Martial Arts Song

Chapter 258 Strange
After a while, Fei Dongtao walked down from the third floor, but his brows were slightly frowned.

Seeing him like this, Chen Qing asked, "Didn't you get it?"

"I did manage to snatch it..."

Fei Dongtao replied hesitantly: "But this mission is so cost-effective that it was not intercepted by the silver-level killers in other bases. This is really strange."

"Ok?"

Chen Qing raised his eyebrows when he heard this and said, "Are you saying that this mission might be suspicious?"

"do not know."

Fei Dongtao shook his head slightly and said, "I'm not sure when this mission was sent. If it was sent not long ago, then there should be no problem. But if it has been sent for a while, then it may be a little strange."

"pass?"

Chen Qing expressed doubts about this term.

After hearing this, Fei Dongtao immediately explained: "Missions above the silver level are all sent directly to the various bases of Hu Hai by the headquarters using a fax machine, and then sorted out by specialized personnel in each base. Although fax machines are quite expensive, the reason why we, Yun, have been able to stand firm in the assassin world for so many years is because of our control over efficiency."

"Each of the Cloud's bases is basically equipped with fax machines and telex machines, so if there is any situation, our Cloud's bases can basically notify each other immediately, thus minimizing the losses."

"Similarly, in terms of task sharing and communication, our 'cloud' efficiency is also one of the best in the industry. However, I am not responsible for this area, so I don't know when this task was sent to me. And the people who are responsible for organizing these tasks are just ordinary people. With so many task lists, they may not remember when this task was sent to them."

"So... you should be careful when carrying out this mission."

Finally, Fei Dongtao warned Chen Qing.

But then, he added tentatively, "Or, quit this mission? Anyway, this is your first mission after being promoted to Silver Medal, and there is no accumulation of completed missions before. Quitting and taking a new one will not affect your promotion assessment after completing five consecutive missions."

Chen Qing frowned when he heard this and asked, "Will quitting affect my completion rate? You should have statistics on the killer's mission completion rate, right?"

This silver-level mission, which seems to have good value for money, seems a little strange.

If he could return it without any damage, Chen Qing would naturally be willing to return it and pick up another one.

But he was worried that if he withdrew, it might have some impact, so he had to ask clearly first.

"Have……"

After hearing what he said, Fei Dongtao laughed dryly and said, "If you withdraw, it will be considered a failure, and you will need to pay double the advance payment, which means that in addition to returning the advance payment, you will have to pay another advance payment."

"In addition, we at 'Yun' do have statistics on the completion rate of assassin missions. So far, you have carried out a total of seven missions, one of which is equivalent to a bronze-level mission of surrender, five formal bronze-level missions, and one of which is equivalent to a silver-level promotion assessment mission. The current mission completion rate is 100%. If you quit this silver-level mission, it is equivalent to failing one mission in eight, and the mission completion rate will drop from 100% to 87.5%..."

As he spoke, Fei Dongtao's voice gradually became quieter.

Obviously, it would be a huge loss if we cancel this mission.

Not only did the task completion rate drop sharply, but the advance payment also had to be paid.

Chen Qing looked at Fei Dongtao, frowned again and asked, "How much is the advance payment for this mission?"

"Generally speaking, the advance payment for bronze-level missions is 10% or 20%, depending on the location. There is room for maneuver. The advance payment for silver-level missions is 20% or 30%, and the specific amount also depends on the location."

Fei Dongtao replied.

After hearing this, Chen Qing frowned and said, "That means if I quit this mission, I have to pay at least 6,000, right?"

Fei Dongtao did not respond, but his silence already represented the answer.

Seeing this, Chen Qing thought for a moment and suddenly said, "I am now a silver medal killer, so I can use the intelligence rights of 'Yun', right?"

"Ok?"

Fei Dongtao was startled when he heard this, then nodded and said, "Okay."

"Then I would like the Cloud Intelligence Team to help me investigate the whereabouts of this suspected suspicious mission target. How much does it cost?"

Chen Qing asked again.

Since this mission seemed suspicious, he planned to let the intelligence team of the "Yun" organization help him "step on the minefield" first.

"Uh……"

After Chen Qing asked this question, Fei Dongtao understood what Chen Qing meant.

For a moment, as a member of the "Cloud" organization and a high-ranking official, he didn't know how to answer.

Although the intelligence group is not in the same department as him, he is still a "Yun" person.

If he knew that Chen Qing was using the intelligence team to "step on landmines", and still answered, it would be a bit inappropriate.

