Martial Arts Song

Chapter 259 Unusual
"Oh?"

Hearing the other party's words, Chen Qing smiled slightly and asked, "What big secret?"

Yuan Zhangjie is a man of changing personality. After discovering that he was very powerful yesterday, he immediately sided with him.

I guess he was left on duty last night because he offended Gao Changzhi yesterday.

Now, the other party came to inform him again, obviously determined to get on board his ship.

Chen Qing didn't refuse. Although he came here to work, his purpose was not to work, but to get in touch with Luo Zongping.

In the future, he would not be too serious during working hours. Whether it was practicing martial arts, or the tasks at "Yun", or if there was anything happening at the Chen family, he might leave early.

At this time, he really needed someone to cover for him so that he would not be fired by Director Luo for absenteeism.

Therefore, even though he knew that Yuan Zhangjie wanted to use the "common secret" method to narrow the distance between them and was a small means of interpersonal communication, Chen Qing still chose to agree with him.

"I found that there is a batch of food in our factory's warehouse!"

Yuan Zhangjie laughed and said, "We don't have to worry about going hungry when we work the night shift in the future! Besides, we can sell some and make some money."

"Yeah."

Chen Qing was calm and not at all disturbed by the "big secret" that Yuan Zhangjie told him.

Yuan Zhangjie is just an ordinary person. He has practiced some boxing and his vision is limited.

His "big secrets" are nothing more than the common people's food, clothing, housing and transportation, and small matters that are beneficial to him.

Therefore, Chen Qingben did not have any expectations for the so-called "big secret".

However, it is too naive for the other party to try to embezzle from the company.

He said calmly: "Do you think others are fools? Do you think these goods will not be counted before entering the warehouse?"

After hearing this, Yuan Zhangjie continued to laugh in a low voice and said, "No, no, Captain, I'm not that stupid! Most of the food is rice, salt, sugar, etc., all packed in sacks. We don't just focus on one bag, we can poke a hole in each bag and take a little, we won't be discovered!"

"Rice, salt, sugar..."

After hearing what the other party said, Chen Qing, who had originally not cared much, suddenly frowned.

As for the three things Yuan Zhangjie mentioned, rice is easy to buy, as it is sold everywhere in the market and it is not uncommon to stockpile it.

But salt and sugar are a bit problematic.

In the early days of the Central Kingdom, in order to welcome the new era, trade was free across the country and everyone could do business and sell goods, including salt.

But in the past few years, in order to control the national economy, the central government has turned salt, a daily necessity, into a commercial monopoly. Ordinary people can no longer sell salt, and only officially designated merchants can sell it.

Of course, with Luo Zongping's identity as a "great master", it is not surprising that he was qualified to sell salt.

However, it is a bit strange that the warehouse here actually stocks rice, salt, and sugar at the same time.

Especially the last bit of sugar.

With the current social development process, ordinary people may not realize the importance of this thing. They just think it is one of the condiments for meals in daily life, and it is not an indispensable one.

But as a time traveler, Chen Qing knew that sugar was a real strategic material! Moreover, it was the most widely used one!
It can be used to eat when hungry, to heal when injured, and even to extract fuel and be used to make gunpowder, bombs, etc. at critical moments.

The fact that this kind of thing was stockpiled in the "Luo's Paper Mill" immediately made Chen Qing feel something unusual.

"With Luo Zongping's status, it's not surprising that he has the right to sell rice, salt, or sugar. But it's intriguing that he stockpiled these things together, and placed them in a paper mill, which has nothing to do with food..."

Chen Qing was thinking in his heart, but on the surface, he frowned and glanced at Yuan Zhangjie after he finished speaking, and said in a cold tone: "It's only my first day at work, and you've tempted me to embezzle. Are you trying to harm me?"

"No! No! Absolutely not!"

Yuan Zhangjie obviously didn't expect that his courtesy would backfire, and he said in panic, "Captain Lin, I just worked all night and I'm confused! Just treat it as me farting and talking nonsense!"

As he spoke, he bowed and clasped his hands.

"Humph!"

Chen Qing snorted coldly and scolded, "You didn't just discover this secret last night, did you? You're not the only one who discovered this secret, right? In fact, the four of you should have started making things a little bit earlier to sell or use for private purposes, right?"

“I really don’t have this!”

