Cai Fanzhou took the three thousand taels of silver notes and went out to Yihong Tower.
This is the largest brothel in Yanyang, and Cai Fanzhou is a regular customer here.
When the madam saw Cai Fanzhou, she greeted him with a smile: "Oh, Master Cai, you've come! Yan Niang has been thinking about you so much that she can't eat or drink. I feel so sorry for her."
Cai Fanzhou tossed a bag of loose silver over, which the madam caught, her smile widening: "Master Cai, come quickly, please come upstairs. Yan Niang, Master Cai is here."
Yan Niang was Cai Fanzhou's old flame at Yihonglou, and he easily found his way to her room.
Pushing open the door, Yan Niang was sitting in front of the dressing mirror combing her hair, as if she hadn't seen Cai Fanzhou come in.
Cai Fanzhou wasn't annoyed. He stepped forward and embraced Yan Niang, asking, "What's wrong? Are you angry?"
Yan Niang rolled her eyes at him and continued combing her hair: "How could Yan Niang dare? Doctor Cai is a very busy man, how could he remember a little woman like me?"
Cai Fanzhou took out a butterfly jade hairpin from his pocket and put it in Yan Niang's hair: "My dear Yan Niang, don't be angry. I have been busy lately. That's why I came to see you as soon as I had some free time today. This is a jade hairpin that just arrived at Cuiyun Pavilion. It's the only one of its kind in Yanyang. It makes our Yan Niang even more beautiful than the flowers."
Yan Niang glanced at the jade hairpin in her hair, and her expression softened a bit: "At least you have a conscience."
Cai Fanzhou laughed heartily, grabbed Yan Niang, and led her to the bed.
In less than the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea, Cai Fanzhou stopped what he was doing, holding the beautiful woman in his arms with a satisfied expression.
He played with Yan Niang's hair, and asked casually, "Yan Niang, I've heard you mention the Dark Alliance before. Do you know how to contact the Dark Alliance?"
Cai Fanzhou was one of Yan Niang's favorite customers. He could earn money in a very short time each time, without having to put in any effort at all.
Yan Niang asked in a charming voice, "You're looking for the Dark Alliance?"
"Don't worry about that. Just tell me how to contact the Dark Alliance," Cai Fanzhou said.
Yan Niang's eyes flickered slightly: "I have heard of it, but..." She paused, looking at Cai Fanzhou with a melancholy gaze.
Cai Fanzhou understood her meaning perfectly well. He grabbed the clothes beside him, took out a silver note, and stuffed it into the quilt: "You little hussy, you're so greedy."
Yan Niang giggled and kissed Cai Fanzhou on the cheek: "Master understands me best."
"Speak."
“I heard from a customer that as long as you lose 18 taels and 8 taels of silver at the Fu Lu Casino, no more and no less, and say ‘Congratulations on getting rich,’ someone will contact you.”
Having obtained the information he wanted, Cai Fanzhou no longer hesitated. He got up, dressed, left Yihonglou, and went to Fulu Casino, where he did as Yan Niang had instructed.
As night fell, just as Cai Fanzhou was about to go to bed, an arrow suddenly pierced through the paper window and embedded itself in a pillar in the room.
Cai Fanzhou was startled and was about to call for help when he saw a note on the arrow.
He took down the slip of paper, which read: "Write down the requirements and amount on this slip of paper, and place it under the willow tree by the Yan River outside the city, along with half of the deposit."
The note bears the unique mark of the Dark Alliance.
Cai Fanzhou understood that someone from the Dark Alliance had contacted him.
He took out a piece of paper and wrote: "Three thousand taels of silver to buy the life of Su Ruojin of Ren'ai Hall. She bullies the market and poisons people. This is to rid the people of a scourge."
The Dark Alliance is a mysterious organization in the Great Chu Kingdom.
Legend has it that as long as the money is right, the Dark Alliance is capable of anything.
The Dark Alliance never sets a price; the client sets the price based on the situation, pays half as a deposit, and pays the other half after the deal is done.
If the client's offer is too low, or if the secret alliance refuses, only half of the deposit will be refunded, without exception.
This requires the client to carefully consider and weigh their offer; otherwise, they may lose half of their deposit.
In Cai Fanzhou's view, killing a little girl was nothing, and three thousand taels of silver was more than enough.
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