Xie Liangzhan smiled confidently: "Most of the people who come to gamble are careless people. They spread their money without any scruples, and I naturally take it with no scruples."
Han Changmu looked at Xie Liangzhan's meaningful face, and the corners of his mouth twitched. He thought Xie Liangzhan had some conspiracy, but it turned out that he was a plotter.
He didn't believe that Xie Liangzhan opened such an underground gambling house in Chang'an City just to make money.
Gambling houses, like brothels, are very chaotic with people coming and going. People from all walks of life can be seen. It has always been the most well-informed place.
And in such a place, there are many hidden places that are not easily noticed by outsiders. It is also the most suitable place to do things that cannot be seen in the light.
Han Changmu pressed tightly against the hole, breathing even fainter and harder to detect, for fear of alarming Xie Liang in the room.
At this moment, there was a burst of rapid and messy footsteps outside the back door. Han Changmu looked serious, but did not panic. He put the uncovered green tiles back in place, tapped his toes on the ridge of the roof, and flew in. In the towering canopy of dense trees.
The moment the back door was pushed open, he had crossed the high wall like a dragonfly touching water without even leaving a ripple, and lay motionless in the shadow at the top of the wall.
The guards who had just chased Yao Yao out panted and returned to the courtyard. Among them, the guard who had been kidnapped by Yao Yao was also brought back. However, the guard was held up by two people, with his head lowered to his chest. I don’t know if I’m dead or alive.
The movement of these people returning also alarmed the people in the building. A man who looked like a steward hurriedly walked out of the building. Seeing the appearance of these guards, he frowned and asked sternly: "What's wrong? Come out?" What happened?"
One of the guards took a step forward, leaned forward and said, "Steward, a thief just broke in, and we chased him out."
"Little thief?" The steward's face changed, and he asked sharply: "Where did the little thief come from? Have you caught him?"
The guard lowered his head: "That little thief had his face covered, and his Qinggong was very good. His subordinates were incompetent and didn't catch him."
"It's broken!!" The steward's eyes widened with fear, and he growled: "What did the little thief steal?"
The guard shook his head quickly: "No, the little thief just broke in and was discovered by his subordinates. He hijacked the fourth child and ran away."
The steward then breathed a sigh of relief, glanced at the unknown fourth child, and curled his lips in disgust: "How is the fourth child?"
The guard said: "The fourth child is fine, he was just knocked unconscious."
The steward waved his hand in disgust: "Send it to the back, be careful, don't disturb the master, be careful you can't eat and walk around, we don't raise useless people here."
The guards' faces were full of gratitude, and they all said so. One of them stayed to patrol, while the other two helped the unconscious Lao Si back.
Han Changmu knew that the best opportunity to eavesdrop was gone, but he didn't hear anything too important. He shouted with regret, passed over the wall silently, and flew away.
The gray shed carriage stopped at the gate of Jinchangfang. The driver sat on the shaft and shook his whip in boredom.
"Hey, I recognize you, you're always the one in Xinchangfang." A pretty girl's voice came from the carriage. It was Yao Yao who got rid of the four guards and returned to the carriage.
The coachman said nothing;
He just knocked the shaft of the car with his whip as a response.
Yao Yao seemed stunned for a moment, and his voice paused slightly: "Then why did you follow Han Changmu? Do you know who he is?"
The coachman was stunned for a moment, then struck the shaft of the carriage several times with his whip.
Yao Yao was speechless for a while, then sighed: "I understand, you can't speak." She pulled open the car curtain and asked, "Are you mute?"
The coachman was stunned, with a confused look on his face.
Yao Yao tilted his head and thought for a while, then made a few gestures.
The driver was stunned for a moment, a burst of ecstasy appeared on his face, his hands flew like flowers, and he made a few gestures.
Yao Yao saw the driver's gestures and was secretly glad that the sign language of this era was not very different from the sign language of her previous era.
At least she could tell what this person said without even guessing.
She nodded: "You mean your name is Chen Xiaoliu. You are an orphan without a father or mother. You grew up in a charity hall. You have been driving donkey carts for a living. Later, Han Changmu asked you to join the government as a cart driver?"
Chen Xiaoliu nodded repeatedly.
She frowned slightly and asked, "How old are you?"
Chen Xiaoliu's eyes were slightly sad, he lowered his eyes, hesitated for a moment, and then made a few gestures.
Yao Yao looked at Chen Xiaoliu and said in surprise: "Oh, you said you are twenty-one, but I see that you are very thin. You only look about fifteen or sixteen years old."
Chen Xiaoliu smiled bitterly and fluttered his hands to make gestures.
Yao Yao said while looking at it: "Yes, you grew up in a charity hall. In that place, you only need to survive, how good can you raise it." As she said that, she thought about herself and felt quite happy. He sighed empathetically and said, "Not only did you survive, but you also have errands to make ends meet. It will be a good life from now on."
