The Elixir is for You, The Poison is for Me

#746 - It's embarrassing

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“No one can lie before [Geng Zi Twelve], but asking each question comes at a corresponding price, whether it's the person asking the question or the person answering it. That's why the Directorate of Astronomy hasn't used this ancient, eerie object to interrogate criminals before,” Director Huang said.

“But this time, Vice Director Guo is willing to make an exception for Mr. Ji.”

“Mr. Ji is still alive?” Lu Jing asked, somewhat surprised.

Judging from the situation that night, he thought Vice Director Guo would take advantage of this rare opportunity to eliminate Mr. Ji directly. He didn't expect Vice Director Guo to suppress the killing intent in his heart.

It seems his mind is still calm, and he knows what the biggest crisis is right now. This also relieved Lu Jing.

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“That's right. Mr. Ji was captured by Vice Director Guo and his men. He's currently being held in a secret location and will be brought along when we set off.”

Director Huang didn't want to continue on this topic and then asked, “Do you have any other questions?”

“No more questions.” Lu Jing shook his head.

He was about to get up when he heard Director Huang speak again, “Do you want to go?”

“What?”

“The secret realm. Even with a map, the secret realm is still a secret realm. If you want to go deep into it, there will definitely be dangers. So, this time, we're sending out experts. Although anyone can volunteer, to ensure success, the Directorate will only send investigators above the third rank in principle.”

Director Huang paused. “Vice Director Guo and I discussed your matter. Although you are only a second-rank investigator, you have performed very well in the previous cases. You and Xia Huai deserve a lot of credit for catching Mr. Ji this time. However, you have already been promoted two ranks in a short period of time, so it's not easy to promote you further for the time being.

“But if you are willing to join this secret realm team, your name can be added to the list of one hundred and twenty people, and you will be in the main group.”

This job sounded dangerous, and Lu Jing subconsciously wanted to refuse.

But then he remembered the wish he had secretly made during the New Year, and the words his master Zhang Sanfeng had said to him before he came to the capital—If you want to retreat, first think about advancing.

He didn't commit himself completely, saying, “Can I think about it?”

Director Huang was slightly disappointed to hear this, but he still said, “Of course. The final list will be finalized at the end of the month. We will set off at the beginning of the month. You know, we have to arrive at the center of the secret realm and set up the grand formation before April 4th, so you still have more than ten days to think about it slowly.”

“Thank you, Director Huang.”

Lu Jing finished speaking and turned to walk out of the door.

“Take that incense burner with you too.”

“This…” Lu Jing's expression was a little strange. “A gentleman doesn't take what others love. Since this incense burner is for Director Huang to refresh his spirits, wouldn't it be inappropriate for me to take it?”

“It's fine.” Director Huang said calmly, “Do you know how this incense burner refreshes people? It can use smoke to create the most refreshing illusions.

“In other words, whatever you find refreshing, it will turn into that. It would be a bit of a waste for me to use it to watch Cuju. You should take it and use it.”

“…”

Lu Jing was very embarrassed this time. He remembered that he had subtly advised Director Huang to move this incense burner from the study to the bedroom before.

As a result, he accidentally exposed his hobby.

But at this time, it was too late to explain anything. Lu Jing could only put the incense burner in his arms and hurriedly left Director Huang's small courtyard with his head down.

He came as fast as he could, and he left even faster.

After Lu Jing left, he hadn't walked far when Chen Bo, who was passing by, stopped him.

“Great Hero Lu, wait a moment… Here's a letter for you.”

“The capital is in great trouble. Are you willing to lend a hand?”

Lu Jing frowned, feeling that the handwriting was a little familiar. After thinking about it, he finally remembered that the last time he took a carriage to see Granny Tang, he had also found a similar note in the small courtyard built entirely of sugar.

Is it that Granny Tang again?

Lu Jing didn't have a good impression of that guy. He found her to solve the problem of Amu not being able to speak and solved the incident that happened in Zhuangyuan Building according to what she said.

However, in the end, Granny Tang broke her promise and failed to cure Amu. Moreover, she casually sent a substitute to see him afterward, which Lu Jing saw through at a glance.

Lu Jing is no longer interested in Granny Tang, and now that it's almost the end of the world, he's even less in the mood to play any detective games with Granny Tang.

So, after reading the letter, Lu Jing crumpled it into a ball. If he wasn't worried about littering, he would have probably thrown it away directly.

Just as he was about to continue walking forward, he heard Chen Bo say again, “Wait, there's more… That letter was sent a month ago. I also have one from half a month ago, um, one from ten days ago, and two from three days ago. I just received another one.”

Lu Jing was speechless. What is this, a junk mail bombardment?

But doesn't he not have an email address anymore?

Lu Jing took the letters from Chen Bo's hand, thanked him, and then walked while reading.

If the first letter was Granny Tang's usual riddle mode, then from the third letter onwards, it could be seen that Granny Tang was also anxious. The content of the letter was a direct invitation for Lu Jing to meet, with the time and place chosen, and urging Lu Jing to reply quickly.

By the fourth letter, she was worried that Lu Jing wouldn't remember who she was, so she simply signed her name.

This was quite risky for her as a strange object, after all, she was sending letters to the academy.

In the most recent letter, Granny Tang was even forced to promise to meet Lu Jing in her true form, and also said that an old friend of Lu Jing's was also there.

After reading it, Lu Jing no longer crumpled them into a ball, but waited until he returned to his small courtyard before throwing them all into the stove, preparing to set them on fire when boiling water.

Then, Lu Jing rushed to Chi's place, first taking the 150,000 taels of silver he had earned from growing ginseng during this period to Chi to continue paying off the debt. He also received the shadow puppet that Chi had repaired.

This thing was his biggest gain besides the Bodhi bracelet from the last time he and Xia Huai were used as bait.

And Chi didn't disappoint him.

It only took less than twenty days to restore this shadow puppet to its original state.

Moreover, it was counted among the three things Chi promised to make for Lu Jing. Otherwise, the repair cost of 100,000 taels alone would have made Lu Jing grow ginseng for another half a month for nothing.

Chi said to Lu Jing, "You are now the owner of this shadow puppet. Try to make it do some simple actions first."

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