Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 842 Taking a Gamble

"What?" Yang Mingjie looked stunned, not knowing what Xiao Ran meant by that.

Before he could react, Xiao Ran had already pulled him back quickly into the crowd.

"My lord..." Yang Mingjie was completely dumbfounded, not knowing what Xiao Ran was going to do.

"Don't say anything, just come with me."

Xiao Ran gestured for Yang Mingjie to keep quiet and walked far behind the crowd, keeping a full street's distance from the woman.

This woman named Kaslia has 80 points of mental strength, which is not bad, but compared to Xiao Ran, she is far inferior. Xiao Ran used his mental strength to lock onto her, but she didn't notice at all.

Xiao Ran didn't know what the characteristics of professions were abroad, but judging from Kaslia's attributes, she should be a master of melee combat and tanking.

Xiao Ran followed her, and after passing through several alleys, the woman stopped, looked around for a while, and then stepped into the inn in front of her.

Xiao Ran glanced around the inn and saw a sign hanging on the door that read "Fengchun Inn".

"Springtime?"

Upon seeing these two words, Xiao Ran's eyes suddenly turned cold. As the saying goes, even a withered tree can bloom again in spring.

Isn't this obviously a hideout for the Changchun Association?

Xiao Ran spread her spiritual power, like a large net sweeping across the houses around the inn.

Sure enough, although this was a house, it was not inhabited by residents, but by newcomers.

Xiao Ran could directly see the professions and attributes of these people through the marks on their bodies.

After scanning around, I found that most of these people were D-level or 3D-level beginners.

These people live near the inn and have more than a dozen hidden sentries, both overt and covert. If an ordinary person enters this alley, they will likely be immediately spotted by these people.

It would be strange if this weren't a stronghold of the Changchun Society.

"Don't you guys ever take care of that alleyway up ahead?"

Xiao Ran turned to look at Yang Mingjie.

Yang Mingjie glanced in the direction of the alley and shook his head, saying, "Ruzhou City is now under the joint management of three parties. This area is under the jurisdiction of Supervisor Yang."

"Is it Yang Jun or Yang Zhendong?"

"Oh, it's Yang Zhendong." Upon hearing Yang Mingjie's words, Xiao Ran immediately understood.

A surge of anger welled up inside him.

The company initially assigned three supervisors to jointly guard Ruzhou City: Yang Jun, Tang Xuan, and Yang Zhendong.

When the three arrived, Yang Jun had subtly warned Xiao Ran that Yang Zhendong was entangled with the Changchun Association.

Xiao Ran didn't really care about this matter. As long as Yang Zhendong didn't provoke her, she would just turn a blind eye to it and give the company face.

In any case, the specific management of Ruzhou City still needs to be done by the company, and how to do it is their internal matter.

Xiao Ran never expected that Yang Zhendong would so blatantly hand over the Changchun Club.

Changchun and those Westerners colluded to assassinate me, not only, but they also planned to carry out a massacre, taking the souls of 1.5 million people to perform sacrifices back home.

Xiao Ran grew angrier the more she thought about it, but her face remained calm. Under Yang Mingjie's questioning gaze, she simply sighed lightly: "Everyone says there are bad people among the masses, but little do they know that these bad people have long been ingrained in their very bones."

Yang Mingjie looked completely bewildered, having no idea what had happened from beginning to end.

"Sir, we..."

Yang Mingjie swallowed hard. Although Xiao Ran showed no change in emotion, Yang Mingjie could clearly feel a sense of oppression.

Xiao Ran turned to look at Yang Mingjie and asked with a smile, "Do you dare to risk your life for a gamble?"

"what?"

Yang Mingjie was stunned by Xiao Ran's sudden question. He frowned and did not rush to answer Xiao Ran.

Xiao Ran wasn't in a hurry. After all, it involved her own life, and anyone would have to think it over carefully. That's only human nature.

In fact, his words gave Yang Mingjie two options. One option was to take a gamble. Xiao Ran would not let him really be in danger. After all, he was the one who said he would give Yang Mingjie a first-class merit. Of course, he would not let anything happen to him. However, Xiao Ran was giving him this first-class merit. It was up to him to see if he dared to accept it.

Therefore, Xiao Ran had a second option: if Yang Mingjie was unwilling, Xiao Ran would send him to the Amazing Pavilion to deliver the message.

However, this would significantly reduce the effectiveness.

Xiao Ran believed that as soon as the Amazing Pavilion made any move, they would know immediately.

As the saying goes, to catch a thief, you need to catch him red-handed; to catch an adulterer, you need to catch them in the act. Without solid evidence, Xiao Ran estimated that if this matter were to escalate to the end, it would probably end without any real consequences.

After all, companies are not absolutely righteous; maintaining stability is their core objective.

After pondering for a moment, Yang Mingjie finally seemed to have made up his mind, gritting his teeth and saying, "My lord, if I make a name for myself this time, what will you promise me?" Yang Mingjie's words, though petty, were honest; after all, if one was going to risk their life, there had to be some reward.

