"Had he often sent people to the Northern Region before?"
"Not often. People in White Cloud City said that Sun Desheng rarely sent anyone to the Northern Region in the past. He always stayed in the city and waited for others to come to him. This is the first time in over twenty years that he has taken the initiative to send people north."
For the first time in more than twenty years, Sun Desheng had proactively sent people into the Northern Region.
Lin Taichu stood at the entrance to the main hall, turning Su Yao's words over in his mind.
Sun Desheng had not proactively sent anyone to the Northern Region for more than twenty years. Yet now, less than a month after Qian Dagui's freight depot had been burned down, he had suddenly dispatched people there.
He turned and returned to the room, sat down in a chair, picked up the teapot on the table and gave it a shake. It was empty, so he set it back down.
Su Yao followed him inside and sat opposite him.
"You think the people he sent to the Northern Region could be connected to Qian Dagui's goods?"
"After Qian Dagui's goods burned, the people in the Northern Region waiting to receive them got nothing. Sun Desheng has been in White Cloud City for so many years—it's impossible that he has no ties to the Northern Region. Once those people failed to receive their goods, the first person they would seek out would be Sun Desheng."
"So Sun Desheng didn't send people to the Northern Region to buy goods, nor to negotiate business. He sent them to give those people waiting for their goods an explanation?"
"If he were going there to explain himself, he should go personally. The fact that