"You guys go out first."

"Yes, boss."

"Boss, this, this kid is still very suspicious." Wu Hu said defiantly.

"Go out."

"Yes."

Here, no one dares to disobey Zhu Fan's orders, except for the oddity that is Black Mantis.

No choice, Xiaofan originally disliked Red Butterfly very much. Making him pretend to be deferentially respectful to the other party was not impossible, but now using this method to prevent the other party from realizing whatever he suspects would be more effective.

This time, Xiaofan poured out all his grievances mercilessly. Everything, working step by step, doing whatever needs to be done, being tired like a dog, being set up, slandered, getting beaten until covered in bruises.

"Uncle Zhong, you too, you know full well I need to contact you to see him. Can't you pick any other time to turn off your phone except last night? What on earth were you up to yesterday?"

"Well..."

Logically, the matter shouldn't have been so complicated. As long as Uncle Zhong had answered Xiaofan's call last night, then today's incident wouldn't have happened at all.

However, Xiaofan was particularly concerned about this: Uncle Zhong had said when he came in, "Just came back from over there."

Where exactly is "over there" that he's referring to?

Xiaofan's suspicion was reasonable; surely something was happening at that place that required Uncle Zhong's presence. That place required him to turn off his phone, and Uncle Zhong had stayed there the entire night, only just returning here.

Xiaofan was desperate to know where Uncle Zhong had actually gone.

"There were some internal issues to resolve; I'm truly sorry, making you suffer so much."

Uncle Zhong didn't elaborate, which wasn't strange. Given Uncle Zhong's status, he didn't need to report to an A-level assassin where he went.

Uncle Zhong's status in front of these people was quite high, even someone like Cui Yuan, the Sect Leader, had to obey him.

"Zhu Fan, I'm telling you again now, let me leave. I really don't want to stay here even for one more minute; I just want to live quietly. If I continue to stay here, even if I don't die on a mission, I'll be played to death by you. Right now, I'm not really a traitor, but someday if you push me too far, who knows what I might do then."

Threats, Xiaofan still dared to use such language to threaten Zhu Fan under these circumstances. This kid sure had guts.

"Hahaha, Black Mantis, this is actually my final test for you..."

"Test your sister."

"Alright, alright, don't be angry anymore. Since everything is clear now, I can absolutely trust you and assign more tasks to you." Zhu Fan waved his hand and said.

"Wait a minute, if you want me to continue working for you, it's not impossible. First, get rid of this damn toxin in me, and then give me a specific term. One year, at most I'll work for you one more year, and then let me go. How about it?"

After threats came negotiations, Xiaofan was indeed pushing his luck this time.

But over time, Zhu Fan had figured out Xiaofan's character, realized that they shared similar tempers, and now he just needed to temporarily appease him to plan slowly.

"As for the toxin, it's not yet possible to remove it..."

"Not possible? So you still don't completely trust me?" Xiaofan cut in before the other could finish speaking.

"Look at you now, thinking about leaving immediately. If I removed your toxin, wouldn't you run away immediately? But I promise you, two years, you work for me for another two years, then your money will still be yours, I'll remove the toxin for you, and buy you a luxurious villa in the country you want to live in so you can enjoy the rest of your life."

"I don't trust you." Xiaofan answered immediately, but having acted up to this point, it was time to ease off: "Of course, I don't currently have the right to negotiate with you. You could kill me as easily as crushing an ant, but remember, two years from now, you must honor your promise."

"Okay, it's a deal. You go back first. Get a good rest, there's official business for you to handle tomorrow."

"..." Xiaofan didn't say more and turned to walk out the door.

Only when he got inside the car did Xiaofan feel his back drenched in cold sweat.

Zhu Fan suspected him; this was an ever-present situation. If one word of suspicion was detected, there was only one outcome: death. And before dying, he'd have to endure inhumane torture.

"Hey, Bug, it's fine now."

"Whew, thank goodness."

"Order some takeout, good booze and food. I need to eat well."

"Okay."

After narrowly escaping a crisis, Xiaofan surely needed to relax, and after this experience, Xiaofan realized how capricious life can be; sometimes a wrong step could lead to a lifetime of regret.

Though it wasn't as profoundly life-changing as narrowly escaping death, if he truly died here, he could never see the one he loved again, and the thought of that was painfully unbearable. So, he mustn't die, mustn't die so early.

"Zhong."

"Here, boss."

"Buy a plot of land in South Africa."

"South Africa? Cemetery?" Uncle Zhong looked oddly at Zhu Fan and asked.

"Two years later, if he still doesn't comply, then send him to South Africa, let him lie there forever."

"Understood."

Indeed, Zhu Fan couldn't allow someone who knew his secrets to leave. Talk of two years was entirely deceitful.

"Take him there tomorrow, give him four teams to manage, put Yongcheng Company under his name, and distribute the pills monthly for him to manage. Give him ample freedom financially."

"Yes... But, in that case, he wouldn't be able to take on missions at will."

"Hmm, for any problematic missions, expressly point him to complete them. Additionally, have Bai Xue keep a close watch and prevent any underhanded maneuvers he might make."

"Okay."

That night, Xiaofan was informed he no longer needed to guard any warehouse and returned to his original residence. Just like that, after a day as a warehouse manager, Xiaofan gloriously switched to a new job.

"Uncle Zhong, I didn't complete college, and now you're asking me to manage such a big company like Yongcheng, I'm sure I can't do it." The next day, when the appointment letter and contractual papers were placed in front of Xiaofan, he spoke out in refusal.

"Don't worry, Bai Xue and Leng Yue know how to run things. Do well, and you might soon be promoted to oversee a point as a manager somewhere."

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