Chapter 598: Hidden in the City
Jiankang to the East China Sea, more than a thousand miles apart, even if there are vigorous Xianbei war horses, and they are on the road day and night, Wei Jie's party also arrived in the East China Sea, an important town in the Southern Jin Dynasty near the sea area, three days later.
In the past three days, Zhang Da was responsible for the safety of his group, so he had always been on guard, and rarely chatted with Wei Jie and others, and Wei Jie, after having an in-depth conversation with Yuan Zhan, left all the time to Yuan Zhan and let him decide his own trade-offs.
It's just that Wang Zhenwei didn't give up this rare opportunity, changed his usual taciturn style, and did something like "moving with affection and knowing reason" to Yuan Zhan whenever he had the opportunity, although Yuan Zhan didn't show any impatience, but he was almost indifferent, and let Wang Zhenwei talk to himself, he didn't even have a mouth!
This is a bit of a blow to Wang Zhen's evil, he rarely takes such a lot of trouble to lobby a person, and asks himself if what he says is not every word, full of temptation, at least it is quite convincing, but Yuan Zhan's posture of a dead pig not afraid of boiling water makes Wang Zhen nauseous and full of frustration, and by the time the East China Sea arrived, he had completely lost the interest in speaking!
The performance of the two in the past few days Wei Jie's eyes looked at it, and he was also very clear in his heart the reason for Yuan Zhan's reaction, he was still digesting the impact of Wei Jie's previous words, even if Wang Zhenwei said it was a big deal, he couldn't listen to half a sentence, Wei Jie's point was not broken, Yuan Zhan could follow them to the East China Sea without slackening, it was enough to explain his attitude, even if he didn't speak, his performance in the East China Sea later could also reflect his choice.
"Brother Shishen, without further ado, shall we go directly to the stronghold of Heavenly Master Dao and find someone from Xu Daofu to pass the word for us?" As soon as he entered the city, Wei Jiejie proposed.
It's not that he is anxious, but this is the East China Sea after all, plus he left Jiankang this time, he must not be able to hide it from Xie An, if Xie An speculates about the purpose of his coming to the East China Sea, the consequences are unimaginable, but the plan now is a quick word!
"Do you see the intersection in front of you?" Yuan Zhan pointed to a rather open intersection not far away.
"The stronghold of the Heavenly Master Dao wouldn't be set up in such a conspicuous place, would it?" Wei Jie asked with a frown.
"Da Yin is hidden in the city, this is exactly the cleverness of Xu Daofu!" Yuan Zhan nodded and said.
"This intersection is the largest intersection in Donghai City, although eye-catching, but it is also the most densely populated, the most mixed place, and this place extends in all directions, once an accident occurs, it is also very convenient to escape!"
Wei Jie nodded slightly, the most dangerous place is the safest place, Yuan Zhan is right to say so, thinking that he must have spent a lot of effort investigating during the time he was in Huiji, before he found this stronghold of the Heavenly Master Dao.
"There's another thing, I'm afraid it's hard for you to think of Uncle Bao!" I only heard Yuan Zhan continue.
"You look at the four corners of the intersection, there are four shops open, can you think that these four shops are the strongholds of the Heavenly Master Dao? There are also vendors who are setting up stalls outside the store and shouting, they are also the eyes and ears of the Heavenly Master! ”
"On weekdays, these four strongholds will not be used at the same time, and one of them will be randomly activated to deal with the needs of the Heavenly Master Dao Sea Base Camp when something happens!"
It's really ingenious, so be prepared!
Wei Jie's nodding secretly, Xu Daofu's consideration was really thorough, even if one of the strongholds was discovered by the officials and soldiers of the Southern Jin Dynasty, I am afraid that ordinary people would not think that the three nearby shops are also the strongholds of the Heavenly Master Dao!
"It's simple, since these four shops are all strongholds of the Heavenly Master Dao, let's just go in and go in, anyway, our ultimate goal is Xu Daofu, not to wipe out the ears and eyes of these Heavenly Master Dao!"
Wei Jie said with a smile as he led his horse towards one of the restaurants, several people hadn't eaten well in the past few days, it was time to find a place to have a good meal!
The few people in the Wei Jie saw that they were fresh faces, and this proximity immediately attracted the attention of the vendors selling seafood specialties outside the restaurant, but these Heavenly Master Dao's ears and eyes were obviously specially trained, although they were vigilant in their hearts, their faces only returned to nature after a little nervousness, and they loudly recommended the fresh seafood in front of them with a smile!
"A few uncles, let's buy some seafood, I just caught it from the sea last night, it's fresh..."
