After seeing the woman in front of him, Mr. Chen was also stunned for a moment.
Xiao Kelong called the shopkeeper Bian of Xianyang Inn "Auntie Bian", and he had previously talked about the shopkeeper being nearly forty years old, but after the official meeting, Mr. Chen still thought that he looked like he was only in his early thirties. The beautiful woman was surprised.
"It's just a small gift, please accept it with pleasure from the shopkeeper." Fortunately, Chen Yanbi was careful in his work. The gift he chose for this visit was an exquisitely crafted jade bracelet, which matched it well and was a suitable gift.
Here Mr. Chen pushed the fragrant wooden box containing the jewelry along the table, but Bian Zhenyun did not open it in a hurry. Instead, he pressed the box in front of him with his free hand and said with a smile: "I'll just I know that Xiao Xiao doesn’t go to the Three Treasures Hall for anything, so he brought me such a jade-like young master.”
"This must be Mr. Chen, right? He is really handsome and elegant."
The Chen family is also an aristocratic family. Chen Yanbi has indeed developed a good appearance thanks to the inheritance of his parents and the fine food and clothing he grew up with. But where does this "extraordinary magnanimity" come from? Therefore, Mr. Chen did not take Bian Zhenyun's compliment as sincere. He just said that it was a polite gesture and he took advantage of the situation and complimented him: "It is really an honor for me to meet Shopkeeper Bian - if Shopkeeper Bian doesn't give up, I will So I shamelessly call you sister."
When it comes to negotiation, it all depends on who makes the decision - although Chen Yanbi's proposal to get married was a bit abrupt, his face, smile and demeanor can still make people ignore those subtleties. The boss behind the Xianyang Inn may not really want to match up with the other brother and sister, but since the other party is brought by Xiao Kelong and has some affinity, he did not refuse, but continued to chat through this sister's voice. He continued: "Since Mr. Chen has called me sister, I, as a sister, should also listen. What kind of help does your newly recognized brother need from my sister?"
Chen Yanbi would not give up this good opportunity to strike while the iron was hot, so he started with the transaction between the Taiping Escort Bureau and Hu Shang at the Xianyang Inn - since the robbers could accurately set the ambush location in Shouhu Gang, the trajectory of the Taiping Escort Bureau's actions It must be within the control of the other party.
Looking at it from another logic - that is the choice of the robber.
If you were a robber, would you rob a barbarian caravan if you had "a choice"? Or rob a escort agency's fleet?
It is true that even the caravans of barbarians may not be without masters, and even some thaumaturgy from the Western Regions is more difficult to deal with than the martial arts from the Central Plains. However, the Taiping Escort Agency has a well-known first-class master, and it is theirs. The chief escort took charge of the battle himself. What's more, the Taiping Escort Bureau is an experienced escort agency, and their awareness of prevention should be stronger. Many caravans from the Western Regions are composed of temporary partners, and the two members may not have known each other before - a balance between the two. Under the circumstances, even the top experts would give priority to starting from the barbarian caravans that may not have complete security measures and have mixed quality.
So unless it was necessary to rob the escort from the Taiping Escort Bureau due to personal grudges or unknown purposes, it could only be because of certain objective conditions that "had to" snatch food from Yu Maosheng's tiger's mouth.
Let's temporarily exclude the "subjective factors of robbers" for which He Nan and others have no conclusive evidence, and tentatively classify the option of robbers as "no choice". Then we can also draw the following conclusion - the first possibility is that the robbers Through some means, I learned the destination of Taiping Escort Bureau's trip and the content of the transaction in advance, but I didn't know who the other party was, so I had no way to start. I could only follow Yu Maosheng's footsteps and wait for the transaction to be completed before dispatching; secondly, , assuming that the robbers know the information about Hu Shang's party but are unable to attack due to various reasons - for example, it is difficult for the robbers to set foot in the Western Regions, unable to complete the robbery outside the borders of Sheng Kingdom, or the caravan directly enters the territory of Sheng Kingdom. Benxianyang Inn, natural protection, etc. These details need to be confirmed. There is another possibility worth considering, that is, the broker who conducted the transaction with the Taiping Escort Bureau directed and acted on his own, playing a trick of "White Wolf with Empty Gloves". The robbers were also hired by the broker to steal the evil sword.
