Chapter 491
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Chapter 491: The Clue of Shen Qingzhu
Baili Pangpang seemed to sense someone was watching him and turned his head in confusion.
The shelves were empty, with no one around.
“Hey, let me tell you, our cat is really not an ordinary cat, it…” The female sales assistant was still animatedly describing her amazing cat, pulling Baili Pangpang’s attention back.
Shen Qingzhu pushed his cart, standing in the dead corner of the shelves, his eyes flickering with light.
He absolutely could not be seen by Baili Pangpang.
If that little fatty saw him, he would definitely rush over, and the Seventh Seat was right next to him…
Although he and Baili Pangpang teamed up, they might not necessarily win against the Seventh Seat, but the problem was that they had no guaranteed way to defeat him. If the Seventh Seat escaped back to the manor, the fact that he was not bound by the soul contract would be exposed, and his identity would be completely revealed.
Most importantly, once the Third Seat learned all of this, they would definitely take countermeasures, and at that time, the entire layout of the manor would change to conceal the existence of the altar.
Right now, the First Seat, Third Seat, Seventh Seat, Ninth Seat, and Twelfth Seat were all in Lintang, and even the murmurs were about to descend. Shen Qingzhu knew best how strong they were; even if Lin Qiye and the 008 team combined forces, they would not be able to compete.
Ultimately, Lin Qiye and the others would likely be wiped out because of this.
That was not what he wanted.
His goal was simply to relay what the [Believers] were doing, to let the Night Watchers know how deep the waters were here, so they would send a special team to resolve it.
Shen Qingzhu took a deep breath and said to the Seventh Seat beside him:
“I’m going to check out the snack area in front.”
Shen Qingzhu pushed his cart into the snack area, entering the visual blind spot of the Seventh Seat.
Half a minute later, he came out holding five large bags of oyster-flavored chips. The Seventh Seat raised an eyebrow upon seeing the chips in the cart.
“You still like eating these?”
“What’s it to you?” Shen Qingzhu replied coldly.
The two quickly picked out all the necessary supplies. Fortunately, they only needed to prepare for a few days, so the items were not many; a single cart could hold everything.
At the checkout, Shen Qingzhu took out the items one by one. He looked at the five bags of oyster chips for a moment, casually picked out three bags, and tossed them into the basket next to the checkout.
“Forget it, two bags will be enough.”
After paying, the two carried the plastic bags and walked out of the supermarket.
…
“Old Cao, have you found anything?” Baili Pangpang leaned against a vending machine and asked as he saw Cao Yuan approaching.
Cao Yuan shook his head. “No, besides the earthquake, it seems there are no other strange occurrences in Lintang.”
“It looks like the issue is still with the earthquake. I think…”
Bang—!!
Before Baili Pangpang could finish his sentence, a crisp explosion sounded from nearby, followed by a chorus of gasps.
Baili Pangpang and Cao Yuan turned their heads in confusion.
They saw a bag of chips in a basket next to a checkout explode, scattering chips everywhere and startling the surrounding pedestrians.
“It’s just a bag of chips that exploded.” Baili Pangpang shrugged and continued, “I think…”
Bang—!!
The second bag of chips exploded right after.
Baili Pangpang froze in place.
Bang—!!
When the third explosion sounded, both Baili Pangpang and Cao Yuan felt something was off. They exchanged glances and walked toward the checkout.
They stepped over the scattered chips and went straight to the basket. At this point, the cashier was so frightened by the three explosions that she didn’t dare move.
Cao Yuan’s gaze fell into the basket, as if he had discovered something, and he reached in to pull out a small object…
It was a black ring.
“[Soul Severing Blade]?!!” Baili Pangpang exclaimed upon seeing the familiar ring, “This, this is…”
Cao Yuan and Baili Pangpang exchanged glances. “Zhuai Ge?”
…
“Shen Qingzhu’s ring?”
Lin Qiye, sitting in the back seat, showed surprise upon hearing the voice on the phone. “Where are you?”
“…”
“Okay, I’m on my way.”
Jialan, sitting beside him, asked curiously, “What’s going on?”
Lin Qiye rubbed his chin thoughtfully. “It seems this incident is indeed related to the [Believers]…”
Ten minutes later, Lin Qiye and Jialan arrived at the supermarket.
“So, you found Shen Qingzhu’s ring in the basket after the chip bags kept exploding?” Lin Qiye glanced at the basket and asked.
Baili Pangpang and Cao Yuan nodded.
“Injecting air into vacuum packaging and then gradually bursting them… that really is Shen Qingzhu’s ability.” Lin Qiye scanned the supermarket. “Did you not see him?”
“No.”
“He should have seen you, and he must be in some situation where he can’t get away, trying to use these little gadgets to convey some kind of message… What does he want to convey?”
Lin Qiye pondered for a long time, and suddenly, his peripheral vision caught sight of the surveillance camera hanging in the corner of the supermarket.
His eyes gradually lit up.
…
“The surveillance footage you wanted is ready; take a look for yourselves.” The staff enlarged the screen and said.
The four of them stood in front of the computer, intently watching the screen.
In the footage, Shen Qingzhu walked into the supermarket with a voluptuous woman, pushing a cart to buy daily necessities.
“Is that really Zhuai Ge?” Baili Pangpang looked at the woman with a strange expression. “Is he… dating a rich woman?”
“Cooking oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, tissues, garbage bags, purified water… all daily necessities, and judging by the quantity, it doesn’t look like it’s just for two people.” Lin Qiye mused, “They must be buying things for many people.”
In the footage, Shen Qingzhu, who was wandering in the daily necessities area, spotted Baili Pangpang not far away. After pondering for a while, he said something to the woman beside him and then walked directly to the snack area.
He casually grabbed a few bags of chips from the shelf, then turned to observe his surroundings. Upon seeing the surveillance camera in the corner, his eyes narrowed slightly.
“He noticed the camera.” Cao Yuan spoke up.
“No.” Lin Qiye focused on the screen. “He came specifically to look for the camera.”
He pulled something out of his pocket and, in front of the camera, quietly stuffed it deep into the chip shelf, then casually pushed the cart back.
Afterward, he went to the checkout with the woman, placed three bags of chips in the basket, and left.
“Chip shelf!”
Lin Qiye and the others spoke simultaneously.
They quickly made their way to the shelf where Shen Qingzhu had stood in the footage. Lin Qiye reached deep into the shelf and pulled out a crumpled little note.
He unfolded the note, which had a line of small writing on it.
“North Suburb, No. 42 Dong’an Street, Abandoned Manor.
Ming God Altar.
Requires special team intervention.”
