Licking-Dog Boss

Xiao Xiao didn't explain to Yang Jia in detail how he worked hard to obtain his special item.

In fact, he himself didn't quite understand it either.

However, he did remember that when Ruan Ruan first guided him to understand this world, she told him that strangers relied on points to exchange for Enhancement Element to improve themselves. Therefore, the difference in the number of points often represented the difference in strength. The only two ways to break through this point limit were: one was to be Collectors with many special items, and the other was...

... I think it was called something like "The Branders"?

Xiao Xiao didn't think too deeply about it, but seeing Yang Jia's anxiety, he couldn't help but wonder.

If I had two or even three special items that had been enhanced, would that be helpful?

Of course, this requires gambling.

If you lose the bet, you'll be ridiculed by everyone as a gambling addict...

But what if we win?

What gambling addict? This is Mingming Collectors!

Yang Jia seemed to have noticed Xiao Xiao's somewhat embarrassing secret, but wisely didn't ask any further questions.

Xiao Xiao showed sufficient trust and respect regarding her own affairs, so she naturally needed to maintain that trust in him as well. Therefore, even with this slight doubt in her heart, she didn't directly ask him about it...

Just before leaving, he asked with some surprise, "What are you doing here?"

"A new job..."

Xiao Xiao said, "It earns a lot and has a promising future."

"..."

Yang Jia's eyes were a little strange. "The job you're looking for is either a dockworker or a bar manager?"

"I'm not a bar manager, I'm just a bouncer."

Xiao Xiao corrected her, then added, "Besides, I didn't even go to university, what kind of job can I possibly find..."

"..."

Yang Jia was stumped by this question.

At first glance, it seems full of flaws, but upon closer reflection, it's hard to even begin to criticize it...

"No job is inherently superior or inferior..."

Xiao Xiao also harbored some resentment towards Yang Jia in his heart. "Don't think that just because you're a doctor you can boss us around..."

Of course, I didn't dare say this to her face.

"Come visit often when you're free, I'll bring you some beer..."

After seeing Yang Jia out of the office, Xiao Xiao was in a very good mood.

It was only then that I saw the store manager and supervisor, who were anxiously waiting at the end of the corridor, looking extremely eager but hesitant to approach. So I stopped, smiled at them, and asked, "What's the problem?"

"Brother Xiao..."

When the store manager and the others saw Xiao Xiao's smiling face, they hurriedly came over.

Even from a distance, he bent his shoulders, stretched out both hands, and shook Xiao Xiao's hands repeatedly.

"Brother Xiao, if you need anything in our shop from now on, just let us know..."

"Brother Xiao, you're amazing..."

"Brother Xiao, if you ever need me to provide private services in your office again, I won't charge you..."

"..."

"Hehe, okay, okay, no problem... Hmm?"

Xiao Xiao responded politely to the shop assistants. After all, he had thought it through carefully and knew that the essence of his job was to fleece these people. However, amidst his smile, he suddenly heard something strange... but it didn't matter. He just wanted to appear as sincere and friendly as possible, but not too easy to talk to, so as not to let these bad kids bully him in the future.

"Brother Xiao, that weirdo, he won't be coming back, right?"

"Brother Xiao... when will my sisters be able to come back?"

"..."

Faced with these questions, Xiao Xiao answered them one by one with a smile, assuring them that they could rest assured.

I have a feeling that the Black Hat Man won't be coming back, even though he's so easy to talk to, I wouldn't mind if he came back.

Five hundred points...

As for the kidnapped girls, the Black Hat Man swore he would release them, which didn't seem like a lie...

He was just being polite and didn't say anything definitive, but unintentionally, it suited Xiao Xiao's identity quite well.

The shop assistants didn't mind Xiao Xiao's aloofness and politeness at all; they simply respected the new boss.

The Pink Maiden Gang is truly amazing; the people they sent were able to handle not only those freakish monsters.

Could it even make the weirdo return the people he'd already stolen?

Meanwhile, Ms. Gao, who had actually been sitting in the car the whole time and hadn't gone far, heard the call from her informant. Her expression immediately showed slight surprise, and after a long silence, she dialed the number into the pink office:

"This newcomer seems to be quite extraordinary..."

"I sent him to the Iceberg Bar; there's always been a weirdo there, isn't there?"

"Even you said that the problem of their presence is very complicated and cannot be solved by fighting and killing."

"But I didn't expect that just by tentatively arranging for him to come here, he actually solved the problem as soon as he showed up. And from the description, it's strange that he didn't seem to lift a finger or anything, he just chatted for a few words and then solved the problem..."

"Moreover, the Black Hat Man Mingming terrified when he left..."

"..."

"Slurp..."

On the other end of the phone, a sound of swallowing saliva came through, "This young man, is he really... really that amazing?"