There are some other possibilities, so I won't list them one by one, but if there is one outcome that He Nan least wants to see, there is no doubt that Hu Shang committed theft. Can we find this person to confront him?
Secondly, but at least after the Hu merchant got it, he would not sell the evil sword with great fanfare in Shengguo. Instead, he would fly away with this legend and go to other places to continue to use this method to defraud - that is to say, looking for The chance of getting this sword back is as slim as finding a needle in a haystack. .
"Hamud...is that barbarian with his beard curled up like this?" Hamud is the broker who brought the evil sword from the Western Regions to the Central Plains and made a deal with Yu Maosheng. It seems that Bian Zhenyun is also confused. Impressed by this person, he drew two invisible beards in the air in front of him with the edge of a cattail leaf fan: "If you are looking for him, you have come to the right place - this curly beard is also a regular customer of our Xianyang Inn. Yes, the reputation in this area is quite good, even though this person often travels between the east and the west, he is not often here."
"But you are lucky. Curly Beard is transporting another batch of goods from the Western Regions to the Central Plains. He booked a room at the Xianyang Inn not long ago. It will only take a few days to arrive. If you are not in a hurry, You can just wait here for a few days." Bian Zhenyun also spoke freely. Although she didn't rush to arrange a meeting with Hamud for Chen Yanbi, since he came to see her with a decent attitude, she wouldn't be stingy. I don't want to say anything about this.
"Then I would like to thank Sister Bian for taking care of me." Chen Yanbi said respectfully, but what he wanted to ask was not just about Hamud, the businessman from the Western Regions. A word?"
The pillow beside him smiled, waved the small fan in front of his face, and said angrily: "You, you really got an advantage and acted like a good boy... You know it's an unkind invitation, why do you say it out loud?" Can I really not let you say it?"
Chen Yanbi didn't know Bian Zhenyun, but her teasing demeanor like a little girl at this time showed that she was not angry, so Mr. Chen continued directly: "What I want to ask my sister is to use Xian Yang Can the inn’s intelligence network investigate the identity of the person who kidnapped the escort?”
Bian Zhenyun shook his fan again, and a strong fragrant wind blew in front of Chen Yanbi: "This... I can't say clearly - this famous person in the world will probably not miss our Xianyang Inn when he comes to Luoyan City. But that’s not necessarily true. What if people look down on my place? What’s more, I’m an innkeeper who never leaves home, so how can I know who the person who robbed the escort is?”
This makes it clear that there is nothing you can do. As for whether it is difficult to help or unable to help, that is not necessarily the case.
Xiao Kelong also heard the implication of Bian Zhenyun and hurriedly begged: "Aunt Bian, this matter is very important to us. If you really know something, please tell me - just think of it as me. Isn’t that what dad asked for me?"
On this occasion, it was really inappropriate for Xiao Kelong to bring out his father, but he had a lot of contact with Bian Zhenyun. He knew that this shopkeeper, who was like a big sister, was usually easy to talk to, but he was very strict with his words, so he had no choice but to Change your strategy to show your kindness.
"Also, my brother Chen is from the Maolin Chen family - you are both related to the Thirteen Kingdom Pillars, so why don't you look at the monk's face as well as the Buddha's face!" Bringing out a Buddha was not enough, so Xiao Kelong had an idea and remembered it again. Mr. Chen's background may not be useful, but at least it is a connection that can be made with eight poles.
After a lot of hard work, Bian Zhenyun's attitude finally relaxed. Finally, the shopkeeper put the small fan in his palm on the table, sighed, and lightly opened his red lips: "That's it...Xiao Xiao, didn't you do that? Are you the leader of the Young Heroes Association? As an elder, I have never given you anything, so I will promise you this time and treat it as a celebration for you - but I have to say it in advance, if you can give it I can help you check the name or appearance of the person who kidnapped my escort, but if you don't know it accurately, I can only guarantee that you can move freely within the Xianyang Inn. "
Xiao Kelong was naturally very grateful, and the young master's cheerful attitude came out again, but Mr. Chen saw that Bian Zhenyun still had something to say.
"But I also have a condition. I need you... or you, my cheap brother, to agree." While talking, Bian Zhenyun picked up the small fan again and covered his face below the bridge of his nose, revealing only a pair of charming eyes. His eyes came: "Brother, please stay in this inn these days!"
