The middle-aged man was slightly chubby, wearing a silk shirt full of copper coin patterns often worn by gambling house owners, and he looked very ordinary and even a little tacky.

Hearing the woman's question, there was no smile on the middle-aged man's face, which had always been full of smiles.

Seeing that he didn't reply for a long time, the woman continued to stare sideways at him, "Huh? Boss Fang? ”

"Duan Ergongzi's marriage contract has nothing to do with me, the owner of the gambling house," the middle-aged man replied indifferently, "My family doesn't want to marry his daughter." ”

"You know that's not what I'm talking about," the woman's expression was equally indifferent, just staring into his eyes, as if to see his heart.

"It's almost night, you don't care about your red-sleeved business, what are you doing here," the middle-aged man turned his head to avoid the woman's gaze and looked at the gambling house downstairs, "Have you forgotten your duty?" ”

He paused and called, "Feng Niang." ”

The woman who was called Feng Niang was stunned for a moment, and then re-smoked the pot, and after the faint smoke, the woman's elderly face looked a little blurred.

"It was you who forgot, and I didn't forget," said the woman through the cyan smoke, "because I haven't forgotten, I've come to you." ”

Without waiting for the middle-aged man to refute, the woman continued, "I don't believe you don't know, the news from Huizhou is more than the marriage contract of the second son of Duan. ”

She looked at the gossiping gamblers downstairs and said lightly, "I have a disciple in Huizhou Duyun Tower. ”

"You're really full of peach and plums," the middle-aged man said.

Ignoring his sarcasm, the woman continued, "She is a member of the Duyun Tower in Huizhou, and this time the news came that she saw the rumored Miss Zhu Jiu at that time. ”

The middle-aged man's fingers on the railing moved slightly.

"She said that when she first met the woman, the woman sang a pipa poem and asked her name."

"So what," the middle-aged man replied nonchalantly.

"That Miss Zhu Jiu said that my disciple is like one of her old friends." The woman continued.

"There are more people who can play the pipa," the middle-aged man finally looked up at the woman beside him, "what do you want to say?" ”

"I didn't think about anything else," the woman said, "and this matter was originally told to me by my disciple as an interesting story, and she didn't think much about it at the time, she didn't expect that Miss Zhu Jiu would be shocked in the morning and afternoon gambling game later." ”

The corners of the woman's eyes already have fine lines, but her phoenix eyes still look beautiful, and unlike the age of the woman, the content of those eyes is too rich.

The middle-aged man was familiar with these eyes. In ordinary times, these phoenix eyes are always charming and affectionate, as long as they are watched by these eyes, men are rarely unmoved.

But now the expression of the owner of these eyes has become very serious, and the charm of the phoenix eyes has disappeared, and he is extremely indifferent.

"You should have also received it, that afternoon, the sword score of the battle between that woman and Duan Er Gongzi." The woman said.

The middle-aged man's eyes became dark, and he did not speak.

"Sure enough." The woman looked into his eyes and said slowly.

"You found out, too." She stood side by side with the middle-aged man, "Her last sword, it's interesting, isn't it?" ”

"It's not interesting," after being silent for a long time, the middle-aged man said in a deep voice, "It's just a trick, and there are Xiliang people present, and a sword can't explain anything." ”

"Xiliang people," the woman muttered, "it does make things difficult to judge," the woman's beautiful brow furrowed, "I immediately gave an order to the branch in Huizhou after receiving the information," she said.

"Why are you so reckless?" When the middle-aged man heard her words, his expressionless face showed mood swings for the first time, "You actually transferred the branch without informing me?" ”

"Half of the token is in my hand, what about transferring a state branch?" The woman said indifferently, "When I inform you that I will get your consent, the daylily will be cold." ”

"So, what did you let them do?" Suppressing the anger in his heart, the middle-aged man said in a deep voice.

"I asked them to track down the two swords that Duan Er Gongzi and Miss Zhu Jiu used at that time," the woman said, "especially the steel sword that cut that woman's neck." ”

"And guess what?" The woman sneered, "The iron sword is found, but the steel sword is missing." ”

"How could it be," the middle-aged man's heart skipped a beat when he heard this.

"I heard from the owner of the sword that not long after he walked out of the restaurant, a man wearing a cloak whose face could not be seen clearly bought the sword from him at a high price, and because the price was very high, he sold the sword." The woman continued.

"Then the sword was gone."

"So you're telling me what you're trying to do with this?" The middle-aged man was silent for a moment before looking up into the woman's eyes, "You know, there's no way I'm going to leave this gambling house. ”

"Because of the duty?" The woman said in a deep voice, "But it's already ......."

"It's not duty," the middle-aged man interrupted her, "because of sin." He lowered his gaze and looked downstairs.

A hint of unbearability appeared on the woman's face, "You can't be blamed for that incident......

"No, it's just my fault, if I hadn't left at that time, there would have been no future, and even if I couldn't stop it, I wouldn't have to live in the world." The middle-aged man replied indifferently.

"Since I survived, I won't die," he said calmly, "all I can do is to guard this gambling house and spend my life here to atone for my sins." ”

The woman looked at the man with a calm expression in front of her, and didn't know what to say.

Knowing nothing, she realized that telling him these things had stimulated him.

She sighed, and suddenly said thoughtlessly, "There is also news that Duan Haochu is coming back." ”

There was a slight grinding sound of wood in her ears, and the woman looked at the man and noticed that his fingers were moving.

She sighed again.

"All these years have passed," she said, looking up at the sky peeking out of the patio, "and we still haven't done anything." ”

The middle-aged man was silent.

"Big brother's festival day is coming," after a while, as if trying to break the atmosphere, he said, "I'm going to look for Xun'er in two days, and I'm going to get ready." ”

The woman's expression became more sad and she nodded.

"I know what you're thinking," the middle-aged man said quietly, "As the owner of the other half of the token, I agree with your actions in Huizhou, although it's unlikely, you should continue to investigate." ”

The woman looked at him with some surprise.

"I was just too negligent to make a big mistake," the middle-aged man said, "It's all like this, and it's okay to check a little more." ”

"I understand." The woman turned to go downstairs, and when she reached the top of the stairs, she suddenly turned to look at the man leaning on the railing.

The tall figure of the man seemed to suddenly drop shorter, and he looked a little decadent.

"No, I have a hunch," she said, "and if that were possible, something would happen that we couldn't have imagined." ”

The middle-aged man glanced at her, his expression was complicated, and he didn't speak.

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