Chapter 29: The Breaking Point
Walking into the warehouse, hearing that Fan Li's return, Kai crossbow They didn't care if Fan Li's tiredness asked about the sheriff, Fan Li's side, Jialan appeared at the door, and when they saw Jialan, their hearts were half relieved, after all, for Fan Li, Jialan was his patron saint. Jialan walked to the sofa and spread it on the sofa, without saying a word, picked up the juice on the side and took two big sips happily, but Fan Li looked confident, as if the whole world was his at this time, he sat on the sofa unhurriedly, and told them the story of today's discussion with the sheriff and was recognized.
"What about Wang Gaofei?" Fan asked Kai Crossbow.
"You say the rich second generation? When I went home, I was hesitant to bring him over, but I didn't expect him to pretend to be the same as a hero, and he hurriedly said goodbye to me and left, which was just a matter of saving trouble. ”
"That's good, it's better not to bring outsiders in." Fan Li's mouth only felt dry, he met with Hu Pengyue before the sheriff, and when he came back, he talked about the story, and he found that he hadn't drunk a sip of water for six hours, and his lips were about to burst when he touched them. He took a sip of the juice and thought of looking at the stars in the wilderness. He remembered that after he drank the wine handed by Fredem, he never felt thirsty again, it was really a magical memory, and he didn't know if Fredem was a person.
Jialan went back to her room to sleep after a short rest on the sofa, she said that she hadn't closed her eyes for a few days, she was really tired, she said so, Fan Li was embarrassed to ask her about the clues she investigated from her grandfather.
Seeing Fan Li sitting alone in the living room, Xiao Xiao brought a glass of hot milk, put it in front of Fan Li, and then smiled at him. This little junior sister is not as wild as Jialan, and she is not as wild as Ye Yuning, she only has her innocence, even if she is in her twenties, she is still like a teenage girl, going out with plain and plain makeup, sometimes buying a lollipop, or being happy because Fan Li is happy. In the past, she was protected by Xiao Yun and Fan Li, and she almost didn't encounter any fatal danger in the days of spirit theft, but this time it was different, the weak Xiao Xiao would become the breakthrough point of the heart slave, no matter who considered it, there was no doubt about it.
"Xiao'er, haven't you always wanted to see the sea? I want Xiao Yun to take you to Hainan for a walk, and then you will come back when everything is arranged here. Fan Li picked up the milk that Xiao Xiao gave him and said.
"I don't want to, I just want to be here with you...... Besides, I'm also a qualified spirit thief, and I've seen a lot of these strange things. ”
"But this time is different, Xiao'er, whether it is the powerful Jialan or the mysterious sheriff, they are all afraid of that guy who is a slave, this may be a vicious battle, and the maze at this time is not for you." Fan Li said with concern, but Xiao Xiao puffed up his chest and looked upright.
"I'm not a little girl anymore, and I should have responsibilities that I can bear, besides, you, Kai Crossbow and Jialan have all been affected, I think my brother and I should also have some abilities, but now I haven't played it, hey, don't drive me away, even if I go to Hainan, I'll worry about you all day long, it's better to be here, Brother Fan Li, you haven't slept all night, go to sleep."
"No, I'm in good spirits, I just want to go out for a walk." Fan Li smiled at her. He was right, it seemed that it was because the sheriff agreed to cooperate, or because of the strange drink in Fredem, that after a night of tossing, Fan Lixi was completely sleepy and relaxed. He said goodbye to Xiao Xiao and walked out of the warehouse. At six o'clock in the morning, the outside was filled with the coolness of the early morning, the streets were sparsely populated, and almost all of them were old people exercising in the morning.
Fan Li passed by the park, the largest park in the city has been blocked because of the last charred corpse incident, there is no one around, and the old people and young people who are exercising in the morning are forced to go to the small park in the community. Fan Li guessed that the hospital should also be locked down at this time, and the charred corpse incident did have a bad impact on the lost city, and now the government and the police must be busy with a pot of porridge.
He didn't even think about it when he came to the Crescent Hotel. At this time, the hotel has not yet opened, and there is no shadow of any waiter, and the door of the hotel is quiet, with an inexplicable sense of desolation. The early morning is like this, the maze is no longer the maze of ten or twenty years ago, her early morning is full of garbage, and the nightlife gives people false indulgence and pleasure, but instead of making people take responsibility, it makes them more impetuous. Looking at the civilized city in front of you with a sea of garbage, jokes, cross talk, and sketches should be able to treat it as a joke.
"Come early in the morning, you're so creative." Ye Yuning's voice came from behind, and Fan Li turned his head and looked at her holding fritters and soy milk in her hands.
"Wow, the well-known chef's breakfast is so down-to-earth?"
"I used to eat breakfast in a soy milk factory, so every morning is just to catch up." Ye Yuning took out the key and opened the door of the hotel. "Come in, there's no one at this point, you're a charter."
The Crescent Moon Hotel has been cleaned up, and sure enough, the efficiency of high-end restaurants is different, he picked up the menu and scanned these dishes with a unit price of more than 500, and smiled helplessly, if he didn't know Ye Yuning, he might not be able to patronize such a luxurious hotel in his life.
Ye Yuning put the fritters on the table and ate them with relish, it felt incompatible with the layout of the restaurant, who would have thought that the owner of such a restaurant, who could drive around in a limited-edition Lamborghini, would have breakfast fritters and soy milk that did not exceed five yuan from the street stall next to him.
