Chapter 98 Your family is really interesting
Duan Anluo walked downstairs slowly. Duan Anlang just entered the hall. Duan Anluo greeted him with a smile, "Big brother, you're back. Thank you for your hard work."
Duan Anlang was stunned for a moment, then became wary. He thought his younger brother was too enthusiastic and was definitely trying to cause trouble.
Duan Anluo patted his elder brother's shoulder and patted all the formations he had prepared in advance on his body, layer by layer, several times.
"Is there something wrong?" Duan Anlang looked behind him. Did he offend any dirty creatures on his way back?
Duan Anluo smiled and said, "It's okay, just a little dusty. I'll brush it off for you."
Duan Anlang frowned: Where did the dust come from?
Duan Anluo looked at his elder brother's purple aura, which was becoming more and more exaggerated day by day. He didn't need many young immortals to follow him, just smart ones would be enough. This purple aura was very beneficial to the immortals' cultivation.
He looked around and finally called out the names: "Rainbow Dash, Olaf, you two go."
The two little foxes jumped up happily: "Thank you, boss!"
One of them even said coquettishly: "Boss, I will miss you~"
Duan Anluo pushed the fox's head away in disgust, "Come on, the corners of your mouth are almost splitting to the back of your head."
The two little foxes followed Duan Anlang with a smile on their faces, covering their mouths with their paws, "Hehehe..."
Duan Anluo curled up the corners of his mouth, which made them look so beautiful.
It is enough for the two of them to follow Duan Anlang. Yunbao speaks fluently, and at critical moments, Duan Anluo can also ask it to pass on messages.
During the meal, Duan Duohai began to ask about Si Cang's work in a roundabout way.
Duan Anluo took over the conversation: "I've already told you that this is a state secret, so don't ask me. I'll tell you when I can. By the way, I'm involved too."
"you?"
"Yeah!" Duan Anluo nodded seriously. He liked and commented on a series of activities that involved the development, testing, and disclosure of state secrets.
Duan Duohai's face darkened, and he became more certain that Duan Anluo's work must be related to those dangerous ghosts in the past.
"I won't ask any more questions. Both of you, be careful." Duan Duohai was anxious, but he didn't show it on his face. He knew his son's character very well. If he hadn't stopped him, he might not have had the energy to rush forward. If he had stopped him, he would have run away tonight. He was so rebellious that he couldn't be dissuaded.
Seeing that Si Cang was just eating the food, Duan Duohai asked tentatively: "Would you like to drink something?"
He never drinks and keeps his mouth shut. He wants to find an opportunity in the future to get Si Cang drunk and get him to tell him something.
Duan Anluo took over the conversation again, "He doesn't drink. If there is a mission, he will have to go out at the last minute."
Lin Wanqiu felt distressed. "If you don't want to drink, then don't drink. Eat more vegetables. I'll make you whatever you like."
"Thank you, Auntie. That's great." Si Cang knew that Lin Wanqiu was so nice to him just because she wanted him to be nice to Duan Anluo, but he still felt soft in his heart.
Some mothers only care about the best for their children.
Some mothers, however, treat their children as tools, wishing to suck their blood, eat their flesh, and chew their bones, regardless of their life or death.
Duan Anluo noticed Si Cang's mood swings and looked over worriedly, "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
Si Cang raised the corner of his mouth, "It's okay, let's eat."
Duan Anluo started serving him some food. Si Cang didn't like sweet food, though he was okay with slightly spicy food. He didn't like it too spicy, nor did he like it too salty. He didn't particularly like seafood, preferring the standard Central Plains flavor.
After dinner, Duan Anlang called Si Cang aside and asked, "Want to talk about work?"
Si Cang nodded: "Okay."
Duan Anluo came over: "I want to listen too."
Duan Antang glanced at him and said, "You don't understand again."
Duan Duohai also stood up: "Then I'll go too."
Duan Antang: "Go play chess with Anluo."
Duan Anluo poked his father and said with a grin, "Let's go. They look down on you too, haha."
Duan Duohai felt a sense of blockage in his heart.
As a result, Duan Anluo showed no mercy and killed his father without leaving a single soldier alive, and he was very happy.
Duan Duohai felt even more upset.
How unlucky he was! How could he have given birth to two such leaky things?
After finishing the discussion, Si Cang left the study. Duan Anluo immediately went to meet him and pulled Si Cang away. "How is it? Did my brother give you any trouble? My brother is always scary when he glares at you."
Duan Anlang, who had just come out, felt his heart sink in an instant.
Seeing the two of them enter the same room, Duan Anlang knocked on the open door with a cold face: "Master Si, your room is this way."
