Jinyiwei: Starting by Killing a Traitorous Superior – Chapter 29

Ch 29: Intelligence

“I wonder what information the guest wishes to inquire about?”

The information broker asked, already picking up a teapot to refill the cup in front of him.

“Who is Han Qingkong?”

Jiang Chen asked directly.

Hearing these words, the information broker’s movements suddenly froze, and tea spilled from the side of the cup.

“Guest, I can answer that question for five taels.”

Jiang Chen didn’t waste words, directly taking out the remaining one hundred taels silver note and placing it on the table, saying, “Speak quickly.”

After confirming that there were no problems with the silver note, the information broker smilingly replied, “Han Qingkong is the secular name of the Five Poison Sect Leader. Of course, I wouldn’t dare to say that no one else is called that name, but he is indeed the most famous one.”

“The Five Poison Sect Leader! Then that should be correct!”

Jiang Chen lowered his head, a grave look flashing in his eyes, “However, why would the Five Poison Sect Leader come to the Capital City?”

After pondering for a moment, he continued to ask, “In the Capital City, has there been anything related to the Five Poison Sect recently?”

The information broker paused, tapped the table with his finger, and then said, “That question requires fifty taels of silver.”

Jiang Chen didn’t hesitate, saying, “Alright!”

“Yes!”

The information broker nodded, answering.

“What is it?” Jiang Chen quickly pressed.

The information broker’s lips curled into a sinister smile, “That question requires five hundred taels of silver.”

Because Jiang Chen had purchased several cultivation methods, he now had at most those twenty taels of gold and this one hundred taels silver note.

How could he possibly have five hundred taels of silver to give him?

So, after pondering for a moment, he suddenly thought of a possibility.

“Then I won’t ask. Return the money to me.”

Looking at Jiang Chen’s appearance, the information broker couldn’t help but frown.

These people who sold information were most afraid of guests deducing an extremely valuable piece of information from a few minor tidbits.

If that happened, they would not only fail to earn big money but also very likely lose a major client because of this information.

After pondering for a moment, the information broker said, “Does the guest perhaps know something that we don’t?”

“That’s natural, but I don’t seem to have an obligation to explain it to you, do I?”

“That’s true, but if you can provide us with some information, we will naturally provide you with a generous reward.”

The information broker said with a sincere expression.

If Jiang Chen hadn’t just witnessed his greedy merchant’s face, he might have actually believed him.

“My information is very expensive. You can’t afford the price.”

Jiang Chen’s mind was racing, thinking about how to maximize the benefits of this information.

Report it to the Ming Emperor? But he couldn’t even see the Ming Emperor right now. If he were to have someone else convey it, Meng Wangjin would undoubtedly be a good choice, but would Meng Wangjin believe him?

Even if the Ming Emperor really believed him, what reward would he give him?

Just as he was pondering, the information broker spoke, “Rest assured, guest. Behind our Baixiao Pavilion sits a Dharma Aspect Expert. As long as your information has sufficient value, we can afford the price.”

Jiang Chen’s mind was racing. After a moment, he spoke the words that would shock the entire Capital City.

“What if I said Han Qingkong is currently in the Capital City?”

The information broker froze in place, his mouth slightly agape, as if someone had immobilized him.

After a moment, his lips twitched twice.

“Guest, you must be joking.”

Martial Saints and Martial Saints were like tigers in the natural world, each with their own specific territory and mountain stronghold.

If Han Qingkong really entered the Capital City, it would undoubtedly stir up a b*oody storm.

“How much is this information worth?” Jiang Chen asked calmly.

“This, I can’t decide. How about you tell me the detailed intelligence, and then I can determine how much this intelligence is worth?”

The information broker fully displayed his mercenary side as a merchant, wanting to extract more information from Jiang Chen without spending a penny.

But hearing these words, Jiang Chen no longer chose to waste words with him, “Quickly return the money to me.”

“Guest, don’t be anxious! I haven’t finished speaking yet. If you can provide evidence that Han Qingkong is indeed in the Capital City, then this value can be considered priceless.”

“What? When did Baixiao Pavilion start engaging in forced buying and selling?”

A flash of anger crossed Jiang Chen’s eyes. He slammed his hand on the table, causing the teacups to jump.

The information broker also knew that he had gone too far, so he could only chuckle and then immediately retreat, saying, “Please wait a moment.”

Jiang Chen snorted coldly, directly standing up and walking towards the door.

As the saying goes, gamble once, and a bicycle becomes a motorcycle.

Since this path with Baixiao Pavilion was impassable, he would have to take the path of the Jinyiwei.

As for whether Baixiao Pavilion would use this information in advance to seek profit?

Jiang Chen could only say that they couldn’t guarantee that this information was true, and they didn’t know where Han Qingkong was.

So, the value of this information was equivalent to zero for them.

So, he didn’t plan to wait for him to return the money. Anyway, before he left the Capital City, he would definitely give Baixiao Pavilion a profound lesson, letting them know the price of making fun of him.

The information broker’s face was extremely flustered. If this information was indeed accurate,

Then he would have caused Baixiao Pavilion to lose a big business deal for nothing.

When the people above blamed him, he couldn’t bear the responsibility.

Giving them some time to verify this information would allow this information to bring huge benefits to Baixiao Pavilion.

But similarly, if this information was false, then Baixiao Pavilion would also be unable to withstand such anger.

“Quick, stop him!”

Seeing that he couldn’t stop Jiang Chen, the information broker directly said to the guards in Baixiao Pavilion.

As soon as his voice fell, a burly Grandmaster Realm expert with sharp eyes blocked his path.

“This guest, it was my fault just now. Why don’t you come back first! Wait for me…”

Before he could finish speaking, Jiang Chen directly pressed a palm over.

This Grandmaster Realm expert from Baixiao Pavilion snorted coldly, urging the True Qi in his body, and also met him with a palm.

“Pfft!”

The moment this Grandmaster Realm expert from Baixiao Pavilion came into contact with Jiang Chen’s palm force, his arm twisted and deformed, and his entire body flew out.

His body smashed into the door, smashing a large hole in the door.

“Daring to attack a court official, Baixiao Pavilion, you have great guts!”

Because the Battalion Commander uniform hadn’t been issued yet, Jiang Chen was still wearing the Embroidered Uniform Guard warrior’s uniform.

This made the information broker mistakenly believe that he was just a warrior in the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

That’s why he had such deceptive behavior towards a customer.

If he had known from the beginning that Jiang Chen was a Jinyiwei Commander, then he would definitely not have dared to insult and deceive Jiang Chen like this.