"I hope it can be done quickly!" Zhang Liunian was also anxious, after all, the construction site had been delayed for a long time, and it would be easier for things to change later.
"It will probably take a few more days, because I haven't found anyone suitable to deal with the Tang family. If you do, you can also help me. We are all in the same boat.
But I think you probably don't." Fang Yan knew that she was useless and had been unable to solve this matter.
She shouldn't have sought help from Zhang Liunian in desperation, because he was not from Nancheng, but a villager, how could he know any important people.
"..." She had said everything she could say, and Zhang Liunian had nothing else to say. As he was speechless, a past event flashed through his mind.
He remembered that the place had also opened, but it would close within two years, but it was open now.
"I recently heard that there is a place in Nancheng where anything can be inquired about. If you really have no other options, I can give you the address. It's up to you to decide."
Fang Yan was stunned, a place where anything could be inquired about? How had she never heard of it?
"Is there such a place in Nancheng?" Fang Yan asked with a face full of question marks.
"Yes, when there is no other choice, it might be worth a try, but that place is ultimately not a good place, so it's better to go there less." "Tell me about it."
"..."
After chatting with Fang Yan, Zhang Liunian got up and left alone.
When he returned to the branch store, it was already four o'clock in the afternoon. At this time, the braised meat in the branch store had been sold out, and Du Ziteng and others were counting the day's turnover.
"Three thousand catties of meat were all sold out, and they sold for six thousand yuan in total. This business is as popular as the old store, and everyone who has tasted it has praised it." Du Ziteng counted the colorful bills on the table, his mouth grinning from ear to ear.
Grandpa Tang opposite also smiled with beaming eyes, "Our braised meat is really too fragrant. Many people buy it just by smelling it. It won't be worse than the old store's business."
Seeing that the new store's opening day had ended successfully, Zhang Liunian felt relieved.
"Zi Teng, go to the restaurant and order ten good dishes. Let's have a good meal here before we go back." After a busy day, Zhang Liunian planned to reward everyone.
"We're in for a treat today." Du Ziteng, upon hearing that he was asked to buy delicious food, dropped the bills and rushed out.
His eagerness made everyone laugh.
However, the joyous atmosphere did not last long, and they soon discovered that something was wrong, because Du Ziteng had been gone for a long time, but he had not returned.
When Zhang Liunian returned from depositing the money, he learned of this and was worried. He instructed everyone and went to Nancheng Restaurant to inquire. To his surprise, Du Ziteng had not been there.
Zhang Liunian found several people to ask, but all of them said that Du Ziteng had not come to Nancheng Restaurant.
"Let's split up and look for him." Hopefully, he was overthinking it, and Du Ziteng was fine.
Watching everyone go out, Zhang Liunian turned around and went to search as well, but after searching for a long time, he found nothing. The others were the same.
Zhang Liunian thought about it and had no other options, so he went to another place, the "Nancheng Chat Room" that he had just introduced to Fang Yan. He had only heard of this place before and had never been there.
It was like fireworks, blooming briefly for two years and then disappearing from Nancheng.
If it weren't for his worry about Du Ziteng this time, he wouldn't have appeared here.
Nancheng Chat Room was a very ordinary underground chat room. Upon entering, you could see many elderly grandmothers and grandfathers chatting there. Their voices were very low, and if you didn't walk up to them, you couldn't hear what they were saying.
Zhang Liunian scanned the crowd and walked directly to the broken counter not far away. A person was lying inside the counter.
"Business is here." Zhang Liunian approached the counter and knocked on the tabletop.
The bare-footed man lying on the chair took down the fan and looked over. His gaze paused when he saw Zhang Liunian, and then he quickly shifted away.
His gaze shifted very quickly, but Zhang Liunian still caught his abnormality.
"We don't engage in murder or arson, we only take on finding people and handling matters, and providing information? For finding people, if they are lost within a day, we provide clues for one hundred yuan, two hundred to indicate whether they are alive or dead, and five hundred to help you find them and rescue them yourself. For losses over a day, the price is doubled.
For handling matters, it depends on the importance of the matter, and the severity of the situation..." The bare-footed man looked at Zhang Liunian and quoted prices directly.
These prices were quite expensive, and not many ordinary people could afford them.
However, there were always some extraordinary rich people in Nancheng, like Zhang Liunian and his kind.
Zhang Liunian nodded and directly took out five hundred yuan and placed it on the table, "Find someone."
The bare-footed man was stunned, then accepted and replied, "Who are you looking for?"
"My employee, Du Ziteng. He disappeared on his way to Nancheng Restaurant this afternoon." Zhang Liunian was now mostly sure that Du Ziteng disappeared on his way to the restaurant.
The bare-footed man's expression stiffened when he heard this, but he still accepted the job and said, "Wait a moment."
After speaking, he got up and went into a room behind, and soon came out, "He was taken away by Brother Tang. Now he has been tied up and taken to the abandoned chemical plant in Nancheng. His life is not in danger, but what will happen after today is unclear, so you should go and rescue him as soon as possible!"
Zhang Liunian was furious. It turned out that Brother Tang had taken him away. That guy was asking for death. How dare he come to his doorstep to cause trouble and kidnap people? He was truly asking for a beating. He cursed inwardly, but then thought of the bare-footed man's efficiency, which made Zhang Liunian shocked. The incident happened at most three hours ago, but they knew it clearly, as if they had eyes installed everywhere in Nancheng. What a terrifying ability.
With such an ability, could they help them find evidence against the Tang family? Thinking of this, he asked, "Can you help me get evidence of the Tang family's illegal activities? How much would this cost?"
The bare-footed man's expression stiffened, and he looked Zhang Liunian up and down several times, then reached out and picked his nose, "You can't afford the reward for this. For a behemoth like the Tang family, even a tiny piece of evidence would start at least a million, and the value to bring them down would be tens of millions."
"..."
One million? Zhang Liunian had it, but he really didn't have tens of millions. He definitely couldn't afford this price now.
It seemed he had to rely on himself, but it would be fine if he could get some other information from them.
"Can you provide a direction for investigation?" Zhang Liunian changed his strategy.
The bare-footed man flicked his fingers and smiled, "Okay, for ten thousand yuan, I'll give you one direction."
"Tell me first, and then you'll send someone with me to get it." Zhang Liunian really didn't know where to start with the Tang family, so he could only try.
He didn't expect them to actually have some ability. He just didn't know who was behind such a place, and how it could operate.
It definitely wasn't the Tang family, otherwise, they wouldn't have accepted this kind of business against the Tang family.
"Nancheng Chinese Medicine Store." The bare-footed man finished speaking and shouted behind him, "Liu Zi, go with Mr. Zhang."
Zhang Liunian's heart sank. Nancheng Chinese Medicine Store, he had already asked Old Huang to investigate this.
So the Chinese medicine store also had a relationship with the Tang family. Did he hit the jackpot?