Chapter 852: A Hundred Ghosts Walk at Night

The teahouse is not big, there are two floors, it looks very inconspicuous in the shops along the Qinhuai River, and the wine shops on the riverbank are like clouds, and most of the decorations are magnificent, so the business of this teahouse is not very good.

When Qi Ning entered the teahouse, there was not even a single guest in the teahouse.

However, Qi Ning also knew in his heart that this was a small den used by the beggars to find out the news, and he didn't care if there were any guests, and there were only three people in the teahouse, except for the shopkeeper of the teahouse, there were only two guys.

After Qi Feng led Qi Ning into the house, the shopkeeper of the teahouse saw Qi Feng, and immediately showed respect to Qi Ning, and made a look, a guy had already gone out, the shopkeeper walked to the side of the stairs, nodded slightly to Qi Ning, Qi Ning motioned for Qi Feng to stay downstairs, and then went over and went upstairs.

Qi Ning knew that since this was a place for the beggars, he didn't have to worry about being watched at all, there must be the eyeliner of the beggars around him, once someone sneakily stared at him, he would have been discovered by the disciples of the beggar gang, and with his martial arts, it was impossible for ordinary people to follow him but not be discovered by him, and the masters whose martial arts were higher than him and made it difficult for him to find out could not do such a thing of tailgating.

Although the teahouse is not big, but fortunately it is neat and clean, when I got upstairs, I saw a person sitting at a table by the window, that person was dressed in gray cloth, it looked very ordinary, inconspicuous, and it would be submerged immediately when it was thrown into the pile, obviously I heard footsteps, Qi Ning just came out of the stairs, and the person had already gotten up and stared at Qi Ning.

Qi Ning saw that the man was slender and unattractive, it was the gray crow, nodded at the gray crow, and smiled slightly, but the gray crow had already stepped forward, without saying a word, he bowed deeply to Qi Ning, but Qi Ning had already held it up, and said with a smile: "Is your body better?" ”

The gray crow said solemnly: "The white helmsman has already told me that it was Your Excellency who came to the rescue, which allowed me to escape from death." ”

"You're welcome." Qi Ning motioned to sit down at the table and talk again, and said softly as he walked: "You are just running an errand for me, and if something happens, I must do my best." ”

"I took your money, so naturally I want to do good things for you." The gray crow said: "The trade is fair, and no one owes it." After taking the deal, whether it is life or death, it has nothing to do with you, you saved my life, it is another business, life for life, since this life is saved by you, it is yours. ”

Qi Ning smiled: "Sure enough, he is a good man." ”

"Mixed in the rivers and lakes, if you don't follow these rules, you don't know how many times you will die." The gray crow sighed, "Actually, I owe you two lives. ”

"Oh?" Qi Ning walked to the table and sat down, motioning for the gray crow to sit down too, at this time there was a sound of footsteps on the stairs, and the shopkeeper had already come up with the freshly brewed tea, picked up the teapot and poured good tea for the two, without saying a word, and retreated, the gray crow sat down opposite Qi Ning, and said: "If it wasn't for an appointment with you, I would naturally take Duan Qingchen's silver to do things for him, and now I know that those shadow rats are all serving the king of Huainan, the imperial tomb is in chaos, and the shadow rats who participated in this operation are all wiped out, if I am involved, Now it's just a corpse. ”

Qi Ning laughed and said, "In this way, sometimes abandoning the dark and turning to the light can really change your fate. ”

"Whether you're light or dark, I don't know, and I don't want to know." The gray crow said very simply: "In my eyes, there are no good people and bad people. He chuckled: "People live in the world just to survive, and any means are beneficial to themselves, and in their own eyes they are clear." ”

Qi Ning nodded and said, "Hit the nail on the head." I like your temperament, yes, in order to survive, each means are used, and if you win, you will be the king, and the loser will be the villain. ”

"The white helmsman said you want to see me, so I'll come." The gray crow looked at Qi Ning's eyes: "I said, this life belongs to you, what do you want me to do, just ask." ”

Qi Ning smiled slightly, reached into his arms, took out a stack of silver tickets, and put them in front of the gray crow, the gray crow was stunned for a moment, Qi Ning said: "This is 10,000 taels of silver, which is the beginning of our cooperation, as long as you do a good job in the future, I will try my best to supply what you need." ”

"You guys?" The gray crow was keenly aware of what Qi Ning said, and frowned: "Who are we referring to?" ”

Qi Ning said: "Today it is you alone, maybe tomorrow it will be two people, how many people you need is your business, what you want to do, is my business." ”

The gray crow didn't understand what medicine was sold in Qi Ning's gourd for a while, Qi Ning stared at the gray crow's eyes and asked, "Do you know who I am?" ”

The grey crow shook his head.

"My name is Qi Ning." Qi Ning said: "My father used to be the general of the Qinhuai Legion!" ”

The gray crow's face changed suddenly, and he got up, and said in a lost voice: "You..... Are you a brocade? "The look was unbelievable.

Qi Ning pressed his hand and motioned for the gray crow to sit down, the gray crow looked shocked, he never thought that the person in front of him turned out to be the powerful Jinyi Hou of the Chu State, he was mixed in the rivers and lakes, and the shadow rats were just a group of killers hiding under the shady scenes, this group of people could be said to have no status in the rivers and lakes, and they were not accommodated by the mainstream of the rivers and lakes.

