"I stayed at the steamed bun shop for three months. During these three months, I pretended to be eating, squatted at the door as a smoke, and dressed up as a shoe polisher for the whole day.”
"What's going on?"
"The shopkeeper, the waiter and the beggar you saved were all in cahoots. Now I understand why you were followed by the beggar that day. It was because your illogical behavior of leaving the shop in a hurry before you finished your meal was discovered by the waiter, so they followed you. The purpose of following you was to prevent you from discovering their secret in time, not to hurt you. This is also why they did not shoot you and Menglin when you escaped.”
"I see. Have you found out their secret?”
"We expected them to be that group of people. I really didn't expect them to be the same.”
"Really?" Azurepeak's eyes widened." Is it reliable?”
"Absolutely reliable. That beggar, the person you saved, is called Li Danong. He's a messenger. Among the people chasing after you, there's a leader with a beard. They call him Brother Beard. I don't know his exact name. You said that a man wearing a top hat gave a note to Li Danong, and Li Danong went back to give it to the telegram operator. All along, Li Danong has been in contact with them. Other than Li Danong, many of their important people have never met each other. Therefore, I speculate that Li Danong was being pursued on the ship that day because he had important information on him.”
"And then?"
" I haven't left the Steamed Bun Shop for three months. Whenever I hear the shopkeeper asking any of the shop's workers to buy salt and sugar, I'll send someone else to keep an eye on them. Every time they buy salt and sugar, they go to a fixed grocery store. Sometimes, there's nothing they want to buy in the shop. On the surface, they would rather come back empty-handed than go to other shops to buy. Therefore, I concluded that buying things was a pretense. It's very likely to contact their own people. Later, I sent people to the grocery store and found that the people who came out of the store were all dealing with the Eighth Route Army…"
"Oh? Really?"
"It's absolutely true. Several times, they had seen different Eighth Route Army soldiers interacting with them. It didn't seem like an act.”
"That's great. We found the right person. The war will definitely break out in less than three years. We must contact this organization before the war breaks out. However, we can't act rashly now. There's still some time before the war. Just in case, you have to continue to send people to follow them. Don't let us help the wrong person and become a sinner of the nation.”
"Yes, I understand."
"Only the two of us know about this. Don't tell a third person.”
Ya Shuo nodded. Azurepeak was about to continue when Ya Shuo saw a familiar figure walking in this direction behind Azurepeak. He coughed lightly and said,"Your sister is here…"
Azurepeak heard, want to say but hesitated.
"Brother, why are you here?”Meng Lin walked over and sat beside Azurepeak.
"Why are you here?"
I went to Grand Wu's place and saw you guys by accident when I passed by the window, so I came in.
When Azurepeak and Yashuo heard this, they looked at each other reproachfully as if they were blaming each other. Why didn't he think of not sitting by the window?
"By the way, why are you guys here?”Meng Lin continued to ask.
" Uh…" Azurepeak didn't seem to have thought of what to say. Ya Shuo broke the silence."By the way, didn't you like that book called Rare Things in the World very much last time? I came to look for your brother today to talk about this.”When Azurepeak heard that, he hurriedly said yes.
"Really? Did you help me find it?”
"Uh…No, the librarian said that this book was removed from the shelves a long time ago. He said something about corrupting people's minds. By the way, Miss Xia, why do you like to read fantasy books like this?”Ya Shuo intentionally changed the topic.
"Hehe, that's right. Don't all girls like to fantasize? Moreover, after seeing the beginning, they all want to know the ending. Then forget it. Thank you, Brother Yashuo.”
"Is there anyone to take care of you when you come out of the factory?”Azurepeak said.
"Don't worry, Uncle Wang is here."
Following that, the three of them fell into silence. Each of them looked a little awkward and could not find a topic to talk about. Azurepeak had always wanted to talk business with Yashuo. His sister was present and could not speak, so he had to think of a way to send her away. Thinking of this, he saw that Ya Shuo was also staring at him. The two of them exchanged glances and understood each other.
"Azurepeak, you've been back from Shanghai for more than three months, but you still haven't treated me to a meal at the mansion.”
"Aiya, look at me. How could I forget such an important thing? Why don't you come to my house for dinner tonight? My sister cooks very well.”
"Miss Xia, you know how to cook. You're really good at cooking!”
"Hehe, I only know how to cook a few simple dishes. As long as Brother Yashuo doesn't mind, I'll go buy vegetables and meat now.”
"Alright, alright." Azurepeak and Yashuo almost said the same thing. Meng Lin saw that everyone was so happy and looking forward to her cooking. She did not know what these two men were up to, so she left happily.
"Where were we?" Azurepeak asked.
" It seems like he wants to continue investigating them and not help the wrong people…"
"Yes, yes, I remember now. Yashuo, you've already been there for three months. You should change people next. Otherwise, if they find out that someone has been staying here every day for three months, they'll be suspicious of you. Also, is the person you arranged reliable?”
