Chapter VII
When leaving Zhu Yitang, Bamboo Father and Zhu Qianzhong tried every means to stay, Mo Ling was almost moved by the two of them, and decided to continue to live, but at a critical time, Fuqin quietly showed his head and said in Mo Ling's ear: "You can think clearly, you have to track down the Mo family's affairs, and the Mo family can also track down your affairs, Mo Qingyao is taken care of by Nan Ruoli, and Zhu Qianzhong's father and son have no backing." β
Fu Qin's words woke up Mo Ling at once, so Mo Ling resolutely rejected the kindness of the two, and even before leaving, he warned Zhu Qianzhong: "If someone comes here to ask about me, you can say that you don't know, even if he says that he sees me here, you only say that I am here to see the disease." All in all, don't let them know that you have a relationship with me. β
"This ......" Where can Zhu Qianzhong agree to Mo Ling's request, Zhi Wu didn't know how to answer, and saw Mo Ling put his hand on Zhu Qianzhong's shoulder and said: "Yao'er's father's matter, I also told you before, don't let Uncle Zhu follow in his footsteps." β
Zhu Qianzhong's body trembled, and he immediately understood the meaning of Mo Ling's words, and nodded almost subconsciously. Seeing Zhu Qianzhong's answer, Mo Ling said goodbye to the two with a smile, and left Zhu Yitang in the night, disappearing into the silent Qinglong City.
That night, Mo Ling had stayed up almost all night, discussing with Fu Qin about his next move. Mo Ling believes that the top priority is to find the thief who stole the box, and then find out the person who set fire to Jing Si Yuan, and secondly, according to the news that Father Zhu told him about Qing Kite, find out the origin of the thousand days drunk in Nandouxing's hands, and find out what role Nandouxing, Qingzhou, and Mo Zixu, the head of the Mo family, play in it.
Fu Qin didn't think so, it was not easy to find the thief who stole the box, and the person who set the fire in Jing Si Yuan had already fled, and the clues were also broken, and there was no way to find out. Under the current situation, it is better to find Qing Kite first and see what the relationship between her and Nandou Xing is, if it is just a general business relationship, then there is no need to trace down, but the focus should be shifted to Qingzhou. Since Nandouxing said that the Mo family was involved, even if the "person" in Qingzhou's mouth was not Mo Zixu, it should have nothing to do with Mo Zixuan.
The two of you said a word, and no one could convince anyone, so in the end, they had to give in and decided to start with Qingzhou first, after all, this is the easiest place to get clues.
After the two agreed, they decided to act according to the plan, and came to the Tianzi Pavilion early before dawn to guard, preparing to stop Qingzhou halfway.
However, Mo Ling waited from Tianxiao to Tianming, seeing that there were fewer and fewer students entering Tianzi Pavilion, and there was no Qingzhou, Mo Ling was puzzled, so he casually stopped a few students from the road and asked them about Qingzhou.
But the answers of these students made Mo Ling's doubts suddenly turn into surprise, not to mention knowing Qingzhou, even the name Qingzhou, they had never heard of it.
How is this possible, isn't Qingzhou famous in the Tianzi Pavilion. Mo Ling was a little puzzled, the last time he stopped a student casually, he got the news of Qingzhou from his mouth, to say that this is a coincidence, it may not be too much of a coincidence - unless this person was deliberately arranged - this is also far-fetched. Aside from Nandouxing, who else knew that he would come to Tianzi Pavilion to find a student named Qingzhou?
After thinking about it, he couldn't find an answer, so Mo Ling had no choice but to continue to explore Qingzhou with the students who came and went, but soon his strange behavior attracted the attention of the guards at the gate of Tianzi Pavilion. Demon Ling saw the guards coming towards him from a distance, and knew that something was wrong, so he had to turn around and flee.
Leaving the Demon Ling of the Son of Heaven Pavilion, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong, and a living person would not suddenly be heard from unless something happened. Thinking of this, Mo Ling felt a chill in his heart, so he quickened his pace, turned left and right in the streets and alleys, and came to the end of an alley.
Moling fumbled around the wall at the end of the alley, found a loose piece of masonry, and removed it. There are several raised stones behind the masonry that seem to be able to be pressed down. Mo Ling vaguely remembered that Qingzhou had pressed these stones after removing the masonry at that time, but he couldn't remember the order in which he pressed them.
