Chapter 106: CH 106

Gu Ning unpinned the badge and held it in her hand after she had returned to her room. She felt a little complicated right now.

In fact, the moment Zhuang Chen asked her to take the oath, she really had the thought of rejecting it just now. However, with three pairs of eyes staring at her, especially Ji JiuZe, who seem very calm but somehow gave her a feeling that if she chose to reject, she wouldn’t be able to get out of the door alive.

It would be good if Gu Ning was a person of light promises, but the point was that she was a person who never made promises easily. Thus, once she made a promise, she would keep hold of it.

What if she really had to do some cross-border mission of catching some big drug dealer?

Gu Ning rolled back and forth on the bed a few times. She wailed out in frustration before lying flat on her back completely motionless.

At eight o’clock in the evening, Zhuang Chen came to Gu Ning with a laptop.

Zhuang Chen smiled and explained: “I’d forgotten to brief you about the benefits of our Five Stars Brigade when you took the oath just now.”

Gu Ning was instantly energised and sat cross-legged on the bed to listen to Zhuang Chen’s briefing.

The fixed base salary of the First Squad of the Five Stars Brigade was eight thousand.

However, completing an S-rank mission was a minimum pay of tens of million.

“Each mission.” Zhuang Chen emphasized: “The number of people needed for a single S-rank mission has to be submitted to the headquarters for approval. Of course, how much you can receive depend on whether you are the front-end staff or the back-end support. I only received two million from that S-rank mission which Yi ShaoQing had accepted last year.”

The reward for an A-rank mission was five million.

The reward for a B-rank mission was a million.

C-rank mission would only be half a million.

The lowest was a C-rank mission, anything lower than that had no point in alerting the Five Stars Brigade.

Zhuang Chen continued: “Last year, our team took a total of three missions. Two S-rank and one A-rank. Ji JiuZe and Yi ShaoQing, each had one S-rank mission while I took on the A-rank mission alone. Yin Sang couldn’t handle the A-rank mission but didn’t want to take up the B-rank mission so her record last year was a zero.” Zhuang Chen stared at Gu Ning for a while before suggesting: “You can take up some private mission to do first if you want.”

Gu Ning asked: “What is a private mission?”

“The Five Stars Brigade is a part of a mercenary-like organization that specializes in taking up some mission from the public. By the way, that Celadon Sunflower Wash antique you had last time, its twin which was auctioned off in 2012, the buyer had the Second Squad to escort it for five million. The private mission is considered lower risk and higher return than the public mission. However, private missions can’t accumulate points and they are simply used to earn money. Moreover, you have to pay for all the equipment for the private mission yourself or of course, you can let the issuer pay for it. The headquarter will not cover any of the cost and a 10% fee will be taken.”

While she spoke, her eyes were fixed on the laptop in her hand, tapping in a long list of web addresses. The page she opened had a very simple layout without any fanciful icons.

“See here, red means the missions are available for pick up. Black means the missions that have already been picked up.”

Gu Ning took a serious look at the list of red missions which had at least hundreds of entries.

Zhuang Chen continued: “When there is no mission, you have all the freedom to spend your time however you want. If lack of money……” Zhuang Chen paused for a moment, remembering Gu Ning’s celadon sunflower wash, and then said: “You aren’t short of money either. Then use this as training your skills by picking up some private missions. But it seems that you won’t have much free time this while as Ji JiuZe surely has other arrangements for you.” She looked at Gu Ning without any sympathy and stated: “After all, you are his first disciple, and definitely the one and only. According to his character, he will definitely be strict with you so do prepare yourself mentally.”

Gu Ning’s mind was full of money money money. Although the celadon sunflower wash was worth a lot, she was not in a hurry to sell it now. As she thought along the line of getting paid so much for completing a mission, Gu Ning couldn’t help but wanted to burst out laughing in joy. Meanwhile, she secretly slanders Zhuang Chen and the rest in her mind, who were so scheming by deliberately not telling her about the planned arrangement and even pretending that they had forgotten what it was. Yet, everyone knew what was going on and just didn’t bring it to the surface.

