Chapter 628 You Wait and Try
"The lost carriage is parked at the end of the alley. The man must be nearby. He's so badly injured he can't run far! Search this area thoroughly, leaving no corner untouched!"
"The owner said that if we find someone, we don't need to capture him alive, we should kill him on the spot!"
"Attention, residents and merchants! A slave has escaped from the slave farm. Report any leads immediately! If anyone dares to harbor a fugitive slave, don't blame the East and North Farms for showing no mercy if you're caught!"
People from the East Field and the North Field were searching the city in a frightening manner.
Many merchants and residents in the city gathered to watch, and they couldn't help but talk about it out of curiosity in private.
"It's not like slaves haven't escaped before, but I've never seen such a big scene. Judging from the looks of it, the ones who escaped must be the fighting slaves from the North Field. Shopkeeper, I'll go check it out." Taking advantage of the lack of guests, the waiter of the small inn stood at the door and watched for a while, then hurried back a moment later, "Here they come, they found us."
"You're here, so why are you yelling and shouting? Are you trying to chase us away?" The shopkeeper put down his account book and said something impatiently. Then he put on a smile again and walked out of the counter to the search team who had arrived. "Everyone, our shop has always been a peaceful place. We would never dare to harbor a runaway slave! It's not easy to run a small business. When you search, please give me some courtesy and don't mess up or damage anything in my shop."
"Of course the shopkeeper wouldn't hide a fugitive and go against the East and North Courts. But there's no way the fugitive has nowhere to go, so he wouldn't hide somewhere in the shop. Although he was seriously injured, killing a few ordinary people is no problem. For our own good, shopkeeper, please allow us to investigate carefully!" The leader of the search team smiled wryly and waved his hand inside, "Search!"
At the leader's command, the thugs immediately rushed upstairs with great momentum, and the wooden stairs made a clattering sound.
The shopkeeper stood to one side with his hands folded in front of him, watching coldly.
"Boss, are we just going to let them search like this? That's really driving away customers." The waiter whispered.
The shopkeeper chuckled softly, "A slave has escaped, and the East and North yards want to search. Naturally, we have to cooperate. Both parties are wealthy and powerful, and we can't afford to offend them."
Let them check.
Although his shop is small, the people who come and go in the city are either the children of powerful people or wealthy people, so the people who stay here always have some status.
You never know who will be offended in the end.
He didn't dare to offend Dongchang and Beichang, but that didn't mean that no one living in the store dared to offend Dongchang and Beichang.
Sure enough, as soon as this thought flashed through my mind, I heard some strange noises coming from upstairs.
Then there was a continuous thudding sound.
Someone fell down the stairs and rolled to the bottom, rolling to the feet of the shopkeeper and the waiter, and couldn't get up for a long time.
The grey squirrel fur he was wearing looked very familiar.
Isn’t that the thug who just rushed upstairs aggressively?
The shopkeeper and his waiter calmly took two steps back, moaning, "Oh my god, what's going on? Could it be that a fighting slave that can hurt people has really hidden in my little shop? Everyone, you must catch that escaped slave and keep my shop safe!"
The waiter let out a half-voiced "Puff" but then forced himself to stop.
We cannot afford to offend the wealthy forces in the East and North Fields.
I don’t know which hero kicked them down. He will bring up a pot of good tea later.
At the corner of the stairs.
The thugs who had just rushed up with such ferocious momentum appeared. A huge group of them filled the corridor and walked backwards step by step.
The people in the lobby craned their necks to look and soon saw the panoramic view.
Above the thugs stood a figure, wearing a silver fox fur coat, with an upright and elegant posture and a noble aura. Looking down from above, his pair of narrow, long, snake-like eyes were cold and deep, looking down with pride.
He opened his thin lips slightly, his mellow voice calm but full of murderous intent, "How dare you touch my place?"
"Who are you!" The leader of the search team was blocked by his men in front of him, facing the man directly. There were only a few steps between them. He felt the oppression released by the man the most, and his strong spine felt a dull pain.
The team leader gritted his teeth, suppressing his fear, his eyes dark. "My East and North Fields are here to capture runaway slaves. Anyone who frequents Yicheng, whether they're rich or powerful, will give them some respect! Are you really going to offend our two masters by forcefully interfering like this? Is the runaway slave in your room?"
Bai Xiaofeng raised his lips and snorted. His nonchalant expression made people feel even more pressured. "Capturing runaway slaves is your job, and giving face to your master is someone else's job. I only care about my own business. If you want to search elsewhere, it has nothing to do with me. But if you dare to enter my territory, you are offending me. You will know the consequences of offending me."
After saying this, he felt that it was really cheap to talk nonsense like this, and he became impatient. He tilted his head and clicked his tongue, "Xiao Wu, Yu'er, come out and work! Such scoundrels are not worthy of my personal work!"
Shopkeeper, waiter, “…” What a heroic courage!
The team leader's face turned the color of liver with anger. He gritted his teeth and laughed fiercely, "Alright! Since you're deliberately going against these two places, tell me your names!"
The man flicked his sleeves and leisurely turned back to his room, not worried that these minions would dare to follow him. "Go back and ask your master about my identity."
Not getting an answer, the team leader stared sinisterly at the man's back as he went upstairs, and after a moment he led his thugs away in embarrassment.
I didn't dare to continue fighting.
Firstly, there is a huge disparity in strength and we cannot win.
Secondly, the other party's last words showed that the owner knew his identity. Those who had a good reputation with the owner were usually people who could not be offended.
This time I hit a wall.
He had to go back quickly to report and discuss the rules with the owner before following his orders, so as to avoid acting on his own and suffering losses on both sides.
The shopkeeper and the waiter watched the man who had come in so arrogantly leave in a dejected mood, and they were in a very good mood.
"Boss, who do you think these people living upstairs are? They are so tough and don't give any face to the East and North Courts?" The waiter said happily.
The shopkeeper returned to the counter and took up the unfinished account to look over it. "Didn't the notice posted at the city gate say that there were spies from the Central Plains who had infiltrated Xiongnu territory? Those people all looked like people from the Central Plains, so I think they're probably from the same area."
"Are you sure? The notice doesn't have the spy's name on it, just a few faces drawn on it. They don't look anything like them to me."
"Four men and two women. One of the men has a messy hair. Think about it again."
“…”It’s a bit similar.
"What are you still standing there for? There are guests outside, go and greet them! You're not working and just eating for free?"
"How can I? I'll go right away! Hey, are there any guests staying at the hotel? Come in, please!"
After the waiter left, the shopkeeper Fang raised his head to glance upstairs, then quietly withdrew his gaze.
The guests in the lobby were lucky enough to witness the scene with their own eyes. Now they all gathered together to discuss and speculate how the two groups would end after being humiliated.
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