Chapter 403 [Start]
As soon as the counselor finished speaking, another deputy general who participated in the investigation said, "We only killed a mere twenty of the five hundred sheep..."
After hearing what the counselor said, Sheng Yin remembered that she had let someone steal five hundred sheep.
She had instructed her subordinates to rob goods from outsiders many times, so she was very familiar with it.
After finding out that those foreign merchants had no roots or background in Nanzhao, she ordered them to take action. These people had no place to complain after suffering losses. After all, in Haikui City, she was the boss!
If you want to do long-term business, you must first ask her subordinates to pay 5,000 taels of silver as a stepping stone, and then every month, you must pay at least 1,000 taels of silver according to the business situation;
Foreign merchants who had no money but had advantageous goods would sign a contract and hand over all their monthly revenue to the princess's mansion, essentially working for the princess for free, until they could collect 5,000 taels of silver to terminate the contract and pay the usual tribute like other merchants...
This is how the princess's mansion, which spends money like water, makes money. No matter how big or small the amount is, they will accept it.
For small islanders like these who sell sheep, just rob them. If you know what's good for you, just go and find a way to gain connections or suffer the loss in silence. If you don't, you will be beaten to death if you make trouble.
Unexpectedly, this time, she was caught in a trap. Sheng Yin clenched her fingers and said, "There are indeed some suspicious points in this matter. Let's get rid of these sheep first!"
Sheng Yin's eyes were blazing with anger. "Go find the herdsmen who sold you the sheep. Even if we have to dig deep into the ground, we'll find them!"
She must torture these untouchables severely, force them to reveal the mastermind behind the scenes, and then tear them into pieces!
The eldest prince and the third prince, which one of these two wants to harm her?
*
In Su Rui's courtyard.
After the Second Princess left, Su Rui removed the bug from the Shaoyao gold hairpin: "Li Li, I've got the bug. The Second Princess has been busy with military affairs these past two days, and she must have discussed a lot of important matters with her confidants."
[@Jiang Lili: Okay, Xin Che will pick it up from your place later.]
After Jiang Lili got the bug from Su Rui, she immediately sent it to Xiaopang, who asked his assistant to organize the content intercepted from the bug.
The next morning, Xiaopang sent the sorted content back to Jiang Lili. This time, the information Su Rui obtained was priceless.
The conversation between the princess and her confidant not only mentioned the number of troops stationed in the other five cities, but also mentioned the other two warehouses where gold, silver, treasures and supplies were hidden, in addition to the princess's private treasury.
One is right under the Haikui City military camp, and the other is on Xiushui Island, a remote island more than 30 miles southeast of the Haikui City port. It is Sheng Yin’s last retreat.
Combining the information that Sheng Zhixing and Master Liao obtained from the Third Prince, this Xiushui Island used to be a remote, barren, deserted island with few people.
Fog easily forms around Xiushui Island. It is difficult to find the island without the guidance of island residents who are familiar with the sea. It is a place that is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Sheng Yin may have seen this and used Xiushui Island as a retreat. He hid some treasures on Xiushui Island. If he failed in the battle for the throne, he would retreat to Xiushui Island and run away with the money hidden on Xiushui Island. It was a beautiful plan.
However, as the old emperor of Nanzhao, Sheng Zhixing was very familiar with the territory of Nanzhao. Xiushui Island was conquered by the original owner of this body from pirates when he was young.
Jiang Lili raised her eyebrows when she learned the location of Xiushui Island. Since it was in the southeast of Nanzhao, wouldn't it be very close to their class's base camp, Mi Kingdom?
At the moment, it seems that the scope of activities of their base camp is expected to expand further!
*
After the princess went to the military camp in Anemone City, she did not return to the princess's mansion for the entire day.
At night, Xin Che sent people to investigate the rats in the basement of the private vault. Jiang Lili took out the chip from the bionic mouse and sent it back to Xiaopang.
An hour later, Xiaopang sent over the floor plan of the private vault's basement.
This floor plan is very detailed, not only clearly marking the items placed in the scanned area.
The princess's basement was indeed filled with hidden dangers. Not only was the terrain complex, but the bionic mouse also detected a mechanism.
However, the bionic mouse also detected that there was more than one entrance to the basement, namely Sikong Zhen. There were four other passages leading to unknown places. According to the footage recorded by the bionic mouse, people were seen going out of three of the four passages but not coming in, while there was one passage where people were entering and exiting.
This explains why the number of people in black going in and out is different. It turns out that there is a passage in the basement leading to the outside of the mansion.
This is crucial information. If they want to run away or send someone to sneak in, it will be much more convenient to have these four channels.
However, the most urgent task is to find out where these four channels lead to?
Jiang Lili and Xin Che made up their minds to take action tonight.
The princess and her trusted subordinates were extremely busy at the Anemone City military camp, and the princess's personal guards had just checked the private vault two days ago and found nothing unusual, so they would definitely relax their vigilance. Now was a good time to take action.
Su Rui and Butler Liu said that they were lonely in the empty room and wanted to go to the cat room to take care of the cat raised by the princess. They came to the cat room with this excuse to keep watch for Jiang Lili and the others.
After the two sides handed over, Jiang Lili followed Xin Che and was led out of the yard by Xin Che using his lightness skills.
Jiang Lili, who had cooperated with Xin Che many times, was no longer afraid of being "flying" with Xin Che. The two of them bypassed the guards and successfully entered the private vault of the princess's mansion. After twisting the mechanism to open the secret door, Jiang Lili's heart suddenly beat faster when she thought that there might be someone behind the door.
The night clothes she and Xin Che wore were customized according to the styles of those assassins who entered and exited the warehouse. From a distance, these assassins could mistake them for accomplices. However, it was unknown how long the disguise could last. She just hoped that she would be luckier this time and that there would be no one in the basement.
“Click—”
The secret door closed after the two entered. The basement was dark, large and silent, which made people feel a little uneasy.
Jiang Lili fixed an infrared radio alarm device in the corner of the secret door. If someone came in from the secret door, the alarm receiver in Jiang Lili's hand would vibrate to remind people.
Xin Che was watching from the side. After Jiang Lili installed the alarm reminder device, he pulled her behind him. Xin Che had already memorized the basement map in his mind, and took Jiang Lili to explore the four important outward passages first.
The containers and boxes that were originally filled with supplies that the two passed by along the way disappeared in the blink of an eye as Jiang Lili passed by, and the containers and boxes became empty.
Fine rice and flour, gold and silver jewelry, rare gems, exquisite cold weapons... box by box, item by item, the treasures that the princess had accumulated over the years and the supplies that took manpower and more than half a year to transport, disappeared in a flash.
At the same time, the number of classified items in Jiang Lili's personal favorites increased visibly.
Just as the two were about to approach the first escape passage, footsteps were heard in the darkness ahead!
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