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Chapter 25: Night Talk at Zuixianlou

Are all those who work in intelligence so cautious?
Tang Hao stared in amazement at the formation that enveloped the entire private room.

Noticing his expression, Yuan Tong smiled helplessly, extended his hand to invite Tang Hao to sit down, and complained, "Now that Jiang Yourong is in control of [Quelou]'s intelligence affairs, I'm miserable. Almost every move I make is under her surveillance, and I have no choice but to be careful. Oh, Jiang Yourong is the officer I'm competing with."

"But it shouldn't be that serious. It feels a bit exaggerated." Tang Hao still didn't understand. "Isn't this misusing public resources for personal gain? The reviewers wouldn't just turn a blind eye to this, right? How can that be fair?"

"That's not an exaggeration at all." Yuan Tong shook his head and said seriously, "Fellow Daoist Tang has only been practicing for a short time. He may have come into contact with the Que Tower before, but it was probably for mailing matters. He has no idea of ​​our intelligence capabilities."

What's more, Yuan Tong said no more, as if he was avoiding something.

He then stared at Tang Hao with admiration and praised him, "Fellow Daoist Tang is indeed an extraordinary person. He used public resources for personal gain. These four concise words make it clear what he meant."

It turned out that I made the right choice to ask this young man for help. I really have a good eye for people.

"As long as she doesn't harm the sect's interests, even if she brings the matter to the Palace Master, at most she can be reprimanded a few times to get her to behave herself. It's useless." Yuan Tong poured Tang Hao a cup of tea and sighed, "So, there is no such thing as true fairness in this world."

After hearing this, both of them had some associations and drank a cup of tea in silence.

Tang Hao thought to himself, "Next, I should get to the point." He also began to organize his words in his mind.

Unexpectedly, Yuan Tong didn't seem to be in a hurry at all, and chatted with him as if they were just friends.

After chatting for a while, he heard about his experience in the market and immediately smiled. He pointed at the ID card on Tang Hao's waist and said, "What those shopkeepers said is true. If Fellow Daoist Tang was not a disciple of Qinghua Sect, they would have asked for proof of identity first instead of directly verifying your capital."

"Oh? Who made this rule? It's so overbearing that I have to prove my identity before buying something." Tang Hao was a little indignant. His original plan to change clothes and go there was ruined.

Yuan Tong said strangely: "Of course it was decided by our five major sects."

"Puff! Cough cough cough..." Tang Hao choked on the tea and coughed violently.
"These are all recorded in the sect's annals. As a disciple of the sect, you must learn more about them," Yuan Tong reminded.

"Another person who advised me to read more." Tang Hao was speechless for a moment, "Okay, I'll find it and study it carefully when I get home."

Suddenly thinking of something, he asked repeatedly, "So, does that mean that buying magical instruments, elixirs, and the like all require real names? Is it the same for selling them?"

"Real-name system?"

Yuan Tong's eyes couldn't help but brighten.

Frowning at being looked at, Tang Hao couldn't help but secretly think that he would have to think more carefully about what he said in the future.

Noticing his discomfort, Yuan Tong finally calmed down a bit. "It's the same thing. It's the same in all the immortal cities directly under the five major immortal sects. As for the markets established by other small and medium-sized forces, although they have received the imperial edicts from the five sects, they still pretend to obey and secretly disobey, and this continues despite repeated bans."

Tang Hao breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. Fortunately, if the entire world of immortal cultivation strictly followed this rule, then in the future, if he wanted to sell the magical instruments he received as rewards... well, it would be difficult to cash them in.

"Speaking of which, back then, your sect and Qiyun Cave were the leaders. Your two sects, one rich in various resources and materials for refining, and the other specialized in refining equipment, practically monopolized the entire Cangnan region's high-, medium-, and low-end market for high-quality goods. The three of us were merely responding to the occasional call."

"Hiss, this is a combination of government-run monopoly and resource monopoly. Is it simply for the sake of making money? But why implement the real-name system? Aren't the two things contradictory?" Tang Hao asked Yuan Tong about this matter, and only after the other party explained it did he understand.

"So this move is actually to curb the development of the four major demonic sects?" Tang Hao thought thoughtfully, always feeling that the world of immortal cultivation in the future would not be as peaceful as it is now.

Just when Tang Hao was secretly worried, the waiter knocked on the door, and the wine and food were served. The two of them started to toast each other.

After some drinks, we finally got down to business.

"What does Yuan Lishi think?" Tang Hao asked casually while putting some food into his mouth. It is said that Zuixianlou is indeed the best in Qingmu Fairy City. The dishes are delicious and the wine is fragrant and mellow, which makes him feel like he is having a big meal in modern society.

Yuan Tong drank more wine and became more relaxed. He waved his hand and said, "Brother Tang, please don't call me Li Shi. We hit it off right away. If I can stay this time, we'll have to interact more often in the future. Calling me that is too formal."

Looking up at him, Yuan Tong looked to be in his twenties. Since he didn't know the situation of Fengming Palace, Tang Hao didn't know his specific identity in the sect. Since he said so, he followed his advice and called him "brother".

Hearing this, Yuan Tong laughed heartily and patted him on the shoulder to show his affection. But then he suddenly sighed: "To be honest, brother, I have been thinking about this matter since we separated this morning, but I just can't seem to find a solution. Let me tell you about it."

He mumbled a lot of things, but most of them were about how great Yuan Tong was, but they did not relate to the business.

Hearing this, Tang Hao shook his head.

"So, I still have to rely on you, brother. You think quickly and your thinking is different from ordinary people. Please think of one for me." Yuan Tong blushed.

