New Sovereign Takes Court

"You're saying that there's a problem with a batch of new land Shang Country has recently created?" Anna confirmed the accuracy of the information with Dabo Ensi once more.

Dabo Ensi nodded. "It's an inference."

"What exactly is the problem?"

Dabo Ensi shook his head. "I told you already, I don't know. All I can tell you is that the amount of Seed Soil for this batch of new land is abnormally high, and Qiao Yi stayed in Hao City longer than usual."

Anna did not know how to assess intelligence like this. "You only observed some unusual phenomena and drew a conclusion with no substantive result. I don't know how valuable this intelligence could be."

Dabo Ensi had no intention of explaining anything, nor did he intend to extend the existing intelligence any further. "All I need to do is tell you what I know. You'll have to judge its value for yourself."

Anna compiled the information she had recently received and relayed it to He Jiaqing.

He Jiaqing was very interested in the intelligence Dabo Ensi had provided. "Though the information is limited, I feel that something major is about to happen. Has there been any news from Wen Yuan Pavilion?"

Anna said, "Court Song has tightened its guard around Wen Yuan Pavilion. The number of guards is three times the usual."

He Jiaqing offered his first inference. "That proves the contract documents are still hidden in Wen Yuan Pavilion. For some reason, those contract documents cannot leave Wen Yuan Pavilion. Of course—have you settled on a price? Please finalize the personnel and list. I should make an action plan as well."

Anna felt that He Jiaqing had not finished speaking. "Do you have other inferences?"

He Jiaqing shook his head. "Not for now. I'll investigate the matter