She didn’t really take what Zhuang Chen had said to heart.

As a result, the next day, after breakfast, when Ji JiuZe came down the stairs in his very eye-catching long autumn grey long coat, Gu Ning took the initiative to ask: “Captain, are you heading out?” She would be free if he went away! After reaching a certain level of close combat skill, Gu Ning naturally developed a burnout mentality.

Ji JiuZe gave a nod, then stared at the soy milk in her hand and asked: “Have you finished eating?”

Gu Ning replied: “I’m done eating.”

“Then let’s go.”

“Eh? ? ?”

Therefore, half an hour later, Gu Ning followed and got on the high-speed train to Pingze City.

“Where are we going, Captain?”

“Pingze.”

“…… I don’t have anything with me, and I didn’t even bring any money.”

“I have.”

“…… Going there to do what?”

“Fighting.”

“? ? ?”

Ji JiuZe didn’t give Gu Ning much chance to ask questions as after he had adjusted his seat, he actually took out two blindfolds from the pockets of his long coat. He passed one to Gu Ning and then immediately wore his blindfold and started to sleep.

Gu Ning took the blindfold and stared at Ji JiuZe who was already resting with the blindfold on. She was slightly dumbfounded but then also silently wore hers and lay back to rest.

Ever since she had developed the Space ability, it was like a switch had been installed in Gu Ning’s body. If she didn’t want to sleep, then she would still be as energetic as ever even if she didn’t sleep for three days and nights. However, if she switched on the sleeping mode, then she could fall asleep immediately the moment she closed her eyes.

Gu Ning slept for two whole hours and when she woke up, she felt a bit out of place. She and Ji JiuZe were sitting in the same row and she was seated in the inner seat, leaning against the right side. Yet, right now she was leaning against the left side and the fabric next to her face was very comfortable……

She actually slept on Ji JiuZe’s arms?! Then Gu Ning heard the sound of the book flipping as Ji JiuZe had already woken up and was reading a book. As if he was afraid of waking Gu Ning, he was using his other hand to flip the pages which she could hardly feel any movement from it…… Just as Gu Ning was about to pretend to turn her body in her sleep, Ji JiuZe’s nonchalant voice rang out: “We’re almost there.”

It was obvious that he had noticed that she was awake.

Gu Ning stiffened for a moment, then silently sat up straight. She quietly took off the blindfold and returned it to Ji JiuZe.

“Excuse me, please pour another cup of warm water.” Ji JiuZe said to the stewardess.

“Yes, just a moment, please.” The stewardess said softly with a very beautiful smile on her pretty face. ”

Within a few moments, a glass of warm water was brought over: “Your warm water, sir.”

“Thank you.” Ji JiuZe took the glass and handed it to Gu Ning next to him.

“Ah, thanks.” Gu Ning hurriedly took it and then slowly sipped it.

As soon as Gu Ning got on the train, she put on a blindfold so Zhao Lin didn’t get a good look at her. Also, the people sitting in this first-class carriage were generally of a more substantial financial status. Zhao Lin chose such a job after graduating from university and it took her some while to be promoted to the first-class carriage so naturally, she had her plans.

When she came over to the compartment, she caught a glimpse of Ji JiuZe, who was wearing a blindfold but his sharp features could still be seen. Coupled with his expensive-looking long coat, matching pants, and shoes, the more Zhao Lin looked at him, the more she was attracted to him. She even had a vague feeling that her chance was about to come.

Zhao Lin then subconsciously glanced at the woman sitting next to him, who was wearing the same “black” blindfold but was immediately put off by the thought of them being companions from the sight of Gu Ning’s short, “non-mainstream” blonde hair and inexpensive sportswear. Then Zhao Lin started to think about how she was going to get his attention later, preferably leaving a way to contact and Ji JiuZe woke up after about an hour or so of the nap.

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Once she saw him remove the blindfold, Zhao Lin could hardly contain her joy and a sweet smile appeared on her face.

“Excuse me, can I have a glass of warm water, please. Thank you.”

He was so polite and courteous!

