Qu Jianlei could more or less guess what Shui Xisheng was thinking. The kid wanted a share of the benefits.
But there was no need to say it outright. Water too pure held no fish, and he could not let someone work for nothing.
Once it was spelled out, it would seem like tacit approval, and the other party would lose some of his awe.
So Qu Jianlei added, "Since something like this happened, I'm considering giving you some additional work."
Shui Xisheng perked up at once. "Just give the orders, Boss. I guarantee I'll complete the mission."
In fact, he could roughly guess what kind of work the other party would assign him.
Although dealing with people these days had given him a splitting headache, it was a painful kind of happiness.
In the past, how would he ever have dared imagine a group of Supremes eagerly calling him brother? Still, he remembered his place and never crossed the line.
With everything happening at the Mine Management Department, if he had wanted to learn more, it would not have been impossible for him to get wind of certain news in advance.
But the problem was that he had not received authorization from Digital Phantom. If he made decisions on his own, that would instead violate a major taboo.
In life, it was important to know one's place—he was an intermediary, not an intelligence agent.
Now, if Boss was willing to authorize him, he would not mind taking it on at all.
Though it would make him busier, his social standing would rise tremendously, and he would gain more benefits as well.
Those benefits were not limited to money and goods. Things that money could not buy were the rarer kind of wealth.
Sure enough, Boss's instruction was for him