Starting Cultivation in Wasteland-Chapter 620 - 490: Skills

As soon as Camille finished speaking, Qu Jianlei slapped her backhandedly, incredibly fast.

With a crisp "slap" sound, her body tilted and hit the backrest of the booth directly.

"You!" Camille was completely stunned by the slap.

Qu Jianlei picked up a tissue from the table and leisurely wiped his hand that struck.

Then he tossed the tissue to the ground before looking at his opponent again, expressionlessly stating, "Do you think I'm afraid?"

Camille slowly sat up, covering her face, and stared at him spitefully, showing a hint of venom in her eyes.

"Keep looking at me like that, and I'll gouge out your eyes," Qu Jianlei still showed no expression. "Try me if you don't believe it."

Hearing this, Camille reluctantly lowered her eyelids.

"That's better," Qu Jianlei spoke slowly. "You need to understand, the world doesn't revolve around you cleaners."

"The reason I haven't bothered you is because seeking revenge on enemies... feels a bit pointless."

Camille continued to keep her eyes lowered, offering no response.

"Alright, you can state your business now," Qu Jianlei said blandly, "I was waiting here intending to kill someone!"

Only then did Camille look up, staring at him expressionlessly, "Do you think you can kill me?"

Another crisp "slap" sounded as Qu Jianlei pulled another tissue, wiping his hands again, "You can try."

People noticed the commotion here, of course, but... this was the Adventurer's House.

Wealthy patrons being rough with nightingales was all too common, with some even forcibly having their way.

Camille sat up again, shook her head, dazed for about ten seconds, then actually laughed.

"Heh, interesting... It seems like the decision not to attack you was the right one."

"You better get to the point," Qu Jianlei lit another cigarette, "It's not your turn to control the pace."

What annoyed him most about the cleaners was being framed, and secondly, their constant air of superiority, trying to control the pace.

If people could communicate well, anything could be settled, but one-sided dominance—do I owe you something?

Camille rubbed her cheeks with both hands for about a minute before dropping her hands.

In fact, as a sand attribute A-level with decent compatibility, her defense wasn't bad.

"We considered your identity and didn't want to have overly tense relations with the planet's leaders, so we didn't act against you."

"Heh," Qu Jianlei snorted a couple of sarcastic laughs, thinking that when they pinned the blame on him, they hadn't considered that?

Camille knew what he was thinking and casually explained.

"We accepted a commission to kill, but it wasn't targeting you, and as for other people's misunderstandings... that's not on us."

Your way of thinking is really self-centered! Qu Jianlei found himself somewhat speechless.

It's not exactly sophistry, but they are so used to being dominant that they don't consider others' feelings.

Seeing him not speak, Camille paused in silence and then continued.

"I came to consult you about something... how did you get hold of that video?"

Upon hearing this, Qu Jianlei laughed and curiously asked, "What if I don't want to say?"

Camille was taken aback, deeply inhaled, and then spoke, "Then find a way to make you talk... I must admit, we were wrong!"

"You're not wrong," Qu Jianlei chuckled, "you're just too full of yourselves!"

Camille didn't argue with him and merely stated plainly, "At least the mistake wasn't too outrageous, you acted, we didn't."

"That's why you're still alive," Qu Jianlei replied nonchalantly.

She was one of the culprits in the massacre, a real femme fatale, but he wasn't someone with a saint complex.

Even Qu himself had committed such massacre acts before, who was he to blame others?

In the Imperial society, it's truly "those who aren't ruthless don't stand firm," all with blood on their hands, big brother mocking little brother.

Then he spoke again, "Now, you can tell me about the client."

Camille's eyebrows furrowed slightly but quickly relaxed, realizing that this person wasn't someone she could act arrogantly with.

There were plenty of rumors about Panda's skills, and the cleaners were certainly well-informed.

But she finally realized that her team's assessment of this person was severely underestimated.

Previously, they thought his skills were excellent, with a strong physique.

In scenarios with the advantage, even slightly less skilled A-levels might be suppressed.

However, the reality proved that they had oversimplified the opponent's skills.

Camille was the most qualified to speak on this, as she herself was a highly skilled A-level.

During the prior massacre case, she didn't use any techniques, just holding a knife while killing.

This method of killing was somewhat brutal, she just wanted to conceal her attribute traces.

But undeniably, her choice of method was due to her extremely hardened heart and incredible confidence in her skills.

