Guo Yuming had been silent all along, quietly following Ji Yang as they walked out. ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ NoveI-Fire.ɴet
Once outside the detention center, Guo Yuming looked at Ji Yang, "The Niu Family is powerful. By doing this, you’ll offend them. Aren’t you afraid?"
Ji Yang looked at Guo Yuming, "Their reach doesn’t extend to this province, and I have some backing too!"
Guo Yuming had heard some legends about Ji Yang before. Seeing Ji Yang’s indifferent demeanor now, he felt much reassured.
Ji Yang said, "Actually, the main reason I got you out is that I need a talented person like you to help me."
Facing someone as capable and clear-headed as Guo Yuming, Ji Yang didn’t play games and spoke more directly.
Guo Yuming looked at Ji Yang again.
If Ji Yang had asked him to do things based on personal favours at this moment, he would have been willing to help; however, that would have been just a matter of personal favour.
Now that Ji Yang showed a candid attitude and even explicitly stated his need for help, Guo Yuming felt a touch of emotion.
"If I work with you, the Niu Family will definitely target you. Moreover, they have some influence in the military too."
"It’s okay. Even if I’m no longer an official, I can still live well."
"Secretary Ji, from now on, my life is yours!" Guo Yuming knew he had many options, but no path was better than following Ji Yang. Moreover, Ji Yang had a good reputation and was now genuinely confiding in him; following him wasn’t a mistake.
"People like Niu Yong will have many opportunities to be dealt with in the future. You don’t need to get yourself involved over him."
Guo Yuming had thought this through already.
If it weren’t for Ji Yang’s emergence, Guo Yuming might have ended up assassinating Niu Yong and then fleeing the country.
Now that Ji Yang was here, Guo Yuming knew he didn’t have to take such high-risk actions.
Ji Yang led Guo Yuming into a taxi and headed toward the villa.
Once inside the villa, Ji Yang asked Guo Yuming to take a shower and clean up.
When Guo Yuming emerged dressed in one of Ji Yang’s suits, Ji Yang asked him to sit down and then looked at him, "You are aware of your situation. The Niu Family will likely target whatever you intend to do next. I don’t want you to continue those activities. From now, you work with me, and I will pay you a monthly salary."
"Providing housing and food is enough." Guo Yuming wasn’t very demanding about these matters.
Ji Yang smiled and said, "I hope you can secretly handle some matters that aren’t convenient for me to handle."
Since Ji Yang had studied Guo Yuming’s character among other things, he felt assured about him and wanted to observe what he could accomplish.
Guo Yuming asked, "Do I need to assemble some people?"
"I will only provide some funds, the specifics of the operation are for you to handle."
Guo Yuming nodded slightly.
Ji Yang transferred two million from Chen Yongsong’s account to Guo Yuming, "Use this money to set yourself up, buy a house to live in, and the rest is your operating fund. Decide for yourself what you need to equip, just keep in touch."
At this point, Ji Yang said, "As for Niu Yong, it’s up to you."
Guo Yuming’s eyes lit up, "Secretary Ji, don’t worry, this won’t affect you at all."
"It shouldn’t affect you either!"
Guo Yuming said, "Rest assured."
Ji Yang actually wanted to see what Guo Yuming was capable of, and how he would handle Niu Yong.
If he couldn’t handle Niu Yong, Ji Yang worried that Guo Yuming wouldn’t be able to let go of his grievances.
Guo Yuming didn’t say more, took Ji Yang’s contact information, and left.
The man didn’t mention running away with the money, and Ji Yang seemed very trusting.
Both were aware that they were testing each other.