The pet care she studied is the real animal control major, right?

Qin Jiu was led to another box, which was more luxurious than the previous two boxes.

The entire wall is paved with crushed diamonds, and the floor is made of fine jade, which emits a faint glow through the spotlights below.

There was a long table in the middle of the box, with two armchairs, one black and one white, placed opposite each other on both sides, obviously prepared for the two parties to the transaction.

There was a variety of food and drinks on the long table for the two of them to choose from.

If you only look at the exterior of this pub, you would never imagine that its interior is so luxurious.

However, it is precisely because of his low-key appearance that he does not become the target of public criticism.

Qin Jiu glanced at the empty box and asked, "Where is the buyer?"

The waiter said respectfully: "Please wait a moment, he will be here soon."

Qin Jiu sat carelessly on one of the armchairs, waiting for another person to come in.

About five minutes later, the door was opened again.

Qin Jiu's attention was drawn over there. She looked up and saw that the person coming was wearing the same trading mask provided here as herself.

However, Qin Jiu saw a familiar figure in those eyes exposed to the air.

It's him.

——Laker.

Qin Jiu sat up straight and waited for Laker to take his seat.

After Laker sat down, he asked bluntly, "How much do you know?"

Qin Jiu's eyebrows slightly curved, and said, "I don't know."

The other party was obviously stunned for a moment, and then his eyes turned cold in an instant, and his voice was mixed with anger: "Are you kidding me?"

"Neither." Qin Jiu glanced at the corner and Laker frowned. Before Qin Jiu could see clearly how he made his move, the camera there had broken into two and fell to the ground.

Qin Jiu nodded with satisfaction, then pulled up his sleeves to reveal his snow-white arms.

On Qin Jiu's smooth white skin, there was a small flower that looked like it was carved with blood. It was particularly eye-catching against her snow-white skin.

"Lockov left a diary in Star King, in which he mentioned that Ivana should not be trusted. I got this little flower by chance after reading the diary. I think it is the key to the evidence of Ivana's crime that Lockov left behind."

After listening to Qin Jiu's account of Rockefeller's diary, Laker's trust in her increased a little.

What she knew was exactly what happened that year, and there were also some details that had never been made public that she knew clearly.

Who is this person and why does he know so much?

And her voice sounded familiar...

Laker searched for the owner of the voice in his mind for a long time, and then a figure dressed in villager's clothes and carrying a big fish slowly walked towards him in the sunset emerged.

The man's eyebrows and eyes overlapped with the woman in front of him. He stood up suddenly and stared at the woman in front of him in amazement.

Qin Jiu slowly stood up and took off the mask on her face, revealing her face, which was wrapped tightly.

She tilted her head and smiled, saying, "Hi, long time no see, Dr. Dougal."

"You..." Laker looked Qin Jiu up and down, and his gaze finally fell on the small flower on Qin Jiu's arm.

"How is this going?"

"It's what I just told you. This is something Rockoff left for me. It is related to the president's secret. With my current abilities, there is no way to unlock its secret." Qin Jiu put down his sleeves to cover the small flower.

After all, even though the camera was damaged, it doesn't mean that no one would come outside the box.

She said: "Your current goal is the same as mine, so I need your ability to help me unlock the secret of this little flower, and I am willing to share this part of the secret with you."

Laker really needed the information in Qin Jiu's hands, and he also knew what Qin Jiu meant. She wanted to save her teacher through herself.

He sat down slowly, looked at Qin Jiu, and said, "Why do you think I have that ability?"

Qin Jiu: "It's just intuition."

He was able to protect himself under that situation back then, and even changed his name to live in a place like Yunzhanxing for decades, and finally left silently. No matter how you think about it, it is impossible for him to not have any backup plan and ability.

It is even possible that most of his family members survived and are active in various industries under different names, providing him with support.

Cooperating with Laker is the best choice now.

Laker didn't want to involve Qin Jiu, but it was obvious that things were not going as he wished.

Or rather——

Qin Jiu was actually already in the bureau, but they just didn't notice it.

"Oh, okay, I agree." Laker shook his head and said helplessly.

Qin Jiu showed a smug smile on her face and raised her hand to Laker. Laker sighed and shook hands with her.

