20 years of the Republic of China

Chapter 6
He Xinpei, the former boss of the Changfeng Escort Bureau, is practicing shooting in the backyard.

The old man is almost seventy, his beard and hair are all white, but his body and bones are still strong.

He has been practicing Xingyiquan since he was a child, so he can naturally use the big spear. Although his movements are a bit slow now, each move is still powerful and domineering.

He Xinpei, whose ancestral home is Hebei, came here through Guandong in his early years. It was with this big gun that he was able to establish a foothold in Liaoyang and establish the Changfeng Escort Bureau.

For decades, nothing happened to the escorts he guarded; there were no thieves in the courtyard he guarded.

At this age, I thought my life would be perfect, but I didn't expect that just last night, I would become infamous after walking a hundred miles.

Helpless!

He Lishan walked in quietly, watching from a distance, not daring to interrupt.

The tip of the spear points, stabs, picks, and chops in the air, opening and closing widely, and the moves make a sound through the air.

As the saying goes, a life-saving gun and a life-saving knife!

Probably because he was in an unhappy mood, the old man He Xinpei was practicing his spear today. He seemed to be more focused on attacking than before, and his strength was stronger, but his defensive posture was a little less.

He Lishan hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Dad, your skills are as good as those back then."

"Shit!" He Xinpei threw away the big gun and walked towards the house, "It doesn't work. You can't shoot a musket with this thing as an escort!"

He Lishan was stunned and couldn't think of how to answer the question, so he had no choice but to follow him back into the house.

He Xinpei sat on a chair, took a sip of tea, and sighed.

"The world has changed! This year, we have had three escort trips in total. I never expected that among the three religions and nine streams, the five elements and eight works, the first one to fail would be our escort agency!"

"Dad, that's not necessarily the case. With the postures on hand, we don't have to worry about having food to eat. What else can we do!"

He Xinpei asked: "What else can I do? Look after the home and care for the home?"

"Uh..." He Lishan said awkwardly, "We are already investigating what happened last night."

"My boss didn't report it to the official?"

"The boss said that for your sake, he would give us a few days. If we can recover the two thumb rings, he will not pursue the case for the sake of our long-term friendship. But..."

"However, Wang Youcai won't hire us to look after his home and home anymore, right?"

He Lishan nodded helplessly.

The real situation is more than that. All the patrons of Changfeng Escort Bureau do not intend to hire them anymore. Although they did not say it explicitly, they already expressed this meaning in their words.

He originally thought that the old man would be furious, but unexpectedly, He Xinpei's reaction was surprisingly dull, even a bit like breaking a jar.

"Even if we continue to look after the home and care for the home, it will be useless."

"Dad, what did you say?"

He Xinpei's eyes were a little dim.

"Several landowners around have begun to build earthen buildings. Which hilltop in Haicheng does not have a few muskets? I heard that further north, there are several beards who have mountain cannons. We still have mountain cannons. How useful can it be?”

Although the old man has retired, he is still an old man, with sharp ears and eyes, and a lively mind. Sometimes he can even see further than the younger generations.

He Lishan was speechless.

What the old man said is exactly the dilemma that the escort is facing now.

In the past, it took at least a few years or more than ten years to study under a master before you could go out on your own.

But now, with foreign guns and cannons in hand, after three or five days of practice, I dare to snatch escorts and steal goods.

He Lishan was not sure how long the escort agency's business could survive.

After a moment of silence, He Xinpei finally got to the point: "How is the investigation going on the Wang residence?"

He Lishan did not dare to hide it and immediately relayed Zhang Jiuye's words.

"People from the north?" He Xinpei suddenly remembered something, "Lishan, I remember that this summer, you seemed to have escorted a escort to Xinmin."

"That's what happened." "At that time, something happened on the road?"

He Lishan nodded.

At that time, they met a group of people on the road, unlike Huzi. Although the other party did not intend to snatch the escort, they asked for money to pay for the passage.

The Changfeng Escort Bureau took advantage of the strength of their numbers and fought with that group a few times. Later they found out that the other party was the nephew of Zhou Yunfu, the great man in Fengtian.

Naturally, He Lishan did not dare to neglect, and immediately went to Fengtian in person to pray for punishment.

Zhou Yunfu was so kind that he even taught his nephew a lesson for not knowing the rules in front of him, hoping that Changfeng Escort Bureau would bear with it.

After hearing this, He Xinpei nodded with certainty: "That's him."

"That's not the case. Man'er is as big as Zhou Yunfu, and the people on both sides didn't suffer any serious injuries. They are all old Jianghu, and he wants to break up with us because of this matter? Besides, it's been more than half a year."

He Xinpei was still very confident: "You are a junior and have never dealt with him. Old Zhou seems to be a kind person, but in fact he always retaliates. How can you juniors know his methods?"

"If that's the case, should I go find him again?"

"You were the one who apologized last time. Did it work?"

He Lishan frowned: "Otherwise, what else can we do? Do we have to fight green against green?"

"Don't you understand yet? You are not senior enough, so I have to speak."

At this moment, there was a rush of footsteps outside the courtyard gate, and Li Qun, who was inquiring about the news, came back.

"Master, I want to tell you something."

He Xinpei immediately shouted: "Stop hiding it, just say it here!"

Li Qun glanced at He Lishan hesitantly, and when his master nodded in acquiescence, he said, "I heard about a person from Fengtian. His name seems to be Jiang Chenghai. He just arrived in Liaoyang three to five days ago."

Hearing these words, the eyes of He and his son widened immediately.

Jiangchenghai, green forest calls "Owl".

He served as a soldier, became a bandit, and made connections all over the world. His tactics were extremely dark.

Later, he left the mountains and entered the city, where he worshiped Zhou Yunfu in Fengtian and became the old man's top horse, responsible for doing the "dirty work".

"Owl" is an owl. There is a folk saying that owl announces mourning. From the name, you can see the person's methods.

It is said that he originally had four sworn brothers, and in the past few years, two more have been added to his family. None of them are easy-going, but few people know their details.

After all, hiding in the dark is more suitable for being a "lizi".

For Changfeng Escort Bureau, the three words "Owl" are a signal.

He Xinpei stood up immediately and said to Li Qun, "Find Jiang Chenghai and invite him over tomorrow."

"Please come here?" Li Qun was a little surprised.

"Yes, please come here!"

After saying that, He Xinpei turned his head again: "Lishan, go to the bank to get some money and prepare some gifts. Don't be too shabby."

"understood."

He Lishan took the order and immediately turned around and walked out of the backyard.

Li Qun saluted the old man and quickly turned around and chased after him: "Master, where did Jiang Chenghai come from?"

"What are you asking around for? Just know it's a tough one."

"Master, what I mean is, should we invite some of the escort chiefs from outside to calm things down?"

He Lishan stopped and thought: "Well, let's go first and call the escort leader Hu from Beicheng back, and let the others come back as well."

(End of this chapter)