Chapter 18: Ruilei Chamber of Commerce
She hadn't slept for long, and Yi Fu heard someone open the door lightly, walked in to see Yi Fu, and folded the quilt for her.
"Bellββ! you're finally back!" Ifu lifted the quilt and sat up, "Although I guessed that you would scare me... But there was still a shock. Aina looked refreshed, not as tired as she had imagined - this was also due to the Blood Servant's own qualities, who would look their best when they appeared in front of their master.
"Wow, how did you guess!" Ifu was still wondering if his acting skills were not good enough, "The acting skills are very good, but no matter who you are, the breath is different when you are asleep and when you are awake. Aina first affirmed Ifu's acting skills, and then explained the reason why she was discovered.
"So... Looks like I still need to continue practicing!" Aina nodded, leaning closer to Ifu, "Say, what have you been doing behind my back these days?" Not only is the trench coat missing, but you also have the residual aura of magic on your body. β
β...... Why did you suddenly become so sharp when you went back!" Ifu said with a wail, and then told Aina about what had happened in the past few days.
The more Aina listened, the more nervous she became, and her eyebrows were even tightened when she heard the part where Ifu and the others went to fight with Sha Hina together. "Ni Xia !!" Aina was very angry and used honorifics for her.
"Ahh β
Yi Fuzhi persuaded with affection and reason, but Aina was still not very happy, "I know all this, you can already take charge on your own, I'm just sad, I'm always not around when you encounter danger or want to do something." Hearing this, Yifu shook his head frantically, for fear that Aina would have a little more emotion.
"No, Aina. For what we're going to do now, whether it's going to fight or gathering intelligence, it just means that we're working in different places, and if I'm going to fight somebody else and you're going to gather intelligence, then I'm going to work harder because you're working somewhere else. If we go to the battlefield together, then I will hand over my back to you, and we will go home together after we complete the mission, as long as the position of the heart is close, no matter where we go, don't say anything 'I'm not by your side', as long as we think about each other, we are always by our side. β
Yi Fu made her own chicken soup first, Aina looked at Yi Fu who was talking about the big truth in front of her, she was no longer the Yi Fu of half a year ago, now she is calm, considerate, strong and can also take care of the overall situation, no matter how many forks in the road in front of her, she will always hold the hand of her companions and move towards their brightest future.
Aina felt like she was slowly approaching the one she had longed for the most.
She looked at her with a smile, "I know, now all my dear Ifu has to do is to have a good rest, and tomorrow I will share the information I have got." β
After dawn, Ifu used the address book to inform Aina of the news of her return, but Red and Iseti couldn't leave for the time being, Ricos and Charlie went first, and Ifu called out to Kolo, and the three of them went to the cornflower together.
The person she interrogated was codenamed "Rat Four", and Rat Four admitted that they were indeed the Earl's people, not a spontaneous underground organization, some of them had followed the Count since childhood, and it was the largest organization under the Earl, and there were six small organizations under the Earl, which were not half as large as them in total, but they were more scattered. The Earl would send a maid named Meila to take them over, and in addition to that, the Count had a large backer, and this backer seemed to be so noble that even the Count rarely saw it, but they did not know who. The rest of the rats are unknown.
Aina took out the cards that remembered the locations of several other organizations, and Xia Li looked at them and said that there were two that she had suspected recently, and that she would start to eradicate them.
"Who will this noble patron be? Since the earls are rarely seen, it can't be the Duke of Bethser. "Indeed, but why did Rat Si guess that the backer was a person of extremely noble status?" Ifu asked, and Aina shook her head, "He's also heard from people, he hasn't been exposed to the Earl's more secret things." β
"Then Ricles and I will deal with the remaining tissues first, and I'll keep a copy of the information for the Red Ones, maybe there will be some other discoveries. Xia Li said, she still looked at the card, there was a place on the card that she was very familiar with, the Ruilei Chamber of Commerce, an unknown small chamber of commerce, but she always felt that she had heard it somewhere.
Maybe it was an illusion, Xia Li copied two copies of the contents of the card and put them on the table.
"Ricles, you choose one of these two places. Charlie asked, pointing to the names of the two organizations she suspected. "That's it, it sounds delicious. Rickes thought for a moment and made her choice. "Good. Then contact after completing the task. β
"Uh, that, what are we going to do?" Sylvia hasn't heard from her lately, and she and Chloe are also very idle. "Hmm... Why don't Ifu investigate this place called Ruilei Chamber of Commerce, I always feel a little familiar, but I can't remember where it is. Xia Li said, just investigating it shouldn't be dangerous.
