Zu Gongmao took out a letter from six months ago. The address in the letter was an inn in Lianglang City. Everyone rushed to the inn to inquire about Wu and her daughter. The owner obviously did not remember that Wu had ever stayed in the inn. Zu Gongmao
He was so angry that he reached out to beat the shopkeeper, but Zhang Xiaowu stopped him and persuaded him: "There is a war outside the Great Wall, and there are so many military lords and people coming and going to Lianglang Pass every day. It is not surprising that he remembers it."
Zu Gongmao was extremely anxious and sighed.
At this time, a young waiter came forward and bowed and said: "Dear guest, there is no need to anger my master. The master is not often in the inn, and I take care of it on weekdays. There have been too many people coming to the inn in the past six months, but I still have the Wu family and my daughter."
According to some impressions, she also brought two identical girls, about seven or eight years old, right?"
"Exactly." Zu Gongmao was so excited that he grabbed the boy's arm and asked, "Do you know where they are?"
The young man was scratched in pain, so he took two steps back to break away and said: "They only stayed in the store for two days, and the two children were in the room and did not go out. The woman went out to find a living. Later, she must have found a job to make a living, so she
I won’t stay in the hotel anymore.”
Zhang Xiaowu asked: "Do you know what he is looking for to make a living?"
The boy shook his head and said, "I don't know, but it's probably the kind of work that women can do, which is knitting and spinning, washing and cooking, or at worst, working as a maid for a wealthy family."
Zhang Xiaowu said: "Your wife asked you to look for them, but she didn't leave any clues. It's really strange."
Zu Gongmao asked anxiously: "Will something happen to them?"
"No, no," Zhang Xiaowu comforted. Everyone had lost the clue and was very anxious. If Mr. Wu worked as a helper in a wealthy family, they would not be able to search for it one by one.
At this time, the young man suddenly thought of a way and whispered: "Dear guests, I have an idea that may be able to help you. There is a capable man in Two Wolf City, nicknamed Lang Er, who specializes in all kinds of news. What do you want?
Once I find Wu, I have no choice but to look for him myself and buy information from him, but this person has always been a miraculous person, and buying information from him requires a lot of money."
Zhang Xiaowu immediately said: "Money is not a problem, please tell me how to find him."
The boy said: "I heard that Lang Er often goes to a place called Ping An Gambling House to make money. You go to Ping An Gambling House and find their stewards. They may know Mr. Lang Er's whereabouts."
There are such people everywhere. They may not control the city, but they must be more familiar with the city than the people who control it. They are the underground emperors of this city. Compared with the emperor who controls the world far away in Longdu,
, the people are more afraid of them, and even worship them more.
The boy enthusiastically took Zhang Xiaowu and the four of them to Ping An Casino and told them that this wolf ear was also called the Second Master Lang. Whether they could find him could only depend on luck. Ye means father, Weng means grandpa, and Second Master Lang
This nickname means that he is a generation older than others for no reason, so this person must have extraordinary means to add the word "ye" after his name.
From the outside, Ping An Casino looks small. There are only two lazy boys standing at the door. They don't even say hello when they see people. When walking inside, there are only forty or fifty guests, and it is not full. It's not.
It was very lively. There were eight thugs in the gambling house, still sitting lazily at the front and rear entrances and at the loan table, waiting for someone who was desperate to sign and borrow money.
After Zhang Xiaowu and four others came in, the thugs stood up to pay attention. These men were tall and had murderous looks on their faces. The young man with a mustache in the middle had extremely sharp eyes, and those who were swept by his gaze
The person actually lowered his head involuntarily, as if he was going to kill him at any moment.
This man has killed people, not just one, but often!
A gambling house manager with a big mole on his face immediately came forward to bow to him and said with a smile: "You guys have very handsome eyes. Are they from Zhongyuan?"
Zhang Xiaowu pointed to the north and said: "Saibei."
The steward's smile faltered and said: "Sebei... um... Saibei is not bad, but it's a little messy now. It will be fine in the future. What are you planning to do? If you are looking for a prostitute, I'm in Two Wolf City."
There is a familiar place in there, and I will keep it for the distinguished guests to have fun." He said, took two steps back, stretched out his hand, and a thug came over.
Zhang Xiaowu shook his head, smiled faintly, and said slowly: "I'll ask Lang Er to buy some news and take me to see him."
The steward took two steps back, looked at Zhang Xiaowu and the other four carefully, and said with a smile: "Guests are joking. If you want to eat, I can call you something. The Braised Pig Ears at Fulin Inn is one of a kind, and as for the wolf ears -
-No."
Zhang Xiaowu lifted his collar, took off the wolf fang necklace from his neck, and said, "Do you know me? Give it to Lang Er, he will definitely recognize it."
The steward frowned and took the wolf tooth necklace. He looked at it carefully and said in shock: "Are these big teeth of a grass wolf? Really big teeth? This..."
Zhang Xiaowu said: "Give it to Lang Er."
The steward no longer hesitated, nodded, took the wolf fang necklace and said: "The distinguished guests will play here for a while while I go out to look for Mr. Lang. Please wait patiently."
Zhang Xiaowu nodded and led his men to watch several gambling tables in the gambling house. There are only two ways to play on the gambling table, one is called dice and the other is called cards. There are many people playing dice, and the dealer rolls three dice.
