"You seldom ask me to inquire about things for you, just say it! What do you need me to ask you about? Steward Xia said to Ah Hui with a smile.

"Big brother, this is also a friend of mine, please ask me to inquire, so you must keep this matter secret." Ah Hui said to Steward Xia with a sincere look in his eyes.

"Don't worry, we are brothers, how could I harm you?" Steward Xia said to Ah Hui with a smile.

"I heard from a friend of mine that a group of men in fancy clothes came outside the gate of Caofu in the morning, and I wanted to inquire about them." Ah Hui said to Steward Xia with a smile.

"Are you sure this is just your friend asking you to ask? It has nothing to do with you. ”

"Big brother, when did I lie to you? Tell me quickly, I have taken a thousand pieces of silver! ”

"If you want me to tell you, you must give me half of a thousand taels of silver."

"Big brother, tell me quickly, even if I give you a thousand taels of silver!"

"Really, you didn't lie to me." Steward Xia asked Ah Hui with a slightly puzzled look in his eyes.

"Big brother, when did you see me deceive you?" Just as the two were talking, a voice came from outside the private room.

"Two guest officers, the wine and food in your store are ready." The shopkeeper said to the two of them in a tone.

"Come in!" Then the shopkeeper walked in with some wine and food.

After a while, the shopkeeper finally put these drinks and dishes on the table, and then said to Steward Xia and the two with a smile: "The two guest officers, please use it slowly." ”

"Alright, you go down first!" Steward Xia said to the shopkeeper with a smile.

Immediately afterwards, the shopkeeper slowly withdrew from the private room, and closed the door by the way before leaving.

After making sure that the shopkeeper had left the private room, the two continued to talk.

"It's not impossible to tell you, but you have to give me the silver ticket first. So that I can tell you with confidence. ”

"Okay!" After speaking, Ah Hui handed the silver ticket of one thousand taels to Steward Xia.

After Steward Xia took the silver ticket, he said to Ah Hui with a smile: "Didn't we say that one person and half were agreed?" Why did you give me all this thousand taels? ”

"Big brother, I want you to keep the five hundred taels for me. You should also know that I always spend money lavishly, so I want to keep this money to marry a mother-in-law. Ah Hui scratched the back of his head and said to Steward Xia.

"You stinky boy still know how to save money and marry a mother-in-law!" Steward Xia said to Ah Hui with a smile.

"Big brother, you see that now I have given you the silver ticket of one thousand taels, it is time to tell me the answer!" Ah Hui said to Steward Xia with a smile.

"I also listened to the people in the house about this matter, but I don't know if it's true."

"Big brother, don't sell it, tell me quickly!"

"I heard from the people in the house, saying that those people are some big people, as if they are the heads of some family."

"Big brother, are you sure this is true?"

"Do you think big brother, I look like that kind of unreliable person?"

"That's just as well. Big brother, if there is nothing to do, I will leave first. ”

"Second brother, don't worry, let's sit down first and talk about family life. It's been a long time since we've been together, and it's only been a long time since we've gotten together, so are you in such a hurry to leave? ”

Ah Hui listened to Steward Xia's words, so he had no choice but to stay.

Then the two talked in the private room for nearly half an hour, and the sky gradually darkened.

Ah Hui smiled and said to Steward Xia: "Big brother, you see that it's not too early this day, then I'll leave first." ”

"Alright, remember to be careful on the road."

"Big brother, I know, I'll leave first if it's okay." After speaking, Ah Hui left the private room.

After Ah Hui left, Steward Xia called the shopkeeper of the restaurant.

The shopkeeper in the restaurant asked Steward Xia with a smile in his eyes, "What do you have to tell this guest officer?" ”

"Checkout."

"The guest officer's statement is a total of sixty-two taels of silver. I will give you a change, and I will charge you a total of sixty taels. The shopkeeper said to Steward Xia with a smile.

After the shopkeeper finished reporting the accounts, Steward Xia took out the silver from his arms to settle the bill.

After settling the account, Steward Xia left the restaurant alone.

In a restaurant at the South City Gate, a middle-aged man in a fancy dress was waiting anxiously.

This person is the shopkeeper of the restaurant who sent Ah Hui out to find out the news before.

At this time, the restaurant was closed, but the door of the restaurant was still open.

The shopkeeper of the restaurant was stamping back and forth from side to side, and soon a young man appeared in his sight.

This young man is none other than Ah Hui, who was sent out by the shopkeeper of the restaurant to inquire about the news.

After the shopkeeper of the restaurant saw Ah Hui coming back, he immediately greeted him.

