What kind of divination am I doing?

"There are four people in the warehouse? One of them is still blocking the tunnel? We need to wait until all five of them are there before we make our move," Lu Qiao replied in a low voice.

The black cat continued meowing: "I stood on the eaves for a while. These people are quite clever. There are a few small potted plants in the yard. They cut off the branches, turned an empty pot upside down as a makeshift bed, burned the branches into ashes inside, and used the ashes to treat the injured foot. It should be fine by tonight."

Lu Qiao nodded, "Indeed, this is a very good method: wood ash to stop the bleeding!"

Moreover, turning the potted dish upside down blocks the open flame, which reduces the amount of smoke from burning.

Clearly, these Chinese people are very smart, but they haven't used their intelligence in the right way.

Lu Qiao pondered for a moment before speaking: "We need to be quick. Lao Shen has been taken away to give a statement, and the time could be long or short. Moreover, he is very likely to be watched, so Lao Shen will send someone he trusts here to do this. We must take care of these five bandits before Lao Shen's people arrive."

"I've already cleared out the tavern. Once we lure them in and close the door, the bartender will lead everyone out to quickly subdue the thugs." Black Cat nodded slightly, naturally agreeing with this statement.

Looking at the hall in front of him, Lu Qiao already had a pretty good idea in mind.

However, this method must be implemented without interference from others, which is why the red rope and bell are for this purpose.

About twenty minutes later, Zhao Chengpeng and Liu Bo arrived.

Liu Bo brought a suitcase, which was filled with bells of all shapes and sizes.

"I didn't know which one you wanted, so I brought some of everything," Liu Bo explained.

Lu Qiao nodded: "It's fine, it can be used. Taoist practices are all about having no taboos!"

Liu Bo also took out a phone card from his pocket and handed it to Lu Qiao, and thoughtfully brought a SIM card ejector tool as well.

Luqiao's phone is an iPhone, which happens to support dual SIM dual standby. He sets the US number as the primary SIM and keeps the Chinese number as the secondary SIM.

Zhao Chengpeng's family runs a restaurant, so instead of trying to fool Luqiao with boxed lunches, he brought a whole bunch of insulated lunch boxes.

There were six in total, except for the first one, which was a whole tray of rice.

The remaining five lunchboxes were each cut in half, and each half contained one meat dish and one vegetable dish, meaning there were five different meat dishes and five different vegetable dishes.

It was obvious that they had given a portion of all the set meals that the restaurant was preparing to sell in the evening to Luqiao.

Luqiao saw a pair of chopsticks, the kind used at home, brand new, not disposable, showing that they had prepared them with care.

Lu Qiao said, putting the food into his mouth, wanting to eat his fill first.

The black cat meowed impatiently: "Let's hurry up and chase them away. If they really wait until 5:30 and sneak back at 6:00, they'll likely run into us."

The black cat's warning is necessary, but how do we get rid of the person?

The original purpose of setting up red ropes and bells on the road and bridge was to establish a cordon and ensure that anyone who broke in could hear them immediately.

But at this moment, Luqiao thought of a way to ask people to leave. Holding his lunchbox, Luqiao began to eat while busy with his work.

Reach the bridge at the gate, thread the bells one by one through the red rope, and start looking for a place to hook them at the gate, then begin wrapping the red rope around to block the exit.

The switches and electrical boxes on the wall, the protrusions on the doorstops and the door frame—all these protrusions became attachment points for the red rope, which continuously wove itself together with the bell.

If the gate is completely blocked, you won't be able to get out.

Zhao Chengpeng watched Lu Qiao's actions and knew there was no reason to eat and work at the same time, but he also understood that Lu Qiao was helping him and didn't say anything more.

Seeing that the gate was about to be completely blocked by the road and bridge, Zhao Chengpeng and Liu Bo moved to the position at the entrance.

Zhao Chengpeng spoke first: "I've hired some help. My family and I will stay home until six o'clock. I'm leaving this to you. Are you confident in your ability to handle road and bridge construction?"

Lu Qiao nodded, holding his lunchbox, "Of course! It's about time. I'll take this lunchbox back to wash it, and you can pick it up tomorrow."

"Okay, I have to go back and remind you of a few things, so I'll be going now." Zhao Chengpeng said, taking the key from his belt and handing it to Lu Qiao before leaving without looking back, afraid of staying out past six o'clock.

Liu Bo watched Zhao Chengpeng leave and said, "Damn, why didn't you remind me! He's already hired people, but I haven't even gotten around to these things yet. I'll just make an excuse to close for half a day. I'm going back to get busy now."

Luqiao felt a little embarrassed at this point, as it was indeed inappropriate to ask people not to do business after six o'clock.

