Since we all belong to Nanya and are a family, there is nothing to hide and no need to hide what we say next.
Let’s start with when the fourth prince was kidnapped and entered Jinzhou from Jingyang Road.
The fourth prince was kidnapped by the "Chi Kiss" people and mixed into a caravan returning to Jinzhou from Luojing. The caravan also hired a team of bodyguards to escort him along the way.
After all, they had bought a lot of Luojing's specialties during their trip back. If they sold these specialties in Jinzhou, they would at least be able to earn enough money to hire bodyguards.
This is also the routine operation of the Jinzhou caravan, and there are no problems with all identification routes, road routes issued by the government, and tax payment certificates.
After the caravan arrived in Jinzhou, it was separated from the bodyguard team. There was no problem with this. The bodyguard team was not a fixed bodyguard bureau, but a temporary team. Although such a team had uneven personnel, it was advantageous because it was cheap. , as long as it is formed by experienced veterans, it is no worse than hiring a professional bodyguard team.
The caravan then sold the goods purchased from Luojing directly in the Jinzhou market at a price that was 10% lower than the market price. The reason was that it needed funds to hoard the goods in preparation for expanding the size of the caravan next year and heading to Luojing.
But after selling the goods, the caravan began to purchase a large amount of supplies, but these supplies did not look like they were shipped to Luojing for sale, but rather they seemed to be preparing for a long trip.
"Our Nanya has the task of monitoring market prices. Therefore, once the prices of bulk items fluctuate in the market, we will pay attention to them. Although they are purchased in scattered ways, we have received a letter from Luo Jing and will naturally respond to any abnormal situations. We need to pay attention to this. This is their purchase list, Captain Luo, please take a look at it!" Jiang Jingzhao handed Luo Xing a list.
Luo Xing took it with both hands and took a look. In addition to various daily necessities, there were also many kinds of elixirs, detoxification and miasma-avoiding herbs.
This shows that there is at least one doctor in "Chi Kiss", or he is proficient in detoxification.
"This is the information we found about this caravan. When Liuli Highness came down, we also gave them a copy. The content is pretty much the same."
Luo Xing thanked him and reached out to take it: "Mr. Jiang, we are very pressed for time. We don't plan to rest anymore. We will set off after lunch."
"So urgent?"
"Rescuing people is like putting out fire. If we arrive a minute earlier, we may be able to save one more person," Luo Xing said.
"Well, let's arrange for you to rest first. I'll treat you all to dinner at Taihe Tower in the city at noon. How about that?"
"It's up to the host as you please, but please don't spend too much money, Mr. Jiang, otherwise we'll feel bad about it." Luo Xing did not refuse. Human relations depend on human relationships. As long as the invitation is not too utilitarian, he will not refuse.
"Okay." Jiang Jingzhao was full of joy. At least he felt that this young Captain Luo was not the kind of person who was difficult to deal with, and he didn't have the temper of a nobleman.
"Later, I still have some questions that I would like to ask Director Jiang and General Liang. Please give me your advice!"
"I don't dare. Just ask Captain Luo if you have any questions. Of course we will tell you everything we know!"
Luo Xing really didn't mean to say polite words to these two people. He really had a lot of questions to ask these two people.
Especially regarding the caravan that held the "Fourth Prince" hostage, it is now known that it is disguised as the tomb-robbing organization "Chi Kiss". However, this caravan has existed in Jinzhou for many years. It is a very serious caravan. However, I didn't expect that he would be so crooked behind his back.
Obviously "Chi Kiss" has been operating in Jinzhou for many years. It is very likely that they have known that the tomb of "Chi Dao Ren" is in Funiu Mountain, but they have not found it. Now they have found it, or the time is ripe to open it.
To open the tomb of "Taoist Chi", you need to practice the inner strength and mental skills of "Taoist Chi", and you must reach a certain level to do it.
It is very difficult to get started with the mental method of "Chi Meng". Most people cannot practice it, and it has great disadvantages. Only by truly getting the complete "mental method" can the problem be solved, and all of this requires opening up the real "Chi Taoist" Only the tomb will do.
The "Chi Kiss" organization has always regarded this as its sacred goal, and at the same time, it also regards the tomb of "Taoist Chi" as its own private property.
For so many years, they have been secretly searching for the tomb of "Taoist Chi", which can be said to be an obsession.
The leader of the caravan is surnamed Yuan, whose single name is the character "xiong". He came to Jinzhou more than ten years ago. At first, he was a single gang, and later he formed his own caravan, specializing in running the line from Jinzhou to Luojing, back and forth for a year. , sometimes six or seven times, sometimes four times, mainly doing leather goods and sour vinegar business. When they come back, they mainly sell tea, sugar, various spices and other daily necessities.
After one trip, the gross profit was two to thirty thousand taels of silver, after deducting taxes and the cost of hiring security guards for the caravan, and then subtracting various losses and labor wages.
The net profit from one trip is only four to five thousand taels of silver, which is not bad. The income of two to thirty thousand taels of silver every year is much better than most people.
But this Yuan Xiong did not buy any property in Jinzhou. He just rented a yard near the market. The front yard was used as a warehouse and the back yard was occupied by people.
Maybe it's because he's often away from home, and since he's not a native of Jinju, there's no need to buy a house.
