HCB Chapter 401 A special gift for a special you
Chapter 401 A special gift for a special you
Shopkeeper Chen swallowed his saliva and subconsciously lowered his voice, "Robbered the eldest prince?"
Although this guess sounded ridiculous, he could not think of any other possibility.
This shopkeeper Chen is quite smart. Jiang Lili winked at him and said, "We are now in the same boat."
Manager Chen's wife and children are in Haizhou, so Jiang Lili is not worried that Manager Chen will turn against her.
"Don't worry, I will send someone to protect you."
Shopkeeper Chen certainly understood what Jiang Lili meant. He was a businessman from Dasheng. The situation in Nanzhao was tense now, and he would be more than happy to have Shopkeeper Jiang's power protecting him. How could he possibly tear up his own umbrella of protection?
The idea of robbing the eldest prince was too crazy. Shopkeeper Chen couldn't help but advise, "Girl, you should think twice. If you are caught by the eldest prince, it will be very dangerous. You may not even be left alive!"
Moreover, they did not just rob one warehouse, but all the surrounding warehouses. This was extremely risky. Although most of the warehouses of these pharmacies were guarded by hired servants and were not as heavily guarded as military camps, the transportation and storage of medicinal materials were the biggest problems!
Seeing that Manager Chen was so worried, Jiang Lili smiled and said, "You must be prepared for danger to gain wealth. You will definitely get the benefits after the success."
Shopkeeper Chen wanted to persuade her a little more, but seeing that Jiang Lili was determined, he didn't say much in the end. Young people hate it most when the older generation nags them.
Their stall has a booming business, and they have to thank this girl for that. So he decided not to nag her anymore, as he could see that the girl had made up her mind.
Everyone said that the eldest prince was arrogant, but he felt that the girl in front of him was even more arrogant.
Jiang Lili put the finished drawing into her sleeve and gave the red envelope to Master Liao. It was not safe for her to keep this thing with her.
She stood up and said goodbye to Shopkeeper Chen: "Thank you, Shopkeeper Chen. I should not stay here for long. Goodbye."
Shopkeeper Chen nodded and said, "I will hide the number of people in the medicinal materials warehouse in the belly of the fattest golden pheasant delivered every day."
Jiang Lili touched the teacup with her fingertips and said, "Don't bother yourself. Someone will ask you for it when the time comes."
In order to prevent others from becoming suspicious, when Jiang Lili left, Shopkeeper Chen considerately gave her two chicks to take back with her.
After Jiang Lili left, the shopkeeper at the next stall said to Shopkeeper Chen in a sour tone, "Old Chen, you are so lucky. I heard that a young steward named Jiang came to the princess's mansion and won the princess's approval in just one day. He was firmly appointed as the cat steward and even specifically asked for the chickens in your shop to be used as ingredients for the cat meal."
"What is this Manager Jiang doing in your shop today? It must be another lucrative job, right?"
Shopkeeper Chen was shocked. He knew that the girl just now was probably the new cat manager of the Princess Mansion, but he didn't know that the new cat manager's surname was Jiang.
He pointed at Jiang Lili's back as she got on the carriage and drove away: "Manager Jiang, was that Manager Jiang just now?"
The shopkeeper at the next stall nodded and said, "Yes, my second aunt's neighbor's eldest son met Manager Jiang when he went to the princess's mansion for the selection. She is really good at coaxing cats, and the princess thinks highly of her."
Shopkeeper Chen came back to his senses: "Manager Jiang asked me for two chicks. She wants to raise them herself and feed them to Master Cat."
"You scared me. I thought the princess's mansion was not satisfied with the chicken in our stall."
Shopkeeper Chen sat back at his seat to settle accounts, his heart restless for a long time. It turned out that the man just now was Shopkeeper Jiang himself. No wonder he was so arrogant. Shopkeeper Chen felt less worried. He felt that he could look forward to seeing the powerful Shopkeeper Jiang facing off against the eldest prince.
