Secret Buyer-Chapter 195 - 152: If the Golden Crow Is a Star Beast, Then the Super Dog Tycoon!
Moonlit night.
Somewhere in Chongyang City.
"Arrogant."
After listening to the Tributor’s account, the old woman sitting upright opened her eyes and gently tapped her cane on the ground.
She spoke indifferently:
"A young man who doesn’t know the immensity of heaven and earth..."
The Tributor wiped his sweat and bowed, saying:
"Director, should we do as he says? Or..."
Beside him, a middle-aged man sipping wine opened his eyes and smiled:
"Granny Jin, don’t be impatient. The young man did have a point in saying one thing: for now, we indeed need him."
Granny Jin exhaled and nodded slightly towards the tipsy middle-aged man:
"Upper Envoy, but this child is arrogant; using him would be inappropriate."
"Why not just get rid of him? With Jin Qiuyue around, we could still..."
Before finishing the sentence, another Director at the Grandmaster level refuted:
"Granny Jin, that is not correct. The young man is indeed the best choice now. Besides, with Hu Zhongli valuing him, he indeed has the capital to be arrogant."
Granny Jin raised her eyebrows, saying nothing, just looked at the drowsy Upper Envoy.
The Upper Envoy belched and said faintly:
"By the way, do you know about the recent news? Some people in Chongyang have encountered a self-proclaimed ’True Man’ from High Heaven, completing extraordinary transactions."
Granny Jin, thoughtful, said:
"Of course, I’ve heard. It’s very mysterious. There must be a very powerful deity behind this True Man, but it’s strange; I haven’t heard of it before."
The Upper Envoy nodded slightly, put down the wine bottle, and looked at a delicate girl:
"Little Chen, what do you think?"
All eyes turned to the girl.
Chen Nuanyu regained her senses and humbly bowed her head:
"I’ve just arrived and am still unclear about all of this, so I naturally cannot comment."
"Hmm."
The Upper Envoy responded lightly:
"You don’t need to undervalue yourself. You’ve received the blessing of the God of Plague in Jiangzhou. The Divine Favor values you, and even a Venerate knows your name."
After a pause, he continued:
"Speaking of which, this Zhang Fusheng also seems to be from Jiangzhou? It’s a pity Jiangzhou now has become a land of Divine Descent, and we can’t check specific information... Do you know him?"
Chen Nuanyu’s expression remained unchanged:
"I’ve heard of him, and we’ve had brief encounters."
Granny Jin and others looked surprised.
Really know him?
The Upper Envoy showed some interest:
"Really? So, tell us, what kind of person is he? Easy to get along with?"
Chen Nuanyu was silent for a moment:
"Not very familiar."
"I see..." The Upper Envoy took another sip of wine, looked at the moonlight outside the window, and his expression calmed.
He suddenly said:
"Let’s focus on winning over this young man, but also let him know who is the host and who is the guest."
"Organize his information file. If this child doesn’t want to cooperate, send the information to the Investigation Bureau."
The crowd was stunned at first, then realized it, and Granny Jin puzzled:
"Upper Envoy, but even if he’s from Jiangzhou and knows the Investigation Bureau’s dirty deeds, as long as it’s not publicized, the bureau won’t trouble him, right?"
The Upper Envoy smiled:
"That’s how it was, but now that he’s gained Hu Zhongli’s appreciation, the Investigation Bureau naturally doesn’t want Hu Zhongli to know about this."
As he spoke, he stood by the windowsill and concluded:
"Let’s proceed this way. Let’s see if this kid is willing to cooperate. If he is, granting him some blessing wouldn’t be inappropriate, but if not..."
Granny Jin stroked her cane:
"Let the Investigation Bureau deal with him. Then, it’ll be easy to handle him."
"I might even forcefully plant a Life Gu on him..."
The Upper Envoy nodded with a smile:
"Then Granny Jin will be in charge of this matter."
Granny Jin bowed her head and agreed with a ’yes.’
......
Chu Family Estate.
Zhang Fusheng and Lin Changle, guided by the servant, walked into the main building of the estate and sat down in the outer drawing room, casually looking around.
The Old Chu Family is indeed luxurious,
He even saw on the wall above the fireplace a huge lion’s head exuding a dignified treasure-like aura.
The lion’s head gave Zhang Fusheng a very familiar feeling...