But if I don't answer, I'm afraid Chen Qing will be disappointed and the two of us will become estranged.

Finally, after thinking for a moment, he said tactfully: "The price of the intelligence rights of the 'Yun' organization is calculated based on the difficulty of investigating the target, as well as the losses in materials and personnel, multiplied by a specific value. It is not fixed. In short, the more dangerous the mission, the greater the loss, and the higher the price. Sometimes, if the loss caused by the intelligence team is too great, the reward received by the killer may not be enough to pay, and a lot of compensation will be paid."

His last words were spoken from the perspective of the "Cloud" organization.

He reminded Chen Qing that if the intelligence team was caught in an accident and suffered too much loss, the reward of 30,000 yuan might not be enough to cover the expenses of the intelligence team, and he would have to spend more.

However, Chen Qing didn't care about these at all.

After listening to Fei Dongtao's words, he nodded and said, "Okay, then please ask the intelligence team of 'Yun' to help me investigate and assist in this mission. Notify me after the investigation and I will go over to start. The 6,000 yuan advance payment this time will be regarded as my deposit. You can come to me for settlement with the bill later."

"Okay, that's it. I have something else to do so I'll leave first."

After saying that, he stood up from the sofa.

Fei Dongtao wanted to say something to persuade him, but when he saw that there was no hesitation on Chen Qing's face, the words that were on his lips turned into a response.

"it is good……"

Fei Dongtao nodded and said, "I'll let you know when the investigation is completed."

But then he asked, "But where can I find you?"

After a brief thought, Chen Qing said, "Just ask someone to come to the Luo's Paper Mill in Sanyang to find me."

"Luo's Paper Mill" is the family business of Luo Zongping, the "great master".

Chen Qing revealed this address to Fei Dongtao, and he was not afraid that the other party would find him and the Chen family through here.

With Luo Zongping, a "great master" who has achieved "three transformations" as the face of the show, those who want to provoke him have to consider whether they are qualified first.

Secondly, as a master of "Jingbian", he has sharp eyesight compared to ordinary people and understands anti-reconnaissance techniques. Even if a master of "Shenbian" comes, it will be difficult to track him without being discovered.

With the combination of the two, this address is relatively safe.

"Luo's Paper Mill..."

really!

Hearing the address Chen Qing reported, Fei Dongtao stood in place, his brows gradually frowning.

Chen Qing didn't bother to care what he thought. He left the office on his own, went downstairs, and left the "Yun" organization's base.

……

After leaving the base of the "Yun" organization, Chen Qing went all the way to the central area of ​​"Gangqiao", and then took the public tram again, returning from "Gangqiao" to "Sanlin".

When he returned to "Sanlin", it was already past five in the afternoon, almost six.

At this time, the sunset had fallen to the end of the horizon, and the golden sunset shone across thousands of miles. Chen Qing bathed in the sunset and returned to the Chen family yard.

Shortly after dinner, as night fell, Chen Qing prepared to go to bed.

Because starting from tomorrow, he will go to the "Luo's Paper Mill" to work for a period of time, and the work there must be done before seven o'clock every morning, so in order to balance practicing martial arts, he has to change his daily routine.

Of course, the changes would not be too big, because his method of practicing the spleen-breaking limit method does not require occupying the morning time.

"To train the spleen, you need to stay in the sun for a long time, exercise excessively, and then bloodletting from time to time. This is simply specially prepared for the period from noon to afternoon when the sun is the strongest."

Chen Qing’s new plan for practicing is to get up every morning to “practice the mind” and “practice the qi”, and then go to work at the “Luo’s Paper Mill”.

At noon, he would help with heavy work at the "Luo's Paper Mill" under the hot sun to exercise his spleen.

As for the appropriate amount of bloodletting, this can be done anywhere.

After finalizing the training plan, Chen Qing began to strictly implement it the next day.

For this reason, he was afraid that his biological clock had not yet returned to its previous state, so he set the alarm for four in the morning just in case.

However, since he went to bed very early and went to bed before eight o'clock after dinner, his worries were unnecessary.

He woke up slowly at a little after three in the morning of the next day.

After waking up, he first checked the [Essence, Energy and Spirit] value at the fundus of his left eye, measured the temperature of his dantian in his abdomen, and then got up and began to "practice the spirit" and "practice the energy".

After he finished the first round of "spiritual training", he put on the weighted belt and prepared to go out to "train qi".

