amaotonovel Chapter 263 Hidden Stake
Chapter 263 Hidden Stake
Although there are many guests in the inn every day, not many people can rent such a large yard.
Even those wealthy guests would mostly ask for a few upper rooms and rarely book the entire courtyard.
What’s more, for someone as generous as Yun Fuling, who wants to book a whole month’s worth of customers at once, the number is even smaller.
When the waiter saw Boss Wu talking to Yun Fuling for a few words and then turning back to pay the deposit and sign the contract, he finally felt relieved.
No matter how beautifully you talk, it's of no use.
Only after paying the money and signing the contract, the business is set in stone.
Having negotiated such a big deal, the shopkeeper would certainly receive some benefits from him.
The waiter led Boss Wu to the front with a bright smile to go through the various check-in procedures.
As soon as the waiter left, Yun Fuling started to get down to business.
She instructed the captain of the guard, Hu Kun, "Leave two people at the inn to look after the horses and luggage."
Hu Kun agreed and immediately appointed two personal guards.
Yun Fuling mentioned Zhang Sanmu's name again and said, "Take a few people with you and go find out about the Jinyu Tower. The more detailed the better. Pay special attention to the period before and after the prince disappeared to see if anything special happened."
"You should act low-key and cautiously, and don't attract attention."
When Zhang Sanmu was in the capital, he was in charge of surveillance and intelligence gathering for Yun Fuling.
Moreover, when dealing with all kinds of people, including hooligans and ruffians, Zhang Sanmu has advantages that others cannot match, and he can get along well with those people.
Therefore, if we want to get information now, it would be best to let Zhang Sanmu do it.
Before Xiao Jingyi left Beijing, he mentioned to Yun Fuling that the golden cream in Shenxianju was related to Jinyulou.
So when Xiao Jingyi came to Jiangnan to investigate the golden paste case, Jinyulou was a place he could not avoid.
According to the message records that Yaoguang brought back from the Shadow Blade Division, Xiao Jingyi did go in and out of the Jinyu Tower several times.
Xiao Jingyi's last appearance was also in Jinyu Tower.
So Yun Fuling decided to start the investigation from Jinyu Tower.
Finally, Yun Fuling called Hu Kun's name, "Captain Hu, you and Yaoguang will go with me to the local Shadow Blade Division."
The Shadow Blade Division has secret agents and contact points in various places.
Xiao Jingyi brought a lot of people with him when he went south this time.
It's impossible that so many people were completely wiped out, right?
The person Yun Fuling wants to find most is Zhao Xuesi.
Zhao Xuesi and Zuo Yan followed Xiao Jingyi south, but the news reported to the capital only said that Xiao Jingyi and Zuo Yan were missing, but there was no mention of Zhao Xuesi.
If anything happened, Zhao Xuesi would definitely be the one who knew best.
If we find Zhao Xuesi, maybe everything will become clear.
Yun Fuling took Yaoguang and Hu Kun with her, pretending that they were going for a stroll. After leaving Rugui Tower, they walked along the street, looked around, and bought some small things from time to time.
After strolling around for about quarter of an hour, Yun Fuling entered an antique shop.
There were not many customers in the antique shop at the moment, and the shopkeeper was leaning on the counter, dozing off.
As if hearing the footsteps coming in, the shopkeeper didn't even raise his eyelids and said in a buzzing voice: "Sir, please take a look. If you pick something, we will definitely give you the best price. The goods in our store are genuine and the prices are fair. We will not cheat anyone."
Yun Fuling walked straight to the counter and tapped on the table with her fingers.
The knocking sounds made the shopkeeper sober up a little.
He opened his eyes and looked at the person who came.
Before he could see Yun Fuling clearly, a pitch-black token appeared before him.
As soon as the shopkeeper saw the token, his sleepiness disappeared instantly.
He bowed to Yun Fuling and whispered, "Please follow me, sir!"
After saying that, the shopkeeper stood up from the counter, took out a closed sign and hung it in front of the door, then closed the shop door.
After doing all this, he led Yun Fuling and others to the backyard.
After entering the main house in the backyard, the shopkeeper bowed solemnly and respectfully again, "I am Li Yuan, your humble servant, and I am honored to meet you, Your Excellency!"
Yun Fuling put the token away.
In the Shadow Blade Division, the tokens held vary depending on the position.
The token that Jing** gave her was the highest level one in the Shadow Blade Division, and it could command everyone in the Shadow Blade Division.
So when Shadow Blade, who was disguised as the owner of an antique shop, saw the token, he became extremely respectful to Yun Fuling.
There are countless shadow blades in the Shadow Blade Division, and many people do not know each other when they meet, so most of the time, they rely on identity tokens to verify their identities.
Therefore, Yun Fuling only needs to take out the token and does not need to report her identity again.
Yun Fuling didn't beat around the bush and asked directly, "Are all the Shadow Blades in Jinzhou under your command?"
Li Yuan immediately responded with a yes.
"I have been ordered to find the whereabouts of His Royal Highness Prince Yi and Commander-in-Chief Zuo."
"His Royal Highness Prince Yi and Commander-in-Chief Zuo are missing. Have your people found out anything?"
Upon hearing this, Li Yuan immediately realized that the person in front of him should be the secret imperial envoy sent by His Majesty.
Ever since Commander Zuo disappeared, they have been extremely anxious.
Now that Yun Fuling opened her mouth with an attitude of calling him to task, he felt even more miserable.
"Your Excellency, please allow me to report this. Your Highness Prince Yi and Commander-in-Chief Zuo are both in high positions and have great power. After they arrive in Jiangnan, it is impossible for them to report any matters, big or small, to me."
"I have no idea why they came to Jiangnan, and I dare not speculate or inquire."
"Later, there was an assassination in Jinyulou, and the second in command of Jinyulou was killed on the spot."
"In order to track down the assassin, the city was under martial law for several days, and the whole city was searched several times, even the government officials were dispatched."
"Then His Royal Highness Prince Yi and Commander-in-Chief Zuo disappeared."
"As soon as I found out, I immediately sent someone to look for him."
"But when the Jinyulou was investigating the assassin, the scene was particularly big, it didn't seem like an ordinary assassin."
"I dare not reveal the identity of His Royal Highness Prince Yi rashly, fearing that someone might secretly harm His Royal Highness. We can only search quietly among ourselves."
"But after searching for so many days, there is no clue at all."
"However, I have recorded the whereabouts of His Royal Highness Prince Yi and Commander-in-Chief Zuo after they arrived in Jiangnan, as well as our own investigation. I will hand them over to you, my Lord."
As Li Yuan spoke, he took out a booklet from his pocket and respectfully handed it to Yun Fuling.
Yun Fuling took the booklet, flipped through it briefly, and found that it was similar to the one Yaoguang had brought back from the Shadow Blade Division in the capital.
It seems that Xiao Jingyi and Zuo Yan did not reveal any progress of their investigation into the golden paste to Jinzhou's Shadow Blade Division, but chose to keep it secret.
So they didn't know the truth, and all they could find out was the whereabouts of Xiao Jingyi and the others during this period.
Yun Fuling asked again, "Do you know the whereabouts of Zhao Xuesi, the third son of the Duke of Xiangguo's Mansion? He came to Jinzhou with His Royal Highness Prince Yi and Commander Zuo."