After the official talks, a framework agreement was reached, and I stood on this land with more and more confidence. But many things cannot be solved by official agreements, after all, the soldiers and bandits in this world have existed for so many years at the same time, and naturally there is a reason for him.

The meeting with Pence Jr. gave me a deeper understanding of the Kuhn Chamber of Commerce. In fact, to be honest, I originally wanted to go to the West first and find the relatives of my second uncle. But I didn't expect to encounter such a problem when I first came to Nanyang.

There is a way to walk through, pass by, and not to be missed. If I choose to escape this time, I am afraid that the next time I come back, it will not be like this. If you want to open the market here, I am afraid it will be ten times more difficult than now!

So I decided to lay a good foundation in one fell swoop with the good cooperation with the local authorities, and then think about the next step.

When I got back to the inn at the pier, I packed my bags, and took the carriage provided by Burns Jr. to a large mansion north of the Castle of Santiago, south of Avenue de Tondo, and by the sea on Avenue de la Pedaud.

I carefully recall that in the previous life, this should have been the Chinese gathering area in Manila, and it was called the place of "China's * national city". When I moved into the house and walked around, I realized that the house that Little Burns had provided me was luxurious!

The three-storey villas have more than seven or eight rooms on each floor, with the master bedroom on the top floor and the guest rooms and various living areas below. The kitchen, bathroom, storeroom, cellar are all available, and there is a back garden facing the sea in the backyard. The interior and exterior of the house are very elegant, and it is believed that the best silk fabrics and fabrics are used. The surrounding safety facilities are also very complete, and I even saw a hand-pressed fire extinguisher!

Little Pence bothered! It seems that he still values me as an ally. Especially when compared to the surrounding houses, a sense of glory that stands out from the crowd is immediately evident - although it is also a relatively wealthy gathering place around, compared to my mansion, it can really be generalized and called a slum.

Mavi took on the role of a guide, leading a few of us to look around and around.

I walked and looked all the way, because there are many Chinese here, so there are many buildings in the Chinese style. However, it is integrated with local characteristics, so it looks extraordinarily flavorful.

Kite and Arashi didn't pursue anything else, they walked all the way, bought all the way - I mean, all kinds of snacks. The mouth was so full that there was no room to speak.

While I shook my head helplessly, I suddenly remembered something, so I turned my head and asked Mavi, "Chef, tell me, where is the most well-informed place in Manila?" ”

Mavi's eyes lit up, and he showed a "you know" smile and said, "The captain is doing what he asked!" In my opinion, if it is official information, it is naturally the most well-informed in the Governor's Palace. But if it's gossip, I'm afraid it's the bar called Dandelion in front of me! ”

Bar? A strange smile tugged at the corner of my mouth, and Mavi wondered. I thought to myself, the last few times I went to the bar, it was either a fight or a fight, and there seemed to be nothing else. I don't know if I can change the limelight by going to the bar today.

So I pointed to the front and said, "Let's go to the bar!" Dandelion Bar! ”

Mavi laughed: "Order! Then he took the lead and walked briskly towards the dandelion.

Pushing open the fence gate, the wind chimes overhead emitted a continuous crisp sound of "dang dang". The sound is rough, but loud enough to fully express the overall style of the bar.

We walked in, and the bar was very spacious, but it still couldn't change the smell and mess that usually exists in bars, which is directly related to the crowd of people who come to the bar to drink and the theme of the bar. In modern times, if it is a petty bourgeois bar with the theme of about P, the decoration will naturally look more elegant. But if it's a bar that drinks too much, it's pretty much the same in ancient and modern times.

To put it bluntly, all the smoke is second-hand rotten smoke, the three no-fake wine is drunk, and the appointments are all Baizhan buses, and no one is much better than the other.

As our group walked in, everyone inside turned their eyes to us. When they saw Kite and Lan, their faces showed squinting expressions. But when I saw that we were all armed, with long guns and short cannons, we suddenly stopped a lot. Seeing Mavi leading the way in front of them, most of them obediently withdrew their gazes, leaving only a few guys who looked exceptionally strong and still glanced over here from time to time.

A mediocre-looking barmaid came over and greeted us warmly, not forgetting to politely call out: "Mr. Mavi! ”

Unexpectedly, this guy Mavi is still very famous here! With a wry smile and a wry shake in his eyes, we followed the barmaid Sissi to the largest empty table on the east wall—the two customers had been invited away, and they were not happy, but after one look at Mavi and then at us, they quietly nodded and left.

After sitting down, I threw two silver coins to the bar girl based on my own observation and judgment, and said with a smile: "Get us some wine and food, and pick up the good ones."

Sissi, the barmaid, happily took the silver coin and flipped it in her hand. In this place where the average consumption is a few copper plates, it must be a big customer when she sees silver coins, let alone two, so she didn't say a word, and happily went to the bar position.

Mavi smiled bitterly, "Captain, you are really generous. The cost just now was enough to invite the whole bar to drink! ”

I laughed and said, "Please have a drink at the bar?" What benefits do I get? ”

Mavi didn't expect me to ask this question, but she quickly replied, "Well, if you want to get some special information and don't want to waste too much time, that's the most efficient way!" ”

I was amazed, "Oh! And this kind of good thing? ”

Mavi nodded, and was about to speak, when another person sat down next to him. When I looked up, I was a gangster. * Wears a pair of floral pants and straw slippers on his feet. After sitting down, he put the bottle on the table heavily, making a muffled "thump" sound, and the kite was startled, stopped eating, and looked up at the thug.

