Transmigration: The Cannon Fodder Suddenly Made a Comeback!-Chapter 789: Son Toad

Shang Shaojing had given her an envelope containing a piece of paper and a key.

Jiang Li also had nothing else to do today, so she found the address written on the paper.

Upon her arrival, she discovered that this was the villa where the Shang family used to live.

After the merchant family declared bankruptcy, the villa was repossessed by the bank and put up for auction.

So why had Shang Shaojing given her this key?

Only when Jiang Li walked up to the front did she realize the key did not match the main gate.

In other words,

Shang Shaojing had given her a useless key that couldn’t even open the door.

As Jiang Li was pacing outside the gate, Ji Yanbai came up with a suggestion.

"Miss, if you’re so eager to get in, why not just climb over? After all, no one lives in this house anymore."

Jiang Li: "....."

"We are law-abiding citizens, we can’t do something illegal."

"Okay then."

After pacing a while longer, Jiang Li finally found the buyer’s phone number on a wall and called it immediately.

She was convinced that Shang Shaojing wouldn’t have carelessly given her a regular key.

At worst, she would just buy the villa.

The call connected quickly, but before Jiang Li could speak, a familiar voice came through the handset.

"Why decide to call me all of a sudden?"

Jiang Li suspiciously stepped back to check the number, then skeptically dialed it again.

"Gu Yu?!"

Zhao Lang laughed softly, "Surprised? I’m quite surprised too. How do you even know this mobile number of mine?"

Jiang Li: "....."

Disbelieving, she looked at the number on the wall again.

"That’s not right, I clearly called the number posted outside the Shang family’s villa gate, how did I reach you?"

"There’s no reason to be surprised," Zhao Lang said, "because I’m the one who bought this villa."

After a moment’s realization, he immediately turned serious.

"Why did you go there? Looking for Shang Shaojing?"

Jiang Li fell silent for a while.

"The reason is a bit complicated, but it’s good that you answered the call. You have the keys to this villa, right? Would it be possible to send someone over with them?"

Zhao Lang acted quickly, and in half an hour, a black sedan stopped in front of the villa.

He, however, stepped out of the car himself.

Jiang Li gave him a once-over.

"Is Young Master Gu so free?"

Zhao Lang shook his head with a smile, "Very busy, but your matter takes priority."

Jiang Li: "....."

"Stop the chit-chat, just open the door."

"Are you looking for something?" although Zhao Lang asked, his hands obediently moved forward and opened the villa’s main gate.

"I am indeed looking for something," Jiang Li said.

"Then it’s very possible we’re looking for the same thing."

Zhao Lang’s words successfully brought Jiang Li to a halt.

"What do you mean?"

"Remember the evil suppressant toad you found in Dragon Ridge Lake?"

"I remember."

"I already found out that the other half of the toad was secretly obtained by the Shang family back then."

Jiang Li frowned, "You’re saying it was the Shang family who interfered with your family’s Feng Shui Bureau?"

"No," Zhao Lang shook his head, "It was all just a coincidence."

The Feng Shui Master who arranged that bureau initially meant to use it to control the merchant family, but he had not yet had the chance to use the evil town before his own sect became embroiled in internal strife.

The Feng Shui Master died as a result, and his disciples divided all his magic treasures among themselves.

That was how the evil suppressant toad ended up in the hands of one of his disciples.

This disciple was unaware of the specifics and simply sold it as a Magic Artifact for gathering wealth to Father Shang, who was at a disadvantage at the time.

After a few twists and turns, Father Shang discovered the benefits brought by the toad and fully exploited it.

However, Father Shang wasn’t clear about the toad’s origin and consequences, so the benefits he obtained were naturally limited.

It was guessed that he was guided by someone else, which led him to investigate the Gu Family step by step.

That’s why Shang Shaojing later visited the island.

Unfortunately, before they could discover this secret, the Fengshui Bureau was broken.

The situation of the Shang family took a sharp turn for the worse, with the family being destroyed overnight.

Although the bureau was broken, the existence of the toad was always a hidden danger.

Zhao Lang searched for it tirelessly, which led him to buy the Shang family’s villa.

"But..." Zhao Lang said, "I have had people search inside and outside the villa, and they haven’t found anything suspicious."

"There must be something," Jiang Li said confidently. "Otherwise, Shang Shaojing wouldn’t have given this to me."

With that, she took out the key.

The key was small and exquisitely made, clearly quite old.

But Zhao Lang wasn’t pleased, instead grumbling, "Why would he entrust something so important to you? Doesn’t he despise you?"

Jiang Li ignored him and studied the key.

"Haven’t you already had people search every nook and cranny of the villa? Was there anything locked that seemed suspicious?"

Zhao Lang shook his head.

"I had all the locked places broken into, but still found nothing."

"Then there’s only one method left."

Jiang Li placed the key in the palm of her left hand, and from her bag, she pulled out three copper coins.

Zhao Lang recognized these three coins.

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Sure enough, a few minutes later, Jiang Li put away the copper coins and strode off in a certain direction.

Zhao Lang followed her.

Jiang Li went straight to the fourth floor, to the very last room.

It appeared to be a study before, with the basic furniture still in place.

Next to a pot of brushes, Jiang Li found a seal-like object.

It seemed to be welded to the desk, unmovable no matter how one tried to pry it.

However, Jiang Li only had to give it a gentle push and a small socket was revealed below—

—it matched the key in her hand perfectly.

She inserted the key, gave it a twist, and the bookshelf beside it began to shake.

"Be careful."

Zhao Lang considerately shielded her.

Moments later, an extra hidden compartment appeared behind the bookshelf that had moved aside.

Inside the compartment was an object covered with a red cloth, surrounded by eerily placed talisman paper.

"This must be it."

Jiang Li stepped forward, about to lift the red cloth when Zhao Lang stopped her.

"Could there be danger?"

Jiang Li shook her head, "The Feng Shui bureau has already been broken, and the mother toad has been destroyed; this child toad poses no threat."

"Then let me do it, I am luckier."

Saying so, he took the initiative to lift the red cloth.

Beneath the cloth was indeed an ugly toad statue.

Zhao Lang didn’t delay a moment and immediately phoned people to come and remove the toad.

Afterward, he joked with a smile.

"Master Jiang, you’ve helped me out again."

Jiang Li held out her hand, "So how does Young Master Gu plan to thank me this time?"

Zhao Lang: "...."

"Does Master Jiang like money that much?"

"Who doesn’t get along with money?"

"But I came here in a hurry this time, I didn’t bring a check."

Jiang Li looked around and smiled, "This villa is quite nice, how about we make it the reward for this time?"