“Okay, then. I’ll contact you when I have time. But let me make one thing clear first: I don’t want to be controlled too much when I work at your casino. As for the hours, I can arrange them myself. In case of an emergency, you can let the other gamblers at the casino handle it. I don’t need you to pay me a single penny of salary,” Gao Jianfei said directly.
In fact, Gao Jianfei just wanted to find a force he could attach himself to!
With Chen Yaohui's intelligence, how could he not understand Gao Jianfei's thoughts? He readily agreed, "Jianfei, don't worry, you just need to register under my casino name. You don't need to come to the casino regularly, and I won't trouble you. Moreover, as for your salary, I, Chen Yaohui, will definitely not treat you poorly. We're brothers, what's money? Well, Jianfei, it's settled then!"
Chen Yaohui has begun to actively address Gao Jianfei as a brother!
Gao Jianfei didn't mind these things. He believed that as long as he didn't want to do something, Chen Yaohui wouldn't be able to force him to do it. If Chen Yaohui wanted to use him, he would probably have to put in a lot more effort!
After chatting casually with Chen Yaohui for a few minutes, Gao Jianfei hung up the phone. He then hailed a taxi and returned to Binghe Residential Area.
Back home, Chen Xian and Yan Kui were watching TV in the living room. Upon seeing Gao Jianfei return, Chen Xian smiled and stood up to ask him if he had eaten dinner. Gao Jianfei answered with a relaxed laugh.
Flower market. The luxury suite at the hotel where Hu Zi is staying.
At this moment, Hu Zi sat alone on the soft leather sofa, his expression quite strange.
Tang Wenjun was no longer in the suite; there were only a dozen burly men standing properly in the spacious suite.
"Pfft..." Beard's face flushed red, and he burst into laughter. His whole body trembled, and the muscles in his face twitched. "Failed? The assassination of Liu Feng actually failed... Pfft... It really failed? Why? Did my plan go wrong?"
As he spoke, Hu Zi glanced at his men in the suite.
Those seemingly strong and powerful men all subconsciously shrank back, lowered their heads, and dared not look at the bearded man.
"Pfft... I failed? Really, it's so ridiculous," the smile on Beard's face began to twist, forming a wry smile. A green parrot perched on his right shoulder. Beard gently reached out and took the parrot in his hand, while his other hand lightly stroked the parrot's beautiful feathers. "Xiaoxue, why did I fail? I planned so meticulously, I considered every detail, and yet I still failed. Tell me why?"
"Hello, good morning, hello," the parrot said mechanically.
Beard shook his head in utter helplessness. "Xiaoxue, it seems you don't know why I failed either. Sigh..."
After sighing, Hu Zi suddenly did something that no ordinary person could have predicted!
He actually grabbed the parrot, brought it to his mouth, and then... put the parrot's head into his mouth and chewed it!
"Click!"
The parrot's fragile skull was instantly ground and chewed up by the teeth of the whiskers.
The muscles in his jaw began to twitch wildly as he chewed on the poor parrot alive, his mouth filled with blood. After a few chews, he would spit out a few feathers. "Why did I fail?" he cried.
Every thug in the suite felt extremely nauseous and cold. Several of them couldn't hold back and vomited on the spot.
While eating the parrot raw, Hu Zi cried, "I heard that Liu Feng didn't die, but several old guys from Dongxing went down. That Chen Yaohui announced to the major powers in G province this morning that he has officially become the head of Dongxing. Waaah, bastards, real bastards! Dongxing, Chen Yaohui, I, Hu Zi, will not let you get away with this!"
As he muttered to himself, Beard had already devoured the parrot whole, leaving feathers scattered everywhere and his mouth full of blood. He took out a white handkerchief and politely wiped the parrot's blood from its beak, then turned to his henchmen and said, "Do you know any methods that can quickly bring down an underground organization?"
One of the thugs, mustering his courage, said, "Kill...kill the person in charge of that underground force...kill..."
"Kill him my ass! Kill one Chen Yaohui, and another one will appear the very next day." The man with the mustache wiped the blood from his mouth, then used the same handkerchief to wipe away tears from his eyes, staining the area around his eyes with blood. "I think we should just find some gambling experts and take over Dongxing's casinos. Without the casinos, Dongxing's cash flow will dry up. Their gang members won't get paid, they won't be able to eat, and they'll all die! Yeah, that's it. I think it's a good idea. What do you guys think?"
