The Spirit World

Chapter 380: Flowers...Fragrance
"So... I prefer to believe... that you have no money..."

Lin'er watched Chang Yufeng go downstairs. Although... not having money was a very embarrassing thing at the moment, because they had already finished eating... there was no good solution.

Or get beaten up...

Although it is very likely that others cannot defeat them...

Or just leave your name on credit...

If...the boss could allow me to buy on credit.

She really wanted to see... what name Chang Yufeng would leave...

If it’s another weird name… then I really don’t know what to say about this man… so many weird names, so many possible hidden identities.

But... even if we can buy on credit, can the boss trust two of us whom he has never met before?
Really not necessarily.

Lin'er followed behind Chang Yufeng, and saw Chang Yufeng running directly to the counter where the boss was, and said with a smile: "Excuse me, are you the boss here?"

"Yes... check?" The boss was a shorter middle-aged man. He didn't look shifty, but he looked a bit mature... creepy, with small eyes and a pointed chin.

"No, no, no, it's something else... I was thinking about it while I was eating..." Chang Yufeng looked at the boss with satisfaction. The boss was a little confused and looked at Chang Yufeng with his small eyes.

"Why...what happened?" The boss looked at Chang Yufeng and scratched his head calmly, as if there were indeed a lot of things going on... He couldn't remember who this young man was all of a sudden: "Where have we...met before?"

Chang Yufeng scratched his head and stood in front of the boss with a smile.

"No... but... I was just thinking... you have met the most people in Bailing Mountain... so... I want to ask you something..."

Chang Yufeng became a little respectful.

"Oh? In this area... I have indeed met quite a few people... If you want to inquire about something... it's not wrong to ask me... It's true that not many people want to ask questions and then have a meal at my place... They always ask first, and after they get the answers... they will have a cup of tea and leave..." The boss tapped the beads a few times and wrote a number on the account book.

Then he stopped, closed the account book, looked at Chang Yufeng, and motioned for him to speak out.

Chang Yufeng glanced around and found that the bustling pub was obviously not suitable for the topic he wanted to talk about.

"Do you think...can you..." Chang Yufeng looked upstairs hesitantly.

“Okay…if you want to ask something important…” The boss put his account book away and locked it.

Chang Yufeng raised his hand and stretched towards the upstairs.

"please……"

Lin'er happened to be standing at the stairs...she could only watch the boss go upstairs step by step. Chang Yufeng followed behind the boss, blinked at Lin'er, and gave her a thumbs up.

It seemed that the problem of not bringing money had been solved.

Lin'er looked confused, not knowing what Chang Yufeng was up to...

Seeing them coming up, Lin'er quickly sat back in her seat, and waited for them to come over, then she drank the tea in the cup upright.

Be graceful and unhurried.

"Ahem... I hope you won't spread the news about what I'm talking about... We've been looking for these two people for a long time... Even now, we've found them here again... I wonder if the boss has seen them..."

As Chang Yufeng was talking, he placed the tea in front of the boss. The boss was actually a little confused. He looked at Chang Yufeng holding the tea and respectfully handed it to him...

This is the tea from my restaurant...

So this feels a bit weird...

"Then... who are you looking for... If it's really... that thing... I guess there's nothing I can do to help you..." The boss was also a little scared of this situation.

The upstairs of this restaurant is quiet, but in fact, it is inevitable that walls have ears... If he is really a shameful person... he won't say it here...

This shows that in the young man's view, this person is still within his control.

However, if we haven't found him after searching for so many years, then there is really little hope... Even if I have seen him... it is hard to say where he went...

It's not a legitimate intelligence agency...

"This person... the boss must know him... Don't be anxious, boss, this matter... still needs to be discussed slowly..." Chang Yufeng pointed at the table, stacked the empty bowls and chopsticks in front of him and put them aside: "Important things should be discussed in an important way, don't you think?"

"You...seem...to be threatening me..."

The boss coughed, and his mind was racing... wondering if he had seen these two people somewhere before...

But my thoughts were in a mess... not so clear. This man looked at me with a smirk, as if... he really had something important to discuss... not just looking for someone...