"Brother, don't scare him." Duan Anluo hurried to protect him. Although he was afraid when his brother looked cold, he was Si Cang's only protective umbrella in his family. What kind of man is he if he can't even protect his wife?
Si Cang smiled slightly and touched Duan Anluo's head, "You didn't scare me."
Duan Anluo's face said: You don't have to say it, I understand it all, no one knows how terrible big brother is better than me!
Duan Anjian held his forehead with his hand tiredly, it was really enough!
After breakfast the next morning, Duan Anluo went to the guild and began to investigate the location of the ghost market.
Assistant Fang handed him the information: "There are thirteen ghost markets in the capital. Take your time to research them. By the way, everyone is very busy on the Ghost Festival."
Duan Anluo promised: "I won't cause any trouble."
Assistant Fang asked helplessly, "What I mean is, why don't you help with something?"
"What can I do? You're not going to exploit even an old antique like me, are you?"
Assistant Fang rolled his eyes. Duan Anluo, this old fogey, ran faster than a liberal arts student like him, and he could blow up a mountain if he got too excited.
Duan Anluo said with a smile: "Fang Fang, wait for me to come back and bring you some bugs to eat."
"Thank you! Eat it yourself!"
Duan Anluo happily went to Si Cang's lounge, opened maps one after another, carefully compared the surrounding terrain, and looked for the iconic white tower.
When he found the seventh one, his eyes finally lit up - the white tower was exactly the same as the description in his mind.
To ensure everything was foolproof, he checked all the locations of ghost markets before finally confirming: this is it.
After saving the location, he returned to the president's office and leaned over the door frame, sticking his head out. "Fang Fang, do you want to go eat?"
The president raised his head and said with a smile, "Assistant Fang, you go with Xiao Duan, and I'll take care of the rest."
Assistant Fang was sorting through the documents while reminding them, "I've got everything ready. Don't mess up the order when you stamp them. I'll bring you some food, so don't sneak in some snacks."
The president smiled and said, "Don't worry, I can still do it."
Assistant Fang was happiest during lunch. He urged Duan Anluo all the way, "Hurry up! There's boiled fish in the cafeteria today. I saw the kitchen uncle bring in a cart of Qingjiang fish!"
Duan Anluo shook his head: "I don't eat fish these days."
"Why?"
"You'd better not know."
"Stop it, I don't want to hear it!"
Duan Anluo became more excited when he saw his reaction. "Now that you mention it, I really want to tell you. The day before yesterday, my dad and I went fishing, and he caught something..."
"Shut up! Please be a human being!" Assistant Fang interrupted him quickly with an unbearable expression on his face. He probably knew what was going on. Should he still eat this fish?
After hesitating for a while, Assistant Fang gritted his teeth and ate!
With delicious food in front of you, everything else is just a passing cloud. Just eat your fill first.
After Duan Anluo sat down, he took a photo of the food for Si Cang and asked: "Are you done with your work? Do you want me to bring you some food?"
Si Cang replied: No need, just go and play after you’re full, don’t worry about me.
Duan Anluo made a cat paw OK gesture in return and ate his meal in peace.
As soon as he put down his phone, a strange number called. Duan Anluo hesitated for a moment, but still pressed the answer button.
A nervous voice came from the other end of the phone: "Hello, is this Master Duan?"
Duan Anluo picked out the dishes he didn't like and fed them to Xiaobai on his wrist, while responding, "It's me, who are you?"
The other party was visibly relieved. "Look, my friend said you're very accurate in your predictions... Could you please come to my house and help me take a look?"
"What are you looking at?"
"It's just... my family's always in turmoil," the other person said vaguely. "I'm not in good health, my business is sometimes good and sometimes bad, and my wife, son, and daughter are all the same... I can't explain the details. Could you please come in person?"
"I won't be leaving the capital these two days, and I won't be going anywhere far."
"My home is in the imperial capital!"
"Name, date of birth."
"My name is Zhou Zuo. I'm not sure about my birth date. I was adopted by my parents, so I don't know my real birth date either."
"It's okay," Duan Anluo counted on his fingers, "Add me as a friend, I'll send you an address, and you can pick me up in person. Remember, I charge based on your character, and I won't pay anyone who does bad things."
The other party didn't expect this young-sounding master to be so arrogant. After hesitating, he said, "Okay, I'll pick you up in person. Don't worry, I'm an honest businessman and have never done anything harmful."
Duan Anluo chuckled, "I hope so."
After adding the friend, Duan Anluo sent the address and directly quoted a price: 1 million, no bargaining.
Boss Zhou was stunned for a moment, then worriedly took a screenshot of Duan Anluo's WeChat ID and sent it to his friend, "Are you sure it's this Master Duan? Isn't it like they do the work first and pay later?"
