Chapter Seventy-Seven: The Calm Before the Storm
Hearing Zou Kun's news, Lu Qianfan almost fainted. Fortunately, with Yun Jiu here, Lu Qianfan stabilized his emotions. He asked Xiao Ai: "Do you know which consortium Zhang Buju sent the reagents to?" ”
"I don't know, he didn't say." Xiao Ai replied weakly. She knew that the youth good order management committee in front of her had a relationship, and the girl next to her was the eldest lady of Yunshen Group, so she naturally didn't dare to do anything crooked, and obediently cooperated.
Yun Jiu said: "I asked people to check Zhang Buju's account and transaction transactions, and his transaction records are all bounties and commissions issued by the Hunters Association, and the number of consortiums involved is a total of 27. However, there is no consortium with which he has had direct dealings. ”
Lu Qianfan put aside the long bill handed by Yun Jiu and gently pinched his eyebrows. If it weren't for the news that Tang Jie had just sent a message informing them that they had found a way to deal with the Diegor toxin mixing reagent, Lu Qianfan would have lost his ability to think long ago.
"Does he have any trusted subordinates?"
Zou Kun said: "His popularity is average, and he basically forms a random team in the lovelorn hunters. I haven't heard of who he will team up with or work with. ”
"Lovelorn hunter?"
"It's a circle of defeated dog hunters who were dumped by their girlfriends, and a group of single dogs comforting each other. There should still be a circle of divorced hunters here in Shanshan City, all of whom are a group of uncles. One moment celebrates divorce and freedom restoration, and the other is nostalgic for his ex-wife and regrets not doing his job...... I don't know them well. All in all, it's a bunch of people who don't live with X. ”
Lu Qianfan felt that he shouldn't have asked this question. He coughed, pulling the conversation back on track. "Does that Zhang Buju have a special delivery habit, like a locker in a shopping mall?"
Zou Kun shook his head, indicating that he didn't know. Xiao Ai recalled for a moment and said, "It seems that there is." He has a fixed mail cabinet on the third floor of the East Tiger Mall. ”
"Lockers?"
"Yes, Zhang Buju used to go and access some things regularly." Xiao Ai said: "When he was a member of the hunter group before, the hunter group would send the monthly subsidy supplies there, and he would also hand over the hunting materials there. ”
"Is he still using it?"
Xiao Ai shook her head. "After Zhang Buju left the Hunter Group, I broke up with him. As for whether he continues to use it, I don't know. ”
"Anyway, let's go check it out first." Zou Kun said.
"No need." Lu Qianfan pushed the computer in front of Zou Kun and Yun Jiu, looking quite disappointed. He just directly hacked into the monitoring system of Donghu Mall, and found Zhang Buju's figure in the surveillance next to the mail cabinet that Xiao Ai said.
However, less than 10 minutes after Zhang Buju put the backpack into the mail locker, another man wearing a mask opened the mail locker and took the package.
"Can you find this man?" Zou Kun asked Yun Jiu.
"I'll let my men try."
Lu Qianfan sat down in a chair and looked up at the ceiling. After a moment, he closed his eyes in disappointment and said, "Please...... he felt exhausted at the moment. Ever since he entered the ruins, it was as if he had been led by the nose, always one step behind.
"I've only been here for a few days......" Lu Qianfan wanted to cry without tears. Before he knew it, he was groggy and fell asleep.
Tang Jie stayed in the laboratory for three days and three nights, and finally developed an effective antidote and catalyst, and prepared for the disaster in advance.
During this time, Zou Kun's girlfriend has changed again, and she still looks like a hanger. However, he is also concerned about the whereabouts of the reagents, and uses his connections to collect information related to the reagents.
Yun Jiu also mobilized most of the manpower of the Yunshen Consortium to trace the whereabouts of the reagent samples. However, the man wearing the mask in the surveillance mysteriously disappeared. No matter how Yun Jiu traced it, it was as if he had evaporated from the world, and he couldn't find a trace.
The investigation teams of the major consortia gradually withdrew from the ruins without much gain. The Order Management Committee and the Order were able to take over the ruins, and a systematic investigation of the ruins was initiated.
It seems that as Lu Qianfan fell asleep, this trip to the ruins with a large movement and a small splash quietly came to an end.