Xuanfeng, who heard the noise next door, also woke up.

However, when Xuanfeng went out and saw the pitch-black sky outside, he was stunned.

"What time is it..."

After getting dressed, he looked at Chen Qing, who was also dressed and ready to go out to "practice qi", and asked with a frown.

"Now? Maybe before four o'clock."

Chen Qing chuckled and replied, "I'll be getting up at this time for a while. You'd better stop using me as an 'alarm clock'."

Some time ago, when Chen Qing's schedule was disrupted, Xuanfeng did not get up late.

Because of his accumulated early morning exercises, he has developed a biological clock and will wake up naturally at dawn when the sky is about to brighten.

But now Chen Qing got up an hour or two earlier. After hearing the noise, Xuanfeng, the master of "Divine Transformation", thought it was time, so he got up as well.

Now after hearing Chen Qing's words, Xuanfeng was suddenly speechless.

The next second, he turned back to his room and continued to sleep.

Chen Qing smiled as he watched the other person return to his room, then walked out the door and ran to the "Red River" to practice Qigong.

After he came back from "practicing qi" and started "practicing spirit" for the second time, it was already six o'clock and the sky was just beginning to get dim.

It wasn't long before Xuanfeng got up and started practicing the "Tiger Step".

Chen Yangcai got up yawning and went to wash up in the yard.

Chen Qing didn't care about the two of them. After changing into clean clothes, he went out again.

When the time came to six forty.

Chen Qing then arrived at "Guoshan Road" in "Sanyang District", a street where a series of factories including Luo's Paper Mill are located.

It was only at this time that he saw what the place looked like in the morning.

"Baozi! Freshly steamed soup dumplings!"

"Two yellow noodles, scallion oil noodles, egg noodles, one dollar and fifty cents a bowl!"

"Have you heard? The Axe Gang and the White Blade Gang had a fierce fight on Red Maple Road last night..."

"I live right there, how could I not know! When I woke up in the morning, there was blood everywhere on Red Maple Road, and even broken arms and legs! It was terrifying!"

At six or seven in the morning, the "Guoshan Road" is crowded and noisy.

On one street, dozens of vendors selling steamed buns or noodles set up temporary stalls to sell breakfast.

Workers from nearby factories sat on the folding tables and stools set up by the vendors, eating breakfast and gossiping.

However, what people talked about most was the fight between the "Axe Gang" and the "White Blade Gang", a local gang in Sanyang.

After all, what most people in East City are paying attention to during this period is the progress of the "Axe Gang" annexing the "White Blade Gang".

Amidst the hustle and bustle, Chen Qing, dressed in shorts, slowly walked in from the street, going deeper and deeper, heading towards the "Luo's Paper Mill" located at the end of the middle section of the street.

As he walked, he looked at the people around him.

"So this is what the mornings are like here..."

After seeing the hustle and bustle here in the morning, Chen Qing, who originally came here in a rickshaw, immediately got off the rickshaw at the intersection and walked in.

Unfortunately, he didn't know that there was something for sale here in the morning and he had already eaten breakfast.

He walked through the crowd and arrived at the gate of "Luo's Paper Mill".

However, compared with the hustle and bustle at the entrance of other factories, the entrance of "Luo's Paper Mill" is not that lively.

Not only were there no vendors setting up stalls to sell breakfast here, but there were also very few people walking through the crowd towards the factory.

Chen Qing was not surprised by this.

He knew yesterday that the "Luo's Paper Mill" was not doing well, and it was normal that there were so few employees.

"The captain is here!"

When Chen Qing arrived at the door, there was already someone in the guard room.

After seeing Chen Qing, the people inside immediately came out and warmly welcomed Chen Qing into the guard room.

And this person was none other than the young man named Yuan Zhangjie, who, in Chen Qing's opinion, was the best at flattery.

"You came quite early."

When Chen Qing saw the other person, he was a little surprised.

In his opinion, people who flatter others are lazy and afraid of hard work, so they take the shortcut of flattery.

But it was beyond his expectation that this young man named Yuan Zhangjie came so early.

However, after hearing what he said, Yuan Zhangjie smiled bitterly and said, "No, I was left on duty last night..."

"That's it."

Chen Qing suddenly understood.

That makes sense.

At this time, Yuan Zhangjie suddenly came to the door of the guard room, looked around, then closed the door, came to Chen Qing, and said mysteriously: "Captain, when I was patrolling last night, I discovered a major secret in the factory!"

(End of this chapter)