His friend was also surprised, but the WeChat account was correct. Maybe the rules have changed now?
Boss Zhou smiled and said, "I'll transfer the money to you when I get to see you."
After hanging up the phone, Assistant Fang asked, "Is someone looking for you again?"
Duan Anluo sighed, "This person doesn't make me feel comfortable."
"How do you say that?"
"It's just a feeling. You wouldn't understand even if I told you." He gently touched Xiaobai's head. "Maybe we've run into one of Huang San's relatives. But this one has a strong evil aura, and carries with it an inexplicable anger. It feels thick, oppressive, and uncomfortable."
"Who is Huang San?"
"My Huangxian, that thing has a similar feeling to Huang San, but it's very evil. Do you want to go and watch the fun?"
Assistant Fang's eyes lit up, but when he thought of his own work, he smiled and said, "Forget it, I still have a lot of work to do."
Duan Anluo sympathized with him: "How much money should I give you for working so hard?"
Assistant Fang said happily, "My salary is very high, and my quarterly bonus is tens of thousands. If I work for another two years, the guild will give me an apartment. It's a two-bedroom apartment with a living room. With the housing prices in the capital, having two bedrooms is already very good. In a few years, I will convert these two bedrooms into a three-bedroom apartment, with one for a bedroom, one for a study, and one for my cat."
Duan Anluo said seriously, "You will achieve great things in the future. You will be able to get a villa when you are in your early thirties. Then we can be neighbors."
Assistant Fang was amused. "Are you sure you're saying nice things?"
"Yes, definitely."
"You're so sweet! I'll give you a piece of fish."
"Well, it tastes good. I'll go get another one."
"Isn't it disgusting?"
"It doesn't matter. As long as it tastes good, who cares?" Duan Anluo walked over with the food tray. Assistant Fang was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. Where did Duan Anluo learn these dirty words?
But this monster sounds so nice even when he swears, it's so annoying.
After a while, Duan Anluo brought back a large portion. The kitchen aunt served him a separate plate and also gave him several steamed shrimp dumplings.
Assistant Fang took a bite of the shrimp dumpling. The skin was thin and the filling was large. There were five large shrimps in one dumpling. Assistant Fang was so angry that she laughed, "Auntie is so partial!"
Duan Anluo smiled slightly: "Auntie must have given me more because I'm pretty."
Assistant Fang reminded him, "Don't you get preferential treatment if you use the name of a captain's family member when swiping your card?"
Duan Anluo looked at his card and asked, "Can I use it this way?"
Assistant Fang angrily shoveled half of the fish onto his own plate. It’s true that it’s better to marry well than to work well. I’ll eat all your fish, humph!
Duan Anluo said to Si Cang: I will go out to help someone with something in the afternoon and come back in the evening. You don’t have to wait for me, I will go home by myself.
Si Cang: Call Bai Ziyue.
Duan Anluo: No, it’s noisy.
Assistant Fang suddenly suggested, "Aren't you going out? Let Ling Feng go with you. He's quiet, better at fighting than Bai Ziyue, and can protect you."
Duan Anluo smiled and said, "No need to go through so much trouble."
He now has three guardian gods at his disposal and can ask for help from the gods at any time. In addition, with Xiaobai's body protecting him and so many other means of saving his life, he will be fine.
Assistant Fang: "No, I'm worried. You can't go out by yourself until that pervert is caught. I'll help you contact Ling Feng."
Duan Anluo had no choice but to reply to Si Cang: I will take Ling Feng with me.
Si Cang deleted the half-entered text and sent a message: Be good.
Duan Anluo's hands are shaking, he is coaxing a child!
Assistant Fang: "Why are you blushing?"
Duan Anluo said disdainfully, "Why are your eyes so sharp? What do you care about me?"
Assistant Fang's mischievous look made Duan Anluo want to kick him.
Boss Zhou didn't arrive at the headquarters until after four o'clock. Ling Feng found Duan Anluo and asked, "Shall we go?"
Duan Anlu's mouth curled up. The young man was still dressed the same way, tall and thin, wearing a hat, and there were two bulges on his head caused by something. Duan Anlu could hardly hold it back and really wanted to ask directly: Can I see what's growing on your head?
Ling Feng raised his eyebrows. What happened?
Duan Anluo stood up and said, "Let's go. You've worked hard. I'll take you to eat something delicious when we get back."
Ling Feng didn't say anything, and there was no sound when he walked. He was as quiet as a ghost.
Xiaobai actually liked the way he looked, so he crawled over and laid his face on Lingfeng's shoulder.
