A middle-aged man hurriedly ran toward the innermost entrance. Unlike the first three entrances, there was a huge banyan tree planted in the courtyard of the fourth entrance.
The tall branches of the banyan tree cover the entire yard, making it look very cold.
Ice City belongs to the north, and the weather is inherently cold, and banyan trees are plants that are afraid of the cold. This banyan tree, which is at least a hundred years old, grows so lushly in a place like Ice City, which is weird in itself.
The next moment the man entered the yard, a hissing sound came from the banyan tree. It was a snake coiled on the branches of the banyan tree.
These snakes stared at the middle-aged man, swallowing the snake seeds, but strangely did not hibernate.
Although it was not the first time he saw this scene, the middle-aged man still felt a little numb when he saw these snakes. He did not dare to go any further, but shouted: "Mom, something happened."
A few seconds later, a hoarse old voice came from the room in front.
"What happened?"
"There is news from the Zhang family that Shanshan was beaten in Raocheng. It is said that the person who beat the person has something to do with the appraisal in Raocheng."
boom!
As soon as the man finished speaking, a huge figure suddenly shot out of the house and landed on the top of the banyan tree. The man looked at the huge python respectfully.
This is their family’s treasurer.
"Go to the laboratory and ask for an explanation."
In the house, his mother's voice came out, the man nodded, then bowed to the python, then turned and left.
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Bingcheng Laboratory.
"Brother Xu, is there any misunderstanding?"
"Misunderstanding, this is what Zhang Feng said on the phone. There can be no misunderstanding. My daughter is currently being treated in the hospital. The laboratory must give an explanation on this matter."
"This...Brother Xu, you also know that our Bingcheng is so far away from Raocheng. Let me go and find out the situation first."
Bingcheng Yiren consultant Cao Xintian comforted the elderly man in the Xu family, turned around and walked out of his office, and went to the office next door.
"Consultant Cao, what's going on?"
In the office next door, Ma Tao, the team leader of Bingcheng Appraisal Institute, also looked puzzled at this moment, why did the Xu family guy come to his door?
"It's said over there that a strange person in Raocheng injured the Xu family, and they have to verify their relationship with us. Are there any strange consultants in Raocheng?"
Not all strangers like Shuiqun. People like Cao Xintian rarely use chat software on weekdays and only call when they have something to do, so they don't know that there is an extra person in the consultant group.
"Yes, Raocheng had a stranger join as a consultant not long ago. Is he related to that person?"
"It's possible, you can ask Raocheng where they are, and I'll go and hold the Xu family to understand the situation clearly."
"good."
Ma Tao quickly took out his mobile phone and clicked on the group "A Family in Love and Wang Liqun".
[Bingcheng Ma Tao: @raochengzhongshan, what happened? Your new consultant injured the Bingcheng Xu family? 】
Three seconds later...
[Raocheng Zhongshan: What, Old Ma, what are you talking about? Why don’t I know? 】
[Bingcheng Ma Tao: The Xu family has come to the door, saying that you strangers from Raocheng have injured one of their people, and now they want us to give an explanation. 】
This time Zhong Shan didn't keep him waiting, he responded almost instantly.
[Raocheng Zhongshan: I don’t know what happened, but if our consultant Lin took action, then the Xu family must have done something wrong. 】
When Ma Tao saw Zhong Shan's reply, the corners of his mouth twitched. Are you so convinced?
Of course, as a member of the laboratory, he was naturally on the side of the laboratory. He immediately said: The key issue now is that the Xu family wants to give an explanation. You have all heard of the Xu family in Bingcheng.
[Mountain City Xu Yueping: Is this the Xu family known as Mrs. Xu? 】
[Bingcheng Ma Tao: Yes, it’s the Xu family. 】
[Shancheng Xu Yueping: Then this matter must be handled carefully. The strength of this old lady of the Xu family is extraordinary. Her strength ranks among the top ten in the circle of aliens.
[Zhongshan of Raocheng: No matter where he is ranked, if he wants to explain, if he is not convinced, let the Xu family come to Raocheng.]
[Shancheng Xu Yueping: Old Zhong, are you so tough? 】
[Pan Youlun of Tianshan Mountain: Old Zhong, have you changed your name to Zhong Ganglie? 】
Ma Tao was also stunned. He thought Zhong Shan would let him hold the Xu family back first, and then go to understand the situation and see if it could be resolved peacefully. He didn't expect Zhong Shan to reply so resolutely.
Who gave Zhong Shan the confidence?
[Wang Tao of Qu City: Lao Zhong is right. The reputation of the Xu family is not very good. They must have committed something in Raocheng. There is no need to tolerate it. Just beat them. 】
[Wencheng Zhao Bin: I support Lao Zhong, he is just a member of the Xu family. Could it be that he still wants to be superior to our laboratory? Originally, I thought that we were all compatriots and did not want internal friction, so I gave them face. I was not really afraid.
Got them.]
Ma Tao looked at the words of several people in the group and was completely confused. When did their laboratory become so tough in the face of strangers?
[Bingcheng Ma Tao: I understand, I will discuss it with Advisor Cao. 】
After Ma Tao replied to the message, he went to discuss with Advisor Cao. Zhong Shan from Raocheng also quit the group and dialed Lin Ye's number immediately.
"Hello, Consultant Lin."
The first moment the call was connected, Zhong Shan briefly explained the matter.
"The Xu family wants to explain?"
Qin Yu told Zhong Shan the general situation. After hanging up the phone with Zhong Shan, a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth. If the Xu family wanted to commit suicide, let them do it.
