Chapter 13: Serial Mystery
Out of sympathy and righteousness, Gu Muhan wanted to deal with the financial crisis for Zhou Hongzhi and his wife, so he called the little leader aside and gave him twenty taels of silver to ask him to go and send a letter to Zhang You's financial report.
Seeing that this person was so generous, the little leader hurriedly nodded in agreement, and went to Qingfeng Town in advance with the other two bodyguards.
Gu Muhan rode a horse and followed behind the others, and together they descended Qingfeng Ridge to Qingfeng Town.
As soon as he arrived at the east end of the town, his horse was stopped, and an old man with teary eyes called him aside and begged bitterly.
Wang Yaqin was a little puzzled: Wu Tiexin's father is really good at finding people, how does he know that the boy in front of him is a powerful person?
Qingfeng Town's business is still prosperous, there is an endless stream of buyers and sellers who come and go, mainly engaged in agricultural and sideline native products and mountain goods, of course, the most important resources are timber and bamboo products, agriculture and forestry promote each other to promote the economic promotion of Qingfeng Town and the prosperity of trade.
Zhang Youcai's home is in the center of the town, with a magnificent mansion and shops on the street dealing in various products such as mountain goods, silk, medicinal herbs and agricultural planting.
Among the eight people who pursued Wang Yaqin, the leader and the other had already gone to report the news. Zhang Youcai heard that the man surnamed Zhou had the support of a master, and before Wang Yaqin and others came to Zhang's house, more than 20 bodyguards of the hospital lined up at the gate with big knives to demonstrate the style.
Gu Muhan saw this formation from a distance, he sat on the back of the horse and sneered: Who is this a demonstration for? If you really want to do it, solve it all in one move.
While thinking, Gu Muhan walked slowly with the reins of his horse and came to the gate of the Zhang Mansion compound. The bodyguard of the nursing home raised his chest and raised his head to cheer up, and the little leader who received the benefit fee of 20 taels of silver from Gu Muhan in Qingfeng Ridge was named Wang Jinbiao, and his duty was to be responsible for the security of the inner courtyard, also known as the internal bodyguard. At this time, he was standing in the compound pretending, shouting, shouting, "Prepare for knives and arrows!" "
"Hey! The answer of the bodyguard in the inner courtyard was both strange and rustic, giving people a flashy and unconventional feeling.
This house was built in the middle of Qingfeng Town, on a higher ground, at least three or five feet higher than other people's houses.
The walls on both sides of the house are designed with wall holes, and the wall holes are full of strong bows and crossbows to guard the gate.
On the road in the middle of the gate, there was a strong man wearing a black leather coat, carrying a bow and arrows, and holding a big knife in his hand, his 们️ right hand was crossed on his waist, staring at Gu Muhan, Wang Yaqin, Zhou Hongzhi and them, for fear that these people would make any changes, and they immediately fired ten thousand arrows.
A strong man shouted loudly with a fierce glint in his eyes:
Damn, stop for Lao Tzu, who are you who dare to come to Zhang Ye's territory and rampage?
Lonely Muhan's horsewhip was raised, calm and composed, and his sleeves waved:
Don't get me wrong, I'm looking for your boss to solve the problem for him, so you don't need to shout so much. As soon as he finished speaking, he looked into the compound.
That Wang Jinbiao saw Gu Muhan and Wang Yaqin, Zhou Hongzhi and others were blocked at the gate and were not allowed to come in, so he hurriedly ran down, took out a pack of cigarettes from his body, took out one, and lit a fire for the strong men:
These are all looking for Zhang Ye, he is waiting for them in the house, let me lead them in, hehe!
Zhou Hongzhi stepped forward and shouted:
Lord Wang, it's hard work, tell you Ye Zhang, the money is ready, take us in quickly, solve the matter and be sure.
Wang Jinbiao took people's money and eliminated disasters for others. He took Gu Muhan's twenty taels of silver and thanked him again after the promise was fulfilled, so he nodded and said incoherently:
Lonely boss, long admired the great name, long admired the great name, tied the horse to the tethered horse stake at the door, and let me in.
He handed a cigarette to each of the wicked men with knives and arrows, turned around and hugged Gu Muhan with a fist:
I'm sorry, this is Zhang Ye's rule, without an acquaintance to introduce him, ordinary people are not allowed to enter and exit the courtyard gate of the compound without authorization.
This section of the road is paved with smooth pebbles, and if you are not a specially trained person, or if you have no martial arts skills, and your feet are unstable, you will definitely fall on your back.
Therefore, although the distance is not far, it is very difficult to walk.
The four golden characters of "Zhang's inner house" are impressive.
But I saw that the pavilions and buildings were hidden in the rockeries and flower beds and bonsai. An antique villa-like building towers in front of you.
