▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
[Blue Star Calendar, July 24, 2010]
[Gregorian calendar, Saturday]
[Summer calendar, Gengyin Year, Sixth Month, Thirteenth Day. Auspicious for praying for blessings, consecration, and trade]
▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
Qin Siyang called Wang Defa.
"Hello, A-Fa."
["Boss Qin!"]
"Have you been resting well these past few days?"
["Great! Really great! Not just me, A-You and A-Zhong have been resting well too!"]
["Hello, Boss Qin."]
["Hello, Boss Qin."]
Hearing Wang Deyou and Wang Dezhong greet him, Qin Siyang was a little surprised, "A-You and A-Zhong are there too?"
["They are, all here. Didn't you say last time that you had something to discuss with the three of us? So I called them over. The money you sent me, Boss Qin, I also split some with the two of them."]
Qin Siyang nodded.
The moment Wang Defa spoke, it carried that pure, orderly, capable tone of someone who knew how to get things done and understood what was said between the lines.
That familiar feeling from half a year ago came back, making Qin Siyang feel even more that choosing Wang Defa had been the right decision.
"Mm! Calling today, am I holding up your business?"
["Boss Qin, you're joking. There's nothing to hold up. My old internet café business was basically helping Director Du anyway. After something like that happened, how could I keep doing business? As for A-You and A-Zhong, you don't need to worry either. They almost got their whole families wiped out because of me. Their businesses are basically about to go under too. The three of us are just three idle people now."]
"Since you're all free, that works out perfectly. I have something I want to discuss with the three of you, and I hope you can help me."
["Boss Qin, what are you saying? Being able to work for you is an honor for the three of us!"]
["That's right, Boss Qin, just say the word! We'll definitely do our best!"]
Qin Siyang hesitated for a moment, then decided to put the ugly part up front, "A-Fa, A-You, A-Zhong, I really appreciate the trust the three of you have in me. But I'll be honest, what I want you to help with isn't guaranteed to be a good thing. It's risk and opportunity at the same time. If things go bad, you could lose your lives."
["It's fine. If it's business introduced by Boss Qin, even if we lose our lives, the risk and reward will definitely be proportional! I'm just worried the three of us aren't capable enough and might mess things up for you."]
"Uh… A-Fa, when I met you before, you were always cautious and reserved. Why are you talking about life and death so lightly today?"
Qin Siyang had expected Wang Defa to hesitate before answering. Instead, Wang Defa just laughed out loud.
["Boss Qin, you misunderstood me. What changed isn't me, it's the situation. Now that the apocalypse has arrived and sequences have awakened, ordinary people like us are just scraping by inside the Safe Zone. Before, Du Wei gave me a bowl of rice to eat, so of course I had to act carefully. Now I'm barefoot with nothing left to lose. What's there to be afraid of?"]
"And A-You and A-Zhong think the same way?"
["Yes, Boss Qin. What big brother said is exactly how we feel."]
["That's right."]
After confirming their attitudes, Qin Siyang spoke plainly, "I want to help the three of you awaken sequence abilities, and then have the three of you work for me."
["..."]
["..."]
There was silence on the other end of the line for more than ten seconds. Hearing no response, Qin Siyang spoke again, "Hello? Why aren't you saying anything?"
["Ah, oh, oh, sorry, Boss Qin. We were just… we were shocked. We didn't know what to say."]
["Boss Qin, you're not joking with the three of us, right? Help us awaken sequence abilities? Sequence abilities… aren't they awakened randomly?"]
["A-Zhong, what nonsense are you talking about! With Boss Qin's status and standing, would he joke with you?"]
Qin Siyang smiled and said, "Since I said I can do it, then I'm not just tricking you. If you're willing, I'll send people to pick you up and take you somewhere else to prepare for all this."
The three Wang brothers exchanged looks, still wearing expressions of shock.
After waiting a bit with no reply, Qin Siyang asked again, "A-Fa, are you agreeing or not? Give me an answer."
["Boss Qin, if you're taking the three of us away, then our families… can they come too?"]
"All together? That's even better. It'll make it easier for me to arrange protection if you're all together," Qin Siyang spoke casually, "I was actually worried that if I asked you to bring your families, you'd think I was keeping them as hostages, so I didn't bring it up."
["Leaving aside the fact that you saved the lives of our whole families, Boss Qin, just based on your stature, there's no need for you to threaten little ants like us. I understand that much."]
"Oh? You know about my affairs too?"
["After the last time we met, I thought I'd never have another chance to see you, so I didn't deliberately look into you. But your name is just too famous. It pops up on the forums every few days. I run an internet café, so I browse forums all the time to check news and stuff. Even if I didn't want to know, I couldn't avoid it…"]
"Alright. Since the three of you have agreed, then wait for my message. There should be a vehicle coming to pick you up within the next couple of days."
Wang Defa was startled again, ["A vehicle to pick us up? You mean a car?"]
"What else? Should I haul your whole Wang family over on a three-wheeled scooter?"
["Boss Qin, riding in a car is too extravagant. We can make our own way over…"]
"Give me a break. Even by car it takes almost a week to get here. If you walk, you'll be here in the year of the monkey. And besides, there are identity checkpoints between regions. I don't know exactly what they check, but I doubt you'd get through."
["Ah… alright then. Thank you, Boss Qin."]
"That's it. Pack up and wait for my message."
["Okay…"]
———
After Qin Siyang hung up, the three Wang brothers stared at each other.
The youngest, Wang Dezhong, couldn't help but sigh, "A car… picking us up… my god. Forget riding in one, in all these years since the apocalypse, I can count the number of times I've even seen a car on two hands."
The second brother, Wang Deyou, was also clicking his tongue, "In our whole region, only the district chief has a dedicated vehicle. Everyone else, even the police chief, takes public transport to and from work. Never thought… Boss Qin could directly arrange a car to pick us up. Hey, big brother, didn't you say you understood Boss Qin's methods? How did you get shocked too?"
"What do I understand?", Wang Defa shook his head, "The stuff discussed about Boss Qin on the forums is all terms I don't even understand. Things like Vine Core, Crimson Crystal. They all say Boss Qin is amazing, but I don't know how amazing he really is. Honestly, it wasn't until just now, hearing Boss Qin say he could send a car to pick up our whole family, that I realized what level Boss Qin is actually at."
"Crimson Crystal? Is that thing really that impressive?", Wang Dezhong blinked, "Big brother, my wife has a piece of Crimson Crystal! Are we about to strike it rich too?"
"You idiot, stop dreaming! Is Boss Qin's Crimson Crystal even comparable to your red glass?"
"That one really is Crimson Crystal…"
"Enough, stop fantasizing. Boss Qin's Crimson Crystal is something even sequence ability users go crazy fighting over. The thing hanging around your wife's neck is purely decoration."
Wang Defa put on his big brother air, "Go back and tell your wives and kids properly. Anything that can be sold, sell it. Anything that can't be sold, throw it away! When Boss Qin's car arrives, everyone leaves together!"
═❀═❀═❀═❀═❀═❀═
[email protected]/AmbitiousTranslator
🥳Joining P@treon keeps me motivated and eager to work diligently, so please consider joining.🥰 You can access upto 20 advance chapter through P@treon.