Wei Jie smiled secretly in his heart, since he came from other places, how could he buy seafood? Do you buy it and bring it into the restaurant to do it? I knew in my heart that these people were deliberately accosting them, and I wanted to find out their details, even if I couldn't find any useful news, as long as Wei Jie's stubble was followed, I could probably know where they came from from the accent of the voice.
At that moment, Wei Jiejie just smiled slightly, didn't speak, and put the horse in his hand into the hands of the shopkeeper and walked straight towards the restaurant.
Donghai is just a seaside town, and the decoration in the restaurant also looks plain and unpretentious, very simple, without the slightest sense of abruptness.
Since you came to Huiji, Huiji's specialty rice wine is naturally indispensable, Wei Jie, let the shopkeeper warm four pots of rice wine, and then ordered a few side dishes with Jiangsu and Zhejiang characteristics, and there was no follow-up.
Since he left Jiankang City, Zhang Da has tensed his nerves, this ordering of food naturally has nothing to do with him, while Yuan Zhan is restless, he has no heart to order food at all, Wang Zhenwei is even more depressed, Wei Jie simply only ordered a few side dishes, no matter how much he ordered, no matter how good, these people don't know how to eat, it's a pure waste, it's enough to give each of them a pot of wine!
The shopkeeper's heart was not happy, and he kept looking at Wei Jie and the others with strange eyes, and kept muttering in his mouth when he left: "Four big men, they only ordered three side dishes!" ”
Wei Jie, who didn't think it was a pestle, smiled slightly and called out to the shopkeeper.
"This little brother, please wait a minute!"
"What else does this boy command?"
The shopkeeper stopped and asked patiently, if it weren't for the fact that Wei Jie's face was like a crown of jade, he would be a noble son at first glance, and this restaurant was selling dog meat on a sheep's head, not a real restaurant, he would have been mad a long time ago, and four big men only ordered three side dishes in the restaurant, is this what men should do?
"Little brother's face looks a little uneasy, do you think we ordered too few dishes?" Wei Jie asked with an indifferent smile.
"The villain doesn't dare!"
The shopkeeper said that he didn't dare, but the disdain on his face was already overflowing.
"Is this good, my friends don't have the heart to eat, why don't I order more dishes, and then how about you finish eating them for me, little brother?"
The shopkeeper's face suddenly became gloomy when he heard this, although their identities were inconvenient to expose, but this did not mean that they were people who were afraid of things, how many people who did not know the height of the sky, and the people who rode on their heads were finally ruthlessly thrown onto the street.
"Is this guest officer joking with the villain?" The tone of the shopkeeper gradually became cold, and his body tensed, and he looked like a practitioner.
"No, I'm serious!" Wei Jie's face was serious.
"I hate two things the most in my life, one is gratuitous waste, and the other is to be looked down upon, now you look down on me, little brother, I can't accept this, so I have to wronged my little brother to eat all the dishes I ordered later, so it's the best of both worlds!"
Wei Jie was choking at each other with the shopkeeper, but the three people at the same table were all sitting in place without any expression!
The shopkeeper in front of him was not taken seriously by Zhang Da at all, his attention was focused on other places, after all, this is the stronghold of the Heavenly Master Dao, and it is impossible to arrange it without some organs, but in the eyes of him, a disciple of the Mo family, these organs are just jokes!
Yuan Zhan still looked like his soul had not returned to his place, and Wang Zhenwei squinted his eyes slightly, giving people a feeling that he was not interested in this kind of bickering, maybe in his opinion, this provocative way of Wei Jie's was too low-end and too marketable!
"If a few guest officials come to patronize, the small shop is extremely welcome, but if you come to provoke, I'm afraid you've come to the wrong place!" The shopkeeper finally couldn't hold back anymore and said with a sneer.
"While our boss hasn't come out yet, let's go as far as we can!"
Wei Jie's eyebrows twisted, and he said in a deep voice: "I forgot to say it just now, there is another thing that makes me feel even more annoying, that is, I heard others tell me to get out, open up, and do things!" ”
As soon as Wei Jie's words fell, he saw Zhang Da's figure bounce to the ground, and his volley was already on the chest of the shopkeeper, only to hear a miserable scream, and the shopkeeper's not thin body flew out sideways, knocking down several tables in a row before stopping!
As soon as there was movement here, in the back kitchen, counter, and box on the second floor of the restaurant, more than a dozen people suddenly rushed out, each of whom was still holding a bright blade in his hand, and even a few vendors of takeaway seafood in the restaurant also rushed in after hearing the movement.
The little twenty people surrounded Wei Jie and the others in the middle, but they didn't do it immediately for a while, and it seemed that they were still waiting for some big man to come out.
"In Xia Han Bin, dare to ask what this son is called?"
With a "babble", the door of one of the boxes on the second floor was opened from the inside, and a man about thirty years old walked to the corridor with his hands behind his back and said condescendingly to Wei Jie.
