Chapter 314: Left Last Night
The Empress Dowager harbored deep suspicions regarding the young man’s true identity. She believed he might be Qin Zhenzhen’s associate, and together they were orchestrating a scheme to defraud the royal family of their gold.
Secretly, she dispatched agents to tail the young man, who, as it turned out, did return to his family.
His family and friends resided in a destitute area in the northern part of the capital. The alley leading to their abode was narrow and lengthy, bustling with constant activity.
The agents maintained vigilance at one end of the alley, while two others remained focused on the door the young man had entered. Their intent was to covertly follow him once he reemerged, thereby verifying any potential connection to Qin Zhenzhen’s organization.
However, they waited a full day and night without witnessing the young man’s reappearance. By the third morning, their patience was wearing thin when a cacophony of metallic clangs erupted in the alley.
"Attention, everyone! Listen up! The big brother who sold the Immortal Pill the day before yesterday and struck it rich has graciously shared his wealth with us underprivileged folks!"
Trailing behind this proclaimer were five or six young men.
In response to this news, the inhabitants of the alley rushed out, their faces alight with curiosity.