"Yes, yes, Brother Beard." A dozen thugs nodded in unison.
Hu Zi immediately beckoned to one of his henchmen and said, "You, come here and investigate for me the details of the gamblers who are currently affiliated with the Dongxing Gang."
The thug didn't dare to delay and scurried over, squatted down next to the coffee table, and started banging on a laptop on the table.
Ten minutes later, the thug said directly, "Brother Beard, we currently have three professional gamblers working for Dongxing. Their world rankings are 157, 202, and 211 respectively."
"Oh, I see, thank you." The bearded man threw the handkerchief on the ground. "I'll arrange the betting right away."
Flower market.
Fengming Mountain is a high-end residential community.
Inside Feilong's mansion.
At this moment, Feilong, dressed in a casual sportswear outfit, was strolling in the open garden with his wife, He Wanjun, by the hand.
Beside Feilong and He Wanjun walked a middle-aged man picking his nose and a refined and handsome young man.
The middle-aged man picking his nose was Tang Bao, the head of the Zheng Bang gang. The handsome young man was Tang Wenjun.
"Well, Feilong, my son just came back from studying in America. He doesn't want to come with me to kill people, and he said he wants to work for you, Feilong." Tang Bao picked his nose hard. "Feilong, just find any job for my son."
Tang Wenjun wore a very elegant and refined smile. "Brother Feilong, sister-in-law, I don't want to join my dad's gang. I went to study in the United States and learned a lot. I want to join Brother Feilong's company. I hope Brother Feilong will give me a chance."
Tang Wenjun, like Gao Jianfei, also called Feilong "Brother Feilong".
That makes sense. Given the relationship between Feilong and Tang Bao, Feilong would naturally treat Tang Bao's biological son as one of his own.
"Hmm," Feilong stopped and looked Tang Wenjun over carefully, then patted Tang Wenjun's shoulder. "Wenjun, I really didn't expect this. When I held you before, you were just a snotty-nosed little kid. More than ten years have passed, and you've grown into a handsome young man. You really are a handsome young man now! Just as handsome and dashing as I was back then! Haha!"
"Honey, how can you compare yourself to these young people? You really don't know how to hold your tongue!" He Wanjun chuckled.
Tang Wenjun smiled sincerely, "Brother Feilong was very handsome when he was young. I've seen photos." As he smiled, he glanced at He Wanjun almost imperceptibly out of the corner of his eye. In that fleeting glance, a complex expression was mixed.
Burning, possessive, hostile!
Of course, this expression only lasted for a fraction of a second, and no one except Tang Wenjun saw it.
“Well, Wenjun, you're an educated man. It's no longer appropriate for you to go and fight with your father. Actually, I've already advised your father to back out, but… sigh, let's not talk about that. Anyway, Wenjun, I, Feilong, will arrange things for you.” Feilong looked at Tang Wenjun with admiration. “I believe Wenjun won't let me down.” After saying that, he turned to He Wanjun and smiled, “Don't you agree, wife?”
He Wanjun smiled charmingly, "Alright, stop being childish, Wenjun will laugh at you!"
"Haha! We're all on the same side, what's there to be afraid of!" Feilong laughed easily.
"Brother Feilong, sister-in-law, don't worry, I won't let you down," Tang Wenjun said immediately.
"Alright, brat, you'd better follow Feilong closely from now on." Tang Bao said, picking his nose as he put his arm around his son's shoulder.
"I understand, Dad." Tang Wenjun smiled, but the muscles at the corners of his eyes twitched rapidly. As he looked down, his smiling gaze instantly turned cold and hateful. When he looked up again, his smile was so refined and courteous.
Chapter Seventy-Five: Gao Jianfei's Salary
Chapter Seventy-Five: Gao Jianfei's Salary
Early the next morning, when Gao Jianfei got up and was brushing his teeth, he received a reminder from the intelligent program: "Dear user, the soul of the virtual level 2 ghost, Du Dajin, has been pieced together and placed in Ghost Nest Rooms 2-4. You have thus gained 500 exorcism points and 500 experience points. Please continue your efforts and take in more level 2 ghosts into the Ghost Nest."
