Traveling a Thousand Miles to Deliver Your Head

--[Sob, sob, sob...]

The crying in Shen Jingmo's mind had never stopped.

Zhu Yu watched eagerly as the scattered papers on the floor were swept into a single pile.

"Auntie, gently, gently," Zhu Yu could not help reaching out and softly reminding the cleaning lady.

Shen Jingmo frowned at him, then suddenly turned to Shen Jingyan. "A-Yan, Father previously told me to arrange for you to intern at the company. Isn't now a good time for an internship? You can sort out these documents."

Zhu Yu felt as if he had heard heavenly music. How could there be such a pleasant voice in this world? How could his boss say something that would reduce his workload?

--[Boss, I hereby declare that from this moment on, you are my god!!!]

Shen Jingmo curled his lips at those words. He could put off docking Zhu Yu's pay for now.

"No way! Brother! Are you serious? You're making me do all of it alone? You're not assigning someone to help me? Like..." Shen Jingyan's gaze quietly drifted toward Zhu Yu.

Zhu Yu smiled at him. "Mr. Shen, no need to worry. We have copies of the original documents on our end. I'll send them to you later."

Oh yeah, another day of getting off work on time.

Shen Jingyan froze at that, then turned to look at his older brother's expression. Left with no choice, he reluctantly accepted the job.

"Go to the assistant's office and start on it now." Shen Jingmo nodded.

"Okay." Shen Jingyan was not one to run from responsibility, and he immediately headed toward the assistant's office.

"Then, Boss, I'll also..." Zhu Yu wanted to slip away with him, but before he could finish, his boss interrupted him.

"You? Come to my office." Shen Jingmo strode back toward his office.

"Ah..." Zhu Yu dragged his feet as he followed.

--[Heavens, don't tell me there are more tasks? I just praised you.]

Listening to Zhu Yu's thoughts behind him, Shen Jingmo's mood suddenly improved quite a bit.

Zhu Yu entered the office.

Shen Jingmo took out a key and placed it on the desk before Zhu Yu.

"Boss, is this for me?" Zhu Yu pointed at the key, then at himself.

Shen Jingmo folded his hands atop the desk and nodded. "This is your newly assigned dormitory. I'll send you the address later."

"Take a look at this document. If there's no problem, we'll go inspect the site." Shen Jingmo handed Zhu Yu a file.

Zhu Yu took it automatically and opened it. The moment he saw the place name in the document, he nearly screamed in fright. Little Fishing Village??? Bro, are you tired of living? Why are you charging straight toward danger!!!

Shen Jingmo rubbed his ears. What was wrong with this man? He had been screaming nonstop, enough to give him a headache.

"Boss, I don't think Little Fishing Village is suitable." Zhu Yu wore a bitter expression.

"Why not?" Shen Jingmo looked at Zhu Yu, wanting to hear his answer.

This project had been proposed personally by his aunt, who had even brought it up before Old Master Shen.

"I have a feeling the feng shui there isn't very good." Zhu Yu desperately searched his mind for the right words. How could he tell his boss that Little Fishing Village was practically a den of criminals?!

--[What do you mean, why not? Just say that if you go, you won't come back alive.]

--[Good heavens, there are several criminals living in that village! Are you really that tired of living?! You're running right into the Grim Reaper's face—no one can stop you (*꒦ິ⌓꒦ີ)]

Hearing those two thoughts, Shen Jingmo's eyes flew open. What did that mean? Was Little Fishing Village really that dangerous?

"This document was proposed by Manager Shen." Shen Jingmo tapped the desk.

Upon hearing the name Manager Shen, Zhu Yu began screaming frantically in his heart again.

--[Your aunt is no pushover! She's a full-fledged femme fatale. She wants you to go and never return!]

Shen Jingmo furrowed his brows. What did Zhu Yu mean by that?

--[Your aunt is a complete love-struck fool. She'd sacrifice anything for love. Your aunt lures you there, while your uncle finds someone to take you out. The two of them work together flawlessly. You won't even need to cry out before you're drinking Meng Po's Soup—smooth as silk.]

Shen Jingmo clenched his fist. Though he still had a trace of doubt, he picked up the phone on his desk and called his aunt.

"Hello? Little Mo?" Shen Jing's voice came through the phone.

"Aunt, I just looked over the document you gave me. I don't think this village meets my requirements. How about we switch to another one?" Shen Jingmo tapped his fingers against the desk.

"How is it unsuitable? Don't you trust your aunt? I've already looked into it. This is the most suitable place." There was a brief pause on the other end before she hurriedly spoke.

Zhu Yu curled his lip when he heard that. Keep making things up.

--[Bullshit. She clearly had your uncle go to Little Fishing Village today to set up an ambush. Now they're just waiting for you, the lucky victim, to travel a thousand miles and deliver your head.]

"Is Uncle there?"

"I had your uncle go take a look for you today. Don't listen to other people's nonsense. Look, if it were dangerous, would I have sent your uncle there today?" Shen Jing gripped her phone tightly. This brat could not have noticed something, could he? Surely saying this would lower his guard.

"Alright." Shen Jingmo hung up.

Zhu Yu looked at Shen Jingmo, filled with anxiety. Why did you believe her? Huh? She was stumbling over her words. It was obvious she had a guilty conscience!

Shen Jingmo took out his phone, entered a string of numbers, and dialed.

"Hello?" A middle-aged man's voice came from the other end.

"Uncle, where are you right now?" There was not a trace of warmth in Shen Jingmo's voice.

Hearing that tone, Du Wencai stiffened. Had this brat noticed something? Was he trying to trick him?

"Where else could I be? I went to the supermarket today to buy some fruit your aunt likes, and I just got home. Is something wrong, Little Mo?" Du Wencai said in a deliberately relaxed tone.

"Nothing. I just didn't see Uncle at the company today and thought something might have happened. It's fine if you're okay. I'll hang up now."

After saying that, Shen Jingmo decisively hung up. He then checked the location of his uncle's work phone. When he saw that the tracker showed Little Fishing Village, he immediately called the police, reporting under his real name that his uncle was currently meeting with criminals wanted by the police and requesting that officers be dispatched at once.

Zhu Yu watched from the side in utter astonishment. A big shot truly was a big shot! Even calling the police was so decisive and efficient.

--[Boss is so cool! I'd smash my head against a wall for him again and again.]