PDLP Chapter 1669: Overlord cannot pass the level of the Red Skull
Chapter 1669: Overlord cannot pass the level of the Red Skull
An hour later, Xishan Farm.
Shangguan Wu Jijie sat behind the tea table, closing his eyes to rest, the jade walnut in his hand spinning around.
The midday sun fell on the corner of the table, but was blocked by the heavy curtains and seemed unable to shine into the area opposite him.
On the table, a hand handed over a steaming teacup and gently placed it in front of Shangguan Wuji.
"please!"
Shangguan Wuji opened his eyes, his lightning-like eyes shot across and he whispered, "This move was a mistake. We shouldn't have been so hasty!"
A hoarse laugh came from the other side, and there seemed to be disdain in the voice, as if there was also a sense of confidence and determination to win.
"That's fine. If you go today and run into Li Xiangnan, that's the real deal! The Qin family is just a breakthrough point to contact the Li family. We're speeding up just to prevent others from getting the things first."
Shangguan Wuji narrowed his eyes and looked at the shadow opposite.
"Do you really think the things are in Li's house?"
"if not?"
A sound of sipping tea was heard from the shadows, and after a long while, a faint voice said:
"If I were Mu Huanying, and I wanted to hide something, my first choice would definitely be somewhere far away from the capital, preferably deep in the mountains and forests. Then, the Li family would definitely be the best hiding place!"
Shangguan Wuji immediately retorted, "But we've been searching for it for so many years. We even went to the Li family and the village ancestral hall, but there's nothing! We've searched every inch of land there, but there's nothing!"
His voice was filled with majesty and anger. The jade walnut in his hand stopped moving. "I still say the same thing. The most dangerous thing is the safest place. The thing is still in the capital!"
The man in the shadows laughed and said, "Wuji, the same old tune is repeated!"
"Think about it!" Shangguan Wuji's tiger whiskers trembled as he spoke excitedly, "What has Li Dequan achieved in his life? Li Fuqiang is still only in the regional committee, Li Fuqin only works on the farm, and Li Fugui is even more mediocre. If they got something, would it be like this?"
"Perhaps!" The man in the shadows shook his head. "They just don't know the value of things. For example, they mistook them for some old book, placed them somewhere, used them to pad the corners of tables, or simply used them as straw paper to make beds!"
After hearing this, Shangguan Wuji's face trembled violently, and he said angrily: "What a waste of talent! If it were given to me..."
"Shh!"
Suddenly a voice came from the shadows to stop.
Shangguan Wuji turned his head tacitly and looked towards the door. There, a pair of footsteps slowly approached and stopped solemnly outside the house.
"what's up?"
The housekeeper did not come in, but stopped outside the study as sensibly as ever.
"Master, the young lady is practicing calligraphy!"
Shangguan Wuji asked coldly, "Have you asked any questions?"
"Master, I asked, and the young lady said that when she spoke with Li Xiangnan this morning, she did ask him how to regulate his body..."
Before the housekeeper could finish, he asked again: "Where is Wanqing injured?"
"The young lady said that her hip has been feeling uncomfortable recently!" The butler spoke respectfully.
"Got it. Tell the young lady to take good rest and not go out!"
"Yes!"
Before the housekeeper could even leave, Shangguan Wuji immediately reminded him, "Tell him that Li Xiangnan will be coming to the house soon!"
"Yes!" The butler said without hesitation and turned to leave.
Shangguan Wuji's ears moved, and after confirming that the butler had really left, he turned his head to look at the shadows, waiting for the other party to respond to what he had said before being interrupted.
"Wuji, do you think...the things have always been in the Mu family?"
"Yes!" Shangguan Wuji reached for the Zhonghua cigarettes on the table, took out a cigarette, handed it over, and started smoking himself. "The person who committed the bombing must know some inside information! He can't wait any longer, he's even more anxious than us. Perhaps he's the one who was most scheming in the past!"
"I have a different opinion!" The man in the shadows clicked on a lighter.
Sparks flickered in the darkness, finally brightened, and then fell silent.
