977: Chapter 962: Light Bulb 977: Chapter 962: Light Bulb “Hey, Leonard, what would you like?
The usual?”
After seeing Gao Yang and Number Thirteen enter the cafe, the waitress who had been very interested in Number Thirteen quickly ran over, dismissed another waitress, and enthusiastically greeted Number Thirteen.
Number Thirteen, expressionless, nodded his head, then pointed at Gao Yang and said, “Yes, the usual, put it on his tab.”
Murphy sat across from Gao Yang and Number Thirteen.
He looked at Number Thirteen with confusion, then at the waitress named Penny with the same puzzled expression, and finally at Gao Yang, ending with a confused remark, “How strange, why am I not the one treating today?”
Penny smiled, then turned to Gao Yang, “Sir, what would you like?”
“Hey, Penny, just a coffee for me to start.”
After Penny took the order, she rolled her eyes at Murphy before turning to leave.
Murphy, still puzzled, hurriedly said, “Can someone tell me what’s going on?
Number Thirteen, you didn’t let me pay today, and that beautiful waitress calls you Leonard, and Ram calls her Penny!
What are you guys doing?
Playing a ‘Big Bang Theory’ live show?”
Number Thirteen said gravely, “It’s simple, the girl likes to call me Leonard, so let her.
I let Ram pay because I’m currently tagging along with him.
He’s responsible for my meals.
Lastly, what’s ‘The Big Bang Theory’?”
Gao Yang laughed, “It’s a TV show.
Okay, can we get to the main topic now?”
Murphy raised his hands, “Wait, wait, Number Thirteen, you’re tagging along with him?
What do you mean?
Your mission is over.”
Number Thirteen shrugged, “He brought news of my sister, plus he still holds more clues.”
Murphy exclaimed, “Found her?
Oh, congratulations.
But what do you mean by tagging along with him?”
Number Thirteen said gravely, “I need to keep looking for my sister.
Until I find her, I have to stick close to Ram and make sure he doesn’t die.”
Murphy snapped his fingers, “There’s no one we can’t find.
It’s good you have clues.
Give them to me, I’ll help you look!”
Number Thirteen asked, “Will it cost?”
“Of course, it will.”
“I have no money.”
“Oh, that’s a problem.
But I can look into it for you myself; after all, we are friends.”
Number Thirteen nodded, “Thanks, I’ll give you the information.
Can you trace my sister’s whereabouts for me?
Though for now, I’ll still stick with Ram until I find her.”
Murphy rubbed his bald head and then looked helplessly at Gao Yang, “You’ve turned my friend away, and he was my best partner.
If there were private jobs, it was him who did them for me.
Now he’s going with you.
If I had known this would happen, damn, I wouldn’t have assigned your task to Number Thirteen.”
Gao Yang chuckled and said nothing.
Murphy waved at Number Thirteen, “Hurry and find your sister’s whereabouts, and once you do, come back to help me.”
After that, Murphy sighed at Gao Yang, “Buddy, your plan caught a small hiccup, which caused the costs to rise quite a bit.”
Gao Yang nodded, “I know, Number Thirteen and I are here to discuss how much extra we need to pay you.”
Murphy gave a thumbs up, “That’s the way to do it.
Normally, once a price is agreed upon, that’s it.
But you know, now I need more manpower to make things smoother, and manpower means money.
So, your willingness to top-up the fee is more than welcomed.
You’re a good client.”
Gao Yang laughed, “Whatever you think is necessary.”
Murphy pondered for a moment, “The commission is 10,000,000.
It’s not a small number, but you guys have stirred up a lot more than expected.
I think, just add another six million dollars, and that should keep everyone happy with their pay.
So, another six million it is.”
Gao Yang nodded, “Alright, six million, I’ll give it to you right away.”
Murphy smiled, “This wasn’t part of the deal; I said six million to leave room for negotiation, but you didn’t haggle.
Well then, thank you.
If you have more work in the future, we’ll definitely prioritize it for you.
Who doesn’t like a generous customer, right?”
Gao Yang laughed, “Add a meal to that, this meal’s on me, as a thank you for recommending Number Thirteen to me.”
Murphy shrugged, “Thanks, I guess it is time for dinner.
But I’ll have to wait until Number Thirteen is finished before I consider eating.”
Gao Yang nodded, “Me too.
Let’s wait until Number Thirteen has eaten then.”
Number Thirteen’s food was served.
Both Gao Yang and Murphy silently watched as Number Thirteen finished everything in two minutes.
Gao Yang and Murphy then ordered their meals and spent half an hour eating before going their separate ways.
After handing over affairs with the janitor, Gao Yang and Number Thirteen left the café.
Gao Yang said to Number Thirteen, “Alright, I’m going home now, and you should go home too.
