noffsinger Chapter 290 Letters
Chapter 290 Letters
Xiao Jingyi and Zuo Yan easily avoided the first level of sentry posts and headed towards the center of the island.
The closer you get to the center of the island, the brighter the candles, the more luxurious the decorations, and the stricter the guards.
Xiao Jingyi and Zuo Yan were both highly skilled in martial arts, so it was not difficult for them to avoid the guards and sneak in quietly.
Especially Zuo Yan, he was able to hold on to the position of commander of the Shadow Blade Division because his martial arts were outstanding, and there were not many people in this world who could surpass him.
After arriving at Devil's Island, he suddenly fell seriously ill for unknown reasons.
There is no idleness on Devil's Island. Once someone is sick or injured and unable to work, he will be thrown into the sea to feed the fish to avoid wasting food.
At that time, Zuo Yan thought he was going to die.
Either they die of illness or are thrown into the sea to fend for themselves.
Fortunately, Xiao Jingyi protected me.
Later, Xiao Jingyi fed him a drop of medicine.
Not only did that drop of potion cure his illness, but he also found that his five senses were sharper than before, and even his internal strength had improved a lot.
Such a divine object must be extremely precious.
However, Xiao Jingyi gave him such a precious thing.
Zuo Yan was very grateful and became more obedient to Xiao Jingyi.
He was also smart enough not to ask what the potion was or where it came from, and he kept the secret in his heart.
Relying on his keen five senses, Zuo Yan took Xiao Jingyi to avoid the guards and soon arrived at the largest and most magnificent house located in the center of the island.
Xiao Jingyi and Zuo Yan had been here twice before, but had gained nothing.
Xiao Jingyi's goal is to find evidence such as account books or letters.
With the account books or letters, we can not only trace back to other people involved in the golden paste case.
Moreover, these things are all evidence. With them, we can bring these villains to justice openly!
Inside the room, a group of people were drinking and teasing the women in their arms for fun.
Xiao Jingyi and Zuo Yan jumped onto the roof, lifted a tile and checked what was going on inside the house.
After a while, the man sitting in the main seat hugged the two young and beautiful women and went to the back room.
Xiao Jingyi heard everyone calling him "Boss" and everyone in the room sat in a seat with him as the most respected person, so he guessed that this man was most likely the leader of the group on Devil Island.
He and Zuo Yan had sneaked in earlier and searched everywhere, but couldn't find what he wanted.
Xiao Jingyi has been lurking on the island for so long that he has already figured out the workshop on the island where the golden paste is produced.
Since this is where the golden paste is produced, the Japanese transport the golden paste from here, and then flow it to Jinzhou and Beijing through the hands of the Wen family. Every time he comes to pick up the goods, there must be a record book.
This is the booklet Xiao Jingyi is looking for.
Since we couldn't find it after searching everywhere, could it be that the booklet is on the leader's person?
Thinking of this, Xiao Jingyi immediately gestured to Zuo Yan and said in a low voice, "Watch here. If anything happens, use the whistle as a signal."
Zuo Yan nodded.
Xiao Jingyi immediately chased after the leader.
It seemed that everyone in the yard had gone to the front to drink and have fun. Xiao Jingyi followed them and found that the guards were much more lax.
As soon as he approached the leader's room, he heard an indescribable sound coming from the room.
Xiao Jingyi raised his eyebrows and took out a medicine bag from the inner seam of his belt.
This was what Yun Fuling gave him for self-defense before he left the capital.
In addition to various life-saving pills, Yun Fuling also prepared a lot of self-defense powders for him, such as sleeping powder, itching powder, insect-attracting powder and so on.
Thinking of Yun Fuling, a soft light appeared in Xiao Jingyi's eyes.
He subconsciously touched his chest, but it was empty, with no trace of the jade gourd.
Xiao Jingyi felt extremely upset when he thought of the jade gourd that he had lost.
When he first arrived at Devil's Island, Zuo Yan suddenly fell seriously ill.
There are no doctors on Devil's Island, and the people on the island will not give any medicinal herbs to these captured laborers.
Seeing that Zuo Yan was dying, Xiao Jingyi had no choice but to feed him the drop of potion in the jade gourd.
The potion given by Yun Fuling really worked wonders. Not long after Zuo Yan drank it, he regained his vitality and was full of energy the next day.
Xiao Jingyi had originally kept the empty jade gourd carefully. After all, it was a gift from Yun Fuling and he treasured it very much.
But I don’t know how, but one day it was lost.
Xiao Jingyi searched for a long time but couldn't find it.
Thinking of this, Xiao Jingyi couldn't help feeling a little sad.
That jade gourd was given to him by Yun Fuling, how could he lose it?
Forget it. Let him wait until he takes control of Devil Island and then search the entire island inch by inch. I believe he won’t be able to find the jade gourd he lost.
And all the people on the island, maybe someone picked up the jade gourd and kept it privately.
When the time comes, he will interrogate them one by one and he will definitely be able to get the jade gourd back.
But these are all things for the future. The most important thing right now is to find the account books and other evidence.
Xiao Jingyi withdrew his thoughts, took out an antidote from his belt and ate it.
Then he sneaked into the house and lit the bag of powder.
A faint white smoke rose up and soon filled the entire room.
The noise on the bed gradually became quieter, and soon there was no noise at all.
Xiao Jingyi waited for a while before he lifted the curtain and took a look.
Seeing that the leader and his two men had fallen asleep, he immediately picked up the leader's clothes and searched through them carefully.
Sure enough, he found a letter in his clothes.
When Xiao Jingyi opened the letter, he saw the title "General Chao" written at the beginning.
Xiao Jingyi frowned and searched his memory carefully.
The surname Chao is not common. In Xiao Jingyi's memory, there was no general with the surname Chao in Daqi.
Xiao Jingyi did not read the content of the letter immediately, but skipped the middle part and went straight to the end of the letter.
At the end of the letter, at the signature section, the four big characters "Respectfully presented by the Imperial Master" were clearly written on the paper.
There was no such position as national teacher in the official system of Daqi.
As for the two countries of Beiman and Nanjiang on the border of Daqi, there was no news of any national master.
On the other hand, in the already destroyed Yue Kingdom, every generation of monarchs would appoint a national teacher.
The Moon people believe in divination, and the national master who is in charge of divination and sacrifice is second only to the king.
Thinking back to the case of the golden paste, some clues all point to the involvement of the Moon Clan.
Xiao Jingyi had some guesses in his mind.
He calmed himself down and then read the letter carefully from the beginning.
The letter said that General Chao should increase the production of golden paste and prepare to pick up three times the previous amount.
The Japanese will come to pick up the goods on the next trading day.
After the Japanese took the goods away, they burned all the poppies and workshops on the island, leaving no trace.
Then he led his soldiers to lie dormant in Qiongzhou, waiting for the order to start the uprising.
After reading it from beginning to end, Xiao Jingyi confirmed that this letter was written by the Imperial Master of Yue Kingdom to General Chao of Yue Kingdom.
Those remnants of the Moon Clan indeed had evil intentions and were plotting a rebellion!