"You're quite honest," Zhang Jian replied to Xiao Wang's answer.

Xiao Wang couldn't quite discern the emotion in his words, and continued, "I'm just telling the truth. Saying I've never left the city or delivered goods is better than saying I'm an expert. After all, saying I'm a novice will make my companions more cautious and vigilant."

After Xiao Wang finished speaking, Zhang Jian's gaze towards him changed slightly. "What you said makes some sense."

After saying that, Zhang Jian fell silent.

Not only Zhang Jian, but even Sister Hua looked up at him when Xiao Wang finished speaking.

Linghu Ke had originally wanted to answer before Xiao Wang, but he thought that his junior brother spent all his time either in school or practicing martial arts at the martial arts school, so how could he possibly handle this seemingly ordinary but actually cunning situation?

Xiao Wang's answer surprised him completely. He had intended to defend himself, but Xiao Wang did the opposite and readily admitted it, which resonated with every deliveryman.

The deliveryman is not afraid of having weak teammates, but he is afraid that his teammates will not think he is weak.

A little while later, there was another knock on the door.

"Enter."

After Sister Hua finished speaking, the door opened and two people walked in.

"Sister Hua."

"Sister Hua."

The two people who came in greeted Sister Hua.

"sit."

The two sat down to Zhang Jian's left, opposite Linghu Ke and Xiao Wang.

Xiao Wang glanced at the other party. They were two men, one older and one younger. The older one was probably around fifty years old, and the younger one was around thirty. Judging from their appearance, they didn't seem to be martial arts practitioners, but their muscles were not weak either.

Xiao Wang looked at the waists of the two men and indeed saw bulges, guessing that they were the ones using firearms.

"Everyone's here, let's begin."

As she spoke, Sister Hua got up from the chair behind the desk, walked around the desk, and came forward.

Xiao Wang turned his head and saw that Sister Hua was about 1.65 meters tall and was wearing a short skirt. Her legs were long, thin and straight, which was very attractive.

She sat down on the main sofa, crossed her legs to cover her private parts.

Everyone glanced at her once and then looked away, except for the young man in his thirties who came in later, who kept staring at Sister Hua's thighs and chest.

Sister Hua noticed this but didn't pay it any mind. She looked at the group and said, "You two came in later and haven't introduced yourselves yet, have you? Let's all get to know each other first."

The young man who came in later stood up as soon as Sister Hua finished speaking, bowed slightly to her and extended his hand, "Hello, Sister Hua, my name is Xiang Menqing, nice to meet you."

Sister Hua glanced at Xiang Menqing, but neither stood up nor reached out to shake his hand. She simply nodded slightly in response.

The old man next to Xiang Menqing nudged him with his elbow to remind him, and he withdrew his hand, sat down again, and looked at Xiao Wang, Linghu Ke, Zhang Jian and the other two with a somewhat arrogant expression, "It's a pleasure to meet you three, Xiang Menqing."

Then Xiao Wang and the other two announced their names one by one.

After the announcement was finished, the old man next to Xiang Menqing stood up slightly and introduced himself: "Ding Hanlin."

After they introduced themselves, Sister Hua crossed her legs to the other side, and Xiang Menqing's gaze followed her.

Then Sister Hua looked at the group and said, "I'll get straight to the point. This shipment is destined for Jinheng Town. We'll be using three trucks. There are five of you plus two of us, making a total of seven people. The cost is 5000 Federal Dollars per person. What do you all think?"

Upon hearing this, everyone reacted differently.

Zhang Jian remained relatively calm, showing little fluctuation in his expression.

Linghu Ke's eyes narrowed, and his expression became slightly serious.

Xiang Menqing and Ding Hanlin exchanged glances, seemingly having some disagreements.

Xiao Wang listened without much reaction. He had never delivered goods before, nor had he ever left the city. He had only heard Linghu Ke mention Jinheng Town once before. He didn't know whether 5000 Federal Coins was cheap or expensive, but he thought it was a lot, since it was already his adoptive father Zhou Zhengxiong's monthly salary.

Sister Hua looked at everyone and said, "If you have any opinions, just say them. Don't complain after you leave, or even argue after you've set off. That wouldn't be good."

When Sister Hua spoke, her tone suddenly turned cold, as if the temperature in the entire room had dropped.

Zhang Jian, Linghu Ke, and Xiao Wang remained silent for a moment before Xiang Menqing spoke up: "Sister Hua, I have a different opinion."

"explain."

"Why should they be treated the same as us?"

As Xiang Menqing spoke, he pointed at Zhang Jian, Linghu Ke, and Xiao Wang, emphasizing Xiao Wang, "This kid's barely grown up, probably doesn't have much experience. Besides, why should they pay the same price as us when they're unarmed?"

After Xiang Menqing finished speaking, he revealed the pistol tucked into his waistband.

There was a three-second silence after he said that.

Linghu Ke was afraid that Xiao Wang would act impulsively, so he turned and glanced at him.

But he noticed that Xiao Wang's expression remained unusually calm after hearing these words, showing no signs of being provoked.

What he didn't know was that beneath Xiao Wang's calm expression, he had already aimed at the other person's pistol, preparing to give him a little surprise.

But the next moment, a calm voice rang out slowly.

"Can a gun always win against martial arts?"

It was Zhang Jian who spoke. He remained seated, speaking calmly, without even glancing at Xiang Menqing.

Upon hearing this, Xiang Menqing snorted, "Are you invulnerable to swords and spears, with skin of copper and bones of iron?"

"I'm certainly not invulnerable, but you'd better be alive to fire," Zhang Jian said, making a move to get up and grab the gun.

That's enough.

Seeing that things were not going well, Sister Hua immediately shouted something.

Zhang Jian then sat down again, and Xiang Menqing put away his pistol.

Then Sister Hua glanced at Ding Hanlin and asked, "Mr. Ding, is that what you think too?"

Ding Hanlin did not answer, which was tantamount to acknowledging Xiang Menqing's statement.

Sister Hua looked at Xiang Menqing and Ding Hanlin and said, "We are a team, so there can't be a price difference. You can say that different abilities mean the same price, which is unfair, but this is my rule. Mr. Ding, I'll give you two ten seconds to consider. If you agree, we'll cooperate; if you don't, then please do as you see fit."

Upon hearing this, Xiang Menqing wanted to argue, but Ding Hanlin immediately stopped him.

Xiao Wang glanced at Sister Hua and noticed that her expression was calm and unwavering, but her words carried an imposing air that left no room for argument.

"This woman is not simple," Xiao Wang thought to himself.

About seven or eight seconds later, Ding Hanlin looked at Sister Hua and said, "We agree to cooperate. Let's do it the same way."

Upon hearing this, Sister Hua finally smiled. "Thank you for your understanding, Elder Ding. It's settled then. We'll meet here at eight o'clock tomorrow morning."

After the conversation, they went their separate ways.

On the way back, Xiao Wang asked Linghu Ke, "Second Senior Brother, after Sister Hua finished announcing the price, you seemed a bit serious. Was the price too low?"

Linghu Ke smiled and said, "It's not that it's too low, but rather that the price is a bit too high."

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