Chapter 177: Things Change
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Zhang Chen's meal was long enough, and he ate it for more than an hour. The table around him had changed guests several times, and he was still leaning on that table, and the bench hadn't moved. The shopkeeper has been here several times, but Zhang Chen is still eating, and he has to drink several sips of a glass of wine, and it hurts to look at the shopkeeper's eggs.
The Dragon King's affair has stopped, and the restaurant's business is getting better again. They needed a table, but the guest didn't dare to say anything because he didn't want to leave the table. The most important thing is that this guy is not badly dressed, and his bearing is extremely coquettish, and at a glance, he knows that Lu Dao is not an idle person, and he dare not offend!
Looks like a woman, eats more like a woman than a woman, Rabbit Lord! Passing by Zhang Chen's side again, the shopkeeper muttered in his heart.
"Boom!"
A sky-high fireworks lit up half of the sky, which was particularly conspicuous. Looking over, it came from the north, close to the imperial city. Zhang Chen didn't think too much about it, he just thought that there was a happy event.
After a fireworks, the sky fell silent. Many people looked up and waited for the next fireworks, but they couldn't wait for the follow-up fireworks for a long time. Gone? That's it! The crowd was puzzled. The ancients were good at pairs and not single, no matter what they did, they all paid attention to pairs. No matter how poor the people are, they won't just set off a firework, right?
Without waiting for the next fireworks, Zhang Chen looked at the Qingxin Tea House opposite. The Qingxin Tea House, which was originally brightly lit, dimmed in an instant. Only the wings in the backyard were still dimly lit.
That's sleeping? So fast? Zhang Chen thought in his heart. frowned, always feeling that something was wrong, but he couldn't see what was wrong.
Time was slowly passing, and there were fewer and fewer customers in the restaurant, but Zhang Chen still didn't move. He was waiting, waiting for the arrival of Yu Chi Zhenjin. When the shopkeeper saw Zhang Chen, he wanted to open his mouth several times, but he gave up after thinking about it. Wait a little longer, wait for the restaurant to close. Is this guy too embarrassed to stay here and not leave?
Night. It's getting deeper. There are fewer and fewer pedestrians outside, only the Xianghua Building not far away, which is still singing and dancing, and there is the sound of pieces of silk and bamboo. The people in the restaurant are almost gone. The shopkeeper looked at Zhang Chen. It's finally time to speak!
That's when it happened. Yu Chi Zhenjin hurriedly walked up from downstairs, came to Zhang Chen, and respectfully hugged his fists and said, "My lord." The people have arrived, just wait for the adult's command! β
As he spoke, he also handed the waist card to Zhang Chen, Zhang Chen stretched out his hand to take it, and asked, "What about Cheng An?" Did you take it? β
"Back to my lord, take it!"
At this moment, the shopkeeper who was about to speak looked at Zhang Chen and Yu Chi Zhenjin stupidly. There was no one in the store anymore, and this time Zhang Chen and Yu Chi Zhenjin were talking in a loud voice, of course he could hear it clearly. My lord? Oh my god! He's an adult! The shopkeeper was very lucky in his heart, and he was lucky that he didn't open his mouth to let Zhang Chen go.
"Well done, let's go!" Zhang Chen said. Then took Yu Chi Zhenjin and left the restaurant in a hurry.
As soon as Zhang Chen came out of the restaurant, several temples guarding outside greeted him, looked at Zhang Chen and hugged his fists and said, "My lord! β
"How many people are there?" Looking at Yu Chi Zhenjin, Zhang Chen asked.
"My lord, counting the officials, there are forty-seven people in total!" Yu Chi Zhenjin replied.
"Here, Captain Wei Chi, you lead ten people around to the back of the Qingxin Tea Shop and enter through the back door!" After thinking about it, Zhang Chen said. He also pointed to the two temples he didn't know, and ordered: "You two, take eight people each, and enter from both sides of the tea house!" β
"Yes, sir!" Yu Chi Zhenjin and the two temple men hurriedly responded.
"The rest, follow me to the main entrance. Don't let anyone in any of the teahouses escape, the main target is a bearded old man named Huo Yi! You must not kill innocents indiscriminately, do you know the truth? Zhang Chen asked coldly.
"I know it!" Several temples responded in unison.
"Alright, let's go!" Zhang Chen said.
Then the crowd dispersed. But after a while, a large group of Dali Temple priests dressed in black walked towards Zhang Chen's side, standing behind Zhang Chen, respectfully. This scene really made Zhang Chen get back to the feeling of being Brother Chen!
When the pedestrians on the road saw it, they were all shocked and avoided in fright. And the shopkeeper in the restaurant hurriedly closed the door, not daring to look at it at all. No one wants to be affected for no reason, especially if they are stabbed for no reason.
Zhang Chen took twenty temple priests and walked towards the main gate of the Qingxin Tea House. The main door was already tightly locked, Zhang Chen waved his hand, stepped forward and stepped forward at the same time. I only heard a "boom", and the heavy wooden door fell to the ground in response.
Zhang Chen didn't rush in, and those temples behind him drew their swords and quickly rushed in. The Qingxin Tea House, which had been quiet, was instantly brightly lit, and screams were everywhere, making a mess. Yu Chi Zhenjin and others, who entered through the back door, had also broken the door, and the temples on both sides also climbed over the wall and entered the courtyard.
