My lady, I'm going to rebel.

Hearing Li Lian's announcement that he would no longer provide protection, some merchants began to hesitate. But just then, Old Sparrow jumped in: "I've decided to stay here. What's the point of all this? Isn't it to make a lot of money? Since the goods are selling well here and the prices are high, why would we waste time and energy going somewhere else?"

"That's right!" Li Cheng laughed. "It's not that I'm unwilling to protect you all. After all, we're all businessmen, and only we know how to maximize profits with minimal costs. Ending my service early is beneficial for me, but you'll earn more. What's more, we'll be staying here for seven or eight days, and your rent is waived, which is even better."

Mu Zheng listened without saying anything. He looked at Gong Wen, and saw Gong Wen looking back at him. Their eyes met, and they immediately saw a hint of doubt in each other's eyes.

"This is not like Miss Li's style." Standing in the corner, Mu Zheng and Gong Wen whispered.

"Yes, I feel like she wants everyone to stay in Acropolis." Gong Wen also noticed something was wrong.

"And that old sparrow, although his words are in the context of a businessman, have you noticed that he is a loner in his daily life? If he wants to stay, he can stay by himself. Why does he have to encourage others to stay as well?" Mu Zheng touched his nose and said.

"So, you think he is catering to Li Cheng's wishes?" Gong Wen also thought of this.

"Yeah!" Mu Zheng nodded, but after thinking for a moment, he said, "Maybe I'm overthinking it. Old Sparrow and Li Cheng don't usually communicate much. He probably just thinks this is a good place to make money selling goods."

"Yeah, I think so." Gong Wen also thought it was just a coincidence. "Who cares? Since these merchants are willing to ship their goods in Acropolis, then we should just follow their wishes. We only provided escort services. Now that the goal has been achieved ahead of schedule, we should be happy."

Hearing this, Mu Zheng chuckled twice: "That's right, why should we care so much about their decision? Let's go and rest."

A speechless night!

Early the next morning, the merchants settled their contracts with the caravan and began to pack up their goods, planning to make a fortune in Acropolis.

"Old Sparrow, you're quite courageous. It was you who urged that traitor to fight for his rights, otherwise this trip to the desert would have been a disaster. And it was you who suggested coming to Acropolis. Unexpectedly, we discovered such a business opportunity. It's true that experience always brings wisdom. With Uncle Sparrow, you'll never have to worry about food and drink."

Mu Zheng stood in the corner, listening to several people talking to Old Sparrow, and a hint of confusion flashed across his face.

At the beginning, when Gong Wencai took over the transit station, he wanted to cancel the trip to the Huns, but Bai Xiaoya insisted on coming, and the caravan was finally formed.

But from the conversation just now, it seemed that it was this old sparrow who instigated Bai Xiaoya to cause trouble.

Also, it was actually Old Sparrow who suggested coming to Acropolis. Considering how Old Sparrow urged everyone to stay in Acropolis to do business last night, Mu Zheng began to have doubts.

It seems that they have been led by the old sparrow.

Could it be that Old Sparrow has never thought about going to the treaty port, and he has always wanted to come to Acropolis?

Mu Zheng was stunned. What was the purpose behind this?

But then I thought, no matter what the purpose is, it’s none of his business anyway, and if I don’t ask, it has nothing to do with me.

After dealing with the merchants, Li Cheng stretched and said, "Shall we go out for a walk?"

"Where are you going?" Mu Zheng asked.

"Let's go and take a look at their inner city." Li Cheng said with a smile.

Inner City? Isn't that where the upper class lives? Mu Zheng didn't understand why Li Cheng wanted to go there. Logically speaking, the more clearly defined the social classes are, the more trouble there is.

"I heard that the four great generals of the Huns gathered in Acropolis, so we might as well go and take a look." Li Cheng said with a smile.

Oh?

Mu Zheng looked at Li Cheng deeply and said with a smile, "Let's go."

Mu Zheng originally thought that the outer city and the inner city were close to each other, but he didn't expect that there was a large isolation zone between the two urban areas.

The bare isolation zone prevents anyone with bad intentions from hiding.

At the junction of the inner and outer cities, there were Hun soldiers guarding.

Mu Zheng saw that every person who entered took out a wooden sign for inspection. Coincidentally, it was exactly the same sign they had found on the ridge of the field.

"That's an identity badge. Coincidentally, we found a few in the field." Li Cheng pulled out a wooden badge from his pocket and asked Mu Zheng, "Does yours have it with you?"

Mu Zheng nodded: "Yes. But, Miss Li, how did you know this was an identity badge? Have you seen it?"

Li Cheng's face paused, then he laughed, "How is that possible? I was just making a deduction based on common sense."

Hey!

Mu Zheng didn't say anything.

The two men walked to the city gate, and at this moment, they heard someone calling him from behind. When they turned around, it was Old Sparrow.

"Huh? Aren't you going to do business?" Mu Zheng looked at the old man.

"Oh, I was thinking of going to the inner city too. There are a lot of rich people there, and maybe business will be better there." Old Sparrow rubbed his hands. "Huh? You have an ID badge? Do you have more land? Can you take me in too?"

Mu Zheng didn't say anything. He did have more money on him, but he wanted to see what Li Cheng's attitude was.

As expected, Li Cheng said without hesitation, "Yes, Mu Zheng still has several pieces. I'll give you one."

Mu Zheng looked at Li Cheng, who acted as if he didn't feel rude. "Why? What's wrong with helping our old customers?"

"Nothing!" Mu Zheng took out the sign from his pocket and gave it to Old Sparrow. He was now more certain that the two knew each other.

Logically, Mu Zheng's identity badge should have been kept secret, as he had no way of explaining where it came from. However, Li Cheng didn't give him a chance to refuse and directly exposed the truth, with the sole purpose of helping Old Sparrow obtain an identity badge.

Why are they trying so hard to get into the inner city?

Why do you have to drag yourself into this?

Mu Zheng narrowed his eyes and followed behind the two of them, occasionally talking to them. In fact, he was paying attention to their words and actions, trying to find some clues.

"three people!"

Standing at the city gate, Old Sparrow took the initiative to hand over three strings of silver coins.

The gatekeeper weighed the silver in his hand and said, "Nameplate!"

The old sparrow quickly handed it over again.

The gatekeeper took a look at it and then threw it back to the old sparrow: "Low-class people, behave yourself when you go in."

The old sparrow nodded in agreement.

Mu Zheng followed behind him, and after entering the city, he asked Li Cheng: "Didn't you pick up the sign of a superior person on the ridge of the field?"

The implication is that you gave the other person a nameplate that was inferior to him. Where did this nameplate come from?

Li Cheng didn't expect Mu Zheng to notice this. He smiled brightly and said, "No, I just found an extra piece on those people in Tianlong that day, and you just didn't see it."

is it?

Mu Zheng just smiled and said nothing.

It seems that Li Cheng had already prepared her identity badge and had already calculated that she would go to the inner city, otherwise she would not have prepared an extra badge. Secondly, how did this old sparrow know how much the gatekeepers would charge for the entrance fee?

Unless, he has been here before!