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Chapter 112 Courtesy
Zhou You's gaze gradually turned cold, but his face still wore that formulaic smile.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Mr. Peng."

After he sat down, Peng Jiayan took out a bottle of red wine and two glasses from the drawer. He poured himself a glass first, and then handed the bottle and the other glass to Zhou You.

"Mr. Zhou, would you like to try this? This is a specialty of Château Haut-Brion. Although it can't compare to the legendary 82 Lafite, it's still quite a rare find."

Zhou You didn't go to pick him up, but simply maintained that peaceful smile.

Peng Jiayan didn't seem to care. He simply put the wine bottle and glasses on the table and then said...

"Just now, I noticed that Mr. Zhou seemed quite interested in my home's decorations, and even wanted to cover them with my tablecloth. I don't know what you found problematic?"

Zhou You considered it for a moment, but decided to tell the truth anyway.

Since the other party already knows there's something wrong with it, he might as well point it out directly, which would be a way of indirectly helping Li Ming.

"It's actually very simple. These kinds of talismans for warding off evil spirits should be placed either in the entryway or the study. Placing them in the living room will only accumulate evil energy. Not to mention that there's nothing next to you here, and you've even hung a picture of a tiger descending a mountain on top of it. You're all alone, the tiger is devouring your spirit, and you're facing misfortune alone. Sooner or later, problems will arise from this arrangement."

Upon hearing Zhou You's words, Peng Jiayan paused for a moment, then his smile suddenly brightened.

"It seems you truly possess great skill, sir. Well then..."

Peng Jiayan tapped on the table, and soon a young man who looked like he had just entered society and whose face still looked a little immature walked in.

“Xiao Chang, Mr. Zhou said that this picture of a tiger descending the mountain doesn’t match the feng shui of my house. You should take it down and burn it later, so it won’t bother me.”

As he spoke, Peng Jiayan immediately sentenced the antique, which was at least several hundred years old, to death. Then, he continued speaking to Zhou You.

"To be honest, I placed this here specifically to test those who come, and Mr. Zhou, you are the only one so far who has been able to answer it—so let's get down to business. You should know that one of my projects has recently been haunted, right?"

Zhou You nodded.

Li Ming had already explained the specifics to him before he arrived. It was nothing more than that Peng Jiayan's project had run into some problems, and he wanted to find an expert to handle it.

Then Peng Jiayan continued.

“At first, there wasn’t a big problem there. The workers on duty would occasionally see strange ghostly figures. I just thought it was something evil, so as usual, I invited a few monks to try to exorcise the evil spirits. But after they left, who would have thought that the problem would not only not be solved, but would get worse and worse.”

As he spoke, Peng Jiayan's expression suddenly turned rather unpleasant.

"Recently, let alone ghosts, we can't even start construction. And since this project is contracted from the government, it can't be delayed any longer. So we had to ask someone to help us take a look. And that's when Li Ming came up to us, saying that he's been around the feng shui and Taoist circles for years and could find someone to help us deal with it. By the way."

Peng Jiayan suddenly called out.

"Li Ming should have told you that the reward for this is 80,000, right?"

Zhou You frowned inexplicably.

Why bring this up now? Is this guy trying to haggle over the price?

Unexpectedly, Peng Jiayan suddenly revealed a strange smile.

"That 80,000 is actually just a deposit, something like an appearance fee. My real purpose is to take this opportunity to find a true expert to prevent this situation from happening again in the future. And if you can resolve this matter and then join our company as a consultant, then the annual salary I can offer you is..."

Peng Jiayan paused for a moment, then continued.

"One million two hundred thousand every year."

Zhou You was taken aback.

To be honest, although he graduated from a decent university, it wasn't one of the two most well-known schools in the country. As for himself, he wasn't some once-in-a-generation prodigy; while his grades were consistently good, they weren't high enough to warrant a hefty sum right out of school. This annual salary of 1.2 million was basically something he could never hope for in his lifetime.

Not to mention, judging from Peng Jiayan's intentions, he only needs to step in when something happens, and just hang out in the company normally. He can do whatever he wants on weekdays without interfering with his script reading in the Black Book.

It seems like a windfall, but there's a problem.
Zhou You suddenly remembered the smell of blood he had just caught.

So, with so many good things in the world, why did I have to encounter this one?

After thinking for a long time, Zhou You simply shook his head and said...

"I'll think about that some more. Let's get the money we have first—by the way, Mr. Peng, could you tell me more about that haunted construction site?"

While not a direct rejection, there was a subtle hint of polite refusal in her words.

Upon hearing this, Peng Jiayan's expression turned somewhat cold for some reason, but he immediately put on a smile and said to Zhou You.

"There weren't any problems at the beginning of the construction site."
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It was already evening when I left Peng Jiayan's house.

Li Ming had already gone home early, so this time the person driving him was a young man in a suit.

Zhou You glanced at the screen and recognized Secretary Chang, who had been summoned by Peng Jiayan earlier.

"Hello, Mr. Zhou, I'm one of General Manager Peng's secretaries. You can just call me Xiao Chang."

Although he was called a secretary, the young man had clearly only been on the job for a short time, still bearing the naiveté typical of young people fresh out of school. His smile was quite nervous, and after a long pause to greet him, he suddenly seemed to remember something and hurriedly made a 'please' gesture.

Zhou You was somewhat puzzled.

—Peng Jiayan is a well-known local entrepreneur, and he should have many skilled employees. Moreover, according to him, this exorcism is quite important. Why send a newcomer to work with me?

But in the end, he just shook his head and let it go.

Then the young man continued speaking haltingly.

"General Peng asked me to take you to see that haunted construction site. Since the car that brought you here has already gone back, General Peng specially brought out another one from the garage."

Zhou You raised his eyes.

Wow, that's pretty impressive.

It was still a Bentley.

I never imagined that my family, which has been poor farmers for three generations, would one day be able to ride in such a luxury car.

Seeing that Zhou You did not move, the young man surnamed Chang became even more stammering.

"Mr. Zhou, is there anything... um... you're dissatisfied with? If so, I'll ask General Manager Peng right now to see if we can get you a better one."

Zhou You shook his head and sat down without any hesitation.

"No need, this will do. I'll leave the rest to Brother Chang."

"Take me to that construction site for a look."

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