Chapter 252 Black Market
Yu Zhiyi patted his head.
It feels so good to be trusted unconditionally.
She didn't hide anything, and said in a voice that only the people at their table could hear, "This is a shady restaurant; the meat and vegetables they provide are all problematic."
Suddenly, her expression changed.
Just now, the proprietress's expression changed.
She narrowed her eyes slightly and quickly gave Jiang Liuyun a couple of instructions.
Jiang Liuyun didn't quite understand her plan, but she resolutely carried it out.
The tall, thin boy stood up and said in the tone of a spoiled rich kid, "This meal is on us, so you can keep your opinions to yourselves. But when it comes to late-night snacks, you'll have to pay for everything yourself. You can eat whatever you want, we won't have any objections."
Upon hearing this, Yu San Niang quickly winked at the waiter who was not far away.
The waiter rushed into the kitchen.
Yu San Niang breathed a sigh of relief.
Luckily, this big oaf spoke up, otherwise they would have lost a windfall tonight.
If so many tall, strong men were to disappear from her shop, it would definitely cause a huge uproar.
But if only one woman is missing... then there's a lot of room for maneuver.
Her original plan was to take that girl away tonight and sell her for money, without touching the guards or their belongings.
After all, if people and money are lost, it's hard to guarantee that the investigators won't connect everything to their inn.
But if only one girl goes missing... wouldn't eloping be a good reason?
As a woman, she knew all too well how to ruin another woman.
As long as someone throws mud at her and spreads rumors, her family will worry that it will affect their reputation, and the matter will most likely be resolved peacefully.
In order to make a big profit tonight, she decided to save some of the sleeping potion.
Soon, the food was served.
Yu Zhiyi was the first to pick up her chopsticks.
Seeing this, the others also picked up their chopsticks and started eating.
Although the guards were unhappy with her arrangements, they had traveled all day and only eaten some dry rations on the way. Now that they had fresh food, even though it wasn't to their liking, it didn't stop them from eating it heartily.
After finishing his meal, Jiang Liuyun said he needed to use the restroom and went to the backyard.
When she returned, her expression was grave: "Sister, you were right, there really was something wrong with this store."
Jiang Yuchuan knew what his foolish son had done, and asked, "What did you find out?"
Jiang Liuyun shook his head: "I didn't find anything. There was someone in the yard from the moment I went to the outhouse. Although that person was cleaning the yard, I could feel that his eyes were always on me. He was there to monitor me."
Martial artists are very perceptive of the gaze of others, and Jiang Liuyun is the young master of the Martial Alliance. Having practiced martial arts since childhood, it is no exaggeration to say that he has experienced countless battles.
"Yi'er, since this store has problems, why not just shut it down completely?"
Jiang Yuchuan was somewhat puzzled.
Given Yu Zhiyi's status, she was accompanied by a group of highly skilled guards and two martial arts masters.
Taking over a small, shady shop is not going to be easy.
Despite finding no clues, both father and son expressed complete trust.
Yu Zhiyi suppressed the strange emotions in her heart and said, "This shop is just a hideout. I suspect they have an entire industry chain. This shop is just the starting point of their crimes. After they select suitable 'prey,' the men and women with ordinary appearances will be cooked into dishes and served to other customers."
"And beautiful women would be sold to brothels."
"If the guests have valuables on them, they will also send them to their own special channels to sell them."
"Hiss!" Jiang Liuyun gasped.
Li Rou couldn't hold back any longer and ran to the side to dry heave.
Jiang Yuchuan, on the other hand, reacted very calmly.
Having roamed the martial arts world for so many years, he was well-informed and had already guessed what was going on when Yu Zhiyi told them not to order meat dishes.
There are many scoundrels in the martial arts world, and some of them enjoy doing such heinous things.
He just never expected that he and his daughter would encounter something like this together.
Fortunately, his daughter was quick-witted enough, otherwise he would have fallen into her trap too.
After all, who would expect that an inn located in a big town like this would be a shady establishment?
Li Rou returned with a pale face and asked weakly, "Isn't anyone going to do anything about them?"
Yu Zhiyi said calmly, "People like this usually have a keen eye and can tell who they can afford to offend and who they can't."
"The targets they'll make their moves on are either people who are all alone or people who know for certain that no one knows they've been to this store. As the saying goes, 'If the people don't report it, the officials won't investigate,' so as long as no one knows they've committed murder, they can continue to get away with it."
"Damn it! I'm going to kill them!"
Jiang Liuyun was young and impetuous. When he learned of this heinous crime, he was so angry that he wanted to kill the people underground.
Jiang Yuchuan stopped him: "Since someone was specifically monitoring you just now, it means they've become vigilant. The person most likely to be used as evidence in a crime might have already been hidden or moved."
"Your trip will not only fail to accomplish anything, but it will also alert the enemy."
Jiang Liuyun said with some dissatisfaction, "Are we just going to ignore it?"
Jiang Yuchuan slapped him: "Idiot, didn't your sister say she wouldn't restrict the guards from having a midnight snack? No matter how careful they are, they still need ingredients to cook, right? By then, will we still have trouble finding evidence?"
Jiang Liuyun's eyes lit up: "Sister is amazing!"
Although he shouted that for his sister, he didn't ask her why she said that.
I never imagined my sister had such a deeper meaning.
As expected of the older sister.
Yu Zhiyi took out a token from her waist and handed it to Jiang Liuyun: "Later, find an opportunity to call out the heir of the Marquis of Wu'an, give him this token, and have him go to the prefectural governor's office to mobilize troops."
In fact, with these twenty-odd guards, they could have easily taken down this shady establishment.
But this was ultimately a matter for the county seat, and she didn't want to overstep her bounds.
Besides, she couldn't help with the follow-up matters, so it would have been better to just hand it over to the local government from the beginning.
Jiang Liuyun took the token and went out.
Yu Zhiyi thought the boy would go directly to the room of the Marquis of Wu'an's heir, but he didn't expect that after standing at the door of the Marquis of Wu'an's heir for a while, he would suddenly kick open the door and start fighting with the Marquis of Wu'an's heir.
Don't let his age fool you; he's only fifteen and several years younger than the heir of the Marquis of Wu'an, but his martial arts skills are truly impressive.
The heir of the Marquis of Wu'an suffered repeated defeats under his attacks and was soon driven out of the inn.
Upon arriving after hearing the news, Yu Zhiyi only saw the two people's backs: "..."
Although she instructed him to take the person out, there was no need to do it this way.
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