readytorunbook Chapter 719 Do you want to play big?
Chapter 719 Do you want to play big?
This person naturally also saw Xu Ning and the mess of cups and plates in front of him.
After giving a few instructions to a tall man behind him, the man walked straight over to Xu Ning and sat in the seat that Navia had just been in.
“What a coincidence! I was just wondering where to find Mr. Xu Ning, but I didn’t expect you to be waiting for me here as well.”
Xu Ning smiled; he really liked this kind of intelligent person.
"What do you call it?"
Sonny put his hand to his forehead. "Look at me, how rude of me. I should have introduced myself first."
Sonny extended his hand to Xu Ning, “The Rose Society, Sonny, my friends sometimes call me ‘White Glove’.”
Xu Ning shook hands with him. Sonny's hands were dry and slender, with hard calluses on his palms, indicating that he must be a skilled knife wielder.
"I don't see your gloves?"
Hearing Xu Ning's question, Sonny chuckled, "You only need to wear gloves when handling certain dirty things, right?"
Xu Ning raised his wine gourd and exclaimed, "I admire your refined lifestyle."
Sunny looked a little embarrassed by the praise, but then he laughed heartily and said, "Actually, I used to be quite slovenly. After all, I did a lot of dirty work, so I always had some water or dirt on my body."
"But if I did that, I wouldn't be able to play with President Carles' little princess, so every time I finish work, I make sure I tidy myself up neatly, and it's gradually become a habit."
"But this time, I'll get my gloves dirty again..."
Xu Ning saw the big guy take a few test tubes and steadily fill the cup in front of him with the beverage mixed with the original fetal sea water, then seal it tightly with a cork.
Seeing this, Xu Ning could roughly guess what they wanted to do.
"Since you're being so frank, I'll take the liberty of asking: was your intervention this time at Navia's behest, or...?"
Sonny shook his head slightly and smiled, "The young lady and President Carres are both kind-hearted. When helping others, they are willing to lead everyone to go all out, but when it comes to themselves, they only want to rely on their own strength to take responsibility. We already made a mistake back then. If we make another mistake this time, what's the use even if we drag the entire Fontaine down with us afterward?"
This person was smiling, but the dangerous message conveyed in his words was chilling. However, Xu Ning felt that he was growing to admire this person more and more.
The people of Fontaine must be blind. If Kares were truly unjust, how could he have produced such subordinates?
Now that they've come to their senses, it would be a shame not to help them. After all, those people from the doping organization dared to provoke the tiger to its face, so they should naturally bear the consequences of being torn apart by the tiger.
"Otherwise, you'd really think I'm a pushover."
Xu Ning pointed to the test tubes the big guy was holding. "I have better stuff here, and enough for you. So, how about we go big? Something that's a sure thing, a sure thing with huge profits?"
Sonny glanced at the gourd of wine in Xu Ning's hand, a smile appearing at the corner of his eye.
"Do you mean a thorough cleaning? While cleaning the whole yard would certainly make everyone feel better, it's quite a lot of work..."
Xu Ning waved his hand, "I'm also very good at cleaning. In fact, many dirty places don't need to be cleaned bit by bit with gloves on. Just rinse them with water."
Sonny said with genuine admiration, "You're right. So when would be a good time to start?"
Xu Ning stretched out his fingers and calculated the time, then pondered, "Give me three more days, and I will sweep all the trash back to where it belongs."
Sonny stood up and bowed slightly to Xu Ning. "Then I'll await your good news. Let's go, Luca, the young lady will soon discover we snuck out..."
After Sonny left, Xu Ning stood up.
"Now that we've set a deadline, we should go find Charlotte. Where will she be doing her interviews at this time? Oh well, she'll probably be at Steambird's newspaper publishing her article tonight anyway, so I'll just go there and keep watch."
Xu Ning paid the bill at the front desk and had just stepped out of the Debo Hotel when he heard someone call out, "Brother Xu."
Turning around, Kong and Paimon hurriedly ran (flew) towards this side.
Xu Ning was momentarily dazed at the sight, as if these two guys always got into trouble when they ran like this.
"What trouble did you guys get into on this trip?"
"You're the one who's causing trouble, you big drunkard! We've discovered something terrible, and it might very well be related to the missing girl."
Paimon flew over to Xu Ning's side and said.
Xu Ning was stunned when he heard this.
He wouldn't be surprised at all if Paimon said it was "related to the missing girl case".
But Paimon said it was "related to the missing girls." Could it be that the two of them found the girls' whereabouts on this trip?
"Where is it? Take me to see it."
"At Lujingquan."
Lu Jingquan? The fountain square in front of the Opéra Garnier Opera House?
As Xu Ning followed the two, he asked in surprise, "You two went back to the opera house in such a short time? What were you doing there?"
A little out of breath from running all the way, he said, "I... I was thinking that since the doping organization suffered a major setback there during the day, I might go to that area tonight to scout things out, just in case I run into some clueless bastards..."
Xu Ning nodded. "Hmm, that makes sense. And then?"
Paimon chimed in, "And then we encountered a ghost!"
Xu Ning was speechless. "You've been reading too many supernatural tales from Liyue."
Seeing that Xu Ning didn't believe him, Paimon said, "I'm telling you, you big drunkard. When we came to see Linni's magic show that day, we passed by that fountain square, and at that moment, I said that I seemed to faintly hear people talking coming from the fountain."
Kong nodded and said, "It's like a girl calling out to someone, but it's not very clear. Later we found out that the people of Fontaine don't know much about the ley lines. They believe that memories and emotions will flow into Fontaine's water system like water droplets. And this Lujing Spring is said to be the place where all the waters of Fontaine converge, and it is where the memories of Fontaine gather."
Paimon added, "...so many newlyweds go there to pray for a child, hoping to have a healthy and intelligent baby."
Why are ghost stories and fertility accusations popping up all of a sudden?
After boarding the patrol boat, Xu Ning took a sip of wine.
"After all that talk, you haven't gotten to the point. Tell me what you just discovered?"
Kong calmed his breathing and said, "Perhaps because I accidentally drank the Primordial Fetal Sea Water today, the sound I heard at Lujing Spring was clearer this time. It was a girl's voice, constantly calling the name 'Washe'."