After reading the battle report, He Lingchuan stared at the ivy on the wall in a daze.
Today, there are only twenty-one members of the Takigawa Bandit Gang left in total.
With the annexation by the Xiqian puppet army inside and the suppression by the Yuheng city army outside, the water bandits have been having a hard time recently under such a mixed double-fight.
There are only twenty-one of the more than fifty gangsters left. Tsk-tsk, there are still too many. Should he take action again?
"Boss." Hu Min came.
He Lingchuan didn't respond, so he repeated it again.
"The person has been found."
He Lingchuan concentrated and realized what he was talking about: "In Bantou Town?"
"On Yuhengcheng Old Street, Putiao Street."
He Lingchuan smiled: "You are quite brave, right under our noses." What is this picture? Is it exciting?
"How long has it been open?"
"It's been seven or eight years."
"Let's go have tea with him."
He, Hu Min, and A Luo put on their regular clothes and went to Pu Tiao Street.
This street is about ten feet behind the main street. The construction of New Yuheng City is horizontal and vertical, extending in all directions. Pu Tiao Street is also very popular, with many adults and children coming and going. The shops here do not have the appearance of the main street.
It's grand, with no big restaurants or inns. It mainly sells cakes, preserved fruits, and groceries from the north and south, and also runs some small hotels. If you know how to shop, you can find a lot of good things here.
Hu Min walked to a shop and signaled to He Lingchuan: "We're here."
This store is not big, and there is a cloth hanging at the door, swaying in the wind, with the words "Nangang Good Things" written on it.
Yuheng City likes to use "Haowu" as its store name, which is similar to the "XX Grocery Store" that He Lingchuan is familiar with.
It happened to be evening at this time, and some shops on the street were closing. This "Nangang Good Food" also closed two doors, leaving only one door for entry and exit. The convention means that it will close within a quarter of an hour or two.
The three of them walked in and saw that there was a dazzling array of products here. Most of them were products from Baisha Port in the south. Displayed in the C position of the store were a group of palm-sized dolls with lifelike facial expressions. Even their hair buns and clothing were carefully crafted.
.The most interesting thing is that the dolls are not simply placed in a row, but based on a complete set of landscape scenery, as if each little doll has a story.
Arlo was attracted by several translucent resin jars on the shelves, which contained medicinal materials.
Hu Min turned around in a small circle and whispered to He Lingchuan: "There is not a single contraband on display. There is indeed something wrong with this store."
Some things are strictly prohibited for sale in Yuheng City, not to mention high explosives, addictive drugs, swords, guns, weapons, etc., but there is a famous candy called "Sweet Vine" from Baishawan, which is colorful but very easy to rot.
Children especially like to eat teeth. Most grocery stores will sell some privately to increase profits, but this store does not do so at all.
He Lingchuan nodded.
Not selling contraband means that this store is afraid of being investigated and noticed, and it also means that it is very profitable and has this niche.
The curtain in the back hall was lifted, and the shopkeeper came out. People came and shouted:
"Guests, what do you like? We have a full range of goods here."
He had just eaten and the oil on his mouth was not wiped clean.
Hu Min pointed at He Lingchuan: "He wants to buy Selaginella selaginella. Do you have any here?"
The shop owner was stunned.
Selaginella selaginella is a specialty herb in Bega. It can be made into "Selaginella dandruff", which can make a man virile. It is very expensive in Bega, but even more expensive here.
But no matter who buys this thing, he comes alone quietly, hoping that no outsiders will see him when he goes in and out. How can he come in groups like this?
He Lingchuan said angrily: "Listen to his nonsense! I want to buy a doll for my little niece. How much do these dolls cost?"
He pointed to the signature product in the store, and the store owner smiled and said: "That's for display, not for sale. I also have a few dolls here, do you want to take a look?"
"Okay." He Lingchuan and A Luo followed him and walked back. Hu Min was still wandering around in the store, but he was actually guarding the door.
A Luo took two steps and asked, "Where is the thatched building? I'm worried."
"Go out the back door and turn left."
Arlo left in a hurry.
The shopkeeper took out several dolls from the back cabinet, which were also very beautiful. He Lingchuan played with them one by one and asked about the price. They were indeed expensive.
This thing is very similar to the figures from his world. The shop owner also said that in Bejia and Mou countries, these dolls are not only toys for children, but more adults collect them.
This is true. He Lingchuan did see this kind of doll in Lingxu City in later generations. Each one could be sold for several taels or even dozens of taels of silver. It seems that this business has been going on for a hundred or two hundred years.
While he was talking, Aluo came back and nodded at him: "Okay."
As soon as he finished speaking, He Lingchuan struck out like the wind and quickly moved a little under the shop owner's ribs.
This is a technique to cut blood and determine the pulse. Once pressed, there will be severe pain in the ribs, unable to raise the air, and even breathing will be painful - it feels a bit like a big gap in the air, but in fact it does no harm to the body.
Unexpectedly, the shopkeeper was short, fat but nimble. He twisted around like a top and tried to get back into the front hall through the gap, while shouting "Here comes someone".
But before I could even utter the word "come", I felt weak, as if all my strength had been drained from my body.
He couldn't move his legs, so he knelt down in front of He Lingchuan with a bang.
"Oh, I don't dare take it seriously." He Lingchuan smiled, picked him up, and threw him on the cabinet.
A Luo frowned: "This medicine takes effect too slowly. He actually took two steps forward and had to adjust it."
The medicine he releases is colorless and odorless, and has a muscle-strengthening effect.
He Lingchuan replaced the spider rope and tied the shopkeeper tightly: "You're too big, he can't even speak."
Arlo took out a sniffing bottle and put it under the shopkeeper's nose. The latter sneezed and was able to speak.
"Who are you!" The shopkeeper was alert, "Don't mess around, I have someone here!"
"Your people are all sleeping in the warehouse." Arlo shook the bottle in his hand. "They have to sleep for at least half an hour. When they wake up, they don't know that they have been plotted."
He had just excused himself to go to the toilet, but in fact he secretly threw some Sujin powder into the warehouse. "There are three people guarding the goods there."
Hu Min had already closed the last door of the shop. Hearing this, he went to the warehouse to take a look. When he came back, he held a wooden bottle in his hand and said to A Luo: "He has collected a lot of stolen goods here. Please identify it."
, is this White Dragon Pill?"
A Luo took it, uncorked the bottle and just smelled it before nodding: "Excellent White Dragon Pill."
The shopkeeper's face had turned pale for a long time.
He Lingchuan asked him: "Your name is Fulin'an, right? You sold stolen goods for the Longchuan water bandits. Do you know how to get convicted?"
Fulin'an insisted: "Is it strange that I have several bottles of White Dragon Pill in my store? How can you accuse it of being stolen goods?"
A Luo poured out a pill and placed it in front of him: "Did you see a green streak on the surface of this pill?"
The other three people saw it.
"This is the first-class product from Baishawan Nanlirentang. It's called 'Qingjin Bailong Pill'. It has a very short validity period, only half a year, so there is a mark under the pill, which is the date of release." A Luo pointed out to the three of them. , "This was refined only half a month ago. During this period, Lirentang only asked Hexin's caravan to transport the White Dragon Pill once to the north, but it was robbed. What else do you have to say?"