Chapter 433 - Jianwen Visiting Again
"Little bodyguard?" Cihua chuckled coldly. "Early phase golden class… Is that so powerful?"
"How's an early phase golden class not powerful? Us normal people won't be able to stand on that height our entire lives! We can't even get to the late stages of physical and spiritual training, let alone the golden class early phase!" Jianwen evidently understood a lot about ancient martial arts, aware that there were two paths of physical and spiritual training to reach the golden class.
"Haha, that's true, but Lin Yi isn't part of us normal people." Cihua said faintly. "I wouldn't still be keeping him around if he were."
Now that Jianwen and Cihua formed a partnership both sides were feeling rather pleasant dealing with each other. Cihua had gotten a sudden secondary income- he never expected for organ trafficking to be such a prosperous business! It explained why a normal house like the An family turned into a new house of power with just one huge step.
As a result, Cihua didn't want any barriers between him and Jianwen right now- he decided to just tell the truth about Lin Yi.
"Not normal? What do you mean?" Jianwen paused. "Isn't he just Chu Mengyao's bodyguard?"
"You think anybody could just become a bodyguard if they wanted to? You think Chu Pengzhan would hire him to directly be with Chu Mengyao if he wasn't good?" Cihua shook his head. "You and I both know the type of person Chu Pengzhan is- even the shareholders at his company have masters protecting them, and the Uncle Fu with him has to at least be golden class as well. You think he'd just assign some trash to his only daughter that he loves so much?"
Cihua's words were full of impact now, but even he once looked down on Lin Yi- it was the case with many people. They needed to actually lose something before they could look at the truth honestly.
Jianwen's face changed. "Lin Yi's a golden class master too?"
"Hmph. I had two golden class masters, early phase and late- they both died to him!" Cihua's face was rather ferocious as he growled. "Do I hate him? Do I want him dead? Yes!! Of course I do, but I can't do anything about it! I don't have the ability, the means!"
"What? What did you say? Cihua Bro, you're saying that Lin Yi killed a golden class early and late phase??" Jianwen's eyes were wide open in fright as he stared at Cihua- he felt his entire body chill that instant.
"I'm not sure if it was him- it looked like a car accident!" Cihua breathed out and regained his composure. "But I don't think that two golden class masters can just die from a mere car accident so easily… I let the early phase master test Lin Yi out before, too, but to no avail!"
"That's……" Jianwen was absolutely baffled- he'd assumed that Lin Yi was some small fry who knew some kungfu, but that wasn't the case at all! He wasn't just formidable, he was extremely strong!!
"So, if he still isn't a threat to you yet just leave him be- it'll benefit the both of us." Cihua smiled bitterly. "The name Li Cihua's been letting me run rampant around Songshan these five years- you should know how frustrating for me it is if I can't even handle a kid. But let me tell you this, it's something I'm still able to endure."
Jianwen understood that Cihua wouldn't lie to him- there wasn't any need for that, especially with the partnership they had going on. Cihua wouldn't want anything happening to him, since it'd affect that alliance.
"If we're talking about if he's a threat to me, not yet, I guess…" Jianwen shook his head. "He's just Chu Mengyao's bodyguard, not her boyfriend. And, according to what I've found out, he has a girlfriend called Tang Yin, one of the school beauties in Songshan's First School, around as pretty as Chu Mengyao. I don't think he actually has a relationship with Mengyao anymore, but… It's just that I can't let it go."
"So what if you can't let it go? We'll just have to endure, that's what humans do. You'll get used to it." Cihua said with a wave of his hand.
"I wanted to go against him using Tang Yin, but that doesn't seem like a plausible plan anymore." Jianwen said.
"Don't! Don't even think about it. Lay your hands on his woman and he'll always be fighting you. Even if he's a late stage golden class don't think you'll have peace the rest of your life!" Cihua said quickly. "Unless you have a master on a higher level by your side, don't do it."
"Yes, you're right! I have to change my approach. If we can't be enemies then I'll be friends with him! With him beside Chu Mengyao it'll be like having a spy there, and I'll be able to know her movements whenever I want." Jianwen said after thinking it through.
"That's the right mindset." Cihua raised the wine cup in his hand. "Here, a toast to our partnership!"
