Chapter 444 Chapter 441 In Danger

Gongdao Ge had a lot of work to do at the moat, and Nightingale and Rock Sparrow had tasks to do. This time, Zhuang Xuteng had to complete the bodyguard mission alone.

The reward for the mission was only 100,000 euros, which was indeed a lot less than his previous appearance fee - even the appearance fee after his own price reduction. However, Lucy reminded him that this money was actually more than the other six mercenaries in the past. In order to avoid disputes, it is best not to reveal how much he got.

Let Zhuang Xuteng go there mainly because of his judgment and command ability shown in various commissioned tasks, plus his calmness and adaptability, which can add a layer of insurance to the bodyguard mission. The mission lasts for two weeks and ends on the day of the free fighting featherweight boxing championship. This is one of the most important competitions in Peicheng within two weeks. It is a rare good thing that can light up people's mood on this day that is about to be frozen by ice and snow.

Two weeks is just enough for Nightingale and Rock Sparrow to complete their work at hand, plus a few days of rest to adjust their spirits. Lucy hinted that the middleman and the mercenaries would make some moves next, hoping to completely resolve the disturbance caused by Kaho Wiggins' "disappearance". What to do specifically must be kept secret at this stage. Since this matter is of great importance to Zhuang Xuteng, he must want to take the initiative to get involved to ensure that the situation develops in a direction that is favorable to him.

Zhuang Xuteng still has preparations to do after keeping an eye on the commissioned task book, remembering the contact information and reporting time. This time, there is no Nightingale and Rock Sparrow to provide front-line intelligence support, so Zhuang Xuteng has to find a way to find intelligence support himself, and he naturally thought of Meteor.

After leaving the music restaurant, Zhuang Xuteng drove across half of the city to a pet and plant store called "Red and Green" in Taiping District to buy some gifts for Meteor. The things here are very expensive, and its main customers are the rich people in Taiping District and some upper city areas. Nowadays, the environment outside the city is getting worse and worse, the number of wild animals and plants is decreasing, and there are even fewer suitable for keeping as pets at home. Scarcity makes things valuable, and pet animals and plants have become a pretty good business.

Liuxing's home is full of wires and electronic devices, so animals are definitely not allowed to be kept as pets. If they bite the wires or kick the equipment, it will threaten Liuxing's life. Besides, Liuxing can go upstairs to play with Roubao at any time. There is no pet more fun than a snow leopard.

Zhuang Xuteng wanted to pick a pot of plants for her, which was easy to raise, cute, and did not require much care. Under the salesperson's deception, he chose a pot of succulent plants, which were indeed fleshy, cute, oddly shaped, and colorful. He confirmed again and again that it was a plant and not an artificial decoration, and then he gave it to people with confidence.

The succulent plants touched Liuxing's heart, and she was very happy. Put the plants on the table next to the work bed, and she could see them with her naked eyes as long as she tilted her head. "This thing looks so interesting, are you sure it's not a man-made decoration?"

"The clerk assured me that this is a living plant - the store has been open in Taiping District for several years and has not been smashed, so it shouldn't sell fakes, right?" Zhuang Xuteng stretched out his hand and gave Liuxing a head massage while saying, "I can only tell whether an object has shadow energy, but I can't tell whether it is dead or alive."

"Even if it's a decoration, I like it." Liuxing squinted his eyes and enjoyed it.

"If it weren't for the plants, my wallet wouldn't like it." Zhuang Xuteng said, "Thank you for taking care of Roubao and for helping me look after my home up there. I was supposed to be your bodyguard, but you ended up taking care of me. I'm so sorry."

"Don't thank me. I went up to play with Roubao to relax. If it was at the pet store, I would have to give you money. Roubao is very obedient and can make me happy." Liuxing leaned back hard, looked up at Zhuang Xuteng, who was much taller than her, and asked, "How are you recovering?"

"The outside world said that I only recovered 10%, but in fact..." Zhuang Xuteng spread out five fingers in front of Liuxing and shook them. The meaning was very clear: 50%. "I am quite content, especially after hearing that several mercenaries were killed. I have to say that Colonel Taff is really powerful, worthy of being a thug trained by the company."

"Nonsense! That guy only used physical strength. If all the shadow weapons were activated, no one would survive at the scene." Meteor sighed and said, "After all, we are all people who pick up scum on the road and wait for death under the management of the company!"

"It's not that bad. We can still live in such a good apartment and don't have to worry about whether we have the next meal. This is already quite good."

