The comments said I was deeply affectionate, I just added points by using an alternate account.

A complete core of a dragon-like monster is enough to tempt many people to take the risk.

"I need your help to escort this."

"From where to where you take the goods."

"It's not far from here to Warehouse Area No. 17 in Nangang; it takes about two hours by land."

"Am I all alone?"

"No, you plus the other two, that makes three, plus the driver, that's four."

"You can rest assured that what happened last night will not happen again. The route was decided on the spot, and only I and the receiving party know about it. There will be no stops in between, and the entire process from departure to delivery will not exceed three hours."

Upon hearing this, Chen Guan immediately became uneasy.

If nothing unexpected happens, something unexpected is bound to happen in this situation.

Wang Dan continued, "You just need to deliver this box from point A to point B. No matter what happens in between, the box must remain in your sight. Once you arrive, someone will pick it up, and you can leave after handing it over. Your payment will be settled on the spot."

"How much."

"Eighty thousand."

"One hundred thousand."

Chen Guan casually offered a price, and Wang Dan glanced at him.

"Jiao Shen Demon Core, Tier 5, starting at three million on the black market, eighty thousand is not even a fraction of that."

Wang Dan choked. This casual laborer was quite clever and not easily fooled.

"Ninety thousand, that's all."

"OK."

Chen Guan nodded, answering decisively. The bargaining was over; for him, it was just a formality.

When are we leaving?

"The car will be waiting for you downstairs at four o'clock tomorrow morning."

Wang Dan straightened up from the door frame and glanced at him one last time before leaving.

"He Chenguan".

"Um."

"If you're really just here to make money, then do this job well. We don't lack casual workers, but we lack reliable people."

"I've always been reliable."

Wang Dan didn't say anything more, turned around and left, her footsteps fading into the distance in the corridor.

After the door closed, the room became quiet.

Chen Guan leaned against the headboard, his gaze fixed on the iron box on the table.

Leopard came closer, sniffed the metal box, sneezed, turned away, and walked away with a look of disgust on his face.

It scoffed at those mere fifth-tier beings; it had already undergone super-evolution and was no longer in the same world as them.

Chen Guan ignored Bao Bao; he didn't think Wang Dan would put a newcomer into this kind of task for no reason.

Especially after the theft from the cold storage last night, the trust system within the new circus has just been breached. At this time, it doesn't make logical sense to assign a high-value escort task to someone who has just started working.

Wang Dan is not so naive as to think that she can defeat Guan Jinyue based on her demonstrated strength.

To be honest, even if he didn't hold back, Chen Guan wouldn't dare say he could definitely beat Guan Jinyue. She's always been very mysterious, and probably has many tricks up her sleeve.

unless……

Wang Dan was using him as bait.

It could also just be a test.

After Chen Guan and Wang Dan's footsteps completely disappeared at the end of the corridor, they sat for about five more minutes.

I surveyed my surroundings and found no one spying on me.

Chen Guan leaned against the headboard and typed with one hand.

He Chenguan's identity has been transferred to the periphery of the new circus, and he has been promoted from a casual worker to a higher level. He is currently being taken to a transit station in the port area by a man named Wang Dan. He has a mission to escort a fifth-tier dragon-like demon core tomorrow morning.

After sending it, he added another message.

Also, something happened at the dock tonight.

Baihu replied instantly.

【speak.】

A man named Guan Jinyue has arrived.

Chen Guan did not hide Guan Jinyue's situation from Bai Hu. He told Bai Hu partly to try to extract some information, and partly to let him consider things in advance.

This time, the interval between White Tiger's replies was noticeably longer.

The cursor blinked several times, but no new messages came from Baihu's side.

Leopard rolled over by the window, changed its position, and continued to lie there, its tail dangling over the edge of the windowsill, swaying gently with its breath.

The screen lit up.

The news about the White Tiger finally popped up.

[Guan Jinyue? Are you sure?]

[I'm sure I wasn't mistaken.]

After sending it, he added another sentence.

She stole all the merchandise from the circus's cold storage, taking everything with her, even the guards.

The reply from Baihu took longer than usual, almost a minute.

How did she end up in Rust Shields?

[It's unclear; she didn't state her purpose, but her actions were very targeted.]

Chen Guan leaned against the headboard, the light from his phone screen reflecting on his mask. He didn't take off the mask; it had become part of He Chen Guan's identity, even though he and Leopard were the only ones in the room.

Has she noticed you?

Chen Guan's finger paused on the screen for a moment.

The answer to this question needs careful consideration.

Guan Jinyue did indeed detect Baal's aura on him, but he neither admitted it nor revealed Chen Guan's identity, and dealt with him as He Chenguan from beginning to end.

If Baihu Guan Jinyue were told that he had sensed Baal's aura, Baihu would definitely ask why he had Baal's aura on him.

Whether Baihu knew about this was uncertain to Chen Guan.

But he doesn't intend to create unnecessary variables at this point.

She passed by my spot, glanced at me, but didn't suspect anything. I was wearing a mask and acting like an ordinary day laborer.

This isn't a lie; it just omits the dialogue about Baal's aura.

About two minutes later, my phone vibrated.

"You've only been working on the periphery of the new circus for a day, and you've already been promoted from a casual worker to a transport officer. That's faster than I expected."

[We have Guan Jinyue to thank for this. She killed the man and stole a batch of goods. The new circus was short-staffed, so she got a good deal.]

She cleared the way for you.

[Unintentionally, she didn't know what I was doing, and I didn't intend for her to know.]

Baihu was silent for a short while, then sent a slightly longer message.

Guan Jinyue is a complex person. She has cooperative relationships with the demons and the monster race, but her own stance has always been unclear. She acts independently and is not bound by any party. If she is currently in Rust Harbor, it means that trouble has arisen again.

After reading this passage, Chen Guan thought to himself that Bai Hu understood Guan Jinyue better than he had imagined. It seemed that there were things between her and Bai Hu that he didn't know.

Chen Guan replied.

Will she come back?

It's hard to say. Guan Jinyue never takes the long way around, but if her goals intersect with the new circus, you might run into each other again later.