Thick smoke puffed out of the darkness, and then the sparks came back.
Shangguan Wuji personally poured the other person a cup of tea and said, "Master, please speak."
"Yanjing has been in turmoil lately..."
As soon as these words were spoken, Shangguan Wuji's face immediately became dignified without any anger, and his eyes swept across somewhere in the darkness like lightning.
"Master, are you talking about... the recent incident involving the Shen family in Yanjing? Is the Mu family's explosion related to them?"
Shangguan Wuji felt his scalp tingling when he said this. He stood up anxiously, not caring about the cigarette ash falling into the teacup. He walked straight to the window and looked at the farm in the distance with green hills, dispelling the boredom in his heart.
"You're not someone who knows the inside story. You mean someone is targeting the Mu family with an explosion, and it just happened to draw in all the people who were eyeing the Mu family ruins into this game! Master, do you suspect it was the Shen family?"
"A few reasons!" The sound of Bodhi turning came from the shadows.
“Master, please speak!”
"First, according to rumors, the reason Shen Yujing was shot was because he accepted bribes of 60 million yuan. It was done by the Mu and An families! But I know the An family. They only returned to China as a whole last year and have no motive to fight against the local tyrants. So, it must be the Mu family!"
"Secondly, Shen Yujing moved to two teahouses while serving as Director of the Science and Technology Department. An informant told me that his teahouse was invaded by members of the Mu family!"
Even though Shangguan Wuji's eyes were facing the light, they gradually brightened. He couldn't help swallowing lightly, and clenched the cigarette in his mouth in shock, waiting for words in the darkness.
"So Master suspects that the Shen family and the Mu family have a feud. The deaths of Shen Yujing and Shen Wanshan...are they seeking revenge against the Mu family?"
A "hmm" sound came from the shadows, and a hand reached out from the darkness and flicked the ash in the ashtray.
"You've been in Yanjing for so many years, so you must know exactly what the Mu family's water tower represents! Blowing it up would mean destroying the Mu family's position in Yanjing! If anyone has started to acquire land on Nanchizi Street recently, it must be the Shen family!"
Shangguan Wuji wiped the sweat from his forehead, his eyes filled with strange excitement and unspeakable throbbing, "So, even if we don't take action, the Mu family will show up!"
He began to pace around the room, becoming more and more excited the more he thought about it. Finally, he clapped his hands, picked up the phone on the table and made a call.
"Please keep an eye on the land developments on Nanchizi Street in the near future. Also, if you have any news from the Mu family, be sure to call this number!"
After hanging up the phone, Shangguan Wuji clapped his hands fiercely and said with a sinister smile, "I never thought that after searching high and low for something, I would find it without any effort! A bombing incident actually brought me so close to rejuvenation!"
The person in the shadows said, "After decades of waiting, the grudge between two generations has finally come to an end! Well done, well done!"
"Master!" Shangguan Wuji clasped his hands together and said, "Thanks to your guidance, you have worked so hard over the years!"
"Don't talk about the hard work, just the results. We agreed! My Buddhist country..."
"I understand, I understand!" A trace of greed flashed across Shangguan Wuji's face. He reached out and touched the switch under the tea table, and then heard a rumbling sound from the amplified sound.
The entire bookcase at the back slowly stretched out to both sides, revealing a huge open stone door.
The lights were bright inside, and photos, resumes, and lines were embedded on three walls, all of which were the faces and relationships of the Li family.
Shangguan Wuji stood at the door and threw away his cigarette butt.
"Master, are you sure that my daughter can make Li Xiangnan die?"
Before he finished speaking, a red-robed figure appeared beside him.
"Since ancient times, those who have claimed the throne have never been able to overcome the hurdle of the Red Skull!"
"Li Xiangnan, the more powerful you are, the more you value friendship and loyalty. You've been planting the seeds of love for twenty years, and now is the time for them to blossom and bear fruit!"
"Whether it's in Yanjing or Lijia Village, Li Xiangnan will deliver it to us!"
Shangguan Wuji's face lit up with joy, and he respectfully invited in, "Master, please come in!"