However, the two slaps from Panda told her: your skills are still lacking!

The first slap she could attribute to her carelessness, but for the second one, she was genuinely on her guard.

But it was really useless; Panda's skills were faster than she could have imagined.

In fact, she now seriously doubted that Panda was hiding his cultivation level. Such formidable skills, how could they be just a modified warrior?

Camille can be very domineering, but the scavengers' strength comes not only from individual combat power.

They pay great attention to coordination, and many C-level warriors hold high positions because of their expertise.

This means that most scavengers are good at judging the situation, being tough when necessary and backing down when needed.

Camille was no different, so she sighed lightly, putting on a pitiful appearance.

"Lord Panda, Lord Hertman should have already told you that we can't disclose the client's information."

Even the Guard Captain is treated this way, so as a mere special consultant, don't expect too much, okay?

Qu Jianlei replied expressionlessly, "He is he, I am me... the two are incomparable, understand?"

It's not that he wanted to belittle the Guard Captain; when Hoyel faced the potential threat from Kushnier, it was the Guard Captain who sought help proactively.

So he has the right to say this.

How shrewd was Camille? She immediately analyzed and realized: as expected, even Hertman was of no importance to this person.

Her voice became even lower, "Lord Panda, scavengers have rules that we would rather die than disclose the client's information."

Camille naturally had a bit of a smoky voice, and coupled with her vulnerable appearance, it really gave off a pitiable impression.

However, Qu Jianlei was well aware of how cold and ruthless this woman was when she slaughtered Desis's family.

He sneered disdainfully, "What bullshit rules are those, should I say... please go die?"

Rules have always been for restraining the weak; the strong make the rules.

Moreover, the scavenger's confidentiality principle is, in itself, a pretty ridiculous matter.

When dealing with civilian organizations, they have the right to claim confidentiality, even the Earth Scholar organization finds it hard to force them.

But if the government demands it, scavengers find it hard to refuse, that's why Hertman got so frustrated for not getting any information.

Upon hearing this, Camille realized: this Panda... has a semi-official identity!

So she could only speak pitifully, "Lord Panda, you've already determined the client, haven't you?"

"I'm just a weak woman, talking life and death with me... doesn't suit your status, don't you think?"

"I'm no lord," Qu Jianlei shook his head, speaking indifferently, "I'm also someone who's struggled on the line of life and death."

Thinking back on those unbearable six years on the Garbage Star, he thought her words were simply frivolous flattery.

A person with a story? Camille instantly analyzed his mindset.

However, at this time, she really didn't dare to probe further and could only sigh.

"The one who hired us for the massacre is the same family that commissioned us this time."

The whole "can't disclose client information" thing... is really bullshit, can't get the information, that's because you're not strong enough!

Camille had actually held out well, merely hinting subtly, not outright betraying the client.

"Bida Freight, right?" Qu Jianlei chuckled nonchalantly, "You could've just said that earlier, couldn't you?"

"I didn't say anything," Camille decisively shook her head, "The fact that you could guess it means your information network is strong."

She actually believed he could guess it.

The last massacre commission was known to very few people, but this time Bida spread the word a bit too hastily, alerting quite a few.

If Panda didn't even have access to this level of information, then he really wasn't worthy of Blitz's serious attention.

And the fact was, the guy knew Blitz had taken on a new commission, and he left the academy specifically for the bar, intending to ambush there.

Qu Jianlei could feel the other party's contradictory mood of wanting to say something but holding back, but he didn't care.

Anyway, the other party had already taken a big step back; he's not a pervert, no need to latch onto a minor detail.

Now he was focused on another issue, "Does your Blitz really think... I might have a super artificial intelligence?"

"It's hard to say," Camille replied quite frankly, "Sometimes Bida Freight has really well-informed news."

"Then I'm curious," Qu Jianlei's expression grew peculiar.

"If I do have such a thing, what makes your little Blitz dare to mess with me?"

Upon hearing this, Camille was stunned, of course, those capable of developing super artificial intelligence are without exception powerful forces!

Then why did we take this commission initially, was it madness?

Thinking back carefully, she recalled, "Desis was giving you a hard time initially, mostly because he was looking for artificial intelligence."

"The Customs Enforcement Division's artificial intelligence is very powerful, it shouldn't be mistaken; it even attacked the Engineering College's data center a few days ago."

"So after comprehensive analysis, we believe the possibility of you having super artificial intelligence isn't very low."

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