Even though the young man's expression changed slightly from the sudden explosion that resonated in his ears, he still said stubbornly, "I can't stop you, boy. If we're not in a busy city abroad …"
"Team Leader Cui, don't be angry. This nephew of mine has never studied since he was young. He's always wandering outside and has a wild temper. Wait a minute, let me teach him a few words and tell him that it's a good thing for us to go with him. He'll naturally follow us then." The old man nodded and bowed to the young man with an awkward smile before taking small steps to Zhang Lisheng's side and whispering, "Boy, can I have a word with you?"
Zhang Lisheng curled his lips. "Uncle, I've seen your monkey show so I won't accompany you anymore …" Then, he turned around to leave.
"Don't go! Don't go! Listen to me first! Boy, you'll get benefits if you go with us! Great benefits!
After you've done this, you'll have a national establishment, a cadre identity, and you'll even get a house! It's just like winning an Olympic gold medal! "The old man hurriedly dissuaded him.
Unfortunately, the temptation that seemed very powerful to him only caused Zhang Lisheng to be dumbfounded, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
When the old man saw that the young man still wanted to leave, he became really anxious and began to shout again, "Don't go! Don't go! There's still a bonus! You can introduce a wife to me! You can even get the secret technique! In short, you can get whatever you want …"
"What?"
"Whatever you want! Just name your conditions!" When the old man saw the skinny young man in front of him stopping, his expression relaxed. Lowering his voice, he said sincerely, "This is a secret mission for the country so how can the government treat you badly?
At your age, you must have read online novels often right? Have you heard of the Dragon Group? The Dragon Group … "
"I've never heard of it before, but uncle, you said that I can get the secret technique if I go with you? Do you mean the witchcraft secret technique?"
"Yes, of course! And they're all real ancient rare books!" The old man nodded like he was pounding garlic. "Besides, you're so good at fighting and you even have witchcraft. What's there to be afraid of? Follow us back to the hotel first. You can just leave if you don't like it. Who can stop you?"
"That's true, but uncle, you must know that if you lie to me, the consequences will be out of your expectations … Troublesome!" Zhang Lisheng pondered and nodded before replying calmly.
"Don't worry, young man. How could I lie to you? As long as you can contribute to the country, you can have whatever you want." The old man had been in the martial world for his entire life and had been threatened countless times. However, when he heard Zhang Lisheng's words, his heart still shuddered. However, in this situation, he could only draw a big picture and bring Zhang Lisheng to the young man's side. "Team Leader Cui, isn't it done now?
There are too many people here. Let's not stay any longer. Let's go back to the hotel. "
The young man glanced at the old man who had a smile on his face and Zhang Lisheng who was expressionless by the side. He nodded silently and took the lead to walk in the direction where they came from.
After walking for more than 20 minutes, the three of them finally arrived in front of a hotel called 'Africa Country'.
They walked into this seemingly medium quality business hotel. Immediately, there were a few Chinese people dressed like tourists in the lobby. Their expressions changed and they surrounded them.
"Don't be nervous! Don't be nervous! This is my junior nephew! He's one of us! One of us!" After the old man waved his hand to explain to his companions, he whispered to Zhang Lisheng, "Young man, wait in the lobby for a while.
These few brothers will accompany you for a while. Don't get anxious. I'll go upstairs with Team Leader Cui to talk to Captain Hu about your situation first. We'll come down right away. "
"There's an accident, but it's not a big problem. Lu Qing, help me keep an eye on the lobby first. I'll go upstairs with Old Man Xu to talk to the Captain about something," The young man also chimed in with an unhappy expression.
"Alright, don't worry. I'll keep an eye on the lobby for you. It won't go wrong," A bald burly man who seemed to be the leader among the Chinese people who surrounded them looked at the skinny Zhang Lisheng and touched his head as he said gloatingly, "But the thing that our Captain hates the most is accidents. Cui Xiaodong, you'd better be careful."
"Stop gloating over my misfortune." Although the young man said so, his expression still turned ugly. He looked at Old Man Xu next to him and frowned. "Old Man Xu, when you meet the leader later, don't talk nonsense. If you have anything to say, just say it as it is.
You also know our Captain's eyesight. If you tell a lie, you won't be able to hide it from her … "Then, he strode towards the elevator on the first floor of the hotel.
"Of course, of course! Team Leader Cui, I'll give it my all!" The old man nodded with a smile and followed the young man into the elevator. They went straight to the seventh floor and came to the door of an ordinary business single room along the dim corridor.
When the two of them were about to knock on the door, the door opened slowly without a sound.
The person who opened the door was a tall fat man with thick oil paint on his face. He was dressed in ordinary denim clothes, and his body exuded a strong smell of perfume that made people sneeze. There was not a trace of life in his eyes.
With the help of the dim sunlight passing through the two floor-to-ceiling windows at both ends of the corridor, Old Man Xu, who had been keeping a straight face and was glib-tongued, turned pale right away. Gulping, he said, "So Consultant Zheng is also in the Captain's room. In that case, we're not in a hurry.
