102: Dedication

Midnight slowly arrived.

Inside a room at the Nanming Hotel.

Gao Zilong lay on the bed like a dead dog, snoring lightly.

Su Xuewei wiped herself down, looking at Gao Zilong with utter disdain.

Is that it?

... She took a white pill from her bag and swallowed it with some water.

After getting dressed, Su Xuewei took out her phone and sent a message to someone.

"Done."

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To prove she had indeed completed the job, Su Xuewei attached a few photos below the message... Meanwhile, in Xiulin Village.

Chen Su was lying in bed, ready to check today's intelligence.

His phone chimed with a notification at that moment.

It was a message from Su Xuewei.

Chen Su's fingers danced across the screen, "Good. How many times did you squeeze him? I'll transfer the remaining payment along with the fee."

... Time rewinds to last night.

Chen Su had asked Chen Chao for Su Xuewei's WeChat.

People in her line of work usually sleep very late.

After successfully adding her as a friend, Chen Su directly called her via WeChat.

"Miss Su, hello. This is Chen Su, Chen Chao's younger brother. The one who watched the movie with you and drove the mercedes-benz."

As soon as Su Xuewei answered, Chen Su identified himself.

She was ecstatic. Could it be that Chen Su had taken a liking to her?

Why else would he call her in the middle of the night?

"Oh, Mr. Chen. Hello. May I ask what this is about?" Su Xuewei's voice was exceptionally soft and sweet, making one's heart flutter upon hearing it.

"I'd like to ask you for a favor..."

Chen Su stated his purpose.

After hearing him out, Su Xuewei felt somewhat indignant. "Mr. Chen, I genuinely wanted to be friends with you. What you're suggesting is an insult to my character."

"If you have nothing else, I'm hanging up."

She had already gotten out of that life and was preparing to marry a decent man. How could she possibly go back to doing such things... "Hey, wait, Miss Su. I'm sure you wouldn't want your family to find out what you really did for work in Guancheng, right?"

Chen Su made as if to name the establishment, "The Royal~"

"Just what do you want?"

Su Xuewei's gentle voice vanished completely, replaced by an icy tone.

"It's simple. Just do as I say..."

"I won't make you work for free. After it's done, I'll give you 50,000. Rest assured, everything about you, aside from me, no second person in Nanming County will know..."

Hearing Chen Su's offer of 50,000, Su Xuewei's expression softened slightly.

When the boat reaches the bridge, it will go straight; when the money goes deep enough, legs will naturally open.

If money's involved, everything is negotiable.

In Guancheng, providing customized services for others required extra payment... Su Xuewei thought for a moment and finally agreed. "Fine, I'll do it."

"Pleasure doing business!!"

After hanging up, Chen Su immediately transferred 25,000 to Su Xuewei.

"The remaining money will be paid in full upon completion. Oh, and one more thing. For every extra time you squeeze him, I'll add another 1,000 yuan."

Su Xuewei stared blankly at the pending payment of 25,000 yuan in the chat window.

This was the first time she had encountered such a generous client.

Paying upfront before the job was even done.

Then she let out a soft sigh.

The day she met Chen Su, she had already taken a liking to him.

Handsome and rich.

It seemed there was no chance for her and Chen Su in this lifetime... In her profession, developing feelings for a client was the biggest taboo.

Chen Su was so handsome and wealthy, it was hard for any girl not to be moved... Su Xuewei forcibly suppressed the stirrings in her heart, turned off the bedside lamp, and went to sleep.

She needed to be well-rested tomorrow to receive clients.

One last time!

She swore this would absolutely be the last time!

... Time returns to tonight.

Su Xuewei in the hotel quickly replied to the message.

"Twice. It's not that I didn't want to squeeze him more, but the guy couldn't handle more than two times."

Originally, she could have claimed one or two more times, but in their line of work, integrity was also very important.

The agreed price was the price; the agreed extra time was the extra time.

They wouldn't overcharge the client.

Every industry is hard to survive in without integrity, and theirs was no different.

The punishment for losing trust came swiftly and directly: no more clients.

She once had a colleague who, after arousing a client, demanded a temporary price increase.

Not only was she violently pinned against the wall and thoroughly ravaged by the client, but for a long time afterward, no clients were willing to see her.

That colleague was also very beautiful, but she committed a major taboo and was blacklisted in Guancheng's red-light district.

Eventually, she couldn't hold on and had to move to another province, finding a place where no one knew her to resume her old trade... "Alright, I understand."

Chen Su directly transferred 30,000 yuan to her.

"You've worked hard. The extra three thousand is your bonus."

Chen Su also admired Su Xuewei's professionalism.

Like that Wang Xin, her professional skills were superb; both were top talents in their respective fields.

Most crucially, both were extremely dedicated to their work... Su Xuewei looked at the extra three thousand yuan, deeply moved.

She had really done the job, and she had just mentioned it casually, without any ulterior motive.

She never expected Chen Su to be so straightforward and give her an extra three thousand.

Her earnings for half a night were equivalent to what the people of Nanming County earned from a whole year of hard work... Lying in bed, Chen Su narrowed his eyes in contemplation.

There was no way Gao Zilong could escape now.

If he managed to slip through this.

Chen Su would write his own name backwards.

"And Liu Tianchuan and Liu Rong, just you wait."

Setting these matters aside for now.

With a thought, Chen Su summoned the Intelligence System.

[Today's Intelligence Has Been Refreshed]

[Today's Intelligence 1 (D-grade): The owner of Xiangyang Bakery has absconded with funds, defaulting on employee wages. Tomorrow afternoon, employees of Xiangyang Bakery branches nationwide will collectively strike, close shops, and demand back pay. If you have a balance on their card, it is recommended to use it as soon as possible.]

[Today's Intelligence 2 (B-grade): Besides money laundering, the Host's classmate Zhang Kai also acts as a snakehead, luring people to northern Myanmar under the guise of high-paying jobs. For each person successfully transported, Zhang Kai profits 50,000 yuan. He has already successfully transported 30 people. Among them, 5 were ransomed by their families, 3 were beaten to death like livestock, and 22 are still trapped.]

... There had been rumors recently that Xiangyang Bakery was operating poorly, with expenses exceeding income.

Who knew they'd collapse so quickly.

Chen Su didn't usually eat their bread much.

Mainly because Xiangyang Bakery's bread was a bit expensive; a tiny piece of bread cost over a dozen to twenty yuan.

Their homemade fruit/vegetable drinks and milk in the store started at 12 yuan a bottle.

Back when Chen Su's life wasn't as comfortable, he saw these bakeries as having severe price markups, pureIQ tax (IQ tax).

A jin of rice only sells for two or three yuan.

In the residential complex, a ton of water only costs three yuan.

Who can afford bread and drinks that expensive?... Of course, that was the old Chen Su. Now his life was more comfortable.

His consumption habits had also done a complete 180-degree turn.

Before, he was reluctant to eat or spend.

Now it was buy, buy, buy.

Wasn't earning money precisely to allow oneself to shop without worrying about price, to buy whatever one wanted?... Chen Su pondered carefully.

Among the people around him, only He Youwen occasionally went to Xiangyang Bakery to buy bread.

It wasn't because he was rich; it was because his workplace gave out Xiangyang Bakery gift cards during holidays.

Not using them would be a waste... Chen Su immediately called He Youwen.

"What are you up to?"