Mo Ling groaned slightly, then squatted down, "Drink!" With a sound on the ground, five fingers into the ground, dug out a palm-sized piece of earth and stone, after crushing the palm, rubbed and pulled, pinched into the shape of a short sword, and then spit out the word "condensation", only to see a wisp of blue light flowing through the sword body, and the gravel was condensed together, and even the lines became a lot smoother.
Molten grabbed the hilt of her sword and tentatively poked one of the stones, which sank without any reaction. Demon Ling was slightly relieved, and poked at another stone - just at the moment when the stone was poked down, there was a loud "click" several times, and several spikes popped out from all sides, stabbing the stone sword in Mo Ling's hand to pieces. Mo Ling hurriedly dropped the stone sword and withdrew his hand.
It seems that this second press is wrong. After a while, the spikes slowly retracted, and the raised stones returned to their original shapes, but they could not be pressed anymore. With a sigh, Moling shoved the masonry back into the wall, turned and quickly left the alley.
Less than half a cup of tea after Mo Ling left, a slight "rumbling" sound suddenly sounded in the deep alley, and a crack opened in the side wall, revealing a pair of cruel eyes. The eyes looked around at no one before disappearing through the closed slit.
Since the clues on Qingzhou's side have been inexplicably broken, then the only thing left is Qingyu. Before leaving Zhu Yitang, Mo Ling learned from Bamboo Father's mouth that Qing Kite was a character who suddenly appeared in recent days, and he had never heard of it before. Father Zhu is a person who has been in the medicinal herb industry for many years, since he has said so, there should be nothing wrong. Thinking of the Thousand Days of Drunkenness has only gradually become known in the past two years, it can even be guessed that the Qing Kite is a family that relies on buying and selling Thousand Days of Drunkenness.
As far as Mo Ling knows, it is not easy to obtain the finished product of Thousand Days Drunk, and the origin of Thousand Days Drunk is far away in the West White Tiger, and there are very few people in Qinglong City who know how to refine Thousand Days Drunk, so when Thousand Days Drunk has just flowed to the market, its weight is not much.
There are generally three types of people who buy and sell a thousand days of drunkenness. One is like Shopkeeper Li, who buys a large number of finished products from others at a time and sells them little by little; the other kind of people buy raw materials for a thousand days of drunkenness from Xibaihu, refine them into finished products, and then sell them to Shopkeeper Li; The third type of people is more special, they are similar to a dart game, relying on escorting goods to eat, but they escort a thousand days of drunkenness.
Figuring out what kind of person Sunny Kite is is important to Moling. If it is the former, then Mo Ling can release the news that there are now a large number of finished products in Baihu County that are drunk for thousands of days and want to sell them to Qinglong County, but because the distance is far away and they don't know the geography, they want to find someone to transport them on their behalf - or sell them to people who are insiders to save themselves a transportation cost.
There is no shortage of traditional medicinal herb dealers like Shopkeeper Li, who buys at a low price and sells at a high price, but Qing Kite can gain a foothold in Qinglong City in a short period of time, so she either knows the secret method of refining a thousand days of drunkenness, or she has a special channel in the transportation of medicinal materials-Mo Ling thinks this speculation is reasonable.
If Qing Kite belongs to the second type of peopleβand Mo Ling is interested in thisβthen Mo Ling is ready to release the news that he has now hoarded a large amount of raw materials for a thousand days of drunkenness, but he has a conflict with the person who concocted a thousand days of drunkenness, and the two sides are unhappy. Because he didn't want the raw materials to be wasted in his own hands, he planned to hire a person who could refine a thousand days of drunkenness, or sell the raw materials cheaply.
In this way, as long as the accurate information is released, Mo Ling can sit at home and wait for Qing Kite to come to the door by herself.
The plan was certain, and Mo Ling summoned Fu Qin to discuss how to act. Fu Qin couldn't guess what kind of person Qing Kite was, so he said to Mo Ling that it was better to release the two news at the same time, and then screen them one by one when the time came. Mo Ling couldn't think of a better way, so he agreed with Fu Qin's opinion, and successively found those shopkeepers who had done underground business with him, and told them about the hoarding of goods in his hands.
As soon as many of the shopkeepers heard that Mo Ling wanted to make a large amount of Qiantian drunk, their eyes immediately lit up, and they hurriedly said that they were willing to buy the goods, but as soon as Mo Ling finished saying that the goods were still far away in Baihu County, the excitement on the faces of these shopkeepers disappeared.
