Chapter 74 – Only listening to music at the Hook can soothe my soul.

[Luk: Don’t trust Nine, don’t respond, don’t respond, don’t respond ….]

In the quiet reception hall, Xu Qi’an stared at the words, a cold sweat breaking out on his spine.

Unspeakable fear pervaded the mind.

He took a sip of his tea in a trance, fuming for a few moments, breaking away from the eerie atmosphere of fear.

This “Lu” should be the point of light that I just hit ….. What does he mean by that? Is Nine lying to me?

If Nine is lying to me, what’s the reason? If Lu knew Nine was lying to me, why didn’t he tell me earlier?

If Nine is not to be trusted, then Land is equally suspect.

I don’t fucking believe anyone.

Xu Qi’an took a deep breath and typed in the information with his finger instead of a pen:

Who are you? Who are you to say that Nine is not to be trusted. You’re from the Tiandi Society, aren’t you.]

[Lu: Yes.]

Surprisingly, he admitted it so painfully …. Xu Qi’an was silent for a few seconds and wrote:

[III: What did you mean by what you just said.]

[Luk: The Earth Book belongs to the Heaven and Earth Society, and Nine is from the Earth Sect. They are a group of vicious and brutal lunatics who are incomprehensible. You must not have contact with them for fear of your life.]

How did you know I was in contact with Nine?

Xu Qi’an questioned.

[Luk: Shard Three has been blocked by the Earth Clan’s people, cutting off the ability to send messages to us, and the Earth Clan’s people can target Three through Shard Nine.

[This is why Daoist Master Golden Lotus gave up the fragment and passed it on to you.]

…. That means even if I don’t trade with Nine, he can still target me through Nine?

No wonder he wasn’t in a hurry to urge me to return things to their rightful owners, and gave me the initiative to pick the location.

No wonder when I asked Nine yesterday if the people of the Tiandi Association could use the “Book of Earth” to pinpoint my location, he changed the subject….. Xu Qi’an recalled more details.

No matter what I choose, he’s a sure thing. If I choose to trade, he can take me out in the dark. I don’t choose to trade, and he can stall until he locks me out.

Fuck …. Xu Qi’an’s scalp exploded in his mind.

Lu continued to send a message, “But the Earth Book is one and the same, we can still see you and Nine communicating with each other through the Earth Book, for the millionth time. Until you dropped your blood to recognize your master and established a connection with me.”

What should I do?

[Lu: I want you to return the fragment of the Earth Book to the Tiandi Association, and if you don’t feel comfortable with that, I’ll give you an address, and you have someone deliver it there.]

Then the old man s five hundred taels of gold …. Xu Qi’an stared at the mirror without replying.

He doesn’t trust anyone!

Lu may not be a good guy, he may not be backdooring me.

If I were that easy to fool, the police academy would have been a waste of time…Xu Qi’an replied: [3: The Book of Earth is a treasure of the Tiandi Society, and No. 9 is a member of the Earth Sect, which covets the Book of Earth?

According to the internal information of the night watchman, the Book of Earth is the treasure of the Taoist Earth Sect, while the Tiandihui is only a jianghu organization.

But just now, Lu said that the Book of Earth was something belonging to the Heaven and Earth Society, and that the Earth Sect coveted this item.

If Lu couldn’t give a reasonable explanation, Xu Qi’an would pull the plug on him.

[Lu: The Book of Earth is a treasure of the Earth Sect, but that was before, it now belongs to the Heaven and Earth Society. And the Heaven and Earth Society was formed by some of the Earth Sect disciples.]

[Sam: Why do you say that?]

[Luk: This matter involves a secret of the Earth Sect, and I am not a member of the Earth Sect, so I am not at liberty to disclose it].

[Sam: I see, leave an address.]

[Lu: Yangshui Street in the inner city, a mansion opposite Zhang’s silk store, with a loquat tree planted in the courtyard].

Xu Qi’an had completely regained his composure by now, taking a sip of the tea that was gradually losing its temperature, his fingertips lightly clasping the desktop.

Currently, there are three options before him:

One, recognize Lu and send the mirror back, he can pay someone to deliver it. Neither have to consider Lu’s identity, nor fear Nine’s lockdown. Get out of it from there.

Second, the disadvantage of trading with Nine is that you may face the danger of blackmail. The advantage is that once the bet is right, five hundred taels of gold arrive.

Third, turn in your land book to the night watchman in exchange for a merit badge.

If I were still the same little speedster at the Changle County Office, I’d definitely choose the first method, with stability as the main focus.

But Laozi is now a man playing the night watchman, in the capital city of Dafeng, foreign forces do not care how powerful, is a dragon must be coiled, is a tiger must lie …. down. No, they don t even dare to enter the city.