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Ice city!
After Cao Xintian received the feedback from Ma Tao, he also frowned, but then regained his calm expression and walked to the next room.
"Brother Xu, I've kept you waiting for a long time."
"Cao Xintian, this is not the first time we have dealt with each other. Let's talk about how to resolve the matter this time. My mother is still waiting for me to report back."
"I already know pretty much what happened. It seems that it was because your Xu family members attacked a plant spirit monster, right?"
"As a stranger, isn't it normal for you to deal with monsters when you encounter them? Is there any problem?"
Xu Heqian snorted coldly, and Cao Xintian smiled and said: "That's normal, but it is excusable for the plant and tree spirits to possess people, and it is also recognized by heaven, so there is no need to target it."
"According to what you say, my Xu family is still wrong in dealing with spirits?"
"Of course it's right to deal with spirits. Maybe there's some misunderstanding."
Xu Heqian heard that Cao Xintian wanted to make peace with him, so he sneered and said: "It seems that your laboratory is not going to give an explanation. In this case, there is nothing to talk about. Let's say goodbye."
"Oh, brother Xu, don't worry, don't..."
Seeing Xu He leaving without looking back, the smile on Cao Xintian's face also disappeared. The Xu family has been arrogant over the years. In Bingcheng, they didn't pay attention to the laboratory at all, just because of the situation in the north.
There are many monsters in the area, and Mrs. Xu often needs to come out to scare them, so the laboratory has always tolerated the Xu family.
However, Cao Xintian has always had a guess in his mind that every time the spirits cause trouble in Bingcheng, the Xu family may be behind it. The Xu family uses the excuse of frightening the spirits to ask for benefits from the laboratory.
It's just that he has no evidence for this speculation, so he can only keep it deep in his heart.
Raocheng's attitude is so tough, what is the origin of that stranger?
Cao Xintian thought for a moment and opened the consultant group that he had not opened for a long time. Opening thousands of messages made his phone freeze and the software crashed.
After logging into the software again, all the chat messages in the group were gone. Cao Xintian stopped scrolling and asked directly in the group: "Who is the stranger in Raocheng?"
[The Wolf of Lingnan: Oh, Brother Cao, who has been diving for thousands of years, actually bubbled up. It’s rare.]
[A lonely old man: The stranger in Raocheng, you can @him]
[The beauty in Wang Wei’s poems: If I remember correctly, it should be this one@raochenglinye]
Lin Ye saw the message notification sound on his mobile phone, opened the group, saw Cao Xintian's chat, and immediately replied: "I am."
[Lao Cao, who is not a good wife: Counselor Lin, someone from the Xu family has just arrived. It seems that they will not let this matter go. They will probably send people to Raocheng. 】
[Raocheng Linye: Thank you for reminding me, I understand. 】
Lin Ye was not worried about the Xu family coming, but the consultant group was in a state of panic because of Cao Xintian's words.
The Xu family in Bingcheng is no stranger to them. The old lady of the Xu family's Baojiaxian, the giant python, is known as one of the three immortals in the north, and its strength is extraordinary.
How could Rao Cheng, the new consultant, have anything to do with Bingcheng's Xu family? The two are so far apart.
[Chitty Dancer: Lao Cao, Consultant Lin is one of our own after all, didn’t you mediate between them? 】
[Lao Cao, who is not a good wife: I... let Consultant Lin speak for himself. ]
[Raocheng Linye: Thank you for your kindness. Forget about the mediation. If the Xu family wants to find me, let them find it. 】
As soon as Lin Ye said this, there was silence in the group for a while. Obviously, these consultants were shocked by Lin Ye's words.
Does this mean you don't take the Xu family seriously?
Does this new consultant not know the strength of the Xu family, or is he really confident?
[The sword is Zhao Yanshen’s sword: Consultant Lin is domineering, what does the Xu family mean? I support Consultant Lin]
The sudden message broke the silence.
[Wang Tie: It’s good that Consultant Lin didn’t trouble the Xu family. The Xu family actually asked Consultant Lin. Is it really the old man who took arsenic because he thought he lived too long? 】
[Old Samoyev driver: Go ahead, go ahead, kill, kill, kill! 】
…
Seeing the completely different chat style from before, the consultants in front of the mobile phones were confused.
What does it mean?
Is there some inside story that they don't know?
[The beauties in Wang Wei's poems: The brothers upstairs revealed to the little girl... (cute face)]
[Samoyev veteran driver: Don’t ask, just deduct 666. 】
Lin Ye looked helpless as he watched the chat in the group. However, a message in the group the next moment made his eyes narrow with a cold light.
[Lao Cao who doesn’t love his wife: The Xu family is bullying people too much! 】
[Charming Dancer: Lao Cao, what happened to the Xu family? 】
[Lao Cao, who doesn’t love married women: I just got the news that there are several spirits in the Bingcheng area who are attacking ordinary people. They must have been instructed by the Xu family. 】
[The sword is Zhao Yanshen’s sword: How dare the Xu family!!!]
[A lonely old man said: The Xu family will not admit that they did it. We have no evidence.]
[Raocheng Linye: I’m leaving for Bingcheng now.]
After replying to this message, Lin Ye did not look at the group again, but sent a message to Zhong Shan: "Book me a ticket to Ice City as soon as possible."
The group of consultants fell silent again because of Lin Ye's words.
[Samoyev veteran driver: The Xu family is really looking for death this time. 】