Chapter 377: I Can Really Retire Now

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Chapter 377: Chapter 377: I Can Really Retire Now "So, the only thing we can do now is to control the loss of the Life Soul Gu incident." "Can it be controlled to below 10%?" asked the Headquarter. The beautiful woman shook her head, "That’s absolutely impossible! Headquarter, being able to control it below 30% should be the best outcome." "Yes, your estimate of 30% is still an optimistic figure, and my estimate is about the same as yours," said the Headquarter, "However, some people insist that a target of 10% is very reasonable." "That’s insane! It’s absolutely impossible... Who set such an idiotic target?" The Headquarter gently exhaled, "Little Juan, execute Plan No. 4, and you do it personally!" Little Juan’s whole body stiffened, staring at the Headquarter for a long time. The Headquarter said, "My era is over, not ended by Qianlong, nor by Lin Xiaosu, but by the arrogance and prejudice from above. However, after so many years in Daxia, I have left a way out, and I want to see who exactly will take my place after I leave. I’m more eager to know if this person is the one I’ve been looking for all along." The Nine Headed Snake had previously assessed the situation. Qianlong also had made predictions. The processes of predictions from both sides are being staged in every corner of Daxia. Somewhere in the south, a person got into a car, just started it, when suddenly, a cold voice came from the back of the car, "Engineer Zhang, where are you going?" The engineer wearing glasses in the driver’s seat stiffened all over, slowly turning his head, "I’m not going anywhere, I’m going home." "Not going to Jiangcheng?" "No! Absolutely not! I... I never intended to go to Jiangcheng." The engineer trembled all over. "Then why did you book a flight ticket to Jiangcheng?" Engineer Zhang suddenly opened the car door and dashed away... However, as soon as he opened the car door, he smelled a faint fragrance. Thud! He fell headfirst. The person behind the car got out, plunged into the darkness, looked back at the building behind him, sighed deeply, and set off on his journey abroad. Having eliminated his hidden danger, his own path was also cut off. Mutual devastation. Somewhere in the north, a young man wearing glasses in a laboratory looked up, staring at someone slowly approaching him. The person said, "Xiao Li, have you seen a notice?" The young man smiled, "I’ve seen it!" "I advise you not to have any ideas you shouldn’t have." The young man smiled even more sweetly, "Are you talking about the idea of reporting you? Rest assured!" "Young people are indeed smart!" "Yes, young people are indeed smart. I’m young, I indeed appear smarter than you!" The young man said, "Boss, didn’t you really notice that the me standing in front of you is just a robot?" The boss trembled all over, "You..." "Sorry, I’ve already arrived in Jiangcheng! If you’re capable, go ahead and express mail that bottle of fragrance in your hand!" The middle-aged man staggered and almost fell over. This was a successful counterstrike! By replacing himself with a mimetic robot, the real person escaped. It must be said that a young person with a skill is very hard to control. The same trick, similar tricks, completely different tricks... In the land of Daxia, every corner keeps coming up with new variations. There are Nine Headed Snake’s hidden hands killing the people they control. There are controlled people counter-killing the Nine Headed Snake. There are Golden Cicada shell escapes. There are online reports. In one night, over a thousand people died across various frontlines of Daxia. Qianlong Gold Medal almost fully deployed as well, capturing over a thousand people. This is only one night, signs indicate that an even bigger storm is yet to come... The battle against foreign forces is far more brutal than imagined. This major disaster brought by the Life Soul Gu, the pangs are also far beyond imagination. Yet, no matter how painful, the necessary decisiveness to cut off the dead limb must be enacted. Lin Xiaosu, who stirred up a storm, does seem to carry a bit of the sentiment of "After I leave, let the floodgates open." On this spring night close to May, he returned to Fengcheng. Outside the Detective Agency, he carried his suitcase and made a phone call to Miao Ruolan. In a moment, the roller shutter of the Detective Agency was lifted from inside, and Miao Ruolan, wearing that old nightdress that Lin Xiaosu had a deep impression of, appeared before him like a crabapple blossom. "Didn’t have dinner, did you?" Miao Ruolan said. "Indeed, I haven’t eaten." "You wash up first, I’ll cook for you!" After washing off the dust from the journey, Miao Ruolan delivered fragrant dishes to his room. Lin Xiaosu gently hugged her, Miao Ruolan offered her mouth for a kiss, glanced towards the next room, and gave a meaningful look. Lin Xiaosu completely understood... Previously, when he returned, Zhou Xi would always go to the "Li Fang appointment," they could do whatever they wanted in the Detective Agency, but tonight Lin Xiaosu caught the two women off guard, leaving Zhou Xi no way to slip into her pajamas for the late-night Li Fang appointment, right? She’s still here. So, they could only kiss, nothing more. Miao Ruolan, based on the basic guideline that Zhou Xi was sleeping next door, hurriedly withdrew after he finished eating. Lin Xiaosu slept all the way till morning alone. The next morning when he went downstairs, the two women were waiting with flushed faces... Waiting for him for what? To report! The matter they were reporting was incredibly exciting. Because it’s real money, an amount they couldn’t even imagine... Lin Xiaosu left Fengcheng for Jiangcheng at the beginning