96 Finding Her First Case (1/2)

Eva's sister did not know about her own sister part-timing in a kind of job that had existed since time immemorial. This was perfectly normal. If the little girl knew, she would not have this push-over personality, and Eva herself would want to keep it a secret. She wanted to have a life of ease and have a supporter who would help her career in the entertainment business. So, naturally, she had to give something back. Without talent or experience, she would have to rely on some other method to survive.

However, that did not mean that she wanted the world to know the kind of lifestyle she was leading, especially in front of her little sister, who had no interest in the entertainment industry.

Ye Shuang did not expect that saving this innocent little rabbit would lead back to the thousand-year-old vixen. After all, they were not even of the same species. In any case, she was not going to waste her energy thinking about it. If a ready-made clue was going to present itself to her all wrapped and ready, she was not going to say no.

Eva hesitated in the presence of her sister. Even though it did not like being threatened, she soon realized that the leaking of this message would not affect herself personally, so she glanced at her little sister, who was looking their way with interest, before whispering hurriedly, ”That woman hasn't left the state; she's residing in a small village in the south-eastern region of the state where Mr. Chen's company has an ongoing project. The project manager is looking after her, and if you follow this lead, you'll find her soon enough.”

Ye Shuang smiled naturally as if she had heard where she could buy the cheapest vegetable. ”Thank you.”

Eva sighed before glaring at the handsome man. ”Keep your mouth shut. I don't want any rumors circulating at the school.”

This man is already way past his schooling age, so why is he hanging out with so many students‽ It's not even a famous school.

”Don't worry.” Ye Shuang shrugged to claim her innocence. To be fair, she had not thought of spreading gossip.

The night soon ended. The next morning, on the way to work, Ye Shuang gave Han Chu a call, asking what the protocol was if there was a ready case that she would like to take.

Han Chu said that she should find the client and then find the talent; she could not accept it personally. The most important limitation to an agent was that they could not take the case themselves. This was not an issue of payment but preservation of the product chain. If she accepted this case because the payment was lucrative or simply because she had the time, then she would be stealing the work of her talents.

All the good resources were taken by the agent, and the talents were given the sloppy seconds. This would leave a bad taste in the mouths of the people who cooperated with her, and that would not be good for her future.

Therefore, the actual job scope of an agent was being the middleman. The higher the number of cases that had been completed, the greater the total commission, and the stronger the link between herself and the talents as well as the clients. Even if she stumbled across a case for which she was perfect, she would still have to introduce it to her talents.

Of course, since she was perfect for the case, she could lower the difficulty of the case by giving more hints and information, thus increasing the commission ratio.

For example, for A level cases, the commission ratio was ten percent, but with the clues she provided, the case's difficulty level would drop to D or E. The reward money would remain the same, but the commission ratio would increase at least by threefold. In other words, the commission ratio for A level cases had remained the same, but for the others, it had been raised.

The original ratio that Chen He had offered Ye Shuang was two percent, but after some grumbling from Yao Zhixing, her ratio was raised.

Ye Shuang thought about it and decided that this was a missing person case, so the difficulty level should be around E. She could negotiate the case with the people from the An family, and the reward money would not be too low. If the reward was more than 100,000, she would be able to take a commission of about 7,000. It still felt quite little, giving others the meat while she had to satisfy herself with the soup. Why was there such a hidden rule in this world?

After communicating with Han Chu, Ye Shuang considered the possible targets for the case, and she eventually sent her sight on An Zining's parents. However, she had to acquire their number first.

Before Ye Shuang could start worrying about it, Yao Zhixing's call came. ”The driver's licenses are ready. Are you coming to collect them, or shall I have my people send them to you?”

This was the power of people who had influence. Even though it was not the exam period, there were driving licenses to be had.

”I'll collect them from you after work,” Ye Shuang said. ”By the way, do you know the phone number of the An family's two elders?”

”An? Which An?” Yao Zhixing asked his group of lackeys. ”Hey! Does anyone of you know the number for the An family?”

Then a commotion filled up the line. Soon enough someone said, ”Is it Uncle An who owns an electronics business? I have his number.”

Ye Shuang very luckily got a match. Her original plan of stealing An Zining's phone was thus abandoned. Then, everything else went smoothly. Ye Shuang made the phone call on the balcony and cut straight to the point.