Phoenix Mountain, at the northern foot.
This place was originally a wasteland, barren, far away from Fenghuang Ji, and there were no people there. But now, there is a brand new small courtyard on the wasteland, poking at the foot of the mountain abruptly.
Light gray tile-roofed houses, blue bricks and white walls, and large black painted iron gates. The courtyard is paved with cement and has a garage, which is no different from ordinary rural nouveau riche.
There is no doubt that this was built jointly by the Yuan family, Lei family, and Zeng family as a special stronghold.
Gu Yu practiced in the mountains, so he made an agreement to go down the mountain once a month to harvest crude medicines, and never see them the rest of the time. And today is the day he goes down the mountain.
The representatives of these three families had been waiting in the hall early, looking uneasy, because besides them, there were two other people present: one was Zhang Hongru and the other was Jiang Chaofan.
Five people indicate four classes.
Behind Zhang Hongru is the will of the government, behind Jiang Chaofan is the Special Bureau, behind the Yuan family is the local power faction, behind Lei and Zeng are the vassal business elites.
Zhang Hongru was the biggest, so he was calm and relaxed; Jiang Chaofan was caught in the middle, not embarrassed;
The five people sat on one side without speaking to each other, maintaining a delicate and depressing atmosphere.
They waited for a long time, when the hands pointed to ten o'clock, Gu Yu appeared very punctually. He was also slightly surprised to see so many people, and said, "You two together?"
"..."
The Yuan family first glanced at Zhang Hongru, saw that he was motionless, and took a sip of tea, and then boldly went up, and said with a smile: "Mr. Gu, this is a newly harvested herbal medicine, please take a look."
Lei and Zeng also leaned forward and said, "Mr. Gu, we will do our best, please don't hold it against us."
These two people are the core and plenipotentiary representatives of the company. Zeng Yuewei and Lei Ziming didn't show up, they were looking for the Yuan family, and relying on some friendship, they begged for nothing to post, which made people look down on them.
Size is very important.
It was the first time Gu Yu saw them, but he could guess it, and said with a smile, "Excuse me, is Grandma Zeng okay?"
"The old lady has always been in good health, please go and have a sit when you have time." The Zeng family hurriedly said.
"Well, I'll go there when I have time."
He nodded, knelt down to check the raw medicine, there were three boxes in total, and the preparation was extremely fine, no problem. This is not for nothing, he bought it with money. Although the other party's purpose is not money, the form of transaction is very necessary.
"Don't worry, I'll accept all of these."
"That's good, that's good."
The three of them heaved a sigh of relief, they didn't try to get close again, and automatically and consciously avoided.
Only then did Zhang Hongru put down his teacup, and came over to say hello, "Mr. Gu, long time no see."
"Oh, it's been a long time. How is it? Are you still used to being in Baicheng?"
"It's okay, there are big and big exciting, small and small leisurely, I quite like it here."
The two were polite, and Zhang Hongru said, "The project will start next month, on the 15th. I will pick you up then."
"where to?"
"Tianzhu Mountain."
"Why not develop Emei first?"
Gu Yu was a little strange. In terms of the concentration of aura and the abundance of resources, Emei > Tianzhu > Phoenix Mountain, let alone the chaotic Tianshan Mountain.
"I don't know either. The higher-ups may have their own considerations."
"Okay then, see you then."
After Zhang Hongru finished talking, he didn't leave, but returned to his seat and continued to sip his tea.
Then it was Jiang Chaofan's turn. He glanced at Zhang Hongru, a little embarrassed, but he still stepped forward: "Mr. Gu, I am from the Shengtian Special Branch. My surname is Jiang."
"oh?"
With just this surname, Gu Yu could chat for a while and asked with a smile, "What's the matter with you?"
"Well, well, we had a case recently that was very odd..."
Jiang Chaofan told the story of the collective poisoning of the tour group. The more Gu Yu listened to it, the more serious he became. Zhang Hongru also held a cup in his hand. He hadn't drank for a long time, and he was obviously very interested.
"That is to say, you didn't investigate, but just came here?" Gu Yu asked.
"You must be aware that this kind of non-scientific matter, if we go there, it will have no effect, so it's better to ask you to solve it." Jiang Chaofan is very bachelor.
"What about the people on the island?"
"Because it happened so suddenly, people are panicking now. However, according to local colleagues, no one was injured for the time being, and they are unwilling to evacuate." He told the truth.
