Chapter 1450: The Traitor Revealed_2

Bao Yaoceng pressed the elevator button, and the steam-powered elevator took everyone to the eighteenth floor.

After stepping out of the elevator, Bao Yaoceng entered the second room in the corridor. This room was divided into three suites, inside and out, and it was the office of Zhu Yugu, the leader of the Human Market in the Underground City and the head of Qingyuan Building.

Before Zhu Yugu saw anyone, he caught a smell. Looking up, he saw Bao Yaoceng grinning and greeting him: “Lord, I’m back! Burp~ Gurgle!”

Bao Yaoceng burped loudly.

The smell almost knocked Zhu Yugu out.

“What did you eat? Did you drink too much again?” Zhu Yugu was very displeased, “What time do you think it is? I sent you out on an important task, and you dare drink alcohol?”

“Indeed, I drank quite a lot!” Bao Yaoceng burped again, “Lord, the task is all done!”

“Did you collect the rent?”

“Collected it, take a look!” Bao Yaoceng took out two “gold” balls from his chest and placed them in front of Zhu Yugu.

Zhu Yugu stepped back three whole steps, looking up at Bao Yaoceng.

Bao Yaoceng pointed at the “gold” and said: “Lord, look at this size, this color, this weight, this thickness, this gold is greenish-yellow, full weight!”

Zhu Yugu stared at Bao Yaoceng for a long time and asked: “Did you eat the Golden Juice Jade Liquid?”

“Yes!” Bao Yaoceng nodded vigorously.

“Did you eat it with a smile?”

“Yes!” Bao Yaoceng was still smiling now.

“Did you encounter Tan Jinxiao?”

“Tan Jinxiao?” Bao Yaoceng shook his head, “I didn’t encounter him!”

Zhu Yugu recognized the technique as Tan Jinxiao’s.

“It really was Tan Jinxiao! I knew that man couldn’t be relied upon!” Zhu Yugu’s expression was grim as he had someone call Nie Congyang over.

Nie Congyang was also a leader under Zhu Yugu. Yesterday, he failed to collect enough rent; for those shops that couldn’t pay, he didn’t force them, believing that a temporary rent increase was unreasonable.

He thought Zhu Yugu would scold him, but Zhu Yugu called him over to assign a task first: “Congyang, go to the Defense Agency and inform Mr. Cai that Tan Jinxiao, that birdman, has betrayed us. Let him prepare for a countermeasure.”

Nie Congyang was a cautious person. He thought for a moment and asked: “Lord, you said Tan Jinxiao betrayed us, who did he defect to? We need to know our adversaries to speak with the Defense Agency properly.”

Zhu Yugu pondered for a while and then looked at Bao Yaoceng: “Who are Tan Jinxiao’s accomplices?”

“Accomplices, what accomplices?” Bao Yaoceng grinned widely, seeing the gold balls on the table, he seemed to develop a slight appetite.

Zhu Yugu asked again: “Do you know who Tan Jinxiao works for? Yesterday, when collecting rent, who did you have conflicts with?”

Bao Yaoceng couldn’t answer, and his subordinates were in the same state as Tan Jinxiao’s, also unable to explain.

Unable to get answers, they couldn’t be investigated. With the temporary rent increase, Bao Yaoceng was ruthless yesterday, clashing with many, who knows who Tan Jinxiao’s accomplices were?

Zhu Yugu told Nie Congyang to take the gold balls away. Nie Congyang held his breath, found some paper, wrapped the gold balls, and threw them outside.

Bao Yaoceng was upset seeing the gold balls gone, he quarreled with Zhu Yugu: “Lord, give me the gold, that’s the rent I collected.”

Zhu Yugu gestured, and Nie Congyang sent Bao Yaoceng and his men away, finding a Medical Cultivator to treat them.

Smelling them, Nie Congyang almost vomited his breakfast but managed to arrange them properly. With that sorted, Zhu Yugu came up with an idea.

“Congyang, take the brothers and go to the streets under Yaoceng’s responsibility, and cut off their smoke pipes.”

Zhu Yugu had three leaders under him; Bao Yaoceng was one, and Nie Congyang was another; each had their territories.

Nie Congyang didn’t leave immediately; he reminded Zhu Yugu: “Lord, I heard Yaoceng collected all the rent yesterday. Most shops paid up, those unable to do so at least paid something. They handed over the money; cutting their smoke pipes is unjust, isn’t it?”

“Unjust?” Zhu Yugu glared at Nie Congyang, and he quickly lowered his head.

Zhu Yugu continued: “You just say the money is collected; where is it? Is the gold you took money?”

Nie Congyang didn’t want to argue with the leader but felt he had to explain: “Lord, the money wasn’t brought back, but it’s not the fault of the shop owners; it’s Yaoceng’s fault for losing it!”

Bam!

Zhu Yugu threw the teacup in his hand: “You’re lecturing me? Teaching me my business?”

Nie Congyang shook his head: “I wouldn’t dare.”

“Not dare? Not dare but still so much to say!” Zhu Yugu banged the table, “The boss needs money now; we need to think of any way to raise money for the boss. I raised the rent for who? For myself? Do you care for the boss at all? Are you mindful of your actions?”

Nie Congyang didn’t dare speak.

Zhu Yugu continued to scold: “Now there’s trouble in Yaoceng’s territory, it’s been wrecked that way; I’m telling you to cut their smoke pipes to force Tan Jinxiao out, to force his backer out. You’re the one who doesn’t understand my intention but insists on a moral argument, where does all this reasoning come from? Are those running shops related to you? If you’re so kind, why don’t you open a charity booth? You immediately go do this for me; I expect to hear news by noon today!”

Nie Congyang paused in silence, then raised his head: “Lord, I really can’t go today, my mother is sick, and I was already planning to ask for leave today.”