"Should I be the arrester?"
Leng Youxue's beautiful eyes flashed with doubts, and she tilted her head and stared at Yan Qi: "Could it be that you really have a way to catch the remnants of the lotus?"
Yan Qi nodded: "Don't worry, believe in Brother Qi and you will have eternal life."
"I bother!"
Leng Youxue spat and became excited: "Then tell me quickly where the remnants of the lotus are hidden."
"I have no idea."
"You don't know that you can live forever?"
"Although I don't know, someone does."
Yan Qi proudly walked towards a beggar on the corner.
The beggar was in ragged clothes, eating steamed buns and smoking cigarettes. The way he puffs out smoke is particularly classy.
"Mao Shiba, do you want to drink?"
This beggar’s name is Mao Shiba.
Yan Qi was not in a hurry to find the remnants of Lotus, but greeted Mao Shiba leisurely.
When Mao Shiba saw Yan Qi, he immediately became excited: "Isn't this Mr. Yan, my rich man! To be honest, I do want to drink, but I have no money."
Leng Youxue secretly pulled Yan Qi's lapel and whispered: "Hey, I said, aren't you looking for the remnant of the lotus? What are you talking about? We have to do business."
Yan Qi smiled: "Aren't I doing something serious?"
Leng Youxue was confused.
Now it’s time to raise your eyebrows. Instead of going to find the remnants of the lotus, you come to talk to the beggar and say you are doing serious business?
Are your brains showing off?
Yan Qi squatted on the ground and chatted with Mao Shiba.
"Mao Shiba, it's easy to drink. I have a big job. It's very challenging. It depends on your ability."
Mao Shiba asked: "How big a job is it? The price can't be low."
Yan Qi smiled and took out a stack of silver notes: "This is one thousand taels. After the matter is completed, I will give you another thousand taels."
"so much?"
Mao Shiba's eyes were full of smiles: "I'll take this job. Tell me, what do you want me to do? There are thousands of disciples of the Beggar Clan. Apart from rebellion, there is nothing that cannot be done."
"Very good, I like your crazy confidence!"
Yan Qi clapped her hands, took out the painted portrait of Ping'er, and said to Mao Shiba: "You squat in front of the Lin Mansion every day, spying on young women. Do you know this Ping'er?"
"I know you, this young woman is not a thing! Every time I ask her for money, she doesn't give it to me. She even calls me a stinky beggar and says I'm spying on her. Mr. Yan, tell me, Ping'er looks like With her crooked and cracked appearance, how could I be in the mood to spy on her? Damn me."
Mao Shiba was very depressed and kept thinking about it.
Yan Qidao: "I just want to find this person. You must find her whereabouts within one hour. Once you find her, come and tell me immediately. I will add a thousand taels on the spot."
"It's easy to say, it's too easy."
After listening to the tasks assigned by Yan Qi, Mao Shiba didn't even frown and ran outside with bare feet.
Then, a group of beggars gathered around the corner.
Mao Shiba said a few words, and the group of beggars dispersed.
There is a kiosk on the corner.
Yan Qi walked over, sat in the pavilion, crossed her legs leisurely, squinted her eyes, and waved to Leng Youxue: "Come on, what we have to do now is to wait, and then, enjoy the world between the two of us."
Leng Youxue was very anxious and asked Yan Qi: "Is this possible? You actually handed over such an important task to a beggar."
"wrong!"
Yan Qi immediately corrected Leng Youxue: "It is not handed over to one beggar, but to 3,700 beggars in Jinling."
Leng Youxue suddenly realized: "Are you using the Beggar Gang to find someone?"
"How do you call this utilization? This is called win-win cooperation. I give him money and he helps me find people. We each get what we need. It's the best of both worlds."
Yan Qi smiled with a smile on his face: "Xiaoxue, if you don't tell me, you have to use your brain to be the head catcher. You see, your few detectives searching for the remnants of Lotus can have a lot of effect, but they can't do anything at all."
"But, if you leave this matter to the Beggar Clan, it will be easy. What does the Beggar Clan do? They specialize in contacting all kinds of people from all walks of life. They know all the news. For example, which eldest lady is giving birth to a child? The young master marries a concubine of eighteen, the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law are at odds with each other, the husband-in-law cheats on someone, the young lady elopes, these are all tidbits that the Beggar Clan doesn’t know about."
"Moreover, the most important thing is to spend less money, do big things, and be economical. I often collect information from the Beggar Gang, for example, which restaurant has delicious food, which wine is good, what big news happened in Jinling today, just These things can be done with five copper coins."
"So magical?"
Leng Youxue was blown away by Yan Qi, and she didn't expect the Beggar Gang to be so powerful.
Yan Qidao: "It's so powerful. The Beggar Clan's information network is unparalleled. When you see the door of the Lin Mansion, after you go out, there are eight passages. Each passage is filled with beggars from the Beggar Clan. Then, it branches infinitely. You will find that the beggar army is everywhere."
Being reminded by Yan Qi, Leng Youxue was also very surprised: "Yes, when you said that, I also recalled it. Beggars are really everywhere."
Yan Qidao: "The essence of the beggar gang is information dealers, and they make money by doing this. Otherwise, Jinling is so prosperous, and you can earn living expenses by doing anything, so why bother begging and becoming beggars? They are actually very rich."
Leng Youxue's beautiful eyes opened wide with deep shock.
She really didn't expect that Yan Qi knew so much information, and that those clear eyes could see through so many things.
"Yan Qi, how can you know so much?"
Yan Qidao: "Everything in the world requires knowledge! One more sentence: Insight into human nature is the ultimate means and is more important than any skill."
"Reading is a skill, practicing martial arts is also a skill, and being an official is also a skill, but in the face of human nature, you have to accept defeat."
Leng Youxue seemed to realize something. She glanced at Yan Qi and said angrily: "So, just because you understand human nature, you can bully me, a big boss, as a servant?"
"What are you talking about?"
Yan Qi laughed loudly: "I'm not bullying you, I'm caring about you. Let's help each other and make progress together."
In a flash, an hour passed.
Leng Youxue was anxious: "Why is there no news yet? Could it be that even the Beggar Gang has not found any news about the remnants of Lotus?"
Yan Qi said calmly: "It's impossible. For the two thousand taels of silver, the Beggar Gang will still find Ping'er's whereabouts even if they dig three feet."
"Master Yan, Master Yan, there is news, there is news."
There were excited shouts from outside.
Mao Shiba ran in barefoot and panting.
Leng Youxue was overjoyed: "You actually found it?"
Mao Shiba gasped: "Our Beggar Clan mobilized all the disciples to search for Ping'er's whereabouts. We originally thought that there would be news within half an hour, but it was not that easy."
"This Ping'er is very treacherous. After leaving the Lin Mansion, he actually went around Jinling City several times. In the end, where do you think Ping'er went and never came out again?"
Yan Qi asked: "Where?"
Mao Shiba pointed to the street opposite: "It's right there, the most luxurious restaurant in Jinling - Fuman Tower."
Yan Qi and Leng Youxue were startled: How could they be so close?
Incredible!