"Good. After receiving the task, the three of them returned to the inn.
"What is the origin of this Ruilei Chamber of Commerce, do you know?" Ifu asked Kolo, who shrugged his shoulders and said regretfully, "No... Since a few years ago, whenever the Chamber of Commerce was mentioned, the people of Yuecheng only knew one Kairuth. β
"Then let's go straight to the field and investigate. Yi Fu suggested that the address of the Chamber of Commerce is located in the west of the city, which is the center of the town and the suburbs, and it was already afternoon when he arrived, Kolo was a little hungry, Yi Fu was a little embarrassed, she forgot that Kolo also needs three meals a day, "I invited this meal, just order." "I wanted to eat something nearby, but when I saw that there was a food menu at the door of the Ruilei Chamber of Commerce, several people planned to go in and sit down. The Ruilei Chamber of Commerce as a whole is also in the style of old-fashioned wooden houses, and the entire street has been renovated into the style of Hanadai, but it seems that it still maintains its original appearance, which is very eye-catching.
Walking in, Yi Fu felt that this place was not so much a chamber of commerce, but more like a combination of a small shop and a small restaurant where she used to live, the owner was a middle-aged man with blond hair and blue eyes, with a foreign mustache, wearing brown pikan shoulders and military pants, and a white shirt underneath, and greeted affectionately, "What do you two need? Yi Fu smiled and said, "Thank you, boss, we are three people." Come to Moon City to play, avoid the popular route and wander around, see that your store is very fresh, come in and have a meal. β
The boss noticed Aina in the back, a little embarrassed, seeing that Aina didn't care, and smiled at Yi Fu cheerfully, "There is a vision, girls of your age like to go to the center of the city, you and your friends are very special, just sit down!"
"Haha, I've seen many couples over the years, and there are too few of them who are both handsome and female. The boss looked at the outfits of Ifu and Colo, and mistook them for a couple. "Hahaha, boss, you're making me blush. By the way, boss, we have come all the way, you are still the first chamber of commerce we have met except for Kairuth, I heard that her family is very domineering, you can still stand here, it is really powerful. Yi Fu responded to the boss's words and asked again. The boss is not surprised, who doesn't know the name of Kairuth over the years, and there are too many guests who come to visit and ask such questions.
"Hey, what's that, although our family only does a small business, but this shop is handed down from the family, I won't sell it to her, I guess she also saw that the business here is too small, so she gave up. The boss spoke fluently, and at a glance he knew that it had been prepared in advance, and while he was talking, the clerk served the food, and another clerk also hurried out, "Boss, your daughter is crying again! We really can't help it!" The boss frowned, "It's really not worry-free, so I'm here." Then he turned his head to Yi Fu and smiled and said apologetically, "I'm really sorry, my daughter is a fool and makes trouble at every turn, so I'm here first." Yifu nodded, "Okay, you can go quickly." β
After eating, the boss had not returned, Yifu handed over the money to the clerk who looked at the store, and several people walked out of the chamber of commerce.
"I think it's necessary to ask around. Yi Fu said to the two of them, the boss's stupid daughter is really a little suspicious. The two of them thought the same way, and the three of them walked into a nearby jewelry store, and the proprietress was a knowledgeable person, and when she saw the priceless ring on Yi's hand, she immediately smiled.
"Welcome, welcome, the girl is a knowledgeable person, and many girls in the city love our jewelry. The proprietress touched the display cabinet lightly and said, Yi Fu also smiled, "Yes, the aroma of wine is not afraid of deep alleys, but I came from the city, no, most of the day's bumps in the car and horses can't stop it." The proprietress was very happy when she heard this, "The girl is really knowledgeable!"
Chloe looked at Ifu, she seemed to be able to get along with anyone, he thought of the girls around him, the arrogant Luanna often didn't take others seriously, Mochizuki was gentle and lively in front of her friends, but she was slow to be warm to outsiders. Frost Apricot can sometimes be assertive and do things without thinking about the consequences. They all have their own shining points, but someone like Ifu, who combines all his strengths in one, does make him a little fascinated.
