Chapter 68 The Light Transfers to the Pendant

Hou Saiyin: "You sit here and wait. Once we have checked everything out, you can leave."

Tu Xing didn't pay much attention to the follow-up, most of his attention was on transcribing.

It took a little over an hour in total, and most of the time was spent copying the magic book.

Hou Saiyin stood up, holding a booklet in his hand, and turned the pages with his head down: "Then it's the next one."

The young man had no objection. He was not familiar with the area and just followed behind him, really just helping out.

During this period, we did not encounter any of the tough problems that we expected to encounter.

Almost everyone cooperated, which surprised Tu Xing a little.

Hou Saiyin looked at the young man's expression, and roughly understood what he was thinking. He leaned in and whispered:

"We are all ordinary people. No one dares to disobey His Majesty's orders. Otherwise, the end is death. Besides, the biggest boss, Waji, has been imprisoned."

Tu Xing nodded, and Hou Saiyin continued, "The number of people doesn't actually match. A few of them got the news and fled."

"Time is short, and things like real estate haven't been converted into money, and his wife and daughter are still here."

The young man counted all the money as he listened. There were six households in total, and the liquid capital was only 300 gold coins. The largest part was the 90 gold coins after Waji Xia deducted 10%.

He couldn't help but frown and picked up the list of women. "If we divide it equally among each family, it will probably be less than half a gold coin."

“How soon can I sell the property?”

Hou Saiyin: "If you want to sell it at a good price, it will take at least a week. The shorter the time, the easier it is to get a lower price."

Tu Xing: "Then I'll have to rely on you. His Majesty will be returning tomorrow morning and probably won't let me stay."

The man said, "It's okay, it's a small problem." After saying that, he looked hesitant.

"In your opinion, can I keep my job after my crime is over?"

Hearing this, Tu Xing half raised his head and said, "Sell the houses for a good price. Each family should get at least 30 gold coins. I will try my best."

The original estimate was one hundred, but now it seems that getting thirty is not easy.

Since I will be staying with the Sultan in the future, I will try my best to leave a good reputation.

Hou Saiyin immediately showed a "don't worry" expression, "Give it a month, this can still be done."

Tu Xing took out the booklet, roughly flipped through the pages, and tore the middle page in half. "I'll finish copying the whole book and then go back and have dinner."

The man looked at the book with curiosity and said without objection, "Okay."

It took more than an hour to finish writing, and then I carefully checked for typos and made comments.

Another ten minutes passed, and Tu Xing's eyes were full of stars.

He regained his senses with hazy eyes, put the two books away properly, and quickly finished the trivial matters of preparing three meals.

Just as he was about to leave, he caught a glimpse of something lowering its head and seemed to see a ray of light.

Looking closely, there seems to be a smooth crystal on top of the pile of debris.

The young man came closer, picked up the shiny object, held it in his hand and examined it, and found that it was a diamond shape.

On one side, Ye Qide was puzzled: "Is there something wrong with this?"

Tu Xing felt the shape clearly, and his heart moved slightly. He reached into his bag and took out the bumpy mirror that could see into one's inner heart.

Comparing them side by side, this object is actually just a few millimeters larger than the pendant.

Ye Qide: "Where did you get such old ornaments? They put together a matching set of junk."

Tu Xing's eyes flickered as he put the two things together.

In his eyes, the light shifted to the pendant. Before he could see it clearly, he put it away and put it in his pocket.

He said, "Collecting is a hobby I use to kill time."

He lowered his head and fiddled with the pile of things, which were mostly irregular parts.

Asked: "What does this family do for a living?"

Hou Saiyin took two steps forward and said, "They said they were collecting magical herbs for Waji, but they said they didn't have any and had given them all away, so there's no way to verify it."

"Did you find anything? They're all things of unknown use that can only be sold as scrap."

Tu Xing dialed to the bottom, then to the four corners, making sure there was no more light. He stood up and said, "Where is the person? Check again."

Hou Saiyin pointed to the door and said, "Go out to the left."

Hearing this, Tu Xing started walking away, and the others immediately followed.

He stepped into the room and saw five people huddled on the ground with handcuffs on their wrists. In the middle was a woman and child, and next to them was a middle-aged man who looked like a manager.

When the five people saw the white-skinned young man coming in, they all looked up, their eyes moved quickly, and their bodies shrank back to varying degrees.

The oldest woman among them said, "Have you finished counting? Everything has been handed over. There's not even money left for tomorrow's food. There's nothing left to squeeze out of you."

Before Tu Xing could speak, Ye Qide said from behind, "Then we still have you guys. We can even get an extra gold coin or two if we sell them."

Zhai Ka echoed: "That's right! The boss of your family must have run away with the money. If you sell you out, he will definitely come back."

Tu Xing turned around and glared at the two of them, lowering his voice: "What nonsense are you talking about?!"

The two burly men laughed "hehe" in a frivolous way.

Zhai Ka said with a flattering expression: "To scare them, for fear that they might behave dishonestly."

Tu Xing still rolled his eyes subtly and looked at the five people who had become alert.

"Does your family supply medicine exclusively to Waji Hafnium?"

The woman who had spoken earlier said, "Yes, once collected, they are immediately sent to the Minister's residence. So, there's nothing here. If you don't believe it, there's nothing I can do."

"It was because of this that there was a record in Waji's account."

Tu Xing asked curiously: "Where did you collect the herbs from?"

Woman: "Anywhere, magical herbs are easy to spot. They have some unusual characteristics."

Tu Xing: "Is there any place that specializes in growing this kind of thing?"

The woman shook her head without hesitation: "No, it's not a species. You just need to look for one within this species that looks different from the normal ones."

Tu Xing: "Without any tools?" While asking, he carefully observed the expression.

The people opposite seemed to be thinking about it at the same time, and the woman answered: "No."

She looked directly at the young man: "You want to ask if we know magic?"

"If she could, why would she be handcuffed and curled up here?" she said while gesturing.

The white-skinned young man nodded after hearing the words, "That makes sense. If you find any medicinal herbs in the future, you can still provide them to Celilda."

The woman looked disgusted but had to smile and say, "If you can find it, then I'll continue to supply it."

As they chatted, Tu Xing realized something and asked Sai Yin: "Besides supplying medicinal materials, does this family have any other involvement?"

Hou Saiyin looked at the booklet again, his eyes thoughtful. "I didn't find anything else. The confiscation was based on the amount of money they had with Waji Xia. This family alone took over a thousand gold coins."

"Only eighty gold coins were recovered. Aside from the property, I suspect the rest have already fled with the money."

Tu Xing originally wanted to say: Since he was not involved in the matter of offering the woman, and was just collecting it, wouldn't that be an involvement?

When he heard the thousand gold coins, he was silent for a while.