Wesley's situation was a trivial matter for Zhou Cheng.
After snatching the eighty thousand dollar final payment from him, Zhou Cheng completely forgot about the guy.
For the next few days, he ate, drank, and wrote in his diary as usual.
It was as if nothing had happened.
However, on the fourth day, Wade Wilson knocked on Zhou Cheng's door with a mournful expression.
"Zhou, why did you kill the employer?"
"How am I supposed to make a living in this line of work now that you've done that?"
"Who dares to give me a commission anymore?"
"You've dealt an irreparable blow to my reputation!"
Wade Wilson was filled with righteous indignation, angrily accusing Zhou Cheng.
Oh, dear.
Zhou Cheng was berated by Wade Wilson, but couldn't say a word.
It seemed that he had indeed acted somewhat unfairly in this matter.
He was just about to express his apologies to Wade Wilson, and even offer some compensation.
Little Cheap's voice continued.
"Add more money!"
"Add five percent to your original commission!"
Wade Wilson's aggrieved expression vanished in a flash.
He immediately adopted the face of a cunning merchant, haggling with Zhou Cheng.
You have to admit, he really did capture some of the spirit of "Add more money."
Zhou Cheng: "..."
Well, it seems I was overthinking it.
Little Cheap is a scumbag, what does he care about credibility? So much drama, and all he wanted was for me to pay more.
However, Zhou Cheng didn't refuse this. In a way, he had indeed screwed Little Cheap over.
Zhou Cheng wouldn't welsh on the compensation he owed.
He very readily handed over the extra commission to Wade Wilson, in cash.
Little Cheap immediately beamed.
"Zhou, I think we're the perfect team!"
Wade Wilson threw an arm around Zhou Cheng's neck.
He was so enthusiastic, as if the two were old buddies.
"I think we can do this in the future, I'll be your agent, and we can consider taking on some higher-level commissions."
"Of course, as long as you stop killing your clients. Word of that gets around, and it's a death sentence for business."
Wade Wilson might have been just running his mouth, but Zhou Cheng actually fell into a deep thought.
Be a mercenary, just like Little Cheap? It wasn't out of the question.
He needed to fight crime to keep his diary functioning anyway.
Working for free was still working, even without a single penny.
If he could earn some money on the side, maybe do a temporary stint as a Mercenary, it wasn't impossible.
"Come on, buddy, what are you hesitating for? It's a waste of your skills!"
"And you asked me to investigate Tony Stark, weren't you eyeing that one hundred million bounty!"
Seeing that Zhou Cheng seemed interested but hadn't agreed, Wade Wilson urged him again from the side.
"Stark has a one hundred million bounty, seriously?"
Zhou Cheng actually didn't know about this.
He had asked Wade Wilson to investigate the matter, mainly considering the blueprints for the Mark I.
However, for someone of Tony Stark's status, having a one hundred million bounty for rescue wasn't that strange.
"So~ did you find anything?"
Zhou Cheng casually asked Wade Wilson.
"You overestimate me."
Wade Wilson shook his head like a rattle. "So many official intelligence agencies can't find it, how could I?"
"Then what the hell are you talking about!"
Zhou Cheng glared at him.
"Although we can't take Stark's commission, we can take other commissions."
"I've been in the mercenary world for so many years, I'm not short on commissions, believe me!" "The two of us together, we're the perfect team!"
Wade Wilson started to enthusiastically try to persuade Zhou Cheng again.
"Then why don't you take them yourself?"
Zhou Cheng gave Wade Wilson a meaningful look.
That guy used to be an ace special forces soldier.
In fact, the higher-level commissions he mentioned, he could handle them solo.
No problem at all.
Wade Wilson didn't elaborate on that, just gave a casual response.
He was already tired of that kind of life.
Now, taking on some low-level commissions, being an agent for others, was quite nice.
No need to charge into the front lines and fight anymore.
After Little Cheap left, Zhou Cheng's life returned to its usual tranquility, basically revolving around three things:
Write a diary, sell the house, and wait for Tony Stark's triumphant return.
It was that simple and boring.
But only twenty-six days later, Zhou Cheng's simple life was broken.
Because he received a very special reward.
[Item: Captain Jack's Compass]
[Attributes: Magic Item]
[Source: Pirates of the Caribbean universe]
[Detailed Description: Captain Jack's Compass, cannot be used to point the way, but can provide guidance for the user's inner desires.]
"Not bad at all."
"A truly amazing compass."
Zhou Cheng nodded approvingly at the old, retro compass in front of him.
He had watched the Pirates of the Caribbean movie series and was deeply impressed by Captain Jack's Compass.
He never imagined that one day he would actually hold the thing in his own hands.
Fate truly was a mysterious thing.
But if it was this compass…
Zhou Cheng's eyes lit up slightly. Could this thing point him to where Tony Stark was being held?
He immediately picked up the compass, and his mind began to consider Stark's location.
Swish!
The compass actually moved!
It clearly pointed the direction for Zhou Cheng.
Awesome! That's the way!
And if that's the case…
"Wade, I can accept Stark's commission, but I'm raising the fee to a billion!"
Zhou Cheng contacted Wade Wilson.
"Accepting Stark's commission? Zhou, I haven't even found out where Stark is… Wait a minute!"
"You found it?"
Wade Wilson was truly impressed.
He was gaining a deeper understanding of Zhou Cheng's unfathomable nature.
He'd been kidnapped for over a month, and still, Zhou Cheng had managed to track things down.
He had to admit, he was impressed.
However, regardless, it was a good thing that Zhou Cheng had found something.
"A billion? That's a bit steep."
"But considering the current situation, it's not entirely out of the question."
"Wait for my word."
Wade Wilson immediately got to work on the matter.
"Zhou, it's done!"
"I've negotiated a commission of one billion!"
"Now, it's up to you!"
The very next afternoon, Wade Wilson sent back a reply.
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