of April. Today is only April 17. All in all, half a month. In half a month, they received three remittances. All from 101. The first payment, 1 million! The second payment, 5 million! The third payment, 5 million! million in half a month. Is this the detective agency that was once deadlocked with a 30 thousand fee for finding a dog, making even Miao Ruolan feel it was an exorbitant price? A three-person shell company achieving the net profit of a medium-sized enterprise, the two women have been feeling unreal during this period. Listening to the excited reports from the two women, Lin Xiaosu sorted out the sources of these three sums of money. The first sum of 1 million is a reward for taking down the Utopia Center. Honestly, the reward is actually quite low, but considering Qianlong’s tendency to under-reward, it’s still normal. The second reward of 5 million is for revealing the Life Soul Gu. This matter was very significant, and no matter how Qianlong tried to suppress the bonus, it couldn’t be pushed below 5 million, it had to be capped. The third reward of 5 million, there’s only one explanation, Wing Blade. Although Wing Blade is just a machine, no matter how much the reward is, it wouldn’t be excessive, this is a task even Heavenly King couldn’t complete. If it weren’t capped, it wouldn’t be reasonable. In half a month, they gathered a wealth that ordinary people couldn’t accumulate in three lifetimes, it seems like making money is too easy. However, those who know the inside story have another interpretation: money is really too hard to earn. Each penny of this over 10 million, probably represents a life. Lin Xiaosu summed up the inside story in a simple sentence: "Ruolan, it seems our detective agency’s performance has exceeded expectations again this year, let’s give Zhou Xi some quarterly bonus." "Okay!" Miao Ruolan nodded directly: "How much do you want to give?" "If we give too much, she’ll become wealthy and might run away, it can only be a steady stream... Hmm, how about twenty thousand?" "Okay!" Miao Ruolan skillfully picked up her phone and transferred money to Zhou Xi. Zhou Xi’s mouth dropped open, probably wanting to express a familiar sentiment: What exactly did I do, you just decide to send money without a word... But ultimately, she said something else: "I received such a large quarterly bonus, no matter what, I have to share it with Li Fang tonight, I won’t be coming back this evening." Miao Ruolan’s face turned red. Is this how you repay the two bosses? An early morning "Li Fang appointment"? Zhou Xi leaned in closer: "Brother Lin, two days ago, a familiar little beauty was looking for you." "Ah? Who?" Lin Xiaosu’s heart jumped slightly. A familiar little beauty, could it be Catherine? Catherine has already returned to Luoba State on a very special and important mission. If it’s her, it would definitely strain all his nerves... "The beauty police officer on Tashan Peak!" Zhou Xi blinked: "Brother Lin, who were you thinking of?" "Stop playing mysterious!" Lin Xiaosu glared at her: "What did she come over for?" It’s Zhou Mei, then it’s not very sensitive. "It’s a case of feudal superstition..." Miao Ruolan took over, using the case to dilute the ambiguity of the "Li Fang appointment..." This case is typical of feudal superstition. It involves a folk taboo called "Sticking a grass doll." It’s said there’s a person on Tashan named Zhang Dalu, who’s feuding with another Li family. Zhang Dalu dug up the Li family’s son Li Shuisheng’s birth date and time, made a "scarecrow," and used a blood needle to pierce the scarecrow’s forehead. As a result, Li Shuisheng had an accident and died outside. Li Shuisheng’s parents wouldn’t accept it, reporting it to Tashan Police Station nearby, insisting that Zhang Dalu killed their son. On Tashan, there aren’t many residents, those surnamed Zhang or Li account for 80% of the village’s population, this feud between the two surnames has been intense lately, conflicts and disputes are frequent. Zhou Mei’s primary duty isn’t resolving village disputes. She has a larger role in safeguarding Tashan Stone Pagoda. However, this is only her internal duty, externally, Tashan Police Station is still a police station. Therefore, she’s also overwhelmed. She’s told the villagers ten thousand times that sticking a grass doll is purely feudal superstition and couldn’t possibly cause death, Li Shuisheng was hit by a car outside, the driver was drunk, and it had nothing to do with Zhang Dalu. Zhang Dalu has never left Fengcheng, legally, there’s no murder suspicion, you can say he’s engaging in feudal superstition, the police station can educate him, but claiming he murdered, that’s sheer nonsense. But the Li family villagers are stubbornly devoted to the idea that sticking a grass doll can kill. They’ve listed over ten cases of people dying from sticking grass dolls in the county to Zhou Mei... At first, Zhou Mei was a staunch defender of legal principles, absolutely not believing that "sticking a grass doll" could kill. However, after a small investigation into these over ten death cases brought up by the villagers, she was shocked to find they were all real-life incidents. Thus, she was no longer so certain. Running to the detective agency, she sought Lin Xiaosu... and asked her two good sisters to analyze whether these frequent strange occurrences might truly involve some mysterious phenomenon. Initially, Miao Ruolan and Zhou Xi had the same judgment as Zhou Mei, feudal superstition, what’s there to investigate? Just do a good job explaining. However, they happened upon another sticking grass doll case while investigating another matter, and were surprised to discover a common point.

Chapter 377: I Can Really Retire Now

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