Daming: The system rejected my request for salted fish

Chapter 1367

“As Vice Ministers of the Ministry of Works, we have many official duties to attend to, so there’s no need to waste time on this kind of thing.”

"Besides, what good is this little achievement? And besides, even if I don't report it, we can use this information now!"

If Mai Zhide thought Qian Jinguang was crazy just now, he has now become the second Qian Jinguang.

After listening to Qian Jingguang's description, he was ready to go crazy with Qian Jingguang, at least to gamble on a way to survive.

Therefore, after Qian Jinguang finished speaking, Mai Zhide did not hesitate at all and immediately said:

“This method is indeed feasible. So, Brother Qian, how should we proceed? You should know that place is likely being watched by the Embroidered Uniform Guard.”

“If a fire breaks out, the Embroidered Uniform Guard will immediately send people to put it out. Not only will the oil drums not be destroyed, but the fire may also be exposed prematurely.”

After Mai Zhide finished speaking, Qian Jinguang immediately shook his head, denying what the other party had said.

"The fire cannot be extinguished!"

"Oh, Brother Qian, why are you so certain?"

Mai Zhide looked at Qian Jinguang with a puzzled expression, and then the next second, Qian Jinguang gave his answer.

"Brother Mai may have forgotten one thing: the warehouse where the oil drums are stored was previously used by us to store black oil."

"The Academy of Sciences was very interested in black oil back then. They even asked us for some, and the quantity they needed was quite large."

"We just don't know what they're going to use it for! We just assume that anything the Academy of Sciences is eyeing must be good stuff."

"So a large batch of black oil was specially stored. Later, some was moved out to store ink, but there's still a lot left!"

"Once this thing catches fire, it's very difficult to extinguish even with water. It's impossible to put it out in a short time. By the time the fire is out, let alone the mercury, even the oil drum will probably be burned to a crisp!"

Before Qian Jingang revealed it, Mai Zhide had indeed overlooked the past situation of the warehouse where the ink was stored.

Now that he brought it up, Mai Zhide suddenly remembered that the warehouse used to store black oil, and in considerable quantities.

As Qian Jingguang said, there is still a lot of black oil stored in that warehouse that has not been transported away.

Once the warehouse catches fire and ignites this black oil, then not only will it be impossible to extinguish the fire by human intervention, but even if God sends down heavy rain, it will be impossible to put out the flames in a short time.

Once the flames are completely extinguished, all traces will be burned away by the fire, and then you can finally rest assured.

Even if the Embroidered Uniform Guard had extraordinary abilities, it would be impossible to find evidence in the scorched ruins to convict them.

Upon realizing this, Mai Zhide immediately smiled, then turned to Qian Jinguang and asked:

"Brother Qian, now that you have a plan in mind, I'll follow your lead in whatever you say!"

Mai Zhide himself was unaware that, without realizing it, his role as the leader had shifted to Qian Jinguang.

You should know that when he first brought Qian Jinguang in, he was the one in charge, but now he's being led by the nose by Qian Jinguang.

But to be honest, this isn't surprising, since in his mind, he and Qian Jingguang were already in the same boat.

And now only Qian Jingguang has come up with a way to save his life. People in adversity are prone to becoming dependent on others.

On the other hand, Qian Jinguang did not hide anything and immediately revealed his plan after Mai Zhide spoke.

“I’ve thought it through. Setting it on fire is impossible. No matter what excuse we use to get close to that warehouse, we will definitely be stopped.”

"It might even arouse the suspicion of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, who will then send people to keep a close watch on us. If it comes to that, we can only wait to die."

"So the best solution is for neither of us to show up, and for someone to vouch for us that we weren't there when the fire started!"