Chapter 403: Arson

After escorting the gangsters to the county government office, Li Si turned around and quickly returned to the grain store.

As soon as he pushed open the shop door, he saw Gu Jiayue sitting on the bench behind the counter. "Why are you back so late? Did something happen?" She took two steps forward, her eyes darting over him, her tone full of concern.

There was no setting in Li Si's program to only report good news and not bad news. He lowered his eyes and restrained his expression, and told Gu Jiayue in detail how he was intercepted, fought and captured by the gangsters on the way.

After hearing this, Gu Jiayue's brows furrowed even tighter, and the worry in her eyes was so thick that it could not be dispelled.

She stepped forward and looked Li Si over carefully. "Are you injured? Do you want to see a doctor? No!"

"You're a robot, and even this great doctor can't see you. How about I let the system scan you?"

"No need, miss." Li Si nodded slightly, his tone firm. "I checked myself and found that I was not injured. Those humans' combat level was too low, their movements were slow, and their strength was insufficient. They could not hurt me at all."

Gu Jiayue finally breathed a sigh of relief, and her tense shoulders slowly relaxed.

The two then came to the warehouse.

Gu Jiayue looked at the empty corner and exchanged another 10,000 kilograms of food from the system.

Food appeared out of nowhere in the warehouse and soon piled up into a small mountain.

She brushed off the nonexistent dust on her hands and said, "Let's sell this grain in the shop. If anyone comes to buy, just add two cents to the original price."

Li Si stood aside, listened carefully, and then nodded solemnly to indicate that he had remembered it.

Afterwards, Gu Jiayue said nothing more and took Li Si and walked quickly towards the three reservoirs outside the city.

He took very long steps, almost jogging.

She didn't bring Hu Zi this time.

It's not that she doesn't believe in Hu Zi's loyalty, but when it comes to matters involving system secrets, Gu Jiayue feels more at ease with robots with strict programming than with humans who are quick-witted. At least there won't be any mistakes.

When he arrived at the reservoir, he operated the system without any hesitation and injected 50 tons of water into each reservoir.

After doing all this, she checked her account and found that there were only 5 points left in her education value.

A barely perceptible solemnity crossed his face, but he quickly concealed it.

"Host, this is very dangerous for you. If you don't gain any education points in the next few days, you will die."

Gu Jiayue simply shrugged, putting on a nonchalant look on her face, and said in a relaxed tone, "It doesn't matter. There will be education points added to the account. As long as the world is not destroyed, there will be different people learning every day, and education points will naturally be generated."

She paused, looking up into space. "By the way, system. Based on the data you've monitored, how long will it take for the drought to end?"

The system's mechanical tone quickly sounded, and without further hesitation, it directly called up the estimated data. "According to the estimated data, it will rain in half a month."

Half a month...

Gu Jiayue repeated in a low voice, her eyes darkening slightly, thinking in her heart that they still have to grit their teeth and hold on for another half a month.

The next morning, Zheng Qinghe went to court and brought in the thugs that Li Si had sent yesterday for interrogation.

The thugs knelt in the hall, their heads bowed. No matter how Zheng Qinghe questioned them, they insisted that it was just a dispute between them and Li Si. They never mentioned Manager Zhao.

Zheng Qinghe didn't believe it at all.

Li Si had only been in Annan County for a few days. How could he have any deep hatred with these ruffians?

There must be something fishy going on here.

He knew in his heart that most of these people were instructed by others.

But now these people are gritting their teeth and refusing to reveal the mastermind behind the scenes, and he has no solid evidence, so he can't just accuse someone of a crime out of thin air.

There was no other choice but to beat these thugs with 30 sticks each, making them scream and howl, and then put them in jail.

Afterwards, Zheng Qinghe asked someone to tell Li Si the results of the handling.

After listening to this, Li Si had no expression on his face. He just nodded calmly, indicating that he was very satisfied with the result.

As for the murderer behind the scenes, he knew it was none other than the grain merchants in the city who regarded them as thorns in their eyes.

After telling the young lady the news, if she needs it, he can kill him in ten thousand ways.

Gu Jiayue is not a saint, she just believes that harmony brings wealth.

But everyone is bullying her, why should she endure it?

He's not a Ninja Turtle. "Teach him a lesson when you get a chance."

Li Si took this instruction to heart.

As for Shopkeeper Zhao, he waited anxiously at home for a long time, from early morning until after noon, but he didn't see those thugs come back. He felt a pang in his heart and knew that the matter must not be done.

Later, when he heard that the county government was in session today to try a case in which several hooligans had injured people, he was so frightened that his face turned pale and he said to himself, "Oh no!"

But then he thought again, he had given those thugs enough benefits before the incident, and they would probably not betray him for the sake of money.

But he was also a little confused. The man who suddenly appeared was actually able to subdue those thugs who had been fighting on the streets for years. It seemed that he had some real skills.

Shopkeeper Zhao sat on the armchair, tapping the armrests with his fingers, his eyes flickering.

It seems that he can't act rashly and needs to observe for a while. He just doesn't believe that person has no weaknesses at all!

But before he could figure out what was going on, the waiter rushed in in a panic. "Boss, this is bad! Our warehouse is on fire!"

"What?" Shopkeeper Zhao stood up excitedly. "What happened? Was the fire out? Where's my food? Was it rescued?"

The waiter shrank back in fear. "The fire is too big to put out. We can't get into the warehouse to move the food."

"Ah! My money!" Shopkeeper Zhao collapsed to the ground.

"Hurry, help me up. I want to go and see what's going on."

The waiter struggled to lift up the nearly 200-pound shopkeeper Zhao, and staggered towards the warehouse.

When he arrived at the warehouse and saw that it had been burned into a frame, his eyes went dark and he fell straight back.

It’s over. His Zhao family is really finished this time.

Li Si sat in a teahouse in the distance, watching all this intently.

Don't worry about the distance. He is a robot. His eyes can see thousands of meters, not to mention hundreds of meters.

"Hey, did you see that just now? There was a fire shooting up into the sky in the east."

"It was such a big fire, and I'm not blind, of course I saw it."

"Whose house is the fire? The house must be quite big after it burned for so long, right?"

"Hey, what kind of house is that? It's a warehouse. Shopkeeper Zhao's warehouse was burned down."

"That Mr. Zhao who runs the grain business? Hahaha, he deserves it! He's asking for a higher price and won't sell the grain to us."

....

Li Si listened to the discussion downstairs with no emotion on his face.

That's not right, he has no emotions at all.

But they were wrong. There was no food in the warehouse at all. He had emptied it all before setting the fire. Then he poured a lot of oil in it, ensuring that it would catch fire instantly and would be difficult to extinguish.

Once the fire is out, where can we find any food?