Chapter 521 - An arrogant employer (1/2)

Zhou Yingxue said, “I feel that even though this mission is simple, since it’s only to escort a female singer, the duration of the mission is too long. She’s gonna pass through more than 30 strongholds, and it wasn’t specified how many concerts she would be holding. During that long duration, it’d be enough for us to complete several other missions.”

Ren Xiaosu nodded. “Then let’s accept it!”

All of a sudden, Zhou Yingxue was dumbfounded. ‘Master, do you not understand human language? Isn’t it obvious that I don’t want to accept it!’

Zhou Yingxue said, “Master, I would like to rest for a while longer.”

“It’s easy to fall sick if you rest too much.” Ren Xiaosu patiently explained, “Think about it. Although this mission’s duration is long, the reward she’s giving is also very high. It’s 2 million yuan!”

“Master, since when were you someone who would get enticed by two million yuan?” Zhou Yingxue asked in disbelief.

“See, you still don’t know me well enough! Alright, reply to the text and send them your selfie. In any case, you already revealed yourself to the Anjing House when you became an A-rank hitwoman,” Ren Xiaosu decided.

Zhou Yingxue pursed her lips. She took a selfie and replied to the text to accept the mission.

Ren Xiaosu gave the situation some thought. Zhou Yingxue was previously involved in intelligence work and was even in charge of protecting some of the Yang Consortium’s important personnel. Since the Anjing House knew about Zhou Yingxue’s identity, the probability of her getting chosen for the mission was very high.

The Anjing House’s reply arrived very quickly. “We’ve received your mission application. Please wait patiently as we still require the employer to make a choice. Please do not worry. Your photo was only used to verify your identity, and we will not submit any images to the employer. Given your previous work experience and good mission credibility, we will give priority to your application and recommend you to the employer first.”

Ren Xiaosu raised his eyebrows. The Anjing House’s reply was quite polite. They actually used the honorific form of “you” in their texts.

But from the looks of it, they would have to wait a while longer. This time, the mission acceptance would actually have to be decided by the employer.

It was back to normal again as Zhou Yingxue went out to shop on a daily basis. The prosperity of the black market was something the strongholds could not compare to, with 70% of those who came here carrying large amounts of cash on them.

Moreover, these people were probably unable to go to the normal strongholds for their purchases, so they could only spend their money here.

Hence, the black market specially created an entire range of consumer industries for them like the casino and brothels. They even specially invited some celebrities from the strongholds to perform here. Then there was also Zhou Yingxue’s favorite industry… jewelry.

Ren Xiaosu did some calculations based on Zhou Yingxue’s pattern of buying a piece of jewelry every three days. If that female singer did not hurry here soon, Zhou Yingxue could very well go bankrupt.

At this moment, Ren Xiaosu was in his hotel room holding a book in hand and lying on the sofa by the full-length window. Meanwhile, Zhou Yingxue was happily showing off a diamond ring on her hand to him. “Master, isn’t this nice? I heard that someone dug it out from some Pre-Cataclysm ruins. Who’d’ve known that after The Cataclysm, diamonds would still be intact? Don’t you think it’s really miraculous?”

Ren Xiaosu was puzzled. “What’s so miraculous about that…”

By the time Zhou Yingxue was showing off her other jewelry, Ren Xiaosu had already turned a deaf ear to her and was focused on reading.

Zhou Yingxue muttered, “You’re always reading books every day. Are they really that interesting? Master, why do you like to read so much?”

Ren Xiaosu did not even look at her. “Because I can gain an understanding of this world through reading.”

In the past, he did not have the qualifications to attend school, nor did he have the opportunity to learn through the strongholds’ education system. Therefore, the more he lacked knowledge, the more he desired it.

Zhou Yingxue said, “Don’t we already know enough about this world? People are scheming against each other every day and have so much distrust for each other. Everyone hungers for fame and status so much that it might as well be written on their foreheads.”