Chapter 69: The Tattooed Old Man
Li Xue walked out of the chairman's office and breathed a sigh of relief, she couldn't figure out what the chairman was thinking.
Let Zheng Qian investigate the matter of the soul incense, it is definitely not just like he said, there may be other things in it.
In fact, Li Xue was really spying on the chairman's real thoughts just now, but nothing was spied out, the chairman's city was too deep, on the surface, it was just like chatting usually, but he had already figured out Li Xue's thoughts thoroughly, and no information was revealed to him.
Li Xue had a hunch that this matter was not so simple.
After arriving home, Li Xue sat on the sofa alone and thought about things, which is a habit of hers.
At this time, Zheng Qian just got up, walked by Li Xue's side, and said, "Let's go, Secretary Li, didn't you say that you were going to take me to the black market?" ”
Li Xue didn't speak, and looked at the TV she hadn't watched with solemn eyes.
Zheng Qian realized that something was not quite right, and asked directly, "What's wrong?" Is something wrong? ”
Li Xue shook her head and said, "No, I always feel that this matter is not quite right!" ”
"What's wrong?"
"The matter of the soul incense should have been the responsibility of the government, why did the chairman send someone to investigate, and it was you who sent it!"
"This... Didn't the chairman give an explanation? ”
"Yes, the chairman said that he was busy with officialdom, in order to hide his hole cards, so he let you, a newcomer, go, you know? I told the chairman what you said last night, and the chairman said that you are not a fool and that you are not simple, so I feel that this matter is a bit strange! ”
"And what are you afraid of?"
"I'm afraid that the chairman will use you as a shield, and I'm afraid that after you go to the yang world this time, you will encounter any danger!"
Zheng Qian smiled and said, "Secretary Li, you say, are you honest with the chairman?" ”
"Honestly!"
"Then am I honest with the chairman?"
"Honest too!"
"Isn't that the end of it, what are you afraid of?"
"Am I not worried about your safety?"
"No, is there any other way for us now?"
"What do you mean?"
Zheng Qian smiled and said, "I mean, if the two of us break away from the Li Group, will there be any way to survive in the underworld?" ”
"What are you kidding, how is that possible?"
"That's not the end, since there is no way, then let's do our best, I don't care what the chairman thinks, even if he really has the intention of harming me, if I am capable enough, I can come back from the yang world unharmed, right."
"That's just as well."
"I understand, you've been in the group for a long time, and you're used to intrigue with people, so you need to think more about things when you encounter them, but I'm different, I'm just a poor dick, right, it's a death if it's a good death, I won't think so much, there is a way to go, then I'll walk first, move away when I touch a stone, jump away when I hit a pit, if I can't move, I can't jump, then I can't start all over again, even if I really die on this road, then I have nothing to regret, because, I don't have any choice at all!"
After Zheng Qian said these words, Li Xue suddenly felt that he was very unfamiliar, is this still the Zheng Gan who hugged his thighs and cried in the Yin City Soul Reception Center, is this still the Zheng Gan who was helpless in the dungeon of Hefu and begged for help? Why did he change so much?
Li Xue asked him: "Have you changed recently, or have you always been like this!" ”
"I don't know, Kenneng has changed recently, after I got to the underworld, I have experienced too many things, a hundred ghosts walk at night, the old man who picks up bones, the white candle leads the way, the living enter the country, and I was almost killed by the old man who picks up bones in the yang world, whoever encounters these things, there will be some changes, I want to open a lot, for people like me who have no choice, when they encounter things, they can only grit their teeth and insist, if they can get by, if they can't get by, the big deal is death." After Zheng Qian said this, he asked Li Xue for a cigarette for the first time and lit it himself.
He smoked a cigarette and continued, "Do you think that I am different from the Zheng Qian you know? ”
"It's so different, when you chatted with the chairman yesterday, I didn't expect that you could talk to the chairman so calmly."
"I didn't expect it myself, and I don't know why it became like this, but I think it's normal, just take the chairman asking me to go to the yang world to investigate the dementor incense, I don't think it's anything, I don't bother to care what the purpose of the chairman is, he asked me to go, can I still not go? Do I have any other options? My dear, you will never understand how hard it is for a person like me who has no choice to live! ”
Li Xue also lit a cigarette and said, "But you know me, after you know me, you have a lot of choices!" ”
"You've done it for me! Go to the group, go to the team, and then help the chairman deal with Tang Sitian's affairs, the key is that in this matter at the moment, neither of us have a choice, do we? ”
"Well, that's right, then you're going to help the chairman directly?"