"Pleasant to work with."

The two reached a cooperation, and the rest of the time seemed more leisurely.

Qin Jiu picked a pastry that looked good and took a bite, while Laker opened a bottle of sparkling wine and poured a glass.

He glanced at Qin Jiu and asked, "Can you drink?"

Qin Jiu nodded: "Yes, I can drink a thousand cups without getting drunk."

"Tsk..." Laker obviously didn't believe Qin Jiu's words, and Qin Jiu didn't care about it.

After Laker sat down, he suddenly asked, "Do you know it's me?"

Qin Jiu: "I know. I brought up this deal just for you."

Laker frowned when he heard this. He said with a hint of reproach, "You knew it was me, but you still offered such a high price? You are obviously trying to trick me."

Qin Jiu paused and slowly put down the small cake in her hand, with a little cream still left at the corner of her mouth.

She blinked her big eyes and asked cautiously, "How much did they tell you to pay?"

Laker saw that her reaction was a little unexpected and seemed to be wrong, so he asked back, "You don't know?"

Qin Jiu shook his head.

Laker took a deep breath and said through his teeth: "Five hundred thousand star coins!"

When Qin Jiu heard this, his eyes widened instantly.

What?

What did he say???

How many?

Half a million? ! !

"Damn, what a profiteer!!!" Qin Jiu couldn't help but complain and cursed.

Qin Jiu suddenly shared the same hatred with him, and Laker was stunned.

Her reaction...isn't it right?

He asked, "Isn't that the price you offered?"

"No!" Qin Jiu told Laker what happened, and Laker rarely swore.

"You're just trying to trick me!"

"But if not, I won't be able to see you..." Qin Jiu was scolded by Laker and lowered his head aggrievedly.

She secretly glanced at Laker, and that look really made Laker unable to get angry.

Tsk! Just think of him as having bad luck!

Laker took a breath and said, "Actually, if you want to find relevant clues, you can do so now."

He pointed outside the door: "Don't forget, this is the largest information trading network."

Qin Jiu: “…”

Qin Jiu: "Are you... sure you want to continue trading with them?"

Qin Jiu's meaning was very clear -

They have already cheated you out of a huge sum of money like this, do you still want to do business with that group of unscrupulous businessmen?

But now they have no better choice than this method.

Laker sighed and was about to call someone in, but Qin Jiu stopped him.

"Wait, I don't think now is the time to expose this to these profiteers."

As long as there is valuable information, it will be circulated here. This is a double-edged sword for any buyer or seller.

If you want to protect yourself, you must use roundabout means to achieve your goals.

Qin Jiu thought for a moment and said, "People here may not know what this thing is, but I know one person who definitely knows."

"Who?"

The image of the hotel proprietress appeared in Qin Jiu's mind. She had the same mark on her wrist, but the color was slightly different compared to Qin Jiu's.

Qin Jiu: "Let me tell them, after all, I have earned a huge fortune for them..."

Hearing Qin Jiu's words, Laker's face darkened, and he was obviously sad about the loss of 500,000 yuan.

Qin Jiu pretended not to see it, put on a mask and walked quickly to the door.

There were two people guarding the door outside. When they saw Qin Jiu coming out, they bowed respectfully.

Qin Jiu asked: "Where is your person in charge? I have something to ask her."

One of the men said, "Please wait a moment."

He came back soon after and led Qin Jiu to another small room.

The woman who had just facilitated the deal stood up and poured tea for Qin Jiu. She said, "Sir, your payment has been issued."

Qin Jiu's mouth twitched slightly.

Payment for goods, one star coin for goods...

Qin Jiu pushed the star coin card back from the other party's hand. She looked up at the woman's eyes and said, "I want to use this payment to continue the transaction with you."

"Oh?" The woman looked at Qin Jiu with interest, playing with the star coin card between her slender fingers. She asked, "What do you want? But I must inform the guests in advance. The things we have here cannot be bought with one star coin..."

Sure enough, once the money is received, there is no possibility of getting it back out of their pockets.

He is indeed a profiteer!

Qin Jiu smiled and said, "What I want to ask may not be a big deal. Didn't I just give you a fortune for free? Listen first and then decide whether you can give it to me for free?"

