Deities Are All Just My Food-Chapter 2162 - 961: Lin Schoolmate, What Do You Think? (Part 2)

Chapter 2162: Chapter 961: Lin Schoolmate, What Do You Think? (Part 2)

Xia Hongyao’s ears twitched, and she was overjoyed: "Little Linzi is here!"

"Let’s go!"

Three minutes later, both sides met in a small alley.

"Where are Small Fish and Ying Zhen?"

Lin Baici was worried.

"I don’t know!"

Hearing this, Xia Hongyao also began to feel anxious.

Hua Yue Yu and the others are too weak. Acting alone, the risk of death is high.

"We could find a group of beggars, put up notices, or hold up a wooden sign and wander the streets, shouting for everyone to gather at a specific place!"

Gu Qingqiu immediately came up with an idea, while comforting Lin Baici, "Don’t worry, they’re not foolish. They should be hiding now!"

"Hmm!"

Actually, it’s not difficult to find people. Lin Baici was more worried about another issue: "The biggest problem now is whether this rule contamination was an accidental outbreak, or did someone target Jiulong Club?"

"Or, are those people aiming at Red Medicine and me?"

Lin Baici and the high ponytail were probably seen as thorns in some people’s eyes, or targets. They usually lived in Haijing; if someone wanted to make a move on them, there was no opportunity. Now that they’re abroad, the chance is here, naturally, they’d want to seize it.

"I hope it’s the latter, that’s more interesting!"

Gu Qingqiu was completely unperturbed.

"Let’s purify the pollution at hand first?"

Xia Hongyao thought seriously, "What’s the next step? Investigate at Xiao Xiang Restaurant?"

"Schoolmate, what do you think?"

Gu Qingqiu looked at Lin Baici.

"Kidnap that Shen Caishen and interrogate him!"

Lin Baici’s voice was icy.

"What?"

Xia Hongyao was astonished, "Wait, can we really do that?"

"Why not?"

Lin Baici retorted.

"According to the detective novels, we should investigate the places where those beauties lived, the people they usually interacted with, collect traces, and then piece together the truth of the case!"

Xia Hongyao hadn’t forgotten about her detective game.

"That’s for the audience; the main selling point is the deduction. If you solve the problem with violence, what will the readers watch?"

Gu Qingqiu smiled slightly; her plan was actually the same as Lin Baici’s.

"True!"

Xia Hongyao pouted.

"Let’s find Small Fish and Ying Zhen first, and incidentally look for Brother Fish and Tai Mei!"

Gu Qingqiu spoke while heading out.

"This two hundred taels should be enough!"

Xia Hongyao played with the silver note in her hand.

"Schoolmate, do you know what I’m thinking?"

Gu Qingqiu rested her left hand on the knife handle.

"Is it because purifying this rule contamination feels satisfying, since you can act lawlessly?"

Lin Baici guessed.

"Hmm!"

Gu Qingqiu squinted slightly, with a smile as if she were a tabby cat that had eaten mackerel pike.

As expected of my schoolmate, understanding my thoughts so precisely.

After all, this isn’t the real world; there aren’t so many legal and moral constraints, so naturally, you utilize any means.

Xia Hongyao was too conspicuous due to her size, making her stand out on the street. Lin Baici was also tall, equally standout. Hence, there’s no choice but for Gu Qingqiu to go on her own.

She didn’t go looking for beggars herself; instead, she targeted a fortune teller.

After inquiring a few things from a waiter at a nearby restaurant, Gu Qingqiu learned that the fortune teller is a local, a down-and-out scholar, who didn’t pass the exam to become a scholar, transitioning from drawing and writing couplets for others to fortune-telling.

Gu Qingqiu approached him, offering fifty taels of silver to have him find some beggars, and then have those beggars form groups of five, lined up, holding a piece of white paper with ’West City Gate, Dragon Wing appears!’ written on it, wandering and shouting in the streets.

After the task is completed, another fifty taels will be given.

This was indeed a large sum; as soon as the fortune teller received the deposit, he went to take care of it.

"I’ll go wait at the West City Gate. The kidnapping task is up to you!"

Gu Qingqiu arranged.

"Won’t you be unsafe on your own?"

Lin Baici worried, "Let Red Medicine accompany you; for kidnapping, I’m enough on my own!"

"I’m not that weak!"

Gu Qingqiu laughed, "Aren’t you afraid that Shen Caishen will turn out to be a monster?"

