Yang Xiezi smiled slightly. "I like your confidence, Brother Yue. I'm prepared to give you a hundred thousand as a deposit. If you uncover anything later, you can name another price based on how valuable the information is. Would that work?"
"You're putting me to shame by offering a deposit, Brother Yang." Yue Wen waved a hand. "You're a famous Heavenly Prodigy. It's an honor for us that you came to us for help. Why would we need a deposit? Just head back. If we find anything, I'll tell you directly, and you can pay me according to how valuable the information is. If we find nothing, I won't take a cent!"
Yang Xiezi blinked in surprise, seemingly encountering someone so generous in business for the first time. After all, when an agency took a commission, it collected a deposit to cover its trouble regardless of whether it succeeded. That was an understood rule of the trade.
He said hesitantly, "Wouldn't that be inappropriate?"
"Not at all," Yue Wen said firmly. "Consider it my way of making a friend."
"All right." Yang Xiezi simply nodded. "I hear you're also City Heroes of River City. When we meet at the Ascendant Dragon Assembly, let's get to know each other properly. I'm short on time today, or I'd definitely treat you to a meal."
"Even if we did have a meal, we should be treating you as the hosts," Yue Wen said with a smile.
If Yang Xiezi hadn't mentioned being short on time, Yue Wen certainly wouldn't have dared offer such pleasantries. The Agency was strapped for cash. If he treated him to a lavish takeout meal, the three of them might have nothing to eat for days.
Then he turned and asked, "Brother Yang, when is your Flying Boat?"
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