Who wants to become a god? Aren't you all forcing me?

#402 - Chapter 401 I'm Not Afraid

Late at night, in a dim alley, a furtive figure tiptoed to a manhole cover and stopped. Crouching down, they quietly lifted the cover.

Whoosh!

Crimson flames surged up, dispelling the surrounding darkness and illuminating Li Chenqiu's face.

"Instead of taking the main road, you just have to crawl through the sewers."

Li Chenqiu muttered softly, holding the flame in his hand, squatting in place, looking like he was waiting for someone.

Before long, faint footsteps came from the sewer. Li Chenqiu's ears twitched, extinguishing the flame in his hand and hiding back into the darkness.

"Cough cough!" A series of coughs came from the sewer.

"Ahem, cough cough!" Li Chenqiu replied a few times, half-covering his mouth.

"Mi Xi Mi Xi."

"Hua Bu La Ji."

After confirming the code, flames rose again in Li Chenqiu's palm, illuminating the surroundings.

The sound of climbing a ladder came from the manhole, along with Li Qingxia's complaints.

"Ugh~~~ It stinks!"

"Who told you to choose the sewer?" Li Chenqiu reached out and pulled the other person up, pulling his upper body out of the manhole.

Hearing this, Li Qingxia, who was already irritated, angrily cursed, "If you didn't have to come back secretly, would the boss and I have to go through the sewers?

Do you know how much effort the boss and I took to shake off those who were following us? You don't know, and you don't care, because you are stingy and... Waaah!"

Li Chenqiu covered the other person's mouth and said, "What are you shouting about in the middle of the night? And is this my fault? I was already being discreet. Who knew that wearing a mask and saying a word would expose me!"

As he spoke, Li Chenqiu slowly removed his hand.

"Huff~~ Huff~~" Li Qingxia gasped for a few breaths, looked up and said, "Can't you change your face and voice?"

"In times of crisis, each use increases the risk of exposing my identity, and I'm not doing anything shady, so why should I use it?" Li Chenqiu explained unhappily.

Li Qingxia didn't say anything more, supporting herself with both hands, climbing out of the manhole like a toad.

"Where's the boss?" Li Chenqiu asked.

"Behind me..."

Bang!

"Ouch!"

Before Li Qingxia could finish speaking, the sound of a butt landing on the ground came from the manhole. Obviously, Li Ji had landed safely.

...

"You came back and invited us to dinner, as the boss I am very pleased, but can you find a more normal place?" Li Ji said speechlessly.

On the rooftop of a tall building.

The three of them sat together, with a table that Li Chenqiu had set up earlier in the middle, neatly arranged with food in takeout boxes, and illuminated by the phone's flashlight.

Li Chenqiu rubbed his nose awkwardly and smiled, "The situation is special, there's nothing I can do about it, and I think it's pretty good here, at least the privacy is guaranteed, and it's an open-air restaurant!"

Li Qingxia, who was buried in hard eating, took a few seconds, pointed to a dish with chopsticks and said excitedly: "Boss, you should try this sweet and sour pork, it's amazing!"

After speaking, he continued to lower his head and sweep the food on the table.

Li Ji picked up his chopsticks and knocked Li Qingxia's hand holding the meat hard, and scolded, "Is this how you act as a brother? Don't you know that Xiaoqiu needs to eat meat to replenish his energy?"

"I only tasted a dozen pieces, I didn't eat much..." Li Qingxia withdrew his hand aggrievedly.

"If you want to eat, go buy it yourself. Your hourly wage will be raised to fifteen yuan an hour. Is there any meat you can't afford!"

Li Chenqiu said gently: "Boss, let my second brother eat, I don't lack this bit of meat."

"He doesn't lack this bit of meat either." Li Ji pushed all the meat dishes in the direction of Li Chenqiu, and glared at Li Qingxia fiercely at the same time: "You don't act like a brother!"

Li Qingxia curled his lips and started to eat rice with chopsticks, without eating any vegetables.

"I'll give you two days of paid leave at the end of the month."

Li Qingxia turned from cloudy to sunny, and said with a cheerful smile: "Hee hee hee, thank you boss, I will work for the boss for the rest of my life!"

After a satisfying meal.

The three of them touched their stomachs in sync, looked up at the sky, and leaned lazily on their chairs.

The night breeze was slightly cool, and the summer heat was quietly taken away, also pulling the three back to reality.

"Why did you suddenly come back? Is it because you're not doing well at the academy?" Li Ji suddenly asked.

"No, I'm doing very well... everything is good in terms of food, clothing, housing and transportation, and most of the people I meet are good people." Li Chenqiu replied with a smile.

Li Ji nodded: "That's good, we are all fine here too."

Li Qingxia muttered in a low voice: "It would be even better if I could get a raise."

Li Ji's face darkened: "I take care of your food and housing, and give you a high salary of fifteen yuan an hour. You can hardly find this kind of job even if you look for it with a lantern!"

"It's really hard to find. When I scan with a lantern, I find that they are all thirty yuan." Li Qingxia complained in his heart.

Seeing that Li Qingxia was no longer speaking, Li Ji refocused his gaze on Li Chenqiu: "Since everything is going well, is there anything you suddenly came back for?"

"Could it be that you miss your second brother!" Li Qingxia joked.

Li Chenqiu ignored Li Qingxia, his expression became serious: "There is indeed something."

Seeing Li Chenqiu's expression, Li Ji and Li Qingxia looked at each other and sat up one after another.

Li Ji put his hand on the table and asked with concern: "What's wrong?"

Li Chenqiu interlaced his fingers and said helplessly: "I... Although I am usually kind and always think of taking a step back, I still offended some people because I was too eye-catching."

"What kind of people? Are they high-ranking? Did you tell the teacher?" Li Ji asked three questions in one breath.

"...They are people from a certain consortium, they are quite high-ranking, and it's useless to tell the teacher about this, because they can't control them either." Li Chenqiu confessed honestly.

"Consortium?" Li Ji frowned and asked, "What consortium?"

Li Chenqiu smiled pretentiously and easily: "Boss, this is my business, I can solve it myself, you don't have to worry about it."

Li Ji said solemnly: "Things involving consortia are no small matter."

"Don't worry, they can't do anything to me." Li Chenqiu raised his hand and placed it on the back of Li Ji's hand, saying dismissively.

Li Qingxia reminded from the side: "Don't be careless, there are many cases of capsizing in the gutter."

Li Chenqiu nodded.

"Since you can handle it yourself, then we won't ask any more questions. Tell us what you want us to do!" Li Ji asked in a deep voice.

Li Chenqiu withdrew his hand, organized his words, and said slowly: "Boss... These people are very shameless. I'm afraid that if they can't deal with me, they will turn around and attack from other points."

"You're worried they'll attack us?" Li Ji understood instantly.

"Yes." Li Chenqiu nodded: "So I want to take you and my second brother to live in the Zhaixing Academy. The place I live in is a big villa, inside..."

"I'm not going!" Li Ji refused flatly.

"Why?" Li Chenqiu looked puzzled.

"I'm not afraid!"