Ling Feng raised the corners of his mouth slightly and touched Xiaobai's head. It seemed that he had gotten used to it.
Outside the headquarters, a man in his fifties, with a large belly, gold rings on his hands and a large, eye-catching gold chain around his neck, stood next to a BMW. He smiled and extended his hand to greet me: "Hello, Master Duan, I'm Zhou Zuo."
Duan Anluo glanced at him and reached out to shake his hand. At the moment their hands clasped, a surge of spiritual energy quietly passed through Zhou Zuo, instantly dispersing the mist surrounding him.
Boss Zhou, who had been feeling heavy and sore in his back for the past few days, suddenly shuddered all over, as if a heavy burden had been lifted from him. A cool breath like mint filled his mind, and he felt refreshed instantly. Even the dull pain in his heart disappeared.
Zhou Zuo's eyes completely changed when he looked at Duan Anluo again. No wonder he dared to ask for one million yuan and insisted that he should take it himself. Master Duan was indeed a true master.
Duan Anluo asked calmly, "How do you feel? Does your heart still hurt?"
Boss Zhou quickly shook his head: "It doesn't hurt anymore!" He gave a thumbs-up ingratiatingly, "Master Duan, your reputation is well-deserved!"
Duan Anluo smiled and said, "No need for polite words, just give me the money first."
Zhou Zuo's smile froze and he quickly transferred the money. If it hadn't happened, he really wouldn't have dared to give so much money directly.
After getting in the car, Duan Anluo gently urged Ling Feng: "Quick, add me as a friend."
Ling Feng clicked "accept" and then saw the 500,000 yuan sent by Duan Anluo. Ling Feng looked puzzled: Why are you giving me so much money?
Duan Anluo smiled and said, "I'll save it for you to marry. I don't need it. I already have a wife."
Ling Feng confiscated it. He was just running errands. Why would he need money?
The little white tail nodded: Take it and marry a wife. If you want her to lay an egg, I can help you hatch it.
Ling Feng pursed his lips, in a dilemma. He wanted to give it back to Duan Anluo, but was held down by Xiaobai's tail. He knew that his father really wanted to give it to him, so there was no need to be so polite.
Duan Anluo sighed in his heart, this Xiaobai is so understanding of his father.
Zhou Zuo said nothing and thought to himself: Master Duan is so generous to his brothers.
Two hours later, Zhou Zuo said respectfully, "Master Duan, we're here."
Looking up, I saw a smoky villa.
The yard was spacious but disorganized, with a golden fountain statue standing in the middle, splashing water and making the surrounding stone slabs wet.
Next to it is a set of exaggerated European-style carved wrought iron tables and chairs, painted in eye-catching gold.
There are a few nameless trees planted in the corners. They look expensive, but they are all wilted and lifeless.
A fish pond was dug at the other end, and a circle of colorful lights was set around the pond. Before it was completely dark, the blue light was already dimly lit.
The entire yard is filled with valuable things, but it is messy and tacky, giving off the air of a nouveau riche who are "not short of money".
Zhou Zuo smiled and said, "Please excuse my behavior. I just pretended to be so."
Duan Anluo curled his lips noncommittally: "It's a bit messy."
He added calmly, "Boss Zhou's business is very diverse."
"This world is not easy to survive in, so do whatever makes money."
"It's really not easy to get by." Duan Anluo said as he walked in, "So, what wish did you make to your guardian deity?"
Boss Zhou was shocked: "How do you know there is a guardian deity in my house?"
"I also know that your adoptive parents came from an ordinary family. Your adoptive father accidentally befriended this guardian deity and cared for it his entire life. Both of them died of natural causes, right? Before he died, he passed the guardian deity on to you, asking you to take good care of it, right?"
Zhou Zuo's attitude became more respectful: "You are right."
"Now that your business is so big, you don't have any wishes, right?"
Zhou Zuo smiled awkwardly, "When I first started my business, I made a wish, and indeed, all of it came true. But I also gave him a lot of tributes: chicken, duck, fish, meat, incense, and offerings. I celebrated the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month with everything. This guardian deity had a good life in my house."
Duan Anluo just smiled and stepped into the hall. He was disgusted by the gloomy atmosphere.
He opened Zhou Zuo's third eye and said, "Look for yourself, this room is full of debts you owed before."
Before Zhou Zuo finished listening, he saw the house filled with foul smoke mixed with black and red. What was even more terrifying was that he felt like there were several chains tied around his heart.
The rooms of his wife, son, and daughter were also full of chains, and the family members were entangled in a tangled web of ropes.
He was so frightened that his voice trembled: "Master Duan, what, what is going on?"
Duan Anluo chuckled, "Your family is really interesting. You're trying to trick each other to death."
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