Zhang Ren chatted with Fu Rang for a few more words, but he didn't reveal much information about the Nine Sects. It wasn't that he didn't trust Fu Rang, but that it wouldn't do any good for Fu Rang to know these things, and it might happen again. Put Fu Rang in danger.
"By the way, Third Brother Fu, I'll pay you back the thousand taels of silver later." Zhang Ren changed the subject.
One thousand taels of silver is definitely a huge amount of money, even for a noble man like Fu Rang. But for Fu Rang, the friendship with Zhang Ren cannot be measured by money. Besides, the money was originally spent to treat Zhang Ren to the Songzhu Pavilion that day. Besides, he also knew that Zhang Ren was in trouble recently, so how could he let Zhang Ren pay back the money?
Fu Rang smiled, waved his hand and said, "Brother Ren, don't worry about a little money."
After Fu Rang finished speaking, he returned to his seat.
Zhang Ren didn't say anything pretentious, but he warned himself in his heart that he must pay back the one thousand taels of silver no matter what. After all, the money was used for Liuli's redemption.
Zhu Yunwen did not come to class today. Hearing that the prince was ill, he went to take care of the prince.
This was fine, after all, Zhu Yunwen was here, so he would inevitably ask questions. Zhang Ren really didn't want Zhu Yunwen to know too much.
Not long after, Mr. Zicheng came. Unfortunately, Zhang Ren, who had not slept all night, felt sleepy when facing the jerky ancient prose. He was no longer as energetic as yesterday. Amidst the sound of reading aloud, he unknowingly Fell asleep.
Mr. Zicheng passed by him and just sighed without paying much attention.
It wasn't until the end of get out of class that Zhang Ren woke up to the noise.
He stretched, then got up and went to Jinyiwei. All the Feitanmen were gone, and Jin Changchuan was nowhere to be seen. Zhang Ren had completely cut off the clues to the nine gates, and now he needed Ji Gang's help.
The secret door was not a trap set up by Ji Gang and Jiumen, so Ji Gang had basically won Zhang Ren's trust.
Ji Gang also had a flattering expression when he met Zhang Ren, which made people never think that he was a gangster who was famous for his ruthlessness just two days ago.
"My lord, I came to see you today, but what's the matter?" Ji Gang asked.
Zhang Ren nodded, "You know a lot of people from Wumen and Feitanmen, right?"
Ji Gang also nodded, "Yes, people from the Fei Tan Sect will always come to patronize the humble casinos, but people from the Wu Sect are not like the other sects who live in darkness. Even during the day, they can be found in the busiest places. See them."
Zhang Ren said: "That's easy to handle, let's go."
Ji Gang's expression changed, and he took two steps with Zhang Ren, but he still asked: "Where are you going to take me?"
Zhang Ren didn't hide anything, and said: "All the people who came to Fei Tanmen are gone, and Jin Changchuan from Wumen is also missing. I will take you to look for them."
Ji Gang's face was ugly. He had now completely surrendered to Zhang Ren. This choice was a combination of opportunity and crisis. And with the ability of Jiumen, he probably already knew that he had surrendered to Zhang Ren.
Under such circumstances, how could Ji Gang dare to leave Jinyiwei's door? He was afraid that as long as he appeared in front of others, countless people from the Nine Sects would cut him into pieces.
He himself is a member of the underworld, and he has long heard of the ruthlessness of the Nine Sects and the Dark Master.
Although he was also known as ruthless in the underworld, but who should he compete with?
Seeing that Ji Gang was speechless and his feet were not moving as if they were nailed to the ground, Zhang Ren immediately said: "If you follow me out, I will naturally protect you. If you don't cooperate, I don't mind throwing you out. At that time, I watched from a distance to see if the people from the Nine Sects would kill you. As long as they took action, I would have found the people from the Nine Sects, but I couldn’t guarantee whether you would be dead or alive at that time. .”
Ji Gang's mind was spinning very fast. If he cooperated, he would die. If he didn't cooperate, he would die. So he might as well cooperate. If he didn't die, he would get some benefits.
Ji Gang gritted his back teeth, and his ruthless nature seemed to have the upper hand at the moment. He nodded and followed Zhang Ren out of the Jin Yiwei.
Jinling City is still very lively during the day.
The two of them walked slowly among the crowd. Zhang Ren kept looking straight ahead, while Ji Gang observed his surroundings. Occasionally, someone would accidentally bump into Ji Gang, which would frighten him.
After walking for several streets, Zhang Ren asked, "How are you doing? Have you seen anyone from Fei Tan Sect and Wu Sect?"
Ji Gang scratched his head and said: "I didn't look at it. It's strange to say that these streets are so lively. It's easiest to make a living by stealing. There's no reason why people from Fei Tanmen can't come, and people from Wumen also I have been stationed on these streets all year round, but I have never seen him today, which is really strange."
Zhang Ren had already expected this result, but he still didn't give up and said to Ji Gang: "Let's go and take a look at the first few streets. You must look carefully."
Ji Gang nervously wiped the sweat from his forehead and nodded: "Okay!"
The two searched a few more streets. Anyway, they walked around all the lively places outside the city in this afternoon, but they couldn't find anyone from the Nine Gates. It was as if the Nine Gates had never appeared before.
With no other choice, Zhang Ren could only take Ji Gang back to Jinyiwei. Originally, he wanted to take Ji Gang to eat something.
However, the vigilant Ji Gang refused to eat from outside no matter what, and he did not forget to remind Zhang Ren: "Sir, you don't understand the viciousness of Jiumen. I have heard that there are many people who have been poisoned by Jiumen. Although we are here We haven't found anyone from Jiumen in the afternoon, but that doesn't mean they aren't here. If we eat out, if they poison us or someone comes to attack us, we'll have no way of guarding against it."
Seeing that Ji Gang refused to eat outside, Zhang Ren couldn't force him, and Ji Gang's words were more or less reasonable.
The two returned to Jinyiwei and asked the kitchen in the yamen to prepare some side dishes. When the food came, Ji Gang was still worried. He took a chopstick from each dish and fed it to the dog. After half an hour, he saw that the dog was still alive and kicking and not poisoned. Ji Gang felt relieved after seeing signs of it.
He stretched out his hand, smiled at Zhang Ren, and said, "Sir, please."
Zhang Ren picked up a chopstick of vegetables, but it had already been half an hour. The dishes were already cold, and the taste had become very bad. Looking at Ji Gang who was eating happily opposite him, Zhang Ren was also very angry. .
He slapped his chopsticks on the table and said to Ji Gang, "Are you too careful?"
Ji Gang swallowed the food in his mouth and hurriedly explained: "Be careful with the Wannian Ship. Our enemy is the Nine Sects. We have to be on guard. It's always right to be careful."
Ji Gang is right, but Zhang Ren has experienced too many things in the past few days. He can't eat well or sleep well. How can his temper be better?
