Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 304 Sanyuan Chang

Yang Yuan checked into the room and took a nap.

When he woke up, he naturally used the Dormant Dragon Technique to speed up his journey into a deep sleep.

Anyway, the magical thing about the Zhelong skill is that the deeper you fall into sleep, the more effective the skill will be.

Of course, because Emmanuelle Belle was also practicing, some fantastic images would appear in his mind.

But there is still a certain distance between him and Emmanuelle Belle, so this degree of beautiful dream is nothing to him.

Yang Yuan was indeed thinking about taking things a step further with Belle.

At the beginning, Luxi was the only one he took the initiative to pursue. As for the others, Yang Yuan actually wanted to flirt with them but did not dare to express his feelings.

The reason for this is that modern concepts have had an impact on him, making him feel insecure. He dares not take the initiative because there is only one position of the legal wife and he can't afford a second one.

Although Luxi was the little cook he met when he was humble, he never thought of abandoning her when he became rich, let alone letting a woman with a higher status and a more beautiful appearance surpass Luxi.

After he challenged Guo Xin Suo for revenge and narrowly escaped death, he gradually relaxed.

When in Rome, do as the Romans do. Besides, this "custom" is what he really wants.

Today, in this respect, he is still different from men of this era, probably because of some considerations of health and fertility.

For example, he was reluctant to pick his most legitimate "little green plum" because he felt sorry for the fact that her body had not yet fully grown.

Emmanuelle Belle is impeccable in both appearance and figure.

Especially her temperament and appearance, which are 70% similar to the screen goddess who once amazed the young Yang Yuan.

If he had the chance, he would certainly like to keep this French rose in his own home.

In fact, the reason he brought Belle to Shanyin this time was not only because he considered the possibility of using her special abilities, but also because he wanted to use this opportunity to allow the two sides to have more contact.

Now that Belle has overused her brain, he just passed on the "Zhelong Gong" to her. On the one hand, it can strengthen Belle's self-protection ability, and on the other hand, it can use the attraction enhanced by the Gong to promote the development of their relationship.

For Yang Yuan, this is essentially no different from wearing decent and handsome clothes, treating someone to a romantic candlelight dinner, or giving a bouquet of beautiful flowers. They are all means to make the other person gradually accept and like him/her.

Perhaps the Zhelong skill has the effect of enhancing attraction between opposite sexes, but the prerequisite is that there must be a good impression between the two people.

Yang Yuan didn't believe that he could fall in love with an ugly person just because he had practiced the Zhelong skill with her.

However, if Belle's current situation of forgetfulness every day does not change, he will not take action against Belle.

Although he likes it, he still has his bottom line.

When the sky was bright, Yang Yuan woke up. Although he had slept for a short time, he was full of energy because of the Sleeping Dragon Skill.

It was Wen Tian who called for breakfast again, and Yang Yuan hurried back to "Ting Tao" to have breakfast with Belle.

Belle has almost recovered, although she still looks a little weaker than before she went to the Governor's Mansion yesterday.

When she saw Yang Yuan, Belle showed a hint of unnatural shyness.

Because the object of her dreams is the oriental man in front of her.

This made Belle feel like a guilty thief.

Yang Yuan... naturally there was nothing unusual about him.

At first, he pretended to have no reaction, and even Miss Shishi was able to deceive him, let alone the Frankish female knight in front of him.

After breakfast, Yang Yuan asked Belle to rest in the inn today, and he took Wen Tian away from the inn.

When Belle and Yang Yuan were having dinner together, she couldn't help but secretly glance at him. Only after Yang Yuan left did she feel her heart, which had been beating so fast, relax a little.

Belle patted her hot cheeks with cool water, then returned to the inner room and began to write down the magical technique in her memo, drawing human figures and marking acupuncture points and meridian routes.

She didn't have time to record her experiences yesterday.

Yang Yuan told her about his experiences yesterday, but when she turned the page, she was slow to write down what happened that day.

In the end, she didn't record anything on this page, but wrote this:

"The Lord is the master of everything. The heaven and earth exist to this day according to the Lord's arrangement. Everything I encounter is the best arrangement of the Lord. I just obey it!"

……

In this era, the best hidden identity that local intelligence organizations that cannot be made public can use is to open a store and do business.

The status of a monk is suitable for the individual.

The identity of a merchant is not only suitable for personal concealment, but also for the concealment of a gang.

Merchants can come into contact with all kinds of people and travel to various places. These characteristics can make their espionage operations more covert.

The spy organization "Yu Zi Fang" was established in Shanyin, and its public identity was a business.

