Chapter 397 Dream
Li Xuan followed the secret message and infiltrated the headquarters of the Money Gang.
This place is luxuriously decorated, but it also has its own style, which is not completely nouveau riche style.
"It seems that the person in charge of the decoration also has some aesthetics."
Li Xuan looked around curiously and saw golden copper coin marks everywhere.
This is the emblem of the Money Gang. Li Xuan had seen the clothes of the gang members with this mark before.
Li Xuan followed the secret letter and went all the way deep into the Money Gang. After going around and around, he came to a study room.
The messenger knocked on the door and walked in with the letter.
Li Xuan came all the way without being discovered by the money gang.
After all, no matter how vigilant these people are, they can't be more vigilant than the colorful eunuchs in the palace.
Even the colorful eunuch would only drive away harmless kittens like him in some special places.
No one usually cares about kittens and puppies.
Li Xuan found an open window, peered in with his eyes, and hung his whole body by the window.
Although it looks a bit indecent, there is nothing we can do to perform the task.
In this study, Li Xuan saw an acquaintance.
"Oh, it turns out to be this guy."
At the same time, the messenger also presented a secret message that had been sent several times.
"Gang Leader Yang, I have an urgent secret message."
"Hey, I've told you so many times that the word 'vice' in the middle cannot be omitted."
Yang Wanli frowned displeased and said.
"Yes, little one, please be careful next time."
The messenger replied respectfully, and then stood aside waiting for orders.
Yang Wanli shook his head helplessly and opened the secret message to check. The more he looked at it, the more solemn his face became.
"Who is the other party? He is so troublesome."
Yang Wanli held his forehead and seemed to have a headache.
"Hmph, can it be troublesome?"
"It seems that this guy still doesn't understand who he is fighting."
Li Xuan sneered secretly.
No matter how careful the Money Gang is, now that their identity is exposed, as long as they have half of the treasure map in their hands, Manager Shang will naturally have many ways to make them commit the crime.
No matter how powerful the money gang is, can they still challenge Daxing under the emperor's feet?
But at this moment, there was another knock on the door, and an urgent coded letter was delivered again, along with a oral message.
"Deputy Gang Leader Yang, something is wrong. The five groups of people who were prepared have been mobilized. They have been taken away for most of the capital. The manpower is starting to be insufficient."
"What should I do now?"
The visitor asked hurriedly, looking very urgent.
Li Xuan sneered secretly. It seemed that the people from the Money Gang had also discovered something was wrong.
"How long has it been since the fish bit the hook?"
Yang Wanli asked with a frown.
"Half an hour has passed."
The second messenger replied immediately without thinking.
Hearing this answer, Yang Wanli sighed, and then ordered:
"Give an evacuation order and then cut off all contact with them."
"Let them all leave the capital as soon as possible. We failed in this matter."
Yang Wanli's words made the two people who came to deliver the letter stunned on the spot, a little unbelievable.
"Deputy Gang Leader Yang, it doesn't have to be like this, right?"
"The other party may also have some scruples, so they don't dare to return to the nest easily. It's better to send more people to see what tricks the other party is playing."
"There's no way they can keep wandering around the capital."
One of them advised.
"I'm afraid that the other party was already on guard and deliberately tested us."
"End the mission as soon as possible before being exposed, and don't leave any loopholes."
"If the other party has such a method, he is definitely not an easy person."
"Get out of here before trouble comes."
Yang Wanli's attitude was very firm.
"But the deputy gang leader, the reward this time is so generous..."
The other person wanted to persuade them again, but Yang Wanli raised his hand to stop them from talking.
"We can't eat this bowl of rice, so don't overwhelm yourself."
"I will explain it to the gang leader. You guys go and give the order."
"It's a waste of time, why don't you wait and ask!"
Seeing Yang Wanli's stern tone, the two of them did not dare to say anything more. They bowed and hurriedly left the study to convey Yang Wanli's order.
Li Xuan, who was secretly eavesdropping, felt something in his heart.
"Oh, it turns out these guys also use money to do things."
"Tsk, although it's a bit troublesome, with Manager Shang's methods we should be able to find out the employer behind it, right?"
Li Xuan was ready to let Manager Shang take Yang Wanli back and torture him severely.
"Anyway, this money gang is not a good person. There is definitely no room for injustice."
