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"Young Master, the black-robed Taoist priest entered this house! Young Master Xiu Zhao was with them too..."

Soon, Shen Lu led Ye Bai to a shop and whispered something to him.

The "Young Master Xiu Zhao" she mentioned is a member of the third branch of the Qin family, the son of Qin Wanqing's third uncle, and one of the true eldest sons of the Qin family, Qin Xiu Zhao.

Qin Xiuzhao also made an appearance at the family reunion banquet on the day Ye Bai arrived at the Qin family.

But he never even glanced at Ye Bai, let alone exchanged glances with him.

Later, he made up a random excuse, sat for a while, and then chose to leave.

Therefore, Ye Bai was not familiar with this person at all, and he never expected that the other party would have an intersection with the black-robed Taoist.

According to Shen Lu, Qin Xiuzhao and the two black-robed Taoist priests were chatting and laughing all the way, which clearly indicated that their relationship was extraordinary.

From this perspective, the Qin family's internal situation is far more complex than Ye Bai had imagined.

As time went by, all sorts of demons and monsters began to slowly emerge.

The eldest branch of the Qin family has the best relationship with the fourth and seventh branches.

However, the fourth branch of the Qin family, that is, Qin Wanqing's fourth uncle's family, now all live abroad and only come back once a year.

He has transferred all his shares to Qin Wanqing and is no longer involved in the affairs of the Qin Group.

Qin Wanqing's seventh uncle was in a similar situation. Although he did not go abroad, he had been developing his business in Shanghai and had also transferred all his shares to Qin Wanqing.

In addition, Qin Wanqing's second aunt was in the same situation.

This is also why Qin Wanqing is able to own as much as 41% of the shares.

Of course, it's impossible for the Qin family's eldest branch alone to have so many.

When it comes to the distribution of property among her children, Old Madam Qin has always adhered to the principle of fairness, rather than favoritism.

This means that the second, third, fifth, and sixth branches of the Qin family, along with the eldest and third aunts, are all on the opposite side of Qin Wanqing.

They were the ones who didn't want Qin Wanqing to continue serving as president of the Qin Group.

As for the rest, such as the fourth and seventh branches of the Qin family, as well as the second and youngest aunts, they were all close to Qin Wanqing.

It's not surprising that Qin Xiuzhao, who comes from the third branch of the Qin family, colluded with scoundrels from the Xuanmen sect.

However, those scoundrels from the Xuanmen sect have visited Chen Jingmei, so the two may have had a relationship. Doesn't that mean that the second wife also has a problem?

If that's the case, then it's really a headache.

Chen Jingmei held a prominent position in the Qin family mansion, second only to Old Madam Qin.

Moreover, she is Qin Wanqing's stepmother and Qin Shuang's biological mother.

This complex bond is much harder to handle than for others.

However, Ye Bai didn't need to worry about these things for the time being. He just wanted to figure out what the purpose of those scoundrels from the Xuanmen sect was infiltrating the Qin family.

"Looks like we have quite a connection with this store..."

Ye Bai glanced at the shop's sign a few times, first finding it familiar, and then recognizing it.

The last time they came to the ghost market, the guy who was hired to steal his medicine ran away from this shop.

"Young master, shall we go in?"

Shen Lu looked around suspiciously and asked in a low voice.

"of course."

Ye Bai nodded and stepped inside.

He had no interest in waiting here idly, especially since this was a ghost market; even if a fight broke out, no one would call the police.

Therefore, it's much safer to resolve some problems here than outside.

To Ye Bai's surprise, the situation inside the shop was completely unexpected.

This is not a standalone shop, but rather a connected building complex covering a large area.

It looks ordinary on the outside, but it's a hidden gem inside.

It's like a small market that's been partitioned off from the ghost market.

There are no fewer than a hundred stalls!

There were so many people, a dense, bustling crowd as far as the eye could see.

Ye Bai and Shen Lu looked at each other, both dumbfounded.

Although they had all been to the Ghost Market and had some understanding of it, they didn't frequent the area.

This is the first time I've ever been to this place.

In such a large space, finding Qin Xiuzhao and the black-robed Taoist priest would be incredibly difficult.

If we ask Ding Shuai for help, there might still be some hope.

But unfortunately, that guy is completely drunk and can't help at all.

"Fine, let's try anything, even if it's a dead end."

Ye Bai shook his head helplessly, but he didn't seem disappointed or depressed.

Since we know that those black-robed Taoists have been in contact with Qin Xiuzhao, if all else fails, we can just go find that young master of the Qin family.

Anyway, the Qin family's third branch is right there; they can't run away even if they want to.

The only problem is that the other party might deny it.

After all, Ye Bai had no evidence.

After realizing this, Shen Lu felt extremely remorseful.

First, she should have taken immediate action earlier and captured the other party regardless of the circumstances.

Secondly, even if they don't take action, they should at least take out their phones and record a video, which can then be used as evidence.

Having a passion for photography can sometimes be a good habit.

Seeing this, Ye Bai couldn't help but smile and comfort the little girl.

It's no wonder Shen Lu was told not to act rashly when she saw the black-robed Taoist; Ye Bai had instructed her beforehand.

As for recordings, a normal person wouldn't react immediately.

Afterwards, Ye Bai and Shen Lu began searching inside, hoping to find something by sheer luck.

As it turns out, if you work hard enough, even if you don't catch a mouse, you can still find a few small insects.

After wandering around the small market, Ye Bai and Shen Lu didn't find Qin Xiuzhao and the black-robed Taoist, but they did see two somewhat unexpected "acquaintances".

One of them was the man from the couple whose conversation Ye Bai overheard at Jingzhou TV station.

Ye Bai didn't know his real name, but judging from how the woman addressed him, he seemed to be the director of some department, surnamed Li.

Director Li had clearly disguised himself, wearing a baseball cap and a mask.

However, those thick black-rimmed glasses were too distinctive, and his figure and posture had not changed. In addition, Ye Bai had extremely sharp observation skills and a photographic memory, so he naturally recognized him after a few glances.

However, the reason why Director Li caught Ye Bai's attention was because of what he wanted to buy.

Otherwise, with so many people around, Ye Bai wouldn't have noticed this person.

What this guy bought was actually a banned aphrodisiac!

Men buy these things, naturally for the sake of women.

This immediately reminded Ye Bai of what Shen Lu had said about the old station director having ulterior motives towards Tong Yan.

Could it be that Director Li is planning to use drugs to help the old station director regain his youthful appearance?

However, if that's the case, it doesn't seem to do Director Li any good.

The real competitors are this person and the childlike face.

If Tong Yan really becomes the station director's woman, she will pose an even greater threat to Director Li.

With that thought, Ye Bai realized he was probably overthinking things, so he stopped paying attention to the other one and focused his attention on the other "insect"...