EFB Chapter 82 A Foolish and Clever Idea
Chapter 82 A Foolish and Clever Idea
I left the bathroom and went downstairs.
Old Wang chuckled and said, "Brother, are you satisfied?"
"It's alright, but these country bumpkins are a bit low-class." Gu Bai glanced at Lin Yong and the others at the public bathhouse.
He didn't lower his voice, but those people could still hear him.
Lin Yong immediately stood up: "You little brat, I've had my eye on you for a long time..."
Gu Bai glanced at him, took out his phone, and said, "Top up 200,000 first, and give me two membership cards. We'll open a separate door for you and you can go straight to a private room."
"Good, good, good." Old Wang was so excited he couldn't stop smiling. He quickly said, "President Gu, calm down. Come visit often. Lin Yong is too young and impetuous. Please don't take him seriously."
"Old Wang, we're old friends, let's just let it go this time."
Gu Bai patted Old Wang on the shoulder and turned to leave.
As I stepped outside, my phone rang.
Bodhisattva: "Aren't you going to show your strength? Once he checks our yang energy, he'll know we've eaten too much."
Gu Bai: "Didn't we agree that you guys would cooperate? I've already patted him on the shoulder."
Bodhisattva: "Huh?"
Gu Bai: "I'll pat him on the shoulder, and you'd better cooperate, crack the ground or something. Damn, I'll pat him again when I get back."
Bodhisattva: "...Wait a moment..."
Gu Bai opened the door and went back inside. A crisp voice rang out, and Old Wang said with a smile, "Brother..."
click
As soon as he spoke, the floor tiles beneath Old Wang's feet cracked, spreading like a spider web.
Gu Bai: "..."
What a clever and cunning idea!
I haven't even touched him yet, and you're already making a move?
Old Wang stared blankly at his feet, wondering what was going on.
You didn't put in any effort, is the shoddy construction really that serious?
"It's nothing, I just wanted to let you know. No need to see me off, I'll come again tomorrow."
Gu Bai forced a smile, closed the door, and pulled them away quickly.
Old Wang scratched his head, realizing he hadn't intended to give it away.
Back in the car.
Gu Bai sat in the passenger seat, silent for a long time, then asked, "Who did this just now?"
Yanran proudly declared, "Me!"
Gu Bai sighed sadly, "You cooperated very well. Don't cooperate like that next time."
The Bodhisattva sighed softly, "Why didn't you say hello?"
Gu Bai rubbed his temples: "Do I even need to greet him? Old Wang is just trying to smooth things over, I patted him on the shoulder, isn't that just a little reprimand?"
"Should we go back again?" Yanran pondered.
"Forget it, I'm afraid you'll tear the building down. We haven't even cooperated properly once." Gu Bai waved his hand. "Take me home, I'm tired."
Ding Dong
The phone rang. Old Wang said, "I apologize for the poor hospitality this time. I'll have someone open a passage right away so you won't see those country bumpkins."
"It's nothing," Gu Bai replied.
Old Wang asked, "Brother, what do you think of this 'wine pool and meat forest' effect?"
Gu Bai: "The effect is very good. After drinking several bottles of Tiger Blood Wine last time, it was difficult to make progress. I didn't expect you to have such a good thing, brother."
Old Wang laughed and said, "Brother, you're no ordinary person anymore."
Gu Bai: "I'm sorry, it was just a coincidence that I damaged the floor tiles."
Old Wang was shocked: "You broke it, little brother? I didn't even notice!"
Gu Bai: "Just a little trick, it's just penetrating the body. I'll come back tomorrow."
Old Wang quickly replied, "Okay, I'll reserve the private room for you, brother."
Gu Bai breathed a sigh of relief: "We've managed to get by for now. If any problems arise tomorrow, you'd better go back to the police station and don't come out again."
"This was an accident, since we weren't cooperating. We definitely won't make the same mistake next time." Yanran paused, then added, "By the way, could you share some of that barrel of blood wine you have at home?"
"You want to eat and take some too?"
"You can't finish it all by yourself. It has a seven-day shelf life, so don't waste it," Yanran said.
