Behind the screen, there were more than a dozen guests, both men and women, sitting around a large round table.
Sitting in the middle seat is a rather majestic middle-aged man with big ears, wearing a suit. From the looks at him from the other people at the table, you can easily tell that this middle-aged man is the boss of this table. The person with the highest status among the guests.
To his left and right, there were two other middle-aged men sitting, one wearing a long gown and the other wearing the uniform of a senior patrol officer.
In addition, there were some young people, including four women, who were dressed like government workers and looked pretty. They kept raising glasses to toast the middle-aged men. The smile is slightly reserved, but also has some subtle charm.
The 3-year-old middle-aged man wearing a long robe and long coat with a horse face and a pale complexion took out a wooden box from his arms, placed it in front of the middle-aged man with big ears, opened the lid of the box, I saw a piece of cyan jade inside the box. It was green and transparent, and it was worth a lot at first glance.
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"Director Tan, a friend of mine gave me something nice a few days ago. Today I brought it to you to see. You are an expert. Please help me check the quality."
The horse-faced middle-aged man said to the man known as Director Tan with a smile, but the next moment, he suddenly coughed violently.
"Old Wang, you are no longer young. Don't sing and sing every night, and pay more attention to your health when you attack every day."
The middle-aged man wearing a senior patrol uniform on the other side said something teasingly.
The women on the table immediately covered their mouths and chuckled. The man in patrol uniform glanced at the women proudly, with unconcealable greed in his eyes.
As for Director Tan, his eyes glanced at the jade in the box casually at first, but the next moment, he suddenly let out a light sigh in his mouth, stretched out his hand to take out the jade from the box, and placed it in the palm of his hand carefully. and looked at it.
Director Tan's face turned a little flushed unconsciously, and his breathing became rapid.
When the horse-faced man next to him saw Director Tan's appearance, his eyes flashed with joy, then he came closer and whispered:
"Director Tan, if you like it, why not just keep it for fun..."
Director Tan did not speak. His eyes seemed to be attracted by the jade pendant in his hand, and the blush on his face became more intense.
The horse-faced man was a little happy. It seemed that he had delivered the right thing this time, and the matter he wanted to entrust to Director Tan should be no problem!
It was at this time that Yang Jianqing walked into this booth. After entering, his eyes immediately fell on the jade pendant in Director Tan's hand.
Because there is a strange spiritual power fluctuation on the jade pendant.
But just now all of them felt this spiritual power fluctuation.
After walking into this private room, the strange spiritual power fluctuations became clearer.
So Yang Jianqing walked over directly, took the jade pendant from Director Tan's hand, and looked at it seriously in the sunshine outside the window.
It wasn't until this moment that the other people in the seating area finally reacted.
Mainly because Yang Jianqing came in too suddenly, and without saying a word, he stepped forward and snatched the jade pendant from Director Tan's hand. Even if he was a robber, he was not as confident as him.
Director Tan looked up at Yang Jianqing blankly, not knowing what happened for a moment.
But the young man who had just stepped out and scolded Yang Jianqing and others suddenly stood up with a push of his chair, his face flushed with anger.
At the same time, Shu Guan and others also walked into this lounge one after another.
"What are you doing? How can you come in casually? Get out of here!"
The young man pointed at several people excitedly and shouted sharply.
Then a hand pressed on his shoulder, pushing him back into the seat.
The one holding him down was Shu Guan.
The young man struggled for a while, but he felt like there was a big mountain on his shoulders and he couldn't stand up at all.
The young man's face turned pale instantly and he looked at Shu Guan in fear.
Next to him, Nagarjuna raised his eyebrows. Originally, he wanted to teach the young man a lesson, but when he just stretched out his hand, Shu Guan beat him to it.
Nagarjuna looked at Shu Guan in surprise.
Because this was the first time he met someone faster than him.
"Who are you! Do you know who I am? Believe it or not, I will arrest you all and put you in prison."
The middle-aged man wearing a high-level patrol uniform also became furious and slapped the table and shouted.
However, no one in Shu Guan's group paid attention to him. Everyone's eyes were focused on the jade pendant in Yang Jianqing's hand. As for the other people in this elegant room, they had long regarded them as nothing.
Rui Jianqiao and Huiming had already walked to Yang Jianqing's side, looking at the jade pendant with the same serious expressions.
"What is it?"
Rui Jianqiao asked in a deep voice.
"You can't tell for the moment, but there is a very heavy evil spirit inside. We practitioners are fine, but if you are an ordinary person, if you carry it with you for up to a month, the evil spirit in the jade will suck all the blood out of your body and die."
Yang Jianqing raised the jade in his hand higher, facing the sunlight outside the window, and could faintly see a few bright red stripes inside the jade.
"These should be the blood essences of mortals that were sucked dry by it before, so this thing must not be left outside."
