At noon, Yan Feifan returned home. While eating lunch, he listened to his sister describe her follow-up interview with Feng Jian.
"His driving skills are pretty good. I had him drive us around in a few big circles, and the car was incredibly steady."
"As for salary and benefits..."
Yan Ziruo continued, "He didn’t give a specific number, just that he currently delivers food during the day and works as a designated driver at night. Working hard for a month, he can make around ten thousand yuan."
"He said he wants insurance and would prefer one or two days off a week."
Yan Ziruo added, "On the way back after Feng Jian left, Su Ye and I made a special trip to the Dacheng Street Police Station."
"The officers at the station were pretty helpful. They helped us look up Feng Jian’s file and the case for which he was detained."
"According to his file, Feng Jian didn’t lie on his resume!"
Yan Ziruo couldn’t help but laugh. "With a resume that simple, there was no need for him to fake anything anyway."
"As for the case, the file said three drunk men were harassing a girl at night. He stepped in to stop them, and a fight broke out."
"Those three guys got beaten up pretty badly. One had his ribs broken, one had his nose broken, and another had his arm broken."
"Because he was a bit too rough and the three of them couldn’t really fight back, it wasn’t officially considered a heroic act of justice."
"But he also got a light sentence—just administrative detention."
Yan Feifan let out a soft "Oh" and asked, "So, sis, what do you think of him? Is he a good fit?"
Yan Ziruo nodded. "I think he’s decent. He gave me a very reliable impression."
"He can take on three guys by himself. If we run into any real trouble, he should have no problem protecting you."
"We can put him on a one-month trial to get to know him better and see what his other work capabilities are like."
Yan Feifan nodded. "Okay, sis. Let’s do what you said."
"So how much should we pay him?"
Yan Ziruo said thoughtfully, "This assistant job is much easier than delivering food and being a designated driver."
"For the trial period, we’ll give him six thousand."
"After the month is up, if we keep him, it’ll be eight thousand plus insurance."
"And a year-end bonus, depending on his daily performance."
"As for the insurance, we can have Extraordinary Medical Company handle the contributions..."
After settling Feng Jian’s salary in just a few words, Yan Ziruo exclaimed excitedly, "Feifan, now that we have an assistant and driver, it’s time to buy the car."
"Do you have any suggestions for a new car?"
Yan Feifan asked curiously, "Sis, wasn’t that Cayenne bought for me?"
Yan Ziruo faltered for a second, then chuckled. "Well, that’s true. The Cayenne was originally bought for you."
"I’ve just gotten used to driving it all the time."
"In that case, I’ll just buy myself a more feminine car."
"Hey, Feifan, what do you think? Should I get a good-looking, cute sedan?"
"Or should I get a sports car?"
Seeing his sister’s eyes shining brighter and brighter, Yan Feifan quickly said, "Sis, you’re already familiar with the Cayenne. If you switch to another car, you’ll have to get used to it all over again."
"I should just buy a new car for myself."
Yan Ziruo cried out, "No way! I want to drive a new car..."
For the rest of the afternoon, Yan Ziruo immersed herself in various professional car enthusiast forums online, researching, looking at pictures, and picking out good-looking cars.
In the evening, she even pulled in Yu Suye, who had just woken up, to get her opinion.
As for Yan Feifan, he only needed to focus on the important business of making money; trivial matters like spending it didn’t require his attention.
Just after nine o’clock that night, he received an unexpected call from Zheng Libing, the captain of the district public security bureau’s criminal investigation division.
"Mr. Yan, regarding the people you asked Mr. He to investigate a few days ago, Mr. He did indeed find something."
Zheng Libing explained over the phone, "After Mr. He reported his findings to the bureau, the bureau decided to open a formal investigation into the matter."
"The case is currently in the confidential investigation and evidence-gathering phase. To prevent any leaks, please refrain from mentioning this to anyone else, Mr. Yan."
Yan Feifan quickly assured him, "Mr. Zheng, I will keep this strictly confidential. I hope to see those people get the punishment they deserve as soon as possible."
"We will do our best to complete the evidence collection quickly."
After stating this, Zheng Libing changed the subject. "Mr. Yan, my colleague, Wang Zenglin—the one with the bullet lodged in his lumbar spine—has been trying to nurse his liver back to health."
"A few days ago, he went to the hospital for another check-up."
"His liver function is recovering very slowly—you could even say the improvement is negligible. It’s causing him to have a bit of a mental breakdown."
"He’s quit drinking to help his liver, but it’s been incredibly difficult for him."
"And seeing him suffer from his back pain... it’s painful for me to even watch."
"I’m really worried he won’t be able to hold on and will just give up."