"Cheers!" Jianwen wasn't troubled anymore, now that he'd come up with a temporary solution. "Cihua Bro, you're not capturing as much people anymore… The people you're bringing in now is a lot less than the first two days- the supply isn't enough for the Firewolves demand!"
"Master An, there's only so many beggars and hobos in Songshan, you know that- those we brought in are the most of them, and those who'd heard about the kidnappings have started running away too. It isn't easy on our side!" Cihua said.
"What about the disabled? There should be many of those, right? They're a minority, people wouldn't care if we took them, right?" Jianwen was being flooded by money recently- he'd never seen so much before! The funds in his bank account skyrocketed like insane, and that turned him a little crazy as well.
"It's more complicated with the disabled- some of them are rich as well, and some have powerful relatives. We can't take them without making sure first. Our men can only wait in the slums and the suburbs for the disabled, capturing them upon sight." Cihua said. "It's fine- I know some huge underground bosses in the state and other cities. We can always go to them for a partnership!"
"Alright, then I'll leave these to you, Cihua Bro!" Jianwen nodded. He was aware that Cihua would be earning more if they started partnerships with underground bosses in other cities, but those were areas Jianwen wasn't familiar in. The An house was based in Songshan, so he'd risk getting ripped off if he just branched out suddenly like that- might as well leave it to Cihua.
"Yes, don't worry- it won't be a problem at all." Cihua said with a wave of his hand.
Lin Yi was shocked- An Jianwen actually came again! Where was the shame?! He even thought he'd heard Yushu wrong when she called out to him outside his door!
"Shield Bro, An Jianwen's here again, he wants to eat with you!" Yushu called out from outside Lin Yi's room.
"Oh? Why's he here again, was that blow-up doll too fun for him?" Lin Yi got up and walked out the room- Jianwen was there on the sofa, all smiles as if nothing had gone wrong between him and Lin Yi at all.
Chapter 434 - Five Hundred Thousand Isn't Enough
Mengyao only sat on the side, her face cold as she chatted with Jianwen out of courtesy.
"Lin Yi, he's here for you. Come talk to him." Mengyao sighed in relief when she saw Lin Yi walk over. She made her escape and walked upstairs.
Jianwen smiled bitterly at that. He'd come here for Lin Yi, but he wanted to get closer to Mengyao, too- now it felt like he was personally visiting Lin Yi, and Mengyao didn't seem too passionate for him either.
Jianwen didn't understand what he'd done wrong, either. It felt like his relationship with Mengyao was getting worse.
"Lil bro Lin! Come, come sit!" Jianwen greeted warmly. "It's been a couple of days, I really missed you!"
Lin Yi felt disgusted by that- this Jianwen hadn't become gay because of that drug's properties last time, had he? He walked over and sat on a sofa one meter away from where Jianwen was sitting. "What do you need, Master An? How was that blow-up doll?"
"Uh…" Jianwen's face changed instantly- he wasn't expecting Lin Yi to be prepared to break with him right away!
But Jianwen hadn't come here today to go to war with him, he was here to befriend Lin Yi! He pressed his rage down, trying to control it. "Haha, stop joking around, we were only messing with you! That blowup doll wasn't bad, it felt like a real person. Do you want to try, lil bro Lin?"
"I'll pass, you guys have fun with it." Lin Yi shook his head as he wondered what this guy was planning again. If Jianwen were to tell him that he didn't mind what happened at all Lin Yi would never believe it- no way Jianwen would have a heart that big. Something was up, that was for sure. The guy had something prepared for him, and Lin Yi raised his alertness in response to that.
"Haha, alright. You have a beautiful girlfriend, lil bro Lin, you won't need stuff like this, haha! I heard it's one of the school beauties in Songshan's First School? Same as lil sis Yao Yao?" Jianwen said with a laugh.
"What do you want?" Lin Yi's face darkened along with his attitude- was the bastard planning to do something to Tang Yin? Then he'd show him no mercy- he'd have to pay for real if he ever did anything to her. "I'm poor, and I don't like giving gifts, but I don't mind giving you a coffin."
