Building a Railway Beneath Ming Capital (6K)

A faint smile appeared at the corner of Huo Yuhao's lips. "Not bad. Your idea is very sound. We'll do it that way. All right, go back now and be careful. Once this is done, if you want to follow me in the future, you can."

"Yes, thank you for your patronage, sir. I'll settle this matter for you first, then we can discuss the rest." After bowing to Huo Yuhao once more, Chen An turned and quietly left. When he stepped out of the shadows, he looked around cautiously before quickly departing.

Watching Chen An leave, Wang Dong'er directly took out a map.

"There are no major mining areas within Ming Capital. Even if there were, mining wouldn't be permitted, so Chen An's friend can't be in charge of a mining area. Otherwise, the rare metals produced should be quite limited in variety."

Huo Yuhao nodded approvingly. "What else did you figure out?"

"Chen An's friend is probably not some warehouse supervisor either. Moving tens or millions of rare metals would be manageable, but the disappearance of rare metals worth tens of millions or even hundreds of millions would be impossible to conceal."

"They're indeed risking their lives to do business, but that doesn't mean they plan to die after this deal. So even if this friend truly is some warehouse supervisor, he definitely can't be in charge of the Xi Shui Alliance or either of the other two major underground factions."

A flash of intelligence gleamed in Wang Dong'er's eyes. "So, what Chen An's friend truly controls is likely an armory, and a heavy armory at that. Only a place like that wouldn't risk being exposed on the very day the deal was completed."

"Although it sounds unbelievable that there would be a heavy armory within Ming Capital,