《Once Upon a Time in a Foreign Land》Chapter 170 : Nangong Yiren
Advertisement
They could all hear Yixiong's voice being quite loud as he recounted the contents of the package to the police. He told them in detail. He even read out word for word what was written in the two letters inside the package. After that, Yixiong seemed to listen well to the words of the person on the other end. Qiuzhen, who was listening through the other Huaxiang, didn't say anything at all. He just kept quiet and listened to the conversation between Yixiong and the police.
Yixiong's conversation with the police took about ten to twelve minutes. Even though it didn't take long, the atmosphere in the house made Yiren so impatient. After the conversation ended, Yixiong and Qiuzhen immediately returned to their seats at the dining table.
"How is it? Who this time has to go deliver these two letters to the grocery store?" Yiren asked.
"May I speak?" Jingkang suddenly interrupted before Yixiong had time to answer.
"Go ahead," Yixiong said.
"The place where the police are monitoring this incident is right behind this house. So why don't we just punch a hole in the wall in the backyard? I think a box-shaped hole measuring only about twenty centimeters on each side is enough as a way to pass things over this. After all the problems are solved, we can close the hole again. Regarding the owner of the two houses, I don't think they will mind as long as everything is returned to the way it was."
Yixiong smiled at Jingkang's suggestion. "Your suggestion does make sense. But there is something else that makes it impossible. There are two reasons I can say."
Jingkang listened carefully to Yixiong's explanation.
"The first is, the wall in the backyard, which divides the backyard of this house with the backyard of the house behind, is very thick. Besides being thick, the wall is also very strong because it has a metal layer inside. We need special tools to just make a hole in there."
Advertisement
Jingkang nodded. "How did you know that there is a layer of metal inside the wall?"
"The owner of this house told us about it."
"Layers of walls with metal on the inside?" Jingkang gaped. "This is the first time I've heard of such a thing." He shook his head a few times. "Please continue."
"The second is, because special equipment is needed, the noise that will be generated will also disturb people. Sound pollution like that will make anyone who is watching our house suspicious."
"The owner of this house must be a man full of vigilance." Jingkang frowned so that the ends of his eyebrows drew closer together.
Regarding that, we are also curious.
"We also don't know about the reasons behind the decision to build such a wall." Yixiong shook his head weakly. "Is there anything else related to that matter you would like to ask?"
"No, Sir." Jingkang shook his head. "Thank you."
"Now I will answer Yiren's question," Yixiong said. " The police said that this time we should not use the grocery store as a meeting place."
"Is there any indication the criminals knew about it?" Zhengyi asked.
Yixiong shook his head. "Police don't know if the criminals are aware of it or not. They said it is just a precaution in case the grocery store turns out to be also under surveillance."
"Then where is the place the police think is safer? Is it Zhonghang subway station?" Yiren asked.
"The subway station is indeed a good choice. But the police said it is too far away," Qiuzhen quipped.
"Near the grocery store, there is a small stall selling various juices. The police said it is safer there," said Yixiong.
Advertisement
"Sorry, Sir," said Jingkang. "What is the difference? If that place is really close to a grocery store, then the people who watch the grocery store can definitely see who goes into the juice shop."
"May I ask you a question?" Caihong, who had been silent for a long time, also opened his mouth.
"Go ahead," Yixiong said.
"How close is the grocery store to the stall selling a variety of juices?"
"The two shops are very close," said Zhengyi. "It's next to each other."
"In that case," Jingkang spoke again. "My earlier question made even more sense."
"What if we let Mr. Ximen explain first what the police plan really is," said Zhongli.
Everyone nodded.
Yixiong continued his words. "The police said we have to hand over these two letters there, but not where people usually sit to enjoy the fresh juice. We have to walk into the room inside."
"Ah!" Qiuzhen smiled. "I think I can guess what the police mean. The juice shop is between the grocery store and the flower shop."
"Which flower shop?" Yiren tried to remember.
"Ah! That flower shop," Zhengyi immediately responded. He chuckled. "But I think there is something wrong with your explanation."
Qiuzhen nodded. "Okay, I admit it's not quite right to say that the juice shop is between the grocery store and the flower shop. The grocery store and the juice shop face the same direction. The flower shop faces the other way."
"Then what does the juice shop have to do with the flower shop?" Jingkang asked.
"We can enter the inside of the juice shop through the flower shop," said Qiuzhen. "So the person who oversees the grocery store, if that person really exists, might indeed see if one of us goes into the juice shop. However, that person definitely won't be able to see us going into the flower shop."
"Unless that person is following us," Zhengyi said.
"You're right," Qiuzhen said. "But that means he'll be breaking his own disguise. We'll definitely realize right away that the person following us is a member of that group of kidnappers."
Jingkang nodded. The young man's face conveyed satisfaction.
However, Yiren still didn't understand. "Then how do we get into the interior of the juice shop from the flower shop?"
Advertisement
- In Serial8 Chapters
Death By Protagonist
Donavan has made his living by wading through hundreds of stories in search of the quality few he and his firm believe to be worth publishing. After a strange twist of fate, he gets trapped inside the fantasy book of a particularly campy and amateur author. There he will have to navigate a world built on wish fulfillment, power fantasies, and fanservice in order to fix the story from the inside out if he ever wishes to leave. But can he bring himself to play the many roles necessary to manipulate and guide the characters to a satisfying conclusion? Authors Note: Death By Protagonist is meant to be simultaneously a satire of, and love letter to the isekai/portal fantasy genre. It both makes fun of and embraces many tropes of the genre such as harems, explicit sexual content, OP protagonists, and other things many people might think of as "trashy." If that doesn't sound like your thing, you've been warned, but I hope you'll give it a shot anyway. Update Schedule: Plan is to at least put out one new chapter every week, hopefully two.
8 271 - In Serial7 Chapters
A Soothing Melody for the Bleach-Stained Ego
You have been cordially invited to an interview and meeting with yourself. Please, do not relax - there's still plenty work to be done.
8 188 - In Serial7 Chapters
XXXX
Art by me.
8 125 - In Serial11 Chapters
Altered Realms: Absolution (Book 2)
Book 1, Altered Realms: Ascension is now available on Amazon and free with Kindle Unlimited. Eli and his companions Don and Michelle find themselves trapped in Entarra Online, fighting for their lives. While the system itself attempts to overcome its restrictions, and take over the avatars of players, Eli, Don, Michelle, and James try to rebuild a destroyed stronghold. Not only does he have to find a way to cure himself of the Blight, but he also has hundreds of NPC's and players looking to him for protection. This is a continuation of the Altered Realms LitRPG Series. Read Book 1: Ascension before this. For more world & character building, pleas check out Altered Realms: Immolation - a 63k word prequel novel that focuses on Don, how he ended up in the game, and how he got to Scorn. It's available to read for free on Kindle Unlimited.
8 116 - In Serial12 Chapters
Khiral (A LitRPG Dungeon Adventure)
A slave wishing for freedom in a dungeon made to keep her oppressed. Verity Stonefist is a half-monster hybrid who will find herself escaping the only life she has ever known for one filled with danger and adventure. Her goal is to find any members of her tribe that may have survived the attack that caused her family to be sentenced to a life of slavery serving the human kingdom located in the depths of the Khiral dungeon system. She will have to fight her way up through dungeon after dungeon in the hopes of meeting one of her people. Alone she is just a girl, but together her people might be able to shake the very foundations of their world.
8 210 - In Serial12 Chapters
Bottom Dream Oneshots
Bottom Dream with DSMP members
8 111

