Zhangjia Restaurant is a two-story small building. It is not as grand and prosperous as the big-name restaurants in Lin'an City, and it looks quite inconspicuous. There may be no less than a hundred restaurants like this in Lin'an City.

However, if you think about it carefully, you will feel that something is wrong. Since opening a restaurant is a business and it is necessary to make money, it is logical to open it in a conspicuous place in the city's market. Very few people would open a restaurant in a conspicuous place.

It is outside the city and hidden among the trees on a hillside, as if for fear of being known. Anyone with a brain will understand that something is not right here just by thinking about it.

Yes, Zhangjia Restaurant does not rely on the business of ordinary individual customers. The meaning of its existence is to allow some guests who do not like publicity to have a quiet banquet and party here to talk. To a certain extent, it is similar to that of later generations.

Private clubs are average. Such restaurants are hidden in quiet places, but there is no need to worry about their business. Lin'an City, with a population of one million, is legal between officials and businessmen, between officials and businessmen, and between businessmen and businessmen both inside and outside the court.

There are countless transactions, both illegal and illegal, cooperative and revenge-seeking. There are also many shady transactions. So there is no need to worry about no customers coming. Like the location of Zhangjia Restaurant, it is both outside the city and in a secret place.

, it is the most suitable place for secret meetings.

Fang Zian tied his horse to the tree at the door of the restaurant and slowly approached the door. A middle-aged man in a long gown immediately came up to him with a big smile.

"This guest, may I ask your name, have you ever made a reservation for a banquet?"

Fang Zian said: "Wei Zeng, my surname is Fang, and I'm here for a banquet. The guest is named Xia Liangdong, I don't know if he's here."

"Ah, it turns out that this is a guest invited by Mr. Xia. I'm sorry. Mr. Fang, please come in quickly. Mr. Xia has already made arrangements. It's on the second floor." The middle-aged man quickly said with his hands.

Fang Zian nodded and walked in. After taking two steps, he turned around and asked, "Is Mr. Xia here? What kind of guests are there on the second floor?"

"Oh, Mr. Xia hasn't arrived yet, and neither have others. But he has already sent someone to give instructions. When guests come, they will be taken directly to the second floor. Mr. Fang is the first guest to arrive. There is no one in the room upstairs yet.

." The middle-aged man said hurriedly.

Fang Zian nodded and walked up the stairs to the second floor. There were only two rooms on the second floor, one with dark lights and one with bright lights. Fang Zian naturally entered the room with lights on. The furnishings of the room were also exquisite.

, flower and bird screens are placed around the room, with a large mahogany table in the middle, which can be seen by the light. Several exquisite mahogany back chairs are placed around. There are two candlesticks on the table, each with three shining candles on it.

The candles illuminated the room with light.

Fang Zian walked around the table and sat down on a chair. The waiter brought tea. The tea was green, clear and fragrant. Fang Zian smelled it, but did not drink it. He just sat on the chair and calmed down.

Looking out the window quietly.

The sun has set, and the trees outside the window are already dark. The night wind blows, and the leaves rustle, like the sound of the tide. Among the forest waves, there are the calls of mountain birds, and there seems to be the distant roar of unknown beasts.

The entire restaurant seemed to be in a wilderness, surrounded by wild beasts. Fang Zian closed his eyes and seemed to be taking a nap, but his ears moved slowly, listening to the movements around him.

I don't know how long it took, but there was movement from downstairs. Fang Zian opened his eyes and stood up to look downstairs from the window, but he saw nothing in the darkness outside the building. He only heard footsteps and voices, and then up the stairs.

There was the sound of thumping footsteps.

"Mr. Fang, I didn't expect you to come, why did you come so early? We agreed on the first watch, but you came. You are so impatient, hahaha." Xia Liangdong walked out of the door with a loud laugh.

When he walked in, he was wearing official uniform, with a sword hanging from his waist, and he looked fully armed.