We’ll meet again in ten days.”
Number Thirteen shook his head, “I have no home.
My house was provided by Murphy, and since I no longer do private work for Murphy, I can’t live in his house anymore.”
Gao Yang scratched his head and said, hesitantly, “But I’m going to Idaho State, and it’s with my girlfriend.
You can’t possibly follow me all the time, right?”
Number Thirteen looked at Gao Yang and replied, “Why not?
I need to ensure your safety, so of course, I have to follow you.
Wherever you go, I go.”
Gao Yang jumped in shock, “No, no, this won’t do, buddy.
You exist as an external member of Satan, not as my personal bodyguard.
Don’t joke around, buddy, I don’t need protection.”
Number Thirteen glanced over Gao Yang’s shoulder and said, “Someone’s behind you.
Watch out.”
When Gao Yang turned to look behind, he felt a chill around his neck, and by the time he turned back, he found his neck already caught in a thin wire held in both hands by Number Thirteen.
“You see, if a killer wanted to kill you, you’d be dead by now.
So how can you say you’re not in any danger?”
Angrily, Gao Yang grabbed the thin wire from Number Thirteen’s hands, “Damn it, if it wasn’t for you, how could I let someone get so close to me?
I told you not to follow me.
Please, I want to enjoy some private time, okay?”
Number Thirteen replied seriously, “Don’t worry about me.
I’m fine.
You do what you need to do; don’t worry about my feelings.”
Frustrated, Gao Yang exclaimed, “Damn it, I have a problem, now you need to consider my feelings, okay!”
Number Thirteen shrugged, “I’ve made up my mind, you won’t be able to shake me off.”
Gao Yang, nearly driven mad, pointed at the café, “There’s a girl in there, pretty by your standards.
Didn’t you notice that Murphy chap has been flirting with a woman named Penny?
Buddy!
Listen to me, Penny, she likes you!
She really likes you!
Just give her the nod, and she’ll be in your bed.
So, go enjoy your own private time with Penny for the next ten days, but please leave me alone!”
Number Thirteen shook his head, “No, if I’m with her, I might end up killing her.
I’ve told you, don’t worry about my feelings; I’m fine.”
Gao Yang covered his face, helplessly saying, “Damn it, Number Thirteen, no, Leonard, you’re a killer, but you don’t have to add ‘freak’ in front of that!”
Number Thirteen seriously said, “Actually, you can consider me a freaky killer.”
Gao Yang stepped back, with a face of helplessness, “F**k, buddy, are you insane?”
Number Thirteen pointed to his head, “To some extent, on some level, yes, my mind is indeed disturbed, but don’t worry, I’m harmless to you guys and even to the whole Satan.”
Gao Yang covered his face, “Buddy, I won’t tolerate you meddling in my life.
Please keep your distance from my private life.
Thanks, thanks a lot.”
Number Thirteen calmly said, “No need to thank me.
I don’t need your permission to follow you.”
Gao Yang thought for a moment and finally figured out a solution.
He said sternly, “I’m going to meet someone, or maybe make a phone call, to ask if I can tell you something about your sister.
If you stick with me, I can’t make the call.
So you’d better stay somewhere, and let me know you haven’t left, or else I won’t help you ask about it.”
Number Thirteen frowned, “Are you serious?”
“I’m very serious!”
“Alright, goodbye.
See you in ten days.
Umm, where should I go?
Who’s going to watch over me?”
Gao Yang thought about it and realized he really had no suitable candidate to supervise Number Thirteen.
So, he chuckled, “You should have fun too.
Look, you’ve been working for me; I can’t leave your pockets empty.
I’ll give you a few more thousand dollars.
Don’t use this money to look for your sister.
Go anywhere with Ludwig, and at the same time, you can keep an eye on him for me, okay?”
Number Thirteen replied gravely, “Alright, however you say.”
“Hey, I told you to watch Ludwig, but don’t kill him, okay?”
“Sure, I won’t kill him.
I’m not a killer who kills everyone I meet, unless Ludwig leaks secrets or threatens you.
Otherwise, why would I kill him?
Don’t you know it’s expensive for me to kill someone?”
Gao Yang waved him off, “Although you’re an external member, I guess you’ll still need a gun from time to time.
Shall I get you a good gun?”
“No need, I’ll find my own gun.
Goodbye.”
Number Thirteen left on his own, and once he had finally gotten rid of him, Gao Yang could also leave.
Gao Yang still had a lot to deal with.
He needed to ship Bruce’s car to Seattle to hand it over to Lucica, and then he was to enjoy some private time with Yelena.
With only ten days, he naturally wanted to make the most of his time to enjoy private moments with Yelena.
How could he possibly allow Number Thirteen to tag along like a giant third wheel?
(To be continued.
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