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As she spoke, Yin Pan'er smiled and sent someone to see the guests off. After they left,

Xiaoyue walked in, and after seeing Xiaoyue.

Yin Pan'er looked at Xiaoyue and asked, "Is there any news about Wolong Manor? You're quick about it?"

Xiaoyue smiled and nodded at Yin Pan'er: "My lord, actually, after hearing the name Wolong Manor, I already sent one of my men to the real estate registration office in Lingas City to investigate. I was just trying my luck..."

"Guess what? I was right! That Crouching Dragon Manor is in Lingas City."

After hearing Xiaoyue's words, Yin Pan'er became interested and said to Xiaoyue, "Oh? It's also in Lingas City? How come we haven't heard of it? Have you investigated who's behind that manor?"

Xiaoyue nodded to Yin Pan'er: "Of course! But..."

Yin Pan'er looked at Xiaoyue, paused, and then continued, "What's wrong? Is there a problem?"

Xiaoyue nodded to Yin Pan'er: "Sir, you know that person too."

Yin Pan'er was surprised when she heard Xiaoyue's words: "I know her too?"

He then said, "It couldn't be Xiao Ce, could it?"

Yin Pan'er had already discerned something from Xiao Yue's expression.

Moreover, he had heard during this time that Xiao Ce had commissioned a man named Ryan from Lingas City to buy real estate everywhere.

After hearing Yin Pan'er's words, Xiaoyue first shook her head, then nodded: "It's not Xiao Ce, it's Boudica..."

Yin Pan'er wasn't surprised: "Oh...that makes no difference. Whatever happens to Boudica, she just listens to Xiao Ce..."

"But there's something wrong with this..."

After listening to Xiaoyue's words, Yin Pan'er asked in confusion, "Oh? What's wrong?"

Xiaoyue said to Yin Pan'er, "So the registration date was two years ago... I remember Boudika should have been in India back then... She didn't come here?"

After listening to Xiaoyue's words, Yin Pan'er asked, "Is there anything else different about this Wolong Manor?"

Xiaoyue seemed to be thinking: "I don't know either. The people I sent out haven't come back yet. But judging from the registration information, construction started several years ago. I wonder what they're building. We should have news tomorrow."

Yin Pan'er nodded, then said, "Could it be that Xiao Ce was the one who killed the Mad Taoist...?"

Xiaoyue immediately expressed her doubts, and then said to Yin Pan'er, "My lord, the Mad Taoist knows Xiao Ce, and he knew him before us. If he wanted to remind us that we are Xiao Ce, he could have just said Xiao Ce directly. There must be some other meaning behind it!"

Yin Pan'er nodded: "Do you think it's possible that after Xiao Ce found out about someone claiming to be him, he also knew that the Mad Taoist was one of his men, and wanted to interrogate him..."

Xiaoyue shook her head. Before Xiaoyue could speak, Yin Pan'er gave a bitter smile, then smiled and said, "That's right, the chances of that are indeed not high."

"Alright, let's not worry about that for now... Let's find out what's going on with the Wolong Manor first, and then decide on other things."

Xiaoyue nodded: "That's right, sir, leave this to me. I'll investigate and find out..."

...

The next day, Ryan waited for Xiao Ce early.

When Xiao Ce woke up, he saw that Ryan was already waiting outside.

Actually, Ryan has been very busy these past two days.

You usually don't see Ryan around this time in the morning.

Xiao Ce looked at Ryan with some surprise and said, "Ryan, you really are a rare guest... What brings you here?"

Ryan heard Xiao Ce's standard smile and said, "Mr. Ce, didn't you tell me to keep an eye on things at Twin Castles?"

Xiao Ce was taken aback at first.

Seeing this, Ryan knew that Xiao Ce probably couldn't figure out these names for the time being.

After all, Ryan has bought too many properties recently, and Xiao Ce always gives him this expression when Ryan tells him about it…

Ryan explained, "Mr. Ce, it's about the East Asia Association's representative..."

