Late at night, Tan Xinren sat opposite Yan Shifan. Yan Shifan was also surprised to find that Tan Xinren's temperament had hardened. Just like a terminally ill patient, he seems to be less forward-thinking, which makes Yan Shifan appreciate him a little more.
"Sir, I'm afraid I have to make a desperate move. The three thieves I hired with a lot of money sneaked into Xiao Feng's house, only to find that Xiao Feng's house was empty! The whole family was missing. They turned over everything they could in the house. , I can’t find that document at all! I think Xiao Feng must have carried that document with him!”
Yan Shifan smiled faintly, holding the wine glass in his right hand, and sliding his left hand into the collar of the maid kneeling next to him holding a wine jug: "Then how are you going to make this desperate move?"
Tan Xinren said disdainfully: "I have told Mr. Zhao a long time ago that we should take a two-pronged approach, but he is just too timid to dare!"
Yan Shifan was stunned for a moment, and then realized that Tan Xinren probably said this word unintentionally: "Stop talking nonsense, just say what you want to do!"
"I want to kidnap Zhang Tianci's daughter and force him to sell glutinous rice to me!"
Yan Shifan nodded appreciatively: "You have some means, so go ahead and do it. Why do you come to me?"
"Sir, I only have a few servants, how can I do this? Those big thieves outside don't dare to commit crimes in the capital. Mr. Zhao does have a group of rogues, but Mr. Zhao is unwilling to get involved in this matter.
Moreover, I found Zhao Er privately, and he said not to mention that Mr. Zhao didn't say anything, but even if he did, he wouldn't dare to do it. He is a thug, not a bandit, and kidnapping is not his business. It doesn't matter if he is an ordinary person. Zhang Tianci is Xiao Feng's person. If his whereabouts are leaked, Xiao Feng can file a complaint and kill him! "
Yan Shifan took a sip of wine and kept kneading his left hand: "You came to me to borrow someone, right? Why should I wade into your muddy water?"
Tan Xinren was well prepared before he came. Yan Shifan is a hungry wolf. Don't expect him to have any alliance. Only naked benefits can impress him. Yan Shifan's private support of deceased soldiers was not airtight, but no one dared to say it.
"I heard that the elder is celebrating his birthday. If the elder is willing to help the villain tide over the difficulties, the villain is willing to pay one hundred thousand taels of silver and spend all his money to celebrate the birthday of the elder. From now on, all the villain's business and profits will be led by the elder!"
Yan Shifan's one eye was slowly turning, and he didn't know what he was thinking. Suddenly he squeezed hard, and the kneeling girl let out a suppressed groan. Tears burst into her eyes, but she did not dare to cry.
"Okay, I'll lend you someone. But regardless of success or failure, if you dare to say my name, I guarantee you will feel that losing everything is actually a small thing."
Tan Xinren was overjoyed and returned to flattery. He knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly: "Don't worry, sir. Even if I am torn into pieces, I won't say a single harsh word."
Yan Shifan slowly took out his hand, put it under his nose and sniffed gently, his evil smile reminded him of a wolf licking bones: "Tie up Zhang Tianci's daughter and send it to me. I will watch it for you. "
Tan Xinren was stunned, knowing that this matter was already difficult to resolve, and it was useless to worry too much. He lowered his head and said, "It all depends on your orders."
Four black shadows flashed out from an extremely hidden corner of the Yan Mansion's backyard wall and disappeared into the darkness in an instant.
At this time, in Zhang Tianci's house, the lights were all extinguished and there was silence.
This afternoon, Xiao Feng, Qiao Niang and Qiao Qiao, and the whole family went out to visit Zhang Tianci's house, which made Zhang Tianci extremely happy. He had invited Xiao Feng to his home many times, but Xiao Feng was never available, but today he came uninvited! And he didn't go through the main entrance, but came in quietly from the side door in the alley.
Xiao Feng's whole family went out, but the whole family really went out, even bringing their wealth with them. Zhang Yunqing was even happier than Zhang Tianci. She held Wangcai in her arms and kissed him. Wangcai screamed, but he happened to find that Sister Yunqing was covering her face with Wangcai and secretly looking in the direction of the master.
Qiaoqiao didn't understand, but Madam Zhang did. She and Qiaoniang looked at each other with helplessness, but their thoughts of helplessness were different.
The Zhang family's wife is simply worried about her daughter. According to her daughter's age, it will be appropriate for her to marry Xiao Feng in the future. But Xiao Feng is a man of great reputation, and the whole capital knows that his future wife is a young lady from the family of Liu Tong, a doctor in the household department. As a businessman in his family, if his daughter really wanted to get married, she could only become a concubine.
Although with Xiao Feng's status, concubinage is not a problem at all, but which mother would want her daughter, who has been pampered since childhood, to become someone's concubine?
Zhang Tianci is a different matter. Madam Zhang is absolutely sure that if that day comes, Zhang Tianci will not hesitate to pat his chest and say: "Brother, from now on we will have our own affairs. I will call you eldest brother, and you will Call me father-in-law.”
Qiao Niang's thoughts are much more complicated than those of the Zhang family. If Xiao Feng marries Miss Liu, given his feelings for Qiaoqiao, Qiaoqiao will probably be the first concubine in the future.
