9. Incident Beginning - Arrival (II)
The so-called moon and dark wind are high, which seems to be talking about the current appearance of Linqing Mansion.
After Meng Runan came to the Silver Hook Gambling House yesterday, Dong Tiankuo arranged a room for himself to live in the back garden of the gambling house, saying that it would not be noisy by the sound of the gambling house, so that she could live here with peace of mind.
During the day, Dong Tiankuo promised to send someone to check the situation in Qijiazhuang, followed by Qi Song, but as it was getting dark today, there was still no news from a few people, which made Meng Runan a little uneasy in his heart, after all, he had only experienced such a thing yesterday, and some things would not stop thinking in a bad direction.
During this period, Dong Tiankuo also called people to come twice, and when he saw Meng Runan's appearance, he had to comfort him a few words, and then put down some clothes to eat, drink and leave after a snack.
"Madam, don't worry, our host has sent the best martial artists in the house."
Talking to Meng Runan was the maid arranged by Dong Tiankuo, mainly serving Meng Runan's daily life.
Meng Runan sighed leisurely there, and then said to the maid: "I hope so." ”
"Madame is so beautiful, the person Madame is looking for will definitely be auspicious and safe." The maid's mouth was very sweet, and while talking, she brought Meng Runan a cup of tea.
Meng Runan listened to the girl's words and "poofed" for a while, and then said: "You little girl, you can really talk, but what does this beauty have to do with Jiren's natural appearance?" ”
The maid saw Meng Runan smiling, and she was also happy in her heart, so she continued: "Of course it matters, my mother-in-law said that such a face of my wife can bring good luck to people." ”
Meng Runan knew that this maid was coaxing herself to be happy, so she scolded with a smile.
The maid pushed the dim sum that Dong Tiankuo asked people to bring to Meng Runan's side, and said, "Madam, try this pastry, but our host specially brought it back from Hezhou." ”
Meng Runan herself is the daughter of a salt merchant in Hezhou, who went to Kyoto with her father, and then met the person who promised her life. So when she heard the maid say the word "Hezhou", she felt a little touched in her heart.
I couldn't help but feel sad again, and the maid knew that she had said the wrong thing, so she apologized again and again.
Meng Runan waved her hand at the maid and said, "It's okay, it's okay." ”
At this time, the front yard gambling house, because the silver hook gambling house does not have curfew control, so the liveliness of the gambling house at night even exceeds the singing and dancing green building in Kyoto Prefecture that specially takes in people who can't return home after the curfew.
Tianbao is still walking back and forth in the gambling house as before, and if he encounters a scoundrel like Zhao Liu last time, he will take him out of the gambling house. Xu Heng is standing on the second floor of the gambling house and looking down on the entire gambling house, to prevent any blind person from making moves here, if he is seen by himself, he will let people notify Tianbao below, let him take someone to deal with it, if Tianbao can't deal with it, then he will shoot and meet the other party for a while.
As for Dong Tiankuo, he was still in the room deep on the second floor, sitting in his rocking chair, drinking the new tea that came over this year while reading a book.
Xu Heng always didn't understand Dong Tiankuo's habits, a leader of an underground force who opened a gambling house, always pretended to be a scholar. I have been with him for nearly ten years, and I have seen him remain like this for nearly ten years.
One day before, Xu Heng couldn't help but ask this question after all.
"Someone once said that I have killed too many people, and I should read books and get angry." Dong Tiankuo replied lightly.
Xu Heng saw that there was nothing downstairs at this time, so he entered Dong Tiankuo's room.
Although it was already night, Dong Tiankuo generally wouldn't sleep at this time.
"The owner doesn't sleep again." Xu Heng entered the room and sat down with a stool very casually.
"I'm used to it, I can't sleep." Dong Tiankuo put the scroll in his hand on the table and said to Xu Heng.
"Those people haven't come back yet." Xu Heng took the teapot on the table and poured himself a drink, and said to Dong Tiankuo.
"What do you think?"
"I guess I'm in some trouble, do you want me to take a look?"
Dong Tiankuo thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "No, you are optimistic about the gambling house, I guess it will be more lively tonight." Send someone to keep an eye on the back garden, don't let people take advantage of it. ”
When Xu Heng heard Dong Tiankuo's words, his expression tightened, and then he said, "Boss, are you saying that someone is coming to smash the field?" ”
Dong Tiankuo smiled, and then said, "It's not necessarily here to smash the field." ”
Xu Heng's heart moved, but his body did not move, and he was still sitting there.
"The ······ of the Owner" Xu Heng said, "Do you really want to help those two people?" ”
"What do you think?" Dong Tiankuo asked rhetorically, when he said this, Dong Tiankuo's expression was very indifferent, and no one could tell what he was thinking from his expression.
Xu Heng thought for a while, decided to say his thoughts, and then said slowly: "Qijiazhuang has a huge power in the rivers and lakes, especially the underground forces, and it can be said that it covers the sky with one hand, since that mysterious organization can destroy Qijiazhuang overnight, and it is doing it so quickly, presumably its strength is even more incomprehensible, I think we still have to consider this matter carefully." Besides, the Silver Hook Gambling House is run by the owner, and the people of Qijiazhuang rely on a token to say what we have to do in the Silver Hook Gambling House, why do you feel that it is a little anti-customer-oriented. ”
After Xu Heng said this, he secretly glanced at Dong Tiankuo, who was sitting back on the recliner, and saw that he didn't react, so he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
"What about Mrs. Meng and Qi Song, what are you going to do?"
Xu Heng didn't know what Dong Tiankuo was thinking at this time, he just thought that he was moved by what he said.
"Just let them go early tomorrow morning, or ······"
When Xu Heng said this, his eyes became ruthless, and anyone with a discerning eye could see his thoughts - kill.
Dong Tiankuo sneered, and suddenly glanced at Xu Heng. Just this glance alone made Xu Heng fall into an ice cave, and his whole body was cold and abnormal.
Xu Heng suddenly realized that he had said the wrong thing, so he didn't dare to speak casually.
Of course, Dong Tiankuo knew that what Xu Heng said was reasonable, and he single-handedly ran the Silver Hook Gambling Room, and let himself give the other party a hand, no matter how he said it, he also had a pimple in his heart.
"Knock, knock, knock" There was a quick knock on the door.
"Owner! Xu Ye! Oh no, Tempo was injured. ”
Xu Heng turned his eyes to look at Dong Tiankuo there, and thought, "There are really people who come to smash the field." ”
Dong Tiankuo naturally heard this, so he waved his hand at Xu Heng and motioned for him to deal with it, while he swayed leisurely on the recliner.
Xu Heng bowed to Dong Tiankuo, and then went out.
When Dong Tiankuo saw Xu Heng go out, he slowly opened his eyes, and then took out the half stone token from his arms.
"Back then, you said that I was too angry and asked me to read more books, and I agreed, and then you said that I would let others find me with the other half of the token, and I agreed."
Dong Tiankuo unconsciously glanced at everything in the room, as if he was admiring the masterpiece he had exchanged for half his life, and then continued to the half of the stone faintly: "But now I don't want to agree anymore, what do you say you should do?" ”