The action drew laughter from the thugs—and, of course, the thugs who followed him. What this guy said was in the local language, and I didn't understand it at all, but I knew by looking at the way he looked that he didn't say anything good. So I smiled wryly and shook my head.

This action of mine has caused a lot of misunderstanding. Many people who watch the excitement think that I am afraid, only the people around me know, I am laughing at myself for the luck of this bar or has not changed at all, today I am afraid that I can't be good again!

Ma Wei listened to his words and said with a sneer in Chinese: "Tawang, I haven't told you yet, this is my boss, my boss!" Next to him are his wife. ”

As he spoke, he touched the double blades on his waist intentionally or unintentionally, and said lightly: "The boss has at least 100 lives on his hands." One more of you is not too much, less of you is not too much. I hope you understand what you're doing. ”

The thug known as Tawang was stunned for a moment, and then looked at me in amazement, but he still couldn't help but glance at Kite and Lan. These two Chunlan Qiuju and each woman who are good at winning made him lose his mind a little, gritted his teeth, and said in a deep voice in strange Chinese: "Stalker Mawei! Don't scare me with these big words! You know I don't eat soft or hard! ”

As he spoke, he stretched out his right hand and pointed at the kite and said, "I want this woman!" Let her stay with me today, or you ......"

Before the words fell, everyone saw a flash of white light, and the people around only felt a cool breeze blowing on their faces! Stunned, he heard Tawang scream in shock: "My hand! Yes! My hand! ”

The surrounding drinkers saw that before anyone could react, or even see clearly, I had already put my knife into the sheath, and Tawang's right hand with half an elbow had fallen on the table in blood, twitching from time to time.

I looked at Tawang and smiled slightly, "Mavi still doesn't know me very well. The lives taken by my men should be on the basis of a hundred, plus three zeros. ”

In the Ming Dynasty, there were several battles with the grassland people, especially in the battle of Dongying, especially in the battle of Jieyue Mountain, my team killed more than 100,000 enemies, but it was not a joke, so I am by no means bragging. The tone is naturally very firm and powerful.

I continued, "Disappear! I'm in a good mood and don't want to kill. The tone was extremely flat, but it was full of solemnity.

Seeing that my knife was so fast, Dawang and his party didn't even have the courage to say a few words, so they could only glare at me viciously, and several people supported him, leaving only blood flowing on the ground, still telling the thunderous blow of the moment.

Ma Wei looked at me with a complicated face, and said for a while: "Captain, I didn't expect you to be so brave!" ”

I smiled faintly and said, "Stalker Mavi, everyone has their own secrets, doesn't they?" ”

Mavi smiled bitterly: "Because in the past few years, I would help the people around me solve some difficult problems from time to time. Occasionally, I will take some small orders such as chasing and killing, revenge, etc., so over time, I have this name. ”

I smiled and said, "It turns out that you are the most skilled in the cook!" ”

Ma Wei shook his head and smiled: "After seeing your thunderous sword, I realized that I was just a beginner. I'll need more advice from the captain in the future! ”

I smiled slightly, noncommittal, but looked up and shouted, "Shopkeeper, are we okay with wine and meat?" Why don't you go on for half a day? ”

The boss behind the bar saw me speak, and immediately replied, "The guest will come right away when he sits down!" ”

After speaking, he hurriedly prepared a few things, thought about it, added a few more, put them on the tray, and asked Sissi to bring them over with him.

I saw him put the wine and food on the table in the same way, well, two barrels of ale wine, a roast goose, a plate of small fish, and some beans and greens, which was very hearty. It's just that the expression on the boss's face seems to be very nervous, and while putting down the wine and food, he whispered in a very low voice: "This gentleman, you offended the people of the Sea Dog Gang just now, but you have to be more careful!" ”

After speaking, he glanced left and right, and went worriedly. I know he's afraid that if someone hurts me, it will cause trouble for his business.

Sissi followed, took a few steps, and then turned back to Mavi and said something.

My ears were sharp, and what I heard her say was, "Mavi, this gentleman has caused * trouble, it is safer for you to escape by yourself!" ”

But seeing Mavi shook his head and smiled. Seeing that he didn't listen, Sissi stomped her foot and went away in a huff.

I pointed at Mavi and smiled, "Say it! Why does this girl care so much about you? ”

Ma Wei pretended not to understand, took a sip of wine from his wine glass and said, "It may be an acquaintance, so you can sympathize with me!" ”

Before I could answer, the kite pointed at Mavi and shouted, "Don't pretend! My face is red! ”

When I looked at it again, Mavi's face was indeed red, and we let out a long "oh" from the people at the table!

Seeing this, Ma Wei took another sip of wine, and said softly: "I am a person like duckweed, I don't know where I will float tomorrow, and I can't delay other girls." ”

As soon as these words came out, the people at the table fell silent.

I wanted to say something, but I felt like something was choking in my chest. Nine times out of ten, people are unsatisfactory, and my own feelings are so stumbling, what qualifications do I have to guide others?

So we started drinking, and we couldn't say why, and no one proposed a toast or anything. It seems that Mavi's words have touched everyone's mood.

After drinking the third cup, there was a sudden commotion outside.

The guests in the hotel looked nervous, and the owner and Sissi looked at us.

I know that the so-called trouble, is coming.