Lubricant was a little surprised by Qu Jianlei's toughness - at least that's how he acted.
"Sir, the water monkey is dead, and we have already paid a considerable price."
Qu Jianlei blinked his eyes and said expressionlessly, "Then he deserves to die!"
"Do you know why I killed him? He sneaked into my yard first and helped the farmers lure me out."
"I don't know if this is what your brotherhood means, but the mistakes he made are not enough to kill just one person."
"It was his personal intention!" Lubricant did not hesitate to blame the dead man.
In fact, the Brotherhood was not only aware of the Water Monkey's acceptance of the farmer's employment, but it was even facilitated by them.
They first paid to help search for Ran Bingluan, but when the farmer was about to take action, it happened to be a rainy night again.
The farmer said that he wanted to hire someone to be his henchman. The water monkey was good at movement and was good at sneaking around, so the two of them hit it off.
Even the cost of hiring Water Monkey was first paid to the brotherhood's public accounts, and the association also collected a small amount of management fees.
But at this time, Lube couldn't admit it, "It really has nothing to do with us, and he also paid the price for his mistakes."
"He asked for it, do you understand?" Qu Jianlei said coldly, "Also, you are investigating me for no reason. Who did I provoke?"
Lubricant shook his head helplessly, "This is just an intelligence business run by the Brotherhood, just an ordinary business."
"We are only responsible for helping find people, and we don't care about your grudges. We have no position on this matter!"
Qu Jianlei looked at him indifferently, with no expression on his face.
Lube waited for a while, but when the other party didn't speak, he could only sigh softly.
"Okay, the fee we charge is five thousand yuan, and we will pay you ten thousand yuan as compensation."
"This is the market for intelligence trading. Double compensation is already very sincere."
Qu Jianlei's expression was a bit strange. Information trading... Do you have a business license and have you paid taxes?
Not to mention not having a license, even if he has a license, if it is found on him and brings him trouble, he will not let it go.
Scavenger is very good, right? Isn’t it necessary to compensate as much as you want?
He coughed lightly and stretched out a finger, "Ten thousand is not in line with my worth. The first condition is to pay compensation of one million."
"This is absolutely impossible," Lube shook his head simply.
"Your Excellency is indeed worth more than this, but there are rules for intelligence trading!"
Qu Jianlei shook his head and extended a second finger, "I want to know the inheritance of your 'First Queen'!"
Lubricant's face instantly dropped, "It seems you have no intention of talking about anything?"
"Where Yuanyuan's inheritance comes from is her own business. We won't interfere. Your Excellency has crossed the line."
The earth-type A-level person kept a sullen face, and couldn't help but say, "You still have to follow the rules when it comes to living in society."
Qu Jianlei glanced at him and replied casually, "I admit, what you both said makes sense."
"But you have to understand, I have no intention of trying to reason with you!"
The earth-attribute A-level man suddenly stood up, narrowed his eyes and said, "Is this the case that we can't reach an agreement?"
The popular singer finally stood up? Qu Jianlei looked at him indifferently and lowered his eyelids.
"You can leave. Since you came here specifically, I won't take action before midnight."
He said it in an understatement, but when the earth attribute A-level heard this, his eyelids jumped twice.
Just like the fewer words in the news, the bigger the matter, a truly ruthless person will never say too much when he is angry.
But then, he became furious, as if no one dared to risk his life, "Are you going to..."
"Shut up!" Lubricant said decisively, but he knew very well that this companion's temper was indeed very bad.
"I am responsible for today's communication matters."
Then he looked at Qu Jianlei and spoke in a deep voice, "Your Excellency, you mean that you have no intention of being reasonable?"
Qu Jianlei nodded casually, "I spent a lot of money to practice hard for many years, is it just to reason with others?"
"Tsk," Lube heard this and couldn't help but suck the teeth.
He is indeed good at smoothing things over, but at this moment, he really doesn't know how to do it.
What the other party told was the truth, and it was said casually, but it was precisely because of this that it was even scarier.
After thinking about it, he spoke up, "If I say that Yuanyuan didn't have any involvement in this matter, would you believe it?"
"Does this have anything to do with me?" Qu Jianlei remained expressionless, "Other things in your brotherhood... I don't like it."
Lubricant raised his hand and slapped his forehead hard. Even though he said this, he couldn't even answer it.
After a while, he sighed, "Can't you change these two conditions?"
Qu Jianlei raised his eyelids and did not speak. However, his eyes sent a clear signal: What do you think?
Lubricant was silent for a moment and made a final attempt, "If Yuanyuan really has an inheritance, your request may have certain consequences."
"That's my business," Qu Jianlei replied calmly.
