Dragon Raja: Lu Mingfei, Starting as a Seeker of the Law

Chapter 27 Picking Up the Girl at the Airport

It's that those with ability are looked down upon, while those without ability are not accepted.

"But why was he allowed to accept?"

Lu Mingfei discovered a blind spot at this moment. If what Chip Girl said was true, then such a commission should be idle. But according to Chip Girl, Old Tang is not a high-ranking person. Why would the employer agree to Old Tang's application?

Having known Lao Tang online for several years, Lu Mingfei was absolutely certain that the other party was a weirdo, just as weirdo as himself.

But this kind of commission was taken away by such an oddball.

That's ridiculous.

"Um...that's a different story." The potato chip girl's voice also became strange. She flipped through Old Tang's mission records. "This amount of money can't hire a high-level hunter, but among all the hunters who signed up, he's the only one with some relevant records of handling such matters."

"Related matters?" he asked instinctively. "Didn't Old Tang take on the jobs of helping the old lady find her cat and helping the rich businessman find his dog?"

"Crunch, yes... here's the problem..." The potato chip girl's chewing sound suddenly slowed down. "I hacked into the website's backend, and in the records, your friend just went through the motions and completed several paranormal requests that seemed to be related to dragons."

It seems your friend has something special about him.

"I'd really like to know what makes it so unique."

With a dry laugh, Lu Mingfei checked the time, estimating that Old Tang's Greyhound bus would arrive soon, and prepared to go pick him up from the airport.

As the plane glided down from the sky, the crowd waiting at the arrival gate became restless.

In the bustling crowd, Lu Mingfei immediately recognized Lao Tang's signature droopy eyebrows, which were so thick they looked like they had been painted on with a brush dipped in dark ink, and he was also wearing a wrinkled StarCraft-themed T-shirt.

Even with just a corner showing, Lu Mingfei could imagine the Terran Marine design on the front of the T-shirt.

There's no other reason than that he also has one.

"Old Tang!" Lu Mingfei raised his hand and called out, attracting the attention of the figure who was looking around.

"Ming...Mingming!?"

Old Tang's gaze shifted, his voice booming through the arrival hall, drawing the attention of several passengers. He rushed over, his burlap sack rattling behind him, his eyes wide and bulging, "Are you Mingming?"

"Which rich woman is keeping you? You're still a minor! How could you sell your virginity?"

Looking at Lu Mingfei's clothes, he leaned closer, winking mischievously, "I'm an adult now, can I come with you?"

"Get lost, what are you thinking?" Lu Mingfei said helplessly with a straight face. "This was obtained through legitimate means, and you're the one who sold your virginity."

Old Tang knew Lu Mingfei's name. In the StarCraft game group, Old Tang could be said to have fought with him the longest and had the deepest friendship.

"Didn't you say you've been living with your aunt since you were little, and that she treated you badly?"

Old Tang's eyes nearly popped out of his head when he saw Lu Mingfei dressed head to toe in designer brands. As a hunter working for the hunter website, although he didn't earn much money, he had a lot of clients, all of whom were dressed in gold and silver. As a result, he had become familiar with many brand-name products.

This made him feel like he was seeing a ghost when he looked at Lu Mingfei's outfit.

"Holy crap..." Old Tang swallowed hard, rubbing Lu Mingfei's cuff with his fingers. "This is Burberry's latest cashmere blend. Didn't they say it wasn't released yet?" His gaze shifted to the gleaming watch on Lu Mingfei's wrist, and he gasped. "And your Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime? That watch alone could buy a villa in my upscale neighborhood!"

"Hmm, probably?" Lu Mingfei didn't know the exact value of the watch, but he knew the way the potato chip girl brought him the whole box of luxury watches while munching on potato chips—just like when he bought a Coke at a convenience store.

No, it's even easier than buying a Coke.

"I moved out of my aunt's house..." Lu Mingfei scratched his nose, glanced at the time on his watch, "Didn't you say you were in a hurry? You still remember to chat with me here? Let's go."

"Yes, yes, I was so surprised that I forgot about the important matter."

Only after being reminded by the person in front of him did Old Tang snap out of his reverie about the mechanical watch, and he quickly slapped his forehead: "The employer's task is urgent!"

"Does your airport have a direct bus?" Old Tang asked, dragging his snakeskin bag as he caught up with Lu Mingfei. The bag swayed behind him. He looked up at the sky, watching the sunrise gild the heavens, and couldn't help but sigh.

"The weather here is pretty nice... Oh, you already passed by, the bus stop is over here!"

Old Tang originally wanted to stop at the bus stop to check the bus information, but Lu Mingfei's steps did not stop with him. Watching Lu Mingfei walk forward without looking back, Old Tang's questioning voice disappeared, and he felt like a rooster with its neck being choked.

Lu Mingfei stopped in front of the matte black Maybach. Old Tang's wide eyes were reflected in the car window—he looked like a groundhog who had seen a ghost!

"Get in the car?" Lu Mingfei opened the car door and got in.

"Ah...ah, okay."

Ronald Don, a name that sounds like someone who could appear in the Wall Street Journal, has actually been living in a rented room in a poor neighborhood of Brooklyn ever since he failed to graduate high school.

His days were like a sponge soaked in water, yielding no benefit whatsoever. He survived on odd jobs on the hunter website—either helping an old lady find her lost cat or going to the abandoned. As a result, his quality of life didn't improve much.

He had only ever seen a car of this caliber on the giant screen in Times Square. Back then, he even made a bet with a homeless man next to him, saying that if he could ride in one of these cars in his lifetime, it would be worth dying for.

But now that the car was actually in front of him, he felt his legs starting to go weak.

"Hey, Mingming, are you sure you haven't hooked up with a rich woman?" Old Tang leaned close to Lu Mingfei's ear and whispered cautiously.

"Didn't I say there wasn't any?"

"Then..." Old Tang persisted, asking again, "You suddenly discovered your family is actually wealthy? You were left at your aunt's house for some unknown reason? Are you getting compensation now?"

"No, not really." Lu Mingfei finally turned his head, a hint of helplessness in his eyes, and pointed to the clothes he was wearing. "Don't overthink it, my friend lent them to me."

Old Tang blinked a few times and then said nothing more.

His eyes suddenly lit up as he looked at Lu Mingfei's attire, his handsome face, and then at the shapely figure in the driver's seat.

Lu Mingfei could clearly see the other person's eyebrows furrowing into knots, then suddenly relaxing, and the corners of his mouth curving up only to be forcibly suppressed.

He could guess what the other person was thinking even with his bare hands, but under the current circumstances, it would be futile no matter what he said.

"Drive... wait a minute, where is your destination?" Lu Mingfei was about to ask the long-legged girl in the driver's seat to start the car when he realized that he didn't even know her destination.

"Oh, right, let me see."

Upon hearing this, Old Tang rummaged through his bag and pulled out a piece of paper, on which was written his destination.

"The Su Group!"