In a quiet and elegant private dining room, Xia Qingtian reviewed the day's itinerary with Mobius while dining.
Both agreed that Teacher Song had issues and the Taoist priest also presented many problems.
"Could it be that the Taoist priest was hired by Teacher Song to trick the locals?" Xia Qingtian speculated.
"Currently, the probability of this is quite high," Mobius nodded.
"But why? Just to prevent the resort development?" Xia Qingtian found it difficult to understand.
"Did you notice the greenhouse in his yard?" Mobius recalled. "It's on the left side after entering the yard."
"I noticed. It looked simply constructed. Is there a problem?" Xia Qingtian asked.
"Yes, that side is in the shade. If it were a greenhouse, they would consider sunlight and temperature. They generally wouldn't build it in a shaded location. Moreover, that greenhouse was built in recent years," Mobius replied.
"And his tattoos..." Xia Qingtian murmured.
"What tattoos?" Mobius, who hadn't seen Teacher Song's tattoos, asked.
"Nothing," Xia Qingtian didn't know how to explain it to Mobius at the moment, so she shook her head and continued, "It's estimated that the locals will definitely prevent the resort development this time."
Mobius had also considered this. Many details were still unclear.
Setting aside the resort issue for a moment, Mobius thought of the crisis that the Xia Corporation was about to face. After a slight hesitation, he spoke up to remind her, "I heard there was some trouble with the Xia Corporation's construction team this time. I wonder if it's been resolved."
"I heard one person died," Xia Qingtian also remembered this matter. "It was quite sudden. The forensic report indicated sudden cardiac arrest, but this person's regular physical examination reports showed no heart problems."
Over the past two days, she had asked Xia Shang to investigate related matters. There were many suspicious points, but very few leads.
Not only the construction team member but also the deceased local resident had been in good health before dying of sudden cardiac arrest.
"The Xia Corporation's anniversary celebration is approaching. I hope nothing goes wrong," Mobius felt that he had hinted enough, and Xia Qingtian should be able to figure it out.
Especially if she was like him...
Mobius looked at Xia Qingtian with exceptionally deep eyes, an indescribable emotion lingering in his heart.
He had been lonely for too, too long.
Xia Qingtian was unaware of Mobius's thoughts. She mentally connected these events. After a while, she suddenly remembered something and asked, "Do you remember the professor who asked us questions?"
"Professor Shen Yuan'an?" Mobius replied.
"Yes," Xia Qingtian confirmed, "You mentioned before that this professor was from the chemistry department, is that true?"
"True," Mobius nodded. "I had contact with him before."
"Then it makes sense... Do you think he might be from the chemistry department?" Xia Qingtian looked at Mobius and asked, "If they used some kind of chemical substance to cause so-called sudden cardiac arrest, is that a possibility?"
"We can only say that it's not impossible," Mobius replied.
"Then... we'll have to go to Shenshan again and take a good look at that greenhouse..." Xia Qingtian narrowed her eyes and murmured.
The two discussed it and immediately decided to go to Shenshan again.
This time, they didn't take the bus again. Instead, they had Mobius's driver stop the car a little further away, and the two walked there.
Without the child guiding them this time, Mobius led Xia Qingtian through the forest to the foot of Shenshan. Teacher Song hadn't returned yet, and his car was not parked nearby.
Once on the mountain, they went directly to Teacher Song's residence, re-examined the yard, and finally went to the greenhouse.
The greenhouse door was locked.
Mobius examined the area around the greenhouse door. Seeing that the two bricks at the entrance seemed to have been moved, he bent down, flipped open the bricks, and found the key in the crevice.
Xia Qingtian couldn't help but clap for Mobius in her heart. This was what a master was like!
After opening the greenhouse, Xia Qingtian discovered that it was indeed just an ordinary greenhouse with some vibrant flowers she couldn't name. She nudged the person beside her with her elbow and asked curiously, "Do you know what kind of flowers these are?"
"I don't know," Mobius replied. "I don't know much about plants."
"I thought you knew everything..." Xia Qingtian murmured.
Mobius glanced at Xia Qingtian and shook his head helplessly.
He had simply experienced more than others; he didn't know everything.
The two looked around the greenhouse but found nothing out of the ordinary. Finally, they had to come out and look around the yard.
Everything was restored to its original state before they left Shenshan.
As they reached the foot of the mountain, they saw two men, one old and one young, seemingly waiting for someone.
"Shh." Mobius tugged Xia Qingtian and pulled her into the shadows, using the green plants to conceal themselves, then cautiously observed the two men.
"They look a bit familiar..." Xia Qingtian recalled carefully. "It's that yellow-robed Taoist priest from today!"
Mobius nodded. These two were indeed the master and disciple who had performed rituals on the mountain. He had noticed their appearance when they descended.
He just didn't know why they were here at this time.
Before long, a familiar car appeared at the foot of Shenshan.
Xia Qingtian recognized the car from the indentation on the rear door as the one Teacher Song drove.
Soon, the car stopped, and Teacher Song got out. Seeing the two men, he frowned slightly. "What? Afraid I'll run away?"
"How could that be?" The old Taoist priest, completely lacking the ethereal demeanor he had before, hunched his back, appearing extremely materialistic. "We just didn't want to trouble you to make another trip."
"Heh." Teacher Song let out a cold laugh, then directly opened the rear door and handed a briefcase to the two men. "Here."
Seeing the briefcase, the eyes of the two men lit up. They leaned against the car, opened it, and even casually pulled out a few bills to verify their authenticity. After that, they closed it with a smile and said, "Then we won't bother you. If there's any more work like this in the future, don't forget about us father and son."
After these two left, Teacher Song snorted and muttered something.
He locked the car, carrying the supplies bought from the city, and headed up the mountain.
After Teacher Song had gone far away, Xia Qingtian and Mobius cautiously emerged from their hiding place.
"Did you see that just now? A whole suitcase of money!" Xia Qingtian's mouth twitched. No wonder the yellow-robed Taoist priest hadn't been interested in the envelope of money handed to him on the mountaintop.
Mobius nodded, his gaze directed towards the summit of Shenshan, and said, "You go back first."
"What about you?" Xia Qingtian asked, blinking at Mobius.
"I'm here, waiting for nightfall."