Chapter 54: Invited
That night, as we entered the hall through the back door with our bags and bags, we were about to turn and go up the stairs. A group of men who had never seen a newspaper in their chairs cast their eyes in unison, followed by quickly getting up and walking over with cold faces. Kuroko didn't even look at them, and whispered, "Stay calm." The feet are still walking up normally.
The footsteps of the group of people were very fast, and after a while, they stopped us, and the monkey saw their fierce looks, and they were frightened, and their bodies reflexively stopped. Kuroko raised his head and looked at one of the men who looked to be in his forties, with a strong physique and angular cheeks, and asked politely, "What's the matter?" ”
The middle-aged man saw that Kuroko was talking to him directly, and a cold light flashed in his pupils. didn't show it on his lips, and said politely, "My boss wants to talk to a few people." ”
"I'm sorry, you may have found the wrong person, we just want to go back to the room to rest, and we're a little tired from playing." Kuroko said that he was about to go up, and the five big men who blocked the way did not mean to get out of the way at all, "Can you give way?" ”
A manager-like man at the front desk noticed a bunch of us blocking the staircase with an unnatural look and only glanced at it. I whispered something to the attendant beside me, and as soon as the words fell, the attendant immediately trotted away and disappeared from my sight.
The middle-aged man looked like the captain of this group of people, and when he saw Kuroko disapprovingly wanted to continue walking, his anger suddenly appeared between his words, "Please don't waste time." As he spoke, he lifted his shirt, and the dozen or so men around him all showed the shell pistol stuck in their waists.
When Kuroko saw the pistol, his right hand couldn't help but move to his back, and a sneer pulled up at the corner of his mouth, "So you want to shoot in this hotel?" ”
Obviously, the middle-aged man also had some scruples, but then he still said fiercely, "If necessary, no problem." ”
Seeing that there is nothing to say about the double reversal, the hand of the sunspot has already grasped the handle of the knife, and the hands of the strange men have all grabbed the pistol, although we really want to fight with these dozen or so people, they should not have much of the upper hand, but if it is really such a trouble, everyone's whereabouts will be exposed, and I am afraid that more people will come to the door tonight.
The big head analyzed the situation at the moment in time, and a smile instantly appeared on his face, and he said to the middle-aged man, "I don't know where your boss is?" ”
The middle-aged man saw that the big head was relieved, and his free left hand gently pressed down on the side of his leg, and the men who were blocking the way relaxed. "It's upstairs, please.". As the road ahead gave way, I caught a glimpse of him glancing at the hall with apprehension, and his speed up the stairs couldn't help but increase. It seems that he doesn't have the courage to make trouble in this hotel.
After coming to a large room similar to a conference hall on the third floor, as soon as these people entered the room, they immediately locked the door and stood apart against the walls on all sides.
The 'boss' turned the chair around when he heard the sound, so that everyone could see his appearance clearly, and if nothing else, this was indeed an old man, roughly estimated to be at least eighty years old. His head was small, and his face was full of wrinkles, but his eyes were still sharp, looking at us like eagles, and it took a long time to open his mouth.
"I beg your pardon for inviting you up in such a way, they are frivolous and frivolous. If there is any offense, please forgive me. The old man spoke, with rare humility.
Originally, we came here, it was a lie to say that there was no anger, and we were all mentally prepared to fight, who would have thought that we would face such an old man, and speak without showing anger, and suddenly, the tight string in our hearts was slightly loosened. Kuroko still has the same poker face that has not changed for thousands of years, although because the other party is an old man, his tone softened a little and asked, "It's okay." I wonder what the old gentleman is looking for us? ”
The old man stared at us and was silent for a while, and then said, "It's really a young people's society now, and so many things that your predecessors couldn't do, but you little ghosts can easily do. It's hard to come by. He coughed twice as he spoke, and one of the bodyguards standing closest to him immediately handed over a clean silk scarf. I heard that you have successfully obtained the coffin, and I hope you can hand it over to me. Of course, the old decay will give a generous thanksgiving gift. ”
Nima's, I cursed in my heart, what kind of world is this, why can't I hide anything, these people are too well-informed.
The big head opened his mouth, probably wanting to deny it, but he saw that the sunspot stared at the old man with an unusually horrible face, and replied with a calm and humble face, "We did get the coffin, but we can't hand it over to you." ”
Kuroko's address to the old man suddenly changed to the word 'you', which made me very interested in the identity of this eighty-year-old man.
The old man was not angry, and said with a light smile: "The old man hasn't said what the thank you gift is?" Just refused? Young people can't be so presumptuous. He seemed to see that Kuroko had guessed his identity, and he couldn't help but feel a little shocked at Kuroko in his words.
These words hit our hearts word by word, and Kuroko patiently replied, "If it is an ordinary thing, the old gentleman will definitely hand it over." But this coffin is also related to our lives, and has been registered on the Tianfang Teahouse tomorrow's exhibition auction list, I believe you also know that if you break the contract, how annoying we will be, not to mention that too many people are staring at this thing now, and everyone's situation is not very good. ”
"Oh, I didn't expect you guys to be so fast, the involvement of the Tianfang Teahouse will indeed make things difficult. However, there is still some thin surface in the old decay there. As long as you say hello, it is a trivial matter whether you participate in the auction or not. The old man said.
Seeing that the words were all about this, Kuroko didn't know how to refute it for a while, and thought about it again and again, and suddenly asked, "I don't know why you, old man, are so interested in that coffin as you." ”
As soon as these words came out, the right hands of all the bodyguards in the room were pressed on the pistols on their waists, and they were going to shoot us on the spot when they gave the order.
Unexpectedly, the old man just smiled bitterly and sighed, "There is an old grandson in there, how can you not let it go into the ground?" ”
What the! His grandson!