"How come we can't finish it all? Carve a black tortoise wood carving... Wait, do you want to help me carve a black tortoise wood carving later?" Gu Bai suddenly thought of this.
Wood carvings aren't anything special; Yanran can easily help with that and we can earn more money.
Yanran sighed, "I do carving in the bureau."
"Will I give you money?" Gu Bai asked.
Yanran retorted angrily, "Give me my ass! If I were paying, why would I need you to treat me?"
Gu Bai said, "Then why don't you come and help me? Get more wood carvings to exchange for money so I can continue to hire you."
Yanran's eyes lit up: "Yes, it's all for the bureau anyway, I'll ask for leave tomorrow."
The Bodhisattva then said, "Perfect timing. Tomorrow, Qingyi and I will go investigate the woman who released animals, just to go through the motions, and then we'll go to your house."
Gu Qingyi: "..."
No, the Public Security Bureau only has three spies, and you kidnapped two of them?
……
Early the next morning.
Yanran and Pusa were making wood carvings at Gu Bai's house, while Gu Qingyi was playing on her phone.
As for Gu Bai, he was naturally relaxing in a deck chair, basking in the sun.
"Why aren't you working?" the Bodhisattva said disapprovingly.
Gu Bai glanced at them: "I'm thinking about the future."
Yanran exhaled a smoke ring: "The future? What future are you thinking about?"
"The Xuanwu wood carving trend is just a temporary fad. I can make money while it's in the spotlight, but what about after that?"
Gu Bai said, "If Old Wang's place gets raided, I'll only be able to buy Qi and Blood Pills. How much do you guys at the Public Security Bureau earn? How many pills can you afford?"
He had a new idea: to upgrade these reserve grains and turn them into alternative grain-producing granaries.
Although the two ghosts are in special circumstances, the Public Security Bureau cannot possibly provide them with an endless supply of Qi and Blood Pills.
Most importantly, control over them!
If they are fed too much and get out of control, the police department will not feel at ease.
The Bodhisattva seemed to be deep in thought: "What you say makes sense. Have you thought of a good solution?"
"I found something interesting." Gu Bai took out the little pig jade pendant and tossed it to them: "Take a look."
"This is... the aura of our kind, very faint." The two ghosts looked at the jade pendant: "I sensed it last night, but I went there and forgot about it for a moment."
"This was bought by Gu Xiaojiao, who said that wearing it can improve one's health," Gu Bai said.
"It's just slowly eroding your yang energy, what a load of rubbish about strengthening your body," Yanran scoffed.
"Eroding Yang energy?" Gu Bai was taken aback. "I thought it could really strengthen the body. I was wondering if you could make it?"
"It's not difficult to make, but it requires yang energy." The Bodhisattva said, "The Qi and Blood Pill only has a little bit of yang energy, yet it sells for five thousand dollars. Making one of them would be too expensive. We don't have any extra yang energy to sell."
Yanran pondered for a moment and said, "Unless we capture the zombie's true form, or the guy behind the blood wine, it's impossible to have a continuous supply of yang energy; besides, if we had so much yang energy, why don't we just consume it ourselves?"
The Bodhisattva agreed, saying, "That's right, it would be much better if we ate it ourselves."
Those two fools still hold onto those stupid old ideas!
Gu Bai gently rocked the recliner, holding up a piece of basalt wood carving: "Slow and steady wins the race. If you finish it all in one meal, how will you eat in the future? A deity has emerged from Wudang Mountain. If a statue of this deity were blessed, wouldn't someone be willing to pay a high price for it?"
The two ghosts were taken aback upon hearing this, then said, "You want to use Zhang Qingguan's name? He won't agree."
Gu Qingyi frowned and said, "Isn't Zhang Yijun's method enough for you to make money?"
Gu Bai was silent for a moment, then said, "I don't know anything about Zhang Yijun."
"What's with all this talk about background? With Xiao Liu's connection and your skills aren't bad either, she won't be rude to you." Gu Qingyi took a sip of coffee.
"She had someone investigate Xiao Liu."
"What?"