While the Criminal Department was trying the Ma Yunshan case day and night, Zhengzhen Restaurant, the largest restaurant in the capital, was noisy and lively.
Rain or shine, Zhongzhen Restaurant is as lively as ever.
As long as the sky is not falling, there will always be those rich or powerful people who come to the restaurant, order a few satisfying side dishes, sip a pot of favorite wine, and spend the money around their waists.
Shopkeeper Wang Zhongzhen naturally likes these people who keep putting money into their pockets. As long as he is in the restaurant, every customer who enters the restaurant, whether they are new or old faces, will personally come forward to greet them warmly.
With.
However, such opportunities are few and far between.
The restaurant is only a part of his property, and all the properties are just a part of his mysterious mission.
At the end of the month, there was no sign of Wang Zhongzhen in the restaurant, and everything was normal.
However, in the past few days, Wang Zhongzhen would come to the restaurant to sit for a while every day.
Instead of sitting at the counter and checking the accounts, he served himself a few side dishes and a pot of hot tea or shochu like an ordinary guest, and drank by himself.
Unlike other guests, Wang Zhongzhen's attention was not on the side dishes, nor on the hot tea, nor on the shochu.
All his attention was focused on Ouyang Xiaoke, who was playing the piano on the stage in the middle of the hall.
Just because Xiao Chen once said that Ouyang Xiaoke was his old friend.
Last time, due to various reasons, Mr. Zhang did not recognize Xiao Chen. But after meeting Xiao Chen, Wang Zhongzhen's vague impression of his young master suddenly became a reality, and something happened in his heart unknowingly.
A huge change.
He longed to recognize Xiao Chen, and he longed to call Master Xiao Chen to his face.
As the only surviving orphan of the general, Wang Zhongzhen devoted all his feelings to Xiao Chen.
But this matter of acknowledgment can only be done by Mr. Zhang.
After all, he is Xiao Chen's master and the only person who has come into contact with young Xiao Chen. Only his words will be believed by Xiao Chen.
But feelings are something that cannot be dominated by subjective thoughts.
Just because of Xiao Chen's words, Wang Zhongzhen now felt that Ouyang Xiaoke in the center of the field was particularly kind.
He didn't know what kind of old friend Ouyang Xiaoke was to Xiao Chen, but to be called an old friend by Xiao Chen, he must be someone whom Xiao Chen recognized and was willing to associate with.
Since you and Xiao Chen are your own people, then you are also your own people.
Holding the tea bowl, Wang Zhongzhen listened to the melodious music of the guqin. Then he looked at Ouyang Xiaoke, who was dressed in white and looked noble and elegant. It was as if he saw Xiao Chen, with a smile on his face.
The door curtain was opened with a bang, and Mr. Zhang, dressed in gray cloth, walked in.
When a customer comes to the door, a waiter will come up to greet him as usual.
Mr. Zhang waved his hand, looked inside the hall, and walked straight towards the table where Wang Zhongzhen was sitting.
Hearing the footsteps, Wang Zhongzhen turned his head and looked inadvertently. Seeing that it was Mr. Zhang, he hurriedly put down the tea bowl in his hand and stood up: "General."
Mr. Zhang waved his hand and signaled Wang Zhongzhen to sit down. He bent down and pulled the chair beside the table out, and slowly sat down.
He raised his head and looked towards Ouyang Xiaoke who was playing the piano in the center of the field.
At this time, Ouyang Xiaoke was playing the piano with both hands, concentrating on playing the song "Spring River with Flowers and Moonlight Night".
"The tide of the Spring River reaches the level of the sea, and the bright moon rises with the tide on the sea. The waves are thousands of miles away, but there is no moon on the Spring River..." The many diners nearby who were still drinking and fisting, as the sound of Ouyang Xiaoke's piano played, a
Everyone also lowered his voice, seeming to be moved by the sound of the piano.
"In the past few days, you have always come to see this person, just because he said that this person is his old friend?" Mr. Zhang asked calmly.
"General." Wang Zhongzhen turned over the tea bowl on the table, poured a full bowl, and handed it over: "Since the death of the general, my subordinates have always felt empty in their hearts. Although they know the existence of the young master, they have always been there.
I have never met him. After meeting him a few days ago, the subordinate feels very kind to him. And this person is called an old friend by him. The subordinate can't see the young master, so he comes to listen to this person's music, which can be regarded as an indirect tribute to the general.
