"Oh, it's quite heavy. These two brats are making a lot of money."
After that, he handed Gui Yuan a small piece of snacks and happily put away his wallet.
Not only did the two thieves fail to steal it, but they were also robbed by the ghost ape.
He Lingchuan smiled and whispered to him: "You are being targeted."
When such a half-sized kid steals, there are adults watching behind him.
"Isn't that what you want?" Dong Rui deliberately shook his purse a few times, and two men followed him out, not too far behind.
After all, there were many people on the road, and they passed an official office, so the two people didn't rush towards them.
Passing through the smelly and messy pier and the noisy market, there is a row of restaurants and inns in front of you, with different sizes.
He Lingchuan chose the inn "Old Qian's Inn" with the brightest sign and cleanest lobby, walked in and asked for two upper rooms.
When they were looking at the surrounding environment of the inn, the soul-capturing mirror in He Lingchuan's arms reminded: "There is someone at the noodle shop across the alleyway who has been staring at this place."
More than that? He Lingchuan scanned the lobby on the first floor of the inn.
There are also three tables of guests in the hall. Two of them are sitting opposite the door. No one can escape their eyes when they come in. Although they are dressed as businessmen, their eyes are particularly sharp.
When He Lingchuan came to the Shining Gold Plains, they also followed the local customs. Their clothes were very ordinary, and they looked like traveling merchants from a single gang.
Dressing luxuriously here is like writing a few big words on your face:
Come and grab me!
As soon as they came in, the two men kept looking at them until He Lingchuan's back disappeared upstairs.
Unexpectedly, the room in this inn was quite clean, the bedding was dry, and there was hot water on the table. Except for the seven or eight mosquitoes resting on the wall that looked malicious.
The shopkeeper looked very interested in whether to rent or not. He said that there were only three apartments with good conditions left, so the price of each apartment was expensive.
At least 20% more expensive than the good inns and good rooms in Blade Port.
Dong Rui suspected that he was telling lies. Lao Qian's house had many guest rooms, but how many VIPs in this shabby place like Julu Port could fill his upper room?
However, he soon discovered that the shopkeeper was not lying, because there were only four upper rooms in Lao Qian's house, and the other two were already occupied.
He Lingchuan's contact person for this mission also lives here.
The layout of this inn is in the shape of "冂", with all the upper rooms on the second floor.
After He Lingchuan settled down, he walked to the other corner of the second floor.
But as soon as he approached, the two people who were standing at the corner chatting stretched out their hands to stop him:
"Hey, this place is full."
Although these two were dressed as ordinary guests, their eyes were clear and their backs were straight. They looked at people like eagles looking at chickens, which made people secretly afraid.
He Lingchuan was naturally not afraid. He took out a black token from the storage ring, hung it in front of them and waved it: "I'm looking for Jin Bo. This is a token of our meeting."
There is not a word on this token, but the face of the token keeps changing. Sometimes it is rushing water, sometimes it is steep mountains, and sometimes it is dense flowing clouds.
Turn the token upside down, and the landscape will also overturn and be reshaped.
Such magical skills are difficult to imitate.
He Lingchuan was not from Mou State and could not use Mou State's official license, so the case-handling token Wang Xingyi gave him was called the "Fan Yun Order", which could represent Lingshan's subordinate agencies outside the country.
Lingshan does not belong to any country, so it is not surprising that the identity token of the Lingshan envoy does not show his power.
While holding the license, he can call himself the Cloud Envoy.
The two of them were startled when they saw the sign. One of them took the sign and said "wait", then walked deeper into the porch, opened a door and went in.
After more than ten breaths, the door opened.
This person's attitude was much more respectful: "Please!"
There were three people sitting at the table in the guest room. When they saw He Lingchuan coming in, they all stood up to greet him.
The leader was as tall as He Lingchuan, with a square face, big eyes, and sharp eyes.
He winked at the guard who led He Lingchuan in, and the latter immediately stood back on the porch and continued guarding.
Then, the leader raised his fist to He Lingchuan and said in a deep voice: "I am Jin Bai, the deputy commander of the Shadow Tooth Guard. What do you call this Cloud Envoy?"
A barrier was placed in the house, so the sound could not be heard outside.
"Congratulations." He Lingchuan also reported his name readily, and then took back his Fanyun Pai from Jin Bai.
"Please sit down!" Jin Bai checked that the token was correct, otherwise he would not be so polite to He Lingchuan.
The Shadow Fang Guard on the side brought tea to He Lingchuan.
Wang Xingyi's information did not mention it, but Fang Canran explained it to He Lingchuan himself. The Shadow Ya Guards are the private armed forces around Emperor Mou. They specialize in intelligence spying, armed arrests, overseas pursuits, and private trials of felons. They are both the eyes and ears.
Also fangs.
To put it simply, Emperor Mou would leave things to the Shadow Fang Guards that were inconvenient for the regular army and palace guards to do.
Therefore, this institution is also a very special existence in the capital of Mou State.
Jin Bai is the deputy commander of the Shadow Fang Guards. His position is not high, but he can "supervise the superior with his humbleness." If we want to make an analogy, he is equivalent to Fan Sheng, the deputy commander of the Tongxin Guards in Lingxu City.
The generals who can sit in this position may not necessarily have high levels of cultivation, but they are loyal to the king.
The state of Mou sent out the Yingya Guards to escort the bright lanterns, which showed that they attached great importance to this tribute.
It seems that this caution was not without purpose, as it was indeed stolen this time.
Although they were strangers to each other, Jin Bai certainly didn't have much respect for He Lingchuan, but he still had basic courtesy.
As a direct subordinate of Emperor Mou, he knew very well what the "Fan Yun Order" represented.
Otherwise, how could the young man in front of him, who was less than twenty years old, be worthy of him taking another look?
He Lingchuan sat down and first handed him a letter.
The letter was sealed, and Fang Canran only told him not to open the letter, just give it to the contact person.
Jin Bai took it with both hands, opened it and looked at it, his eyes fixed.
The envelope is unremarkable, and the letter paper is also plain white. Only by shining it against the light can the faint moire background be revealed.
This is the letter paper used by Emperor Mou, Suyun Paper.
There are only four words on the paper: dragon flying and phoenix dancing:
Tell everything you know.
No signature, no seal.
Jin Bai had served Emperor Mou for many years, and of course he could recognize whose handwriting it was at a glance. He immediately stood up and saluted to the west: "I obey the imperial decree!"
When the lantern was stolen, he reported the news and returned home. While continuing to search for the whereabouts of the treasure, he waited for the monarch's approval.
Whether this group of people should leave or stay, whether they should continue to pursue the treasure or go back and wait for their fate, is all a matter of a word from the monarch.
Emperor Mou would be displeased if the tribute was lost.
As a result, Wang Guoshi's envoy arrived, bringing with him the monarch's approval.
He Lingchuan had already stepped aside, and his first words were: "Master Wang asked me to investigate the case. I have to trouble Commander Jin to recall it carefully."
It was actually invited by Master Wang? Jin Bai calmed down and said:
"Okay. We have just found out the whereabouts of the tribute, and we also know who the criminal is. Mr. He arrived just in time. I just went to Imperial City to ask for instructions. I will get a receipt in a few days."