Du Wancai turned back to the door of the Guoshu Hall and said: "Excuse me, any young man, please go in and tell me that Mr. Zhao Shifu, the master of Hongmen's Chongqing Shantang Hall, is here to visit the master of the Tu Hall."
The sturdy man outside the door remained motionless. No one came in, but a man came out from inside, it was Qiantou.
He clasped his hands into fists and said loudly: "My host has invited Hall Master Zhao to meet inside for tea."
At this time, Zhao Shifu was already angry. I, the dignified helmsman of Hongmen Chongqing Hall, came to visit, but the man surnamed Tu did not come out to greet me. It was simply unreasonable!
But today he came to pay homage to the dock, and he wanted something from this bastard. It was hard to say whether he had high status or good etiquette. This is called a tiger falling flat and being bullied by a dog!
He lifted up the front of his robe, held his head high, and walked inside.
Fortunately, the owner of the hall, Tu Yansen, was standing in front of the main hall, with his hands clasped in fists, welcoming him!
The two saluted again, then stretched out their hands inside at the same time, nodded, and entered the main room side by side.
8-24
They entered the door and arrived at the Eight Immortals Table. The two of them extended their hands to show courtesy again, and then sat down at the table.
Qian Tou and Du Wancai sat down next to them.
At this time, a young man came with a tray and brought tea.
Master Tu bowed and said, "I heard that Mr. Zhao came to the shelter, but I couldn't welcome him from a distance. I'm really sorry."
Zhao Shifu put the four fingers of his left hand on the cuff of his right hand and said, "Master Tu, don't be too modest. The reputation of Dongqing Guoshu Museum has long been known. Today, Mr. Zhao is here to ask for help."
However, of these two people, one is the helmsman of Hongmen in Chongqing. Coughing makes the whole of Chongqing tremble, but they are asking for help! The other is just the owner of a small martial arts gym in Changsha, with no influence, but
Sit back and wait for the fisherman's profit!
They had put on all the airs and details before entering the door, and there was an atmosphere in the main room where nothing could be discussed!
In this way, Zhao Shifu could not ask for help no matter what! He had no choice but to wink at Du Wancai!
Du Wancai also saw this situation clearly. If he didn't speak up, he might be in vain and his trip would be in vain!
So, he bowed to the owner of the restaurant very humbly, and then told the story of the shocking theft that happened in Chongqing. He did not say that he was not careful in this regard, but only said that those ignorant children saw the wealth.
Get interested.
He smiled and said: "Mr. Tu, we have been looking for these children for almost two months. We believe that these children have gone to Changsha. Of course we have to look for them in Changsha. There are only two purposes today. One is to tell Mr. Tu
, there is such a thing. The other is that if Mr. Tu is willing to help us search, our boss Zhao will definitely thank you greatly!"
When Tu Yansen heard this situation, he felt a little hesitant. What he was worried about was nothing else. He was worried that Boss Zhao's Hongmen would take the opportunity to take root in Changsha! By then, it would be easy to invite gods, but it would be easy to send them away.
Difficult!
But at this moment, the dark and fat man Qiantou, who did not look like a real person in any way, spoke up and saluted and said: "Mr. Zhao, Mr. Du, this matter will be taken care of by my master, there is no problem!
In Changsha, it’s hard to say anything else, but my master knows everything about human heads on the ground! Even if an ant crawls in, my master can find it!”
Tu Guanzhu glared at Qiantou, wanting to scold him! What a big shot, you, a little guy, are so talkative!
But when he saw the look in Qian Tou's eyes, he seemed to have other meanings, so he swallowed it back.
As soon as Zhao Shifu and Du Wancai left, Qiantou immediately approached Master Tu and whispered: "Master, that's more than 40,000 yuan! Once it's done, it will be in our hands without anyone noticing!"
Tu Guanzhu glared at him and said, "It's so easy to find a bunch of kids!"
Qian Tou immediately said: "Recently, several children have come to work on our construction site. Master, they are from Sichuan! The time is right! What I mean is..." He lowered his voice and said in the ear of the owner.
For a long time!
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That afternoon, Qian Tou returned to the ruins of the Hunan Provincial Bank and continued to direct the migrant workers to dig holes.
Qian Tou and his two brothers looked back and forth and chose another place for the officials and others to dig!
The high-ranking officials did not hesitate to work hard, using sledgehammers to hit the ground. The ground was broken open, and then they dug down with iron picks. When the digging was almost one person deep, they used steel drills to dig down.
The official stood around for a while, then raised his face and shook his head at Qiantou, meaning, "Don't get anything down there!"
Qiantou waved his hand and asked him to come up. The people at the pit pulled the official up.
After the high official came up, he used a towel to wipe the dirt from his body and wipe the sweat from his face.
Qian Tou was beside him and suddenly asked: "Are you from Sichuan?"
The official looked stupid, said "Ah" twice, and continued to pat the dirt on his body without saying anything else.
But he was already alert in his heart! Damn it, I have been digging holes in this poor place like yours for more than a month, and you never asked me where I was from! You suddenly asked me this today! Damn it! This is someone who is in trouble.