Fang Zian smiled and said: "How dare you neglect to invite Shangguan? Of course I have to come early. Is it possible that Shangguan should wait for me?"

Xia Liangdong laughed loudly, nodded and said, "That's right, Mr. Fang can still be a good person."

After saying that, Xia Liangdong sat down, reached for the teapot and poured himself a cup of tea. He drank it in one sip. Fang Zian then picked up the teacup in front of him and took a sip.

"Master Xia, didn't Master Zheng come with you?" Fang Zian asked.

"Oh, Mr. Zheng said that he has been delayed for a while, and I'm afraid he will come a little later. It's okay, let's just wait for a while." Xia Liangdong said with a smile.

Fang Zian nodded, looked at Xia Liangdong and said, "Why is Mr. Xia dressed like this? Why is he dressed so neatly? The official is not wearing official uniforms. Could it be that Mr. Zheng doesn't like the official to dress casually?"

Xia Liangdong chuckled, took off the knife and put it on the table beside him and said, "You are overthinking it. I just came from Qingbo Gate to inspect the shop and came over by the way. I didn't have time to change clothes."

Fang Zian said with a sigh: "It turns out that Mr. Xia hasn't been seen all day. He went to inspect the station and the patrol shop."

Xia Liangdong nodded and said, "Yes, Master Fang is working so hard, and I can't watch. I have to go down there for a walk. I learned from you Master Fang. I'm exhausted after running for a day."

Fang Zian nodded in agreement, and the two of them chatted for a few words, and then they had nothing to say. Xia Liangdong looked out the window and seemed to have no intention of chatting. Naturally, Fang Zian didn't want to have an awkward chat, so he just sat there with his eyes slightly closed.

Relax there.

There were waves of Lin Tao, and the sound of watch drums could be heard faintly from the gathering place of the houses by the lake far down the slope. First the watch drums were beaten for the first watch, then the first watch and the second watch, until finally they heard the sound of the watch.

The second watch sounded. Xia Liangdong, who was sitting on the chair, kept looking at Fang Zian with his eyes during this period, and found that Fang Zian was sitting on the chair with his eyes squinted as if he was asleep, as if the old monk was in trance.

"Oh, it seems Master Zheng won't be able to come." Xia Liangdong said in a deep voice: "If he doesn't come after the second watch, he must be unable to come."

Fang Zian opened his eyes and said with a smile: "Maybe, let's break up. We won't be able to arrive until the second update."

Xia Liangdong said: "Don't worry, how can I ask Mr. Fang to return on an empty stomach? I am treating you to a treat. It doesn't matter whether Mr. Zheng comes or not. We have ordered the food and wine, and we two brothers can just eat."

Fang Zian smiled and said, "That's right. We've ordered wine and food. It would be a waste not to eat them."

Xia Liangdong laughed, stood up, clapped his hands and shouted: "Serve the food, serve the wine."

The restaurant manager and waiters were almost asleep after waiting. Hearing this, he immediately started to prepare, and the kitchen immediately started cooking. After a while, the hot dishes were brought out one after another, and the whole table was quickly filled.

"Master Fang, you're welcome to pay tribute today. You're welcome. Eat and drink well. Come on, have a drink." Xia Liangdong raised his glass and said solemnly.

"Thank you, Mr. Xia, Mr. Xia spent a lot of money." Fang Zian picked up the wine glass and had a drink with Xia Liangdong.

"Come again, this drink is to apologize to Mr. Fang. I have offended you many times before. Let's have a good drink today to clear up all the past grudges." Xia Liangdong said again.

The second cup was also consumed. Xia Liangdong raised the third cup.

"Mr. Fang, let's have another drink. Mr. Fang came to my office as an official, but I didn't even give Mr. Fang a chance to cleanse himself from the trouble. It's really too much. Today I'll treat him as a favor to Mr. Fang."

