Chapter 599: Accident
Fifteen days later, in the city of Guangzhou, on this day, Wu Bingjian rushed home in the dust, and only then entered the house, almost instinctively, and habitually asked: "Hey, housekeeper, in the more than one month that I have been at home, has there been any major events in the city?" Or, is there anyone looking for me in a hurry? ”
The housekeeper took the things in Wu Bingjian's hand, followed him to the courtyard, and said without thinking: "Master, Guangzhou City has been peaceful recently~!" Even petty theft is much less, what do you want to say about the people looking for the master, that is, those merchants often visit, they will come every three or five days, ask the master, do you have any news back? ”
Wu Bingjian nodded with satisfaction and continued to walk inside, he still believed in this housekeeper, and he was also handy to use. www.biquge.info At this moment, Wu Bingjian was not in a hurry to meet those peers, but walked slowly, relaxing the tiredness brought about by the hurry.
At this moment, the slightly lagging housekeeper seemed to think of something, and suddenly said: "By the way, master, just yesterday at noon, Master Shi asked someone to carry a sentence, saying that master, you are back, go to Shi's mansion to talk about it, and discuss some things?" ”
Wu Bingjian frowned slightly, a little unhappy in his heart, but he still didn't stop his pace, wondering in his heart, who is this Master Shi? Unexpectedly, there is such a possibility, there is no post, and I have to visit by myself, my eyebrows can't help but raise slightly, and I asked indifferently: "Oh~ Butler, which one is Master Shi?" ”
The steward of the Wu family, who can be one of the most shrewd businessmen, is definitely a capable person, not to mention the ability to look at people's eyes. It seems that he had expected it, and the master would definitely be unhappy when he heard this, which was also the reason why the housekeeper put the matter of the old man Shi at the end.
As soon as he heard Wu Bingjian's slightly indifferent question, the housekeeper hurriedly bowed down and replied: "Master Qiqi, it is the chief soldier of the Guangzhou Navy Division of the previous dynasty, Master Shi Mingzhi~!" ”
Wu Bingjian was stunned for a moment, his face showed disbelief, he immediately stopped, stared straight at the housekeeper, and asked again: "You tell clearly, which Master Shi is it?" ”
In an instant, the housekeeper rubbed his head, a little dizzy, and saw that the old man was asking urgently, and without the calm state just now, he also stopped, did not dare to delay, and immediately replied: "Master, it is the chief soldier of the former Qing Dynasty Guangzhou Naval Division, Shi Mingzhi Shi Master." ”
As soon as he finished speaking, he seemed to think of a piece of news he had heard, and added: "I heard that Shi Mingzhi not only did not die, but took the line of the imperial navy, and there was an official and a half-post in it." ”
Huo De, Wu Bingjian couldn't react a little, and muttered: "No, why did he come back so quickly?" And ran ahead of me. I'm at least two days ahead of him, can't I? It's not reasonable, I didn't dare to delay for a moment, I've been on the road. ”
Hearing the butler's words, Wu Bingjian was inspired, showed a sudden expression, and said again and again: "That's right, that's right, it should be like this, he is a thunderous admiral, he can carry a warship, set off from the waterway, all the way south, smooth sailing, no one will check, of course it is much faster than himself!" ”
Thinking of this, Wu Bingjian's heart moved, and he thought of some things, Shi Mingzhi must have something very urgent to come back in such a hurry. Although Shi Mingzhi walked by water, he should have come back not long ago, and as soon as he came back, he asked people to find him, and the things discussed must be very important.
Coupled with the intention of befriending Shi Mingzhi, Wu Bingjian didn't dare to stay at home any longer, turned around and walked out of the door, shouting loudly: "The carriage stops, don't take off the dragon trick first, follow me to Shifu." ”
The housekeeper was very surprised, he didn't expect the master to attach so much importance to that Shi Mingzhi, he hadn't drunk saliva when he got home, and he didn't even take a break.
With these thoughts flashing in his heart, the housekeeper followed Wu Bingjian and walked out. At this moment, Wu Bingjian was just about to get into the carriage, suddenly stopped, turned his head and ordered: "Butler, if there are people from Shifu in the future, there is no need to report, let people in first, wait for the good students, and then give me a gift!" ”
"Yes, sir, the little one has been written down!"
The housekeeper hurriedly replied, and when he saw the carriage in the distance, he was shocked again, and the master's attention to Shi Mingzhi was once again beyond his imagination. In the entire city of Guangzhou, what can make his master treat him like this will definitely not exceed the fingers of one hand. Moreover, the housekeeper also saw that with the hurried bearing of the master, Shi Mingzhi's position in his heart was much more important than one end.
Thinking of this, the housekeeper secretly warned himself: "You must remember that in the future, even the lowest level of the Shi Mansion will be treated equally!" ”
Immediately afterwards, the butler did not stand at the door anymore, but began to greet the entourage, placed them in the house, and instructed them on their nearest mission.
In Shifu, two soldiers were guarding the door, holding submachine guns in their hands, loaded with live ammunition, their eyes did not squint, and their dark faces showed the perseverance of soldiers.
