CHAPTER 267: CHAPTER 267 INTRODUCING A MAJOR CLIENT TO YOU_1

"You... you take care too..."

Zhao Ling and Wei Haojie’s mouths twitched at Su Xuan’s considerate advice. They had no idea that misfortune had already befallen them.

As long as they struggled to live, the calamity wouldn’t touch Su Xuan or Zhao Yuansi. But the moment they died, the misfortune would return to Su Xuan and Zhao Yuansi.

"I’ll see you out."

After the two had dressed, Su Xuan personally escorted them to the main gate. Naturally, he didn’t return any of the confiscated items.

CROAK! CROAK!

Outside the gate, the poisonous toad was still croaking inside the bag, as if calling for its master.

Wei Haojie’s face lit up with joy when he heard it. He hurried to grab the bag, but Su Xuan got to it first.

By now, Su Xuan understood that the poisonous toad was controlled by the flute in his hand. Without a command from the flute, the toad likely wouldn’t attack anyone indiscriminately.

"Bro, could you... return the toad to me?" Wei Haojie pleaded, rubbing his hands together. "I’ve raised it since it was young. We have a bond, and I can’t sleep without it."

Su Xuan had no intention of returning the toad. "I’ll play with it for a few days," he said. "I’ll give it back when I get bored."

"Bored..." Wei Haojie’s mouth twitched again. He then cautioned, "Well, you have to be careful when you play with it. Don’t break it. Oh, right, its body isn’t poisonous, only its tongue is. You must not touch its tongue!"

This wasn’t entirely out of kindness, like repaying Su Xuan for letting him go. He was simply afraid that Su Xuan would get poisoned by the toad and kill it in a fit of rage.

"Got it."

Su Xuan turned and went back inside Old Zhou’s house.

Zhao Ling and Wei Haojie exchanged a bitter look and left.

Zhao Ling even dropped the brick he was holding. Yes, he had just been thinking of ambushing Su Xuan. But when he saw how shockingly fast Su Xuan had moved to snatch the toad, he abandoned the idea. He didn’t want the ambush to fail, only to get beaten up again.

"Senior Brother, are we still going to find that girl?"

"No. That kid took all our money."

"So we go back to our place and sleep?"

"No, we’re going to go rob someone."

"And use the money to find that girl?"

"No, to get my nose looked at. That kid smashed it flat with a brick..."

The two figures walked alone down the road, gradually disappearing into the night.

"Young Man Su, who exactly were those two?" Old Zhou asked as soon as Su Xuan returned to the house.

He had already checked the bottles and jars. They were all full of poisons. One jar, in particular, held ten small scorpions that let out a chilling shriek when exposed to light!

"Sorcerers," Su Xuan said, sitting down on a chair. "I put one of their accomplices into a vegetative state, so they came for revenge."

"Oh! No wonder!" Old Zhou’s mouth opened wide in realization. He then smiled cheerfully at Su Xuan. "Could you spare me a couple of scorpions to soak in wine?"

"Go ahead!" Su Xuan said generously.

"Thank you! Thank you!" Old Zhou fetched a pair of chopsticks, plucked two scorpions from the jar, and dropped them into a large wine bottle.

That bottle was already filled with things like snake, goji berries, and ginseng. As soon as the scorpions were dropped in, the wine’s color visibly deepened.

"Good stuff, good stuff!" Old Zhou praised repeatedly.

"Brother Zhou, want to earn some more money?" Su Xuan then asked.

"Of course, I do!" Old Zhou poured himself a small cup of wine, took a sip, and said, "Do you have another client for me?"

"Yes," Su Xuan nodded. "This is a big one, and the price will definitely satisfy you!"

"What client?" Old Zhou asked curiously.

"This client isn’t a person," Su Xuan said slowly. "It’s a mountain. Zhuilong Mountain."

"Zhuilong Mountain?" The moment Old Zhou heard the name, the hand holding his wine cup trembled. He asked in a deep voice, "You’re the ones digging the tunnel at Zhuilong Mountain?"

"Yes." Su Xuan didn’t hide anything. "Do you dare take on this job?"

This was the very reason he hadn’t left Old Zhou’s house. Zhao Yuansi couldn’t find anyone suitable to handle the Zhuilong Mountain situation, but perhaps Old Zhou could. From the incident with transferring the calamity, he could tell that Old Zhou was an extraordinary person.

Only by resolving the issue at Zhuilong Mountain could the tunnel project proceed smoothly. Otherwise, when the deadline arrived, not only would his company have to pay for breaching the contract, but its reputation would also suffer. He feared no one would dare to work with his company in the future.

"I don’t dare!" Old Zhou shook his head decisively. He even stated bluntly, "If I had known your misfortune was connected to Zhuilong Mountain, I would have died before letting you step foot in my house!"

"Do you know what’s happening at Zhuilong Mountain?" Zhao Yuansi couldn’t help but ask.

"I don’t know," Old Zhou shook his head again, but then continued, "When I was a child, I always heard the elders say that a dragon really fell on Zhuilong Mountain. That mountain has dragon energy; you could even say the mountain itself is a dragon vein. You’re digging a tunnel in a dragon vein—how could that not cause problems!"

"But I don’t get it. How exactly did people die in there?" Zhao Yuansi asked, completely baffled. "Could the dragon still be alive, eating people one by one?"

"Who knows?" Old Zhou pursed his lips. "In any case, I’m not getting involved in your affairs."

"One million," Su Xuan said, suddenly standing up. "Help us solve this problem, and I’ll give you a one-million-yuan service fee."

On the way here, Zhao Yuansi had told him the tunnel was a project worth a hundred million yuan. Not that the entire tunnel was worth a hundred million—it was one hundred million per kilometer. A staggering cost! Compared to that, one million was nothing.

"Deal!" Old Zhou’s eyes immediately lit up. "It just so happens I’m quite free lately, and I did get two scorpions from you for free. I’ll help you out!"

Zhao Yuansi was dumbfounded. Didn’t you just say you wanted no part of this? How could you surrender to money so quickly? Have you no shame?

"President Zhao," Su Xuan said, turning to Zhao Yuansi, "I’ll have to trouble you to take Brother Zhou to Zhuilong Mountain tomorrow."

"Okay!" Zhao Yuansi nodded.

He no longer mentioned quitting. The calamity had been transferred, so why would he quit? Once the trouble at Zhuilong Mountain was solved and the project was completed, a hefty bonus would be waiting for him. Quitting now would be foolish!

As it was already getting late, Su Xuan bid farewell to Old Zhou and drove Zhao Yuansi toward the city.

Before leaving, he also collected the bottles and jars, thinking the brother and sister would like what was inside. He also planned to give them the poisonous toad and the flute as toys.

"Stop the car! Stop the car!"

"Can you give us a lift?"

His car had just left Old Zhou’s village and reached the main road when two figures blocked his path.

Upon seeing those two figures, Su Xuan couldn’t help but laugh.