Sword Roaring in the Sky

Chapter 148: Investigating the case requires professionals
Sun Yanwan had little experience in handling this kind of thing, and he had never worked on asset restructuring in his previous life, but he did know some common methods. He immediately said, "The Songyang Sect has a subordinate Tianma Gang. Although they are not an escort agency, they can also transport goods."

"If you're worried about the Divine Sword Escort Agency losing its cargo, you can re-sign this business to the Tianma Gang."

"Since we're helping to clean up the mess, we won't charge any extra money for transporting the goods. If the goods arrive, everyone will be happy. If the goods are lost, you can ask the Tianma Gang for compensation."

"If you have some patience, you can wait for news about the goods. If the goods arrive safely, there's no need to bother."

Sun Yanwan's proposal was considered extremely fair, though it posed some risks for the creditors. For example, what if the Tianma Gang refused to compensate for the lost goods? But no one dared to ask. Sun Yanwan was not someone to be trifled with. He could be reasonable, but he could also be unreasonable. They could only worry inwardly.

Some people gritted their teeth and decided to wait, while others were still worried and decided to sign a new escort contract with the Tianma Gang. In any case, before the banquet was half over, more than ten creditors disappeared, and in the end only three creditors were left.

For that shipment of valuable goods, the Shendao Escort Agency also carried out two more shipments. The escort agency also needs to make money, so it is rare for them to escort goods alone. They always escort goods in several shipments together.

Therefore, not only did they lose the valuable goods, but they also had two more creditors. Although they had lost hope of getting the goods back, they felt more or less relieved when they saw how Sun Yanwan handled the matter.

What's more, the reputation of Shaochan Temple and Songyang Sect is indeed useful. Since the two major martial arts holy places have come forward, they all believe that this matter will have a result.

Sun Yanwan actually didn't know how to investigate the case. He questioned the three people carefully and also asked Tai Rongbo, but too many people died during that escort mission, and the escorts and assistants who returned were unwilling to stay in the escort agency and had already left. It would be very troublesome to find them back for questioning.

Sun Yanwan pondered for a long time and said, "This matter is a bit troublesome. Please be patient and wait for a few days. The worst-case scenario is that Shaochan Temple will have to pay the dart money."

The three creditors felt relieved after receiving this promise. As for why only Shaochan Temple paid compensation and Songyang Sect did not, they did not dare to ask, thinking that it might be because Shaochan Temple was generous.

Sun Yanwan suppressed the matter temporarily, but he knew that he had only solved those miscellaneous matters that were not a problem in the first place. As for the real problem, recovering the escort, he had no idea at all.

At the banquet, he suddenly remembered that he had recently met a professional. He immediately asked Tai Rongbo to get paper and pen, and wrote a letter to Wu Zhi himself. After all, Wu Zhi was the head of a detective squad and must have more experience in investigating cases than him.

Moreover, he was also worried that if he met Giatana again, Wu Zhi's martial arts skills were not inferior to his, and might even be slightly better. After all, she was able to capture Hu Yunge alive. If the two of them joined forces, they might be able to force the little princess of Beiyan to retreat.

Well, Sun Yanwan knew that Wu Zhi was not very reliable, so he wrote another letter to Shi Si, asking Aunt Shi to come to Luojing as soon as possible to protect him.

Now that Shi Si really came to Luojing, he was completely relieved.

After finishing the second letter, Sun Yanwan thought that it was okay to write one letter, two letters, and maybe a few more. He wrote letters to his master and monk Kongchan respectively, and finally wrote a letter to his uncle. There were many masters in the Songyang Sect, many of them were innate. What if they could send him a few brothers in the innate realm?

After Sun Yanwan wrote these letters, he suddenly missed his senior brother. If Zhang Qingxi was by his side, why would he be afraid of the little princess of Beiyan?

Although Giatana is ranked higher than Zhang Qingxi on the list of geniuses, Sun Yanwan believes that if a fight really breaks out, the eldest brother will definitely win.

His confidence in his senior brother is unmatched!
But there was no other way now. Without his eldest brother, he could only make do with these. After having a meal at the Divine Sword Escort Agency, Sun Yanwan immediately said goodbye. He didn't know how to investigate the missing silver next, so he could only wait for Wu Zhi to come.

Because of this incident, he couldn't go back to Taiyi Temple and had to stay in Luojing for the time being.

Sun Yanwan didn't want to go back to Luo County, nor did he want to stay overnight at Feixing Escort Agency. He was a time traveler and was used to his own small space. It was okay for him to stay in Taiyi Temple, but staying overnight in these strange homes was still a bit inconvenient, even if the people took good care of him.

Sun Yanwan was just wondering where to find an inn when Tai Rongbo chased her out. The girl held a bundle in both hands and said shyly, "This is the remaining silver from today, as well as the remuneration for the dozen or so escort missions. It's really not enough for our Divine Sword Escort Agency to take this money. Please accept it, Taoist Sun."

Sun Yanwan laughed, took the bag and left without any hesitation.

In fact, the bundle contained more than what Tai Rongbo said. The girl gave all the cash in the escort agency to Sun Yanwan, and some of it was exchanged by someone else.

Sun Yanwan had already reached the end of his rope and gave his last money to Li Wangyou as a "stewardship", but he didn't expect that after a trip out, he would have new income.

He first went to Feixing Escort Agency and called Lao Qingshan. He originally wanted to go back to Luo County first, but he came out on horseback and the carriage was left at Zhi's house. The luggage was fine, but there were also some books and articles that needed to be retrieved.

However, the moment he saw Lao Qingshan, he suddenly remembered that he still had some "influence" in Luojing. He immediately became excited and asked a few people on the road to find out where there were rangers. Sure enough, he soon found the place where several Luojing rangers gathered.

Sun Yanwan took Lao Qingshan and visited several places in Luojing where knights gathered. He found out that Ding Feng was now in Fanlou.

There are eighteen main hotels and four famous towers in Luojing, and Fanlou is one of them.

The red-light district he had visited in Chongyang City was nothing compared to Fanlou, and the thatched inns in the countryside were nothing compared to the famous buildings in the big city.

The Eighteen Main Stores and the Four Famous Towers are both first-class dens of money-making in Luojing. They have a large flow of people on weekdays, so they also recruit some wanderers to help with some miscellaneous matters.

Ding Feng was very famous in Luojing and was one of the most famous knight-errant leaders. He said that 30% of the knights-errant in Luojing worshipped him as their master, and it was not an exaggeration.

Sun Yanwan hadn't mentioned that he was going to look for Ding Feng. When he inquired, he deliberately kept the information vague so that no one would notice anything. Lao Qingshan thought the young master was going to a brothel and couldn't help but perk up. He thought to himself, "There are many tricks in the red-light district. I must not let the young master get cheated. I must warn him carefully."

When Sun Yanwan arrived outside Fanlou, even though he had seen the "big world", he was still shocked.

There is a separate yard for carriages near Fanlou, and there is also a stable in the yard. The carriages coming and going are all luxurious, and the strong horses in the stable are all extraordinary, and they make people excited just by looking at them.

Sun Yanwan's carriage was actually not bad, after all, it was specially used by the eighth daughter of the Nanmeng family. But he chose not to ride in a carriage. Now he was riding a slow horse, and he was not wearing any gold or silver. He was following a rustic old man, so he looked a little "country bumpkin".

(End of this chapter)