"Junior brother Huiming, this is Yingcheng District. This matter should be handled by you. Why don't you take this jade back to the temple later!"
"Okay, Senior Brother Yang."
Several people were studying the jade by themselves, but the middle-aged man wearing a senior patrol uniform was already furious.
Although he didn't quite understand a lot of what these people who barged in rashly said, there was one thing he understood.
That is, these people actually want to steal this jade pendant.
Robbery in broad daylight in a public place like Jinfu Building?
Especially in front of him, the chief of the patrol bureau in this neighborhood?
For a moment, the patrol chief named Liu felt that this matter was extremely ridiculous.
Then he took out his gun from his waist, pointed it at Yang Jianqing's head, and said angrily:
"Put down the jade pendant immediately, and then you guys will follow me back to the patrol station..."
Unfortunately, before the patrol chief could finish his words, a hand reached out and the gun was taken away from him.
The person who took the patrol chief Liu's pistol was a bald boy with droopy eyebrows.
Patrol Chief Liu looked at the young man blankly. He didn't know how his gun was taken away. He clearly saw the hand reaching out, but he couldn't make any reaction. The most puzzling thing for him was, The young man was clearly standing opposite the big round table, and he didn't move even while standing there. How did he manage to reach out and get his gun.
Then Patrol Chief Liu saw that the bald boy seemed to smile at him, and then slowly turned the gun and pointed it at himself.
Patrol Chief Liu suddenly turned pale with fright, and his legs began to tremble uncontrollably.
As for the women in the original seats, they let out bursts of screams.
"let's go."
Yang Jianqing handed the jade pendant in his hand to Huiming, and then the group walked out of the private room.
Because they didn't show much shocking power, there was no need to use forgetfulness charms or other things to erase the memories of these people.
As for whether they will be regarded as robbers in the future, there is no need to worry about them being wanted by the whole city for a while.
It is impossible for ordinary patrols to detect them.
Before walking out of the private room, Longshu casually threw the gun back on the table.
It's just that they don't need to worry about any consequences, but if something like this happens, they can't dine here. Yang Jianqing seemed to sigh with regret, and then walked out of the Jinfulou Hall.
When they just walked out of the gate of Jinfulou, they happened to encounter a group of patrolmen patrolling the street. At this time, those people in the private room also rushed out. The first one was the patrol chief named Liu. , holding the gun just now in his hand.
Seeing the patrol officers on the street, a hint of joy flashed in the eyes of the patrol chief named Liu.
"Stop them, don't let these people escape."
The patrol chief surnamed Liu shouted loudly.
Seeing their immediate superiors, the patrol officers naturally did not dare to neglect them. They ran over with a huff, surrounded Shu Guan and others, and pointed their guns at Shu Guan and others.
Then the patrol chief named Liu finally laughed proudly and strode over.
"Damn it, you robbers actually dare to rob us, just wait until you are in jail for the rest of your life!"
Several Seven Immortals Alliance disciples looked at each other and frowned, naturally not because of the guns pointed at them, but because there were many people looking at them on the street and in Jinfu Tower. So it will be more troublesome to deal with the aftermath later.
"Follow us immediately."
The leading patrolman waved the gun in his hand and shouted at Shu Guan and the others with a fierce look.
At this time, a group of guests walked down from the second floor of Jinfu Building.
Walking at the front was a young man in his late twenties or late twenties. The young man was wearing a black suit and a black woolen coat. He had a mustache and was quite handsome.
Many of the guests in Jinfu Tower seemed to know this young man. After seeing this young man, they all took the initiative to make way for him.
The young man walked to the door and frowned when he saw a bunch of people gathered around the door and many policemen on patrol.
At this time, Director Tan, who was standing at the door, saw the young man coming out. A bright smile suddenly appeared on his originally dark face, and he jogged a few steps to the young man's side.
"Mingcheng, you are eating here too! If I had known, my third uncle would have had a few drinks with you."
The young man glanced at his distant cousin who was promoted by his father and became the director of the Finance and Taxation Department of the Jingcheng City Government. He didn't show much affection, but casually nodded and asked.
"what's going on?"
Director Tan immediately recounted what had just happened, and finally said angrily:
"I have never seen such bold scoundrels. They are so daring. Director Liu must give them a good shake."
"Then let Liu Zhong take them away quickly."
The young man said impatiently.
Just as he was talking, the young man glanced at the people surrounded by the police again. He didn't look carefully just now. After listening to his distant cousin's story, the young man couldn't help but be a little curious.
Are these people brainless?
This place is only a few roads away from the Chuzhou Provincial Government and the Jingcheng City Government. How dare the several surrounding patrol bureaus to neglect them? They send a large number of police officers to patrol the streets every day. They are the enemy with the best security in the entire Jingcheng City. .
Robbery here, especially in broad daylight, is simply seeking death.
