Chapter Fifty-Six: The Changing Tide
No. 39 Garden Street, City of the Brave is a large mansion that occupies a large area. It was originally the official residence of a certain Duke of Nice in Brave City, but now it is owned by the Zhao family.
Different from the pragmatic style of the Tang family, the courtyard of the Zhao family not only retains some of the original Nice style, but also adds a lot of garden art of the Han Kingdom, which is perfectly integrated together after the collocation of a certain master, forming a unique beauty.
The garden is surrounded by a variety of lush, exotic plants, Chinese pavilions, small bridges, and flowing water, and some unnamed statues of Nice gods are interspersed with each other, adding a bit of mystery.
In a small private wine bar in the residence, several ruthless, shrewd, or mature men sit on calfskin sofas, smoking cigars or holding red wine. From some of their casual actions, you can feel the breath of a strong man.
At this time, their eyes were all on a middle-aged man who looked elegant. The man sat in a Chinese hoop chair, casually dressed in a floppy loungewear and a pair of tortoiseshell-rimmed glasses, flipping through a thick book in his hand as if looking for something.
"Okay, let's talk about it. You've all found something. After reading the book for a long time, the man spoke lightly.
"Master Zhao, at half past six this afternoon, my people saw Tang Feng of the Tang family at the gate of the Brave City and rushed into the Black Forest with six of his subordinates, their horses were fast, and by the time my people sent the news to the scene, there were only seven corpses left, and it was only 10 minutes before and after. Then Zhao Peng of the Tang family came with a large team of people, Zhao Peng looked at the scene and returned to the city without any more moves. Our informant at the Otherworldly Immigration Bureau told me that Tang Feng had rushed back from Icewind Valley five days ago. A man with a thin face and a hint of cruelty in his eyes said, but he looked at the middle-aged man with a look of flattery.
"In my opinion, this matter should be related to the little warrior named Su Bai that the Tang family was looking for in the previous time. According to reliable information, the two cubs of Tang Chengyi, who was not a weapon of the Tang family, suffered a big loss at the hands of Su Bai, and one cub was hanged. And Tang Feng is Tang Chengyi's second son, and he must have come back this time because of this incident. The thin man added.
"Su Bai, twenty-second level warrior. It shouldn't be possible to go beyond level twenty-five now, and equip the average bronze level. He is bold and has strong organizational skills, and is quite prestigious among low-level witchers. We don't get much information about such low-level goods. As for the others, it is even less worth mentioning. A fat man with a fat face looked at the notebook in his hand and whispered.
"Hmph, it seems that Tang Jianguo, the old fox, has suffered a big loss today. I'd like to see his face at this point. A sneer came out of the mouth of a blue-faced old man on the right hand side of the middle-aged man.
The elegant middle-aged man didn't react to everyone's words, just looked at the young man in a dark trench coat across from him.
The young man smiled. "In the past three days, there have been a total of eighty-nine people above level 30 in the Brave City, and we can grasp a total of seventy-four people. There are 12 other people who have been calculated to be involved in this matter with only a 2% chance of being involved, and we have no clue about the other three. But I personally know where they belong. With that, he smiled at a man in a straight suit sitting in the shadow of the corner.
The man snorted coldly, expressionless.
The young man was unimpressed and continued, "As for whether there were any high-level demon hunters who appeared near the gate of the West City at half past six this afternoon? Except for the dead ones? My personal conclusion is...... No! Unless, unless, there are masters who are not on my list lurking in the City of the Brave, then it will be interesting. ”
The middle-aged man slowly closed the book and tapped it lightly on the writing with one finger. "Interesting, really interesting. Solve a team of people above 30 in ten minutes, I think everyone here has this strength. But doing so did nothing but anger the old fox, and I wouldn't even do it when I wanted him to die. So, who else in this city will have this strength besides us? Where are the benefits? ”
"The most reasonable explanation is that Su Bai and they killed the people of the Tang family by themselves. But! Is it possible? I think this Su Bai is just a fishing hook at most, and as for who is the person holding the fishing rod behind his back, I am curious. I could smell a strong conspiracy inside, and there must be secrets in it that none of us knew. But in any case, this Su Bai is a key point. The middle-aged man closed his eyes and muttered.
"Pass my order, the whole city is searching for Su Bai and his men, they must live! When necessary, you can grab people with the Tang family. The middle-aged man opened his eyes suddenly, and the coldness in his eyes was like that of a hungry old wolf.
Since Zhao Peng brought the seven cold corpses back to the Tang family, the cries of the women of the Tang family could be heard even outside the heavy courtyard gate.
