Chapter 049 - 050:

Chapter 49: Financial Crisis 9
In the afternoon, the landscape homestay.
When Xiao Lou and Yu Hanjiang had lunch and sent Shao Qingge downstairs, a girl was excitedly discussing with her boss that "the house price at the beginning was 10,000 gold coins, it rose to 20,000 yesterday, today it rose to 40,000! Your boss is too great!" Hang it? Double it a day, why don't you grab the money! "
The boss was righteous. "Everything is going up in price now. How can accommodation costs not go up? You can't afford it."
The woman was so angry that she was about to scold someone. The boy behind her suddenly choked her shoulders and said, "Tingting, we can't live anymore, let's move away. It's too expensive to live here, and maybe the price will double again tomorrow. "
The girl's eyes clearly showed a sense of confusion, and she lowered her voice and said, "But where can we move? Shanshui B & B is the cheapest place to live in city A. It may be more expensive elsewhere, shouldn't you let me sleep on the street ?!" When you chased me, you said you would let me live a good life, but now, let alone a good life, there is no place to live ... "She said that her voice had already started to cry.
The man's face was ugly, and he changed his mouth after a moment of silence. "Boss, can we pay for the accommodation with instant noodles and milk?"
The boss just became interested. "How many do you have?"
The man said, "I'll give you a box of milk and a box of instant noodles. Can I pay for the accommodation tonight?"
The boss raised two fingers. "Two boxes."
The corner of the man's mouth jerked, "Don't go too far!"
The boss shrugged and said with a smile, "Before the price went up, a box of instant noodles was 3,000, a box of milk was 2,000, and a total of 5,000. My accommodation here costs 10,000 a day. Do you want two boxes? live."
The young man and woman looked at each other and finally gritted their teeth and agreed.
The woman went through the renewal formalities in the lobby, and the man returned upstairs and moved to eat.
Yu Hanjiang came to Xiao Lou's ear and whispered, "It seems that the two people have no money to pay for the house. They have not predicted the trend of rising prices, and they have not paid the house in advance ... still you have a foresight. I paid directly for the seven-day stay. "
Xiao Lou used to take his parents out to travel during the winter and summer vacations, and was used to paying the accommodation fee online once, because the prices of hotels during the tourist season and the off-season will vary greatly. Some hotels have different room rates on weekdays and weekends. Book in advance and be prepared.
He spent seven days staying at a time, only spending 80,000 gold coins.
For those challengers who did not pay in advance, the accommodation fee has risen to 40,000 today, and will rise to 80,000 tomorrow. The initial funds of the challengers cannot even pay the room fee.
At this time, it is a good choice to pay the house fee with the materials you set up.
And once the supplies are stolen and robbed, it's over. Therefore, Xiao Lou particularly hates those who rely on "stealing other people's supplies" to clear the customs, which is simply a break in life.
The three left the bed and breakfast, and Shao Qingge decided to return to the hotel alone with his notebook, always paying attention to the stock market situation-the materials he had hidden under the bed had been stolen, but the residence was the safest.
Xiao Lou went to the urban area to investigate, and Yu Hanjiang went to the construction site again.
Perhaps it was because the weather was too hot in the afternoon, no one in the central square got into trouble, and the shareholders who stood on the top of the building in the morning and pulled banners to say were all dispersed. The 80 shops on the street were closed, and the entire city seemed empty. Only the supermarket was still full of people and there were long queues.
Xiao Lou went around in the vicinity. As the Director Liu of the Market Supervision Administration came to give everyone a reassurance, the next day the prices soared, no large-scale bloodshed occurred.
He called Yu Hanjiang and asked softly, "How about Yu team?"
Yu Hanjiang said, "On the construction side, the boss can't give a solution. The workers have all returned to their homes. The construction site has been completely closed."
Xiao Lou asked, "Do we need to organize the transfer of materials?"