"Hey, if you have the time to go to Baihu County to pick up the goods, it's better to buy the finished product locally and get drunk for a thousand days, Brother Moling, you have lost money in this business, you have lost money." β
"What do you mean by Shopkeeper Xu?"
"We've been in business for so many years, and the words aren't good, don't mind, Brother Moling. The price of this thousand days drunk in Baihu County and Qinglong County can be said to be very different, otherwise there would not be so many people rushing to do the business of a thousand days drunk. But Brother Moling, you may not know that in recent years, there has been turmoil in White Tiger County, with bandits running rampant and refugees fleeing to the other three counties. In this situation, let alone doing business, it is difficult to settle down in Baihu County. That's why you want me to say, Brother Moling, your shipment may not be able to be shipped. β
"There is such a thing. Mo Ling touched his chin and muttered in a deep voice, "Then where did all the Thousand Days of Drunkenness circulating in Qinglong City come from?"
"Well...... shopkeeper Xu was asked suddenly, "I really didn't think of this question before, listening to Brother Moling, it seems that this is really the case......
With this question, Mo Ling visited several shopkeepers one after another, but most of them could not answer. But one of the shopkeepers didn't think about it, so he told Mo Ling: "Brother Mo Ling, you haven't been doing business for a long time, and your brain is not bright." As long as there is money to be made, no one will do anything risky, right?"
These words woke up Mo Ling suddenly, "In that case, all the Thousand Days of Drunkenness were transported from White Tiger County?"
"What do you say, Brother Moling. β
"It's not easy, it's really not simple," Mo Ling couldn't help but applaud, "I asked many people, and they all told me that Baihu County was in turmoil and that business was difficult, but I didn't expect that in this case, there would be people who could smuggle a thousand days drunk." In your opinion, is it feasible for me to entrust that shipment to this person?"
"I don't dare to say too much, but Brother Moling, you can give it a try. β
"Then it will be bothersome for the money shopkeeper to pull the needle. After the deed is completed, the magic feather will be thanked. Mo Ling gave up his hand to thank him first, but was pushed by the money shopkeeper with one hand, "There is no need to thank you, we still have the old rules, fifty-fifty points." β
"The money shopkeeper is really a lion's mouth, I think this business is difficult to do. Mo Ling's face was slightly angry, and he took his hand back, flicked his sleeve and prepared to leave.
Seeing this, the money shopkeeper hurriedly grabbed Mo Ling from behind, and persuaded him with good words: "The business is not lovely, why should the Mo Ling brothers be angry, I just casually said a number just now, you and I have been doing business for so many years, you just don't give a penny, and you don't have to help you with this." β
"Then I'm going to really not give you a penny, right?" said Mo Ling, half-jokingly.
"Hey, you see what you said," the corner of the money shopkeeper's mouth twitched, "Brother Moling is also a generous person, how could he do such a thing." It's better to be like this, three seven open, you seven and I three, how about it?"
Mo Ling thought for a moment and stretched out two fingers, "Twenty-eight open, no more." β
The money shopkeeper stared at Mo Ling's fingers, his face was full of unwillingness, and after a while, he stomped his foot fiercely, "Okay, twenty-eight is twenty-eight, Brother Mo Ling, in order to help you with this, I don't even want an old face!"
"What do you mean by that?" "Brother Moling, the person you want to see is only willing to come forward when there is business to do, and he will not see anyone who goes to him. I introduced you to him this time, which is extremely risky, and if you are not careful, you will never be able to do business with him again. β
After hearing this, Mo Ling suddenly smiled and said slightly teasingly, "Then you have to think about it." If the business is ruined, it has nothing to do with me. β
"Hey, I can't trust others, can I still trust you, Brother Moling. The money shopkeeper said this as if to himself, and as if he was saying to Moling, "You are waiting for my good news." β
"It's easy to say, it's easy to say. If there is news from the money shopkeeper, I will go to the teahouse in the west of the city to have a pot of tea, and after I see it, I will naturally come to you. After Mo Ling finished explaining, he turned around and left.
"Brother Moling, don't forget this!" shouted the money shopkeeper behind him, holding up two fingers.
"After the deed is done, the benefits of the money manager are indispensable. Before and after the Ten Thousand Medicines Conference, I will be in Qinglong City, and I will wait for the good news of the money shopkeeper at that time, and say goodbye!"