Two young men of seventeen or eighteen years old sat opposite each other, looking towards the entrance of the alley across the street.
"Brother Guangyuan, why do you need to destroy his whole family? Alas, what should we do now? We're afraid we won't even be able to get out of the city gate."
The tone of the young man who spoke was quite helpless, but there was no obvious intention of blaming him.
Opposite him, a young man of similar age frowned and said: "I wanted to give him a chance to repent yesterday, but what did you hear from him? Yuan Zhi, you go, I am the one who killed him,
It has nothing to do with you, I won’t hurt you.”
As Shi Tao spoke, he picked up the wine glass on the table and kept his eyes fixed on the city guard at the entrance of the alley. He was not even in the mood to drink.
Adolescence at the age of seventeen or eighteen is a time when he is impulsive and irritable. Shi Tao is also regretting why he was so cruel last night.
Thinking of the dead young man at this time, I still feel a little uneasy in my heart.
"Brother, Brother Xu!"
A girl hurriedly walked up the street, holding two bundles in her hands.
Seeing this, Shi Tao stepped forward and asked, "Mei, have you brought all your luggage?"
The girl glanced at her brother, with a trace of misery in her eyes, and said: "It's hard to settle down here, why are you doing this, and now you have brought trouble to Brother Xu... Brother Xu, on behalf of Brother Xu, I would like to express my gratitude to you."
You apologize."
Seeing her bowing, Xu Fu hurriedly stepped forward to hold her arm and said, "Little sister, there are many people here, what are you doing? Come in quickly and talk."
There was no one in the guest house, except for one boy. Everyone else went to watch the fun across the street.
The boy glanced at the three of them and was busy cleaning without paying much attention.
The three of them secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Shi Xiaomei pulled the two of them to the corner and said in a deep voice: "Brother, Brother Xu, please leave quickly. Here are a few sets of clothes, as well as some dry food and transportation, which is enough for you to escape from Hedong."
When Shi Tao heard this, his eyes filled with tears, "Little sister, are you really not going to come with us?"
Shi Xiaomei was startled when she heard this. She looked at Shi Tao and then at Xu Fu. She shook her head and said, "I won't leave. The shopkeeper treats me very well. Besides, is there any more stable place in the world than Hedong?"
"Brother Guangyuan, please stop forcing me. It's the best choice for her to stay here. It's more comfortable than wandering around the world with the two of us. And when the news passes, it's not like we can't come back."
Xu Fu said, and told Little Sister Shi: "Little sister, after the two of us find a place to stay, we will write to you regularly. Now with the war and chaos outside, I don't know if you can receive it, but if you do, you must
Write us back."
Shi Xiaomei nodded, "Brother Xu, don't worry, I will write a letter asking you to come back when the news passes."
Shi Tao saw the two people looking like they were parting, and frowned and said: "Little sister, didn't you say that your shopkeeper is Captain Zhang's sister? Can you ask her to beg for mercy for us?"
Shi Xiaomei was stunned.
Xu Fu pulled Shi Tao over and said in a deep voice: "Brother Guangyuan, you are confused. It is rare for my little sister to settle down. Are you trying to harm her?"
Shi Tao looked at his sister, opened his mouth, and finally lowered his head in self-reproach.
Seeing this, Shi Xiaomei smiled bitterly and said: "Brother, you think too highly of me. Not to mention that the shopkeeper just met Zhang Bingchang, but Bingchang Zhang wants to help. Do you think he can persuade that young master?"
Xu Fu nodded slightly, "Yes, asking for help from Captain Zhang will only expose our whereabouts."
The three fell silent, and it seemed that there was only one way to escape.
Shi Xiaomei sighed deeply, looked at Xu Fu, and asked: "Brother Xu, have you decided where to escape?"
Xu Fu thought for a while, shook his head and said: "I haven't thought about it yet. I might go back to Jingzhou to join a friend. I just don't know what's going on there now. I heard that Sun Jian and Liu Biao had a fierce fight some time ago. I'm afraid that will happen."
A friend was also implicated."
Shi Tao drank all the turbid wine in the cup and said with a grimace: "Brother Yuan Zhi, let's think about how we can get out of the city first. As for where to escape, we can discuss it after we get out of the city."
Shi Xiaomei nodded, "Yes, Brother Xu, you don't know the efficiency of the city guard. Now I'm afraid there are people at the four city gates checking identities and names. Maybe in a while, someone will start to patrol door to door."
Xu Fu heard this and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I have already thought of a countermeasure. Come on, brother Guangyuan, give me the bamboo sign..."
Shi Tao was stunned for a moment, then casually took off the bamboo tag from his waist and handed it to Xu Fu.
Xu Fu glanced at the boy not far away, then took the bamboo sign, took off his own bamboo sign, took out a dagger, and scratched the two people's bamboo signs until the names could not be seen clearly.
"Brother Yuan Nao, what is this?"
Xu Fu said while operating: "Nowadays, the number of immigrants in Anyi County is more than tens of thousands, and there is an endless stream of people going to the health office every day to register famous bamboo plaques. With so many people, there must be a few whose bamboo plaques have been damaged."
When Shi Tao heard this, his eyes lit up.
Shi Xiaomei said even more excitedly: "In this case, you don't need to escape at all!"
Xu Fu immediately poured cold water on him, shook his head and said: "You still have to escape. When we went to Li's house yesterday, many people around us had seen our faces. At that time, Li Yan even called our names. I'm afraid many
Everyone heard it.”
Shi Tao's eyes dimmed, "Yes, we still have to escape."
Xu Fu looked up at him and consoled him: "Brother Guangyuan, no matter what, we have avenged our great revenge, so we should be happy... From now on, I will be called Xu Shu. Think about your name. Should we change it?"
Change your last name."
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at this time.
At the alley entrance across the street, Wei Cheng walked out of the crowd and boarded a rickshaw under the escort of Xu Chu.
Xu Chu was wary of his surroundings and asked curiously: "Who does Mr. Xu Fu know?"
Wei Cheng raised the corners of his mouth slightly, nodded, then shook his head, and said: "I don't know him, I just heard about him."
After a pause, Wei Cheng continued: "However, his name is not Xu Fu. He should be called Xu Shu now."
Xu Chu's expression changed.
After Wei Cheng sat down, he smiled and said to him: "Immediately ask someone to go to the guard station to keep an eye on them. Maybe today and tomorrow someone will register a new name for the bamboo plaque. As long as it is named Xu Shu, I will bring him to see you."
I."
Xu Chu cupped his fists and saluted. He was very confused. He always felt that Wei Cheng was very interested in the murderer... Could he be a master?
"Okay, let's go home."
The rickshaw moved forward slowly, with Wei Cheng leaning on the soft cushions, and happened to pass by the guesthouse where Xu Shu and the others were staying.
Looking from Wei Cheng's perspective, he could only see Xu Shu's back and the two brothers and sisters of the Shi family who were frowning.
I don’t know if telepathy really exists.
Xu Shu suddenly turned around and saw two rickshaws leaving.
"Brother Yuan Nao, are you okay?"
"Ah, oh, it's okay. Without further ado, let's fill our stomachs and then go register for the name card. Once we get the Hsinchu card, we'll leave the city immediately."