Yu Hanjiang said, "Let's look at the situation tomorrow. I'll find a way to get a car to facilitate the delivery of supplies."
Xiao Lou urged, "Be careful, I will wait for you at the bed and breakfast."
When he hung up the phone and returned to the Shanshui B & B, Xiao Lou unexpectedly saw a man and a woman who had talked with the boss about paying for the rent with milk and instant noodles standing in the lobby gloomily. , Apparently there is not much stuff inside.
The woman's eyes were red and she seemed to have just cried, her voice was trembling, she pointed at the boss's nose and scolded, "Our things were stolen in your homestay. As a boss, of course you should be responsible! Don't you know? You're playing tricks! "
The boss was innocent. "I think you are a liar. You ca n’t afford the room rate and say that something was stolen? Who knows the real thing ... I have n’t seen you go out these two days, hiding in the room all day. Maybe, you two are thieves. "
The woman was extremely angry. "Who do you say is a thief? Don't spit it out!"
The man was also obviously irritated and came over to tear the collar of his boss. "Check the monitor to see who stole our stuff!"
The boss rolled his eyes. "Do you think this is a five-star hotel? Where's the little homestay monitoring ..."
The three quarreled endlessly in the hall. Xiao Lou noticed something wrong and immediately returned to his place of residence.
— Someone came in.
Before Xiaolou left, he pinched a hair in the door seam. At this time, short black hair fell on the corner.
It was clear that the door had been opened. But the door lock did not show any trace of prying.
Is it a master who can unlock like the Yu team?
Or……
Xiao Lou suddenly thought of a card.
After clearing the Scarlet Maple Leaf in 3 Secret Rooms, a fixed card master key will be awarded.
This key can unlock any type of door lock in the secret world, leaving no trace. A key can be used up to five times, but if two people work together to commit a crime, it can be used 10 times.
The thief can follow the challenger's movements at any time. After the owner of the room leaves, he can use the master key to unlock the door and steal the supplies.
Maybe the thief lives in the homestay, with a pair of eyes staring at him at this moment.
Realizing this, Xiao Lou suddenly chilled his spine.
He tried to maintain a calm look, pretending nothing was found, opened the door to enter the house, and locked.
After locking the door, he quickly sent a message to Yu Hanjiang, "The thief stole the supplies of the couple on the second floor, Yu team, you can come back as soon as possible, maybe the thief has eyed us."
Yu Hanjiang responded in seconds. "Come back immediately, pay attention to safety."
Around the corner of the corridor, a pair of eagle-like eyes kept staring at Xiao Lou's back.
Until Xiao Lou entered the house, the middle-aged man said in a husky voice, "The challenger who lives in 207 is very cautious, there is no material in the house, and all the food is in a carry-on bag."
The young man next to him said, "Isn't it possible? They have three people. They can't live for seven days with the food in the bag. There must be a lot of supplies stored elsewhere. By the way, the tallest person goes out every day Maybe it was to check the supplies, but he was moving too fast, and he was always alert to go around the road, I could not keep up with him at all. "
The middle-aged man sneered. "They must have a lot of supplies. The backpack is not enough to eat. There will always be times when you can't help picking up the goods. It's not too late to start." He paused and looked away. The young man next to him, "don't care about the resident of 207. Have you investigated the other rooms?"
The young man grinned; "Xu Xu rest assured, except for Room 207, the challengers on this floor put things in the house."
The middle-aged man slightly hooked his lips and said, "Evening at night."
Yu Hanjiang quickly returned to the homestay.
After he entered the house, he rushed to Xiao Lou in three or two steps, his eyes full of worry "Are you okay?"
Xiao Lou shook his head with a smile. "Rest assured, I was just outside when they acted. I'm fine." He pointed to the hair in the corner, lowered his voice to Yu Hanjiang's ear and said, "Our room, the thief just came in."
Yu Hanjiang looked at the hair and frowned slightly. "But when I opened the door just now, the door lock was normal."