"Master Xia is so polite, okay, let's do it." Fang Zian raised his glass with a smile and drank the third glass of wine.

"Eat food, eat food. Although Zhangjia Restaurant is not a big restaurant, it can cook home-cooked dishes. The West Lake vinegar fish definitely tastes very authentic. And the fried quail is crunchy and delicious. It is absolutely delicious. Mr. Fang is afraid.

not yet

Have a taste. Come, eat, eat, eat." Xia Liangdong was attentive and prepared.

Fang Zian smiled and said: "Mr.

Xia Liangdong chuckled and said: "Master Fang, I can't care about others. I've said it before, in life, what I pursue is freedom and enjoyment. I don't care how other people live, and it's not my fault.

I just want to live a happy life."

Fang Zian smiled and nodded, then ate a piece of vinegar fish. It was indeed delicious.

"Master Fang, you can actually live a comfortable life as long as you want." Xia Liangdong said in a deep voice.

Fang Zian stretched out his chopsticks to pick up the fried quail, but did not answer. Xia Liangdong said solemnly: "Master Fang, I still want to give you some advice. How do you think about what I said? Can you give me a happy explanation?

Answer. Why keep pushing back and forth."

Fang Zian smiled and said: "It seems that Mr. Xia doesn't want me to have a good meal. I'm so hungry. How about we not talk about these things? We just drink and eat vegetables, and maybe we can talk about Fengyue. Mr. Xia is so hungry."

You may have a rich net worth, but how many concubines do you have in the city? Hahaha."

Xia Liangdong put down his chopsticks and said coldly: "I don't want to talk about Fengyue, I just want to talk about things between you and me. I just want you to answer me today, are you willing to cooperate with me? I only want to talk about whether you are willing or not.

Two choices, no need to say anything else."

Fang Zian took a bite of the quail. The hot and fragrant quail meat was really delicious. He couldn't help but praise: "It's so delicious. The food here is really well cooked."

Xia Liangdong reached out and slapped the table and stood up. He stared at Fang Zian with sharp eyes. This slap on the table caused the food and wine on the table to tumble around in a mess.

"Master Fang! I don't have time to fool around with you here. I've drank wine and lost the gifts. I've done my best to be benevolent and righteous. It's enough for you and me to pretend to be stupid and talk in circles."

Fang Zian sat still and slowly tore half of the quail into his mouth, chewed it and swallowed it. Without even looking at Xia Liangdong, he reached out and picked up another fried quail. He said softly: "Master Xia,

You just don't want to let me have a proper banquet. With such good food and wine, you insist on ruining the scenery by insisting on asking these questions and slamming the table and bench. It's really rude."

Xia Liangdong sneered and said, "Don't be pretentious with me. You must give me a positive answer today. It's useless to be weird."

Fang Zian sighed and said: "Master Xia, you are really disgusting. What answer do you want?"

Xia Liangdong shouted: "I want you to agree to cooperate with me and obey my arrangements obediently. I will share some of the money I earn with you and we will make a fortune together. You know I want this, why are you pretending to be stupid?"

Fang Zian nodded slowly and said: "Let me take a guess. Today is the Hongmen Banquet. It is not the fire official Mr. Zheng who asked me to come by name at all. It has nothing to do with Mr. Zheng. It is just you who invited me to come to this Hongmen Banquet, right?

?”

Xia Liangdong laughed loudly and said: "Smart, really smart. So what? I was the one who tricked you here."

Fang Zian nodded and said: "That means I guessed it right. Let me guess. If I agree to your promise today, you will ask me to report the list of people who want to be exempted from military pay later, and then use this list as evidence to report to the superiors.

If you accuse me of corruption and bending the law, I will die, right?"

Xia Liangdong was startled and sneered: "You are so smart, you can actually guess this."

Fang Zian sighed softly and said: "As expected. Then, if I don't agree now, what will happen to you?"
Chapter completed!