The group returned to the inn and reported their findings to Sang Hong.
Upon learning of the story of Chen Zhou and Na Tao Hong, Sang Hong showed no concern whatsoever; all his attention was focused on the key.
The key was larger than a typical key and had a rather strange appearance, clearly indicating that it was not an ordinary lock.
The group noticed several small characters engraved on the key: “甲”, “子”, “一二零四”.
"It seems to be the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches, could it represent time?" Sang Hong stroked his beard and fell into deep thought.
“It’s not the Jiazi year anymore, so what’s the meaning of 1204?” Gao Ying questioned.
"It seems to be some kind of code. Could it refer to a certain location?" As an outstanding member of the Pei family, Pei You couldn't possibly only have thoughts about brothels on his mind.
Zuan's heart skipped a beat: "Could it be the key to a safe?"
"Safe deposit box?" Sang Hong and the others looked blank, clearly having never heard of the term before.
Zuan explained to them in general terms how, in his previous life, he had seen so many movies where Swiss banks and the like had private safe deposit boxes for their customers, making it seem very high-end.
“That’s certainly possible!” Sang Hong’s eyes lit up. “Quickly, go and invite Lord Xiao over.”
Clearly, after spending some time with him, he also learned that Xiao Jianren was involved in all sorts of strange and unusual things.
As expected, Xiao Jianren took a look and found a clue: "The kind of safe that Lord Zu mentioned, there should only be two places in the entire Yunzhong County with the financial resources and authority to provide it. The largest one is the Zhenyuan Chamber of Commerce, and there is also the Pegasus Chamber of Commerce. Although it is not as good as the Zhenyuan Chamber of Commerce, it should also be able to provide this kind of service."
"Zhenyuan Chamber of Commerce?" Zu An was startled. This was the second time he had heard this name. Before Shen Zhou's accident, he was nominally investigating the Zhenyuan Chamber of Commerce.
"Then let's split into two groups, one to the Zhenyuan Chamber of Commerce and the other to the Feima Chamber of Commerce!" Sang Hong quickly gave the order.
His target was too obvious, and many people around were watching. In addition, someone needed to be in charge at the mansion, so we couldn't make any moves.
Zu An's cultivation level put Sang Hong at ease, so he went to the Zhenyuan Chamber of Commerce on his own, while Gao Ying and Pei You looked after each other and went to the Pegasus Chamber of Commerce to investigate.
As soon as the group left the guesthouse, informants from various parties immediately followed them.
Having previous experience visiting Biyufang, they deliberately drove around the city to shake off their pursuers before heading towards the Zhenyuan Chamber of Commerce.
Although I haven't been in Yunzhong County for long, I've already heard of the Zhenyuan Chamber of Commerce.
The Zhenyuan Chamber of Commerce is one of the largest chambers of commerce in Yunzhong County and even the entire Northwest, covering all aspects of life, including clothing, food, housing, and transportation.
Throughout the day, everyone in Yunzhong County will inevitably use things related to the Zhenyuan Chamber of Commerce.
The influence of the Zhenyuan Chamber of Commerce on Yunzhong County is like that of Tencent in its previous life; its scale is self-evident.
Following Xiao Jianren's directions, he went directly to the headquarters of the Zhenyuan Chamber of Commerce, which was also the location of the Zhenyuan Money Exchange.
He did not reveal his identity, but simply walked into the money exchange like any other ordinary customer.
At that moment, in a private room on the second floor of the money exchange, a beautiful figure was sitting there leisurely sipping red tea.
She wore a warm yellow dress and a white fur vest, her posture was elegant, and every smile and gesture was flawless.
A tall, thin middle-aged man stood respectfully by the table. If outsiders saw him, they would be astonished, because this tall, thin middle-aged man was none other than Qian Dong, the manager of Zhenyuan Money Exchange.
Normally, many people would not be able to see him even if they wanted to, and he would be treated as an honored guest even if he went to the prefect's mansion. But now he was standing respectfully next to a young girl, who was sitting leisurely drinking tea.
Both of them seemed quite used to it.
"Young Miss, these are the accounts of the bank for the past two years." Qian Dong handed over a stack of books.
"Okay, Uncle Qian, just leave it here. I'll look at it slowly." The woman gave him a sweet smile.
Even though he already knew that her smile was her weapon, Qian Dong was still stunned by her sweetness.
After a long while, he finally came to his senses, his old face flushed, and he coughed and said, "Miss, I shouldn't have said this, but I still have to remind you that you should try not to play those role-playing games in the future. If something goes wrong, how will we explain it to the master?"
"I know, I know, I'm so smart, how could anything go wrong?" The girl paused suddenly, her face flushing as she recalled being "tortured and threatened" by that man.
"That bastard is really wicked. He tried to scare me. What Three Corpse Brain God Pill, what Leopard Embryo Divination Pill? There's no such thing in this world." She muttered to herself. She was really scared that night. As soon as she got back, she mobilized all kinds of intelligence networks to investigate these two poisons.
The feedback from the uncles and elders was that neither of these two poisons existed in the world.
Given their knowledge, if they say no, then of course no.
Still not reassured, she asked several uncles and elders to take her pulse, which ultimately proved that she was perfectly healthy and that there were no strange toxins left in her body.
Upon learning the truth, she immediately realized that she had been tricked by that man, and she felt both angry and amused.
"You brat, don't let me see you again, or else..." She was speaking when she suddenly caught a familiar figure out of the corner of her eye, and her expression froze.
She quickly stood up and looked down. Sure enough, those eyes, those eyebrows, and that faint smile—who else could it be but the one who had been giving her nightmares every day lately?
At this moment, the man turned around as if he had sensed something. The girl was startled and quickly hid behind a pillar to conceal herself.
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