"I can't grant your request. You're a company employee, not mine. However, I can guarantee that if the company can't give you a satisfactory answer in the future, you can resign without hesitation. There are positions available for you in Jingqi Pavilion, Zhen Dingwei, or even Wancheng and Lu Cheng's Imperial Guard. Moreover, Jingqi Pavilion will be responsible for all the materials you need when you advance in the future."

Xiao Ran smiled and looked at Yang Mingjie, speaking frankly to him. He wanted to see just how much this former constable had grown.

"spell!"

Yang Mingjie agreed without hesitation this time: "Sir, whatever you say, I will do. Even if it means going through fire and water today, it's up to you."

Not fighting? That would be foolish.

This is an opportunity that most people would never encounter in their lifetimes. As a member of the patrol team, I'm bound to face such dangerous situations sooner or later. Even if I risked my life, I probably wouldn't get a promise like Xiao Ran's.

"Okay, you'll listen to me. Go in later..."

Xiao Ran explained what she wanted Yang Mingjie to do. After hearing Xiao Ran's plan, Yang Mingjie looked surprised, but despite his surprise, he had no objections.

Only after Xiao Ran finished speaking did he ask, "Sir, this matter isn't difficult, but I'm afraid they might get desperate and kill me..."

"Hahaha, come closer, I'll teach you a technique that will guarantee your safe escape."

Seeing that Yang Mingjie had made up his mind, Xiao Ran whispered a few words in his ear.

Then Xiao Ran took out a piece of joss paper.

Xiao Ran casually pinched the joss paper into a paper tiger, took out the dormitory manager's pen, dotted the tiger's eyes, and handed it to Yang Mingjie.

Yang Mingjie took it, carefully put it into his spatial storage, changed into his patrol team uniform, straightened his back, and strode inside.

As Yang Mingjie walked into the alley, more than a dozen pairs of eyes immediately focused on him.

Even though Yang Mingjie was only a D-level beginner, he could clearly sense this intense feeling of being watched.

He was a member of the patrol team. How dare these people openly inspect him like this? It was going too far.

"It seems the master was right, there is indeed a problem with this place."

Yang Mingjie tightened his mind and stepped inside. He stopped in front of the inn after entering the alley and glancing at the door before walking in.

"Hey! Isn't this Brother Yang?"

Before he could even step over the threshold, the shopkeeper blocked his way. She was a woman, not pretty, but voluptuous and exuding a seductive charm.

The gleaming weapon on her chest pressed directly against him.

Good guy!
Yang Mingjie's eyes widened in surprise. He quickly took a step back and stepped out of the door. He stared intently at the shopkeeper, then frowned and said, "Who are you? I don't recognize you!"

"Oh, Brother Yang."

The woman took two steps forward again, put her arm around Yang Mingjie's arm, and pulled him into her embrace: "You must have a bad memory. We used to be locals. My house wasn't far from yours. Now that you've made it big, you naturally look down on us old neighbors."

Yang Mingjie's face turned red. In the past, he probably would have been unable to cope, but in a moment of thought, he suddenly became alert.

No, that's not right! There are practically no neighbors near my house.

Upon further reflection, he realized that the place was eerie inside and out, and his expression immediately darkened.

As his thoughts shifted, Yang Mingjie suddenly burst into laughter: "Hahahaha, yes, yes, I remember now, even after all these years, little sister is still as charming as ever."

Yang Mingjie grinned and, without any hesitation, gave the female shopkeeper's hand a hard squeeze.

This time, the female shopkeeper's expression changed drastically. She immediately took a step back and distanced herself from Yang Mingjie.

Seeing this, Yang Mingjie snorted coldly: "Hmph, stop with the nonsense. We've been notified from above to inspect the fire safety."

After saying that, Yang Mingjie stepped inside.

The female shopkeeper was stunned for a few seconds before she came to her senses. Her face immediately turned very ugly. She quickly followed and pulled over the shop assistant at the door: "Go and ask."

The waiter immediately lowered his head and retreated.

The female innkeeper walked towards Yang Mingjie, who sat down and looked around. He noticed that the inn was very luxuriously decorated, and even the sofa in the lobby was very comfortable. He crossed his legs and said, "Madam, your inn is nice, but why is it so deserted? I haven't seen a single customer."

"Sigh, our restaurant is a members-only establishment. Occasionally, some important people come here for a quiet meal. Otherwise, we don't have much business."

The female shopkeeper's words were a reminder to Yang Mingjie not to cause trouble here, as she had powerful backers.

Yang Mingjie glanced sideways at the female shopkeeper, then suddenly raised his hand and slapped her.

"Snapped!"

The slap made the female shopkeeper's eyes see stars, and she stumbled and fell to the ground. Yang Mingjie stood on the table and cursed, "You lowly wench, even if you have the Heavenly King as your backer, you can't control me. Show me your fire safety certificate, health certificate, and business license. If you're missing any one of them, I'll shut down your shop."

(End of this chapter)