Martial Arts Godhood: At the Start, Rebels Asked Me to Be an Undercover Agent

"Too high?" Xiao Wang was a little puzzled, but after thinking for a moment, he understood the reason. "Senior brother, are you saying that a high price means a high risk?"

Linghu Ke glanced at Xiao Wang and said, "Junior brother is indeed quick-witted. That's right, there are always gains and risks. A high price means a high risk. If you think the risk is too high and don't want to go, I can talk to Sister Hua again and find someone else."

"No need," Xiao Wang immediately rejected. "Didn't my senior brother say that high prices mean high risks? But you can also understand it the other way around: while the risks are high, the prices are also high."

Linghu Ke was taken aback for a moment, then burst into laughter.

"Hahaha, you're right."

"Senior brother, there are still a few points I'm a bit confused about," Xiao Wang asked as the two walked back.

"where?"

Xiao Wang paused, pointed around, and said, "Isn't this already considered the outer perimeter of the outer city?"

Linghu Ke nodded. "That's right."

"Then the security situation here must be considered bad even by outer city standards, right?"

"Yes."

After Linghu Ke finished answering, he immediately guessed what Xiao Wang wanted to say, "Are you trying to say that Sister Hua, a woman with hardly any bodyguards, is able to establish herself in a place like this?"

"That's right."

Xiao Wang nodded; this was indeed what puzzled him.

Even in areas near the inner city, the security wasn't much better, and bloodshed happened frequently at night. Yet, despite having so many valuables, Sister Hua had hardly any bodyguards and could come and go as she pleased.

"A common man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime. Doesn't anyone have designs on her?"

"You don't know this, but anyone who does business in the outer city, especially big business, is either connected to the police, a gang, or is directly from the inner city, like the Fusheng Group. In short, anyone who does big business in the outer city area has their own people protecting them."

"I understand." Xiao Wang nodded after hearing this, realizing that the situation in the outer city was more complicated than he had imagined.

After a pause, he continued to ask:

"Furthermore, why did Sister Hua hire five of us from three different factions to deliver the goods? Since the delivery is a collaboration, wouldn't hiring the same group of people ensure a closer and more seamless partnership?"

Linghu Ke listened and replied, "Your observation is quite keen. What you said is true. If the same group of people cooperate, the coordination is indeed very high, but the risk is also the greatest. In the city, no one dares to act rashly, but if they leave the city, no one can say for sure what might happen."

"You mean, this is to prevent the delivery person from turning against you and hijacking the delivery?"

Linghu Ke nodded. "That's right. These are experiences that countless predecessors have summarized with their lives. So now important goods are all transported using this model, with different people checking and restraining each other. Although there may be gaps in cooperation when encountering robbers, at least they generally won't turn against each other and rob people. That's why Sister Hua didn't stop Xiang Menqing when she saw him criticizing you, because in her view, such confrontation would actually put her in a safe position."

"Of course, besides that, there is another reason, which is to combine long-range shooting with close combat."

Xiao Wang listened and nodded. After the reason was explained, it was not difficult to understand.

"Since Sister Hua and her gang are protected by the police or gangs, wouldn't the risk be slightly lower if we delivered their goods out of town?"

Linghu Ke sneered, "You're overthinking it. It's not small at all; it's actually bigger."

"Huh? Why?"

Linghu Ke turned and scanned his surroundings. "Whether it's the police force or the gangs, there are many factions and sects. There's only so much meat, but there are plenty of mouths to eat it. Right now, there are definitely many other factions watching this place from the shadows, waiting for us to leave the city so they can make their move."

As Xiao Wang listened, he also glanced around warily, and only then did he truly understand the danger of this job.

"So this delivery is not only a fight against the bandits outside the city, but also a fight against other factions inside the city."

"More or less, but they don't dare to make it too public. At least on the surface, they maintain a peaceful facade. If things get out of hand and become too big, it won't just be the police department's problem anymore; the inner city will have to send troops to suppress it."

"The inner city?" Xiao Wang repeated, "Senior brother, from what you're saying, the inner city's combat strength seems to be much higher than that of the police station."

Linghu Ke chuckled upon hearing this and said, "Is that so hard to understand? If the police force were more powerful, it would be the police force in the inner city now, not those people from the inner city. Do you think this is some kind of orderly and peaceful world?"

Xiao Wang's eyes narrowed upon hearing this.

He couldn't help but look towards the inner city wall in the distance, thinking of the instructions Aries had given him.

