Tang Meng has a habit of lighting a lamp when sleeping. No one knows why. He has been like this since he was a child. He is afraid of the dark. If he wakes up in the middle of the night and sees a dark room, he will be frightened. That night, after he woke up
, found that the oil lamp was out. Tang Meng grabbed the quilt, wrapped himself up, and hid inside shivering.
A ray of light came in from the corner of the quilt, and Tang Meng mustered up the courage to slowly reveal his head. On the chair in the middle of the room, there was a person sitting. He was dressed in black clothes, with a black cloth covering his head, and only two fierce eyes were exposed.
Especially on the left eye, a scar went down diagonally, scratching the upper and lower eyelids. Years of experience in leading soldiers told him that the scar on this man's face was a sword wound.
The man didn't speak. He sat in the middle, playing with the dagger in his hand. As he moved up and down, the light from the oil lamp occasionally reflected and shone into Tang Meng's eyes, making him shiver.
Tang Meng felt cold all over, and it took him a long time to summon up the courage: "Who are you?"
The man still didn't speak, watching Tang Meng continue to play with the dagger, and the two people just looked at each other silently. Tang Meng wanted to call someone, but he didn't dare. He knew that as long as he spoke out, that person would definitely do it.
He killed himself unceremoniously. One was on the bed, and the other was on the ground, just sitting there. The sound of a stick was heard outside the door. It was already midnight, and this man neither took action nor left.
"What do you want?" Tang Meng asked again.
The man still had that same look, and the weapon in his hand kept turning.
"Who sent you here? Is it Su Ren?" For some reason, the first name Tang Meng thought of was Su Ren.
The man raised his hand and inserted the dagger on the Eight Immortals table. The teacup and teapot on the table jumped and made a clattering sound. The angle of the sword blade was just right, reflecting the light of the oil lamp into Tang Meng's eyes. Tang Meng seemed to
He quickly dodged as if he was hit by something and moved his body towards the bed.
"Don't kill me! Take whatever you want!"
"Ha!" The man finally made a sound, not a smile, nor a cold snort, but a breath from the corner of his mouth, which meant contempt and ridicule. Tang Meng could even feel the corners of his mouth covered by the black cloth rising.
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Tang Meng was really scared. Although he was the captain of Shu County, all the soldiers in Shu County were under his command, and he could not feel anything when killing people. But this was his own room, the room in the captain's mansion. It was late at night
A man comes in with a weapon in his hand. What does this mean? It means that he can easily assassinate him with just a move of his hands.
Suddenly, the oil lamp in the room went out.
"Ah..." A scream resounded in the captain's mansion, very miserable and scary.
The housekeeper got up quickly without even having time to put on his clothes and shoes. He recognized the source of the sound, which was Tang Meng's room.
"Master! Master! What's wrong with you?" The butler was brought by Tang Meng from home. He naturally knew about his master's problem, so he shouted and ordered the lights to be turned on.
Torches, oil lamps, and lanterns lit up in the courtyard, illuminating the entire courtyard like daylight. People coming from all over the place crowded over, and the small courtyard was filled with people. The housekeeper shouted twice more, Tang Meng
There was no movement in the room.
"Master! Are you okay?" The housekeeper used the tone of coaxing a child and spoke very softly.
The head guard glanced at him: "Butler, knock on the door! Just in case..."
The steward shook his head vigorously. This is the Duwei's Mansion, the safest place in Chengdu. Even the Prefect's Mansion does not have so many guards and soldiers. The steward does not believe that anyone will come in. He firmly believes that something destroyed his master's house.
There was a light inside, and the owner was frightened when he woke up!
After shouting a few more times, there was still no movement in the room. The leader of the guards, standing behind the butler, pulled the butler over: "We can't wait any longer! Bump the door!"
The two soldiers heard the sound and rushed to the door. "Bang!" There was a loud noise, and the door and the door frame were knocked flat on the floor of the room. The room was dark, and dust rose up. The leader of the guards drew his sword.
He rushed in.
The second person who came in was the butler. He was not as smart as the leader of the guards. He looked inside first and felt that there was no danger, so he came in. When he entered, he grabbed a lantern from a servant.
No one is in the house!
The housekeeper and the guard leader were shocked! They looked at each other with incredible expressions. It seemed that someone had really entered the Duwei's mansion and kidnapped the Duwei. Such a thing had never happened in the Han Dynasty. The court had just
He praised the captain for his contribution in suppressing the rebellion. Before the angel left, the captain was kidnapped in the blink of an eye. He was still at his own home, on his own bed, and he was so embarrassed that he had to go to his grandma's house.
As soon as the captain turned around, he was about to order someone to find him. The steward grabbed him and pointed to the bed. There was a pile of quilts piled on the bed, and the pile of quilts was shaking.
"Captain?" The leader of the guards called towards the pile of quilts.
The butler smiled slightly, handed the lantern in his hand to the leader of the guards, and ordered the people outside to come in and hold the lanterns. When the room became bright, the butler walked gently to the bedside step by step, and reached out to pull the corner of the quilt.