Xiao Lou touched his chin, and thoughtfully, "I have been wondering if the hotel supplies where President Shao lived in were stolen. Why are they silent? Are all the waiters in the hotel lobby blind? Or, these thieves Can it fly? "
Yu Hanjiang turned to look at him "What did you notice?"
Xiao Loudao "If I'm right, the thief probably came after the perfect clearance of Heart 3, and they have two function cards that are very easy to steal."
Yu Hanjiang recalled the reward of Red Peach 3 and suddenly realized "the cloak and the key?"
Xiao Lou nodded. "The invisibility cloak has 30 minutes of invisibility time every day. The reward key can open any door lock. When the room is empty, they can put on invisibility clothes and open the door directly to take in the supplies. Inside the cape, milk and instant noodles will become invisible and transparent objects, which will be taken away by gods and ghosts. "
Yu Hanjiang used a stealth cloak to enter the warehouse once in the decoration market today.
The stealth cloak was originally a limited card for the 3 rooms of the Heart of Peach. The limit can only be lifted and taken out of the room after the perfect clearance. The thief is not easy to clear the red maple leaf in the 3 secret rooms of Hongtao.
Xiao Lou followed and said, "Moreover, this thief is not just for customs clearance. They are likely to steal a large amount of materials, sell them at a later stage, and make huge profits in the back room of the financial crisis!"
Yu Hanjiang's face sank suddenly.
He also thought about this possibility.
If it is purely for customs clearance, there is no need to steal so much material. How much food can be eaten in seven days?
However, according to Shao Qingge's description, three groups of challengers have been stolen from the hotel where he lived. The materials lost by the two girls next door included several boxes of milk and instant noodles.
When Yu Hanjiang entered the door just now, the couple in the hall was still in trouble, and obviously they lost a lot of supplies.
This proves that Xiao Lou's inference is completely correct-the person who steals the material is not to clear the customs, but wants to take advantage of the financial crisis when the material is scarce, stealing other people's materials to earn a lot of gold coins, and bring the gold coins out of the back room.
They knew that the challengers who had stolen their supplies could not live for seven days.
To exchange someone's life for money, this is simply eating "human blood buns"!
Yu Hanjiang didn't want to worry much about it anymore, but since these people stole the Shanshui B & B, they slipped into his and Xiao Lou's residences-dare to make their own ideas, he must control them!
Yu Hanjiang looked seriously and said, "The cooling time of the stealth cloak is refreshed every day at 24:00, and the use limit is 30 minutes. At this time, many people will sleep in the house, but some people are not asleep and go directly into the house. It's more risky to steal things, and I'm more inclined, they will start to work around three in the morning. "
Xiao Lou nodded. "At three o'clock in the morning, everyone was asleep at that time. They directly opened the door with the key and carried away the supplies in the room ... But what if someone hid something under the bed? They were too big. Don't they wake people up? "
Yu Hanjiang said, "So they must have other tools in their hands."
Xiao Lou's eyes lightened, "For example, inhaled anesthetic? If someone encounters resistance, stun the other person directly?"
Yu Hanjiang nodded. "After entering the world of financial crisis, they only need to find a way to buy a large amount of narcotics on the first day, and they can survive by stealing things-not only living well, but also selling money in the later period and making a lot of money."
It's smart enough.
Unfortunately, cleverness is not used in the right path, but has to pass customs at the expense of other challengers.
Xiao Lou clenched his fists and said, "What can Yu team do?"
Yu Hanjiang's eyes were deep, and he said coldly, "lead the snake out of the hole."
Chapter 50 Chapter 10
In the evening.
Yu Hanjiang rode a small truck borrowed from the construction site in the afternoon to move a large amount of supplies.
The two who had been watching the challenger's movements immediately spotted him.
While moving supplies, Yu Hanjiang and Xiao Lou whispered, "Not enough food. I went to get five boxes of milk, five boxes of biscuits, and a box of chocolates and a box of canned fruit."
