Jiang Yue thought that those brats from the Yamen would come to cause trouble. After all, this tavern probably has a reputation in the circle now, and everyone knows that this place has no background, is easy to bluff, and can squeeze out profits.
But Jiang Yue didn't expect that a big shot from the government office would come to his tavern. And he also happened to get out of the siege? Why does this kind of thing sound so magical?
You know, this kind of thing is mostly written in novels and stories. In reality, even if a big shot happens to be drinking here, there is a high probability that he will not meddle in such nosy matters. Even if he wants to meddle in nosy matters, I am afraid he will not do it in person.
But manage it afterwards.
There is something strange about this.
Although the yamen brats who ripped him off were sent away, Jiang Yue was not happy. The fact that these brats retreated in the face of difficulties today does not mean that they will not come back in a few days.
There is absolutely no goodwill for no reason in the world. Suddenly a big shot appeared at the yamen gate to solve problems, but Jiang Yue was a little confused.
"Did the other party mention which government office it was from? Which big shot was it specifically?" Jiang Yue pondered for a moment and asked the old shopkeeper.
"That's not true. He actually didn't show any force. He only showed a token. We were so far apart that we didn't even see clearly what the token was."
"The man only said a few words at that time. One of them was that they, these yamen brats, were exploiting merchants, doing whatever they wanted to do, ruining the reputation of Titan City State, and blatantly opposing the current good situation of Titan City State. Finally, he said that he would go back to find these yamen brats.
My boss asked me if there had been any such enforcement recently... In short, when this big hat was taken off, those little devils were so frightened that they expressed misunderstandings and walked away in despair."
"As for the specific movement skills, even those little brats didn't dare to mention it. If they didn't tell me, we didn't dare to ask. But this big shot was kind and paid the bill anyway."
"Has he been here before?"
"I haven't seen him in the past. This person looks familiar, and he doesn't look like a regular customer. If I have been to the store more than three times, I should remember it. Now that I am old, my memory is not good, so I have to remember it when I was young.
, even if I come here once, I can remember him for three years. But I am sure that this person is definitely not a regular customer. In fact, our pub is mainly for grassroots consumption, and the big shots may not be willing to come because they think we are not of high quality. But I heard,
Our wine is so special that some big shots will send their servants to collect the wine and secretly drink it back."
The old shopkeeper started chatting, and he was quite eloquent. He was especially confident about his own wine, and his words showed a sense of pride.
It's not that our wine is not good, it's that the quality of the tavern is not high. Otherwise, our tavern will definitely have big shots frequenting it.
But the big shots are too embarrassed to come, so they will send their men to drink secretly. What does this mean? It means that our wine is good enough, otherwise why would the big shot send people to drink secretly?
This statement is not an exaggeration. There are actually many such people in the surface world. They usually like to pay attention to pomp and circumstance when entertaining guests, and they will attend whatever occasion is high-end and classy.
But privately I still like to go to small restaurants and food stalls.
I often carry several types of cigarettes in my pockets. The best cigarettes given out by people on the scene, even the hard-shell ones, seem to be of low quality. In fact, in private, I am addicted to cigarettes on a daily basis and consume a lot. I usually smoke popular cigarettes worth ten or twenty yuan.
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A situation like what the old shopkeeper said is not unusual.
But this is obviously not the point. Jiang Yue's focus is whether the appearance of this person is accidental or there is another reason.
For some reason, Jiang Yue always had an inexplicable intuition that this big shot at the Yamen Gate did not appear here by chance.
Could it be that I was really being targeted because I cashed in this tavern?
In other words, the whereabouts of these three mushroom men are too high-profile after all, and they are being watched?
However, Jiang Yue thought for a moment and rejected this idea. If he was really being targeted, Jiang Yue would definitely not be aware of it.
These days, it is definitely unrealistic to target him, follow him, and keep an eye on him without making any noise. Whenever someone is deliberately stalking, Jiang Yue is sure that he will be able to detect it.
And his identity is just a Mushroom Man. No matter how high-profile the Mushroom Man is, he is still just a Mushroom Man. In the huge Titan city-state, even in the entire inner earth world, the Mushroom Man is at the bottom. Even if it is not the bottom, it is still among the ten at the bottom.
One of the big options.
It is impossible for those behemoths to have the leisure to keep an eye on a few mushroom people.
In fact, Jiang Yue and the others are not high-profile. Except for being forced to take action once in front of the Adventurer's Guild, they have actually been keeping a low profile.