When Yuan Zhangjie heard what Chen Qing said, he shook his head and hurriedly replied, "There was no writing on the outside of that batch of goods, and they were usually placed in a relatively deep position in the warehouse. I heard some noise in the warehouse last night, crawled into the goods, and found that rats had bitten through the sacks, and then I realized that the goods were edible! Captain Lin, I really didn't rob! I am a very timid person, I have always had the desire to steal but not the courage to do so. Please believe me, I really didn't do it!"

By the end of his speech, his face had turned red with anxiety.

Seeing how anxious he was, Chen Qing, whose [God] value had risen to almost 2 and who also understood some of the psychological activities represented by micro-expressions and body language, realized that the other party did not seem to be lying, so he did not continue to question him.

However, he snorted again and warned, "Okay, seeing that you are so sincere, I will trust you for now and will not do it again. But remember, it's okay that I didn't come before, but after I come, no embezzlement will be allowed in this factory! Otherwise, once I find out, I will immediately arrest him and take him to the police station, and I will show no mercy! Do you understand?"

"understand!"

Yuan Zhangjie nodded and responded quickly.

At the same time, he couldn't help but feel relieved.

Seeing this, Chen Qing realized that the beating was almost enough and it was time to give the dates.

So, he reached into his pocket, took out a hundred yuan, walked towards Yuan Zhangjie, patted him on the chest, and said, "Okay, including yesterday, you have worked a whole day and night, go back and rest quickly, remember to eat something before going to bed, otherwise it will be bad for your health. I'll go around and check it out first. By the way, where is the place you mentioned?"

Give him a big beating and then a date.

This is a typical way of controlling subordinates.

Although Yuan Zhangjie seemed to have worked during the day and was on duty at night yesterday, given his laziness, it was naturally impossible for him to work a whole day and night conscientiously.

Most likely, they will slack off and sleep in during this period.

But Chen Qing didn't care about it. What he wanted was to have the effect of controlling the other party. Beating him and then praising him was just a skill.

really!

Yuan Zhangjie, who only earns 800 yuan a month, subconsciously grabbed the money that Chen Qing patted on his chest, and after seeing the denomination clearly, his eyes suddenly widened, "This..."

Suddenly getting one-eighth of a month's salary is a little exciting for ordinary people.

Especially when you were being scolded just a second ago.

Making a person's mood fluctuate from good to bad is the first step in controlling it.

After Yuan Zhangjie managed to calm down his slightly excited mood, he immediately replied: "Captain Lin, the batch of goods is over at Warehouse No. 3. I'll take you there..."

……

Yuan Zhangjie personally took Chen Qing to the warehouse and checked the goods before returning.

Chen Qing just gave it a quick check and then returned to the guard room.

His original intention was just to create a serious and responsible personality, and he didn't really care about the rice, salt and sugar stored in the warehouse.

Since Luo Zongping, the "great master", chose to put these things here, he must have his own ideas.

As for what the other party plans to do with these things, it has nothing to do with him. He just needs to keep an eye on this place.

In the following time, Chen Qing started his work for the day.

Before seven o'clock in the morning, the remaining three people, Gao Changzhi, Wang Qinglin and Tang Bing, also arrived at the factory one after another.

The three of them saw Chen Qing who had arrived earlier, and they all greeted him politely and called him captain. Gao Changzhi asked where Yuan Zhangjie had gone, but was silenced by Chen Qing who said, "I told him to go back first."

Afterwards, the four of them divided the work and began to inspect the factory.

Because Chen Qing showed very strong strength yesterday, Gao Changzhi and the other two spontaneously began to inspect other places in the factory and took the initiative to give the most leisurely job of guarding the gate to Chen Qing.

Chen Qing was happy to stand guard at the door leisurely, watching the workers walk into the factory one by one until work started.

When it was 7:30 in the morning, the roar of work gradually came from the factories on "Guoshan Road".

At this time, Chen Qing and other "security guards" also had a relatively relaxing moment.

As the factory started operation, it was full of people, making it easier to look after the area. We no longer had to take care of so many areas. We only had to go to where the noise was coming from when there was noise.

This relaxing feeling lasted until noon.

"Wow~"

At noon, as the sun rises overhead.

There was a loud sliding sound.

In the guard room.

Chen Qing and others who heard the noise came out, stood at the factory gate, and looked in the direction of the sound.

Then, Chen Qing saw the factory door being pulled open, and one by one the workers who were working came out and walked straight towards the factory gate.

"Is this... a lunch break?"

Chen Qing looked at Gao Changzhi standing beside him and asked.

