Veronica visibly breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing that Zhang Jie had no grievances with the Ouroboros Family.
"You rascal, don't cause any more trouble! Your abilities aren't strong, but you're certainly good at stirring up problems."
"The KH Alliance is enough to give you a headache; the Ouroboros assassin family isn't one that ordinary people dare to provoke."
However, what surprised Veronica was that the KH Alliance didn't seem to make any moves in response, showing no intention of coming back to reclaim their dignity. That was quite interesting.
Although she had a vague guess in her mind, she wasn't entirely sure.
Regardless, it was always good that no new trouble had been stirred up. She hoped this guy would be a bit more restrained in the future and stop getting involved in strange missions.
"By the way, how do you know Jing Ji? Logically speaking, with your current strength, you shouldn't have any contact with her."
Indeed, Veronica was also very curious.
Logically speaking, with Zhang Jie's current social circle, it would be impossible for him to come into contact with the Ouroboros Family, let alone accurately pinpoint the name of a top ten assassin in the family.
"She's my landlady's granddaughter."
?
Veronica looked puzzled (-_-)ゞ
"No, are you sure you're speaking sense?"
"Your landlady's granddaughter is named Max Schneider?"
"A top ten assassin of the Ouroboros Family?"
"Codename Jing Ji?"
Zhang Jie had no idea how much impact his casual remark had on Veronica; she even started to doubt her own intelligence capabilities.
She understood every single word, but why, when these words were put together, did she not understand a single thing?
Very few people knew Jing Ji's identity; even she wasn't very clear on it. Now, to hear from Zhang Jie that "she's my landlady's granddaughter"? Such words?
"Bro?"
"Are you serious?"
"Wait, wait, let me process this. You mean, Jing Ji, a top ten assassin of the Ouroboros Family, is your landlady's granddaughter?"
Veronica's voice instantly became incredibly shocked.
Zhang Jie scratched his head tactically: "Uh…"
He was about to speak but suddenly froze.
He knew that on the other end of the phone was an information broker, and if even she didn't know about this, then the matter became very serious.
Clearly, Zhang Jie also realized this, so he kept silent and played dumb.
"What did you say? Are you talking about the Ouroboros assassin? I heard that by accident. Oh, do you know a black Old Man with grayish hair, a beard, wearing a very proper suit, and a mole on his face?"
Zhang Jie changed the subject and tried to make his sentence as complete as possible.
But a long silence came from the other end of the phone.
"Hello, are you still there?"
Zhang Jie even wondered if the signal was bad or if the other party had hung up.
Just then, Veronica's voice came through the phone.
"If you see him, you'd best stay far away from him. Some things aren't as simple as they appear on the surface. Perhaps it's fate."
Then the call ended.
"Hmm?"
"What does that mean?"
Zhang Jie was stunned again. What was going on?
"I'm asking you for information, hello! It's not like I'm not paying; what's the meaning of suddenly hanging up?"
However, from Veronica's reaction, it was clear that the black Old Man was no simple character either.
For Veronica to be silent for so long and then give such a warning, telling him to stay away from him, indicated that this guy was extremely dangerous.
"So mysterious."
Training was out of the question; he had just gone through a fight and was aching all over!
This was more effective than several training sessions, as all his proficiencies had slightly increased, indicating that actual combat was indeed the greatest way to improve.
But the skills he hadn't used in a long time had dropped points again... Damn it!
His unrecovered injuries seemed to have worsened, so Zhang Jie decided to go out and stroll around. He still had some spare money, so he would go feast and drink. Once his injuries had mostly recovered, he would start taking on missions.
As for the matters at home, he didn't want to deal with them anymore, since Max had taken care of everything.
Zhang Jie didn't return home until it was almost dark after wandering around outside.
At this point, he wished he should buy a car, or at the very least, a motorcycle.
As he stepped through the door, Zhang Jie felt a moment of disorientation.
Because upon entering, he found that everything had returned to normal, even looking much newer. All traces of the morning's battle had been completely erased without a trace.
"Finally decided to come back, honey?"
Looking at Zhang Jie as he pushed the door open, Max teased him. She was dressed in casual clothes, sitting on the living room sofa, wiping her hair, and holding her phone, typing something unknown.
It had to be said that Max, possessing the physique of Angelina Jolie, truly looked good in any clothes and exuded sexiness and charm in every movement.
No wonder the Old Lady kept warning him not to have ideas about Max. With this... who wouldn't want to have ideas about her?
If it weren't for her being too dangerous.
However, there were still some questions in his mind, which he could only ask the Old Lady when she returned.
Before that thought dissipated, he heard the sound of the door opening, and the Old Lady walked in, carrying large and small bags.
"Oh, my dear granddaughter, come see what I bought. They're all your favorite snacks, and fruits. Damn, they were expensive. Those damned supermarkets should offer appropriate discounts to take care of us old folks."
As expected, she started chattering as soon as she entered. This was very Mrs. Schneider.
Max, on the other hand, was very patient, stepping forward to take the things from Mrs. Schneider's hands, and smiling as she said, "Grandma, I don't like these things anymore. How old do you think I am?"
The Old Lady immediately glared at Max, "What, the things I bought aren't to your liking anymore?"
Max instantly cowered, immediately placed the items on the table, and put on a fawning expression.
"Of course not, I was just worried you'd get tired. Next time you go out, remember to bring a free laborer."
Max said, looking in Zhang Jie's direction.
"Damn, she's not even letting me off the hook. A free laborer charges a fee!"
However, the Old Lady's next words immediately made both of them tense.
"Hmm, why do I feel like the house is different?"
"When did this wine rack become so new?"
"The vintage of the red wine on it is wrong."
She then walked to the kitchen, glanced around, and suddenly turned to look at Zhang Jie, roaring, "Zhang!!! Did you replace everything in the kitchen? Where's my favorite bone-chopping knife?"
Zhang Jie shivered, then spread his hands, looking calm.
"I say, Mrs. Schneider, please get one thing straight. I'm a pauper! If I threw out the old things, where would I get money to buy you new ones? I don't have any money."
As soon as these words came out, the Old Lady was speechless.
Oh right, this guy is a pauper; he probably couldn't afford to replace these kitchen utensils.
So she turned her gaze to Max.
Max smiled and said, "I replaced them, Grandma. The kitchen utensils at home were getting old, you see. I thought it wouldn't cost much to replace them with a new set, and there was a discount too."
The Old Lady's eyes immediately lit up.
"A discount? How much of a discount were these kitchen utensils?"
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