After handing the warm water to Ji JiuZe, Zhao Lin noticed that the woman sitting next to him had her head leaning on him! The seat was so wide yet she had to lean on his side, she might be doing this on purpose and faking sleeping. Zhao Lin thought that in her mind and when she saw Ji JiuZe’s brow frowning slightly, it reinforced her thought. Thus, she asked in a very understanding soft voice: “Sir, do you need me to remind the lady next to you?”

Ji JiuZe froze for a moment and glanced at her before replying: “No need.”

Zhao Lin was stunned for a while then immediately thought that this man was truly a rare gentleman.

Her smile became even sweeter as she leaned down slightly, showing the most graceful curves of her body while her gaze was subtly encouraging: “Do you need anything else?”

“Nothing. Thanks.” Ji JiuZe didn’t even glance at her graceful body line and replied coldly. Then he picked up the magazine in front of him and put it on his lap to flip through it.

Zhao Lin’s smile paused before saying: “Alright. Please feel free to call me if you need anything.” Then she stood up and retreated to the back aisle.

She waited until after an hour later before he finally called her again.

The woman sitting next to him was already awake, and from her direction, only the side profile was visible. The woman’s skin was very pale like someone with an illness and she looked very young, about twenty-one or two years old. However, strangely enough, she looked a bit familiar.

Afterward, she saw Ji JiuZe take the glass from her hand and handed it to the woman next to him naturally. So the two of them actually really knew each other?

The woman seemed to have not fully woken up and turned around with some confusion. Zhao Lin immediately froze when she saw the front view of the woman. She looked like someone she knew but why couldn’t she remember?

After Gu Ning took a few sips of water, she felt a strong gaze on her so she glanced over and saw the stewardess staring at her with a frown. When their eyes met, both of them were stunned.

Zhao Lin asked with some hesitation and incredulity: “Gu Ning?”

Gu Ning also recognised Zhao Lin at this moment as she was actually a classmate from the university.

“Oh my god——“ Zhao Lin covered her mouth incredulously: “How did you become like this?” As soon as the words left her mouth, she instantly felt a somewhat icy gaze being shot over by Ji JiuZe. Zhao Lin thought that it was her fussiness that had upset him and hastily collected the shocked expression before turning to Gu Ning and asking; “Gu Ning, when did you come back? Didn’t they say you went missing previously? We went around searching for news about you, how come you didn’t contact us even when you returned?”

To be honest, Gu Ning had never bothered to manage her relationships in her four years of university apart from following in Lu JiaZi’s footsteps. She had always stayed at home and had no close friends who lived in the same dormitory. When she first joined the school, she had joined a club because of novelty but she was removed three months later due to absences. Most of the time in the university consisted of a small circle of friends hanging around and since Gu Ning had always been wandering alone, it resulted in her not having any deep friendships with anyone.

Thus, after she had returned, the most troublesome thing she felt was that someone still asked her about her disappearance. Apart from her parents notifying her relatives’ family and Lu JiaZi without her knowledge, she had made a point of explaining to Father Gu not to spread the news of her return.

Gu Ning had never thought that she would meet her university classmate here. This Zhao Ling, back in the days, was a class flower. There were always one or two people in a class who were the core focus of the whole class and she was one of them. Most of the class activities were organized by her and Gu Ning still remembered that Zhao Lin had once said that she wanted to become a teacher in the future……

Gu Ning smiled politely and answered: “I’ve been too busy lately so I’ve missed informing you all.”

Zhao Lin pouted: “Really, you made us worry about you for so long! Even if you’re busy, you should have at least called us!” After saying this she stopped exchanging pleasantries and asked slightly impatiently: “Where are you heading?” Her gaze shifted to Ji JiuZe then asked tentatively: “Who is this?”

Gu Ning replied instantly without any thought: “My boss.”

Ji JiuZe raised his eyes and looked at her silently.

Zhao Lin’s eyes immediately lit up and said eagerly: “Gu Ning, give me your number so that we can get together some time with the other classmates too.”

Gu Ning smiled faintly: “Sorry, I changed my number recently and I don’t have my phone with me now. Why don’t I give you a call some other time.”

