Chapter 246 The cat catches the mouse

Chapter 246 The cat catches the mouse

Li Xuan walked into the store smelling the smell and found that the smell of kerosene was getting stronger and stronger.

"Why is there kerosene in this grain store?"

Li Xuan kept sniffing his nose, looking for the source of the smell of kerosene.

As a result, he came under the counter while smelling it, and the smell of kerosene came from inside.

"Is this the mechanism that Mr. Shang mentioned?"

Li Xuan couldn't help being surprised.

Manager Shang once mentioned to him that the reason why they acted so secretly tonight was because they were afraid that the shopkeeper of Siyun Grain Store would have the means to destroy the account books.

Now it seems that Manager Shang's guess is indeed correct.

Although Li Xuan still doesn't know how the mechanism inside the counter works.

But if he is tempted by the shopkeeper, I am afraid that the account books here will be wiped out in an instant.

Li Xuan was attracted by the smell of kerosene just now, and he walked into the grain store in a daze, but fortunately it didn't attract anyone's attention.

He didn't dare to delay here, so he quickly swung his tail and used the Emperor's Bone Ring to get close to the counter, as if using a stethoscope, carefully exploring the contents of the counter.

Manager Shang told him that although the Emperor Hong Bone Ring's ability to retrieve objects from a distance could directly take out the account books hidden in the counter, the distance would probably be very limited.

Now that seems to be the case.

The counter in the Siyun Grain Shop was made very thick because of the hidden mechanisms.

Li Xuan searched the front of the counter and could vaguely sense that there was something hidden inside, but because the distance was not enough, he could not use the Emperor Hong Bone Ring to take out the contents.

He anxiously walked behind the counter and continued to explore the counter with the Emperor's Bone Ring.

Li Xuan carefully explored the area where he had previously felt that something was hidden.

As a result, when he put the Emperor's Bone Ring on his tail to the place where the counter and the ground were in contact, his eyes suddenly lit up.

"right here!"

Li Xuan did not dare to delay and directly used the ability of the Emperor Hong Bone Ring to retrieve objects from the air.

The next moment, there were several thick account books in the space inside the Emperor Hong Bone Ring.

"It's done!?"

Li Xuan was suddenly pleasantly surprised. He did not expect that tonight's operation would go so smoothly.

But then, the smile on his face suddenly froze.

The Emperor Hong Bone Ring no longer absorbs the account books in the counter, but he can still clearly feel that there are still things left in the counter.

"this……"

"Isn't it finished?"

Li Xuan was suddenly anxious.

He walked around the counter several times and found that no matter how hard he sucked, he couldn't suck out the remaining contents.

"This is how to do?"

Li Xuan returned to the position where he had taken out the account book.

Here he could vaguely feel that there were still a few account books under the counter that had not been sucked out, but this distance was beyond the distance that the Emperor Hong Bone Ring could retrieve objects from across the air.

No matter how it swung its tail or changed the position of the Emperor's Bone Ring close to the counter, it was still the same.

"I can feel it just a little bit."

Li Xuan was very unwilling.

He only needs to go down a little further for the Emperor Hong Bone Ring to suck out the contents inside.

But the problem now is that the position where he is pressing the Emperor's Bone Ring is already at the junction of the counter and the ground.

"The counter is where the agency is. You must not touch this."

"That is to say..."

Li Xuan lowered his head and looked at the ground paved with bluestone.

"Can we just dig down?"

With this thought in mind, he silently ejected the claw blade.

Li Xuan looked worriedly in the direction of the backyard.

"You can't use the power of Qi and blood, otherwise you will definitely alert the masters here."

"You can only use the power of my physical body, so there may be a chance of success."

Li Xuan couldn't help but swallow nervously.

The next moment he was ready, a pair of claws tore hard at the bluestone on the ground.

The hard bluestone was torn apart easily like a block of tofu, and the soft earth and stone below could not stop the sharp claws.

During the whole process, Li Xuan tried his best to suppress all kinds of noises that might be made, but he did not dare to delay his movements at all.

He quickly dug out the pile of earth and gravel on the ground without any sound, and then stretched his tail in without hesitation.

This time Li Xuan sucked all the account books hidden in the counter into the Emperor Hong Bone Ring.

"Success!"

Li Xuan looked at the ten thick account books lying quietly in the space inside the Emperor Hong Bone Ring, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

But at this moment, there was some movement in the backyard.

That was the sound of the door opening.

Although the sound was so low that it could be ignored, it could not be hidden from Li Xuan's ears.

"Oops!?"

Li Xuan hurriedly restored the bluestone fragments on the ground, but his heartbeat accelerated a bit unsatisfactorily.

He really didn't expect that even though he was so careful, he still alerted the people at the Siyun Grain Store.

"Are these people too vigilant?"

Li Xuan couldn't help feeling a little speechless.

He had been very careful when digging the ground, and the noise he made was probably not as big as when someone turned over in bed.

But even so, it actually attracted people from the Siyun Grain Store to come and check it out.

"These people really have something secret in their hearts. I'm afraid they hide quite a lot of secrets."

