Mei You, who had been stopped, looked puzzled, unsure what the Commissioner meant.
After a brief pause, Lou Xiu spoke as though to himself. "If Dong Wenshu knew something was wrong with Fan Wuzhe, knew you had him under your control, why would he still dare trust Fan Wuzhe to collect the goods? Wouldn't that be openly exposing himself?"
Mei You held up the Mother-Child Talisman in his hand. "But Fan Wuzhe couldn't possibly lie to me. He can't afford the consequences of the truth coming out."
Lou Xiu said, "Could everything that old stick-in-the-mud Dong Wenshu did in the past have been an act? If so, he played the part far too well. What I mean is, this degree of cunning doesn't seem like something Dong Wenshu is capable of."
Mei You asked, "Then what do we do?"
Lou Xiu was also left at a loss, but this was no time to ponder. Most importantly, they had no time to waste. He had to make a decisive call. "Send some men to Barrier Slope. Not all of them-just concentrate more of our experts there."
"All right." After agreeing, Mei You contacted Fan Wuzhe again and warned him: Whatever happens, no matter how small, report it to me, or bear the consequences yourself.
At the bookshop, Shi Chun replied on his behalf: All right.
Up on the gate tower, Lou Xiu also contacted the men he had secretly brought in, ordering some of them to head to Barrier Slope and prepare. Then he contacted Shi Chun and demanded: The goods have been taken away as you instructed. Where is Huang Yingying?
He wanted to recover the goods carried by the Fine-Scaled Steed and return them to Lord A-Xun's side to close the loop. He also wanted to uncover the mastermind