"Yes!"
Hei San was slightly taken aback. He got up from the skateboard, sat on a sofa not far away, and beckoned to Ye Feng, "Sit down. I told you, we can cooperate and trade!"
"I want you to help me find someone. You name your price!"
Ye Feng sat down opposite Hei San and asked.
"Find someone?"
Hei San didn't agree immediately. He frowned slightly and sized up Ye Feng. "It's not that little girl who was with you before, is it?"
"It's her. About an hour ago..."
Ye Feng quickly recounted the situation.
"That's good, only missing for an hour. It shouldn't be anything serious. If that little girl were to be auctioned, the price would be sky-high..."
"Cough cough!"
Seeing Ye Feng's darkening expression, Hei San coughed a few times and changed the subject, "500 Arcane Yuan coins, with a 100 Arcane Yuan coin deposit. I'll send all my brothers to search. As long as she's still in the slums, I'll have news for you by evening!"
"Of course, if she's not found, the 100 Arcane Yuan coins are non-refundable!"
As Hei San finished speaking, Zheng Hu Zi, standing nearby, had his eyes wide open. Hei San's price was too outrageous, even though he did have a lot of subordinates...
"Deal!"
To everyone's surprise, Ye Feng nodded in agreement without any hesitation or bargaining.
"You... are you sure? That's 500 Arcane Yuan coins?"
Ye Feng's promptness made Hei San, who had asked for a lion's share, feel a bit uneasy.
Ye Feng said nothing. A flash of light appeared in his hand, and an Arcane Yuan coin materialized, showing the number 200. "This will be the deposit!"
Saying that, Ye Feng placed the Arcane Yuan coin on the table in front of Hei San.
The moment he let go, a flash of light emanated from Ye Feng's hand, and an imprint was instantly left on the steel table.
This scene made Hei San's expression change!
"You're a man of your word!"
Seeing this, Hei San looked at Ji Guan Tou and the middle-aged man with thick glasses beside him. "A Ji, Specs, notify everyone. Search for the little girl we saw before. Her name is..."
"Xiao Xiao!"
Ye Feng finished the sentence.
"Alright!"
The middle-aged man with thick glasses was the first to nod. Then, a flash of light appeared in his hand, and a pen and paper materialized.
"Swish, swish, swish!"
The colored pen moved rapidly across the paper. In a short while, the middle-aged man with thick glasses flipped the paper on the notepad and showed it to Ye Feng. "Is this her, right?!"
"This..."
Seeing the lifelike portrait of Xiao Xiao on the paper, Ye Feng was truly astonished. He nodded and said, "Yes!"
Immediately, A Ji and the middle-aged man with thick glasses nodded at each other and strode away.
"Buddy, I still don't know your name?"
"Come, relax. That little girl will be fine for a while. Whoever captured her will definitely try to sell her for a high price, and those dignitaries in the inner city of Mecha City are not easy to contact..."
"...They all require on-site inspection..."
After his subordinates left, Hei San spoke to Ye Feng while pouring tea for Ye Feng and Zheng Hu Zi.
"I hope so!"
Ye Feng replied faintly. He didn't drink the tea but fell into thought. "What exactly happened to Xiao Xiao at the time?"
...
Time ticked by,
Ye Feng had never felt time pass so slowly before. He was both eager for the evening to arrive and somewhat worried, even fearful, of its arrival.
When the clouds in the sky turned fiery,
A figure rushed towards the entrance of Hei San's repair shop. It was the middle-aged man with thick glasses, his face clearly showing panic.
"Third Master!"
The middle-aged man with thick glasses ran up to Hei San and glanced at Ye Feng, not saying anything further.
Hei San frowned slightly, got up, and walked aside with the middle-aged man. Only then did the latter whisper an explanation to Hei San.
"Third Master, things are not good. That girl named Xiao Xiao was captured by Old Dog Wu's men... The trouble is, Old Dog Wu has already contacted the Wang family. The second-generation heir of the Wang family has sent people..."