"What?"

Xia Hongyao was stunned, "Isn’t this just solving a case? How come it includes supernatural horror elements?"

"The real fear would be if there are ghosts involved!"

Gu Qingqiu threatened the high ponytail.

"You two together, I’ll make a move tonight!"

The phone couldn’t be used, so he couldn’t check the time. Lin Baici looked at the position of the sun; it should be afternoon now: "Let’s find a place near the West City Gate to use as a base!"

...

The time came to dusk.

It’s been more than two hours since the beggars paraded, but there’s still no sign of Kim Myungjin and the others near the West City Gate.

As the sky darkened and the moon rose above the willow trees, Lin Baici couldn’t wait any longer and decided to act.

Having already walked the predetermined route in the afternoon, Lin Baici successfully infiltrated Shen Caishen’s house.

In these times, wealthy families have plenty of entertainment activities, like listening to operas, visiting pleasure houses, and playing cards...

Because his daughter had just died, Shen Caishen was in low spirits and would hide in the study after dinner every day.

When Lin Baici sneaked into the study, he saw this Lord of Wealth painting.

It was a painting of "A Gentle Old Age"!

In the painting, there was a village with an elder playing with his grandchildren.

As the saying goes, "Children run at the knees, prosperity thrives with family."

By the time Shen Caishen sensed something was amiss, Lin Baici had already been standing behind him, watching the painting for three minutes.

"Who are you?"

Shen Caishen was still quite bold. He didn’t scream or shout; after an initial shock, he calmed down quickly because he knew reacting too aggressively might provoke the other: "If this hero is traveling the martial world and is in need, this old man can offer ten thousand silver notes!"

"Just hoping to make a friend!"

Lin Baici glanced at Shen Caishen: "Your painting is pretty good!"

"The hero is joking!"

Shen Caishen’s expression turned bitter: "I’ve just lost my daughter, so I’m only painting to console myself."

"I don’t think so!"

Lin Baici challenged: "Your expression was quite relaxed while painting, and I think you were humming a tune!"

Would someone who just lost a daughter be in the mood to paint such a theme?

"..."

Shen Caishen was still thinking of an excuse when Lin Baici delivered a chop to his neck.

Shen Caishen immediately fainted.

This fellow was fat and wide-bodied, weighing over 140 pounds. A normal person wouldn’t be able to carry him, but with Lin Baici’s physique, he easily tossed Shen onto his shoulder and flipped over the wall. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

When Lin Baici returned to the house they had agreed upon in the afternoon, Xia Hongyao and Gu Qingqiu were already there, along with Kim Myungjin, Hua Yue Yu, and even Li Yintong.

"Xiao Bai!"

"Oppa!"

"Brother Lin!"

The three girls rushed forward at once.

"Are you okay?"

Lin Baici saw that aside from Li Yintong looking rather worn out, Hua Yue Yu and Kim Myungjin had no visible injuries.

"I’m fine!"

Hua Yue Yu explained: "I actually heard those beggars shouting during the day, but I was worried acting during the day would be too conspicuous, so I waited until the evening!"

"Me too!"

Kim Myungjin understood that the six words meant Lin Longyi was waiting for them at the West City Gate.

"How about you? What’s the situation?"

Lin Baici put Shen Caishen down and asked Tai Mei.

"Uncle Fish has a hobby of collecting antiques, and this time he got hold of a Chinese painting, and somehow, pollution broke out!"

Li Yintong said gloomily: "I stayed at the club intending to welcome you guys tomorrow, but I got caught up in it!"

"Where’s Brother Fish?"

Lin Baici pressed on.

"Went to find clues!"

Li Yintong explained: "He said you guys would come tomorrow, and if you were affected by the rules pollution, you should appear in the city, so he left me waiting in the city!"

Earlier Tai Mei was very anxious, worried about how to find them in such a big city even if Lin Baici arrived.

So she waited at the place where she and the fish-ball guy had been teleported.

Unexpectedly, a day later, she saw a parade of beggars.

"Brother Lin, you’re so smart!"

Li Yintong was now completely relaxed.

No need to panic.

This rules pollution event,

it’s settled!

"Alright, the team is assembled, let’s start the interrogation!"

Gu Qingqiu placed a prepared burlap hood over Shen Caishen’s head, then had Xia Hongyao wake him with a splash of cool well water.

"Mercy, heroes!"

As soon as Shen Caishen woke, he began to beg for his life.