Chen Xiaoliu grinned, revealing two rows of white teeth, making his smile look particularly pure and clean.
It was approaching noon, the bright spring light was shining, the surrounding green trees and flowers were setting off each other, and people were coming and going in the sunshine.
Han Changmu walked out of the workshop calmly from a distance and looked towards the direction where the carriage was parked through the soft and warm sunshine. He saw Yao Yao and Chen Xiaoliu with sincere and cheerful smiles on their faces.
He suddenly felt that the surroundings were silent, the sunlight was silent, the bustle was far away, and all that was left in his eyes was the hearty smile.
He walked over quickly, put his slender hand on the car wall, and tapped lightly: "What are you two talking about? You are so happy."
Yao Yao and Yao suddenly became quiet. One suppressed his smile and pursed his lips in silence. The other lowered his eyebrows and grasped the corner of his clothes nervously and uneasily.
Han Changmu suddenly felt bored and with a sullen face, he opened the curtain and got into the car.
Yao Yao sat back in front of the carriage and gave Chen Xiaoliu a big smile to reassure him.
Chen Xiaoliu smiled shyly and knocked the shaft of the car with his whip. He heard Han Changmu say in a low voice: "Let's go back to the Internal Security Department."
He raised his whip high, turned his horse's head, and rushed towards the Department of Internal Affairs against the crowds and traffic.
The car curtains swayed gently, and the sunlight as bright as red gold fell into the car, reflecting on Han Changmu's face. As if he couldn't bear the sunshine, he suddenly closed his eyes.
He leaned against the wall of the car with his back straight, closed his eyes and fell asleep, thinking that Yao Yao had just changed from a smiling face to a cold one in an instant.
Alienated, his heart suddenly became more and more worried, and he couldn't help but ask sarcastically: "I didn't expect that Yao Shenjun was so good at talking to someone as talkative as Xiao Liuzi, but he could still have a lively conversation."
Yao Yao was stunned for a moment. She really couldn't figure out where Han Changmu's nameless fire came from. She turned away and ignored him.
Han Changmu didn't hear Yao Yao's voice for a long time. He slowly opened his eyes, looked at each other coldly, and said calmly: "Xiao Liuzi is my coachman. If you want to trick him, why not ask me directly."
At first, when he said these words, it was just to vent his dissatisfaction because of Yao Yao's different treatment. But later, when his thoughts changed, he realized something was wrong.
He chose Chen Xiaoliu precisely because this person is unable to speak and has difficulty communicating with others, so he is the best at keeping secrets.
But he didn't expect that Yao Yao and Chen Xiaoliu would communicate without any obstacles.
He knew that there was a special method of communication between speechless people, called sign language, but he had never seen anyone in the Department of Internal Security know this kind of sign language.
He frowned slightly, where did Yao Yao learn this? She communicates smoothly with Chen Xiaoliu. Does that mean she communicates smoothly with other people who cannot speak.
When Yao Yao heard Han Changmu's slightly threatening words, she didn't expect that Han Changmu would think so much in the blink of an eye. She knew that he had always been suspicious, and she was a betrayer. She had no trust in him. Yes, it is reasonable for him to say this.
She did not get angry, but just smiled: "My lord, you are overthinking. I didn't try to trick him. I just heard him say that he was an orphan. I felt the same way and said a few more words."
Han Changmu stared at Yao Yao for a while, seemingly wondering whether what she said was true or false, and finally smiled suddenly: "So, how did Yao Canjun know sign language?"
Yao Yao pursed her dry lips.
In her previous life, she worked as a bit player in a film and television studio. No matter what role it was, as long as she was paid to take care of the food, she could play it. She also acted as a mute. In order to play a mute well, she deliberately learned sign language.
But obviously this cannot be told to Han Changmu.
Thinking of the past that she could never go back to, the life where she only had to worry about food and clothing, but didn't have to worry about it, she suddenly felt sad.
She looked sad, lowered her eyebrows and said half-truthfully: "Xiaguan learned sign language when he was in Yeting. At that time, he thought that if he learned more skills, he would be able to protect himself and live longer."
Han Changmu's heart palpitated when he heard this, knowing that he had poked a scar in Yao Yao's heart, but he couldn't apologize no matter what.
After a moment of silence, he changed the topic: "I saw you tied up a guard just now, did you ask me anything?"
Yao Yao also returned to normal, shook his head and said: "Xiaguan tied up the guard just to lure all three of them out. The three of them are also very good at lightness. It took a lot of effort for Xiaguan to get rid of them." They pretended to be defeated and were forced to let the guard go, without even bothering to ask any questions."
Han Changmu did not blame Yao Yao. He nodded slightly and said, "It's okay, but I did make some discoveries."
"Oh, what did you find, sir?" Yao Yao became interested, raised his eyebrows slightly, his wet apricot eyes lit up, and leaned forward slightly to ask.
She also wanted to know, was such a gambling house tightly guarded just because of the daily income?