Fearless Lion.
This is the head of a Fearless Lion.
Just a piece of meat from a Fearless Lion costs a hundred thousand Pseudo Souls. How much would a whole head made into a specimen cost??
Zhang Fusheng sighed, ignoring the servant bringing tea, and walked to the fireplace to carefully examine the dignified lion’s head.
The lion’s eyes had no spirit, yet, upon closer inspection, you could see a trace of Buddha’s Golden Light in the silent eyes!!
What a waste, what a waste indeed.
Zhang Fusheng remained silent, initially planning to demand a hundred thousand Life Souls from the Chu Family and leave.
He suddenly changed his mind.
The Chu Family seems to be richer and more luxurious than he imagined.
"If there are any shortcomings in hosting a guest at this late hour, I hope you will forgive us."
A warm voice came,
Zhang Fusheng turned to look, it was a very calm middle-aged man, cultured and refined, but his cheeks were somewhat flushed,
and there was a hint of the smell of blood on him.
Just killed someone.
Lin Changle stood up a bit nervously:
"Vice Director Zhang, let me introduce you. This is the Chu Family’s young head, Chu Jipeng, Mr. Chu. This is the Assistant Commissioner of our Public Security Headquarters, Zhang Fusheng, Mr. Zhang."
Zhang Fusheng looked at Chu Jipeng with interest and asked:
"Where’s Old Mr. Chu?"
"The old man is quite elderly and is resting in the back hall. If anything, I will discuss with Mr. Zhang."
Chu Jipeng smiled:
"If there’s something I can’t decide, arranging a meeting between you and the old man later might work?"
Zhang Fusheng touched his chin, the back hall?
The Chu Family estate is naturally built to the highest standards, with walls filled with high-grade special materials,
According to the Public Security Headquarters’ data, it can significantly block the Spiritual Thoughts at the Grandmaster level,
Zhang Fusheng naturally did not recklessly use Divine Thought to probe around here.
He turned around, continuing to examine the Fearless Lion head,
His purpose in coming to the Chu Family wasn’t just to ’scavenge.’
The Chu Family, although just a business tycoon, only having a Grandmaster level Tributor at best,
But the Chu Family’s tentacles have almost crawled over the entire Golden Province...
In other words, as long as Miss Mingyue isn’t in Jin City’s Provincial Government, wherever she is in a city’s interior,
With the Chu Family’s influence, it wouldn’t be hard to discern her specific location.
After discerning it, Zhang Fusheng would then have the capability to quietly send the High Heaven Order to Miss Mingyue.
It is necessary to bring Miss Mingyue into the High Heaven, the benefits are great, though the drawbacks are just as immense.
Miss Mingyue likely knows more than oneself, and it would be difficult to suppress her.
But it’s not impossible.
As his thoughts twisted and turned, Chu Jipeng’s voice echoed:
"Mr. Zhang seems to like this lion’s head?"
"Not particularly, I’m just amazed."
Zhang Fusheng responded calmly, turning to sit on the sofa, speaking with interest:
"Is this the head of the Fearless Lion?"
"Mr. Zhang has a good eye."
Chu Jipeng praised, also taking a seat, sizing up the young man, smiling:
"This piece is considered a treasure of our Chu Family, it’s said that the Fearless Lion possesses great Buddha’s nature, able to ward off evil and suppress calamity."
He spoke eloquently:
"Among Level 3 Star Beasts, the Fearless Lion is the best at suppressing the home; even among Level 4 Star Beasts, there are few stronger than it..."
He paused, counting on his fingers:
"Roughly, only the Four-Tusked White Elephant and the mixed-blood Three-legged Sunbird surpass the Fearless Lion in capabilities of warding off evil."
Zhang Fusheng was slightly taken aback.
Four-Tusked White Elephant?
His first thought was the Six-Tusked White Elephant, as for the Three-legged Sunbird...
What immediately came to mind was the [Golden Crow].
Zhang Fusheng had searched the internal networks of the Divine Net and Public Security Headquarters for information on Level 4 Star Beasts, but it was all ’top secret.’
This is the first time he’s heard the name of a Level 4 Star Beast... Wait, these are Star Beasts??
He became intrigued:
"Mr. Chu seems to know a lot about Star Beasts?"
"Indeed."