Xiao Ce then remembered that one of Ryan's childhood friends worked in the guard and was later sent to Twin Castles as a personal guard.

Xiao Ce asked Ryan to smooth things over with the connections.

Money may not be everything, but it is often universal.

Ryan used money to smooth things over and also took advantage of Mr. Kim's connections to help his family find some decent jobs.

This made his childhood friend extremely grateful to Ryan.

That childhood friend also used some of Ryan's money to build a closer relationship, and used the same methods.

They learned about some of the needs of their guards.

Ryan always managed to offer help in a thoughtful way that the guards couldn't refuse.

Actually, they didn't give out much money. They just introduced me to some jobs.

Sending too many gifts would arouse suspicion.

However, many stable jobs in Lingas City are still more attractive than the money...

This relationship doesn't even need to go through Kimberly, Mr. Kim.

The manager here, Kim Ho-ke, can handle it.

And it was just a matter of saying a few words, so he won over quite a few people.

Of course, Ryan's childhood friend and his friends were still quite discreet; they simply let them observe what they saw inside the castle and then record and summarize it for him.

Ryan would check the status briefly each day, but if there were no issues, he wouldn't report anything.

Since these guards were all long-range guards, meaning they were responsible for defense at a distance, they only saw things that were not particularly important.

The recent personal guards all need to be arranged personally by the agent's side.

Therefore, their records are usually only superficial.

However, just last night, while they were on patrol, one of the agent's personal maids first sent the guards away.

The guards felt something was wrong.

Some people spied on them from a distance and saw the agent and her personal maid secretly burying some boxes in the backyard...

Judging from their secretive demeanor, there must be something wrong.

Upon hearing Ryan's words, Xiao Ce asked with suspicion, "Oh? There's a problem? Have your people dug it up to see what they buried?"

After listening to Xiao Ce's words, Ryan shook his head: "No... their guards over there can't get close... After all, legitimate things don't need to be buried. And they were acting suspiciously; they asked me if I wanted to investigate. Even though we can't get close, they'll find a way..."

Xiao Ce nodded in agreement with Ryan's words, then said, "That's right, that makes sense. No need to rush... just have them keep an eye on it, see if they dig it up again... They just buried it, they're definitely keeping an eye on it now... Going there now would be like walking into a trap... it would only expose your friend... espionage, and your friend would be in big trouble then..."

After listening to Xiao Ce's words, Ryan nodded, a hint of emotion in his eyes.

After all, in Ryan's mind, Xiao Ce was a very important person. For such an important person to be able to help him with his considerations was truly remarkable.

Actually, Ryan was just overthinking it.

Xiao Ce said this because he was worried that they would alert the enemy.

Are they more professional than night owls? They bury things?

This was indeed something that Xiao Ce was very curious about. Given Yin Pan'er's personality and mind, what could she possibly be burying in such a mysterious way?

If she wanted to destroy it, Yin Pan'er probably had many ways to do so.

In fact, Yin Pan'er did have his own considerations. If he wanted to dispose of the mad Taoist's 'corpse', he had countless ways to do so.

However, Yin Pan'er had her own concerns, which is why she stayed.

Ryan then changed the subject, saying to Xiao Ce, "By the way, Mr. Ce, there's something else... I don't know if it's related to their burying of the boxes?"

After listening to Ryan's words, Xiao Ce smiled and said, "Oh? Is there anything else? With the East Asia Association's representative, there's either no news or all these messages are coming in at once."

After listening to Xiao Ce's words, Ryan nodded and smiled, "I was surprised too..."

Xiao Ce did not interrupt Ryan this time, signaling him to continue.

Ryan nodded and continued, "After they buried the boxes, the agent's personal maid immediately ordered her men to rush out. The guards' keen senses alerted them that something might be amiss, so they secretly sent someone to follow them."

"After following them from a distance for a while, we still made a discovery... that is, the people they sent were investigating a manor! This manor is called Crouching Dragon Manor. Later, the guard who was following them also had a connection there and found out that Crouching Dragon Manor belonged to Lady Boudica."