The roofs on all sides were full of archers, and the front and back of the house were full of samurai armed with steel swords, all of them with eyes shining like hungry wolves, and their eyes were staring at the courtyard without blinking.
If it weren't for Wang Jinbiao's greeting in advance, and the bows and crossbows on it were fired together, no one would have thought of moving forward half a step.
In front of Zhang Youcai's door, there was another layer of bodyguards showing off their might, those with knives and arrows with arrows, walking around in front of the house.
Wang Jinbiao lowered his voice:
Don't mind, the wind is very tight now, the main thing is that the army is resurrected, and it is said that it is back to be killed, in the past, our Zhang Ye killed a lot of people who broke into the army, which will mainly prevent Li Zicheng from bringing people to take revenge.
Gu Muhan had more or less heard that the army of Li Zicheng, the king of Chuang, had won the enthusiastic support and support of the people of the whole country under the political proposition of "exempting the land from taxation" and "buying and selling flat", and their troops had grown to millions of people, becoming the greatest main force in the peasant war.
However, in a small place like Qingfeng Town, how can there be troops from King Chuang? I don't know.
Coming to the hall of the inner courtyard, Zhang Youcai, who has a fat head and big ears, sits on the tiger skin chair in the middle, and it is autumn now, but the mountains have ushered in a cold snap in advance. The brazier with iron frames on all sides is blazing with charcoal flames, and the heat is warm and gentle like spring.
Zhang Youcai's bodyguards opened their chests and exposed their bellies, and all of them carried short knives and crossbows, and four of them wore short tiger skin suits with an extra big knife on their bodies.
If ordinary people are scared of such an atmosphere, they will be scared to death, what kind of Zhang family compound is this, this is actually a bandit den!
Wang Jinbiao, as the head of the internal security of the Zhang family's compound, is quite face-saving, and he hugged Zhang Youcai:
Zhang Ye, this is the lonely boss I told you, he is willing to repay the debts for Wang Yaqin and Zhou Hongzhi.
Zhang Youcai raised his head, looked Gu Muhan up and down, and found that it was a milky little doll, and said a little contemptuous "um", thinking:
What kind of boss, it's just a tiger skin as a banner and a bluff, and now the world is full of bosses and managers.
He puffed out his bull-like eyes and glanced at Wang Jinbiao in front of him, and raised his head towards him.
Wang Jinbiao immediately understood, Zhang Youcai felt that this person could be so generous for no reason, 12,000 taels of silver is not a small amount, he wants to let Wang Jinbiao explore the truth first, to see what the origin is, if the official background is strong, with the support of the imperial court, then this money cannot be collected, otherwise it will have to be increased, or even doubled, from 12,000 taels to halving, there is no 24,000 taels, don't think of going out of this door.
Wang Jinbiao hugged his right fist with his left hand, raised it towards Gu Muhan, and made a gesture of greeting the rivers and lakes:
This is our territory, everything is our Zhang Ye's final say, which way is Mr. Lone's friend?
Gu Muhan studied under Gu Yulin, a master in the world of Gufeng Mountain, but the name of the teacher has been kept secret, and his old man has repeatedly told him that his name cannot be disclosed to anyone, otherwise he will take his life.
Later, Ye Chong of the Northern Martial Arts discovered the hiding place of his mentor, and only then did he have the Tiandu Ring Heroes Association, and now, the martial arts are chasing Gu Muhan, who is holding the King of Soul Sucking Whirlwind Knife, so he is even more afraid to sign up for himself.
Gu Muhan ignored it, Zhang Youcai only thought that the other party had a big background and a strong backer behind him, so he signaled Wang Jinbiao to stop asking and play less of this childish game of cat and mouse.
This person's origin must be very big, so big that he didn't take my Zhang family's compound into account at all. Zhang Youcai's buttocks were a little uncomfortable after sitting for a long time, and he owed a straight waist:
The boss goes south and north, whose platform is he standing? Who is the master? It seems that you have a lot of money, but if you keep your name secret, how can you talk about the business below?
This guy is doing bad things, there are always ghosts in his heart, this can also be understood as a shadow, he is always worried that others will harm him, and he can't let go if he doesn't inquire carefully, in fact, Gu Muhan's purpose of coming here is very simple, that is, to pay off the debt for Zhou Hongzhi, but he is afraid that Gu Muhan has a strong background, and a gentleman loves money in a good way, and he must not take what he shouldn't take.
Only then did Gu Muhan understand that Zhang Youcai was inquiring about his background, if he had a strong background, he could be brought to justice for his behavior of charging high interest, but he smiled lightly:
The brother eats Guo's meal, and the master is Guo Sihai
Yes! It turned out to be Peach Blossom Mountain Locks?
