Jian Luo looked towards the distance and saw the Marshal standing not far from the shed.
The Marshal was wearing a straight and orthodox military uniform. His stern face was less carefree and lazy than usual, and had a bit more of a rare hostility. He was looking at her with a frown. Meeting her gaze made Jian Luo feel a little scared.
Jiang Kang was stunned: "Who is he?"
While he was stunned, Jian Luo ran over to Lu Shifeng and asked, "Why are you here?"
"I came at the wrong time." Lu Shifeng half lowered his head and looked at him: "Have I delayed your business?"
“…”
You are enough.
Jian Luo had to prove her innocence: "I had work matters to deal with him, so I was delayed. Were you waiting for me outside?"
Lu Shifeng nodded, then raised his eyelids and glanced at Jiang Kang: "Is this your colleague?"
Inexplicable.
Jiang Kang felt that the word "colleague" contained a hint of murderous intent.
Jian Luo nodded and said to Lu Shifeng, "I may have some things to sort out with him."
Jiang Kang felt something was wrong when he saw Lu Shifeng. It was very easy to distinguish the Dark Star people from humans. Some races were born with superiority and self-confidence, and that kind of temperament could not be disguised. Jian Luo used to be like a little bead covered in dust, but no one knew what had happened during this period of time. That kind of inferiority complex due to race and bloodline was no longer seen in Jian Luo.
What made Jiang Kang feel most uneasy was that Lu Shifeng was wearing a military uniform. He was not an ordinary citizen of Dark Star, and it was even very likely that he was from the military, one of the three major forces on Dark Star!
Jian Luo turned to look at Jiang Kang. "Jiang Kang, I don't want to make things difficult for you. Whatever happened between us in the past is in the past. There's no need to mention it again. Now that you've taken the seeds, just give them over. Tell me who instructed you to do so, and I'll let bygones be bygones."
…
Jiang Kang's face turned pale: "Luoluo, stop talking nonsense."
Lu Shifeng held Jian Luo back and said, "Since others don't want to talk about it, asking like this will have no effect."
Jian Luo looked at the Marshal in surprise.
Lu Shifeng glanced at Jiang Kang and said slowly, "As for the person who contacted him to get the seeds, he's been found. Yesterday, a group of his hired soldiers were arrested and thrown into the military jail. They confessed everything before they lasted a night."
? ?
Jian Luo was slightly surprised: "Really, it went so smoothly?"
"What else?" Lu Shifeng helped Jian Luo button up the first button: "Do you need me to assign a division to solve it for you?"
“…”
That's not necessary.
The conversation between the two was quite ordinary, but Jiang Kang was completely panicked. If he had to think about it carefully, it seemed that the person had not sent him any messages since the afternoon. However, he still had one last bottom line: "What nonsense are you talking about? I don't understand."
Lu Shifeng glanced at him sideways, as if saying more would be a waste of time. "You don't have to understand. The palace has recently issued a new law that will trial credit supervision for humans. Humans with sufficient credit can enter the Sky City for household registration assessment."
Jiang Kang was stunned.
Jian Luo was also a little surprised.
How important is household registration? If you have a household registration, it is like getting an ultimatum. Not only can you buy a house, but you can also use the information terminal of a household registration to obtain countless conveniences in major transportation agencies and even shopping malls on Dark Star.
Lu Shifeng slowly added, "Those with a history of committing crimes will be placed on the list of dishonest persons and will never be registered as such."
“…”
There was a moment of silence in the air.
Right or wrong no longer mattered. If Jiang Kang still had a glimmer of hope in his heart, he really didn't want to persist after hearing this.
Yes, 100,000 yuan is indeed a lot, but if something happens and he loses his household registration, won’t he become a laughing stock?
Thinking of this, Jiang Kang suddenly changed his expression and took the initiative to say, "Actually, I do know that person, but we are not in the same group. I mainly took the opportunity to get close to him and find out his intentions. That way, I can report him to the police and bring him to justice."
Jian Luo's eyes widened: "It's really you."
Jiang Kang's eyes flickered. "Luoluo, you have to believe me. I'm doing all this to... help you."
As he spoke, he took out a small plastic bag from the storage space of the bracelet, and the bag was indeed filled with seeds.
Jian Luo looked at it and became angry: "Were those sprouted potatoes also given away by you, and then cultivated by yourselves?"
