Zongwu: The Days of Mixing in the Tongfu Inn

Chapter 96
Walking in the bustling street, Zhang Chen carefully observed the vendors passing by. According to Bai Zhantang's description, the entourage following Hu Shiniang should normally go back instead of staying here.

There were quite a few followers, and they were all strangers. It was easy to find their whereabouts in the town. Zhang Chen only asked the soldiers guarding the city at the gate of the city and found out that they had not left the city.

Now that he learned about them, Zhang Chen didn't continue to inquire, and didn't go back to the inn when it was getting late, and just ate something casually at the stall next to Chengmen.

While eating, he suddenly saw Xiaocui from Yihong Restaurant running furtively into the distance, Zhang Chen swallowed the food, threw a few copper coins to the stall owner, and chased Xiaocui away.

After running across two streets, Xiaocui slowed down, looked left and right as if looking for something, and after a while seemed to see some sign, quickened her pace and disappeared into the alley at the end of the street.

Not far behind her, Zhang Chen rubbed his chin thinking about her previous actions, as if he was looking for a signal to find the organization's behavior. Seeing her disappearing into the alley, Zhang Chen knew that she should be in the nearby courtyard.

Turning his footsteps, he quietly searched the courtyards on both sides of the alley. Sure enough, he found someone guarding the third courtyard. Zhang Chen turned to the backyard and turned to look for Xiaocui.

In a room that looked like a study, Zhang Chen could vaguely hear conversations. Zhang Chen quietly leaned under the window, magnified his hearing and listened carefully to the conversation in the room, and observed the scene in the room with his eyes through the gap in the window.

I saw no less than a dozen people in the room sitting upright on both sides, taking their seats one by one. There was only one man and one woman talking in the room. The woman's voice was none other than Xiaocui, the maid. When other people came, they would recognize that the voice was that of Housekeeper Zhou.

In the house, Butler Zhou sat at the main seat, drinking tea, and said with a smile:
"There is no tail at the back this time, right?"

Xiaocui shook her head and said:
"Don't worry! This time I came here by detouring several streets, there will be no problem"

Steward Zhou didn't answer when he heard the words, and gave the person around him a look. The man ran out understandingly, Zhang Chen hurriedly avoided, and after a while he ran back into the house and said something in Steward Zhou's ear.

After the man finished speaking, Steward Zhou's face became completely relaxed. Seeing that he couldn't believe it, Xiao Cui put the tea on the table annoyed and stopped talking.

Seeing that his behavior made Xiaocui angry, Steward Zhou stood up, walked up to Xiaocui and offered a cup of tea in person, and said with a smile:
"My envoy, don't be so angry! These are normal procedures, not just for you"

"Brothers, if you don't have this kind of vigilance when you walk in the rivers and lakes, the grass on the grave may be three feet high now."

After hearing Butler Zhou's explanation, Xiaocui's tense face relaxed, and she reached out to take the tea from Butler Zhou, expressing that she didn't care.

After turning the matter over, Xiao Cui stood up and said with a serious expression:
"Pass the order of the master!"

Everyone sitting in the room knelt on one knee after hearing the words, waiting for the decree to be announced.

It was just a small verbal order, and these people were so respectful, which surprised Zhang Chen outside. This is obviously something that only organizations with systematic training can have.

Watching their movements, Zhang Chen thought about the Ming forces he had come into contact with. If there was no one that could correspond, it might not be an official force, and the forces in the Jianghu had nothing to do with the people in the inn.

There were so many thoughts in his mind for a while but he couldn't get any definite information, so Zhang Chen could only continue to bend over to eavesdrop on the conversation in the room and observe their expressions.

Seeing everyone kneeling on one knee in the room, Xiaocui couldn't help nodding in satisfaction and said:
"Chen Muchan's family will come to Qixia Town tomorrow, the master tells you to lurk here and don't startle the snake."

"After we confirm the exact location of the things, we will notify you and wipe them all out."

After Xiaocui finished repeating the oral instructions, she raised her hand to let everyone stand up and returned to their seats.

Zhang Chen under the window finally heard important information this time. The familiar name let Zhang Chen know who they were and why they did this.

The conversation in the room was still going on, and Steward Zhou's face was obviously much more enthusiastic than before. After pouring tea for Xiaocui attentively, he took out an ingot of silver from his bosom and put it down in Xiaocui's hand with a smile and said:

"How offended you were just now! I hope you will envoy Haihan!"

Xiaocui weighed the weight of silver and smiled with satisfaction, and said:
"For the sake of Steward Zhou, don't mention this matter again."

Seeing her accepting the money, Housekeeper Zhou's expression became more enthusiastic, and he smiled and asked if there were any other orders for them to do.

Seeing Steward Zhou being so "understanding", the smile on Xiao Cui's face was also a bit stronger and he said tentatively:

"My lord's order is a big deal and I can't mess it up. It's just that the guy in that inn bumped into my master many times. This..."

Steward Zhou didn't wait for Xiao Cui to finish speaking, he raised his glass with a clear face and said:

"I understand! I understand! I offer you a cup of tea, and when things are done, I will set up a banquet to entertain the envoy"

The two people who made the deal toasted and laughed at the same time and drank it down, and the rest of the people also raised their glasses to congratulate.

Zhang Chen, who was outside, saw that he couldn't hear any favorable information, then turned and left, quietly turned out of the courtyard and walked slowly back to the street.

On the way back, Zhang Chen thought about the news he had heard. He didn't expect that Sai Diaochan's identity would change so much after the fusion of many worlds, and that Chen Muchan's family would come to Qixia Town.

This news may not be useful to others, but it is a great achievement to the people in the government.

When he was in the capital, he made up for the power structure of Daming. Whether it was on the surface or secretly, he more or less understood it.

This is the advantage of having a backing. Six Doors' many years of background can make people quickly understand everything in the Jianghu. He just saw the relevant secret report before.

The same boat club has always been the target of competition between the West Factory, the East Factory and even Jinyiwei, and the six doors did not intervene.

But you can't let it go, after all, you are serving the emperor, why not take the credit from heaven.

Thinking of this, Zhang Chen slapped his hands together, and decided in his heart that if he wanted to get involved this time, it would be best to be an oriole. After all, since Chen Muchan came to Qixia Town, the people from the East Factory and the West Factory must not be far away. In the inn, let her disguise until the end, and also be the banker behind the scenes.

With a complete plan in mind, Zhang Chen calmly found a food stall on the street and planned to have another meal. He was busy chasing people just now and didn't have much food, and now he still feels a little empty in his stomach.

When Zhang Chen was eating leisurely, the inn was very busy...

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