After receiving confirmation, the middle-aged man said with a cold face.
"It turns out it's him. A small teahouse owner. He dares to plot against our Iron Fist Gang. He's simply seeking death. Go and call the master of the restaurant."
"yes!"
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At the same time, the Li family in Solid Rock City.
The head of the family, Li Tianyue, was listening to the report from his servant.
"You are alone and you didn't see the goods coming back?" Li Tianyue held his chin with one hand and tapped the armrest of the chair with the other.
He has been paying attention to Sihai Tea Shop for a long time.
A brand new method of making tea and how to drink tea, plus how popular it is.
If the scale is expanded, the benefits generated behind it will be immeasurable.
Li Tianyue was naturally jealous of such a profitable business and went to the Sihai Teahouse several times to discuss how to purchase tea leaves.
But Fang Youyan didn't take in the food, so he didn't pay attention to it at all.
As one of the largest families in Solid Rock City, the Li family would naturally not give up so easily.
Some time ago, I sent people to monitor every day, hoping to find an opportunity to take action.
Unexpectedly, Hou Jiuming suddenly left Jianshi City to purchase goods.
This forced the plan to be temporarily shelved.
Now that I'm back, I must continue to finish the tea matter.
Otherwise, why would he put in so much effort to keep people paying attention to Sihai Teahouse even if the real owner is no longer there?
As long as they get the formula, the Li family will definitely be able to move up the family ranking.
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The undercurrent of the outside world was surging, while Hou Jiuming stayed in the teahouse and listened quietly to collect news.
The end of the old emperor's life is approaching, and the new emperor has not yet been determined. The imperial guards are dispatched in large numbers to suppress the unrest in various cities.
At the same time, the Hanyue Army has been stationed at the border of Qianyu State, ready to be ready for Qianyu Army's attack.
These are all information about the impending war between the two countries.
In addition, the most common news is that towns under the jurisdiction of cities near the border are infested with bandits and invaded by ghosts.
The banditry troubles were somewhat alleviated under the iron-blooded methods of Jintingwei.
But as for ghosts, not only have they not been suppressed.
On the contrary, as more and more people die, they appear more frequently.
The most famous one is the Yuelai Inn.
It is said that this is a two-pole inn.
Daytime is on the good side. No matter who comes in, as long as they don't cause trouble, they will be well received. Even if they have no money, they can still have a full stomach.
And at night, it turns into the evil side. Anyone who goes in at this time, no matter whether they are good or evil, will never appear again.
Listen to those who have entered the inn during the day,
No matter what time of day I went in, there were only five people inside.
Two of the men were the shopkeeper and the waiter.
The other three are a family of three.
A man, a woman, and a child were sitting in the innermost seats of the inn.
The man is dressed like a scholar, while the woman is petite and gentle, with a small family beauty.
This family of three always sits in the same seat no matter when they go there, almost never changing.
Others heard the incident as a story.
But Hou Jiuming frowned slightly after hearing this.
"Is it a coincidence, or...?"
He had a deep memory of the incident he encountered when he first stayed at an inn. Now, as the guests recounted it, the memories of the past were naturally brought back to him.
"If it is true as the guess, then it seems that the man did not escape the disaster!"
Hou Jiuming couldn't help but sigh when he thought of the man who killed his wife with his own hands and pretended to be a suicide.
"The way of heaven is reincarnation, let's see who it spares."
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The day passes by in a hurry.
When night falls, Solid Rock City is still bustling with people coming and going, unaffected by the chaos outside.
However, Sihai Tea House welcomed a group of uninvited guests at this moment.
These people walked arrogantly on the street, and everyone they saw retreated.
When they arrived at Sihai Tower, one of them, with a scar at the corner of his eye and a hairless bald head, gave instructions.
"Surround this place for me so that not a single fly can escape."
People wearing the same clothes around him shouted in unison.
"Yes, Hall Master!"
Dozens of people quickly dispersed, and in less than a minute, the Sihai Teahouse was completely surrounded.
Seeing this, people passing by quickly walked away, not daring to stop and watch the excitement.
They are all people living in this area.
Naturally, he recognized these people with iron wrist guards as that force.
I know that they are all a bunch of ruthless people who will beat or scold them if they are slightly offended, and they may even lose their lives accidentally.
Now, they are obviously doing something here, and it would be bad luck if it affects them and gets implicated.
At the same time, people passing by secretly sympathized with the besieged Sihai Teahouse.
It’s hard to offend anyone but the Iron Fist Gang. Now, okay?
When Sihai Tower was surrounded, the bald man came to the back door with a few men behind him.
"Open the door." Bald Head ordered.
"yes!"
The two men crossed the bald head, came to the door, and kicked it with their feet.
"Bang~"
The wooden door opened in response and swung toward the wall behind.
A sound of "bang~".
The huge inertial force caused several depressions to appear on the wall behind the door.
When the bald man saw the door open, he entered the courtyard with his hands behind his back and was supported by his younger brother.
"Your Excellency, is it too rude to kick in the door?" Hou Jiuming stood in the courtyard with cold eyes, looking at the bald group of people who kicked in the door majestically.
With his senses, he had naturally discovered these people as early as when they appeared.
Moreover, they also recognized them as the Iron Fist Gang.
However, it was precisely because he recognized the person that he couldn't help but curse in his heart.
"Could it be that Boss Li's affairs were exposed and this bald man came to take revenge?
Shouldn't it?
The matter was handled very cleanly last time. With the current criminal investigation technology, unless a cultivator helps, it will be impossible to find any clues."
"Are you the owner of Sihai Tea House?" Baldhead tilted his head and looked Hou Jiuming up and down.
"It's down there."
Since he already knew that the person who came was evil, Hou Jiuming was naturally not polite and spoke in a cold tone without any emotion.
"Hey, are you facing a tough situation?" Hou Jiuming's tone surprised the bald head, and then asked with interest, "Do you know who we are?"
Looking at the bald man's joking expression, Hou Jiuming shook his head inwardly, "You know how to do kung fu but you don't know who you are. It's a miracle that such a person can survive to this day."
"Don't talk too much nonsense. Tell me why you're here. I don't have enough time to talk nonsense with you."
"Looking for death!" He originally wanted to play a game of cat and mouse, but he didn't expect Hou Jiuming to be so uncooperative. His words made him almost angry to death, "Let me make him remember it."
"Yes, boss!"
Four followers quickly stepped forward and surrounded Hou Jiuming.
The person behind him kicked him on the knee without any hesitation.
Facing the attack, Hou Jiuming looked calm and did not dodge. Instead, he stretched out his left hand like lightning, grabbed the collar of the man next to him, and threw him back.