Jiang Xiwen asked, "Are you sure you want to do this?"

Lu Jiu: "Very sure."

"Okay, then I will go to the company as your new agent to negotiate the termination of the contract." Jiang Xiwen put on her sunglasses, picked up her handbag and left.

Lu Jiu walked her to the door, "Sister Wen, I'm sorry."

Jiang Xiwen smiled, "You have nothing to be sorry for me. If you must say it, it's my fault for not taking good care of you."

"You were signed into the company by me when you were so young, and you didn't know a lot of things. Your personality is actually not suitable for this circle. I thought you would be able to adapt slowly over time. After a few years, you are still the quiet and stubborn teenager. You haven't changed at all. Since the circle can't assimilate you, then you should leave and live the life you want."

Jiang Xiwen waved her hand and walked away in high heels.

"Sister Wen." Jiu called her, and Jiang Xiwen turned around.

"Remain restful, you look bad."

Jiang Xiwen smiled, but said nothing.

Jiang Xiwen's complexion was more than bad, she looked very haggard.

Jiu waited for Jiang Xiwen's news, and went home in the afternoon to open all the small black star clams that she brought back this time, took out the black star clams meat, put them in the refrigerator, and set a constant time.

This time, she brought back so many small black star clams, but only three of them had pearls. The probability was too low, but fortunately the quantity was not bad.

Jiu Jiu counted the black star beads he had opened, a total of 113, a very good harvest, most of the black star beads were between 8mm and 28mm, only a dozen were larger in diameter, but not as large as the black star beads he had hidden in the refrigerator.

The black star beads in the storage cabinet were too big, and would scare people if they were taken out. On the contrary, the black star beads opened from these small black star shells were just the right size, but it would be better if black star beads with a diameter of more than 30mm were not on the market.

Jiu Jiu picked and chose, leaving the largest 13, and carefully put away the other 100, which was his contract termination capital.

According to the quote given by the system before, the price of 33 black star beads ranging from 9mm to 26mm is 50 million. If "Blue Duke" can offer 150 million, he will sell all 100 black star beads.

Although the smallest black star bead this time is 8mm, the largest is 28mm. Overall, "Blue Duke" still got the better deal. He also gave one away, making it 100. No matter how you look at it, Blue Duke got the better deal.

Rujiu tried hard to convince himself. For such a large amount of money, he even felt that he was very black-hearted. Rujiu

shut himself in for two minutes, packed up and went to the store to prepare dinner.

The dinner line was already lined up. Rujiu pushed the bicycle under the window, took out the key, opened the door and entered the store.

Lu Jiu felt that someone was always looking at him. The gaze was gentle and inquiring, but there was no sense of malice.

Lu Jiu turned around casually and met a pair of smiling eyes.

The man made Lu Jiu feel very comfortable. He was handsome and gentle. He smiled at Lu Jiu in a friendly way, "Hello."

Lu Jiu replied "Hello" and walked into the store with a blank expression.

Shi Shuqing smiled as he looked at the menu of the day on the blackboard by the door:

Seafood rice (small portion)/298 yuan

Seafood rice (medium portion)/1098 yuan

Seafood rice (large portion)

/3998 yuan Shrimp tail sashimi/3998 yuan

Sashimi platter (standard)/8998 yuan

Steamed shrimp claws (for 2-4 people)/29998 yuan

Shi Shuqing stood in the first position, giving people the illusion of good temper. He had already declined several waves of people who wanted to share the table.

Lu Jiu opened the door and invited the guests in to eat. Li Jiu returned to the semi-open kitchen and said

