In a quiet and elegant private dining room of the restaurant, Xia Qingtian reviewed the day's itinerary with Mobius while dining.
Both agreed that Teacher Song and the Taoist priest were suspicious.
"Could it be that the Taoist priest was hired by Teacher Song to deceive the locals?" Xia Qingtian speculated.
"Currently, the probability of this is quite high," Mobius nodded.
"But why? Just to stop the development of the resort?" Xia Qingtian couldn't quite understand.
"Did you notice the greenhouse in his yard?" Mobius recalled. "It was on the left side as you entered the yard."
"I noticed, it was a simple structure, is there a problem?" Xia Qingtian asked.
"Yes, that side is the shady side. If it's a greenhouse, one would consider sunlight and temperature, and typically wouldn't build it on the shady side. Moreover, that greenhouse was built in recent years," Mobius replied.
"And his tattoo..." Xia Qingtian murmured.
"What tattoo?" Mobius had not seen Teacher Song's tattoo and asked.
"It's 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's development this time."
Mobius had also thought of this, and many details had not yet been thoroughly analyzed.
Setting aside the resort issue for now, Mobius thought of the crisis that Xia Corporation was about to face. After a slight hesitation, he spoke up to remind her, "I heard that there was also some trouble with Xia Corporation's construction team this time. I don't know if it has been resolved."
"I heard someone died," Xia Qingtian also remembered this incident. "It was quite sudden. The forensic examination ruled it as sudden cardiac failure, but this person's previous physical examination reports showed no heart problems."
In the past two days, she had asked Xia Shang to investigate related matters. There were many suspicious points, but very few clues.
Not only the construction team member, but also the local resident who had died was in good health and succumbed to sudden cardiac failure.
"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 inexplicable emotion swirling in his heart.
He had been too, too lonely for too long.
Xia Qingtian was unaware of Mobius's inner thoughts. She connected these matters in her mind and after a while, as if remembering something, she said, "Do you remember the professor he asked about?"
"Professor Shen Yuan'an?" Mobius replied.
"Yes," Xia Qingtian responded. "You said before that this professor was from the chemistry department, is that true?"
"It's true," Mobius nodded. "I've 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 it was using some chemical substance to cause so-called sudden cardiac failure, is that possible?"
"It can only be said that this possibility cannot be ruled out," 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.
After discussing it, they immediately decided to go to Shenshan again.
This time, they didn't take the bus and endure the journey. Instead, Mobius's driver stopped the car a little further away, and they walked there.
Without a child to lead the way this time, Mobius led Xia Qingtian through the woods to the foot of Shenshan. Teacher Song had not returned yet, and his car was not parked nearby.
After going up 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 observed the area around the greenhouse door. Seeing that the two bricks at the entrance of the greenhouse 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 applaud Mobius inwardly. This was what a master looked 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 next to her and asked curiously, "Do you know what these flowers are?"
"No," 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.
They wandered around the greenhouse without finding anything amiss. Finally, they had to come out and look around the yard again.
Finally, they restored everything to its original state and left Shenshan.
As they walked to the foot of the mountain, they saw two men, one old and one young, seemingly waiting for someone.
"Shh." Mobius tugged at Xia Qingtian, pulling her to the side into the shade, obscuring themselves with green plants, and then cautiously looked at 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 paid attention to their appearances when they descended the mountain.
He just didn't know why these two were appearing here at this time.
Before long, a familiar car appeared at the foot of Shenshan.
Xia Qingtian recognized the car as the one Teacher Song drove at a glance from the indentation on the rear door.
Soon, the car stopped, and Teacher Song got out, frowning as he saw the two men, "What? Afraid I'll run away?"
"How could that be?" The old Taoist priest completely lacked the ethereal demeanor he had earlier. Instead, he was hunched over, looking 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."
Upon seeing the briefcase, their eyes lit up. They leaned against the car, opened it, and even pulled out a few bills to check their authenticity on the spot. Then, they smiled and closed it, saying, "Then we won't bother you anymore. If you have such work in the future, don't forget about us father and son."
After the two men left, Teacher Song snorted and muttered something.
He locked the car, and carrying the supplies he had bought from the city, he 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? 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 by others on the mountaintop.
Mobius nodded and looked in the direction of the summit of Shenshan, saying, "You go back first."
"And you?" Xia Qingtian asked, blinking at Mobius.
"I'll be here, waiting for darkness."