Wesley's matter was a trivial thing for Zhou Cheng.
After snatching the 800,000 U.S. dollar final payment from him, Zhou Cheng completely forgot about that guy.
For the next few days, he ate and drank as usual, and wrote his diary.
It was as if nothing had happened.
However, on the fourth day, Wade Wilson knocked on Zhou Cheng's door with a look of resentment.
"Zhou, why did you kill the client?"
"If you do this, how can I continue to work in this line of business?"
"Who would dare to give me a commission?"
"You've dealt an indelible blow to my reputation!"
Wade Wilson was filled with righteous indignation, accusing Zhou Cheng angrily.
Ah, this.
Zhou Cheng was verbally lambasted by Wade Wilson, but he couldn't say a word.
Apparently, he had indeed acted a bit dishonorably in this matter.
Just as he was about to express his apologies to Wade Wilson, perhaps even offering some compensation.
Xiao Jian Jian's voice continued.
"You need to add money!"
"Add five more points to your original commission!"
Wade Wilson's resentful expression vanished in a blink.
He began to put on a cunning merchant's face, haggling with Zhou Cheng.
Don't even mention it, he really did have a bit of the 'Add Money Bro' flair.
Zhou Cheng: "..."
Alright, it seems I overthought it.
Xiao Jian Jian is so cheap, does he even care about reputation?
All that drama was just to get me to add money.
However, Zhou Cheng didn't refuse. To some extent, he had indeed tricked Xiao Jian Jian.
Zhou Cheng naturally wouldn't renege on the compensation he owed.
He promptly handed over the extra commission to Wade Wilson, in cash, no less.
This immediately made Xiao Jian Jian grin from ear to ear.
"Zhou, I think we're the best partners!"
Wade Wilson hooked an arm around Zhou Cheng's neck.
He was so enthusiastic, as if the two were old friends.
"I think we can do this in the future: I'll act as your agent, and we can consider taking on some higher-level commissions."
"Of course, the prerequisite is that you can't kill clients anymore. If that gets out, it's deadly."
Wade Wilson might have just been speaking on a whim, but Zhou Cheng actually fell into deep thought.
Become a mercenary, like Xiao Jian Jian?
It wasn't impossible.
Anyway, he already needed to fight criminals to sustain his diary.
He'd be doing it for free anyway, even if he didn't get a single penny.
If he could take the opportunity to earn some money, temporarily moonlighting as a mercenary or something, it wasn't out of the question.
"Dude, what are you hesitating for? It's a shame to waste your skills!"
"Besides, you asked me to investigate Tony Stark, wasn't it because you were eyeing that one hundred million reward!"
Seeing that Zhou Cheng seemed interested but hadn't agreed yet, Wade Wilson urged him again.
Shi Da Ke actually had a one hundred million reward?
Zhou Cheng really didn't know about this.
He had asked Wade Wilson to investigate this matter simply because he was considering the Mark I blueprints.
However, for someone of Tony Stark's status, it wasn't strange for someone to offer a one hundred million reward for his rescue.
"So~ did you find anything?"
Zhou Cheng casually asked Wade Wilson.
"You think too highly of me."
Wade Wilson shook his head like a rattle drum, "So many official agencies and intelligence organizations couldn't find anything, how could I?"
"Then why are you even talking!"
Zhou Cheng gave him a fierce glare.
"Although we can't take the Stark commission, we can take other commissions."
"I've been in the mercenary world for so many years, I'm not short on commissions, trust me!"
"The two of us together are the perfect team!"
Wade Wilson began enthusiastically trying to persuade Zhou Cheng again.
"Then why don't you take them yourself?"
Zhou Cheng gave Wade Wilson a meaningful glance.
This guy used to be an ace special forces soldier.
Actually, he could complete those higher-level commissions he mentioned by himself.
No problem at all.
However, Wade Wilson didn't elaborate on this, simply brushing it off with a laugh.
He had long grown tired of that kind of life.
Now, taking on some lower-level commissions and acting as an agent for others was quite good.
There was no need for him to personally fight on the front lines anymore.
After Xiao Jian Jian left, Zhou Cheng's life returned to peace, basically revolving around three things:
writing his diary, selling his house, and waiting for Tony Stark's glorious return.
It was that simple, unadorned, and boring.
However, just twenty-six days later, Zhou Cheng's unadorned life rhythm was broken.
Because he received a very special reward.
[Item: Jack Sparrow's Compass]
[Attribute: magic Item]
[Source: Pirates of the Caribbean Plane]
[Detailed Description: Jack Sparrow's compass cannot be used to indicate direction, but it can provide guidance for the user's inner desires.]
"Not bad at all."
"A very magical compass."
Looking at the very vintage old compass in front of him, Zhou Cheng nodded in approval.
He had seen the "Pirates of the Caribbean" film series and had been deeply impressed by Jack Sparrow's compass back then.
He never expected that one day, that item would actually be in his hands.
Fate, truly marvelous.
However, if it's this compass...
Zhou Cheng's eyes lit up slightly. Could this thing guide him to where Tony Stark was being held?
He immediately took the compass in his hand, and his thoughts turned to Shi Da Ke's whereabouts.
Whoosh!
The compass actually moved!
It clearly pointed out the direction for Zhou Cheng.
Six six six!
Awesome!
And if that's the case...
"Wade, I can take the Stark commission, but I'm raising the commission to one billion!"
Zhou Cheng contacted Wade Wilson.
"Take the Stark commission? Zhou, I haven't found where Stark is... Wait a minute!"
"You found him?"
Wade Wilson was truly impressed.
He was gaining a deeper understanding of Zhou Cheng's unfathomable nature.
He had been kidnapped for over a month, and the situation was completely hopeless, yet he could still find him.
He couldn't help but be impressed.
But no matter what, since Zhou Cheng had found him, it was a good thing.
"One billion? That's a bit high."
"But considering the current situation, it's not impossible to work something out."
"Wait for my news."
Wade Wilson quickly went to work on the matter.
"Zhou, it's done!"
"I've negotiated the one billion commission!"
"Next, it's up to you!"
Just the next afternoon, Wade Wilson's reply came.