, "Order at the bar." Shi Shuqing asked with a smile, "Can I order steamed shrimp claws by myself?" Li Jiu's face under the mask could not be expressed, only his eyes were dark and bright, "Our shop refuses to waste, you can't finish it by yourself." Shi Shuqing: "What if I can finish it?" Li Jiu knew the size and energy of the ingredients best, and told him affirmatively, "You can't finish it." Shi Shuqing laughed, "Then I'll ask my friends to come and eat together." Li Jiu nodded, "Let's talk about it when your friends come." Shi Shuqing ordered again, "Then I want a large portion of seafood rice and a sashimi platter." Li Jiu assessed his appetite and said, "Okay, please wait." Shi Shuqing turned back to the table, and the second table of guests also went to the bar to order, followed by the third, fourth and fifth tables. Each table ordered something different, and each person ate something different. Shi Shuqing didn’t notice that Lu Jiu was taking notes. He only listened once and started to prepare the food. Shi Shuqing had been observing Lu Jiu, watching him deliver the dishes to each table accurately, and guessing what abilities he might have. Lu Jiu delivered Shi Shuqing’s order, “Please enjoy your meal.” Shi Shuqing looked at the beautiful seafood rice, and then at the sashimi platter. The presentation was very delicate, and it could be called a work of art. It was a pity that the portion was not large. The bright fish meat had silver fat streaks, and there were only three slices, each rolled into a petal shape, three white and plump shrimp tails, milky white unknown seafood meat, neatly sliced, and two pieces of oyster-like shellfish meat, which looked very plump. Soy sauce was placed in a small dish, and coral was placed on a green leaf. These are all very common in Shi Shuqing's eyes. Coral is wasabi, and green basil is perilla. Only by tasting them can you know the difference. What Shi Shuqing was most curious about was the three pieces of bright fish meat. They looked like salmon, but the color was wrong. He had never seen fish meat with silver fat streaks. This was also the first fish he tasted. He picked up a piece and put it in his mouth. The fish meat was icy and melted in his mouth. The silver fat was very fragrant and tasted very delicious. It was indeed a rare delicacy. He swallowed it in one mouthful, and a warm current flowed from the stomach to his limbs. If it were an ordinary person, they would only feel relaxed and very comfortable, but Shi Shuqing was not an ordinary person. After taking a bite of fish meat, the familiar energy instantly flowed through his body, filling him with energy. Ten cups of energy water were not as good as this piece of fish meat! Just when Shuqing was extremely shocked, the door of the store was pushed open and two familiar people came in. Si Xu: "..." Jiang Ge: "..."

Shi Shuqing: "..."

Six eyes met, three of them were shocked.

Last night he said he wanted to try it, but he couldn't get in line, so he met him at the Magic Fish Shop tonight.

After coming back, Si Xu took a nap in the morning and dealt with the company's urgent documents in the afternoon. He wanted to come and talk to Lu Jiu tonight to see if he wanted to expose the matter of the ingredients to the relevant departments. If not, the Magic Fish Shop might have to close down. As long as the shop continues to open, the people in the special forces management department will know sooner or later.

As a result, he was a step late. There was no need to talk at all. The deputy captain of the enhanced people, Shi Shuqing, had already eaten it.

Looking at his expression, it was obvious that he had discovered the energy in the ingredients.

Shi Shuqing suppressed all his emotions in the shortest possible time and smiled at them, "I want to order steamed shrimp claws, but the boss won't sell it to me alone. You guys came just in time, let's eat together."

Si Xu: "..."

Jiang Ge: "..."

Jiang Ge remembered his confidentiality agreement and didn't dare to say a word.

Lu Jiu came over and looked at them strangely, "Do you know each other?"

Shi Shuqing smiled and said nothing. Si Xu couldn't say that he didn't know him, as they might have to work together in the future.

"Yes."

Lu Jiu was quick to notice that the atmosphere between the three of them was a bit strange, "Then let's go to the private room together."

Shi Shuqing smiled and said, "It would be great to have a private room."

He stood up, took his seafood rice and sashimi platter, and walked straight inside to find a private room.

Shi Shuqing now understood what was so vague about Si Xu last night. He never thought that the ingredients in the Magic Fish Shop would have such a strong unknown energy.

It seems that their focus is all wrong. The value of Lu Jiu may not lie in himself, but in the energy ingredients in his hands.

Lu Jiu saw Jiang Ge with a tangled face and looked at them strangely, "What's wrong?"

Si Xu didn't need to say anything now. He lowered his voice and said, "He may want to talk to you about the ingredients in the store."

Lu Jiu glanced at the very eye-catching "Dining Rules" on the wall. Isn't this eye-catching enough?

Si Xu said helplessly: "He is a public servant, he should have noticed the specialness of the ingredients in the store."

Jiu: "......???"

Isn't it common knowledge that his ingredients are special?

Delicious, fresh, and effective, this is the biggest difference of his ingredients.

Si Xu saw that he was calm and didn't seem to worry about letting anyone know about the ingredients. "Do you want to talk to him?"

Lu Jiu said, "Can I refuse?"

"You can refuse me, but you may not be able to refuse him. If the talk doesn't work out this time, there may be a next time. The next time, I can always get you to agree to talk."

Lu Jiu shrugged, "That's too troublesome, let's talk."

