Chapter 71
The afternoon in Blowing Sand City was not as lively as imagined. The prosperity of heavy industry allowed most young and middle-aged people in the city to go into factories to deal with boilers and assembly lines. The shops on the street are common for women of all ages. As for the places where men go to recreate, most of the doors are closed at this time.
The three people who left the Guanying Jiangzaofang walked on the streets of Chusha City. The melting fire sand they bought before would be sent by Jiangzaofang to the hotel where they stayed.
I found a roadside stall to sit down, ordered three vermicelli pots, and prepared to eat and chat.
The noise caused by traffic flowing on the street completely covered up the conversation between the three people, so Lu Jing was not afraid that his words would be heard by those who were interested.
The scroll of "Secret Technique: Iron Sand Practice" may have been a clue for help deliberately left by Fu Jiangxin!
This is a situation that Lu Jing never considered, and the information in front of him made him think about it here. Even after changing his mind, he vaguely felt that this possibility was extremely high!
"According to the description in the experiment log, your brother, that is, Fu Jiangxin, occupies a very important position in the plan of the Nightmare Ghost Pirates, otherwise he would not be specially escorted to Qihuang Island. This means that he has the ability and opportunity to express his willingness to cooperate actively and in exchange for the trust of the Nightmare Ghost Pirates in him."
I took a sip of water to moisten my throat, and I was silent for a brief moment, sorted out the confused thoughts in my mind, and then said,
"Suppose it was Fu Jiangxin who used the experimental needs as an excuse to ask the Nightmare Ghost Pirates to help him get this puppet scroll... The Nightmare Ghost Pirates will probably ask the Shangguan family's reasonableness of this request. Obviously, the reply should be yes. Even this iron sand puppet scroll is probably the owner of the Shangguan family. In this way, she can take this opportunity to implement the next plan, so that they can get the scroll, and leave a message of help on the account book of the official craftsmanship workshop in advance."
"Fu Jiangxin is likely to be gambling about the Nightmare Ghost Pirates who transported the Soul-Submitted Puppet and the Scroll, which was transporting the Soul-Submitted Puppet and the Scroll, will be intercepted halfway. As long as these two things are taken and recognized by someone, even if they are recognized, it will invisibly increase the possibility that the clues left by him will be discovered, especially the existence of the Soul-Submitted Puppet. If you want to know this item, you must find the Fu family and contact Fu Ju, and you will naturally know what is hidden behind it."
Xu Zhuo took Lu Jing's words and couldn't help but look at Fu Ju and praised him,
"If this guess is true... your brother is not an ordinary person, the interceptor he is looking forward to should be the Alliance Navy. After all, the Nightmare Ghost Pirates had a conflict with them, but they didn't expect that they were intercepted by both of us. Fortunately, we didn't give up."
Although this plan attaches great importance to luck to some extent, that is, the Nightmare Ghost Pirates that transport items must be intercepted, otherwise everything will be empty talk, but Fu Jiangxin was able to think of this way to deliver messages under the premise of being controlled by the Nightmare Ghost Pirates, which is enough to prove that this man is extremely smart.
"I said earlier that my brother is the smartest person in the Fu family's generation. Even if he is coerced by those bastards, he will have a way to get out of him!"
Fu Ju, who finally got the news about his elder brother, said proudly, but his expression quickly collapsed again. He dipped his fingers in water and drew "96" on the table, rubbing his temples with some annoyance.
"The problem is that I can't figure out what this number means."
"The previous number was to make us notice this information and prove our identity. Then the last 96 must be the key clue. In order not to be noticed by the Nightmare Ghost Pirates, he could only leave the message in the simplest way. 96, perhaps the door number on a street in Chusha City, or something else..."
There may be too many meanings hidden behind a number, and even Lu Jing could not figure it out for a while.
"Customer, your fans are here~"
The stall owner held a tray and placed three bowls of vermicelli stewed pots with various ingredients onto the table. Before leaving, he seemed to have thought of something and added another sentence.
"The most famous restaurant in Chusha City is Yishan Restaurant. Walk straight along this street, turn right and walk a few hundred meters away."
"What restaurant did you call me?"
The stall owner's words stunned the three of them. They looked at each other and then turned to the stall owner in one go.
"Yishan Restaurant... weren't you discussing the restaurant just now?"
After being stared at by three pairs of eyes, the stall owner took a step back awkwardly, scratched his head, and asked back.
"Boss, you've helped me a lot, check out!"
Lu Jing took out a silver dollar and patted it on the table. The three of them immediately stood up and moved towards the Yishan Restaurant.