Chu Jipeng nodded slightly:
"In the early years, our Chu Family wanted to enter the Star Beast business, and we spent a lot of money to uncover some of the secrets regarding Star Beasts."
He spoke with enthusiasm, smiling:
"These large beasts dwelling in the starry sky seem to have an inseparable connection with Different Dimensions, Level 4 Star Beasts are one thing..."
The middle-aged man changed his tone, also in amazement:
"As for those rare Level 5 Star Beasts, they’re truly remarkable. I’ve heard they are truly extraordinary beings, even comparable to Gods."
Zhang Fusheng’s eyes were bright, he asked tentatively:
"For example?"
Chu Jipeng looked at the young man, responding calmly:
"For example, the True Blood Three-legged Sunbird is a Level 5 Star Beast, rumor has it, each one is like a small sun."
"In the truest sense, as large as a star, they are scattered in the depths of the Star Sea. If you look up at the night sky, you might catch sight of several Golden Crows."
"And for example, the higher level of the Four-Tusked White Elephant — the Level 5 Star Beast Six-Tusked White Elephant, profound in Buddha’s nature, comparable to an Arhat or even Bodhisattva level Evil God in Buddhism..."
Zhang Fusheng listened intently, a look of amazement on his face.
This trip was not in vain.
Even just this piece of information has been a huge profit!!
Level 5 Star Beasts...
Clearly mythical beings!
Golden Crow!
Six-Tusked White Elephant!
The only issue is, in mythology, weren’t there only a few Golden Crows?
Why, according to Chu Jipeng, does it seem like there are dozens in the depths of the Star Sea?
Zhang Fusheng rubbed his chin thoughtfully, yes, with all the Gods and Buddhas vanished,
these mythical beings naturally aren’t the originals.
Then there’s the Contract.
The Contract absorbs a certain substance from the Star Beast’s flesh, speeding up cooling. Previously, he didn’t understand why,
but now thinking about it, if Star Beasts are indeed mythical beings...
He licked his lips, his eyes were bright:
"Is there a Level 6 Star Beast above Level 5 Star Beasts?"
"Level 6?"
Chu Jipeng was momentarily dazed:
"There shouldn’t be, right? Level 5 Star Beasts are already terrifying beings comparable to Deities."
Zhang Fusheng clicked his tongue.
Chu Jipeng sized him up, suddenly asked:
"Speaking of which, at such a late hour, I wonder why Mr. Zhang has come to visit?"
Zhang Fusheng snapped back to reality, smiling slyly at Chu Jipeng:
"Then let me be straightforward."
He thought for a moment, then continued:
"I’m planning to compete for the position of Deputy Director, or even Director General — naturally, financial support is indispensable."
"So..."
Hearing the young man’s words, Chu Jipeng’s face showed a look of surprise, with a bit of excitement.
He was just fretting about finding a reason.
And here it is?
The young Assistant Commissioner comes knocking to ’seek support’, and failing that, kills the old man in anger...
Now, this matter needs to be assured.
Chu Jipeng’s face broke into a bright smile:
"Financial support? That’s not a problem."
He clapped his hands, a servant came up and handed over a silver card.
Zhang Fusheng took it, curiously looking it over.
He heard Chu Jipeng speak with a smile:
"This is a Divine Net storage card, every distinguished guest receives one, with about a hundred thousand Pseudo Souls on the card."
Zhang Fusheng’s eyes widened.
Chu Jipeng continued:
"However, Vice Director Zhang is no ordinary guest..."
He clapped his hands three times, and a servant came carrying a tray.
On the tray were three golden cards this time.
"Each of these three storage cards has a million Pseudo Souls," Chu Jipeng said lightly.
Lin Changle coughed violently, Zhang Fusheng was also a bit stupefied.
No.
How Much??
Three cards, three million Pseudo Souls.
Three million!!
Chu Jipeng squinted, feeling the pinch, three million souls, even for the Chu Family, who has a hand in almost every city in the Golden Province,
is not a trivial sum.
However...
He glanced at Tributor Zhou who had quietly walked in, his gaze returning to the bewildered young man, his smile growing broader:
"Could it be that Vice Director Zhang feels it’s insufficient? There is more, but Vice Director Zhang would have to meet with the old man."
Chu Jipeng clapped his hands, speaking meaningfully:
"Someone, take Mr. Zhang to the back hall to meet the old man."
