Huitong Yinzhuang is a bank that mainly focuses on deposits, withdrawals, exchanges, issuance of bank notes and mortgages. It has branches all over the world. The banknotes redeemed by Huitong Yinzhuang can be used anywhere in the Central Plains, and the circulation range is extremely wide. In the world of silver money

In the business field, Huitong Bank not only has extremely high authority among the people, but also has banking accounts with the government. It is now the leading bank in the Central Plains.

The main hall of Huitong Bank is located in Jinling, and the general manager is named Gu Wannian. He is also the founder of Huitong Bank. Three or four years ago, Huitong Bank was just a third-rate bank in Jinling, and it only engaged in the most basic business.

A small business of money exchange. But later, I don’t know whether it was the smoke coming out of the ancient ancestral tomb or the God of Wealth directly moving to his home. His business grew bigger and bigger, and the types of business became more and more. Later, it was even more direct

It squeezed out the "Taifengyuan" bank, which was known as the number one bank in Jinling at that time, and then replaced it. At that time, people thought that their wealth had reached its peak, but they did not expect that becoming the number one bank in Jinling was just the beginning.

In just two years, Huitong Yinzhuang's branches have spread all over the world. In ancient times, he has become the richest man in the Central Plains. It is no exaggeration to say that he is as rich as the enemy. And Huitong Yinzhuang also has the potential to become a wealthy man.

The momentum of the world's number one bank.

In Changzhou, there is naturally a branch of Huitong Yinzhuang.

Huitong Silver Village in Changzhou is located in the west of the city. It is not large in scale and the terrain is not as good as the location in the center of the city. However, the amount of silver flowing in and out every day is very considerable.

The shopkeeper of Huitong Bank in Changzhou is surnamed Liu and named Qicai, and he is just fifty years old this year. There is nothing unusual about his appearance, but maybe it is because he has been running a bank all year round, so he has the smoothness and sophistication of a businessman all over his body. His figure is

Slightly thin, not fat or greasy like ordinary businessmen, but giving people a very smart and capable impression.

It was getting late at night, and it was time for Huitong Bank to close its doors. Liu Qicai, who had a short beard on his chin and shrewd eyes, waited for the guys in the bank to finish sorting out the chores, and after he had finished calculating the day's silver accounts, he

With a tired expression, he rubbed his waist and walked slowly to the door to close the door.

Liu Qicai raised his eyes and looked outside the door. The street was brightly lit, full of pedestrians, and a lively scene.

"It's still early tonight, so I can go back and have a good drink."

Liu Qicai smiled and thought to himself that he was in a good mood. If a person received tens of thousands of taels of silver every day, everyone would be in a good mood.

But everyone who knows him well knows that his original wife died many years ago, and he just married a good-looking wife not long ago. She is only twenty-four or five years old, but it is the age when women first become interesting. So he went home to drink.

It's a lie, it's true that I want to hold a woman and make love with her as soon as possible.

Thinking of the woman at home, Liu Qicai, who had already passed the age of vitality, suddenly felt a rush of heat in his heart. No matter how old a man is or how settled his mind is, the only thing that can make him instantly rejuvenate seems to be a woman.

Especially beautiful women can often make a man who is like an old tree grow vigorous vitality again.

So at this moment, Liu Qicai unconsciously raised the corners of his mouth. He suddenly felt that living was really a beautiful thing.

The reason why he feels this way is because he has confidence. And his confidence comes from money.

"Everything is sad when you are poor." For those who are down and out, living is actually a very painful thing. But for rich people like Liu Qicai, they have no idea what it feels like. That's why he

I feel everything is beautiful.

Liu Qicai was about to close the door when he suddenly found a person standing at the door.

Liu Qicai was almost startled, because he didn't see anyone at the door just now. But at this time, this person suddenly appeared like a ghost, and he didn't notice it at all.

Liu Qicai couldn't help but take a closer look at the people outside the door.

The person who came was a young man wearing a bamboo hat. Although his clothes and appearance were quite ordinary, his figure was very strong. He stood at the door as if a spear was stuck on the ground.

Liu Qicai looked at the young man who was dressed like a groom and said with a habitual smile on his face: "Little brother, do you want to withdraw money? Unfortunately, we have already accepted the title, so we have to be early tomorrow."

The young man wearing a bamboo hat shook his head slightly.

Liu Qicai frowned slightly and asked again: "My little brother came to the bank not to exchange money, but do you have other important matters?"

But the man asked: "Are you the shopkeeper here, Liu Qicai?"

His tone was gentle, but his voice was quite magnetic.

Liu Qicai's heart moved. He read countless people's thoughtful thoughts, and suddenly became a little alert. The world is not peaceful these days, especially in Changzhou. Recently, there have been a series of murder cases, and among the dead are famous martial arts heroes. So in this kind of situation

In this special season, he couldn't help but pay more attention to it.

In fact, everyone knows that if there is no strong background to rely on, how can a private bank like Huitong achieve its current position as the world's number one bank? Such a background requires not only the support of the government, but also the secret help of Jianghu forces.

