Chapter 328: Secret Agents Everywhere, Baihualou
"Girl, give me the picture."
Zhuyan took the drawing from Surao and strode towards the corner of the street. There were a few dirty little beggars sitting on the steps there. He showed them the drawing, then took out some broken silver from his sleeve and shook it.
, the little beggars' eyes flashed, they nodded in unison, got up from the ground, and ran away quickly.
Zhuyan came back, faced Surao's smile, and scratched his head in embarrassment.
"If we want to say who has the best information in the entire Hanyang City, I'm afraid it's them."
According to shopkeeper Chen, this car is very eye-catching, and others may not want to look at it, but for these beggars who sit in the corner all day long and stare at the passers-by, it is their potential 'rice bag'
and conversation capital.
"My subordinates have already agreed with them that once they find out the news, they will wait at the city gate."
Surao nodded, then let Yinxuewei read the album, and while they dispersed to inquire about the information, they walked towards the city gate.
Some people along the way said they had seen this carriage.
I can't tell when it happened, and it ran past me in a hurry and couldn't provide any valuable clues.
We walked and stopped all the way to the city gate.
When they arrived, there were already a bunch of beggars waiting there. They might have been expelled by the city guards, so they only dared to huddle carefully under the city wall and anxiously looked at the passers-by.
"That's him!"
Su Rao and his group were too eye-catching. As soon as they stopped their horses, the beggars swarmed around them. However, someone moved faster than them.
"Go, go, you little beggars, don't block the way here. Do you know who this girl is? You dare to block her way, don't risk your life!"
The guards at the city gate came over, intercepted them with guns drawn, and said respectfully to Su Rao: "Miss Su Rao, do you want to leave the city?"
"I'm here to clear the way for you!"
As he was about to take action, Surao said hurriedly: "I'm not going out of the city, I'm here to look for someone."
The young general said again: "Looking for someone? Who is the girl looking for? Maybe my humble position can help."
"No need to bother, the person I'm looking for has arrived."
Su Rao's smiling gaze passed over him and landed on the group of beggars. The young general was stunned for a moment, and followed her gaze, feeling stunned for a while.
"How could..."
How can the celebrity next to the Imperial Envoy have anything to do with the little beggar wandering the streets?
"Why not!"
The leader of the little beggar puffed up his chest in an arrogant manner, took two steps towards him, and shouted: "We have already said that we were working for the noble man, but you don't believe it and you still insist on driving us away. Now you know how powerful you are?"
"this……"
The young general guarding the city looked at Chao Surao in embarrassment, "I don't know what the girl meant, but I hope I didn't miss your business..."
These little bastards spend their days sneaking around without saying a single word of truth. Who knew they could actually have a relationship with a noble person?
Surao glanced at the few beggars who were pretending to be intimidating. Without saying anything, she said softly: "I have something else to ask them. General, please go ahead and do your work."
"Yes, I am resigning from my humble position."
Before leaving, the guard glanced meaningfully at a few people. The little beggars stared back without fear, then ran forward and looked up at Su Rao.
"Are you in charge?"
Their faces were dirty, but their eyes were very bright. They looked at her fearlessly, not even looking at the bamboo banquet that negotiated with them in the first place.
These children who are trying to make a living on the streets are always very good at observing people's emotions.
Surao responded with a smile: "Yes, please, have you found out what happened to you?"
"Of course, we are not hanging out on the road in vain."
The little beggar patted his chest vigorously, and then said warily: "When will you give us the reward you promised us..."
"I always have to confirm the authenticity of the news before I can pay you, right?"
After Surao finished speaking, several beggars turned their backs and murmured together for a while. One person represented them and stepped forward to continue discussing with her, "Miss, you don't look like a bad person, so let's trust you for once."
The little beggar at the head took two steps forward, looked around, and said in a low voice: "The last time that carriage appeared was probably around the 24th. It came out of Chadong Tower, passed through Queyang Street, Fengkou Lane, and then...
Take Xingliu Street and arrive at the city gate."
After hearing his words, everyone's expressions changed slightly.
Surao asked suspiciously: "Fengkou Alley?"
This is a small alley, the streets are narrow, and ordinary carriages would not choose this way, so they searched all the way without paying attention to this place.
"That's right."
The little beggar said seriously: "The carriages have not stopped in other streets. I only waited outside the Baihua Building in Fengkou Lane for a stick of incense before I got married."
"Can you find out his identity?"
"No, we are not allowed to approach Baihualou during the day. We can only beg on the street corner not far away. There are people at the door. My friends can't see clearly. They only say it is a man wearing a curtain hat."
The little beggar looked at her seriously, "If you want to find out his identity, Miss, you may have to ask the shopkeeper of Baihualou."
After saying that, he looked at her eagerly.
The other little beggars also looked forward to it.
Surao winked at Zhu Yan. Zhu Yan was satisfied, jumped off his horse and walked towards them. The little beggars instantly became nervous and pulled each other back two steps, "You, what do you want to do?"
"you guess……"
Zhu Yan grinned evilly at them and shook the sword in his hand. The little beggars trembled even more, and some of the timid eyes began to turn red.
"You, you can't do this, how can you go back on the promised reward..."
Seeing that they were really about to cry, Zhu Yan quickly took out some scraps of silver from his sleeves and said, "What am I doing? I'm just here to pay you. Why don't you just take it!"
Little beggars, you look at me and I look at you, but no one dares to come forward.
In the end, it was the child who answered the question who stepped forward, grabbed the silver, put it in his arms, and then smiled with two little tiger teeth showing, "Thank you, brother."
"Do you know Brother Xie now?"
Zhu Yan flicked his forehead angrily, "You brats are so brave. You actually dare to take advantage of the situation to challenge those city guards. It's okay for us to be here, but we have to leave anyway. What will you do then?"
"
"The worst case scenario is that I'll get a beating."
The little beggar pouted nonchalantly: "Anyway, they like to bully us when they have nothing to do. This way, they can still vent their anger."
Zhu Yan sighed softly and reached out to rub the top of his head.
The little beggar seemed to be unaccustomed to such contact. He turned his head to avoid it, bent down, and slipped back among his friends. He waved to him and said, "The money and goods have been cleared. Let's go."
"Go ahead."
Zhu Yan watched them running, then got on the horse again. Yin Xuewei behind him smiled and joked: "I didn't realize it. Zhu Yan is so patient with children. Why don't you find a wife quickly and let her give birth to one for you?"
"screw you."
Zhu Yan smiled and cursed at the person who spoke, and without further delay, the group turned around and rushed towards the Baihua Building in Fengkou Lane...
(End of chapter)
Chapter completed!