When Bailang was still in the courtyard of Ma Sheng Alley, thinking about how to increase the number of weapons in his hand and hide them from the control of the city lord's palace, the guards below hurriedly came over.
"What's the matter?"
"Tao Dao, a guest came to the house. He revealed his identity and he is under the command of Liu Jianyu, the Zuo Army."
"Huh!? Are you still at home?"
"Yes, Zuodao. He is still drinking tea at his house. He said he would go there after Zuodao has finished his work."
Bailang suddenly stood up from the chair, took two quick steps, and then paused again, his brows furrowed as if he was thinking for a moment.
Why would someone from the military suddenly come to visit him? This seems against the rules, right?
Bailang quickly noticed something inappropriate.
Because the sword shop is under the city lord's palace, even the Yamen has no right to interfere with the internal affairs of the sword shop. And Liu Jianyu's troops came to Yongchuan City not to replace the status and power of the city lord's palace in Yongchuan City. They were nominally a special case and came for the current war. Therefore, if they want to avoid giving others a handle, they will inevitably end up with Yongchuan City. All the minutiae of the city are kept at a distance.
Just like the four forces of the new family were blocked from encroaching on the industrial park, but Liu Jianyu always "turn a blind eye" for this reason.
What is the reason why the people from the army directly crossed the city lord's palace and found the sword hall?
wrong! It’s not the knife shop you’re looking for, but Bailang! Otherwise, the other party would not come directly to his house but to Ma Sheng Lane.
Bailang walked around the room for a while, then turned to the guard outside the door and said, "Prepare the car and go to the City Lord's Mansion."
"yes!"
The guards will not wonder why the guests have to go to the city lord's mansion first when they are at Bailang's house. After staying with Bailang for a long time, they will understand that they should think less and do more.
After getting on the carriage, Bailang signaled to go back to the street, and then drove the carriage faster. The journey that originally took almost one stick of incense was completed in half the time of a stick of incense.
The concierge of the City Lord's Mansion still refused to let Bai Lang enter the tea room and waited for him. He asked Bai Lang to wait at the door for a while before leading him in. This time, instead of meeting Zhou Zhonghao first, he went directly to the study of the city lord Feng Mingyuan.
"Meet the city lord and meet Mr. Zhou!"
"Well, if you don't keep an eye on the industrial park, why do you come here to do it?" Feng Mingyuan has been very busy recently, repairing and reinforcing the city wall, and building military camps in the city, involving personnel transfers, money allocation, demolition and various other projects. prevention of hidden dangers. So much so that Feng Mingyuan didn't go back to the backyard to see his two beloved wives for several days. So the tone was a little irritable.
"Sir, I was a little scared when something happened, so I came here to ask for your advice."
"Huh? Afraid? Is there anything that can make you, the "White Tu", feel frightened?" Feng Mingyuan frowned and joked. In his opinion, although Yongchuan City is now greatly affected by the overall situation, there is turmoil and tension everywhere. But there wasn't anything that made Bai Lang panic.
"I don't dare to talk nonsense. Right now, a member of Liu Jianyu's unit from the Zuo Army is drinking tea at Xiao's home. He said that he wants to wait for Xiao to go back. He should have something to find him."
"Huh?! Liu Jianyu sent someone to your house to find trouble?" The expression on Feng Mingyuan's face suddenly changed. The impatience before turned into seriousness.
"Yes."
Now both Feng Mingyuan and Zhou Zhonghao understood what Bailang meant by coming here. On the one hand, it is to show loyalty, on the other hand, it is also hoping to get instructions from the city lord's palace. After all, Liu Jianyu couldn't get along with the city lord's mansion on almost everything since he arrived in Yongchuan City. So it was logical that Bailang didn't dare to make the decision without authorization.
"Let's go meet and hear what they want from you." Feng Mingyuan thought for a while, and then looked at each other with Zhou Zhonghao. It seemed that both of them had figured out the connection. But he didn't tell Bai Langming.
Bailang naturally didn't know the eye contact between Zhou Zhonghao and Feng Mingyuan. He came here just for show. I was also very curious about the reason why Liu Jianyu sent people to find him.
With the permission of the city lord's palace, Bailang quickly returned to his own palace. When I entered the main room, I saw a middle-aged man wearing regular clothes, with a long beard, who looked like a scholar, sitting inside drinking tea. When he saw Bai Lang come in, he stood up with a smile and held his hands in greeting, showing a bit of kindness in his body.
"Bai Lang came late and neglected my lord. Please don't blame me." Bai Lang apologized from a distance.
"You're welcome, Bai Zuodao. It's because I came too suddenly. It's up to Bai Zuodao not to blame me for interfering with Bai Zuodao's affairs."
"My lord, please don't say that. Please sit down quickly. Have you asked me your surname?"
The middle-aged man smiled and said: "No need to pay, Chen Shen. I will be appointed as a permanent deputy general under General Liu."
When Bailang heard this, he stood up quickly and saluted again, saying "disrespect". He wasn't just pretending, he was really shocked by the other party's background.
What is meant by "long-standing deputy general"? In Bai Lang's understanding, this position can be compared to Zhou Zhonghao in the city lord's palace. Think about Zhou Zhonghao's status in the city lord's mansion? Then what is the status of Chen Shen in front of him in the Zuo Army.
But this made Bai Lang even more murmuring in his heart. How could such a big shot in the military suddenly come to him with the appearance of a private visit?
"I don't know what Mr. Chen's orders were when he came here. Bai Lang will do his best!"
Chen Shen smiled and said: "With Bai Zuodao's words, I have less worries this time! But before we get down to business, I have a question that I want Bai Zuodao to answer honestly."
"Sir, please tell me. Bailang knows everything!"
"Sir, are you satisfied with your current situation? Or do you think that your status and treatment are worth it compared with your hard-working job?" Chen Shen looked at Bai Lang with a smile, his eyes were sharp, and he seemed not to let go. Any change in Bailang's expression.
"Sir, what do you mean by this? Bai Lang is stupid, why can't he understand?" Bai Lang is not stupid. He has long been familiar with this kind of verbal trap that is obviously meant to lead you astray. It’s not that you have high talent, but that you become sensible after suffering a lot. It's just that the disadvantage he suffered was not in this world, but when he was a social animal in another world.
Therefore, when faced with these verbal traps that ask you to choose a side or induce you to evaluate the top, no matter how you answer at this time, it will be wrong. The best way is to pretend to be stupid first, add a few words to let the other party know that you are not stupid, and then listen to what he is going to do.
Of course Chen Shen would not treat Bai Lang as a fool. He just wanted to get straight to the point and not give Bai Lang too many opportunities to cover up.
"The situation of knife shops is actually the same everywhere. They seem to be majestic, but in fact they are always dirty things that cannot be brought to the table or even handled. From time to time, they always have to face purges, who will be in charge and how long they will be in charge. It all depends on luck. Even a well-rounded person can hardly work for a long time in a place like the Knife Hall, which is inherently a dead end.
Smart people like Bai Zuodao must have thought about this, right?
What's more, for the previous killings in the industrial park, Zuodao knew that the people he offended were not much worse than the Feng family behind Feng Mingyuan. Would it be better for you to sort things out afterwards? "
(End of chapter)