"Sanyuanchang" sells various goods from the north and south.

A general store is a grocery store, you can think of it as an ancient version of a supermarket.

Since the business covers a wide variety of products and they are all daily necessities, it is easy to establish connections with all walks of life, including local government offices.

Yang Yuan took Wen Tian to walk in the streets, stopping and strolling around, as if they were just visiting the Shanyin Commercial Square and taking in the local scenery.

When they arrived at "Sanyuanchang", the two of them observed the whole way and made sure that no one was following them, so they entered the store.

"Sanyuanchang" has five bays on the street, with two floors. Rice, flour, diesel, silk cloth, miscellaneous medicinal supplements, handicrafts, etc., each occupy a storefront, but they all belong to the same brand "Sanyuanchang".

As soon as the shop assistant came forward, Wen Tian waved him away.

Yang Yuan walked around the store for a while with his hands behind his back. When there were not many customers in the store, he smiled and asked an old man in a green shirt at the counter, "Are you the shopkeeper here?"

The old man in green robes smiled and said, "I am the second shopkeeper here. What would you like to buy, young master?"

Yang Yuan raised his hand, and in his palm, hidden in his sleeve, he was holding a badge.

The intelligence organizations of this era were far less perfect in all aspects than those of later generations.

Due to the limitations of communication and transportation conditions of that era, it was impossible to compile completely different and regularly changed codes for spies in various places.

Showing your badge is the method that is least likely to be forged or counterfeited.

Yang Yuan loosened his grip and the badge fell onto the counter.

The second shopkeeper casually swept his sleeves across the counter, as if he was just trying to sweep away the dust, but the waist badge, which had just fallen and had not yet hit the table, fell into his hand.

The old man in green turned around, probably checking the badge on his waist.

After a moment, he turned around as if nothing had happened, walked to an entrance with a door curtain, and looked back at Yang Yuan.

Yang Yuan walked straight over without saying a word. The old man in green lifted the door curtain, waited for Yang Yuan to go in, and then followed him in.

Wen Tian continued to stroll slowly in the store, vigilantly observing the movements on the street.

……

This "Sanyuanchang" is also a typical "front shop and back house" building in the Jiangnan market town. The shops along the street are crowded with people, but walking into the back house, you will feel quiet in the bustling city.

From the mottled moss between the blue bricks and black tiles, it can be seen that this building is quite old. But it is unknown how long this spy organization established by Jisufang in Shanyin has existed.

There are children playing in the yard.

On the surface, this is just a family and a business living and doing business here, no different from other businesses.

The old man in green led Yang Yuan into the living room of the main house and asked him to sit for a while.

These spies from the "Yu Zi Fang" live here in the name of a family with their entire family, and they don't have many maids or servants.

The old man in green called a girl of about fourteen or fifteen to serve tea to Yang Yuan. From the way he addressed her, she should be his granddaughter.

This old man in green is no more than fifty years old, but considering that people of this era generally get married and have children early, it is not surprising that he has a granddaughter who is fourteen or fifteen years old.

The little girl was naturally curious when she saw such a handsome and heroic young man.

But she was too lazy to do it, and when she was peeking, her eyes met Yang Yuan's. She immediately blushed with embarrassment, made some tea, and ran away.

After a while, the old man in green robe brought in an old man in gray robe. This was the manager of "Sanyuanchang".

The chief shopkeeper was called Wang Nanyang, and the second shopkeeper was called Li Yisen. They arrived at the guest hall and exchanged identities with Yang Yuan. Then they bowed and said,

"I, Wang Nanyang (Li Yisen), the head of the Fish House, have met with Yang, the head of the Chan House."

This person was not from his own system, so Yang Yuan was very polite. After both parties exchanged greetings and sat down again, Wang Nanyang smiled and said:

"I have received a message from the Yuzifang, asking us to cooperate with Yang Zhangfang's actions.

I didn't expect that Yang Changfang will arrive today. If there is anything we can do for you, please let me know."

Yang Yuan smiled and said, "I have been here for a few days, but I did not make a big fuss when I came. Instead, I used the identity of the second young master of the Wang family, a big merchant in Longshan, Lin'an."

Wang Nanyang and Li Yisen were slightly startled, then laughed and said, "So that's how it is. It is indeed more convenient to investigate in secret. Has Room Master Yang gained anything now?"

"Not bad!"

Yang Yuan took out a piece of paper from his sleeve. It was a list he had copied this morning. There were only eight names on it.

Yang Yuan handed the list to Wang Nanyang and said, "These are the craftsmen from Shanyin Duzuoyuan. There are eight of them in total. I hope to control them."

