Hal didn't fall asleep after moving into a single room, he was still in a state of excitement.

He sat on the bed and used his smart notebook to summarize what he had seen and heard today, which would be the first draft of his inspection report. Although the oil lights hanging on the walls are dim, because Howl's smart notebook has its own light source, the darkness of the room does not affect the work at all.

The next day, Hal woke up to find that it was nearly noon, and he hurriedly washed up and left his room. When I walked to the large guest room where the five Ba musicians lived last night, I saw that there were people inside.

When they parted last night, the musicians told Hal that they would go east along the river to another city in Chu early this morning.

Although the musicians left, they left an indelible impression on Hal, and the story they told made Hal decide to go to Pakistan for a field trip after completing his inspection of the capital of Chu last night before going to bed. The musician said that Ba Township, where sake is produced, is only a dozen miles away from the western border of Chu State, and it can be reached by boat from the riverside wharf of this capital in one day.

Hal walked downstairs, and an old man sitting behind the reception desk on the ground floor stood up and greeted Hal with a smile on his face: "Did the guest sleep well last night?" ”

Hal replied with a smile: "Very good! Are you the owner of this hotel? ”

The old man smiled: "The boss doesn't dare to be it, that's the name of a big businessman, and the old man is just the owner of such a small shop." If the customer has any advice about our service, it will be said that the old man will listen to the improvement. ”

Hal had planned to interview a merchant in the city, and the hotel was satisfying for food and accommodation, so why bother looking far since the owner of the hotel was right in front of him. However, he can't speak outright, and in this world of Earth, such a profession as a journalist may not have yet appeared.

So he said in a respectful tone: "I am very satisfied with the service of your hotel, and if the owner can spare a little time now, I would like to ask you about the management of the hotel." ”

Shopkeeper: "Hehe! He smiled: "Do you want to open a hotel by yourself?" It's really young and promising. I have been doing this for more than 20 years, although I have not made a big deal, but I have a little experience, and the guests want to hear that please come into the back room and sit down. Millet, serve tea to the guests! ”

Hal was seated in the small parlor next to the hotel lobby with the owner, and a shopkeeper walked in with a pot of tea and two teacups, the same guy who had served Hal last night.

He put the teapot and cup on the coffee table and smiled at Hal, "The musicians told me when they left the hotel this morning that because of the generosity of the little guests, they ate and stayed the best last night in their lives, and they begged me to convey their heartfelt gratitude to the little guests. ”

Hal laughs, "Thanks to them, I learned a lot from them. ”

The shopkeeper looked at Hal with a look of approval in his eyes, nodded and smiled: "The old man felt extraordinary at the first sight of the little guest, and listening to Gu Zi's words confirmed the old man's eyesight, the little guest will definitely be a big man admired by thousands of people in the future!" ”

Gu Zi said with a smile: "Uncle Xiang, there are too few people, in my opinion, the future of this little guest is unlimited, at least to the point of being admired by millions of people!"

There was a light laugh in the room.

Guzi went to greet the customer, and the shopkeeper and Hal began to talk.

"If the little guest has any questions, just ask them, and the old man will answer them with all his heart." The shopkeeper's expression became serious. He is happy to take in the young people in front of him as apprentices to learn the art of hotel management.

Hal secretly turned on the camera, and his face looked like a formal interview, "May I ask the owner, what kind of support does the local government provide for your hotel business activities?" ”

The shopkeeper had a puzzled look on his face and asked, "What do you mean by what the guest is asking?" The old decay doesn't quite understand. ”

Hal thought for a moment, "I'm asking if the city's government department is helping the shopkeeper with his business, and if so, in what way. ”

A smile appeared on the shopkeeper's face, "It seems that the guest is only dedicated to reading the books of the sages and does not know much about the world, and it is the duty of the government to protect the legitimate operation of the merchants, and the merchants should pay taxes to the government in accordance with the rules and regulations." These were common things in the peaceful era, but they changed in the war era. In order to cope with foreign invasions, the government will not only reduce the security of the city, but also temporarily increase the tax burden on merchants under various names. I don't know if you have heard of the current situation, the Qin State in the northwest has accelerated the pace of annexing the world, and the era of war is coming soon, and the prosperity of this city on the surface can no longer hide the inner world style and people's hearts are not ancient......"

The shopkeeper's words were interrupted by a rough shout outside: "Is Boss Xiang here?" ”

Then Gu Zi said in a low voice: "My Uncle Xiang is not here, please come back another day." ”

"It's okay if he's not here, our brothers have been penniless and hungry for a few days, you can borrow Brother Li 500 yuan first and pay you back another day." The stout baritone doesn't care.

Although the visitor said that he had been hungry for a few days, his voice sounded confident, and Hal noticed that the shopkeeper's brow was tightly knit.

"Brother Li, we lent you 500 yuan last month and you haven't paid it back until now, why do you want to borrow money again?" Gu Zi's voice was dissatisfied.

"Since you don't save you when you see death, then my brothers are not welcome, brothers, let's start smashing, don't make a sound, I'm afraid Boss Xiang won't hear us shouting for help."