Jianwen was a little angered by Lin Yi's threat, but remembering the two tragic deaths of Cihua's golden class masters stabilized his emotions instantly. He wasn't worth shit compared to those two golden class masters! Threatening Lin Yi would only lead to his death.
"You misunderstand, lil bro Lin! I'm just congratulating you for bringing home a beauty, that's all, really!" Jianwen explained hastily, glad that he'd talked to Cihua first before actually doing anything to Tang YIn. He'd be fucked otherwise.
"Oh." Lin Yi nodded faintly, not quite understanding what Jianwen meant by that.
"Here's the thing. Lil bro Lin, you have a girl at home already, but this bro here's still alone!" Jianwen said. "You're always by lil sis Yao Yao's side, aren't you? You're updated on everything about her firsthand, right?"
"And?" Lin Yi asked.
"I feel like lil sis Yao Yao's treating me a lot colder now. Does she have a boyfriend, or maybe someone she likes? Do you know anything about that?" Jianwen asked.
"How am I supposed to know?" Lin Yi shook his head. "Why would I go investigate stuff like that?"
"That's right, I guess you don't have to trouble yourself with that kind of stuff now that you have a girlfriend, but I'm still single! All those years chasing Chu Mengyao, to no avail… A man with a full belly wouldn't understand a starving man!" Jianwen said heavily. "I've wronged you before, but that was because I thought you were Chu Mengyao's boyfriend! Now that I know it's not the case there really isn't any beef between us at all! It's still completely possible for us to be friends."
"Well, I would've been in trouble if I weren't careful." Lin Yi didn't pity the guy one bit- what the hell did it matter to him whether he managed to get Mengyao to like him or not? Putting that aside, the guy was too dangerous for Lin Yi to let near Mengyao in the first place, anyway.
"Haha…" Jianwen laughed a little awkwardly. "It's alright if we started out as enemies, we've bonded differently, that's all. And it's not like you've lost anything or suffered, right?"
"So what do you want me to do?" Lin Yi didn't want to talk about this anymore- he decided to just get Jianwen's purpose out from him.
"Lil bro Lin, you're always seeing Chu Mengyao at school and at home. Can you help me see if there's any boys particularly close to her, or anything of the sort? Can you call me and tell me information like that?" Jianwen said.
"You want me to be a spy?" Lin Yi understood what he was getting at.
"Yeah, something like that." Jianwen nodded.
"That's not an easy job. You know how I'm employed by Mister Chu Pengzhan- I can't just turn on them and spy for someone else." Lin Yi eyed Jianwen.
"Well, I wouldn't let you do it for free! There's something in it for you." Jianwen thought that there was still a chance- Lin Yi hadn't cut the discussion off yet. "I'll give you compensation…"
"Oh, sure. I'll help you for five hundred thousand a month. That should cover it- barely, though." Lin Yi said.
"Five hundred thousand…" Jianwen paused- He'd planned on giving around one hundred thousand or eighty thousand, but he wasn't expecting Lin Yi to say five hundred right from the get-go! This was a monthly salary, too!
"If it's too much then forget it- Don't really wanna do something so dangerous. It's not worth risking my current job for that bit of money." Lin Yi said faintly.
Five hundred thousand was a bit of money? Jianwen need a while to take that in, but after considering that Lin Yi was a late phase golden class master it didn't seem odd anymore. It had to be expensive hiring a golden class of Lin Yi's calibre, that would only make sense- the early phase golden class master Jianwen's elder brother had with him was given a five million salary yearly, and Lin Yi was a late phase golden class!
Jianwen felt a lot more at peace after thinking with that angle- after all, five hundred thousand was just one kidney. It'd be fine if he thought about it that way.
"Alright, five hundred thousand! I'll leave it to you then, lil bro Lin!" Jianwen said. "Give me a bank account number, I'll send it to you directly."
Lin Yi told Jianwen his bank account number and was finally rid of him. After he'd left, Yushu poked her head out from the bathroom. "Shield Bro, why'd you only ask for five hundred thousand… That's a bit too little, isn't it…"
"Ah… I'm not gonna help him in the first place, so that five hundred thousand's free money anyway." Lin Yi smiled- he'd known that Yushu had sneaked into the bathroom to eavesdrop.
