Chapter 1690: This Person Must Not Be Spared (Patreon)

Chapter 1690: This Person Must Not Be Spared

Hearing him mention Jiang Kuanyu, Xia Yi's expression turned serious. "Unfortunately, he managed to escape from the clutches of those two jackals."

Meng Pei looked at her suddenly, "Did you just see him?"

Xia Yi nodded, "Not only that, I also saw Guo Laowu."

"Who's Guo Laowu?" Shu Yu asked while tearing a strip of cloth on the side.

Xia Yi explained, "There are five managers in the black market. The leader, Ke Laoda, oversees the entire black market. The second to fifth manage different industries. Guo Laowu is in charge of the brothel where we serve guests. Fu Er manages the beast camp and the duel arena, Wu San is in charge of the gambling house, and Chang Si oversees activities and the trade of personnel. These are the general management directions, and there are some subordinates under them, like Jiang Kuanyu, who works under Wu San."

All this information was gathered by Xia Yi during her undercover time in the black market.

"Ke Laoda and Fu Er took their capable aides to the city recently. Wu San and Chang Si also went to the neighboring county with their people a couple of days ago, to participate in the upcoming attack. So, at present, Guo Laowu is in charge of the black market. I heard that Guo Laowu hasn't been here for long; he took over the brothel's management just last November."

In other words, he had only been here for a year.

No wonder he could only stay within the black market, managing these few scattered individuals.

Xia Yi continued, "I saw him come over with his men just now. He ordered the beasts to be shot with arrows or subdued, and they're currently tending to the injured who were bitten."

Shu Yu found it a bit strange, "Is this Guo Laowu feeling frustrated, being passive and neglectful? Why did it take him so long to react?"

It had been quite some time since the beasts broke out.

At the very least, they had all made it to the beast camp, met with Meng Pei, and started tending to wounds.

Xia Yi's expression was hard to interpret, as she couldn't exactly mention that she saw Guo Laowu a bit disheveled and with red marks on his face. It was clear he was fooling around with a girl in a corner on the third floor, and had to abruptly leave to handle the situation.

But she couldn't tell Shu Yu these details, so she vaguely replied, "The black market is quite large; he might have been a bit far away."

Young Master He on the side felt there was something odd about her expression as she said this.

Quickly changing the subject, Xia Yi said, "By the way, when I entered, I saw Jiang Kuanyu going over to him. He will most likely inform Gou Laowu about the rescue, and suspicions might fall on the Meng family. This person must not be spared."

Meng Yunzheng nodded, "Indeed, he must not be spared."

He stood up, adjusted the soft sword at his waist, and said to Meng Pei, "Dad, I'll leave things here to you. It's a rare opportunity. I'll go take care of Jiang Kuanyu."

Meng Pei agreed, "Don't worry. I've been assisting old Zhao for so many years, always helping with treating injuries. As long as we have medicine, your uncle's side will be fine. But what about you? Are you sure you'll be okay alone? Guo Laowu surely has many skilled individuals by his side."

Xia Yi stood up, "I'm going too."

Meng Yunzheng frowned, "Your identity..."

"Things have come to this point, there's no need to keep hiding. The superior also instructed before leaving, allowing me to act freely. I think now is the chance." The battle in the capital should have started, and her undercover mission was nearly at its end.