With the end of this transaction. Next, Jiang Tian was faced with two choices again: follow those shirtless men and find the source of their secret acquisition of the corpses of ghosts; or follow those men in plain clothes and find out the background and reasons behind the purchaser?
Soon, Jiang Tian chose the latter. Because, compared to the indolence and contemptuous attitude shown in the Dongdu court, and the dramatic scene in Qingzhengsi, in private, some people actually started to capture, collect and trade ghost corpses: obviously the water is quite deep.
Therefore, Jiang Tian carried these cold-looking men in plain clothes far away on the wall, and after walking through several streets and alleys, he saw them knocking on the door of a private house, and was immediately greeted by a man whose face smelled of travel dust. A middle-aged woman welcomed her in, and the inside still smelled of inferior powder, wine and food.
Obviously, this is a prostitute's nest with the door ajar. After a while, two men and women with blood on their heads and disheveled clothes were helped back. Jiang Tian suddenly realized that the pair of informants found in the small building were obviously from their group.
As they were also led into the main room in the small courtyard by the middle-aged woman, there was a faint commotion, and there were intermittent roars and curses; some people begged and begged for mercy...
But before Jiang Tian could approach from the air and continue to inquire about something, the door of the courtyard opened again, and several people who had changed their clothes walked out at the same time. It's just that the people are still the same people as before, but their appearance and demeanor have changed significantly, and they hurriedly walked out in separate directions.
At this time, it became clear that Jiang Tian lacked reliable and capable subordinates, and was somewhat incapable of doing anything at all. Therefore, he could only follow two of them. One of them was dressed as a boy in short clothes and was carrying a large jar, but he was hiding the head cut off from the corpse of the ghost in the small courtyard.
Then, he continued to follow them out of the alley, and passed through many streets with endless singing; along the back door of a restaurant that opened its doors on the wall of the square, and entered the street market near the river outside Yuji Square. middle. Then, they disappeared into the crowd like fish in water.
But for Jiang Tian, who was condescending and hiding in the top floor of the building, he only used the "micro" mode to load his eyesight for a moment, and then he found their distant figures again; from the south wall of Yujifang The outer market continued eastward until we reached Tongtuofang before slowing down.
This time, they entered from under the landmark of Xifang Gate, then walked along the cross street running through the center; they turned into another parallel side street with familiarity, and came to a small pavilion at the street corner for passers-by to rest, opposite The back door of a large restaurant was called in again.
This large-scale residence store has the comprehensive functions of providing merchants with goods storage, trading, and residence. A moment later, Jiang Tian landed on the upper floor of the warehouse in the backyard of Di's store, which was dedicated to providing merchants with goods. Through the gap in the tile roof, he saw the two people who came to deliver the "wine" again.
It's just that they didn't have the cold look before, instead they knelt down respectfully. The ghost's head was also placed on a tray in the middle; adjacent to it, there were several shriveled ghost heads of different sizes and newness in other trays:
I saw dozens of other people standing in the room with their hands tied, dressed in various attires. But they were all bowing down to listen. On the rope bed, a man in Tsing Yi, who was fat and white and had a young beard, was teaching and instructing intermittently:
"It's because you guys are so useless that everyone in this department has to take such extraordinary measures."
"The attitude between the inner court and the court is still unclear, but the 'beast troubles' outside are always going on."
"Public opinion inside and outside the government has certainly been suppressed for the time being. As the eyes, ears and minions of the Tian family, why am I so clueless?"
"Now, both Jinwu Street Envoy and the disciples of Nanya Guards in Beijing have made some achievements; naturally, our company cannot lag behind others!"