Jiang Kang shook his head. "Luoluo, I'm not in the same group as them. I don't know what's going on with Tudou either. They contacted me so suddenly, I don't know what's going on either."
Lu Shifeng sneered.
Jiang Kang inexplicably didn't dare to look at him. He always felt that this man was very dangerous. Although he didn't take any clear actions from beginning to end, he still made people feel intimidated.
It was getting darker and the temperature was getting lower.
Lu Shifeng took off his coat and covered Jian Luo with it, saying, "Take the seeds with you and grow them yourself. Regardless of whether they are edible or not, you can put them on the market. If anything goes wrong again, you can blame the problem on the breeding base. It's a good plan."
Jiang Kang's face was very bad: "You can insult me, but you can't insult my personality. Are the Dark Star people so great? Can the Dark Star people look down on others like this?"
…
Just as Jian Luo was about to speak, Lu Shifeng stopped him.
"You can't blame anyone for bringing disgrace upon yourself." Lu Shifeng glanced at the sky and said, "Go back and tell the judge."
Jiang Kang was stunned.
As if receiving an order, a cloud car came over and two soldiers in military uniforms got off the car. They came over one after the other, opened the handcuffs, and handcuffed Jiang Kang with skillful movements.
Jiang Kang was completely panicked. He began to struggle. "What do you want to do? I told you I didn't do it. I just wanted to help. Luoluo, Luoluo, please explain to them for me. What right do you have to arrest me, Luoluo!"
Jian Luo stood beside Lu Shifeng without saying a word.
Jiang Kang still looked at him persistently: "Luoluo, Luoluo, say something!"
Jian Luo's expression was cold as he spoke, "Jiang Kang, if I hadn't discovered you stealing the seeds today, would I, as the instructor, be held responsible for any substandard peppers appearing on the market in the future?"
Jiang Kang choked.
"If you do too much evil, you will eventually perish." Jian Luo felt no pity for him: "You can only wish for good luck."
His cold attitude irritated Jiang Kang.
As a person who cares a lot about face, I felt embarrassed in front of someone who has always been inferior to me and has been inferior to me in terms of family and ability since childhood.
Jiang Kang was being pressed down, and he blurted out, "Jian Luo, what are you so proud of? Do you really think you're so great? Don't think I don't know what you've been up to. You're so proud of being the lover and lackey of the Dark Star people. Even if your seeds were stolen, so what? You deserve it!"
Jian Luo said, "So you admit that you took the seeds, and you also know about the potatoes?"
Jiang Kang snorted coldly, neither admitting nor denying.
Jian Luo smiled slightly and said to a shed not far away: "Director Li, you can come out now."
…
A figure slowly walked out of the shed not far away.
Director Li walked out with a heavy face, followed by many veteran cadres from the planting base.
Director Li's face was solemn: "I failed to manage strictly. I am really ashamed."
There are a few veteran cadres behind:
"Jiang Kang, there was only one spot for the whole village to study abroad, and it was given to you. Now, how are you..."
"Who are you worthy of?"
"Your mother tells everyone how successful you are."
"This child, I never expected..."
Jiang Kang opened his eyes wide, looking at the people coming out in disbelief. He had always pretended to be a man of both inner and outer qualities, and worked hard to create an excellent personality for himself, just to gain everyone's respect and admiration.
But now, he is being pointed at by thousands of people, and those people look at him with contempt and regret in their eyes, as if he is just a stink bug. Such a gap and difference is unacceptable, and no one can accept it.
Jian Luo said, "There must be other people who were bribed like him. The potato seeds must have been spread that way. Director Li, you need to investigate thoroughly."
Director Li nodded. "I will, Luoluo. I'm sorry you've been wronged. If it weren't for you, we might not have realized these problems."
Jian Luo didn't say much.
Jiang Kang was completely devastated. Even if he didn't lose his hukou, if Director Li and the others found out, how would he live in the village? How would they view him? All of this was Jian Luo's fault!
Thinking of this, Jiang Kang could hardly control his emotions. He broke free from the restraints of the people beside him and rushed towards Jian Nan: "Jian Luo, you bitch..."
"Bang!"
Before he could touch anyone, Jiang Kang's body was kicked away. The force of Lu Shifeng's kick was not something an ordinary human could withstand.
Jiang Kang was knocked back to the ground, his whole body twitched twice, he spat out a mouthful of blood, and fainted.
Lu Shifeng acted as if he hadn't seen it: "Take it back."
Two soldiers came over quickly: "Yes."
