Chapter 30: Secret Deal

The Luowang killer was taken away to a secret dungeon in the mountains not far from here. After being tortured for intelligence, he died. That was his quiet end.

The innkeeper and the waiter were busy cleaning the tables and chairs in the lobby, as if what had just happened had never happened.

The two men didn't stop what they were doing until another person arrived.

"It seems that you have made great gains. Even you, the dog of the Chinese zodiac, have come out in person."

The innkeeper looked at the mask the visitor was wearing and quickly recognized his identity.

Xu Gou walked over, five steps away from the two of them, reached out from his arms, took out a scroll, and threw it to the innkeeper.

"This is what you want."

“It’s a pleasure to cooperate with you this time!”

After saying that, Xu Gou turned around and was about to leave. At this moment, the waiter called him.

"Mr. Xu Gou, if I want to know the information about the Raincoat Man among the Four Evil Generals of the Night, what kind of bargaining chips do I need?"

When Xu Gou heard this, he turned his gaze to the innkeeper with curiosity.

The innkeeper seemed to understand what Xu Gou meant, and smiled and said, "He has already repaid the favor of saving my life."

"A man like him wouldn't be a good waiter."

"After all, he always asks for processing fee. I can't afford to hire him for my small business."

The Dog and the Wolf both twitched their mouths at the same time.

Small business?

No wonder he was sent here to be the shopkeeper. He is very eloquent.

Hades Wolf didn't want to join this mysterious force. He had already repaid the life-saving favor.

Revenge is his obsession to survive.

This mysterious force is obviously aloof from the world and does not want to get involved in any affairs.

So much so that he couldn't even get information about the Korean Night Force through this force.

Understanding what the innkeeper meant, Xu Gou turned his gaze to Soul-Snatcher Minglang and said, "Go to Xinzheng, South Korea, someone will look for you."

"As long as you have enough bargaining chips, our people will provide you with information about the Straw Cloak Man."

"As for the rest, we don't care."

With that, Xu Gou turned and left, and the voice came again: "We rarely do intelligence business."

"This time, it's for the shopkeeper's sake."

Before he finished speaking, the man had disappeared. Upon hearing this, Minglang thanked the innkeeper.

He knew that if it weren't for what the shopkeeper had said just now, the Dog of Black Ice Terrace would not pay attention to someone like him.

The innkeeper put the scroll away and sighed, "It's hard to get over the grudges and hatreds. Have a good rest tonight and leave tomorrow."

"Although you are strong, the raincoat man in the night is also quite mysterious."

"Life and death depends on you."

After saying this, the shopkeeper left. Minglang looked at his back and bowed slightly again.

"Death does not scare me!"

"People like me grew up in war and survived in fighting."

"I thought my heart was as cold as iron, but when I met her, I realized that there were still magnificent colors in my life."

"She died at the hands of the Raincoat Man, and my heart is dead too."

"The body left behind is nothing but hatred!"

The Hades Wolf murmured softly, his eyes scanning the various things in the lobby of the inn.

"If you were still alive, we would have a small inn like this one."

The night became silent, with the breeze blowing gently, as if responding to something.

……

The bonfire was burning. Xu Gou and Wu Ma were both good at barbecue, which they learned from Ah Fu.

Ying Zifei was also flipping the simple barbecue grill, and the aroma of fish wafted into his nose.

The gurgling stream and the sound of its flow create a different kind of scene.

The three of them all sensed the noise, but did not make any other moves. Sishe arrived and bowed slightly to Ying Zifei, then reported: "Sir, their fight is over and the people have been taken away."

Ying Zifei nodded to show that he understood. He gently turned the grill to prevent the fish from getting burnt, and said, "Cut off our people's intelligence network for this operation and transfer them to Chen Long."

"Next, there is no need to touch on this aspect for the time being."

The three of them nodded to show that they understood, and Ying Zifei sprinkled some powdered seasoning to make the meat more fragrant.

After the four of them had eaten and drunk their fill, Wu Ma and Si Snake left first. When Xu Gou left, he took away the horse that Ying Zifei was riding, and cleaned up some traces as well.

Ying Zifei also traveled at night and disappeared into the vast night.

……

"As expected of the Dog of Black Ice Terrace, the methods used to clean up the traces are real and fake, which is really a headache."

The people who were tracking Ying Zifei's whereabouts have confirmed that they have failed this time. The intelligence they have gathered is telling them that if they want to find Ying Zifei's whereabouts again, they need more information.

Some people chose to give up, while others chose to continue investigating.

In Daliang City, Ying Zifei returned to the inn and took a good bath, all his fatigue was gone.

Nearly a month had passed since then, and by this time, Daliang City was experiencing some turbulence.

It takes confidence to recommend yourself, and it takes recognition to be recommended by others.

Pang Nuan, who came to Daliang City, possessed both of these points.

"Haha, the truth and falsehood are so fascinating!"

Ying Zifei chuckled. Some people can't sit still anymore!
Several caravans from the Qin Dynasty brought the papers to the six kingdoms, and the powerful families in the six kingdoms bought up all the papers.

Their secret ambushes never stopped, but the caravan's escort team was not to be trifled with.

On the surface, they used money to take into their hands all the papers brought by the caravan, as if only in this way could they feel more at ease.

The Qin caravans were hoping that these people would monopolize the rare and valuable paper in this way.

After all, in terms of financial resources, these people are really not bad.

As for the fact that the poor people in the six kingdoms could not enjoy the convenience brought by paper, that was not something the Qin State had to consider at that time.

No, it should be said that Lu Buwei targeted this situation and deliberately created the contrast.

Only by comparison can the attractiveness of Qin be more clearly highlighted.

The Qin State needs a sufficient reserve of talents to facilitate the implementation of future major plans.

"Will your fear motivate you to use all your strength this time?"

Ying Zifei murmured, he knew the plan of Lu Buwei and King Ying Zheng of Qin.

Those two guys have been planning step by step to release the books printed by printing technology.

It is difficult to recruit more talents relying solely on paper. The emergence of books is the real foundation.

This means crippling and frightening some people and forces, so that even if they are terrified, they dare not make any big moves again.

"A war that will sweep the world is coming!"

Suppressing the thoughts in his mind, Ying Zifei stretched himself, walked out of the house, came to the hall of the inn, and asked the waiter to serve wine and food.

Listening to the people at the diners talking about the fact that Lord Xinling Wei Wuji was about to arrive in Daliang City, Ying Zifei smiled slightly.

"You are trapped in the "cage" of Xinling, have you noticed anything?"

After eating and drinking, Ying Zifei paid the bill, left the inn, and went to the Zhaoxian Hall in Daliang City to watch the debate there.

In the debate, the cheers made the winner's face flush with excitement. Being recognized meant that his chances of becoming an official were increased.

"The style of the famous master, Gongsun Long is here after all."

There were many people watching the debate on the stage. Pang Nuan, who was kneeling in the elegant room on the second floor, looked at the young man on the stage and said with a sigh.

Kneeling on the other side was an old man with a burly figure and an imposing aura. His old figure could not conceal his sharpness as a military strategist.

"Haha, there are quite a few people coming to Daliang City this time. Gongsun Long's disciple is not strong enough."

"The famous families are becoming increasingly destitute. Among the younger generation, apart from a little girl named Gongsun Linglong who seems to be pretty good, the rest are mediocre."

Pang Nuan heard this and looked at the old man, smiling at this guy's straightforwardness.

"Lian Po, I think if Gongsun Long heard what you said, he would definitely fight with you."

(End of this chapter)