Chapter Seventy-One: The Bamboo Basket Draws Water for Nothing
Chen Ni rolled his eyes, bit his lip and looked at us, nodded with a stiff expression: "Oh...... It's you, I'm here to find Uncle Lu, he's not here. β
She said that she was about to enter the elevator, looking in a hurry, as if she was going to leave us behind. I hurriedly stopped her and shouted, "Wait a minute! Can I delay you for a few minutes? I want to ask you something. β
She frowned slightly, a little impatient, held down the elevator button and took a few steps back, turned back and opened the door of the company. Zhang Siyuan stared intently at her slender legs and delicate cheeks, while I looked at the unfamiliar and familiar indoor environment, and suddenly the scene of Wang Linshuo and I meeting the two here a few months ago suddenly appeared. Chen Ni sat on the sofa, pulled over the chair and motioned for us to sit down, and asked straight to the point: "If you have nothing to do, you will go to the Three Treasures Palace." Tell me, what is the purpose of your coming? β
Wang Zhen sat down with a big grin, unzipped his coat, and smiled toothily at her: "It's nothing, it's just to come to Lala for family life, and by the way, I asked Uncle Xia Lu about some recent situations." β
I sat down on the couch and looked at the four people with different expressions, and suddenly remembered that the four of us had sat here like this when we first met, and I was still full of anger and wanted to blow the red umbrella in half; At that time, Zhang Siyuan was still submissive, he didn't dare to speak or take the lead, not at all like the rogue statue who runs the train with a mouth full of mouths; At that time, I was still a rookie, and I was weaker than them in terms of physical strength and experience, and at the same time, I couldn't imagine how huge the things hidden behind Uncle Lu were.
Chen Ni's voice suddenly interrupted my ethereal thoughts: "Didn't he go to the desert with you?" I haven't seen him in a long time, and he still owes me wages. I tried to call him the other day, but no one answered. Which of you can contact him now, hurry up and bring a message, just say that if you don't pay any more money, the company will go out of business. β
We looked at each other, Zhang Siyuan laughed dryly and said: "He also owes us wages, I guess he ran away with his sister-in-law - do you know that he went to Daxinganling?" We're here to ask if you're interested in going along. β
I exclaimed in my heart, how could he talk nonsense, now the topic is developing in an uncontrollable direction! Chen Ni opened his mouth slightly, and said in surprise: "Great Xing'anling? What is he going to do there, it's freezing, I'm not interested at all, and I'm definitely not going to go. β
Zhang Siyuan's gaze swept across the faces of the three of us in turn, as if asking for help. Wang Zhen frowned, Wang Linshuo scratched his scalp, Chen Ni stared at us with puzzled eyes, and his whole face was dazed. The atmosphere sank into icy water, and embarrassment spread among the crowd. I said indignantly, it was really a very wrong decision not to speak the lines before I came, and I didn't care about thirty-seven twenty-one, so I followed his words as soon as I opened my mouth: "That's the case, we heard that there is a set of wealth in Daxinganling, and we also heard that there are your relatives there, and we want to call you to show you the way to find a reliable local guide, but I'm afraid I'm embarrassed - I haven't seen you for a long time, so I'll ask you to help as soon as I come over......"
Chen Ni snorted suspiciously, and leaned forward: "No, I didn't know that I had relatives over there?" All the people in my family have always been active in Shanxi and Hebei, and it has always been like this, and there is no record of the Great Xing'an Mountains in the genealogy. I've never been there at all, who did you hear from that? β
We looked at each other, stared and frowned, and shook our lips and smacked our tongues. Zhang Siyuan glanced at me secretly and threw me an angry look of 'it must be false information'. Wang Linshuo sighed helplessly, got up and said, "Since that's the case, forget it, you should still have urgent matters, so I won't delay you." β
Chen Ni stopped talking, pursed her lips, stood up with a twinkle in her eyes, and sent us to the door. She didn't say anything goodbye, just pushed us out of the door as fast as she could, slamming the door shut. Wang Zhen shrugged helplessly and pressed the elevator button. The moment the elevator door closed, Zhang Siyuan began to complain in a low voice: "Li Qingling's words can only go in the left ear and out of the right ear, you see that we came here so recklessly, not only did people suspect us and think we were very strange, but also didn't get any information." β
I sighed: "There's no way to do it, you can't ask people directly if you know about the ancient scriptures - you can see her blank expression to know that she really doesn't know, besides, the ones recorded in the ancient scriptures should have happened in the Han and Tang dynasties, at least a thousand years ago, and the genealogy should not have recorded such a distant history." β
Wang Linshuo sighed: "The bamboo basket was empty, and it wasted hours in vain. β
Everyone wrapped up in their clothes, walked to the parking lot in disappointment, and sat down with their doors open. I twisted the key, pulled the handbrake, and was just about to start when I caught a glimpse of Chen Ni walking out of the building with a blank face, his steps were very hurried, and he was carrying a large travel bag that did not match his clothes. Wang Zhen sighed: "Women are really awesome, the roots of her shoes must be at least six or seven centimeters, how do you walk like flying and walking on the ground?" β
I wondered what this girl was doing when she was dressed so formally, and she was in such a hurry. Could it be that Uncle Lu's business was bought by someone else, and she went to sign a contract with someone else? I stared at the very inappropriate travel bag in her hand, and as I pondered, the phone near the dashboard suddenly vibrated violently and jumped to the ground desperately.
