Chapter 3070 — The Big Star's Close Bodyguard

"Don't worry, I've already thought all that through for you. The client's requirements are very simple: the bodyguard only has to be a Heaven-rank expert, and the person to be protected can accommodate the bodyguard—she'll come to the bodyguard's city. That way you won't have to leave Donghai City at all; you can complete the assignment right here!"

"Oh? There's such a good deal?" Wei Zhao was momentarily taken aback. "But if the client insists the bodyguard be a Heaven-rank expert, then the person being protected can't be simple either, right? And this assignment won't be easy to complete, will it? The enemies we'd have to deal with are probably no weaklings either, I'd guess?"

"That I don't know. I'll give you the client's number—you can discuss the details with him directly," Old Man Wei said. "And besides the fixed monthly salary, you can also ask him for some cultivation resources. He agreed without the slightest hesitation, so my guess is his identity isn't simple either!"

"All right, I understand. Old man, send me the number!" Wei Zhao nodded. The assignment was certainly no simple matter, but who could blame Wei Zhao for being short of money? And this job suited him perfectly—he could carry it out without leaving Donghai City. Why not?

Wei Zhao hung up and waited for Old Man Wei to send the text message. But in that brief interval, his phone rang again!

At first Wei Zhao assumed it was Old Man Wei calling back, but one glance at the caller display showed it was an unfamiliar number!

"Hello? Good evening!" Wei Zhao answered politely, since he didn't recognize the caller.

"Boss, it's me—Feng Shihua!" A voice Wei Zhao knew came over the line. It was naturally Feng Shihua calling. He had been redialing ever since his earlier attempts failed to get through, and the moment Wei Zhao finished his call with Old Man Wei, Feng Shihua's call came straight through.

"Shipian!" Wei Zhao was slightly surprised that Feng Shihua had called. As far as he was concerned, once Feng Shihua went back, staying in touch would likely be difficult. "Long time no see. How have you been?"

"Boss, the reason I'm calling is that there's actually something I'd like to ask your help with..." Having said that much, Feng Shihua felt a little embarrassed. He hadn't contacted Wei Zhao in so long, and the moment he did, he was asking for a favor—it made his face burn.

"What kind of favor? Just tell me!" Wei Zhao was straightforward enough. Toward these junior brothers of his, Wei Zhao had always been very good.

Wei Zhao's readiness only made Feng Shihua more embarrassed. But he had no choice—if he didn't ask Wei Zhao, he truly didn't know who else to turn to. He could only brace himself and say: "Boss Wei Zhao, it's like this... I'd like to ask you to protect someone..."

"What? Ask me to protect someone?!" Wei Zhao was instantly dumbfounded. Wasn't this too much of a coincidence? Old Man Wei had just gotten him a bodyguard assignment, and here Feng Shihua was asking him for the very same thing?

At any other time, Wei Zhao would naturally have agreed. But now that he had already taken on an assignment, how could he possibly say yes? So Wei Zhao immediately felt torn—he wanted to refuse, yet found it hard to do so.

"Boss, don't worry, the pay won't be a cent short!" Hearing the astonishment in Wei Zhao's voice, Feng Shihua hastily added.

"Shipian, it's not that I don't want to agree, it's just that... I have other matters on my hands. I have to protect someone else's safety, so I'm afraid I can't say yes..." Wei Zhao said with a bitter smile. "What a coincidence this is..."

"I see..." Feng Shihua was instantly somewhat disappointed, but he didn't press further. Since Wei Zhao had said he had matters to attend to and someone else to protect, what more could Feng Shihua say? He could only reply: "That's all right. I'll think of another way, then. Boss, go ahead with your business..."

"All right..." Wei Zhao said, a note of apology in his voice. "There's really no way around it this time..."

After hanging up, Feng Shihua relayed Wei Zhao's words to Feng Tianqi with a bitter smile. Feng Tianqi, upon hearing them, was also somewhat disappointed. He didn't know Wei Zhao, so he said to Feng Shihua: "Shipian, it's possible that Mr. Wei Zhao simply doesn't want to help and made up an excuse... How could there be such a coincidence?"

"Dad, you don't know Boss Wei Zhao. Boss Wei Zhao must genuinely have something going on—it's not like you imagine..." Feng Shihua understood Wei Zhao, so he spoke up in his defense.

"Forget it. I'll just pin my hopes on my own bodyguard, then..." Feng Tianqi smiled noncommittally, and did not bother to argue the point with Feng Shihua.

Feng Shihua wanted to explain further, but just then, Feng Tianqi's phone rang again!

Wei Zhao hadn't lied to Feng Shihua. The assignment Old Man Wei had arranged for him had to be carried out, or it would damage the credibility of Old Man Wei as his agent. And that assignment was, in fact, the very one Feng Tianqi himself had posted—only Wei Zhao didn't know it, and neither did Feng Tianqi or Feng Shihua!

However, because the number Feng Tianqi had given Old Man Wei was different from the one Feng Shihua had just used, Wei Zhao never realized the two were the same person. He simply dialed the number of his employer, Feng Tianqi, as agreed, preparing to work out the specific details of the assignment!

"Hello? Good evening!" Feng Tianqi didn't recognize Wei Zhao's number, so he answered without a second thought.

"Is this Mr. Xu?" Wei Zhao asked politely.

"Yes, this is he. And you are..." Feng Tianqi had already guessed that the caller was most likely the bodyguard he had found on the assignment website.

"I'm the bodyguard you're looking for," Wei Zhao said. "Now, I'd like to confirm the specific details."

"Certainly, Mr. Bodyguard. Go ahead," Feng Tianqi said. He didn't know Wei Zhao's surname, so he could only address him as Mr. Bodyguard.

"First, I'd like to confirm the gender, age, occupation, and daily routine of the person to be protected," Wei Zhao said.

"Since we're working together, I won't hide anything from you!" Feng Tianqi said. "The person you need to protect is a girl, twenty years old this year, and she's a celebrity."

"A celebrity?" Wei Zhao couldn't help but frown. "Doesn't that mean she'll be traveling all over for all sorts of events? So I'd have to trail along after her everywhere she goes?"