A kind of remembrance.”
As he said this, Wang Zhongzhen lowered his head with a melancholy look on his face.
Picking up the tea bowl handed over by Wang Zhongzhen, Mr. Zhang blew the tea leaves floating on it: "I investigated this person specifically and found that this person is just a younger brother of the criminal when he was handling the case in Yizhou."
"The criminal's younger brother?" Wang Zhongzhen was stunned and looked back at Ouyang Xiaoke.
"Yes." Mr. Zhang nodded, "However, this man and his family turned against each other just because their family opposed him marrying an ordinary woman."
"Hahaha," Wang Zhongzhen couldn't help but laugh, "He is still a big lover. No wonder, when I listen to his music, even the cheerful songs, he plays with a hint of sadness. I originally thought, would it be
It was because I failed in the exam and saw through the world, but I didn’t expect that it was because of my child’s affair.”
"You guessed it right, he first lost his reputation, fell in love with an ordinary woman in his decadence, and then suffered all kinds of obstructions from his family, which led to his current state." After taking a sip of tea, Mr. Zhang said softly.
"I failed because I didn't have enough knowledge, and my family blocked the marriage because they were thinking about him. Just because of this matter, I have been decadent until now. How can the young master call him an old friend? I really can't figure it out." Hearing Mr. Zhang's explanation.
, Wang Zhongzhen looked at Ouyang Xiaoke with a hint of reproach in his eyes.
Putting down the tea bowl, Zhang Lao crossed his arms and leaned back: "This person's failure is not because he is not physically strong enough, but because he did not "pay tribute" to the examiner like others, so that the test paper was
The bag was dropped. And he turned against his family because he couldn't stand the old idea of being a good match. If the court admitted him, he should be a good official who is honest and upright and dares to break the old rules. What a pity.
A generation of talented people has been reduced to being a piano player in a restaurant."
"So that's it." The expression on Wang Zhongzhen's face changed rapidly, "I just said, if you don't have anything extraordinary, how can you be called an old friend by the young master?"
Mr. Zhang next to him looked at Wang Zhongzhen's expression and heard what he said. He couldn't help laughing: "It seems that General Wang values his young master very much. No one who is not outstanding can compare with his past."
Is there any alternation?"
Hearing Mr. Zhang call himself a general, Wang Zhongzhen quickly shook his head in embarrassment.
Although it is true that he was once a general. Because of his special mission, he took off his shirt and worked hard in business in the capital.
However, in front of Mr. Zhang, he will always be just a soldier, how dare he mention the title of general.
However, Mr. Zhang is right. In his mind, his young master will always be the best. Just like his father back then, he is invincible in every battle.
The arrogance deep in his bones never bows to evil forces.
"The young master is the only orphan of the general. His blood flows with the general's unyielding spirit of being upright and loyal. Ordinary people can have some exchanges with the young master's past, but they cannot be easily called old friends by him.
"Wang Zhongzhen raised his head and said very proudly.
"Stand upright, loyal and courageous?" There was a trace of imperceptible loss in Mr. Zhang's eyes, "If the general hadn't been dedicated to the country and extremely loyal, with his strength back then, how could Zhu Yuanzhang, that old thief, be able to do anything to the general?
How about it? If he didn't think he had a clear conscience and surrendered without mercy, how could the general have ended up with his entire family being executed?"
With a "pop" sound, the tea bowl was unconsciously crushed in Mr. Zhang's hands.
The tea, tea leaves, and the broken pieces of the tea bowl were all scattered on the table.
The tiger's mouth of his left hand was cut open by a fragment of the tea bowl. Dark red blood ran down the palm of his hand and dripped on the table.
"General?" Wang Zhongzhen stood up hurriedly, staring at the opponent's left hand covered in blood, and hurriedly looked for Bupa.
"It doesn't matter." The true energy flowed in Mr. Zhang's body, and he stopped the bleeding. "Back then, the general encountered Zhu Yuanzhang's murderous hands, resulting in an eternal injustice. Now, his son Zhu Di is also suspicious of Dongchang, and even more so
It’s not the one who arranged for Jin Yiwei to search for Dongchang everywhere. I’m just worried that the young master’s foolish loyalty will make him, like his father, not resist when faced with Zhu Di’s butcher knife.”
Mr. Zhang clenched the blood in his left hand tightly into his fist, with a worried look on his face.
