The woman raised her hand and knocked on the door. “Boss Shaw, I want to talk to you about business.”

There was a squeak and the door opened. He was an old man with white hair. He wore black clothes and there was a bow tied at his neckline. He glanced at the woman. “Du Sai, you’re a rare guest.”

The woman smiled as she extinguished the cigarette she was smoking on the wall. “I found you for something.”

“How big is the job?” The man known as Boss Shaw glanced at her before turning to look at An Zhe.

The woman—Du Sai put her elbow on An Zhe’s shoulder. “It isn’t big or hard. I’m just afraid you won’t agree and specifically found a meeting gift for you. I heard that your last apprentice died after drinking and that you’re looking for the next one. You find women ugly and like men who are stupid. Look at this child who entered my house.”

Boss Shaw’s blue eyes turned and stood on An Zhe. “He looks obedient.”

“He actually is obedient.” Du Sai played with her hair. “I saw him and instantly felt that Boss Shaw would like him.”

Boss Shaw smiled. Then he said to An Zhe, “Reach out and let me see.”

An Zhe stretched out his hands. His fingers were white with a slight pink to them.

“Du Sai, where did you get this person?” Boss Shaw wondered. “How can a child like this be willing to come to the third floor?”

“He was tricked.”

An Zhe, “……”

He heard Boss Shaw order him, “Make a fist. Do it slowly.”

An Zhe slowly closed his five fingers.

Boss Shaw added, “One more time, slow down.”

An Zhe slowed down.

“Slow down a bit more.”

In the end, An Zhe slowed down to the point where it was hard to detect with the naked eye. Although he didn’t know why Boss Shaw did this, it wasn’t hard for him. In his mushroom form, he had to control thousands of fine mycelium at the same time. Now he only had five human fingers.

At the end, even Du Sai came over.

“Boss Shaw, you’ve found a treasure.” She lit another cigarette and said, “His hands are steadier than your last apprentice.”

Boss Shaw looked at An Zhe’s hands and smiled. “Lend him to me for a few days. If he is easy to use then I’ll accept it.”

Du Sai stated, “You have to pay the child money.”

“Okay.”

An Zhe was worried. He definitely needed money but listening to the phrase ‘easy to use’, he always felt it was a bit dangerous. Du Sai seemed to see through his concerns and patted him on the shoulder. “Don’t be afraid. Boss Shaw might not be a good person but his craft is expensive.”