The disgraced official I took care of was actually Zhu Houcong's childhood friend.

"It seems like he has an endless supply of money."

Sun Qiang remarked with emotion.

"Oh?"

Zhou Chu became interested upon hearing this.

Jiangnan...

"Have someone keep an eye on this wealthy businessman and Hu Wei these next few days, and investigate the businessman thoroughly."

Zhou Chu had a vague feeling that this wealthy businessman was someone special.

"Forget it, let's not investigate further, lest we alert them."

After Zhou Chu finished speaking, he looked at Chu Liu.

"On the sixth day of the lunar month, do you know any of the beggars in the capital?"

When it comes to the ability to track people, aside from the Imperial Guards, these beggars are probably the only ones who can do it.

The beggars in the capital were not ordinary beggars; most of them were organized.

The conman comes from the Blue Gate, so he must have some connection with these people.

Hearing this on the sixth day of the lunar month, he thought about it.

“I don’t know anyone from Rongmen, but the old beggar from Rongmen and my father are best friends. My father told me that if something happens to him, I can go to the old beggar if I need anything. He also said that if he dies, just find a place to bury him and don’t go to the old beggar because of this.”

"Rongmen?"

Zhou Chu asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Blue Gate and Rong Gate are both among the Eight Dark Gates. I don't know much about the Eight Dark Gates, except for the Flower Basket Ge Rong Gate."

"Most of the people in the Flower Gate run brothels, but not all brothel owners are from the Flower Gate. The Blue Gate are con artists, the Ge Gate are robbers, and the Rong Gate are beggars."

The sixth day of the month explained in detail.

Upon hearing these words, Zhou Chu suddenly understood.

"Here's what we'll do: tomorrow, take this silver and go to the old beggar to ask him to help investigate that wealthy merchant and Hu Wei."

As Zhou Chu spoke, he took out twenty taels of silver and handed it to Chu Liu.

"Also, try to gather your Eight Generals of the Thousand Gates these days. I'll give you some work to do in a few days."

Zhou Chu added.

On the sixth day of the lunar month, I told myself that the so-called Eight Generals of the Thousand Gates were actually the Eight Generals of Positive and Negative Exorcism, Fire and Wind, and Rumor Elimination.

However, it doesn't necessarily have to be a full eight people.

Because many of them have overlapping functions.

For example, the generals who are removed from their positions and the generals who are attacked by fire.

Tuo Jiang is responsible for setting up the scheme and then running away.

The Fire General is responsible for resolving the problem by force when someone blocks their path.

These two could be the same person, and Zhou Chu could temporarily act as the solution.

Feng Jiang is responsible for gathering intelligence, a task that can be delegated to the Rongmen.

The main problem now is the lack of a counter-strategist to lure people into the game.

Of course, everything must be planned carefully before taking action. Zhou Chu would not act rashly until he had figured out the wealthy merchant's identity.

Hu Wei was a nobody, so it was no big deal if he made a move; Zhou Chu wasn't afraid of his retaliation at all.

But if this wealthy businessman is an important figure, then one must be extremely careful.

"By the way, have the old beggar investigate your father's affairs while you're at it. We still need to avenge him in the future."

Zhou Chu said.

Upon hearing this, Chu Liu clenched his fists.

It wasn't that he didn't want revenge, but he knew that the person his father had offended was no ordinary person, and he planned to investigate him slowly later when he had the chance.

I didn't expect that the young master still had this matter on his mind.

Chu Liu was deeply moved.

The next morning, Zhou Chu was practicing his martial arts when Chunlan came over with Chu Liu.

Chunlan was serving Zhou Chu during dinner last night, which is how she met Chu Liu.

Zhou Chu doesn't completely trust the other servants in the household.

Except for Cymbidium goeringii.

Chunlan also has another identity: Sun Qiang's adopted daughter.

Sun Qiang has worked in the brokerage business for many years and has seen many pitiful people.

Sun Qiang is not a heartless person; he will help if he can.

But some people's fates are too pitiful, like Chunlan.

Chunlan was sold to a wealthy family, but she accidentally offended the mistress and was almost beaten to death. She was then sold out and ended up in Sun Qiang's hands again.

When Chunlan was handed over to Sun Qiang, she looked like a bloody gourd, barely clinging to life.

If Sun Qiang hadn't found her a doctor, Chunlan would probably have died back then.

Sun Qiang felt sorry for her, so he took her in and cared for her for a year or two. Chunlan was a grateful person. After she recovered from her injuries, she recognized Sun Qiang as her father and did his laundry and cooking.