Chapter 40 Operation
The country of Elayne has a low gemstone production rate, and the gemstones are polished by hand, so the annual output is not high, and the gemstones are basically concentrated in the hands of nobles.
The jewels that Katerina possesses were all given to her over the years by other nobles who came to her for favors.
However, due to the different manufacturing processes, the gems she originally owned did not appear as dazzling as those made in modern times.
Katerina loved the two gems she had just received so much that she wore them on her wrist ever since.
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After Ning Xuan finished her transaction with Katerina, she put away the potion she had received and planned to find Wang Erya. She intended to give one of the three amulets she had just acquired to Wang Erya and her two daughters.
Wang Erya has already bought several shops, all of which have been successfully rented out. She has also bought the estate, along with a large area of farmland and several hills, all of which she is selling together.
Wang Erya let the tenants cultivate the land and she collected rent. She also cleared out a portion of the hillside to grow fruit trees.
As for the female teacher, she has been hired. She and her two daughters started their education together, and she has now learned quite a few simple characters.
Knowing that Ning Xuan liked all kinds of jewelry, Wang Erya specially bought some back, ready to use them to make a deal with Ning Xuan at any time.
Ning Xuan knew that Wang Erya could pawn some things from the modern world for pretty good prices. Ning Xuan would also specifically select novel but not too outrageous handicrafts from the Da Jin Dynasty to exchange between the two sides, increasing the price several times over.
Wang Erya also accumulated a considerable amount of assets through this.
Moreover, she knew that her family was now a female-dominated household, and if they had more money, they would easily be targeted. So she also hired a female caregiver for the family.
Now Ning Xuan has given each of them a protective amulet, which has really provided them with a lot more protection.
Several transactions were completed smoothly. Ning Xuan's system was upgraded, and she also received a lot of good stuff. She was very happy.
After all the transactions were completed, she remembered to eat again. After eating, she continued to dig the cellar with Lu Xun and the others.
Sure enough, they finished digging the cellar that very night.
After tidying it up a bit more and letting it air out to allow the walls of the newly dug cellar to dry a bit, we can move the things inside.
The day after the cellar was dug, Lu Xun went to inquire about Zhang Qiang's family.
When Lu Xun returned that evening, he looked very unwell.
"Zhang Qiang was able to act with impunity in the commune not only because of his father, but also because his aunt married into the provincial capital, and his uncle held a high position there."
If we want to find a way from the provincial capital, we first need to find out about his uncle's situation there and identify his opponents. Otherwise, if we find someone from his uncle's camp, our efforts will be in vain, and we'll also alert them.
Knowing that Zhang Qiang's family had such powerful connections, Ning Xuan also became a little uneasy.
Although he wasn't targeting her, and the female lead probably has some kind of halo so she'll be fine, she's now on the same side as them.
Moreover, she felt that working with these people was actually quite good, and she was quite comfortable with it. Before she could return to the city, she didn't want to break this cooperative relationship and then have to adapt to new partners.
Ning Xuan felt that the good things she had recently acquired could finally come in handy.
After everyone had gone to sleep that night, Ning Xuan used an invisibility talisman on herself, then quietly climbed over the wall and left the small courtyard. Once she quickly reached the outside of the brigade and found it dark and deserted, Ning Xuan took out an electric scooter.
Ning Xuan specifically asked Lin Yuhan for this. She chose a low-key black color and covered up the headlights and other light-emitting parts beforehand. Then, without turning on the lights, she rode towards the commune by the moonlight.
Electric scooters are much faster than oxcarts. An oxcart takes about an hour to travel a distance, while an electric scooter takes less than half an hour.
Following the address given by Lu Xun, Ning Xuan arrived at the Zhang family's residence, where surprisingly, some members were still awake.
Ning Xuan listened for a while before she understood. Good heavens, both father and son were making great efforts to perform piston-like movements.
Ning Xuan endured the embarrassment and was forced to eavesdrop for a while. Then, after all the lights in the room were turned off, she confirmed the location of Zhang Qiang's room based on the sounds she had just heard. Only then did Ning Xuan take out her climbing tools and climb into Zhang Qiang's room.
Because she was invisible, and the two of them were probably quite tired after exercising, the person in bed didn't wake up even with the slightest movement.
However, Ning Xuan probably thought the Nightmare Talisman was at work, because she noticed that Zhang Qiang was sleeping very restlessly and even started talking in his sleep, while the woman he was holding was sleeping quite soundly.
Ning Xuan first installed a soundproofing talisman in the room, then used a stun talisman on the woman.
After touching the woman's face to confirm that she was unconscious, Ning Xuan first fed Zhang Qiang the truth potion before knocking him awake.
After being woken up, Zhang Qiang was in a state of apparent consciousness but actually unconscious due to the effects of the truth-telling potion.
Then Ning Xuan took out a recorder and made Zhang Qiang recount his misdeeds over the past few years.
Fortunately, it was cold, and both of them were covered with blankets, so Ning Xuan didn't see anything inappropriate for children.
Ning Xuan put the tape recorder aside and let Zhang Qiang speak into it. Then she climbed over the wall again and repeated the same action, climbing into Zhang Qiang's father's room.
He used the three-piece set of anti-silencing talisman, stun talisman, and truth potion, and then took out another recorder.
Similarly, Ning Xuan asked Zhang Qiang's father to recount his misdeeds over the past few years, while she listened attentively, keeping time with her watch.
The more Ning Xuan listened, the more she wanted to stab this scumbag in front of her; it was too utterly distorting of her values.
Over the years, this father and son have not only amassed a fortune by abusing their power, but they have also persecuted numerous families, taking both money and women as their possessions.
What angered Ning Xuan even more was that Zhang Qiang and his son had also imprisoned a girl who was Zhang Xiuying's classmate. They had invited her to their home through Zhang Xiuying, and the two men took a liking to her and forced her into sexual acts. To satisfy their lust, they then imprisoned her.
After the other party had been talking for more than an hour, the effects of the truth potion were about to wear off, so Ning Xuan immediately gave him a stun talisman and a nightmare talisman.
Then quickly return to Zhang Qiang's room, give him a stun talisman, and take the recorder away.
She immediately ran towards the address where the imprisoned girl had been mentioned earlier, since she couldn't ride an electric scooter in the commune.
Fortunately, the place wasn't far away, and Ning Xuan arrived in just over ten minutes. There was no one guarding the place.
After climbing over the wall, Ning Xuan went straight to the cellar in the courtyard, where Zhang Qiang and his son had imprisoned people.
They even specially installed a ventilation opening.
Ning Xuan climbed into the cellar with a flashlight in hand. The scene before her made her blood freeze instantly, and she shivered with cold.
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