Chapter 92
Zhou Yaqi: I know, but she can't control it, and she won't try to. This is the last thing I want to say.
Zhou Yaqi: That young master forcibly took my cousin away today, intending to take her away in a fake death. The main target of the Cen family in the city right now is not us, but the young master who took my cousin away.
When the insider leaked the news, the Cen family had indeed been focusing on screening out outsiders. The cousin's marriage was a rare opportunity for the Cen family to connect with the royal family, so they would clear all obstacles in advance and not allow any mistakes.
Player A: As you were sweeping, you discovered that your house had been robbed, and you became so anxious that you went crazy?
Player B: No wonder someone saw someone from the Cen family being thrown out of a store before, wow.
Zhou Yaqi: In short, everyone, please be safe. I don't know where that young master surnamed Cen is in Luodan City now, and the Cen family has been looking for him.
Zhou Yaqi: I'll continue to update, so please don't send me private messages. This account is seriously damaged. If I didn't have medicine to keep it alive, I wouldn't dare stay online for long.
Player A: No, group leader, players have found you and sent you medicine, why are you still refusing to leave?
Zhou Yaqi: No one found me. Gou Zi gave me the medicine because he was afraid that I would die halfway through listening to it.
A long row of ellipsis flew across the task group. Everyone had seen villains who died because of their talkativeness in TV dramas, but this was the first time they had seen a villain who was so persistent in sharing his own experiences.
Other villains die because they talk too much, which gives the protagonist time to fight back, but this villain... well, he will probably annoy the protagonist to death, or annoy the protagonist so much that he will directly give him a critical hit, just to give himself some peace and quiet.
After saying this, Zhou Yaqi stopped talking. The other players also had their own things to do and gradually stopped talking.
After exiting the group chat interface, Bei Qiao remembered that there happened to be a young master of the Cen family in the store, so he went out to find the waiter to inquire about the situation.
"You're referring to Master Cen who checked in yesterday, right?" The waiter, who was cleaning the hallway, looked around and said in a low voice, "We can't disclose guests' privacy, but you actually saw Master Cen once this morning, in the lobby. I saw you then."
"In the hall?"
"That's right, it's by the window. A bunch of people sitting there without eating. They're really conspicuous." No idle chatter during work hours. After the waiter finished speaking, he went back to mopping the corridor with his mop, leaving Bei Qiao alone as he walked downstairs, thinking: Those people sitting by the window without eating are the same group they met again at Wuweilou later...
"Good evening, sir. Would you like something to eat?" Seeing Bei Qiao coming downstairs, Shopkeeper Lu raised his hand and greeted him: "I just helped the Cat Demon player to get compensation before, but I didn't expect that the system would judge that I participated in the fourth disaster mission. I can just lie down and get merit points. It's really wonderful."
"No, boss, I have something to do. I want to go to Wuweilou to take a look."
"Oh, are the guests going to eat or watch the fun?" The shopkeeper put down his hand with a smile.
"What do you mean?" Bei Qiao turned and walked to the counter.
"If you're going to have a meal, Wuweilou might not have any seats now, so you can only take away; if you're going to watch the fun, you have to hurry up, otherwise you might miss it." The shopkeeper had already been there to watch the fun once, and she had to admit that she could always see the ultimate diversity on Qi's official Weibo.
"I understand. Thank you, shopkeeper." Bei Qiao thanked the shopkeeper, turned around and quickened his pace: As expected, that group of people were causing trouble in Wuweilou again, and it has been going on until now.
By the time Bei Qiao arrived at Wuweilou, the bustle had already passed. The main entrance to the building was open, and onlookers gathered near the entrance, leaving half the street open for passing carriages and allowing space in front of the building for the waiters to enter and exit. The distance was precisely calculated, and it was obvious that they were all skilled workers.
Perhaps worried that unaware customers might be in danger, Wuweilou put up a sign at the entrance announcing it was temporarily closed. As the crowd watched, Qi Guanwei, the steward, and others calmly confronted Cenxi's group in the lobby. The waiter, with a notebook, took down the customers' orders at the entrance. Once the meals were ready, they were packaged in the kitchen and brought out to the customers, who then exchanged payment for the food.
The excitement had clearly been going on for a while, and some in the crowd were already impatient to leave. Children who had rushed out of private school to watch the fun were led by their parents, looking back every few steps as they left the crowd. They wanted to watch a little longer but couldn't persuade their parents. Children from nearby shops didn't have to worry; they simply sat on the doorsteps, holding their bowls, slurping noodles while watching the fun. If someone blocked their view, they would just stand on the doorstep and watch.
Although some people ahead of them had already left, Bei Qiao still couldn't get a front row seat. The front row was occupied by a lively group of middle-aged and elderly people. Young people didn't dare to squeeze in with them, and they couldn't squeeze in either, so they could only crane their necks from the periphery or climb up high. Some taller people, seizing the opportunity, would lend their shoulders and carry others to watch the fun. They could both enjoy the show and make some money, which was a real pleasure.