But this Yuan Xiong's accent is indeed not from Jinzhou. It should not even belong to the accent of Northern Zhou Dynasty. It even has a bit of Southern Chu Jingzhou accent.
If he is from Nanchu and comes to Dazhou to do business and make money, and his family is in Nanchu, he will definitely go back in the future.
When the relationship between Dazhou and Nanchu was harmonious, it was no big problem for Nanchu people to come to Dazhou to do business. But now that the relationship between Dazhou and Nanchu is broken, all the Nanchu businessmen are suspected of being "spies."
Therefore, Nanchu merchants either secretly left Dazhou and returned to Nanchu, or they did not dare to reveal their identity as Nanchu people.
Of course, there are many Nanchu people who are accustomed to living in Dazhou. There are also many people who have settled in Dazhou and obtained Dazhou household registration.
Jinzhou was not on the front line of the battle between the Great Zhou Dynasty and Nan Chu, and the precautions and restrictions on the people of Nan Chu were not so strict.
As long as they are law-abiding Nanchu people, they will naturally not make things difficult. Similarly, Dazhou also has a large number of business people and wandering people in Nanchu. If arrests and deportations really start, Dazhou will also ask for help. No benefit.
Everything looks reasonable and there are no flaws.
But they took the "Fourth Prince" hostage and completely exposed their identity. "Chi Kiss", a 'grave robbing' organization that has existed for nearly a thousand years, actually disguised itself as a caravan for a long time and started a serious business.
Of course, this is what can be seen on the surface. No one knows what is hidden under the serious business.
At least, after this Yuan Xiong kidnapped the "Fourth Prince" and disappeared from Jinzhou, he wiped all traces of him in Jinzhou City.
Even people who have good relations with him and have business dealings with him don't know where he is now.
As for the core members of the caravan, they either disappeared or disappeared out of thin air one by one. The rest were just ordinary guys who had no idea what was going on.
Jiang Jingzhao's information is still very detailed. A full-body sketch image of the core members of the caravan is attached.
This is the most important information, at least when you meet these people, you can recognize them immediately.
In addition, there were also the contents of all the Yingxin communications between Ye Liuli and the Jinzhou Division. Jiang Jingzhao also showed Luo Xing one by one.
These contents are probably included in the Inspection Department. After all, Ye Liuli was born in the Tianlan Sect, and the Inspection Department is a court organization controlled by the Tianlan Sect. She may trust the Tianlan Sect more than Nanya.
Therefore, the Eagle Letter she sent should be two copies, one to the Jinzhou Division of the Nanya Government, and the other to the Jinzhou Branch of the Inspection Department. As for whether the contents of the two are consistent, it is hard to say. .
But with Qingyi here, Ye Liuli shouldn't get two Eagle Letters with different contents unless he needs to hide secrets.
"Captain Luo, look, this is the route that His Highness Liuli and others took to pursue Yuan Xiong and others into the Funiu Mountains. They entered about three days later than Yuan Xiong and others. Once they entered the Funiu Mountains, they could not find them again. The fourth prince left a clue. We don’t know whether it was the fourth prince who was discovered, or whether the fourth prince had no chance to leave us a clue..."
"The fourth prince is a smart man. He knows that even if he secretly leaves clues to the court's rescuers, these people from 'Chi Kiss' will not hurt him for the time being. But since these people dare to hold him hostage, they must have been found. Where is the real tomb of 'Taoist Chi', otherwise, how dare they risk offending the Zhou Dynasty and being hunted down all over the world?" Luo Xing analyzed and judged.
On the other side, at the Jinzhou Branch of the Inspection Department, Ming Lanfeng's direct disciple Luo Chengzong also gave almost the same judgment.
"Report."
"Elder Mingkong, Senior Brother Luo, there is news from the Nanya Jinzhou Division. Luo Xing and his party arrived in Jinzhou City early this morning and are currently resting at the Jinzhou Division Yamen!" Tian Lan, wearing the uniform of an inspection officer A disciple of the sect came in and bowed down to report.
"The speed of arrival is not slow. We only arrived last night, and they arrived this morning. They must have given up their rest time and traveled all night, which made it difficult for them." Luo Chengzong said with a contemptuous smile.
"Chengzong, Nanya is good at intelligence. Should we change our strategy?" Mingkong suggested.
"It's not necessary, uncle. The information we got should not be much different from Nanya. After entering Funiu Mountain, what we need to be careful about is the old cow in Funiu Mountain!" Luo Chengzong said.
"Ox Demon King Manggu." Mingkong understood who Luo Chengzong was talking about.
"This Manggu has a grudge against our Tianlan Sect, so we must not reveal our identities as disciples of the Tianlan Sect, otherwise our lives will be in danger. However, we can borrow the identities of others, such as following behind us..."
"Chengzong, will this ruin the reputation of our Tianlan Sect?" Mingkong frowned. This Tianlan Sect disciple pretended to be a small captain of Nanya. If he said this, people would laugh.
"We don't stick to trivial matters when it comes to big things. Once we encounter the Bull Demon King Manggu, we can't defeat him, we can only outwit him." Luo Chengzong said, "That Bull Demon King is an extraordinary second-level master. If anyone laughs at me, let him try it himself." try!"
"What you said makes sense, but in this season, Manggu probably won't want to leave his home." Mingkong said, "There is a high probability that we will not meet him."
(End of chapter)