But Qiaoqiao is a maid, and Zhang Yunqing is a young lady from a good family. Although she is from a businessman's family, she is still a step above Qiaoqiao. If both of them were concubines, Zhang Yunqing would definitely be ranked ahead of Qiao Qiao.
What makes Qiao Niang even more upset is that there are rumors in the capital that the master has a unique taste. Thinking about the look on the master's face every time he looks at her, why is this so messed up!
Zhang Tianci didn't have as many thoughts as the two women. He just wanted to make things exciting. But Xiao Feng stopped him with one sentence: "The news of my coming here must not be leaked. Your maids and servants should not go out now."
Seeing Xiao Feng's solemn expression, Zhang Tianci suddenly became nervous. After he ordered his family to close the door, he asked Xiao Feng in a low voice: "Brother, do you have any news?"
Xiao Feng shook his head: "There is no news, but based on my feeling, I feel that Tan Xinren should be desperate at this time. I can't test my own words, and I don't have a very specific idea."
Zhang Tianci looked at Xiao Feng's suggestive eyes, and suddenly became smart. He quickly said: "Brother, you came just in time. I just have something to ask, so you can help me test the word."
Xiao Feng smiled and nodded, thinking that children can be taught.
Zhang Tianci asked his wife to arrange the dinner and banquet, but it should be done quietly and not with a big fanfare. Fortunately, Zhang Tianci was much richer than Xiao Feng. His family's house had two entrances and was no smaller than Liu Tong's house. Therefore, a banquet was held in the back hall, and no movement was heard outside.
Then Zhang Tianci took out a pen and paper. At this time, the sun was already a little westward. The doors and windows at that time were all made of window paper, so the room was relatively dark. Zhang Tianci opened the window, found a location with good light, thought for a while, and wrote the word "zhao" for illumination.
Xiao Feng hoped that his eyes could hint more: "What are you asking?"
Zhang Tianci tried hard to turn his brain. What he wanted to ask must be what Xiao Feng wanted to know, but Xiao Feng couldn't ask himself, he could only ask through him, Zhang Tianci. But Zhang Tianci can only make accurate decisions by asking about things related to himself, so...
"I want to ask, what will happen here today?"
Xiao Feng breathed a sigh of relief. Although this question was not perfect, it was not bad. He picked up the word "zhao" and looked at the sun carefully.
"The word 'zhao' has 'zhao' on the left and 'ri' on the right. The word 'zhao' is used to press the mouth with a knife, either to silence or to intimidate. Judging from your current situation, Tan Xinren will not do him any good by killing you, that is It's about coercion. What can coerce you?"
Zhang Tianci shuddered: "This thief, he knows that I am not afraid of death, does he want to kidnap my wife and daughter?"
Although Xiao Feng expressed doubts about Zhang Tianci's claim that he was not afraid of death, he still agreed with his speculation.
"At the four points below the word 'Zhao', the people who came to act should be four people. Only the word '日' is difficult for me to understand. At first glance, I thought it meant acting during the day, but this is not consistent with common sense. And the Book of Heaven gives My hint refers to the identity of the person, but I can’t tell which person’s identity it is specifically at this time.”
Zhang Tianci felt that it was enough to detect this information. He pulled Xiao Feng nervously: "Brother, in this case, let's report to the official!"
Xiao Feng shook his head: "If you report to the government, it will definitely cause an uproar. We are in the light, and they are in the dark. If they keep calm and don't come today, can you still let the government people live in your house every day?"
Zhang Tianci had no idea. He looked at Xiao Feng piously: "Brother, what should we do?"
Xiao Feng pondered for a moment, picked up the pen and wrote two letters: "Go to the grain store in person, pretend to check the business, then ask the old shopkeeper to go out through the back door, and quietly go to two places to deliver the letter. Remember, let the old shopkeeper Shopkeeper, please dress up so no one can see you."
Although there are many people in the grain store, people who do not have absolute trust cannot use it at this time. Zhang Tianci certainly understands this truth. He immediately went out, swaggering through the streets, and walked into Tianci Grain Store. He pretended to check the business and handed the letter to the old shopkeeper.
Then he checked the account books at the counter of the grain store for an hour. It wasn't until he saw the old shopkeeper returning to the counter from the back door that he pretended to have finished reading the accounts, stretched himself and went home.
With his ability, he naturally couldn't see anyone staring at him. However, Zhang Tianci believed Xiao Feng's words. If Tan Xinren was going to take action tonight, he would definitely make people stare at Zhang Tianci. On the other hand, Zhang Tianci is definitely the best target to attract the attention of stalkers.
When Zhang Tianci returned home, the banquet had been set. The two men did not dare to drink and just chatted, while the four women chatted lively.
After dinner, we lighted the lamp and chatted for a while. Xiao Feng coughed, and Zhang Tianci immediately stood up and said, "Everyone is tired today. It's dark and the roads are hard to walk, so my eldest brother slept with me in the study. Qiao Niang and Qiao Qiao, Just let my wife and Yun Qing sleep in the main room in the back hall."
Qiao Niang originally thought that it was not too late and she could still go home. Just when she was about to refuse, Xiao Feng had already nodded and said nothing. They accepted the arrangement after being humble to each other.
Zhang Yunqing and Qiaoqiao must sleep together, and no one forces it. Anyway, Zhang Yunqing usually has his own room.
The Zhang family courtyard gradually became silent. Only Xiao Feng and Zhang Tianci were sitting in the study, waiting quietly with their eyes open in the darkness.