"Therefore, I have made it clear here; no matter what means you use, whether you buy, capture, steal, cheat, or rob, you must get enough for us. "
Then, he suddenly grabbed a shriveled head on the tray next to him and threw it at one of the subordinates dressed as a trafficker. He was so shocked that the others scrambled to retreat, and saw the other person quickly kneel down with a pop. land. Then the man in green sneered and scolded:
"Are you thinking that I am a fool, or do you think that all the high-ranking marriage officials, all the escorts, escorts, or nobles in charge of the court, are all blind? You actually use this kind of fake product made by a bandit? Make up the numbers,"
"I'll forgive you, my dear, I'm sorry! I was a young man who was short-sighted and was deceived by others. Please show me your mercy, Shangguan, and give me a chance to make amends for my hard work in the past." Only this person could be seen. The man dressed as a trafficker suddenly kowtowed and screamed in a pitiful voice:
However, when the man in Tsing Yi heard this, he became even more angry and said: "You have worked so hard, is it possible that I haven't raised any rewards over the years? Are your house, wife and children all created out of thin air? Are you here?" Who did all those private things in the alleys for you? Come on, send him away!"
Before he finished speaking, a boy suddenly jumped out from beside him and slashed the back of the man's head with his palm like a knife. He immediately begged for mercy to prevent him from passing out. A moment after dragging his feet backwards, a big head was brought up and placed next to the heads of the ghosts.
"That's what I, Yao Zhiyuan, have said." The man in Tsing Yi managed to put on a smiley expression: "Maybe you don't have the ability to deal with the current 'beast disaster'; then just deal with the other ones. It’s time to show off your skills.”
"Ignoring the other subordinates of the Sixth Commander of Luodu, all the teams, squads, courtyards and roads under my Fifth Commander's jurisdiction are either fast marching or long marching; either they can get a ghost head or an animal head to hand over, or When the time comes for the annual inspection, I will send you your head as an explanation."
When he said this, he said calmly: "Of course, if you are capable and can achieve a few more achievements, then I will not hesitate to reward you and your future. I can at least ensure that you are from the team general, inner class, and the head of the hospital. , to make up for the vacancies. Even recommending Cao Si internally is not unthinkable."
At this time, among the trembling people, there was a man dressed as a street gangster. Suddenly his eyes twinkled and he held his hands and asked for instructions: "Then I dare to ask the high official, can I, in the name of this department, go underground in Duji Road?" The gang members form associations and secretly promise rewards in the hope of gaining something."
"You are Deng Asi who is in charge of the goods yard outside the east gate of Beishi City, right? You are such a smart man!" Yao Zhiyuan, a man in Tsing Yi, suddenly laughed: "In that case, I will leave this matter to you; the reward is easy to say, as long as If we gain something, our company will naturally not begrudge the gain or loss of this little money;"
"But!" He then said to everyone in a solemn tone: "No matter how many conditions you make in private or how many things you do in the name of our company. Once the news leaks out and impeachment and prosecution are called, this company will Si openly denies any of them. The same applies to others."
After a while after everyone was ordered to disperse, the man in Tsing Yi returned to his room. He picked up the tea cup and found that it was already cold. He was waiting to call someone to replace him, but found that Sakon was silent and unresponsive; not even his personal guard, the boy who was a disciple of the family, showed no response.
The man in Tsing Yi couldn't help being frightened. He reached out to touch the object under the pillow, but found nothing. He used his other hand to pull the string around the bed, but only half of the string was pulled off. At this moment, he couldn't help but take a deep breath to calm down, and wanted to walk out as if nothing had happened, but his eyes couldn't help but shrink.
Because, the self-defense barrel arrow he was looking for suddenly appeared out of thin air, next to the tea cup he had taken half a sip of. There was also a faint sound of wind blowing the bed tent hook behind me; a voice sounded: "Are you looking for this thing? It seems a little not strong enough."
At this moment, the man in Tsing Yi was soaked with cold sweat on his back. He tried hard to suppress the instinctive reaction of turning around, and deliberately squeezed out a somewhat humble voice and said: "I don't know where the saint is coming from. There are still some money bills in the lower cabinet." , there are also some jewelry on the bed grid, feel free to take them."