The stall owner was left standing there blankly, looking at the steaming vermicelli pot and the shining silver dollar on the table.
"Haha~96, restaurant, so smart!"
Walking fast on the street, Lu Jing couldn't help but sigh again,
"We are still thinking about it all. In fact, Fu Jiangxin's idea is not that complicated at all. It is just a simple homonym!"
"Are you sure 96 means restaurant?"
Fu Ju, who was following Lu Jing, was still confused.
"My brother probably didn't have the chance to come out for a banquet, and there are so many restaurants on Chusha Island..."
"Of course, you don't have to think about it and know that your brother must have been guarded by a special person in the Nightmare Ghost Pirates, and it is in the utensil warehouse. Otherwise, there is no need to send information so much effort. It is precisely because of this that I am even more sure that 96 is a restaurant. As for why it is Yishan Restaurant, the reason is just like what the stall owner said just now. This is the most famous restaurant on Chusha Island. In other words, this is also the restaurant that is most easily associated with."
"In order to ensure that the matters in the utensils in the instrument warehouse are not leaked, the Nightmare Ghost Pirates will definitely reduce communication with the outside world on weekdays, but they always have to eat food. Eating dishes cooked by one person all day is always boring, and this is the best excuse!"
"As long as Fu Jiangxin is willing to cooperate with the Nightmare Ghost Pirates, show his abilities a little and express his desire to have a good meal as a reward after that, do you think the Nightmare Ghost Pirates have reason to refuse? Based on this premise, Yishan Restaurant will undoubtedly become the first choice."
Lu Jing had to admit that he admired Fu Jiangxin a little now. If he were in the environment he was in, he would have thought that such a plan that seemed inconsistent but was actually intertwined.
Perhaps some people think that the connection between this plan is too ethereal, and a mistake will cause the chain of clues to break.
But this is the cleverness of this survival plan. Even those who know the plan think that its connection is too fragile, and it is more like a imagined thing, not to mention the Nightmare Ghost Pirates who are kept in the dark!
While talking, the three of them had already arrived outside the Yishan Restaurant.
As the stall owner said before.
As the most famous restaurant on Chusha Island, even when standing outside the door, you can still feel the lively atmosphere and the aroma of food that is coming to your face.
He entered the door with a swagger and first ordered a private room on the second floor. After entering, Lu Jing did not rush to order food, but asked the waiter to call the person in charge of packing and delivering food in the restaurant.
As usual, put a silver dollar on the table first, Lu Jing said, "I have a few simple questions. Just tell me truthfully that the money is yours."
"Oh, please say, if the young man knows, I will never hide it from you."
When I heard that I had money, the person who was still energetic immediately cheered up.
"The first question is, what is your most famous or most respected dish?"
"Of course, it's a gathering of mountains and seas. Not to mention our Yishan Tower, there are not many people on the entire Chess Island who have never heard of this dish. If you are here for the first time, you will definitely have to try it. You will definitely be satisfied with it."
"The mountains and seas are full of... Such a famous dish is definitely not cheap. Do customers usually ask to pack this dish and eat it?"
Lu Jing continued to ask a question.
"There are many customers who pack it, but not many, because the mountains and seas require a copper stove and a lot of charcoal fire. If packing it, it will be very troublesome. Not only will it have to pay an additional packaging fee, but the taste will be worse than what you eat in the store. After eating, you have to send the pot back."
"Ha! That's it!"
Lu Jing looked at the two people beside him with joy and smiled.
"What did you say?"
"So your warehouse should be ready to pack the equipment you need to gather mountains and seas at any time, right?"
"Of course, the packaging process is different from the current one in the store. If you don't prepare special utensils and wait for the dishes to be delivered to the guests, the taste will have changed long ago."
It’s like packaging hot pot. The ingredients and seasonings must be open separately. If you really put them into the pot and put them to the customer’s house, you will know that the result will definitely be returned. Shanhaihuicui is the store’s signature, even if it is packaged, Yishan Restaurant will definitely be perfect.
Lu Jing did not ask the person in front of him about Fu Jiangxin, because the Nightmare Ghost Pirates would never allow the latter to have connections with the outside world. Just like the string of numbers in the official craftsmanship workshop, the latter could only rely on some obscure means to convey the message.
The facts are just as Lu Jing thought.
I spent money to walk into the warehouse of Yishan Restaurant and checked all the copper furnaces used for packaging and delivery. When I came back, I had a thin piece of iron with a length of index finger in Fu Ju's hand. Because it was stuck to the furnace cavity for storing charcoal fire, it was already smoked and black.
Chapter completed!