Martial Arts Song

Chapter 275 Flowers Bloom
Of course, Lin Manli was not the only "Huhai" local that Chen Qing knew.

People like Fei Dongtao, Luo Zongping and Luo Minzhen are also locals of Hu Hai.

However, Chen Qing naturally couldn't ask them for help, as the former would expose his own condition, and Chen Qing didn't want Fei Dongtao to know too much about him.

The latter two will be a bit troublesome.

To put it bluntly, he was no match for the "great master" Luo Zongping, and because of Luo Zongping's presence, it was difficult for him to control Luo Minzhen.

It is still easier for him to control Lin Manli, an ordinary person.

Of course, he didn't really want to take control of Lin Manli, but he wanted to ask her for help, and he would pay her the corresponding compensation.

In addition, by first using the purchase of medicinal herbs as a means of building up initial trust between the two parties, it will be easier for both parties to cooperate more harmoniously in doing business in "Hu Hai" in the future.

With this purpose in mind, Chen Qing raised his hand and knocked on the door on the first floor of Lin Manli's self-built house.

"Boom boom boom, boom boom boom."

After Chen Qing knocked on the door for a while, the sound of a window opening and Lin Manli's voice suddenly came from upstairs.

"Who?"

Chen Qing knocked on the door, took a few steps back, and looked up to the second floor. He happened to meet Lin Manli, who opened the window, leaned out a little, and looked downstairs.

Seeing Chen Qing downstairs, Lin Manli was stunned.

In fact, the two sides haven't seen each other for almost three or four months.

Ever since Chen Qing brought Xuan Feng to the house and asked Lin Manli to be the introducer, the two sides have never met again.

Chen Qing had to practice martial arts and carry out tasks every day, and there were no good business projects for the time being, so he did not look for Lin Manli.

If Chen Qing didn't take the initiative to look for Lin Manli, Lin Manli wouldn't be able to find him either - because Lin Manli didn't know Chen Qing's contact information or address at all.

Therefore, after three or four months, when Lin Manli suddenly saw Chen Qing coming to see her, she was naturally a little unresponsive.

Or rather, unbelievable.

But soon, Lin Manli came to her senses and quickly said to Chen Qing downstairs: "Wait a minute!"

After saying this, she retracted her leaning body.

Immediately afterwards, Chen Qing heard a hurried sound of people coming down the stairs from inside the house.

After a moment, the door in front of him was opened from the inside.

Lin Manli, who was wearing a plain sleeveless, loose-fitting dress, stood at the door, looked up at Chen Qing, and asked, "What do you want to talk to me about?"

He hasn't been here for three or four months, and suddenly he comes to visit me, so there must be something going on.

Although Lin Manli is just an ordinary woman, she still has this awareness.

"Ah."

Chen Qing did not deny it and nodded, "I have something to talk to you about. Let's go in and talk."

When Lin Manli heard this, a hint of hesitation flashed across her eyes, but she finally nodded slightly and said, "Okay."

Then she stepped aside.

After seeing this, Chen Qing also walked into Lin Manli's house.

Lin Manli's home is a self-built house. Behind the door is a U-shaped building with an open space in the middle and surrounding buildings.

At the entrance are the stairs leading to the second floor.

However, Chen Qing did not go upstairs. Instead, he came to the open space in the middle, looked up at the houses around him, and then looked at Lin Manli who was walking towards him after closing the door, and asked, "Are you the only one in your house?"

When Lin Manli heard this, a look of hesitation appeared on her face.

But in the end, she gritted her teeth and nodded: "Yes, my parents don't live here."

Chen Qing nodded after hearing this, and did not ask any more questions. Instead, he got straight to the point and said, "I want you to buy some herbs for me. Are you free?"

"Buying medicinal materials?"

Lin Manli was stunned when she heard this. She subconsciously said, "Can't you buy it yourself?"

After she finished speaking, she finally realized what was going on and quickly said, "I'm not saying I don't want to help, I mean..."

"I need a large quantity. The purpose of looking for you is to reduce the cost of purchasing goods, not to buy them at the original price in the herbal medicine shop."

Chen Qing interrupted Lin Manli and said, "The channel I found only ships to local people, so I want you to buy it for me in your name. Don't worry, I won't treat you unfairly. I will pay you. Or, if you have any problems, you can tell me and I will help you if I can. Let's help each other."

"That's it."

After hearing what Chen Qing said, Lin Manli nodded thoughtfully and understood what Chen Qing meant.

