Volume 1 Hello, Lu Mingfei Chapter 69 Dawn (I)
Chicago, Hyatt Regency, conference room.
On the big screen was a projection of an Internet phone connection. Twelve participants threw themselves comfortably into the sofas. Coke, burgers, and fried chicken filled the table where serious documents should have been placed, making it look like everyone was there to watch a movie instead of attending a meeting.
These guys come from all over the world with different hair colors, skin colors and languages, from Europe, America, Asia and Oceania, but they are surprisingly similar in that they are sloppy in their entertainment. Some have big afros, some are obviously masters of hip-pop, and some wear big gold chains around their necks, sneakers and cross their legs. According to the broad evaluation of the society, they should all be called vagrants.
In fact, these guys all have a proper job, but their work is very secretive and most of the time it is illegal, so it is not convenient to disclose it to the outside world, so they look like a bunch of unemployed vagrants who do nothing all day long.
Bounty hunter, this title that appears in countless games is by no means just a gaming profession. In the 21st century, there are still many people hiding in invisible corners doing this job, including not only ordinary people, but also hybrids with dragon bloodline.
According to the employer's request, the twelve bounty hunters arrived at the hotel one after another within a month to wait for the trip. The employer generously paid a large deposit. But during this month, the employer seemed to have disappeared without any contact or explanation of how long to wait, so that some bounty hunters wondered if they were being fooled. But who would spend so much money to gather a group of excellent bounty hunters just to make a joke?
It was not until this morning when the waiter brought breakfast with a note under the plate asking them to go to the designated meeting room after breakfast that the bounty hunters, with their hair already messy from idleness, arrived one after another in slippers.
There was a slender girl standing in the conference room. She was the one hosting the meeting on the stage. Everyone who met her would be immediately surprised by her pair of proud long legs. Her legs were already slender, and she was wearing a pair of seven or eight centimeters high black patent leather heels, which made her look even taller than some of the strong men on the boxing ring.
Judging from her appearance, she is Japanese, with long black hair tied into a ponytail at the back of her head, reaching her waist. Her bright face always seems to be filled with sighs and helplessness, and her eyes are very slender, with the charm of Cleopatra and the sharpness of a kendo girl. In addition, her black fishtail dress shows her curves. If she is a model in art class, then the teacher and students should stuff their nostrils with toilet paper to draw.
Bounty hunters speculated that she was the employer, which was a rare situation because the commissions on the hunter website were usually shameful matters, and the employers were all rich and powerful people who never showed up.
But today was an exception. The young lady who was suspected to be the employer was stunningly beautiful, with sharp eyes. She was obviously a business elite who controlled the jobs of thousands of people at every turn. She was very dissatisfied with the attitude of these battle-hardened hunters who were so idle that they didn't care about anything. What she needed was an elite, not a bunch of lazy guys who looked like they only cared about doing nothing.
"Hello? Meme meme? Can you hear me?" The screen showed that the Internet call was connected. It was a girl who sounded a little lazy. Her cute Japanese pronunciation was like that of an anime heroine, mixed with the noise of smacking lips. Considering the time difference, the person who was talking to them at this moment might have just woken up from sleep.
"Stop eating your potato chips. I just got news that the target has been airlifted back to the United States. The boss said that you are fully responsible for the battle plan. Cheer up!" The girl in the black dress slapped the table, and the water cup jumped slightly. She was indeed a sharp person like the Kendo Girl, who preferred to get straight to the point when talking about topics.
"Alas... How can you guys who are out in the field understand the pain of housework? I have to make money and clean up your messes. I have only slept for five hours in the past three days! I just lay down and the mattress hasn't even warmed up yet, and you woke me up again!" The sound of crunching potato chips was still coming from the other end of the phone, sounding like a cute little hamster. "Mai, when can you be as considerate as the princess?"
"If you were as cute as her, I wouldn't be whipping you from behind." The girl called Mai crossed her arms and said nonchalantly, "A homegirl like you needs someone to push you to be motivated."