In the eyes of the people of the rivers and lakes, this group of people is already very lowly, let alone in the eyes of the princes and nobles.

The gray crow works hard as a tool, and rarely has contact with real dignitaries, but the person in front of him is actually one of the four hereditary candidates of the Chu State, and it is by no means comparable to ordinary dignitaries, and the gray crow was a little overwhelmed for a while.

"I'm Qi Ning, and there will be no mistake." Qi Ning smiled: "I still remember the last time I made an appointment with you, I told you that once you can do things well, I can give you a good opportunity to truly glorify your ancestors, and I will never lose my trust in what I said." You've done a good job this time, so I should keep my promise. ”

The gray crow came back to his senses and sighed: "It turns out that you are the Hou Ye, and I am really ..... There are eyes that don't know Mount Tai. Glancing at the silver ticket on the table, his expression became solemn, the more silver the other party took out, the more risk it meant that the thing to be done was more risky, but since he owed Qi Ning a life, the gray crow thought in his heart that no matter whether he could do it or not, at most it was just a life, no longer hesitated, and directly put the pile of silver tickets into his arms, and said: "What does Master Hou let me do?" ”

Qi Ning said: "I need eyes, I need ears, and I think you are the most suitable to be my eyes and ears." ”

"Eyes? Ear? The gray crow was puzzled.

"I am an official of the imperial court, and in the court, there will always be many rights and wrongs, and there will be many enemies." Qi Ning said very bluntly: "Some people don't want to see me live well, and I also don't want my enemies to live more comfortably than me." ”

The gray crow bowed slightly.

"Only by knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent can one not be defeated in a hundred battles." Qi Ning looked at the gray crow's eyes: "So to make my enemies unable to pose a threat to me, and at the same time find opportunities to make them uncomfortable, I have to keep track of their movements at all times, now do you understand what I mean?" ”

The gray crow nodded and said, "I understand, Master Hou wants me to keep an eye on your enemies, and if they have any special movements, I must let you know." ”

"It's always comfortable to talk to smart people." Qi Ning smiled and said, "The beggars are well-informed, but they are not my people, and some of the beggars dare not get involved. Pointing to his nose: "What I need is my own people, absolutely loyal to me, like my own eyes and ears." ”

"Master Hou thinks I can be trusted?" The grey crow asked.

Qi Ning said: "If I say that I fully trust you, if you don't believe it, I won't believe it, but for now, I am willing to believe you, and I think you are a trustworthy person." ”

The gray crow was very happy: "Hundred ghosts walk at night, this kind of thing is not too difficult for me. ”

"Well said." Qi Ning smiled: "Hundred ghosts night walk, I need more than just you, because I have a lot of enemies, so my eyes have to see many people, my ears also need to hear many things, I need a hundred ghosts!" ”

"It takes time to find a group of people like that." Grey Raven said: "But I will find it as soon as possible, and I can also assure you that everyone I find is trustworthy." ”

"I don't need to trust them, it's your business to trust them." Qi Ning said: "I only need to trust you alone, do you understand what I mean." ”

The gray crow nodded, "Totally understood." ”

"What I can guarantee is that you will be able to eat and drink without worry." Qi Ning said: "And I can also guarantee that although you are in the darkness now, when the right opportunity comes, I will let you come out of the darkness and live the life you want." He picked up the teacup, took a sip, and said with a smile: "Of course, as long as I live!" ”

The gray crow didn't talk nonsense, and said, "Who does Master Hou need to target?" ”

Qi Ning took out a piece of paper from his sleeve and handed it over, the gray crow took it, swept it up and down, closed his eyes, then got up and walked to the side of the oil lamp, put the paper on the lamp, and soon, the paper was burned to ashes, Qi Ning's eyes showed appreciation, at least the gray crow's behavior seemed very professional and smart.

"Once I start to act, I will report what they have done to the Hou Ye every month, what they eat at each meal, and sleep with a few women at night, I will report in detail." The gray crow said solemnly: "If there is a special situation that needs to be reported to you immediately, what should I do?" ”

Qi Ning stood up, in the corner of the house, there was a lantern hanging by the window, Qi Ning reached out and picked it up, walked to the window in the middle, and hung the lantern under the window: "I will be in the Criminal Department for the time being, from the Hou Mansion to the Yamen of the Criminal Department, I will pass by here, the lantern is hung here, if I am in the capital, at this time of the day, I will come to meet you." ”

The gray crow nodded, "Understood." He got up, arched his hand, turned around and walked, took a few steps, suddenly turned around, and asked, "How is the night ghost?" ”

"Night ghosts?"

"This group of people has to have a name." The gray crow said: "The night walk is like a ghost, from now on, only for the Hou Ye." ”

Qi Ning thought for a moment and said with a smile: "Very good name, Night Ghost!" ”

The grey crow said no more and turned away.

Qi Ning watched the gray crow leave, then walked to the window, condescending to overlook the long street, his eyes were like electricity, at this time from the upper floor to look down, the distant scenery is even more in full view, the soft sound of the warbler song and swallow dance floated from the Qinhuai River, making people soft up and down, drunk and golden, Qinhuai Fengyue, has its own intoxicating place.

Qi Ning stretched his waist and was about to leave, but suddenly, his brows tightened, but he saw a familiar figure walking slowly on the street downstairs, Qi Ning squinted his eyes, and immediately recognized that the figure turned out to be Tang Nuo.

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