The young man saw this scene from the window and said excitedly, "Xu, he really went to get things, and canned fruit, this is a luxury food! Let's sweep the 207 by the way, tonight. How about a transfer? "
The middle-aged man nodded. "Okay, I'll talk later."
At night, the entire street was exceptionally quiet, and all the rooms in Shanshui B & B turned off the lights.
People fall asleep.
Yu Hanjiang and Xiao Lou disappeared into the darkness, waiting patiently for the thief to come.
At two in the morning ...
Half past two in the morning ...
Time passed very slowly, but neither Xiao Lou nor Yu Hanjiang were drowsy. They both sat by the bed and waited, worried that the sound of the talk would cause the thief to be alert. Way to communicate.
Xiao Lou "Don't come yet? This thief is too cautious."
Yu Hanjiang "wait again."
Xiao Lou "Yu team, did you really go to the warehouse and bring so many canned fruits? When I just lifted it, I found that the boxes were very heavy."
Yu Hanjiang "There is no canned fruit in the box."
Xiao Lou looked up in doubt at him.
Through the light of the street lamp, Yu Hanjiang's handsome face can be seen, and the man's eyes are particularly deep. He looked at Xiao Lou, and raised the corners of his lips, saying, "It is a brick on the construction site."
Xiao Lou "............"
No wonder it lifted so heavy!
The Yu team actually went back to the construction site and moved a few boxes of bricks back to attract the thieves.
At three in the morning, Xiao Lou was sleepy.
But at this moment, they suddenly heard the sound of the room being opened.
Xiao Lou was immediately energetic, and he used the stealth cloak in harmony with Yu Hanjiang.
The door was clearly open, but he could not see where the other party was, as if a gust of wind blew the door open.
The two thieves approached the bed, and found no one in the room.
The young man asked, "What about people? I obviously saw them coming in."
The voice of another middle-aged man was slightly hoarse, and said coldly, "Maybe he went through the window. It's easy, it's important to find supplies."
Xiao Lou and Yu Hanjiang could hear their conversation, but they couldn't see where they were—the two wearing the cloaks opened the bed directly. It seemed to Xiao Lou that the bed was lifted by an invisible pair of hands. The picture is very fantasy.
A lot of cardboard boxes were exposed under the bed, and the young man said with excitement, "So many! Brother Xu, you guessed it, these three really put their food elsewhere. Great, today's harvest is really rich!"
He leaned over to move the box, only to find that the box was particularly heavy.
The man gritted his teeth and said, "Is it a box of canned fruit?"
Another seemed to perceive it incorrectly and whispered "look out of the box."
The transparent glue at the seal was torn apart, and the two of them went together to see ...
A neat box of bricks.
Still a brand new red brick.
The faces of the two men turned green instantly, and they turned to try to run, but the next moment, the door was closed and locked with a "bang", and a cold voice came through the air in a low voice, "I have been waiting for you for a long time."
Another voice with a mild smile, "We also have a cloak of stealth, and we also successfully closed the 3rd room of Hearts, so we guessed the two methods of committing crimes." Xiao Lou spoke sharply, grabbed his smile, and said seriously " How many challengers did you steal? This kind of customs clearance method that starves others and kills you is really at your disposal! "
The two panicked for a few seconds initially, but soon calmed down.
The middle-aged man said lightly, "Since you are also friends from Red Peach 3, you should know the principle of" use everything ". Stealth cards and key cards are very easy to use in this world. It ’s better to cooperate with us. The four of us pass the customs together— —I guarantee that when leaving Spade 3, the gold coins in their hands will not be less than 10 million. "
Judging by the voice, the man should be about forty years old, very calm.
Xiao Lou said coldly, "By killing other challengers to clear the customs? Do you still have humanity?"