Chapter 433 - Jianwen Visiting Again
"Little bodyguard?" Cihua chuckled coldly. "Early phase golden class… Is that so powerful?"
"How's an early phase golden class not powerful? Us normal people won't be able to stand on that height our entire lives! We can't even get to the late stages of physical and spiritual training, let alone the golden class early phase!" Jianwen evidently understood a lot about ancient martial arts, aware that there were two paths of physical and spiritual training to reach the golden class.
"Haha, that's true, but Lin Yi isn't part of us normal people." Cihua said faintly. "I wouldn't still be keeping him around if he were."
Now that Jianwen and Cihua formed a partnership both sides were feeling rather pleasant dealing with each other. Cihua had gotten a sudden secondary income- he never expected for organ trafficking to be such a prosperous business! It explained why a normal house like the An family turned into a new house of power with just one huge step.
As a result, Cihua didn't want any barriers between him and Jianwen right now- he decided to just tell the truth about Lin Yi.
"Not normal? What do you mean?" Jianwen paused. "Isn't he just Chu Mengyao's bodyguard?"
"You think anybody could just become a bodyguard if they wanted to? You think Chu Pengzhan would hire him to directly be with Chu Mengyao if he wasn't good?" Cihua shook his head. "You and I both know the type of person Chu Pengzhan is- even the shareholders at his company have masters protecting them, and the Uncle Fu with him has to at least be golden class as well. You think he'd just assign some trash to his only daughter that he loves so much?"
Cihua's words were full of impact now, but even he once looked down on Lin Yi- it was the case with many people. They needed to actually lose something before they could look at the truth honestly.
Jianwen's face changed. "Lin Yi's a golden class master too?"
"Hmph. I had two golden class masters, early phase and late- they both died to him!" Cihua's face was rather ferocious as he growled. "Do I hate him? Do I want him dead? Yes!! Of course I do, but I can't do anything about it! I don't have the ability, the means!"
"What? What did you say? Cihua Bro, you're saying that Lin Yi killed a golden class early and late phase??" Jianwen's eyes were wide open in fright as he stared at Cihua- he felt his entire body chill that instant.
"I'm not sure if it was him- it looked like a car accident!" Cihua breathed out and regained his composure. "But I don't think that two golden class masters can just die from a mere car accident so easily… I let the early phase master test Lin Yi out before, too, but to no avail!"
"That's……" Jianwen was absolutely baffled- he'd assumed that Lin Yi was some small fry who knew some kungfu, but that wasn't the case at all! He wasn't just formidable, he was extremely strong!!
"So, if he still isn't a threat to you yet just leave him be- it'll benefit the both of us." Cihua smiled bitterly. "The name Li Cihua's been letting me run rampant around Songshan these five years- you should know how frustrating for me it is if I can't even handle a kid. But let me tell you this, it's something I'm still able to endure."
Jianwen understood that Cihua wouldn't lie to him- there wasn't any need for that, especially with the partnership they had going on. Cihua wouldn't want anything happening to him, since it'd affect that alliance.
"If we're talking about if he's a threat to me, not yet, I guess…" Jianwen shook his head. "He's just Chu Mengyao's bodyguard, not her boyfriend. And, according to what I've found out, he has a girlfriend called Tang Yin, one of the school beauties in Songshan's First School, around as pretty as Chu Mengyao. I don't think he actually has a relationship with Mengyao anymore, but… It's just that I can't let it go."
"So what if you can't let it go? We'll just have to endure, that's what humans do. You'll get used to it." Cihua said with a wave of his hand.
"I wanted to go against him using Tang Yin, but that doesn't seem like a plausible plan anymore." Jianwen said.
"Don't! Don't even think about it. Lay your hands on his woman and he'll always be fighting you. Even if he's a late stage golden class don't think you'll have peace the rest of your life!" Cihua said quickly. "Unless you have a master on a higher level by your side, don't do it."
"Yes, you're right! I have to change my approach. If we can't be enemies then I'll be friends with him! With him beside Chu Mengyao it'll be like having a spy there, and I'll be able to know her movements whenever I want." Jianwen said after thinking it through.
"That's the right mindset." Cihua raised the wine cup in his hand. "Here, a toast to our partnership!"
