Chapter 265: Opportunity to overturn the verdict, teahouse meeting
If it is opened, no matter what is written in the secret letter, he has committed the crime of adultery, but it has not been discovered for the time being.
Twenty years ago, when he first entered the Sanfa Division, he was warned by his immediate superior at the time: The Skynet is vast, and there should be no omissions. It’s not that you don’t report it, but the time has not yet come.
Later, it was discovered that the boss had secretly met with a corrupt official who had not been found out at the time when he first took office. He was imprisoned and Shikou was beheaded.
In the past twenty years, Wan Shengwei has always remembered that sentence and never dared to slack off.
He knows better than anyone outside the Sanfa Division that his status, family property, even his wife, children, parents, and his own life are all given by the court and can be taken back at any time.
This risk cannot be taken.
But why didn’t I hand over the secret letter to Dali Temple today and take the initiative to apologize?
Are you afraid of the revenge of the man in black who looks like he crawled out of the grave?
...This is part of the reason. But——
"Master Wan, I, Zhao Xuan, have been ordered to search your house. I have offended you."
It was two years ago that the emperor's dragon body was in bad condition, and the eunuchs in the palace found a witchcraft villain from the emperor's palace.
For a time, the government and the opposition were shaken, and many political parties took the opportunity to impeach each other. No less than a thousand people were imprisoned and convicted.
At that time, the young minister of Dali Temple was framed by the enemy and implicated, and his whole family was confiscated. As his subordinate, Wan Shengwei could not escape.
Therefore, when he saw the female detective showing off the gold medal, he could only resign himself to his fate.
Who knows...
"Master Wan, please move your family to another place first, so as not to be frightened by us. You all listen well, our trip is just a search, we are not allowed to miss a thing, and we are not allowed to damage anything. Anyone who dares to violate it, I guarantee that he will be seen for the rest of his life.
No family. Do you understand?"
Wan Shengwei wiped the sweat from his head, gritted his teeth, tore open the secret letter as if he were pouring poison on himself, and started reading with eyes wide open.
A moment later, the servant who had just been kicked out by the master heard a shout from the study——
"Come here, prepare your horses!"
……
"Master, what would you like to order?"
As soon as he entered Rongxing Tea House, the waiter came up with a towel to greet Zhou Shi.
"Do you have West Lake Longjing or Junshan Silver Needle?"
He gave the code, and the waiter smiled and continued:
"Does the guest officer want to be in front of the Ming Dynasty or in the Ming Dynasty after the Ming Dynasty?"
"Whether it's morning or evening, bring me good tea in a big pot."
"Okay, sir, please--"
There are so many people... Zhou Shi looked around and saw that the Rongxing Tea House, which was much larger than Jiangdu Fengde House, was almost full. The guests were sitting at tables, chatting and laughing, sometimes raising their hands to ask for tea and snacks. It was so lively.
.
"The Jiulong Hall has found a good place. It's said to be hidden away from the city. It's convenient to discuss matters about the outer sect here." Zhou Zhi praised in his heart. Then he found that the waiter who was leading the way stopped and pointed at a picture with only one side.
Human table.
"Your Majesty, please."
"Here?"
Zhou Shi doubted for a moment whether he had made the right or wrong code.
Shouldn't a secret society like the Kowloon Hall be opened in a tightly guarded, dimly lit secret room, with incense lingering in it, a serious atmosphere, and high-ranking officials sitting at attention?
Why is it that in the middle of the busiest tea house in the capital, there are customers on both sides drinking tea and chatting?
The other three people at the table raised their heads and looked at Zhou Shi with some surprise.
"Uh, little brother, are you taking the wrong route..."
"No, aren't you here to attend the Kowloon Hall Meeting?"
The waiter calmly said the name of the gathering in front of everyone, which shocked Zhou Shi.
The oldest man at the table, an old man with a long beard, saw this and said enthusiastically: "This is your first time coming to Kowloon Hall? Please take a seat."
Zhou Shi sat down hesitantly, and a person next to him greeted: "This is the first time we meet, this is Guo Renjie, a master of medicine. Which school are you from?"
Medicine door? Zhou Shi was puzzled, is there such a door in the outer door...
