Volume 7: Frost Chapter 10 Cumin
Xie Dong's body was kept in the morgue of the institute's affiliated hospital.
Zhuang Zekun and Guan Qingtong stood in silence.
After an unknown amount of time, Zhuang Zekun spoke up and asked, "What did you see?"
Guan Qingtong said: "He's gone."
Zhuang Zekun repeated in a low voice: "He's gone."
"Let's go." Guan Qingtong turned around and walked out.
When the two walked out of the building, they saw a man in a black T-shirt walking towards them quickly not far away.
Zhuang Zekun recognized him, Jia Hong, the deputy director of the institute.
Zhuang Zekun and Guan Qingtong stopped.
Jia Hong stopped two meters away from them and said, "I was supervising an experiment here. I heard you were coming, so I came to see you."
After the three of them exchanged pleasantries, Jia Hong said, "The institute has just moved back, and the Special Operations Department is back on track. In a few years, the vision that Director Xie envisioned back then may be realized."
"He is too tired." said Zhuang Zekun.
"Yes," Jia Hong nodded and said, "With you here, he can leave with peace of mind."
After chatting for a few more sentences, Guan Qingtong said, "Xiao Nuo has gotten off the plane. We are going to pick him up."
"Guan Nuo, right? Teacher Ji has mentioned him to me many times, saying that he is talented and hardworking. There are very few young people like him nowadays." Without waiting for Guan Qingtong to respond, he said, "You guys go ahead. We'll talk about work next time."
Zhuang Zekun said: "Okay."
After Zhuang Zekun and Guan Qingtong left the hospital, Guan Qingtong said, "He seemed to be testing us."
"Jia Hong?"
"Yes, before we came out this time, Xiao Nuo told me that the research institute was using our special operations department as their subordinates."
"What exactly is going on?"
Guan Qingtong told Zhuang Zekun about the alien spiritual power. "Xiaozhen called me to explain that her apprentice was young and just wanted to complete the task quickly. I told them to let them solve their own problems."
Zhuang Zekun pondered for a moment and said, "Director Wang is in poor health and has been semi-retired for many years. He brought Jia Hong up single-handedly. Our cooperation over the years has been relatively smooth. I trust his character."
"I'm not doubting him."
"I understand. You are right. Who will take the lead in the future cooperation between the Special Operations Department and the Institute will depend on the ability of their young people. I believe Guan Nuo can handle it."
Guan Qingtong said: "I hope so."
…
After returning from Ocean Park, Jiang You complained to Lin Yu for half an hour about how tiring it was to play with two naughty kids. So much so that when he came downstairs the next afternoon, Lin Yu asked in surprise, "Are you up?"
Jiang You waved his phone at him and said, "The meat I bought has arrived."
"What kind of meat?"
As soon as he asked, Lin Yu saw the courier carrying a box into the yard.
Jiang You walked over.
After signing for it, Jiang You returned to the store with the box in his arms. He put the box on the long table, found a pair of scissors, and cut the tape. As he unpacked the box, he said, "Mutton, six-month-old lambs, the kind that have to walk fifty miles a day, freshly slaughtered and frozen, shipped here. That's what the product description says."
Jiang You took out the ice pack and brought the lamb leg to the kitchen.
Lin Yu heard the sound of water being released.
After a while, Jiang You leaned half of his body out of the kitchen and asked, "Can you cut mutton?"
Lin Yu said: "I can give it a try."
"Cut it into small pieces like this," Jiang You measured the size with his fingers, "and marinate it for a while before stringing it together with skewers."
"Do you want to make lamb skewers?" Lin Yu asked
"Yes, Section Chief Tang will come over in the evening. Let's buy some more vegetables. What vegetables do you like?" Jiang You walked back to the living room. He took a tissue to wipe his hands and picked up the phone.
"Potatoes, eggplants, garlic sprouts..." Lin Yu thought for a moment, "Is this what you usually eat for barbecue?"
"Okay, I'll ask Yang Xuan first what seasonings to use for marinating meat. She told me last time, but I don't remember."
…
Tang Butian arrived in the evening.
When she arrived, Jiang You was stuffing a fist-sized plush little yellow chicken into the bird's nest. The bird's nest was delivered by Liu Boyang a few days ago. It was straw-woven, conical, and had a special color, which looked like brown-gray with a hint of pink. Liu Boyang said it was called thin rattan color, a color that took into account the style of the courtyard and Jiang You's preferences.
Jiujiu stopped by the pond and pecked at the water with its head lowered.
Zhaocai gently touched Jiujiu with his paw. When Jiujiu didn't respond, he raised his paw, and before he put it down, Jiujiu flew up.
So Zhao shook off his fur, licked his paws, and walked towards the greenhouse.
Lin Yu brought out the barbecue grill.
Jiang You turned around and looked at Tang Butian, who was wearing a blue floral dress. "Boss, you're here. Come sit in the store. It's hot outside."
After entering the store, Jiang You took out two bags of sucking jelly from the refrigerator.
Tang Butian looked at the three words "Pangdahai" on the packaging bag with some suspicion.
Jiang You handed the jelly to her, "It's sweet and delicious."
Tang Butian took it, she placed the wooden knife on the long table, then unscrewed the lid and took a sip. It was slightly sweet and cool. After tasting it carefully, it seemed to have some flavor of Sterculia lychnophora, but it also seemed to be just the flavor of tea.
Tang Butian said: "Xie Dong is dead."
"It's a pity. Have you seen him?"
Tang Butian shook his head, "No."
“Did you find a reaction that day?”
"No."
"It was quite sunny that day. I was also exposed to the sun for most of the day." Jiang You sat down and took a sip of jelly. "How did Xie Dong die?"
"Cerebral hemorrhage."
Jiang You thought about it and said, "If Zhuang Zekun takes over his position now, Su Wangshu won't be enough as a subordinate. He will probably let Wu Yulan go. As for Zhu Wen, I'm not sure."
"Where is Tang Jiang Teke?"
"Didn't you manage to get through the past two years alone? Transfer someone from somewhere else. Now that Guan Nuo can't be controlled, we have to let him gain some merit first," Jiang You added, "Guan Qingtong will never ignore her son."
Tang Butian looked outside the store, "Yu Xin, the researcher following Lin Shunan, he might be a cultivator."
"It's not surprising. The cultivation method they come up with must be tested first."
Tang Butian asked: "Do you think Xie Dong was murdered or died of natural causes?"
"It's hard to say. It can't be the research institute, and it's even less likely to be Zhuang Zekun."
"Who else?"
Jiang You pinched the bag and sucked up the jelly. " How would I know? I've never been to Yanjing."
At this time, Lin Yu walked in and asked, "Shall we start grilling now?"
"Yes, wait, I'll ask Xiaoya to play a song with cumin flavor," Jiang You shouted to Xiaoya, "Xiaoya, I want to listen to me playing in the mud in Northeast China."
Xiaoya: OK, Luo Tianyi, I’m...