"Cheers!" Jianwen wasn't troubled anymore, now that he'd come up with a temporary solution. "Cihua Bro, you're not capturing as much people anymore… The people you're bringing in now is a lot less than the first two days- the supply isn't enough for the Firewolves demand!"
"Master An, there's only so many beggars and hobos in Songshan, you know that- those we brought in are the most of them, and those who'd heard about the kidnappings have started running away too. It isn't easy on our side!" Cihua said.
"What about the disabled? There should be many of those, right? They're a minority, people wouldn't care if we took them, right?" Jianwen was being flooded by money recently- he'd never seen so much before! The funds in his bank account skyrocketed like insane, and that turned him a little crazy as well.
"It's more complicated with the disabled- some of them are rich as well, and some have powerful relatives. We can't take them without making sure first. Our men can only wait in the slums and the suburbs for the disabled, capturing them upon sight." Cihua said. "It's fine- I know some huge underground bosses in the state and other cities. We can always go to them for a partnership!"
"Alright, then I'll leave these to you, Cihua Bro!" Jianwen nodded. He was aware that Cihua would be earning more if they started partnerships with underground bosses in other cities, but those were areas Jianwen wasn't familiar in. The An house was based in Songshan, so he'd risk getting ripped off if he just branched out suddenly like that- might as well leave it to Cihua.
"Yes, don't worry- it won't be a problem at all." Cihua said with a wave of his hand.
Lin Yi was shocked- An Jianwen actually came again! Where was the shame?! He even thought he'd heard Yushu wrong when she called out to him outside his door!
"Shield Bro, An Jianwen's here again, he wants to eat with you!" Yushu called out from outside Lin Yi's room.
"Oh? Why's he here again, was that blow-up doll too fun for him?" Lin Yi got up and walked out the room- Jianwen was there on the sofa, all smiles as if nothing had gone wrong between him and Lin Yi at all.
Chapter 434 - Five Hundred Thousand Isn't Enough
Mengyao only sat on the side, her face cold as she chatted with Jianwen out of courtesy.
"Lin Yi, he's here for you. Come talk to him." Mengyao sighed in relief when she saw Lin Yi walk over. She made her escape and walked upstairs.
Jianwen smiled bitterly at that. He'd come here for Lin Yi, but he wanted to get closer to Mengyao, too- now it felt like he was personally visiting Lin Yi, and Mengyao didn't seem too passionate for him either.
Jianwen didn't understand what he'd done wrong, either. It felt like his relationship with Mengyao was getting worse.
"Lil bro Lin! Come, come sit!" Jianwen greeted warmly. "It's been a couple of days, I really missed you!"
Lin Yi felt disgusted by that- this Jianwen hadn't become gay because of that drug's properties last time, had he? He walked over and sat on a sofa one meter away from where Jianwen was sitting. "What do you need, Master An? How was that blow-up doll?"
"Uh…" Jianwen's face changed instantly- he wasn't expecting Lin Yi to be prepared to break with him right away!
But Jianwen hadn't come here today to go to war with him, he was here to befriend Lin Yi! He pressed his rage down, trying to control it. "Haha, stop joking around, we were only messing with you! That blowup doll wasn't bad, it felt like a real person. Do you want to try, lil bro Lin?"
"I'll pass, you guys have fun with it." Lin Yi shook his head as he wondered what this guy was planning again. If Jianwen were to tell him that he didn't mind what happened at all Lin Yi would never believe it- no way Jianwen would have a heart that big. Something was up, that was for sure. The guy had something prepared for him, and Lin Yi raised his alertness in response to that.
"Haha, alright. You have a beautiful girlfriend, lil bro Lin, you won't need stuff like this, haha! I heard it's one of the school beauties in Songshan's First School? Same as lil sis Yao Yao?" Jianwen said with a laugh.
"What do you want?" Lin Yi's face darkened along with his attitude- was the bastard planning to do something to Tang Yin? Then he'd show him no mercy- he'd have to pay for real if he ever did anything to her. "I'm poor, and I don't like giving gifts, but I don't mind giving you a coffin."
