Zongwu: The Days of Mixing in the Tongfu Inn

Chapter 75
After the last event, Xiaobei's award-winning works were carefully brought back by Tong Xiangyu. He even spent a lot of money to build a bookshelf and placed them next to the hall to display these works. Some residents in the town were curious about Xiaobei's works and came to the inn to appreciate them. It was a coincidence that the business of the inn ushered in a small upsurge, which was not the result of everyone's busy feet.

Zhang Chen managed to take advantage of no new customers entering the room after the dishes were served, so he rushed out of the lobby to the tea stand next to the inn to be lazy, ordered a bowl of tea and chatted with the stall owner Lao Qin.

The two chatted about the recent gossip about the neighbors in the town. Xiaomi, who was lying in the corner, came to the tea stand with interest. Zhang Chen looked at Xiaomi and joked:
"Xiaomi, don't you want to beg for money and listen to gossip? Are you afraid that you will be hungry at night?"

Xiaomi smiled and said:

"I am a child of the beggar gang and have my own rules. I will not beg for rest during the first and fifteenth days of every month."

Seeing Xiaomi's tough face, Lao Qin said in surprise:
"It's really amazing! Xiaomi, you still have such weird rules, so what do you do if you don't have money to eat these two days? You can't go hungry for two days in a row, right?"

Xiaomi said nonchalantly:
"This rule is a matter of principle and cannot be changed, but I can eat more in the first two days and pass."

Seeing Xiaomi's smug expression, Zhang Chen and Lao Qin looked at each other in blank dismay. The co-author was not stupid and knew how to adapt. They both gave Xiaomi a thumbs up to express their greatness.

Zhang Chen pointed to the bench beside him and said to Lao Qin:

"Give Xiaomi a bowl of tea to moisten his throat. It's not good if the guy who eats is dumb."

Xiaomi thanked him and hurriedly sat on the bench waiting for the tea. Lao Qin looked at the fast-moving Xiaomi and shook his head helplessly and turned away to prepare the tea.

Looking at Xiaomi, Zhang Chen suddenly thought of the middle-aged beggar who sent him a letter when he was in Jiangnan last time. According to the information he saw at the six gates, although the power of the beggar gang in this dynasty was not strong due to the political stability, the beggar gang The gang's organizational system is the one with the widest coverage in Ming Dynasty. After all, there will be beggars everywhere, and the beggars' gang will absorb the power of those beggars to expand their own perfect area.

After a while, Lao Qin served the tea and handed it to Xiaomi, sat on the other side and said:
"Hey! Xiaomi, do you know any inside information about the disappearance of the daughter of Chen Dahu's family in the next county these days? There are rumors in the next county that the crime was committed by ghosts."

Xiaomi waved his hand nonchalantly, then said in a depressed voice:
"I know that the ghost committing the crime is just a rumor. In fact, the county government contacted the elders of our gang after hearing the news and investigating and found that he disappeared after giving alms to a beggar in the Town God's Temple. It’s not a beggar, it’s just a beggar pretending to be lurking there, this incident has already made the elders furious and vowed to the gang members below to find that guy, because the reputation of our beggar gang has been reduced a lot.”

Lao Qin didn't expect that Xiaomi usually boasted that he was a four-pocket disciple of the Beggar Gang, and everyone just took it as a joke, and now he can tell these inside stories that ordinary people can't find out.

Zhang Chen thought of the statement mentioned in the last official document that the suspect who is suspected of stealing women in the south of the Yangtze River has recently moved to Guanzhong. There have been several cases of missing women. I hope the people below will pay close attention. The case in the next county should be related to him. Can't get rid of the relationship.

Pressing this matter to the bottom of my heart, Zhang Chen said with a smile:

"Then Xiaomi, you have to perform well. If you find that guy, you can definitely go up a few more levels."

Xiaomi waved his hand and replied nonchalantly:

"Look at your luck! That guy is easy to mess with. When Miss Chen disappeared, she was not alone and brought several guards with her."

