Chapter 99

"I'm really not surprised at all." Given Cen Xi's arrogant style, it's not surprising that someone came to his door. I can only say that he deserves it.

Qi’s official Weibo: Therefore, in order to prevent the enemy from running away, it is necessary to avenge the grudge on the spot.

After learning that the clinic was no longer bustling, Bei Qiao thought for a moment and ultimately decided to head for Luodan City. Although the Cen family was finished, the Cen family members were not finished yet, and the speed with which the government could solve cases was not so fast that they could be closed in a day.

Now the main task of the fourth disaster mission has been completed, but a large number of side tasks are still to be unlocked. Once any accident happens to the Cen family, such as someone escaping from prison, the player only needs to take action to stop it, and the side tasks will be automatically unlocked.

"If we set off now, even if we can't complete the mission, we can still have fun with a higher safety factor than yesterday." Bei Qiao went back to the room to get his luggage, closed the door, and went downstairs to the counter to check out: although the main reason was because he loved the hustle and bustle.

Upon learning that Bei Qiao was leaving, the shopkeeper escorted her all the way to the stable in the backyard. After she hopped on the carriage, he followed it all the way to the door, his attitude extremely warm: "Welcome back next time, guest!" I had thought that the merits of the other world were useless, but now I'm told that I'm going to get a raise as soon as I get to work this morning. Hey! This guest is really a lucky star!

Bei Qiao was often stared at, but the shopkeeper's gaze didn't bother her much. She could probably guess the reason for his current attitude, although she didn't know the specific purpose of the merits in the other world.

But she knew about this, and the shopkeeper knew about it, but the other guests didn't! Seeing the shopkeeper so respectfully escort the person out, the local natives passing by and the guests who came to stay couldn't help but speculate: Before Cenxi's house was raided, the shopkeeper didn't smile at him like this... So how powerful must this person be?

"Do you think she is rich or powerful?" The two tenants sitting in the corner of the hall put their heads together and whispered to each other while looking at the situation outside the window.

"It must be because they have power. Who among the rich uses a donkey to pull a cart?" One of them stretched his neck and looked carefully at the two horses pulling the carriage in front: Even if the fur is brushed clean and expensive decorations are added, a donkey is still a donkey!

Another person objected: "No way! Wouldn't it be easier to make money if you had power?" If there weren't benefits, why would anyone in the world be so desperate to become an official? Even for a position as small as village chief, people still offer gifts to compete.

"Maybe he has just become an official or just got promoted?" The man guessed confidently: "Maybe he is an official in Beijing! I heard that people in the capital are different from us!" He actually used a horse and a donkey to pull the cart at the same time. It was obvious that this person was not an ordinary person!

"That can't be. I've been to the capital before. Apart from being a little xenophobic, the people there are no different from us." Some people were even dressed quite simply. Their clothes were not as expensive as the bird cage in their hands. It was really hard to understand.

"That's because you've never seen an official! Ordinary people are of course the same as us!" The man slapped his thigh with a look of certainty: "There are ordinary people in the capital city."

"That's true!" The other person was convinced.

The shopkeeper who had just sent Bei Qiao away walked in from the door with a complicated expression: You two are really one who dares to say it and the other one who dares to believe it.

The distance was quite far, so Bei Qiao, who was driving, didn't hear the conversation between the two. After leaving the city, she headed straight for Luodan City. Although she was a little late, as long as she didn't get delayed along the way and nothing unexpected happened, she would be able to reach Luodan City before 3 pm.

The official roads near the capital were well maintained, and the carriages ran fairly smoothly. Caravans were constantly passing along the route, and occasionally escorts could be seen. Remembering that he had been considering how to drive in the rain, Bei Qiao steered the carriage to a less crowded road, turned, and climbed inside, pulling the reins into the carriage.

As soon as the curtains were lowered, Beiqiao's vision was instantly blocked. Fortunately, Huihui and Honghong were very obedient. Even without Beiqiao's control, the car continued to run forward steadily without any problems.

"The curtain is of good quality, but it blocks the wind too tightly." Bei Qiao sat on the floor in the carriage and opened the curtain a little: "It would be nice if I could see outside through the curtain." Curtains made of gauze were not within Bei Qiao's consideration. That kind of fabric is indeed beautiful and thin, but it is expensive. Its windproof effect is really average. It will cover people's faces with a gust of wind, and it is even more impossible to block rain.

In this era, there was no transparent plastic sheeting, but transparent glass did exist. However, glass was not within Bei Qiao's consideration because it was really expensive.

Although the visibility problem wasn't solved, driving in the car was definitely more comfortable than sitting outside. At least there was no sun exposure. Bei Qiao dug a cushion out of his backpack and used it to cushion his body. He then found nails and ropes to secure the curtains, and prepared to drive all the way to Lordan City.