"In the next week, I will walk in the vagina."
Several people at the table leaned back, showing surprise.
"Ah, he is actually an expert from the Yinmen! How disrespectful."
Another fat middle-aged man wearing a red string bracelet and elegantly dressed raised his hand and said very respectfully: "I, Wang He, want to ask the Yinmen master for help, but I didn't expect Mr. Zhou to come by such a coincidence."<
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"Well, Zhou is new here and doesn't know the rules. Does Jiulong Hall discuss things in a place like this?"
Everyone at the table looked at each other and smiled. Wang He came closer and said, "What do you think, sir?"
The long-bearded old man also smiled and said: "Does Mr. Zhou think that the Kowloon Hall meeting should be held in a tightly guarded, dimly lit, and incense-filled secret room?"
I really thought that... Zhou Shi was a little embarrassed, coughed and said:
"I just think that there are many people with mixed eyes, and it is always not good for outsiders to hear what we are talking about."
"Haha, there are no outsiders here, they are all our own people." Guo Renjie laughed and pointed around, "At least 70% of the people in this room are from our outer sect, and the rest are here to ask us to do things.
, such as this Mr. Wang."
"So many..." Zhou Shi looked around in surprise and pricked up his ears, and sure enough he heard:
"Then please sir... Our family was unable to sleep well for two days because of the evil spirit..."
"Take this medicine and don't come into contact with evil things within three days, and you will definitely get better..."
"Leave it to me, don't worry, our head is quite famous among the outer sect..."
It’s really so!
The old man with a long beard stroked his beard and smiled and said: "The Jiulong Hall is a gathering place for people from outside the capital city. It is used to compare skills, exchange treasures, exchange information, and of course receive guests who want to entrust us to do things, so it is not
What a secret society."
Wang He added: "To establish a secret association at the feet of the emperor, wouldn't it be like throwing yourself into a trap?"
"Oh, by the way, my name is Luan Chongjiu, and I come from a divination family. If Mr. Zhou needs divination, you may wish to come to me."
"Hey, Mr. Luan, let's settle Mr. Wang's affairs first and then get business." Guo Renjie stopped Luan Chongjiu with a smile.
"Yes, yes, Mr. Zhou, I still have something to do here." Wang He said impatiently, "Listen to me, our family..."
Strange, this doesn’t look like a group that can discuss dealing with the God of Plague? There is a whole talent market, and besides, I didn’t see Mrs. Jin...
"...Anyway, that's it, Mr. Zhou, what do you think we should do?"
"Uh, Mr. Zhou, are you listening?" Guo Renjie looked at Zhou Shi who seemed to be in a trance with some worry.
"Listen. It means that there are weird shadows running around Mr. Wang's house at night, right?" Zhou Shi rubbed his eyebrows. He had just been doing two things and did not miss what Wang He said, "No problem.
I’ll just go take a look.”
"Thank you, Mr. Zhou! I have prepared ten taels of silver for the hard work. When the processing is completed, we will come back and reward you according to the power of the thing. With the witnesses of the Jiulong Hall, I will not treat you badly."
This method of payment caught Zhou Shi's attention. He thought about it for a moment and understood: This is to prevent the people who are invited to deal with evil spirits from asking for high prices and blowing a simple problem into a fight with evil spirits in order to get rewards. Anyway, the entrustment
Even those who don’t know how to do it.
From this point of view, Kowloon Hall is just an intermediary... No, a labor dispatch company?
That's nothing compared to fighting against the God of Plague!
Seeing that Zhou Shi and Wang He had reached an agreement, Guo Renjie's face flashed a little frustrated, but he still took out a small white porcelain bottle from his pocket.
"Then Mr. Wang, these calming pills..."
"Yes, yes." Wang He said immediately, "My wife and daughter are too frightened and need this. Just pay the price we agreed on."
Guo Renjie turned his worries into joy and offered the medicine bottle with both hands.
"Well, I can't help you much, so I'll take the first step."
Seeing that there was no business to do, Luan Chongjiu shrugged his shoulders and stood up to leave.
"Wait a minute."
He paused, raised his head, and met Zhou Shi's eyes.
"Mr. Luan, don't leave in a hurry. I have something to tell you."