Si Xu said, "Don't worry, do as you think, don't force it, I will help you."

Lu Jiu narrowed his eyes, "Thank you."

Si Xu knew that he should have smiled, but unfortunately his smile was blocked by the mask and he didn't see it.

Lu Jiu said, "You guys go over first, I'll prepare some food for you, and I'll be there soon."

While preparing the food, Lu Jiu thought about how to talk later.

In fact, Lu Jiu knew very well that there was nothing wrong with his ingredients. They were fresh and nutritious. They were only good for the human body and had no harm. However, they were all unknown species. Whether they were exposed or investigated, he might be fined and have his shop closed. If the ingredients were tested again and were listed as rare species or protected species, then he would not have to open his shop and could just close it down. He would have no market for his ingredients and could only keep them for himself.

Lu Jiu was ready and put the steamed shrimp claws on a wooden tray. The other four tables all stared at the huge shrimp claws. Some took photos and some took videos. The shrimp claw was really too big and very rare.

Lu Jiu put the sauce in a small dish and took the shrimp claws to the private room.

Shi Shuqing was mentally prepared to see such a large shrimp claw, but he was still shocked.

Without saying anything, Lu Jiu put down the steamed shrimp claws and went back to bring two large servings of seafood rice and shrimp soup, as well as a serving of shrimp tail sashimi.

Because of this unexpected guest, Lu Jiu did not have time to prepare new dishes for Si Xu, so they could only eat whatever was available.

Shi Shuqing said in a gentle tone, "Can you take a few minutes to chat?"

Lu Jiu put down the tray and sat in the empty seat, "What do you want to talk about?"

Lu Jiu felt a stream of energy emanating from the other person, like a transparent cover that enveloped the entire box.

Lu Jiu was confused in his heart, but it did not show on his face.

Si Xu's perception was equally sharp, and he also noticed something unusual, but not as clearly as Lu Jiu.

Shi Shuqing said, "Can I ask about the origin of the ingredients?"

Lu Jiu had a blank expression on his face, "Have you read the "Dining Rules"? "

"I have, but it's a serious matter, I still want to ask about the situation, can you tell me about it?" Shi Shuqing was gentle, his tone was full of discussion and inquiry, making it impossible for people to dislike him.

Lu Jiu stared at Shi Shuqing for a few seconds, and then said, "You know it's a serious matter, why are you still asking?" Shi

Shuqing: "..."

Si Xu: "..."

Jiang Ge, who was eating silently, was sneered and coughed continuously. Shi

Shuqing laughed helplessly, "To be frank, the ingredients you have here are vital to us special people, we really need this kind of ingredients."

Lu Jiu looked at him strangely, "So, you asked about the origin, do you want to catch it yourself?"

Shi Shuqing: "..."

It felt like there was no more conversation to go on today. Shi

Shuqing took a breath and smiled, "If possible, we hope to get a large amount."

Lu Jiu understood, "Sorry, you really can't do that, and don't think about getting a large amount, it's unrealistic." Jiang Ge

wanted to remind Boss Lu to be careful with his words, this is the deputy captain of the enhanced people, those people are not normal people, and can't be offended.

Shi Shuqing smiled and said, "Can I understand that these ingredients are only available to you?"

Lu Jiu said indifferently, "You can understand it that way."

"So, you disappeared for a year, and then disappeared for half a month and a month after you came back. Did you prepare these ingredients?" Shi Shuqing's tone was firm.

These things about Rujiu could not be kept secret at all. There was no need for public officials to check them out. Anyone who paid a little attention to Rujiu would know.

"Yes." Rujiu admitted it directly.

Shi Shuqing thought, "Can you ensure that these ingredients are really only available to you?"

"Of course." Unless someone else also went to the Demon Sea plane and was selected by the Demon Hunting System.

Shi Shuqing was relieved. "I don't mean anything. I'm just worried that someone else might find these ingredients. This would be a huge loss for us. After all, not only do we need these ingredients, but other people do too."

Shi Shuqing took out his ID and said, "Let me formally introduce myself. I'm Shi Shuqing, deputy captain of the Special Forces Security Management Department's Enhanced Personnel Team. Our department was established relatively late, so we have a small number of enhanced personnel. It is far lower than other forces, which has become one of our shortcomings. We are working hard to strengthen the training of enhanced people, but unknown energy is dangerous and mysterious, and it is extremely difficult to obtain unknown energy. If Boss Lu can join us, it will definitely play a vital role in our training of enhanced people. "

Si Xu looked at Shi Shuqing. He didn't expect Shi Shuqing to be so decisive. Regardless of whether Lu Jiu is an enhanced person or not, he wants to invite him to join the enhanced person team.