Yi Fu picked a few, planning to give it to Aina and a few people of Wild Rose, the proprietress saw that Yi Fu chose so many, and her excited look made Aina worry that she would pounce on her next second to hug Yi Fu, Yi Fu chatted with the boss lady while picking, and the boss lady also knew everything, Yi Fu felt that it was almost, so he asked, "We just went around the Ruilei Chamber of Commerce, and the boss seems to have a stupid daughter, strange and pitiful." β
The proprietress also sighed, "Who doesn't say it, his daughter often cries, the heart-rending cry every other day can't be hidden, it sounds distressing in the middle of the night, the boss is sometimes anxious by his daughter, and he will beat her a few times, and after that, he can be quiet for a few days." Yi Fu showed a surprised expression, "That boss is kind and kind, I didn't expect to beat my daughter." β
The proprietress shook her head, "Yes, they sometimes replenish the stock in the chamber of commerce, and it is estimated that the daughter seems to be scared, and the boss feels faceless, so he hits." Yi Fu chose another one, and continued to ask, "His business is so good, does he often replenish the stock?" The proprietress thought for a while, "I wonder if I say it, sometimes it will be replenished once in a few days, and sometimes there will be no replenishment for a month or two." Yifu nodded, "That's all, please help me wrap it up." β
"Okay!" the proprietress wrapped it with a smile and calculated the price, "One gold monthly coin plus fifteen silver monthly coins, give you a discount, just give me a gold monthly coin." Aina paid and took the goods.
Aina's relaxed appearance of paying the Golden Moon Coin is like buying an ordinary vase - that's the Golden Moon Coins!
Moon coins are the common currency of the month domain, which is divided into gold moon coins, silver moon coins, and copper moon coins. The currencies commonly used by ordinary people are copper moon coins and silver moon coins, and one silver moon coin is equivalent to one thousand copper moon coins, and one gold moon coin is equivalent to one hundred silver moon coins. The extravagant meal they had just eaten in the Chamber of Commerce cost eight hundred copper moon coins, and Kolo, who was worth thirty gold moon coins at the time, didn't think so, but seeing that these jewelry cost one gold moon coin, Kolo felt a huge gap between himself and those nobles.
"Woo woo woo woo, this bit of information cost a gold moon coin, I am a sinner, my heart hurts to death, I can't breathe anymore, I don't spend money anymore. Yifu walked out of the jewelry store calmly, and whimpered sadly after a few steps. "It's okay, Wang said, even if you spend so much every day, his money is enough for you to spend for a few lifetimes, let me tell you, just buy whatever you want. Aina comforted Ifu.
At this moment, Yi Fu is like a little girl who spends too much money, crying for her excessive consumption, in the human world, as Bai Yu bought more than five figures of things for a long time, and at that time, her parents also said to themselves that the family was not short of money, and they could buy it if they wanted, but this time they actually spent so much at once, and she felt very guilty.
It's just that being sad is not a solution, Yi Fu calmed down for a moment, thinking about what the owner of the Chamber of Commerce and the proprietress of the jewelry store said just now, "Since the clerk just now said that her daughter was crying, it seems that there should be a girl being locked up now, I think they should take the girl away in the next few days." Yi Fu, who was still crying just now, was calmly analyzing the problem at the moment, and Kolo said to Yi Fu with a smile, "Yi Fu, you are really the cutest girl I have ever seen, and it is really missable." "Ahh Chloe explained. "Oh!!
"Ifu, are you busy?" Red's voice came from the address book, "Red, where are you, we just got some new information and are going to report back to you." Yifu stroked the roses on his ears and said.
"I'm in the main department, if it's convenient, I want to talk to you face to face, where are you?" Yi Fu thought about the current situation and replied, "Let's go find you." β
Back in the cornflower room, where Red was the only one present, Ifu told Red about their investigation.
"Coincidentally, I want to talk about it too. Red held the piece of paper left by Xia Li in his hand, "There are two places in it, Xia Li and Ricus have already dealt with it, and one has been solved before, and the remaining three, I am most concerned about the place you went to - Ruilei Chamber of Commerce." Yi Fu replied, "Yes, Xia Li said that she was familiar, but she couldn't remember where it was." β
"Yes, Rillet is the surname of the merchant who raised Carus, Danida Rita. Red said unhurriedly.
