Huh? Isn't this an adventure kingdom building game?!-Chapter 777 - 747: Such a Reversal

It was Hou Ze’s first time entering the large house where the Market Manager of Trapped Snake Island resided, and he curiously glanced around as he walked.

Having run a shop in Golden Carp Lake Market for many years, he had never managed to speak with the Market Manager who oversaw all affairs and was dispatched by the Demon Realm Alliance.

Now, he could actually interact with the Market Manager of Trapped Snake Island!

Hou Ze felt delighted inside, believing that working around Mr. Jiang was indeed a great opportunity for progress!

Introduced by the guard, he respectfully recounted every word the gentleman had said.

"Oh? How did you learn of such a secret matter?" Wang Yingzhuo inquired about the source of the information after the affirmative and simple answer from the other party.

Hou Ze replied unhurriedly, "You must have heard of the Cloud Concealment Sect, one of the Ancient Ten Great Sects, which is best at divining the heavenly secrets. Unworthy as I am, I know a senior from the Cloud Concealment Sect. Learning about the huge financial losses of many merchants in Trapped Snake Island, I asked the senior for a divination.

You should report quickly to the alliance to go to the Shi Family in Silver Valley, otherwise, if it’s delayed, they might completely erase the traces of murder, making it hard to find."

"Divination?" Wang Yingzhuo was somewhat undecided and smiled immediately, "Then let Daoist Hou take a rest here for a moment. If evidence of Li Dehai’s murder is indeed found in Silver Valley, you shall be rewarded."

Turning around, his smile instantly vanished, and his eyes flickered with a ray of hope in his heart.

The Xinhua Trading Company actually has other partners? This is tremendously good news!

In this way, a pretext can be found to evade responsibility!

For instance: that Li Dehai was insidious and cunning, knowing that Trapped Snake Island prohibits early collection of large sums of goods, he didn’t blatantly violate the ban under his watch but let his partners collect instead.

Since it didn’t occur on Trapped Snake Island, what does it have to do with me as the Market Manager?

Learning that Li Dehai escaped with embezzled funds, as the Market Manager, he actively resolved the issue and tried to capture him, clearly handling it competently and commendably!

Fortunately, the report to the alliance used vague language earlier, as the excuse wasn’t thought out, aiming to reduce responsibility. Now, with a justified reason, it can be covered up smoothly.

"Exactly, this makes everything correct." The more Wang Yingzhuo thought, the happier he became; the urgent matter was to find out if there really were entities like the Shi Family and the Five Merchants of Silver Valley.

As long as they exist, whether involved or not, just pass the blame; having someone back one up ensures safety.

If the Cloud Concealment Sect’s cultivator’s divination is accurate, report immediately to the alliance, and certainly, blow it up to investigate and confiscate the Five Villains Merchants to recover losses!

Thinking again, merely exaggerating might not suffice.

If they had already hidden the loot and could provide evidence proving the family estate unrelated to the prematurely collected goods?

The huge amount of funds can’t be retrieved, and Trapped Snake Island would lose face, and as the Market Manager, he would certainly be implicated.

Need to fan the flames!

Best to give a bribe to find a ruthless hand; invading Silver Valley, discovering the crime evidence promptly, confiscating the property, and executing to make an example, without giving the opponent a chance to argue, is the most secure way.

Earlier, good intentions brought trouble upon oneself, as the saying goes, once bitten, twice shy; now with a firm heart, it can be smoothly navigated, for self-preservation is paramount.

Blame it on Li Dehai!

If he hadn’t caused such big trouble, and you hadn’t joined forces to kill him, would it be your turn to take the blame?

Walking quickly to the council hall, there were already dozens of demon cultivators waiting.

Having heard about Li Dehai’s embezzlement and escape, these old patrons contacted each other and gathered to find the Market Manager for an explanation.

Among them, some had paid tens of thousands of Immortal Jade, while others had paid hundreds of thousands, a huge sum in total. Not knowing whether the hard-earned money could be recovered, everyone looked anxious, sighing and lamenting.

Seeing the Market Manager entering hurriedly with a worried expression, a demon cultivator immediately asked, "I heard a Daoist friend uncovered the bounty notice, saying there’s news of Li Dehai’s whereabouts. Is it true?"

"Let’s put this matter aside for now; I have a few questions for you." Wang Yingzhuo pressed his hand down gently, speaking in a deep voice, "Do you know that Li Dehai of Xinhua Trading Company and the Five Merchants of Silver Valley are partners?"

The hall went silent for a few moments, and being as shrewd as merchants are, their eyes immediately lit up!

Having partners means that since Li Dehai ran away, others can be caught to carry the blame, and the losses might be recovered!

Immediately, a demon cultivator stood out and said loudly, "I personally heard Li Dehai say that there are five major families in Silver Valley who do the fire stone business with him. The top five merchants, surnamed Shi, Qi, Liang, Zhou, and Wang, with the Shi Family being the most powerful."

"Yes, yes, once I wanted Li Dehai to give me a discount out of old patronage, but he refused. He said that the Five Merchants of Silver Valley are not easy to deal with, especially Shi Family’s Patriarch, Shi Kesong, who is the most cunning. If I got a discount, he would suffer losses! Clearly, Li Dehai couldn’t make decisions, maybe there’s a Shopkeeper behind him."

"With fellow Daoists speaking so, I also remember. Last time, while drinking together at Drunken Flower Pavilion, Li Dehai got drunk and cursed the Five Merchants of Silver Valley as parasites sucking his blood. He complained that the fire stone business that should have been his to own exclusively ended up giving the major share to them, which frustrated him greatly."

"Furthermore, the fire stone business is extremely lucrative, everyone knows. Over the years, inevitably, some have found their way to Silver Valley, wanting to intercept the exclusive business of Xinhua Trading Company.

Once, I joked with Li Dehai, asking if he worried about being backstabbed, and he disdainfully replied: ’The Li family and the Five Merchants of Silver Valley have ties for generations, with sworn oaths. Xinhua Trading Company lets them earn money effortlessly, why break the oath and turn to others?’