Therefore, in the current Huitong Bank, generally no one would look for trouble, let alone anyone who would have the guts to rob.

But the world is full of wonders, and there are always some blind people who will do stupid things.

So now Liu Qicai is a little wary. As a very powerful bank manager, he relies on his shrewd vision and experience.

But the shrewdness of businessmen is often hidden in the dark, so Liu Qicai remained calm on the surface and replied with a smile: "I am Liu Qicai, what do you want from me, little brother?"

"very good."

When the young man heard the answer, he nodded, then walked into the bank's door.

His steps were light yet steady. In just two steps, he was in front of the bank's counter.

Liu Qicai's heart suddenly sank. He was a little surprised because this seemingly ordinary person was not actually an ordinary person.

Liu Qicai hurriedly followed him. Before he could speak, the young man raised his head. There was no extra expression on his ordinary face, and he said in a calm tone: "I'm here to deliver a message."

When Liu Qicai saw his face, he couldn't help but his expression changed.

Because Liu Qicai saw the young man wearing a bamboo hat in front of him, his eyes were actually dark blue.

This strange feature that was different from ordinary people showed that this person did not have pure Chinese blood. But what surprised Liu Qicai was that the young man's appearance and skin color were no different from those of the Central Plains people.

Liu Qicai was still in a daze, but the young man had already reached out and pulled out something.

A silver feather.

The young man handed the lifelike feather made of sterling silver to Liu Qicai.

Liu Qicai was still speculating on the other party's identity when he saw the feather. He was stunned for a moment, then seemed to suddenly think of something, and his expression suddenly changed again.

He reached out his hand and carefully took the feather.

The young man didn't pay attention to Shopkeeper Liu's strange look, and then took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Liu Qicai.

"Send this letter to the ancient shopkeeper of Jinling as soon as possible."

Then without any more words, the young man turned around and left.

Liu Qicai hurriedly came to his senses. He quickly walked to the door and looked around, only to find that the man had disappeared.

The old shopkeeper frowned and quickly locked the door. Then he sat on a chair, lowered his head and carefully looked at the feathers and envelopes in his hands.

Liu Qicai's face looked a little weird. He looked around with some vigilance. After making sure that the guys in the house had rested in the backyard, he focused his eyes on his hands again.

The sterling silver feather is as light as nothing, yet lifelike, almost no different from real feathers.

Liu Qicai's face gradually became serious, because this feather was not unfamiliar to him.

Because he had seen this feather on someone's hand.

That person was none other than Gu Wannian, the general manager of Huitong Bank.

Liu Qicai can still clearly remember the situation at that time.

Three years ago, Liu Qicai and the other 107 shopkeepers of Huitong Bank branch attended Gu Wannian's sixtieth birthday in Jinling. After the birthday party, Gu Wannian summoned his subordinates and spoke to them personally.

When Gu Wannian was speaking, he was holding a feather in his hand, and that feather was exactly the same as the one Liu Qicai was holding now.

Gu Wannian took the piece of feather and said to his 108 bank storekeepers: "Please remember this feather. In the future, as long as there is a place with my Huitong Bank, no matter at any time,

As long as someone comes to you with the same feather, no matter what he asks you to do, you must accept his request unconditionally."

Gu Wannian was very serious when he said this, because he was not just talking casually, but giving an order.

One hundred and eight semicolon shopkeepers all remembered this incident. Although they had doubts, since there was no explanation in the past ten thousand years, it means that the reason behind it must not be known to them.

Liu Qicai returned to Changzhou to take over the branch of Changzhou Yinzhuang. Four years have passed in a flash.

In the past four years, no one had come to him with feathers. So Liu Qicai had almost forgotten about it.

But now someone really sent me a feather.

Liu Qicai looked at the letter again. The envelope was an ordinary envelope with no other special features, and the seal was just randomly sealed with fire paint.

Although Liu Qicai was old, his eyesight was still very good, so he saw a very small mark on the fire paint used to seal the seal, and the mark was in the shape of a feather.

Liu Qicai took a deep breath, then stood up and walked to the backyard.

Not long after, a fast horse galloped out of the stable in the backyard of Huitong Yinzhuang.

The fast horse galloped all the way out of the city and headed straight for Jinling.

Three days later, Jinling City.

There was a knight from Changzhou. He traveled day and night and killed four good horses on the way, and finally arrived at the main hall of Huitong Bank in Jinling City.

He rushed to Jinling after such a long journey just to deliver a letter to Gu Wannian, the general manager of Huitong Bank.

Half an hour after the letter was delivered to the main hall of Huitong Yinzhuang, nearly a hundred fast horses galloped out of Jinling City. The sound of rapid horse hooves was like rolling thunder, almost shattering the bluestone tiles on Jinling City Street.

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After nearly a hundred riders galloped out of Jinling City, they all galloped away from different directions.

The people on horseback all received a mission, and they all carried a letter on their bodies.

Their mission is: to find out the Red Mansion Killer hidden in various places in the Central Plains in the shortest possible time.

But no one knows where and to whom the letters they carry will be sent.

The content of the letter was very brief: Kill the building.
To be continued...