Zhao Lin couldn’t tell if Gu Ning’s speech was true or not and she could only agree to it: “Alright, make sure you do call us!”

Zhao Lin stopped chatting too much as it might make Ji JiuZe dislike her for being too noisy. Thus, she just gave a polite nod at him with a sweet smile before retreating to her seat. As she sit down, she couldn’t help but think of what kind of luck Gu Ning had gotten to go on a business trip with such a boss. Moreover, having her hair dyed in such non-mainstream colour.

Gu Ning didn’t know those little thoughts Zhao Lin had in her mind and all she wanted to do was to send her off as soon as possible. Gu Ning was slightly relieved when she had left and as for the call, she definitely won’t phone it. Right now, she was really busy and didn’t have the leisure to deal with those people that whom she didn’t have many friendships, to begin with.

When she was alighting, Zhao Lin stiffly pulled Gu Ning to the side to chat a little while more.

Ji JiuZe had already alighted the train and glanced at his watch, then showed a few hints of impatience between his brows as he said to Gu Ning: “Secretary Gu, It’s going to be late.”

Gu Ning was stunned for a moment before realizing as she hold back her laughter and pretended to look anxious as she replied: “Okay boss!” Then gave an apologetic smile at Zhao Lin as she rushed off the carriage and followed Ji JiuZe without looking back.

“Thank you, Captain.” Gu Ning sincerely thanked Ji JiuZe.

Ji JiuZe replied: “Then buy me dinner.”

Gu Ning froze for a while then answered in a matter-of-fact: “Captain, have you forgotten, I didn’t bring any money.”

At noon, Ji JiuZe took Gu Ning to a Chinese restaurant with a very beautiful décor of the ancient. The environment was very quiet and there was no main hall as all rooms were separated by screens.

The dishes were all very delicate, even the plating was very elaborate as well as the chopsticks were all silverware.

Ji JiuZe likes sweet food and Gu Ning prefers spicy food, so they had half of the dishes ordered were sweet and half were spicy. All the spicy dishes were meat dishes plus two plates of small green vegetables. The restaurant kitchen had probably never seen such an order before.

After Ji JiuZe took a bite of the sweet and sour ribs, he suddenly spoke: “The sweet and sour ribs you made last time were very good.”

Gu Ning instantly understood: “…… Then I’ll make them for you again the next time?”

Ji JiuZe gave Gu Ning a satisfied look, fortunately, the disciple he had taken in was not too stupid.

Both of them said very little during the meal and ate with great concentration. Ji JiuZe ate more dishes and only had one bowl of rice whereas Gu Ning ate three bowls of rice in a row. As long as the dishes had meat in them, they were all picked out and eaten, leaving only some vegetables left,

When the bill came, the waiter smilingly quoted the figures which made Gu Ning stare in awe upon hearing it.

“The meal is delicious but it’s also very expensive.” Gu Ning muttered and as she went out of the door, she deliberately glanced back at the signboard above it. Gu Ning silently remembered the name in her mind and dragged it into her blacklist. When she looked back at Ji JiuZe, she felt profound about what it meant to be rich and unrestrained.

An S-rank mission was worth tens of millions but for two people to have a meal for over five thousand was just a bit too exaggerating.

Over five thousand, how many supplies could she buy and bring back to the post-apocalyptic world?!

Gu Ning’s heart jolted as she suddenly remember that Ji JiuZe had told her that he wanted her to treat him to a meal. Please, it wouldn’t be of such standard right? Now Gu Ning had a small fortune but spending five thousand on a meal would be like drawing her blood away, especially when converting it into supplies, it could even be piled up into a small mountain.

With a plan in mind, Gu Ning immediately walked two steps faster and alongside Ji JiuZe as she asked: “Captain, previously you think that my cooking skill is kind of good right? How about the meal which I suppose to treat you,  I’ll cook it for you at home instead?”

Ji JiuZe glanced at her as he asked: “Are you very short of money?”

Gu Ning dryly chuckled and replied: “A little.”

Ji JiuZe paused before continuing slowly: “I heard from Zhuang Chen that you have a Celadon Sunflower Wash?”

Gu Ning: ……

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