There May Be a Conspiracy

Jiang Fan furrowed his brow.

"Old Smoker, I remember that the Broken Blade Tavern has a rule, doesn't it? You only handle business and never pry into your customers' privacy!"

"What? Are you saying that rule was merely for show?"

"Don't worry. I won't short you by even a single coin for what you deserve!"

Old Smoker realized she had overstepped and hurriedly apologized.

"I'm sorry. I lost my composure just now!"

"I'll go retrieve the information on the Blood Butcher Organization for you right away!"

She personally went into the inner compartment of the hidden room. After working for a while, she emerged carrying a stack of documents.

"These are the basic materials you need!"

"They include the Blood Butcher Organization's exact location, internal structure, lists of important personnel, and so on!"

Jiang Fan took the documents and flipped through them briefly.

The contents were fairly comprehensive, so he said,

"Thanks!"

"Name your price!"

Old Smoker hurriedly waved her hands.

"No, no, no!"

"Consider these documents a gift!"

Jiang Fan was taken aback, then smiled.

"Oh?"

"Could it be that the Broken Blade Tavern has decided to do business at a loss?"

Old Smoker smiled bitterly.

"Mr. Jiang, you're joking!"

"You just saved my whole family's lives and spared the Broken Blade Tavern from disaster. I can't thank you enough—how could I possibly charge you?"

"Besides, these are only basic materials. They aren't worth much!"

At this point, she hesitated before speaking haltingly.

"Actually, even if none of this had happened, as long as you asked, I would still have done everything in my power to help!"

Jiang Fan immediately understood what she meant.

He took out the Miniature Bronze Longsword once more.

"Is it because of this?"

Old Smoker nodded.

"That's right!"

"Xu Quezi and I have been