Running all the way and going through danger, Chen Mu finally learned the identity of the informant, but the fog still did not dissipate.

He thought that knowing the identity of the traitor would rule out He Huyong's suspicion, if so, it would prove that He Huyong was innocent, then everything, including killing the sentry and giving Chen Mu a substitute death, all of these should be He Huyong's help behind his back.

He is still the Red Stick Protector, he is still the Lord of the West Pavilion, he can still be trusted, and he can rely on him to take revenge and rebuild Hong Shuntang.

But now it's not, the whistleblower is just an ordinary tutor, a bad old man who is alone, if there is no mastermind behind the scenes, Chen Muzi can't believe it.

So is it possible that this mastermind behind the scenes is He Huyong?

After all, at that time in the Maolong Pavilion, it was He Huyong's people who set up an ambush to round up Chen Mu, that is to say, even if he knew that the informant was Gong Fuzi, he could not rule out He Huyong's suspicion, which also made Chen Mu feel a headache.

He has been studying with Gong Fuzi for many years, if he is just an ordinary nerd, he may not be sure whether Gong Fuzi understands martial arts, but he follows his brother to practice Dahong Boxing, if Gong Fuzi knows martial arts, he will definitely be able to see it.

With Chen Mu's current strength, it is very simple to kill a bad old man who doesn't know martial arts without knowing it, and Chen Mu can't wait to do it immediately.

But after calming down and thinking about it, Chen Mu didn't have this thought.

Once he killed Gong Fuzi, he broke this line, and it was even more difficult to track down the mastermind behind the scenes.

If you can't find the mastermind behind the scenes, you will always be watched in the dark, and none of the people on Hong Shuntang's roster can be trusted, and it will become a delusion to rebuild Hong Shuntang.

Therefore, with the current situation, it is necessary to leave Gong Fuzi's dog life first, whether it is torture or secret observation, it is necessary to find out the black hand behind the scenes through Gong Fuzi.

Counting his own forces, Isabella's side can be used, Prussian and Lin Sheng can also help, and the biggest reliance is Lu Shengwu, these people are all without exception, they are not Hong Shuntang's people, and they can be used with confidence.

However, except for Lu Shengwu, everyone else is a bright-faced person with a head and a face, and it is impossible to provide too much gray help for Chen Mu, so Chen Mu is still in urgent need of manpower.

The deal has been reached, Isabella should fulfill the agreement, release Hebo and the Chen family's helpers, etc., maybe Hebo can provide some help, but the fact that Gong Fuzi is a traitor also makes Chen Mu feel cold, whether Hebo can be trusted, how much should be believed, Chen Mu still needs to be discussed.

Therefore, he must once again look for people who are not the original members of Hong Shuntang, but are willing to follow him and do some shady things for himself, and these people are in the banquet hall at this time!

Chen Mu didn't stay any longer, and after returning to the banquet hall, he came to Sun Youlin and the others.

Despite being bandaged by the doctor, these people still look a little bleak.

The professionalism and professional ethics of Western doctors are all there, and in addition to giving priority to the treatment of foreigners, they have not dealt with Sun Youlin and others perfunctorily.

But even so, with an injury of the magnitude of Chu Tongcheng, it is impossible to solve the fundamental problem by bandaging alone.

Maybe they have already been mentally prepared, but one hand is abolished, Chu Tongcheng is carrying a blood debt, and an enemy comes to the door at any time, how should he deal with it?

So they all looked down, and they all seemed to be looking for their own way out.

There is another reason for this, that is, they lost the selection competition, in addition to Chen Mu, Bruno and others of the musket team were also selected because of their excellent performance, and Trio chose a candidate from François's side, and finally made up enough personnel for the Hu Cong team.

But none of the people on Tang Tingfang's side were selected, that is to say, Tang Tingfang was the most dismal agent in this competition.

Failing to complete the task is a fatal fiasco for the mercenaries, and they don't expect Tang Tingfang to be merciful to them, so it is not uncommon to consider a way out.

Chen Mu walked over and said to Sun Youlin and the others: "My goal has been achieved, and the agreement with you earlier is the same, if you want, follow me, but you must make three chapters of the law, do something and don't do something, if there is a violation, I will punish it according to the rules." ”

"You think about it carefully, if you don't want to follow me, you can leave now, or if you want to continue to follow Tang Tingfang, I won't force it."

Chen Mu was very direct and frank, but these people were silent one by one, not as excited as they imagined.

Chen Mu was not in a hurry, he just looked at Sun Youlin, because he knew that Sun Youlin was their leading big brother, as long as Sun Youlin nodded, most of the people in it would choose to follow.

"Rest for now, and when I leave, I hope to see you again."

After saying this, Chen Mu didn't pay attention to it anymore, after all, Hong Shuntang was no longer in the glory of the past, although they yearned for it in their hearts, and even paid a huge price for it, but how to decide in the end was reluctant.

After leaving Sun Youlin and the others, Chen Mu wanted to talk to Isabella, but he didn't expect that Trio's father and daughter had already left the scene early, leaving only the old butler to preside over the overall situation.

"Your Excellency, Miss Isabella has commanded, and I will take you to the person you want to see now."

Isabella is much happier than Francois, and she promised Chen Mu what she promised, and she really did what she said.

