novelden Chapter 199 Murder and Silence
Chapter 199 Murder and Silence
As the aroma from the pot became stronger, everyone's saliva began to water. Everyone held a small bowl, waiting to be served a bowl of meat.
The first bowl was given to Duan Haiping as requested by Liu Jinan.
The soup is thick and milky white. When cooking, Hu Deyi only added basic ingredients such as onion, ginger and garlic to retain the most tender and refreshing taste of the insect meat.
Duan Haiping scooped a spoonful of broth, which was mixed with crystal clear minced meat, and put it into his mouth to chew.
Liu Jinan asked expectantly: "How is it?"
Duan Haiping savored the food carefully and gave a fair evaluation: "The texture of the insect meat is a bit like fish meat. It falls apart when you roll it with your tongue. It has a dense texture, is sweet and refreshing, and is very good."
After hearing what Duan Haiping said, Liu Jinan felt relieved and quickly asked his godfather to serve him a full bowl.
Duan Haiping finally came to his senses: "You were anxious to let me taste it just now. You didn't want me to help you test whether the insect meat is edible, did you?"
"How could that be possible? How could you think of me like that?" Liu Jinan blinked innocently.
Just when Duan Haiping thought that he was being mean and was about to apologize, he heard the boy continue, "I know that worm meat is edible. We have delicious dishes made from sandworms. I just want you to taste it to see if it tastes good and whether it is poisonous."
Duan Haiping: “…”
He was so angry that Liu Jinan laughed: "Why is my life not a life?"
Liu Jinan swallowed the soup in his mouth, used the tip of his tongue to wipe away the milky white soup stains left at the corners of his mouth, turned his head and answered seriously: "Your fate is up to me, not God."
Duan Haiping stared at the corners of the boy's lips, his Adam's apple rolling up and down, and his eyes seemed to be brewing a storm.
The other party had no idea how tempting the scene just now was to him, and it made him imagine a lot.
He lowered his eyes, hiding his uncontrollable desires and unspeakable thoughts deep in his heart, for fear that the beautiful boy in front of him would see them and scare him.
"Eat quickly, or it will be gone," Liu Jinan reminded him with a smile, "My team is full of fierce and ferocious guys."
Duan Haiping tilted his head back and drank the broth in the bowl in one gulp, trying to divert his attention by satisfying his appetite.
After drinking two large bowls in a row, his restless mood finally calmed down.
Liu Jinan shook his head and said jokingly, "You little brats are really eating me out of my house. You guys finished all the insect meat in such a big pot not long after it came out of the pot!"
Huang Dabei smiled innocently and said, "I'm sorry, Boss. I eat too much."
Black Whirlwind rubbed his belly and said, "The meat of this mutant ladybug is so delicious. We should hunt more of it as food reserves if we have the chance!"
Hu Deyi blew his beard and glared: "Anzi, who did you just say was the old man?"
Liu Jinan laughed: "You are, you are!"
"You're still trying to take advantage of me," Hu Deyi pointed at the pot, "I'll punish you by making you wash the pot."
Liu Jinan had no choice but to pick up the pot: "Sister Zhang."
Zhang Yaoyao smiled knowingly: "I'm coming."
As she spoke, she injected her water-based powers into the pot.
Compared to the rain water outside, this clean water without impurities is of course cleaner.
Liu Jinan found steel wool and scouring pads from the pile of supplies and started working skillfully.
Duan Haiping rolled up his sleeves: "Let me help you."
"I'm just washing a pot. What else do you need my help with?" Liu Jinan looked up with a smile and inadvertently met the man's gaze.
They were very close, so close that if one of them took one more step forward, they would be able to have intimate contact.
But no one has shortened this distance.
They quickly looked away, only their reddened ears revealed their turbulent mood.
"The equipment has been repaired, please come over." Tang Yunfeng's call suddenly sounded.
Liu Jinan was about to take Xiao Duan in, but when he looked up, he found that the man had disappeared.
Did three hours go by so quickly?
He stroked his chest, feeling a little lost.
Well, also, the feel of touching someone else's hand is different from your own.
Back inside the signal station, Liu Jinan took a look at the simple equipment that had been set up and did not raise any questions.
After all, he is a layman in this area, so he should not cause trouble for others.
Tang Yunfeng told everyone: "We have already sent out the distress signal. The question now is, should we stay here and wait to receive the signal from the headquarters, or return to the base and continue to keep an eye on the Luo family?"
Liu Jinan asked back, "What do you think, Captain Tang?"
"There is the presence of advanced mutant creatures around this signal station. I think it should be relatively safe in the short term. Why don't we take turns on duty so that neither side is delayed." Tang Yunfeng suggested.
Liu Jinan nodded slightly, and was quite satisfied with Captain Tang's arrangements.
As for how to take turns, that is a small matter and we will discuss it in detail later.
At this moment, Luo Xinghe, who had been acting as a background board and didn't say much, suddenly said: "No, it's too late."
Liu Jinan looked at him puzzledly: "Luo Xinghe, what do you mean by too late? Explain it clearly."
Luo Xinghe pursed his lips, as if he had made a very important decision: "There is not enough time. Even if your headquarters sends reinforcements, it will take at least three or four days to get from the provincial capital to Mi City under the air restriction."
"I'm afraid it's more than that," Xu Zhaoxin did a quick calculation, "The meteor shower at the beginning of the apocalypse is likely to have damaged the railroad tracks in various cities."
“Even if the army intervenes and repairs the tracks, they will be repaired in time.”
"After the heavy snow, the rails in many tunnels were directly buried by the snow, which is more likely to cause mountain collapse."
Luo Xinghe nodded: "Mr. Xu is right."
Liu Jinan looked at Xu Zhaoxin and said, "Can you calculate how long it will take for the headquarters to send reinforcements?"
Xu Zhaoxin activated his special ability and gave a desperate answer after a moment: "At least half a month."
Tang Yunfeng hesitated for a long time and said, "We can wait for half a month, but we can't force you to wait with us."
Half a month is indeed too long.
Liu Jinan frowned slightly. The geographical location of Shu Province is relatively low. It is a basin with high surroundings and a low middle. Once the heavy rain comes, it will be even more difficult for them to leave.
So his original plan was to leave Shu Province before the heavy rain came.
There is still a month before the heavy rain, and it would be quite unwise to waste the precious half month in Micheng.
While thinking, Luo Xinghe said again: "But I heard from my father before that the Luo family will be able to conquer a spiritual treasure secret realm in three days."
Liu Jinan was stunned: "What did you say, Lingbao Secret Realm?"
Luo Xinghe nodded: "Yes, I, I was afraid that if I told you about the Lingbao Secret Realm, you would turn around and look for Luo Wenxuan to cooperate, so I concealed it from you."
It turned out to be the case.
Liu Jinan finally understood why the spy organization that had been dormant suddenly made such a big move.
First, he murdered the former head of the Luo family, and then he promoted Luo Wenxuan to the position.
All of this is done in order to seize the spiritual treasure.
Luo Xinghe's father may have noticed the spy organization's plan and was unwilling to hand over the spiritual treasure to the spy organization, so he wanted to pass on the news.
That's why he was killed to silence him!