"Yes, reliable. They're all my sworn brothers from when I was in open pants.”
"You're good. You even want to be sworn brothers. Am I considered one of them?”Azurepeak smiled.
"Of course not. We slept together for three years. I still remember the color of your underwear.”
"Your mouth is too sarcastic. I slept in the same university dormitory as you for three years. Why did I sleep in the same dormitory as you back then?”Azurepeak didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"Haha." Yashuo laughed until he was out of breath. The two of them chatted until it was almost dinner time before they remembered to return to the mansion.
As soon as she entered the living room of the mansion, she could smell the fragrance of food and the sound of clanging came from the kitchen.”The sound of pots and pans colliding could be heard.”Yashuo couldn't help but say," Yeah, she didn't know how to cook before she went abroad. After she came back from England, she seemed to have changed completely. Sometimes, I can't even recognize her. Hurry up and sit down. I'll go to the kitchen to take a look."”
The moment Azurepeak entered the kitchen, he saw his sister wearing an apron and cooking the vegetables skillfully." Do you need my help?"”Azurepeak rolled up his sleeves.
"Brother, there's no need. Go play with Brother Yashuo.”
"Alright, call me if there's anything.”
Ya Shuo was alone in the living room, looking back and forth at everything in the room. Azurepeak said,"Sit down. I'll pour you a cup of tea." Ya Shuo responded, then turned his head and said to Azurepeak, who was making tea,"Although we've known each other for many years, this is my first time here.”
"That's right. Why didn't I think of asking you to come over before?”Azurepeak brewed a cup of tea and brought it over.
Ya Shuo took the tea and smiled." I have to thank your sister today. If she hadn't met me in the cafe, I wouldn't have had this chance."”The two of them sat at the dining table and were talking enthusiastically when Meng Lin came over with the food. The two men quickly sat up, took the food in their hands, and placed it on the table.
"I heard you two talking about me the moment I came out. Are you talking bad about me again?”Meng Lin was amused.
"No way. I was wondering why your brother was so lucky to have such a girl. Why don't I have such good fortune?"
"Don't be so serious. Menglin, don't listen to him.”Azurepeak laid out the dishes and gestured for everyone to sit down and eat.
"Hurry up and eat. If it's not delicious, be tolerant.”Meng Lin distributed the chopsticks to everyone.
Yashuo was probably starving. He couldn't wait to pick up a piece of sweet and sour pork tenderloin and taste it." How is it?”Meng Lin looked at him expectantly. Ya Shuo didn't say anything. After swallowing the tenderloin, he rolled his eyes and fell from his chair to the ground.
Meng Lin was frightened." Eh? What's wrong with you?" As he spoke, he was about to go forward and help Ya Shuo up. Azurepeak was also dumbfounded. Could there be poison in the thing? Unless it was highly toxic, it would not fall to the ground so quickly. Meng Lin panicked and shook Ya Shuo." Brother, call the hospital."”Azurepeak was about to leave his seat when Ya Shuo suddenly stretched out a hand. Meng Lin was shocked and said,"Brother, did the corpse come back to life?"
"Zombie?" Azurepeak suddenly turned around and saw Ya Shuo stretching out a hand. He immediately understood something and stepped forward to kick Ya Shuo fiercely. Ya Shuo immediately cried out in pain,"Be gentle."
"Damn Hao Yashuo, you scared us.”
"Aiya, be gentle with your foot. It hurts.”Yashuo got up." Sister, your cooking is so delicious. I can't even describe it with words."”
Meng Lin had been in a daze the entire time. From the moment Ya Shuo fell to the ground until he was safe and sound, everything had happened too suddenly. He did not know what was going on. Azurepeak saw that Meng Lin did not react for a moment and said unwillingly,""Hao Yashuo is always like this. He doesn't usually take things seriously. Ignore him. He was just scaring us. Eat!"
"Aiya, you really scared me.”Meng Lin seemed to have woken up from a dream." Don't be like this in the future. Come, come, let's eat." Brother Yashuo, the sweet and sour pork is so delicious, you should eat more.”
"Sister is so nice!" Ya Shuo was a little touched.
The three of them chatted merrily as they ate and unintentionally talked about rare things in the world.”That book. Ya Shuo said that he had read that book a few years ago. He liked to read all kinds of novels and often used novels to kill time in university. The first part of the book was about reincarnation and transmigration. The rest of the book talked about many unsolved mysteries of the world, such as the sudden eruption of extinct volcanoes that had been silent for hundreds of years, the mystery of mummies, and so on. When Meng Lin heard about transmigration, he asked him if the story mentioned the method of transmigration or how to transmigrate to another world and then return. Ya Shuo said that he had read this book a few years ago, but he really couldn't remember. However, he had read a few similar fantasy novels. Some were well written and he had read them several times. One of the transmigration stories mentioned in it was still fresh in his memory.
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