Chapter Thirty-Four: News (Second Update)

  "It's okay, it's just a missing person. As long as no body is found, it can't be confirmed as murder, and it's easy to shirk responsibility." The male police officer said casually, then spread out a piece of paper with dozens of names written on it, all of whom had grudges against Xu Qing and had motives for the crime.

  This undoubtedly brought great difficulties to the case-handling of the security guards.

  "Go, go to the next one. If we really can't find out, then consider it a missing person case and close it." The male police officer responded, then turned around and got into the police car.

  Xiao Hong, who was in the room, did not hear the male security guard's evaluation of himself. Seeing the police car leave quickly, Xiao Hong patted Li Le's face and motioned for him to get up.

  "My goodness, they're finally gone! I almost suffocated just now." Li Le wiped the herbal medicine off his forehead and made a ridiculously exaggerated expression.

  "Suffocating, is it? They're just people, only putting on a cold face." Xiao Hong said with a faint smile.

  "Right, Brother Hong, this Xu Qing's eighth layer was done by someone else. What are your plans next? Are you going to expand the scale of the pharmacy?" Li Le asked curiously.

  "I'm leaving, I plan to open a pharmacy in Taiwu City, where the space is relatively wider, which will help me improve my strength while searching for a way to cure my illness." Xiao Hong said straightforwardly.

  "What? Brother Hong, you're leaving? What about me and my sworn brothers?" Li Le asked, his words filled with surprise but even more reluctance.

  "You guys can't rely on me for the rest of your lives, after all, people have to rely on themselves. And I'm in Taizhou City, if you need anything, you can come find me." Xiao Hong responded.

  "But, that's also a case of distant water not being able to quench present thirst." Li Le said, his pupils rolling around in their sockets, suddenly his expression changed slightly, and he put on a flirtatious smile: "Hongyang, you must need an assistant at your pharmacy, how about I be your assistant?"

  "Who?" Xiao Hong slightly sized up Li Le and said: "As a pharmacy assistant, you need to be familiar with the medicines like the back of your hand. Are you capable? Moreover, what about your contract with the quarry?"

  "No way, I can learn, besides, you rarely find a trustworthy helper like me. As for the contract, it's not a problem, you forgot, my contract is signed every six months, which means next week, my contract will expire." Li Le hurriedly said, it can be said that Li Le was so enthusiastic, on one hand, he didn't want to leave Xiao Hong, but more importantly, he dreamed of living in a big city like Tai Wu City.

  After thinking for a moment, Xiao Hong nodded: "Okay."

  "Oh yeah." With Xiao Hong nodding, Li Le suddenly jumped up from the bed, like a cheering and jumping child.

  As for Lin Zi and the others, Xiao Hong had already thought it through. He would let them work part-time as miners while continuing to serve him as medicine boys, provided they were willing.

  In the blink of an eye, two days passed, and no one from the Security Bureau came again. According to Xiao Hong's analysis, it was estimated that the people in the Security Bureau did not want to waste their time on themselves without conclusive evidence. On the other hand, Xu Qing had too many enemies, at least four or five people who wanted to see him dead, as far as Xiao Hong knew.

  After two days of hard training, Xiao Hong's internal Qi has now increased to 466 units, getting closer and closer to the fifth level of Qi Refining.

  Similarly, Xiao Hong's Huixiang magic whip was also completely used up and had to be seized in time to make another one.

  It was already 10 o'clock in the morning, and the scorching sun had risen high in the sky. Xiao Hong carefully packed his things, put on his magic bag, and walked out of the house to find Li Le, preparing to go to Taiwu City to look for a house that could open a pharmacy.

  Upon learning of Xu Qing's disappearance, the Shao Jiang Group almost immediately sent a new person in charge, a middle-aged man over 50 years old. As for his character, Xiao Hong didn't bother to understand because just as the new person in charge arrived, he had already handed over five gold coins and severed ties with the East City Quarry. Now Xiao Hong was no longer a member of the East City Quarry.

  Taking the Mottled Coach, they arrived at Taiwu City. On the streets, one could see posters put up by the Ze Lei family everywhere, all of which were about Quan Cang. However, among the people coming and going, there was skepticism about Quan Cang's abilities. After all, they had never seen what Quan Cang looked like or how he fought.

  As for the holographic projections on the buildings, they were playing Muxi'er's new song, and it was clear that Quan Cang and Muxi'er had already become two focal point characters in Taiwu City at this stage.

  "Wow, Muru is really beautiful! If I could marry her, I'd be willing to die for it. Who's Quan Cang? This guy seems pretty powerful, Brother Hong do you know?" As they walked on the street, Li Le was still like a country bumpkin, looking around and asking Xiao Hong questions left and right.