Director Li and the others were also dumbfounded. They had heard of Lu Shifeng's name before, but what they heard and what they saw with their own eyes were two completely different shocks that could not be confused at all.
Lu Shifeng didn't give them a chance to buffer. He glanced at Director Li and said, "Find out about the potato incident. I don't want this to happen again."
The extremely powerful majesty was absolute. Lu Shifeng didn't do much, but Director Li broke out in a cold sweat: "Yes!"
After explaining everything, Lu Shifeng said to Jian Luo, "Go back."
Jian Luo came back to his senses: "Okay."
The two of them walked out of the base one after the other. Lu Shifeng's car was parked outside. Jian Luo asked, "Where are you going?"
Lu Shifeng: "You haven't been home for two days."
Inexplicably, Jian Luo looked at the Marshal's cold face and inexplicably heard a sense of grievance from it?
It is still a very substantial grievance.
Jian Luo sat on the soft chair: "Baby, it's okay."
Lu Shifeng glanced at him and said calmly, "The health information sent back by the bracelet yesterday showed abnormal fluctuations."
…
I see.
Jian Luo sighed. He said, how could the Marshal come to see him? It was not because he missed him after not seeing him for two days, but because he cared about Long Bao.
Lu Shifeng said: "I'll take you here later."
Jian Luo shook his head: "No, you want to go to Fenghuangtai, which is very close and on the way. The planting base is too far away, so it's better not to go."
Lu Shi took out a nearly frozen holy dragon fruit from the small refrigerator and gave it to Jian Luo to eat: "When I don't have time, let Secretary Jin give it to you."
Jian Luo still wanted to struggle.
Lu Shifeng interrupted his thoughts: "Yuese has released a lot of new products. They are all in the small kitchen. You can eat them when you go back."
Jian Luo said very straightforwardly: "It's great to be back!"
“…”
The car quickly arrived at the military base. Jian Luo thought they were going to go back and rest, but unexpectedly, Lu Shifeng said, "Several small teams have returned from their missions today. They are holding a celebration party up ahead. Let's go and have some fun together."
Jian Luo was very curious: "Celebration party, what's going on?"
He actually didn't quite understand these pastimes. In Jian Luo's own impression, the military seemed rigid and cold, spending the whole day either fighting or on the way to a fight?
Lu Shifeng said calmly: "You'll know when you get there."
All right.
Just treat it as a close-up visit.
Before leaving, Jian Luo took a moment to assess herself. She had worn a white shirt and jeans for convenience that morning, and she wasn't sure: "Will it be inappropriate for me to dress like this?"
Lu Shifeng closed the car door: "As long as you are not wearing a military uniform, it doesn't matter what you wear to them."
…
Jian Luo gave up.
This was his first time to visit the military. Before entering the huge auditorium, he had countless fantasies in his mind, such as the cold-blooded soldiers sitting together in neat rows, discussing who would be the best to kill tomorrow, and the whole room must be filled with blood and gore.
However, when Jian Luo walked in, he smelled the smell of barbecue.
Inside the restaurant, little soldiers gathered in groups of three or four at a large table, rolling up their sleeves to grill skewers, grabbing each other's arms and grabbing a skewer of meat. The scene was like a food stall.
“…”
Jian Luo felt like all his fantasies were shattered.
No one had spoken yet, but the moment Lu Shifeng stood at the door, the entire hall fell silent. Everyone in the room, who had been unruly just now, immediately fell silent, stood up, and saluted Lu Shifeng: "Marshal!"
Jian Luo's eardrums were almost burst.
The voices of the little dragons or half-dragons in the room were so loud that they almost broke the sky.
Lu Shifeng said calmly: "Sit down."
The soldiers in the room couldn't help but look at Jian Luo. It was inevitable that some people would be curious when a human appeared in a room full of dragons. Especially since this human smelled like a dragon, it was even more exciting. Some people had already started whispering:
"Who is it?"
"It looks so small."
"The kind that can be crushed to death with one hand?"
"Keep your voice down, please."
The corner of Jian Luo's mouth twitched. He was speechless about the volume of the Dark Star people, especially the Dragon Clan's fools.
Lu Shifeng took Jian Luo inside. From the outside, it looked like a house, but when they walked inside, they found a different world. The back of the house was open and connected to the hill. There were various grills on the hill, and all of them were barbecued.
