Chapter 1345 — Cooperating with You
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"Thank you, Male Thief!" Old Hei holstered his pistol and gave Wei Zhao a solemn cupped-fist salute. "Mr. Qiu was the close guard I hired, but he was kind to me as well. Now that his great vengeance has been taken, I have you to thank for it, Male Thief!"
But a tomb raider was a tomb raider. Though the words of thanks came readily enough from his lips, he was unwilling to part with any further profit. These men were all greedy, so Wei Zhao never took his gratitude to heart at all. He merely waved a hand, and with a rather stern expression sat down.
"Hahahaha, that worthless thing—better off dead. Now this old man needn't lurk in the shadows pretending to be ghost or god. Since little Hao is dead, this old man may as well cooperate with you!" Just then, bursts of laughter came from the tent entrance, and a moment later an old man walked in uninvited.
"You are..." Old Hei's expression changed at the sound of that laughter. This was most likely the Earth-rank expert behind Old Mr. Hao—his mind had been too rash before, and he had overlooked it. Now, seeing him appear, he could not help but feel a surge of fear.
This was an Earth-rank expert—to ordinary men like them, a presence like a towering mountain!
"You do not deserve to know this old man's name. You may call me Old Mr. Yu." The old man turned his head grandly toward Wei Zhao and could not help but show some surprise. "Young one, you are beyond my expectations. You are not injured?"
"Hmph!" Wei Zhao gave a cold snort. "Aren't you also still alive?"
"Indeed. That little scheme of yours was nothing but a drifting cloud before this old man! Trying to blow me up with explosives? Next time, try a missile." Old Mr. Yu said mildly. "But little Hao is dead, and this old man sees you have some skill in tomb raiding, so I will leave you be for now. Let us first discuss the matter of cooperation!"
"Mr. Qiu—you killed him?" Old Hei came back to his senses and asked.
"So what if I did? Do you mean to avenge him?" Old Mr. Yu smiled grimly at Old Hei and demanded.
"I wouldn't dare..." Old Hei was no fool. When it came to Old Mr. Hao, he could simply put a bullet in him, but against an Earth-rank expert—Male Thief had not managed to kill the man with explosives, so what good would his gun be? Besides, this old man and Old Mr. Hao did not seem to be of the same lot. From his words, the two had only been partners, and now that Old Mr. Hao was dead, he wished to work with those present instead?
"I should think you wouldn't dare!" Old Mr. Yu said smugly. "But this old man does not know anyone surnamed Qiu. If you must place blame, place it on little Hao—it was he who had me finish the man off."
"Yes, I have already taken care of Old Mr. Hao." Old Hei was a man who knew how to read the times, and he said respectfully, "Might I ask how the senior wishes to cooperate?"
"You go and raid the tomb, open the traps within. If necessary, this old man can lend a hand—but the business of dying, this old man does not do!" Old Mr. Yu said. "As for me, I want only one thing from the tomb. The rest, do as you please. This old man will ask for nothing more."