Jiang Yun's eyelid twitched, and he instinctively glanced at Qian Bochou.
Jiang Yun's predecessor had often hung around places like that, so he knew very well that the girls at Weichun Tower needed at least a hundred taels of silver to buy their freedom.
For a headliner, the price could even reach five hundred taels.
This guy was really asking for the moon.
Qian Bochou frowned. "Miss Qian'er?"
Zhu Chengyu nodded with a smile. "That's right. She came to Nanzhou Prefecture a few days ago. They say she's breathtakingly beautiful, and apparently she hasn't started receiving guests yet."
"I went to Weichun Tower to see her. She was wearing a veil, but just looking at her made my heart race."
Qian Bochou was fairly familiar with him, so he spoke plainly. "Academic Inspector, if all else fails, we can spend some money. Just pay a little."
Zhu Chengyu waved his hands repeatedly and said slowly, "It's not a question of whether to spend money. I'm afraid even money won't be enough. Quite a few important figures in Nanzhou Prefecture have their eyes on her. If it weren't for that, why would I be asking you?"
Qian Bochou's face darkened as he patted his pocket. "Do I look like I have a lot of money?"
Zhu Chengyu's eyes lit up as he offered a suggestion. "Constable Qian, just find some excuse to go to Weichun Tower. Say Miss Qian'er committed a crime, lock her in the dungeon, then bring her to me tonight."
Jiang Yun, who had been silent all along, spoke up. "Academic Inspector, kidnapping someone is out of the question."
Jiang Yun still had his limits. He could pay money to achieve his goals.
But kidnapping a woman and delivering her to him? What kind of outrageous business was