"Chen Jie, how is Ronan working out for you?"
Outside the company building, Lin Shuang leaned against a commercial vehicle, smiling as she looked at Chen Jie.
Chen Jie turned to her. "How did you know the Yang family would target my company?"
That's right, before Chen Jie went to Shengtian Company, he had no idea about Yang Siqing's actions.
It was only later, after receiving a call from Lin Shuang, that he learned his company was being deliberately targeted.
Lin Shuang had then casually introduced Ronan to Chen Jie.
Lin Shuang said, "We naturally have our own intelligence network. If you join our Dragon Group, you will also enjoy our intelligence capabilities."
Chen Jie said indifferently, "I only care about when you will break off our engagement."
Hearing this, Lin Shuang felt a pang of distress.
She wondered if they could just have a normal conversation.
This was the first time she had felt a sense of defeat from a man.
But she still said, "As long as you join the Dragon Group, I will naturally break off the engagement with you."
Chen Jie frowned. "Are you saying that if I refuse to join, you won't break off the engagement, and you wouldn't have helped me today?"
"That's not the case."
Lin Shuang quickly explained, "Your strength, even within the Dragon Group, is considered high-level. Consider this our gesture of goodwill in helping you. As for our engagement, I need to consider it further."
"What is there to consider?" Chen Jie said, displeased.
"In any case, I need to give it serious thought. How long that will take depends on my mood! Of course, if you can join the Dragon Group and complete a mission for us, I will agree to break off the engagement immediately after the mission is accomplished," Lin Shuang said with a smile.
Without waiting for Chen Jie's response, she said to him, "Ronan is one of our Dragon Group members. Although he is now an employee of your company, he still needs to leave with me, as we need to protect him."
Chen Jie nodded.
Ronan's hacking skills were at the pinnacle. The existence of such a person was even more significant than some cultivators. It was not surprising that the Dragon Group would recruit him.
"Ronan, let's go," Lin Shuang said.
"Team Leader Lin, you go ahead. Director Chen and I still have some matters to discuss," Ronan said.
"Alright, don't wander off. Call me later, and I'll arrange for someone to pick you up," Lin Shuang instructed.
"Okay."
After Lin Shuang left, Ronan looked at Chen Jie, remaining silent.
Chen Jie blinked in surprise, then realized. "Give me your account number, and I'll transfer a million to you right now."
Ronan shook his head. "I don't want money."
"No money? Didn't you say a million per appearance earlier?" Chen Jie asked, surprised.
"That was because Team Leader Lin was here, and it wasn't convenient to talk to you. I want something else," Ronan said.
Chen Jie's heart stirred. "What something?"
"I've watched some videos of you fighting others. Whether it's your techniques at the Martial Arts Tournament, your abilities when you fought Master Yang Tian at the club, or when you annihilated the Zhou and Ye families, they are all different from martial arts or sorcery. I want you to teach me those things, can you?" Ronan looked at Chen Jie, a rare hint of anticipation in his eyes.
Chen Jie was stunned.
He knew that the matters he mentioned were not particularly secret to him, but judging by Ronan's tone, he seemed to have been present.
This indicated that the scenes of Chen Jie's actions had been recorded and circulated within the Dragon Group.
At this moment, Chen Jie couldn't help but feel shocked by the Dragon Group's capabilities for the first time. As a cultivator, his six senses were extremely sharp. If someone were secretly monitoring him, he would surely have sensed it.
Unless their strength far surpassed his.
"How do you know about these things?" Chen Jie asked, shocked.
"Have you forgotten my identity? Wherever there is a network, I can access resources, even satellites in the sky."
Ronan gestured towards the sky and then added, "But don't worry, only I have seen these videos. I haven't told anyone else."
Chen Jie breathed a sigh of relief.
In this era of declining magic, it was unrealistic to have top-tier cultivators.
This meant that no matter how mysterious the Dragon Group was, he only needed to break through everything with his own power to fear nothing.
Of course, he had no intention of deliberately making enemies with the Dragon Group.
"It's not impossible to learn my abilities, but what you've done so far is probably not enough," Chen Jie said, a thought crossing his mind.
"Yes, I've thought about it. My hacking skills are among the best in the world. If you can teach me those things, I'll do whatever you ask me to do from now on," Ronan said, his gaze fixed.
After a moment's hesitation, Chen Jie took out a cultivation manual scroll from his storage ring and presented it to Ronan.
This scroll was one of the higher-tier ones he had obtained from Mount Wutai.
"Actually, I am a cultivator. If you cultivate according to the techniques in this scroll and are lucky, you can achieve immortality," Chen Jie said.
Ronan's entire body trembled.
He immediately unrolled it and began to read.
Then, he turned his head to look at Chen Jie. "Are you giving me something too good? I don't think I'm qualified for you to give me something this valuable."
"It's fine, as long as you don't teach it to anyone else. Take it back and study it."
"Oh, and I'll give you something else," Chen Jie said, handing Ronan the only protective artifact he had left.
Ronan took it and examined it closely. "Is this the legendary protective artifact? Sister Lin said she wanted to buy one for me to wear, but she said they were too scarce and she never managed to get one."
Chen Jie said, "This is not the type of protective artifact sold on the market. The protective artifacts sold by my company have not only weak defensive capabilities but also need to be replenished with spiritual energy every half a month. This one I'm giving you is a complete protective artifact, permanently effective."
Ronan looked at Chen Jie, stammering slightly. "This, this is too precious. It's priceless. Forget it, I should return it to you."
"No need, I don't need this either. Keep it," Chen Jie said, pushing it back without making any demands of him.
In his opinion, although Ronan had amazing hacking skills, he lacked social skills.
To put it in plain terms, although he was in his twenties, his mental state was very pure.
Chen Jie saw no need to bargain with him.
Moreover, he had observed that Ronan's body was very weak from prolonged computer use and was in various negative states. If this condition was not improved, he would likely fall seriously ill soon.
The cultivation manual scroll Chen Jie had chosen not only could improve his physical condition but was also specialized for cultivating mental energy.
It was very suitable for helping him further advance his hacking knowledge.
"Alright, I'm leaving now. Don't worry, I won't let anyone know about these secrets! If you need me to do anything, just ask!" Ronan promised.
"I'll remember that."
Ronan pressed a button on his mobile phone, and soon, someone arrived in a car to pick him up.