Chapter 74: 074Lu Qingyi: Not Checked_1Jinju Building.

    Lu Qingyi looked at the sign on her phone, then stepped inside.

    Jinju Building was the best restaurant in Jin City, where the prices were quite high.

    "Miss Lu, welcome. Please, this way."

    The receptionist’s eyes lit up when she saw Lu Qingyi. She rushed out from behind the counter to greet her.

    Lu Qingyi nodded indifferently, "Hmm."

    "Do you need me to reserve a private room for you?"

    The receptionist was exceptionally cordial.

    Lu Qingyi: "No need, I’m meeting someone."

    "Alright, just let me know if there’s anything you need."

    The receptionist had nothing more to say and gestured for her to proceed.

    205.

    Lu Qingyi pushed open the door to the private room, her expression cold.

    "You’re here, kiddo?"

    A middle-aged man in his thirties was sitting in the room and broke into a smile when he heard the door open.

    "I asked you not to seek me out."

    Lu Qingyi’s expression remained unchanged, her words cold.

    She pulled out a chair and sat down across from the man, her face still frosty.

    "Your favorite."

    Yong Hao slid a dish of fried green peppers in front of Lu Qingyi as he began to speak slowly.

    "Get to the point."

    Lu Qingyi held herself still, her elbow propped on the table.

    "Let’s eat first." Yong Hao didn’t say another word, instead, pointing to the dishes that filled the table.

    "Get to the point."

    Her patience was always limited, and her eyes filled with impatience after repeating herself twice.

    "The Hacker League needs you."

    Yong Hao dropped the pretense and got straight to the point.

    "As I’ve said before, I’ll join, but I won’t get involved."

    Lu Qingyi tapped her fingers lightly on the table, a rhythm that was perfectly timed. She showed a hint of coldness at the corners of her lips.

    She was especially lazy, with no interest in taking charge.

    "The Hacker League’s defense system might not hold up."

    Yong Hao’s face was filled with worry, and he sighed slightly.

    "Even a lame excuse should sound plausible."

    Lu Qingyi scoffed coldly. The hackers in the Hacker League were top-notch. How could their defense system be so weak?

    Yong Hao was the leader of the Hacker League and had always wished for Lu Qingyi to take over. However, she had never aspired to such a position.

    Was this another cheap excuse to try to hand her the leadership role?

    "Girl, I’m getting old."

    Having been called out, Yong Hao sighed softly.

    Lu Qingyi: "Thirty years old."

    Yong Hao: "..."

    Okay, what does it take to get her to say yes?

    "You haven’t taken a job in a long time."

    Yong Hao changed the topic.

    Whenever Lu Qingyi took a job, the Hacker League also made a profit. Since her rates were high, her not taking contracts was a significant loss for the Hacker League.

    "I’m not short on money."

    She poured herself a cup of tea and started speaking slowly.

    Yong Hao: "..."

    Well, you may not be short on money, but I am!

    "Your ultimate purpose."

    Lu Qingyi knew that everything Yong Hao had said before was just filler. He hadn’t yet gotten to the point.

    "Someone is willing to pay a high price for you to help find Doctor L."

    The topic of Doctor L wasn’t convenient to discuss over the phone. Since Yong Hao was in Jin City to take care of some matters anyway, he simply asked Lu Qingyi to meet him.

    "Doctor L?" Lu Qingyi muttered the name to herself, chuckling softly.

    "Haven’t you helped Doctor L hide his tracks before?"

    Yong Hao naturally wouldn’t associate Doctor L with Lu Qingyi, especially when her blank identity had already been such a shock to him.

    When he first discovered that Lu Qingyi was "Blank," she was still an underage, delicate girl.

    Who would have thought that the illustrious Blank of the Hacker League was a girl who was not yet twenty years old?

    Keeping such a secret was truly unbearable.

    Lu Qingyi raised an eyebrow: "And then?"

    "It should be easy for you to investigate."

    Yong Hao suggested, presuming that investigating Doctor L should be much simpler since Lu Qingyi had contact with him in the past.

    "I won’t investigate." Lu Qingyi refused without batting an eye.

    Investigate herself?

    Was she that bored?

    "This much."

    Yong Hao raised three fingers.

    Money is tempting to everyone, especially considering his recent financial struggles.

    Lu Qingyi: "Thirtymillion?"

    "No, three billion." Yong Hao seemed rather excited.

    This was not a small sum, but a fortune.

    One had to admire those willing to put down such a deposit. They must really be loaded to offer such a generous sum without hesitation.

    "Oh." Lu Qingyi blinked, her surprise evident, yet unexpressed.

    More money than brains.

    "Sis, aren’t you the least bit tempted?"

    Considering Lu Qingyi’s casual attitude, Yong Hao started calling her ’Sis’. How many could maintain their composure in the face of such wealth?

    "It’s okay." Lu Qingyi took a sip of her tea, her expression placid.

    She didn’t have a solid concept of money. Anyway, she was not lacking in it, and when she did need money, she had plenty of ways to earn it.

    Yong Hao: "..."

    Could it be that he was too much of a gold-digger?

    A girl not yet twenty was able to be more composed than him.

    "Kid, it’s been a long time since you’ve made money for the Hacker League."

    The orders from the Hacker League would all bring profits to the hacker team. It had been nearly half a year since Lu Qingyi last took an order.

    "How much do you need?"

    Taking an order was equivalent to making money for the Hacker League. Lu Qingyi cast a glance at Yong Hao and asked.

    Over the past half a year, Yong Hao hadn’t purposely reminded her to take orders. He was probably short on money now.

    "What?" Yong Hao was caught off guard.

    "How much money are you short? Send me your bank details, and I’ll send it. I’m not taking this job." sea??h thё N?vel?ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

    Lu Qingyi clarified her stance.

    Investigate Doctor L? That was never going to happen.

    Yong Hao: "One billion."

    "Send me the account number, and I’ll transfer it."

    Lu Qingyi showed no discernible emotional change.

    She might as well have been saying: Have you eaten today?

    Yong Hao: "..."

    What a big shot. She didn’t even blink when transferring one billion yuan.

    It was time for him to hold onto Lu Qingyi’s coattails. He wouldn’t have to worry about borrowing money later.

    "Alright, and there’s no need to pay it back."

    After making the transfer, Lu Qingyi added another condition casually.

    Yong Hao: "..."

    What on earth did he just hear?

    No need to pay it back.

    Right, she was indeed a big shot.

    No wonder she didn’t bat an eyelid when confronted with three billion yuan. A person who could hand out a billion without flinching surely wouldn’t give a hoot about three billion yuan.

    "Enjoy your meal, I’m heading back to school."

    Lu Qingyi picked up a piece of green pepper with her chopsticks but set them down immediately after. "The food’s alright, I suppose, but I’ve tasted better in takeaway."

    The food from a mere takeaway that Xu Yi ordered every day tasted much better. Could Jinju Building’s quality be inferior to that curb-side shop?

    Lu Qingyi fell into contemplation.

    "Ah, girl..."

    Yong Hao tried to stop Lu Qingyi, but she had already walked far away.

    She was a picky eater. Having only tasted the food once, she was already prepared to leave. No wonder she was so thin.