Of course, for Lu Qianfan, this matter is by no means over. But due to the sudden interruption of the clues, Lu Qianfan had to give up for the time being. The missing reagent was like a thorn that choked in Lu Qianfan's throat.
In a flash, half a month has passed. Lu Qianfan, who had not been able to break through to the second stage for a long time, chose to stay in Shanshan City to continue his training.
"Today there is still no change at all." Lu Qianfan was eating while making a video with Zuo Chen. He said: "Half a month ago, I felt like I had crossed the threshold of the second stage with half a foot, but after that, my power furnace seemed to be awkward. ”
Zuo Chen said: "Generally speaking, the process of the second stage of the power furnace is gradual. Your power furnace has already started to convert to the second stage, and it's only a matter of time before the transformation is complete. Your conversion time is just relatively long. ”
Lu Qianfan pursed his lips dissatisfiedly and said, "You said that last week. The transformation was completed in less than a day. It's been almost a week since she'd set out to find the materials for the new core. ”
Perhaps, it is you yourself who is resisting the second stage of transformation. Or maybe your subconscious mind is resisting. Zuo Chen suddenly said, "Just like your emotions, it will affect the performance of the demon armor." ”
Lu Qianfan was stunned for a moment. He smiled wryly: "I have nothing to resist. Didn't I come here to train just to advance to the second stage? ”
"That's your own problem." After Zuo Chen finished speaking, he ended the video.
Lu Qianfan scratched his head helplessly, and solved the problem of dividing the food in the bowl by two. When he was cleaning up the dishes and chopsticks, Tang Jie's tablet suddenly rang. Lu Qianfan glanced at the caller information on the tablet and shouted, "Tang Jie! Your sister is looking for you! ”
"That's looking for you! The Warcraft material collection you handled yesterday was a commission from them! You dock with her and take the commission! Tang Jie nested in the laboratory that was renovated from the room and did not come out.
Lu Qianfan helplessly shook the water droplets in his hand and connected the call.
"Eh, why are you? Where's my little brother? Tang Jia saw that it was Lu Qianfan on the other side of the video, and asked dissatisfiedly.
"In the lab, I don't know what I'm doing again." Lu Qianfan said: "Tell me about the entrusted things." ”
Tang Jia said: "My little brother has worked hard for you to take care of it." I'm just informing you that the Knights will increase your merit points for this commission by ten points, and you will be promoted to brigadier after this commission ends. ”
Lu Qianfan was stunned. "Is this a quasi-knight?" Lu Qianfan had no real feelings about his sudden promotion.
Tang Jia said: "There are commissions in your resume that cannot be disclosed, so merit cannot be calculated. If the actual merit is converted according to the difficulty of the mission, you can already be promoted to brigadier by the time you complete the mine mission. ”
"Then I don't belong to the day job!"
"I've already figured out a way to compensate you." Tang Jia said: "What, don't you want to go out and show off?" ”
Lu Qianfan sneered. "Tang Jie and Yun Jiu are both viscounts, Uncle Sokolu is also a viscount, and Zou Kun is a quasi-lord. I'm a little brother in front of them, what are you showing off? ”
Regarding Lu Qianfan's answer, Tang Jia was quite satisfied. "A knighthood can only represent treatment and measure strength," she said. If you want to fight for power, the title is of little use. ”
"I understand." Lu Qianfan said: "Sister Jia, do you have any news about the Diegor toxin mixing reagent?" ”
Tang Jia shook his head and responded: "This kind of dangerous goods is more sensitive, and the Knights' public collection of clues may be used by people with ulterior motives, and they can only be secretly investigated at this stage, so our speed of collecting intelligence is no worse than yours." ”
"Eh......" Lu Qianfan sighed.
Tang Jia understood Lu Qianfan's worries. She reassured, "Don't worry too much about it. Diegor toxin is not difficult to deal with, the trouble is the strong volatility of the reagent and the catalysis of magical energy. The Knights attach great importance to the investigation report submitted by you and my younger brother, and we are already working hard to develop the corresponding concoction based on your report. We will never let the situation go to the worst. ”
Lu Qianfan sighed softly. He shuddered at the thought of the lab in the ruins that had been swallowed up by endless black crystals.
