"It's not that I can't help..." Mu Rufeng said with a grin, rubbing his hands together.
The meaning was obvious—if he wanted help, he had to offer some labor fees.
"I don't have any money on me right now. How about I pay you after work, once I get my wages?" An Lu said.
"No money? Are wages paid daily?" Mu Rufeng asked in surprise.
"Yeah, daily. Help me unload the goods, and I'll give you fifty bucks after work," An Lu said.
"Fine." Mu Rufeng slowly rose to his feet.
"Thanks," An Lu said.
Mu Rufeng picked up the Scarlet Eyeball and took a huge gulp, then pulled out his phone to check the time.
It was now 1:40. In other words, An Lu had woken him after he had slept for only half an hour.
Mu Rufeng immediately followed An Lu into the truck.
He glanced at the cargo inside. There was still three-quarters of it left. The truck had arrived at exactly one o'clock.
Forty minutes had passed, yet An Lu had only unloaded one-quarter of it.
No wonder An Lu had come to ask Mu Rufeng for help.
At An Lu's speed, he definitely would not be able to finish unloading everything within two hours.
"Your unloading speed is really this slow? You only unloaded one-quarter in forty minutes?" Mu Rufeng said.
"Y-you... why aren't you affected?" An Lu did not answer. Instead, he looked utterly shocked.
The inside of the truck was not very clear at the moment, shrouded in a hazy layer of mist.
Even An Lu had to consume ghost energy to stay awake while inside.
The blood beneath their feet was not deep, reaching only their ankles, but it was extraordinarily thick and sticky. Every step took immense effort.
That was precisely why An Lu's unloading speed was so slow.
All these signs showed that the driver of this truck was extremely powerful.
Seeing Mu Rufeng seemingly unaffected naturally left him greatly shocked.
"Is that strange? By the way, did the driver ask you for something?" Mu Rufeng suddenly asked.
An Lu fell silent for a moment before slowly replying, "Yes."
"How much?" Mu Rufeng asked again.
This time, An Lu did not answer, merely shaking his head.
"You won't say? Fine, then I'm leaving." Mu Rufeng turned to go.
"Hey, hey, hey, wait! He asked me for a hundred bucks," An Lu finally said.
"A hundred bucks? Fine, let's start unloading."
Mu Rufeng curled his lip without speaking and immediately began unloading.
Seeing this, An Lu said nothing more. He stepped forward at once, took up a position on the left, and began unloading with his tentacles waving.
However, because An Lu was constantly affected, his unloading speed was rather slow.
On top of that, Mu Rufeng's movements while unloading were too large, and he nearly knocked over the cargo.
Mu Rufeng immediately frowned and said, "Go stand to one side. Just pull the goods and wrap them in plastic film. I'll handle the unloading."
"Alright." An Lu nodded.
He could not have wished for anything better.
Because once he had hired someone to help, if they failed to finish unloading within two hours, the driver would definitely go after Mu Rufeng, the living person, first.
Then he could take the chance to run away.
Some might ask, if he simply hid in the warehouse and waited for the two hours to pass, wouldn't the driver be unable to do anything to him?
Of course not. Once the unloading time ran out, the driver could leave the truck and come looking for trouble. Even if they fought fiercely inside the warehouse, it would not violate the rules.
Without An Lu getting in his way, Mu Rufeng's unloading speed immediately increased greatly.
Even as the mist inside the truck grew thicker and the blood beneath his feet became more viscous, Mu Rufeng was not affected in the slightest.
An Lu, who was wrapping the goods and pulling them away, was the one being affected.
He felt completely dazed, dragging the goods along at a snail's pace.
Mu Rufeng let him be and simply set up two boards to begin unloading.
After thirty minutes, Mu Rufeng finally finished unloading the cargo.
He still had not managed to fleece the driver.
That driver was simply too crafty. He had actually removed all the mist's effects, leaving behind only its ability to obscure vision.
That greatly slowed Mu Rufeng's unloading speed.
Otherwise, Mu Rufeng definitely could have finished unloading within an hour.
Once the entire truck had been unloaded, An Lu's attitude immediately changed. He completely ignored Mu Rufeng.
Mu Rufeng could not be bothered with him either. He went straight back into his own truck and unloaded all the remaining instant noodles.
In the blink of an eye, it was six in the evening.
Ring ring ring~~~!
The piercing bell rang throughout Scarlet Logistics Park.
Work was over.
Mu Rufeng, who had been sitting on the ground in boredom and dozing off, jolted awake and immediately stood up.
"Finally off work. An Lu, where's my money?" Mu Rufeng walked straight over to An Lu and asked.
An Lu shot Mu Rufeng a disdainful look and said coldly, "Didn't I say I'd give it to you after I got paid? Wait here. Supervisor Wang will be here soon."
"Ah, finally off work. Staying in that drawer left my back aching and my waist sore."
A plume of black smoke drifted out of the desk drawer and eventually took the form of Sister Chunni.
"Xiao Mu, do you want to come visit your sister's dorm tonight? I'll make something tasty for you," Sister Chunni teased as soon as she saw Mu Rufeng.
"Sister Chunni, I really can't get used to your food. I'll go find a vending machine in the cafeteria myself," Mu Rufeng said with a smile.
"Then you're missing out," Sister Chunni said, disappointment flashing through her eyes.
Before long, Wang Kun walked out from inside the warehouse.
Wang Kun first glanced at Mu Rufeng, his gaze somewhat strange.
Clearly, he found Mu Rufeng's bare upper body somewhat awkward.
"Li Chunni, this is your pay. You can clock out now." Wang Kun took out a fifty-dollar bill.
"Thank you, Supervisor Wang." Li Chunni took the bill, turned, and left without the slightest hesitation.
Then Wang Kun looked at An Lu.
"An Lu, your base pay is fifty bucks. You unloaded four trucks, for a commission of forty bucks. But you had Mu Rufeng help you, so the commission for that truck has to be split with Mu Rufeng."
"Your wages for today are eighty bucks." Wang Kun took out eighty dollars and handed them to An Lu.
"Thank you, Supervisor Wang." An Lu thanked him as well and hurriedly accepted the money.
Just as Wang Kun was about to speak, Mu Rufeng suddenly snatched the fifty-dollar bill from An Lu's hand.
"Fifty bucks. That was what you promised before," Mu Rufeng said.
"That was what I promised." An Lu forcibly suppressed the fury in his heart and slowly spat out those words.
Then, without looking back, he turned and left.
"Heh heh, kid, you made quite a lot today."
"Mu Rufeng, since you're a Temporary Worker, your base pay is twenty-five. You unloaded six trucks—An Lu's truck counts too—for a commission of sixty bucks."
"You helped An Lu unload one truck, so you get an extra commission bonus of ten bucks."
"You unloaded six trucks today, making you the Excellent Employee of the Liquor Warehouse. You get an additional bonus of twenty bucks."
"Your total wages for today are one hundred and fifteen bucks." Wang Kun took out the bills and handed them to Mu Rufeng.
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