But things had already come to this point, and there was no turning back. Lu Qiao smiled and waved his hand, saying, "Wait for my good news tomorrow."

Two people squeezed out from the gap in the gate of the road bridge that was not yet sealed off, glanced at the road bridge where people were still busy, and then hurriedly left.

The black cat looked at it and meowed again: "You've got a lot of clever ideas; you're quite sharp!"

Seeing the two leave, Lu Qiao began to tie the red rope around the handle.

The current situation is such that the interior of the hall can be seen through the floor-to-ceiling windows.

However, the main door is made of solid wood, and opening it with a key will inevitably touch the red ropes and trigger the bells.

As soon as this sound is heard, Lu Qiao and the others will know that outsiders have broken in.

After finishing the road and bridge work, I ate until I was about 60% full.

Road and bridge construction companies are unwilling to work while eating; these are all measures taken out of necessity.

It's now five o'clock, the best time to make a move.

It was getting dark, but not completely dark yet; night was approaching.

The bandits must have been in a hurry to leave, so they would have thought it was already dark.

Old Shen's people would probably only go after dark, as they would be afraid of causing misunderstandings if they went too early.

Zhao Chengpeng and Liu Bo were probably anxiously preparing things because they were afraid they wouldn't be able to get home on time at six o'clock.

With everything ready, the black cat, right in front of Lu Qiao, began to repeatedly open and close its hind legs to squeeze its abdomen and expel the bronze key.

Lu Qiao bent down to pick up the wet keys, looking disgusted, and tried to rub them against the black cat.

The black cat reacted at lightning speed, jumping out and saying, "After you go in, give me five minutes. I'll set this door as a passageway to the Outer Realm Tavern."

"You need to buy me another five minutes? There are five armed thugs, and I'm going to hold them off for five minutes?" Lu Qiao couldn't understand.

"You're planning to give up on your plan at the last minute? It's not impossible. You can go back and spend a day saying you've done an exorcism. Anyway, those two idiots don't know what's going on." The black cat licked its front paw.

Lu Qiao, clutching the wet bronze key, looked around and opened the drawer.

This place was originally a restaurant, but the tables and chairs hadn't been moved in yet. However, some basic equipment such as bowls and chopsticks racks were already in place. I could actually see tissues in the small cabinet below, and even a disposable chopsticks box filled with disposable chopsticks.

As Lu Qiao was wiping the bronze key, something came to mind.

"Five minutes, right? That's not impossible!" Lu Qiao looked at the lunchboxes in front of him, considering the feasibility.

Luqiao redistributed the food, rearranging all six lunchboxes into the same pattern.

A box of rice with five meat dishes and five vegetable dishes was packed together, and Luqiao simply grabbed a handful of disposable chopsticks.

Then he put all these things into his suitcase, adjusted the strap of the suitcase, and gently patted his cheeks to relax his expression.

"Remember, you have to be the first one in when the door opens!" the black cat meowed, then stood still, preparing to cast a spell.

Lu Qiao first used Zhao Chengpeng's key to open the door in front of him, then grabbed his suitcase, went inside, and closed the door.

Inside the warehouse, the bandits became alert and exchanged glances, realizing that someone had entered.

Lu Qiao looked at the inner courtyard in front of him, which was quite spacious.

Lu Qiao then called out softly, his voice strained, "Brothers, I was sent by Old Shen to pick you up!"

There was no movement at all, so Luqiao watched as the snack warehouse, which was made of half a plastic shed, was moved over.

Lu Qiao, mustering his courage, continued forward and spoke again: "Brothers, where are you?"

The next second, a dark, metallic object pressed against his forehead, right at his temple.

Lu Qiao knew it was a gun, and could even feel a cold sensation coming from his temple.

Lu Qiao put down his suitcase and slowly raised his hand: "Guys, stop messing around! I'm on your side!"

"Who's with you!" one of the five retorted.

Lu Qiao raised his hand and slowly moved toward the five people in front of him.

Lu Qiao then realized that there wasn't just one gun pointed at him, but five guns in total, with only one pressed against his forehead.

These guns varied in length, and the darkness of the sky, combined with the dark muzzles, made the five guns appear even more sinister.

The five men holding guns were in different states, but they all had one thing in common: they were all extremely tired. The last one in particular was filthy and disheveled.

"Gunfire has no eyes, everyone, don't treat your own people like this!" Lu Qiao forced a smile, thinking that one shouldn't hit a smiling face.

"We are us, and Lao Shen is Lao Shen! Are you sent by Lao Shen? Where are Lao Shen's own people? Are you afraid I'll beat him up?" The man sitting in the corner, with an injured right foot, was the leader of this group.

This clearly meant that the boss thought Lao Shen was too afraid to come because of the security issue.

Lu Qiao quickly explained, "Boss Shen has been taken away to give a statement and hasn't returned yet."