Gao Changzhi shook his head and replied: "No, it's time to get off work."

"get off work?"

Chen Qing was a little surprised, "Only work half a day?"

"Correct."

Gao Changzhi nodded and said, "The factory is not doing well. The factory manager hasn't gotten any orders, so he only works half a day and only pays half the salary. Even so, the factory is said to be unable to hold on."

After that, Gao Changzhi ordered Wang Qinglin and Tang Bing: "You two, open the factory door quickly."

Upon hearing this, Wang Qinglin and Tang Bing hurried to open the iron door.

Chen Qing looked thoughtful.

"Originally, I was told that if there was any heavy work at the factory after noon, I could help out and practice my skills, but I didn't expect that the factory would only work half a day. It seems that I have to find another way."

Shaking his head, Chen Qing didn't have any intention of reviving the factory.

He never forgot his purpose.

Moreover, since they were not related to each other, the factory would not share any of its profits with him, and he had no intention of hooking up with Luo Minzhen, so there was no need for him to do such a thankless job.

After the workers left one after another, today's shift came to an end.

"It will be someone's turn to take over the night shift, and the others can go home."

Gao Changzhi looked at Wang Qinglin and Tang Bing respectively and said.

He didn't dare look at Chen Qing.

Wang Qinglin and Tang Bing, who were being watched, also did not dare to raise any objections.

Obviously, the strength that Chen Qing showed yesterday still left them with lingering fears and a deep memory.

In this regard, Chen Qing naturally would not volunteer to work the night shift. After the three people did not include him in the candidates for the night shift, he went off work.

We walked all the way under the scorching sun from "Sanyang" back to "Sanlin", and then back to the Chen family yard.

When he came back, it was almost two o'clock in the afternoon - even though he walked without running and deliberately slowed down his pace, it took him almost two hours to travel through the three districts and come back.

After coming back, before entering the house, Chen Qing saw Chen Yang hoeing the ground in the wasteland next to the yard.

Mid-May is the time to weed the corn in the fields.

Chen Qing saw Chen Yang weeding in the field, so he came to the edge of the field and asked with a smile, "Brother Yang, do you need help?"

After hearing this, Chen Yang raised his head in confusion, looked at Chen Qing, frowned and asked: "What is your conspiracy?"

Chen Qing immediately rolled his eyes and said, "Conspiracy, you big head ghost, forget it!"

After saying this, he left the field.

Then, he went home, changed his clothes, and immediately went out to Kangqiao Road, where many trading companies were concentrated, and worked as a porter for half a day...

……

May 16th, 3 a.m.

After enough sleep, Chen Qing woke up slowly.

Then, as usual, he immediately looked at the [Spirit] value at the bottom of his left eye:
【Fine: 15.30008923】

【Qi: 9.294357862】

【God: 1.832348962】

"I was exposed to the sun for four hours yesterday, moving things non-stop. Afterwards, I drank some Qi-boosting and blood-nourishing medicine, and my 'essence' value increased by about 0.027..."

After looking at the numerical values ​​and the changes from yesterday, Chen Qing made a summary.

Yesterday was his first time to exercise his spleen. He was exposed to the sun for almost the entire afternoon and worked as a porter for half a day. His skin became one degree darker.

The effect is that the [Essence] value increases by 0.027.

This effect made Chen Qing frown.

Because compared with the previous liver and mind training, this growth effect is very general.

"I think it has something to do with my lack of proper bloodletting to stimulate myself from the inside, and my excessive exercise."

Although he worked as a porter yesterday, with his physique as a master of "Jingbian", the amount of exercise required by a porter was nothing to him.

Therefore, the average increase in the numerical effect of [Essence] is normal.

"I need to find something that can give me 'excessive exercise'. Also, I need to find a place to bleed..."

After making this decision, Chen Qing got up and started practicing today.

He first "practiced his spirit", and then went to the "Hongjiang River" to "practice his qi". After finishing "practicing his qi", he came back to "practice his spirit" again. Finally, he changed into dry clothes and went from "Sanlin" to the "Luo's Paper Mill" in "Sanyang" to work.

However, today, as soon as he arrived at the "Luo's Paper Mill", he discovered something unusual.

A black vintage car appeared in the empty factory.

Chen Qing recognized this vintage car; it was exactly the one that Luo Zongping had taken when he went to his house that day!
Today, Luo Zongping came to the factory!

(End of this chapter)