At this time, a middle-aged fat man walked out from behind the counter and asked, "Guest officer, do you need any help?"

"Are you the shopkeeper here?" asked Liu Fugui.

"Under Qian Jinbao, he is temporarily responsible for the management of the 'Ming Shi Building', and the guest officer has something to do, just say!" Qian Jinbao said.

"Help me find an upper room, the bedroom and the reception room should be separated, it is best to sit in the north and face south, in addition, I heard that your inn also has a wine shop, is the food well done?" Liu Fugui asked.

"'Mingshilou' is a well-known brand in the Qinhuai River area, the inn has many guest rooms, luxurious decoration, comprehensive service, and supporting the gorgeous wine shop, the food is complete, good wine and good food are provided at any time, as long as you live in this inn, you will be satisfied! I will help you book a room. Qian Jinbao said.

"Okay, after we move in, at the time of dinner, you will ask the wine shop to bring a few good dishes to the guest room, and we will have a little wine!" Liu Fugui thought: "We should take this opportunity to enjoy the grandeur of the VIP, and at the same time, let the other party relax their vigilance, which is conducive to reconnaissance." ”

"Okay, guest officer, please go up to the second floor and take you to the guest room below!" Qian Jinbao said.

Liu Fugui was very satisfied with the guest room arranged by the shopkeeper Qian, and he said: "The guest room is good, let's stay here!" My name is Liu Wenbin, this is Xiao Li, you can ask the wine shop to send a few good dishes of tea and a bottle of good wine later, and I will entertain the 'guests' in the reception room."

Qian Jinbao answered, he thought to himself: "This businessman is too straightforward, he will declare his name as soon as he arrives, I doubt, can this kind of straightforward son do a good job? He probably inherited the property from his father and made a bold move!"

In fact. Let Qian Jinbao have such a misunderstanding, which is exactly the effect Liu Fugui wants, he has been honing in the gambling house for many years, and he knows how to hide his true colors.

At the time of the evening meal, the wine and food were delivered and placed in the reception room, and when the man who delivered the food was about to leave, Liu Fugui asked him to call a clever waiter to serve.

Liu Fugui asked his buddy Xiao Li to sit down, and the master and servant poured two glasses of wine and drank good wine. Tasting the food. At this time, a waiter knocked on the door, Liu Fugui asked him to come in, and the waiter asked, "Guest officer." Is there anything you need to serve?"

Liu Fugui said: "Don't be in a hurry to serve. You're pretty smart. What's it called?"

"The little one's name is Wu San, please ask the guest officer to order!" said the waiter.

"Don't be so polite, you relax. I have already told your shopkeeper Liu Fugui, let you come, there is nothing else, just sit down and drink with us, we have just arrived in the capital, we don't know a lot of things here, I want to ask you to introduce me, can you tell us about it?" Liu Fugui said.

"The guest officer wants me to sit down and drink, this is not good, the waiter is not allowed to drink with the guest, I will stand, what do you want to know!" Wu San said.

"If you are told to sit down, you will sit, for a while, if you speak well, this tael of silver will be rewarded to you, quick, sit down and drink!" Liu Fugui took out a tael of silver and put it on the table, and pulled Wu San to sit down.

"Okay, I'll toast the two guest officers with a glass of wine, please do it together, and wish the two guest officers a prosperous business!" Wu San said.

"Oh, yes, you're very polite, you're really a clever young man, come, do it!" Liu Fugui praised him.

"Is it the first time for a guest officer to stay in the 'Ming Shi Building'?" Wu San asked.

"Yes, come, Wu San, I'll give you another drink, and you can tell you about the 'Mingshi Building' while drinking! We don't know anything about this inn, it is said that it is a very famous inn in the Qinhuai River?" asked Liu Fugui.

Wu Sanpin is a good wine, drank three glasses in a row, the wine belly, the box opened, he said: "'Ming Shi Lou' is very influential, there are often eunuchs, wealthy businessmen, celebrities in Beijing, Jianghu leaders, etc. come here to live in the hotel, the name of 'Ming Shi Lou' is also exquisite, its first layer means 'Ming Shi Li', which means that the people who live in the inn are people who understand things and reason, which is actually the inn shows respect for the guests; Mingshilou' is an inn opened by the Yuanshan faction in the capital, and the head of the Yuanshan faction is Jia Tianming, so the first word of the inn's name is 'Ming', which is also a sign to the rivers and lakes, indicating that this inn has a background, of course, these small ones are only heard, not necessarily accurate, for the reference of the guest officer!"

"Do people from the Yuanshan Sect often come to this inn that they have opened? Who is in charge of managing this inn? Wu San, you are very smart, you must also be reused?" asked Liu Fugui.

"There are not many people from the Yuanshan faction, sometimes, Murong Yun goes to other places to run errands and sometimes comes to stay for a night or two, the small one rarely sees other people, at present, Qian Jinbao is in charge, he is directly under the command of Jia Tianming, the head of the Yuanshan faction, it is said that he is quite trusted by the head, and the people in the inn are afraid of him. Wu San approached Liu Fugui and said in a low voice: "Don't look at the money shopkeeper who is usually respectful to the guests, on the surface it seems to be very arrogant, but he is actually a very scheming and very good at tricks.

