I was just solving crimes, how could I become an immortal?

Chapter 50 The Library of Tsing Yi Department

"Congratulations on solving the Nanshan tragedy. The rewards for the detectives have begun to be distributed."

"Acquire the detective talent: Miracle Walker."

"Effect: By investigating the scene, all whereabouts before and after the crime can be traced."

……

This new talent looks pretty good.

At least in the eyes of the police officers from major agencies, searching for traces is undoubtedly the most difficult thing. After all, everyone is a master. If the perpetrator is extremely skilled, he will not even leave any footprints.

With this skill, at least the number of prisoners and their approximate escape route can be determined.

……

"Please choose one of the following three additional rewards:"

"1. Porcelain Firing (Miscellaneous Studies): Acquire master-level porcelain techniques and become proficient in the firing process of human bottles."

"2. Bafang Sword Technique (Seventh Grade Secret Book): Six unique sword skills, suitable for street fighting, and the sword is tricky and ruthless."

"50. Tianyuan Yiqi*, Steel Bladder (Talent)"

……

It is indeed a reward for a major case!
  The reward is much better than the previous petty theft case.

[Porcelain Firing] should be regarded as the most rubbish. Cao An has the detective system to protect himself, but he never thought of changing his profession to become a craftsman.

[Bafang Sword Technique], this is a very good sword technique, produced by Liumen, it will definitely not be bad.

It's a pity that this is only a secret book reward, and you can't learn it directly. If you really want to learn sword skills, Cao An can just borrow it from the Tsing Yi Department. There is no need to waste this opportunity.

So there is no doubt that choosing the third option is the most cost-effective.

50 breaths of [Tian Yuan Yi Qi] should be enough for him to be promoted to the ranks of eighth-level warriors.

As for the talent that comes with it…

[Steel Bladder: Has an unparalleled ability to hold urine in, and can go three days without going to the toilet. 】

Cao An:? ? ?
  Are you sure that being able to pee ten pounds in one go without peeing for three days is considered a talent? Is there any point in learning this?

"Huh? This talent can actually enhance endurance? What a magical skill! Thank you system!"

Cao An was excited here when the door of his room was suddenly knocked.

When he opened the door, it was Zhu Xian and Ying Huorong standing outside the house.

"What do you two want?"

"I have nothing to do today. I will go to the Sutra Pavilion to choose a book of exercises for you."

Cao An was overjoyed when he heard that he had joined the organization for so long and finally got some benefits.

Speaking of which, if the department didn't equip him with exercises, he would have to go back to Nanshan College. Ying Huorong helped him ask for the exercises, and it was already done.

I didn't expect that a murder would happen later, and it has been hanging over my head.

Since the department gave him the exercises first, he should receive them first.

"But I've been here at the Tsing Yi Office for many days, and I haven't seen a scripture-storing pavilion in the office! Where is it?"

"East City."

……

Shangjiang City has hundreds of squares and markets.

Taking the south gate of the palace as the boundary, it is divided into east and west areas. The east market where Cao An and the others are going is the largest market in the east of the city.

There is no such mixture as a ghost market. When you step into this place, all you see is the luxury of wealthy families and shops.

There are precious spices, monster furs, silks and satins, and some acrobatic troupes leading little monsters to perform on the streets to earn some money, creating a prosperous scene.

In Dongshi, you can buy almost the best products in Shangjiang City.

"But aren't we going to the Sutra Pavilion? Why did you bring me to Dongshi?" Cao An asked with confusion on his face.

Zhu Xian shook his fat belly proudly: "In the past few years, the performance of our Tsing Yi Department has been poor, and the allocation from the Ministry of Household Affairs has been low. So we learned from the experience, learned from others, and began to develop our own industry."

"Did you make money?"

"Let's pay a hundred taels of silver per month."

"..."

During the conversation, the three of them also came to the door of an inn.

[Qing Tea Pavilion] sounds a bit elegant, but looking at the situation in this teahouse, it is indeed a bit scary.

"Hey! It's Mr. Zhu and Mr. Ying who are here! There is also a stranger, please come in."

As soon as they arrived at the door, a young man ran over to greet them. He seemed to be quite smart at seeing people. He wiped the table for them and invited them to sit down. Zhu Xian moved his fat body, sat on the horizontal chair with difficulty, and introduced the work.

"This is Cao An, the new Shui Xiu of our Tsing Yi Department. In the future, there will be two Shui Xiu in the water flag."

