This idea had occurred to him before. The kidnapping of his son and daughter had frightened him terribly. These two children were his heirs, the hope of the Ling family.

Once something happened to them, it would be a huge blow—even the Ling family’s business might be seized by certain people.

But his commercial competition with a certain foreign group had reached a critical, white-hot stage. This project was even a matter of life and death for their group; there was no room for retreat.

And the other side had no bottom line in their actions. A project worth tens of billions was enough to drive people mad.

He had hired James Harris as a bodyguard, and he also wanted to hire a bodyguard for his daughter Emily Collins. His son was still young and could stay at home for a while without issue.

But his daughter was already grown; it was impossible for her to hide away and not see anyone.

That’s why he turned his attention to Ethan Carter. He had already investigated Ethan Carter beforehand—his family background was clean, an ordinary family, not a villain. In fact, from the fact that he was willing to save Emily Collins and William Collins, it was clear that he still had a kind heart.

At first, he hadn’t thought much of it, assuming Ethan Carter was at most on par with James Harris, and that as long as he had the money, he could hire him.

Who would have thought that after seeing him today, Ethan Carter wasn’t just on par with James Harris, but rather with James Harris’s master—almost a martial arts legend, a grandmaster-level figure.

To have someone of this caliber serve as his daughter’s bodyguard—how difficult would that be? It might even be seen as an insult by the other party.

“Of course, if Mr. Carter is willing to agree, you can name your terms!” Henry Collins quickly added.

Ethan Carter paused, then finally spoke, enunciating each word.

“One hundred thousand!”

“Per day!”

Chapter 15: Vajra Talisman

Henry Collins was a bit stunned. Was one hundred thousand per day expensive for a master of Ethan Carter’s level?

Of course not!

Although the monthly salary would be about the same as James Harris’s annual salary.

But Ethan Carter was not James Harris. A few million could hire James Harris as a bodyguard, but with the same amount of money, you might not even get to meet a master of Ethan Carter’s caliber.

After all, Ethan Carter’s strength was on the same level as James Harris’s master. That level of expert was already at the national level.

Ordinary tycoons would find it hard to even get close!

In fact, many experts of this level were themselves wealthy, with numerous businesses and influence reaching into various fields and social strata of the nation—not to be underestimated.

This could be said to be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

“No problem!” Henry Collins immediately agreed. “I hope Mr. Carter can protect my daughter for one month. After a month, that project should be settled!”

“One month, no problem!”

Ethan Carter nodded. He couldn’t serve as anyone’s bodyguard for a long time, but a month was doable.

“In addition, I have another business proposition for Chairman Collins. I wonder if you’re interested?” Ethan Carter said.

“What kind of business?” Henry Collins was a bit puzzled.

“I have a few talismans here, called Vajra Talismans. Their effect is that, at a critical moment, they can protect your life!” Ethan Carter took out a stack of talisman papers he had prepared from his pocket and handed them to Henry Collins.

Henry Collins took the talisman papers with some doubt, feeling like ten thousand alpacas were galloping through his mind. Relying on talisman papers for safety?

It looked just like the kind of scam from the qigong craze of the 1980s.

If it weren’t Ethan Carter who took them out, he would have thrown them away immediately. But since it was something from Ethan Carter, it must have some degree of credibility.

After all, with Ethan Carter’s strength and status, he didn’t seem like someone who would joke about such things.

Not only Henry Collins, but Emily Collins also found it strange. Even James Harris looked at Ethan Carter with a peculiar expression. Taking out a stack of talisman papers and treating them like treasures to sell—this looked just like a street charlatan.

“How about this, words alone are not enough. Many things are useless if you just talk about them. Let’s do an experiment!”

Ethan Carter seemed to know about the doubts of Henry Collins and the others, and spoke up immediately.

Ethan Carter drew one of the talisman papers, held it in front of him, and then said to James Harris, “Attack me with all your strength. I won’t fight back!”

James Harris looked at Ethan Carter in confusion, but seeing Henry Collins nod beside him, he didn’t hold back and threw a punch like a spear.

“Bang!”

The punch tore through the air, and just as it was about to hit Ethan Carter, a faint protective shield suddenly appeared in front of Ethan Carter.

It blocked the punch.

After blocking the punch, the talisman paper immediately burned up, disappeared, and turned to ashes.

Obviously, this talisman was single-use.

Even so, seeing this scene, Henry Collins couldn’t help but brighten up, his expression excited, and his breathing even quickened.

Because he saw the effect of the Vajra Talisman. Although it was single-use, it could save his life at a critical moment.

Many attacks in this world come suddenly. If someone were to snipe him from afar, a bodyguard wouldn’t be able to react in time. But with this Vajra Talisman, it could save his life at a crucial moment.

This was far more useful than hiring any bodyguard.