  "Unclear." Xiao Hong responded extremely coldly, but in his heart he was drumming up a storm, thinking to himself, what is the Ze Lei family doing? Just because they saw a patient, do they have to make such a big show of it? This clearly shows that they are openly and unscrupulously putting themselves on opposite sides with Sang Hongyun. Luckily I covered my face well enough at the time, otherwise I wouldn't be able to have any peace and quiet now.

  After taking a few stops on the Mo Yan bus, Xiao Hong and Li Le arrived at the real estate rental center in Taiwu City's Hepeng District with great direction.

  The vast majority of houses in Hepu District are registered here.

  Entering the rental center, inside is a spacious large hall, there are not many people, several service windows, and some spare space.

  "Excuse me, sir, is there anything I can help you with?" Just then, a waitress suddenly appeared beside Xiao Hong and said politely.

  "What else can we do here, rent a house or something? Otherwise, it's just eating." Before Xiao Hong could speak up, Li Le said first, with a tone and demeanor that looked like he was asking for a beating.

  The waitress did not show any dissatisfaction with Li Le's rude behavior, ignoring him and politely asking Xiao Hong: "Excuse me, what is the purpose of renting this house, is it for living or business?"

  "It's best to have a business and a place to live in one, I plan to open an apothecary." Xiao Hong said warmly, stretching out his hand to pinch Li Le's neck and tossing him behind his back.

  Upon hearing the words "pharmacy", the service lady's originally polite expression subtly revealed a hint of respect. Being able to open a pharmacy meant that he was a pharmacist. Taking another look at Xiao Hong's waist pouch and the "Huan Diao" hanging from his waist, further confirmed this point.

  "Alright, please follow me." The waitress said respectfully and led Xiao Hong to a service window. She proactively explained Xiao Hong's intention and identity to the clerk, who was also a woman in her thirties.

  Whether it's Taiwu City or the Futa Empire, or even the entire Tego universe, under the same level, the status of a pharmacist is the highest. From Sang Hongyun's body, we can see that even among powerful characters, there is no guarantee that they will not be injured in this life.

  Soon, the clerk took out a data crystal and drove it. A light screen appeared, showing a map of the entire Hepeng District. There were five red dots on the street in the map, representing houses that could be rented.

  Reaching out his hand to click on a red dot, Xiao Hong can clearly see the basic structure, area, rental price, and ownership information of the house.

  After browsing through five houses, Xiao Hong soon settled on one located in the western part of He Ping District. It was somewhat like a small quadrangle courtyard, with a small stone house facing the street that could serve as a small pharmacy. Behind it was a small yard surrounded by the main house and three smaller ones, which could be used for living quarters.

  It looks pretty good, but the price is also quite expensive, twenty-four gold coins a year. The house owner belongs to the Xichuan family, which is considered a third-rate force in Taiwu City, lower than the Zaili family by one level.

  "Huh? This rental price seems a bit high, I've inquired before and for this location and size, the normal annual price should be twenty gold coins." Xiao Hong said softly to the clerk.

  Upon hearing this question, the clerk was very clear that Xiao Hong had already made some inquiries about Tai Wu City before.

  "It's said that a big shot is going to visit Tai Wu City, but it's just a rumor." The clerk glanced around and whispered to Xiao Hong.

  "A super big shot?" Xiao Hong's expression changed slightly, no mistake, a super big shot visiting can indeed greatly increase the house price. Take ten years ago for example, Colonel Roger had visited Tai Wu City before, and as a result of Colonel Roger's reputation, Tai Wu City took advantage of this momentum to transform from a large town into its current state.

  As for Roger, he is the commander-in-chief of the Berro War Pattern Army, located in Berro City, on the planet Xingyun, which is where Xiao Hong is. It is the only army on the planet and its status within the empire goes without saying. It can be said to be the de facto ruler of Xingyun.

  Of course, rumors are just rumors, can't be believed or disbelieved entirely. Those who get the rumors first are often the influential forces. The authenticity of the rumors is hard to verify for someone like Xiao Hong, all he can do is wait.

  Xiao Hong is now only concerned about one thing, which is the rent. After weighing it again, Xiao Hong can only resign himself to his fate and decide to rent for half a year first.

  As for whether that super-large figure really exists or will come, it's no longer something Xiao Hong can concern himself with.

  As soon as Xiao Hong made the decision, the Xiguan family quickly sent someone over to handle the rental procedures with Xiao Hong and paid 12 gold coins. The period will start five days later.

  Went to the rental house and took a look, except for the piled up miscellaneous items and trash, it's not bad, all the facilities are still complete, the main house has an area of about 100 square meters, which can fit some simple medical equipment and medium-sized medicine cabinets.