"Damn it, no wonder his phone was off all afternoon! Did you come alone? Does he not want the money?"

"This matter cannot be brought to light, so Boss Shen specifically asked me to handle this matter alone," Lu Qiao explained again.

Lu Qiao had actually considered that if it weren't for the difficulty in selling the gold, the best course of action for this group of people, carrying five large bags of gold, would be to run away and not partner with Boss Shen.

After all, the deposit that Boss Shen promised was only a 50/50 split, which wouldn't be as much as this gold.

Therefore, Lu Qiao was cautious, knowing that his life was not without danger and that saying the wrong thing could really kill him!

"Where are you taking us?" the leader asked again, waving his hand.

The gun, which was originally aimed at Luqiao's temple, was now lowered and aimed at his waist.

Lu Qiao was taken aback. Good heavens, they're not going to hit the big head, they're hitting the small head!

Lu Qiao smiled and pointed to the suitcase: "The car is right outside. Boss Shen knows you've all worked hard. You must have been hungry since this afternoon, right? I don't know if you ate lunch yet. He asked me to prepare dinner for you. Let's grab a bite here first, and then we'll leave when we have more energy."

The one who had been working the longest among the five people rushed forward and opened his suitcase.

The lunch boxes were taken out; there were six in total, each containing five meat dishes and five vegetable dishes.

"What's going on? This is all you're going to eat?" the leader scoffed, clearly looking down on it.

"Boss Shen means we should fill our stomachs first, so we'll have the energy to leave. Don't worry, brothers, once we get out there, we'll have plenty of food and drink, and nightly revelry," Lu Qiao said with a smile.

Those who had been working all day didn't care about anything else and started eating heartily, enjoying their food immensely.

The eldest brother looked on, subconsciously swallowed, and rationally said, "Are you stupid? Aren't you afraid of poisoning us? Poison us to death, then bury us in the pit and fill it with cement. Wouldn't all this gold and the security deposit belong to Old Shen?"

The man who was enjoying his meal one second was stunned the next.

Lu Qiao wasn't unaware of what his boss was thinking, but he was still taken aback when his boss dared to say it so openly.

Lu Qiao squatted down and raised his hands: "Boss Shen and I are just in business. Businessmen only care about money. Boss Shen was just worried that you might have this idea. There are six lunch boxes here. The original plan was that you five would take one and I would take one. You can choose any one you like, and I will eat it in front of you to prove that it is not poisoned."

The eldest brother looked at the six lunchboxes and randomly pointed to one: "You eat this one."

Lu Qiao nodded and picked up the lunchbox. He was about to reach for chopsticks, but when he saw the dark gun barrel pointing at him, he gave up on the risk.

What if he thought I was pulling out a gun? So Luqiao chose to use his hands directly and only took a couple of bites.

Luqiao had only taken two bites when the leader shouted again, "Stop eating! Give me your portion!"

Lu Qiao was taken aback, but naturally handed it over respectfully with both hands.

The eldest brother, who was still holding back just a moment ago, took Luqiao's lunchbox and started eating heartily, even imitating Luqiao by not using chopsticks.

It wasn't until his companion took out chopsticks from his suitcase and handed them to him that the eldest brother started eating with chopsticks.

"They're all disposable chopsticks, so why is there a pair of regular chopsticks?" I noticed this question when I turned around to get my own chopsticks after getting the ones I was supposed to take.

The eldest brother was glaring at Lu Qiao, clearly wanting an answer from him.

Just one glance made Luqiao regret bringing lunch; he felt it was a mistake.

But it was a last resort, just to buy the black cat five minutes.

Lu Qiao could only force a smile and say, "This was specially prepared for you, boss, in case you weren't used to using regular chopsticks!"

The leader beckoned, took the bag, glanced at it, and spoke again: "You think I'm the only one using something different? You want to poison me!"

The gun, which had just been removed from his head, was thrust back in.

"I was wrong, I'm telling the truth, these are serving chopsticks for individual meals, I put them in there in a hurry. How could I possibly want to poison you? There's no way they could be poisonous! Even if they were, if I poisoned one person, wouldn't I be beaten to death by the other four?" Lu Qiao was really panicked at this point.

Logically speaking, killing themselves would be like strangling themselves, which would prevent them from communicating with Lao Shen, and they couldn't do that.

However, under such high tension, a lack of trust can easily lead to impulsive actions.

The five people in front of him had just escaped the pursuit with the gold, and their emotions were all on the verge of breaking down. Lu Qiao was also afraid that a fight might break out.

So Luqiao chose to tell the truth, and he didn't lie. It was indeed served separately, and it was indeed put in by accident.

The leader then sniffed the gun and said, "It has indeed been used. Put the gun down."