"Floors six, seven, and eight are all empty now. Dr. Raymond, do you want to rent all three floors, or just one?" Ren Yan asked with a smile after showing Raymond around.
"Just one floor? No, no. I only need one room. The one in the back looked good. If the price isn't too high, I'll take that one," Raymond replied.
"Only one room?" Ren Yan was surprised.
Earlier, Raymond only said he wanted to open a detective agency-type company and asked for help finding a good office to rent. He hadn't said how big a space he needed.
But in Ren Yan's mind, since Raymond could use a favor from Vincent to ask him for help, there was no way he'd just rent one small shop. That would be making a big deal out of sothing so small.
Even small start-ups usually rent a whole floor. What can you do with just one room? That's only good for a couple running a little shop.
Ren Yan didn't know who Raymond really was or how skilled he was in psychology, but the fact that Vincent had specially told him to take this seriously already showed Raymond wasn't ordinary.
Soone like that, starting a company, only wants one room? That's just...
"You an you can't rent just one room?" Raymond noticed Ren Yan's surprise.
"You can, of course you can."
Ren Yan quickly ca back to his senses and smiled, "I'll talk to the owner and ask him to hold that back room for you. The price will definitely be lower than market rate, don't worry."
"OK, then this is the place. If possible, help check how soon I can move in."
"If you're in a hurry to open, you can move in anyti. The lease can be kept simple, we can wrap it up quickly... Oh right, don't you need to decorate or anything?" Ren Yan asked.
"No need for all that. I'll just find soone later to make a logo or sothing," Raymond shook his head.
"Alright, I'll talk to him, and this afternoon I'll have soone bring the contract and keys to you," Ren Yan agreed happily.
"Thanks, I'll wait at ho for your good news."
"No problem—"
After sending Raymond off in the elevator, Ren Yan finally took out his phone and dialed a number. After a few rings, the call was picked up by a middle-aged man speaking Mandarin:
"Done already? How was it, did he like it?"
"He liked it, but he only wants to rent one room—the one in the back on the sixth floor," Ren Yan said.
"Ren, are you joking with ?" The man on the other end sounded annoyed. "Didn't I tell you the minimum is one whole floor? If he only takes one room, I'll have to rent out the others one by one. That's a huge waste of ti and labor. Have you thought about that?"
"I get what you're saying, but there's no room for negotiation," Ren Yan said seriously.
"All this just for one small rental? I could've found you another place... You're really doing your friend dirty here," the man on the phone grumbled.
"Lao Wang, I'm not joking. Whether you like it or not, this has to work. If you still think of as a friend, then you've got to handle this properly for ."
"Is it really that serious?" The man on the phone finally noticed sothing was off.
"Yes, it is."
"Alright, alright. I'll make an exception this ti… sheesh."
"Thanks." A smile finally appeared on Ren Yan's face.
Raymond didn't know about the conversation between Ren Yan and his realtor friend.
But he could feel how serious Ren Yan was about helping. That sa afternoon, soone contacted him, signed the rental contract, and even helped him find soone to design a custom logo.
Later that evening, with Ren Yan by his side, Raymond moved so of his belongings from his apartnt into the office space and settled in.
Technically, the lease said no one was allowed to live there, but whether in China or North Arica, such rules weren't always strictly enforced.
As long as you didn't cause trouble, the building managent usually turned a blind eye.
The next day.
The custom sign Raymond had ordered arrived.
Money Talks Detective Agency
"We et again, old friend…"
Looking at the freshly mounted sign on the wall, Raymond had a complicated expression. That na was exactly the sa as the private detective agency he opened in his past life after retiring.
Seeing that na brought back many mories.
The idea of starting a detective agency was partly inspired by realizing how wealthy people like Carl were, but more importantly, he didn't want to forget his past.
As he gradually accepted all the original body's mories, he had started to fully blend into this new world. He no longer felt anxious or distanced like when he first arrived, as if everyone else were just NPCs.
But because of that, he needed sothing to remind himself—not to forget where he ca from.
And this Money Talks Detective Agency, spanning two lifetis, served that purpose perfectly.
"Don't worry, your na will soon be known around the world. It'll be even louder than before. Stay with for the journey ahead." Staring at the agency na, Raymond murmured to himself, "But first… it's ti to go back. Shadow King, are you ready to die?"
Just thinking about how the Shadow King almost altered his mories made Raymond boil with anger.
Over the past two weeks, he had poured almost all his remaining Universal System Points into Imrsive Mode. He not only learned the basics of Ki cultivation from Tao Pai Pai's mory, but also mastered four techniques from the Navy Six Styles through Akainu's mory.
His overall stats had increased several tis.
Now, whether he switched to Tao Pai Pai or Akainu's personality, the ti he could maintain intense combat was nearly equal to what it used to be with his Kuro personality.
That's why—he finally had the confidence to take the Shadow King head-on!
Raymond looked out the window and confird the sky was fully dark. He headed down from the office building.
Soon, from a nearby alley, he pulled out a stone pillar he had hidden earlier.
After carefully aligning it, his eyes sharpened—and he suddenly hurled the pillar into the sky!
Almost at the sa ti, he leapt up and landed on the stone pillar.
With a sharp "whoosh," his whole body beca a streak of light and vanished into the night sky. (TL/N: Aura : ∞)
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