Chapter 289 Cooperation Suspended
Fei Qiu put his index finger to his lips and made a "shh" gesture, signaling the two conspicuous bags to shut up.
Lu Cheng and Zhang Yan were just a bit impulsive, but they weren't oblivious to others' feelings. After seeing Fei Qiu's actions, they stopped arguing and immediately quieted down.
Chen Jinliang's communication with the other party was mainly through phone calls, without any text messages, in order to avoid premature exposure. Everyone unanimously decided to continue with phone calls.
However, a problem arises: during a call, the sound is displayed directly to the other party.
Fei Qiu recalled for a moment, then tried to imitate Chen Jinliang's voice in a high-pitched voice, but it was clear that it wasn't the same person.
Fei Qiu's voice is that of a young person full of energy, while Chen Jinliang's voice is that of an older person with a somewhat gloomy tone.
Even through the wristwatches, one could quickly detect the difference in the two voices.
Moreover, the other party should also be a cautious person; this voice would give them away as soon as it opens its mouth.
The old man was closer in age to Chen Jinliang, but he was a kind old man, and his voice was quite different from Chen Jinliang's.
Everyone was at a loss for what to do.
Should we abandon the call and send a text message instead?
At this moment, Zhang Yan began to look down and search through his system inventory.
Lu Cheng seemed to have forgotten his earlier bickering with Zhang Yan, and grinned as he leaned closer, "Brother, rummaging through your magic bag again?"
"What kind of magic bag?" Zhang Yan asked casually as he rummaged through it, clearly having put his earlier displeasure behind him.
The two clueless individuals started chatting enthusiastically again.
Lu Cheng: "It's because you have a lot of gadgets, just like Doraemon."
Zhang Yan: "What Doraemon? That's Japanese stuff. I'm the chosen one."
Lu Cheng readily agreed: "Alright, chosen one. Have you found the right tools yet?"
Zhang Yan: "Of course, all you need is a voice changer."
Lu Cheng closed his eyes and boasted, "Old Zhang is awesome! You even have a voice changer. It seems your abilities..." He suddenly stopped and awkwardly changed the subject, "Quickly tune Fei Qiu's voice to be similar to Chen Jinliang's."
Zhang Yan didn't pay any attention and started fiddling with the voice changer.
After a short while, the sound was adjusted. Although there was still a slight difference between the watch and Chen Jinliang's voice, it was normal for the watch and the person's voice to have slight differences, so it didn't matter much.
Fei Qiu put the voice changer to his lips and dialed the anonymous contact.
The other party answered quickly, the voice was young: "Hello?"
Fei Qiu: "There's been a problem with my shipment, so the delivery time might be delayed."
If they hadn't barged in, this batch of "goods" should have been delivered soon, barring any unforeseen circumstances.
The other person's voice sounded indifferent: "What happened?"
Fei Qiu glanced at Meng Qingyin, hesitating whether to tell the truth or not. After receiving a look of affirmation from the latter, he said, "A group of ungrateful hunters broke into the slaughterhouse and clashed with our people."
After a moment of silence, the other party said, "I thought you were capable enough to deal with them."
Fei Qiu: "Yes, I've dealt with them, but they released some animals, which is preventing me from delivering the goods normally."
The other party seemed to smile: "In that case, there's no need for us to continue our cooperation."
After saying that, he hung up the call before Fei Qiu could speak.
Fei Qiu's expression was not good. "The other side has become suspicious."
Lu Cheng: "Where did we give ourselves away just now?"
Qin Jiu: "I don't know, but since the other party has already become suspicious, it will probably be difficult to get anything out of him."
Meng Qingyin said thoughtfully, "I feel like that voice sounded familiar."
"Does that sound familiar?" Zhang Yan became somewhat wary. "Does the other person also have eight-pack abs like me?"
Lu Cheng: "Can you be quiet for a bit?"
Chen Leying looked at Meng Qingyin, "You've met her before?"
Meng Qingyin frowned in thought, "It just sounds familiar, but I can't remember where I'm going to hear it."
Chen Leying: "Chen Jinliang is dead, and those who are engaged in animal trade will definitely look for new suppliers. Perhaps we can start from this point."
Meng Qingyin looked thoughtful. "The new supplier will probably also have a legitimate opportunity to contact the animals, so we can only keep a close eye on them. And those animals that were just rescued, they are not truly safe yet."
The people behind the scenes obviously won't stop this kind of business just because Chen Jinliang died. The animals can't be considered truly safe until the mastermind is caught.
However, the investigation has stalled for the time being, so there is no need for everyone to linger here.
However, after confirming that there were no animals inside these two secret bases, the group burned them down.
According to Master Meng'er, Chen Jinliang captured him because he valued his animal taming skills and wanted him to help capture more animals.
This is not much different from what Meng Qingyin guessed.
Master Mond thanked everyone very sincerely, and said that he would definitely do his best to help them if they needed anything in the future.
Furthermore, the elderly man's vehicle was damaged too severely to be repaired with a regular vehicle repair card; a message indicated that a high-level vehicle repair card was required for repair.
All eyes were on the "chosen one".
Zhang Yan shrugged. "Why are you looking at me? I've never seen this kind of prop before."
The elderly man said, "Perhaps I can ask Jin Xiu, isn't her product able to change according to the needs of the trader?"
Lu Cheng: "But we don't have the Heart of the Night Demon. Is Granny Jinxiu willing to make a trade?"
The elderly man said, "Let me ask."
After a short while, the old man shook his head. "Jin Xiu said that the Heart of the Night Demon must be provided."
Meng Qingyin thought of someone: Hanmei.
This player is keen on making money and knows many people; they might have met him before.
She messaged Hanmei privately: "Have you ever seen an advanced vehicle repair card?"
Hanmei directly sent a link: "[Advanced Vehicle Repair Card]"
Meng Qingyin exclaimed excitedly, "Name your price, I want it!"
Hanmei: "No need for money. I already said last time that I want to be your friend."
Meng Qingyin frowned. Free things are often the most expensive.
Moreover, Hanmei bluntly stated that she wanted to be friends with her.
However, apart from their collaboration on micro-planting in ceramic pots, the two had no other interaction, and she was unaware of Hanmei's character.
Of course, Hanmei was also aware of her personality and way of dealing with people.
She didn't believe that Hanmei had no ulterior motives, and that she was trying to make friends with someone without even knowing their background.
Mengmeng: "No need, let's just go by the market price."
I don't know what Hanmei was thinking, but she didn't press the matter further and readily quoted a price: "2 gold coins".
To be honest, this advanced vehicle repair card is the most expensive item Meng Qingyin has ever seen.
But if the elderly man in need of it, then it's worth the price.
Meng Qingyin briefly explained the situation to the old man, who was very understanding and said, "Well, don't blindly make friends with people you don't know the details of. We're not short of money, we can just buy it."
After saying that, he directly transferred the gold coins to Meng Qingyin.
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