The gambling fight in front of the guild was actually not a high-profile event. Jiang Yue also let loose and suppressed his own strength. Otherwise, the attention he attracted would have been even more exaggerated. I'm afraid it wasn't just Elder Ji who was eyeing him.
It is estimated that more people will be eyeing him.
If I had to say that Jiang Yue and the other mushroom men would attract the attention of some big shot, then Elder Ji would be one of them.
If we had to add another one in a far-fetched way, there might be Mr. Ming. But Mr. Ming is busy collecting elixirs for the Abyss tribe. There are so many things waiting for him to do, so how could he keep an eye on a few insignificant mushroom people?
Apart from this, Jiang Yue really couldn't think of anyone else who would keep an eye on them.
Was it really just an accident?
Seeing Jiang Yue frowning and thinking, the old shopkeeper was not sure whether what happened today was a blessing or a curse. He couldn't give much advice in this regard. He immediately advised: "Boss, I think that man is quite kind. Since he
It wouldn't be a bad thing to come to the rescue after all, right? At least it would save us a few hundred silver coins."
Jiang Yue didn't care about saving silver coins.
The old shopkeeper suddenly remembered something again, and then said: "By the way, there is one more thing. When the man left, he also said something. He said that our wine is good and he will come often."
"Will you come again?"
Just as he was talking, the old shopkeeper suddenly stared at the door with a strange look in his eyes, and then whispered in a low voice: "Here you go, the man at the door."
He was blunt and low-key, fearing that the person at the door would hear. Jiang Yue unexpectedly glanced at the door, only to see an ordinary-looking guy walking into the house with a smile.
"Shopkeeper, the wine you have here is really strong. It has aroused my drinking bug. I'm here to bother you again." This man's attitude was very kind and he seemed very approachable.
If the old shopkeeper hadn't said that he scared away all the yamen brats with just one waist card, Jiang Yue wouldn't have noticed anything special about this man at first glance. He didn't look like a big shot.
Don't big shots generally pay attention to pomp and circumstance, and are always crowded with people wherever they go?
The old shopkeeper smiled and said, "It's an honor for our tavern to have this gentleman come here. We can't even wait to welcome you."
The man waved his hand: "After work, after taking off that skin, we are just ordinary drinkers, there is nothing adulterous about us. There are no customers in the private room by the window on the second floor right now?"
"No, no. If you like it, I'll keep that room for you."
"Haha, that's great. But it will cost you a lot of money. We don't want to be so overbearing. In this way, if there is no one, you can give it to me first."
"It's easy to say, it's easy to say, please." The old shopkeeper greeted him personally.
When the man passed by, he looked at Jiang Yue and the others, looking at them with some curiosity.
"Old shopkeeper, who are they?"
The old shopkeeper smiled and said: "This is the new owner of our tavern. Our tavern now belongs to him. I am working for him now. However, the recipe of the wine has not changed, and the people in the shop will not change."
The man nodded and said with a smile: "This is interesting. Are the three of you from the mushroom people tribe? In this Titan city-state, this is the first time that a mushroom person is the boss."
Jiang Yue smiled lightly and said: "Just kidding, in fact, we are also running errands for people, and there is a boss above us. If the mushroom man is the boss, I'm afraid that all the yamen in the entire Titan City-state are eager to come and harvest it, right?"
Hearing this, the other party was stunned for a while, and then laughed: "It's interesting, you, a mushroom man, are also very interesting to talk to. I haven't met such an interesting person in a long time. It just so happens that there are no guests at the moment. Let's have a drink together."
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Jiang Yue knew that the other person was curious about him, and Jiang Yue also wanted to know the other person's background. They both had this tacit understanding.
"It's my honor to have a drink with a big shot. This drink is mine."
The other party actually didn't show any pretense and walked towards the stairs calmly: "Okay, it's yours. This wine is good, please."
He went upstairs first.
Jiang Yue signaled the old shopkeeper to prepare drinks, and Jiang Yue and the other two followed him upstairs.
After entering the designated private room, the man didn't show any politeness to them. He took his seat directly and said with a smile: "You are the owner of this room, so you don't need me to greet you. Sit by yourself."
Jiang Yue saw that the other party didn't mean to be polite, so he didn't mean to be polite either, and they both sat down.
Sangou was about to move up to sit down, but Jiang Qiao dragged him and motioned for Sangou to leave with him.