"I'm not as optimistic as you." Meteor said, "Don't forget that Colonel Taff controls all the mercenaries and the central If he wants to, he can destroy this industry and we will all be out of business."

"I think it's okay. At worst, everyone will be like Dao Ge, holding on for a short period of time, and then introduce new people, re-establish the anonymous system, and then get away with it..." Zhuang Xuteng thought for a while and said, "If it doesn't work, the mercenaries will go to other cities and start over."

"Huh? Is that what you think? Lucy is not as optimistic as you. She said that once the identity information is made public, gangs, companies and peers will start to settle grudges, revenge, and rob. She said that Peicheng is in chaos now, and no one will think about turning chaos into order, but will fish in troubled waters. "

Zhuang Xuteng thought for a while, shook his head slowly, and said: "I can only say that what Sister Lucy said makes sense, and such a thing may indeed happen. But I think all crises are opportunities, and the key is how to use and guide them. Compared with the hatred between mercenaries and middlemen, I think there will be more conflicts between gangs, right? As long as external enemies can be introduced and it is profitable to deal with external enemies, then conflicts can be guided and problems can be covered up. At most, everyone should be more careful about the back when facing the outside world... Moreover, mutual deterrence has nothing to do with whether or not the identity is public. It still depends on personal strength."

"Well... what you said makes sense. Just like your master, the Famine Stranger, retired from the golden basin, everyone did not come to find trouble, mainly because he was strong enough, and you and Brother Dao could also hold the scene." Liuxing thought for a while and said: "Speaking of Brother Dao, not everyone is as afraid of publicizing their identities as Brother Dao. , you know the situation of Dao Ge's family, right? "

Zhuang Xuteng smiled and nodded, saying: "Of course I know, Dao Ge told me everything. He is the 'rebel' in the family, because his whole family is basically in the constitutional army, both civil and military positions, but he likes to hang out on the streets. He has said more than once: Fortunately, he is tall and strong, if he can't hang out on the streets, he can always find a job in the army, so his family allows him to continue to be a mercenary. "

"He has the army as a backer and a way out, we can't compare with him. In other words, how mercenaries can still hang out after revealing their identities, we can't use him as a reference. "Liuxing sighed and said: "In fact, I have another worry: Taf's gang got the mercenary identity information, will they also get the intelligence officer information? "

For middlemen, intelligence officers are much more important than mercenaries. It can be said that 30% of the strength of middlemen is intelligence officers. Due to the scarcity of intelligence officers, if the company has the specific information of intelligence officers, it is equivalent to tying the nose of the bull - with less force, the middleman can be completely controlled.

So far, there is no information in this regard. Colonel Taff never mentioned the middleman's intelligence officer, and the middleman certainly didn't dare to ask. "Do you know who my intelligence officer is and where he is?" If someone really said that, it would be stupid and bad. Even if you want to provoke Colonel Taff, you won't do it...

"We can't rely on guesswork for this matter, we can only prepare for the worst case scenario." Zhuang Xuteng scratched his head and said, "Moving, changing places, hiding your identity... Apart from being absorbed by the company, you can only leave this industry, right?"

"So you can't think of any other way." Liuxing suddenly turned around, hugged Zhuang Xuteng's waist, and said, "Lucy said that if my identity is made public, I will leave this industry, disappear from Peicheng, and hide in a place where no one can find me. Naike, you will definitely not be able to find me!"

"Uh... If that happens, I think the identity information of the mercenaries will also be leaked." Zhuang Xuteng was at a loss with his hands, and it seemed wrong to push Liuxing away or not. He thought for a moment and said, "Even if your information is released, your ability will not disappear. I may not be able to find you, but I believe you are definitely able to find me. If you need help, I will help you. With your guidance, I will find you, right?"

"Nake, I am afraid of change. I am worried that everything now will disappear."

Zhuang Xuteng smiled and said, "Like a child... I said, even if it is a crisis, there will be opportunities in it. It won't really be a dead end."

"What if there is really only a dead end?"

