Midsummer Eve, the second year of the Republic of China.
Luancheng in the north, the back room of the Awakening Lion Tea House.
The shopkeeper, Gu Qingdai, leaned against the dressing mirror with her arm rested on one hand. Thinking of the scene that happened half an hour ago, she was still frightened.
Following two gunshot warnings, the tea house was quickly surrounded by a group of officers and soldiers inside and outside.
The leader is none other than the new president of the Luancheng Chamber of Commerce, Lian Beichuan.
He received a report that an important wanted criminal was hiding in the teahouse.
The tea house was within the jurisdiction of the Chamber of Commerce, so he, a new official, personally led officers and soldiers to search for him, and also tricked Gu Qingdai into quickly revealing the whereabouts of the man.
The guests who visited the teahouse were so frightened by this huge battle that they could not hide or escape.
She couldn't bear to ruin Gu Qingdai's business like this, so she excitedly rushed to Lian Beichuan and spoke violently at him.
Who knows Lian Beichuan's unruly and domineering temper?
Everyone around them secretly sighed that the Awakening Lion Teahouse would definitely suffer disaster tonight.
Gu Qingdai had no intention of living in harmony with Lian Beichuan, she wished he would bore her to death.
She behaves like a modern and promising young man, a businessman with a small gold collar, who takes advantage of her vacation to go for an outing in the countryside.
While she was eating hot pot and singing songs, a big thunder suddenly struck her and she died on the spot.
When she opened her eyes again, she was transported back to the novel she had browsed in a browser the night before.
It was a novel about the era of making fortunes, but it was actually a romance novel about the heroine and the male protagonist and his supporting characters...
She becomes the heroine with the same name as herself in the book, while Lian Beichuan is the male protagonist in the book!
Gu Qingdai swore to Deng that it was because she had the same name as her that she casually flipped through it. When she realized that the plot was going to take a turn and her face turned yellow, she immediately backed out.
She is determined not to follow the path of the original text. It is despicable to achieve any kind of success and reach the pinnacle of life by relying on that method.
Therefore, she vowed to distance herself from the male protagonists and supporting actors and never have any interactions with them.
But tonight, this boundary has been broken.
The strange thing is that Lian Beichuan did not make it difficult for her. After a brief communication with the leader, the team evacuated from the tea house, giving people the illusion that the thunder was loud and the rain was small.
Gu Qingdai knew there must be some article in it, and while she was muttering in her mind, something hard hit her head and was instantly pressed against her head.
"Don't move! Don't scream!"
A terrifying male voice came from behind her.
A chill ran down her spine. She only dared to raise her eyes slightly and saw in the mirror a thin man covered in blood.
Could it be the wanted criminal that Lian Beichuan is looking for?
"What did you commit?" She pretended to be calm and did not dare to act rashly.
After all, what was pressed against the back of his head was a gun!
The man's gun-holding arm was trembling faintly, not because he was panicking, but because he was seriously injured.
"I didn't commit any crime."
"Is that a grievance?"
The man was silent for a while and sighed: "If you want to accuse someone, why bother?"
"How did you sneak into the teahouse? I scolded that bastard Lian Beichuan away. There are no officers and soldiers guarding you outside. Just run away quickly. Just pretend I haven't seen you today."
Gu Qingdai didn't have time to discuss it with him in detail. Saving her own life was the most important thing at the moment.
The man looked at the overly charming face in the mirror and said, "Shopkeeper Gu is beautiful and has a cheerful temper. I hope I'm not mistaken."
"What are you talking about?" Gu Qingdai looked confused, wondering what he was talking about.
Just as the man was about to explain, he was caught off guard and spit out a large mouthful of blood, which splashed onto the mirror and Gu Qingdai's cheek.
Gu Qingdai covered her mouth and forced herself not to make any sound.
"Don't be so surprised. I can't run away and I'm going to die soon."
There was blood in his throat that had not been vomited out, and he was mumbling when he spoke.
He slowly moved the gun against the back of Gu Qingdai's head, her body lost some center of gravity and almost fell to the ground.
Without the threat of a gun, Gu Qingdai quickly stood up and finally looked into the eyes of this man.
