"Fine. Meet at the north gate of Dragon City at four tomorrow morning," Brother Lei said.
"By the way, Brother Lei, what's the mission?" Only then did the original owner remember that he had accepted a job without even knowing what it was.
"A hunter squad found a mine pit near Nanhua Town. Two people went down and never came back up," Brother Lei said. "One of them is Young Master Song's childhood friend. Young Master Song put up a reward of eight million in the circle—dead or alive, he wants to see them. Understand now?"
"Understood! Understood!" the original owner hurriedly replied. "Um... Brother Lei, which Song family is Young Master Song from?"
"Stop asking about things in the upper circle!" Brother Lei's tone immediately turned cold. "What, are you trying to get in good with those young masters and ladies directly so you can avoid paying me the brokerage fee?"
"How could I dare? I was just curious... I've never heard of any prominent Song family in Dragon City. That young master sure has nerve, throwing around money like that for a friend."
"There's plenty you haven't heard of. Bring all your gear tomorrow, and don't be late," Brother Lei said. "If you're late, you know what the consequences will be."
"I know! Um, Brother Lei..."
The original owner seemed to want to ask something else, but the man called Brother Lei simply hung up.
"Motherfucker!" The original owner immediately started cursing after putting down his phone. "Taking half as a brokerage fee... What a fucking bastard..."
But as he cursed, he quickly calmed down again.
The reason those creditors were willing to lend him money was not because he had good credit, nor because anyone powerful was backing him. It was purely because he was an Anomaly