Chapter 16: Discovery
Sikong Mansion is directly subordinate to the mysterious family of the Holy Lord.
Originally, he was just an ordinary secret guard, recruited by the prince of the former dynasty and the current saint, and then when the previous dynasty fell, he performed extremely well in many royal assassination missions, and his methods were ruthless and varied, and his whereabouts were difficult to capture, so he was promoted to an independent special institution directly subordinate to the saint, except for the saint, he did not accept any court officials and royal family deployment.
In addition to the assassination, protection, and surveillance of the secret guards, the Sikong Mansion is also responsible for the tracking, arrest, and interrogation of all special personnel.
When the enemy captives appeared out of phase, the people from Sikong Mansion took over the interrogation, so as to judge the existence of elixirs and immortals. The general's mansion was slaughtered one day, and it was also because they secretly suppressed the military generals in the mansion that led to the tragedy.
It can be said that Sikong Mansion, like saints and some officials, has a common enmity with the General's Mansion.
Jiang Ying climbed the watchtower and raised his eyes to look at Muyang City.
She has never had direct contact with the people of Sikong Mansion, but according to her father and aunt, the people of Sikong Mansion are not only good at force, but also have a superior light skill that has come and gone without a trace, and is a strong existence that should not be underestimated.
Her father also had an accident, and the eldest son and second daughter of Sikong Mansion, after coming back, he praised Sikong Mansion for its talents, and sighed that he was young but his methods were too ruthless, which was really not conducive to physical and mental development.
So she had no doubt that they would take advantage of them and take advantage of everything from a wide field of view and a tricky angle to see the big picture.
Since it has been famous for not leaving a trace, there is a high probability that there will not be too many traces here, but Jiang Ying climbed to the tower, and after a very careful inspection, he could still see that there were some trampling marks on the fallen leaves on the tower, which were extremely subtle, and it was absolutely difficult to find if he didn't observe them.
Jiang Ying slapped off the dust in his hands and stood up.
Suddenly, the small Muyang City was in full view.
A luxuriously decorated three-story red building with lanterns also comes into view, and the watchtower is only two streets away.
It is exactly what the little girl said about the Spring Festival Garden.
Jiang Ying's gaze swept over the top floor, and a row of closed windows that could face him unimpeded, pondered for a moment.
Then she lowered her head and asked the girl who was leaning on the railing and looking at her: "As a wanderer, it is impossible for you to know so much about the inside story of the Dragon Slaying Gang and the General's Mansion, so where did the news you told me that night come from?"
The girl was stunned and stared at her for a while before muttering, "You can't underestimate me." ”
"As a beggar, do you think that the most you do every day is begging?—— is listening to gossip. ”
"The various vendors in the bazaar, the uncles and aunts who go to buy vegetables, the neighbors and neighbors who go out, and the patrol officers who eat noodles on the side of the road...... These people's mouths are the least strict, and there are some things that you can't listen to if you want to or not. ”
"If you want to inquire about news and clichés, it's very simple, I like to listen to gossip, I have a lot of friends, and I'm especially good at clichés, this little thing is easy to explore. ”
Jiang Ying took the opportunity to ask: "Can you inquire about anything?"
"Anything...... Well, the vast majority can. ”
"Better than the Dragon Slayers?"
"They don't have much information, and it's from us wandering beggars that they provide it, what do you think?"
"Then how much help do you have in the circle? I mean, how many people outside the Dragon Slayer Gang can you ask to do things for you in Muyang City?"
The little girl thought for a while: "If you count it as a friendship, the little beggars I know in Muyang City can be moved." If you count it in terms of money, as long as you have enough money, the beggars and vagabonds of the whole city of Muyang will listen to you. What if friendship and money go together...... she hehehe twice, and gave Jiang Ying a "you know" look.
Jiang Ying finally raised his head and took out a silk handkerchief from his sleeve: "Do you have a sharp weapon on your body?"
The little girl looked at her inexplicably, and took out a knife from her arms: "What are you going to do?"
Jiang greeted the knife and slashed it on his fingertips, and then, under the surprised gaze of the little girl, he drew a few strokes on the silk handkerchief with his bleeding fingers, folded the silk handkerchief, and nailed the knife to the stake of the tower.
Then she said to the girl, "Go down." "Be the first to get off the tower.
Coming to the bottom of the tower, several members of the Dragon Slayer Gang were walking around and observing in the distance because the place was wide and there were few people, so it was not appropriate to get too close.
Jiang Ying ignored them, and whispered to the little girl as he walked: "I will go back to the city later, you contact your friend to find out for me who has entered the Spring Festival Garden today, what are the characteristics, whether they are frequent visitors or rare guests, people in the city or people outside the city, what have they done." ”
"For those who provide accurate information, I will reward 200 wen, and if there is important news, I will mention another 100 wen - of course, provided that no one in the Spring Festival Yuan discovers. ”
"Let them keep an eye out for all those who go up to this tower and move my handkerchiefs, and follow them to see where they are staying and who they are connected with. ”
"If the information is accurate, each person involved in the tracking will be 50 wen, and the person who finds the final destination will be 200 wen, and you, both of the above will have an honorarium of 300 wen, which is perfectly arranged, 600 wen. ”
"If you can, you can ask them to find out the identity of those people, and if you can confirm that there is someone in it whose surname is Sikong, or is from Sikong Mansion, the person who is sure will receive at least 500 Wen, and you, 600 Wen. ”
The little girl was dumbfounded: "So many?!"
The corners of Jiang Ying's lips were slightly raised: "This is just my personal offer." ”
"Actually, once it's done, I'll give you all the honorarium, and it's up to you how you think it will be distributed to the others—how much do you think that money is?"
The girl's mouth opened to the size of a duck egg, and she patted Jiang Ying on the shoulder for a while: "I like this style!"
Jiang Ying took out another silk handkerchief, pretended to wipe his hands, and actually stuffed some copper coins into it and handed it to the girl: "This is a deposit." Don't let anyone else know, and don't let anyone else catch them. ”
"Roger!"
"The last one is extremely risky, and I have to warn you in advance, if you are not sure, you can give up. ”
"No problem, I'll take care of it!"
"If you do a good job along the way, I will give you some more reward, and we can even work together for a long time. ”
"Yes...... Wait, where did you get all that money?"
"Take me to the gambling house, the biggest one. ”
......!!!
"Okay, good, super invincible!! what, I can still find some gambling friends in it, you can teach them two simple tricks, and they won't even do anything for you!"
"That's fine. ”
The little girl was planning upside down, and her steps changed from a regular pace to a step and three jumps, and she was visibly happy with the naked eye.
After the two walked outside the forest, Jiang Ying quietly said to one of the Dragon Slayer Gang members: "I see some suspicious people in the city, let's go and take a look." ”
The men left with her, and the forest where the watchtower was located was soon empty again, with cold winds and fallen leaves......
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After Jiang Ying left, opposite the watchtower, in a wing room on the third floor of the Spring Festival Garden, someone put down the clairvoyant mirror.
The entourage behind him tied up several unconscious women and came behind this person: "My lord, the daughter of the Jiang family actually crawled there, did she find us so quickly?"