It was all her fault that she didn't read the book carefully enough. She really didn't remember that there was such a number one character in the book.
"Shopkeeper Gu, I have an unkind request, and you have to agree to it." He said that there was no room for negotiation and it was a tone that must be accepted.
Gu Qingdai wiped the blood splashed on her cheeks and said, "You and I have never met each other."
The man took out a piece of rough rag from his gown, which was also stained with a lot of blood.
Without any explanation, he used all his remaining strength to force it into Gu Qingdai's hand.
"This is a priceless treasure..." the man said slowly in a low voice.
It turned out that this man's name was Li Zheng, and his family had been the tombkeepers for generations, guarding the tomb of a general who had made many military exploits in the previous dynasty.
There are countless treasures buried in the tomb, which attracts many shameless people to covet them crazily.
It was also the primary reason why he was killed.
The sad thing is that he is about to die, and he still hasn't figured out who is behind the scenes.
It goes without saying that what he handed to Gu Qingdai was the true geographical location of the tomb and all the signs of the mechanisms in the tomb.
Gu Qingdai felt that the burden on her shoulders suddenly became heavier, and she kept shaking her head: "You live well, I am not qualified to do this."
Li Zheng frowned and untied the skirt of his gown tremblingly, revealing many wounds on his body that were still bleeding.
They are all signs of torture!
"I can't survive tonight." He slumped down weakly on the Arhat couch beside him.
Gu Qingdai's eyes gradually became moist, and she swallowed with sadness: "Good people should not have a short life."
"Shopkeeper Gu, listen to me. I will dispose of my body as soon as possible after my death. The treasure map is a hot potato and I must hide it to avoid getting myself into trouble. I believe that one day it will see the light of day again."
Li Zheng's breath became weaker and weaker, and his eyelids drooped heavily.
Gu Qingdai half-knelt in front of Li Zheng, reached out and held his palm, making a silent and solemn promise.
"I'm so sorry, but please..."
"Li Zheng, Li Zheng!"
Li Zheng could never respond to her.
A living person died tragically in front of her.
It had been a while since she had worn it, and this was undoubtedly the biggest blow to her.
"The house must be cleaned up, and the body must be disposed of before dawn."
Another male voice suddenly sounded behind Gu Qingdai, scaring her soul almost out of her mind.
Why is there a third person in this room?
It's Lian Beichuan, he didn't leave at all!
Sure enough, I saved a hand.
"When did you hide in?" Gu Qingdai glared at him fiercely.
"When you said you were going to scold that bastard Lian Beichuan away."
Lian Beichuan looked very indifferent and showed no emotion at all about Li Zheng's death.
He bypassed Gu Qingdai and first took away the gun left by Li Zheng, and then carefully sorted out Li Zheng's remains.
"You killed him."
"That's right." Lian Beichuan didn't defend himself.
He came here today just to show face to the deputy county magistrate.
The deputy county magistrate lied and claimed that his home had been stolen and that he had lost many extremely precious calligraphy and paintings from the previous dynasty.
The thief was captured by his servants and was lynched, but he still refused to tell where the calligraphy and paintings were hidden.
Taking advantage of the shift change of servants, the thief escaped cunningly, so he asked Lian Beichuan to come forward and help investigate within the jurisdiction of the chamber of commerce.
After hearing Li Zheng's statement without missing a word, Lian Beichuan understood that he was being used as a weapon.
More importantly, he understood that this matter would not end with Li Zheng's death, on the contrary, it was just the beginning.
"If you don't want to end up with the same fate as Li Zheng, don't let the third person know what happened tonight."
While Lian Beichuan wrapped Li Zheng's body tightly in an old sheet, he looked around at how clean the room was cleaned by Gu Qingdai.
Gu Qingdai wiped off the last piece of blood, raised her eyes and sneered: "What role do you play here?"
Lian Beichuan suddenly stepped forward and forced her back into the corner, and her whole body was shrouded under his tall body.
Gu Qingdai tensed up. Was Lian Beichuan going to kill her to silence her?
"Leave the treasure map to me." This chapter has been completed!