Li Xuan's mission for this trip has been explained, and the whole cat has relaxed a lot.
But he was not in a hurry to leave, but planned to stay here for a while longer.
Anyway, it's still early outside, so I'm afraid Manager Shang hasn't finished walking with Hadir yet.
It would be better to collect more evidence from the Qian Gang. It would be best to directly find out who their employer is. This would be considered a great achievement.
After sending away the two messengers, Yang Wanli immediately sat down behind the desk and began to write a letter.
There was only Yang Wanli in the study, and it was obviously not suitable for Li Xuan to walk over and take a peek openly at this time.
But he also has his own methods.
Li Xuan hurriedly went up to the room, and then expertly opened a piece of tile, revealing a gap.
Anyway, he has amazing eyesight. As long as he can find a good angle, he can peek into the contents of the letter.
What makes Li Xuan somewhat regretful is that the content of the letter written by Yang Wanli was too concise and contained no effective information.
"The mission failed and could not be completed."
"The entrustment is invalid and the deposit will not be refunded."
"Welcome, distinguished guest, to come again."
Seeing the contents of the letter, Li Xuan couldn't help but twitch the corners of his eyes.
"With your service attitude, do you expect people to come back again?"
"Do you really think I'm being taken advantage of?"
Li Xuan didn't expect the Money Gang to be so overbearing. After he failed in his mission, he directly voided his employer's commission without refunding the deposit.
If there were more missions like this, would the Money Gang still be able to make a fortune?
As soon as this idea came to his mind, Li Xuan couldn't help but look up at the huge headquarters of the Money Gang, and seemed to understand how they bought such a large piece of land in the capital.
"Can't you?"
"How can there be so many two hundred and fifty."
Li Xuan shook his head, feeling that the history of the Money Gang's fortune should not be that simple.
The Money Gang must have their own reasons for doing this and still getting business.
Li Xuan didn't think much about this issue. He was now more curious about where this short letter would be sent.
As a result, Yang Wanli did not go out next. He directly opened a secret compartment on his desk, rolled the letter into a small bamboo tube, and threw it directly into it. There was a slight sliding sound, which was obviously secret. There is something else going on inside the cell, and I don’t know where the letter was sent.
"Damn it, there is such a mechanism?"
Li Xuan immediately closed his eyes and magnified his perception.
The sliding sound of the hidden grid went down, getting deeper and deeper, until it was beyond the range of Li Xuan's perception.
"It's outrageous that the mechanism has been repaired so deeply."
Li Xuan gritted his teeth, but there was nothing he could do.
He was able to dismantle the mechanism all the way down and find the place where the letter was sent.
But judging from the previous level of caution with which the Qian Gang sent letters, there must be many more steps to follow.
"Forget it, leave the rest to Manager Shang."
"As long as Yang Wanli and the Money Gang can't escape, this matter will always be settled."
After Yang Wanli sent the written letter, he also began to deal with other matters in the gang.
This guy is also quite capable. He looked very embarrassed before, but now that he has made a decision, he no longer thinks about it and focuses on the matter at hand.
At least the mentality is quite good, and I won't waste my mind too much because of what has happened.
“I don’t know whether I should say that I am ambitious or optimistic.”
Li Xuan shook his head and saw that the sky was almost dark, so he quietly left the Money Gang's station.
Li Xuan's mission has been completed and the person behind Hadir has been found.
As for the employer behind this messenger, let's leave it to the professional Manager Shang.
After all, with their cautious attitude, finding the rightful owner may not happen overnight.
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On the other side, Hadir, whose head was covered and his hands and feet were bound, was lying on the bumpy carriage dripping with cold sweat, not daring to move, letting his body tremble with the bumps.
The moment he was caught, Hadir knew that this was not an enemy he could deal with.
Rather than risking your life rashly, it is better to gamble on the other party's mercy to have a better chance of survival.
And he believed that the other party had no reason to kill him without asking.
Hadir waited anxiously, unable to tell how long he had been kidnapped.
But suddenly, the carriage stopped, and Hadir's heart rose to his throat.
Immediately afterwards, he felt his tied hands and feet loosened, and the black cloth covering his head was taken away.
Although Hadir's eyelids were still tightly closed, his eyes could still clearly feel the changes in light.
