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"Good!" Zheng Shuheng responded.

Then, Zheng Shuheng headed straight for the office.

Sun Meng, as a Half-Step Martial King, had a strong ability to perceive his surroundings. When the young man led them to the office door, he noticed that the entire company's gates were closed.

To ensure Zheng Shuheng's safety, Sun Meng did not hesitate to follow him in.

After the two entered the office, they were startled to see a bearded middle-aged man smoking a cigar. They eyed the bearded man, and he gave them a glance in return.

The bearded man spoke first, "I hear you're from the Zheng family of Jinling?"

"Correct, my name is Zheng Shuheng, you must have heard of me, right?" Zheng Shuheng directly stated his own name.

"Zheng Shuheng?"

Upon hearing the name, the bearded man's face instantly filled with a smile, "So it's Young Master Zheng. Your reputation precedes you. I've certainly heard of you. Don't be shy, Young Master Zheng, please take a seat, hurry and sit!"

"Hmm, that's more like it!" Zheng Shuheng was very satisfied with the bearded man's attitude.

When Zheng Shuheng took a seat, the bearded man poured him a cup of tea, "Young Master Zheng, my name is Deng Gang, and I'm the head of the Skynet Central Plains Branch! Just now, my subordinates told me, you want to assassinate Ye Fan?"

The reason he held Zheng Shuheng in such high regard was because he truly knew who Zheng Shuheng was.

At present, the Zheng family of Jinling was fragmenting at multiple levels, with the current family head already old and no longer able to manage many family matters.

Therefore, the Zheng family of Jinling decided to select a successor from among the many promising young members of the family, and Zheng Shuheng was the most capable among the many candidates.

If nothing unexpected happened, Zheng Shuheng had a very good chance of becoming the next head of the Zheng family of Jinling.

Apart from that, the Zheng family of Jinling was one of the country's top ten super families. Not only did they have strength, but they also had a very high status, and even Skynet wouldn't dare to neglect them carelessly.

"Yes, I want to kill Ye Fan. Do you dare take this job?" Zheng Shuheng cut to the chase.

"Hahahaha! Since I dared to meet with Young Master Zheng, then naturally I dare to take this job!"

The bearded man Deng Gang laughed out loud and said, "However, as I'm sure Young Master Zheng is aware, Ye Fan has recently become quite renowned in the Central Plains. He's killed two Martial Kings in succession. If we want to get rid of Ye Fan, even Skynet needs to dispatch someone of elder level!"

"To be frank, although Skynet is the number one assassin organization in the country, the strongest in the Central Plains Region is me, and I am just a step away from becoming a Martial King! With my ability, it's impossible to kill Ye Fan!"

"A Half-Step Martial King?" Zheng Shuheng was somewhat disappointed.

Just now, he had thought Bearded Man Deng Gang was a very high-level expert, but it turned out that Deng Gang was only a Half-Step Martial King.

Standing behind Zheng Shuheng, Sun Meng said, "Young Master, a Half-Step Martial King is already pretty strong! After all, this isn't Skynet's base, it's just a facade here in the Central Plains! As long as they dare to take the job, the headquarters will definitely send someone stronger over!"

"This brother speaks the truth!" Bearded Man Deng Gang nodded in agreement.

"Fine!"

Zheng Shuheng didn't want to waste words with Deng Gang and went straight to the point, "Tell me, how much do you need to take action against Ye Fan?"

"Money is not an issue! But I am curious, the Zheng family of Jinling itself has many experts. Why doesn't Young Master Zheng have the Zheng family experts take action instead of asking us to step in?" Deng Gang asked curiously.

Zheng Shuheng snorted coldly, "Why ask this? Jinling is far from here, and as you know, our Zheng family's influence is mainly in Jinling. It's not convenient for us to take action in the Central Plains Region. Don't ask too much. If you can take the job, take it; if not, I'll find someone else!"

He couldn't possibly tell Deng Gang that he currently had too little authority in the Zheng family of Jinling to mobilize the family's strong members, could he?

"Accept, of course, we'll accept!" Deng Gang smiled.

