Manager Ying?
"Of course I trust Manager Ying's strength, but would she really be willing to protect me..." Lu Ran felt that she... must be pretty busy, right? After all, she ran an information shop. Would she really have much free time?
"Under normal circumstances, you'd probably have to take on a huge debt to hire her as your protector..." Gu Qingyi said with a smile.
Please, no... more debt? Lu Ran's face fell.
"But your situation is different."
Gu Qingyi picked up the phone the Blood Vampire Earl had brought and said, "As an information broker, what would attract her most?"
"Information," Lu Ran said.
"Exactly. The Other Shore Stone is such important information that she'd surely be delighted to investigate it with you. Besides, Dr. Lu also said that obtaining the Other Shore Stone might unravel Infinite City's secrets. Every country has been trying to figure out those secrets for the past three years. That includes Manager Ying. She's incredibly curious about Infinite City too. Otherwise, she wouldn't have found someone to contract her just so she could go inside and take a look."
"And now there's another avenue of investigation. She definitely won't pass it up." Gu Qingyi said slyly, "You should be able to get her services for free."
Lu Ran was stunned. "!!!"
Dr. Gu was so devious. How had I never noticed before?
"Then... Manager Ying it is?" Lu Ran said. A powerful creature with time and spatial attributes as a bodyguard-who else could enjoy treatment like that...
But Manager Ying didn't seem particularly fond of dogs. Lu Ran looked at General Ha, who wore a bewildered expression.
Was that his fault?
"Let's go to your place. I'll contact Manager Ying and have her come over now." Gu Qingyi put away the stack of