When the woman entered the house, Chen Xi had got up, arched her hands, and did not speak.
The woman regained her composure instantly and asked in a calm voice, "Have you two brought the tickets?"
If you can find Wujie Pawn Shop at this time, you will naturally be a regular customer, and you will naturally be very clear about the rules of the pawn shop.
Chen Xi took out the piece of amber silk cloth and handed it over with both hands. The woman took it and without saying a word, turned around and walked out the door. She was wearing a black plain dress, wrapping her voluptuous body. Qin Xiao watched her sway lightly.
When I walked out of the door, the calm look on my face had become much calmer.
"Master Qin seems to be surprised?" Chen Xi is so keen that he has already seen some clues and lowered his voice and asked: "Does it mean he knows her?"
Qin Xiao shook his head and said: "I don't know him, but I didn't expect there to be women in Wujie Pawnshop."
"Lord Qin, you don't know something." Chen Xi said softly with a smile: "In fact, women have more ways to get information than men. Women account for at least half of the spies from all forces. You naturally know the music in Kyoto Lefang.
, but it is also the place where espionage activities are most frequent."
Qin Xiao smiled and said: "That's it."
"This pawn shop is engaged in underground business." Chen Xi lowered his voice and said: "It looks ordinary, and it is a scissors shop on the surface, but all this is just to cover up. Preserving objects is only one of the scope of their business.
They have many types of business, but the most important business is intelligence. If Mr. Qin needs any information, you can trade with them here. If they have the information you need and the price is right, the business can be negotiated.
become."
Qin Xiao nodded slightly, looking calm, but his heart was already in a state of turmoil.
After waiting for a while, the little old man came in with a very ordinary wooden box, placed it on the table, and said with cupped hands: "This is the goods with ticket number Ding Xin 74, please put it away."
“Excuse me, how long has this box been kept here?” Qin Xiao asked.
The little old man had an expressionless face, shook his head, and said nothing.
Qin Xiao was startled, but immediately understood that the other party was able to take out the box just because he received the pawn ticket, but he did not answer too many questions.
"It's open for business today. Do you two have any other business to do?" The little old man said, "If not, I will send you two away."
Chen Xi nodded and said: "Yes, I need to know the specific answer to when this box was stored here. I don't know how much silver is needed?"
The little old man said: "If you want to discuss business, you can only talk to the shopkeeper. Please wait!" He turned around and went out again. He came back soon and said: "The shopkeeper said that if the guest can offer one hundred taels of silver, this will
There’s a deal we can do.”
Hack shop!
Qin Xiao thought to himself that Wujian Inn was really open-minded. If he wanted to know how long this box would be stored, he actually offered a price of one hundred taels of silver. He was really not afraid of making a fool of himself.
But he also knew that since the other party had set such a price, there was no chance for bargaining. If he could not come up with one hundred taels of silver, the deal would not be concluded.
“Okay!” Chen Xi nodded and said to Qin Xiao, “I don’t have any money with me.”
Qin Xiao glanced at Chen Xi, full of distrust, but he still honestly took out a hundred taels of silver and handed it over. The little old man took the banknote with both hands, still expressionless, and went out again. When he came back
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At that time, he held a piece of yellow paper in his hand and handed it to Qin Xiao. Qin Xiao took it and unfolded it to read. It read "Seventh day of the tenth month of the third year of Tiansheng" written on it.
Today is May 17th, the sixth year of Tiansheng. In other words, Wang Hongcai kept this box here for almost three years. At that time, Wang Hongcai and Yu Xuanwu were not married. Now it is absolutely certain that Wang Hongcai married Yu Xuanwu home. Indeed,
The purpose is for Uogenmai to send the pawn ticket to Kyoto, and then the connector in Kyoto will use the pawn ticket to pick up the box from here.
That person in Kyoto must also be aware of the existence of black market pawn shops.
Qin Xiao handed the note to Chen Xi. After Chen Xi read it, he burned it with a lamp.
“That woman just now is your shopkeeper?” Qin Xiao asked.
The old man did not answer, but simply said: "Do you two have any other business to discuss?"
"Yes." Qin Xiao said: "I want to discuss a business with your shopkeeper and help me get information about a person. How much money will it cost?"
“This requires the shopkeeper to set the price himself.” The old man said, “Wait a moment.”
Chen Xi waited for the old man to go out and then asked: "Who do you want to inquire about?"
"It's just a personal matter." Qin Xiao thought for a moment and then said: "I have a benefactor in Xiling who used to be my immediate boss. When Li Tuo rebelled, his life or death was uncertain. I really want to know whether he is alive or dead now.
.”
Apart from some extremely secret and unknown information about Qin Xiao, Chen Xi still had a general understanding of Qin Xiao's situation. He knew that he had stayed in the Guicheng Duwei Mansion, so he didn't ask too many questions.
After the little old man came back, he shook his head and said, "I'm really sorry, the shopkeeper doesn't do this business."
