A thousand enlightenments in one night, starting from being a menial apprentice.

Chapter 390 Signs
After Xiao Yu and Shen Mizhi left, Duan Rong wrote a list to Liu Shushan and Ximen Kankan, asking them to buy some things and then went out.

Ximen Kankan looked at the list that Duan Rong gave him, and saw that it was filled with various items.

"What is this for? Opening a grocery store!"

Liu Shushan stared at the list with his eyes flickering. He wanted to see some clues about Duan Rong's plan from these things, but after thinking about it again and again, he still had no idea.

"Forget it!" Ximen Kankan handed the list in his hand to Liu Shushan. "You know the place well, take a look at these things, where can I buy them?"

Liu Shushan took a quick look and had an idea of what was going on.

The two of them quickly left the villa.

As they walked along the alley, Liu Shushan's eyes suddenly moved and he asked, "Kankan, I just heard you promise Brother Duan that you would burn something. What did you want to burn?"

Just now in the hall, when Duan Rong and Ximen Kankan were talking about this, Liu Shushan was standing next to Ximen Kankan and he heard everything they said.

When Ximen Kankan heard this, he was very unhappy and said, "What else could it be? The pornographic painting I showed you?"

"What?!" Liu Shushan's eyes suddenly jumped when he heard this. "Which one? Could it be the light of humanity?"

"Yes."

"You want to burn the Light of Humanity?! Kankan, you promised me that you would keep it well."

Ximen Kankan glanced at Liu Shushan and said, "Do you think I want to burn it? Duan Rong has said it several times. I don't think it can be saved."

Liu Shushan wondered, "But Brother Duan, why did he burn this?"

Ximen Kankan said: "Because he painted it."

"What?! Brother Duan... drew it?!" Liu Shushan's jaw almost dropped in shock.

"You mean that the painting of the Light of Humanity was painted by Brother Duan?" He really couldn't believe it. He froze there for a moment and even forgot to walk.

"Yes!" Ximen Kankan turned around, looked at Liu Shushan who was standing there stiffly, and said, "I only told you this. Don't tell anyone else!"

"Oh...I know." Liu Shushan agreed, his face still dazed.

This news was too shocking for him.

The erotic painting flashed through his mind again, and Liu Shushan muttered in astonishment, "Brother Duan is truly a strange man!"

After Duan Rong left Liu Shushan's villa, he walked towards the dungeon in the city.

But he did not go to the circle of streets outside the dungeon, but entered a residential area not far from the dungeon.

Duan Rong strolled leisurely in the alley. The alley was deserted, and occasionally a stray dog would pass by.

Most of the houses in this area are old, and sometimes they have collapsed. Such houses are obviously not the area for wealthy people in this place.

Duan Rong's spiritual sense had been sent out to explore the situation of the nearby houses. Most of them were just a quick glance, and occasionally there would be some that needed to be carefully explored. All such houses were judged by him to be potentially useful.

Duan Rong spent about two hours to check all the houses in this area.

Taking into account the comprehensive housing conditions and location, three "target houses" were finally selected.

Duan Rong stood outside the wall of a residential house and saw a few weeds growing on the top of the wall, swaying gently in the evening breeze.

Under the cover of his spiritual sense, after making sure that there was no one around, Duan Rong suddenly moved his body, and his entire body suddenly rose from the ground. Then, like a fallen leaf riding the wind, he gently floated into the courtyard from top to bottom.

There were already a lot of sparse weeds growing in the yard, and Duan Rong's arrival startled a few sparrows.

Duan Rong walked through the weeds in the yard and came to the door of the main room, only to see that the iron lock on the old door was already rusty.

Duan Rong raised his hand, and the true energy burst out from his fingertips. With a slight stroke, the iron chain broke into two pieces.

The moment he pushed the door open, his face and hands were covered with spider webs.

I picked off the spider webs on my body and took a quick look. I saw that the tables and chairs inside were all covered with a thick layer of dust.

"I'm afraid this house has been uninhabited for at least two or three years!"

Duan Rong raised his head and took a look at the beams on the roof that were as thick as half a man's arms.

The quality of this house is actually very good. It is built with blue bricks instead of mud bricks.

The house is also tall and spacious, with a main room facing north and south, and two inner rooms connected from east to west on both sides.

Duan Rong took a complete tour and felt it was a good place. He was also very satisfied with the location of this place.

Originally, he selected three "target houses". The reason why he came to see this one first was that he thought it was the most suitable one. Sure enough, after seeing it, he was very satisfied.

