"Why can't we run?"
The seasoned man looked at King Snake, "King Snake bro, what's up, you got profitable goods? Want to take your bros along?"
"That's the idea."
King Snake noticed the man's eyes light up at the mention of money, then he cracked a smile, "But I'm a man of rules, let's go by the saying 'true brothers, clear accounts.'
I'll send one person, you send one person, they'll run the goods together.
Everyone delivers and keeps the accounts together.
The profit split, you get two, I get eight."
"Two?" The seasoned man frowned, "King Snake bro, isn't that a bit too little? It's not even enough to cover my expenses on the road abroad."
"Then you're not sending your own goods?" King Snake remained unmoved,
"I'm just borrowing the road, making some money.
And thinking of you as one of our own, I don't want to give outside people money.
You should know, there are several people running goods at the border.
They all would give me face, so borrowing a road is rather simple."
"King Snake bro's reputation is surely big!" the seasoned man first expressed his affirmation.
After all, King Snake has more than a dozen armed desperados under his command.
Given a choice between borrowing a road and borrowing lives, most people would choose the former.
Moreover, King Snake actually pays money.
In King Snake bro's own words from before, 'In our line, we trade on trust, cheating no young or old.'
"Two it is then." The seasoned man then agreed, "But about the road expenses at the border...King Snake bro, can you give your brother a little help?"
"Hmm?" King Snake suddenly looked at him quietly.
The seasoned man was somewhat short, but stubbornly looked up at him.
After about thirty seconds.
King Snake bro smiled and said, "You crafty bastard, can't let any benefits slip by."
After speaking.
King Snake bro patted his shoulder,
"Alright, it's your road, your arrangement, guests follow the host."
…
The next day.
Zhang Feng got a driver's license.
Then he started driving in the mountains, quickly familiarizing himself with the mountain roads.
Luckily, Zhang Feng himself reacted quickly and had a strong constitution.
In just four days, he became a mountain road veteran.
On the fifth day.
Zhang Feng became a freight driver, starting to oversee cross-border smuggling.
Besides this, King Snake bro assigned a trusted person to follow Zhang Feng.
Seems like they're delivering together, taking turns driving day and night to relieve Zhang Feng's driving pressure.
But it's mainly surveillance.
Zhang Feng ignored him, just doing his own thing.
Driving when needed, keeping accounts, just like any regular freight driver.
But the trips were somewhat long, needing to go to several towns abroad to collect goods.
Those places were quite chaotic.
Luckily, King Snake bro's trusted person was there.
The confidant knew the local authorities and could handle everything.
During the delivery process, Zhang Feng gradually got acquainted with these leaders.
But after a month.
After completing the third delivery.
The seasoned man approached Zhang Feng who had just returned.
"Captain Hu said tonight, at the pond under the small bridge, nine o'clock."
…
At nine.
People constantly passing over the bridge.
Under the bridge, in the distance, there's a pond, with quite a few people relaxing and fishing.
Zhang Feng carried fishing gear, walking to the distant pond, looking at a fisherman wearing a wide-brimmed hat.
As he got closer.
The fisherman looked up, pointed beside him, "Sit first."
"Captain." Zhang Feng sat nearby while pulling out his own fishing rod.
"Isn't this rod expensive?" The captain liked the look of the brown fishing rod right away.
"Old Li's rod." Zhang Feng baited the hook, "He said you invited me fishing today, so he lent it to me. I have to return it, don't get greedy."
"I never said I wanted it." The captain snorted, looking back at his fishing float, "The photos taken that night were very clear.
The bureau has recently conducted a series of covert confirmations.
Finally determined, King Snake's true identity is indeed nightclub owner 'He Zaihang.'
This name is real.
But, it's quite a tongue twister..."
The captain shook his head, "Let's still call him 'King Snake'."
"Alright." Zhang Feng looked at the captain and reported his work, "I helped him run three deliveries this past month, but haven't seen him again.
Only one of his trusted men is with me."
"He's very cautious..." The captain thought for a while before continuing, "You should keep delivering, do his task well, and don't try to approach King Snake actively.
Wait for him to reach out to you first.
You're currently handling his business and also secretly earning him extra cash.
Later, there might be legitimate chances for contact."