"That's not right." Chen Xi frowned and said, "As far as I know, your pawn shop can do such a transaction. Why don't you do this business without even setting a price?"
The little old man said: "The shopkeeper said that if we don't do this business today, then we won't raise the price." He raised his hand and said, "The little old man will send you two out."
As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Xiao suddenly stepped forward, stretched out his hand, and pinched the young old man's neck. Chen Xi's expression changed slightly: "Don't be reckless."
"I have to do this business today, but you can't help but refuse." Qin Xiao sneered: "If you don't accept this business today, I guarantee that your pawnshop will disappear tomorrow. Do you believe it?"
The little old man didn't show any signs of panic. He just closed his eyes when his throat was strangled.
Chen Xi stood up and came over, took Qin Xiao's hand and pulled his hand away.
"The little old man is just a clerk in this pawn shop." The little old man waited for Qin Xiao's hand to be pulled away, straightened his clothes, and said calmly: "Since the shopkeeper has ordered not to do this business, the distinguished guest will take off the little old man's hand.
My brain, I can’t even do this.”
Qin Xiao sneered: "Okay, can you do other business? I want you to pick off someone's head."
The little old man was about to say something when he suddenly heard the sound of a bell ringing outside, which seemed very clear in this dead pawn shop.
"Distinguished guest, follow me." The little old man suddenly said without saying any more nonsense, turned around and left. Qin Xiao was a little surprised. Chen Xi frowned slightly and said to Qin Xiao: "You want to trade with them, you can go now, Lingdang
Once it rings, it means that the pawnshop owner is willing to sit down and discuss business with you." He sat down at the table and said, "I'll wait for you here."
Qin Xiao hesitated for a moment, then finally followed him out.
Little old man
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The rickety body walked in front, Qin Xiao followed behind, opened a curtain, walked into a dark corridor, walked a few steps forward, the little old man stood in front of a wall, suddenly stretched out his hand and pressed it against the wall.
No sound was made, but it turned like a windmill, revealing a gap with a light on inside. The little old man bent over and said: "The shopkeeper is waiting inside, please!"
Qin Xiao took a look inside and found that the layout inside was much more exquisite than the scissors shop. He walked in through the gap and took just two steps, when the wall behind him quickly closed.
This is a very spacious house with an antique feel. There are two rows of long bookshelves on the left and right sides, which are piled with all kinds of letters. The ground is a yellow wood floor, and in the middle is a jade toad that attracts wealth.
It is very huge. There is an antique table in front of the table. On both sides of the table, there are lamp posts made of fine copper, lighting oil lamps. Behind the table, the plump and beautiful woman from before is sitting on her knees.
There, the pale mask on his face was very eye-catching under the light.
Qin Xiao stared at the mask, and the eyes under the mask also looked at Qin Xiao.
Qin Xiao walked forward slowly, a few steps away from the case, the woman already said: "Please sit down!"
There was a finely crafted futon under Qin Xiao's feet. Qin Xiao stopped, sat cross-legged on the futon, stared into the eyes under the mask and said, "Are you the shopkeeper of Wujian Pawnshop?"
"You can call me Shopkeeper Bai." The woman sat elegantly and said in a calm voice, "What business do you want to do?"
"Find someone!"
“Who are you looking for?”
Qin Xiaowei pondered for a moment and then said: "An old friend."
"oh?"
"I was born in Xiling." Qin Xiao stared at the masked person and said: "One year after leaving Kunlun Pass, I met a woman outside the pass. She was in trouble at the time. I helped her by chance, and we shared life and death with her. Fortunately,
It was a near miss. She was the first woman I fell in love with. At that time, I thought how happy it would be if I could get along with her day and night, and at that time I even thought it was not impossible."
The masked man just looked at Qin Xiao without saying a word.
"When I returned to Xiling, I thought I could stay with her for a long time." Qin Xiao said slowly: "I was even ready to propose marriage. No matter what kind of resistance there was, I would not be afraid. I thought that I must let her
Become my wife. I don’t care what she did before, I only care that we can take care of each other after that. She was in a good mood that day. I went shopping with her and even had a good meal in a restaurant. I was very happy that day.
, but I left for a short while, and when I came back, I found that she was gone."
"I waited for a long time, but she never came back. I searched everywhere, but there was no news about her." Qin Xiao said calmly: "I don't know where she came from, let alone where she is going. I even sometimes
I wonder if those days with her were just a dream? But she left something behind. Because that thing is so real, I believe that she does exist. I have no way to find her, but I try to find her day and night.
I miss you, I just hope she is safe and well." Having said this, he took out a small black package from his arms, opened the package, and took out an exquisite sachet with "Xiao" written on one side and "Xiao" on the other side.
"Rong" was written on one side. Qin Xiao held it in his hand and said softly: "This is the only token she left for me. I hope you can help me find her and tell her that I have been thinking about her."
.”
He moved his arm forward, and the sachet flew straight out and landed on the table in front of the masked man.