I’ve only just joined the beat writers, with no credits and no resources, just in time to trade in my land book for a brood.

This kind of ancient treasure, the government office must be very happy to receive it, Wei Yuan that big eunuch will definitely not stand by and watch.

Making up his mind, Xu Qi’an returned the pamphlet, retrieved his belt tag from the mandarin who was looking after the paperwork storehouse, and left the storehouse in a flurry of activity.

In an unoccupied corner, he took out the items inside the jade mirror: the military crossbow, the Bone Eroding Poison, the Heart Protecting Mirror, and the four hundred taels of silver tickets returned by Chun.

Tucking these things away, he made his way to the highest building of the Shiftman’s Yamen: the Haoqi Building.

The guards at the bottom of the building stopped him.

Xu Qi’an took off his belt tag and said in a deep voice, “Report to Lord Wei quickly, Tongluo Xu Qi’an has something significant to report.”

The guard took the belt tag, confirmed that it was correct, and scrutinized him, “Why don’t you go to the direct Ginko.”

“Silver gong is not here, the situation is urgent, go quickly.” Xu Qi’an was more rigid than him.

This matter he did not intend to let Li Yuchun know, to be precise, did not intend to let more people know.

Whether it was the Heaven and Earth Association or the Dao Sect Earth Sect, they were all great powers.

They might not dare to retaliate against a night watchman, but Xu Qi’an had a family.

It was something he had learned in his last life as a police officer.

Xu Qi’an had to downplay his traces in this matter so that the people of the Tiandi Society and the Earth Sect would ignore him.

The two guards looked at each other and one of them hurried into the building.

A few minutes later, the guard returned and said, “Go in, Lord Wei is waiting for you on the seventh floor.”

Xu Qi’an sighed in relief, that the powerful Grand Eunuch was willing to see him, the plan was equal to half success.

He immediately entered the building and flew across a flight of stairs to the seventh floor.

A black-clad mandarin was waiting at the stairway, leading him through the long corridor to a tea room.

The tea room was empty, and in the lookout room connected to it stood a green coat.

Wei Yuan turned his head and said mildly, “What is it!”

He had handsome features, an elegant temperament, frosty temples, and an unspeakable vicissitude settled in his eyes.

Not like a eunuch, but a scholar instead.

Xu Qi’an didn’t dare to look directly at him and bowed his head slightly, “My humble servant attends Duke Wei, my humble servant has made a significant discovery and has come to report it.”

With that, he fished out the small jade mirror from his arms and held his hands up in a deep voice:

“This is the Book of Earth, the greatest treasure of the Taoist Earth Sect.”

The Book of Earth… Wei Yuan froze and gazed at the small mirror, “How did you get it.”

Xu Qi’an did not hide anything, telling the Grand Eunuch how he had gotten the mirror, how he had received the information, and what had happened in the case library in its original form.

He had no need to hide it; the mirror had been given to him before he joined the beatniks and was his personal possession.

And even if you get a mirror after joining the night watchman, the same thing applies.

Wei Yuan would not view him negatively because of this.

The big eunuch in green smiled and said, “Five hundred taels of gold?”

…. ”Big brother, isn’t your point of concern a bit strange?” Xu Qi’an smiled sarcastically, “My humble self is only seeking benefits within reason.”

Wei Yuan smiled gently and his gaze fell back on the mirror, at which time, a line of words surfaced on the surface of the mirror:

[Nine: Think about it, when to trade.]

The corner of the Grand Eunuch’s mouth picked up as he tossed the mirror to Xu Qi’an, “The mirror has dripped blood to recognize its owner, only you can reply, tell him that the place of transaction will be at the inner city’s Gui Yue Building, the Luanfeng and Harmony elegant room. The time is set for one hour later.”

Xu Qi’an immediately gave a reply in the mirror.

[Nine: Good!

Wei Yuan said, “You didn’t reveal your identity or address, you coped well, go down, this matter will be taken care of.”

What about my 500 taels of gold …. Ah no, where is the merit …. Xu Qi’an asked in his heart.

Not daring to say it, he clasped his fists and said, “Yes!”

He didn’t take the mirror with him and left the tea room straight away.

After leaving the Haoqi Building, Xu Qi’an had mixed feelings, the relief of dropping a hot potato, and the heartache of losing a supreme treasure as well as five hundred taels of gold.

As for merit, although the Grand Eunuch did not mention it, Xu Qi’an could sympathize with people’s pushiness.

It is too cheap to discuss the issue of “merit” with a small gong.

Anyway, it should not treat me badly …. Xu Qi’an left the night watchman’s office in pain, intending to go to the hook bar to listen to a little song to soothe his mood.