Lao Zhang is obviously the kind of bitchy person who wants to show off a little bit of power and wants to take advantage of others. When he meets someone who is cautious and obedient, he is able to take advantage of him.
But the second cook who spoke was obviously not the kind of person to let him have his way, and his words made Lao Zhang speechless for a while, unable to cope with it.
Lao Zhang couldn't help but feel a little angry because of his embarrassment: "You are just talking nonsense. Are you still disobeying the rules set by the three leaders?"
The temporary helper curled his lips and said: "As a cook, don't act like a coward and pretend to be acquainted with the leader. Hold your spoon well."
At this time, not to mention the chef Lao Zhang, even Jiang Ying, who was hiding in the dark and observing, could tell the smell. This cook must have been unhappy with the chef Lao Zhang for a long time. This was obviously an opportunity to find trouble.
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Fortunately, Lao Zhang is such a piss-poor that he can soften up even if he encounters tough situations.
He said angrily: "Sacrifice is important, I won't start a war of words with you."
The waiter snorted: "That's right. You're the one who is pushing the boat, so you have to keep your position right. Let's talk about our day without delaying our work. Why are you jabbering?"
The cook who was scolded by Lao Zhang before was a soft persimmon. Seeing that his accomplice was like Lao Zhang, he felt secretly happy, and the smile on his face could hardly be concealed. He secretly gave his companion a thumbs up.
Since Lao Zhang was gagged by them, the two naturally became more open-minded in their chat.
"Brother Qing, why do you think something is going to happen? The three forces in our base are working on their own affairs and cannot use the same strength. Isn't it a good thing to put aside our differences and unite now?"
The cook named Brother Qing sneered: "You think it's just kneading dough, saying that if you knead it together, it can be kneaded together? Why did the three forces work on their own before? No one obeyed the other? Now they suddenly want to join forces? They have to force it together.
Already?"
The first cook said nonchalantly: "I can't figure it out either. It is said that the three leaders are all arrogant people, and no one obeys the other. This crisis calls for unity and alliance. In the past, the three forces were opposed to each other, and there were even frequent frictions.
How can we unite in a fight all of a sudden? Who can really convince whom? Besides, when the three families join forces, who has the final say? Who has the final say? Everyone works together, like a big family.
It has been said since ancient times that if there are a thousand people in a family, only one person can do the talking. In the end, there can only be one person who can do the talking, right?"
Brother Qing sneered and said: "Look, it's better not to join forces. If we really do, I'm afraid the trouble will be even greater. Moreover, we won't talk about joining forces for no reason. There is no foreshadowing at all, and everyone's hostility is not yet there."
They gave up and suddenly joined forces. Psychologically, it was difficult to get through this hurdle. If you say nothing major happened, I don’t believe it.”
"Oh, this is really confusing. Could it be that some enemy wants to invade, so the three families put aside their differences and join forces to fight against the enemy?"
"Enemies?" Brother Qing nodded thoughtfully, "It's not impossible. Is there any powerful evil monster appearing around Dajin Mountain?"
"If this is really the case, there is no need to hide it from those of us below, right? Shouldn't we tell everyone the truth so that everyone can be mentally prepared?"
"Tch, tell everyone the truth. What will happen if people's hearts become distracted? What if everyone wants to run away?"
"But being kept in the dark doesn't make everyone feel unsure."
"It's better to have no confidence in the heart than to lose morale in the army, right?" Brother Qing shook his head, "But I always feel that this matter is not that simple? My eyelids are twitching, and I always feel that something big is about to happen."
Maybe, this important matter is related to the life and death of the base."
"Brother Qing, it's not as serious as you said, right?" The cook also became a little nervous.
"I hope I'm overthinking it!" Brother Qing said worriedly.
While the two were talking, a female cook suddenly let out a scream.
"There's a fire, there's a fire. There's a fire in the house!"
Hearing this, several people turned their heads to look inside the house, and sure enough they saw a faint fire moving in the house.
"Why are you standing there, put out the fire!" Chef Lao Zhang reacted first, greeted a few people and rushed into the room. Before the fire started, he quickly put out the fire.
In just a moment, Jiang Ying's shadow quickly flashed into the yard. Several packets of medicinal powder in his hand were quickly sprinkled into the food in the large and small pots.
All this only took three or four seconds. People inside the house hurried out, carrying buckets and basins, obviously to carry water to put out the fire.