Standing in the courtyard, Zhang Chen shouted loudly: "Capture Huo Yi alive!" Bring everyone to the main hall! β
"Yes, sir!" A large group of temples responded to the road. Then, everyone dispersed, and Zhang Chen stood in the courtyard, quietly watching the movements around him, followed by two Dali Temple priests who protected him.
"Boom, boom, boom......"
Many doors in the courtyard were kicked open, screaming louder, and the courtyard became more chaotic.
"Dali Temple handles the case!"
"Dali Temple handles the case! Get up quickly! Get up quickly! β
"Anyone who resists, shoot and kill!"
"Dali Temple handles the case, get up quickly!"
The temple searched room by room, regardless of men, women, young and old, as long as they were alive, all of them were brought to the main hall. Zhang Chen stood in the courtyard, watching quietly, and did not hear any sound of resistance and fighting, which made him feel a little uneasy.
After a while, Yu Chi Zhenjin hurried over, looked at Zhang Chen, and said with his fists clenched: "My lord, I didn't find that Huo Yi!" He doesn't seem to be in the courtyard! The courtyard is full of people from the Yuan family, as well as family members and maids! Not a single suspicious person was found! β
"What?"
Hearing Yu Chi Zhenjin say this, Zhang Chen raised his eyebrows, and the feeling of uneasiness became even stronger! After thinking about it, he shouted, "Search, keep searching!" See if there are any hiding places or secret passages here! Even if you dig three feet into the ground, you have to find out that Huo Yi! β
"Yes, sir!" Everyone clasped their fists in response. Scattered again.
Zhang Chen walked towards the main hall, where the black pressure was full of people, and all the people in the teahouse were brought here, forty or fifty people, mostly women, all of them panicked. Zhang Chen inspected the crowd, wanting to see something from the crowd.
"You don't have to be afraid, I'm Dali Siqing, I'm here tonight, just to catch one person! This person's name is Huo Yi, I believe you should all know the Tao, right? Zhang Chen looked at everyone and asked.
Everyone looked at each other in horror, and then they all bowed their heads, not daring to speak.
"Huo Yi is a recidivist in the imperial court, and the crime of covering up is very big!" Seeing that everyone didn't speak, Zhang Chen said coldly. In fact, he knew very well that it was difficult to ask anything from these people.
"Lord Hui, Huo Yi is the housekeeper of our Qingxin Tea House." A woman stepped forward and whispered.
This woman is in her early twenties, and she is beautiful. Maybe because he just came out in a hurry, he was only wearing a white shirt, loose and fat, and he couldn't see what his figure was. But the face is very delicate, with a big melon seed face and a pair of fox eyes, even if there is no expression, it also adds a bit of charm. Cherry mouth with red lips.
Looking at this woman, Zhang Chen suddenly remembered a Japanese actress who had starred in Pan Jinlian, and he didn't remember what the specific name was. The woman in front of her resembles the Japanese actress, and her sense of charm is definitely better than that Pan Jinlian! The best, this woman is the best! Zhang Chen couldn't help but think in his heart.
Damn, when is this going on, and do you still have the heart to think about this? Zhang Chen despised himself fiercely in his heart. After sorting out his thoughts, he looked at the woman and asked, "What about Huo Yiren?" β
"This, my lord......" The woman looked around, didn't see Huo Yi, thought about it, and said softly: "Back to my lord, I don't know about the concubine!" β
"Do you know where Huo Yi lives? Hurry up and bring the official over! Looking at the woman, Zhang Chen said. I don't have time to mess around with these people here, if Huo Yi escapes, it will be a little difficult to catch him again!
"Yes, sir! My lord, please come with your concubine! The woman owed. Then head outside.
Leaving five or six people to watch everyone, Zhang Chen took seven or eight people and followed the woman away. The woman took Zhang Chen and walked to a row of wings in the southwest of the backyard.
Walking to the door of a room, the woman stopped and said respectfully, "My lord, this is it!" β
The door was wide open, obviously it had been checked, Zhang Chen frowned, if he remembered correctly, the last time Huo Yi received his own room, it was also this room!
Zhang Chen entered the house, the house was empty, and there was not a single ghost, let alone Huo Yi! The layout of the house is very simple, there is no place to hide people! Since everyone has already slept, but Huo Yi is not there, it can only show one problem - Huo Yi escaped in advance!
How is this possible? His actions are so secretive, and Cheng An is caught again, who can still report to Huo Yi? Then, Zhang Chen thought of that strange firework and instantly understood! Inner ghosts, there are internal ghosts in Dali Temple! It seems that he underestimated that Huo Yi, he thought that only Cheng An was the inner ghost in Dali Temple, and it seemed that such an idea was a bit naΓ―ve. Since Huo Yi placed an inner ghost in Dali Temple, how could it be possible to only place an inner ghost?
Not good! Zhang Chen instantly understood where Huo Yi had gone!
"Captain Chi Du!" Zhang Chen shouted.
"Boom!"
With a loud bang, the shed where the tea was drying not far away collapsed, and the tea leaves in the sieve flew all over the sky. Then, a black shadow flew out of the collapsed tea shed and fell heavily in front of Zhang Chen. It's a temple, his subordinate. At this moment, the steel knife in this guy's hand has been broken in two, lying on the ground and spitting blood, and he has passed out.
"Roarβ"
With a strange roar, a huge figure stepped out of the collapsed shed. Looking at this guy, everyone was scared stupid! And Zhang Chen was stunned! (To be continued......)