Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, a month has passed.

Tang Xian opened the secret letter, and the spirited brows suddenly tightened. Lin Wei's heart skipped a beat, but he dared not speak.

Tang Xian put down the secret report from Tingfeng Pavilion and turned to Lin Wei, saying incredulously, “Someone actually dared to steal information under the very nose of Tingfeng Lou!”

Lin Wei's first reaction was that it was impossible.

Listening Wind Pavilion is the No. 1 intelligence network in Li Chao, and there are others doing the same business. Listening Wind Pavilion couldn't possibly be unaware of this, right?

Tang Xian also had the same doubts as Lin Wei. After all, Tingfeng Lou was founded by him, but someone stole his business right under his nose, and they even knew more than Tingfeng Lou.

"Master, is this... the newspaper?" Lin Wei looked at the paper on Tang Xian's desk. It was covered in densely packed characters, with the biggest line reading "Shocking! A merchant in Luocheng is raising a son for someone else."

Lin Wei looked at the title and couldn't help but chuckle. This one was clearly designed to get people thinking the wrong things.

Lin Wei's eyes are very good, the next day, dead fish news.

And then there was the story of the peddler under the long bridge bravely rescuing a child who fell into the water...

It's a jumble of things, like gossip from the marketplace, but Lin Wei knows it's true gossip. His master wouldn't be this serious.

These are all true.

Lin Wei's intuition was that this thing called a newspaper must have a powerful intelligence network behind it, similar to Tingfeng Building, and this organization might even influence Tingfeng Building.

"Master, send someone to investigate?"

Tang Xian frowned, "I've already checked, I can't find anything."

He had a reputation for his "Listen to the Wind" newspaper, which he was proud of at such a young age. However, the appearance of this so-called newspaper diminished his spirits.

After all, Tingfenglou focuses more on court politics and the movements of those ministers.

Although their development differs, being able to unearth so much useful information while operating under the noses of the Tingfeng Building is enough to shake its very foundations.

"Master, perhaps it was just someone who did it casually, not something to rely on."

Tang Xian shook his head, pointing at the big headline in the newspaper. “Fu Qijin entering the Fang family was many years ago. Even Tingfenglou didn’t find much information, but they did, and more detailed than Tingfenglou.”

Tang Xian realized that the little dumpling had a special connection to Jin Tang, and had already sent people to investigate. Fang Jin Tang is only a guess by Fu Qiujin.

But although this newspaper didn't directly mention the Fang family, anyone in the know could tell just by reading it.

"Master, what shall we do now?"

Tang Xian looked out the window, "Wait and see."

If this organization is only after money, then it's fine to take whatever they have.

Their first newspaper article directly targeted the Fang family. The Fang family would definitely not sit idly by and, to remove the article, they would have to bribe the people behind it with a large sum of money.

Though Tang Xian didn't know how the newspaper operated, he could see through its tricks.

This person behind the scenes, perhaps wants to make money by relying on these secrets.

Fujuju sneezed and wondered, curiously, "Strange, who cursed me?"

The first newspaper had already been published. Thanks to these animal friends, she bought some paper and ink but didn't spend much money at all.

Looking at the template, she nodded in satisfaction.

Soon, Ji-Ji flew back with a piece of paper in its beak. There was no one around, so it landed directly in the little团子's hand.

"Geegee said to Chirp, "Next time, can you please not make me do this? I'm a sparrow, not a carrier pigeon."

Fu Jujiao patted its little head, after drinking the spirit water, its fur became shiny and it was much smarter. "Carrier pigeon? You're nothing compared to him!"

Chirped a little, then waddled off to show off their love after eating.

Fu Jiujiu opened the note and, after a look, actually laughed. The fish had really taken the bait.

Making money from newspapers is one side, the other is that it encourages people to speak out the truth.

How did Qi Ge get to their house?

This wasn't the case. When Fang saw the newspaper, he automatically knew it was about him. He couldn't sit still and started inquiring who had published the article. They were reportedly willing to pay a high price to buy it back, perhaps wanting to spend money to avert disaster and remove this thought-provoking news.

Fang Jin Tang also saw the newspaper, after all, the appearance of the newspaper in Los Angeles caused quite a stir.

He also sensed something from the unusual actions of his parents and Fu Bo recently.

Footsteps came from outside the door, Fang Jintang quickly tucked the newspaper into his sleeve.

"Hey brother, what are you doing closing the door in broad daylight?" Fang Haitang barged in without a second thought.

Fan Jintang shook his head helplessly, “You, you walk so fast and furiously, where is there any semblance of a lady from a well-born family?”

"Aren't there any outsiders here?" Fang Haitang pouted, freely giving her reasons.

Fang Haitang looked around, "What did you paint today? Let me have a look?"

Fāng Jǐntáng had just been reading the newspaper, and then he thought about himself for a moment, his ink was already ground but he hadn't started writing.

Fang Haitang feigned a search, but anyone with discernment could see that her true intentions lay beyond the sake.

"Once she was sure she hadn't seen anything she shouldn't have, Fang Haitang felt a little more at ease. She casually brought it up, "Brother, who do you think is so boring? To make a newspaper and write all sorts of nonsense in it? By the way, have you read the newspaper?"

The two of them had grown up together since childhood. Fong Kam Tong knew his sister's personality better than anyone, and how could he miss her little gestures?

"No, since you said it was a mess, there's no need to look at it."

"Yeah, maybe don't read it. I didn't find anything interesting, and it wasn't even true. It was all just boring stuff. Who cares about such trivial matters?" Fang Haitang said.

Fang Jin Tang nodded, feeling even more certain that his guess was correct.

"You came just in time, let's go see father."

"Father?" Fang Haitang's face fell. "Father isn't doing well. I just came back, he just took his medicine and went to sleep. Let's go see him after he wakes up."

"What's wrong with Dad?"

Fang Haitang shook her head. "It's nothing, just sleep it off."

How could she say that her father fainted just because he read that so-called secret news?

Uncle Fu has already gone to pull strings and find out who is behind this newspaper, to see if there's any way to stop them from writing anymore.

No matter how much money it cost, she didn't want to lose her brother.

"...Crabapple..."

Seeing his sister lost in thought, Fong Ching-tang called out to her several times.

"Huh? Big brother, what's wrong?"

"Fang Jin Tang sighed, 'It's nothing, where is Fu Bo?'

"Go out... take care of business, then?" Fang Haitang had a lot of worries in her heart, but she didn't know how to say them.

At such a young age, she was bearing burdens that were not hers to bear.

This novel is first released on the Traditional Chinese Novels Network.

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