Both worlds are like dreams

Xue Huang looked at his asking-for-a-punch expression. The smugness and sarcasm in his eyes made her clench her fists under the table. Fifty kilograms of lime were not enough to plaster a toilet. It would not have any effect at all. It would be better to just tell them that there was none left.

Gu Qinglan was calmer than Xuehuang. There was no abnormality on his face, and he still maintained his usual demeanor, but his hands in his sleeves were tightly clenched. "Thank you very much, Master Chen. It's getting late, so we'll take our leave now."

Chen Jin stood up and said, "I will have someone load the 50 kilograms of lime onto the truck right away."

Xue Huang and Gu Qinglan walked outside, and before they reached the gate, they saw two servants coming over carrying lime.

Chen Jin had someone bring the jar of wine to Xue Huang, along with a set of jade wine utensils. "Princess, you like this wine. I would like to give it to you. Please accept it."

Xue Huang smiled faintly, "Fine grape wine and luminous cups can be called rare treasures, but I, Wei Xue Huang, was born in the countryside and am used to drinking peach blossom wine brewed with snow water. No matter how delicious this wine is, it is ultimately just a dream of spending a fortune just for a moment of crazy life. When you wake up from the dream, it will be like a passing cloud, so it can only remain in the dream."

Chen Jin's expression changed, and a hint of coldness flashed across his eyes. "It seems that the princess is unwilling to drink this fine wine with me."

"This wine is too expensive and not suitable for me." Xue Huang said with a smile.

Chen Jin didn't say anything, his face slightly gloomy.

Xue Huang and Gu Qinglan continued to walk towards the gate, but when they passed the pond, they heard a scream from behind.

Looking back, I found that the bag of lime had been spilled into the water.

Chen Jin stood on the second floor and looked down at them, shaking the wine glass in his hand with a faint smile on his face.

A middle-aged man who looked like a manager came over and said angrily: "You clumsy servants, this is the only remaining lime. It was allocated by the master because he gave up repairing the dog hole. You have wasted it like this. Prince Gu, Princess, please forgive me."

Hearing this, Xue Huang could no longer control her suppressed anger. Not wanting to help was fine, and she could tolerate teasing them with 50 kilograms of lime, but now she was humiliating them in this way? !

She looked at Chen Jin, and the coldness on her body was like a sharp blade out of its sheath.

The surroundings were instantly covered with frost, and all the water in the pond froze into ice.

Even though they were far apart, Chen Jin could see the murderous intent in her eyes, which locked him in place like ice. He stood there, looking calm, but the hand holding the wine glass was constantly exerting force.

He knew her current identity, that she held a golden ticket to immunity from death, and that she acted rather ostentatiously, but he was even more certain that she was not the kind of person who would recklessly take the consequences.

If she kills him, the forces behind him will unscrupulously retaliate against her and the people behind her.

Gu Qinglan grabbed Xuehuang's hand regardless of the coldness. The warm touch startled Xuehuang. The coldness on her body receded, but her eyes were unusually cold.

She couldn't kill him, but that didn't mean she could swallow her anger. Today was just a warning to him.

Xue Huang withdrew her gaze, pulled Gu Qinglan away without looking back.

Chen Jin heaved a sigh of relief when he saw this, and was surprised to find that his back was already covered in cold sweat. That girl had such a terrifying aura.

Xue Huang and Gu Qinglan came to the door. She looked at Gu Qinglan's hand distressedly, "You are not hurt, are you?"

Gu Qinglan shook his head, "I'm fine."

Xue Huang glanced at the gate of the villa, her expression cold, "I've made note of what happened today, and I will definitely get it back for you someday."

"He knew we would come, and if he failed to win us over, he would definitely not help us."

"Then what should we do now?"

"Even if tens of thousands of kilograms of lime are washed away by heavy rain, traces will remain."

"If there are no traces, it is possible that it still remains." Xue Huang continued.

Gu Qinglan smiled and said, "Besides, it is impossible that no one would notice the transportation of so much lime. Let's go and investigate. Perhaps we can find something else."

Xue Huang nodded, "Then let's split up and meet up at the city gate."

"Be careful." Gu Qinglan warned.

The two of them left Chen's house, shook off the tail behind them, and went to find out the news separately.

Xue Huang thought that if tens of thousands of kilograms of lime were to enter the city, it would definitely take a huge team, so she went to several streets where traffic was most likely to occur to ask around, but found nothing.

There were not so many trucks carrying lime entering the city, and Xue Huang also found out that Qinghe County had not built any roads or bridges recently. In the early years, the roads in Qinghe County had been expanded and repaired to facilitate the passage of vehicles and horses.

There was no news at all about the lime being washed away by rain. After all, Chen Jin was the mayor of Qinghe and the richest man in Qinghe County. The people were always paying close attention to him. The storytellers in the teahouse would always tell stories about Chen Jin's great achievements and the secrets of the rich family.

Moreover, if tens of thousands of kilograms of lime were destroyed, it would be impossible for no news to get out at all.

This is strange. Could it be that this batch of lime never entered the city?

Xue Huang walked around again and then came to the place where she had agreed to meet with Gu Qinglan.

He came back about half an hour later, holding a box of snacks in his hand, "Are you hungry?"

Xue Huang nodded, "What did you gain?"

"This batch of lime should not have been transported to Qinghe County."

"I think so too. Otherwise it is impossible that there is no news at all. This Chen Jin is really very convincing when it comes to telling lies." Xue Huang said helplessly.

"Let's go back first. I'm afraid we need Brother Wei's help with this matter."

"Do you have any clues?"

Gu Qinglan nodded. "I found out from a security guard agency that the Chen family has a large warehouse at the foot of the mountain where the mine is. The ore they mined is sometimes stored there. The security guard agency once escorted goods for them, so they know the location. The Chen family also has a shipping business, and that location is close to the Qinghe Wharf, so some of the goods will be piled in that warehouse for easy transportation by water."

"So the tens of thousands of kilograms of lime are most likely hidden there?" Xue Huang raised an eyebrow.

"That's right. Chen Jin is a bureaucrat, but he is more of a businessman. This year, there has been heavy rain, and lime is needed for repairs everywhere. The price of lime is also rising. There is no way he would give up this opportunity to make a profit."

"Then let's go to the mine and find out. If the lime is really there, I will make sure he doesn't have a pound left."

"Let's go find Brother Wei first." Gu Qinglan said. "We need help."

"Okay then. Let's go back first." Xue Huang said.

Gu Qinglan nodded, and the two of them left Qinghe County overnight and rushed back.

Halfway through the journey, it began to drizzle again, and the rain gradually got heavier.

Xue Huang and Gu Qinglan looked solemn. If the rain continued to get heavier and longer, not only would the construction of the dam have to be suspended, but the huge amount of water might not be able to be stopped.