"I went through a lot of trouble to tidy up your neighborhood, but this is not what I want." A somewhat erratic and difficult-to-identify voice behind him continued, but the man in Tsing Yi quickly said: "Yao is just a store owner, that is, I have some money with me, but if I want more..."
However, the voice behind him sneered and said: "But what I want is not the money of Yao, the owner of the Di shop; it is what Yao Zhiyuan, as the Grand Marriage Officer of the Wude Department and the fifth deputy commander, can provide. "
Hearing this, the man in Tsing Yi, or rather Yao Zhiyuan, was sweating profusely and suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, but with his heart in his throat, he tried his best to say quietly: "In this case, you should not provoke Yao; as everyone knows There are many people in the Wude Department who can replace someone with someone else."
"Commander Yao, there is no need to be so presumptuous!" The voice behind him chuckled unmoved: "Speaking of the Wude Division, I am very familiar with it! The sixth commander of the Wude Division can be replaced. , but for you, I’m afraid that all the years of business have gone to waste.”
"In this case, what service can Yao have?" Yao Zhiyuan was secretly frightened when he heard this, but he did not hesitate to lower his attitude and said: "If it is not a betrayal of the court and the emperor, something that goes against conscience and justice; a certain family It can still provide some conveniences and benefits..."
"I didn't expect that among the Wude Department, there would be such a model of loyalty and conscience as Commander Yao!" However, the voice behind him sneered again: "I thought you all had extremely flexible models of moral conscience. , if that’s the case, then forget it…”
"Actually...actually..." The next moment, Yao Zhiyuan suddenly felt a great sense of crisis coming from behind, and his scalp was numb and he quickly shouted: "If you need anything, please give me orders; as long as it does not violate the Holy Grace, Someone can do their best to help."
"That's it! I thought you were going to sacrifice your life for the country?" The threat behind you seemed to be fading away again: "Actually, I just want to work with Commander Yao to establish a channel for exchanging information and a mutually beneficial cooperation. It’s just a chance to win.”
"News, do you just want news?" Yao Zhiyuan couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this, but he was also a little bit embarrassed that he couldn't laugh or cry secretly; he almost thought that he, under the inexplicable threat, did something that was suspected of surrendering to the enemy and treason. .
"Otherwise?" The unknown voice behind him said unceremoniously: "Besides the news, what other uses does Wu Desi, who is known to break like a spoon and a sieve, have? Do you want to catch thieves or thieves? Then clearly mark the price with the other party and find someone to blame?"
Hearing the amount of information deliberately contained in this sentence, Yao Zhiyuan was very embarrassed, but he was also secretly frightened; obviously the other party had extraordinary means, but he was also very familiar with Wude Si; then he said in a low voice: "Dare you ask? What news does your distinguished guest want?"
"Of course it's pre-specified information. For example, how much does your Wude Division know about the "Beast Disaster"..." The voice behind said: "In exchange, I will also tell you some inside information, as a good performance that can be exchanged. ”
"..." After hearing this, Yao Zhiyuan breathed a sigh of relief; at least his life was no longer in danger. In this way, he has more than a dozen properties, more than twenty concubines and concubines, and the considerable wealth and power he has accumulated over the years, without having to take advantage of others.
After a while, a bell rang softly, and the top floor of the pavilion where the living room was located was surrounded by subordinates and attendants who rushed up. However, they were driven out again by Yao Zhiyuan, who had a frosty face and scolded them harshly.
Because, compared to being knocked unconscious quietly, he never saw the personal servant in the corridor outside, the unconscious whistle hidden in the wall, and the concubine who was roughly stuffed under the bed. pass the other party, not to mention the opportunity to alert others and ask for help.
Even after the other party asked a bunch of questions and left secret contact information and left. After he hastily cleaned up and covered up the scene, it was obvious that someone was still secretly monitoring him. He even sounded the alarm bell to warn him in disguise.