After reading Shi Shuqing's certificate, Lu Jiu returned it to him, "What are enhanced people and unknown energy?"

Lu Jiu understood vaguely, but was just not sure.

Shi Shuqing said: "You can understand 'enhanced people' as people with super powers. Unknown energy is a mysterious power discovered by humans on Earth. It can strengthen the human body and give people some kind of magical power."

Lu Jiu thought about it, "Like the super powers in novels and science fiction movies?"

Shi Shuqing: "Almost."

Lu Jiu exuded calmness, but his heart was poking the system frantically. Is this still the world he is familiar with? Could it be that he is not the only alien? In fact, there are many aliens like him?

[The host is the only existing bloodline of the Siren Clan, so there is no need to doubt his birth. ]

Is it possible not to doubt it?

If he is the only bloodline of the Siren Clan, then where does his Siren blood come from? He was born and raised on Earth, and one of his biological parents must have Siren blood, otherwise no matter how strong the magic power is, it cannot turn him into a species.

[The host does have the blood of the Siren race in his body, which was activated by the magic energy and became a real Siren.]

In other words, did Siren really exist on Earth?

[The host does not need to worry. If the Siren race really existed on Earth, without the magic energy replenishment, they should have been extinct by now.]

If they were really extinct, then what happened to the Siren blood in his body?

For a moment, Lu Jiu had the idea of ​​wanting to know who his biological parents were, but he quickly suppressed it.

He was an abandoned child. He was born but didn't want him. He didn't even have the qualifications to go to an orphanage, so he was just thrown away.

According to Grandpa Lu, he was probably thrown into the river, and somehow drifted to the riverside, where he was picked up by Grandpa Lu. At that time, little Lu Jiu was soaked, half of his body was submerged in the water, and only his head and shoulders were exposed on the shore. He cried very loudly. Throwing

a child of several months old into the river obviously meant that they did not want him to live. Grandpa Lu often said that it was a miracle that he was still alive, so Lu Jiu has never thought about looking for his parents. The thought just now was also out of curiosity about which side of them had the blood of the Siren clan.

Then is the enhanced person still a human?

[Inquiring about information unrelated to the host requires magic points. Do you want to continue asking?]

Forget it, I won't ask.

Boss Lu is a stingy person, he won't give you a penny, don't even think about cheating your magic points from him.

Why would you ask for magic points when there are free ones?

Lu Jiu said, "Are you still human?"

Shi Shuqing: "..."

Si Xu: "..."

Jiang Ge: "..."

None of the three of them thought that Lu Jiu would think so deeply until now and actually ask such a question.

Shi Shuqing coughed dryly, "Of course we are human. The unknown energy only activates our genetic potential and does not change our species."

"Oh." Lu Jiu was a little disappointed. No one could understand the loneliness of being an alien.

"If I don't join you, can I still open this store?" Lu Jiu asked directly without beating around the bush.

Shi Shuqing understood what he meant, "This has to be decided by the higher-ups."

"Okay, then you go back and ask the higher-ups first, and tell me when you've made a decision. Before that, the shop will operate as normal. If I don't join you and don't tell you the sources of the ingredients, my shop won't be able to continue operating. That's okay, I'll just close the door and eat by myself. I can't waste these ingredients."

Lu Jiu stood up, "Enjoy your meal, the three of you. I'll go get busy now." Shi

Shuqing: "..."

Si Xu: "..."

Jiang Ge: "..."

The three of them watched Lu Jiu leave with their eyes wide open, all of them speechless.

Shi Shuqing looked at Si Xu in disbelief, "Has he always been like this?"

Si Xu: "What?"

Shi Shuqing thought for a moment, "...topic terminator."

Si Xu laughed, "Of course not, it depends on whose topic he wants to end."

Shi Shuqing said, "I don't mean to force him."

Si Xu said slowly, "Deputy Captain Shi, you have seen his attitude. The store is his, and the ingredients are also his. No matter how you want to arrange it, you must not forget this. If you make him unhappy, he can really do something like closing the store and keeping the ingredients for himself."

Whether it is the Magic Fish Shop or the ingredients, they are all private property of Lu Jiu. Whether he is willing to take them out or not, it is his freedom.