Tomb raiding: Today is another day I don't want to go home.

Chapter 42 Zhang Qiling Has Changed

With Wu Sansheng speaking first, Da Pan had no more reservations. He pulled the progress bar of the surveillance video forward a bit and then said, "Before the people who were supposed to meet A Ning and the others disappeared, Brother Yan had appeared and even boarded the cruise ship."

Yan Huai looked at his own face in the surveillance footage and nodded: "I did it!"

Everyone was waiting for Yan Huai to say something next! But unexpectedly, he seemed to have stopped talking...

"Then why did they let you go up?" Wu Sansheng had no choice but to ask.

Yan Huai stole a glance at Wu Sansheng, and remembering the bad things he had said about Wu Sansheng, he couldn't help but feel a little guilty: "When I was in Beijing, their boss contacted me, and I used this as an excuse to go up there."

"Qiu Dekao?"

"Ok!"

Wu Sansheng could sense that Yan Huai was hiding something from him, but this incident didn't affect his plans and even indirectly helped him, so he stopped pursuing it: "You said it was a cover-up, so why didn't you agree to it before?"

"I don't believe him, and that Ah Ning too." Yan Huai felt a little regretful when he mentioned it. This time, because of Wu Sansheng's matter, he missed the opportunity to deal with Ah Ning and could only wait for the next time.

"Oh, so the people you wanted to thank were them!"

Black Glasses raised an eyebrow and turned to look at Zhang Qiling, but unexpectedly, the guy was staring straight at a young man in a suit on the surveillance video, his eyes glued to him!

Sigh~ The neighbors grow up and can't stay with us anymore!

Wu Sansheng seemed to understand something as well. He stopped asking questions, since Yan Huai was already on his side and couldn't jump off even if he wanted to: "So, what have you thought about what I said in the tomb?"

Wu Sansheng was referring to protecting Wu Xie and breaking the deadlock, but Yan Huai, who had already planned this, pretended to have just remembered. He paused, suppressing his urge to fleece Wu Sansheng, and asked, "Is this considered hiring someone?"

Wu Sansheng thought that with Yan Huai's simple nature, he would definitely give him a straight answer this time. But he didn't expect that the kid would talk about money as soon as he opened his mouth. He wondered where he learned that from! He secretly glanced at Black Glasses. These guys were always thinking about his money. He was really annoyed!

Wu Sansheng withdrew his gaze and looked at Yan Huai, saying helplessly, "How many do you want?"

Yan Huai was pleased. He smiled and held up three long, slender fingers: "This is just for this trip. We'll talk about the rest later."

"Three hundred thousand? That's acceptable!" Wu Sansheng said he could accept it; he even felt he was making too much money!

But the next second, Yan Huai suddenly stopped laughing. He frowned, looking at him with an expression that said, "Don't you know the rules?" He slightly circled his right hand and placed a zero next to his three fingers, meaning to add another zero!

"Three million!?" Wu Sansheng's eyes widened, he was so angry he almost laughed. Did Yan Huai think everyone was a sucker?

"Ang ang!"

Yan Huai seemed not to understand what Wu Sansheng meant. When he saw that he had said the correct number, his sweet smile returned, and he nodded.

Zhang Qiling looked at the smile on Yan Huai's face, his pupils darkening slightly. He unconsciously reached out and touched the water-repelling bead he was carrying in his pocket. But then he thought that Yan Huai's smile was directed at Wu Sansheng, and his entire aura lowered.

Black Glasses noticed, and the wicked smile on his face froze. He subtly moved to the side and continued watching the show.

"What the hell are you talking about! With a price like that, who the hell would hire you?!"

"Can't I quote this price?" Yan Huai tilted his head. Zhang Qiling's price was already set!

“You…” Wu Sansheng loved Yan Huai’s clueless expression the most, but it was also what he feared most, especially now. He was so afraid that he gritted his teeth. “You don’t have any reputation yet. If your price is too high, no one will hire you.”

"Then if you hire me this time, won't my reputation grow?"

"That's not how it works!" Wu Sansheng couldn't reason with this stubborn person. He must have been out of his mind when he said that!

"Anyway, you want three million? You're dreaming!" Wu Sansheng issued his final ultimatum, his eyes darting towards Yan Huai. "Besides, I've already found you a place! Shouldn't you give me a discount for this favor? Five hundred thousand will do!"

Zhang Qiling glanced at Wu Sansheng. He knew this old fox's thoughts perfectly well. Even if the price was three million, this man could afford it. He was only saying that because he thought Yan Huai was easy to fool.

Meanwhile, Yan Huai raised his back molars—this one cut shattered it into one-sixth of its original size. Wu Sansheng, you old fox!

"The accommodation was something you promised me before, it has nothing to do with this matter. Three million, will you give it to me or not!"

"What? You think you can just take it from me if I don't give it to you?"

“I’m not going to rob you,” Yan Huai narrowed his eyes. “You can give me 500,000, and I won’t even mind if you give Zhang Qiling 3 million, but he hasn’t done anything yet! Does that mean this isn’t over? What if I follow him and accidentally mess things up? After all, people always do things that are cheap!”

"Pfft hahaha... Ugh hahaha!" Black Glasses threw his head back and bumped into the backrest, laughing uncontrollably. Who taught Yan Huai this? Could he be mute?

Zhang Qiling couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips. He had originally planned to show the water-repelling pearl to Yan Huai in person, so that Wu Sansheng would know that Yan Huai's value was far more than that. But now that he saw that Yan Huai wouldn't suffer a loss, he would continue to keep the water-repelling pearl. He still had a use for it.

"You bastard Yan Huai!" Wu Sansheng's temples throbbed with anger. He turned to look at Zhang Qiling, his eyes blazing with fury—"Wow, bro, I never would have guessed you were the culprit!"

Zhang Qiling received Wu Sansheng's resentment and nodded calmly, which made Wu Sansheng even angrier.

“Alright, three million it is!” The underwater tomb is no longer too dangerous, but Wu Sansheng will not let the money go to waste. “However, let me make this clear: nothing is absolute, but Wu Xie must be safe.”

Yan Huai nodded seriously, then stretched out his hand: "Give me the down payment first."

Wu Sansheng took a deep breath, and with a frustrated expression, pulled a bank card from his pocket and slammed it into Yan Huai's palm: "Here!"

"Host, this card requires a password," the system added.

"Oh, the password!"

Da Pan, who had been trying to keep a low profile, realized that his master was about to explode with anger, so he quickly pinched his thigh and said with a twisted face, "The password is six 7s."

"Thank you!"

Wu Xie should arrive in Hainan by noon tomorrow, so Yan Huai stayed here with Zhang Qiling and Hei Yanjing. As for Wu Sansheng, Da Pan, and the driver, they should go back to Changsha Port to handle the follow-up matters.

"Xiao Huai, we didn't expect you to come! This room is full, and we only booked two. How about we squeeze in?" As soon as Black Glasses uttered his habitual phrase, he immediately received a death stare from Zhang Qiling. He quickly made up his mind and added, "Squeezing in with a mute is fine too!"

"Yes, I'll be sharing a room with Zhang Qiling."

Yan Huai didn't even think about it, and then he started to regret his decision. Who could tell him why, in the time it took to take a shower, such a big Zhang Qiling had turned into... a bald, oily-skinned man!?