Tang Hao said that they had to analyze the facts first before moving on to the next step, and Yuan Tong naturally had no objection to this.

Tang Hao then sorted out his thoughts and said, "Let's analyze this. The assessment for both of you was to see who performed better. But in reality, whether it's you or that Jiang Lishi, it's difficult to expand your customer base. Is that right?"

"Yes, that's right." Yuan Hao nodded quickly and responded with a burning gaze.

"In other words, the real brilliance ultimately comes down to who can take control of things faster and demonstrate their own value."

"Uh-huh."

Tang Hao tapped the table with his hand and asked, "Let me ask, how long have you been here, brother?"

"More than half a month," Yuan Tong answered quickly. "Only half a month?" Tang Hao smiled. "Express delivery is such a simple matter. I'm sure you've already got it under control. Now all you need to consider is how to demonstrate your own value."

Yuan Tong nodded immediately: "Yes, I originally planned to..."

"What are you planning?" Tang Hao interrupted him and leaned back.

Hearing this, Yuan Tong trembled, his face turned pale, and he stammered, "Is it too late? What should I do?"

Seeing him like this, Tang Hao knew that the other party had misunderstood, and quickly waved his hand and said, "No, no, what I want to say is that in this case, brother, you don't need to care about Jiang Yourong at all. You just need to strike steadily, accurately and ruthlessly."

"What do you mean?" Yuan Tong raised his eyebrows and asked repeatedly.

"Intelligence is such a complicated job. If she takes it over completely, plus the learning and familiarity, it will probably take at least ten days or half a month, right?" Tang Hao couldn't help but think of his previous life. It would take a month to hand over a trivial job. Working on intelligence, especially as the person in charge, it would definitely not be done quickly.

"Indeed, even though we have the old deacon to look after us, it still takes time."

Tang Hao hummed, "Not to mention, she also needs to slowly build up her reputation among clients and establish her own image, which will take even longer."

Yuan Tong nodded repeatedly in agreement.

"The person who let Jiang Yourong take over the intelligence is also a weird person. He only cares about power and doesn't consider anything else."

"Well, actually, originally, the two of us each led a team, and split all of Que Lou's operations into two, each leading their own. It was only because she established connections between the upper and lower levels that things became what they are today."

"She's just trapped in her own web." Tang Hao shook his head. If things had developed normally, with Jiang Yourong secretly interfering and sabotaging, Yuan Tong would indeed have had a hard time. But now, with him here, the situation would naturally be reversed.

Tang Hao immediately said, "That's easy. The customers are right there. All you need to do is turn Que Lou's customers into yours, and everything will be settled."

"How to do?"

"It's very simple. Create a third party between Quelou itself and the customers. Brother, you intervene, ahem, you just need to bind yourself to it." Tang Hao said to him in this way.

Yuan Tong's eyes lit up as he murmured, "Let's integrate the delivery of letters and items into the express delivery business, and then there's that Silk Logan thing you mentioned, brother. Is that all that's needed?"

"Yes, let me think about it." Tang Hao recalled it seriously.

'Yuantong Express, Yuan, perfect, what about Tong? Tongda!'

"Got it!" Tang Hao clapped his hands. Under Yuan Tong's expectant gaze, he fetched a pen and paper, finished it in one go, and handed it to him: "Take a look, brother. What do you think?"

Yuan Tong excitedly took it, took a closer look, and chanted aloud: "Yuan Tong Express, perfect speed, smooth service."

"It's bound, it's really bound, great! Great! That's great, hahahaha." Yuan Tong is not a stupid person, his thinking is just limited. With the previous communication and the open mind, he sorted out the obstacles in a moment.

Yuan Tong's face flushed, as if he was drunk, and he bowed deeply to Tang Hao: "I'll arrange for someone to make a sign and hang it up when I get back."

"It's too small, the scale is too small, what kind of brand is it, you are like this." Don't we just happen to have a printer for cultivating immortals? [Quelou] is backed by [Fengming Palace], which is a force of the same level as [Qinghua Sect]. It's easy to print some flyers.

Yuan Tong, who had already thought he was a sure winner, now had another trick up his sleeve. He wanted to pick Tang Hao up and spin him around a few times, but he endured it again and again and finally poured himself two glasses of wine: "No more words, from now on, any intelligence I can get will be inseparable from yours! Cheers to victory!"

Although Tang Hao felt it was not a good idea to open the champagne at halftime, he changed his mind and thought, how could he lose if he had a flying dragon on his face?
I no longer care.

The two of them ate and drank for a while before leaving Zuixianlou arm in arm.

"Where do you stay, brother? Otherwise, come to my place and stay for one night, and we'll continue drinking." Yuan Tong asked, pulling his sleeve.

Tang Hao subconsciously wanted to reach for his phone to contact Du Maocai and the others, but he finally realized that something was wrong and that he didn't have the communication talisman for the three of them. He immediately thought he had made a mistake. Yuan Tong's hospitality was hard to refuse, and he also felt that he hadn't drunk enough, so he agreed: "Let's go!"

"go!"

The two slightly tipsy people would link arms and laugh loudly from time to time, and before they knew it, the other people around them gradually disappeared.

Just when there was no one around, Tang Hao suddenly woke up and sobered up. He grabbed Yuan Tong who was staggering forward and held down his hand.

"What's wrong, brother? Come on, we're just ahead."

"There's an ambush!" Tang Hao mobilized his magic power to expel all the smell of alcohol, and his mind instantly became clear.

Yuan Tong was also shocked when he heard this. He followed the method to get rid of his drunkenness and stood side by side with him.

The air was filled with murderous intent.

"We've been discovered, take action!"

The next moment, several figures attacked the two with cold sword energy.

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