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Chen Mo listened in confusion, just about to ask, but was interrupted by Xu You, who said:
"After the black-clad figure left Li Mansion, I followed him all the way to the inner city and found he was secretly meeting with the Maritime Trade Bureau's Cao Shi, Tang Xingbang."
"Lady Hua wanted to use those Barbarian Slaves as leverage to let the government office spare Ming Yuchun, not realizing Ming Yuchun was a tool arranged by Tang Xingbang to control her."
"The entire Barbarian Slave trade chain is already quite mature, and Bailu City is just a link in it, with identities both upstream and downstream extremely mysterious."
"It seems that the batch of Barbarian Slaves Chu Heng raised was also brought into the Capital City through Tang Xingbang's hands." Chen Mo frowned, pondering quietly, "A mere Maritime Trade Bureau couldn't possibly have such influence; there must be others directing behind the scenes..."