A sign!
The high-ranking official has been hanging around at the bottom of Chongqing for as long as he can remember. He has no other skills, but he still has the ability to wait and see for signs of trouble! These days, Mazi has repeatedly said that sooner or later, Boss Zhao will find his way here!
Qiantou suddenly asked this today, I'm afraid it's a sign!
But he remained calm and continued digging holes in the ruins, still working hard and sweating profusely!
He was vaguely aware that Qian Tou was standing in the distance, seeming to have been observing him and the children around him!
When it was time to finish work, the money man paid all the migrant workers, but said to the high-ranking officials: "We will continue working tomorrow! Come early!"
The official waved the money in his hand to him and said with a silly smile: "Yes, sir, with money, we will have food to eat!"
On the way back, the official whispered to the children around him: "Listen clearly and run separately! Don't go home! If you run until midnight and no one is following you, then go back!"
Although Zhugan and the other children didn't understand what he meant, they couldn't wait to figure it out because of the thief's trivial matters! It would be too late to figure it out!
So, as soon as the official said to leave, the children immediately split up and ran into several nearby alleys, disappearing without a trace in the blink of an eye!
Qiantou was furious, but there was nothing he could do! No matter how they ran, his men couldn't outrun these children!
But one thing he understood clearly! These children are the children that Chongqing Boss Zhao is looking for!
It’s weird! These kids are so bold! They actually stole tens of thousands of yuan from Boss Zhao! Mom, if even a little bit of this money falls into your hands, you will make a fortune!
8-26
When it was time to get off work, the officials' children did not come back. The first one made Xiaoyan alert!
As soon as she and Mazi discussed it, they sent a few children to watch the wind at nearby streets and alleys, paying special attention to whether there were any strange people coming! Another purpose was to wait for the high officials and others to come back!
At midnight, the officials and the children from Zhugan came back one after another.
The boy who looked out for the wind came back and reported to Xiaoyan that there was no tail behind him!
The children Xiaoyan, Mazi, Erju, Daguan and Beikeyingzi were sitting in a dark and quiet restaurant, urgently discussing the troublesome matter at hand!
As soon as the senior official talked about what happened on the construction site, everyone else understood it, and they were noticed!
This is the danger! They must move! If they don't move, they will die!
Xiaoyan said in a low voice: "Yesterday, my uncle told me something! A place that is good for hiding people cannot hide people! A place that is not easy to hide people is a good place to hide people! The best place to hide people is this side of the East City! Boss Zhao
If you want to find someone, you must look here! They may not be able to find it for a while! But as time goes by, they will find us!"
Beike Yingzi was smart enough and immediately said: "According to his opinion, we should hide in Xicheng?"
Xiaoyan said: "Yes! My uncle told me something again today. He said that every spring, the Yuelu Mountain Management Office in Xicheng hires some people to go to the mountains to cut firewood, cut down the dry branches, and drop them on the ground.
dry branches and transported them to the outside of the mountain together. The uncle said that they did this, one to repair the forest, and the other to prevent fires! Mazi, you take some children and take the early ferry to Xicheng tonight to try to win the prize.
This job! It’s in the mountains, outsiders can’t easily enter!”
Mazi asked: "What should we do here?"
Now, even the smart Xiaoyan hesitated!
Although Wanfuju Restaurant does not generate much profit, they spent more than 200 yuan to buy it! It is a pity to lose it! Although the small courtyard where grandma lives is not worth much, the money they finally stole is hidden underground! It is even more valuable.
No less!
But it doesn't matter the few houses on Dongmao Street where the high officials live, they don't have much money anyway!
The children all understood Xiaoyan's hesitation, and they continued to discuss it until the morning ferry was about to leave before finally reaching an agreement!
Grandma continued to live in the small courtyard with her younger brother and An Xiang, and Daguan and Beike Yingzi also lived in the courtyard. Their most important task was to protect their money! Secondly, they also had to take care of Wanfuju.
Erju, Meigui and Shitou stayed at Wanfuju as assistants, while the uncle was responsible for the management of Wanfuju.
The other children, including Xiaoyan, followed Mazi to Xicheng and tried to hide there. It would be better if they could find work, but it would be okay if they couldn't! Their money was enough for them to survive!
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Xiaoyan walked into the dark warehouse and vaguely saw that the uncle was not sleeping, but sitting on a sack with his arms folded on his knees. His eyes were shining in the dark, staring at Xiaoyan who had just come in!
Xiaoyan lit the small oil lamp, squatted down in front of the uncle, and stared at him as well.
"Could something happen to you..." Yan Boling asked in a low voice.
"Uncle, I can't say. We just have to be careful."
Next, she told her uncle the results of their agreement and hoped that he would continue to run Wanfuju.
Yan Boling frowned, looked at her with considerable doubts, and whispered: "Miss Xiaoyan, although I am hiding here, I guess I won't be able to hide for long! I'd better follow the children to Xicheng. It's better to hide in the mountains.