Embers Ad Infinitum

When the "old tune team" returned to the hotel camp, Lehman was already waiting outside room "05".

As soon as the smuggler, who looked like a simple and honest farmer, saw Jiang Baimian, Shang Jianyao and others getting out of the car, he walked over and said with a flattering smile:

"I heard that you entered the 'Underground Ark' and met Di Marco?"

His eyes were full of anticipation.

This time, he didn't bring those bodyguards and asked them to wait at a distance, because he had already figured out that the team in front of him was stronger than he imagined, and there was almost no difference between having bodyguards and without bodyguards.

He felt that even if he transferred the military exoskeleton device ordered by the customer to himself, it would not make much sense. After all, the other party also had one, and how could the exoskeleton device block the Awakened at close range?

Therefore, it is better not to bring bodyguards.

According to the Hui Tu dialect, this is "showing sincerity".

Hearing Lehman's question, Jiang Baimian joked funnyly:

"You have so many friends.

"Beware of your friends in the church?"

Lehman did not deny it and nodded slightly:

"How? What did DiMarco say?"

"He said that Lars found true love in the 'underground ark' and will never return to the surface. If you don't believe it, you can go to the Vigilant Church and he will let Lars have a video call with you." Jiang Baimian answered At that moment, I saw an uncontrollable change in Lehman's expression.

He seemed a little disbelieving and a little angry, but finally fell silent on the fact that he could make a video call.

That means DiMarco wasn't lying.

Very few people would tell such lies that would be exposed as soon as they turn around.

After being silent for a while, Lehman twitched the corners of his mouth, as if trying to squeeze out a smile:

"I'll check it out.

"Thank you for your help."

Although he understood the other party's emotions and had some sympathy, Jiang Baimian still asked:

"Then, what's the promised reward?"

"Which one do you want?" Lehman seemed to quickly recover.

Before Jiang Baimian could answer, he added:

"What I meant before was that I would do my best to help you obtain controlled items, including military exoskeleton devices and T1 robotic arms. This would consume the favors I had accumulated and cause rifts in the relationships I had finally built.

"In other words, rewards refer to intangible but very valuable things such as channels and ways. The items themselves still require you to give sufficient consideration.

"Of course, I will give you a discount and give you the best deal."

Before Jiang Baimian could respond, Shang Jianyao interjected:

"That's your lover!"

Lehman showed a bitter smile:

"Now it seems likely that it is not."

So the value has dropped? Jiang Baimian was amused by this sentence.

She discovered that Lehman was essentially a profiteer.

However, she didn't feel that she could get a military exoskeleton device or a newer robotic arm with just one or two casual questions. In her imagination, she and others should have braved the hail of bullets and the interference of several awakened people, forced their way into the "underground ark", brought Lars out, and then confidently accepted the reward from Lehman.

Therefore, she did not feel angry and smiled and said:

"Aren't you afraid that if you mislead us so much, we won't be able to get out of the Red Stone Collection?"

Lehman's body suddenly froze.

Tsk, the image of our villain is quite popular... Seeing this scene, Long Yuehong sighed inwardly in a funny way.

Seeing that this situation was going to turn into "extortion", Jiang Baimian promptly stopped Shang Jianyao's attempted performance and sighed:

“For the sake of losing your lover, let’s do this.

"After you go back, use your channels and connections to help us get a military exoskeleton device and a robotic arm. The model cannot be too old.

"When the time comes, you inform us and we will gather supplies for trading."

Even if your group doesn't need this kind of controlled item by then, you can still make a lot of money by changing hands.

"Both military exoskeleton devices and robotic arms are required?" Lehman was a little embarrassed.

"Yes." Jiang Baimian said unceremoniously.

Seeing that the "big villain" had already given in, Lehman couldn't bargain anymore, so he could only forcefully smile and said:

“No problem, but it takes a long time.

"How should I inform you?"

When Jiang Baimian made the request, he already had a mature plan and said directly:

"I will give you a telegraph frequency band and the corresponding password. After you get those two items, send us a telegraph at eight o'clock every night for a month.

"If we don't respond, you will be free to dispose of those two items after one month."

The password for the message she was about to give was a common one in the dusty world, and it wasn't anything confidential anyway.

Lehman thought for a moment and agreed.

After seeing off the arms dealer, Jiang Baimian looked around and said:

“One more thing has been resolved.

"Next, let's go inside the Red Stone Collection, find Mrs. Theresa, and ask Herwig who he has had trouble with in the past month."

She downgraded "having had conflicts" to "having had unpleasant moments" to avoid omissions.