The young man laughed strangely and said, "What kind of human nature do you talk to me in this world? Lao Tzu just doesn't want to die, wants to live! What other people have to do with me has nothing to do with it? If you don't talk nonsense, if you are willing to join, we four Personally make a lot of money together. If we are not willing, then we will not be the same. We will not touch your supplies again. Do n’t bother you!
Xiao Lou had long expected that in order to survive in the card world, there would always be people using whatever means. Without the constraints of law and morality in reality, the badness of human nature will exceed his imagination.
He is not good at arguing with people, not to mention different ideas, and there is no need to reason.
"A gentleman can't do anything" in this world.
So he intends to do it directly.
Xiao Lou came to Yu Hanjiang's ear and gave a signal. Yu Hanjiang knew, and quickly came to the window to guard the window to prevent two people from escaping through the window, and Xiao Lou started the circle he had already drawn.
Before the two thieves entered the house, Xiao Lou drew many rings to form a dense ring network, and then raised the ring to the ceiling by floating operations.
The two thieves did not find out that there was actually a huge net on the ceiling.
The moment you notice it, it's too late--
Xiao Lou raised his finger gently, and countless 30-diameter metal rings suddenly fell from the sky!
The two thieves wore stealth suits, and Xiao Lou couldn't see them, but they still existed, and they were entities, not directly into the air-the collision of entities would not directly bypass them.
Countless rings smashed down like a torrential rain. However, two rings in the corner of the room were swung open and fell to the ground, making a crisp sound of metal falling to the ground.
--right here!
Xiao Lou precise positioning.
Yu Hanjiang rushed forward with a stride, and his left foot slammed hard, and he heard a scream.
Immediately afterwards, Yu Hanjiang reached out and yanked in the direction of the scream. Although he could not see the other side in his eyes, he could judge the position of the other side by the ring and the scream, and accurately grasp the other side's arm. , Twist back hard!
The man screamed like a pig.
Yu Hanjiang said coldly, "The invisibility clothing just makes you invisible to you, not to make you untouchable."
He pressed the person to the ground neatly, and Xiao Lou immediately controlled several metal rings, forming a dense ring network around him to make the other party nowhere to hide.
Yu Hanjiang said, "He took his cape."
The other gritted his teeth and said, "I'm so fucking, you will be magic ?!"
Xiao Loudao "This is not magic."
The young man finally seemed to react, and said, "Is it a card? Do you have such a powerful card?"
He finally understood that he had kicked the iron plate this time and was in danger of escape. The man hurriedly changed his tongue and said, "Brother, forgive us, let us go. Can you steal half of the stolen goods?"
However, before he could finish speaking, he felt a strange icy coldness in his back.
The biting coldness penetrated the heart in an instant and penetrated from the back to the chest. The man looked down at his chest in disbelief.
It's a knife.
The knife pierced his heart exactly from behind.
There was red blood slowly flowing down the tip of the knife, and he widened his eyes and looked at the knife blankly, only to have time to say "Xu ... brother ..."
At the next moment, the body with the bleeding dagger was pushed out forcefully, and hurled over Yu Hanjiang.
Yu Hanjiang evacuated to the side, and immediately followed, the window was slammed open and the glass broke!
The middle-aged man jumped out of the broken window quickly and disappeared into the night.
Due to being killed by a knife, the effect of the cloak was ineffective, and the body of a young man lying in a pool of blood gradually appeared on the floor of the room. His eyes almost stared out of his eyes. Apparently, he couldn't believe it ... Will be betrayed by teammates.
Yu Hanjiang looked extremely ugly, looking at the corpse under his feet.
Xiao Lou was too speechless to be shocked by this sudden change.
After a long time, Xiao Lou trembled and said, "In order to escape, he actually strangled his teammates and threw the corpse as a shield? Or was he afraid that his teammates would tell where the supplies were hidden and just kill someone?"
Yu Hanjiang said calmly, "What a fuck! Not even a beast!"
Never heard Yu team swear words, obviously this time he was angry.
No more than three prisoners have escaped from him.