While brushing his teeth, Gao Jianfei turned on the virtual display screen and scanned the screen...
The Exorcist: Gao Jianfei
Age: 22
Level: 2
Exorcism points: 67, 3405
Experience: 3400
Experience required to upgrade to Level 3 Exorcist: 96,600
Of course, at this time, it was really inconvenient for Gao Jianfei to enter the ghost's den to see Du Dajin. He thought to himself that he should wait until nightfall. Moreover, at nightfall, the exorcism points would recover somewhat, so he could exorcise the corresponding level 2 ghosts as needed.
"What kind of special skills do I need to be a Level 2 Ghost?" Gao Jianfei asked himself.
In fact, Gao Jianfei at present can be described as "hungry and thirsty".
There are so many things he wants to learn!
Medical skills... This was a huge wish in Gao Jianfei's heart, even a belief! He hoped to use his abilities to help his beloved mother wake up from her sickbed and stand up again!
Last time, when Huang Feihong came, his medical skills were indeed superb, but he was a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner and a master surgeon, not particularly knowledgeable in neurology. Therefore, Gao Jianfei's thirst for medical knowledge remains unquenchable!
Next time, he'll target a level 2 ghost who's skilled in Western medicine!
Gambling skills… Gao Jianfei understood deeply that if he wanted to avenge his father, and to do so in a swift and decisive way, there was only one way! The only one!
At the gambling table, I will personally defeat the gambling tyrant Chen Yifeng! I will win back everything my father lost!
However, Gao Jianfei's current gambling skills are really stretched thin!
Therefore, improving his gambling skills was also one of Gao Jianfei's top priorities.
Last night, as Gao Jianfei lay in bed, he pondered how to quickly improve his gambling skills. Normally, without a doubt, what Gao Jianfei needed was a level 2 ghost with strong gambling skills. However, if he used Iron Face as a reference… well, Iron Face cost Gao Jianfei 500 exorcism points, and its gambling skills were only at the provincial level, ranking 275th in the world. So, even if Gao Jianfei were to spend 1000 exorcism points, whether he could even achieve that level 2 gambling skill was another matter entirely. And even if there were a level 2 gambler ghost that met the 1000 exorcism point requirement, how much better could its gambling skills be than Iron Face's?
"Even a skilled Level 2 gambler cannot defeat Chen Yifeng, the world's number one gambler!" Gao Jianfei concluded.
After reaching this conclusion, Gao Jianfei experienced a brief period of dejection before a flash of inspiration struck him… “Damn! Why am I so fixated on being a Level 2 Ghost in gambling skills? In fact, the basics of gambling are nothing more than four things: hand speed, eye speed, hearing, and memory. As for hand speed, I don’t need to improve it much anymore; it’s already sufficient. So, all I need is to be an outstanding Level 2 Ghost in the three areas of eye speed, hearing, and memory, isn’t that enough?”
Besides his expertise in gambling and medicine, Gao Jianfei thought he should also possess martial arts self-defense skills, hidden weapons, and even firearms skills!
In addition, as Feilong's wife said, a person's cultivation is both outward and inward. Gao Jianfei has decided to change his rustic image and temperament. So, it's not just about improving his hairstyle and clothes. He also needs to learn many elegant things... social skills, etiquette, speech, and even artistic talents that can make him presentable and command respect in public!
In conclusion, Gao Jianfei felt that his current situation was one of arduous tasks and a long road ahead.
After saying goodbye to Yan Kui and Xiao Xiao, Gao Jianfei and Chen Xian went to work at Alice Company together.
After several days of internship, Gao Jianfei is now able to handle the work in the Alice Planning Department office with ease, and he gets along extremely well with his colleagues. Whether it's the leader Huang Cuiyun, or Xiao Yanzi Zou Yan, "teacher" Qin Leshi, or even Zhang Liang, Gao Jianfei can get along well with them all.
As for Chen Xian, she and Gao Jianfei are currently living together, which naturally makes them closer than ordinary colleagues.