Xing Butou took Yan Xiaoliu to the tea stand in a hurry, looked around and said:

"Murderous! Someone was talking about Ms. Chen just now? Hurry up and tell the truth."

Xiaomi teased and looked at Xing Butou with a smile and said:
"Captain Xing, we're just chatting and there's no need to be so nervous!"

Xing Butou also smiled awkwardly because he was a little sensitive, Zhang Chen looked at Xing Butou and said:
"Uncle Xing, don't be so nervous, isn't our town very safe now?"

Catcher Xing looked at the crowd and then wanted to drag Zhang Chen back to the inn. Zhang Chen had no choice but to throw the tea money to Lao Qin and waved to everyone, and was dragged into the hall by Catcher Xing.

After Xing Butou looked around the people in the house again, the rest of the people in the inn saw Xing Butou's performance and hurriedly finished their work and moved to Zhang Chen's side. Seeing this, Xing Butou had no choice but to whisper helplessly. :

"This time there is a big case! Do you know the disappearance case in the next county?"

Seeing everyone shaking their heads and Xing Butou telling everyone about the case in the next county in detail, Tong Xiangyu and Guo Furong hugged each other in fear. Seeing the performance of the two, Zhang Chen held back his smile and pulled the two of them apart to signal Xing Butou to continue.

Xing Butou drank a bowl of tea to moisten his throat and continued:
"According to my guess, this thief is very likely to flee to our county to commit crimes. I will take Xiaoliu to patrol the streets and prepare to take him down. This is a big case."

Zhang Chen asked curiously, "Uncle Xing, do you have any evidence?"

Xing Butou replied with a straight face: "Of course not! It's all based on my intuition."

Everyone was intimidated by the "righteousness" on Xing Butou's face and fell off the table. After everyone sat down again, Yan Xiaoliu on the side said aggrievedly:

"Master! We are patrolling the streets every day without even seeing a shadow of a thief, and we always talk about big cases, big cases. I have been here for a while and have not been involved in a single case."

Catcher Xing immediately patted the table angrily and said:

"What nonsense! Didn't we handle a big case? Not to mention the recent murder case of the three underworld families. I remember you jumped up happily at that time."

Yan Xiaoliu said with an aggrieved expression when he heard the words:
"It's not the first time I've been excited about a case, but the case wasn't done by us, it was done by Zhang Chen and Lao Bai. When we arrived, there was only one job left to collect the corpses, and I was so excited in vain."

When Bai Zhantang heard Yan Xiaoliu praised him, his eyes lit up, and he said with a smile:

"Xiao Liu, you really can't blame your master for this. It's not that he doesn't want to do it, but he has more than enough energy and power. You have to be considerate of your master. You must know that not everyone has our skills."

Everyone understood what Bai Zhantang meant, and they all lowered their heads and laughed secretly. Xing Butou also lowered his head to drink water with an embarrassed expression on his face, but Yan Xiaoliu quit and pulled out his knife and said loudly, "You are not allowed to insult my master."

When Bai Zhantang saw Yan Xiaoliu drew his sword and saw him in official uniform slumped on the long table, Catcher Xing saw Yan Xiaoliu drew his sword for him and said movedly:
"Xiao Liu! It's the master who is sorry, but the master is incapable. If the master has good martial arts, how can he let you only stick to the horse? It's the fault of the master."

Yan Xiaoliu was also moved when he heard the words, hugged and cried with Xing Tutou, but they forgot that the people around them were still watching them, seeing their master and apprentice hugging each other and crying, everyone scattered and left speechlessly.

It's been a while since Xing Tutou and Yan Xiaoliu's master and apprentice talked heart-to-heart, but Zhang Chen couldn't help laughing every time he thought of the situation at that time. After all, not everyone is capable of getting Xing Tutou's face covered with snot. When the people parted, Xing Tutou screamed and quickly left the room, Yan Xiaoliu left in embarrassment and despair, after that, Xing Tutou and the others didn't come to the door recently.

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