Pitch-black crystalline sand slowly drifts from the air like snowflakes on human shoulders like an ominous omen. Toxins spread through the air and silently take lives...... As soon as he thought that this scene might become a reality, Lu Qianfan's hands trembled uncontrollably.
Tang Jia said: "Instead of worrying indiscriminately, you should improve your strength." Your immediate priority now is to progress to Stage 2 as soon as possible. Responsibility and strength should match each other. ”
"I understand. With great power comes great responsibility. Uncle Ben is going to say it's rotten. ”
"Yes, the greater the responsibility, the greater the ability." Tang Jia's expression suddenly became extremely serious. "Otherwise, in the face of responsibility, you will only be humbled by your own insignificance."
"I don't want to take on that much responsibility." Lu Qianfan flattened his mouth.
"Don't you really want to?" Tang Jia suddenly showed a meaningful smile and hung up the video.
Lu Qianfan muttered: "Why have you been chattering all the time lately." ”
When it was getting late, Zou Kun and Yun Jiu returned to the B&B one after the other.
Zou Kun had been living in Sokolu's homestay before, and the rich lady Yun Jiu didn't know which demon to catch, after the ruins were explored, not only did he stay in Shanshan City, but he also simply stayed by Lu Qianfan's side, and directly booked a long-term room at the homestay. Lu Qianfan felt that in a few days, she would move all the things in her room to the room of the homestay.
"What are we going to eat at night?" Yun Jiu sat down at the table in the dining room and asked Lu Qianfan with a smile. After being here for half a month, Yun Jiu simply brought all the special chefs in her family over. With her, their treatment in the past few days has skyrocketed.
"I want to eat saltwater duck." Zou Kun raised his hand and said.
Yun Jiu glanced at Zou Kun. "It's none of your business!"
Of course, this treatment has nothing to do with Zou Kun.
"Nanjing saltwater duck is also good, is it okay to have Jiangsu and Zhejiang cuisine?" Lu Qianfan said: "I want to eat osmanthus glutinous rice lotus root. ”
"No problem." Yun Jiu grinned, and the face of the puff puff was like a peach blossom. She said, "You seem to like sweet food." ”
"Hmm."
After dinner, Lu Qianfan sat on the rattan chair in front of the fireplace, drinking tea and smiling: "To be honest, the environment of Uncle Sokoru's homestay is really good. ”
"Can it be bad? The four of you occupy six rooms. My two-story villa has only six rooms, so the whole villa is yours. This kind of villa, my homestay is only four. Sokoru brought the delicate dessert and said rather depressedly: "You still eat and live for nothing, if it weren't for Miss Yun's kindness, I'm afraid I would have closed down here." ”
"The firm will reimburse you." Tang Jie took a piece of sweets and said while watching the news. Hearing this, Sokoru's depression disappeared in an instant, and he left with a smile and a tray.
"Any news?" Lu Qianfan asked.
Tang Jie swiped Weibo and said: "There is a leak accident in a chemical plant in Langnan. ”
Lu Qianfan raised his eyebrows. "Seriously?"
Tang Jie said: "It is written on the news that there was a sulfur trioxide exhaust gas leakage accident, which has been controlled. Because it was detected in time, no damage was caused. Authorities have stepped in and are conducting environmental inspections in nearby villages and towns. ”
Yun Jiu suddenly closed the novel in his hand and asked, "Isn't there any domestic news?" ”
Tang Jie flipped through the hot searches on the Internet and said: "The matter of eating melons and eating himself on the hot search is on the hot search, Hu Qianlei's love affair is exposed, and Yu Qian is ready to quit smoking......"
"Xiao Qianqian is in love? No way! ”
"Uncle Yu quit smoking!?"
The two of them exclaimed in unison, startling Zou Kun, who had already begun to snore, and fell to the ground. "What's wrong? Something is wrong? ”
Looking at the saliva on the corner of Zou Kun's mouth, the three of them looked at each other and smiled, leaving Zou Kun at a loss. Time passes slowly in this quiet and leisurely chatter and playfulness.
Until late at night, there was a sudden shock.
When Lu Qianfan was still wondering why Yun Jiu broke into his room wearing only a suspender pajamas, Yun Jiu's next words made his chest feel heavy and he almost vomited a mouthful of blood.
"The chemical plant in Luang Nam is not leaking sulfur trioxide exhaust gas, but Diegor toxin mixing reagent!"