Then, without asking too many questions, Deng Gang got straight to the point, "I can see that Young Master Zheng is a straightforward person, so let's not beat around the bush! We at Skynet don't usually take on contracts, but once we do, we won't rest until the target is killed! However, our starting price is also much higher than our peers'!"

"Tell me, how much?" Zheng Shuheng said impatiently.
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Coming from the Zheng family of Jinling, Zheng Shuheng was certainly not short of money, especially considering his deep hatred for Ye Fan; as long as Ye Fan could be killed, no matter how much it cost, he was willing to pay.

Deng Gang said with a smile, "Let me just give you our quote, Young Master Zheng. If it's killing an ordinary Ancient Martial Artist, five million would suffice! But to kill a Martial Arts Grandmaster, that would take a hundred million! Now, for killing a Martial Arts King, which is what Young Master Zheng wants, the starting price is at least five hundred million!"

"Five hundred million? Holy shit! Why don't you just go rob a bank?" Upon hearing this, Zheng Shuheng exclaimed loudly.

Although he was not short on money, he wasn't a sucker.

Zheng Shuheng thought he could easily kill Ye Fan with just one or two billion, but to his surprise, the other party demanded five billion right off the bat.

You should know that five billion is no small amount, even for Zheng Shuheng, it hurt.

Deng Gang shook his head and continued, "Young Master Zheng, wait until I've finished. Five billion is just for killing an ordinary Martial Arts King. Ye Fan is not an ordinary Martial Arts King; at the very least, it would take ten billion! Below this price, we really can't take the job!"

"What? Ten billion? Do you really think money grows on trees?" Zheng Shuheng was completely unsettled.

Just a moment ago, when Deng Gang quoted five billion, Zheng Shuheng already felt somewhat unable to accept it. Yet, in the blink of an eye, the price had doubled, and Zheng Shuheng almost felt an urge to curse.

Deng Gang smiled and continued, "You have to understand, Young Master Deng! Ye Fan has slain both Chen Longpeng, the number one expert of the East Sea, and Xiong Yibing of the Imperial Capital Ye Family. Together, these two men are powerful enough to fight a Half-Step Martial Emperor, and yet Ye Fan managed to kill them both. This indicates that Ye Fan most likely has the strength of a Half-Step Martial Emperor!"

"We at Skynet are always cautious in our work! If we take action, we will dispatch at least one Half-Step Martial Emperor and three seasoned Martial Kings! Only with such a force can we be confident in killing Ye Fan! This is without mentioning the price for a Martial Emperor to take action; if Young Master Zheng wishes to hire a Martial Emperor, the starting price would be at least twenty billion!"

"Holy shit! Aren't you guys being too black-hearted?" Zheng Shuheng was quite speechless.

He had never thought that killing just one Ye Fan would cost so much money.

Deng Gang did not try to hold back and said, "Young Master Zheng, you must realize that expenses naturally reflect the quality. If Young Master Zheng finds us too expensive, you can try other assassination organizations. Even if they dare to accept the contract, they might not be able to complete the job! After all, not every organization has so many super experts."

"Young Master Zheng can think it over. If you don't trust Skynet, then please feel free to choose someone else!"

As these words fell, Deng Gang slowly got up, preparing to leave.

"Young Master, though Skynet's quote is indeed high, their efficiency is also very high!" Sun Meng said from the side.

Zheng Shuheng's mouth twitched fiercely; he finally understood why Skynet rarely took on contracts—the fees alone were not something ordinary people could afford.

A ten billion commission, let alone supporting a hundred people for half a year, in Zheng Shuheng's view, would be enough to sustain these people for ten years, or even a hundred.

Seeing Deng Gang about to leave, Zheng Shuheng gritted his teeth and said, "Fine! Ten billion it is, then. How long will it take for you to kill Ye Fan?"

"At the quickest, one day, at the slowest, three days!" Deng Gang replied.

Upon hearing how high the efficiency was, Zheng Shuheng slammed the table and said, "Great! I will pay the ten billion commission right now!"

"Thank you for your trust, Young Master Zheng. It's a pleasure doing business with you!"

Only then did Deng Gang slowly turn around, looking at Zheng Shuheng with an outstretched right hand and a face full of mocking smile.