Jianwen was a little angered by Lin Yi's threat, but remembering the two tragic deaths of Cihua's golden class masters stabilized his emotions instantly. He wasn't worth shit compared to those two golden class masters! Threatening Lin Yi would only lead to his death.
"You misunderstand, lil bro Lin! I'm just congratulating you for bringing home a beauty, that's all, really!" Jianwen explained hastily, glad that he'd talked to Cihua first before actually doing anything to Tang YIn. He'd be fucked otherwise.
"Oh." Lin Yi nodded faintly, not quite understanding what Jianwen meant by that.
"Here's the thing. Lil bro Lin, you have a girl at home already, but this bro here's still alone!" Jianwen said. "You're always by lil sis Yao Yao's side, aren't you? You're updated on everything about her firsthand, right?"
"And?" Lin Yi asked.
"I feel like lil sis Yao Yao's treating me a lot colder now. Does she have a boyfriend, or maybe someone she likes? Do you know anything about that?" Jianwen asked.
"How am I supposed to know?" Lin Yi shook his head. "Why would I go investigate stuff like that?"
"That's right, I guess you don't have to trouble yourself with that kind of stuff now that you have a girlfriend, but I'm still single! All those years chasing Chu Mengyao, to no avail… A man with a full belly wouldn't understand a starving man!" Jianwen said heavily. "I've wronged you before, but that was because I thought you were Chu Mengyao's boyfriend! Now that I know it's not the case there really isn't any beef between us at all! It's still completely possible for us to be friends."
"Well, I would've been in trouble if I weren't careful." Lin Yi didn't pity the guy one bit- what the hell did it matter to him whether he managed to get Mengyao to like him or not? Putting that aside, the guy was too dangerous for Lin Yi to let near Mengyao in the first place, anyway.
"Haha…" Jianwen laughed a little awkwardly. "It's alright if we started out as enemies, we've bonded differently, that's all. And it's not like you've lost anything or suffered, right?"
"So what do you want me to do?" Lin Yi didn't want to talk about this anymore- he decided to just get Jianwen's purpose out from him.
"Lil bro Lin, you're always seeing Chu Mengyao at school and at home. Can you help me see if there's any boys particularly close to her, or anything of the sort? Can you call me and tell me information like that?" Jianwen said.
"You want me to be a spy?" Lin Yi understood what he was getting at.
"Yeah, something like that." Jianwen nodded.
"That's not an easy job. You know how I'm employed by Mister Chu Pengzhan- I can't just turn on them and spy for someone else." Lin Yi eyed Jianwen.
"Well, I wouldn't let you do it for free! There's something in it for you." Jianwen thought that there was still a chance- Lin Yi hadn't cut the discussion off yet. "I'll give you compensation…"
"Oh, sure. I'll help you for five hundred thousand a month. That should cover it- barely, though." Lin Yi said.
"Five hundred thousand…" Jianwen paused- He'd planned on giving around one hundred thousand or eighty thousand, but he wasn't expecting Lin Yi to say five hundred right from the get-go! This was a monthly salary, too!
"If it's too much then forget it- Don't really wanna do something so dangerous. It's not worth risking my current job for that bit of money." Lin Yi said faintly.
Five hundred thousand was a bit of money? Jianwen need a while to take that in, but after considering that Lin Yi was a late phase golden class master it didn't seem odd anymore. It had to be expensive hiring a golden class of Lin Yi's calibre, that would only make sense- the early phase golden class master Jianwen's elder brother had with him was given a five million salary yearly, and Lin Yi was a late phase golden class!
Jianwen felt a lot more at peace after thinking with that angle- after all, five hundred thousand was just one kidney. It'd be fine if he thought about it that way.
"Alright, five hundred thousand! I'll leave it to you then, lil bro Lin!" Jianwen said. "Give me a bank account number, I'll send it to you directly."
Lin Yi told Jianwen his bank account number and was finally rid of him. After he'd left, Yushu poked her head out from the bathroom. "Shield Bro, why'd you only ask for five hundred thousand… That's a bit too little, isn't it…"
"Ah… I'm not gonna help him in the first place, so that five hundred thousand's free money anyway." Lin Yi smiled- he'd known that Yushu had sneaked into the bathroom to eavesdrop.
