Perhaps due to his past encounters with the Ji State Trading Company's profit-driven and treacherous deeds, Chen Yi harbored a strong sense of wariness toward them.
As the old saying goes, money makes the devil turn the millstone. This was especially true for an entity like the Ji State Trading Company, which excelled at paving its way with silver coins. The number of experts they had gathered with their wealth, along with the officials and informants they had bribed, must be substantial. Since Ji State was their birthplace, even more officials there took orders from them.
It was hard to guarantee that the shadow of the Ji State Trading Company wasn't lurking behind the newly appointed Vice Envoy arriving in Shu State. However, Chen Yi might be able to use this as a clue to deduce which Courtier was pulling the strings from the shadows. This could serve as an excellent opportunity.