As soon as the man's shouting fell, there was a sound of ceramic cutlery smashing on the ground and bursting.

"Stop!" Millet shouted loudly.

The shopkeeper stood up and walked out of the living room, and Hal walked out after him, the smashing stopped.

Although Hal had just arrived, he knew that they were a group of lawless thugs when he saw several young men standing in the lobby with cold weapons stuck in their waists. They all looked strong, shiny, how could they be hungry?

The leader of the mob was a big man with a disheveled beard, and he laughed at the shopkeeper: "Boss Xiang, I'm sorry, the brothers woke you up, 500 yuan is only a dime for nine years to Boss Xiang, but it is life-saving money for my brothers and others." What's more, I didn't wait for nothing, when I have money in hand, I will definitely pay back the little brother. ”

The shopkeeper suppressed the anger in his heart and said in a deep voice: "Brother Li, in the past few months, you have taken a total of 2,000 yuan from my brother and me, brother, I don't expect you to be able to repay the money, I just hope you don't go too far." Yesterday, the government forcibly levied all the cash in the store as taxes, and I really can't give you any more money, brother. ”

The bearded man's face sank, and he shouted in a rough voice: "It seems that Boss Xiang has not been woken up, brothers, continue to smash me!" ”

"Wait!" Hal shouted, he had always been a jealous man, and he couldn't bear what was happening in front of him.

The thugs and the shopkeeper looked at Hal in unison.

Hal pointed his finger at the leader of the mob and said righteously: "If you want to borrow money, why don't you go to the city bank to go through the loan procedures?" What's more, this shopkeeper has already lent you a lot of money for free, so why do you want to mess up here? I would like to remind you that it is a grave crime for you to do so, and are you not afraid that you will be severely punished by the royal law? ”

Hal's series of questions seemed to be of great effect, as the mob stared at him speechless with surprised expressions on their faces, and the shopkeeper and Guzi looked at Hal with approval in their eyes.

The bearded thug looked at Hal for a moment and came back to his senses, the expression on his face changed from surprise to annoyance, and he pointed at Hal and scolded: "Where did you come from! Dare to point at your Grandpa Li's nose and scold, Lao Tzu will kill you first to see if anyone dares to touch Lao Tzu's hanging hair. ”

As he spoke, he threw his thick arms and a pair of huge clenched fists at Hal.

Hal put his hand in his pants pocket and held the energy gun, and before the thug's iron fist smashed his head, he completed a series of actions such as pulling the gun, aiming, shooting, collecting the gun, putting it in his pocket, and before the thug's iron fist smashed his head, which was an important result of Hal repeatedly practicing under the guidance of Mu Lu before leaving home.

The big man's hideous face flashed with a dazzling fire, and then a heart-rending scream came from the big man's mouth, and the body that was originally full of energy to attack forward fell to the counter in front of Hal under the action of inertia.

With the "Click! With a crisp sound, the wooden counter shattered, and the fragments fell to the ground along with the thug's body, which had lost all its energy.

Calm returned to the lobby, and the people standing looked at the immobile man, who was either unconscious or dead, or he would not be willing to remain silent.

When the thug and the shopkeeper Guzi came to their senses from the shock, they all looked at Hal.

Hal knew very well that he had only activated the pistol's low-level switch to deal with enemies at close range, and the energy projectiles fired would only burn the enemy's superficial skin and not penetrate into the body to cause fatal injuries.

Hal pointed to the big man on the ground and said calmly: "He can't die, you guys carry him away quickly, wait for him to wake up, and tell him to return the money owed to the shopkeeper as soon as possible." Then he pointed at the thugs with dirt-faced faces and shouted: "If you dare to come here again to smash and rob, the end will be the same as him!" ”

"Who are you?" A daring fanatic asked, shuddering.

"I am a disciple of the Great Fang Shi of the Divine Mountain, and this time I went down the mountain to punish you criminals who have no law, hurry up and take him out of here, and don't do bad things in the future!" Hal snapped.

When the mob fled the hotel with the unconscious leader, the innkeeper and Guzi fell to their knees and saluted Hal.

"It turned out that the priest of the sacred mountain drove to the store, and the old man and the grain were polite." The shopkeeper said respectfully.

Hal hurriedly picked up the two and laughed: "What I said just now was to scare those people, don't take it seriously, I'm just an ordinary passenger passing by." ”

The shopkeeper looked at Hal with a puzzled face, "If the guest is not a Fang Shi, then where did the divine fire just come from?" ”

Without waiting for Haar to speak, Gu Zi shouted excitedly: "Uncle Xiang, he is the Divine Mountain Fangshi!" I saw with my own eyes that when Ghost Li rushed over, Fang Shi's hand sent out a divine fire! ”

Witnesses testified on the spot, and Hal no longer defended. Since the shopkeeper and Guzi were regarded as alchemists, the interview with the shopkeeper could no longer continue normally, and Hal left the hotel despite the owner's piety.

Hal wandered around the capital of Chu for most of the day to inspect the royal palace architecture of Chu State, and did some interviews and exchanges with the residents of the capital and the merchants of the street shops.

It wasn't until night fell that Hal found an inn and went to bed early.