Wang Benshan hesitated for a moment, then said, "How about we get some from the black market?"
Zhou Yu shook his head. "No, that's not appropriate. There are so many of us here. This isn't something that can be done in a day or two. We'll figure something out later. We need to make sure everyone has enough to eat."
Jian Ling nodded in agreement, "I think it's a good idea. I'll take care of it."
Wang Benshan looked at everyone and said, "These next two days, you should rest and familiarize yourselves with the surrounding terrain and the outside situation, so that you don't make any mistakes when it comes to the real test."
"Think about it later. If you have any good ideas or new approaches, feel free to suggest them. Anything that benefits our operation is welcome, regardless of its specific form."
Ye Xiuhe couldn't help but laugh after hearing this. "Old Wang, I didn't expect you to use this new term so well. Okay, let's think about this again later. After all, we've been inside for several years, and we don't really know what the situation is like outside. It's only right that we get to know it better."
After everyone had eaten and their accommodations were arranged, Jian Ling left.
The first thing she did when she got back was to contact Jiang Qiao, but unfortunately, she couldn't reach her. She didn't know if Jiang Qiao was asleep or doing something else at that time.
Jiang Qiao is busy right now; she's looking for someone.
Without knowing the other person's workplace and address, but only their whereabouts, finding them is not as easy as one might imagine.
Since the other party's real name is unknown, "Junzi" may just be a code name or a character from their name.
The key point is that this area is quite large, especially at night, there are hardly any people on the streets, and even if there are, they are people getting off the night shift.
It's freezing cold, and it's during the Lunar New Year. Even if someone is free, they're either chatting and warming themselves by the fire with their family, or sleeping soundly in their warm blankets. There don't seem to be many people as unfortunate as her.
She sighed and slowly strolled around. She had to find a secluded place to enter the space. Otherwise, how would she get out tomorrow? If she suddenly appeared out of nowhere, wouldn't that scare one or two people to death?
She did want to go into the woods, but this was the city, where were there so many woods for her to go into?
She walked around looking for a suitable place to rest, and sure enough, she found one.
There was a construction site ahead, but the project wasn't finished yet. It looked deserted, probably because of the cold weather and the Lunar New Year.
Jiang Qiao checked and found a small hut, which was probably where the construction site guards lived. However, it was already so late and there was hardly anyone there, so they must have gone to bed early.
Jiang Qiao tiptoed inside. As soon as she reached the building facade, she heard people talking inside. Judging from the voices, they were two men.
The two were speaking in low voices, which Jiang Qiao could barely hear from outside.
They tiptoed inside, and one of the men, quite alert, called out, "Who's there—"
Jiang Qiao flashed into the space and, by the moonlight, saw a man walking out.
The other person looked around, a puzzled expression on their face.
Another man came out from inside. "What's wrong? Did you find something? Is someone eavesdropping?"
The man shook his head. "I didn't see it. Anyway, be careful lately. If things get really bad, go hide for a while. I never expected that idiot would cause such a big problem."
I'm worried he'll mention you, Junzi. Remember what I said before: this matter ends with you. No matter what others ask, just say you said it offhand.
Jiang Qiao never expected that she would encounter the crimes hidden under the cover of night, and by such a coincidence.
Do you think today is her lucky day? After searching for so long, she finally has a clue, and the person is right in front of her. Is she really going to let him go?
While the two were talking, Jiang Qiao scattered a packet of medicine powder. She thought she could leave? Not so easy. She hadn't agreed yet.
Looking back now, studying medicine is really great, especially in their Tianyi Sect. The skills passed down from our master are really useful. In the past, this medicine would have taken time to take effect.
Because she had already seen the man's hand reach into his pocket, but what good was it?
The drug took effect, and he was unable to do anything further, watching the two people collapse limply.
Jiang Qiao smiled and flashed out of the space, kicking the two people.
Then, after searching the two men's bodies, Jiang Qiao couldn't help but grin when she saw the items in their hands. They were carrying something, so this guy probably knew something. It seemed that this trip hadn't been in vain; she was getting a good reward.
After binding their hands and feet and blindfolding them, Jiang Qiao used a few needles to wake up the one named Junzi.
She didn't intend to go through that trouble; if she had the medicine, she would just use it.
"Who are you? Are you called Junzi? What's your full name?"
The man replied, "That's what others call me. My real name is Li**."
Jiang Qiao continued, "What's the name of the man you were talking to? What does he do? What's your relationship with him?"
Junzi continued, "I don't know his name. We usually call him Third Brother. I don't know what he does for a living either. He often goes to the black market to buy some rare foods. Over time, we became familiar with each other."
At first, my mother was sick, and I asked him for help. Later, when my younger sister went to the countryside, he helped her get a spot in university.
Jiang Qiao nodded knowingly. So, that person was actually quite influential.
As for where this man lived and what his situation was, Junzi really didn't know.
The other party had asked him to come over tonight to talk, and he never expected that the person he contacted would run into trouble so soon.
More importantly, how did his third brother find out about the news so quickly?
Having learned everything he needed to know, Jiang Qiao used silver needles to continue rendering the other person unconscious. After reviewing his notes and finding nothing missing, he continued interrogating the man called Third Brother.
It was obvious that the other party was very resistant to Jiang Qiao's questions. Even after taking the medicine, he remained silent at first. However, after a while, he could no longer resist and finally answered Jiang Qiao's questions.
To be honest, the medicine from our sect is really good, but the ingredients are not easy to find.
The man called Third Brother wasn't Cobra's direct subordinate, but rather a subordinate codenamed Mountain Rat. As for the veteran's information, he learned it from Mountain Rat, but he didn't know who Mountain Rat actually was.
He simply has a fixed place to contact the other party, where they will leave messages. He checks there every day, and if there is any urgent information, the other party will contact him personally, just like tonight.
However, the other person was wearing a mask and a hat, so their face was completely obscured; all that could be known was that they were a man.
In addition, many of the rare items bought on the black market were offered as tribute to the mountain rats. According to them, the mountain rats had no other hobbies than eating.
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