“If you can really do it, I will not only apologize to you immediately! I will apologize to the General Bureau and never appear here again!”
By staking his entire future on one sentence, Dong Zi felt he had shown enough sincerity. He hadn't expected Li Chonglou to dismiss it so casually.
“No, you apologizing to me is fine, but there’s no need to apologize to the General Bureau. Otherwise, it would seem like I’m colluding with them. Also, do you think an apology can settle this matter?”
Dong Zi’s brows immediately furrowed. “Then what else do you want?”
Li Chonglou smiled. “Simple, money. What are we here for? It’s all about money. Why don’t we change the terms? If I lose, I’ll give you all the money from the tasks I’ve completed.
“But if you lose, you must give me all the money you’ve earned from your tasks. What do you think?”
As soon as these words were spoken, not only Dong Zi and his companions, but everyone around who heard them couldn't help but be tempted!
A single task was worth over a million, and Li Chonglou had completed at least three. That was millions of dollars, and in US dollars! For any of them, that would be enough to live lavishly for a long time!
Dong Zi, fearing Li Chonglou might go back on his word, immediately agreed, “Deal! It’s settled!”
Li Chonglou suddenly raised his hand.
“Wait, there are two more points we need to agree on first.”
Two points? Dong Zi and his companions froze.
“First, aren’t you guys supposed to share the bounty? Are you sure you can come up with the corresponding money if you lose?”
Dong Zi sneered, “Me, lose?”
Li Chonglou narrowed his eyes. “I said, don’t play coy. Just answer me.”
Dong Zi snorted with dissatisfaction before replying, “We can pool the money.”
“Yes, we can all chip in!”
Several people next to Dong Zi quickly chimed in. This was a business deal worth millions, and they didn’t even have to do anything themselves. Just speaking a few words would put money in their pockets. Why wouldn’t they?
Seeing this, Li Chonglou nodded. “Alright, then second, words are not enough. Let’s draw up a written agreement.”
A written agreement? This was something they hadn’t considered.
Dong Zi couldn’t help but say, “There’s no need for a written agreement, is there? So many people are here as witnesses. Do you still want to deny it?”
Li Chonglou ignored him and turned towards Elder Tie. Elder Tie, who had been watching the spectacle, was stunned.
“Senior, may we ask you to act as a representative of the General Bureau to witness and sign this agreement?”
This kid really has confidence!
Four tasks in six days, and the opponents got to choose the latter two. Elder Tie mused that even he wouldn't have a fifty percent chance!
However, at Li Chonglou's subtle hint, Elder Tie played along. Thus, about ten minutes later, the crowd began to disperse as a written agreement appeared.
This was because Li Chonglou, one of the main parties involved, left the hall after confirming the agreement.
“He actually pressed his fingerprint! Having the General Bureau act as a witness… if he really reneges, he probably won’t be able to show his face here again!”
“Alas, I should have stepped forward just now. Such a great opportunity, and I just watched it slip away to someone else.”
Among the crowd, some were incredulous, others regretted, but without exception, no one believed Li Chonglou could actually do it.
Four tasks in six days, which averaged out to just over a day per task. Even if all of them were in Shangjing, travel alone would consume at least a third of the time!
Even if he didn’t sleep for six days, what if the clues ran cold? What if the person the General Bureau was tracking suddenly left Shangjing?
Let alone six days, even sixty days, and none of them would dare say they could definitely complete it!
“Six days is a bit tight, so I need to hurry.”
After Li Chonglou calmly left the General Bureau, he didn’t take off his mask. Instead, he kept it on and immediately used his movement technique to rush towards the first mission location provided by Elder Tie.
To travel fast, of course, was to travel by oneself. However, to enter the city, even he would have to stop and use public transport or take a detour.
People in their circle couldn’t appear in public view. This was an unwritten rule. If something appeared online in the morning, someone from the General Bureau would show up by noon!
Therefore, Li Chonglou planned his route while traveling. He not only had to reach the first destination as quickly as possible but also plan for the next one.
Just then, his phone suddenly rang. It was Elder Tie.
“Kid, why are you so reckless? Your first two tasks are indeed simpler, but that guy wouldn’t have chosen simple ones for you!”
Judging by his tone, even Elder Tie didn’t have much hope for this endeavor.
Li Chonglou said calmly, “Don’t worry, I have my limits. Oh, right, you need to help me with something too.”
As expected, he wanted my help! Elder Tie was about to say that with so many people watching, it wouldn’t be easy for him to act, when Li Chonglou continued, “First, help me mark the targets whose locations are unclear. If it can be done secretly, do it secretly. If not, arrange for someone to pick them up first.”
Regarding whether the targets would be deliberately delayed, how could Li Chonglou not have considered it? However, unlike others who worried about targets hiding too well,
Li Chonglou worried that they had already left Shangjing.
As long as they hadn’t left Shangjing, no matter how well they hid, he could find them in the shortest possible time!
Elder Tie was a bit surprised. “How did you know there were our people involved?”
“Uh, even a three-year-old could guess that, right? If they didn’t insert some people, how could they control the atmosphere?”
“Cough, don’t let this get out. It’s no problem for me to take on those tasks with unclear or unconfirmed targets. However, I can’t guarantee it 100%.”
Yes, although the intelligence for some tasks was confirmed, it had a time limit. What was confirmed at that time might not be the case now, and there was no time to reconfirm each one, as the other party was not waiting indefinitely.
In other words, no matter how you looked at it, Li Chonglou seemed destined to lose rather than win!
But that was from an outsider’s perspective.
Li Chonglou said calmly, “It’s fine, as long as the others are eliminated.”
With that, he hung up the phone. At the General Bureau, Elder Tie held his phone, looking puzzled, and murmured, “Where does this kid get his confidence? Even if he’s using the Dragon Group’s resources, at most, he can only find a general location, right?”
Elder Tie was unaware of the Heaven’s Eye Perspective Divine Ability and could only guess that Li Chonglou had the backing of the Dragon Group.
Yes, Li Chonglou’s confidence stemmed not only from his divine ability but also from the Dragon Group. Even if he encountered a situation where the target had already left, he could find them in the shortest possible time.
Moreover, Li Chonglou didn’t believe he would be so unlucky as to have several targets like that!
Otherwise, if there was only one or two, it wouldn’t be a problem for him time-wise.
While he was thinking, he had already arrived at the first mission location.