Chapter 14: Our Slacking Off is Justified_1
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Despite confusion, the task still had to be done.
Just as I was about to learn more from Schwarzenegger, the doors of the villa suddenly opened.
A man resembling a butler, leading a group of men and women, walked straight towards us.
“Thank you for your hard work, Captain Gu.”
Upon seeing Fu Qian and Schwarzenegger, the butler bowed politely.
So, Schwarzenegger’s last name was Gu.
“You flatter me, it’s all part of the job.”
It was clear that, despite business-like courtesy, Captain Gu was quite pleased with the respect shown.
The butler continued to exchange pleasantries with a beaming smile.
At that moment, a car approached rapidly from a distance, and the butler’s smile vanished as he hurriedly went to meet it.
I thought as much—it wouldn’t be for the mere purpose of extending courtesy to bodyguards.
Seeing the neatly lined up group of butlers, I could surmise that the person arriving in the car must be of no ordinary status.
The speeding car barely slowed down as it crossed the plaza, pulling up abruptly in front of the butlers.
As the car door opened, several people poured out.
The leader was a young man in his twenties, fairly good-looking.
His hair was neatly combed, dressed in a white suit and white shoes, slick with hair gel and looking dapper.
“I’ve brought reinforcements, where’s my sister Wen Li?”
As he faced the welcoming butler, the gentleman wore a jesting smile, gesturing towards the people who alighted with him.
There were three others accompanying him, two men and one woman, all quite young except for one middle-aged man.
“Young Master Ye, good to see you, the young miss is resting inside.”
The butler responded with a smile, his expression showing a hundred times more reverence than before.
Are they all Transcendents?
Fu Qian squinted. The presence of these few reminded him of the Night Watchman he had encountered before, possessing a sense of power far beyond that of ordinary people.
It seemed like my role as a mere bodyguard was merely to take the bullets; these were the real guards.
But for me, this might actually be a good thing. Perhaps the task would be completed without me having to do anything?
It didn’t feel that simple.
Of course, based on past experience, Fu Qian was pessimistic about this.
Hisss!
Schwarzenegger Gu also sucked in a breath at this point.
“Four Transcendents!”
He spoke rapidly in a lowered voice than before.
“To find such reinforcements, it seems the rumors are true—the trouble the Wen Family is facing is big indeed. No wonder they are spending so much money on hiring people.
Don’t forget what I said before we arrived—be smart.
We’re getting paid to work, but if the opponent is a Transcendent, the priority is to sound the alarm, not foolishly rush in.
They wouldn’t place all their bets on us; at most, we’re just cannon fodder. Besides these few, there might even be Night Watchmen around.”
Uh-huh, got it.
Fu Qian nodded.
Although Captain Gu’s capabilities were average, one could tell he was an experienced hand, with good judgement.
His thought process was clear and, quite admirably, he had no intention of letting his subordinates die in vain.
However, Fu Qian still wanted to remind him of something—the hearing of Transcendents is generally quite good.
Indeed, just as he was about to follow the butler inside to find the people, Young Master Ye suddenly stopped in his tracks.
Slowly turning his head, he looked over with a mocking smile.
Well, there goes any hope of slacking off, caught in the act.
Fu Qian sighed in sympathy; now the pressure was on Captain Gu.
Realizing something was amiss, Captain Gu immediately linked it to what he had just said, his breath catching.
To his surprise, though, Young Master Ye’s gaze swept around and settled on Fu Qian.
“Is this the bodyguard you hired? Why such a pretty boy?”
Is this guy nuts?
Fu Qian frowned—unexpectedly, the attention had fallen on him.
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So the pretty boy can’t stand someone being prettier than him, huh?
After all, even though the kid seems slick and powdered, he’s really no match for me.
Especially after transforming into a thug, his weak physique is compensated for, and now he’s practically a walking hormone bomb.
Otherwise, how would he dare to plan a career as a kept man?
“In this critical period, in order to ensure safety, we must utilize all our resources.
This is an elite team member brought by Captain Gu.”
For some reason, Young Master Ye suddenly targeted this bodyguard, but the butler still habitually tried to smooth things over.
An elite team member?
Young Master Ye let out a cold laugh.
“How elite can he be, care to give me a demonstration?”
Is this guy ever going to give it a rest?
As someone purely focused on the mission, Fu Qian had zero interest in the legendary rich second generation acting like a sheep in wolf’s clothing.
“Is that okay, Captain Gu?”
Even though the butler also found it senseless, he obviously didn’t want to go against Young Master Ye’s wishes and turned to look at Schwarzenegger Gu.
“This, he’s still on a mission…”
Captain Gu’s face changed color slightly as he glanced at Fu Qian.
Having mixed in the underworld for many years, he could naturally tell that this Young Master Ye was no ordinary person.
Though his own men were strictly trained, at the end of the day, they were mere mortals, and clashing with a Transcendent would be unwise.
“Demonstrating one’s strength to reassure the employer is also part of the job description, right?”
Young Master Ye clearly was not planning to let Fu Qian off the hook easily.
From the beginning until now, this puny bodyguard hadn’t even deigned to glance at him, and such baseless arrogance really made one’s blood boil.
“Oh, so how would you like to demonstrate?”
Seeing Captain Gu at a loss for words, Fu Qian spoke up directly.
“Show us whatever you’re good at then.”
Finally willing to engage, Young Master Ye smiled contentedly.
“There’s too many to count, and it’s not convenient to show them all here.”
This conflict seemed inevitable, and Fu Qian was anything but polite.
After becoming a thug, he hadn’t had a chance to fight with a Transcendent yet, so even beating up a dummy would be fine.
If things got too bloody, he could just spend 1 SAN Point and start over, no big deal.
As soon as these words were spoken, even the butler’s face changed color.
Captain Gu went so far as to pull him to the side.
Haha!
Young Master Ye was stunned for a moment before realizing the implication of Fu Qian’s words, and he couldn’t help but burst out laughing.
“Interesting, I didn’t expect you guys could actually hire such an expert!”
“How about this, since you don’t know what to showcase, why don’t you spar with our little girl?”
Young Master Ye pulled over a female companion.
“Now you can’t say I bullied you, right?”
A little girl.
Fu Qian glanced at the one pushed forward.
She was certainly young, but her style left much to be desired.
Hair dyed in red and blue stripes, eyeshadow heavy enough to rival a panda’s, her revealing dress a definitive clownish woman.
Indeed, these days if you don’t deck yourself out in strange attire, you’re not considered a quirky character.
Seeing Fu Qian sizing her up, the woman smiled seductively and tossed a flirtatious glance his way.
“Handsome, go easy on me.”
“Don’t worry, special talents are my thing.”
“That’s good, that’s good!”
The bad girl laughed so hard she trembled and exaggeratedly patted her chest with her hand.
The next moment, with a flick and an extension of her hands, her fingers held two shiny blades.