"Is it? Wu San, you are very clever, the money shopkeeper should have reused you, come, I will toast you again, you are a very sensible person, and you are also very refreshing, you can tell me these sincere words, I recognize you as a friend, do it!" Liu Fugui and Wu San finished drinking, and took out a tael of silver from their arms, together with a tael on the table, and put it in Wu San's hand, saying: "Brother Wu San, you take these two taels of silver to buy some wine to drink with your brothers, and you have a fateful acquaintance, and I am not respectful!" I'm very happy to be drinking with you today!"

"Where can I spend your money, big brother, it's not proper, you still take it back, it's useless!" Wu San shirked.

"Isn't it just two taels of silver? If you don't take it, you just look down on me, don't treat me as a friend, put away the silver, let's drink again!" Liu Fugui said, they drank a few more glasses of wine, at this time, Wu San was a little drunk, Liu Fugui seized the opportunity to ask: "Brother Wu San, has there been any big man from the Yuanshan faction in the 'Mingshilou' in recent days?" You are very clever, you should know the situation of the inn best. ”

"The younger brother didn't find any big activities in the inn, and Qian Jinbao didn't receive any reuse characters as usual, but I heard a guy say yesterday that he seemed to have seen Murong Yun and a big black man come to the inn, according to my guess, the big black man should be Ling Fenglei nicknamed 'Fierce God', but, it's very strange, usually when someone comes from the mountain, Qian Jinbao will preside over the welcome reception, and have a few drinks with them, why didn't there be any movement this time? I can't figure it out, this time it's a little strange!" Wu San said suspiciously.

Liu Fugui guessed: "That's right, Murong Yun and Ling Fenglei must have gone down the mountain, and they have also been to the 'Ming Shi Building', the reason why the money shopkeeper did not hold a welcome reception is because the 'two tigers' sent by Yuanshan down the mountain this time, if not for anything else, but specifically to the 'Good Luck Gambling House' to make trouble, so,' Ming Shilou's inconvenience in announcing their arrival, sincerely kept it a secret for them, and that Qian Jinbao pretended to be fine, in fact, he must have secretly received Murong Yun and Ling Fenglei, the Yuanshan faction is very secretive, and Qian Fat is an easy-going person on the surface and shrewd on the inside, so he naturally knows how to keep secrets!"

"Brother Wu, 'Mingshilou' usually receives a lot of distinguished guests, and your inn is often full of friends, you should know a lot of things in society and rivers and lakes in the inn, right?" asked Liu Fugui.

"Brother Liu, you are right, there are often a lot of distinguished guests in the inn, and they also bring all kinds of news, in fact, I tell you a secret, please don't tell others, usually, in addition to entertaining guests, we also have an important task, which is to inquire about all kinds of news from the mouths of guests, and then tell the money shopkeeper the news I heard, of course, big brother, you are very good to me, I will not tell you about your situation, I will keep it secret for you, Qian Fat Man does not trust me very much, and I will not listen to him with all my heart!" Wu Sanyou was really drunk, bolder, and dared to confess his dissatisfaction with the "fat man".

Liu Fugui continued to ask: "Is it true that the fat man likes to collect news? Come, big brother will toast you again, and say slowly, do it!"

"Of course he likes to inquire about the news, I tell you, he was originally to inquire about the news, the Yuanshan faction opened this inn, in fact, the main reason for recruiting guests to stay is not to make money, but to inquire about the news, not only the guys in the inn inquire about the news from the guests, moreover, Qian Jinbao also often collects news from a group of people outside, and there is a group of people in the Yuanshan faction who conceal their true identities and lurk in officialdom, gangs, businesses, wine shops, Qinglou and other places do things, specializing in collecting news, they often hand over the collected news to Qian Fatzi, and after Qian Fatzi gathers the news, he regularly reports the news to Jia Tianming on Sù Mountain, which ...... These are all I heard from the guys, and it's classified, you ...... You can't say it, it's dangerous, you know?"

Wu San became more and more drunk, Liu Fugui was taken aback when he heard what Wu San said, he pondered: "It turns out that this 'Ming Shi Lou' is not for 'Ming Shi Li', but for 'Ming Shi Li', it is specially used to collect information, 'Ming Shi Lou' is ostensibly an inn, but it is actually an intelligence agency of the Yuanshan faction in the capital, it seems that Jia Tianming is a very ambitious person, and Qian Jinbao, who looks big on the surface, looks very humble, but in fact, it is an extremely dangerous intelligence leader. ”

The more Liu Fugui thought about it, the more he felt that the Yuanshan faction was very terrible, and after more than ten years in the gambling house, Liu Fugui developed the habit of thinking about the bad, he thought: "The Yuanshan faction asked Murong Yun and Ling Fenglei to go to the 'Good Luck Gambling House' to make trouble, it is likely that this is just a small prelude for the Yuanshan faction to start challenging the Yashan faction, and it is likely that more terrible things will happen next, I must do my best to tell Lu Zhongkan about the situation found out in the 'Ming Shi Lou', and ask him to inform the head of the Yashan faction, Zhou Bagua, otherwise, it will be a big mistake." (To be continued......)

PS: Ancient China attached great importance to espionage very early, "The Art of War" ended with "use of the interval", soldiers take espionage work as one of the important factors to win, of course, martial arts stories should also talk about spies, it will be more interesting, "Jianghu Fangyuan", all schools attach great importance to "intelligence work", it's just that some use vicious conspiracies, use vicious spies, some use strategies, use wise men, and some differences, "informants" in martial arts battles, there are also wonderful stories.