Chapter 336 Negotiating Conditions
Meng Qingyin drank the [magic potion].
Just like a magical transformation, a thick white mist emanated from her body, enveloping her entirely.
When the white mist dissipated, what appeared before everyone's eyes was none other than Li Tieniu, who looked exactly like Li Tieniu from head to toe.
Even Li Tieniu himself was a little dazed.
Meng Tieniu: "How is it? Is there any flaw?" His voice was exactly the same as Li Tieniu's.
Qin Jiu generously gave a thumbs up, "This bottle of potion you customized is absolutely amazing."
Li Tieniu: "...There is absolutely no flaw."
They look so alike that even he probably couldn't tell them apart.
Meng Qingyin was relieved, and said in a deep voice, "That's good, let's begin!"
Li Tieniu consciously climbed the tree, using the leaves to conceal his figure, determined not to hold them back.
Meng Qingyin told Chen Leying Chen Jinliang's location, and then she, Qin Jiu, and Lu Cheng drank the transparent potion.
After the three of them became transparent, Meng Qingyin left Chen Leying with the words "Wait for my news," and then returned to the house where Li Tieniu had just been, clinging to the wall.
The door to the house was still closed; no one should have been there just now.
Since Zhou Xing gave Li Tieniu two hours to consider, he would definitely not come over during that time.
As for the workers, some were sleeping soundly, others were playing cards, and they had no time to come and see an unrelated person.
Thus, unbeknownst to them, Li Tieniu had been replaced by Meng Tieniu.
Since the time limit for the transparent potion cannot be lifted in advance, it will automatically expire after ten minutes.
Meng Qingyin thought that perhaps in the future she could customize a new type of transparent medicine that could shorten the duration of its effects.
But that's for later. Right now, the most important thing is to ensure that nothing goes wrong while the transparency potion is in effect.
As soon as she entered the house, Meng Qingyin locked the door and drew the curtains.
Who knows if some gossipy workers will come to see "him"?
It's better to be on the safe side.
She sat quietly in her chair and waited.
Qin Jiu and Lu Cheng whispered to each other, but their conversation soon broke down again, and neither of them spoke to the other.
Qin Jiu leaned over to Meng Qingyin and asked about the battle plan, "How are you going to find out the location of the construction team later?"
Meng Qingyin: "Ask Zhou Xing directly."
Qin Jiu: "Will this work?"
Meng Qingyin: "No problem. I am Li Tieniu now. I agree to cooperate for the safety of my brothers, but I need to confirm their safety first. That's reasonable, isn't it?"
Qin Jiu nodded: "There's no problem."
Lu Cheng suddenly leaned closer and whispered, "It sounds like someone's coming from outside."
Meng Qingyin and Qin Jiu immediately fell silent.
The footsteps grew closer and soon stopped at the door.
The person tried to push the door open, but couldn't.
Meng Qingyin's gaze darkened. Who was this person?
She even considered whether she should deal with the people who came first to prevent exposure.
"Why are you locking the door?" The person banged on the door impatiently. "The kitchen sent me to ask you if you're having lunch."
"I don't know who he learned this from, actually going on a hunger strike..." he muttered to himself. "If you ask me, not eating means he's not hungry yet. Let's see if he'll eat when he's hungry... He's really spoiled."
"Hey, are you going to eat or not? Give me a straight answer!"
Meng Qingyin breathed a sigh of relief. She deliberately said angrily, "Eat! Go tell your kitchen staff that I'll eat this every day from now on."
The man muttered another curse under his breath and quickly left.
Meng Qingyin checked the time; the transparent medicine would take effect in three minutes.
For the three of them, each second felt like an eternity, but they endured those long three minutes.
Three minutes later, the three figures appeared.
Meng Qingyin made Qin Jiu and Lu Cheng drink a transparent potion and then hid behind the door.
Then she opened the door, and a worker happened to be passing by. She coldly shouted at the man, "Go and call Zhou Xing here, and tell him that I agreed."
The worker was taken aback, and without further ado, ran off to find Zhou Xing.
A short while later, Zhou Xing arrived.
With a confident smile on his face, his voice was resolute: "I knew you'd agree. Wouldn't it have been better if you'd been this sensible from the start? Why waste everyone's time? Alright, let's start drawing. As for the requirements... I made them very clear to you yesterday, so I'm sure you know them."
Meng Qingyin's voice was muffled, filled with anger that forced her to bow her head: "Before that, I need to ensure the safety of my brothers."
Zhou Xing's smile remained unchanged, but his voice turned colder: "What, you don't trust me?"
Meng Qingyin insisted, like a stubborn mule: "I will start writing after I confirm that my brothers are safe."
Zhou Xing stared at her for a full five seconds. "Very good, you are the first person who dares to negotiate with me."
If he hadn't urgently needed this construction team to start work, Li Tieniu would have been thrown into the wilderness to be fed to the dogs long ago.
Meng Qingyin still didn't budge.
Zhou Xing laughed angrily, "Come with me."
He lifted his foot and walked out.
Meng Qingyin quickly followed. Qin Jiu and Lu Cheng, who were hiding by the door, were afraid of being discovered, so they waited until the two had gone far away before coming out from behind the door and following them from a distance.
The construction site wasn't large, and Zhou Xing quickly led Meng Qingyin to a row of houses.
The door was closed and locked from the outside, and angry shouts could be faintly heard from inside the house.
While on the way, Meng Qingyin sent a message to Chen Leying when Zhou Xing wasn't looking.
We should have news from over there soon.
Zhou Xing took out the key and went forward to unlock the door.
Suddenly, a worker came running from a distance, covered in sweat and looking panicked: "Brother Zhou, something terrible has happened!"
Zhou Xing paused, then asked, "What happened? Why are you in such a panic?"
The workers didn't even have time to wipe their sweat when they heard, "A group of people broke into the construction site, and they started fighting with Chen Jinliang!"
Zhou Xing frowned. "How many people are there? Did you get a good look at them?"
"There are four or five of them, and I think they all have ill intentions!"
Zhou Xing glanced at Li Tieniu, tossed the keys to the worker, and said, "You stay here and keep watch, I'll go check it out!"
After saying that, he hurried away, his figure quickly disappearing.
The worker wiped his sweat and said to Meng Qingyin in a condescending tone, "Alright, alright, stop looking and come back with me... uh..."
Before he could finish speaking, Lu Cheng knocked him unconscious.
Lu Cheng took the key and opened the door.
Everyone in the construction team looked over, and when they saw Meng Qingyin, they were all excited.
"Tie Niu, we're alright!"
"Wait a minute, Tie Niu, what are you doing here? Could it be... that you agreed to Zhou Xing's request?"
"Tie Niu, you didn't really agree, did you? We can't take on this kind of unethical project!"
Meng Qingyin: "Don't worry, I didn't agree to it. Let's leave here first."
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