The gentleman on Liang was miserable, but he didn't dare to say that he was not available, but Chu Huan was already sitting next to him, and asked with a smile: "Brother Tai's surname?" ”

"This ...... That one......! The gentleman on Liang hesitated, but felt that the cold dagger seemed to be pouting at his throat, and he had no choice but to say: "Little surname Sikong, your Excellency's surname?" ”

"My surname is Chu." Chu Huan smiled and said: "Brother Sikong seems to be very interested in blue and white porcelain, does he like to collect antiques on weekdays?" ”

The gentleman on Liang was furious by the dagger, and he didn't dare to pull the bottle up, so he could only smile bitterly: "Rely on this mixed bowl of rice to eat." Brother, in the middle of the night, don't make trouble, quickly take the knife away, if there is anything, our brother and son will discuss it. ”

Chu Huan smiled slightly and said, "Okay, I won't delay Brother Sikong." Brother Sikong, I ask you two questions, as long as you answer them correctly, you can get out of here safely. ”

Liang Shangjun hurriedly said: "What is the problem?" ”

"First question, why did you come to steal the blue and white porcelain vase?" Chu Huan stared at the eyes of the gentleman on the beam, and as he spoke, he ripped off the scarf that covered his nose and mouth, revealing a face with a figure-eight beard, his face was thin, and his eyes looked shrewd, "I believe that Brother Sikong should not need this bottle himself." ”

Before the gentleman on Liang could speak, he felt that the dagger on his neck tightened, and he heard Chu Huan's kind reminder, "Brother Sikong, before answering the question, you must think twice before answering, I have a very poor patience and are easily excited, once you answer wrong, I will be excited, and my hands will shake like this......!" His hand really trembled, and it had already cut through the flesh of the gentleman on the beam, oozing a trace of blood, and the gentleman on the beam had already felt the liquid flowing out of his skin, and he was frightened, and said in a lost voice: "Don't ...... Someone else gave me money. ”

Chu Huan smiled and said, "Spend money to let you come?" ”

"Someone approached me and offered to pay a thousand taels of silver for a vase." Liang Shangjun felt that he was already in the middle of life and death, and immediately poured out his frank heart, hoping to influence Chu Huan with this: "He gave me a topographical map of Xingyuan, and I will show you ......!" Sikong Junzi was about to reach out to take it, but Chu Huan shook his head and signaled him not to act rashly, he reached into his arms, touched something, took it out and looked at it, and sure enough, it was a drawing, this drawing completely outlined the terrain of the line, and even where he lived, it was clearly marked.

"The second question is, who asked you to come and steal the blue and white porcelain vase for money?" Chu Huan asked softly.

Sikong Junzi said without hesitation: "I don't know! ”

"It's a man." Chu Huan nodded, his eyes showing admiration, "It turns out that Your Excellency is a hard bone. ”

"No, no." Sikong Junzi hurriedly said: "Brother, don't do it yet, I mean really, I really don't know who he is." ”

Chu Huan frowned and said, "This is strange, you don't know who that person is, but how do you do things for him?" ”

"This afternoon," he explained, "I was approached by someone who asked me to steal something, promising to give me a thousand taels of silver as soon as I got the bottle. I thought it was strange at the time, thinking that he was going to steal precious antiques, but he showed me what the blue and white porcelain vase looked like, and told me that it was not a precious thing, he just wanted a bottle, and that we could not ask more if we could, just take the silver. He paid a deposit of one hundred taels of silver, and when I got the bottle, he exchanged it for the remaining nine hundred taels. Seeing Chu Huan frowning, he hurriedly said: "I didn't say a word of falsehood, it's all true, I'm still strange, look at that bottle doesn't look like a good thing, how can it be worth a thousand taels ......!" ”

Chu Huan's face was expressionless, staring at the eyes of the prince of the sky, and after a while, he asked, "What does the person looking for you look like?" ”

"A very ordinary person." Sikong gentleman said: "Skinny, I only have been with him for a moment, and after making a deal, he left in a hurry." ”

Chu Huan then said: "Then after you get the bottle, how do you find him?" ”

The gentleman was embarrassed: "There are rules for the line, brother, I told you everything I should tell you, I still have to mix in this business, there are some rules that have to be followed, don't be embarrassed for me." ”

Chu Huan sighed and asked, "Do you know who lives down here?" ”

Sikong Junzi shook his head, "Those who live here should all be officials, right?" ”

"Not bad." Chu Huan bowed slightly, "The one who lives down here is the Qin Cha from the capital." ”

Sikong Junzi was stunned, and Chu Huan had already continued: "What Qin Cha means, you should understand, right?" If he knew that someone had stolen something from his roof in the middle of the night, would you have thought about the end? Don't worry, I won't kill you, but I want you to understand that as long as I raise my voice louder, the Qincha below will definitely hear it, and if you are caught, have you ever thought about what crime you have committed? ”

Cold sweat broke out on the forehead of the Sikong gentleman, "If you steal a bottle from him, he won't take my life, right?" ”

"You're right." Chu Huan sighed: "The big officials in the capital have a very bad temper, and they are never soft on killing. You say you just stole a bottle? What you think is too simple, three watches in the middle of the night, hiding on the roof of the chincha, even if you just want to steal something, but you will definitely be punished for the crime of assassination? You should understand the sin of assassination, right? Chu Huan made a knife shape with one hand and made a posture of cutting off his head, and Sikong Junzi suddenly felt a chill on his back, and his whole body was in a cold sweat.

