Chapter 733: Chapter 515: Inquiring About News
Tang Weixing received orders from Tang Shunyan, and as the Young Master’s housekeeper, led so guards and set out from the Capital City. They traveled overland for a day and arrived at Bian City.
While there, they inquired about news that had previously arrived from a branch of the Tang Family in that area about an inn where a murder had occurred!
When Tang Weixing and the guards inspected the scene, the inn had not yet reopened, and the sealing tape was still in place!
He went to the Tang Family’s inn there with his guards to gather information.
Tang Weixing stayed there for one night, gathering information through their contact point, the shopkeeper, and staff’s verbal accounts.
It was said that Housekeeper Ye’s people were staying at that inn, and the incident happened in the middle of the night; many people were unaware of it!
All they knew was that a murder had occurred, but they didn’t know where Housekeeper Ye’s people had gone; they had not the slightest news!
In the following days, repeated pirate attacks occurred on the river, and those attacked were unhard having moved away, while the pirates all died!
Tang Weixing believed those n were not pirates; surely, soone had hired assassins!
He relentlessly pursued them without letting up, and Housekeeper ng’s people were quite formidable, escaping danger ti and again—it was unknown by what ans they caused those assassins to die!
The next day, Tang Weixing and the guards set off again, and since the incidents had occurred at sea, they traveled in a rchant fleet ship of the Tang Family.
At every coast, they stopped to inquire!
Initially, they heard no useful news until days later when they docked at a pier and entered a small town; upon inquiry at the Tang Family’s shop.
About half a month earlier, two illustrious young masters’ ships had loaded all the cloth and rice from the shops in the small town and set sail towards Deep Blue Island.
Tang Weixing learned that one of the young masters ntioned by the shopkeeper was his niece Ye Shiqi and the other young master, learned through the shopkeeper’s inquiries, was Ye Haohuan from Marquis Yongbo Mansion.
Tang Weixing had never t Ye Haohuan but had already learned a bit from another niece’s mouth—unsure of his trustworthiness, only knowing that he had sent goods to his niece’s house.
This ti, whether preditated or coincidental following, as long as his niece was unhard, that was all that mattered!
Tang Weixing also had the shopkeeper prepare a large ship, exchanging the original one and loading it with grain and cloth under the authority of the Young Master, and he presented the Young Master’s jade pendant, which only an heir could use to command the team!
This shopkeeper did not recognize Tang Weixing; all they considered was the token, this jade pendant!
Once, Mr. Tang had also started his own enterprise when he was young, while he was still studying!
Of course, the people by his side were his housekeepers, and certain things did not require the Eldest Young Master to intervene personally!
Unexpectedly, the son of the Eldest Young Master was even younger and had started a business at such a young age—it was mainly the shopkeepers and staff, more of the Tang Family’s sideline, sensing a future leader who might have more daring and better business acun!
Tang Weixing stayed in the town for one night, and the next day, the large ship set sail with more sailors and guards.
The previous ship had carried nothing to worry about regarding robbery; however, this large ship was different, carrying so much cloth and grain, necessitating extre caution!
Fortunately, the journey was calm, and after several days, they finally arrived at Deep Blue Island!
As their ship docked, it attracted a lot of onlookers!
Their ship bore the Tang Family’s insignia!
On Deep Blue Island, there was a Tang Family shop, and these onlookers were eager to get firsthand goods!
The Deep Blue Island General’s envoy also wanted to know what kind of goods were on board, such a large ship surely carried many important items!
The staff at the Tang Family’s shop received information when the big ship docked, and soone was dispatched to make the connection!
Tang Weixing t with the Tang Family’s servants, but no one else was allowed an audience!
Although this trip was nominally about the Young Master transporting goods for profit, he used the resources of the Tang Family!
The people from this shop ca to et him. Naturally, by riding the tide of goodwill and handing over the goods to them, there was a benefit: he didn’t have to negotiate and sell the goods himself!
As long as he received a portion of the profits for the Young Master, that was enough!
His main purpose for this journey was to gather information and look for soone!
After exchanging pleasantries with the person making the connection, he shared his purpose for transporting the goods this ti!
Upon hearing that soone from the Tang Family was transporting goods, the connector learned that this was the Young Master of the Tang Family starting his own business in transportation!
Whether it belonged to the Tang Family or was the Young Master’s personal entrepreneurial venture, as managent of the Tang Family, they needed only to receive the goods and settle the accounts, regardless of which scenario was true.
Tang Weixing asked them if, about ten days ago, two big ships had unloaded goods here.
The manager nodded, confirming the event, and asked Tang Weixing if he knew the two gentlen!
Tang Weixing nodded, saying he knew one of the gentlen and wanted to inquire about him!
“These two gentlen sold grain to the General Mansion, and we couldn’t even buy grain from them. Later, they sold cloth to foreign clients — that cloth was quite expensive. They stayed on the island for a few days before heading outside the border in that direction!”
Once Tang Weixing understood the situation, he transferred the cloth and so grain to the manager for selling, asking them to prepare a caravan to transport two carts of grain, which he and so guards would accompany.
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Ye Shiqi and her group, along with Ye Haohuan, had left Deep Blue Island. Their two teams had only transported so specialties of Deep Blue Island.
These were not important goods, and in the event of an ambush or robbery, they would abandon the goods for their personal safety.
There had been constant ambushes at sea before!
This ti, as they traveled by land, both groups were very cautious and constantly vigilant!
They had already passed so big mountains along the way, and they would have soone check them out first!
As they continued, they would pass through even more remote areas, coming closer to the regions outside the border, areas increasingly impoverished and sparsely populated, and the sandstorms getting worse!
The weather was also getting colder, although it had just entered autumn; they were still wearing light single-layer clothes and feeling hot before!
As they traveled day by day, they had to wear thicker clothes; the sandstorms were growing fiercer, forcing them to cover their faces while riding horses.
In such harsh long-distance travel, despite their constant vigilance, they still encountered danger!
…
A black person with his face covered was leading so other masked people on a mountain peak when a spy reported:
“Leader, the leader of the sheep is staying at an inn in a town fifty li ahead, and the other fat sheep are also in the town, waiting for an opportunity to act at night.”
The leader, with his face covered, his eyes dark and cold, coldly said, “Hmph, without us, I see they won’t have it so easy to succeed. They want us to lose so many n without offering money. Even if they succeed, we must kill them! If those people don’t succeed, it’s perfect for us to fatten them up!”
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