Chapter 16: Mr. Gongsun
Standing in front of a two-person wide alley, he carefully looked to the sides, and after confirming that there was no one, his body flashed and disappeared into the alley.
This alley was dark and winding, and when it went a little deeper, it suddenly became open in front of it, and some low bungalows and houses began to appear.
Although there are not many candles lit in these bungalows, there are some short voices from the houses to the house, which proves that there are many people living here.
Occasionally, some pedestrians wandered along the road, and when they saw the plant, they looked up a few times, but they were not very interested.
Stretching his feet into an alley, it was so dark that he could barely see the road. After a few steps, he turned left, roughly the time of a tea, then turned right, walked for about a quarter of an hour, and stopped outside a wooden house.
The houses here are all sparsely scattered, not as dense as the place just now, and this wooden house seems to be abandoned here, without any features.
There was no light in the house, and it was pitch black.
Zhan walked to the door and gently buckled the door, the sound of the buckle was three long and two short, which contained a special law.
There was no movement in the house.
He waited for a moment, and then reached out and buckled it again, this time neatly and very briefly.
At this moment, a thin voice came from the crack in the door: "Heaven and earth have no light." ”
"Insects shine in the night." Stretch the foot.
The door creaked, opened a small crack, and spread its feet and dodged in.
"Brother Zhan, you're late." A deep voice said.
The inside of the room was darker than the outside, and the legs adjusted to the light inside, and the people who spoke could be seen clearly.
This man was nine feet tall, two heads taller than Zhan Wei, his face was covered with beards, and he had a pair of eyes with big copper bells, and his face was very violent. The clothes on his body were even tighter with muscles, and the fierce undulating lines under the clothes could be vaguely seen.
Around the Great Han, there were still four or five samurai with swords, each of them with a strong body, and at first glance they were good hands.
"The man is coming?" He walked to the middle of the room, but always kept a certain distance from the bearded man.
"I've made an appointment to meet, it's almost time to go." After the bearded man finished speaking, he asked again: "I heard that Tian Ziyun has returned to the Pingsong Mansion, the goods there, no problem, right?" ”
"The most dangerous place is the safest place." Stretch the foot.
"Well, that shipment is critical to our plans, and we can't afford to go wrong. When we meet that man tonight, the last batch of goods will be gone, and at that time, the day of our 'bright night' revenge will be just around the corner! ”
After the bearded man finished speaking, the other people in the room couldn't help but let out a burst of cheers, but because everyone was restrained, they didn't make too much noise.
"It's time, let's go!" He walked over to a one-man tall closet next to him, and with a push of his hand, the closet slid to the corner with a clatter, revealing a wooden door in the back door.
The bearded man pushed the door in, the wooden door was obviously a little small for him, and he could only get down and step in sideways.
"Brother Zhan, why haven't you come in?" Seeing that Zhan Zhi was still standing in the room, the bearded man stopped his steps.
Zhan Nao was silent for a moment, and suddenly said, "Kan Wu, is that person credible?" ”
"What do you mean? At such a time, you still ask this? Kan Wu poked his head out of it, staring at Zhan with big eyes.
"Why did that guy help us?"
"He and we have a common enemy, we have people, he has goods, killing that King Qi dog thief, of course it will be good for him." Kan Wu's tone was already a little dissatisfied, and he asked rhetorically: "Besides, how can we do without him?" ”
Zhan Wei nodded, Kan Wu's last sentence was indeed an undeniable fact.
"Let's go, if we can't get the last shipment, all our efforts will be in vain!" Kan Wu said that he had already drilled in.
Spread your feet and keep up.
Behind the secret door is a staircase that descends into a dim light, and after two laps to the end, there is a deep passage in front of you.
There were lamps on the walls on both sides of the passage, but the oil inside was exhausted, there was no ignition, and it was pitch black all the way, only at the corner at the end of the passage, and a little light came in.
The passage was not long, and in a moment it came to an end, and at the corner was another staircase from which the light was cast.
Click, click, click.
Footsteps on the stairs, the sound echoes in the small space, sounding extremely empty.
