Chapter 43: Yangguan Road

On the other side, inside the Mittel Auction House, Ya Fei was holding the intelligence she had just received.

In the past few days, both the Xiao Family and the Gare Family have been quite active.

Even Ya Fei had to admit that these two families had considerable influence in Wutan City, so naturally, she paid attention to them.

Mercenaries?

Ya Fei looked at the intelligence in front of her, pondering.

Why did these two families almost simultaneously contact mercenaries?

"Is there any other information?" Ya Fei put down the parchment in her hand and inquired.

Standing in front of Ya Fei, an underling answered, "It seems that these two families are inquiring about some news from the mercenaries in Wutan City. It seems to be related to someone named Zhang Kaitao. However, the reasons for looking for him have not been disclosed by either family."

Ya Fei nodded upon hearing this.

Mercenaries were not averse to buying and selling information.

As long as there was enough gold, even if they had taken a confidentiality fee before, it wouldn't matter; the information would still leak out.

Ya Fei lazily reclined on the sofa, rubbing her temples, feeling a bit of a headache.

However, since these two families hadn't disclosed the reasons for their inquiries to the mercenaries, there wasn't much she could do.

Ya Fei narrowed her eyes, contemplating whether to intervene.

The fact that these two families mobilized simultaneously was rare.

In Ya Fei's view, it was highly likely that Zhang Kaitao had something valuable on him, something that had caught the attention of these two families.

Ya Fei, with her ambition to become the Queen of Gold in the future, naturally had a sharp mind. Her speculation was already very close to the truth.

After all, Zhang Kaitao was like a moving fourth-grade pill at the moment. Wasn't he a valuable treasure?

After pondering for a while, Ya Fei made up her mind. She took out a bag filled with gold coins from her spatial ring and tossed it to the subordinate in front of her.

"No family is a monolith; there will always be insiders. You know what to do. Go down, and within a day, I want to know the motives of the Xiao Family and the Gare Family."

The subordinate took the bag, feeling delighted, and quickly responded, "Yes!"

Walking out of the room, he weighed the bag in his hand, feeling even more joyous.

These gold coins were obviously meant to bribe the people from those two families. If there was any left over, it would naturally be his.

Leaving the Mittel Auction House, he felt a surge of motivation.

Ya Fei walked to the window, opened it, and looked out at the moon.

She knew exactly what her subordinate was thinking.

This was the effect she wanted. If you didn't offer any benefits, how could the people below you wholeheartedly assist you in your tasks?

Would they risk their lives for just two thousand coins? Dream on!

What's with the excuse of lack of experience and not deserving a high salary? In this market, getting a job opportunity from the company is already good enough. Still want a high salary?

It's like having a serious illness; just resign already!

...

Xiao Family.

Xiao Yan's eyes lit up, seemingly thinking of a good idea.

"Father, I have an idea that might be helpful," Xiao Yan said.

Xiao Zhan raised his eyebrows slightly, feeling somewhat surprised. They had discussed with the three elders for so long, yet they hadn't come up with a solution, and now Xiao Yan had thought of one so quickly?

With a hopeful attitude, Xiao Zhan asked Xiao Yan to share his idea.

"Since this Zhang Kaitao is a mercenary, he must replenish his supplies. And in Wutan City, to buy supplies, he must go to the market."

Xiao Yan explained his idea.

Xiao Zhan's eyes brightened. Yes, the market!

Nowadays, the market was controlled by their Xiao Family and the Gare Family. As long as they deployed more manpower in the market these days, they wouldn't have trouble finding Zhang Kaitao's whereabouts.

This was much easier than aimlessly searching the Magic Beast Mountain Range for the past few days.

However, shortly after, Xiao Zhan frowned.

This method was indeed good. With five days left, as long as Zhang Kaitao appeared in the market, they would definitely catch him.

But there was a problem: even if they found Zhang Kaitao in the market, they couldn't guarantee which market he would appear in.

What if he went to the market of the Gare Family? What would they do then?

Then the fourth-grade pill would be lost.

Frowning, Xiao Zhan expressed his concerns to Xiao Yan.

"Pills."

Hearing Xiao Zhan's question, Xiao Yan just smiled slightly and uttered two words.

Xiao Zhan's eyes lit up.

Yes, pills!

Their Xiao Family's market had the first-grade Healing Pills refined by Master Han.

As a strong Fighter, Zhang Kaitao wouldn't hesitate to spend some money to buy these pills made by pharmacists.

It was certain that he would come to buy their Xiao Family's unique first-grade Healing Pills!

"Excellent!" Xiao Zhan applauded, feeling delighted. My son, even if your Dou Qi dissipates, you are not an ordinary person!

Seeing this, Xiao Yan also smiled.

Being able to help made him feel a sense of satisfaction, preventing him from feeling like a worthless freeloader, a parasite.

"Father, not only that.

During this time, we can also concentrate the pills in one market for sale. This will also make it easier to gather manpower and capture him," Xiao Yan suggested.

Xiao Zhan stroked his beard and nodded.

Xiao Yan was right.

Their Xiao Family only needed to publicly declare that there was a shortage of pills recently.

Recall the pills from other markets and concentrate them in one market for sale. Then, Zhang Kaitao would be a fish in the net.

After receiving the market previously owned by the Oba Family, their Xiao Family now had more than ten markets.

These markets were far apart. If they sent manpower to each place, it would inevitably result in insufficient manpower. Even if they found traces of Zhang Kaitao, he might still escape.

But with just one market, it was different. Without mentioning anything else, he himself plus the three elders from the Xiao Family would be enough to capture Zhang Kaitao!

"Yan'er, you've really helped a lot this time!" Xiao Zhan laughed heartily, expressing his joy to Xiao Yan.

"As long as I can help Father," Xiao Yan replied.

After getting the idea from Xiao Yan, Xiao Zhan didn't stay any longer and immediately called the three elders out, continuing to discuss in the main hall.

On the other side, in the Gare Family, Gare Bo and a bald middle-aged man were sitting in the hall.

This man's name was Chen Tuqiang, the weapons tycoon of Wutan City, occupying the largest share of weapon sales in Wutan City.

"Hehe, Mr. Chen, it's been a long time," Gare Bo greeted politely, smiling.

Chen Tuqiang furrowed his

 brows. Nothing good ever came from being summoned by Gare Bo. What was Gare Bo's intention today?

Chen Tuqiang felt a bit suspicious, not understanding what Gare Bo meant.

Although he was somewhat of a figure in Wutan City, the gap between him and the Gare Family was still quite significant.

The most significant difference was strength; his strongest men were only at the level of an Eight-Star Fighter.

Although he didn't know what Gare Bo was up to, Chen Tuqiang still managed to put on a smile.

Deception and flattery were necessary skills for adults, especially in front of those more powerful than you...

"Yes, I didn't expect to have the honor of coming to the Gare Family today. It's all thanks to you," Chen Tuqiang replied with a smile.

(End of this chapter)