Soon, they arrived at the destination, a towering thirty-story office building, likely where the city's civil servants worked.
Xia Wei led Ming Zhitian to the eighth floor. As each fingerprint-locked door opened, Xia Wei stopped and said, "Mr. Ming, please enter. I will wait here."
Ming Zhitian asked, "Aren't you coming along?"
Xia Wei smiled slightly and shook her head. "I don't have clearance. This is a high-level conference room. Mr. Ming, please."
Ming Zhitian nodded and stood before the camera at the door. After identification, the room opened.
Inside were six people. Luo Sheli Si, upon seeing Ming Zhitian, was the first to happily stand up and welcome him. "Mr. Ming, you're here! Come, come, please sit."
Ming Zhitian sat down. Luo Sheli Si introduced the four men and one woman: "The Deputy State Preceptor, the Judge, a Senior Councilor, a Senior Inspector, and of course, the most important one, the Minister of Defense who guards the national treasures. This is the employer I told you about, Mr. Ming Zhitian."
"Hello, Mr. Ming..."
Ming Zhitian nodded. "Hello, everyone. Let's skip the pleasantries and get straight to the point."
Luo Sheli Si smiled slightly. "Of course. The three billion gold coins have already been allocated. The Deputy State Preceptor gets one billion, and the others each get five hundred million. Do any of you have any objections?"
The Deputy State Preceptor looked around. Although they were reluctant, they had to bow their heads. The Deputy State Preceptor was very pleased. All five said, "No objections..."
The general situation thereafter was this: the Deputy State Preceptor only needed to turn a blind eye, while the other four handled everything else. The Judge was responsible for the surveillance cameras, the Senior Councilor for evacuating staff, the Senior Inspector for the alarm systems, and the Minister of Defense, needless to say, was in charge of security personnel.
As long as these aspects were handled, there would be basically no difficulty.
After listening, Ming Zhitian felt that Luo Sheli Si's thirty billion was well spent.
Luo Sheli Si said, "That's all for today. Mr. Ming and I have something else tomorrow. The day after, I will message you for the operation. Dismissed."
After the five people left, Ming Zhitian asked with some curiosity, "Luo She, what is your position in the Ice Kingdom? Even the Deputy State Preceptor hangs on your every word."
Luo Sheli Si proudly tugged at his collar. "Heh, I'm the State Preceptor's top bodyguard."
Ming Zhitian said, "Then why were you moonlighting as a bodyguard for Lina in the Swan Kingdom?"
Luo Sheli Si narrowed his eyes. "I just took a few days off to earn some extra cash. What's wrong?"
Ming Zhitian smiled. "I see."
Luo Sheli Si said, "Mr. Ming, when will you help me tomorrow..."
Ming Zhitian replied, "No need to wait until tomorrow, we'll start training now."
"Training?" Luo Sheli Si was puzzled.
Ming Zhitian said, "Tonight's goal is to circle the Ice Kingdom."
"What?! How is that possible?" Luo Sheli Si was shocked.
Ming Zhitian said, "From now on, I will hunt you. As long as you are fast enough, you won't die. Begin!"
Before Luo Sheli Si could prepare, Ming Zhitian pulled out a dagger and slashed. A red line appeared on Luo Sheli Si's left cheek, slowly oozing blood.
Luo Sheli Si touched his face and, seeing the blood on his hand, was startled. "Mr. Ming, are you crazy!"
Ming Zhitian twirled the dagger, looking at him playfully. "Next time it will be your neck. Aren't you going to run?"
Upon hearing this, Luo Sheli Si reacted instinctively, immediately turned and fled, running for his life with all his might.