Chapter 70 (2/2)
Parasite warning … Xu Qi ‘an nodded.
When they returned to the Yamen, the three of them did not have time to write a report. They went straight to the spring breeze Hall and told Li Yuchun what had happened.
Brother spring’s face turned solemn after hearing this.
“Well done, Xu Qi ‘an. You’ve done a great job.” Li Yuchun walked up to the three of them and helped them tidy up their clothes.
He returned to his seat and muttered, “”What do you guys think?”
The three gongs looked at each other. Song tingfeng said, ”
according to Xu ningyan’s analysis, the demons were consciously driving out the grey households. After our investigation, we found a saltpeter mine in the mountains … This is definitely not a coincidence.”
“Do you have a more concrete and powerful analysis result?” Li Yuchun retorted.
Song tingfeng spread his hands. boss, I’m good at killing people, but handling cases …
It was just average.
The three of them looked at Xu Qi ‘an at the same time. Li Yuchun’s eyes were filled with anticipation.”What do you think, ningyan?”
The three of them had experienced Xu Qi ‘an’s ability to analyze cases.
Although he was just a newbie who had just stepped into the Qi refining stage, he always felt an inexplicable sense of security with him around.
People would subconsciously rely on the strong in a field they were not good at.
Xu Qi ‘an thought for a moment and said, ” then let me add something. I’m now sure that the reason why the demons chased away the gray households in the surrounding area is to monopolize the saltpeter mine.
“At first, I thought that it might have chosen to lay eggs in the Yellow Mountain area and was on its way back to the capital. I found out that it was a male.
“There’s just one question that I can’t figure out. Why would the demons target saltpeter mines? Other than medicine, this thing can also be used to make gunpowder.”
Of course, saltpeter had other uses, but Xu Qi ‘an felt that the generation gap was too deep, so he might as well not say it.
He glanced at Li Yuchun subconsciously and was surprised to find that the other party was stunned. He stood there stiffly, as if he had figured something out.
“It’s the demon race, it’s the demon race …” He muttered.
Li Yuchun didn’t explain. He spread out the paper and picked up his brush to write.
…..
Song tingfeng brought Xu Qi ‘an to the writing room to fill out the ” injury ” document.
“After we finish this, we can rest for two days. We don’t have to work tomorrow.” “You have to learn how to seek benefits for yourself,” song tingfeng said.
This was the legendary work injury, no, paid leave … Xu Qi ‘an deeply agreed with his colleague’s wit.
It was already dusk when he left the study room. Xu Qi ‘an planned to go home and rest.
wait! song tingfeng called out to him, ” didn’t we agree to go to the academy tonight? ”
Xu Qi ‘an was stunned. He immediately looked at Zhu guangxiao, who was beside song tingfeng, and asked in surprise, ”
“How are your injuries?”
“The girls from the Academy of Public Relations know how to serve people,” Zhu guangxiao said in a deep voice.
…. Did this mean that they would move by themselves? Xu Qi ‘an cupped his hands in salute.
Indeed, how could he give up the pleasant social interaction between colleagues for a small injury like a fracture?
It didn’t matter if he didn’t go home. Second uncle knew that the night watchmen had to be on night duty. As for Auntie, well, she obviously doesn’t care if I go home or not. She only groans at me all day.
Xu Qi ‘an, who was not going home that night, had to have a social gathering with two colleagues in line with the atmosphere of the great Minister.
Destination: Imperial Academy Division!
He had experienced many similar social events in his previous life, but the form had changed from a dinner to a brothel.
In Da Feng, or rather in this era, brothels were the first choice for social activities.
The night watchman’s waist token allowed the three of them to ignore the curfew in the inner city. When they met their fellow night watchmen, they turned a blind eye after being routinely questioned.
…..
The three of them walked through the alley of the Academy’s workshop. Song tingfeng, whose eyes would narrow when he smiled, said, “”In the future, when you patrol at night and meet colleagues near the Imperial Academy, you can turn a blind eye, but if you meet them in other areas, it’s best not to relax. You can’t guarantee what their purpose is for going out in the middle of the night.”
“I’ve once heard an old senior mention an example. There was once a night watchman who had a grudge with someone. He sneaked into someone’s house at night and exterminated the entire family. They couldn’t find anything after the incident. It took a lot of effort to lock onto the murderer, who was also a night watchman.
“We’ll talk about the details during the Tea Party.”
Xu Qi ‘an smiled and nodded.
The inside story of the industry was a very valuable experience. If you meet a jealous colleague who likes to scheme against you, the other party might not be willing to tell you.
“By the way, which courtyard are we going to?” Zhu guangxiao, who was a man of few words, spoke.
“Yingmei Pavilion.”
“I’ll just randomly pick one.”
There were two answers. The first one came from Xu Qi ‘an, and the second one was from song tingfeng.
Zhu guangxiao and song tingfeng looked at Xu Qi ‘an together. Their eyes seemed to be saying:What are you thinking?
Song tingfeng smiled and patted his new colleague’s shoulder, “”Miss fuxiang’s tea stall costs ten taels of silver, and she rarely accompanies guests. Usually, there will only be tea stall customers for a few days, and no curtain guests. This is a brilliant method …”
‘It’s hunger marketing, I know …’ Xu Qi ‘an remembered that the two of them didn’t know that he had set Zhou Li up. It was naturally impossible to publicize such an inside story. She did not know that he had once slept with the floating fragrance courtesan.
It was just sleeping.
“Lady floating fragrance won’t be interested in us,” Zhu guangxiao reminded.
He didn’t say much, but what he said was either pertinent or kind.
His two colleagues didn’t want to waste money at the yingmei Pavilion. Xu Qi ‘an thought for a while and said, “”Just take it as an eye-opening trip. I’ll pay for the tea gathering.”
As a newcomer, treating the company’s seniors to seafood was a common means of social interaction.
Song tingfeng and Zhu guangxiao smiled. No one would refuse a kind treat.
Not long after, they arrived at the entrance of yingmei’s small pavilion.
Xu Qi ‘an looked at the courtyard and thought,”I’m here to avenge my humiliation.”
[ PS: this chapter is scarily long. ]