Fearing that Hua Changle might change her mind, she continued:
"We made a promise, so don't forget me when the time comes."
"I...I can still do some things. I'm skilled in many areas, I've tried many professions, I'm good at organizing and analyzing information, and I also have some talent for investigation."
Tao Zi pointed to the space between her eyebrows, and as her supernatural power was activated, a black and white pattern appeared.
"This is my special ability—[Guiding Eye]."
"This ability is similar to a sixth sense. When I have no clue or am confused, my intuition will guide me to make choices. I have relied on it to avoid danger several times, and it is also because of it that I have been able to investigate so much information."
Wei Liang couldn't help but exclaim, "This person was born for intelligence work."
Hua Changle immediately looked at him and said, "This is my person. You Tianji Tower are not allowed to take her."
Wei Liang raised his hands: "How dare I, Wei, presume?"
Afterwards, Tao Zi set up a table in the room, and the three of them sat down.
Tao Zi said, "You said Zhao Meng, Sun Ying, and Wang Ping are the people you're looking for. I know their whereabouts. They're not dead, but... they're not doing well."
"My investigation revealed that a man named Mule was involved in the trade between the eight kings, selling them here from outside. However, my investigation also revealed that Mule's methods for trading these girls were questionable."
Tao Zi said, "The mules are not traded through the channels of those industries I investigated, but directly with outsiders, selling them to the gray areas of District Seven, or to the southern overseas."
"I suspect that Mule has secretly run a channel to trade and profit behind the backs of the Eagle Hall people."
Hua Changle and Wei Liang exchanged a glance.
The information matches up.
Mule, behind She Haoyun's back, made a deal with She Jiameng to lure those girls to District Seven. Mule then disposed of these people and profited secretly under the cover of the human trafficking that already existed in Eagle Hall and Blood Arena.
“I found this out. Mule is backed by several major forces, has his own channels, and trades with other people.”
Hua Changle told her what she had found out by starting with She Jiameng.
Tao Zi was shocked: "She Jiameng! It's that She family heiress who's always been against you! She actually did such a cruel and inhumane thing!"
"Wait, have you been going against me all along?" Three question marks appeared above Hua Changle's head.
Tao Zi nodded: "That's right. I saw the gossip online in Zone 3. She Jiameng keeps comparing herself to you, but she keeps losing."
Many people put your achievements together and make videos to compare and contrast you; I've seen them.
I don't like comparing people to each other, but I have to admit, you are indeed better than her!
Hua Changle: "..."
Alright, alright, now I finally understand why She Jiameng has always treated her like an enemy.
She Jiameng is the only daughter of the She family, and she has a very strong personality. She always tries to outdo the original owner of this body, but she can't, so she starts to hold a grudge.
Hua Changle rubbed his forehead, feeling a headache coming on. Tao Zi belatedly realized, "Don't you remember?"
Hua Changle shook his head: "There was a bit of an accident before, and I've forgotten some of my memories."
Tao Zi asked nervously, "Your leg?"
"No, that's alright. I was injured in the north. You should have heard of that battle."
Tao Zi nodded. She knew that Hua Changle had participated in the Northern Frontier Campaign. She then asked worriedly, "Will you be alright running back and forth tonight?"
Hua Changle frankly said, "I'm a little tired, but nothing serious. I've been sitting here in front of people on purpose."
"oh!"
Tao Zi obediently whispered, "I understand, I'll keep it a secret."
"By the way, Little Peach, you said Mule has special connections. Do you know which of these connections or locations he uses to deal with different forces?"
Tao Zi immediately found a paper map, spread it out, and it showed a map of the seven districts with more than thirty red dots scattered around.
Hua Changle's smile vanished, and his expression turned serious: So many!
This is more than just having three burrows! It's having thirty!
More than 30 locations, spread across many parts of the entire seventh district.
"Huh?" Hua Changle's gaze lingered.
She was surprised to find: "How come there are four trading locations here in the Gold and Silver Branch?"
Tao Zi blinked: "That's right, Jin Xiangyin is the biggest middleman in human trafficking."
"What?!"
Hua Changle and Wei Liang were both taken aback.
Hua Changle's head buzzed for a moment: "No, isn't it Eagle Hall and Blood Arena?"
Tao Zi said, "Yes, these two are the ones that receive the most unidentified people, but the transactions and transportation of those people mostly rely on gold inlaid with silver."
A flood of information rushed through Hua Changle's mind. The strange feeling that had been buried in his heart since the beginning of the investigation finally became clear at this moment.
Oh, right, shipping!
The transportation issues in the human trafficking and interspecies smuggling industries!
Gold and silver inlays controlled the lifeline of maritime trade and transportation in the Seventh District.
The She family, Eagle Hall, Blood Arena, Spymagor, and West Continent—no matter which of them does business, if they need to enter or leave the Seventh District by sea, Jin Xiangyin couldn't possibly be unaware of it!
For many years and involving tens of thousands of industrial chains, transportation, as a key link, has consistently provided solid support, and the gold and silver inlay is absolutely inseparable from this!
No wonder!
On her first day, the poor man with gold and silver inlay followed behind her.
She initially thought Jin Xiangyin had done business with the She family and had some connection to those industries, and fearing being implicated, she had been following them. Little did she know, she was not only implicated, but clearly one of the masterminds!
Thinking of this, Hua Changle broke out in a cold sweat.
Even now, Jin Xiangyin remains hidden behind the Eagle Hall and the Blood Arena, unnoticed by her and Hua Qingyun.
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