Pingzhou, Fencheng.

In front of Liu Qingxue was a somewhat thin middle-aged man, his eyes sunken into his sockets, but he showed a shrewd brilliance from time to time. He was wearing a dark green coat, with a straight figure, sitting at the table, and using his chest to support the four words "Fuhao Commercial Bank" on his chest. He carefully studied the handwriting in front of him for a while, and then raised his head to sweep Liu Qingxue.

"This is indeed the handwriting of the great masters, yes. The thin middle-aged man sighed helplessly. He looked up at Liu Qingxue again, and saw that Liu Qingxue was a little uncomfortable, so he lowered his eyelids and sighed: "I have always been very curious, what is it like to let the big boss do something against the principles and interests of the entire business house three times and twice to help? The big boss has the background of the Liu family, and it is inevitable that the decision will be unfair and unfair, and the price of Xingluo is not cheap. Putting aside the identity of the big boss, the Liu family and Fuhao Commercial Bank have not yet been close to this point. ”

"Is the shopkeeper disappointed?" asked Liu Qingxue lightly.

Ma Chunfang took a sip of the hot tea on the table, smiled and said nothing.

"I heard that the shopkeeper is very good at doing business, and this Pingyu branch has been smooth sailing under the shopkeeper over the years, and the annual profit is about to exceed that of the branches in rich places like Qingzhou and Zhongzhou. Liu Qingxue said thoughtfully.

"The girl has done some homework. Ma Chunfang smiled.

"If the shopkeeper thinks that it is favoritism for the boss Liu to use the power of Fuhao Commercial Bank to help Qingxue, then the shopkeeper may wish to regard this as an investment. ”

"Investment?" Ma Chunfang's eyes sunk into his sockets revealed a slight light.

Liu Qingxue nodded slightly, and continued: "The shopkeeper should know that a businessman who is serious about peace and stability is a long stream, and if the goods brought back by the hard work of the merchant meet a bandit or a war on the road, it will be a clean loss." Now that wars are raging, major thoroughfares have been cut off or occupied, and business is not easy to do. ”

"Not bad. Ma Chunfang replied honestly, "I'm not afraid to tell the girl, if it weren't for the deep background of Fuhao Commercial Bank and some ways, I am afraid that I would not be able to make any oil and water every year." ”

"Therefore, a stable and unified situation is the ideal background for making money, what does the shopkeeper think?"

Ma Chunfang, who was originally leaning on the back of the chair, suddenly straightened up and looked at Liu Qingxue suspiciously: "Does the Liu family have this ambition?

Liu Qingxue hung her head and didn't answer, and took a sip of the teacup decently.

"Qingxue is soft-spoken, and he still has to rely on the help of Fuhao Commercial Bank, but he is just helping the horse shopkeeper to relieve his grievances, how is the Liu family, what is the current situation, Qingxue can't be the master. ”

"Hehe, at a young age, I really know how to pretend to be confused, I let you say anything, I went around in a circle, but it was equivalent to not saying anything!" Ma Chunfang shook his head and smiled indifferently: "I'm just a businessman, I can't be the master, and I can't be as righteous as a big boss. But I remember the girl's words. ”

Liu Qingxue was noncommittal, and waited quietly for Ma Chunfang to speak.

Ma Chunfang took out a bamboo tube from his sleeve and handed it to Liu Qingxue, while also saying: "According to Xingluo's news, the last time Duan Xinnan appeared in their field of vision was in the northwest of Yunzhou, and the time was three days ago, the day this letter was sent. ”

Liu Qingxue unfolded the letter paper in the bamboo tube and browsed roughly, but she frowned slightly.

Yunzhou, that is two completely opposite directions to where she is going. She couldn't help but hesitate.

"Duan Xinnan's predecessors have disappeared from the world's vision for decades, and his appearance must have changed a lot, is the information accurate?" asked Liu Qingxue.

Ma Chunfang smiled: "This is not a problem for Xingluo, for a person with Duan Xinnan's skills and status, his whereabouts and information are valuable, and many people with a heart are paying attention to it." Duan Xinnan has only faded out of the world's vision for many years, but Xingluo will not easily forget such an important person. ”

But according to what Liu Qingxue wrote on the letter paper that he unfolded from the bamboo tube, it seems that there is more than that.