The woman raised her red lips slightly. Compared with Laker's livid face, the woman seemed extremely happy.

Even if a product was traded for 10, they could only get a % kickback, but Qin Jiu left the to them almost for free, as if it was okay for her to do her a favor just for this "favor".

The woman placed her hands on her abdomen, doing business.

She raised a perfect smile, bowed slightly and asked, "What would you like, sir?"

Qin Jiu: "I want a message."

"Oh?"

Qin Jiu: "I want to know the hotel information on Rose Star."

The woman didn't seem to expect that what she wanted was such insignificant information, which could even be found on the official website of the Hotel Management Association.

The woman didn't say anything, but turned around and ordered her men to bring Qin Jiu what she wanted.

Less than 10 minutes after he left, the man came back with a stack of information.

He handed it to Qin Jiu respectfully. After Qin Jiu took it, he saw that the first hotel inside was the one he was staying in.

The boss's name is clearly written on the paper.

—Sally Kuda.

"Sally... Kuda?"

Qin Jiu was muttering something. The woman who heard her voice glanced at the paper in her hand, then opened her fan and half covered her face.

"Ms. Sally, she's very good at running a hotel, and everyone is vying for her experience. Oh, by the way, she's also..."

The woman looked at the key hanging around Qin Jiu's neck with a hint of meaning. She said, "Ms. Sally and Ms. Yu are very good friends. They often attend the activities of the Hotel Association together."

"Ms. Yu?" Qin Jiu looked up, looking curious.

"Oh, don't you know?" The woman folded the fan, pointed it at the key on Qin Jiu's chest, and said, "The proprietress of Lingyu Hotel is named Yu Qi."

Qin Jiu suddenly realized and looked down at his chest.

It was a hand key, which Qin Jiu strung into a necklace and wore around his neck.

I have to say that this card has an "exorcism" effect on all stars, and those demons and monsters will run away when they see it.

Didn't she realize that she had been wearing the clue she wanted all along?

Qin Jiu looked up again and said goodbye to the woman with a smile.

The woman couldn't get more of what she wanted from him, so she left the tavern directly.

After being honest with Laker, Laker finally agreed to give Qin Jiu his contact information, so that they could ensure good communication even if they were separated.

When Qin Jiu returned to the hotel, the still charming proprietress was still the only one at the front desk.

When the proprietress saw her appear at the door, she greeted her with a smile.

Seeing the sign hanging on her chest, the proprietress' smile deepened.

It seems that this little girl is quite smart! She knows that this is the amulet in Xingdu!

Qin Jiu did not go upstairs directly, but stood in front of the proprietress.

The proprietress was a little curious and asked, "Little girl, what can I do for you?"

Qin Jiu asked with a smile: "Boss, do you know Sister Sally?"

Hearing this, the proprietress raised her sentimental fox eyes, full of curiosity: "Yes, how do you know Sally?"

"Oh, I've lived at her place before, and I accidentally made a big mistake."

Qin Jiu recounted what happened to her at Sally's Hotel, emphasizing the incident in which she was mistakenly thought to have had an accident while taking a shower.

The boss heard this and chuckled, "Yes! She just likes to worry about things! But it's not her fault, after all..."

She suddenly stopped talking, and Qin Jiu was still looking at her with curiosity.

She avoided his gaze and chuckled to cover it up.

"That's just her personality. Don't mind it. Since you're her regular customer, we should give you some preferential treatment."

After she finished speaking, she took out a rectangular receipt from the counter. It was completely black and nothing could be seen on it.

"This is……?"

"You can go and take a look at the pass for tomorrow night's auction. After all, Xingdu's auction has everything. Maybe you can come across what you want?"

Qin Jiu took the black card. It had a very good texture, and felt like a thick, finely frosted, cool card to the touch.

"Usually...what do people sell at this auction?"

"Weapons, armor, guns, ammunition, everything. Sometimes people sell weird stuff."

The proprietress paused, and suddenly looked at Qin Jiu meaningfully.

she says:

"Oh, by the way. You may not know that at the Xingdu auction, even war beasts can be auctioned!"