Idle game leads to another world.

Chapter 1043 Tang Brothers
When Yang Yi was approaching the town, he happened to see the imperial guards leading officers and soldiers to strengthen the inspection of the city gates.

After all, the princess had been missing for a short time and should not have run far. After blocking the main traffic routes near Wangyun Mountain, they immediately conducted checks on people entering and leaving the town.

Putting aside other things, the palace guards must be extremely angry about this matter. Don't underestimate the ties between themselves and the nine clans. If this matter goes wrong, the lightest punishment would be the execution of the entire family.

But then again, although this town is called a small one, its actual size is definitely not something that can be seen by just walking around a few times. Finding a carriage full of furs and mountain products here is obviously not an easy task.

Yang Yiyi told the imperial guards who were checking the carriage at the door about the clues she had obtained so far, and asked them to mobilize local detectives and yamen runners to search the entire city. With more manpower, the search would naturally be faster.

Of course, the premise is that the criminal did not replace the carriage carrying the princess. This possibility...

Anyway, Li Chengxi felt that the chances were low. Replacing the means of transportation was the basis for committing this kind of crime. Simply looking for a carriage might only result in an empty shell.

Matters that require large-scale searches should be handed over to local detectives and yamen runners as they are more professional.

Being single doesn't mean Yang Yiyi just has to sit and wait, there are other things she can do.

For example, we can study the story behind the sword tassel with Tang characters written on it.

Li Chengxi didn't quite believe that Tangfeng Company would be involved in this kind of Nine Clans Elimination Game, but it was a clue after all, so he still had to go and take a look.

So he asked Yang Yiyi to find out if there was any Tang Feng shop in the city, and then went straight to the shop to ask.

Yes, it's that direct.

After all, this is in the city, so there is no need to worry about traps. If someone really wants to kill someone to silence them, Yang Yiyi can just run to the street and shout to call the constable.

Tang Feng Company does not have a specific store in the local area, but it does have a cargo station and you can find it by just asking around.

There are many porters coming in and out of the cargo station. This is a place similar to a logistics warehouse. The cargo throughput is very large, and things like furs can indeed be seen.

"What's up with this lady?"

A man holding an account book, who seemed to be in charge of the warehouse, noticed Yang Yiyi wandering in. He saw that she was a gangster and not a street thug looking for trouble, so he came up to ask her.

"My name is Yang Yiyi. To be honest, I have something I would like to ask Tangfeng Company for help with."

When he heard Yang Yiyi's name, the man looked at the steel mace on Yang Yiyi's back, immediately closed the account book, and bowed very respectfully.

"So it's Miss Yang. I'm so sorry. The young lady mentioned you. If you have any troubles, you can come to my Tangfeng Company at any time."

As early as when I first met Tang Lianyu, she once told me that if I had any trouble, I just needed to go to Tang Feng Company and tell them my name, and they would definitely help me solve it.

It’s just that Yang Yiyi is shy and has never come to Tangfeng Trading Company to speak.

"Are you short of money, lady, or are you looking for something in short supply?"

"neither."

Normally, they should exchange pleasantries, but time was running out, so Yang Yiyi directly took out the sword tassel with the Chinese character "唐" written on it:
"Is this item related to your company?"

The accountant took the sword tassel with some doubt and looked it up and down.

"This item is not from my company."

Yang Yiyi stared at the accountant's expression, trying to see if there were any details like how his face changed slightly, but no, the accountant looked normal, as if he was not lying.

Of course, even if it was true, the other party would definitely not admit it readily. Just as he was about to continue speaking according to Li Chengxi's instructions, the accountant suddenly said:

"This thing seems to belong to the Tang brothers."

"Tang brothers?"

"The Tang brothers have nothing to do with our Tangfeng Company. They are a local noble family, but their reputation..."

The accountant shook his head:
"I heard that the brothers' father and grandfather were good people, and they were well-known in the local area. But when it came to the brothers, they relied on their family's wealth and good connections with the government to bully men and women and do all kinds of evil. Many people in the city had to avoid them when they saw them."

It sounds like the style of a young landlord.

“How do I find them?”

"Why is the lady looking for them? They are not good people."

Yang Yiyi evaded the question casually. The accountant thought for a moment and thought that since Yang Yiyi was a well-known female warrior in the martial arts world, she should not be afraid of such a local tyrant, so he said:
"I heard that the two brothers colluded with the government recently and seized the gambling houses in the city. I think we should be able to find them in the gambling houses during this period."

"Thank you sir."

Yang Yiyi bowed and was about to leave when the jade sceptre in her arms shook. She then remembered that she still had some lines to say.

"Also, please send someone to the government office and tell them that I have important clues."

The accountant looked confused, as if asking, why?
This is to be careful.

If there is no problem with the Tangfeng Company, they will naturally do as Yang Yiyi said. After all, it is just a small matter like tipping off, and it is not a difficult thing to do.

If they try to fool people, that would be a big problem.

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After asking Tang Feng Company, I got a clue about a local tyrant named Tang brothers. However, this clue was relatively weak. After all, it was just words without sufficient evidence to support it.

Yang Yiyi was not a smart person, but Li Chengxi was. She tried to test Tangfeng Trading Company. She said she was leaving, but actually she was hiding near the cargo station of Tangfeng Trading Company. Sure enough, not long after she left, she saw a servant coming out in a hurry. Yang Yiyi followed him all the way until he actually entered the yamen.

There are no major problems with Tangfeng Trading Company, and what the accountant said is naturally credible. Now is the time to confirm whether there are any problems with the Tang brothers.

It was a coincidence that the Tang brothers' gambling house was just on the way to the government office. After Yang Yiyi watched the servant enter the government office, she immediately turned around and walked back. Not long after, she saw a room with a door curtain with the word "gambling" hung on it.

It is human nature to like gambling. It has never changed from ancient times to the present. At most, the way of gambling has changed, such as paying gold to draw cards.

There were quite a lot of people coming in and out of the gambling house. Yang Yiyi put on a veil and a hat, and while trying not to reveal that she was a woman, she lifted the door curtain and walked in.

In the casino, card tables were arranged in a haphazard manner, and the air was filled with the smell of sweat and frenzy. Some people were in high spirits, while others were dejected.

Yang Yiyi had never been to a casino before, because her family taught her since she was a child that gambling can ruin your life and that if you have money, you should just throw it into the river and never gamble.

It was almost the first time that Li Chengxi saw what a casino looked like outside of a movie. After all, in his place, mahjong parlors were often inspected by the police to see if they were involved in gambling.

But here, casinos are legal.

I have entered, but the question now is, how do I find where the princess is?

(End of this chapter)