"Han Bin? Are you the owner of this restaurant? Wei Jie's eyes narrowed, and he looked up at Han Bin, he was a little suspicious of Han Bin's identity in his heart, the owner of the restaurant must be Xu Daofu's henchman, his identity is not trivial, how could he come out so easily?
"It's okay if Han Bin is the boss or not, it's all my business here now!" Han Bin said proudly.
"Childe still reported his name, so as not to be injured by mistake, and when the time comes, I am afraid that Childe's elders will not be able to save face!"
Wei Jie's brows furrowed slightly, this Han Bin spoke, full of anger, obviously he would not be the owner of this restaurant, it should be Xu Daofu or his henchmen who were looking for a place in the East China Sea to support the scene and deal with some daily troubles.
Han Bin's meaning is obvious, he doesn't shoot at Wei Jie, because he cares about the family behind him, it's no wonder, Wei Jie's horizontal and vertical looks are all the sons of noble families, Han Bin has been in the rivers and lakes for many years, there is a truth He still understands very well, there are two kinds of people who try not to provoke, one is the underworld who doesn't want to die, and the other is the official person!
"Elders?" Wei Jie's smile slightly.
"There are no elders in the family, if you want to make a move, just if you want to make a move, but the consequences after the shot are not something you can bear, you have to weigh it clearly!"
Originally, Wei Jie's saying that he was a lonely person, Han Bin was obviously relieved, the restaurant owner gave him enough benefits every month, that is, to use his name in the East China Sea to deter all kinds of cows, ghosts, snakes, and gods, but in the past few years, he has been kicking the iron plate, and Wei Jie's calm and relaxed appearance still makes him a little frightened!
And Wei Jie's next words made Han Bin's expression solemn again, and under the suspicion in his heart, he didn't even order a siege for a while.
At this time, the shopkeeper who was kicked to the ground by Zhang Dayi had already climbed up, and seeing Han Bin's hesitation, his face suddenly showed an impatient look, and Wei Jie's eyes suddenly understood.
There is no doubt that the shopkeeper and a few vendors outside the restaurant are from the Heavenly Master's Dao, as for the people who came out of the box to surround them, it should be the ruffians and hooligans under Han Bin, but this Han Bin is very likely not to know the true identities of the shopkeeper and the others, and thought that they were really just businessmen who opened the door to do business!
"Wouldn't this shopkeeper be the real restaurant owner, or Xu Daofu's henchman?"
A thought suddenly appeared in Wei Jie's heart that made him shake his head, but if you think about it carefully, it is not impossible to do this, the more inconspicuous the small role, the more likely it is to be the key person!
"In my opinion, it's really not up to you to decide here!" Wei Jie glanced at Han Bin, who looked calm and calm, but was actually strong on the outside, and then pointed to the shopkeeper.
"It seems that he is a little more reliable than you are!"
"Uncle Bao, have you had enough?" Wang Zhenwei finally stood up impatiently, and glanced around with an imposing eye, which couldn't help but make these ruffians and hooligans around a few people couldn't help but take a few steps back!
"I don't care if you are the principal or not, let your boss come out, we have important matters to discuss with him, and give you a stick of incense time, otherwise, not only this restaurant, but also the four shops at the corner of the street, we will smash them for you!"
"I guess this little brother should know what I'm talking about, right?"
As soon as Wang Zhen's evil words fell, the shopkeeper's face couldn't help but change greatly, these people obviously knew their details, and they came prepared, and they didn't dare to slack off at the moment, and hugged their fists at Wei Jie and the others with a solemn expression.
"I was offended just now, everyone wait a minute, the villain will go and invite our boss!"
After finishing speaking, the shopkeeper glanced at Han Bin in the corridor on the second floor, who suddenly understood, waved his hand and said to the group downstairs: "You are all scattered!" ”
"You still have a way to suppress the evil brother, and you can scare the boss out in a few words!" Wei Jiewei gave Wang Zhenwei a thumbs up and said with a smile.
"Uncle Bao, you are so tormented, don't you just want me and Brother Shishen to come forward?" Wang Zhen said with a wicked smile.
"Brother Shishen never said a word, if you don't open your mouth again, do you really have to wait until Shubao you take this stronghold of Heavenly Master Dao? At that time, I am afraid that it will be more difficult to talk about cooperation with Xu Daofu! ”
At this time, the rice wine ordered by Wei Jie's previous order had also been warmed up, Wei Jie's smile slightly, and he didn't speak, he picked up the wine jug and took a sip of it!
Seeing that they were about to meet with Xu Daofu to discuss cooperation, Wang Zhenwei and Yuan Zhan were still depressed, and they didn't want to find a way to cheer them up and be more active, wouldn't everything have to be done by him?