Lin'er looked at Chang Yufeng, saying nothing, drinking tea very attentively. Her eyes were fixed on Chang Yufeng's half-smiley expression... just watching, her throat moving up and down, as if playing with the cup of tea...

"How dare I...but...if you think so...then it must be my fault..." Chang Yufeng filled the boss's tea cup again, then picked up the teacup himself, put his elbows on the table, and drank a cup.

"You'd better... I'm not far from the Justice Department, you'd better come here to look for someone..." The boss had just felt something was wrong... and gradually became a little alert.

"What I want to say...may have happened a long time ago...if the boss doesn't remember it...I can only accept it..."

Before Chang Yufeng could finish speaking, the boss raised his hand to interrupt him.

"Just tell me what it is first... You want me to identify someone... I'll do my best... Just don't make any unnecessary things..." The boss also smiled: "You are indeed a little different from other people who ask questions..."

"This is what I think... This incident... happened a long time ago... If you, boss, don't remember it... It's understandable... I won't make things difficult for you..." Chang Yufeng took a sip of tea, put down the teacup, and looked at the boss.

"How...are you...from the Justice Department?" The boss looked at him puzzled.

He felt that he had not yet asked the question formally to this young man... and now the feeling was a little subtle... a very interesting way of asking questions.

Mature, steady...even...there's something else behind his words.

"I think, after you hear about the person I'm looking for... you'll know... whether I'm from the Justice Department..." Chang Yufeng continued to fill the teacups. These small cups needed to be filled with tea continuously so that you could taste the flavor...

"Hahahahaha... then tell me... after all these twists and turns... you still need my help... it's really interesting... young man... when you're out and about, it's better not to talk like that. This is you who met me... otherwise... others will be angry and won't even pay attention to you... let alone find someone to help you."

"Oh... I'm going to start talking... Please listen carefully... After listening... you will know..."

Chang Yufeng glanced at Lin'er. Lin'er obviously didn't know why Chang Yufeng was looking at her. She was also drinking tea alone. She was obviously used to seeing Chang Yufeng like this. But this glance made her confused, because Chang Yufeng was obviously talking nonsense... His purpose was just to pay for the meal so that he wouldn't have to work in this restaurant...

Could it be that... I am involved in this nonsense story? I know nothing about it... What if I reveal the flaws... then what should I do?
Lin'er winked at Chang Yufeng, not knowing whether Chang Yufeng understood or not. He just coughed and tapped the table with his slender index finger.

"Please listen carefully to every name I mentioned now... If you have any impressions... remember to tell me..."

"Okay...you say..." The boss nodded.

"In this world... everyone exudes a kind of aura. Whether it's me or everyone present, we all have our own unique aura. Based on a certain aura, we can find the location of the owner of this aura at any time and anywhere. We call this aura spiritual aura, because it is determined by the spiritual power characteristics that practitioners or non-practitioners are born with by breathing spiritual power. This is true for all races in the spiritual world. Depending on different cultures, languages, and even concepts, this spiritual aura will be different. In this case, if someone has done something and the Justice Department wants to find her, or if there is any evidence left at the scene, even spiritual aura, they can detain the suspect first."

Chang Yufeng spoke in a very serious manner, which made Lin'er nod frequently. Lin'er felt that she would definitely need to cooperate in the performance later, so she listened very carefully. A large part of the meal money would be offset by this "performance".

"Yes... This is one of the grounds for the Law Enforcement Department to arrest people..." The boss looked at Chang Yufeng in confusion. He seemed to understand but not quite. He didn't know what Chang Yufeng meant by these words.

"But does this have anything to do with the person you're looking for, or what you want to say? Or... maybe the person you're looking for has committed a crime?"

The boss touched his chin. His eyes were very small and narrowed into slits at this moment.

