Tomb Raider: What the hell is this strange commission?

When we came out of the teahouse, it was already getting dark.

Chi Yu checked the time, then glanced upstairs, thinking that the partner he met this time was really a man with a strong personality and sharp tongue. Even for him, it took him a little more thought to achieve a cooperation that satisfied both parties.

It is already past half past six. Black Glasses had received the address of the teahouse from Chi Yu long before Chi Yu realized that he might be too late. Now he is leaning against Chi Yu's car door, smoking and waiting for him.

"Boss Chi, you're so busy. Why are you getting off work at this time?"

Seeing Chi Yu coming towards him, Black Glasses threw the cigarette butt on the ground, crushed it with his shoe, waved away the smoke around him, and asked Chi Yu with a smile: "I see there are a lot of places to eat nearby, why don't we find one nearby?"

"It's up to you." Chi Yu threw the car keys to him, sat in the back seat of the car, rubbed his forehead, and closed his eyes to rest.

The man with black glasses took the car keys flying towards him and said, "Are you using me as a free driver?"

"Then remember to pay for your meal later."

Hearing this, the man with black glasses laughed dryly: "Well, isn't it just driving a car? It's not a big deal, look at what you said."

After saying that, the man with black glasses walked around to the other side, opened the driver's door, and was about to get in the car when his attention was attracted by someone walking out of the teahouse.

Noticing that the man with black glasses was distracted for a moment, Chi Yu opened his eyes and followed his line of sight, only to find that the person he was looking at was the person he had agreed to negotiate with before.

"you know?"

"I've seen my friend's kid a few times before." Black Glasses got into the driver's seat, closed the door, and said to Chi Yu with a smile, "I almost forgot that Beijing is now their main activity area."

Black Glasses did not explain the other party's identity, but Chi Yu guessed that he must be a relatively famous one, otherwise he would not be called "the friend's kid" by Black Glasses and would not be cared about by him.

Chi Yu withdrew his gaze and kept this matter in mind.

The man with black glasses drove Chi Yu around and around and finally found an old restaurant that was said to have good food.

When they arrived at their destination, it was actually quite late, but even so, the store still looked very busy.

The man with black glasses seemed to be very familiar with this place. When the receptionist came forward to ask about their situation, he said something to them. Then, the two of them were taken to a small box.

"I once did the boss here a favor, so even if the business of this store is very good, he will reserve a box like this for me."

Seeing Chi Yu's inquiring eyes, the man with black glasses smiled at him and said, "Look, isn't this the benefit of having many friends?"

Chi Yu also looked at him and replied expressionlessly: "No matter how many friends you have, it can't change the nature of your poverty."

Faced with such a sharp comment that hit his heart, the man with black glasses took a deep breath and was about to say something else when he was interrupted by a knock on the door.

So he took out an account book from his pocket and threw it to Chi Yu: "Here, this is for the past six months, take a look."

Neither of them spoke while waiting for the waiter to serve their food.

Chi Yu flipped through the records in the account book, and corresponding information flashed through his mind. Only after confirming that they were correct did he close the book and hand it back to Black Glasses.

"I'll have the next batch of stuff delivered to the old place."

"……besides?"

"There are a lot more."

Chi Yu thought about the contents of his backpack which had gradually increased as the number of commissions he completed increased. He thought that if these things continued to grow at the current pace, he didn't know if he would ever be able to sell them all successfully.

I guess it’s not possible.

Although the one hundred or so items originally agreed upon with Black Glasses had been dealt with a year ago, the number of items that increased later was also considerable.

In the time it takes Black Glasses to sell one, Chi Yu can get back ten new ones.

It’s so funny, they can’t sell out at all.

"Okay, it seems that my shop will have to be kept open for you." The man with black glasses shook his head, poured himself a glass of wine, raised his glass to Chi Yu and said, "It's rare that you, Boss Chi, can take time to come out and have a small gathering with me. This glass is for you."

Chi Yu watched him drink the glass of wine in one gulp, narrowed his eyes, then took a sip of tea, stroking the teacup with his fingers, without saying a word.

The man with black glasses smiled at his silence, and filled his second glass of wine. He continued, "Actually, I don't quite understand something recently. We have been together for such a long time, and we know each other well enough, but why do I feel that you are getting further and further away from me?"

Isn't that nonsense? Of course it's because I'm just distancing myself from you.

Chi Yu made a "tsk" sound and tapped his fingers on the table: "Just eat, don't talk so much nonsense."

Black Glasses refused, "Back at the Peacock King's Mausoleum, you said I was someone you could trust..."

"The trust from our partners." Chi Yu added.

"Yes, we were just ordinary partners before, but not now." The man with black glasses shook his head at him, "Even if you deny it again and again, the fact is that our relationship has gone beyond this."

"Boss Chi, since you have already given me your trust, why can't you expand the degree of this trust?"

After saying that, the man with black glasses raised his glass to Chi Yu and drank the second glass of wine.

"..."

Chi Yu looked at the man with black glasses, and his originally calm expression turned grim. He examined him like a snake assessing whether he could kill the prey that stepped into his territory with one blow.

The light-colored pupils no longer looked like those of a human, and sharp snake pupils emerged from them. The terrifying sense of crisis emerged from Chi Yu again.

The man with black glasses had a smile on his face and poured the remaining wine into the glass. What he was thinking in his heart was that his words seemed to have really touched Chi Yu, but the effect might be a little different from what he expected.

——"If you want to gain more of my trust, this alone is not enough."

"Okay, add some more then."

Chi Yu holds the scale. No matter what you put down, what he gives you will never exceed one point. Black Glasses has put many things on it, but nothing can impress him.

So now, he put himself on it as well.

"Whatever you want to do, as long as I can do it, I will do it for you."

The man with black glasses smiled and said, "You know best what my ability is, don't you?"

"This is a good deal. I won't let you suffer any loss, Boss Chi."

"That sounds pretty good this time."

In the barrier that was taller than the clouds, the god finally lowered his head and glanced at the mortals.

"But I'll wait and see whether you can do this."

jingle.

On the other side of the scale, he threw in a dime.