Chapter 15: Before the Storm
Yun Yi sat back in his seat with a calm face, as if he was used to the scene outside, and several other people also sat back.
Only Shen Yan's mind still echoed the scene of crows flying over the sky, and he didn't feel a chill coming from his back, he shook his head, and quickly picked up the hot tea on the table and drank two sips to suppress the shock.
"It's just a bunch of crows and crazy beggars who bewitch the crowd, don't disturb our tea-drinking Yaxing, but you two have to make a decision as soon as possible, because in another hour, the drawings will be sent to General Yuan's mansion." ”
Zhao Wuwu was originally a little hesitant, but when he heard this person's name, he immediately became interested.
"I don't know what Yun Gongzi said, but General Yuan Wei Yuan on General Wu Yi's mansion?"
Shen Yan originally just wanted to listen to them quietly, and he didn't plan to interject, but when he heard that this matter was related to the official family, he hurriedly stood up from his position.
"If you want to snatch the drawings from the government, you still want us to help you grab them? Let's go with the surname Zhao, I don't think these people are necessarily good people, so they didn't have any good intentions when they invited us over. If you really want to tell us the murderer, just say no, go around in circles with us here, and take us for fools?"
Zhao Wuwu suspected that Shen Yan's head might be filled with tofu scum, and his brain was really unresponsive to a state, and the other party confessed to the end that he realized that others had a purpose, how did he use his elm head to judge the case before?
And he has such an upright temperament that he can confide in what he wants to say, regardless of Zhao Wuwu who has been pulling his sleeves on the side, and after he finished speaking, he still pulled him to leave.
"I promise you, so what do we need to do?"
Zhao Wuwu didn't care about Shen Yan wanting to speak again with his teeth and claws on the side, so he covered his mouth and pressed him back to his position, seeing that he was finally honest, he sat down with peace of mind.
"Zhao Gongzi is really a cheerful person!"
Yun Yi put away the fan in her hand and gave Yun Ying on the side a look, she nodded and took out a letter from her sleeve and handed it to Zhao Wuwu.
He said: "This is all the clues we have found, as long as we can help us find him before the informant makes a deal with the people of the Yuan Mansion, and then snatch the drawing, it will be considered that the task has been completed." ”
Zhao Wuwu opened the envelope and glanced at it, and his heart was full of five points.
"Then Yun Gongzi, wait for my good news with peace of mind!"
He put away the envelope and dragged Shen Yan to get up to say goodbye, and sure enough, as soon as the two walked out of the door of Banxiang Building, some people couldn't hold it back.
"I said that the surname is Zhao, I'm afraid that your brain will become stupid after being locked up at home for two days, right? This snatched something from the official family, and he was caught, but he was going to lose his head, not only your Zhao family, but also our Shen family may be connected to the nine clans, why don't you understand?!"
Shen Yan said this, Zhao Wuwu didn't seem to hear it, and only walked silently towards Baihu Street.
This Baihu Street is the most prosperous area in the whole of Shangqiu, where juggling and singing methods are endless, and there are various food stalls, special fruits and pastries.
Zhao Wuwu found a drunken immortal building that looked more lively and walked in, and chose the most door-to-door position to sit down, from here you can directly see most of the scene on the street.
"I said you gave a sentence, what do you think, now that you're so anxious that your eyebrows are burning, what are you still in the mood to eat?"
Shen Yan followed in from behind with a gloomy expression, his right hand on the table and his head tilted to look at him.
"Listen to me first. ”
Zhao Wuwu finally replied to him, turned his head and said to the shopkeeper who came up to serve tea: "First bring us a pot of good Yuan red wine, and then serve a few signature dishes in your store." ”
"Well, guest officer, wait a minute, the little one will immediately call the kitchen to make it for you. ”
The shopkeeper wiped the table, neatly poured tea for the two of them and went to the back kitchen to order.
Zhao Wuwu was sure that no one around was paying attention, so he leaned over and said to Shen Yan: "You went to Banxianglou, didn't you see anything greasy from it?"
Shen Yan was so angry that his heart was full of anger provoked by him, his anxious mouth was dry, where was he still in the mood to observe what was greasy, he raised his hand and took a sip of tea and said angrily: "If you want to say it, just say it or not, don't go around the bend with me here!"
Zhao Wuwu reached out and picked up the teacup and took a closer look, his eyes were full of smiles.
"From the first time I walked up to the second floor, I noticed that many of the ornaments in the building were rare items, which could be regarded as one of the few in the entire upper hill. In particular, a piece of blood like jade placed in the hall was a congratulatory gift from my father the year before last, but I only saw it by chance at the time, and I don't know who it was, but I am sure that his position must be above my father. ”
When Shen Yan heard this, his curiosity immediately hooked up, he glanced around a few times and then leaned over and whispered: "You mean that the Banxianglou may belong to an important official of the imperial court, so why did they grab that map, it is said that if the General's Mansion receives this kind of thing, won't it be sent to the treasury?"
Zhao Wuwu picked up the wine sent by the shopkeeper, poured a glass and handed it to Shen Yan.
"First of all, this is a treasure map, its value itself has yet to be verified, who can know what exactly is there until the thing is found? Secondly, it is this Wuyi general Yuan Wei, although his name is loud, but he is a false position, and he is also a greedy and womanizer, often relying on a little power to oppress the people. But after all, he is a small general with no strength, and he dares to accept the treasure map sent by others with such fanfare, either he is not very good at it, or someone behind him is using him, and he has no right to resist, so he can only be forced to take on this task. ”
Shen Yan listened to this, but he was still a little foggy, and Zhao Wuwu felt that if he didn't explain it clearly, he might not be able to see the truth even if he was killed, so he began to explain to him again.
"Anyway, what I mean is that this thing must be done by us, because this is someone who is testing us, otherwise with their strength, it can be easily done, why bother to find us?
As soon as Zhao Wuwu's voice fell, it happened that the dishes of the shopkeeper were also alive, and seeing that Shen Yan was still there pondering and trying to sort out his thoughts, he shook his head and ate it himself.
"If you don't understand, eat first, eat and drink well and save enough energy, but there will be a fierce battle waiting for us in a while!"