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"Sir, you're back. Did you find anything?"

Su Jing had been waiting for Zhou Wu at the post station all night.

"There's definitely something wrong with this Chen Xinrong."

If Zhou Wu had only suspected it before, he was now almost certain that Chen Xinrong was the mastermind.

"Oh, what did you discover, sir?"

"Do you remember when we were at the dock today, Chen Xinrong said he just wanted to live an ordinary life, but in reality, his house and his food, clothing and daily necessities are so luxurious that they can only be described as extravagant?"

"If Chen Xinrong is so two-faced, then there is definitely something wrong with him."

Su Jing initially sided with Zhou Wu and had some suspicions about Chen Xinrong. Now, after hearing Zhou Wu's words, he agreed with Zhou Wu and became even more certain that Chen Xinrong was problematic.

"My lord, how about I sneak into his residence tonight and take a look?"

At this moment, Madam Lin spoke up. Zhou Wu was currently struggling because he had no evidence, so Madam Lin suggested that he risk his life to sneak into the Chen residence to see if he could find anything.

"No, how can I let you put yourself in danger? Absolutely not."

"My lord, you know how skilled I am, so don't worry."

Seeing Zhou Wu in a dilemma, Madam Lin was determined to help him, but Zhou Wu firmly refused to let Madam Lin go.

"No, that's right, that's all."

After discussing it for a while, they still couldn't come up with a good solution, so they all went their separate ways.

Just after everyone had fallen asleep, Madam Lin, dressed in black, left the post station and, avoiding the night patrol guards, arrived at the Chen residence.

With no one around, Madam Lin lightly leaped onto the high wall of the Chen residence and gently landed inside.

At this time, most of the lights in the Chen residence were already out, presumably because the servants were asleep. However, Madam Lin also noticed something amiss.

A wealthy man from the countryside actually had guards patrolling his house at night with knives.

"It seems that the Chen family does indeed have some unspeakable secrets."

Madam Lin muttered to herself, and then, under the cover of darkness, began searching the Chen residence. However, she soon found her target, because only the room in front of her was still lit.

As soon as Lin Niangzi arrived at the window, she heard a conversation coming from inside. She gently poked a hole in the window paper with her finger and saw Chen Xinrong talking to a fierce-looking scarred man.

"You told them to destroy the drying yard and the dock, so why are they still building on them?"

For some reason, Scarface harbored such hostility toward the drying yards and docks of Qingzhou.

“Chief, it’s not that I don’t want to sabotage it. You know, I already arranged for people to do it last time, but a few days later that damned imperial envoy had people start construction again.”

The other party blamed everything on him, and Chen Xinrong felt very wronged. Although everyone in Qingzhou City loved him, in front of this person, Chen Xinrong was like a grandson.

"I don't care, I'll report this to the chief truthfully. I'll also give you directions. The chief said there's another batch of goods coming soon, you'd better find time to receive them. And what about the payment for the last shipment? Are you not planning to pay me back?"

"No, no, no, Chief, you've misunderstood. Qingzhou suffered a disaster, and now there are many gossips in Qingzhou. I haven't figured out the background of this imperial envoy from the capital yet, which is why I've been delayed. Chief, please put in a good word for me with the Grand Chief."

As he spoke, Chen Xinrong handed a money bag to the other man. Scarface did not refuse and opened the money bag right in front of him. When he saw that there were several large silver ingots inside, his face immediately lit up with a smile.

“No problem. Master Chen and our White Skull have been cooperating for so many years, so I naturally trust Master Chen. But the chief urgently needs money to buy ships, so you still have to hurry. If it drags on for too long, I won’t be able to explain myself.”

"Yes, yes, the chief is right. I will definitely hurry up and find a way to send the silver to the chief."

"That's good, then I'll take my leave now."

Seeing that the other party was about to leave, Madam Lin quickly went back to hide in the shadows.

The conversation between the two startled Lin Niangzi. Wasn't the White Skull Pirates the Black Dragon, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea?

"It seems things are more complicated and dangerous than we thought."

Thinking of this, Madam Lin quickly left the Chen residence and returned to the post station to inform Zhou Wu.

Station.

When Zhou Wu woke up, he saw someone crawling next to him and immediately felt a chill. He quickly looked for something to protect himself, but Zhou Wu's movements were too loud, and the person crawling on him also woke up. It turned out to be Lin Niangzi.

"Hey, Lin Niangzi, you scared me! Why don't you sleep in your own room? What are you doing climbing over here?"

Zhou Wu let out a long breath and then began to tease the other party. However, when he noticed that Madam Lin was dressed in all black, he realized that she must have sneaked into the Chen residence last night.

"You went to the Chen residence last night?"

"Yes sir."

"Lady Lin, why are you so disobedient? I told you not to go, it's too dangerous. What would I do if something happened to you?"

Zhou Wu's concern was just that of a normal friend, but Lin Niangzi interpreted it as something else entirely.

"I just want to help you find evidence."

Upon hearing Zhou Wu's concern for her, Madam Lin immediately revealed a shy, girlish demeanor.

"You didn't encounter any danger, did you?"

"No, but I did hear some really big news yesterday."

Madam Lin recounted everything she had overheard at the Chen residence the previous night to Zhou Wu, who also looked grave.

. . . . . .

"Now that you put it that way, everything makes sense. This Chen Xinrong made his fortune by secretly cooperating with the White Skull Pirates and helping them sell stolen goods. He chose this remote place for his residence, which must have been to make it easier to contact the pirates."

"Then why did he destroy our docks and drying yards?"

Lin Niangzi couldn't understand why the other party would risk damaging the dock and drying yard.

"They're just afraid that if Qingzhou City develops, it will be difficult for them to trade. They chose Qingzhou as a springboard because they thought it was poor and remote and not easy to be discovered. Who knew that a disaster would bring me to Qingzhou and make me help rebuild the city? That disrupted their original plan."

"So that's it."

Lin Niangzi used to be a pirate, and once she heard this, she immediately understood the key point.

"Someone, go and fetch Lord Su."

Zhou Wu gave instructions towards the door.

"grown ups."

The guards immediately summoned Su Jing from next door.

"It's so early, sir, and you're looking for...you two...shouldn't you at least try to avoid suspicion?"

Early in the morning, before anyone else was awake, Su Jing was woken up. Upon entering the room, he saw Zhou Wu and Lin Niangzi, which inevitably made people wonder.