Jian Luo was very surprised: "Why do you all only eat meat when you have a meal together? Shouldn't you have some cakes and vegetables when you get home?"
The assistant was grilling meat and said, "We don't have any food to eat during the march. We only have nutrient solution. So we have a tradition of holding a celebration banquet when we return and eating all-you-can-eat meat."
Only then did Jian Luo nod.
Secretary Jin held up the plate and said, "As for vegetables and other things, we can't make them taste good ourselves, so we might as well just eat all meat."
…
Are dragons so real?
Jian Luo also felt hungry after smelling the meat. He was motivated and said, "Let me help. Bring some vegetables so I can grill some meat."
Secretary Jin had been waiting for Jian Luo to say this: "Okay."
A new batch of vegetables and meat arrived from the kitchen. Jian Luo prepared to prepare them carefully and then wrap them in barbecued meat. He was very disappointed that he didn't get to eat chili last time, so he asked an extra question this time: "Do you have chili?"
Secretary Jin nodded: "Yes, your first batch of peppers has been released, and we just happened to get some today."
Jian Luo was deeply moved: "It came out just in time."
Thanks to the Dark Star people's black technology, the growth cycle of all crops has been shortened, making life happier!
It’s too late to grind the chili peppers into powder now, but you can make chili oil. You can even eat it directly by wrapping it in food, as long as it’s spicy!
The assistant said, "Here they are, they are all delivered."
Jian Luo sat down on the grass. Just as he started grilling, he saw the Marshal sitting at the main seat not far away. There was a lot of grilled meat on the table, but he hardly touched it. He was basically drinking the brewed wine.
"Isn't he hungry?" Jian Luo was inexplicably concerned: "Or did he eat before coming here?"
Secretary Jin followed his gaze and explained, "You're talking about the Marshal. That's right. The Lord doesn't eat barbecue."
…
Jian Luo's movements suddenly stopped.
Secretary Jin asked curiously, "What's wrong?"
"...No." Jian Luo suddenly remembered that he had tricked Lu Shifeng into eating barbecue at the Blood Clan's dinner several times before. "Why? You Dragon Clan members don't seem to mind meat either."
Secretary Jin sighed when this was mentioned. "Who says it's not true? Actually, the Marshal didn't really dislike meat before. It was just that one year he went to Dragon Valley for training and stayed there for many years, never coming out. But after he came out, he became very picky about food, and he especially hated barbecue."
Jian Luo suddenly thought of what the little driver had said to him before, saying that Lu Shifeng had a genetic defect when he was just reproduced. At that time, the entire dragon clan had high expectations of him. In order to revitalize the dragon clan and for the hope of the entire race, Lu Shifeng entered the abyss of the Dragon Valley for trial. As for what happened during that period, no one knew.
Post-traumatic stress?
It is also possible.
Secretary Jin said, "The master is very picky about food. Yue Se used to have food delivered to her regularly every month, but she rarely eats it. Her appetite is probably best when you come to work."
Jian Luo was flattered: "Me?"
Secretary Jin nodded.
Jian Luo turned his head to look at the person sitting on the main seat not far away. The dragon race is actually quite open and enthusiastic by nature. They are quite relaxed when it comes to playing. It can be seen that many soldiers want to come over and play with the Marshal, but without exception, they are persuaded to leave when they see that the Marshal has no appetite.
…
Slowly, an idea came to Jian Luo's mind.
Secretary Jin noticed that he was in a daze and asked curiously, "Luoluo, what are you thinking about?"
"Hmm?" Jian Luo smiled slightly and said, "I was wondering if I wanted to have something fun?"
The assistant loved eating, and especially loved the things Jian Luo cooked. He was very excited when he heard this: "What's fun to eat?"
Jian Luo clapped his hands and said, "Hot pot."
...?
There is no such thing as hot pot on Dark Star, but there is never a shortage of food ingredients and people who are good at using their brains. The people of the Dragon Clan do not simply like barbecue, it is just that this thing is simple to make and does not require much brainpower, but the people of the Dragon Clan are also very welcome to other foods.
It just so happens that hot pot meets all the requirements. It does not require any brainpower or skills, and you can eat hot pot according to your personal preferences.
Secretary Jin asked, "How do you eat hot pot?"
"It's a dish suitable for all ages." Jian Luo arranged for the kitchen to send over a pot, and began to add chili peppers and other spices to make the soup base: "Hot pot is really a lifesaver."