Gao Ning was somewhat wary. "You knew all along that I would send him here, didn't you?"

"You only met him once, and you want to recruit him into our gang? Do you know something else?"

"..."

"I don't know..."

A slightly dazed voice chuckled on the phone, "You brought him to me, didn't you?"

"However, since this young man is so capable, we must do everything we can to keep him here..."

"..."

Gao Ning asked warily, "How can we keep them?"

The voice on the phone seemed hesitant. "How about I offer up my looks?"

"Can't!"

Gao Ning immediately and resolutely refused.

"This..."

A soft, sweet voice came through the phone. "You don't need to be so kind to me. For the future of our the Maiden Gang, for what's to come..."

"... I don't mind making a sacrifice."

"..."

"So you just want to sacrifice yourself, is that it?"

Gao Ning retorted angrily, "Remember who you are! You're our boss, not a sycophant!"

The person on the phone sounded extremely aggrieved, "What's wrong with the boss? Doesn't the boss have the right to be a simp?"

"I'm already a boss, and I don't even have the right to be a simp?"

"..."

Enraged, Gao Ning hung up the phone and called the accountant instead.

"Keep that newcomer, give him 100,000 yuan to use, and buy him a nice outfit."

"Also, tell the girls in the shop to put in a good effort and see if any of them are interested in winning this person over..."

"..."

The accountant was somewhat taken aback. "This newcomer's treatment is so high?"

"No..."

Gao Ning gritted his teeth and said, "It's just to extinguish someone's hopes!"

"..."

"..."

"You passed the interview and were immediately given 100,000 yuan in cash to use?"

When Xiao Xiao left the bar that night, he was pleasantly surprised to find that the benefits of his new job were quite good...

Gao Ning sent himself to this bar, not only for the interview but also as a test.

Now that someone has given me 100,000 yuan directly, and specifically said it's for buying new clothes, it means they've recognized my abilities. From now on, I can really just stay here and play games every day and earn this money.

Of course, Xiao Xiao also understood that his power here was not limited to this.

As the mini-boss of this bar, drinking and having fun is, of course, free for me.

Maybe some other things can also be free...

However, Xiao Xiao, who had always been a good student, subconsciously felt that going to a bar was not a good idea.

So he still felt that he could just stay in the office and play games.

We mustn't let the people in these bars lead us astray.

He happily went out, took a taxi, and with 100,000 yuan in hand, Xiao Xiao suddenly felt like he had reached the pinnacle of life.

Although this world is already an illusion, and money seems to have lost its meaning in front of a group of monsters in human skin, Xiao Xiao still finds it hard to explain why holding this money in his hand makes him feel happy and full of a sense of security...

Back in the alley, Xiao Xiao bought a few hams as usual, but this time he had money and bought pure meat.

From a distance, the three Pain Hound excitedly jumped up from the neighbor's yard, shaking their heads and wagging their tails at Xiao Xiao.

Xiao Xiao tore open the ham and then stuffed it into his mouth.

He gave the three Pain Hound a strange look. "I didn't make you do any work today, so I don't need to reward you, right?"

Ignoring the dazed looks of the three Pain Hound, he ate his ham while standing in the alley, looking up at the second-floor window with its white curtains fluttering. He could feel soft, ethereal music flowing out from there.

"This Old Gramophone is really amazing..."

Xiao Xiao couldn't help but think, "Because I didn't want to strengthen her, she actually managed to run off and work on her own?"

"It's not just a job, it also helps me earn some extra money..."

"..."

Thinking back to the scene in the bar, Xiao Xiao knew that the Black Hat Man had chickened out so quickly, which was partly due to her.

In that case, even though she works at a bar, the reduction in enhancement costs is quite slow...

... But the five hundred dollars I have on hand could be used on her?

Lost in thought, Xiao Xiao seemed to sense something. The Old Record Player inside the window seemed to respond with a cheerful and expectant melody, like a little girl who had just accomplished a great feat, cheering and looking at him, anticipating her deserved reward...

Meanwhile, Xiao Xiao ate ham while secretly thinking to himself, under the ravenous gaze of the Pain Hound.

He was already quick-witted, but he still thought about it for more than a minute.

Then, as he was finally about to finish the ham, he silently made an important decision and looked up at the window.

I could vaguely sense that the sound of the Old Gramophone behind the window was becoming more and more lively.

It's as if a cute little ballerina is playfully tiptoeing and dancing merrily.

Xiao Xiao's expression gradually turned serious as he announced his decision:

"How about you sign a contract with me first that guarantees there won't be any distortions?"

"..."

The music on the Old Gramophone suddenly became muffled and chaotic, as if a little swan on stage had fallen flat on its face.

It will be available tomorrow!!