She thought for a moment, then looked at Chen Qing and said hesitantly, "I can help you buy the herbs. As for the reward... I don't have any money for the time being, but there is something I really need your help with."

"what's up?"

Chen Qing looked at Lin Manli and asked calmly.

But after hearing this, Lin Manli's hesitation deepened, and she was slow to say what help she needed.

Chen Qing waited for a moment, and when he saw that Lin Manli still had no intention of saying anything, he couldn't help but frown.

Seeing Chen Qing frown, Lin Manli blushed and said in a low voice: "I want you to pretend to be my husband."

"Pretending to be your husband?"

After hearing this, Chen Qing frowned even more tightly.

Seeing this, Lin Manli hurriedly explained: "Don't get me wrong, I just want you to pretend to be my husband and help me reject someone, I don't mean anything else!"

"Help you reject someone?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Qing looked Lin Manli up and down, then asked, "Who?"

He did not ask Lin Manli the specific reason for doing this.

He had no interest in Lin Manli's private life and did not want to interfere.

He was looking for the other party purely to buy medicinal herbs.

Of course it would be best if we could help each other and solve each other's problems.

After all, he is not very rich now. If he really wants to pay Lin Manli, it would be cost-effective only if he buys a large amount of medicinal materials at one time.

Otherwise, if he bought too little, plus the compensation for Lin Manli, the cost of buying the herbs would not be much cheaper than the price he currently pays at the herbal medicine shop on "Linxing Road".

"You...do you remember how I told you that I knew about the assassin organization 'Cloud'?"

Hearing Chen Qing's words, Lin Manli asked back somewhat awkwardly.

Moreover, when she asked back the question, the only blush on her face quickly faded away, covering her entire face and even the roots of her ears.

"Ok?"

Chen Qing frowned again.

He recalled the scene when he asked Lin Manli about the "Yun Ge Collection". Suddenly, he raised his eyebrows and said, "You mean, the person you want me to help you reject is the one who introduced you to join 'Yun'?"

He remembered Lin Manli saying that the reason he knew about the existence of the "Yun" organization was because he met a woman at a gathering of young ladies.

Then after getting drunk, she poured out her troubles to this woman, and then after the party she was taken away by the other party. Only then did she learn about the killer organization called "Yun".

Lin Manli called the other party "a sister" at the time.

In other words, the other party is a woman older than Lin Manli.

Of course, Chen Qing doesn't care about these.

What he cared about was that if Lin Manli really asked him to help reject this woman, then it would be hard to say how this woman would react afterwards.

After all, the other party introduced Lin Manli to become a customer of "Yun".

This means that the other party is Lin Manli’s superior and should also be a customer of “Yun”.

What's worse, the other party might be a killer of "Yun"!
This needs to be considered carefully...

Just when Chen Qing was thinking about this, he saw Lin Manli nodded slightly after hearing what he said, "Yes, it's Sister Lan."

Then, she muttered in a voice as soft as a mosquito: "I am actually very grateful for Sister Lan's help at that time. I can also regard that incident as a different experience. But after all, this kind of thing is too unorthodox. I can accept it once or twice, but I can't accept it in the future... But after that time, Sister Lan often came to me. I have received her care, and it is difficult to refuse... But I know that this can't go on, so I struggled for a long time... Just happened to come to me... So..."

Having said that, Lin Manli did not continue speaking, nor did she look up at Chen Qing, but the meaning was self-evident.

After saying this, she was already blushing and didn't dare to look at Chen Qing anymore - this was probably the main reason why she didn't look up at Chen Qing.

After listening to it, Chen Qing roughly understood it.

Simply put, when Lin Manli was in trouble, that "Sister Lan" warmed Lin Manli's heart at a party, and the two of them fell in love.

But now that the matter is over, Lin Manli no longer thinks about it, but that "Sister Lan" has been looking for her.

Lin Manli wanted to ask him for help to pretend to be her husband in order to reject him.

I have to say that it is difficult to tell who is right or wrong here, or perhaps there is no right or wrong.

After thinking for a while, Chen Qing said to Lin Manli, "I can help you talk to the other party about this matter."

He could indeed talk to the other party.

Although the other party is likely to be a customer of "Cloud" or even a killer.

But he is just as well.

And feelings are something that cannot be forced.

If Lin Manli really didn't want to continue this kind of relationship, then as a basis for future cooperation, it was inevitable that he would help the other party solve this matter. Otherwise, if the "Sister Lan" had maintained this kind of relationship with Lin Manli, it would also affect his cooperation with Lin Manli.

