After hearing what I said, Wang Qing became somewhat confused: "You said he's not an ordinary villager, what do you mean by that?"

I sniffed: "Do you know about the Zhongle Gambling House in Fengmen Village?"

Wang Qing blinked and replied naturally, "I've heard of it."

Hearing his answer, my heart skipped a beat.

This guy was definitely hiding something from me.

The night I first entered Fengmen Village, I went to Zhongle Casino and learned from the dealer that Wang Qing had been there.

But at this moment he did not admit that he had been to that place, and even pretended to be confused with me.

My purpose in approaching Wang Qing was to investigate his background and that of Wang Hong. Seeing that he was not telling the truth, I became wary, but my face remained unchanged: "I have been to Zhongle Gambling House before and learned that it is not a business of Fengmen Village, but an investment by other people in Fengmen Village. To put it simply, it can be understood as a project that Fengmen Village has attracted investment from."

Wang Qing's eyes widened: "Fengmen Village has a place like this? Didn't they say that everything here belongs to the beautiful snake?"

Judging from his expression, I felt that although Wang Qing had been to Zhongle Gambling House, he really didn't know about the privatization of the gambling house: "I only found out about this by chance. I don't know much about the specific situation of Zhongle Gambling House. What I'm trying to say is that since Fengmen Village has other people's businesses, there must also be people from outside Fengmen Village. Do you understand what I mean?"

"I understand roughly now."

Wang Qing tried to understand: "You mean, in our original understanding, there were two kinds of people in Fengmen Village: one was the henchmen of the 'Snake Beauty,' and the other was guests like you and me who were invited in. But actually, there are other investors here, right?"

"That's right."

I nodded: "Think about it carefully, Fengmen Village is known as the largest black market in the country. Besides its secrecy, there must be other reasons. I think you can also see that Fengmen Village was transformed from a huge ancient tomb. Although we don't know the location of this ancient tomb, do you think the locals wouldn't notice anything?"

Wang Qing scratched his head: "Why am I confused again?"

"What I mean is, this underground palace is so big, it must occupy an excellent feng shui location! Assuming this tomb is in Shenyang, you outsiders may not know the entrance to the underground palace, but I, a local tomb raider from Shenyang, will naturally go and check out a place with excellent feng shui! There must also be experts in the local cultural relics protection department who can see something."

I pointed out incisively, "The beautiful snake can conceal her true location from the villagers, but it's difficult to hide it from the locals. So she's a very mysterious figure to us. However, if we want to protect Fengmen Village, we'll definitely have to interact with those people!"

"I'm afraid it's not just that!"

After my prompting, the monkey's mind became more active: "We all know that Fengmen Village is a huge black market, and we think that all the businesses done here are illegal. But we overlook the fact that it is also a huge money pit! Even the smallest unit of currency is 100,000. How much profit must be generated every day? Although this money is ill-gotten, after being laundered a few times, it is real money! In this world, who would complain about dirty money?"

Everyone says that Fengmen Village's black market is shrouded in mystery, impossible to find anywhere, and that no one dares to oppose it! But do you think it's possible that a powerful figure or a large family is actually behind it, providing protection? Fengmen Village has been investigated over the years; is it because it's so well-hidden, or is it simply because the powerful figure behind it doesn't allow investigations?

Even I gave Monkey a thumbs up after hearing his analysis: "The private properties in Fengmen Village are all highly profitable businesses like casinos, brothels, and auction houses. Logically speaking, the owners of Fengmen Village shouldn't be giving away such a lucrative opportunity! Unless, it's a transaction!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Qing suddenly understood: "According to your logic, if someone can run rampant in Fengmen Village, besides the Serpent Beauty's henchmen, there are naturally those who work for the big boss. The traitor I'm looking for certainly doesn't have the power to do business in a place like Fengmen Village, but he is very likely a lackey of the Serpent Beauty or those big shots!"

Wang Hong then chimed in, "Master said that the traitor's skill in saving lives is even greater than his skill in using poison! In the secular world, his level of traditional Chinese medicine would rank among the top ten in the country! With such skills, it's not impossible that he could come into contact with some important figures, and it wouldn't be surprising if he were even recruited by the beautiful snake."

"If that's the case, then we're in a very troublesome situation!"

The monkey realized the seriousness of the situation: "This is Fengmen Village's territory. If the person Wang Qing and the others are looking for really works for the beautiful snake, then wouldn't our actions be like going to someone's house and beating their child in front of the parents? Who would be happy about that?"

"Things shouldn't be that serious yet."

I gently shook my head: "If that traitor really had such a high status in Fengmen Village, then Wang Qing and the others would not have had a chance to qualify for the competition at all, or they would have died in the competition for the spots long ago, under the arrangement of Fengmen Village."

However, in Fengmen Village, we are all blank slates with no connections or background. As the saying goes, even a powerful dragon can't suppress a local snake. Even the slightest bit of influence the other side has here is enough to cause us huge trouble.

"If that's the case, you don't need to get involved in what follows."

After listening to our analysis, Wang Qing's expression became serious: "This matter is an internal affair of our sect. I am grateful to our sect for this favor, so it is only right that I do this. But we are strangers who met by chance, and you have no need to get involved in this kind of trouble and suffer undeserved disaster with us."

"If our speculation is correct, then everyone's identities have probably been exposed. In their eyes, we are already indistinguishable from one another, and we can't be separated so easily."

I was already keeping an eye on Wang Qing, so I couldn't back down under these circumstances: "Since we've already gotten involved in this mess, the best course of action is for us to face it together and resolve it completely. With our help, your chances of winning will be much greater."

"I thought that after I stole your token, we would be mortal enemies, but I never expected that we would become friends! Don't worry, I will remember this kindness!"

Wang Qing gave me a grateful look, then continued, "I've actually come up with a way to find this traitor."