"In fact, every time you come, I know that you are unhappy in your heart, so I didn't ask you about your troubles, this time I see that your face is good, can you dare to ask."
"I opened a reptile pet shop in East Lane, and I didn't inherit the family business, just like coming to the lost city to start a new business, but unfortunately the entrepreneurial road is confused, and I can only temporarily open a small shop to make a living." Fan Li looked at the murals around, the decoration here should have cost a huge amount of money, and the chandelier above his head alone was 200,000 yuan.
"Take your time, you're still young." Ye Yuning wiped the corners of her mouth with a napkin. "In this life, it is destiny to live better than bad, who can guarantee that people who are lucky will be lucky all their lives, and life is always up and down."
"That's right, that's right." Fan Li smiled happily.
"The last time I saw your friend on the plane, she had a special personality and so many tattoos, your girlfriend?"
"Ex-girlfriend." Fan Li especially emphasized the word "before", for fear that Ye Yuning would misunderstand something. "We are young, she is also my junior sister, and then our personalities are a little incompatible, so we broke up peacefully, and after the breakup, we continued to be friends, this plot is a bit bloody."
"It's not bloody, people are piecing together all kinds of plots in this life, you have to be confident in your life." Ye Yuning smiled.
At this time, the door of the hotel was pushed open, and the waitress who Fan Li had seen before walked in with a bag of dishes, and saw Ye Yuning and Fan Li slightly stunned, showing a trace of embarrassment, so she walked quickly to the kitchen, and when she passed Ye Yuning, she put a ticket with exquisite workmanship on the table.
"What is this?" Fan Li looked at the gold-rimmed ticket. "Who gave the invitation?"
"Let's see." Ye Yuning handed the ticket to Fan Li.
"Lapis Banquet?" He opened the ticket and found that there was a series of programs inside, about all of which were antique displays, dance banquets and exchanges, and a list was pasted next to it, and he saw the name of Boss Jin at a glance.
Boss Jin's name is Jin Feilai, he is a second-generation official, and now he is a business tycoon, crisscrossing many fields. This person loves to collect, the first few times he cooperated with Brother Jiu to go to the tomb, the funds are all from him, his purpose is very simple, is to want some cultural relics in the tomb, to put it bluntly, Fan Li, they are the tomb robbery gang he hired, it's just that Fan Li, who borrowed those few opportunities to steal spirits. This person's whereabouts are strange, it is difficult to see him, Fan Li's delivery to him has been through an intermediary, or through Brother Jiu, so he has never seen this mysterious Boss Jin.
"You're invited to this banquet?"
"Just invite me to cook." Ye Yuning explained. "Eighty percent of these bosses have eaten the dishes I cooked, and every time they let me go by name, and when they are happy, they will allocate some money to me, otherwise where did I get this restaurant and equipment from."
"Looks like they're happy every time." Fan Li looked at Ye Yuning with a wicked smile. "This group of bosses is really blessed, with beauties as companions, and they can eat high-quality food, which is really a fairy life."
"Haha, what did you think of me?" Ye Yuning smiled when she heard what Fan Li said, but people who have seen the world are not angry because Fan Li said this.
"You've been here a few times and had some exchanges with me, so you should know that I'm a principled person." Ye Yuning put away the invitation.
"When does this feast start?"
"It's eight o'clock on Saturday night, what? You don't want to go too. ”
"Hahaha!" Fan Li also learned from Ye Yuning and smiled. "How can I have this blessing, a poor boy like me is not even qualified to serve them tea and water."
"Bang!" Ye Yuning suddenly slapped the palm of the ticket on the table, which shook the tableware on it, and Fan Li was startled by her sudden move, and looked at her expressionless face and didn't know what to say for a while.
"I don't like that." The two looked at each other for more than ten seconds, and Ye Yuning broke the silence. "Thank you for coming to see me, now I'm in a bad mood, so I won't send it."
Fan Li knew that he had annoyed Ye Yuning, and he was embarrassed to stay any longer, and his originally happy mood was suddenly lost when she slapped him like this, he walked out of the Crescent Moon Hotel with his head together, but a BMW car stopped in front of him.
"Hey! It's me, Goofy! The window was rolled down, and he saw a nasty face, but hateful is hateful, Wang Gaofei appeared at this time, and really Fan Li brought a wave of inspiration.
"Goofy, do you know about the Lapis Banquet?" Fan Li walked to the car and whispered.
"You know, that's where the bigwigs gather." Wang Gaofei looked proud.
"Do you know Jin Feilai? I inquired that he had something to do with the charred corpse incident, and Jin Fei was going to attend a banquet this Saturday, can you help me get a ticket? ”
"Huh? Tickets to the Lapis Banquet? Wang Gaofei almost shouted after hearing this.
"What's it called, let me tell you, this matter is not trivial, if we sneak in, we can see what the hell this Jin Feilai is doing, can they make the scorched corpse incident, what? You don't want to be a savior anymore? ”
Hearing Fan Li's words, Wang Gaofei looked ahead and thought for a while, finally nodded, and then handed Fan Li a business card.
"Okay, I want to find a way, this is my business card, you give me a call, I'm here to contact you, I'll give you an answer by Thursday at the latest."