Of course, Hebo and the others were not very important to the consulate or to Isabella.

They were just servants of the Chen family, and although the government handed them over, it was clear that Trio did not want to pursue their guilt.

Foreigners started very early in terms of law, and they were more meticulous about trials, although foreigners also had laws for joint sitting, but for these inconsequential people, in addition to wasting food, they had no value, so it was better to use them to make transactions with Chen Mu.

His arsenic and my honey, the Chen family helpers who are useless to foreigners, are the people Chen Mu wants to save the most at present.

"Thank you very much." After thanking him, Chen Mu followed the old housekeeper to the horse farm at the back of the manor.

Behind Trio's manor is a huge horse farm, and when he observed the maze before, Chen Mu had also paid attention to it.

Foreigners are very enthusiastic about horses, and they even hold horse races and equestrian competitions, and when it is not a race day, they go out to walk the horses, compare the coat color and pedigree of the horses, and so on.

As a consul, Trio is not inferior to anyone in the racecourse, Chen Mu originally thought that he placed Hebo and others here to be used as labor for them to raise horses.

When they arrived at the place, they learned that Hebo and the others were not qualified to raise horses at all, because they served the horses more carefully and thoughtfully than a person, for fear that Hebo and the others would be careless and damage the horses, so they just left them in the stable.

After all, Hebo is old, he has suffered a lot in prison, and the whole person is even weaker, and it is unbearable for men and women to live in the stables at this time.

But fortunately, they were all domestic helpers, and they were used to doing work with their hands and feet, so they cleaned up the stables cleanly, and although there were no supplies available, they were not dirty.

It was night, and the old butler, carrying a lantern, went in from behind the stable.

Because if you go to the front door, you will pass the stable, and the light will affect the rest of the horses, and the back is the place where the horse manure is disposed of, and Hebo and the others live in it.

In addition to Hebo, there are other long-term and short-term helpers among these people, and there are also many women, although they are not young, but after all, they are women, and they are afraid of being tainted by foreigners, and they are also worried all day long.

At this time, seeing that the light was approaching, the people who had been in fear all day woke up and shrank in the corner one by one, their eyes full of horror.

The old housekeeper opened the door of the back warehouse and hung the lantern aside, and neither of Hebo and the others dared to squeak.

Chen Mu was afraid that Uncle Hebo would shout out his identity, so he didn't go in, and said to the old housekeeper outside: "I'll go and see them first, and you can release them tomorrow." ”

The old butler had been authorized by Isabella, nodded in agreement, and honestly retreated outside.

Chen Mu walked inside and closed the warehouse door with his backhand, and the women were short of breath one by one, thinking that they were afraid.

Chen Mu walked under the lamp, tried his best to let the light reflect his face, suppressed his mood, and shouted into the dim corner: "Is Hebo still there?" Shui Niangniang and the third aunt, as well as Uncle Ma, are you guys? ”

Everyone grew up watching Chen Mu, and they were most familiar with the young master's voice, and when they heard Chen Mu's voice, they immediately crawled out of the dim corner.

"It's the young master! It's really a young master! ”

Everyone suddenly became excited, Chen Mu hurriedly made a silent gesture, lowered his voice and said, "Be quiet, don't let foreigners and ghosts hear." ”

Everyone hurriedly covered their mouths and gathered around, and the old man was in tears, and these people no longer cared about the estrangement between the master and the servant, and hugged Chen Mu and cried silently.

Chen Mu couldn't help his emotions, remembering the peaceful and joyful picture of the family when his father and brother were still there, and then looking at these people who were extremely embarrassed, sadness came from it, and he also held back tears.

"Okay, everyone relax, tomorrow they will let you go home, let everyone suffer so much, it is the responsibility of my Chen family, when I go back, I will give you a pension for your family."

When everyone heard this, their hearts were even more grateful.

They suffered in prison, and they knew how big this case was, and their young master was not afraid of danger, and even went deep into the territory of foreigners, and saved them from not saying anything, but even took responsibility and gave them a pension, how could these people not be grateful?

They are all old servants of the Chen family, and they know that Chen Mu, the second young man, is actually not involved in the affairs of the gang, but now Chen Mu has taken the initiative to take up this burden, in their hearts, Chen Mu is finally no longer the young man who can only read, but the pillar of the Chen family, the head of the Chen family!

He Bo snorted and cried, and said tremblingly: "We are not going anywhere, the Chen family is our home, we just want to continue to serve the second young ......"

When He Bo said this, Chen Mu finally remembered that these helpers were all poor people taken in by his father, where could they have a home to go back to?

Chen Mu also nodded: "If you don't have a place to go, after you go out tomorrow, you can go to find Lin Sheng Lin Sanye, he will help you settle down, and when I am done, I will go to find you." ”

"There is one more thing you must memorize, my name is Chen Youren now, and I am no longer the second young man of the Chen family, if you still remember the Chen family, you must remember this to death."

When everyone heard this, they were also embarrassed, but they didn't expect that the second young man was already depressed to the point of changing his name.

Chen Mu saw that everyone was lost, and his face was full of determination, and he raised his head and said: "Don't worry, everyone, this is just an expedient measure, my Chen family will definitely make a comeback!" ”