Chapter 328: Perhaps They Are the Same Person!
Chapter 328: Perhaps They Are the Same Person!
October 27, 2024
"Come, Big Brother, let me offer you a toast."
In a private room.
Ge Xiaotian raised his glass, his eyes sparkling with mirth as he looked at the man sitting across from him.
This man was one of the staff members who had delivered herbs to him during the day. With Ge Xiaotian's deliberate friendliness, the man readily agreed to have dinner with him.
"Brother Ge, you're too kind."
Hearing this, the man's hand trembled slightly as he lifted his glass, and then he drained it in one go.
It was evident that he was a bit nervous.
Despite working in the Alchemy Department, his tasks were mostly basic, and even an ordinary person could handle them. As a result, his salary was not high, barely over ten thousand a month.
But this table of food was worth at least several tens of thousands, several months' worth of his salary! Ge Xiaotian observed all this, a hint of disdain flashing in his eyes.
If not for this task, a guy like this wouldn't even have the qualifications to sit at the same table as him.
He thought this to himself, but his face remained warm and friendly, and he urged the man to start eating.
"Brother Ge,"
Lin Yufan looked at Ge Xiaotian, his eyes filled with unease. "Are you asking me to help you with something? Let me be clear, I can't do anything like embezzlement. It's too easy to get caught, and if I do, not only will you and I be implicated, but my family will suffer as well."
"Big Brother Lin, what are you thinking?"
Ge Xiaotian exclaimed in surprise.
"Manager Yang trusts me so much; how could I possibly do something like this to him? Rest assured, I'd never do that."
"Really, is it true?"
Hearing this, Lin Yufan breathed a slight sigh of relief.
Although his current salary wasn't particularly high, it was stable.
Those who were dishonest and had ulterior motives were usually caught, and their consequences were dire.
Of course, he wasn't foolish.
"Brother Ge, what is it? Please tell me first; otherwise, I really can't bring myself to eat."
Hearing this, Ge Xiaotian laughed and said, "Big Brother, you're really cautious. I do have a small matter that I'd like to ask for your help with."
"Brother Ge, please tell me about it. If I can help, I will, but if I can't, then forget it."
Lin Yufan said.
"Okay."
Ge Xiaotian put down his glass and recounted everything that had happened since he joined.
"Brother Ge, do you mean that you're very curious about this person named Zhang Cheng and want to meet him?"
Lin Yufan was quite surprised.
"Then why don't you just ask Manager Yang?"
"I did, but Manager Yang said that person is quite busy and might not have time to see me."
Ge Xiaotian sighed, "But I'm really curious about him. I really want to meet him and discuss his alchemy insights."
"I see."
Lin Yufan nodded, a bit regretfully, "In that case, there's nothing I can do if even Manager Yang says so."
"No, there's another way."
Ge Xiaotian looked at him intently.
"Big Brother, you're in charge of delivering herbs to various alchemists, so you must know which alchemy chamber Zhang Cheng is in, right?"
"Th-This..."
Lin Yufan's face showed his dilemma.
Although he wasn't the only one delivering herbs to the alchemy chambers.
But it would be easy for him to check.
"Big Brother, if you can help me with this small favor, I'll give you 100,000 yuan as a token of appreciation."
Lin Yufan's eyes widened in surprise.
But he still said instinctively, "Brother, this... this goes against the rules. If you really want to meet him, you can ask Manager Yang again. He trusts you, so he'll definitely agree."
"200,000."
Ge Xiaotian doubled the offer.
In fact, with his psychic energy, he could easily hypnotize the man in front of him.
However, with this method, they could only ask one question at a time, and the information obtained would be far less comprehensive than what money could buy.
"Younger Brother..."
Lin Yufan hesitated.
"Three hundred thousand."
Ge Xiaotian laughed. "Older Brother, if you agree, I can transfer the money to your account right now."
Lin Yufan took a deep breath.
Three hundred thousand! It was almost three years' worth of his salary!
"Younger Brother, is it really just a simple matter of meeting him once?"
"Of course."
Ge Xiaotian replied without hesitation, "As long as you agree, Older Brother, I'll transfer the money to you right now."
As he spoke, he picked up the phone beside him.
"Younger Brother, no, no rush, no rush."
Lin Yufan waved his hands repeatedly.
"Wait, wait until we finish this meal, then transfer it. It's not too late."
He still couldn't quite believe that he could get three hundred thousand so easily.
"Okay."
Ge Xiaotian nodded and gestured for him to continue.
Finally, Lin Yufan picked up his chopsticks.
As he ate, he proactively shared information about Zhang Cheng.
The key difference was in their alchemy methods.
Usually, alchemists would collect around ten portions of herbs, and even if they took more, it would rarely exceed twenty or thirty portions.
But that person would take hundreds of portions at a time!
It was hard not to attract attention.
However, after that incident, it had been many days since they last delivered herbs to him.
"How long has it been?"
Ge Xiaotian sensed something amiss.
"I think it's been about one or two weeks," Lin Yufan replied after some thought.
Ge Xiaotian's eyebrows furrowed.
That shouldn't be the case.
Based on Yang Chun's reaction, the traitor's alchemy skills were extraordinary. Even if he was using the method of ten portions of herbs at a time, it was unlikely that he could have lasted this long, even with a million portions of herbs.
"We also find it strange."
Lin Yufan smiled and then suddenly remembered something. "By the way, after that, another person appeared, just like him. He also took one or two million portions of herbs at once to refine Spirit Nourishing Pills. And the most recent one was even more incredible!"
He glanced around and then whispered, "The last time, we directly sent him herbs worth ten million!"
Even Ge Xiaotian was surprised by this amount, his pupils dilating slightly.
"Ten million portions of herbs for Spirit Nourishing Pills?"
"No, no, no," Lin Yufan shook his head. "Those were herbs for Second Rank Tranquilizing Pills."
"Second Rank Tranquilizing Pills?!" Ge Xiaotian was astonished.
"What's the name of that person?"
"I think it's Xie Hui," Lin Yufan replied.
"Did this person appear recently?"
"Yes, we specifically checked the records, and it seems like he suddenly appeared out of nowhere. It's quite strange, and the herbs he initially took were also for Spirit Nourishing Pills. If it weren't for the fact that he looks completely different from Zhang Cheng, we would have suspected that they were the same person." Lin Yufan laughed.
Ge Xiaotian narrowed his eyes.
Perhaps these two people were indeed the same person.
The timing was too coincidental, just after the failed assassination attempt by those two individuals, and the appearance of the latter was almost too perfect.
However, one thing puzzled him. How could Jiang Cheng, who had just joined the organization, suddenly start refining Second Rank Tranquilizing Pills? Shouldn't he still be refining Spirit Nourishing Pills?
"Younger Brother, what's wrong?"
Lin Yufan asked curiously.
"Oh, nothing. Thank you, Older Brother, for telling me this. I'll transfer the money to you now."
Ge Xiaotian smiled slightly.
He already knew the room numbers of the alchemy chambers where these two individuals were located. Unless there were special circumstances, alchemists would not change rooms.
He would find out the truth when he went to investigate tomorrow.
(End of Chapter)
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