been discharged a long time ago. I was afraid that you would be reminded of me when you went home, so I didn’t mention that you should be discharged.”
"I've thought about it, but what I have to face, I have to face."
"It's good to be discharged; it's more comfortable than staying in the hospital," Qiao Wanwan said. "It's just that my bodyguard needs to protect you at your home, which might bother you. I hope you don't mind."
"What are you saying? If it weren't for your bodyguards, I would be dead already," Zhan Xiuwen said seriously. "They are here to protect me. Don't worry about any disturbances. I will definitely treat them well."
"That's good. Call me again if you need anything." Qiao Wanwan suddenly remembered something. "By the way, Jing Ting has some leads."
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