"Yeah... that's true. If no one is watching over me, I'll become a drunk Persian cat in a matter of minutes. If you want to find me, you'll have to go under the table." The potato chip-loving girl clapped her hands, probably shaking off the powder on her fingers. "Then let's get started, fellow bounty hunters. I guess being unemployed in Chicago for a month isn't easy. It's time to get some exercise!"
She switched to speaking Chinese. When this mission was posted on the Hunter website, it was stated that reading and writing Chinese were necessary requirements. This made many people think that the mission would be carried out in China, but now they gathered in Chicago.
A set of PPT photos appeared on the big screen. The white castle-like buildings were located in the mountain stream and extended to the middle of the mountain. They were surrounded by lush red pine forests. At first glance, they looked like some lost imperial castle, but it was not difficult to see their modern features, except that their shape was more retro.
"The target is Cassel, a university located deep in the mountains and forests of Illinois. They are a military academy, and all the students there have combat firepower equivalent to that of regular troops. It sounds difficult, right? But all I need is for you to invade and cause trouble. Weapons and tools are all ready for you. Mai will be the leader, and she will act with you. Starting with her, everyone will be given a number from 1 to 13 to distinguish them. Everyone's number has been placed in the file in front of you, so remember to check it."
The hunters flipped through the folders that were pressed by the omnivores. The seemingly huge documents actually only contained a big number. The employer had already arranged everything for them. It seemed that all they needed to do was to cause trouble in a military academy. This task was too easy.
"Then everyone can disperse now and wait for news from Mai in your rooms. There is one exception, Number Thirteen. Please stay. I have a special task for you." The potato chip girl sounded very happy.
Everyone's eyes were focused on No. 13, a man with a comical face who was enthusiastically fighting with the chicken leg on the plate, as if he had never had a full meal in his previous life. He was suddenly called out and stared at by so many people, he was a little overwhelmed, and the half-gnawed chicken bone came out of his mouth, still stained with saliva.
Old Tang was a little confused. He didn't know what he had done to deserve special care from his employer. Among this group of bounty hunters, his personal ability was definitely not the best.
Others left one after another and the door of the conference room was closed. Old Tang sat on the sofa nervously. He was not very good at getting along with girls. Friends like Lu Mingfei, whom he had known for a long time, were a different story. They were just good brothers. But when it came to a girl like Mai who was very outspoken, he always felt that he was being eaten alive by her every time he made eye contact.
"The reward for everyone else in this operation is $500,000," the potato chip girl said. "For you, the reward for this special mission is $1 million. I need you to go to Valhalla in Kassel College, where there is an elevator that leads to the underground facilities. I will communicate with you over the phone during the operation about the follow-up content of the mission. When you arrive, call me."
Mai handed a phone and a solution in a quartz bottle to Lao Tang and said, "Keep it safe. This is a step-by-step task. Each time you complete one, the final bonus will increase."
Old Tang began to understand why no one was in a hurry to take this task when it was posted on the hunter website. Many tasks there are like this. Just looking at the description will make it seem very ordinary, but only when you actually contact the employer will you know the content of the task. The higher the bonus, the greater the risk.
If it were a bounty hunter with less courage, he would have retreated at this time, but Lao Tang is different. He is the kind of guy who likes to walk on a tightrope. Every mission is like a StarCraft battle. As long as your micro-management is good enough, you will be invincible. Lao Tang's real-life micro-management has always been top-notch.
Except... I'm a bit directionally challenged.
"Do you have a map?" Old Tang scratched his head and asked, "You all have photos of Kassel, so you can't be without a map, right?"
"Unfortunately, we really don't have it. Those photos were taken secretly by a drone, and we know nothing about the situation inside Kassel." said the Potato Chip Girl, licking her fingers.
"Why else would we need you to do this?" Mai frowned slightly, "Any other questions?"