At this moment, a creaking carriage sounded, and then, a carriage appeared, quickly towards Shifu, the distance was getting closer and closer, just when it was about to reach a certain range of Shifu, two soldiers raised their submachine guns at the same time, aimed at the carriage, and were about to shout, the carriage swayed and stopped, less than three meters away from the gate, Wu Bingjian then walked out of the carriage and walked over.
When Wu Bingjian walked less than one step away from the gate of Shifu, a soldier immediately shouted: "Stop coming, this is a military powerhouse, and idle people can't get close!" ”
Wu Bingjian was very knowledgeable, in line with the fact that the people did not fight with the officials, let alone the soldiers, he immediately stopped, and looked at the dark muzzle pointing at him, glowing with a faint cold light, Wu Bingjian was a little nervous. This firearm, the entire city of Guangzhou is known to everyone, no one knows, anyone who holds this kind of firearm is definitely a soldier of the imperial court, even those police and militia are not qualified to equip it.
Even if the imperial court allows the possession of guns, this kind of firearm, even if you have money, there is no place to buy it, and no one dares to sell it! Otherwise, it would have become a cold corpse long ago.
Wu Bingjian swallowed his saliva with some difficulty, and said in a trembling voice: "This soldier, don't get me wrong, the contemptible person is Wu Bingjian, I came to visit Master Shi, with the invitation of your chief, I am not an idle person~"
Hearing this, the soldier believed most of them, and it was only a little more than a day since Shi Mingzhi came back, and very few people knew about the home he had arrived at yesterday morning. What's more, the whereabouts of the chief are kept secret, and he will never know if he is not greeted in advance. Moreover, this man is also a businessman.
Therefore, the two soldiers looked at each other, nodded slightly, and then raised their muzzles and pointed them at the sky. It was still the soldier, whose attitude was no longer so blunt, and said softly: "Then you wait here for a while, I will report and verify, and after confirmation, you can see our division commander." ”
"Okay, okay, I'm waiting here, trouble little brother~!" Wu Bingjian hurriedly responded, his expression was obviously relieved, and he breathed a long sigh of relief, and his title was lowered a lot, and he was still placed at the same height as himself.
Contrary to Wu Bingjian's expectations, the soldier just walked into the courtyard, and in less than a few seconds, he actually came out, followed by a soldier, who was Feng Zicai, one of Shi Mingzhi's current guards.
Wu Bingjian looked at all this blankly, and had some doubts, and said secretly: "Impossible, no matter how small Shi Mingzhi's mansion is, it is impossible to come out so quickly, could it be that something has changed?" ”
At the same time, the soldier pointed at Wu Bingjian and introduced to Feng Zicai: "Oh~ This is the person, claiming that he is Wu Bingjian, and he was invited by the division commander. ”
"Well, if he is really Wu Bingjian, he was indeed invited by the division commander." Feng Zicai nodded and said so.
Just when he came out, Feng Zicai recognized Wu Bingjian at a glance. Because, after Shi Mingzhi's teachings, Feng Zicai's creed has been added, that is, whether it is your opponent or who you are dealing with, you must understand the other party as much as possible, so that you can stand in the position of inexorability.
Therefore, when Shi Mingzhi ordered him to go to Wufu, after not seeing the main owner, as soon as he returned home, he collected important oil portraits of all the merchants of the Thirteen Lines in Guangzhou, and picked up a few of the most important people to remember first. Feng Zicai clearly knew that in the near future, the division commander would deal with these people.
After a short silence, Feng Zicai looked at Wu Bingjian slightly, and after confirming it again, he greeted him and said flatly: "President Wu, please come in~ I have already asked the division commander to be informed." ”
Hearing this, Wu Bingjian was completely relieved, and the boulder in his heart finally fell, and he hurriedly smiled and catered to him: "Hehe, then it's troublesome little brother!" ”
"Well, you just follow me, don't walk around, otherwise, if something happens, don't blame me for not reminding you." Feng Zicai's attitude was still tepid, very indifferent, no longer paying attention to the stunned Wu Bingjian, turned around and walked straight to the courtyard.
Suddenly, Wu Bingjian became nervous again, although the young soldier's words in front of him were plain, but the danger in his words was too strong, so he had to be worried.
However, even so, Wu Bingjian hurriedly followed, his expression was very careful and dignified, and he followed closely behind Feng Zicai step by step, his head slightly bottomed, staring at Feng Zicai's steps, almost walking on the latter's footprints.
Along the way, Wu Bingjian's nervous mood became more and more nervous. Walking in the courtyard and in the corridor, Wu Bingjian understood the meaning of Feng Zicai's words, the security of the Shi Mansion was very strict, and there were soldiers with firearms everywhere.
It is not difficult to imagine that if you take a wrong step and have any abnormal behavior, you will definitely be beaten into a sieve. Wu Bingjian held his breath and concentrated, his heart was about to rise to his throat, and he walked more and more cautiously, not daring to look around, lest it cause any unnecessary misunderstandings.