Chen Tai was not proficient in divination.
So he simply left the bamboo house.
He followed Ba Zi Ge to the construction site in Jian Dong.
He even brought along the guarantor—Ti Pan—who had been beaten black and blue by Ba Zi Ge.
“I really don’t know where he went, but don’t worry, Xing Ge is not that kind of person; he will definitely come back to pay the debt!”
In the cramped dormitory, the scrawny Guo Li Min was frightened into a quail by several burly men, yet he still argued vigorously for his friend.
Chen Tai looked at him with great interest.
Then he looked up at the ceiling with equal curiosity.
As soon as he entered, he felt that someone was hiding in the ceiling.
However, he was somewhat familiar with that person's aura; it was Shen Xing, whom he had met once, so he did not expose him on the spot.
Nevertheless, he sensed something different about Shen Xing.
A bloody scent.
If he hadn’t killed someone himself, at the very least, that person had died right before his eyes.
Chen Tai suddenly found himself even more interested in him.
Could this little protagonist stir up some trouble in this place?
Perhaps.
Moreover, the other person in the room.
That is, the Guo Li Min in front of him.
He was also shrouded in dark clouds, plagued by misfortune.
There was even a deep black aura lurking within him.
This black energy was so intense that even the domineering Ba Zi Ge could hardly compare.
He was the only person Chen Tai had seen in San Bian Po.
“This young man is likely to turn dark.”
“Or become hysterical, the crazy kind.”
Chen Tai had seen many similar people in his past lives.
Some were mediocre but became immensely powerful after turning dark.
Some were upright but became despicable and shameless after turning dark.
In short, before he was besieged by the Youming Holy Sect, the last topic he researched was about dark transformation.
“A material that can be shaped.”
Chen Tai looked at Guo Li Min as if he saw a rare treasure.
Ba Zi Ge had been interrogating people in the room for a long time.
Guo Li Min just clenched his teeth and stubbornly replied with three words: “I don’t know.”
Ba Zi Ge had no choice but to cast a pleading glance at Chen Tai.
Chen Tai, however, gently shook his head.
Indicating for Ba Zi Ge to leave first.
Then, he leaned close to Guo Li Min’s ear.
In a voice only the two of them could hear, he softly said, “Tell the person on the roof that if this matter can be resolved smoothly, he can come to me for help if he encounters trouble in the future.”
In Guo Li Min’s terrified gaze, Chen Tai patted his shoulder.
“If you ever feel like you can’t go on, you can also come to me.”
Chen Tai was not lying to him.
These two people were excellent subjects for observation for him.
One was a protagonist who could turn misfortune into fortune, and the other was a darkened supporting character plagued by misfortune.
In Chen Tai's view, Guo Li Min's fate was tightly intertwined with Shen Xing's.
But one was plummeting straight down, while the other faced repeated setbacks.
Until a critical point, the two separated.
That black line would then snap.
What does it signify?
Exiting the stage~
“Interesting, interesting~”
Chen Tai muttered as he walked out of the iron house and immediately spotted Ba Zi Ge waiting nearby.
“Master Tai, do you know where that kid is hiding?”
As soon as Ba Zi Ge saw Chen Tai come out, he hurriedly approached with a wink.
“What if I say I don’t know?”
Chen Tai looked at him with a half-smile.
“Master Tai, that’s one hundred and twenty thousand! Even if they are also from the Dragon Kingdom, I can’t make the call; Fourth Master...”
Ba Zi Ge had just started to speak when he caught sight of Chen Tai’s gaze.
Chen Tai's eyes were like lightning, piercing deeply into his mind.
“Ah!” Ba Zi Ge felt a splitting headache and fell to the ground, crying out in pain.
“Master! Master! I was wrong! Spare me!”
Only then did Chen Tai withdraw his spell.
He stepped over Ba Zi Ge, who was sprawled on the ground.
“You can just urge the debt normally; I also want to see how far they can stir things up.”
Before leaving, Chen Tai deliberately absorbed a trace of aura from the two people in the room.
He also wanted to know how that person named Shen Xing could turn misfortune into fortune in this cannibalistic San Bian Po area.
After all, if it were him who was set up like this.
“Ah, what did I do back then?”
“It seems I went up and killed his whole family...”
Chen Tai's voice was distant and ethereal.
Ba Zi Ge scrambled up from the ground.
He brushed off the dust from his clothes and spat at the approaching younger brothers.
“Pah! What are you looking at? Get back to work!”
When he returned to the bamboo house.
Chen Tai happened to see a little boy push open the door and run out. Upon seeing him, the boy shivered and quickly ran away.
Chen Tai recognized him.
That was Wu Meng's younger brother.
Since Wu Meng's status had risen.
He had become bolder in his actions.
He often secretly brought some food to his younger brother.
Chen Tai didn’t think much of it.
He had planted a poison curse on this woman.
As long as the other party harbored any ill intentions, as long as they were within a hundred miles of him, he would know immediately.
As for the little matter of secretly bringing things home.
It would only make this woman work harder.
Why not take advantage of it?
But today seemed a bit different.
After Chen Tai entered the bamboo house.
He found the poison pills neatly stacked to one side.
But Wu Meng’s face seemed to show signs of having cried.
At night.
After finishing his work.
Wu Meng slumped beside Chen Tai.
She hesitated, stammering, as if she had something to say.
“If you have something to say, just say it.”
Chen Tai gently asked as he stroked her hair.
“Master... my father, my father... his addiction has flared up, and he’s in a lot of pain...”
Wu Meng looked like a wronged little deer.
“Can Master... can you help him?”
Addiction?
Flare-up?
A thought pierced through Chen Tai's mind.
Yes, this matter had to be resolved sooner or later.
The situation in San Bian Po.
To put it bluntly, it was already rotten.
Even if they temporarily eliminated the nearby flour producers.
And the local militia.
There would still be others further away who produced flour and local militias, who would notice the emptiness here.
And come to occupy it.
Meanwhile, the residents who were already addicted, whether passively or actively planting related crops, would not see any improvement in their lives.
Therefore, actions must be taken from three angles.
On one hand, eliminate the relevant personnel.
On the other hand, help the common people to rid themselves of the addiction or find alternative ways to suppress it.
And thirdly, establish a reliable armed force to protect the region's peace.
The three tasks are interconnected and can be done simultaneously or sequentially.
Chen Tai looked at Wu Meng, who was timidly gazing at him.
He scratched her cheek.
“I promise you.”
PS: Newcomer, new book, seeking subscriptions, seeking data, seeking flowers, seeking comments, seeking everything.