I frowned, carefully picked up my phone, and the tip of my heart was instantly pinched. But fortunately, the screen was not broken, but it was stained with a layer of dust, Wang Linshuo handed me the paper and smiled: "You have only bought this apple for two months, if you don't feel distressed and don't want it, you might as well give it to me." β
I ignored him, and hurriedly unlocked my phone to see the new message sent to me by the death inscription. But after only a few lines, I frowned, my heart plummeted, and things were going worse in unexpected directions.
"After living in seclusion for a while, I sorted out some clues and was deeply worried, so I had to leave my son and take the initiative to ask Ying to return to the emperor's side to do things. The emperor also remembered that I had been good before, and without saying anything, he let me return to my original high position. But no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't stop him from controlling the emperor. When I woke up in the morning, I was horrified to find that a familiar face was no longer visible, and that it had increased over time.
As more and more palace people disappeared, the emperor's temper became worse and worse, and he did not have a gentle word for either the minister or the palace maid. The number of tortures and taxes was also increasing, and many people in the court could no longer see it, but fortunately they did not know about the death of the palace people one after anotherβI was really afraid that this kind of thing would cause confusion and panic if it spread. It would be best if everyone could find out the clue and kill him, but now it seems that everything seems to have been done by the emperor, and he is only responsible for creating the illusion. Emperor...... I guess it's innocent.
I couldn't bear to watch the West Night decay like this, so I decided to go directly to the emperor and talk to him. Maybe I'll die after that, or maybe I'll ...... It's amazing that I came back alive. He still pretended to be confused, if it weren't for the fact that there were still a few elders of the Six Dynasties around, I would really reveal all the disgusting things he did! This is a bad thing, not only did he not inquire about anything, but he planted himself in it, he won't take revenge on me one night, right?
How, how could it be! He's dead? Or did the emperor kill him? Absolutely impossible, how could the emperor do that kind of thing, and there was a problem at the scene of the murder, the emperor was recovering from a serious illness, how could he have the strength to kill such a monster?
This is over, the emperor's reputation is completely ruined, there are already slanders and rumors, and I feel scared again...... After investigating for so long, not only did I find nothing, but I also got my name. β
He sent another voice: "This was recently translated. Well, I would venture to ask, where do you live now? β
I exchanged glances with Wang Linshuo, and his face sank: "Why did he suddenly ask this?" Could it be that the secrets in the ancient scriptures have been leaked out, and some big guy wants to invite us to tea? β
My vigilance was also raised, and I hesitated: "I'll talk about it first." β
I thought about it for a moment and crackled and typed, "Why are you asking this all of a sudden?" Are you afraid that I will owe you wages, so that you can know my address and come to intercept me? β
After typing, I also followed a few small expressions with a bad smile for the first time, trying to create a relaxed joke atmosphere. He really didn't think about it that much, and said with a smile: "How could I think like that-don't worry, I definitely didn't have any other meaning to go to you, but I found something in the Buddhist scriptures that I couldn't explain verbally." If you're close to my city, I'll fly to you. β
Zhang Siyuan exclaimed: "No, this guy wants to face the base?" But I don't really believe him, do I? β
Before his words fell, the dead inscription smashed two more voices that lasted for sixty seconds, and I clicked on them to listen carefully, and he sincerely stated again and again that he had no other ideas, but just wanted to discuss the details with us out of pure curiosity, and by the way, I saw the rare linen paper Buddhist scriptures with my own eyes. He said with some eagerness and sincerity: "If you are really not at ease, you can also make an appointment to meet in another city, I can't guess whether it is your base or not, and there is no third person who knows about this matter at all." β