At noon, Zhang Liang approached Gao Jianfei obsequiously and said, "Brother Jianfei, the day after tomorrow is Le Shi's birthday. She's invited all of our office colleagues to her birthday party... Um, Brother Jianfei, I've noticed that the way Le Shi looks at you seems to have something going on. Yesterday, I managed to get some information out of Xiao Yanzi, and I found out that Brother Jianfei got Le Shi out of a huge mess! That scoundrel Liu Qiang has been harassing Le Shi for a long time, and she's been incredibly annoyed by it. Now that Brother Jianfei has taken care of this for her, it's no wonder Le Shi has developed feelings for you. Plus, last time in the Macau hot pot private room, Brother Jianfei, to help Le Shi out of that situation, you openly berated Secretary Song... Hehe, Brother Jianfei, putting these two things together... hehe, Brother Jianfei, you know what I mean."
Hearing Zhang Liang's words, Gao Jianfei couldn't help but recall the scene of him "forcefully kissing" Qin Leshi. Come to think of it, that was Gao Jianfei's first kiss!
Gao Jianfei's face flushed slightly, and he said somewhat awkwardly, "Zhang Liang, what do you mean by saying these things to me?"
Zhang Liang smiled obsequiously, "Brother Jianfei, I didn't mean anything by it, please don't misunderstand. Well, Brother Jianfei, we're all men, some things are better left unsaid. Le Shi is a quiet girl, from a middle-class family in the flower market, a typical well-bred young lady, and based on my experience, she's almost certainly a virgin! Brother Jianfei, a girl like that is quite outstanding in the entire flower market. Now, she's clearly interested in you, so I have a suggestion for you... At Le Shi's birthday party the day after tomorrow, Brother Jianfei, make a good impression, steal the spotlight, and give Le Shi some unique gifts. Hehe, then, Le Shi will most likely... be successfully won over by you! Don't worry, Brother Jianfei, I, Zhang Liang, will absolutely cooperate fully with you that day!"
Zhang Liang encouraged Gao Jianfei to pursue Qin Leshi! He also touted the feasibility and high probability of success of this endeavor!
This is also a form of indirect flattery!
If Gao Jianfei really follows Zhang Liang's advice and pursues Qin Leshi, and succeeds, then according to normal human psychology, he would be extremely grateful to Zhang Liang!
Zhang Liang was deliberately trying to please Gao Jianfei!
Of course, how could Gao Jianfei be so stupid as to let Zhang Liang brainwash him?
"Alright, Zhang Liang, stop talking. I know what I'm doing, so please don't interfere," Gao Jianfei said seriously. "Miss Qin and I work in the same office, we see each other every day. If something awkward happens, how will we handle it?"
Zhang Liang choked for a moment, then quickly apologized, "Yes, yes, Brother Jianfei, I was being nosy. Well, Brother Jianfei, you go ahead with your work, I'll go to the restroom first." With that, Zhang Liang turned and left, feeling awkward.
After Zhang Liang left, Gao Jianfei smiled inwardly… “Pursuing Miss Qin? Heh, I hadn’t thought about that. However, my sister-in-law told me to participate in more social activities and gatherings, and to get to know people from different circles. This will help improve my inner cultivation. Hmm, Miss Qin’s birthday banquet the day after tomorrow should be packed with guests. Her family’s flower market is considered middle-class, so the scale of the birthday banquet shouldn’t be too small. This will be the first formal banquet I attend since I came to the flower market. I’ll do my best to prepare, at least to try not to embarrass our planning department office!”
I had just finished lunch when Chen Yaohui called.
As soon as Gao Jianfei answered the phone, Chen Yaohui asked enthusiastically, "Jianfei, you said last night that you were going to the gambling association for an assessment. I wonder if you're free this afternoon?"
Gao Jianfei subconsciously glanced around the office. To be honest, there wasn't much work to do in the office, and everyone was quite relaxed. Gao Jianfei immediately replied, "Okay, then I'll ask for leave right away and go straight to Ziyou Road. I'll contact you then, and you can drive over to pick me up."
"Okay, Jianfei, see you later!" Chen Yaohui said cheerfully on the other end of the phone.
After hanging up the phone, Gao Jianfei ran to Huang Cuiyun's office to ask for leave.
This mature woman did not make things too difficult for Gao Jianfei. She didn't even bother to ask him why he was asking for leave; she simply granted him permission.