This fire was obviously a small fire caused by Jiang Ying using some tricks. He caught a mouse and bit off the candle.
Her purpose was not to cause a fire, but to lure these people away so she could tamper with the food.
These medicinal powders were refined by the Poisonous Insect Protector. Before setting off, I specially shared these medicinal powders with everyone on the reconnaissance route.
The Poisonous Insect Protector is naturally an expert in poisoning, and these medicinal powders are also a good item in the Poisonous Insect Protector's box.
The fire was put out quickly.
The chef and the two waiters came out of the room cursing.
The two female kitchen assistants returned to their jobs and continued to work hard. Obviously they did not dare to participate in the discussion. They had a very clear positioning of themselves and knew that they had no place to speak in this situation. They just had to be tools.
If you talk too much, you may get into trouble.
"Brother Qing, this fire is a bit evil. There is so much food in the house, why does the mouse bite the candle?"
Brother Qing also frowned and said: "It is indeed evil. Let me just say, something must be happening. The signs are very bad."
Another cook said: "Brother Qing, what I mean is, is it possible that someone did something wrong?"
Brother Qing hurriedly whispered: "Shut up! We are here to help, and our duty now is to be a cook. Don't worry about other things if you can. Don't take the money from selling cabbage and fuck that Baifen
heart of."
As he said this, Brother Qing looked furtively into the void in all directions, as if he was afraid that some master would suddenly appear and attack them.
Lao Zhang always disliked these two guys, but Brother Qing was cunning, slippery, and a bit of a thorn in his side, and he didn't want to mess with him either.
I had no choice but to tap the edge of the pot with an iron spoon and shout: "I asked you to help, not to be the boss. Don't you have any work in your eyes? If you don't work harder, the chat will be endless, right?"
As a chef, he certainly has the right to speak within the scope of his responsibilities.
The two temporary cooks were within this range and would not talk back to him.
About half an hour later, the big pot of late-night snacks was finally ready. And the sacrifices for the sacrifice were also prepared.
The sacrifices were obviously very particular. The two cooks who were helping were always making the preparations. The two women who were helping the cooks were not allowed to touch them at all and had to avoid the sacrifices throughout the process.
It seems like it was desecrated if it was touched by a woman.
I don’t know where the bad rules came from, but I became very particular at this time.
Soon the late night snacks were delivered by Brother Qing and the other two.
After the midnight snack, the sacrifices are delivered to the ancestral hall.
Of course, everyone must be fed before that.
Naturally, no one would be wary of the late-night snacks brought from the kitchen. Everyone working here in the middle of the night is naturally hungry. Facing the hot food that has just been cooked, who can suppress their appetite? Of course.
Have a great time.
The poisonous insect protector powder is no joke. Soon, these poisonous powders completely took effect.
This poisonous powder is not fatal, but its effect is very special. It can make people feel sleepy, their whole body is limp, they can't feel energetic, and they just want to lie down and fall asleep.
Not long after, everyone around the ancestral hall fell down.
Jiang Ying did not rush out, but observed for a long time. After ensuring that everything was safe, he quickly jumped out of the darkness and shot into the ancestral hall.
Inside the ancestral hall, there were no facilities like the eight gates of the formation that Jiang Ying had expected. There was no formation structure, no patterns and patterns corresponding to the formation, and no fluctuations in the formation could be sensed.
Maybe this place is a little weird, but Jiang Ying can be sure that this place has nothing to do with the Eight Formation Gates.
But what kind of sacrifice are these people doing here in the middle of the night? What kind of trouble is this?
Moreover, I just listened to the conversation between the two cooks. There are three forces in the Wangqiao base. They just negotiated a coalition today. The reason for the coalition must be related to the official team and what happened to the Xie Chun base.
And why did they know that something happened at Xie Chun Base? There is no doubt that the Weird Tree must have informed the agents of Wangqiao Base.
Therefore, even if he did not find the location of the formation, Jiang Ying could roughly determine that the Wangqiao base must be one of the eight formations.
However, the exact location of this formation has not yet been discovered by Jiang Ying.
Jiang Ying would not stop doing anything. No matter what kind of sacrifice this ancestral hall was going to offer, since she interrupted it, he would just play something big.
Anyway, if these people fall, they will be discovered soon.
Jiang Ying saw that all the preparations and rituals in the ancestral hall were obviously preparations for the sacrifice. This proved that this sacrifice was very important.
