Under the cover of night, Xia Chuhe and Li Qiusheng went to the district head's office building again.
This time, even the guards at the building entrance were removed by the district chief in advance.
The district chief was completely at their mercy: "Tell me, what do you want to do tonight?"
He refused to believe that he couldn't locate this group of outsiders, even after narrowing the search to ten people.
Xia Chuhe handed the district chief a list: "Manipulate the votes. After tonight, make these five people the top five."
The district chief was secretly pleased; the outsiders had already revealed their numbers—five people!
Once he finds a way to capture all five of them and restore his appearance, he will torture them to death!
The district head took the list and saw: Lu Xiaonan, Zhang Mubai, Huang Xiaohua, Xiaoxiao, Bai Xiaomi.
These families are all locals from Dream City...
Moreover, they are all prominent figures in the West District. Even the most inconspicuous family, Bai Xiaomi's father, Bai You, serves as the captain of the West District patrol team and occasionally represents the West District on business.
Suppressing his confusion, the district head readily agreed, but he had already made up his mind to extract important information from the five households.
As soon as Xia Chuhe and Li Qiusheng left, the district head immediately sent people to the five households on the list, hoping to get information about Xia Chuhe from them.
However, Xia Chuhe had already anticipated the district chief's actions, and Zhang Mubai, Huang Xiaohua, and Xiaoxiao's family all kept quiet, with expressions that said, "I know you're testing me."
The weasel has been busy dividing up the newly acquired dungeon territory these past few days and hasn't been home in the evenings.
Only Lu Xiaonan's father was tricked.
The person sent to Lu Wei's house by the district head was his old friend and colleague.
When questioned by his former colleagues, Lu Wei initially gave a vague answer: "We're all busy on weekdays, so let's not do this kind of superficial thing. We've cooked dinner at home, so let's eat something before you leave."
My old colleague didn't refuse and sat down to eat without hesitation.
During the meal, an old colleague had a sudden inspiration and changed his words: "The district head has changed his mind and doesn't plan to do it that way anymore."
Lu Wei was startled: "What? We can't change the tickets anymore? Did someone bring out more food?"
The old colleague readily admitted, "That's right."
Lu Wei said urgently, "I can add more. I'll bring even more food tomorrow. It'll be the same address. Could you please put in a good word for me with the district head again?"
After a few polite refusals, the old colleague finally agreed, feigning nonchalance: "Okay, I'll discuss it with the district head again. Tomorrow I'll have a few people follow you; if you notice anything, don't make a fuss."
The old colleague ate and drank heartily at Lu Wei's house without any hesitation before returning to the office building to report.
For the past two days, the district chief has been avoiding everyone, and even he couldn't enter the chief's office. He could only report into the walkie-talkie: "Reporting to the district chief, I have discovered that a shop in the market is using your name and the voting campaign to smuggle food. Tomorrow, Lu Wei will cooperate with our operation to locate the shop and bring the thieves to justice."
The district chief was overjoyed: "You did a great job. I will definitely tell the Moon Goddess about your merits. Tomorrow, you must be careful. Among this group, there is one who is very good at escaping by using earth magic. Don't let her get away. There is also someone with unpredictable and powerful abilities. Be careful."
...
Although the night is short, it is enough for the voting results to change dramatically.
The top ten vote-getters have undergone a dramatic change:
Lu Xiaonan
Zhang Mubai
Huang Xiaohua
Little
White millet
Cheng Shu
Quietly
Star
Tianhua
Sun Wanwan
With the votes ranking as proof, the five households were overjoyed, all feeling that the food they had spent was well worth it.
Even Lu Wei thought it was the result of his conversation with his old colleague last night, where he was promised more food.
Lu Weizhi, beaming with pride, led the grain and manpower to the shop to make a transaction.
The shop doors were wide open, and the interior was empty; no one was inside.
Lu Wei waited patiently in the shop, but no one came. He waited and waited, from dawn until the sun was high in the sky, and then until the streetlights came on, but no one came to collect the grain.
The old colleague who was lying in wait outside the door noticed something was wrong early on and sent people to check on the other four houses.
Those four families left early in several cars and have already returned.
My former colleague hurriedly found the shop owner by following the shop address, only to learn that the shop had already been rented to someone else, and the tenant had rented it for three days at a high price.
...
It turned out that Li Yue had taken the possibility of being followed into account, and had deliberately rented five different shops and given each of the five households a different address.
Xia Chuhe, Lu Dangui, Li Yue, Bu Yi, and Wang Yan are each responsible for contacting one household, while Li Qiusheng and Hummingbird are responsible for finding out who the visitors are. If the visitors are not the right people, they will simply give up.
Therefore, Lu Wei was abandoned by them.
...
On the last night before the deadline for the second round of voting, Xia Chuhe and Li Qiusheng went to see the district head again.
The district head, fearing being seen in his aged appearance, had never dared to leave anyone in the office building. This made it extremely convenient for Xia Chuhe and Li Qiusheng to come and go.
Xia Chuhe strode into the district head's office, waved his hand to beckon Li Qiusheng in, and then locked the door behind him.
Xia Chuhe laughed and said, "When people get old, they become less honest."
The district chief nervously stepped back: "I have done as you asked, you should give me back my time."
Xia Chuhe fiddled with the newly released top ten list. The list was not much different from the one from this morning, but unfortunately Zhu Guanshan was ranked eleventh, and Lu Dangui was ranked below one hundredth. Excluding the influence of Xia Chuhe's manipulation of the votes, the mainstream aesthetic in Dream City was ultimately leaning towards the pale, young, and thin direction.
Xia Chuhe said, "Lu Xiaonan..."
The district chief's attempt to argue was choked off, and the office was so quiet that the three of them could be heard breathing.
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