Zombie Bodyguard
Chapter 416 - 415 Startle the Snake in the Grass

Chapter 416: Chapter 415 Startle the Snake in the Grass

"Benefits? What benefits? If you fix it to the original standard, that’s not bad, and if you throw in some weapons and equipment, that would be even better, hehe." Lin Tian laughed with a twinkle in his eye when he heard Ning Weiguo’s offer.

Ning Weiguo was no small timer, a man of substantial authority, though Lin Tian didn’t know his exact position, he must hold a significant rank in the military. The compensation Ning mentioned should be pretty decent, right?

"Brother Lin, you’re being too formal, aren’t you? Once the deal on the medicinal recipe is sealed, we’re practically family. You’ll become a wealthy man too, so why talk about money? Besides, I don’t run an arms trading company. Where would I get weapons and equipment to support you with? All the assets my men have are recorded; I can’t just give them away," Ning Weiguo unexpectedly played dumb.

Damn, Ning Weiguo could play dumb and still act all righteous, even dragging the family card into it. Lin Tian finally saw that the old ginger was indeed spicier; it seemed he still had to toughen up his own skin.

He grimaced and said, "Then why mention compensation benefits, you’re just pulling the wool over the eyes of us honest folks here."

Miss and Xiao Manxuan couldn’t help but smile helplessly. This rascal actually dared to call himself an honest person when he was the least honest of all.

"Don’t be in a rush, Brother Lin. I’m serious about the compensation. Being an honest person like me, I don’t lie casually either," Ning Weiguo replied, mimicking Lin Tian’s tone.

"Then let’s hear it, Uncle Ning," Lin Tian said.

But Ning Weiguo just gave a mysterious smile and muttered, "Buddha says I cannot tell, cannot tell, when the opportunity arrives, you will know."

Damn it, he was just stringing people along, but if it wasn’t about money, Lin Tian wouldn’t be interested. It’s not like Ning Weiguo could hand over a couple of heavy machine guns; other forms of compensation were just pie in the sky.

"Lin Tian, don’t you still have classes to attend?" Miss, knowing that Lin Tian often spoke boldly and freely, deliberately reminded him, fearing he might utter some earth-shattering statements, especially since Ning Weiguo was also a representative of the military.

"Forget it, I’d better go attend the class, lest I get scolded by Teacher Fang Ming," Lin Tian deliberately said, then picked up the clothes on the steps, dusted them off, and put them on.

Mentioning Fang Ming made Ning Weiguo feel awkward, but he was also worried that if Fang Ming got angry, it could cause unnecessary complications since it was his idea to meet at the base.

At that moment, apart from Rossi and Ghost, and also Stone, six people stayed behind, while Lin Tian and his group left. Lin Tian didn’t need to worry about Stone’s arrangements; Ghost and Rossi would handle it.

As they stepped outside, Ning Weiguo said solemnly, "You guys take one car, I want to have a private chat with Brother Lin."

Miss didn’t know what they were up to but still got into Ning Luoxi’s SUV with her sister.

After they drove off, Lin Tian lagged far behind until he was sure that those two Ancient Martial Artists couldn’t hear them talk.

He glanced at Ning Weiguo in the passenger seat and said with a smile, "Uncle Ning, now that it’s just the two of us, the opportunity you mentioned must have arrived. Let’s hear what kind of compensatory benefits you’re talking about."

Earlier, Ning Weiguo had said that the opportunity would reveal itself, but Lin Tian saw through his bluff—that there was no such "opportunity." It was clearly because there were too many people around earlier, and Ning Weiguo didn’t want to speak, likely because it was something crucial.

"Hehe, indeed I can’t hide anything from Brother Lin’s eyes, I haven’t misjudged you," Ning Weiguo chuckled.

"It’s not just me you can’t fool, I’m afraid even Xiao Manxue and Xiao Manxuan can’t be fooled either, it’s just that they know better than to pry," Lin Tian said, shaking his head.

Given the intelligence of the Xiao sisters, they certainly wouldn’t believe in some ’ghost opportunity’ either.

"That’s true. Those two girls, just like Ning Luoxi, are incredibly smart," Ning Weiguo nodded and took the opportunity to compliment his own daughter as well.

Lin Tian did not point out his self-admiration, letting him indulge in it since Ning Luoxi indeed was excellent, and as a father, he had every right to be proud and proud.

"Brother Lin, why do you think I came to your training base today? I brought a bunch of fully armed riot police, and it’s not like I have nothing else better to do," Ning Weiguo said.

"I also found it strange, didn’t you say you were going to conduct anti-terrorism drills? Driving such a flashy vehicle through the city, it looked more like a parade than an anti-terrorism exercise," Lin Tian retorted.

He had always had this question in his mind, after Ning Weiguo finished discussing the medicinal collaboration, the matter should have ended there. Whether to go to the anti-terrorism drill or do something else could be reasonably explained, but visiting the training base indeed seemed somewhat negligent of his duties.

"Do you think I’m neglecting my duties by dragging the riot police all over the place?" Ning Weiguo, seemingly able to read Lin Tian’s thoughts, said.

Lin Tian remained silent, tacitly agreeing with his own thoughts.

"Let me be honest with you, my main mission in coming to Xikou City was to facilitate the medicinal collaboration. Thunder Wolf’s squad is a newly formed anti-terrorism riot police unit. Xixi had been training them, so she is the command of the combat team, and I don’t handle this anti-terrorism drill. She’s been running around with fully armed members as part of the mission. Of course, Thunder Wolf could have handled it, but since I was here for the medicinal collaboration, I took over because I needed to see you about something else," Ning Weiguo revealed some information but did not disclose everything and then looked at Lin Tian.

Dragging the riot police all over the place is serious business? Lin Tian couldn’t understand at all, but since Ning Weiguo was only telling half, clearly trying to keep him on the hook, I just stubbornly kept quiet, seeing who would cave first; after all, I’m not in a hurry, he thought.

Three minutes passed, and seeing Lin Tian still looking calm and composed, Ning Weiguo suddenly laughed and said, "Haha, I really didn’t misjudge you. For someone so young, you’re incredibly composed. If it were any ordinary young person, they’d be relentless in their questioning."

"Uncle Ning, you’ve said ’I haven’t misjudged you’ several times already. Praising me like this, I might get arrogant," Lin Tian joked.

"With that narcissism of yours, you do have a thick skin. But people with thick skin usually don’t end up at a disadvantage," Ning Weiguo said approvingly, his expression and tone seemingly contradictory, leaving it ambiguous whether it was a compliment or a slight.

After laughing, a thoughtful look passed in his eyes, then he said solemnly, "Back to the original question, our anti-terrorist drills are just a facade, it’s all for show."

"A show for whom?" Lin Tian asked, sensing he was getting to the crux of the matter, possibly even something confidential.

"Of course, it’s a show for the bad guys," Ning Weiguo said as a matter of course.

Lin Tian was even more puzzled. Could it be targeted at those people from the Xiao family? He thought for a moment and then doubted, "Going to such lengths openly, isn’t that just tipping off the bad guys?"

"Tipping off the bad guys? Heh..." Ning Weiguo gave a secretive smile and said, "That’s exactly what we want to do."

Lin Tian was startled at first but then understood and said, "To show our might and instill fear."

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