Zhang Xing wanted to say something, but seeing Su Xiaozhong's attitude, he didn't want to offend him too much. He would need his approval to mobilize the people of Baishan Hall later.
"Listen to the second shopkeeper."
Li Er took Zhang Xing to Qingfeng Inn, and the two sat in the teahouse opposite.
There were diners coming in and out of Qingfeng Inn, but there was no sign of that group of people.
Zhang Xing was a little anxious, and looked sideways at Li Er, "Why don't you let me go in and take a look?"
Li Er shook his head. "No, the second shopkeeper has ordered that we must not alert the enemy. We can just take a look from a distance and make out something."
"What if they don't come out?" Zhang Xing was very anxious.
If this group of people left Linzhou Prefecture, where would he go to find them, how would he avenge the chief shopkeeper, how would he establish his prestige, and how would he take the position of chief shopkeeper.
"This matter concerns the chief innkeeper, and it cannot be allowed to happen. I will go to the inn and take a look for myself."
Li Er hurriedly tried to stop him, "Brother Zhang, you finally managed to escape from them. If they saw you, they would kill you immediately. If you leave, wouldn't that be..."
He hesitated to speak, and then began to analyze the pros and cons with him, "Let's wait a little longer. They can't stay in the inn forever. Or how about this, I'll find someone to find a painter, you draw the appearance of the group's leader, and I'll ask the staff of Qingfeng Inn to take a look, how about that?"
"Look, there are many ways. We don't need to take risks. First, this is for your safety. Second, it is to avoid alerting the enemy. Once they are alerted, not only will your life be wasted, but the murderer of the head shopkeeper will also have a chance to escape. Isn't this a loss?"
Having said that, Zhang Xing no longer had any reason to object. "Okay, I'll listen to you."
Just as Li Er was about to find someone to handle this matter, two men in black entered the door of Qingfeng Inn.
When Zhang Xing saw the two people, his pupils suddenly widened.
Li Er noticed his expression and asked, "Brother Zhang, is it them?"
The two people who were about to enter the inn seemed to sense something and subconsciously looked up at the teahouse opposite.
Zhang Xing was horrified and quickly retracted his head, squatting down to avoid the other person's gaze.
When Li Er saw how frightened he was, he knew the answer.
It seems that this group of people was the one who killed the manager.
The two men at the entrance of Qingfeng Inn saw that there was nothing unusual on the second floor of the teahouse and withdrew their gaze indifferently.
Li Er showed concern at the right time, "Brother Zhang, are you okay?"
Zhang Xing came to his senses and realized his gaffe. He stood up and straightened his clothes to cover up his embarrassment.
"It's them."
In fact, regardless of whether it was that group of people or not, he had already determined that it was this group of people who killed the manager.
Now they really are the same group of people as before, which is a better result.
"Let's go back now and discuss countermeasures with the second shopkeeper."
The two left the teahouse in a hurry.
In the meeting hall of Baishan Hall, the leaders of the Linzhou Prefecture branch gathered together today.
The news about the chief manager's death has spread throughout the branch hall.
As Zhang Xing was the chief manager's close associate and the only survivor of this incident, he was naturally also in the conference room.
Su Xiaozhong sat in the first seat, and below him sat the various leaders of the branch hall, both large and small.
Seeing that everyone was present, Su Xiaozhong finally spoke.
"I have gathered everyone here today because I have two things to tell you. The first thing is that I think everyone has heard the rumors."
The people below were very quiet and waited patiently.
"Regarding the news about the death of the chief manager, this matter..." Su Xiaozhong paused, his face showing grief, "It is true. The chief manager was killed by a group of villains on his way back to Jiangnan."
Su Xiaozhong looked at Zhang Xing, motioning him to explain the situation.
Zhang Xing got the hint and immediately stood up, bowed to the leaders, and sadly recounted what had happened during the day. After he finished speaking, he wanted to press on with the victory, but Su Xiaozhong interrupted him first.
He took over the topic and said slowly: "The second thing is about revenge for the head shopkeeper. According to Zhang Xing, that group of people are in Linzhou Prefecture and are currently staying in Qingfeng Inn."
"I called everyone here today to ask you brothers what to do next."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Xing couldn't wait to say, "Revenge, I must avenge the chief shopkeeper. I want to make those people pay with blood to comfort the chief shopkeeper's spirit in heaven. I also ask the second shopkeeper and the main person in charge to help me."
The others looked at each other in confusion when they heard this. No one spoke for a moment, and everyone subconsciously looked up at Su Xiaozhong.
Everyone is a smart person. At this moment, we naturally have to look to Su Xiaozhong, who is temporarily taking over the position of the second manager.
Zhang Xing noticed everyone's little movements. He made up his mind and suddenly knelt down with a thump. He kowtowed to Su Xiaozhong with tears in his eyes and a choked voice. "The chief shopkeeper has been very kind to me and has been dedicated to Baishantang. Now he has been killed by villains. As his subordinate, I wish I could die for him. But I will be uneasy until the chief shopkeeper's revenge is avenged. I beg the second shopkeeper to help me."
He kowtowed to Su Xiaozhong vigorously, "Dong Dong Dong". The sound of his kowtows was crisp, and it was obvious that he kowtowed with all his strength.
Su Xiaozhong immediately got down from his seat, walked quickly to Zhang Xing, and helped him up. "We are all brothers, there is no need to do this. The contributions of the chief manager to Baishan Hall are obvious to all. I also want to avenge the chief manager, but I am only taking over the position temporarily after all."
After he helped the man up, he looked at the people in charge around him with a sad look, "This matter still depends on the opinions of the managers."
The managers looked at each other, wondering in their hearts whether the second manager wanted to avenge the first manager or not.
Su Xiaozhong didn't care what they thought, he looked at Zhang Xing.
Zhang Xing was getting anxious. He knelt down again and begged the managers: "I beg you brothers to avenge the chief manager."
Su Xiaozhong also looked at the stewards with a sad face, "Stewards, we are all brothers of Baishantang. Now that the chief steward has encountered such a thing, how do you think we should deal with it?"
The managers looked at Su Xiaozhong's expression and seemed unwilling, yet also very willing.
One of the managers spoke tentatively, "From what Zhang Xing said, I'm afraid that group of people are very powerful. What if our people are defeated?"
After saying this, everyone stared at Su Xiaozhong. Seeing that Su Xiaozhong was frowning, everyone immediately knew what was going on.
Zhang Xing jumped out immediately when he saw someone objecting, and said angrily, "They only have 20 people, but we have hundreds of people in our branch hall. During the day, the chief manager and I were ambushed by the other party. The people below panicked, which led to the annihilation of the whole army."
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