Today, of course, there is a reason for the cloak of invisibility, Yu Hanjiang cannot accurately locate another person. However, being put up in such a way, not only did not catch the thief, but also let the other party kill his companion ...
Yu Hanjiang's face turned blue, Shen said, "We need to move as soon as possible."
I didn't expect this to happen.
Did not get the thief, but exposed himself.
Yu Hanjiang frowned. "This animal can't stay here anymore. The beast actually killed his companions in order to escape. The means are very cruel. Maybe he will return and return to us."
Moreover, there was an extra body in the house, and if someone called the police tomorrow, they would not be able to explain it.
Although this man did not kill them, he died because of them.
Xiao Lou felt a little uncomfortable. He took a deep breath to adjust his mood, and quickly called Shao Qingge.
Shao Qingge was sleeping, and was suddenly awakened by the phone. The man's lazy voice was still a little confused. "Professor Xiao, what's the matter? I'm looking for me in the middle of the night ..."
Xiao Loudao "There is something wrong with us. We need to transfer immediately. Would you like to join us?"
Shao Qingge got up from a bed with a carp. "What's the matter?"
Xiao Lou reluctantly said, "My team and Yu originally wanted to lead the snake out of the hole to catch the thief. As a result, two thieves, one of them killed his companion to escape.
Shao Qingge was completely scared to "kill, kill ?!"
Xiao Lou briefly recounted what happened. Shao Qingge heard that someone in Room 207 was dead and said decisively, "I'm acting with you. I don't want to be caught by the police as a suspect. After 10 minutes the hotel meets downstairs."
The three had little luggage. Each of them carried a bag and met downstairs.
Shao Qingge's face was very serious. "This thief really killed his partner ?!"
This person is not only brutal, but also very decisive. He has no hesitation in killing teammates at critical moments.
Yu Hanjiang is not afraid of revenge, but Xiao Lou and Shao Qingge rarely face such thugs after all. He is afraid that two people will have an accident. It is easy to hide the gun and the arrow is difficult to prevent. Therefore, it is safer to move to a safe place as soon as possible.
On the construction site, he searched in the afternoon, and the workers went on strike completely. It was completely deserted. Prices will continue to rise tomorrow. The construction site will not resume work next time. It can be used as a temporary hiding place for three people.
Yu Hanjiang pushed the truck, Shao Qingge and Xiao Lou quickly followed.
They planned to transport the supplies overnight in the underground warehouse.
The streets in the middle of the night were terribly quiet, and their expressions were more serious than one.
It was almost four o'clock in the morning when he arrived at the warehouse. Yu Hanjiang opened the door, and Xiao Lou and Shao Qingge stepped forward to help and quickly move the boxes.
However, before they moved, they heard a rapid footsteps not far away.
Yu Hanjiang immediately put his finger to his mouth, "Shh ... someone."
Xiao Lou and Shao Qingge held their breaths and hid behind the door, looking out through the gap in the warehouse door, and saw a teenager with a dirty body walked quickly to the corner and launched the broken tricycle full of garbage Just got in and hurried away.
Xiao Lou froze and said softly, "Is that the Yu team saw before, pretending to be a garbage collector?"
Yu Hanjiang nodded "it's him."
Xiao Lou said wonderingly, "He changed in the middle of the night, where is this going?"
Yu Hanjiang also did not understand this guy's thinking, saying "It is also a night owl."
Xiao Lou looked at the boy's back, and after a moment of silence, he suddenly said, "Yu team, don't you think, this guy seems to have been paying attention to our movements? On the day I checked in, I paid the room rate for 7 days and he paid 7 days; we hid our supplies in the underground warehouse, and he hid in the underground warehouse; we moved in the middle of the night, and he ran away in a car ... "
Yu Hanjiang thought carefully that "it's almost four o'clock in the morning, so many coincidences — impossible coincidences."
The three looked at each other.
Yu Hanjiang said decisively "Follow up and see."