With this, you don’t have to look at the other two options.

Duan Rong walked out and left the wooden door of the main room ajar.

At this time, the yard with sparse weeds was already shrouded in twilight.

Duan Rong used his body skills and flew out.

He returned to the villa in the deep twilight. Ximen Kankan and Liu Shushan had been waiting for him in the hall for a long time.

The two were bored and were playing chess.

As soon as he saw Duan Rong coming back, Ximen Kankan asked, "What took you so long to come back? You asked him to buy all these messy things. What's the use of them? We both bought them back."

Duan Rong looked up and saw a bulging sack lying on the ground not far from the two of them. He did not answer Ximen Kankan's question, but asked, "Have you bought everything on the list? Don't miss anything!"

Liu Shushan said, "I bought them all. I checked them again when I got back, and they were all gone."

Duan Rong nodded and said, "Shushan, prepare some dinner. And also prepare dry food for three people for ten days."

"Three people? Ten days' worth of dry food?" Liu Shushan's eyes moved. The three people Duan Rong was talking about were obviously the three of them.

Duan Rong said, "Let's prepare something sumptuous tonight and have a good meal. You can drink a little if you want. For the next ten days, we will probably only be able to eat dry food and drink water."

Liu Shushan and Ximen Kankan looked at each other.

Eating dry food and drinking water, what is the purpose of this? Is it to let them go to jail for Shen Yanliu?

Since Duan Rong said so, Liu Shushan went to the restaurant and ordered a sumptuous dinner, and also brought a jar of good wine.

Although several people came to this villa, due to the urgency of the matter, Liu Shushan had never fulfilled his duties as a host. He took this opportunity to toast the two of them with a few glasses of wine.

The night was dark, and the three of them drank and ate happily.

Ximen Kankan touched his bulging belly, looked at Duan Rong, and asked, "We've eaten and drunk, what are you going to do? Can you tell me?"

Duan Rong said, "Go to sleep! We will gather here at midnight."

After Duan Rong finished speaking, he really got up and went to his room to sleep.

The two looked at each other and could only go to bed.

Duan Rong had a comfortable sleep and when he walked into the hall again, Ximen Kankan and Liu Shushan were already waiting there.

After glancing at the two of them, Duan Rong walked over to the bulging sack, pulled out two stacked wicker baskets from the bottom, and then placed three short-handled iron shovels in the baskets.

Duan Rong carried the basket, looked at the two people, and said, "Bring your dry food and follow me. Be careful on the road and don't make any noise."

Before the two could react, Duan Rong had already used his body shape to jump out. Liu Shushan immediately carried the dry food on the table and used his body shape to chase after him.

Duan Rong did not use his full strength in his body skills. With his Qi realm at great perfection, if he used his full strength, Ximen Kankan and Liu Shushan would not be able to keep up with him.

Duan Rong used his spiritual sense to clear the way, and the three of them moved like ghosts in the darkness.

Along the way, Ximen Kankan and Liu Shushan were both surprised.

They had already passed through several busy streets in the city. Liu Shushan knew very well that patrols often went back and forth on these streets at midnight.

But they almost never stopped walking along the way. Several times, just when they reached the alley entrance, they saw the patrol team's backs turning around.

If it happens once, it's normal.

It was always like this, so they were inevitably suspicious. Wasn't this a bit too lucky?
Moreover, Liu Shushan soon discovered that the direction they were heading was towards the dungeon in the city. Looking at Duan Rong's elusive back not far ahead, he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.

Since he met Duan Rong, the longer the time passed, the more he felt he didn't know him. Especially this afternoon, when he knew that the erotic painting of the Light of Humanity was made by Duan Rong, he almost broke into pieces.

Duan Rong took the two of them and suddenly jumped into a residential alley, and then his figure flashed in the criss-crossing alleys.

It was late at night and the beginning of the month. The stars and the moon were dim. Duan Rong would cough lightly every time he turned a corner to indicate his location to the two people behind him.

Otherwise, even at such a close distance, the two of them might still get lost in the dark night.

Duan Rong suddenly stopped in front of a private house.

Ximen Kankan and Liu Shushan turned the corner of the alley and saw a figure standing in the darkness.

The two of them moved and stood beside Duan Rong.

Duan Rong whispered, "It's here, follow me in."

After Duan Rong finished speaking, he floated up, jumped over the wall, and landed in the yard covered with sparse weeds.

Ximen Kankan and Liu Shushan also fell behind him.