But Hadir did not dare to open his eyes easily, for fear that he would be greeted by a cold butcher knife.
Just when he closed his eyes and didn't know how to face the next thing, a familiar call suddenly came to his ears:
"Master Hadir, Master Hadir..."
Hadir's heart tightened, and he immediately identified the owner of the voice.
"They even arrested Abu, too..."
After being mentally prepared, Hadir opened his eyes in despair.
Because he closed his eyes for a long time, Hadir's vision slowly became clearer.
But what came into view was a familiar table. As he saw what was in front of him clearly, he realized that the feeling under his butt was also unfamiliar.
Hadir looked blankly at Abu standing aside, as well as many figures around him.
"Why am I here?"
Hadir blinked and asked blankly.
He was sitting at the stall in the West Market just like yesterday, with the wrongly written banner above his head. Kong Mouse was reluctantly climbing up the pole.
"Master Hadir, didn't you say you would come back and continue setting up the stall after finishing your work?"
"I've called Kong Mouse here too. I'll be waiting here for you for a long time."
Seeing that Hadir was still confused, Abu immediately reminded him:
"Didn't you leave a message for someone at the inn?"
"Have you forgotten?"
Abu gets one day's generous salary for every day he works, so he is very positive about going to work.
After finally finding a good job with less work and more money, Abu naturally wished he could work one more day.
Abu was now afraid that Hadir would not admit his fault, so he said he would forget it for today and continue working tomorrow.
After all, he and Kong Moazi had stayed here for most of the day, and they didn't want to return empty-handed.
Of course, Kong Moazi owed money to Hadir, and there was no salary for hanging on it. He came here to pay off the debt.
Hadir waited for a while before he realized that he might have escaped from danger.
He looked around and saw neither the carriage that had hijacked him nor the vendor selling sesame cakes.
"This, what is this..."
Hadir never expected that the other party would just kidnap him and take him for a ride in a carriage, then send him back again.
The expected torture never happened.
This made him wonder, what on earth was the other party doing?
"Hey, stop hanging around!"
"Do you want to accept the painting? I found a great treasure specially."
In the past few days, the news about Hadir's high-priced paintings has spread in the capital, and many people took the opportunity to make some money.
Hadir woke up from a dream and slowly shook his head:
"No, I won't accept it anymore."
"I've run out of money."
Haldir felt relieved as he said this.
At the beginning, his mission was to come to the capital to collect paintings, and the deadline was to spend all the money he had.
Now, all the money on him has been stolen, and the mission is naturally over.
Upon hearing this, everyone was disappointed.
"What? It's only been a few days and I'm already out of money!"
"Do you know how hard I worked to make this painting?"
"Hadir, stop joking. If you look at this painting again, I bet you won't be able to help but want to buy it."
Among the crowd in front of the stall, some were cursing, some were trying to persuade him, and some even wanted to make signs with Hadir and express their anger.
As a result, Hadir suddenly stood up, and his momentum made everyone sober up.
He couldn't resist the masters who were playing tricks on him secretly, so why couldn't he bully these street gangsters?
The people who were still cursing suddenly became quiet.
"how?"
"Who has an opinion?"
Hadir asked coldly.
He had been holding in his anger for the past two days and was worried that he had nowhere to vent his anger.
The noisy crowd suddenly became silent and dispersed with secret thoughts.
Abu originally wanted to express some of his own opinions, but Hadir patted Abu on the shoulder one step ahead and said:
"Brother Abu, it seems our cooperation is coming to an end."
"You're good, take care of yourself."
Fortunately, Abu's wages are paid daily and have been settled in the past few days. Otherwise, Hadir would not be able to pay Abu's wages now.
Abu's original words could only be swallowed, and he also replied: "Take care."
Hadir nodded and left the stall to look for the sesame seed vendor.
If the other party doesn't show up, don't blame Hadir for leaving.
Kong Mouzi, who finally climbed up the flagpole with the banner, pretended to be dead silently, for fear that Hadir would remember that he still owed him a sum of money.
At a tea stall not far away, Manager Shang was wearing casual clothes, drinking tea, and quietly watching everything happening in front of him.
Suddenly, a little black cat climbed up on his tea table and meowed at him.
"Axuan, is there anything gained?"
Manager Shang smiled and pushed over a cup of tea, and then asked.