It would be fine if the other party listened to the advice, but if the other party refused to listen, he wouldn't mind getting rid of the other party.

As long as there is no direct employment or interest relationship between "Yun"'s clients or killers, they can kill each other.

After all, everyone has a temper. If one cannot take action just because they belong to the same organization, then the organization will only accumulate more and more conflicts and eventually be destroyed.

"real?!"

When Lin Manli heard Chen Qing's answer, she immediately raised her head in joy, "Great! Thank you!"

Chen Qing had always been an unfathomable figure in her impression, so she had no doubt that Chen Qing could help her solve the problem.

After discussing the mutual assistance, Chen Qing said, "Okay, let's do this. When you have time, ask her out for a meeting and I'll talk to her. As for me, I will also contact the big boss of the medicine sales as soon as possible, and I'll let you know when the time comes."

The matter was settled and Chen Qing did not stay any longer.

"Okay, then I'll wait for your notification!"

After hearing this, Lin Manli nodded quickly.

But then, she suddenly remembered that she didn't have Chen Qing's contact information, and immediately frowned and asked: "But, after I ask her out, where can I find you?"

After hearing this, Chen Qing thought for a moment and replied, "I should be contacting you in the next few days. You can make an appointment with her first. When you have agreed on the specific time and place, just tell me when I contact you. If it is really urgent and you need to find me, you can find me at night on Jiulong Avenue in the Sanlin section, by the riverbank of the Hongjiang River. If I am not there at the time, you can wait there and I will go."

In the end, he did not tell Lin Manli his specific address.

The trust between the two sides has not reached this level yet.

Lin Manli obviously understood this, so after listening to Chen Qing's words, she just nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

After that, the two chatted for a few more words, and then Chen Qing said goodbye and left Lin Manli's house.

Wait until you walk out of the alley and come to the street.

Xuanfeng was leaning against the front of the old car, waiting for him.

"Let's go to Linxing Road."

After Chen Qing came out, he said to Xuanfeng.

Although he indirectly found out the supply channels of the drug dealers on "Linxing Road", he did not know the information of the big boss of medicinal materials.

After all, he was not a master of "magic transformation" and did not have the ability to influence other people's thinking silently. Once he showed that he wanted to find out the information about the big boss, those drug dealers would become alert and then laugh it off with him.

Therefore, letting Xuanfeng drive him today might be a way of taking advantage of Xuanfeng's "divine transformation" master ability to get him to talk.

"Ok."

After hearing his words, Xuanfeng responded, then turned around, opened the car door and got in, diligently playing the role of driver.

After he got in, Chen Qing also got into the back seat of the car.

Afterwards, the vintage car started and arrived at "Linxing Road", where there are many medicinal materials shops.

With the presence of Xuanfeng, the master of "magic", Chen Qing once again found the herbal medicine shop where he often bought medicine. Under his rhetoric and Xuanfeng's ability to deceive, he easily asked the owner of a herbal medicine shop for the name and contact information of the big boss of the herbal medicine shop who bought the goods from the pharmacist in the "Linxing Road" section.

However, what surprised him was that this big boss of medicinal materials was actually someone he knew!

"...Let alone Linxing Road, the entire Sanlin medicinal materials business is decided by the leader of the Sanbei Gang, Boss Tao!"

After hearing the news from the owner of the herbal medicine shop, Chen Qing went to find the owners of other herbal medicine shops to confirm.

After getting the same answer, he frowned.

"This is a bit troublesome..."

Given the current situation of "Sanlin", I wonder if Tao Weifeng will still have time to deal with this matter.

In today's "Sanlin", the "Axe Gang" and the "Sanbei Gang" are fighting fiercely. If he were to find Tao Weifeng at this time, the other party would most likely send him away or refuse to see him as they don't know his background.

But if the other party knew his background, they would most likely use the purchase of medicinal herbs as an excuse to ask him to help resist the "Axe Gang".

Chen Qing, who is well aware that the "Axe Gang" is officially authorized, is actually not very willing to confront the "Axe Gang" head-on.

So, for the next two days, while practicing martial arts, Chen Qing was thinking about how to avoid exposing himself and at the same time get Tao Weifeng, the boss of the "Sanbei Gang", to sell medicinal herbs to him.

Just when he was thinking about how to avoid getting involved and still buy the medicinal materials at the wholesale price.

However, Lin Manli found him in the evening of the next day when he went to the bank of the "Hongjiang" river to practice martial arts!

(End of this chapter)