"Then kill the dead end, Kill everything. If you don't let me live, then I won't let them die well. "Zhuang Xuteng patted Liuxing's head and back and said, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. Remember that fear can't solve any problems, so why use fear to harm yourself? When I'm nervous, I will use this method to calm my emotions, and then focus on thinking about and solving problems. Some problems are destined to have no solution, such as I will die sooner or later. For such things, I will think about it sooner or later, anyway, I will definitely not understand it now. "

Don't care if it's lazy or not, as long as it can relieve psychological pressure. Liuxing is too lonely, dare not go out, always stay alone, the world of information network can not completely replace reality after all. Zhuang Xuteng feels sorry for this girl, but he only knows how to relieve the side effects of implants, but can't treat agoraphobia. He can only report the situation to Sister Lucy, hoping that she can pay more attention to Liuxing. In any case, Liuxing is her most important intelligence officer and the basis for the middleman to conduct business.

As for the original intention to ask Liuxing to provide him with intelligence support, he was too embarrassed to mention it after seeing Liuxing's condition.

Colonel Taff had brought a great impact on the middleman-mercenary industry. His threat loomed over everyone's head. It was only a matter of time before Liuxing had emotional problems. Zhuang Xuteng was also under a lot of pressure. The main reason why he could still remain relatively optimistic was that he successfully relieved the pressure - Colonel Taff beat him half to death with three punches, which also relieved the biggest pressure on him.

Everyone thought that he was trying his best and that he really could not pose a serious threat to the company's enhanced people. As long as the company continued to hold that view with pride, Colonel Taaffe would no longer cast a suspicious eye on him. Based on Brother Dao's description, Zhuang Xuteng deduced that he had used about six dodges of strength at that time, plus touch strength, volley change of position and armor-breaking hammer, and did not use palm fire, bone spear gun and other combat methods. But the trump card that really allowed Zhuang Xuteng to defeat Kahuo - seven flashes, absorption of shadow energy and damage transfer - were not exposed.

Colonel Taft's fists had the aura of killing people. The key was not just one punch, but three punches in a row. He didn't believe that the mercenaries in front of him didn't show their true skills. Zhuang Xuteng didn't know what he was thinking at the time. Either he judged that he would not be beaten to death, or he really didn't react. Zhuang Xuteng felt that it was most likely the latter. In any case, he is still alive and can still go out to do mercenary commissions without being captured and interrogated by the company's people. This is the best result.

Of course, there are also problems, that is, other mercenaries have doubts about his current status and have misjudged his strongest level. You must know that Scarecrow Nack has not yet conducted confrontational missions with other mercenaries. His reputation comes from his victory in the Middleman War, Lucy's momentum, the aura bonus of the Famine Stranger apprentice, and some cooperation he received later. Praise from peers. Overall, Scarecrow Neck is quite mysterious and has never done any sensational cases. Even if he is famous, hasn't he just been discharged from a critical illness? My body is still recovering, so how powerful can it be?

Alas, with Colonel Taff's blow, it's hard for middlemen to do their job, leaving mercenaries to compete for limited commissions. Being a bodyguard, a job that seemed to be a dead end in the past, has now become a lucrative job. You can get 50,000 euros in two weeks, and there will be bonuses for outstanding performance. Naturally, many people are rushing to come.

If Lucy takes over all this task and then assigns it to her mercenaries, then everyone will definitely not be at odds with each other. But this bodyguard assignment comes from Moat Company. There are many middlemen who have interests and can speak out. Everyone wants to take care of their own people. As a result, the mercenaries who came to the scene created an atmosphere of competition, and the arrival of Zhuang Xuteng gave this competition a common goal.

"Are you Scarecrow? Nice to meet you. How are you recovering?"

"My hand hurts from being pinched by you. If you still want my signature, just let it go." Zhuang Xuteng took out his hand with a smile. The situation now is clear: all the mercenaries except him have consciously had one more task: to prove that Nike is not good enough. As long as it can be completed, they will have the opportunity to let their middlemen arrange for friends to come in.

Obviously, Zhuang Xuteng would not give them this opportunity. Another obvious thing: he can't be the leader of this gang, can't unite the team and command everyone, Lucy's original plan is a bit taken for granted. Zhuang Xuteng's top priority is to get rid of the threat and not add burden to the task at hand.

"Guys, friends, I just came out of the hospital, and I'm definitely not in as good a condition as before. To be honest, anyone who takes three punches from Colonel Taft will not be in good condition." Zhuang Xuteng explained with a smile: "I am the first One was beaten, Brother Dao was the second, and many mercenary friends were beaten by Colonel Taft, and some even died unfortunately. I think, this fist..."

"Naike, you should rest at home instead of becoming a loophole here." Someone interrupted Zhuang Xuteng and was the first to express his opinion: "If everyone fails to make money because of your accident, what will you do? Paipai Just leave and go back to recuperate?”