North Street.

Yanyu Tower.

Hu Fei glanced at Tu Jie, and a smile appeared on his lips again.

"Master Tu should know me. I don't have any hobbies. I just like to drink wine and occasionally go to the gambling house to play a few games. So I spend a lot of money on weekdays. But that old guy in my family manages the accounting room in the house.

It's too strict. If Mr. Tu is willing to help me, I will be very grateful. I will say more good things about you in front of the old man in the future."

Hu Fei looked at Tu Jie and said seriously.

After listening to Hu Fei's words, Tu Jie immediately understood what Hu Fei meant, which was to let him use money to seal his silence. It seemed that the dandy did not tell Hu Weiyong about his bribery of Hu's coachman.

After thinking about this, Tu Jie sneered in his heart.

"Thank you Mr. Hu. I wonder how much Mr. Hu needs?"

Tu Jie cupped his hands and asked with a smile.

"Not much, five thousand taels!"

Hu Fei smiled and said slowly.

But after hearing Hu Fei's answer, Tu Jie almost lost his temper.

Five thousand taels, this is simply a lion’s mouth!

"Five thousand taels? It's hard for Mr. Hu to make things difficult for the official. Even if the official adds up his salary for ten years, he still can't come up with five thousand taels of silver!"

"Can...can we discuss it again?"

Tu Jie asked with a grimace.

"There is no room for negotiation. Although it is a bit much, it is definitely worth the money. Lord Tu should understand."

Hu Fei smiled, shook his head and said firmly.

"But..."

Tu Jie hesitated, his face full of bitterness.

He was really suffering. He originally planned to follow Hu Fei's wishes and use money to suppress the matter for the time being, but he didn't expect that Hu Fei actually opened his mouth and asked for five thousand taels.

"Master Tu, there is no need to answer in a hurry. I can give you a few days of grace. After three days, we will still be in this place. You pay the money and I forget the story. How about that?"

Hu Fei waved his hand, interrupted Tu Jie's words, and said with a smile, his attitude could not be refused.

"Then I would like to thank Mr. Hu very much. Please wait for three days. After three days, I will definitely collect the five thousand taels."

Tu Jie thought about it for a while, and finally bit the bullet and agreed.

He had no choice but to agree. Once he refused, God knew how far this playboy would go.

He also thought about killing Hu Fei, but once he killed Hu Fei, the entire capital would be shaken, and he would not be able to escape unscathed. Moreover, the whereabouts of Liu Jing and the coachman were unknown now, and he was worried that Hu Fei had hidden them.

Get up, once something happens, everything will be revealed.

The most important thing now is to seal Hu Fei's mouth first, and then make plans.

"good!"

Hu Fei shouted happily, poured a glass of wine for Tu Jie himself, and handed it to Tu Jie.

Tu Jie thanked him and drank the wine in the cup.

"In that case, I will leave first so as not to disturb Young Master Hu's enjoyment."

Then, Tu Jie stood up, raised his hands and said.

"Are you in such a hurry to leave? Why don't you stay and have two more drinks? The girls in Yanyulou are all good. This must be Mr. Tu's first time here, right? How about I ask the landlady to pick two that suit Mr. Tu's taste tonight?

How about spending the night here?”

Hu Fei asked with a smile.

"No, no, I still have important matters to attend to. Next time I will have a few more drinks with Mr. Hu. I will take my leave today."

Tu Jie waved his hands and quickly refused.

The time for a stick of incense has passed. If you don't leave, the men ambushing outside will really rush in, and it will not end well by then.

"Okay, Master Tu, please go slowly. I drank a few too many drinks just now, so I won't give it away."

Hu Fei nodded and said slowly.

"Master Hu, please stay."

Tu Jie bowed and eagerly opened the door and left.

As Tu Jie left, the forced smile on Hu Fei's face disappeared instantly, and he snorted disdainfully.

Pei Jie and Chundie on the side glanced at Hu Fei, each wondering what kind of medicine the young master was selling in his gourd.

Outside Yanyu Building.

As soon as Tu Jie boarded the carriage, housekeeper Qi Yu sneaked up to the carriage.

"Sir, are you okay?"

Qi Yu looked at Tu Jie in the carriage with concern and asked with concern.

"It's okay. Fortunately, you miscalculated the time and didn't rush in. Otherwise, you would have been in trouble."

Tu Jie shook his head and said approvingly.

If in normal times Qi Yu had made such a mistake as he did today, he would have been furious.

But after listening to Tu Jie's words, Qi Yu couldn't help but feel bitter.

"Sir... it's not that we miscalculated the time, but... it was that we were already controlled by a group of unknown people before we took action..."

Qi Yu lowered his head and said fearfully.

"What?!"

"what happened?!"

When Tu Jie heard this, his face changed drastically and he asked in surprise.

"The villain doesn't know, but when it's almost time to burn the incense, a group of unknown people suddenly appear. They are all wearing black costumes, holding weapons, and their faces are covered with masks. It's hard to see what they look like. The leader is

He seems to be a young man."

"They didn't do anything to us, they just didn't let us move without permission and just let us go."

Qi Yu said with a bitter face.

Tu Jie sat in the car and felt a chill down his spine. He knew without thinking that this group of people must have been secretly arranged by Hu Fei.

He didn't expect that Hu Fei had an insight into his plan in advance and struck first.

But then he began to wonder again, which side is Hu Fei's true face? Is he a man who can't stand up to the wall with mud, or a powerful opponent who pretends to be a pig and eats the tiger?

At this point, he could only collect the five thousand taels as soon as possible within three days, and the rest could only be discussed later.

...

The next day.

Tufu.

Tu Jie, who had not slept all night, was sitting in the living room, his brows furrowed into knots.

Looking at a land deed on the table, Tu Jie couldn't help but smile sadly.

If nothing else works, the only option is to sell off the ancestral property left by the ancestors. But this is the only thing passed down by the ancestors, and Tu Jie originally planned to use it to provide for his retirement in the future.

At this moment, the housekeeper Qi Yu knocked on the door and walked in.

"What happened so early in the morning?"

Tu Jie asked impatiently. Now his mind was on how to get the five thousand taels together.

"Sir, an old man came outside. He said he wanted to find a job for his son in your residence, and he said he was willing to offer five pieces of silver..."

"When did this happen? Don't bother me with these things! Don't you see that I am worried about money? Get away, get away!"

Before Qi Yu could finish speaking, Tu Jie interrupted impatiently.

"Yes, sir."

Qi Yu shrank his neck and hurriedly turned around and left.

"etc!"

But before taking a few steps, Tu Jie stopped Qi Yu who was about to leave.

"You just said that the old man brought silver? How much? Fifty taels?"

Tu Jie stared at the others and asked with gleaming eyes.

Although he is a second-grade official and would not take fifty taels seriously in ordinary times, but now is the time when it is urgent, and it is better to have fifty taels of income than nothing.

"Five hundred taels."
To be continued...