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After returning to the princess's mansion, Jiang Lili received a message from Master Liao. She asked Master Liao to ask the third prince about the private treasury and the masked man in the princess's mansion. Master Liao's only words made the third prince tell her everything.
[@Master Liao: I have asked the third prince. The princess has assassins around her. Some are good at using poison, and some are good at close-range assassinations. The group of people entering and exiting the secret door of the warehouse are probably the princess' assassins.
Based on his previous experience fighting the Second Princess, the Third Prince estimated that the number of assassins around the Princess was no more than thirty, and that they would not gather together unless there were special circumstances, and would be sent out by the Princess to do things. These people were not numerous, but they were all experts among experts. 】
No more than thirty people... Jiang Lili recalled the black-clad men entering and exiting the secret door in the surveillance footage. There were no more than ten of them. If she and Xin Che wanted to sneak into the private vault, the number of enemies they would have to face would be no more than ten.
Jiang Lili was twirling a pocket pistol with a silencer in her hand.
Her shooting skills are not as accurate as Wen Qiaosheng and Zhixing's, but after receiving the weapons delivered by the organization, she practiced shooting under the guidance of the big guys. She can't say that she can hit the target with every shot, but her hit rate is still acceptable, which can barely be regarded as half combat effectiveness.
To deal with the men in black in the private vault, I should be able to get rid of these people by assisting Xin Che.
Jiang Lili told Xin Che, who had just fed the cat, all the information she had collected today.
She found that the cats would pester her whenever she went to feed them, but Xin Che would not do that. Without catnip, the cats were afraid of him.
So Xin Che gloriously took on all the work and was very happy to do it, so that Li Li would not be stuck to the cat.
Xin Che took the pistol from Jiang Lili and stroked the silencer on the pistol. "The modern world is really advanced. There are even devices that can silence weapons."
Jiang Lili leaned on the table and sighed: "It's a pity that the silencer can only reduce the sound of the gun to a minimum, but it can't completely eliminate it. If you encounter a man in black in the basement, there will still be noise when you fire, but it won't alert the people on the ground."
Xin Che lowered his eyes and thought for a while before saying, "What if... we use thunder to cover up the shooting?"
Jiang Lili suddenly looked up, her eyes sparkling, and she excitedly grabbed Xin Che's hand: "That's a good idea!"
She recalled some movies and TV shows she had watched, where the murderer also used the thunder on a stormy night to cover up the sound of gunfire.
"You are so talented in sharking people! You are so good at thinking!"
Xin Che glanced at Jiang Lili's little hand that was grasping his palm:... Just think of it as praising yourself!
The problem with the gun body was also solved. Jiang Lili pondered for a while and said, "Now all that's left is to figure out the internal structure of the underground vault."
Xin Che immediately said, "I'll go check it out tonight."
"No, it's too dangerous."
Jiang Lili held his hand tightly.
This is simply a real-life version of an escape room, the kind that's life-threatening.
Jiang Lili rolled her eyes and smiled at Xin Che: "Stretch out your hand, I'll give you a gift."
Why give a gift suddenly when you are discussing something?
Although Xin Che was confused, he still obediently extended his hand towards Jiang Lili.
Jiang Lili took out a gray object and put it in Xin Che's hand.
Xin Che looked carefully and his eyes twitched. It turned out to be a mouse!
He lifted the mouse's tail helplessly and said to Jiang Lili, "Are you a kitten too?"
Jiang Lili tilted her head and asked in confusion, "Why?"
Just after asking, she suddenly remembered that a stray cat brought a mouse to her last night. She said "Oh" with understanding: "Only a kitten would give a mouse as a gift to someone they like."
After Xin Che heard Jiang Lili's words, his eyes widened in surprise, then curved slightly, revealing a smile. He repeated Jiang Lili's words, with the corners of his mouth raised: "Yes, only kittens would give mice as gifts to people they like."
Jiang Lili pointed at the little mouse in Xin Che's hand and explained, "But this is not a dead mouse. It's called a bionic mouse. It's a high-tech artificial intelligence in the modern world. It looks lifelike, but it's actually used to detect unknown areas."