Team Leader Cui, why don't we come back later? Don't delay the leaders from discussing their business … "
"I'm just a consultant who's here to give advice to everyone. Both of you are the ones who have something to do. Come on in, don't delay us!" Unfortunately, even though the old man wanted to slip away, the fat man who opened the door did not allow him to do so. Rolling his eyes, he suddenly turned sideways to let the door open and said in a flat tone.
"T-Alright! Well, Consultant Zheng has a high awareness," Old Man Xu replied and moved into the room together with Cui Xiaodong, whose face had already turned completely stiff.
Of course, the area of a single room in a commercial hotel would not be too big, and the room in the African Village was no exception. There was only one room in total with an area of less than ten square meters. Other than a single bed with a bedside cabinet against the wall and two small sofas by the window, there was no other furniture. Even the TV was embedded in the wall.
However, even though the room was small, there were still six to seven people squeezed in at this time. Fortunately, other than a handsome middle-aged man wearing black-rimmed glasses who had an amiable attitude and a woman in her forties who was wearing a gray suit who was still charming, the others were standing close to the wall, one of them was sitting on the sofa while the other was sitting on the bed. For this reason, it was not too crowded.
Upon entering the room, Old Man Xu immediately nodded and bowed respectfully to the middle-aged man and woman. "Consultant Zheng, Captain Hu."
"Consultant Zheng, Captain Hu." Cui Xiaodong also bowed and said.
"Brother Xu, you're older than me so you don't have to be so polite. Come and have a seat! Come and have a seat! Captain Hu is also a person who doesn't care about trifles. She'll feel more comfortable if you sit down and talk to her.
Xiaodong, young man, it's only right for you to be polite, "The middle-aged man showed a kind smile and pointed to the remaining sofa chair next to him.
Upon hearing the middle-aged man's words, no matter how nervous and awkward Old Man Xu was, he could only show a flattered smile. "T-Both of you are leaders. One of you is our team's big consultant, which is equivalent to the chief of staff …"
"Old Man Xu, don't be so polite. Have a seat. Just tell me what you want to say." At this time, the middle-aged woman by the side suddenly opened her mouth and blocked the old man's remaining compliments back into his throat.
"T-Then I'll take a seat. Hehe, t-this is really … Captain Hu, I have something to report to you …"
Captain Hu, I have something to report to you … "Old Man Xu knew that if he did not sit down now, he would not be being respectful but ignorant of the current situation, so he smiled awkwardly and sat down next to Consultant Zheng. Quietly swallowing a mouthful of saliva, he recounted Zhang Lisheng's matter from the beginning to the end with a heavy heart.
As he narrated, Captain Hu's expression became worse and worse. When she finished listening to the last sentence, she suddenly asked, "Old Man Xu, before Cui Xiaodong spoke, did you really not reveal the situation of our team to your Junior Nephew at all?"
"T-How should I put this? I just casually mentioned it. I should have an assistant …" Old Man Xu lowered his head and stuttered.
"Haha … Brother Xu, you're really humorous. Even though we're just a ragtag army in the eyes of others, a character that's like a mouse that crawls out from the gutter, if you really want to find a few good people with a solid foundation to protect you, Captain Hu will definitely be able to satisfy you.
In my opinion, it's obvious that you've taken a fancy to that young man because he's a 'good material' in the beginning and had some strange thoughts. In the end, it didn't cross your mind that he's actually from the same sect. In the end, I'm afraid that you're forced to make do with the situation and in the end, you can only bring him back to the hotel. "
Old Man Xu did not even have the mood to refute the middle-aged man's words. With a wry smile, he said, "I knew that I can't hide it from you, Consultant Zheng.
When I was wandering in the martial arts world last time, I inadvertently obtained a method to refine a Corpse Puppet. You know that I'm cultivating the Gate of Sacrifice, so I can't cultivate the Gate of Death's Corpse Technique unless I've reached Rank-6 Wizard's Divine Infusion … "
"Even if you're cultivating the Witchcraft's Gate of Death, you can't cultivate the real Corpse Technique unless you've reached Rank-12 Wizard's Resurrection from the Dead. You can't control a living corpse," Consultant Zheng could not help but chuckle.
The laughter that he unintentionally let out was a world of difference compared to his usual friendly voice. It seemed to have a unique and terrifying magic that made people who heard it tremble in fear and felt their spines tingle. It was extremely horrifying.
Under the cover of the strange laughter, Old Man Xu smiled apologetically in fear, "Consultant Zheng, who am I? How would I dare to hope to make a breakthrough to Rank-12 Wizard?
I'm just thinking that I'm about to go to the supernatural realm to carry out a difficult mission for the country, so I'm trying everything I can find in a desperate situation. That's why … "
"Even if you're trying everything you can find in a desperate situation, you can't increase your own safety factor by harming other people's lives. You're also a civil servant of the country now. T-This …" Captain Hu's face unknowingly turned pale. "Not only that, we're in a foreign country now, so we can't expose our identity. If you do something evil and bring some trouble to us, it might affect our entire plan …"
Patiently listening to the middle-aged woman's merciless reprimand, Old Man Xu had a deeply reflective expression on his face. "Yes, yes, yes! You're right, Captain Hu. I'll definitely reflect on it in the future, but what do you think we should do about this matter?"
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