So what is Tao Ran doing at this time?
He did nothing.
After safely entering his secret tunnel, Tao Ran, who had eaten and drank enough, turned on all the warning equipment and went straight to sleep.
When he woke up, it was already bright.
After taking a quick glance at the surrounding security equipment and finding no trace of anyone touching it, Tao Ran felt relieved, then tore open an oilcloth, opened a delicate box, and got busy.
By the time he appeared, his appearance had undergone earth-shaking changes. Anyway, it was the kind of change that could not be seen from his original appearance. Even his height was a bit shorter than before.
The original King who dominated the King's City for a while has turned into a middle-aged man with an ordinary appearance.
Then he went to the outside of the city through another exit of the tunnel, went around in a circle, and then came back again.
This time, he went back with the idea of seeking information.
You must know that his items are not only treasures, but also many goods that he thinks are worth a lot of money. For safety reasons, he must confirm that they are safe before transporting the goods away.
In fact, when building that underground palace, Tao Ran arranged three passages, all of which were just in case to be able to leave Tianwang City directly, so that he could escape safely once things reached an irreversible point.
However, he himself would not have thought that this underground palace passage, which was originally built just for escape, would one day provide convenience for him to hide his eyes from others.
What can be seen is that under the guard of the robot army, only entry and no exit are allowed. You will not be subject to any interrogation when entering Tianwang City, but if you want to go out, especially for humans, that is probably not possible.
Tao Ran sneaked into the city easily and followed him like an idler. He first bought a breakfast, and after eating it, he went directly to the market. He looked like he wanted to buy something, but in fact his eyes and ears They all stood up, constantly eavesdropping on the words of the people around them.
The market was originally very lively, because this is the place where scattered trade in Tianwang City is concentrated. You must know that Tianwang City is an important trade hub that connects the core area and the border area. In addition to bulk goods, small commodities are also circulated very frequently here. of.
In places with a lot of people, especially places with a lot of businessmen, there will naturally be a lot more information and intelligence. There is nothing you can’t find out here, only things you can’t afford to pay.
It was also Tao Ran's first time coming here. In fact, he didn't care about this in the past when he was the city lord. He had only heard of such a place.
I never expected that one day I would be able to use the information channels here.
Fortunately, this time he still found out something.
After stuffing money several times, Tao Ran was led by someone to a corner of the market.
The man who brought him here said that there was more advanced "intelligence" for sale here.
This is an underground tavern where people from all walks of life can be found in the market. As long as you have money, you can buy anything you want here. The most important thing among them is information.
Because merchants have their own channels, and this tavern is the only place to buy and sell information. The reason is that the person standing behind this tavern is the original city lord!
Well, it wasn't Tao Ran, but his predecessor, the one whose head he chopped off.
Although he died, it did not hinder the business of the tavern he took care of, because as an underground class, he would always find a suitable master for himself.
Before coming, Tao Ran didn't know who was taking care of this tavern. He only knew that this person was very energetic.
More powerful than the previous city lord.
As soon as he entered the tavern, Tao Ran went straight to the counter and ordered a low-quality cocktail. This was a code word for purchasing information.
Therefore, the plate brought over by the bartender only had pen and paper. At this time, he only needed to write down a number, and the other party would classify the recent information by price, select the information that matched the number he wrote, let him choose, and then pay and leave. people.
The whole process will take no more than three minutes.
But this time Tao Ran did not write down the numbers, but drew a square.
The bartender looked at the strange man in surprise and said nothing. According to the rules, he should refuse, but the other man then stuffed a roll of banknotes into him to make him give up.
After looking at the other person again and confirming that the other person was alive, the bartender nodded.
"Come in with me."
It was only then that Tao Ran finally met the owner of the underground tavern in the market.
That is a person whose whole body is shrouded in shadow, and his true appearance cannot be seen.
When Tao Ran came in, he was lying on the sofa, smoking a cigar, seemingly not seeing who came in.
But when Tao Ran was still thinking about how to speak, the other party went straight to the point.
"You want to know what was going on in the city last night?"
Tao Ran's face immediately darkened upon hearing this, and there was murderous intent in his eyes.
He didn't even speak. The other party just looked at the picture and knew what he wanted to ask. Either his secret was leaked out at some point, or this person guessed his intention.
Or...
"Don't look at me with that look. There was only one big thing last night, and that was that those people were looking for a group of people who had just escaped from the water prison. Apart from this, nothing big happened last night."
At this point, the tavern owner lying on the sofa raised his eyelids, and only then did Tao Ran see his face.
It was a muddy old face with no expression on it. If the eyes weren't moving, Tao Ran would have suspected that it was the face of a dead person.
After all, no living person's face could be so lifeless.
"You are so generous, you can't do it for Widow Qin next door, right?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the men around him laughed unscrupulously. It sounded like they all knew Widow Qin next door.
"Since you know, then make a price."
Naturally, Tao Ran would not be frightened by the other party's pretentious manner. He was the Lord of the Heavenly King's City, and he had never seen anything like this before.
As a fanatic, he started from the bottom of the martial arts world from the very beginning. He is very familiar with the styles of these three religions.
The best way to deal with such people is to withdraw money first and talk about business later.
Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, that dead-like face squeezed out an extremely ugly smile.
"Quick, I like to deal with people like you. The price is 50,000!"
"make a deal!"
Tao Ran had no intention of bargaining and agreed without hesitation. He took out a heavy bag from his arms, which contained the core area's common currency.
bullion!
One of his men took the bag, glanced at it, weighed it, and immediately nodded to the owner of the tavern to indicate that it was okay.
The owner of the tavern seemed to have expected the generosity of this strange guest. After checking the money, he turned away his men and spoke directly.
"If you want to know something, ask."
"I want to know who was arrested and died last night, and what happened to the explosion near the city lord's palace last night?"
"You have a lot of questions, let me answer them one by one."
"The first thing is who died. This is easy to check. Those robots don't care much about the corpses and usually leave them to ordinary people in the city. There are not many people who died. Most of them are civilians. Those robots don't know how to deal with them. I don’t care about hurting innocent people, but there are a few names that everyone in this city must know. They are all subordinates of the previous city lord, that is, the group of people who escaped from the water prison."
While talking, the owner of the tavern sat up and wrote several names on the paper, then stroked the pen heavily, clicked on the names and continued to speak.
"As for these, those who were not beaten to death on the spot and were imprisoned again in the water prison. Well, there are more people here, but it can be said that these people who escaped from prison are basically in there, only one person is missing. .”
After saying this, the owner of the tavern seemed to be waiting for something and suddenly fell into silence.
After a while, he sneered slightly and continued to speak.
"They are all here. As for the explosion you mentioned, according to some inquiries from some of my brothers, it seems that someone escaped. However, the strange thing is that this does not match the list. The current suspicion is that the person who escaped during the explosion He is the former city lord of Tianwang City, but it has not been confirmed."
While saying these words, Tao Ran noticed that the other party was always looking at his face, but it was obvious that the other party could not see anything from his face.
"Okay, that's it. Is there anything else you want to ask?"
Tao Ran glanced at it, thought for a moment, and then asked after confirming that the other party did not intend to lie.
"Are you telling the truth?"
The other party was obviously stunned.
"What do you mean?"
"What I mean is..."
