"No problem." Yan Xianjue agreed readily.
He did not think there was anything to hide.
He quickly laid out the demands he had already prepared.
Lin Shi raised an eyebrow after hearing them.
He said sincerely, "Your subordinates are really more troublesome than the last."
Yan Xianjue thought about it. That did seem to be the case.
But he was not running a charity.
They all had their own value.
This was merely an early investment.
There was no need to explain any of that to Lin Shi. No matter how smart he was, he was not one of them.
His tone was casual. "It's fine. Just a small matter."
Lin Shi neither agreed nor disagreed.
That old bastard was practically on par with Lin Rui, that piece of human trash.
And he had operated in the entertainment industry for years, so he must have something backing him.
Anyone could tell he would not be easy to deal with.
He said pointedly, "Yan Xianjue, can you really protect everyone you take under your wing forever?"
"If your companions are too weak, they are not companions. They are burdens."
Yan Xianjue felt that Lin Shi had been talking a little too much today.
But for the hacker's sake,
he patiently returned the jab with one of his own. "Right back at you."
"Lin Shi, don't forget that you're already eighteen. You no longer have the chance to be reformed in juvenile detention."
"You'd better know your limits."
Lin Shi started laughing nervously on the other end again.
Yan Xianjue hung up with a snap.
A few days later, in an alley beside the school,
Yan Xianjue stepped on a heap of rotten flesh and frowned in disgust.
If he had not understood what Lin Shi meant by those words on