"Ah Hui, you're finally back. How did you go for so long and come back? It's killing me. ”

"Shopkeeper, didn't I come back in good condition?"

"I asked you to inquire, how is the inquiry?"

"Shopkeeper, I only inquired about a little bit of the situation, I don't know if it will be useful to you."

"Just tell me what you heard, and I'll analyze it myself."

"Shopkeeper, what I heard is that the person who robbed me of it, and those people in the Cao Mansion in the morning are the heads of some families."

"Are you sure this message is accurate?"

"Shopkeeper, don't worry, this news came from my eldest brother. We've been brothers for decades, how could he lie to me? ”

"I'll just say why do you have a relationship in the Cao Mansion? It turns out that your eldest brother is working in Cao Mansion! ”

"Shopkeeper, don't worry, this news must be accurate, with my brother's relationship, will this news be fake?"

"You go and tell the others to come to the top floor for a meeting." The shopkeeper of the restaurant said to Ah Hui with a smile.

"Yes, shopkeeper, I'll go and inform the others."

After about half an hour, a room on the top floor of the restaurant was full.

"Is everyone here?" The shopkeeper of the restaurant asked everyone with a smile.

"Most of the people who are out on other tasks are here." Everyone replied to the shopkeeper of the restaurant in unison.

"Since most of the people are here, then I'll tell you about the situation!"

"What's going on with Shopkeeper Chen? Call everyone here in such a hurry. ”

"At noon today, our people came to report to me that a large number of people had gathered outside Cao's mansion. Originally, I didn't worry much about this matter, but I just sent someone to investigate, but I was surprised when the person I sent came back from the investigation. ”

"Shopkeeper Chen, just tell me what the hell is going on! As for you to call everyone here. ”

"Our people came back to report that the people gathered in Cao Mansion this morning were very unusual." Shopkeeper Chen pretended to be mysterious and said to everyone.

"Shopkeeper Chen, don't sell it, say it quickly! Otherwise, you and I can't afford to delay the big thing. A middle-aged man with a Chinese face said to the shopkeeper Chen with a smile.

"The situation when my subordinates came back from the hall is that the group of people gathered outside the Cao Mansion this morning are the heads of the major families in the world."

"What shopkeeper Chen, are you sure this news is accurate?" Some people asked Shopkeeper Chen with surprised faces.

"I'm not sure if this news is true either, but the relatives of the person who sent the news back are working in Cao Mansion, so I'm sure this news must be true." Shopkeeper Chen said to everyone with a smile.

"Since this news is true, then we should analyze what is the purpose of their gathering?"

"I think it's possible that they are plotting a rebellion." One of these middle-aged men said to everyone with a smile.

"If they are really plotting to rebel, then what are they going to do to rebel? Is it because of their empty fists? A fat man retorted to the middle-aged man with a smile.

"But don't forget, although their weapons have been confiscated, their family still has private soldiers! If they gather together, they can attack the next small county town, so this news must be reported in time. ”

"I think Ling Baihu has a point, we must report this to the boss as soon as possible." A man with a scar on his face said to Shopkeeper Chen with a smile.

"Do you have any other opinions?"

"I think it's better to report it just in case!"

"I also think it should be reported directly." The others replied to Shopkeeper Chen in unison.

"Since you don't have any other opinions, let's report this to the higher-ups!"

"We don't have any differences." Everyone replied to Shopkeeper Chen in unison.

"In that case, then you should leave first! And remember to leave through the secret passage, so that no one finds out. ”

"Don't worry! After coming so many times, do we still not understand? The others smiled and said to the shopkeeper Chen.

Then Shopkeeper Chen opened the door of the room and led everyone to a secret room.

After finding the switch to the secret room, the door of the secret room was opened, and then everyone entered the secret room in an orderly manner.

After entering this secret room, Shopkeeper Chen opened a secret door, and soon a narrow passage appeared in front of everyone's eyes.

"You just get out of here!"

"Yes." Everyone replied to Shopkeeper Chen with serious faces.

Then everyone walked into this secret passage in an orderly manner, and soon everyone except the restaurant walked into this secret passage one after another.

After confirming that everyone had entered the secret passage, Shopkeeper Chen closed the door of the secret passage.

Then the shopkeeper Chen left the secret room with the people in the restaurant.

After leaving this secret room, Shopkeeper Chen took a person from the restaurant to a study.

"You go and prepare a pigeon at once, and I will fly the pigeon and pass it on to the people above."

"It's the shopkeeper, I'll go and prepare."

After this person left the study, Chang Gui took out a small note from the desk and drawer in the study.