Yanji Town, a small town south of Shangjing.
Because it was close to the Yu family, its development was quite good. Although it was just a small town, there were hardly any bungalows, only three-and-a-half-story villa-style houses.
As Li Chonglou stepped into the street, he saw only clean ground and hurried passers-by, with few shops in sight.
"It seems to be a place with a factory district."
Li Chonglou mused, using his Heavenly Eye's clairvoyance to look around. As expected, there were industrial zones on both sides of the street, and the entire town seemed to be dominated by factory parks.
Thinking that the Yu family was only about ten kilometers away, the true nature of this town was self-evident: the Yu family's processing plants!
Li Chonglou silently recited the target's name and suddenly thought of a faster way to find the person.
"Hello, is this Sister Qing? I'd like to ask for your help."
Half an hour later, the town mayor of Yanji Town personally came to receive him.
"Hello, Mr. Li, please come in."
In a slightly luxurious office, Li Chonglou sat down without ceremony, looking at the mayor in front of him, who appeared to be in his fifties and looked respectful.
"Is this Master San's territory?"
The mayor shook his head and said, "Strictly speaking, our Yanji Town belongs only to the family head's mansion. However, it seems the headquarters is having some problems now. As long as they are from the main family, we will obey."
Perhaps the people below were legitimate businessmen, but as mayor, he had to obey the Yu family's commands, otherwise, the town wouldn't have achieved its current scale.
Therefore, the mayor spoke frankly. He was just someone who followed arrangements. It made no difference to him who came or which master's influence it was.
Li Chonglou immediately understood the mayor's meaning and frowned slightly, "So, if anyone else comes to inquire about me, you will tell them?"
The mayor nodded.
"Please forgive me, but this is the rule here. However, don't worry, we will try our best to meet your requests."
Alright, since things had been put so plainly, Li Chonglou said no more. He then described the appearance and characteristics of the target person.
"Don't worry, as long as the person is in our town, I will definitely help you find out!"
The mayor left with great confidence, asking Li Chonglou to wait in the office. However, this wait lasted for a full half hour.
The good news was that after half an hour, the mayor returned with the target person's file.
"I've found the person you're looking for. He's in town now. Do you need me to call him over?"
The mayor handed over the file. Li Chonglou took it and saw that it contained the information of an employee whose name and appearance were exactly the same as the person he was looking for.
Li Chonglou's heart rejoiced, and he nodded, "Then I'll trouble you."
Just as the mayor was about to leave, Li Chonglou stopped him, "Oh, right. After you call the person over, please clear out everyone around. At least within a kilometer."
"One kilometer?"
The mayor's brows immediately furrowed. The entire town, with the center as the origin, was only about three kilometers in diameter. This meant forcibly clearing out everyone nearby, including those in the factories!
This was no small matter!
However, Li Chonglou nodded very seriously, "That's right, one kilometer. If you can't do it, then just give me the person's address."
Actually, Li Chonglou could have gone to apprehend the person himself. Although the target also had a fourth-level cultivation according to the information from Elder Tie, as long as he revealed a bit of his aura, he could force the person to leave the town.
He could still act directly without harming innocent people!
However, he didn't do so at this moment. He wanted to test how much this mayor could accomplish. If he could even fulfill this request, it would undoubtedly indicate that his bottom line was extremely low.
This meant that in the future, anyone who came to inquire would have their information exposed with 100% certainty.
However, the purpose of Li Chonglou's test was not to consider killing the mayor, but to pave the way for his future plans.
In other words, whether the mayor could do it or not, it would not greatly affect him. Nevertheless, Li Chonglou guessed that the other party would not agree.
After all, it would require mobilizing too many people. Although he was the mayor, this world was ultimately governed by capital...
"Alright then, you'll have to wait for me for about another half an hour."
After saying that, the mayor turned and left directly. Li Chonglou was stunned.
He agreed?
It seemed this mayor was even more formidable than he had imagined. This guy was definitely more than just a mayor on the surface!
For some reason, Li Chonglou suddenly became interested in the man in front of him, who was already over fifty years old. Of course, it wasn't romantic interest.
It was that at such an age, when ordinary people would be ready to retire, he could still control a small town?
And he could mobilize people just by saying so!
Thinking of this, Li Chonglou suddenly remembered something peculiar that Elder Tie had said when he accepted these two tasks.
"People should challenge different levels of difficulty, or it can be considered learning."
Before this, Li Chonglou had always thought that Elder Tie meant for him to act as a free mercenary, helping their general bureau complete tasks.
But at this moment, he seemed to have a new idea!
"Could it be that he prepared a surprise for me?"
Li Chonglou mused, suddenly stood up, and secretly followed in the direction the mayor had gone.
To confirm whether his guess was correct, he had to see if he could learn anything from the mayor!
The mayor, after leaving the office, did not go to the factory areas to greet the managers one by one, but found a man in black.
"Go, call all of the Yan team."
The man in black nodded and turned to leave.
Although his movements were agile, he was clearly just a trained ordinary person. Li Chonglou did not leave with him but remained in place, observing the mayor through the window.
He chose a seven-story old factory building. The rumbling of machinery could still be heard from downstairs, but no one noticed his presence.
And from his vantage point, he could clearly see where the mayor was.
Under Li Chonglou's gaze, after giving instructions to the man in black, the mayor lay down on the sofa and closed his eyes to rest, appearing leisurely and carefree.
But his task was to clear out everyone within a kilometer. Could it be that a simple sentence was enough to get it done?
Li Chonglou's face immediately showed confusion. If that were the case, it could only mean that the mayor had turned this small town into his private property!
In other words, a local deity.
But if he wanted to learn something, that was far from it. Anyone in the know could use such forceful means.
A flicker of disappointment flashed in Li Chonglou's eyes. He thought he might have been overthinking it.