No one notified me in advance. Everyone in the end times is crazy.

Irina brought Luo Shiyu to the guest room and carefully placed him on the sofa, feeling relieved as if she had unloaded a heavy burden.

"You look like a little figurine, I'm afraid I might accidentally strangle you to death."

Luo Shiyu smiled.

【Thank you, I was hurt. 】

"Let's talk business." Irina sat down opposite Luo Shiyu and poured a cup of tea in front of him.

Luo Shiyu smiled politely and pushed the tea away.

"There's no need to eat anything you put in your mouth. My teacher taught me not to eat anything given to me by strangers."

Irina looked at Luo Shiyu with admiration: "Very vigilant, I like it."

Luo Shiyu felt a little uncomfortable with this look, and looked aside and said, "I have someone I like."

"I know you like Hegui. That's why you joined the East without hesitation, right?"

[No, I do it for luck.]

"Even if he remains cold and indifferent to you, and even beats you up, you are unwilling to give up."

[What kind of affectionate character made me stand firm? ]

"I'm not trying to sow discord, but you two have no future. He Gui has no heart at all, let alone love."

"So, you understand him very well?"

"I don't really understand it, I just know that those who actively get close to him don't end up well. In fact, his original partner was not the current Nanxing."

Luo Shiyu became interested and leaned forward subconsciously: "Tell me more about it."

"You really care about him."

[Actually, no, I just like to listen to gossip.]

Irina took a sip of tea to soothe her throat and prepared to persuade Luo Shiyu to give up Hegui and join the Northern Frontier. (Commonly known as poaching.)

"When I first met He Gui, he was only fourteen years old, following the previous Eastern Commander. He looked like a little kid, but he had a cold face and lacked the spirit of a child. He was short and thin. After asking around, I found out that he had just been released from the Sky Prison."

"Sky Prison?"

"Well, it's a prison built with funds from the four ministries. It's used to detain uncontrollable criminals and ghosts that have lost control after their masters' death."

"Is that so? Then what crime did he commit? So serious that he should be sent to prison?"

"He froze the entire city. Not a single building, not even the people inside, was spared. They were all turned into ice sculptures. It's still an ice city to this day."

After Irina finished speaking, she observed Luo Shiyu's reaction.

On the other side, He Gui was also observing Luo Shiyu's reaction through surveillance.

No one expected Luo Shiyu's answer to be, "Ice City~ Sounds pretty cool. It must be cool to stay there in the summer."

Irina didn't understand Luo Shiyu's train of thought. She slammed the table and asked him, "Don't you think those frozen people are innocent? They suffered an unprovoked disaster."

Luo Shiyu sat cross-legged on the sofa, hugging a pillow in his arms. He looked up at her and asked, "Isn't what happened to He Gui an unprovoked disaster? If he really wanted to harm people, why would he be a commander? Watching the people around him turn into ice sculptures in an instant, but unable to control his own power, I dare not imagine how helpless he was at that time."

He Gui’s “frozen” heart seemed to be hit by something.

Do you really think so?

Irina's goal was to poach Luo Shiyu, and she certainly wouldn't give up. She continued, "What kind of theory is this? You can't give He Gui an innocent look just because you like him!"

"I didn't say he was innocent. Every kick he gave me was not innocent."

Please! My stomach still hurts.

Irina was a little speechless. She sat down and took a deep breath to adjust her mentality and continued, "He Gui has changed four or five partners since he came out of the Sky Prison."

Luo Shiyu had already guessed what she was going to say and interrupted her: "Because they are all frozen, right?"

"Correct."

"He Gui didn't do it on purpose. Who would freeze their partner for fun? Nan Xing has been his partner for so many years, how come he hasn't turned into an ice sculpture? I bumped into him without paying attention, and now you blame him? The victim-blaming theory really makes you understand."

Irina was speechless.

No one told me that this guy is so eloquent?

Luo Shiyu inadvertently glanced at the dragonfly perched on the treetop outside the window.

[What do you think of what I just said? Is it well-spoken and well-behaved?]

Xiao Hei: "Good, good, very good."

[I hope Hegui heard it, and it's worth it that I've been talking nonsense since I opened my eyes.]

Irina sighed and said dejectedly, "Since you insist on doing this, forget it. I originally wanted to hire you to work in the north with a monthly salary of 300 million."

"How much?" Luo Shiyu threw away the pillow and jumped up, losing his previous composure and confirming again: "How much did you say? 300 million per month?"

"Yes, if you think it's too low, I can raise it to 500 million. Our northern region is severely cold year-round, and we need to buy food from the east and minerals from the south. 500 million is the highest salary I can offer you, and it's also my sincere offer."