The Dark Star people also have their own eating habits and their own spices. Some of them are not something Jian Luo is used to, but some basic ones are okay.
Jian Luo chopped the peppers and put them in the oil when it was hot. Taking advantage of the time, she came over to Lu Shifeng and said, "I've made hot pot. Do you want to come and eat with me?"
Lu Shifeng played with the cup in his hand: "Just take them to play."
…
There was no way Jian Luo would agree.
You don't eat barbecue, and I took great pains to make hotpot for you. Now you want me to eat with them? How is that possible?
"No, no." Jian Luo pulled his arm: "Let's eat together. Hot pot is more fun when there are more people. Aren't you hungry? If you're not hungry, I'm hungry. I want to eat with you. If you don't eat, then I won't eat either."
…
Marshal Lu hadn't been threatened in a long time, but this brat couldn't get angry with him. In the end, he could only nod and say, "Let's do it. Let's eat together."
Jian Luo's eyebrows curved: "Okay!"
The process of making the hot pot base is simple and quick. The aroma of chili spreads. Jian Luo prepares the dipping sauce and teaches Secretary Jin and the others how to prepare it together.
Gradually, some dragons who were eating barbecue couldn't stand it anymore. There was nothing they could do. It smelled too good!
A dragon came over and asked, "What is this? Can we try it too?"
Jian Luo said generously: "Sure!"
He blanchs a piece of meat in the pot and passes it to the soldiers. The meat in the pot has been deodorized and has a spicy taste. Then he dips it in some delicious condiments and puts it in his mouth. It feels different from barbecue, but the meat is very delicious and salty. One bite will leave you with an endless aftertaste.
The dragon soldier's eyes lit up: "Delicious!"
Jian Luo smiled: "Isn't it."
"Hmm! The barbecue smells terrible now." The little soldier was very excited: "It's so delicious! You're amazing!"
The people of the Dragon Clan are so direct, not like the Marshal.
The young soldier put his hand on Jian Luo's shoulder, and said intimately: "Are you the chef invited by our marshal? This pot is so delicious, you..."
Lu Shifeng glanced at the intimate posture of the two people, and the terrible possessiveness of the dragon race was reflected. It was not allowed for the same race to share their things with each other, including humans. The Marshal said lightly: "If you want to eat, cook it yourself. Stay away from him."
The little soldier quickly withdrew his hand.
Jian Luo thought about it and realized that if everyone came to eat together, this small pot would be useless. He said, "Let the kitchen send a few more sets so that you can cook by yourselves. I will teach you how to cook."
The little soldier nodded happily: "Okay!"
The kitchen moved very quickly, and several sets of tableware and seasonings were delivered. Jian Luo asked Lu Shifeng to eat first, and went to talk to the soldiers about a few things to pay attention to. Usually, the soldiers of the Dragon Clan seemed unattainable, but once he got in and talked to them for a while, he felt that they were actually very warm and easy to understand.
As expected, each tribe gave Jian Luo a different feeling. The people of Moonlight always put profit first, the people of Phoenix Terrace always had an unattainable seriousness, the blood tribe was always very proud and didn't know what they were showing off for, and the dragon tribe was Jian Luo's favorite tribe in his heart. They were warm, generous, and quite simple, and it was very pleasant to get along with them.
A young soldier said, "Luoluo, you're such a great cook, how come Yuese hasn't poached you yet?"
Jian Luo stirred the pot and said, "You don't have to go to Yuese. Your place is also quite good."
"Yeah, yeah." The little soldier rolled up his sleeves, his face showing some scales from the excitement of eating. "It's great here. You can go to the Sky Garden if you have nothing to do. There are little dragons there. Little dragons prefer playing with people."
When Jian Luo retracted his hand, he accidentally touched the arm of the soldier next to him. There were also many scales on his arm, but they felt cold to the touch. This made Jian Luo very curious: "Do the scales of your dragon race have the ability to change temperature?"
The little soldier was curious: "What?"
"Aren't your scales hot when they float on your skin?" Jian Luo was very surprised: "The ones on your body are cool."
He had only touched Lu Shifeng before, which was burning hot, like a big oven. Now it was summer, so Jian Luo didn't like to touch Lu Shifeng in human form. When he was still a big dragon, it was cool and comfortable.
…
There was silence at the table.
Several soldiers looked at each other and fell into a strange silence. They didn't know whether they should say it or not, that the dragon's scales would only become hot when they were in heat and seeking mates.
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