But when the young man's eyes swept over those people seriously, his body suddenly stiffened. Then the young man was silent for about three or four seconds, and then asked Director Tan a question.
"How much is that jade pendant worth?"
Director Tan was stunned for a moment, looked at the young man blankly and said:
"That jade pendant belongs to Section Chief Wang."
As if knowing that the young man definitely didn't know Section Chief Wang, he pointed at the horse-faced middle-aged man next to him.
"How much does that thing cost?"
So the young man asked the horse-faced man again.
The horse-faced man suddenly showed an expression of excitement and nervousness, and quickly shook his head and said:
"Young Master Tan, that jade pendant was given by a friend. It's not worth much, it's not worth much..."
"to be honest!"
Young Master Tan interrupted him impatiently.
"... I got my humble job from a pawn shop for five hundred silver dollars."
The horse-faced man did not dare to offend the young man and quickly whispered.
The young man didn't ask any more questions. He took out a checkbook from the inner pocket of his suit, took out a pen, wrote a few lines, and then tore off the check and handed it to the horse-faced man.
"Okay, I bought your jade pendant."
The horse-faced man was startled and did not dare to accept the check from the young man. He waved his hands repeatedly and said:
"Young Master Tan, if you want to take it directly, I will treat it as a humble duty and honor your little kindness."
The young man couldn't help but put the check into his hand and glared at the horse-faced man.
"Are you qualified to give me something?"
Then the young man clapped his hands and said to the police officers:
"Let's all break up! I've already bought the stuff, what to do with it is my business, and I've given the jade pendant to these friends now, so naturally they can no longer count it as robbery."
The patrol chief surnamed Liu had witnessed everything just now. Although he didn't know why Young Master Tan did what he did, since Young Master Tan had spoken, he did not dare to disobey him and quickly waved his hand to tell the patrol officers to disperse.
And that young man had already trotted towards Shuguan and the others, with a flattering smile on his face. He was even more flattering than his distant cousin who ran towards him not long ago. .
The young man trotted up to Shu Guan, bent down like a bow, and asked cautiously:
"This...are you satisfied with how I handle this?"
Not far behind him, Director Tan, Director Liu, and Section Chief Wang were shocked when they saw this scene, and then their faces turned extremely pale.
Mr. Tan, who has always been arrogant and domineering in Jingcheng, when had he ever been so polite to others?
No, that's no longer polite, it's simply the height of humility!
What are the identities of these people that can make Master Tan treat them so carefully?
Just now, several of them pointed at each other's noses and cursed, and ordered the patrol to surround them. For a moment, the legs of the three of them were trembling, and behind them, there was a sound of someone falling down.
But the young man with the parted hair was frightened and fainted.
Shu looked at the vaguely impressed face in front of him, tried hard to remember for a while, and finally remembered who this young man was.
Mr. Tan.
The son of the mayor of Jingcheng City.
This man's identity was first told to him by the Sangli people at the Lyceum Theater.
And this Young Master Tan also witnessed the entire battle between them and the corpse puppet.
It's just that after Shu Guan used Qingping's sword-controlling skills in the end, his spiritual power was exhausted, and he could only watch Young Master Tan leave the scene.
So this is a person who has seen the transcendent power of their practitioners, and has not been affixed with forgotten magic symbols.
So it is understandable that Young Master Tan would step forward to help out and treat himself with such a humble attitude at this moment.
But... now that he has met him again, should I give him a Talisman of Forgetfulness?
Shu Guan thought this, and then remembered that the God-forgetting Talisman seemed to make people forget what happened in the last day at most. Shu Guan really didn't know how to deal with problems like this left over half a year ago.
Young Master Tan looked at Shu Guan's frowning and contemplative look, and his mood suddenly became more uneasy, so he quickly said again with a solemn expression:
"Here, I swear that I will never tell anyone else about what happened last time except my father."
Young Master Tan really didn't lie, and he didn't dare to swear randomly to such a person.
After he escaped from the Lyceum Theater that time, he immediately went to find his father. The university teacher who joined the army more than ten years ago when the Northern Expeditionary Army passed through Jingcheng had experienced battlefield battles and finally returned to the army. Returning to politics, he became the legendary mayor of Jingcheng City throughout his life.
After listening to Tan Mingcheng's story, his father didn't seem to have too many surprises. He just asked him to keep this matter in his stomach and it would be best to forget it completely.
"Who are they?"
"Don't ask, I won't tell you. I'm just a son like you, and I want you to live longer."
"Then what should I do if I meet those people again in the future?"
"You shouldn't be so lucky... Forget it, if you meet them again, just treat them like a master. Don't resist anything they do to you."
This was the final answer given to him by Tan Mingcheng's father.
So now Tan Mingcheng stood in front of Shu Guan with a meek look on his face, and he was worried about what he would do with the young man who he saw earlier and chopped down the terrifying monster with one sword.
