After a pause, he asked: "What did you want to say before?"
Xiao Lingyue was slightly startled, but then realized that Zhan Beihan was asking about what she had left unfinished after being interrupted.
"It's not an important matter, we'll talk about it later."
Zhan Beihan glanced sideways at her, and then said after a while: "Okay."
The two men followed the cloaked man and passed through almost half of Log Town. After taking many detours, the three cloaked men walked into a large house and quietly entered the back door.
"Bang!"
As soon as we entered, the back door was immediately closed.
The surroundings became quiet.
Zhan Beihan and Xiao Lingyue stood in the shadow of an alley not far from the house.
Xiao Lingyue slowly frowned and looked at this house, which looked like it was no ordinary house. "This is their destination? There seems to be a lot of people in such a big house. Do you want to follow me and have a look?"
With her and Zhan Beihan's abilities, it would not be difficult to sneak into the house.
But now, they still don't know who the cloaked man is, and whether his purpose is related to the imperial tomb they are exploring, so they are afraid of alerting the enemy if they approach him rashly.
Zhan Beihan also looked at the house.
The disguise on his face was still there, the sharp brow bones cast shadows, and there was a cold light like ice in his eyes.
"Do you know whose house this is?"
Xiao Lingyue was slightly surprised: "I just arrived in Yuanmu Town and I haven't asked about it, you know?"
Zhan Beihan's tone was cold: "This is the private residence of Li Bihuai, the Prime Minister of Yuanmu Town."
"Private house?" Xiao Lingyue thought and quickly thought of it, "Qiao Qing told me before that the caravan from Nanyan is said to be distant relatives of the county magistrate, and they stay at the county magistrate's house every year.
Could it be..."
Are these three cloaked men related to Nan Yan’s caravan?
Zhan Beihan: "Who is Qiao Qing?"
Xiao Lingyue: "That's the girl from the caravan who saved me before."
After a pause, a smile flashed in her eyes: "She was the one who single-handedly sent Prince Xiang to prison."
Zhan Beihan raised his eyebrows: "How does she know about the Nanyan caravan?"
"We are all doing business, so there is always news circulating among colleagues, but I don't know if it is true or false, and I don't have much time to ask."
Xiao Lingyue's eyes flashed and she said: "But according to what Qiao Qing said, this Nanyan caravan is mainly engaged in wood and stone business and will visit Yuanmu Town every year. Don't you think it's a coincidence?"
Log Town is next to the Imperial Tomb.
The iron ore unearthed from Hulang Mountain on the outskirts of Beijing was secretly transferred to the Construction Department of the Ministry of Industry and smelted into crude iron.
Then, the crude iron was hidden in wood and stone materials, escorted by the army, and arrived at the imperial mausoleum.
Just at this time, the Nanyan caravan, which specializes in wood and stone business, came to Log Town.
How can there be such a coincidence in the world?
A large smuggling network gradually emerged in Xiao Lingyue's mind.
From the unearthing of iron ore, to the smelting of crude iron, to smuggling out of Beijing, and then to changing hands without anyone noticing, it went all the way south along the ferry of the Canglan River, straight into the territory of Nanyan.
The whole process is interconnected, and there are many people involved, including bandits, caravans, and even... officials from North Korea and China!
Zhan Beihan sneered when he heard this, and his sharp eyes pierced the mansion like a sharp knife.
“You’ll know when you go in and take a look!”
The two people quietly climbed over the courtyard wall and immediately saw the main house with the lights on and the doors and windows closed.
Xiao Lingyue pointed to the side window in the backyard, pulled Zhan Beihan and sneaked over quietly.
Just as he approached the side window, a man's voice came from inside the room.
"How are this year's goods? Have they been inspected for quality?"