"Oh?" Zu'an was somewhat surprised. He knew that when he asked the other party to investigate, it was just a casual remark. After all, the Golden Embroidered Robe was known for its secretive nature, let alone its interactions with women. It would be normal if they couldn't find anything; it would be abnormal if they could.

Xiao Jianren proudly puffed out his chest: "These days I have been working day and night to check various files and ask the Seventh Master's colleagues. Finally, I found a clue. For a period of time before, the Seventh Master seemed to pay special attention to the information of Xiaoyao Tower."

"Xiaoyao Tower?" Zu An was surprised. He was familiar with the name. He had visited it when he passed through Yi County. It was a mysterious den of iniquity. The seventh-ranked investigator in the Gold Medal faction could indeed explain this.

Xiao Jianren continued, "One day before the incident, a colleague happened to see the Seventh Master talking to a woman. The woman had an extremely beautiful figure, but what was even more impressive was her smile. He had never seen such a sweet smile before. It was just a fleeting glimpse, but the colleague felt as if he had eaten honey."

After saying that, he was a little distressed: "It's a pity that we only found this little clue and don't know the woman's identity. We originally wanted to find a witness to draw a portrait, but who knew that the guy couldn't remember her. He only remembered that she had a very sweet smile."

As a professional intelligence agency, the Embroidered Robe Envoys frequently arrest suspects. They have artists within the organization who can draw portraits of criminals. As long as there is an eyewitness, they can recreate a 70-80% similarity based on the description.

But to everyone's surprise, the other party only remembered the sweet smile and didn't pay attention to any of the other features. Even the most skilled artist is powerless to change that.

Zuan's heart skipped a beat: "I think I know who that is."

Xiaoyaolou, a woman with a sweet smile, a familiar name imprinted in my mind.

"You know about this?" Xiao Jianren was surprised. Even Zhang Zitong stared at him with wide eyes. It was because this connection was broken that she was anxious and impulsively went to the Prince's Mansion to investigate.

Zuan nodded slightly: "I have to leave for a while. During this time, you must not act alone again."

After he finished speaking, his figure disappeared into the night sky.

Xiao Jianren couldn't help but watch his disappearing figure and sighed, "Lord Eleven is truly unfathomable, a figure to be admired from afar..."

In the past, Zhang Zitong would have criticized him for flattering his superiors, but now she actually feels a deep sense of agreement.

After leaving the stronghold, Zu'an headed straight for the outskirts of the city. He still remembered the rendezvous point at Xiaoyao Tower the last time.

Of course, he changed out of his gold-embroidered robe along the way. After all, Xiaoyao Tower was a clandestine place, and if he went there in his official uniform, people would avoid him like the plague.

Upon arriving at the rendezvous point, the other side initially planned to use various coded language to extract information, but Zuan was too lazy to bother and simply took out a jade tablet to show to them.

The man was initially arrogant, but upon seeing the number 333 on the jade pendant, his expression immediately changed. Without asking any questions about the secret code, he simply had someone bring him a beautiful carriage and invited him to get in.

Zuan easily got into the carriage, which quickly started moving. Inside, he rubbed the jade token in his hand, which was given to him during his last visit to Xiaoyao Tower. It was probably a VIP card or something similar.

To be honest, Xiaoyao Tower uses incredibly complicated methods for making contact for security reasons, but thankfully this jade pendant saved a lot of time.

After resting in the carriage for a short while, the carriage stopped.

"Distinguished guest, you have arrived."

Zu An alighted from the carriage and was surprised to find it parked in a passageway, with the magnificent Xiaoyao Tower not far away.

Ordinary guests used to be blindfolded and had to walk through a long corridor, but with this jade pendant, they could get off directly at the building entrance.

Soon, a beautiful maid came out to greet them: "Honored guest, please come in!"

The maid led him to a luxurious room on the top floor. After closing the door, she smiled and asked, "There's an auction today with many rare items. Would you like to join us, esteemed guest?"

“Not interested, I’ll find someone.” Zuan shook his head. He had caused a lot of trouble at the last auction, and he didn’t want to create any more problems this time.

The maid gave me a knowing look: "Does our esteemed guest know any girls?"

He's not here for an auction, and judging from his demeanor, he's not here to gamble. That leaves only one possibility.

She was even somewhat eager to try. If this man didn't know anyone, she could offer herself up. He was a distinguished guest of the Jade Token, and handsome, unlike the other Jade Token guests who were old and ugly. If she could win his favor, it would be worth dying for if he took her as his concubine...

"I'm looking for someone, a girl named Tang Tian'er," Zu An said directly, while also expressing some concern. Tang Tian'er seemed to be the eldest daughter of the Zhenhai Chamber of Commerce, and her visits to Xiaoyao Tower were purely out of interest; it was uncertain whether he could find her every time.

Hearing his words, the maid was clearly disappointed: "Tang Tian'er, there doesn't seem to be such a person in the building."

Zu An frowned, thinking that she might not be using her real name, so he described Tang Tian'er's features.

The maid suddenly realized, "So the distinguished guest is referring to Sister Tang. However, the distinguished guest will likely be disappointed. Sister Tang is hosting an auction and probably can't come. Besides, she doesn't usually receive guests..."

Zu An slipped her a silver ingot and smiled slightly, "Tell her my jade pendant number, and she will come over."

The maid was somewhat surprised, but sensing the other person's extraordinary bearing, she dared not say anything more: "Yes~"

Although I didn't succeed in recommending myself, it's still good to have earned such a large amount of silver.

However, he was probably destined to be disappointed. Sister Tang never entertained customers. In the past, some customers had taken a liking to her, but nothing came of it.

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