"They're investigating Ms. Boudica..."

Ryan was very tactful and didn't ask any questions that shouldn't be asked, such as when they bought the Wolong Manor since it hadn't passed through his hands.

Upon hearing Ryan's words, Xiao Ce frowned slightly...

The reason is simple: is this just a coincidence?

Why did he choose to investigate right after he learned about the Wolong Manor?

Several boxes were also secretly buried...

What is the connection between these two things?

Ryan watched as Xiao Ce seemed to be deep in thought, and he waited quietly to the side.

They dared not disturb Xiao Ce's thoughts.

After thinking for a while, Xiao Ce realized that Ryan was waiting beside him.

Coming to her senses, she turned to look at Ryan: "Ryan, you did a good job... Is there anything else?"

Ryan nodded and said to Xiao Ce, "Mr. Ce, is there anything else? Yes! There is one more thing. They sent people to investigate Wolong Manor. If all went well, they should have finished the investigation and returned by now."

Xiao Ce wasn't worried about this. There were over a hundred Shadow Guards in the Wolong Manor. Even if they investigated, they could only investigate what they could see.

As for the rest, even the underground palace, they couldn't find anything about it no matter what they tried.

Just then, Xiao Ce smiled and said, "Alright, I understand. Tell your childhood friends to just stay put and keep an eye on things... Even if they're going to dig, it'll be us digging..."

"When I want to take action, you should leave a loophole in the security of the guards so that our people can sneak in... Is there a problem with that?"

Ryan shook his head firmly: "No problem, this is definitely no problem..."

After hearing Ryan's words, Xiao Ce smiled and said, "Alright... then you can go ahead and get busy."

Ryan bowed and left.

After Ryan left, Xiao Ce looked at Night Owl and Big Thunder who had been listening to each other the whole time...

Da Lei remained calm, even though he could tell what Xiao Ce was about to do...

However, Da Lei knew that what Xiao Ce was about to do had nothing to do with him.

Night Cat rubbed his hands excitedly and said to Xiao Ce, "My lord, is it my turn next?"

Having worked together for so long, they often understand each other with just a glance.

Xiao Ce smiled and said to Night Cat, "What, how did you know I would let you go...?"

Night Cat chuckled and said to Xiao Ce, "My lord, they've been acting suspiciously, and they've even investigated Wolong Manor. I'm quite certain these two things are connected..."

"As for the connection, we'll just have to dig up what they buried to find out..."

Xiao Ce nodded in agreement with Ye Mao's words: "No rush... Go in a few days..."

Night Owl looked at Xiao Ce and asked, "Are you worried that this is a trap set by Yin Pan'er for us to fall into?"

Xiao Ce nodded to Night Cat: "That's right, you have this concern... Yin Pan'er doesn't seem like the type to be so careless..."

Night Cat said to Xiao Ce, "My lord, everyone makes mistakes sometimes... Besides, I have faith in my own abilities..."

Xiao Ce said to Night Cat, "Night Cat, have you forgotten about the Mad Taoist again...?"

Upon hearing Xiao Ce's words, Night Cat's expression immediately froze...

Xiao Ce was right; he had indeed forgotten about the Mad Taoist...

"Now that you mention it, we'd better be cautious..."

Boudica got up at that moment.

Kimberly contacted Xiao Ce and Boudica, explaining that he hadn't attended yesterday's auction.

However, I did hear about it. I heard that they tried to exchange a naming rights agreement and a three-year lease for 20% of Xiao Ce's brand shares.

He immediately shouted that they were shameless.

Xiao Ce couldn't help but chuckle as he listened to Kimberly denouncing them as bandits.

Kimberly said to Xiao Ce, "Mr. Ce, what are you laughing at? What I don't understand is that you actually agreed... Why did you agree?"

Xiao Ce smiled and said to Kimberly, "I'm smiling because you've finally opened your heart and are willing to tell me the truth..."

Kimberly was stunned after hearing Xiao Ce's words.