Now that he knew the person behind this gambling house, Tong Bo could only go back and discuss with his family before taking any action.

At the Tong family, after Doctor Ling and the villagers left, Tong Wenyao gave each of them acupuncture to help them recover.

Second Aunt said with concern, "I don't know how Bo'er is doing with his investigation."

Tong Wen Yao was not worried. According to her second brother's personality, he was relatively calm. If he found something wrong, he would come back to discuss and make a decision. Tong Bo had already arrived at Xing'an Bookstore. He knocked on the door. After a while, a bookstore owner poked his head out. When he saw that it was him, he immediately stepped aside to let him in.

"Sir, why are you here now?"

Tong Bo made a "hmm" sound in his throat and asked, "Let Lao Sun go upstairs."

He sat in a private room on the second floor, his hands supporting his face as he pondered. A moment later, Shopkeeper Sun appeared. He smiled and asked, "Boss, are you looking for me?"

Tong Bo knocked on the table, asked him to sit over, and said, "Do you know who the current owner of Baimafang is?"

After hearing this, Shopkeeper Sun frowned and said, "Boss, the people from Baimafang are not easy to mess with."

"Hmm~ What do you mean?" Shopkeeper Sun looked up at him and continued, "There used to be a hardworking and studious scholar in the bookstore. His father gambled in the White Horse Square and now owes a lot of money. So the scholar is now paying off his father's debts! But..." Shopkeeper Sun hesitated and said, "The scholar's mother was kidnapped by the gambling house. They said she was used to pay off the debt. They said the new owner likes this kind of lewdness."

"Old Sun, do you know the new guy's name?" Shopkeeper Sun pondered for a moment and then said, "Du Hong, I met him at a business conference a few days ago. He has small eyes and skinny cheeks, and he seems a bit heartless and disloyal."

Tong Bo said after hearing this, "Send someone to keep an eye on the news over there. Also, I think I'll have the beggars keep an eye on it today. They might have found out too. The people from Baimafang attacked us, so we'll definitely have to retaliate."

Finally, he looked at Shopkeeper Sun and asked, "How is the situation in the capital?"

Upon hearing this, Shopkeeper Sun quickly said, "The Crown Prince has disappeared in the south, and his whereabouts are unknown. The ministers in the capital are trying to push the Second Prince to the throne." Tong Bo snorted, "He's just an empty vase, and he still wants to take the throne."

"The ministers are now divided into two factions. One faction supports the Second Prince's ascension to the throne, while the other faction urges the Emperor to conduct a thorough investigation, protect the Crown Prince, and investigate the Regent." Tong Bo waved his hand and said, "Ask our people not to take any action. They have finally gained a firm foothold in the court and made the Emperor believe that they are neutral. If they get involved in this, I'm afraid they will be abandoned by the Emperor."

Shopkeeper Sun said, "That person thought so too."

Tong Bo felt a little tired. Now that the city gates were closed, he couldn't get out. He rubbed his brows with his slender fingers and said, "I'll rest here tonight. Send someone down to prepare."

Shopkeeper Sun said, "Boss, if you're tired, go down and rest. I had already told them to clean up the room when I came in."

Tong Bo stood up and said, "That's thoughtful."

When he was in the capital, he received the news that the emperor was going to exile them before his family did, which allowed Manager Sun to open a store here first.

Xing'an Bookstore was his own private property acquired by chance.

When the property was sealed, he also did enough post-processing work, so no one knew that it was his property, not even his family members.

He originally thought that he would support the family after being exiled, but he didn't expect that it was his sister who carried the burden of the family. He really felt guilty about it.

Early the next morning, Tong Bo went out from the back door and returned home with Tong Wen Yao. On the way, Tong Bo briefly told him what happened at home, which made Tong Wen Yao want to go back to the city immediately to arrest the people in the gambling house.

Fortunately, he listened to Tong Bo and calmed down. Tong Wenyao also told Tong Bo about the beggar he saw running into the gambling house yesterday.

"Yesterday, after I saw you finish talking to them, one of the little beggars ran into the gambling house after you left." Tong Bo heard him say that and smiled, "How could the people in the gambling house not mix with these people? This is also my intention."

Tong Wenyao said somewhat dissatisfiedly, "Then you give them the silver. Wouldn't that be too cheap for them?" Tong Bo smiled and said, "Only one is real silver. The others are just stones wrapped in tinfoil."

"You really deserve to be the second brother. You are smart." Tong Wenyao praised him generously.

Tong Bo patted his head and said, "I'm three years older than you, so naturally I have more experience. I'm sorry for the hard work. Outside, everyone thinks you're the oldest, but it's helped me avoid a lot of trouble and give me a lot of peace of mind."

Tong Wenyao curled his lips and said, "When you're well, I'll let you be the big brother for a while and experience what it's like." Tong Bo laughed out loud, "I don't want to be the big brother. Since you're the big brother, you should stay the big brother!"

The two of them quarreled and returned to Changjiang Village in a donkey cart.

In the morning, Tong Wen Yao went to Wen Jiang's room and induced vomiting in him. She had checked it in the small laboratory in the space last night. It was very similar to the poison she had seen from her junior sister in her previous life. She also learned about it from her master's medical skills. The only difference was that the medicine required the gall of a python from the south, so she would have to go to the south at that time.

Most of the other herbs needed can be found, except for a few that are more difficult to find. If you can't find them, there are equivalents, but the effects are not as good, so Tong Wen Yao thinks it would be best to find them.

Because Wen Jiang was poisoned yesterday, he was not very energetic this morning. He felt a little tired and sleepy. Even though Tong Wen Yao took out his favorite pastries, he was not interested.

Second Aunt secretly shed tears while watching him like this, but she was thinking in her heart that once she caught the person behind it, she would cut him into pieces to avenge her son.

After seeing this, Mother Qian patted her shoulder gently and said, "I believe in Yao'er's medical skills, she will definitely get better."

"Woo, woo, woo, if I catch him, I will torture him to death!"

Mother Qian put her arm around her and said, "Okay, then, I'll help you. We can use the same method we use in the capital to punish servants, okay?"

After hearing this, Cui's mother said, "That's too easy for her! I'm going to punish her!"

"Okay, whatever you say." Although Cui's mother is usually kind and generous, as long as they attack their family members, they will definitely be retaliated by Cui's mother, and their bodies may even be dismembered.

After a while, Xiao Hua came trotting out of the courtyard gate and said, "The eldest and second young masters are back."

When Cui's mother heard this, she quickly wiped away her tears and went to meet him.

"Mom, is Wen Jiang feeling better now?" Tong Bo asked.

After hearing this, Cui's mother shook her head and said, "He can't eat. Yao'er is treating him."