Once again, the account books were hidden using agencies, and experts were in charge, and then there was such vigilance at night.

These people don’t know what they are planning?

People outside walked silently, but Li Xuan had already smelled a strange smell and was getting closer.

He couldn't help but speed up his movements and covered the traces on the ground.

But in the process, it was inevitable that there would be greater turmoil than before.

"You can only fight once."

"If that doesn't work, force a breakthrough and ask Manager Shang to come and support me."

Li Xuan made up his mind, then took out something from the Emperor Hong Bone Ring and held it in his mouth.

He could already smell the unfamiliar smell getting closer to the store.

Before the way out was blocked, Li Xuan rushed out with a heavy head, no longer covering up the sound of his footsteps.

When he rushed to the door of the store leading to the backyard, he saw a figure standing not far away, looking at him coldly.

The figure didn't use any strength, but just standing there was quite intimidating.

Li Xuan was startled. He let out a "meow" and bounced up on the spot, like a spring. The thing in his mouth also fell to the ground.

After this action, the figure's head moved slightly, and his attention was obviously attracted by something on the ground.

Although it was pitch black in front of him, Li Xuan relied on his night vision ability to see the other person's face clearly.

It was the shopkeeper of the Siyun Grain Store whom I had seen during the day.

He was standing in the yard wearing only his underwear.

Seeing that his attention was attracted by something on the ground, Li Xuan quickly climbed up to the beam along the debris in the yard, and then fled.

During the whole process, the shopkeeper of Siyun Grain Store did not stop it.

At this time, the clerk in the store was also awakened by the movement in the yard and hurriedly walked out.

He was holding a dagger in his hand, and his face had a cold expression, which was completely different from when he was selling goods during the day.

The man opened his door and saw a figure standing in the yard. He was startled and clenched the dagger in his hand.

"Don't worry, it's me."

The shopkeeper of Siyun Grain Store was the first to remind him.

The man finally got used to the darkness and saw clearly who was standing in the yard.

It was obvious that the man was relieved.

"Shopkeeper, what happened just now?"

"I seem to hear..."

The shopkeeper of Siyun Grain Shop waved his hand and looked at the rat with its neck bitten off on the ground.

"nothing."

"Just a wild cat hunting mice in the night."

"A false alarm."

Following the shopkeeper's gaze, the clerk also saw the dead rat on the ground.

He picked up the mouse by its tail without any care and found that the mouse was completely dead.

"I see, you, the shopkeeper, are still smart."

"I didn't even hear a stray cat break in."

The guy's tone couldn't help but become more relaxed at this time.

The shopkeeper of Siyun Grain Shop nodded and said nothing.

Instead, he walked to the entrance of the store and reached out to touch a beam.

Seeing the shopkeeper's behavior, the waiter couldn't help but ask:

"Then the wild cat didn't touch anything, did it?"

Only then did the shopkeeper take back his hand and replied:

"Fortunately, there are no signs of the agency being touched."

"Okay, let's rest early."

The shopkeeper waved his hand and went back to the house, minding his own business.

They have to run the grain store business during the day and be very vigilant at night. It is really a tiring job.

The waiter also yawned, then said good night to the shopkeeper, and went back to his room to rest.

At this time, Li Xuan, who successfully left the Siyun Grain Store, could finally breathe freely.

Fortunately, he had made preparations beforehand and stuffed a mouse into an empty space in the Emperor Hong Bone Ring.

I didn't expect that I could get away with it so easily.

There was just one thing he didn't expect.

In order to pursue authenticity, Li Xuan specially caught a live mouse and entered it.

He just didn't expect that the space inside the Emperor Hong Bone Ring couldn't store living creatures. When he took it out just now, the mouse was already dead.

The mouse didn't have any wounds on its appearance, so it was most likely suffocated to death.

"It seems that there is probably no air in the space of the Emperor Hong Bone Ring, or it cannot allow life to survive for other reasons."

Thinking of this, Li Xuan couldn't help but think of the situation when he stuffed the mouse into the Emperor's Bone Ring.

Although the power of the rat is very weak, it will also instinctively resist the power absorbed by the Emperor Hong Bone Ring, which made Li Xuan feel quite troublesome at the time.

As a last resort, Li Xuan had to stun the mouse with his tail before stuffing it inside.

He discovered at that time that after the mouse lost its struggle, it became much easier when it was inserted into the Emperor's Bone Ring.

This made Li Xuan have to think about a question.

"Within one cubic meter of space, it seems that one person can be crammed into it."

"But the other party must be unable to resist."

"And there is a high probability that he will die."

Li Xuan thought for a while and couldn't help but shook his head.

He is still not sure whether a living creature will die immediately if it is stuffed in, or there will be a corresponding process.

"Catch more mice and do experiments to see."

Of course, these are all things for later.

At this moment, Li Xuan looked at the ten account books neatly arranged in the Emperor Hong Bone Ring, not to mention how proud he was.

Especially when he saw that there was no movement in the Siyun Grain Store, he couldn't help but smile crookedly.

"Ling Ling Miao, complete the mission!"

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