Chapter 98: First Strike
On the second floor of Yunling Newspaper, Lu Jiu leaned on a rattan chair and took a sip of a bottle of juice in his hand.
The information he got from Tang Jingyi, he repeated it to the heteropupil cat again this morning, but unlike the blue-eyed cat's attitude of continuous questioning, the heteropupil cat didn't say anything after knowing the news, which made it difficult for Lu Jiu to guess its thoughts.
But it's not all without results.
According to the agreement between the two parties on the train, Lu Jiu has now completed the task given by the heteropupil cat, and the next step should be the time for the latter to show his sincerity.
Therefore, before leaving, the alien pupil cat still said that it would come back tonight, and asked Lu Jiu to wait at home.
"Lao Lu, what's wrong with you in the past two days, you're always absent-minded. ”
Putting two bowls of steaming wontons on the table, Zhou Ze, who had just arrived at the newspaper office, saw Lu Jiu sitting alone in a daze, and couldn't help asking.
"It's nothing, it's just idle and nothing to do...... What happened to Chen Gong's case, there has been no news recently, which is really worrying. ”
Shifting the topic lightly, Lu Jiu turned his head to look at Zhou Ze, a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in his mind, and he continued without waiting for the latter to speak,
"Your dad should have been paying attention to this matter recently, does he have any inside information?"
"It would be nice if there were, I was still asking him about it yesterday, but he asked me not to mix it blindly, I'm a newspaper interviewer, don't get involved in this kind of big news, can I drink tea in the newspaper all day long?"
"Zhou Ze, since your father said so, he must have a reason, I think he should have gotten some news from other places, but it's just inconvenient to say. ”
Hearing Zhou Ze's answer, Lu Jiu's eyes showed a few different brilliances, and then said tentatively,
"I guess he should have a good relationship with the people in the Qingding City and County Yali, and it is not surprising to hear some rumors. ”
"That's right, the county lord came to my house for dinner some time ago...... Ah, I knew I should have taken the opportunity to ask a few words. ”
Zhou Ze obviously misunderstood what Lu Jiu meant, and said with some annoyance.
"Haha, I didn't expect your family to have this relationship with the county government. ”
said that he should be reconciled, but Lu Jiu secretly wrote down this information in his heart.
At noon, Lu Jiu did not go out to eat with Zhou Ze, but left early under the pretext of discussing with Uncle Zhao's family about something.
The shopkeeper Chen of Lingzhi Hall sent a message yesterday that he had contacted the Qinglan Demon Hunting Team, and Lu Jiu immediately asked the shopkeeper Chen to tell them to meet in the Zuixian Mansion on his behalf.
"I invite you to dinner this time, if not for anything else, but to thank you for the impermanence shotgun you helped me get before, if it weren't for it, this Zhengyang Festival might be the last one in my life. ”
Closing the door of the box, Lu Jiu deliberately let go of his throat, picked up his wine glass and said loudly.
"Yes...... Brother Lu is polite, that is the reward for saving us before. ”
Zhou Chaolin raised his wine glass and touched it with Lu Jiu with some hesitation, still with confusion on his face while speaking, you must know that the news he got from Shopkeeper Chen was that Lu Jiu had something to ask them for help, and the sooner they met, the better!
Cheng Qing, who was pouring wine for others on the side, seemed to notice something at this time, suddenly approached Zhou Chaolin, stretched out his hand and patted his back, and then stretched out his eyes to indicate the ground in front of him, the latter followed her guidance and looked over, even if his brows were frowned, he immediately looked at Lu Jiu again, with a solemn face.
"Haha~ It may be a trivial matter for Brother Zhou, but from my standpoint, it is a big thing that I have to thank, I hope Brother Zhou can understand. ”
Pushing the note under his feet a few more points, Lu Jiu hinted at his thoughts between his words.
Transmitting information in this way is really Lu Jiu's helpless move, after seeing the ability of the heteropupil cat, Lu Jiu has to be careful in some things that can determine his future, the purpose of this Qinglan Demon Hunting Team is naturally not simply to thank the impermanence shotgun.
In order to verify the information he has obtained through various channels in the past two days, Lu Jiu needs someone to help, but in Lu Jiu's opinion, the matter he wants to investigate undoubtedly involves the secrets of the alien pupil cat and the blue-eyed cat, and he must not let them know that he is secretly investigating, and the only person who can rely on it at the moment is the people of the Qinglan Demon Hunting Team.
This is not to say that Lu Jiu can't trust Zhou Ze, but his identity is destined for him to be unable to access that part of the information, not to mention that after the conversation with Zhou Ze this morning, Lu Jiu now hopes that he is safe and sound.
At least before he takes the last step, Zhou Ze must not have any accidents!
"It's disrespectful to be a brother. ”
Noticing the information revealed in Lu Jiu's eyes, Zhou Chaolin didn't think too long before he stretched out his foot and turned the note from Lu Jiu to his side, raised his hand to press the latter's shoulder, and nodded heavily.
In any case, Zhou Chaolin didn't intend to pretend that he didn't see anything at Lu Jiu's request, and his reaction undoubtedly made Lu Jiu greatly relieved.
In fact, before coming to the Drunken Immortal Tower, Lu Jiu was actually ready for Zhou Chaolin to avoid his request, after all, as long as he was a discerning person, he knew that there might be a lot of trouble hidden in it, not to mention an old Jianghu like Zhou Chaolin.
This banquet was not enjoyable, but it was quite lively on the scene, and it was not until the newspaper office started in the afternoon that Lu Jiu left the box with a smell of alcohol and went to the counter to settle the bill.
And after he left the box, the people of the Qinglan Demon Hunting Team were not in a hurry to get up, but continued to eat and drink for a while, until Zhou Chaolin put down the wine glass and handed a look to Du Qi opposite, who immediately got up and quietly approached the windowsill on the side of the box, and listened for a while before shaking his head sideways.
"Boss, what did Brother Lu write on the note you received?"
Ge Qiu, who was also aware of the strange state between Zhou Chaolin and Lu Jiu, couldn't help but ask.
"Isn't this just about to see, the things that can make Brother Lu so careful must be extraordinary. ”
took out the note from his waist and spread it out, his eyes swept over the content above, Zhou Chaolin's expression suddenly became a little strange, paused, and muttered in a low voice,
"That's it?"
"What's wrong?"
Cheng Qing, who was closest to her, thought it was a problem, and asked while leaning in, but when she finished reading the information on the note, her face showed the same expression as Zhou Chaolin.
"No wonder the Lu Brotherhood said that this is just a trivial matter for us, Du Qi, Geqiu, you guys get ready, we will go to the Demon Hunting Guild immediately!"
"Boss, what the hell is going on?"
The reactions of Zhou Chaolin and Cheng Qing made the Geqiu people next to them all confused at this time.
"There are two things, one of which is that we can find out just by flipping through the book. ”
Drinking the last sip of wine in the cup and holding the note in his hand, Zhou Chaolin got up and looked at Cheng Qing, and said in a low voice,
"The second thing is for Cheng Qing to do, buy that thing as soon as possible, send it to Yunling Newspaper, remember to do it secretly, don't let anyone know. ”