Li Yisen's expression was stern, and he said in a deep voice: "The theft of the Mahuang Crossbow, could it be related to them?"

Yang Yuan said: "I am not sure yet, but these eight people are very suspicious, so we need to investigate."

Wang Nanyang thought for a moment and said, "It's not difficult to find out their details and then control them, but...Does Yang have any specific requirements?"

Yang Yuan said: "It would be best if we could catch all eight of them in one fell swoop.

If that doesn't work, we should first find out the details of these eight people, and then select the most important and influential ones to control, so that once we get a confession, we can have evidence to corroborate it."

Li Yisen asked doubtfully, "From what Yang said, it seems that we cannot arrest him publicly?"

Yang Yuan said: "Yes, the situation is still unclear. If we arrest them publicly, it will inevitably alert the enemy.

These eight people are just craftsmen. Even if they are related to the Mahuang Crossbow, they are just workers. It is impossible for them to know the details, or even...

They may not know that the object they were asked to make was the Royal Horse Crossbow."

Wang Nanyang frowned and said, "If we can't arrest them publicly, we have to kidnap them privately.

However, whether it is an open arrest or abduction, if they are missing, and more than one person is missing..."

Wang Nanyang shook his head.

Li Yisen added: "Unless they have nothing to hide, if they are really related to the Mahuang Crossbow, the people behind them must have been alarmed."

Yang Yuan said: "I also think this is where the thorny issue lies.

That’s why I came to seek your help. You have been operating here for many years, but I wonder if you can come up with a proper solution.”

Wang Nanyang and Li Yisen frowned and thought hard for a while, then looked at each other with helplessness in their eyes.

Suddenly, Li Yisen's eyes lit up and he said excitedly: "Hey, if..., no, no..."

Li Yisen's excitement faded, he shook his head with a wry smile, and frowned again.

Yang Yuan asked, "Captain Li, if you have any ideas, please share them so that we can discuss them together."

Li Yisen smiled bitterly and said, "It's just a ridiculous idea. In theory... it's feasible. But, it's absolutely impossible to put it into practice."

After hearing this, Yang Yuan became more interested: "Captain Li, tell me, how is it impossible?"

Li Yisen shook his head and said, "Impossible, impossible. First of all, Yang, as the second son of the Wang family, you must be able to buy property in Shanyin and build a large-scale project. The court is unlikely to allocate such a large sum of money to us just to solve the case."

Yang Yuan raised his eyebrows when he heard this. If the court doesn’t give it to me, I have it myself!

As a nouveau riche, I still have enough money to build a house.

Once my ship starts sailing and I go to Hakata, Japan to transfer the stock deeds, I will have even more money.

Yang Yuan then asked, "That's all? Is there anything else?"

Li Yisen sighed and said, "This alone is already very difficult. The head of the room must also be able to have a say with the Transportation Department and the Criminal Justice Department as Young Master Wang."

"And that's all?"

Li Yisen widened his eyes and asked, "Isn't that enough?"

Yang Yuan pinched his chin and thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "The first point is not a big problem. The second point..."

Yang Yuan thought, I don’t know if Chu Nianqiu has any connections with the Transportation Department and the Criminal Justice Department, but if his connections don’t work, I can still go find Prince Yongjia Zhao Shicheng!

The Goose King said that he had a good relationship with his uncle, as good as brothers.

But that would expose one's background.

Well, if it really doesn't work, I can only ask Zhao Shicheng for help.

I just hope that his relationship with the Goose King is as good as the Goose King says. If that's the case, then letting him know about the relationship between him and the Goose King won't be a big problem.

Thinking of this, Yang Yuan said, "You two, let's think about it according to what Li Dutou said and see if there are any problems that need to be solved."

Wang Nanyang and Li Yisen looked at Yang Yuan in surprise and asked, "Master Yang, are you saying that this plan can be used?"

"Of course it can be used! It's just to build a house. If the government doesn't allocate the money, I can pay for it myself!"

Yang Yuan said, "I also like the Shanyin style. This place is not far from Lin'an. I can buy a house here and come here to have fun when I have time. If I don't have time, I can sell it. I don't think I will lose much money. I might even make some money."

Is Manager Yang so rich?
Wang Nanyang and Li Yisen looked at Yang Yuan in surprise. That was buying land and a house in Shanyin City!
Yang Yuan said nonchalantly, "As for the relationship between the Transportation Department and the Criminal Justice Department, I can also find a way to get through.

So...what does this have to do with the arrest of these eight craftsmen?"

(End of this chapter)