Sorry, Someone Made a Higher Offer

"I'll pay a hundred thousand. Please help us, little brother!"

Just as Yang Chen was about to leave, a woman suddenly shrieked.

Yang Chen's foot, which was about to step forward, froze midair. He turned around and looked at the woman, his eyes lighting up.

"Really?"

The leader's brows furrowed as he asked in a low voice.

"Little brother, I already gave you ten thousand!"

Yang Chen waved a hand and replied nonchalantly.

"That was compensation for me. This is different! And you, miss—if you can really give me a hundred thousand, I'll take care of this for you!"

Yang Chen's eyes gleamed. He had an almost irresistible obsession with money.

After all, he'd been desperately short of cash before. Even losing a few yuan would have made his heart ache for ages. But this woman had offered a hundred thousand in one go. It was hard for Yang Chen to refuse!

As for the money those men had given him—

Hadn't he already said it was compensation? That didn't count as taking money to do a job!

The leader's expression darkened, but he didn't attack. He knew that ability users weren't easy to deal with. Even the weakest ability user could take on several of them!

And from the look of Yang Chen, he didn't seem like a particularly weak ability user, either.

If their group really started a fight, they might all end up getting beaten here—and might not even make it out.

Even if Yang Chen killed them, it wouldn't cause much trouble.

After all, they were just ordinary people with slightly better physiques, while ability users held a much higher standing in this world.

So all they could do now was hope that the woman couldn't come up with a hundred thousand, or that Yang Chen wouldn't take the job.

A woman with a slender frame slowly stepped out from among the burly men. Her lips were bright red, and a faint sadness flickered in her eyes.

She looked delicate and vulnerable.

Yet there was also a hint of determination beneath that fragility.

Clearly, she was an independent woman.

She pressed her lips together, then bit down on them, speaking with some difficulty.

"My shop is worth several hundred thousand. If you can take care of my problem, little brother, I'm willing to give you half of it."

Yang Chen immediately lost interest. He waved a hand, looking bored.

"Forget it. I'm not interested unless it's cash!"

At that, the leader's eyes lit up.

Clearly, the woman hadn't offered enough to persuade this ability user to help!

Heh, did she think she could hire an ability user with that little money? The one backing him was only a C-rank ability user, but it had cost over a million just to bring him in—and possibly more.

As far as he knew, this female shop owner couldn't come up with a million!

The light in the woman's eyes seemed to suddenly fade, and her whole body began to tremble slightly.

Yang Chen was practically her only lifeline, but clearly, she didn't have enough to offer!

"Little brother, I still have a few tens of thousands in cash. You can have that first, and I'll transfer the rest to your card tomorrow. How does that sound?"

The woman leaned lightly against her chair. She sounded as if saying those words had taken all her strength. If Yang Chen still refused, she had no other options.

They would simply take her shop by force!

Just as the woman was beginning to despair, a voice suddenly rang in her ears.

"Deal!"

Yang Chen flashed his white teeth and smiled innocently.

A few tens of thousands was better than nothing. By his calculations, his net worth was already close to a hundred thousand. Once he gave her his card number, his wealth would probably pass that mark.

A fortune like that would have been impossible in the past. He could only have dreamed about it!

"Little brother, you'd better think this through. Our Young Master Wang is a C-rank ability user from Number 98!"

The leader glared at Yang Chen, his expression dark.

He couldn't understand how a mere few tens of thousands could persuade Yang Chen to help.

Wasn't that far too cheap?

Unfortunately, he hadn't experienced Yang Chen's life. He had no idea how fiercely someone at the bottom of society clung to money!

"Sorry, someone made a higher offer."

Yang Chen's expression gradually turned cold.

"Are you leaving on your own, or do I have to throw you out?"

Now that he'd taken the money, he had to play his part properly. Otherwise, he'd get a bad review!

A flicker of anger crossed the leader's eyes, but he quickly suppressed it and didn't lose his temper.

At least he still had some sense. Otherwise, he would have attacked right then.

Of course, there was only one outcome if he did: Yang Chen would mercilessly grind him into the ground!

"I hope you can handle Young Master Wang's wrath. We're leaving!"

The leader gave Yang Chen a chilling look, then led the burly men out of the shop.

Only then did the female shop owner let out a breath. She collapsed into her chair and covered her face as she began to cry.

Yang Chen looked at her, unsure what to do. He awkwardly walked up to her, scratched his head, and said,

"Um... pay me."

At Yang Chen's words, the female shop owner seemed to forget her tears for a moment. She lifted her head and looked at him, her eyes full of suspicion.

Was he even human? She was crying, and he was still so blunt about asking her for money? Was that something a person would do?

Yang Chen felt awkward under her gaze. He scratched his head, not knowing what to say.

After a while, the female shop owner finally spoke in a low voice.

"They won't let this go. An ability user will probably come after us soon."

Yang Chen understood. So she was worried there'd be more trouble afterward. Was that really worth crying over? Tsk. What a fragile heart!

Yang Chen patted his chest and said,

"Let them come. I'd like to see who else from Number 98 dares to come after me!"

Yang Chen wanted to know who else would be stupid enough to target him after he'd just defeated Wild Wolf in front of so many ability users from Number 98!

The female shop owner looked at Yang Chen before replying,

"If you really can take care of this, I'll give you the few tens of thousands in cash."

"Deal!"