But the other party said: "You're here, don't be restrained, let's sit together. Drinking requires an atmosphere. Anyway, it's your treat and it doesn't cost me any money. Why are you leaving in a hurry? Why, do you feel bad about drinking your own wine?"
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After being teased like this, Jiang Qiao also felt that it was a bit rude to leave like this. After all, the other party was a big shot at the government office of Titan City. Although he didn't know his specific identity. But since he was so condescending, it was natural for them to ignore him.
"Sit down, everyone. It's rare for a big shot to come to our pub, so I have to accompany him." Jiang Yue half-jokingly asked Jiang Qiao and the others to take a seat.
Sangou couldn't wait any longer and sat down next to Jiang Yue. Jiang Qiao had no choice but to sit on the opposite side. The square table could originally seat eight people, so four people could sit in four directions, which was just right. It just seemed very loose.
The shopkeeper and his waiter quickly brought the drinks. In addition to the drinks, of course there were also the best snacks in the store.
The tavern itself is of average quality, and even the best dim sum is definitely not as exquisite as a big restaurant.
"Boss, and this gentleman, the drinks and snacks will be served first, and I will ask the kitchen to prepare some dishes to go with the drinks, and they will come later."
After the shopkeeper went down, Jiang Yue signaled Sangou to pour the wine.
Sangou didn't go against the grain and followed Jiang Yue's instructions.
After a while, the appetizers were served one by one, and the efficiency was indeed very fast. Jiang Yue and the others had already had a round of wine.
After drinking for three rounds, the other party suddenly sighed: "I heard from the shopkeeper during the day that the boss here has changed, and the boss is a mushroom man. I thought it was a bit strange. Now I can see that you three mushroom men are not simple.
It’s not simple.”
Jiang Yue said with a smile: "In front of a big man like you, we mushroom people can't be simple no matter how simple we are. From now on, we still rely on your guidance and care. By the way, I dare to ask, sir, which yamen are you from?
Oral?"
The other party laughed and said: "Why, I haven't tested your details yet, but you want to find out about me first? I heard that mushroom people are cautious, but you are quite courageous."
Jiang Yue smiled and said, "That's not because you have no airs, sir. We really want to curry favor with you and have a good relationship with you. Please give us this opportunity."
The other party gave a faint hum, but looked at Jiang Yue with a half-smile.
"It's not impossible to know my identity. You just said that you have an employer behind you. Can you first tell me who your employer is?"
This question was quite sharp. Fortunately, Jiang Yue had already prepared a countermeasure. He smiled bitterly and said, "My boss warned me repeatedly not to reveal his identity. When your Excellency asked, I turned around and asked him for instructions. I believe he will know your identity after he knows it."
, and they must want to make friends. By then..."
The other party laughed: "You are naughty, too naughty. After all, you still want to ask me about my identity first, right?"
"It makes the adults laugh. It's really just taking care of someone else's job, and there's nothing a villain can do about it."
But the other party obviously didn't take Jiang Yue's words seriously, but stared at him meaningfully: "You didn't tell the truth."
"How do you say this?" Jiang Yue could naturally feel that the other party did not believe what he said, and did not even take a word seriously.
But when it was time to pretend to be stupid, Jiang Yue naturally had to pretend to be stupid.
"The security in Titan City has been very tight recently, and they have been arresting rebels and rebels. Your tavern must have been affected too, right?"
Jiang Yue didn't know what the other party meant by suddenly mentioning this, but he reacted as usual and said with a wry smile: "It does have some influence. Every once in a while, people from the government office come to fight against the autumn wind. The old shopkeeper couldn't bear it, so he transferred the tavern to me.
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The other party smiled strangely and said: "What about you? What is your purpose of taking over this tavern?"
"This tavern can make money, so naturally it's for the money." Jiang Yue said with a smile.
"I don't think so. The employer behind you doesn't dare to say. I'm afraid your motive for taking over this tavern is unclear. Isn't it clear?"
"Why do you say this, sir?" Jiang Yue looked innocent.
"Haha, Mingren don't tell secrets. I'm not wearing official uniform today, so you just treat it as gossip. Are you a kid who has any dealings with the gangsters?"
"Sir, you can't talk nonsense. I'm just a mushroom man. How can the gangsters have no eyesight before they fall in love with us?" Jiang Yue still said the same thing.
"Haha, you can deceive others with your words, but not me. The more inconspicuous you are, the less likely you are to be targeted when you do those things." The other party refuted Jiang Yue with a sneer.
This chapter has been completed!