"I think it's difficult to find out." Bai Chen expressed his opinion, "According to Di Marco, just a few jokes may arouse the murderer's malice, and in daily life, jokes are performed every day No one can remember things clearly, just like Long Yuehong can't tell how many times Shang Jianyao hit him every day."

Long Yuehong opened her mouth and found that she really couldn't speak.

"What if he could tell it?" Shang Jianyao asked with the wrong emphasis.

Bai Chen pursed his lips and did not answer, while Jiang Baimian laughed:

"That means his spirit has been damaged by you."

Before Long Yuehong could react, she added:

"Fortunately, our Xiaohong has an optimistic attitude and is positive and sunny."

"It's okay." Long Yuehong suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

Seeing this, Shang Jianyao smiled and said:

"You wet the bed when you were five."

"Get lost!" Long Yuehong blurted out in anger.

…………

In the Red Stone Collection, in the "Gunfire" store, the four members of the "Old Tune Team" met Mrs. Teresa again.

She was still wearing the heavy black dress and the hat with long black gauze hanging down.

"Is there any progress?" Teresa asked calmly.

Compared with some time ago, she seemed less panicked, excited and uneasy, and felt a little more confident.

"That's right, we have preliminary checked the list of Mr. Herwig's enemies, and no one is suspected." Jiang Baimian opened his eyes and lied, "We want to get more information. For example, Mr. Herwig's recent Who have you had trouble with in the past few months? Or made a bad joke to someone?"

Teresa thought for a while and said:

"Too much.

"He likes to laugh at others very much. If he is a standard for making over-the-top jokes, then most people in Hongshiji are suspected."

How annoying is this Mr. Herwig... Jiang Baimian opened his mouth slightly, feeling both funny and helpless.

Shang Jian Yao sighed:

"pity……"

"What's a pity?" Long Yuehong asked, holding the ground.

"It's a pity that I couldn't see Mr. Herwig alive." Shang Jianyao raised his hand and touched his monkey mask. "Otherwise, we can compete to see who can anger whom first."

Teresa didn't pay attention to the conversation between Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong. She was silent for a few seconds and said:

"That's it for this mission."

"No more investigation?" Jiang Baimian asked with some premonition.

Teresa nodded:

"It can be seen that the hope of finding out this matter is very small, and it will involve most people in Hongshiji. I have to consider the future life of myself and my children.

"Anyway, he has offended enough people, and I have long been prepared for his sudden death."

You didn't say that before... Jiang Baimian retorted silently.

Suddenly, she understood the reason for Teresa's change of attitude:

When Herwig died suddenly, Teresa was worried that her arms business would be taken away and that her subordinates would change their families. Naturally, she showed that she valued her husband and cared about this matter. Now, she seems to have stabilized the small power. , established friendship with Lehman and others, and was no longer in the midst of internal and external troubles.

Therefore, to her, how Herwig died was no longer something worth paying too much attention to. After all, she and Hewig had no relationship for a long time.

Maybe she was among the people who wanted Herwig dead.

Seeing that the four members of "Qian Bai Team" were silent, Teresa misunderstood their appeal and quickly added:

"I will not ask you to return the corresponding reward.

"You were able to find that batch of arms in a short time, which really helped me a lot."

Herwig really failed as a human being... Jiang Baimian sighed secretly, nodded gently and said:

"That's it, just go to the guild and cancel the mission."

After the "gun fire" came out, Jiang Baimian looked around, adjusted his mood, and said with a smile:

"Let's go to the 'toxic-free restaurant' to buy some ingredients. Let's make barbecue by ourselves tonight to celebrate!"

Most of the celebrations of his team's Redstone gathering came to an end.

"Okay, okay!" Long Yue responded with red eyes a little bright.

Jiang Baimian smiled "haha":

"We'll get some spices and coal later, and I'll show you Chef Jiang's secret barbecue."

"Want to compare?" Shang Jianyao asked excitedly.

"Let's compete!" Jiang Baimian asked herself whether she was good at cooking.

After saying that, she suddenly became alert and asked:

"Compared to what?"

"Eat more than anyone else." Shang Jianyao was very calm.

Jiang Baimian spat and ignored him.

…………

In the evening, in the hotel camp, the "old tune team" put the marinated meat on a makeshift grill.

At this time, "Pangu Creature" responded with a telegram.

Jiang Baimian quickly translated the code text and refined the company's reply into two sentences:

“First, there is no need for further exploration of the Lake Island Temple;

"Second, observe Han Wanghuo's performance for a while."

After reading the telegram, Jiang Baimian cursed angrily and funnyly:

"Would you like to observe for a while longer? Everyone is leaving, so how can we still observe? Really!"