Chapter 16 (1/2)

Chapter 16 – Terrifying Easterner

Snow fell unceasingly, already forround

The northern region of Borali City was a dock area where crooks mixed in with honest folks It was Borali City’s erous area In contrast, the southern region of Borali City was a long-established old business district From silk and tea leaves from the East, tobacco and jewels from overseas, dwarves’ weapons, and elves’ works of art; every kind of fantastic thing could all be found here

Different froion’s business district was flooded with the smell of deceit and treachery In the dock area there was no shortage of men who dared to sacrifice themselves for the sake of their brothers, or men who pierced a knife into the rib of their own family members Those who roamed around the business district, however, were various kinds of kidnappers, swindlers, thieves, and so on

Part-time workers dispatched by the city hall and servants of the shops in business district were already up at daorking together to sweep the previous night’s snoay Wei Ke, earing black clothes, was sitting on the roof of a tall building, hiding behind three thick chi his eyes to observe a street far away

According to Lin Qi’s request, Wei Ke already gatheredto discover the traces of Jiang Yong and his party of Easterners Just recently, when Wei Ke was having breakfast, news arrived that Jiang Yong had appeared at business district alone Moreover he was inside a silk shop inquiring about the price of various kinds of silk and satin

By lucky coincidence,Wei Ke could see that old silk shop called ‘Hunchback Shop,’ which had hundred years of history and was located at the end of the street, from his position The front of that shop was enormous, no less than ten times the size of other shops nearby; inside, silk from the East and various kinds of precious cloths were spread all over

The business district’s Hunchback Shop and dock area’s Crippled Shop were equally famous, each one a major player in Borali City’s underworld They had ues under their control ere ready to be dispatched at anytime The two competed with each other, yet also cooperated with each other, they underht of external ene a kind of queer symbiosis relationshi+p

For instance, let’s say Crippled Shop purchased so silk, tea leaves, and other Eastern goods; they would be sold to Hunchback Shop Hunchback Shop would also strictly adhere to the ‘dark’ rules, they would never seize the goods directly from the pirates They both cautiously looked after their respective territory One side’s subordinates would never rashly set foot on the other side’s territory, but at the saeted what they orking on, they would immediately join hands

Cripple and Hunchback, these are two major businessacies of several hundred years

Wei Ke had eyesight good enough to inspire envy in peopleHis talent, which was reliable in the dark, was even ht could reach many times farther than an ordinary person What’s rees area All of this whichthe best robber, were exceptionally good innate skills of the best assassin

The distance from here to the Hunchback Shop wasthat was happening inside the shop

With a black cloak wrapping around his body and barely exposing his face, Jiang Yong was inside the Hunchback Shop inquiring about the prices of various kinds of silk and satin He would occasionally stroke the se sneer

Wei Ke couldn’tin Hunchback Shop He came from the East, the clothes on his body were all woven from brocade of the best quality, how could he have any interest towards the Hunchback Shop’s silk? Was it possible that he was doing market research?

Just like Lin Qi, as Wei Ke was also a student of the Fifth University’s finance and accountingYong’s behavior Maybe this Easterner was investigating the profit of a bolt of silk after being transported from the East to the West?