Infinite Ebullience
Chapter 536 - 13: Billionaire (3rd update, 10,000 words)

Chapter 536: Chapter 13: Billionaire (3rd update, 10,000 words)

Those with no value would surely not receive help from the team. The university students are not fools; they’re not so conceited as to think they can return alive based on their abilities alone. Thus, upon hearing the word "archaeologist," they hastily try to prove their own worth.

The old professor coughed deliberately, assuming this scholarly demeanor he often adopts during lecture, prepared to impress these guys. However, after a dozen seconds, he realized they were utterly ignoring him, causing him to feel incredibly embarrassed.

"Do you have any other questions?" Tang Zheng, having asked what he could think of, now passed the questioning rights. Besides displaying the team’s democracy, he was also afraid of overlooking some details. After all, he isn’t a god and it’s impossible for him to account for everything.

Lv Beike was shot and couldn’t die immediately, but if it drags on, he is sure to develop some lingering problems. Unfortunately, nobody cared about his feelings. Zhao Guangji and his ilk had finally found an opportunity to strut their stuff. They wouldn’t let him off easily, placing a chair in front of him. Within a short time, they had branched off the topic, asking him to spill the secrets of the foreign legion, occasionally giving him a few slaps under the pretext of dissatisfaction.

"Is it right to treat an international friend like this?" Mature beauty Manli didn’t care about Lv Beike’s life or death, she was just using the chance to curry favor with Tang Zheng.

"Not every white man is Dr. Norman Bethune. Besides, if Aima landed in their hands, who knows how she’d be abused." Chen Hong, rubbing her red palms from hitting Lv Beike, seemed to be enjoying herself. Torturing a hunky man indeed had a unique flavor.

Lv Beike regretted so much that he wanted to die. If he had known earlier, he would have pretended not to understand Chinese.

"My grandfather’s notes said that the Book of the Undead is the key to open Ramses’s Tomb. We must get it back." Aima was frowning and distressed. Working against a billionaire, the pressure was too much.

"The kind of wealthy man who takes and leaves his house always has at least seven or eight bodyguards around him. The security systems in his villa must be very strict. It’s going to be difficult to steal the Book of the Undead without alarming anyone." Dantai sighed, "Kidnapping seems to be the simplest solution, but it brings too much trouble afterward."

"No need. Jasons originally invited Aima to go treasure hunting in Egypt.". Lv Beike had been eavesdropping on Tang Zheng’s conversation all this while. He hastily interrupted, "You guys can persuade Sir to go together. You might even get a hefty commission. I can introduce you."

"I speculate that a billionaire who can send a foreign legion to kidnap people is probably not a very good person." Dantai pondered, stroking his chin, "Could it be that he’s afraid Aima would leak the secret?"

"I remember, three years ago, Jasons had sent a personal assistant to see me. He said he wanted to buy all of my grandfather’s materials, but I kicked him out." Aima cast an unpleasant glare at Lv Beike, dashed upstairs, and charged towards the study only to find empty bookshelves.

"You robbers!" Aima’s angry shout reverberated through the entire villa. Lv Beike, however, was unashamed. He was just doing a job for money, but this time he had met a tough customer.

"Call your boss, I want to meet him." Tang Zheng was sure that Jasons was a key figure in this game and likely belonged to the evil and chaotic faction. In that case, Tang Zheng didn’t mind sending him to heaven for a cup of tea with Jesus.

Aima also decided to see Jasons and clarify the matter, with Tang Zheng as her trump card.

Xu Liangmao and the reporter took up the night watch task. They knew their place and understood what they needed to do to establish a closer relationship with the conquerors.

"Young man, what should I do to go back?" The woman in her fifties, who was a cleaning lady, looked worried. She had been waiting at the toilet door for Tang Zheng who was now alone.

"Auntie, if you kill the queen, you can return." Tang Zheng looked at her faded yellow vest and sighed deeply inside. Unless there was an accident, she was a hundred percent certain to die.

"Killing someone? Isn’t that a crime?" The cleaning lady’s hands trembled as she clung to Tang Zheng. She looked anxious and beseeching in her plea, "Young man, surely there’s another way, right? Tell me, my kids are still waiting for me to cook dinner for them."

"A few kids?" Tang Zheng tried to change the subject.

"Yeah, I adopted four orphans, and they behave so well." Speaking of her adopted children, the cleaning lady beamed with joy, but soon the wrinkles on her face knotted into worry again. She bit her lip, hesitated for a moment, then lifted her waistcoat and took off a pouch attached to her pocket.

The pouch was folded several times. Upon opening, it revealed more than a thousand banknotes.

"Young man, this is my two months’ salary. I’ll give all of it to you if you can tell me the secret of returning. Please, I’m sure you have a way. Please help me." The cleaning lady tried to thrust the money into Tang Zheng’s hand, even shedding tears in desperation to buy the information.

"Auntie, I genuinely have no solution." Tang Zheng was rendered helpless and felt more awkward than ever.

"My kids are still waiting for me to take care of them, please help!" The cleaning lady, seeing that Tang Zheng remained unconvinced, decided to kneel to him.

Tang Zheng quickly held her up, almost breaking into tears, "Qin Yan, come over here."

"Auntie, doing so won’t help." Pang Meiqin did not mock her. There was no point making Tang Zheng angry. It was better to keep him in good humor.

"Auntie, you chose the protective clothing, didn’t you? Why don’t you wear it? If you wear it, you can return alive. It can increase your strength and make you feel less tired and aching." Qin Yan, having been a flight attendant, was skilled at handling passengers with a smile.