“No more.” Old Tang shook his head and started thinking about whether he should ask Lu Mingfei. When he heard about the slightly familiar Kassel Academy, the first thing he thought of was his old comrade. He didn’t expect that the girl was actually admitted to an American military academy. Her thin arms and legs didn’t look like the type for fighting in battles. It really is true that you can’t judge a person by his appearance!
But if you ask her, she will definitely be alert. The internal structure of a military academy will certainly not be disclosed to the public. Lao Tang also does not want to damage his relationship with Lu Mingfei because of work matters. He doesn't have many friends, let alone a girl who can play interstellar games, a rare species among thousands. Lao Tang also hopes to get the bonus at the end of this mission and invite Lu Mingfei to go yachting on Lake Michigan, and take the opportunity to persuade her to wear a swimsuit to please the eyes.
Old Tang put the phone and the bottle in his pocket. Before leaving, he hesitated for a few seconds while looking at the messy table. He packed up a few untouched chicken wings and took them all away, and also took away an unopened bottle of Coke.
"It's hard to imagine that this kind of person would be the boss's target." The meeting room fell silent, and Mai was the first to complain.
"Don't judge a book by its cover. For example, no one can tell that you are a female ninja, right? A hot girl with such a good figure should walk on the catwalk. She can make tons of money just with her long legs." The potato chip girl teased with a smile.
"That's the food you eat when you're young. You only eat it for a few years. You have to find a reliable job to live on."
"According to what you said, shouldn't you find a boyfriend who is a rich second-generation man? Why do you work under your boss?"
"From what you said, it sounds like working for the boss is a bad thing." Mai threw herself into the sofa. Such a tall girl could curl up like a cat. "I have to admit that she is a little bit crazy, but it's better than the European prince who tells you I love you while trying to put his hand under your skirt. I am more willing to work with a crazy person than that kind of person. By the way, are you following the boss because you can't find a boyfriend?"
"Fuck, what do you mean I can't find a boyfriend! Can't I find one ? I just don't want to find one! With my status and beauty, isn't it easy to get a man?" Being single is the biggest pain for Potato Chip Girl. She will explode if Mai pokes her.
"When will you come out of your turtle shell, you otaku girl? There is no brainless rich second generation in the world who would drop a nuclear bomb to celebrate the heroine's birthday. Read less romance novels and find more men in real life!" Mai was very contemptuous.
The dream of a homegirl is to be the male protagonist in a romance story. You don’t have to look for him yourself, he will naturally find you on his white horse. For example, you go to a convenience store and find the last piece of bread you want to eat. When you reach out to take it, another man does the same thing. You kick the man away, grab the bread and run away. Then the next day you go to the interview, and the interviewer sitting in front of you is the man you kicked yesterday. He smiles at you evilly, and you know that you will never escape his clutches in this life.
This is called fate, the kind of love that homegirl Su Enxi likes.
Mai thinks that the key to the problem is not whether Su Enxi is pretty or not, but that her frequency of going out is about the same as that of a sloth waking up. No matter how good the fate is, it will not fall from the sky, break through the door and fall into your hands.
"By the way, how is our little princess?" The potato chip girl said, "If you put a little white rabbit in Cassel, it will be eaten until there is nothing left, right?"
"According to the report from the princess, she eats well and sleeps well. The only problem may be that she hasn't found Chu Zihang yet. At least she has a clear target, which is much better than a homebody like you."
"Tsk." Potato Chip Girl smacked her lips, "I hope she can never be with Chu Zihang for the rest of her life!"
"I'm so envious and jealous of you." Mai said indifferently. She loved seeing the potato chip girl get angry the most.
"I just don't understand why the boss treats her so well! If it weren't for her, the princess wouldn't have left us!" The potato chip girl said bitterly, "I miss the princess quite a bit. With her around, at least there's someone willing to drink with me."
"Didn't the boss say that? Lu Mingfei is the key to a new era." Mai said softly, with a faint haze flowing through her beautiful eyes, and behind the haze was a shocking beauty, "So we have to guide her step by step onto the right track, just as we are all her nannies."