"What!" she asked the boss today why he wasn't swallowed up by Kairuth, and it turned out that he was actually someone related to Kairuth? Kairuth should not be involved, it is said that she is very disgusted with the Ruilei family, Danida Litta insisted on not marrying back then, and the people of the Ruilei family felt ashamed, so they drove Danida Litta out of the Ruilei family, Kairuth did not annex the Ruilei Chamber of Commerce There is also a reason, in the case of Kairuth almost monopolized, the business of the Ruilei Chamber of Commerce is very difficult to do, presumably the Count helped them at this time, and the Ruilei family will follow the Earl to do this kind of dirty business in the future. β
Yi Fu breathed a sigh of relief and said, "However, it seems that the Ruilei Chamber of Commerce has tied up someone's girl again, I'm afraid that they will connect with the Black Church in the next few days." Red thought for a moment, "The Ruilei Chamber of Commerce will leave it to me to deal with." "Can you do it alone? or we'll help you." Ifu worried. "Rest assured, at this time, it is convenient to move with fewer people. β
After Hong finished speaking, he looked at Kolo, "You haven't been back to the Su Poetry Society for the past few days, is it okay?" Kolo said it doesn't matter, "Because of the previous incident with Sha Yan, I asked for leave from the society." β
Red also put her mind at ease, "That's good... Otherwise, I'm afraid that Ifu and Aina won't be able to deal with it, in fact, there is a reluctant request, the other two places on this list are no longer valuable, but the others also have tasks on their hands now, in order to prevent them from doing other actions in the future, I want you to help deal with it. Red was a little embarrassed, she always felt guilty when she asked Yifu to do things, but helplessly there were some combat forces in the wild rose, and Yifu happily agreed, "I said don't be so polite, leave it to us." β
It's night.
Red put on the clothes of a civilian woman, and took a detour to the small mound at the back door of the Ruilei Chamber of Commerce, because it is the middle ground between the city and the suburbs, and this small street is a little popular, and behind these houses is the land, there are vegetable greenhouses, and there are also many mounds. Yi Fu said that there are still girls here, so she should squat here for a few nights. It was full of unknown dangers, and since it was a small place and there was no inn to rest in, she didn't want Ifu to suffer in such a dirty place.
Red is very similar to Miria in these places, obviously her own status is also very noble, but she still puts herself in the shoes of others and works hard.
The moon is so bright tonight, and although the moon in the moon has always been like this, how long has it been since she sat down like this to enjoy the moon?
When she was six years old, she was captured by the Black Church, and watched as the abducted children were dragged away one by one and never returned, she never cried, but waited for her fate in the dark dungeonβand soon, fate came to meet her. The woman dressed in black and harnessing the thunder and lightning, her long light blue-gray hair took advantage of her softness under the moonlight, and her gray pupils were many times more beautiful than the moon. She touched her head, "What a heart-wrenching child." β
Later, when her parents and brother came to pick her up, they were proud of their strength and distressed by their suffering, but she was the only one who felt distressed because of her strength. So when she grew up, she resolutely decided to dedicate the future to her, even if some people said that she might be busy until she was old and died, she might not be able to come back, but she was still so stubborn, maybe her behavior touched the moon god, she met a group of friends now, and waited for the person she wanted to wait.
The Ruilei Chamber of Commerce has not moved for the first two nights, until the second half of the third night, a loaded car came to the Ruilei Chamber of Commerce, and a few people in black robes entered the Chamber of Commerce, and Red took the opportunity to shoot at the car - it was a special tracking magic made by Xia Li and Iseti, using some physical means to hide the traces of magic and the sound of guns, which was difficult to detect. Soon, the people of the black church and the boss carried out a wooden box and loaded it into the car, and they didn't know what they were exchanging ideas, but they only saw them talk a few words and left.
Red came out of the mound after seeing the car drive away, and knocked on the door of the Chamber of Commerceβ
There is no doubt that the end of the Ruilei Chamber of Commerce is the same as that of the people in the ancient temple of Kashgar, lying on the ground and sleeping forever.
Red searched for a long time in the basement of the Chamber of Commerce, and with the help of the candlelight, he finally found a medal and a letter with a seal. The origin of the medal and seal, she often sees, and she knows very clearly where it comes from, she exudes a look of sadness and surprise, puts these two things away properly, and then uses the address book to wake up Xia Li, who has completed the task, and finds the truck through tracking magic-
Red before catching up with the truck, still worried about whether the girl would be surprised because of her late arrival, but when Red arrived, she was glad that she didn't come earlier.
The people of the Black Church in the car have been drained of blood and have lost signs of life, and the wooden box has been destroyed from the inside out, and clear scratches can be seen on the wooden box - the people inside, or monsters, have disappeared.