Luo Shiyu sat down slowly with trembling hands.

[Five hundred million...five hundred million, and that's a monthly salary! It's easy to tell which is more, five hundred million or one hundred thousand.]

Luo Shiyu lowered his head, his expression unclear, his voice trembling with excitement: "I'm sorry, I have to refuse. The salary you offer is indeed very tempting. But I can't do without him (referring to luck). I can't do anything without him (referring to luck). I'm sorry, I'm sorry... (offering money to apologize)"

Irina was moved by Luo Shiyu's deep affection: "What a passionate person! It's a pity, but it doesn't matter."

[Wow, sorry, Xiao Qianqian, I choose luck.]

Irina stood up and was about to leave when He Gui pushed open the door and came in with a contract in his hand. When he walked to Luo Shiyu, he hesitated and sat down one person away from him.

【What is this guy doing here? 】

He Gui put the contract in his hand on the table, pushed it in front of Irina, and said, "Let's talk about cooperation."

[Talking about cooperation? So boring, I'm leaving now.]

Luo Shiyu stood up and was about to run when He Gui's voice rang out, "Where are you going?"

Luo Shiyu froze, made a disdainful expression, turned his head and said with a smile: "Dear, how can I have the nerve to disturb you while you are working?"

He Gui didn't look at him, but just said coldly: "Come back and sit down."

Luo Shiyu obediently went back to sit down, put his hands behind his back, and secretly gave He Gui the middle finger.

[Fuck! Since you won't let me go, I'm going to disgust you.]

While He Gui was talking to Irina, Luo Shiyu secretly moved closer to him, put his arm around his and leaned against his shoulder.

He Gui acted as if he hadn't noticed, completely unperturbed, and continued talking to Irina: "You can hire Luo Shiyu to help me, and the fee will be settled according to the reward price."

Luo Shiyu asked in surprise: "What? Do you want to ask for my opinion?"

Irina flipped through the contract and nodded frequently: "Yeah, that's fine."

He Gui continued the negotiation as if he couldn't hear what Luo Shiyu said: "It can't affect the interests of the East, and Luo Shiyu has the right to refuse your employment."

Irina was very satisfied with the contract and agreed decisively: "Yes, sure."

He Gui looked at Luo Shiyu and said, "Sign and stamp."

Luo Shiyu looked around, pointed at himself, and asked, "Me?"

"Ah."

Luo Shiyu: "I don't understand. Since it's a job offer, there's no need to hire me, right?"

Irina: "Because your level is high, there are only two people in the world who can control ghosts at that level."

Luo Shiyu: "Who else besides me?"

Irina: "A man-made man created in the West, he controls a pseudo-ghost messenger."

Luo Shiyu: "Fake ghost messenger?"

He Gui: "This monster is made up of a bunch of ghosts. It's disgusting."

Luo Shiyu couldn't help but shudder: "It makes me sick just thinking about it."

He Gui: "Don't think about it, just sign it."

Luo Shiyu picked up the pen and signed obediently, feeling like he was being betrayed.

After Luo Shiyu signed, He Gui said, "We'll split it 30% and 70%."

Luo Shiyu refused and threw down his pen, saying, "Why should I give you 30%?"

"You have three, I have seven."

"Why?"

"Don't you like me? Just think of it as a gift for me, okay?"

Luo Shiyu was so angry that he was shaking, but he still forced a smile and said, "I love you so much, it doesn't matter if I give you all the money to buy gifts."

"Then give it all to me."

Luo Shiyu quickly changed his words: "Let's split it 30/70."

【It's my bad luck.】

He Gui handed the contract to Luo Shiyu and said, "Take a look."

Luo Shiyu folded his arms and leaned back on the sofa, saying angrily, "I won't watch!"

"Then I'll read it to you."

Luo Shiyu covered his ears with his hands: "I won't listen. You've already sold me out. Nothing worse can happen."

Irina suppressed her laughter: "It's hard to say."

"what?"

He Gui read out, "Party A (Irina) will transfer the cost of hiring Party B's Admiral (Luo Shiyu) to Party B (He Gui), who will then transfer it to his subordinate (Luo Shiyu)."

[Party A? Party B? What a mess!]

Xiaobai helped explain: "The extra money the owner earns will be deposited into Hegui's account, and then he will transfer it to you."

Xiao Hei: "If he wants, he can deduct your money privately."

Luo Shiyu felt like the sky was falling, and he collapsed and shouted, "What? What did you say? Is it so cruel and inhumane?"

At this time, He Gui had already disappeared.