(7)
The silent shadow guards walked through the noisy streets in groups. They were all uniformly dressed in black clothes and black trousers, black masks, and high buns. Their eyes were piercing, and they raised their weapons to drive the people away. Like a dark cloud full of evil spirits, it scrutinizes the passers-by meticulously.
Half of the face, unable to tell the difference between joy and sorrow, is as cold as ice. Although the skin is almost still very young, there is always an indescribable aura of maturity exuding from these shadow guards. The sharp contrast formed in this way makes people feel the so-called time. It seemed to be stuck on them.
Starting from the palace, the shadow guard walked to a silk and satin shop on the outskirts of the city and waited inexplicably for a long time until a colorful person came out.
The hem of her skirt swayed, with bright skirts and eye-catching patterns. She walked into the carriage gracefully. Under the sunlight, a jade hand stretched out from the small window on the side of the carriage.
She waved.
A man walked over. He was wearing regular clothes, not a Shadow Guard outfit.
"What's wrong?"
"What did that little guy give you just now?"
——The woman opened the curtain to reveal her true face. Her gorgeous makeup made her stand out like a courtesan, making her particularly eye-catching. She was like a red flower in an ink painting. However, if you take a closer look, it is not difficult to notice her increasingly sagging skin. There are gradually more wrinkles on her face, which makes people have to speculate that her beauty is more like a deliberately created illusion.
Just like this dynasty and this era, it is full of hypocrisy.
"Just a few words."
The man unfolded the letter and the woman took a look.
"Huang Liang Yimeng?"
She suddenly shrank her body like a frightened bird. Under this hypocritical skin, there was still a tenderness that was ready to move.
"I heard that His Highness the Crown Prince often goes to this place. If I offend His Highness the Crown Prince, I'm afraid..."
"Don't worry, we are just looking for someone."
Having said that, the crow-like shadow guards began to move, but within a short while, dense blackness spread outside Huangliang Yimeng Gambling House. Some people said that they were life-threatening talismans, while others said that they were all ruthless. In fact, they were just They are just a group of ordinary people who have looked down on the warmth and warmth of human relationships and no longer have expectations for the world.
However, Huang Liang Yimeng's servants were still startled when they saw the figure of the shadow guard, and they rushed to report the news to their boss, no, to be precise, the "second boss".
"The real boss of this gambling house has been bedridden for several years, but his younger brother Hu Jie'er has always wanted to use up the family property to drive his brother out of the house. The self-made brother may have always known about this, but he didn't think about the brotherly love. Just breaking up."
After the man stood beside the carriage and explained, another official who was also traveling in casual clothes echoed: "Brother Yuchi, what is your purpose in explaining these things?"
Yuchi Zhen said: "Brother, if the person we are looking for is really here, it must be inseparable from Hu Jie'er."
"Is it possible that you want to ask me what I think?" The woman in the carriage responded calmly: "You have full authority to decide the investigation of the case. I am just a woman from a brothel. Don't care about my opinion. I am not as good as you think." So timid and fearful."
The implication is: "Just go ahead and do it."
Yuchizhen nodded, and then took a few shadow guards to forcefully break through the gambling house guards and enter "Huangliang Yimeng".
——This is a place where countless people chase their dreams and their dreams are shattered. You can hear the heart-piercing cries, the arrogant howls, and the bliss before success when you have just climbed to the edge of the cliff called your dream.
A group of well-disciplined people walked into this place quietly. No matter how they hide it, they are extremely special existences.
Yuchi Zhen simply started shouting everywhere, saying: "Call Hu Jie'er out! If you don't want to fall into the hands of the shadow guards, call them out for me quickly!"
"who is he?"
"Are the Shadow Guards here?"
"Let's go? Can't we just go?"
In order to attract more attention, Yuchizhen began to destroy stalls everywhere. Seeing this, the girls of the shadow guard did not dare to act rashly at first, but followed Yuchizhen cautiously, ready to protect him at any time.
"What are you waiting for? Come and help!" Yuchizhen looked at the dull black puppets in front of him and smashed another domino stall as he spoke: "Drive all the guests away, he will definitely not have the courage to sit down. Live."
After getting clear instructions to drive away the guests, the shadow guards began to use their extraordinary skills to drive away the gamblers.
After a moment, Hu Jie'er ran out cursing, pointed at Yuchi Zhen's nose and cursed: "You old boy, why did I offend you? I don't remember what serious crime I committed, and I actually bothered the head of the Dali Temple to come to the scene in person."
"I'm not wearing official uniform today." Yuchizhen found a place to sit down, asked the shadow guards to guard the gate and various important places, and gradually surrounded Hu Jie'er: "I came today only for personal matters. I want to find someone. , he stole something very important, and as long as he returns it, everything can be restored to its original state."
"Huh?" Hu Jie'er saw the shadow guards staring at him and did not dare to act rashly. He only replied: "Who? Dare to offend our respected Lord Yuchi! Let me, Hu Jie'er, find him and I will definitely skin him!"
"Thank you for your kindness, but the person he offended is not me." Yuchi said, "Do you know Liu Neng? His father is a sculptor and has many apprentices and grandchildren, so he is quite wealthy."
Hu Jie'er waited for the waiter to bring the drinks, and then poured the wine for Yu Chizhen himself and said, "How do I know this person? I am a gambling shop owner."
"By the way, who are you here for, Mr. Yuchi?" He slowly leaned into Yuchi Zhen's ear and asked, "It can't be Mr. Mei, right? These shadow guards will not easily go out to perform tasks for personal grudges."
Yuchi really tried to be mysterious, hung the wine glass upside down, drew a line with wine in front of the other party, and replied: "I can't express this matter clearly, it's okay for you to know."
"But, I really don't know this person." Hu Jie'er became nervous, as if he felt the murderous intent behind him. The shadow guards' dazzling swords were half exposed: "How about... you come back another day? I will use someone to replace him. Are you looking for it?"
Yuchi was really satisfied and said: "Very good. Mr. Mei is very happy that you have such thoughts. If you are not worried, do you mind if I let the shadow guard walk around in this 'Huang Liang Yimeng'?"
"Please, please."
Hu Jie'er bowed to welcome him and slowly walked away. The shadow guards then dispersed, looking everywhere.
Yu Chizhen glanced sideways and found that Hu Jie'er was whispering to the boy, mumbling words. Years of experience in traveling around to investigate cases had enabled him to slowly learn the skill of "lip reading".
"It seems like someone is waiting outside the door?"
"who?"
"General Hu Ben, General Tong Yun, and Master Mei Xinghe of Guanghan Pavilion."
After hearing this, Hu Jie'er stared for a long time, as if he realized that he had offended someone he shouldn't have offended, but he quickly calmed down and looked at Yu Chizhen, and walked over with a smile.
"Sir, do you have any clues? My place is bright and open, and I can't hide anyone."
Yu Chizhen saw that the shadow guards had found nothing, so he decided to leave temporarily. Along the way, he described to Tong Yun and Mei Xinghe the strange behavior of the second boss of Huang Liang Yimeng, and suspected that there was fraud.
After a while, as if it was predestined, an old man begging along the street followed him anxiously. Seeing his strange figure, the shadow guard naturally stopped him. However, the old man was extremely excited and shouted: "I know Who are you looking for! Let me go! Let me go!"
Yuchi accepted it happily and took the old man back to Guanghan Pavilion with him.