Duan Rong led the two of them to the door of the main room, pushed it gently, and the door opened automatically, and the three of them walked in.

In the darkness, it was pitch dark. However, after the three of them adjusted for a while, they could still make out objects.

Ximen Kankan asked: "Why are we here?"

Duan Rong said: "Your task is to help me move the soil."

"Moving earth?"

Duan Rong said this and handed the basket in his hand to the two of them.

Ximen Kankan and Liu Shushan each took a basket and a short-handled iron shovel.

Duan Rong said: "The soil that has been transported should be piled in this hall and the two inner rooms next to it. Do not pile it in the yard."

Duan Rong chose this residence because it was spacious and had enough space to store soil. If the soil was piled in the yard, there would be a risk of exposure.

After Duan Rong finished speaking, he grasped a short-handled iron shovel, infused his arm with internal energy, and suddenly shoveled it towards the center of the floor in the main hall.

With one shovel, a large piece of soil was peeled off just like peeling tofu.

Duan Rong's eyes were focused as he dug downwards with one shovel after another.

At this time, Ximen Kankan and Liu Shushan already understood that Duan Rong wanted to dig a hole.

In the darkness, Liu Shushan's eyes flashed.

Although this place is not too far from the city dungeon, it is only a walking distance. If it is to dig a hole, this distance will be too long.

How do we determine the direction and position at such a long distance underground?
Who can guarantee that he won’t dig in the wrong direction?
To take a step back, even if you really can dig into the dungeon without going astray, how can you be sure that you didn't dig yourself into the dungeon's bunker?

In Liu Shushan's opinion, this method has no value in implementation.

If this was the method Duan Rong had mentioned before, he would have been very disappointed.

Liu Shushan considered his words carefully and asked, "Brother Duan, if you plan to dig a hole, do you want to dig into the dungeon? Isn't that a bit unreasonable?"

In fact, Ximen Kankan had the same idea, but Duan Rong was so amazing when he solved the case before, so he didn't dare to question Duan Rong for a while.

Duan Rong paused swinging his shovel and said, "Shushan, don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

After Duan Rong finished speaking, he continued digging.

Although Liu Shushan was still hesitant, Ximen Kankan had already started helping Duan Rong to develop the wasteland, so he chose to trust Duan Rong.

Seeing that Ximen Kankan had already started moving, Liu Shushan sighed and started working as well.

In the evening, in a study room in the backyard of the government office in the city.

Chen Xun was leaning on an armchair covered with animal skins. He had been tired after a long day and was sitting there to take a nap to rest his mind.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

Chen Xun moved his body, sighed, and said, "Come in!"

The door opened and Li Hong flashed in. He glanced at Chen Xun cautiously. He knew that Chen Xun would take a rest at this time. If it was not an important situation, he would not dare to disturb him.

Chen Xun glanced at Li Hong and asked in a deep voice, "What happened?"

Li Hong said: "Sir, has Shen Mizhi returned to handle the case again?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Xun's originally lazy body immediately sat up straight. "Is the news true? When did it happen?"

Li Hong said: "The people in the government office just sent me the news. They arrived at the post station last night and reported for duty at the government office early this morning."

Chen Xun stroked the slippery handle of the armchair and murmured, "There is a problem. There must be a problem."

Chen Xun raised his eyes, looked at Li Hong, and said, "What do you think about this?"

"I am not sure for the moment. Her father is imprisoned in the dungeon and may be executed at any time, but she still has the mind to handle other cases. This is somewhat against human ethics!?" Li Hong said thoughtfully: "Unless..."

"Unless what?"

"Unless their father-daughter relationship was originally very bad. Shen Yanliu is power-hungry, and Ma Chunmin is a stepmother. In such a family, it is possible... possible..."

Chen Xundao: "Is there any way to check their father-daughter relationship?"

Li Hong said: "When the Shen family was raided, a group of maids, servants, and guards were arrested. I remember there was a maid who seemed to be Shen Mizhi's personal maid. She grew up with Shen Mizhi. She should know something about the situation."

"Go check it out." Chen Xun's face was solemn. "I want the details."

"Yes, sir." Li Hong stood up and left the study.

Chen Xun took a sip of the ginseng tea on the table and felt a little irritated. He hated the feeling of things being out of his control.

He has had this experience many times, and behind any slight sign of being out of control may be a huge crisis.

Just like the bubbles that suddenly appear on the surface of a swamp, they may be the breathing of a lurking giant beast...

(End of this chapter)