"True." Zhang Feng hung up the fish bait, ready for 'long-term undercover, entering the core.'
Anyway, wherever he stays, he stays.
Wherever he practices Martial Arts, he practices Martial Arts.
Zhang Feng actually enjoyed the thrill of being undercover.
The invisible tension made Zhang Feng practice even harder.
"Thank you for your hard work." The captain saw that Zhang Feng was silent and thought he felt wronged, "The baiting time might be longer than both you and I imagined.
Your task could be a long-drawn-out battle."
"I'm prepared," Zhang Feng said nonchalantly, "When we chatted in the restaurant over the phone, I already mentioned that I was mentally prepared."
"It's good that you're prepared." The captain nodded seemingly, but sighed inwardly.
'What a fine young warrior, what a good young man, but these glorious years have to be spent in constant danger...'
The captain took a drag on a cigarette and couldn't help but sigh, "Alas..."
"What's the matter?" Zhang Feng looked at him and cast his rod with force at the same time.
"Nothing much." The captain shook his head, "It's just that I pity this rod because you can't fish."
...
This evening, the two sat by the pond for an hour.
Zhang Feng caught two fish.
The captain seemed preoccupied and caught none.
"I'll give you one."
Zhang Feng handed him one, "Hope you don't come back empty-handed next time."
...
Time gradually passed.
The calm and collected Zhang Feng gradually became King Snake's designated driver on his side hustle.
More than half a year later.
The trusted associate had to take care of other businesses and left.
Only Zhang Feng was left to deliver goods.
King Snake didn't send anyone else either.
And on the delivery trips after that,
since there was no one to monitor,
Zhang Feng would sometimes stop on the road, open the cargo box, and check the goods inside.
After going through over a dozen shipments,
Zhang Feng summed up that these items were mainly some brand-name jewelry and some illicit jade.
At a glance, they were quite valuable.
With three trips a month,
the profits must be significant.
...
Unknowingly,
a year after arriving in this world,
Zhang Feng had become a seasoned driver.
Also, because he seized every moment to practice martial arts, besides delivering goods,
Zhang Feng couldn't be bothered to tidy up his appearance.
Now he had scruffy facial hair and wild long hair,
with a pair of dirt-covered rain boots and an old leather jacket.
You might even believe it if someone said Zhang Feng had come back from the apocalypse.
But the roads he traveled were mostly muddy, and it was the rainy season,
so rain boots were naturally essential for long trips.
Besides blending in visually,
After over a dozen enhancements,
Zhang Feng's Constitution had reached [34]
Far surpassing his achievements in the previous adventure world.
Of course, that's mainly because nearly all of the enhancements focused on constitution and reaction abilities.
Among them, constitution alone accounted for 10 items, totaling [3.2]
Then, another month passed.
It was the 395th day since Zhang Feng arrived in this world.
This afternoon.
Zhang Feng, whose body appeared even more robust, put on the rain boots from under the bed.
Thump! Thump!
He stomped his feet, shaking off the dried mud.
Zhang Feng came out of the rental room as usual, preparing to drive to the northern part of the city.
Ding ding—
At that moment, the phone rang.
He answered.
He heard King Snake's voice from the other side, "Fengzi brother, don't deliver goods today, go to Old Li's restaurant in the southern part of the city, I need to see you."
"I'll be there right away."
Zhang Feng replied, and the other end hung up the call.
Looking at the caller ID, it was another new number.
'Called me ten times this year, and the number is different each time,' thought Zhang Feng, shaking his head, 'But this time, he wants to meet me.'
Thinking internally, Zhang Feng glanced at the enhancement that appeared today.
Perhaps it's a double blessing.
Zhang Feng noticed a special option among the rewards this time.
[Choose the 15th enhancement]
[1: Constitution +0.3]
[2: Reaction Speed -0.004]
[3: Born with a Purpose in Life]
He skipped the first two directly.
Zhang Feng focused directly on 3
[Born with a Purpose in Life: Normal, Unique, Passive, Non-stackable]
[Note: Once selected, this trait will be equipped on all your characters in every world, as well as your real self in the real world]
[Effect: Upon selecting this trait, Root +0.5, Martial Arts +0.5]