"This can only explain part of the problem... Because if someone wants to commit a crime with a purpose, then they will most likely hide their spiritual energy, or even some of their moves. The premise is that they don't want to expose themselves, or want to live safely somewhere else after committing a crime." Chang Yufeng paused for a moment, and then continued: "If they want to hide their spiritual energy, the biggest possibility is to wear some props that can hide spiritual power on their body to confuse the audience. For example, perfume, scented powder, fragrance powder, and even close-fitting sachets... These are all commonly used methods. If it is a woman, it will be even more difficult to detect, or even impossible to find the murderer."

"Hmm... it's possible..." The boss nodded: "If the Justice Department can't find the woman's surroundings, it's very likely that they won't find her at all... Let alone that women are all eloquent and can lie without blinking an eye. Even if they were the ones who committed the crime, they would have thought of using ordinary or common fragrances to conceal their spiritual aura... They are definitely very thoughtful."

After the boss finished speaking, he looked at Chang Yufeng.

"Is the person you are looking for someone that the Justice Department is also looking for? If the Justice Department can't find him... then it must be difficult for me, the owner of a poor restaurant, to know him... You should just tell me the name directly... so that I can be sure whether I want to hear you continue."

"Since the boss has said so... then I have no choice but to tell you the name of this person directly..." Chang Yufeng looked at Lin'er again, originally wanting Lin'er to help him finish the scene.

Ling'er understood, looked at the boss seriously and nodded.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah. If the boss is too impatient to listen, we can just tell you the person's name directly..." Lin'er held a chopstick in each hand.

"That's the best... After listening for so long... I have guessed what you are going to talk about... Did your brothers and sisters do something wrong? Or did someone else do something wrong and hurt your brothers and sisters?" The boss also expressed his guess.

"Not entirely..." Chang Yufeng said and looked at Lin'er again.

"Yeah, not entirely..." Lin'er nodded in response.

"What could it be? Just tell me directly... Stop beating around the bush... I still have to take care of my bills..." The boss took another sip of tea in silence.

"Okay... I'll tell you right now... Boss, don't be too surprised. After all, I told you... It's been a while... Boss, you're a forgetful person, so it's natural that you might have forgotten..."

Chang Yufeng continued to pour tea, but he dragged it on until now and still didn't say the man's name.

Lin'er also found it strange.

Maybe Chang Yufeng hasn’t finished editing it yet... He just came straight to the boss to “pay the bill” without even making a draft.”

"You kid... you really are playing hard to get. Are you sure this is the first time you meet me? If it were anyone else, they might not even want to listen and would directly ask you for the name. Whether they know it or not, they would ask you to look for it carefully. You're going to suffer..." The boss laughed helplessly, but still listened carefully.

Lin Er also felt that Chang Yufeng could have solved the problem with just one sentence, but he kept dragging it on until now...

I guess it was already planned out a long time ago...

This matter was originally a bit strange... but when it came to Chang Yufeng, everything seemed normal... No matter how it was said, what kind of person it was, or how they came into contact with Chang Yufeng, this unusualness was real and there was no sense of incongruity at all.

You said he was smart and honest...

That's not...

You said he was respectful and cautious...

That didn’t happen either…

You said he was mature and stable...

Absolutely not.

But, that's how it is. No matter how you get along with Chang Yufeng, he always makes people feel comfortable... You even feel that this person does not exude any malice.

"The person I'm looking for...his name...is..."

Chang Yufeng seemed to be doing it on purpose, dragging out the words.

Lin'er followed Chang Yufeng's movements and looked forward to watching him finish saying the man's name.

The boss was a little absent-minded and touched his face.

"Her name..." Chang Yufeng looked at the boss with a smile.

"Hua Yuxiang! The owner of another restaurant... Hua Yuxiang!"

"Hua...Yu...Xiang..." Lin'er didn't ask how to write the specific name, but just followed Chang Yufeng to read these three words.

"The fragrance of flowers..."

When the boss heard these three words, his little eyes opened and he looked at Chang Yufeng with his round pupils.

The unbelievable feeling made his head start to become filled with blood, making him look like a braised hairy crab.

"This is... such a bad fate..."

The boss seemed to say this unintentionally, and a sigh came out of his mouth and floated into nothingness.

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(End of this chapter)