In this case, no matter what the ultimate purpose of this sacrifice is, Jiang Ying speculates that it is definitely not a good thing. Maybe it is some kind of evil ritual.
Jiang Ying also read a lot of weird secrets in the military, especially the weird files from various places. She actually checked a lot.
A sacrificial ceremony like this doesn't look like a formal ceremony. It's probably some kind of evil summons.
Then, taking this opportunity, Jiang Ying would naturally not let the sacrifice be completed. Since he wanted to destroy it, he would simply destroy it to the end.
Jiang Ying quickly collected many things that could easily ignite fire and lit the ancestral hall on fire.
Anyway, it will soon be discovered that something is wrong here, so it is better to simply burn down the ancestral hall.
Driven by the flame fire talisman, the fire swallowed up the ancestral hall almost instantly. In less than a minute, the ancestral hall was surrounded by a sea of fire. The entire frame continued to collapse under the powerful fire, and fell into ruins with a roar.
Still burning brightly.
As soon as the fire started, it immediately alarmed the entire Wangqiao base, especially the Xu family area. Those dozens of people were just the manpower responsible for the sacrifice tonight. In fact, there were at least five or six people in the Xu family area.
Hundreds. Those dozens of people only account for one-tenth of them.
These hundreds of people were undoubtedly the first to be alarmed, and then the other two forces in the area also saw the fire in the ancestral hall here, and they all looked toward the Xu family area.
And this area is located in the back mountain, and it is in a relatively high place. The fire in the ancestral hall here is naturally visible.
The two forces were also a little suspicious. Of course they could see that this was the location of the Xu family's regional ancestral hall.
For a moment, the two forces hesitated. What happened above? Do they need to send someone to support?
Now that the three companies have reached a superficial cooperation, it seems a bit unreasonable if they don't take it seriously.
But it was late at night, and I didn’t know what was going on over there. If I sent someone there rashly, could it be a trap or a conspiracy?
The Xu family ancestral hall was in chaos.
A man of about thirty-five years old, surrounded by a group of subordinates, stood in an open area not far from the ancestral hall. His eyes were as deep as a knife and his face was frighteningly ugly, staring at the collapsed ancestral hall.
He was already trying his best to suppress his anger, but people around him could still feel his anger erupting, and no one even dared to come forward and say a word of advice.
She didn't even dare to move in front of him, as if it was a sin to appear in this person's field of vision at this moment.
"Where is Wan Tao? Where is this bastard Wan Tao? Tell him to come see me!" This man, about thirty-five years old, is obviously the leader of this area.
Someone whispered: "Master Bo, all the brothers in charge of sacrifices and vigils tonight have collapsed. It looks like they were poisoned."
"Where is Wan Tao?" The leader named Bo Ye asked in a cold tone.
"I haven't seen him yet. He must have been poisoned and fell in the corner, right? I hope he's not in the ancestral hall."
Master Bo gritted his teeth and said, "It's best for him to be burned together in the ancestral hall, otherwise..."
He didn't say otherwise, but the unsaid part is the scariest part.
When the people around him heard this, they were all sweating for Wan Tao. They knew that Bo Ye's anger was burning to the extreme at this moment.
Wan Tao and his team were entrusted with the planning of the sacrificial ceremony. What a sign of trust. Before Bo Ye could attend in person, the ancestral hall suddenly caught fire for no apparent reason, and everyone was poisoned!
In Bo Ye's opinion, doesn't it mean that Wan Tao is incompetent and messed up the matter?
After a while, someone came to report again: "Master Bo, based on the investigation, it is clear that the food that was supposed to be a midnight snack was poisoned. Over in the kitchen, the chef and the two helpers were also poisoned. But the two helpers were also poisoned.
The women were still working and did not dare to steal the food, but they were still intact."
According to Boss Bo's reminder, the two women have already been brought here.
The two women were so frightened that they fell to their knees directly on the ground, their whole bodies shaking like chaff and unable to speak at all.
As soon as Mr. Bo saw the behavior of these two women, he knew that they were not the ones who poisoned them. It was really them who had poisoned them. They had escaped long ago, so how could they be so frightened?
"Tell me, tell me everything you know about what happened tonight." Mr. Bo did not look fiercely at the two women. Even if he was extremely angry, he did not lose his composure. His tone was rather soothing.