"I can't hear clearly..." Bei Qiao stood at the outermost edge of the crowd, looking into the hall of Wuwei Building. After staying in the alien world for so many days, this was the first time she encountered a bustle that she couldn't understand: who was arguing in dialect? Each person used a different dialect, and the speech was so fast that her brain couldn't keep up with the translation speed. She heard some sentences and missed some others.
"They are talking about the beautiful shopkeeper who refused to accept the bride price... Oh, you are so handsome!" There was also a woman in blue who came alone to watch the fun and was worried about having no one to chat about gossip with. When she heard what Bei Qiao said, she decisively and enthusiastically came over with peanut candy in her hand. While introducing the situation to Bei Qiao, she did not forget to praise Bei Qiao's appearance.
"Thank you..." Bei Qiaowan refused the peanut candy handed to her by the woman in blue and continued to watch the fun.
Not surprisingly, the Cen family came this time intending to use moral blackmail. Qi Guanwei knew this, as did many people in Qingtian City. In fact, this wasn't the first time Qi Guanwei had encountered moral blackmail, nor would it be the last time people in Qingtian City witnessed someone else's moral blackmail.
"The proprietress is really beautiful, but this group of people came here just for Wuweilou. What a lack of taste!" The woman in blue ate candy while relaying the conversation to Beiqiao. When the child in the shop next to her saw it, he held the bowl and shook his head while imitating her speech. As a result, he accidentally let go of the bowl and spilled noodles all over his pants.
"Wow!" The child, scalded by the noodles, ran toward the store crying. On the way, he tripped over a bowl on the floor and fell flat on his face. Seeing the child's miserable appearance, his mother, who was greeting customers in the store, didn't know whether to be angry or amused.
The loud crying of the child did not affect the confrontation between the two groups of people in Wuweilou at all. Although Qi Guanwei wanted to see what was happening outside, the Cen family was now eyeing her and Wuweilou covetously, and she had no energy to take care of other things for the time being.
Qi Guanwei knew what the Cen family was planning, as did everyone else in Qingtian City, even many of the children. Cen Xi also knew that everyone else knew, but for some reason he felt a bit irritable today and couldn't suppress his temper, so he lost the mood to act with Qi Guanwei. In fact, he didn't think he could fool Qi Guanwei with his acting skills, but...
No, this situation isn't right... Cen Xi put down his teacup and rubbed his temples vigorously. "Something must be wrong, but what exactly is it?" My head hurts. I'm so upset. Damn it! I want to kill... Wait, I think I remember what's wrong. I have so many subordinates, why would I want to kill them myself... Hiss, my head hurts. What was I thinking just now? I'm so upset. I want...
"Shopkeeper..." The manager noticed Cen Xi's abnormality and gestured to Qi Guanwei with his sleeves: Is there something wrong with that person's condition?
Qi Guanwei glanced at the servant of the Cen family who was staring at him intently, then looked at Cen Xi, whose eyes had become dazed. He kept a casual and polite smile on his face and put the teacup in his hand on the table. "The tea is cold. Go to the back and change it for me. Use the bag of tea that the previous guest gave me."
"Yes." The steward took the teapot and went upstairs. In the water boiler room, he stopped a waiter who was passing by with a lunch box and whispered a few words in his ear. The waiter put down his lunch box, handed over his work to the kitchen staff, and quickly left Wuweilou through the back door, running all the way towards the government office.
"It feels like a storm is coming..." Bei Qiao raised an eyebrow: Qi Guanwei's expression just now was a bit intriguing. Will anyone suddenly start to attack next? This is my first time here to watch the excitement, and I don't know if this viewing position is safe.
"What did you say?" The woman in blue turned her head in confusion.
"It's okay, thank you. I have something else to do, so I have to go first."
"Okay, bye." The woman in blue nodded without looking away, and continued to stare at the entrance of Wuwei Building: If you don't even look at the excitement, then you must be busy with something important.
Sensing something was about to happen, Bei Qiao left the crowd a bit faster than usual, glancing back from time to time as he walked. When he reached the next intersection, he spotted a group of constables in the distance hurrying towards Wuweilou.
Did someone report it to the police? This… this excitement might last a while longer!
"Why are you back again?" The woman in blue was so thirsty after eating peanut crisps that she went back to the bun shop next door to ask for a bowl of hot water. After drinking it, she came back and was surprised to find that her previous gossip partner had returned.
"Ah, I suddenly realized that it's not too urgent. We can do it later." Bei Qiao laughed and stared at the group of constables who were walking through the crowd towards Wuwei Tower.
"Oh?" The woman in blue glanced at the detectives who had burst into the hall of Wuwei Building and nodded repeatedly: "Hey, I understand, I understand!" This pretty girl isn't a local, but she's even better at watching the fun than us! The detectives are here, so this must be a big deal.
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