11 Mission To Protec (2/2)
”What's this?” Xiao Luo was mildly alarmed.
”Last night, I watched how you dealt with those gangsters and hooligans. You were not merely courageous. You were also a highly-skilled fighter. You single-handedly took down more than 20 heavily armed thugs. I have nothing but admiration for you. Hence, I'd like to hire you to protect someone for three months. You will be paid two million for your trouble.”
Two million to protect a person for three months?
No matter how composed Xiao Luo was, it still took him a while to fully absorb what he had just heard. He scrutinized the contract; it spelled out the agreement clearly in black and white, proving that Chu Yunxiong meant every word he had just said.
”Protect who?”
”My daughter.”
”Your daughter?”
Xiao Luo looked up in bewilderment. ”Mr. Chu, you have too high an opinion of me. Are you sure you want to entrust your daughter's safety to someone you've known less than a day?”
”I wouldn't be hiring you if I doubted your abilities. You managed to save a kid who was wholly unrelated to you. I have faith in your character and capabilities.” Naturally, he had already conducted a background check on Xiao Luo.
”Even so, why don't you have them to do it?”
Xiao Luo gestured at Leng Zuo and Leng You. ”As professionally trained bodyguards, surely they're better qualified than I am.”
Chu Yunxiong set down the glass in his hand, shaking his head. ”It's because they're bodyguards. That's why they're not suitable.”
This puzzled Xiao Luo. Bodyguards specialize in protecting people; why would Chu Yunxiong say that they weren't suitable?
”The problem lies with my daughter, Chu Yue. She doesn't like being followed by bodyguards and would devise all sorts of tricks and methods to keep them away. This has caused me many a headache,” Chu Yunxiong let out a long sigh.
Xiao Luo nodded empathetically. A young lady born to a wealthy family would be used to getting her way.
He then asked, ”Where does Mr. Chu's daughter work?”
”She's still a student, currently enrolled at Huaye University.”
”A student?”
This surprised Xiao Luo, but he managed to regain his composure quickly. ”Mr. Chu wants me to act as a student to protect her in secret?”
”Exactly. Only by doing this would she not keep her guard up.”
Xiao Luo didn't know whether to laugh or cry. ”I must tell you; I'm already 26 years old.”
He was implying that it was hardly appropriate for him to pass or act as a student.
”Age isn't important. What matters is that you're still very young, so no one on campus will suspect you.”
Chu Yunxiong laughed. ”This is also the main reason I set my eyes on you. My bodyguards, no matter how skilled, would hardly pass as students…”
His words trailed off as he shook his head. It was clear what he was getting at, even if he hadn't said another word.
Xiao Luo nodded in acknowledgment.
” Well, if you're agreeable, shall we sign the contract now?” Chu Yunxiong was also a straight shooter.
”I have one last question.”
”Go ahead.”
” Why three months?” Xiao Luo asked.
Chu Yunxiong tapped the table lightly with his fingers. ”I have confidence that I'd be able to make my competitor go out of business within three months. When that happens, he won't have any extra resources to hire thugs to go after my daughter and me, and I would also be able to devote more time to keeping her company…”