48 Hours a Day

Chapter 954: Courier

This unfortunate man in front of Zhang Heng had his consciousness getting fuzzy. Even when Zhang Heng walked past him, he did not show any reaction, as if he did not recognize Zhang Heng at all.

“Are you torturing him to find out the mastermind behind the attack last night?” Zhang Heng asked.

“No.” Mr. G’s voice came from the second floor, “I know who the mastermind is. I’m just using him to send a warning.”

“A warning?”

“Yes. Don’t get me wrong. I am not a sadist or a tyrant. I just don’t want what happened last night to happen again. The person who attacked my guest on my turf must pay the price. I need to make sure everyone bears that in mind.”

Mr. G gestured to the two bodyguards next to him to drag the two dying men outside and get rid of them. After that, he walked down the second floor and raised his head when he stood in front of Zhang Heng.

“When we met for the first time last night, I had a hunch that we would see each other again. However, I didn’t expect this day to come so soon.”

“I’m here to ask for your help,” Zhang Heng bowed slightly.

“I heard what my fiancée said,” Mr. G smiled. “She thinks highly of you.”

“Miss F thinks too highly of me.”

“I don’t think so. Before we discuss other matters, the fact that you single handedly fought against a dozen enemies before my men arrived last night and protected the middleman, ensuring that the transaction was uninterrupted isn’t something that everyone can do. To be more precise, I should say that no second person in the entire New Shanghai 0297 could do what you did last night. After that incident, I have been thinking about how to thank you.”

Zhang Heng knew that Mr. G had not finished speaking. So, he did not reply in a hurry, waiting quietly for him to continue speaking.

Sure enough, Mr. G continued. “I think Miss F should have told you that it is not easy to extract the tracking device in your head. And given the strict control of human cloning in New Shanghai 0297, this is a very risky matter. If it’s any other day, I don’t mind operating on you right away. However, I’m in the midst of a very important transaction. I must first secure the transaction.”

“May I ask about how long your transaction will take?”

“Initially, we planned to do it in two weeks. However, the main problem we are facing now is that we can’t find a suitable courier. As you can see, I am the actual ruler of the first level. I have a lot of men who are good at combat. And I also have men with cool heads or strong adaptability. However, I don’t have anyone that possesses all the traits I just mentioned.”

Mr. G, went on, “It’s a bad sign that the middleman gets targeted even before the transaction happens. When the transaction is officially completed, there will definitely be some troublemakers who will come looking for me. For confidentiality, this has to be as low-key as possible of a transaction. So I can’t assign too many people to carry out this task for me. I hope to hire a man with multiple talents to be my courier. F is supposed to be the most suitable candidate for this task. However, there is another task that requires her attention. This problem has been a headache for me until I saw your fighting video last night.”

Mr. G paused, then continued, “I don’t know how much time you have left, but if you are willing to be the courier for this transaction, then I can arrange for it to be carried out within five days. As long as you bring the goods back to me, I will immediately help you to solve your troubles.”

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Similar to when he came, Miss F drove Zhang Heng to the shuttle station when he wanted to leave.

The two of them did not speak anymore while they were in the car. Zhang Heng turned his head to look at the regressive streets and buildings through the car window, as well as the passers-by with different looks. The scenery at the first level was monotonous. The sycamore trees were the only plants being planted in the green zone, and the exterior walls of all the buildings were painted with drab colors. However, the number of billboards here was more than the third level’s. There were all kinds of advertisements being displayed 24 hours a day. It reminded Zhang Heng of the endless pop-up advertisements from certain rogue antivirus softwares.

No matter what era it was, if one wished to watch less advertisements, the person had to spend more money. Miss F parked the car next to a convenience store, and the opposite was the waiting area of the shuttle central.

Zhang Heng then unfastened his seat belt and thanked Miss F again. “Thanks to you for everything today.”

The latter shook her head. “All I did was bring you to meet Mr. G. You were the one that talked to him about the whole thing. There is no need to thank me again.” Then she reminded Zhang Heng, “You should avoid causing any new trouble for now because we will be contacting you soon, when we are ready.”

“Understood.”

Although Zhang Heng verbally agreed to it, he still drove to where E-Goat lived an hour later. Zhang Heng had sent an email to E-Goat, but the latter did not reply to him. Thus Zhang Heng checked on the navigation application and marked several bars nearby his place.

A quarter of an hour later, he found out that E-Goat was drinking alone in the corner of one of the bars. Zhang Heng then sat on the sofa opposite E-Goat. The latter looked up at him and looked away immediately. It was as if he had seen a stone on the side of the road. He had no interest in talking to him at all.

“Aren’t you curious why I came to you again?”

“It doesn’t matter,” E-Goat’s voice sounded a little hoarse. It was probably because he had been drinking too much. “If you are here about the stalking matter, I advise you not to waste your energy. I don’t want to talk to you anymore. You can call the police and let them arrest me.”

“Relax, haven’t we already told you that day? We won’t call the police to arrest you,” Zhang Heng said.

“Get the hell out of my face then!” E-Goat raised the wine glass in front of him and drank all of its contents.

“The woman you like is about to marry another man. I know you must be feeling very uncomfortable now.” Zhang Heng was not angry when he heard the way he spoke to him, but remained very patient with him.

“Why would you come here to bother me? You know I’m going to scold you.” E-Goat glared at Zhang Heng.

“Actually, you know very well that chances for the two of you to be together is very small, right? And you also know that the day she confronts you will come sooner or later. But even so, you are still willing to love her unconditionally. Tell me, why did you do something that you knew won’t end well?” Zhang Heng asked rhetorically.

“You are sick. Did you come here just to taunt me?!”

“Of course not. I just want to confirm how much you are willing to contribu