Thinking that even if he were to enter the inner city at this point, he would probably be nothing more than a small fry, at the mercy of others.

"I need to improve my skills as soon as possible."

After thinking it over, Xiao Wang came to another question.

"And those two men with guns, Ding Hanlin and Xiang Menqing, do they really think they can just openly carry guns like that? Aren't ordinary people prohibited from carrying guns in the outer city? Even if they wanted to, they should have done it secretly. I don't think they took it seriously at all, especially Xiang Menqing."

"The gunmen in the outer city are a diverse group, but most of them are likely related to military and police academies, and many may even have been members of the police force before, but are now out on the job."

"I understand," Xiao Wang said. "So, there's not much difference between banning it and not banning it."

"There are differences. Did you see the firearms they were using?"

"I saw it, a pistol."

"That's right, that's the difference. Handguns and ordinary firearms are usually overlooked, but more lethal firearms, such as sniper rifles or submachine guns, are strictly controlled."

"Understood."

The two chatted as they walked back, and by the time they reached the entrance of the martial arts school, it had already gotten dark.

As soon as you open the door of the martial arts school, you can smell the aroma of food.

Upon entering, one sees Wei Zhongxing sitting at the entrance of the main room, drinking tea.

The two went inside and bowed to Wei Zhongxing.

"Have you reached an agreement?" Wei Zhongxing asked casually.

"alright."

"What's the price?"

"5000 Federal Credits per person," Linghu Ke replied.

He knew what Wei Zhongxing meant by asking about the price. As a veteran in this trade, he could judge whether the risk factor was high or low simply by asking the price.

After listening, Wei Zhongxing glanced at Xiao Wang and asked, "Do you know what this means?"

Xiao Wang nodded. "I know, my second senior brother has already explained it to me."

"Are you still going?"

"Going there carries high risk, but it also means high potential reward."

Xiao Wang then repeated what he had said to Linghu Ke to Wei Zhongxing.

"You know what that means."

After listening, Wei Zhongxing did not try to dissuade him. He simply said this lightly and then fell silent.

Just then.

Cheng Hu's voice came through.

"Dinner's ready."

The four of them then sat down in the main room. Today's meal was much more plentiful, with more oil and meat, and especially pig liver that Xiao Wang had specially bought.

"Go get a bottle of wine."

Before it even started, Wei Zhongxing gave instructions to Cheng Hu.

Cheng Hu immediately got up, brought out the wine, and poured a glass for everyone.

Wei Zhongxing raised his wine glass, glanced at Linghu Ke and Xiao Wang, and said, "You deliverymen, open your eyes wide, understand?"

"Understood, thank you, Master."

Linghu Ke and Xiao Wang spoke in unison.

Then Wei Zhongxing turned to Xiao Wang and said, "You're a newbie, don't show off like that. Have some common sense, understand?"

"I understand, Master, don't worry."

"Come on, let's have a drink together," Wei Zhongxing said, raising his glass forward.

The three brothers raised their glasses, clinked them together, and then drank them down in one gulp.

After finishing a glass of wine, they began to eat. Xiao Wang picked up a piece of pig liver and put it in his mouth. After chewing it a couple of times, his eyes lit up and he gave Cheng Hu a thumbs up, "Senior Brother, excellent cooking skills."

Cheng Hu smiled and said, "I'm just lucky to have this. If it weren't for you, I don't know when I would have been able to eat pig liver."

Upon hearing this, Wei Zhongxing immediately stared at Cheng Hu in disbelief. "You mean I've never given you pig liver?"

As he spoke, Wei Zhongxing was also putting a large chopstick of pig liver into his mouth.

"Master, that's not what I meant," Cheng Hu replied softly.

The four of them quickly finished their meal while chatting casually.

After resting for a while, Xiao Wang started practicing Tiger Fist in the courtyard again.

At this moment, he wasn't just thinking about getting into Yuanshan Martial Arts Academy; he was recalling the words Linghu Ke had said.

And what about back in Sister Hua's office? If Xiang Menqing had raised his pistol and shot me, could I have dodged it? If I had, could I have turned the tables and killed him?

After careful consideration.

"Hiding is probably manageable, but a counterattack is probably a bit risky," Xiao Wang thought to himself.

"We still need to practice."

Seeing Xiao Wang's efforts, the three of them fell silent.

After watching for a while, they all went to rest.

Before leaving, Wei Zhongxing gave him one piece of advice:

"You have to deliver goods tomorrow, so don't practice for too long and get some rest."