Free Web NovelChapter 170: Chapter 170: It Always Comes Back to the Young Miss
"Of course. I’ll have to ask you to make the introduction, Miss Yun."
Lin Yan was still quite confident. After all, he was an official representative. ’As citizens of Hua Country, they shouldn’t be unwilling to help with something like this... right?’
"They’re downstairs. I’ll send them a message."
It wasn’t the time she usually went out, so Zero One and the others were still downstairs and hadn’t come up yet.
"Great, great. Thank you, Miss Yun."
As Lin Yan watched Yun Zijin send the message to Zero One and the others, he felt a weight lift from his shoulders.
Soon, the doorbell rang. A member of the staff who was closest to the door went to open it.
"Miss, it’s Mr. Zero One and the others."
As the staff member finished speaking, Zero One and the six others walked in through the door.
"Come and sit."
Yun Zijin turned her head and spoke to Zero One and the others by the door.
"Young Miss."
Zero One chose a seat closest to Yun Zijin and sat down. Ling Er and the other five sat in a row behind him.
"This is Mr. Lin Yan from the National Network Security Department. He came looking for you all because he saw the route map you drew for Grandpa Lu.
I’ll let Mr. Lin explain the specifics himself. I’m going to check on things in the kitchen."
With that, Yun Zijin stood up and left the living room, wanting no part in the dispute.
As soon as Yun Zijin left, the eyes of Zero One and his men all snapped to Lin Yan.
Lin Yan started to break out in a sweat. He only knew that the ones who drew the route map were a wealthy person’s bodyguards. ’But nobody told me this rich woman’s bodyguards would have such an intimidating presence!’
"Heh... Don’t be nervous. I just want to ask for your help with something. It’s a paid job!"
Lin Yan emphasized that it was paid, afraid they would think he was trying to get their services for free.
"What is it?"
"Well... as the saying goes... the ultimate career path is a government job..."
"The universe has no end."
Zero One interrupted Lin Yan, correcting him.
Lin Yan was speechless.
"My point is, I’d like to invite you to join our Network Security Department and contribute to the cybersecurity of Hua Country."
"My duty is to protect the Young Miss."
"Then... what about the others?"
"My duty is also to protect the Young Miss."
"My only duty is to protect the Young Miss."
"..."
Lin Yan hadn’t expected Yun Zijin’s bodyguards to be so loyal. ’They’d even refuse a stable government position for her.’
"The two... they don’t have to conflict! You can continue to protect the Young Miss, but you can also earn some extra cash on the side in your spare time!
For example, you could work with people from our department to complete the upgrade and internal testing of the next-generation security system."
"Our duty is to protect the Young Miss 24 hours a day. We are always on standby."
Zero One presented Lin Yan with another reason for refusal.
’They can’t go three sentences without mentioning the Young Miss.’
"Look, there are seven of you, right? You don’t all have to go at once. You could just take turns. Our department is very flexible."
’Anyway,’ he thought, ’my main strategy is to just ask what they want. I’ll accommodate whatever I can.’
Having stumbled upon so many talented individuals at once, Lin Yan really didn’t want to let this opportunity slip by.
Zero One and his men exchanged a look.
Having spent so much time with Yun Zijin, they knew her feelings toward Hua Country. So, while they weren’t particularly fond of Lin Yan, they didn’t dislike him either.
If they could help, they wouldn’t refuse.
"Only one person can go at a time, and we set the schedule."
Someone had to be with Yun Zijin at all times, especially when she went out, which required extra vigilance. Therefore, they couldn’t commit to a fixed time every day.
"Deal. But the schedule can’t be too unreasonable. After all, the people in my department need to rest, too." Although only one person would go at a time, it was much better than their previous outright refusals.
"As for the specific schedule, we need to discuss it with the Young Miss before we can let you know.
You can leave your contact information. We’ll get in touch once we have everything arranged."
At this point, if Lin Yan couldn’t tell that Zero One was showing him the door, he’d have to be a complete idiot.
But since the negotiation was a success, Lin Yan didn’t dwell on it. He took a business card from his briefcase and handed it to Zero One.
"My phone number is on here. Please contact me as soon as you’ve worked things out so I can make the arrangements."
It wasn’t just Zero One’s team that needed to coordinate; his own department had to make arrangements as well.
Zero One nodded to show he understood.
"So, how did it go? Have you finished your discussion?"
Yun Zijin emerged from the kitchen as if she had timed it perfectly, just as their conversation was winding down.
"We haven’t discussed payment yet."
Zero One hadn’t forgotten that Lin Yan had explicitly stated the job was paid.
It was just that he wasn’t very familiar with wages in Hua Country, so he had no idea what a part-time job like this should pay per hour.
"My bodyguards, of course, will be paid by the hour. Surely you wouldn’t be stingy about that, would you, Mr. Lin?"
Lin Yan fell silent for a moment, composed himself, and finally spoke. "Of course. I’ll pay you all at the rate of a full-time employee.
Our department’s average gross monthly salary is 20,000 for a seven-hour day. That comes out to about 95 per hour. I’ll round it up for you to an even 100 an hour.
You’ll never find a part-time job that pays this well. It’s an extremely generous offer."
Lin Yan did the math quickly, wanting to lock in the price as soon as possible.
’Otherwise, if they jacked up the price later, his department really didn’t have the budget for it.’
Yun Zijin had worked part-time jobs before, so she knew that getting paid 100 an hour was indeed rare.
However, this was a matter for Zero One and his men, so Yun Zijin didn’t want to interfere.
After Lin Yan stated the price, Zero One instinctively glanced at Yun Zijin.
"This is your business, so you can decide for yourselves. You don’t need to ask me."
Although they were bodyguards arranged for her by Randomly Spend, Yun Zijin had always treated Zero One, his men, and Mei Lin like family.
"Then starting tomorrow, one of the seven of us will go each day, for a maximum of seven hours per day.
As for our pay, you can deposit it directly into the Young Miss’s account."
None of them, Zero One included, had ever applied for a bank card. All their daily expenses for food, clothing, and other necessities were covered by Yun Zijin.
Now that they needed an account to receive payment, it was only natural to use Yun Zijin’s.
"About that..." Lin Yan looked troubled.
’They’re the ones doing the work, but the money ends up in Yun Zijin’s pocket?’
’What kind of twisted logic is that? And judging by the others’ reactions, they don’t seem to think there’s anything wrong with it?’
Lin Yan’s expression soured. ’It’s like these guys have been hypnotized by Yun Zijin!’
"Ah... let me explain! They were assigned to me by one of my elders. You could say they’re household retainers. They have ID cards, but that’s it—no bank cards or things like that.
I don’t pay them a salary, but I cover all of their living expenses—food, clothing, everything.
So even though their salary would be deposited into my bank account, the money will ultimately be spent on them.
For example, the suits they’re wearing right now were custom-tailored and are worth a million each."
