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After hearing Qin An's words, Filgodette first corrected his address: "I am the owner of Wangshu Inn, not the owner's wife!"
"The room prices and menus are written on the wall. Are you using it long term? We still have some discounts."
When Philgodette speaks, she gives people the impression of being smart and efficient, and she can explain any issue very clearly at once.
But her words made Qin An feel a little strange. What was the difference between a boss and a boss’s wife?
Anyway, isn’t Wangshu Inn run by the couple?
However, because there was a discount, Qin An didn't say much.
Although he earned a lot of money from working, it would be better for him to be as frugal as possible when using it as organizational funds.
"Let me see……"
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While Qin An was looking for a new base at Wangshu Inn, the dock was also very lively.
Keqing arrived at the dock with the Qianyan Army in a menacing manner.
It was just the time when the work had just finished and the workers who had nothing to do were resting under the awning.
But Jabu had no time to rest at this time. He didn't even have time to eat lunch because a group of workers kept pestering him.
"Boss! Where's Yunlong?"
"Why didn't he come back all night?"
"Yes! And Changkai, didn't you ask them to work overtime at night? Why haven't they come back yet?"
Jabu was getting a little impatient with being pestered.
"Their work isn't done yet! They'll be back when they're done."
In fact, Jia Bu felt very guilty. He also knew about what happened in Mingyun Town. He did not expect that an accident would happen this time.
He had had so many stones secretly delivered before and nothing had gone wrong, but he didn't expect something to go wrong last night.
Jia Bu always observed from the outskirts of Mingyun Town. When he saw something happening, his first move was not to rescue but to escape.
Because he knew how immoral what he did was, and the people behind it wanted him to supply the monster. Once the monster got out of control, Jabu felt that the monster would not reason with him.
So it’s better to run away.
As for Jabu, doesn’t he know the danger of this matter?
Of course I know!
But the mysterious man offered too much, and Jabu couldn't resist, so he secretly took the job.
At first he was very nervous and didn't dare to look for workers to do the work openly.
As his income increased, Jabu became more and more arrogant, and he no longer cared about the laws of Liyue.
It has been secretly expanding.
Now something finally happened.
Chapter 38: Domineering Keqing!
Night Stone is a specially controlled commodity in Liyue, and it is very difficult for ordinary people to deal in it.
The supply is a problem, and it is not easy to mine.
The Chasm is controlled by the Seven Stars of Liyue.
Jabu came into contact with a big boss by chance!
He was very generous and had all kinds of resources at his disposal, even banned resources.
At the beginning, Jabu bought a lot of Yebo Stone from the other party.
Night Stone, a special mineral containing rare elemental energy, is very popular in the black market.
The goods that Jabu had just received were immediately snatched away, and he also made a huge profit.
Having tasted the sweetness, Jabu couldn't stop himself and began to contact the other party actively.
Unfortunately, the opponent's appearance time was not fixed and sometimes they might not have the goods, which made Jabu, who had tasted the sweetness, extremely miserable.
Not being able to keep the money you earn in your own pocket is more painful than killing him!
So Jiabu started to negotiate with the other party! He hoped that he could develop some deeper cooperation with the other party.
The other party agreed very readily!
However, there is a condition. Jiabu needs to find someone to transport the Yebo Stone from the city to Mingyun Town.
Jabu was able to take a small portion of each shipment of Night Stone as profit.
This was a no-cost business for Jabu! As a shrewd businessman, Jabu immediately saw the profit potential.
As for cost?
There was no cost! He only needed to find a few workers to transport the goods to Mingyun Town at night when the Qianyan Army was not paying attention.
As for why the other party wanted to transport it to a remote place like Mingyun Town, Jia Bu felt that it had nothing to do with him and he was only responsible for making money.
However, Jabu was not without caution.
He secretly observed that the other party seemed to be cooperating with the Abyss Mage.
An altar was built mysteriously in an abandoned mine.
Jabu thought about it and decided that building the altar would not affect his ability to make money, so he didn't care.
Anyway, it is the workers who are doing the hard work, and he just needs to take the money.
I didn’t expect that something would happen just yesterday!
The worker who was escorting the goods seemed to have had an accident and did not return.
Jabu was still thinking about what reason he could use to explain the disappearance of several workers. If he couldn't find a suitable reason, it would be very troublesome if the Qianyan Army came to visit him.
Jabu didn't want to expose his smuggling.
Jabu, who was already irritable, was harassed by his workers, which made him even more upset!
"You're all gathered here with nothing to do, right? Have you finished your work? There's still a shipload of cargo. Why aren't you moving it yet?!"
In order to vent his anger, Jabu found an unreasonable reason!
It was supposed to be rest time, but he started to let the workers work.
Someone immediately retorted: "Boss, we are taking a break now."
"Rest? Resting before finishing the work! Who will pay you? It's only natural to work for money!"
Jabu is good at changing concepts. The workers are relatively honest. When they heard Jabu say this, they felt aggrieved but didn't know how to refute.
Just when Jabu was feeling proud, Keqing arrived with the Thousand Rocks Army.
"Wait a moment."
Keqing called out to Jabu.
Jabu's heart skipped a beat, but he still maintained a smiling expression on his face.
"Isn't this Lord Yuhengxing? May I ask what you can do for me?"
"I am a law-abiding Liyue merchant!"
In order to prove his innocence, Jabu added another sentence.
Keqing smiled very much like Keqing when she heard that.
"Boss Jiabu, how did you know that I came to talk to you about law today?"
Keqing's words made Jia Bu's face change immediately, and he looked a little panicked: "I don't know! Lord Yuhengxing, are you kidding? I don't remember what law I broke."
"hehe."
Keqing has dealt with these hypocritical businessmen many times.
She had a bad impression of Ningguang before because she dealt with businessmen too much, and businessmen were always hypocritical.
Later, after Keqing truly understood Ningguang, she realized that Ningguang was not such a superficial person.
The Jabu in front of her is the person Keqing despises the most, a person who can give up everything for the sake of profit.
Just as Qin An said, capital can trample on people's moral bottom line.
"Confess and be treated leniently; resist and be treated severely. Boss Jiabu, you didn't think I would bring people here without evidence, did you?"
At this moment, Keqi had an air of dominance that frightened Jabu very much.
After all, the person in front of him is the Yuheng Star!
A very difficult existence to get along with!
The current Keqing is not as easy to talk to as she was when she was with Qin An. If Qin An were here, he would probably feel that the current Keqing is a little different from the one last night.
Although they were wearing the same clothes, they looked completely different from each other.
"Master Yuhengxing, I am innocent!"
Jabu was frightened by Keqing's aura. He began to explain: "I didn't know that person was doing bad things! I was also deceived. I thought the other party was just doing ordinary business."
Keqing didn't believe a word of Jabu's excuses.
Ordinary business? Humph!
Keqing signaled the Qianyan Army to go forward and arrest the man.
Can ordinary business be conducted in a place like Mingyun Town?
The biggest reason why Keqing came to trouble Jabu was not smuggling, but the hope to find out the conspiracy behind it.
The existence of the Abyss Mage is the key.
And there are also things related to mutated slimes, which are all very strange.
The workers who woke up over there only talked about Jabu helping with smuggling, and did not involve the Abyss Mage.
Therefore, it is necessary to carefully interrogate this guy to find out whether he knows the existence of the Abyss Mage.
After Jabu was taken away, the other workers stood there in a daze.