"According to Xingluo's whereabouts records, Duan Xinnan's predecessor had stayed in the north for half a year before arriving in Yunzhou. He went out every day to inquire and inquire, and it seemed that he was looking for someone. She said.

Ma Chunfang nodded and said, "Not bad." Even if he went to Yunzhou, he was still like this, maybe he didn't gain anything in the north. ”

Liu Qingxue gently put away the roll of letter paper and said, "Xingluo must have noticed this as well, presumably Xingluo has already begun to check the person Duan Xinnan's predecessor is looking for." ”

"The girl reacted very quickly," Ma Chunfang said with a smile, "but as far as I know, it is not easy. Duan Xinnan didn't seem to know anything about this person, only that he had been in the Southern Xinjiang Caravan for a period of time and was a woman, and there was no other information. Even if it is Xingluo, it should take some effort to find out. This is a later story, according to Xingluo's rules, this news will cost a lot of money. The implication is that Fuhao Commercial Bank may not pay this money again.

But he said to himself, and after speaking, he found that Liu Qingxue was groaning, and seemed to be a little absent-minded. He couldn't help but be a little unhappy, and deliberately asked loudly, "Is the girl going directly to Yunzhou?"

"Nope. Since he already knew the whereabouts of Senior Duan, and he didn't deliberately hide his whereabouts, he was not in a hurry to go. There are still some things to take care of when clearing the snow. ”

"Oh, yes. Ma Chunfang didn't look very interested, leaned back, leaned back in the chair, "Since the girl has nothing else to do, let's send it off." ”

"Qingxue has one more matter, I want to ask the shopkeeper. Liu Qingxue was not in a hurry to get up, still looking into Ma Chunfang's eyes and asked, "Hongyuan Dart Bureau, but Fuhao Commercial Bank did it." ”

Liu Qingxue never forgot the name of Hongyuan Dart Bureau for a moment, in fact, after leaving Fencheng, Liu Qingxue didn't expect to return here one day. However, among the many nearby towns, only Fencheng has a branch of Fuhao Commercial Bank, and the other branches are hundreds of miles away, in order to obtain information, even at the risk of being targeted by the Hongyuan Dart Bureau, she still came to Fencheng.

But after entering the city, the Hongyuan dart game that she had been afraid of disappeared. Not to mention that there were disciples of the Hongyuan Dart Bureau who stopped and inquired, and even the flag of the Hongyuan Dart Bureau that could be seen a few steps on the street was missing. It is a symbol of Hongyuan Commercial Bank's gift to merchants who are subordinate to themselves, indicating that this place is protected by Hongyuan Dart Bureau.

But now, the gray-blue flags that used to fly in the streets and alleys are gone. Curiosity had driven Liu Qingxue to touch the location of the Hongyuan Dart Bureau, but when she arrived, she found that the original majestic Hongyuan Dart Bureau had become an empty house, and the very atmospheric plaque that was originally painted with the four golden words of "Hongyuan Dart Bureau" was broken in half and fell to the ground, covered with dust, and the whole house was empty, but no one dared to clean it up, but people silently ripped off the gray-blue flag fluttering in front of the eaves.

Liu Qingxue had an inexplicable feeling, and always felt that this matter seemed to be related to Fuhao Commercial Bank.

Ma Chunfang only smiled faintly: "I'd rather not." Speaking of this, I have to say that in order to help the girl, the big boss not only used Xingluo's intelligence network, but also specially sent someone to guard this branch secretly, and also destroyed the Hongyuan Dart Bureau to vent the girl's anger, which is really willing to pay the capital. This Hou Yanchun, do you want to be very useful in the Liu family?"

It turned out that he didn't know either. Liu Qingxue frowned slightly. Before going out, she specially asked Liu Heng about the situation of Hou Yanchun, originally everything was an order conveyed by Liu Yuelei through Liu Heng, including the antidote to the Seven Nights Cold, and followed all the way to Lizhou, "Hou Yanchun" was just a tool, so Liu Qingxue did not have much gratitude for this Xingluo's secret pile.

But among the tasks assigned by Liu Heng, there was no such thing as killing Hongyuan Dart Bureau.

Liu Qingxue stood up and said softly: "Qingxue also found out not long ago that his name is not Hou Yanchun. ”

She turned to the door and whispered, "But, that's all I know." ”