Chu Huan looked at the entrance of the cave below, and finally said: "You are guilty of assassination, I have merit in arresting you, Brother Sikong, I'm sorry." Opening his mouth to scream, Sikong Junzi had already said like a cannon: "Fuquan Teahouse, as soon as the Fuquan Teahouse opens tomorrow, I will take the bottle to the Fuquan Teahouse and wait for him, and he will bring the silver to exchange for this bottle at that time." ”

Chu Huan nodded with a smile and said in a low voice: "Your Excellency is honest, I naturally can't be uninteresting." I hit it off at first sight, I wonder if Brother Sikong is willing to be friends with me? ”

Sikong Gentleman said embarrassedly: "It's high!" ”

"So, is Brother Sikong willing to make me a friend?"

"The hero doesn't dislike it, I ...... Naturally, I do! ”

"Okay, Brother Sikong is really a lover, happy." Chu Huan said with a smile: "Brother Sikong, from now on, you and I will be friends, if there is anything, just ask." ”

Sikong Junzi could only say politely: "If Brother Chu is useful in the future, he can also speak." ”

"Okay." Chu Huan said kindly: "Since Brother Sikong said so, then I'm welcome, I just have something I want Brother Sikong to help, we are friends, Brother Sikong will definitely not refuse." ”

The gentleman opened his mouth and was speechless for a while.

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A sudden heavy snow suddenly fell to Taiyuan Mansion, the morning light, the sky fluttered with white snowflakes, this is the first snow of the year, the first snow fell, the dawn flew.

Fuquan Teahouse is located in the east of Taiyuan City, in fact, it is not a good place, just an ordinary teahouse, pedestrians are tired of shopping, sit in this teahouse, make a pot of tea, come to a few small snacks, listen to the storyteller in the teahouse said the wild history anecdotes, ghosts and foxes, strange cases of ancient and modern times, it is indeed a good place for pastime.

Fuquan Teahouse opened very early, although the business of the teahouse is the most prosperous at noon, but the business is never afraid to open early, the storyteller has not yet arrived, but the gentleman has already arrived.

He held a wooden box in his hand, when the Fuquan Teahouse opened, he was the first customer of the store, and the snowflakes were still fluttering outside, and the shopkeeper welcomed the Sikong gentleman into the teahouse, and the Sikong gentleman sat down at a table near the door, put the wooden box at his feet, and let the guy serve a group of hot tea, and came two plates of dim sum, and waited for him with no master but very anxious.

From time to time, he pressed his hand against his abdomen, and the depths of his eyes crossed with fear from time to time.

The new friend he knew, who was really ruthless, was afraid that he would be disobedient, and even let a strange insect sting him on his arm.

The strange insect is green, and it is not a good thing at first glance, and the Chu friend told him very clearly that after the matter is completed, the antidote will be sent immediately, and once there is an accident, then the poison will invade the whole body, especially the internal organs, and it will slowly fester.

Sikong Junzi kept cursing his new friend for not dying well, and he even had a faint feeling that his internal organs seemed to be festering.

He didn't want anything more now, he just hoped that the person he was trading with would show up sooner, complete the task assigned by his friend, and get the antidote sooner.

He knew his new friend was nearby, but he didn't know where he was hiding.

Of course he didn't know that Chu Huan knew everything about his movements at this time, just above a restaurant diagonally opposite the Fuquan Inn, Chu Huan was sitting by the window, and he knew the behavior of the gentleman at a glance.

Snowflakes were falling outside, and a thin layer of snow had accumulated on the streets.

Chu Huan was dressed in a very ordinary cotton robe and a cotton hat on his head, which was not very conspicuous.

There is tea and snacks on the table of the gentleman of Sikong, but he has no intention of eating it at this time, Chu Huan has wine and food on the table, and he eats small dishes with small wine, which is delicious, and in the morning of winter, after drinking a few glasses of wine, his body is also very warm.

Time passed, Chu Huan was calm, but the gentleman couldn't hold his breath, he was restless, the time agreed with the person who connected had already passed, but he didn't see the other party coming.

Could it be that the other party regrets it? A thousand taels of silver is just for a blue and white porcelain vase, which is a little unbelievable, does the other party feel that it is not suitable, and suddenly regret it?

But since the other party has already paid a deposit of one hundred taels of silver, should he let the one hundred taels of silver go down the drain?

The gentleman was restless, but there were already more pedestrians on the street.

Chu Huan also began to be a little breathless, he waited in the restaurant for more than an hour, and everyone who passed in front of the Fuquan Tea Shop, Chu Huan did not let go, and observed carefully.

He was sure that the gentleman was not lying, but the person who went to the appointment did not come for a long time, could the other party find something?

Chu Huan's brows were slightly locked, but at this moment, he heard footsteps at the staircase, Chu Huan turned his head to look, but saw a person coming up from downstairs, seeing that person, Chu Huan's face changed slightly, and his eyes flashed with surprise.