Outside Dongying Street again, this time no one blocked Chen Jiuyang.
Dongying Street was still bustling with people, filled with men from Long Country and beautiful women from Dongying.
A young woman in a kimono approached Chen Jiuyang and said in a sweet voice, "Excuse me, are you Lord Chen Jiuyang?"
Chen Jiuyang was somewhat surprised by the noble aura of the woman and said lightly, "Yes, it is I."
The young woman replied, "The master has been waiting for Lord Chen for a long time. Please follow me."
The young woman led Chen Jiuyang to a sixty-story office building on Dongying Street.
Taking the elevator straight to the sixtieth floor, the young woman made a gesture of invitation, and Chen Jiuyang and Fang Bahua walked forward.
Exiting the elevator, they entered an office of several hundred square meters.
The office was luxuriously decorated and filled with a Dongying atmosphere.
Sitting in the boss's chair was someone Chen Jiuyang did not expect.
Chen Jiuyang looked at her with a slightly complex gaze, "I didn't expect it to be you, Madam Ning."
The beautiful woman in the boss's chair, dressed in OL attire, exuded an elegant and noble aura. She was Madam Ning of the Jiangnan Sect, who was officially declared dead.
Madam Ning smiled and said, "It's been a long time, Young Master Chen. Please sit."
Chen Jiuyang's expression turned slightly cold as he asked, "Madam Ning, are you Japanese?"
"I am from Long Country, but the person who saved me was Japanese," Madam Ning replied.
Chen Jiuyang: "Are you working for the Japanese now?"
Madam Ning did not answer directly, "Young Master Chen, let's talk about business. Do you want to know the truth about the Ning family massacre?"
Chen Jiuyang nodded, "Indeed. Currently, I, Chen Jiuyang, am only out on bail, and the culprit of the Ning family massacre has not yet been found."
"But Madam Ning's appearance before me should provide me with a reasonable explanation and the truth."
Madam Ning said, "The Ning family massacre happened because the matter of human trafficking and smuggling was leaked, leading to the higher-ups silencing everyone. I believe Young Master Chen should know this."
Chen Jiuyang's expression remained unchanged, "I don't know what you're talking about."
Madam Ning looked at Chen Jiuyang with a half-believing gaze and smiled, "Young Master Chen, in this world, for any commodity, there are always buyers before sellers."
"I was merely a puppet pushed to the forefront. When the Ning family's information was leaked, they had to silence everyone."
Chen Jiuyang chuckled, "So you pushed me out to be a scapegoat?"
Madam Ning said, "This was not my idea, nor was it the idea of the person behind me."
"Dongying Street is divided into two factions. One faction, like the people behind me, invests and makes money in Long Country. The other faction profits immensely from smuggling various goods from Long Country. I was previously a puppet in the hands of this faction."
"If Young Master Chen is willing to sell a large batch of Chunyang Buqi Pills, I can tell you who framed you and restore Young Master Chen's innocence."
Chen Jiuyang's eyelids twitched slightly, "How can I verify if what you say is true?"
Madam Ning said, "It's very simple. After Young Master Chen verifies my words, you can then give me the Chunyang Buqi Pills. If my words are false, Young Master Chen will not have suffered any losses."
Chen Jiuyang pondered. If Madam Ning's words were true, he could find the mastermind behind the human trafficking and smuggling and deal with them, thus achieving his goal of being enfeoffed.
This would also indirectly confirm that Madam Ning was indeed part of the other faction, now seeking refuge with a new master and needing achievements to survive.
If it were false, it would mean that the faction Madam Ning was currently behind was the mastermind of the human trafficking and smuggling.
However, since Madam Ning dared to appear before him, Chen Jiuyang was not afraid of her escaping again.
After deliberation, Chen Jiuyang said, "This deal can be made."
Madam Ning chuckled, "Tomorrow night at eight o'clock, a ship full of goods will depart from Suhang for Dongying. This shipment is very important. As long as Young Master Chen follows this cargo ship, he can reach Dongying and meet the person behind the trafficking."
Upon hearing this, Chen Jiuyang's expression suddenly changed. A meticulous plan had a flaw.
If he only wanted to prove his innocence, he could have brought Madam Ning to the Six Doors for a statement. However, he had unknowingly fallen into Madam Ning's verbal trap.
Chen Jiuyang said coldly, "Madam Ning, your rhetoric is first-class. I now understand why you have managed to stay alive until today."
"I will relay this information to the Six Doors. If Madam Ning is free now, please accompany me to the Six Doors to make a statement and clear my name. As for the smuggling and trafficking, it has nothing to do with me. It is the responsibility of the Six Doors constables to combat criminal organizations."
Madam Ning said bitterly, "Young Master Chen, if I could go out openly, would I need to appear before you in secret?"
"I faked my death to escape. If I were to reappear, the people from Dongying would definitely not let me go."
"Otherwise, I wouldn't be telling you all this."
Both sides were still probing each other.
Chen Jiuyang said, "Madam Ning, do you really think I'm a fool to be deceived? I can prove my innocence just by taking you to the Six Doors. Why would I go the long way around and expend great effort to go to Dongying to find the mastermind to prove my innocence?"
"I, Chen Jiuyang, only need my innocence. If Madam Ning has no sincerity, then this matter is dropped."
"Uncle Fang, let's go."
With that, Chen Jiuyang stood up and left.
After Chen Jiuyang left, the young woman who had received him earlier appeared before Madam Ning.
Madam Ning quickly got up from the boss's chair and knelt beside the young woman.
The young woman's gaze was deep, "Tell me, will Chen Jiuyang fall for it?"
"This servant does not know," Madam Ning replied respectfully.
In the car, Chen Jiuyang narrowed his eyes, "A brilliant stratagem. Uncle Fang, do you think I should fall into this trap?"
Fang Bahua, driving the car, replied, "Young Master, Madam Ning is a woman with malicious intentions. I cannot fathom what she truly wants to do."
"If she wanted to use Young Master to avenge the Ning family of the Jiangnan Sect, she should have been more forthright, even cooperating directly with Young Master to prove his innocence at the Six Doors and find the mastermind for the Six Doors to handle."
"But if she wanted to frame Young Master, this trap of hers is too obvious. As Young Master said, it would be enough to let the Six Doors handle it directly."
Suddenly thinking of something, Chen Jiuyang said coldly, "Does she know that the Suhang Six Doors are problematic? If I go to the Six Doors, it would be walking into a trap?"
Fang Bahua's expression froze, "It's highly possible."
At this moment, the chief constable of the Suhang Six Doors called. Tang Anmin said, "Chen Jiuyang, the Suhang Prefect wants to see you."
Chen Jiuyang raised his eyebrows, "The Suhang Prefect?"
"I have no connection with him and have never met him. Why does he want to see me?"
Tang Anmin said with a smile, "The sixteen families of Shushan are selling Chunyang Buqi Pills in Suhang with great success. It's normal for him to want to see you."
"But I don't know the specific reason."