Chapter 559 - The Century Financial Group’s Assets! (1/2)

Nie Yan’s mind trembled when Guo Huai informed him that Li Rui wanted to meet up. It appeared Li Rui had something important to tell him. Unfortunately when Li Rui came to him last time, he had no time.

Nie Yan contacted Li Rui.「Where are you right now? I’ll come to you.」

「I feel like I’m being watched. I think it’s better if we don’t meet up and just talk through private chat. Guild Leader, I have some important matters to talk to you about,」Li Rui said in a prudent tone.

「Don’t be a stranger. We’re classmates! Just call me Nie Yan like usual,」Nie Yan said. He had always viewed Li Rui as a close friend of his. In the previous timeline, he shared a deep bond with Li Rui, Zhai Hao, and Li Xuchen. Even if their current positions were worlds apart in this life, he wished for their friendship to be exactly the same.

「Something has been nagging at the back of my mind for quite some time now, and I hope you can clear my doubts. You gave me, Zhai Hao, and Liu Xuchen the opportunity to join Asskickers United, and for that I’m really grateful. I’m aware I’m not as talented as Zhai Hao and Liu Xuchen. I can only amount to a run-of-the-mill junior captain at best, that much I recognize. I’m not great at running dungeons, nor am I an expert at PvP. I also know that people like the executive guild leader don’t have a favourable opinion of me. That’s not a problem. What I wanted to know is... how do you view me?」Li Rui asked. Nie Yan’s answer would decide everything.

Nie Yan simply chuckled.「Conviction is just a game. Everyone has something they’re good at. Some people are good at the game. Some people aren’t. That’s normal. Asskickers United has an ironclad rule. Everything has to be earned. You can’t favour some people over others. I’m really happy that Zhai Hao and Liu Xuchen were able to rise to the top of the rankings with their own strength. As for you not being able to, I also understand. At the end of the day, though, this is still just a game. You, Zhai Hao, and Liu Xuchen are equal in my eyes. You’re my fellow classmates and some of my closest friends.」

Nie Yan confidently spoke from his heart. The reason his faith in Li Rui was so unwavering was that he had a deep understanding of Li Rui’s personality. This was because of the close friendship they shared for more than eight years in his past life. So, when Guo Huai informed him that there was a possibility Li Rui had betrayed Asskickers United, he’d sooner believe that pigs could fly.

「With those words, I’m satisfied. Honestly, being a junior captain isn’t all that bad,」Li Rui chuckled. He was deeply moved.「Here, I have something for you.」He sent over a document to Nie Yan.

「What is this?」

「It’s data I’ve collected from the Century Financial Group. It might be useful to you. I also have to apologize for something. Sesame Cake and the others leaving was due to me. After I found out they weren’t satisfied with their salary here in Asskickers United, the Century Financial Group had me persuade them with all my power. I was left with no other choice if I wanted to gain their trust. Still, I didn’t expect for things to end up like this,」Li Rui explained.

「Its fine. Those who want to leave will eventually end up doing so anyway. There’s nothing you can do about it. I don’t blame you, don’t worry,」Nie Yan said. Glancing at the document Li Rui sent over, he was flabbergasted. It contained incredibly sensitive and difficult to obtain information. He had no idea how Li Rui got his hands on something like this.

「If you put it like that, I don’t feel as guilty. Thanks.」

「Where did you get this information from?」Nie Yan asked. The more he looked at it, the greater his shock.

「A few guys I know work as higher-ups at the Century Financial Group. I got this information from them. I hope it’ll be of use to you,」Li Rui said. Hearing Nie Yan’s elated tone, he was happy his efforts hadn’t gone to waste.

As Nie Yan continued looking over the document, many of his doubts were cleared. Much of the information contained inside was never revealed in his past life. Furthermore, all of the Century Financial Group’s activities related to Asskickers United were described here.

Until now, everything he knew about the Century Financial Group was only what they showed him. Anything more was covered by a dense layer of fog. He knew they were strong. As for exactly how strong, that was difficult to say. However, this document removed all the guesswork. Everything about the inner workings of the Century Financial Group was laid out here.

The document was well organized. Important bits of information were divided and bolded. One could tell at a glance that it was written with great care and attention to detail.

Nie Yan had no doubt in his mind that Li Rui would do well working in the intelligence department. He seemed to have a knack for this kind of thing.