"Fortunately, the curtain of the new carriage is doubled, otherwise I would have to cut it open in the middle. Huh? The forum can be opened? No, it's not safe to drive like this." After closing the forum interface, Bei Qiao patted his head and turned the carriage back to the official road.

To adapt to the new driving style, Bei Qiao's carriage wasn't moving very fast, and was constantly overtaken by other carriages along the way. Near noon, a caravan approached from behind. A child, leaning over the window of one of the carriages, saw that the front compartment of the next carriage was empty. Unable to resist, he poked his head out and yelled, "Daddy, look! There's no one driving that carriage!"

"Who said there wasn't one? Wasn't he sitting inside the carriage?" The child's father leaned over to take a look and yelled back angrily: I was scared to death, I thought I saw a ghost in broad daylight!

"Really... Wow, it's true, so cool! Daddy, I want to learn too!" The child leaned on the car window and clapped.

"Why are you learning this? Only poor people drive themselves. We all hire drivers. Why are you learning this? Go memorize your lessons! Don't stick your head out so far. What if you fall out of the car?"

"Oh..." The child retracted his head in grievance. After a while, the sound of reading came from behind the curtains.

Only those who have no money drive themselves... Okay, although it hurts, it is indeed the truth... Bei Qiao stuck his head out of the car and looked at the caravan next to the car.

There was no wind today, and the caravan's flags did not unfold in the wind. Bei Qiao had no idea which caravan this was, but judging from the number and physical condition of the guards, the things this caravan was escorting were probably very valuable.

Looking up at the sun and estimating the speed of the car, Bei Qiao decided to slow down a bit and keep some distance from the caravan: he always felt that the wealth of this caravan was a bit conspicuous and might attract bandits.

The carriage continued on its way, the journey as boring as ever. At noon, Bei Qiao quickly logged off to eat while still driving. After eating, he found a place to stop the carriage so that his mount could rest for a while and eat some grass to replenish his energy.

There was a tea stand not far from the roadside, but Bei Qiao had no intention of going there. Although she had enough money for tea, it was safer to drink her own water when she was out. Who knew if the roadside tea stand could be a shady shop?

"Daddy, why doesn't that guy come over to have some tea and rest?" A little girl was squatting beside the stove at the tea stall, staring at the boiling kettle.

"Maybe he's read too many martial arts novels and thinks this is a black shop that harms people." After pouring tea for the customer, the stall owner put down the teapot, sat down next to his daughter, and took the time to rest.

She's read too many martial arts novels... Is this something specifically for her? Bei Qiao raised an eyebrow: "Maybe this tea stall is fine, but so what? When you're out and about, it's good to be a little cautious."

"Gray, stop playing."

"Ah! Humph!" Huihui shook his head proudly.

Bei Qiao: "..." Who did you learn this weird movement from? It can't be Hong Hong, right?

Unable to come up with an answer, Bei Qiao simply gave up thinking about it. She had traveled extensively during this time, staying in several inns. Each inn had a different stable and housed different mounts. Perhaps Huihui had learned his bad habits from someone else's mount?

"Stop humming... Honghong, you don't have to bring the wild vegetables to me. I can't eat them raw." Bei Qiao raised his hand and touched Honghong's neck: Who did you learn this from, feeding people with wild vegetables... Well, this might be from me.

Pushing the red head back, Bei Qiao sat back in the car and opened the spam group for the Fourth Calamity mission, which he had only glanced at briefly before: "What did he say at the time? It seemed that the man in black was taken away and hidden... Oh, there's a new follow-up."

Player Geng had previously agreed to help find the whereabouts of the man in black who was disguised as a woman. When Bei Qiao was on his way in the morning, he had already found some clues. The man in black was indeed lucky enough to survive, but he was taken away by a member of the Cen family.

Just now, Player Geng updated the follow-up: the man in black was caught together with the escaped Cen family members.

Watering Group

Player B: I mean, there are so many people in the Cen family, there must be one or two who can escape, right?

Player Geng: This time it’s really not the case. This member of the Cen family was not at the Cen Mansion last night.

Player Geng: He seemed to have made some mistake before and was banished to the manor by the old lady. This morning, he secretly climbed over the wall to go home and tried to steal something, but found that the house was completely empty.

Player B: And then, he was caught?

Player Geng: No, he found the man in black in the woodshed and planned to sell him to a human trafficker for some money. He was caught later.

Player B: Tsk, human traffickers deserve to be cut into pieces.

Ning Pan: Are you sure it was the man in black that I met yesterday?

Player Geng: I don’t know if that member of the Cen family is me, but the man in black is definitely me.