Zheng Qian smiled bitterly and said, "I still have so many things to investigate, can I not help?" ”
Li Xue nodded and said, "Okay, since you don't have any other ideas, then let's go to the Yin Market and buy you something, you have to take the mobile phone you gave last time, take the evidence in time, and then I'm buying you something for self-defense!" ”
"Well, let's go!"
As soon as Zheng Qian stood up, Li Xue hugged him from behind and said, "Honey, promise me that you will come back intact, okay?" ”
He smiled, held Li Xue's hand, and said, "Don't worry, nothing will happen, my life is hard!" ”
Then the two of them went straight to the black market.
In the black market of the underworld, ordinary taxis are not allowed to pass, because it is too dangerous, there are people of all forces there, and anyone who enters the black market intends to go to the yang world to do things, so the taxi refuses to pull at all.
Li Xue called the group, and then the chairman's driver Yang Shuangcheng came over immediately, he had already met Zheng Qian last time, the two said hello, and walked directly in the direction of the black market.
On the way, Yang Shuangcheng said to Zheng Qian: "Mr. Zheng, I didn't expect you to be able to contact the black market so soon!" ”
"What do you mean?" Zheng Qian didn't understand.
Yang Shuangcheng explained to him and said, "Your purchase this time was arranged by the chairman!" ”
Zheng Qian glanced at Li Xue, and Li Xue said directly: "Well, that's right, Uncle Yang, it was arranged by the chairman." ”
Yang Shuangcheng nodded and said, "Well, that's right, it means that the chairman has begun to pay attention to you, and if you often help him, he will slowly promote you!" ”
"Really? I really didn't think about it! ”
Li Xue asked, "Uncle Yang, how much do you know about this soul incense?" ”
"Very little, the chairman has never mentioned to me, the matter of the soul incense has something to do with officialdom, everything in our group that deals with officialdom is the chairman alone, Secretary Li, even you don't know, then I definitely don't know!"
Li Xue nodded and didn't say anything more.
After arriving at the black market, Yang Shuangcheng said: "Okay, you go in quickly to do something, it's still the old rule, I'll come and pick you up in an hour!" “
"Well, okay, trouble Uncle Yang!" Li Xue said.
The black market, to put it bluntly, is just a very remote street in Xudu, with many small shops inside, but no one sets up stalls outside at all.
There are very few people on this street, and no one will come here without idleness.
It's too dangerous after all.
After arriving at the black market, Zheng Qian asked Li Xue: "You seem to trust that Yang Shuangcheng very much!" ”
"Well, he can still be trusted, I often deal with Uncle Yang, he is a person, although the city government is very deep, but he has no harmful intentions!"
Zheng Qian nodded, which meant that he could also trust Yang Shuangcheng in the future.
Li Xue took Zheng Qian into a small shop that didn't even have a signboard, there was nothing on the counter of this store, and behind the counter sat an old man with tattoos, although he was old, he looked very strong.
The tattooed old man asked, "Secretary Li is here?" What to order this time? ”
"Self-defense stuff!" Li Xue didn't talk nonsense, and told him directly.
"It looks like the group is going to make a big move."
After finishing speaking, the tattooed old man turned around and went directly into the house, then took out a black cloth bag and said, "What type do you want?" ”
"What type do you have?"
"All knives, guns and sticks!"
"No, it's not easy to carry!"
"So, just take the gun? You know! ”
"No, it's too much movement, it's not good to deal with the aftermath."
"Oh, Secretary Li, then you will be embarrassed for me, I am a small shop, there are only so many things that can be taken out!"
"Where's the electric batons?"
"You want that? That's precious, more expensive than a gun! ”
"Don't talk nonsense with me, take it if you have it, don't say it directly!"
"Alas, Secretary Li's temper hasn't changed at all!" After finishing speaking, the tattooed old man took out a flashlight from his bag, although the appearance is a flashlight, but the front part has a head, which is the kind that can be discharged.
Li Xue nodded and said, "Okay, that's it!" Get a ticket! ”
"Don't order anything else?"
Li Xue asked Zheng Qian: "Do you want anything else?" ”
"Well, what else do you have?"
"Hey, you two are a really interesting question, you have to say what you want first!"
"Give me a dagger, the kind you can hide on you!"
"Okay, don't want anything else!"
"No need!"
"Well, then I'll issue a ticket!"
Zheng Qian took the ticket and took a look.
Three and a half million Stygian Coins!
It's a money grab!
Li Xue directly handed over a card and asked the tattooed old man to brush it, and after brushing it, he left directly.
Zheng Qian asked: "How can it be so expensive!" ”
"It's normal, after all, it's something that sees through yin and yang."
"Okay!"
"You keep the ticket, I'll go back and reimburse!"
"I can reimburse it!"
"Of course, how could I buy this thing!"
"That's right, it's not expensive!"