This Guo Sihai dominates Peach Blossom Mountain, he is brutal by nature, he kills people without blinking, and the government has to avoid three points when he hears it, no one dares to provoke this gang of evil gods!
Zhang Youcai had a lot of dealings with the people of the government and yamen, and he also intersected with high-ranking officials and nobles from time to time, but he did not have much contact with bandits.
So my heart trembled:
No wonder this little hairy boy can be so calm and unhurried, it turns out that he is a person from Peach Blossom Mountain Guo Sihai, which one can afford to provoke? Unless you don't want to die, that's pretty much it.
Zhang Youcai hugged his fists: People are floating in the rivers and lakes, and the green mountains will never grow old, come on, show this boss a seat.
A bench was lifted out to seat ten people.
Gu Muhan, Wang Yaqin, Zhou Hongzhi and his party sat in a row, and Gu Muhan said:
Brother this time I want to bother Zhang Ye to do a favor and give a reasonable solution to the financial dispute between Zhou Hongzhi and you.
Boss Lone will make a price first, as long as the negotiation can be agreed, maybe my Zhangjia Compound is willing to listen to all your quotations and provide all high-quality services.
Gu Muhan smiled shallowly:
The brother was entrusted by Uncle Guo Sihai Guo of Peach Blossom Mountain to look for someone here, and learned that Zhang Ye's hands and eyes were open to the sky, so he came to the door to ask for help.
When Zhang Youcai heard that he was here for this, he "chuckled" in his heart:
Wu Xinzhi's hand stretched out too long, and he actually moved to Peach Blossom Mountain to bring rescuers? The sweat on his bald head was dripping out! After thinking for a while, what about him, even if he is from Peach Blossom Mountain, he must catch thieves and stolen goods, what can I do if I don't have real evidence?
Zhang Youcai pretended to be surprised and looked at Wang Jinbiao:
Gold Label, do you hear that? This lonely boss has lost people and found us here, do you have this news?
The so-called one who is close to ink is black, and one who is close to Zhu is red.
What kind of master brings out what kind of minions.
Wang Jinbiao immediately understood Zhang Youcai's hint and pretended to say:
No, I was born and raised in Qingfeng Town, and I have never heard of a man in his twenties being lost, unless he is insane and can't even recognize his own home.
Zhang Youcai knew that Wang Jinbiao had slipped his mouth, and glared at him fiercely, but he couldn't round the field, so he could only tell the truth:
I can't say that, if Wu Tiexin is really lost, for the sake of your face, brother, collect some meager foot strength, and it won't be a big problem for us to help find it.
The master and servant sang and harmonized, and their words were not leaky. They underestimated Gu Muhan's IQ.
Seeing that the two of them finished singing, Gu Muhan said unhurriedly: It is also appropriate to help find someone to collect some foot money, anyway, I don't want this money to come out, it is a disgraceful martial artist, how much foot money does Zhang Ye want.
Zhang Youcai stroked his bald head and pretended to be serious about calculating the data:
I have to alarm several groups of people up and down, as well as gentlemen from all walks of life, without a half million oceans, I can't complete such a big project, right! Just 500,000.
Gu Muhan's face was unwavering, and he was not surprised at all:
500,000 oceans is obviously not a small amount, even if it is the largest money bank in the imperial city at the foot of the Son of Heaven, "Baofeng Bank", it is a little difficult to come up with so much silver at once.
Zhang Youcai opened his mouth, and the price of sitting on the ground left room for counteroffer, but Gu Muhan did not give him a chance to bargain:
As far as I know, Wu Xinzhi, the father of the Wu family, is a responsible seller, and if you let him smash the pot, sell iron, sell his sons and daughters, and sell himself, it will be very difficult to gather so much money.
Unexpectedly, this rich kidnapping and extortion is used to it, he naturally knows that he must go high and low in this business, he has his own psychological price, but he doesn't say it verbally, and waits and sees.
Lonely Muhan is as quiet as water, but he speaks like a repeater:
Of course, for me, I am just entrusted by someone, you can talk about it, if you can't talk about it, I will pat my ass and go back, annoying the living Hell King of Peach Blossom Mountain sent a thousand or ten thousand people to turn Qingfeng Town upside down, not afraid that people will not find it.
At this moment, the muscles on Zhang Youcai's face shook unconsciously, and he felt a little weak in his heart, but fortunately he was not frightened, pretending to be sympathetic and pitiful:
Folks, who told me to have a bodhisattva heart, do you think this will work? I'll take a step back, 200,000, and I'll do it.
Gu Muhan motioned for his companion to get up, and it was pointless to talk any further. However, he was full of promises on the surface:
Okay, no matter how poor the old martial artist is, he is also a businessman, find relatives and friends to get together, two or three hundred thousand should not be a big problem, and he quit.
Gu Muhan sneered softly as he walked out, another idea was already circling in his heart.