All the high-level leaders of the Tang family in Brave City gathered in Old Man Tang's conference room. The people who didn't dare to come out of the atmosphere outside had heard the sound of cups falling on the ground several times.
When the door of the conference room was opened again, all the power of the Tang family began to spread in the City of the Brave, and teams of private soldiers patrolled all corners, hotels, and streets of the City of the Brave under the leadership of high-level demon hunters.
Numerous insiders, ears and eyes were activated, and countless true or false messages kept flowing, and finally gathered into the Tang family's conference room.
At this time, Qin Tian and Miller were already sitting comfortably in the room arranged by the proprietress Liya, looking at the rich middle-aged man in front of them and smiling.
Their entry into the city was actually very simple, and the main attention of the First Tang family was still on catching Su Bai, and they were completely impressed by Qin Tian and Miller.
Second, although the high-level of the Tang family was furious, the people below were not so attentive. It's not that my father is dead, and I wasted my rest time doing this drudgery, and I have already scolded the people above in my heart, and I wish they were going to die too.
Besides, the City of the Brave is not the City of the Tang Family's Brave after all, and the Tang Family can't supervise the whole city, so it's still easy to get in.
As for choosing Leah's tavern, it was because it was the most famous tavern for the Nice people. The Nice people would not buy the Tang family's account at all, so the Tang family did not dare to search here, at most they could only send people to keep an eye in the hall. And the relationship between Qin Tian and the proprietress is still no problem to make a hidden room.
"You're so bold that you dare to come to me at this time. Aren't you afraid that I'll betray you for a bounty? Zhao Dafu stood up and looked out through the wooden panes of the windows at the fast-moving torches in the streets.
"Hehe, if Zhao Dafu was such a person, then I wouldn't have asked you to do business in the first place. But how do you know that today's thing is what we did. Qin Tian didn't have the slightest nervousness, and looked at Zhao Dafu with a smile.
"Hehe, what kind of person am I, Zhao Dafu? Can you tell? I'm just a businessman, and businessmen are the most mercenary, aren't they? Zhao Dafu did not answer Qin Tian's question, but asked rhetorically.
"Other businessmen may be like this, but I know that Brother Zhao is not such a person. Because you are first and foremost a man of frankness and principle, and a man of great ambitions. And now there are fewer and fewer people like you. ”
"It's arguably the worst of times, but it's also the best of times. Because it breaks the old order and provides a new stage with countless opportunities and possibilities. Hot-blooded men like you and me should seize the opportunity to break out of the world, how can they care about these small profits in front of them? ”
"So, when I first saw you, Brother Zhao, I felt a sense of affection, and I believe in you." When Qin Tian said this, he was upright and looked at Zhao Dafu with a sincere face.
Zhao Dafu looked at Qin Tian with a smile, and then suddenly laughed, "I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it." I, Zhao Dafu, will also be lifted so high by a master today. It's a shame that I wasn't heard by the people who laugh at me on a daily basis. Hahahaha! It's just that when he smiled and his face was flushed, he quietly wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes with his hands.
"Brother Zhao, what I said was true. It's not just a rhetoric. You should be able to feel it after you've dealt with me a few times, and besides, I'm not a master. Qin Tian pretended not to see anything.
"Hehe, how many levels were you when I first met you? Now you have at least 30 levels. If you're not a master, what kind of thing is? However, what you said is right, at this earth-shaking time, if we people can't break out of the world, how can we be worthy of this seven-foot man's body. Zhao Dafu took a deep breath and returned to normal.
"But to be honest, shrimp has a shrimp road, and crabs have a crab road. We also have some special channels as merchants. I've also asked someone to investigate you, but you're too mysterious like a monkey jumping out of a stone, and I can't find out where you came from. But I know that Su Bai has a good relationship with you, and with some other clues, it is not difficult to draw some conclusions. Zhao Dafu said as he took out some rattan clothes from his backpack.
"These are all the rattan clothes you want, and I finally collected them from the market. And the gold from the last gear sale you made. ”
Qin Tian couldn't help but be overjoyed when he picked up the rattan suit, it was all +1+2 lucky chasing 12 rattan suits. Now Serena is fully equipped.
"Brother Zhao, we brought a lot of equipment this time, I don't think you can take it with you alone. You'll also need to find a helper. Qin Tian took out pieces of equipment from his space backpack and said.
Zhao Dafu's eyes lit up when he saw these third-order jadeite, wind suits, meteorites, etc. "Good! Wait for me a while, and I'll go find someone. Then he hurried away.