……
"This is the third time I've seen that person." Zhan Zhi thought to himself.
The first time was a month ago. That person asked someone to find Kan Wu and Zhan Nao in the Lu Kingdom, saying that he had the ability to send 'Yao Ye' into Jimo City, kill the King of Qi, and help Yao Ye take revenge.
With his skills, there is no problem in infiltrating the city, but getting more than 300 people from the entire Bright Night Organization into it cannot be done without a heavenly technique.
But the man did, although he never formally met the man from the beginning to the end.
The second time we met, it was before getting the shipment, and the person designated to meet at this place.
It was also at that time that Zhan Nao and Kan Wu learned about this secret passage.
This place has not been renovated for a long time, and it is obvious that the person has already arranged it, and as for why he wants to contact him in the secret passage, Zhan Zhi has always felt very puzzled.
Moreover, the way that person met was very strange, strange to the point of being unbelievable.
I wonder if this third meeting will be different from the previous two?
Stretching his feet as he pondered, he had reached the top of the stairs.
In front of him was a wooden door.
In front of the wooden door stood an old man with a hunched back, who held a wooden plate in his left hand and two coats in his right hand, and stood in the doorway, tilting his head towards the two of them, and his ears moving.
"Is it time?" Kan Wudao.
The old man shook his head, and then handed over the wooden plate, which contained two pieces of bark-like medicinal herbs, dry and half the size of a thumb.
Kan Wu stretched out his hand and pinched a piece, sniffed it under his nose, then took a mouthful in his mouth, and said, "How long will it take?" ”
It's just that Kan Wu spoke this time, and his voice was completely different, like an old and frail septuagenarian, his voice was hoarse and weak, as if it would be broken at any time.
The old man didn't answer Kan Wu's question, and moved the wooden plate in front of Zhan Wei.
Zhan Zhi understood, took a piece of medicinal herb and put it in his mouth, only to feel that his tongue was numb, and a stream of medicinal liquid flowed into his throat, numb and itchy, not uncomfortable, but his throat seemed to be unable to exert strength.
"Who is your master?" Stretching his feet moved his throat.
The peculiar thing is that the voice made by Zhan Wei is exactly the same as Kan Wu's voice just now, as if it is the same septuagenarian old man, and it is completely impossible to tell who is speaking.
The old man seemed to be surprised, shook his head again, and opened his mouth twice to Zhan Nao, "Ah", the tongue inside had been cut off, indicating that he could not speak.
The old man's eyelids were also sunken, his sockets were empty, and his eyeballs were gouged out, as if he was dumb and blind, and only his ears could make it.
Zhan Zhen frowned, looked at the two sets of black coats that the old man had already handed over, reached out and took one and put it on his body.
The coat was clearly not meant to be worn.
The coat was a large size, and the feet were draped up, and the whole body was completely covered, and even the hands and feet could not be exposed.
The coat also had a one-piece hat, and a black cloth with eye holes hung from the brim, and the whole person was left from head to toe with only these two small holes, and the rest of the body was completely covered.
No matter who it is, wearing such a costume, you will never be able to see your identity. In addition, the vocals inside have changed, and there is no way to know.
Zhan Nao knew that the person they were about to meet, no matter how he dressed or sounded, was no different from them at this time.
It's like two people meeting each other who deliberately conceal their identities.
That's what Zhan Zhi found strange.
Every time I met that person, the other party would arrange for such a dumb and blind old man to change his black clothes and change his voice, as if the other party did not want to know the identity of the comer.
But he clearly knows his identity with Kan Wu, doesn't he?
What is the significance of this trick?
It is precisely because of this that Zhan Zhi has always been wary of that person.
But what is the reason why that person must insist on meeting in this way?
Zhan Nao was thinking about it, and with a bang, there was a clear sound behind the wooden door, like the sound of a water clock dripping.
"It's time." Kan Wudao.
Sure enough, with this bang, the old man stood sideways and gave way to the wooden door.
"Let's go." Kan Wu pushed the door open and walked in.