A bet above 12 o'clock is a big one, and a bet below 12 o'clock is a small bet. If you buy the big bet, buy the small bet. If you win two, you will lose one. However, if you win the number, the odds will be at least fifty to one, so many people are lucky enough to buy the number.
, often losing everything.
Wang Yijin smiled and said, "Sir, would you like to buy some too?"
Zhang Xiaowu took out ten taels of silver from his pocket and looked at the bets on the big and small points. If he had more money to buy the big, he would buy the small. If he had more money to buy the small, he would buy the big. After two rounds, he actually won ten taels of silver.
Seeing this, the banker said with a smile: "The new customers are very lucky, why don't you bet more? Twelve taels each time, you can be more open-minded, and the money you win can be used to go to Cuiyan Pavilion to find the twelve golden hairpins."
Zhang Xiaowu vaguely remembered the name Cuiyan Pavilion, as if he had heard it somewhere, but his memory was vague. Chen Guanxi, who had been silent, reminded him in his ear: "Sir, last time you killed Cuiyan Pavilion in Mucheng Market.
The two thugs from Yange saved Miss Gu. Then
People threatened you and said you were against Cuiyan Pavilion, do you remember?" Zhang Xiaowu then remembered them. As the saying goes, enemies never get together, so he had the opportunity to go to Cuiyan Pavilion to take a look. He was thinking about something, but
With a faint smile still on his face, he continued to play with the dice.
Although he was just having fun and not making any money, the dealer probably wanted to trap him and actually let him win more than thirty taels. When the dealer saw that he had almost won, he suddenly laughed and said: "New customers are really lucky.
"
The banker was about to pull the trick, but saw Zhang Xiaowu take the money and turn around and walk away without saying anything. The banker was stunned for a while and got very angry. When he was about to get angry, he saw that the guest divided the money among his left and right men, and he was alone with him.
The steward went and left through the back door, and I felt relieved.
Zhang Xiaowu asked if he wanted to be blindfolded. The steward laughed and said that if it were someone else, he would really be blindfolded, but as a guest, you don’t need to be blindfolded. That’s not what you want. Zhang Xiaowu laughed and followed the steward.
People came to the door of a courtyard. Standing at the door were two stout fat men with square heads, big ears and powerful eyes. They looked like they would keep strangers away from them.
The steward asked: "Honored guest, are these two brave men?"
Zhang Xiaowu looked at the two people carefully, but found that they were very awkward and looked away, and then said: "These two can scare ordinary people."
The steward asked: "If you meet Mr. Lang and need to defeat them, how long will it take you?"
Zhang Xiaowu stretched out his palm and said: "You count to five, and I will give you two dead people."
The two strong men were furious after hearing this, and rushed over to prepare for a fight. Suddenly they heard someone in the courtyard shouting: "Don't fight. If you fight with him, today next year will be your death anniversary."
When the two strong men heard the shouting, they respectfully moved out of the way. Zhang Xiaowu and the steward pushed open the door and entered the small courtyard. The courtyard was not big, with two chickens and a sheep. There was also a roller and a wheelbarrow in the yard. The sound was
It came from a room, and it seemed that Lang Er didn't care about the road.
"Thirty-eight wolf teeth, nineteen wolves..." Lang Er said: "On the third day of junior high school, return the necklace to him."
The steward went into the house to retrieve the necklace and respectfully handed it to Zhang Xiaowu. Zhang Xiaowu hung the wolf tooth necklace back on his neck, looked at the dark cabin, smiled and said: "My request must be fulfilled by the steward."
Tell me, how much money do you need?"
"Two thousand taels of silver, I'll give you news tomorrow at noon."
"Three thousand taels, now." Zhang Xiaowu said.
There was silence in the room for a while, then he said: "Are you the ghost general, Zhang Xiaowu, the ghost general who killed the Nineteen Wolves?"
"You recognized me?"
"Others may not have heard of you, but I, Mr. Lang, know your murder name. After all, I am responsible for selling information. I have information about you that I can give to you for free."
Zhang Xiaowu smiled slightly and said, "That's easy to say, thank you."
"Someone offered you two hundred taels of silver to buy your life."
Zhang Xiaowu laughed loudly after hearing this, and even burst into tears before saying, "Is my life only worth two hundred taels of silver?"
"So this news is worthless, because no one would be stupid enough to assassinate a royal colonel for two hundred taels, or a ghost general who single-handedly slaughtered the Saibei sand bandits."
Zhang Xiaowu said: "You know quite a lot."
"I'm in this business." After that, Lang Er said, "Now that I've found out, please give the money to Junior Three."
Zhang Xiaowu escaped from his arms and handed the silver note to Chu San. Chu San sent the silver note to the house. After verifying it, he walked out with a smile, but handed it back to him. Zhang Xiaowu was puzzled and said: "What?
Haven’t you heard of anyone?”
Lang Er said: "I'll give you the news in exchange for a promise."
"What promise?"
"One day, I will send a man to you, and you will keep his life for one year."
"Who is this person?"
"This man will bring you a wolf ear."
"You don't want the money anymore?"
"Three thousand taels of silver are exchanged for the protection of the ghost general. There is no better deal than this."
Zhang Xiaowu thought about it for a moment, nodded and said: "Deal."
"Lord Ghost General, the woman you are looking for works in Wenji Huanyifang outside the city, but she should be in trouble at the moment."