Although the middle-aged man with thick glasses and Hei San were a considerable distance from Ye Feng and spoke in low voices, Ye Feng still heard them clearly.
Ye Feng did not act rashly, as he did not yet know where the Ghost Market, mentioned by the middle-aged man with thick glasses, was, nor did he know Xiao Xiao's precise location...
After listening to the middle-aged man with thick glasses, Hei San's brows furrowed deeply. He stroked his chin and pondered for a while before looking at Ye Feng. "Buddy, the little girl has been found! But the matter is a bit tricky. You need to give me the remaining payment now!"
"Why?"
Although Ye Feng was very worried about Xiao Xiao, he appeared calm on the surface. He knew very well that he could not panic at this moment, or it would only lead to more trouble.
"That little girl was captured by Wu Yihang, Old Dog Wu. If it were just Old Dog Wu, it wouldn't be a major problem!"
"The trouble is that Old Dog Wu's buyer this time is the Wang family, one of the four great families of Mecha City. We cannot afford to offend that behemoth, the Wang family!"
"We can at most take you to Old Dog Wu's territory. We will not get involved in anything else!"
Zheng Hu Zi quickly explained to Ye Feng.
"Lead the way!"
Saying that, Ye Feng's hand flashed, and an Arcane Yuan coin appeared, showing the number 324.
"Specs!"
Hei San picked up the two Arcane Yuan coins, examined them, and nodded at the middle-aged man with thick glasses.
The middle-aged man with thick glasses immediately understood and led Ye Feng out quickly.
...
An hour later, it was almost dark.
Led by the middle-aged man with thick glasses, Ye Feng arrived at a place cluttered with tents and dotted with bonfires.
"Ugh~ Hahaha~"
"Beat him to death!"
"Go! Hiss! Hiss!"
...
It was very chaotic here. A large group of people were fighting. Amidst the flickering lights, a crowd cheered and egged them on, occasionally throwing things into the fray.
"Mr. Ye, this way!"
The middle-aged man with thick glasses continued to lead Ye Feng through the crowd. Soon, they arrived at a place where everyone wore terrifying masks.
"Mr. Ye, this is the Ghost Market. Everyone has to wear a mask!"
Saying that, the middle-aged man with thick glasses put on a mask with a traditional opera face and handed Ye Feng a mask with fangs.
After Ye Feng quickly put it on, they walked further for about ten minutes and stopped by a stone wall corner.
"A Ji, how is it?"
The middle-aged man with thick glasses stepped forward and patted the back of a figure wearing a chicken-comb mask.
"Ah!"
The chicken-comb mask man yelped and turned around. "Specs, what the hell are you doing? You scared me to death!"
"A Ji, how is it? Any changes?"
The middle-aged man with thick glasses asked again.
"No!"
A Ji shook his head. "Since we discovered this afternoon that Old Dog Wu brought the person here, there's been no movement. The person is definitely still inside. Oh, by the way, people from the Wang family just arrived!"
"Mr. Ye, we can only bring you this far. Xiao Xiao is in the bunker at the end of this alley!"
"A Ji, let's go!"
Specs said in a low voice, then turned to leave. A Ji followed immediately.
Ye Feng frowned slightly and started walking down the alley.
As he walked, Ye Feng couldn't help but stop, as he encountered a three-way intersection. Judging by the traces, two of the forks seemed to be newly dug.
"Huh?"
Just as Ye Feng was wondering which way to go, his eyes suddenly lit up.
He spotted a faint, bright sparkle on the ground. Crouching down to examine it, he found it was a diamond, identical to the one he had found at Xiao Xiao's disappearance location, which he suspected had fallen from her watch.
"Is this a clue Xiao Xiao left for herself?"
Ye Feng followed the alley where the diamond was located and looked ahead. Indeed, there was another glimmer of light not far away...
...