"Don't come over! Don't kill me!" Tang Meng suddenly shouted from under the quilt, and the housekeeper was startled.
"There is an assassin!" A cry outside the room broke the silence in the room.
Tang Meng quickly tightened the quilt, wrapped himself up, and shrank into the corner: "Don't kill me, take what you want? I have nothing! Really, nothing! The money is all in the cellar in the backyard, and there is nothing left."
There are dozens of kilograms of gold, it’s all here, I’ll give it all to you!”
"This way! This way! Chase! Don't let him run away...!"
In the yard, there were all kinds of shouts, the footsteps were rapid, and there was the sound of weapons clashing. The leader of the guards, holding his sword, rushed towards the place where the shouts were loudest. The unarmed servants and servants
They were all frightened, wanting to leave but not daring to leave. They gathered outside the door, leaning on each other, and looking around with wide eyes.
After chasing for a long time, the ghosts did not catch up with any ghosts, but the whole yard was filled with smoke. The leader of the guards was about to lead people to search the entire Chengdu, but was stopped by Tang Meng who recovered. Since they can come, they can be unnoticed.
Appearing in his bedroom without killing himself already shows that he is just to intimidate or threaten him. In this case, you may not be able to find him even if you want to find him.
Sitting on the couch with his quilt in his arms, Tang Meng felt lingering fear. The servants and servants had been sent back, leaving a few people guarding the door. There was only one butler left in the house.
The butler said: "Master, could it be..." The butler pointed to the west, where is the West City and the Su Mansion.
Tang Meng glanced at the housekeeper: "Don't make wild guesses. Send someone to contact our people immediately. Stop targeting the Sichuan Chamber of Commerce for the time being. In addition, you go and invite Prince Zhuo here!"
"Here!" the steward agreed, turned around and walked out. Tang Meng thought for a while and called the steward: "There are also those who have not done business with the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce. Come here in person. Don't let anyone find out.
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The housekeeper nodded and went out.
Tang Meng stretched out his hand to touch the cold sweat on his head, took a deep breath, and said silently: "I hope it's not too late."
Su Ren slept well, and all actions were carried out according to his plan. A large amount of supplies gathered from various shops to the Sichuan Chamber of Commerce. Sichuan was originally a difficult place to enter and exit. When the goods were suddenly acquired by a company,
A reduction in supply will inevitably mean an increase in prices, especially for those necessities related to survival such as food and salt.
Su Ren stretched and moved his waist, and was about to find water to wash his face. Cui Jiuming and Huo Laosi came together.
Su Ren smiled and said: "Oh! One is the president of the Sichuan Chamber of Commerce, and the fourth brother is also a celebrity among Chengdu merchants. It's really rare to see them together this early in the morning!"
Huo Laosi saw Su Ren holding a copper basin in his hand and quickly took it over to help Su Ren get water.
Cui Jiuming said: "Don't be so rare, something went wrong. This morning, those guys collectively increased the price, and the increase was 50%!"
"Really?" Su Ren smiled: "That's good, it means they are out of stock!"
"I think these guys are uniting to deal with us. That old man from Zhangji Grain Store, I know he also has three large warehouses of grain and rice in Chengdu!"
Just on the steps in front of the house, Su Ren said while washing his face: "This is normal. When we purchase a large amount, others will increase the price. This is the same as the market law. It would be strange if they lowered the price."
"But this way we have to spend more money to buy their things." Huo Laosi handed the cloth to wipe his face to Su Ren.
Su Ren took it and wiped his face: "Money is not a problem. We have already said this. As long as they have the goods, we will buy them even if they are twice as expensive!"
"Hey!" Cui Jiuming gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I'll go crazy with you!"
Several people were talking, and Hawking ran in from the door with a happy face. As soon as he saw the figure, he heard his shout: "Brother, good things! Good things are coming!"
As soon as he entered the yard and saw his father Huo Laosi and Cui Jiuming also there, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. Su Ren smiled and said, "What a good thing?"
"Tang Meng! It's Tang Meng, something happened to him!"
"What? Something really happened to Tang Meng?" Cui Jiuming was shocked and quickly turned to look at Su Ren.
Su Ren ignored Cui Jiuming and looked at Hawking.
Huo Jin continued: "An assassin came to Tang Meng's family and almost killed Tang Meng. I heard he was frightened and became sick. He couldn't come out during this period. In addition, all places related to Tang Meng in the city were destroyed overnight.
Damn it, someone is dead here in Xicheng, the officials from the Prefect’s Mansion are investigating, and the word has gone crazy on the streets!"
Su Ren smiled and said, "I thought it was such a big deal?" After that, he continued to give Cui Jiuming and Huo Laosi some instructions.
At this time, Cui Jiuming felt a chill running down his spine. The Su Ren in front of him was so terrifying. If he were Su Ren's enemy, he might not even know how he died. He couldn't help but feel a little afraid of Su Ren. (To be continued.)
