When Li Yue accompanied Zhu Guanshan to the Cape Base, she asked the local garrison to send someone to the stronghold where Canary was located to buy things.
The guards' wristwatches have an automatic video recording function.
When all the canaries were contacted to resist, Zhao Tang from Cape Base was very active and seemed to hate Guan Wuji.
Such people are either genuinely rebelling or wholeheartedly loyal to Guan Wuji, wanting to infiltrate the rebels as spies.
The video recorded by the garrison provided evidence for Zhao Tang's stance.
Coincidentally, Zhao Tang, like Li Yue before her, runs a small food shop.
Multiple guards entered the store at different times, but the videos they recorded always featured two people other than Zhao Tang.
A diner.
A kitchen helper.
Customers are always in the restaurant, but they sit at different tables.
The kitchen helpers are often idle, while the boss is so busy that he doesn't even know to lend a hand. They also often sneakily watch the customers from the food serving area.
Zhao Tang neither chased away the guests nor reprimanded the idle kitchen helpers.
Anyone with a discerning eye could see the problem with these two if they visited the place enough times.
As a kept woman, Zhao Tang has extensive experience in disguise and impersonation. The fact that she didn't point out the problems between the two suggests that she and they are not in cahoots.
On Li Yue's first day, she was able to confirm that Guan Wuji was using poison to threaten Zhao Tang into continuing to work for him, while also planting a new spy in the food store.
At the Cape Base, among the crowds coming and going, there are undoubtedly many more people like Guan Wuji.
Zhu Guanshan couldn't stay by Li Yue's side forever. She wanted to find out about her sister's affairs, so she had to make contact with the guards who were guarding the elevator connecting the upper and lower floors.
Using the elevator to get back to the upper floor is undoubtedly the fastest way.
However, the guards would not open the elevator for her.
The higher-ups will not tolerate the loss of a base for no reason. Various noises can be heard from the elevator every day, so there must be many powerful evolved beings lying in ambush there.
Once the elevator is opened, the entire base may be lost.
...
Zhu Guanshan needs to find other ways, such as going to other bases through the underground passage of the Cape base, and then taking the elevator to the upper level.
Unfortunately, before Li Yue could plan her route, Zhu Guanshan disappeared.
Li Yue relayed the message to Taotie City, then disguised herself and went to the food store alone.
"Let's order some of your signature dishes," Li Yue ordered.
"Okay, please wait a moment, guest!" Zhao Tang replied.
There were only three or four customers in the restaurant. The three of them were eating and chatting by themselves, while the other one sneakily moved to the table opposite Li Yue.
As Zhao Tang served the dishes, Li Yue ran her hand through her hair and scratched her scalp.
Over the course of several months, Li Yue's hair grew long and was cut, then grew long again, and now it's just long enough to reach behind her ears.
Li Yue lifted her hair, revealing the scar behind her ear, and quickly traced the scar with her fingers—Zhao Tang couldn't possibly miss it.
The scar behind her ear was left after Li Yue removed the human bomb that Guan Wuji had planted. All the canaries who participated in the resistance had heard about Li Yue's experience.
Sure enough, after serving a very large portion of roast goose, Zhao Tang said softly, "Please wait a moment, sir. We have many of our signature dishes on the menu today!"
The signature dishes take time to prepare. After Li Yue ate half a goose, Zhao Tang served two plates of braised chicken.
Braised chicken is made by coating a whole chicken in sauce and then braising it.
The suspicious guests and kitchen helpers only focused on the interaction between the owner and the guests, completely ignoring the dishes.
Even if they notice the dishes, they won't think there's anything wrong with two identical dishes. In a food store, they just serve whatever they have.
There was nothing unusual about these two plates of braised chicken.
Li Yue couldn't find any scratches or notes on it. She tore off a chicken leg from each of the two chickens and slowly savored it.
The first chicken was a bit too salty on its own, probably because there was too much sauce on it.
The second chicken... had a slight smell of alcohol on the broken leg. The skin and meat tasted normal, but the meat near the abdominal cavity had a strong alcohol smell. It definitely wasn't alcohol added during the braising process, but rather alcohol poured in before serving.
A braised chicken, a braised chicken filled with wine.
What did Zhao Tang want to say?
Li Yue slowly ate half a chicken each time, and when she couldn't eat anymore, she said, "Take it to go."
The kitchen helper came out with a forced smile and said, "Recently, we've had a lot of people coming to our shop to buy and sell, so we can't offer takeout for the next few days. I'll compensate you for any leftovers."
Li Yue raised an eyebrow. Leftovers could be compensated at the original price, and normal customers would never refuse.
This was to prevent Zhao Tang from smuggling information. Li Yue did not want to expose her identity, so she did not argue with the kitchen helper.
The other guests laughed, "The people at the base have all come from the trading area lately, they don't need your chicken."
Someone else said, "The new garrison is great. If you're worried about this, just tell them, and they'll surely arrest the people who are buying and selling for you!"
With just a few words, the kitchen helper blushed with embarrassment and realized the awkwardness of his reasoning.
Li Yue, on the contrary, urged him as if she had gotten a good deal and wanted to leave quickly: "Hurry up and give me the money for the dishes."
"Yes, yes," the kitchen helper replied hastily.
...
Li Yue pondered deeply in the inn: what exactly did the braised chicken and the braised chicken covered in wine mean?
She thought about it for a long time, until she felt drowsy.
In my dazed state, my watch vibrated.
Li Yue opened her eyes, startled, and looked at the message.
Xia Chuhe: [I've devised a way to change my appearance. Tomorrow, we'll go together and try to find a way to investigate the upper levels.]
Li Yue's mind was still filled with thoughts of braised chicken and wine-braised chicken.
Braised chicken and wine-braised chicken.
Braised chicken and wine-braised chicken...
This idea was like a bucket of cold water, completely waking Li Yue up.
Let's play along!
What Zhao Tang wanted to say was, "Let's play along!"
Regardless of whether Zhao Tang knew that Zhu Guanshan had been captured by Guan Wuji, her solution was to turn the tables on him.
It was Li Yue and the others who became confused because they were too concerned.
Li Yue replied: "No need for tomorrow, how long until you can meet up with me?"
Xia Chuhe: [About half an hour]
Li Yue: [See you in half an hour]
From the very beginning, Li Yue and Zhu Guanshan should have played along with the plan, but they were too concerned about their own safety and overlooked the best approach.
Zhu Guanshan originally wanted to go to the upper level, and now Guan Wuji has already captured her and taken her there.
Besides Zhu Guanshan, there was another person Guan Wuji had always wanted to capture.
Li Yue smiled and thought, "Guan Wuji wants to capture me, so I'll grant his wish."
Xia Chuhe's method of changing appearance was... when passing by the Cape Trading Market, he stole... cough cough, using his "Great Virtue Carries All Things" ability to take away the Thousand-Faced Man's supernatural power...
Li Yue walked out of the hotel with her own appearance and appeared on a road in the base. Her figure and appearance immediately attracted the attention of the housekeeper and spies.
While the spies were celebrating the capture of another target, Xia Chuhe quietly replaced one of them and infiltrated the group escorting Li Yue.
By infiltrating the upper echelons and the Guan Wuji family, Xia Chuhe selected the driver from the Shen family among the changing faces.
She needed to thoroughly investigate Guan Wuji's relationships, win over allies, and select a new leader for the Guan clan.
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