Chapter 207: Disorder?

The old butler stood at the door, his expression seeming a bit anxious.

He knocked on the door a few times in succession and was about to take out his spare key when the door opened from the inside.

Behind the door, Yan Xishou’s expression seemed a bit displeased.

"What’s wrong?" he frowned.

Seeing that Yan Xishou was safe and sound, the old butler finally breathed a sigh of relief, "Young Master, you scared me to death... There is another dangerous person who escaped from the dungeon, and I was worried..."

"Worried that something would happen to me?" Yan Xishou sneered, "Now you know to worry? What were those trash guarding the dungeon doing earlier?!! After this matter is over, I will clear them all out one by one!"

Chen Ling’s tone was almost exactly the same as Yan Xishou’s complaint just now, which could be considered imitating him to the bone... He didn't know who the old man at the door was, but in any case, with Yan Xishou’s current "character emotion," being irritable and angry would never be wrong.

The old butler seemed to remember something, "Young Master, people outside said the Puppet Master came? Where is he?"

"He wanted to come to protect me, but I drove him away... Instead of wasting time here with me, he should hurry up and catch that guy who escaped. That would be true safety."

"I see." The old butler nodded, "However, during such a critical period, there must be someone by your side... I will go and call that scholar over for you. With him there, you don't have to worry about your safety."

Chen Ling was about to refuse, but considering his current persona, if he refused, it would make people suspicious, so he nodded coldly:

"Okay."

After speaking, the old butler bowed respectfully and then hurried away... Chen Ling closed the door unhurriedly.

The next moment, he rushed under the desk without hesitation, dragged out the Yan Xishou who had been knocked out just now, and searched him quickly with both hands. Finding nothing, his brow furrowed tighter and tighter, and he began to rummage through the room.

Chen Ling knew that he didn't have much time left. The scholar the man mentioned was likely another Outlander. Once he was followed by someone, it would be as difficult as ascending to heaven to search for and find the transaction records. And after staying with someone for a long time, he would be exposed sooner or later, after all, he didn't even recognize all the people in this Chamber of Commerce.

Chen Ling searched the room as fast as he could and found quite a few confidential documents, but there were no details about organ trafficking. He glanced at the clock hanging on the wall and, knowing that time was running out, came to the unconscious Yan Xishou again.

Slap—!

He slapped Yan Xishou’s face hard. The latter woke up suddenly. He saw an identical self in front of him, and before he could be shocked, a hand covered his mouth tightly.

"You only have one chance. If you answer wrong or refuse to answer my question, I will kill you," Chen Ling said grimly. "About a month ago, a heart from Ice Spring Street in District 2 was sent to Aurora City... Where did you send it?"

Yan Xishou’s eyes widened, his eyes full of horror as he looked at the other self, his body trembling uncontrollably.

Chen Ling loosened his mouth slightly, and the latter answered in a panic:

"Ice... Ice Spring Street? Let me think..."

Chen Ling’s eyes narrowed, and the grim killing intent almost condensed into substance. He clenched one hand into a fist and was about to smash it toward Yan Xishou’s face!

"Wait!! Ice Spring Street! I remember now!" Yan Xishou said immediately, his face extremely pale. "Yes... a month ago, Ice Spring Street... a heart of a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy was sent over... I remember there was also a batch of other organs missing hearts, it seemed to be the boy’s brother’s... Where was this batch of goods sent..."

Yan Xishou seemed to be scared silly, his whole body shaking like an electric shock. Anyone who opened their eyes to see another self pinching their neck with a murderous expression would probably not be able to maintain composure.

Chen Ling’s brow furrowed, "No, you remembered wrong. The one sent over was the brother’s heart, and the other organs were the younger brother’s."

"Ah?" Yan Xishou was stunned for a moment, and seeing Chen Ling’s raised fist, he answered in terror again, "No, I didn't remember wrong! Really! I remember very clearly! They said the older brother had heart disease, and then the family tricked the younger brother into sending the heart... and then both were intercepted by us. I personally verified it at the time, the younger brother’s heart was very clean!"

Chen Ling’s brow furrowed tighter and tighter, and he sneered, "It seems you don't want to live..."

"I really didn't lie!" Yan Xishou’s face was as pale as paper. He gritted his teeth and pointed his finger at the floor in the corner of the desk, "The transaction records are under that floorboard, you can check it yourself... I really didn't lie to you!"

Seeing this, Chen Ling’s eyes narrowed slightly. He dragged Yan Xishou by the collar to the desk and knocked on the wooden board he mentioned. It was indeed hollow underneath.

So it was hidden here... No wonder I searched for so long and didn't find it.

Chen Ling buckled his five fingers hard, and the wooden board lifted in response. Underneath were several neatly folded sheets of paper.

Chen Ling picked up these sheets and flipped through them quickly. They clearly recorded every secret organ transport by the Star Chamber of Commerce, including the organ parts, distribution channels, relevant information of the original owners, and health assessments.

Chen Ling quickly found the corresponding date. Under this date, the Star Chamber of Commerce only had one shipment.

This shipment consists of a heart and a set of other internal organs, excluding the heart. The source is Ice Spring Street in District 2. The lead surgeon is named Bone Knife, and in the column for the original owner, there are the names of a pair of brothers... [Heart - Chen Yan] [Other Organs - Chen Ling]

In the health rating column, Chen Ling’s rating is very low, with the reason listed as a history of congenital heart disease, weak since childhood... whereas Chen Yan’s health rating is the highest.

The moment he saw this column, Chen Ling froze in place.

How could this be... Yan Xishou is in charge of the entire Chamber of Commerce’s organ trading business. It’s normal for memories to get confused, but how could even the transaction records be reversed? Could it be that it was registered incorrectly at the time?

Chen Ling certainly knows whose heart that is; his own chest is empty now. The only possibility is that they mixed them up over at Ice Spring Street?

【Audience Expectation +4】

Just as Chen Ling was lost in thought, a line of characters drifted up from the ground beside him. If he were to look back at this moment, he would see pairs of scarlet eyes narrowing in the void, as if they were smiling...