Traveling through the world of Paper Wedding Dress

Chapter 133 Strange Cargo

Shikanoin Heizo took Xun Yuanfeng to a remote place and came to a cliff with protruding shells. Heizo looked around to make sure there was no one around.

Paimon said, "Wow, you came here specially to discuss this, you are not hiding from Goro to talk in private!"

Shikanoin Heizo said with a smile: "You are sometimes quite smart." Heizo touched his chin with his hand, "By the way, do you believe in intuition?"

Paimeng was puzzled: "Why are you asking this suddenly?" Xun Yuanfeng also looked at Shikanoin Heizo with a puzzled look.

"Because that General Goro seems to be lying."

Paimon said in surprise: "Oh! How is it possible? Although he seems a little too serious today...but Goro is a good man!"

Shikanoin Heizo put one hand on his waist, "Good people can lie too. Sometimes they have things they want to hide."

Xun Yuanfeng asked: "Why do you think so?"

Shikanoin Heizo nodded, "If I must say... it's a coincidence. The time he showed up was too coincidental. I was on Kaiji Island for a long time, and there were always soldiers from the Coral Palace following me, but the general never showed up in person. But today he suddenly showed up and met us, and even specially commissioned us to investigate the case."

Paimon retorted: "Of course the Traveler is the most powerful, so he came out to entrust the Traveler with a commission."

Heizo said calmly, "Really? That's even more strange. If there really is a powerful person behind this, if he must rely on external forces, he should have taken action long ago instead of dragging it out until today."

Heizo pointed with his index finger. "A more reasonable explanation is that the goods we found touched upon Mo Zhong's unspeakable secret, so he had to come out to stop us. Then he released a smoke bomb to lead us in the wrong direction. I guess we won't find anything if we check on the merchant Godot on the outlying island."

Xun Yuanfeng said: "This should be just your speculation. Wu Lang is still trustworthy."

Shikanoin Heizo put his fingers on his head and said, "Actually, I have a more crucial reason, but you may not believe it. I feel...Goro has that smell."

Paimon asked in confusion, "What does that taste like?"

“That’s the flavor that’s missing from this island…”

Paimon said in surprise: "You said Goro is a thief? Goro stole something important?!"

Heizo said: "It's not that simple, but I can't explain it clearly... It's just intuition, intuition..."

Xun Yuanfeng said doubtfully: "I know Wu Lang's character. He is not good at this. Everything is based on intuition and guesswork. Let's look for some clues. Everything depends on evidence. Although the detective's intuition is very accurate, I believe in my friend."

Paimon nodded, "Yes, I also believe that Goro would not steal anything."

Heizo said, "Then let's look for clues on Kaijima. Since Goro objects to something, let's just go and look for that first. What were we planning to look for just now?"

Paimon stroked his chin and said, "Let me think about it. Should I ask the boss of a caravan? Oh, his name is Uncle Hong!"

Heizo said with a smile, "That's right, without further ado, let's go talk to this Uncle Hong."

Under the leadership of Paimeng, Xun Yuanfeng and Lu Yeyuan Heizo came to Wanglong Village. At the entrance of the village, a soldier said to the elderly man in kimono: "Uncle Hong, the goods have arrived, please come and count them."

Uncle Hong said, "Well, let's go." He followed the soldier's instructions and walked towards the village.

Paimon was about to say something when he was stopped by Shikanoin Heizo, "Shh, don't make any noise, we'll follow them secretly." After saying that, he nodded to Xun Yuanfeng.

Xun Yuanfeng could see that Shikanoin Heizo had good skills by relying on his skills to dodge the patrolling soldiers around him. He used the wind element to silence the sound of his steps, so there was no sound at all.

Xun Yuanfeng and Kanouin Heizo followed Uncle Hong, avoiding the villagers and patrolling guards. After a while, they arrived at the warehouse where the items were stored. There was already a guard in the warehouse taking inventory.

A sergeant from the Coral Palace said, "Uncle Hong's intelligence was very accurate. When we arrived, the group of ambushes were still sleeping. Hahaha. We caught them all in one fell swoop and confiscated all their goods. They are all here."

Uncle Hong said, "Let me count it." Then he began to count the goods, and the two sergeants also helped to count. The warehouse was a converted civilian house, and Xun Yuanfeng and Lu Yeyuan Pingzang lay on the window to explore inside.

After Uncle Hong finished counting, he said to the two sergeants, "Well, everything is fine. Thank you for your hard work."

"As for that, thanks to Uncle Hong's caravan's efforts in trade, the price of food in the village has been reduced."

"That's right. For those of us who are old and injured, who would have thought that the sequelae of war would be so serious? Fortunately, there are life-saving medicines brought back by Uncle Hong."

Uncle Hong's face was ruddy, and he said with a smile, "Thanks to the support from above, the situation has improved. What is the inventory situation in the village? I need to confirm it tonight. Tomorrow morning, I will go to Coral Palace to consult with Lord Goro, and then I will set off."

"Don't worry, Uncle Hong, we have prepared the list. Come with us." After saying that, the sergeant took Uncle Hong out of the warehouse and walked towards the house inside.

Xun Yuanfeng and Kannoin Heizo watched them walk away before going into the warehouse from behind the door. Paimeng asked in confusion, "The Coral Palace soldiers confiscated the goods from the Nobushi? But didn't Goro say that the stolen goods were all sent to the International Chamber of Commerce?"

"It seems that Goro lied."

Xun Yuanfeng walked to the box and opened it with force. Paimeng flew over and took a look, "Wow! These are all Qingxin! I thought they would be coral pearls..."

Xun Yuanfeng and Ping Zang opened the boxes and looked through them. Ping Zang said, "These are all precious raw materials for medicines, and they are very valuable. If they were imported from offshore islands, the price of these boxes would be a bit scary. Another thing is that these things don't have tax payment certificates, which means they are probably smuggled goods. It's interesting to know where the Nobushi got these goods."