allonlinenovel Chapter 73 Isn't it just serving in the army far away?
Chapter 73 Isn't it just serving in the army far away?
Around four in the afternoon, the sun was still shining brightly.
Director Han from the pharmaceutical factory has already delivered the 100,000 frostbite medicines that Shi Xi requested.
Now, his own workers are moving things into the supermarket's underground garage.
Director Han would personally meet big clients like Shi Xi.
He found that the other person was almost the same age as his son, and was both beautiful and capable, so he admired her very much.
After chatting for a while, he turned the topic to the question of whether he was single and wanted to introduce his son to Shi Xi.
Shi Xi had already been able to handle this kind of situation with ease.
She found the most handsome photo of Xiao Jingyan and showed it to Director Han:
"I'm sorry, I already have a boyfriend. We're childhood sweethearts."
"He usually likes to wear Hanfu and do cosplay. He is serving in the army far away, so he can't be by my side all the time."
You know what, what Shi Xi said was really good.
Three parts fabrication, seven parts true!
Isn’t Xiao Jingyan’s current situation that he is serving as a soldier in a faraway place?
Director Han felt it was a pity, but he didn't know what to say.
"My son is unlucky."
"But even if I can't be your daughter-in-law, our business can't stop!"
Director Han said with a smile, and before leaving, he did not forget to quietly tell Shi Xi that she could get a 12% discount on her medicine purchases in the future!
After they left, Yan Xing and Yan Yue also came back with lighters.
They ran across almost half of the city that afternoon and found a total of 13,000 windproof lighters.
I even bought some in different shapes.
Shi Xi took a quick look and found things in the shape of fruits, toy guns, hardware tools, playing cards, mahjong, teapots, musical instruments... and even simulated chocolate and chicken legs.
She also took this opportunity to broaden her horizons in terms of lighters.
I don’t know if those ancient people will be able to play with these things if they are sent to Xiao Jingyan?
"How much money is missing? I will make up for it."
These strange lighters looked expensive, and Shi Xi knew without asking that the money she gave them was not enough.
When Yan Yue heard that she wanted to make up the difference, she quickly waved her hand to refuse.
"Miss Shi has given us enough money these past two days. We don't want anything without merit. We really don't dare to ask for that much."
"The small amount of money from these lighters can be used to make up for the remaining money from buying soy milk and fried dough sticks."
The seemingly cold and domineering sister Yan Yue is actually so capable and understands the ways of the world.
Shi Xi was very satisfied with them.
It’s no wonder that this person was carefully selected by my bestie!
She smiled and retorted, "Let's be fair. If you don't accept the money, I won't dare use you to buy things in the future!"
Shi Xi raised an eyebrow in warning.
The two of them had no choice but to compromise.
They have been idle enough every day since they came to Shixi. If they don’t even have the job of going out to buy things, wouldn’t they just be working for money?
Whether it is Shi Xi or the Yan family, they treat them very well. They can't do such a wicked thing!
"Here are the entire bills. They amount to seventy-eight thousand dollars."
Yan Yue took out a stack of receipts from her bag and wanted to hand them to Shi Xi.
Shi Xi didn't even look at it and directly transferred the remaining amount through her WeChat.
"I don't know who spent all the money just now. You should split it with Yan Xing so that you don't owe any money."
She patted Yan Yue's arm and gave instructions.
Yan Yue nodded, feeling very touched.
Shi Xi added, "I don't have much work to do today, so you guys can go home."
For personal bodyguards like them, their working hours are not fixed and change with their boss's schedule.
They have long been accustomed to coming up early one day and late the next.
The two nodded and drove away.
Shi Xi didn't waste any time and hurriedly delivered the medicine and lighter to Xiao Jingyan.
I also passed him a note telling him that I bought them a flashlight.
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When Xiao Jingyan received Shi Xi's message, it was already dark in Lingyao City.
The room was lit with candles and oil lamps, and it was barely bright.
But compared with the crystal chandelier in Shi Xi's place, it was simply unbearable to look at.
Xiao Jingyan had never seen any videos or pictures about flashlights on his phone, and he didn't know much about it, so he was full of expectations.
A day has passed, and Wang Tiezhu and others who were sent to find the cause of the avalanche in the morning have also returned.
As soon as he returned to the military camp, he called Zhimo and Guo Wen, two well-read men, and went straight to Xiao Jingyan's room.
"Your Majesty."
The three of them bowed and saluted.
"But did you find anything suspicious?"
Xiao Jingyan asked casually while writing a note to Shi Xi.
Wang Tiezhu was so happy that the beard on his philtrum almost reached the corners of his eyes.
"Your Highness, we found a cave on the top of the mountain that was obviously blown open by gunpowder."
"The power of the gunpowder and the debris left on the ground clearly indicate that it is a low-quality product produced by Dayong."
As he said that, he handed Xiao Jingyan a handkerchief.
Xiao Jingyan put down the brush in his hand, took the handkerchief and opened it. There was indeed saltpeter powder inside.
However, compared to the gunpowder and explosives fragments that Shi Xi gave him, there were too many impurities and the purity was too low.
"It really is something produced by the Ministry of Industry's Armaments Institute!"
Having led troops into battle at the age of ten, he naturally knew all of Dayong's weapons.
"In addition, we found a large amount of unknown liquid in that cave."
"I didn't dare let anyone touch it. I just took some and planned to ask everyone when I got back."
This is why Wang Tiezhu called Zhimo and Guo Wen together.
As he spoke, he handed Xiao Jingyan a small bamboo tube.
Xiao Jingyan shook it and found that there was indeed liquid inside.
He ordered someone to bring a broken bowl and pour out the liquid.
This stuff has the consistency of oil and emits a very pungent and unpleasant smell, similar to the smell of rotten eggs.
The moment the lid of the bamboo tube was opened, the stench rushed straight to the top of the four people's heads.
Everyone covered their mouths and noses with a look of disgust on their faces.
Guo Wen kicked Wang Tiezhu without any hesitation.
"What kind of poison is this?"
"Are you trying to murder the prince?"
The pool of unidentified matter was black and brown in color, emitting a green fluorescent light in the dim room.
No one had ever seen such a thing, so naturally everyone thought it was poison.
"Injustice!"
"I will be wronged!"
Wang Tiezhu became anxious and knelt down to protest his innocence.
His loyalty to the prince is evident to all, and there is absolutely no talk of him plotting to murder the prince.
"Okay, get up."
"Of course I know you didn't mean it."
Xiao Jingyan waved his hand and the farce stopped.
"Your Majesty, Brother Zhimo, and Old Guo, you are all knowledgeable and experienced. Come and take a look at what this is."
"The cave created by the Dayong gunpowder explosion was filled with these things."
"There's a corpse soaked in this thing. We don't know if it's poisonous, so we didn't dare touch the body."
Wang Tiezhu continued.
The corpse was most likely one of the people who set the gunpowder.
It would be of great help to them in finding the real murderer, so Wang Tiezhu especially wanted to know who this person was and what force he belonged to?
After hearing what he said, Zhimo and Guo Wen also took a closer look.
Even the bold Guo Wen touched it with his finger and twisted it, but still couldn't figure out what it was.