If it weren't for the other party's series of temptations, he wouldn't have made excessive demands, but now... it's impossible.
It doesn't matter if a person has done something wrong, as long as he makes up for it in time, but the way he makes up for it is so insincere, can you blame him?
"I'll get the word out," Lube realized, realizing that he really couldn't do much.
But there is one direction in which he can work harder, "One million in compensation is a bit too much."
The Iron Blood Brotherhood does have a monopoly on the grain trade, but this is a large-scale trade that relies on volume, so the profit is not too much.
The key is that if they make too much money, the imperial government will come forward, and it will easily attract other predators to join the business.
And not all of the profits earned belong to the fraternity.
Qu Jianlei ignored this at all, but said, "I will only give you one day, and you will not wait until the expiration date."
"Wait a minute," Lubricant responded quickly, "Yuanyuan is not on Skyhook Star now, and the time you requested is too hasty."
When Qu Jianlei heard this, he glanced at the stone suspiciously. He really didn't understand this situation.
The main reason is that he doesn't know what Yuanyuan's real name is, and Xiaohu can't even check the list of passengers on inbound and outbound flights.
People who mingle in society are accustomed to using nicknames, which is also one of the important reasons to minimize potential risks.
Shitou hesitated and replied, "It seems indeed... Master Yuanyuan is not in Tianxin City."
He didn't say Skyhook, he just said it wasn't in this city.
Qu Jianlei looked at the lubricant again, "Where did she go?"
Lubricant rolled his eyes helplessly, "Your question...isn't it a bit excessive?"
It is really taboo to inquire about the whereabouts of others, especially high-level awakened people.
Qu Jianlei sneered, "When you inquired about my whereabouts, did you think it was too much?"
Can this be the same? Lubricant complained secretly in his heart, we have taken over the business, and we are inquiring about your whereabouts.
However, the other party was not unreasonable, and he was too lazy to elaborate on the details. "She didn't say where she was going when she left."
This may be true, but it may also be an excuse. Qu Jianlei replied without hesitation, "Tell me her identity information."
Since you don't tell me, I'll check it out myself.
Hearing this, Lubricant felt his heart twist again: This person really has a team, at least he has a big background!
He replied in a deep voice, "In this case, let's contact her on your behalf and ask her to come back as soon as possible."
Qu Jianlei said lazily, "There must be a deadline. My time is very precious."
"Within two days," Lubricant replied without hesitation, "I will inform you when she will come back."
"Yes," Qu Jianlei nodded, "Bring that million to me within a day!"
Seeing the other party's expression of embarrassment, he added calmly, "Ye Xin also contributed more than three million to me, do you understand?"
This is not simply showing off your gains, but telling the other person: I have money - at least several million.
If you want to get weird, you can give it a try.
In good conscience, a few million dollars in cash is worth the risk to deal with an A-level player - this money can invite the highest level to take action.
Lubricant can naturally sense the other party's intentions, but he can only respond with silence.
After they left, Qu Jianlei called to Shitou, "I'll be out for two days, please remember to collect the money."
Shitou was a little confused, "Are you going out... now?"
Qu Jianlei said in a deep voice, "Only in my absence can your safety be guaranteed to the greatest extent. Do you understand?"
Shitou nodded silently. He knew very well that the matter was not so absolute, but it was already the optimal solution.
It is really rare for such a powerful being to consider the life and death of little people like them.
After Qu Jianlei made arrangements, he disappeared outside the small courtyard.
He even visited several of the brotherhood's camps and took out his watch from time to time.
Of course, the Brotherhood maintains its position towards him, and he can't even care about this kind of thing.
It didn't take long for Lube to know the news, and of course he could understand what the other party meant.
However, faced with this situation, he could only sigh, "Being so forceful... I really offended the wrong person this time."
Realizing that the other party was difficult to deal with, the brotherhood sent him a million dollar check at noon the next day.
The previous performance of lubricating oil was really just poor.
The Brotherhood's stall is so big and it is a monopoly. If you want to protect your own interests, how can you get less cash?
At the same time, he also informed Shitou: We can't contact Yuanyuan for the time being. I hope you can understand.
Shitou said very straightforwardly: I can be responsible for conveying this, but what Mr. Ran Bingluan will think is none of my business.
Lubricant could only explain in detail: There are many possibilities of being unable to contact her. Maybe she is on a flight. Who can say for sure?
The next day, the Brotherhood informed Shi Shi again that they still could not contact the "First Empress".
Qu Jianlei contacted Shitou in the evening.
He learned that the two-day deadline was up, but there was still no news about Yuanyuan, so he didn't care, and instead returned to the courtyard at midnight.