Starting from a short stick, becoming the master of the universe

late at night.

Gao Ling arrived and counted today's five bottles of elixirs. He laughed and said, "Thank you for your hard work, brother."

"fine."

Jiang Cheng smiled and said, "This is what I should do."

"You're welcome, bro."

Gao Ling glanced at the camera in the corner and said, "Brother, I guess you also noticed today that there is an extra thing in the room, right?"

"Brother, you are talking about the camera, right?"

Jiang Cheng turned around and took a look, then nodded, "I noticed it this morning."

"Well, bro, I hope you don't get me wrong, it's not that we don't trust you."

Gao Ling coughed and explained, "It's not just your room. Other alchemy rooms have also installed this because something happened a few days ago. Someone refined the elixir but didn't hand it in. Instead, they kept it for themselves and sold it for money."

"Is there such a thing?" Jiang Cheng was a little surprised.

"Yes, in fact, this is not an isolated case. Since the establishment of the Alchemy Department, such things have been happening all the time, and many have been found out during this period. It's just that this time, it was really too big.

Changlin made up his mind this time and asked me to send people to install cameras in every alchemy room overnight to see who dares to do this. After all, the treatment we give here is already one of the best in the inner city. If they do that again, it would be too heartless. "

"really."

Jiang Cheng nodded in agreement.

His look made Gao Ling begin to doubt whether Gu Changlin's guess was wrong.

Jiang Cheng was not like other alchemists who kept the pills privately after making them.

After all, he also sent someone to keep an eye on Jiang Cheng throughout the day. Throughout the whole day, Jiang Cheng indeed only refined five furnaces of pills.

"As long as you don't misunderstand, brother."

Gao Ling smiled and patted Jiang Cheng on the shoulder. "Don't worry. When this storm is over, I will remove the camera for you so that you don't feel uncomfortable when refining pills. However, don't tell others about this. Otherwise, I'm afraid that others will feel unbalanced after hearing it."

Although he said so, he actually had no such intention in his heart.

It was just a polite remark. Besides, it was not up to him to decide whether the house could be demolished or not.

"Need not."

Jiang Cheng smiled and said, "It's okay to stay here. Besides, it will be troublesome if other people find out."

"is it?"

Gao Ling couldn't help but be stunned.

Maybe Changlin and I really thought too much?

After seeing Jiang Cheng off, he took the initiative to contact Gu Changlin and told him what happened today.

The focus is naturally on Jiang Cheng.

After hearing this, Gu Changlin's expression became a little serious.

"So, it's unlikely that he secretly refined one or two batches of elixirs?"

"I don't think it's likely, because when I tested him and wanted to remove the camera, he said it didn't matter. This is completely different from other people. And we have seen Changlin's performance in the past few months. He has always been cooperative with us and doesn't seem like a cunning person." Gao Ling murmured.

"That's true."

Gu Changlin nodded slightly.

Twice, he asked for a reduction in his share, and Jiang Cheng agreed, and there was no fuss.

If it were anyone else, this would be unlikely.

Perhaps he knew deep down that there was no point in doing this, and it was better to just accept it than to end up making everyone look bad. Of course, there was another possibility, which was that he was too patient, and although everything seemed calm, something was actually brewing.

"It's hard to paint the bones of a tiger, and you can only know the face of a man but not his heart. I think we should send someone to test him and see what he really thinks."

"clear."

Gao Ling agreed immediately.

On the other side, when Jiang Cheng returned home, it was already around ten o'clock in the evening, almost eleven o'clock.

Hearing the sound of the door opening, Mrs. Chen pushed open the bedroom door and walked out, her face full of worry.

"Xiao Cheng, why are you coming back later and later recently? Is your workload getting heavier?"

"It's a little bigger, but it's okay."

Jiang Cheng smiled.

Because of the surveillance, he had to extend the time for refining each furnace to ensure that today's time was about the same as yesterday's. Otherwise, even a fool would become suspicious.

"This……"

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Chen looked even more worried.

She still remembered that when he was in the outer city, Jiang Cheng would be able to return home around dusk.

When we got here, it was around seven or eight in the evening, and now it's ten or eleven. If it goes later, will it be the early morning?

"Xiaocheng, how about we go back? Back to Dinghu Community?"

she asked quietly.

Jiang Cheng heard this, smiled bitterly and shook his head.

Can't go back anymore.

Even now, it was unrealistic for him to find a place to hide with his family.

"Go to sleep, Mrs. Chen. Don't worry. I'm not an ordinary person now. Not to mention coming back so late, even if I don't sleep for several days and nights, it won't be a problem for me."

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Chen had no choice but to nod and go back to her room.

Jiang Cheng turned around and went into the house, took out his cell phone and called Mr. Qin.

After just a moment, the call was connected, and Qin Lao's voice rang out, "Little brother, why are you calling me so late, could it be?"

"Well, Mr. Qin, I have paid off all the money I owed Gu Changkong. I can leave here and go to your place now."

"really?"

Old Qin almost jumped up with excitement.

He guessed that Jiang Cheng called him so late because there must be something important, but he didn't expect it to be!

"Mr. Qin, if I join you, I also have a small request, I want to make it clear in advance."

"Little brother, please speak."

Old Qin said seriously.

"My current level of refining the Awakening Pill is close to perfection, but compared to refining pills, I want to improve my own strength. So, after I come to your place, I will refine pills for a maximum of six hours a day. After deducting the cost of medicinal materials, the profits will be split 50-50. I won't do anything, but I hope you don't force me and treat me as a tool."

"Little brother, what are you talking about?"

Old Qin was a little bit unbelieving. Was this all Jiang Cheng asked for?

"Little brother, after you come here, you can practice as many hours a day as you want. Even if you don't practice for a few days in a row, we won't say anything. However, we still hope that you can practice more or less every month. As for the profit sharing, we can do 60% to 40% or 70% to 30%. We have 30% and you have 70%."

Old Qin smiled, a little humbly.
"Well, if possible, it would be even better if you could help us train a few more alchemists. Don't worry, this is extra, and we will give you corresponding rewards, such as training resources or treasures." (End of this chapter)