"Ah! It turns out it's Mr. Cao, disrespectful, disrespectful, and the villain Qi Yi is also from the Tsing Yi Department. He is also the shopkeeper and a laborer in this Qing Tea Pavilion."

Listening to this person's self-introduction, Cao An felt a sad feeling arise in his heart.

As a shopkeeper, he also had to work part-time, and he was the only one working in the entire tea room. You can imagine how poor this place was, with few customers coming.

Cao An looked at the price list under the tag, which cost five cents for a bowl: "This place only sells tea, it's weird if it makes money."

When Qi Yi heard this, his face was also worried: "Yes, I have sold very few tea leaves this month, I'm afraid I will lose money again."

"It's okay. This is the only stronghold of our Tsing Yi Department. It's normal to make some sacrifices." Zhu Xian patted Qi Yi on the shoulder to encourage him.

In disguise, some news was also revealed to Cao An.

This teahouse is just a side business, its real purpose is for communication. The Tsing Yi Department has retired from the army, and their trump cards may not be that simple.

Ying Huorong on the side took a sip of tea, and the bland taste made her curl her lips.

"It doesn't taste good." Ying Huorong is a carnivore and doesn't like such elegant things at all.

Cao An also looked down upon him, and the people outside looked down upon him even more.

"What a waste of a good store to be run by you like this."

"Eh? Cao An, do you know how to do business?" Zhu Xian heard what he said and asked quickly: "The layout of my place is based on other teahouses. I think other people's business is pretty good."

"Where is other people's teahouses?"

"West City."

"That's right! The West Market is a mixed bag, while the East Market is high-end and grand. It's strange that you rent a shop and sell such cheap tea in such a prosperous area of ​​the East Market. It's not a loss."

Zhu Xian's eyes widened: "Is it wrong for me to sell it cheap?"

"Of course it's wrong. Who here is not extremely rich? You only have five ounces per bowl? Who are you looking down on? Renovate this place and change it to five ounces per bowl."

Zhu Xian was shocked by Cao An's sudden price increase.

"It's so expensive, will anyone buy it?"

"Create some features and it will come naturally."

"For example?"

"For example, if you spend more money roasting wings, please help Ying Huorong and ask her to go to Nanshan to collect some rare medicinal materials for you and mix them into tea. That will be a unique special tea."

"Eh? Do you need my help? No problem, I know Nanshan best."

Let's go back to the forest to play on tinder, and earn a lot of roasted wings. It's good for you, good for me, and good for everyone.

But Zhu Xian is still frowning. It's not like he hasn't thought of this method, but the strange-tasting tea needs someone to appreciate it!
  "Tea is just a gimmick, just add something to give the guests a psychological balance. What's important is that we need a storyteller. I think he's a good storyteller and he's quite smart." Cao An named this young man.

Judging from the rich expressions and clever handling of this person, he should be a good storyteller.

"But I haven't heard any stories!" Qi Yi looked aggrieved. He wanted to help, but unfortunately he was unable to do so.

"You don't have a story, Tinder does!"

Cao An pointed at the person next to him: "She graduated from Nanshan College and knows the very detailed assessment system. Weaving these into stories will attract a lot of people's attention."

Nanshan College, the highest institution of higher learning in the entire Daxing Dynasty, had so many people trying to get in.

Ying Huorong was favored by the dean. As long as some news leaked out, a large number of parents would be attracted. The five taels of tea was just a tea fee to listen to the information.

If he encounters someone who asks questions, just come up with an explanation next time, and he will have to refill the cup tomorrow.

Maybe not a lot of tea will be sold, but it will definitely be enough to maintain a balance of payments. Parents’ money is best earned.

Zhu Xian listened to Cao An's arrangements and felt that there was hope for making money: "Is there anything else?"

"Of course, you can even extract some irrelevant secrets and share them every now and then."

"These secrets must be unique. You can check ancient books, you can ask Tinder directly, or you can even...ask this old gentleman."

"I believe that with this old gentleman's ability, he must have countless stories to share with younger generations like us."

As Cao An spoke, he stood up and bowed to the old man in front of him.

That's right, an old man appeared.

Cao An didn't see the other person's figure clearly at all. He just sat in front of him in a daze.

Not to mention Zhu Xian, even Ying Huorong, who was undisciplined, obediently shouted: "Mr. Zhuang"

I knew that this Tsing Yi Department was not as simple as it seemed.

(End of this chapter)