"oh… "
Gu Yu thought for a while, then smiled and said, "Okay, I'll take this matter."
"Really? Thank you so much!"
Jiang Chaofan was overjoyed, but the next second he was extremely cautious, and tentatively said: "But I heard that you have a principle, I don't know what you want..."
"Heh, it won't be too late to talk about it after I figure things out." Gu Yu said with a smile.
Hearing this, Zhang Hongru suddenly approached and said, "Director Jiang, can you bring me with you, I want to see you too."
"Uh... no problem, let's go there together."
Jiang Chaofan hesitated for a moment, but agreed. They are directly under the highest will, far from being comparable to a special branch, and they cannot be offended at all.
…
"Caohekou?"
Xiao Zhai was a little surprised, and asked suspiciously, "We still wanted to go to find the Lightning Tree, did it happen by such a coincidence?"
"Yes, it's such a coincidence, I was also surprised just now."
Inside Qingxin Hut, Gu Yu explained the situation and asked, "I have made an appointment with them, and we are leaving tomorrow, do you want to come together?"
"I'll forget it, it's a critical moment, I can't get distracted..."
Xiao Zhai sighed, feeling very depressed, he couldn't watch the ready-made excitement, so he could only practice at home, which was a rhythm that would kill people.
There is no way, although Lei Fa is extremely powerful, it is not as fast as Qi Qi, and its speed is very slow. With her aptitude, after two months of assiduous practice, the sense of aura is considered stable, and the aura of golden thunder in her body appears to be solidified.
The next step is to let the golden thunder energy communicate with the heaven and the earth, so as to temper the spiritual energy, so that the real thunder can be born.
As soon as Xiao Zhai gave up, Long Qiu was very excited and said: "Brother, I want to go! I want to go!"
"Stay at home honestly and don't run around," he lectured.
"But it doesn't matter to me, I haven't cultivated Lei Fa." She refused.
"Isn't your Blood Mosquito Gu about to come out, can you leave it?"
One sentence shattered her small thoughts of wanting to fight side by side with her brother, but she didn't lose her temper. She didn't know how to lose her temper at all, and obediently obeyed the arrangement.
As a result, the two girls stayed behind, and Gu Yu could only go alone.
Blink of an eye to the next day.
Caohekou is not far from Baicheng. The group set off in the morning and arrived there quickly.
Hekou Town is very small and sparsely populated, and the ancestors have lived on one island and one river for generations. When everyone entered the town, they felt deserted and desolate, showing a sense of decay and depression.
Looking at the pink and pink all over the mountain, the contrast is sharp, and there is a burst of strangeness for no reason.
When they arrived at the villa first, the unlucky boss was so worried that his hair turned gray. When he saw the people coming, he was excited and complained: "Oh, thank God, you've finally come!"
When he received the notice before, he thought it was an investigation by the police station, and he kept complaining: "You don't know, I really can't do this business! I am innocent, but I lost all my property. Now half There are no guests, this is forcing me to jump into the river!"
"Brother, don't worry."
Zhang Hongru patted him on the shoulder and comforted him: "We are here to solve the problem. I'm going to investigate a few things now. Tell me slowly, have you guys had similar things before?"
"No, absolutely not! It's not just my family, none of the seven villas on the island has given guests something wrong! I'm really wronged..."
have to! One sentence came back again. The hospital confirmed that it wasn't food poisoning, but if the victim didn't do it, the boss would be the one to take the blame.
After hearing this, Gu Yu suddenly interjected, "Since it's not your responsibility, then whose responsibility is it?"
"Peach Blossom!" The boss, Bei'er, was determined without slapping her.
"What happened to Peach Blossom?"
"Tsk, I've lived here for decades, and I know when it will bloom and when it will thank. Last spring was so hot, and March was still wilting, at most a bone. Take a look this year, the full bloom The mountains and fields are too scary. If something goes wrong, it must be a demon. I understand it without studying! By the way, there is a forest that is the most strange, and it was foggy yesterday!"
"Fog?"
"That's right, there's a big patch of pink fog. We didn't dare to go in, the old Jin's dog didn't keep an eye on it, and ran in without paying attention, and it turned out..."
He was suddenly stuck, and Gu Yu hurriedly asked, "How did it turn out?"
The boss looked fearful and didn't seem to dare to continue the description, he just said with a trembling voice: "You guys, come with me..."