The following evening, they were still in Wind Flower Snow Moon City, still in that most luxurious tea hall.
The middle-aged man once again acted as the intermediary and peacemaker, introducing Ding Siyao. "Captain Ding Siyao, these are several merchants from Sichuan Base. They've come to do some business with Wolf Fang."
Ding Siyao cooperatively put on an impatient expression. "Merchants? What do merchants want with me?"
Like the Shangjing people from yesterday, the few present first pretended to be apprehensive, then acted as though they could not fathom Ding Siyao's temperament. Once both sides had acted their parts well enough, Ding Siyao and the Dark Department member smoothly guided the conversation to the perfect moment.
A scene much like the previous night played out again. The drunken Ding Siyao was somehow stuffed with a huge pile of Reforging Coins, then, in an unusually dissatisfied and jealous tone, revealed that Jiang Lingruo was Black Radiance's new captain.
While it was still dark, with three hours remaining until dawn, the middle-aged man saw off the so-called merchants from Sichuan Base. Then he turned around and returned to the tea hall to meet Ding Siyao again.
"The Shangjing matter was settled yesterday, and the Sichuan people were handled today. There are still people from several bases to deal with tomorrow." The middle-aged man beamed. "This time, we've really made a fortune!"
"We need to speed things up. Rank the bases first—let those who can offer more money see us first. At most, we have two or three more chances." Ding Siyao spoke rapidly as he counted the piles of Reforging Coins on the table.
"What do you mean?" The middle-aged man frowned in confusion. "The other bases may not be offering much, but added together, it's still no small sum. Wouldn't refusing