Chapter 637: Really Alert
Jizhou, Leling Commandery, Haixing County
Recently, Lu Wei often visits the beach in Haixing County with his entourage after finishing his work.
He always visits the Ye family shop.
"Sir, your tea is here."
"Thank you, shopkeeper." Lu Wei thanked him politely.
Lu Wei was a very kind-looking man, and the teahouse owner enjoyed talking to him. After serving him tea and snacks, he stood there and chatted with him for a while, saying, "Sir, I see you've been coming here so often lately. Is there anything you can do for me?"
The reason why the teahouse owner asked this was that he felt that there was nothing interesting to see at the beach, so why was it worth him coming again and again?
Hearing this, Lu Wei's face was filled with worry. "Hey, brother, I won't hide it from you. I've been coming to the beach so often recently. I do have other purposes."
"My last name is Tian. My family is actually doing business in Leling County. I recently heard that my superior had an accident and fell into the sea while going out to sea."
"Boss, you don't know that I am where I am today thanks to the promotion from my superiors. Now that I heard that he's in trouble, I feel so sad. His family is very worried about him."
The teahouse owner thought that he was a man who knew how to repay kindness.
They spoke without avoiding others, so the people next to them could hear it and couldn't help shaking their heads.
"What a sin."
"Is the person you are looking for the same one the government has been looking for recently?"
"Um."
The teahouse owner shook his head, "This is probably a dangerous situation."
Lu Wei smiled bitterly, "I was just trying my luck, thinking I could at least do my bit and see if I could find the person. As the saying goes, if they're alive, we'd better see the person; if they're dead, we'd better see the body. Apart from that, I don't ask for anything else."
The teahouse owner nodded, "Yes, if we find the body, we can at least give it a proper burial."
"Boss, could you please help me find out?" Lu Wei put some change on the table.
"Sure, sure."
"I'll leave you my address. If you have any information, you can tell me. If you can find my superiors or provide useful information, I will reward you handsomely."
At this moment, a boy of about twelve or thirteen rushed into the teahouse and bumped into Lu Wei without noticing. Fortunately, Lu Wei was steady and did not get knocked down.
This person was none other than the son of the teahouse owner.
Afraid of being blamed by the customer, the shop owner first scolded his son, "Are you blind? You are so noisy and have no sense of steadiness. You bumped into a distinguished guest, and why don't you apologize immediately?"
Lu Wei waved his hand and said, "It's okay, little brother, just be more careful next time." As he spoke, he smiled at the child.
Then, he clasped his fists and said, "Dear brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts, grandpas, and aunties, if you have any information, you can come and tell the shopkeeper. The same goes for me. If the information is useful, I will reward you handsomely."
Lu Wei performed very well, and most of the people in the teahouse agreed to help find out.
In fact, officials from their area had come to question them once or twice recently. When they questioned them, they looked menacing, adhering to the idea that less trouble is better than more, and they all said they didn't know.
Lu Wei did not stay long and left the teahouse with his entourage.
"Boss, you are so polite to them."
Lu Wei smiled and said, "When you are out and about, it's better to be polite when you meet people and things." The governor once said that ordinary people often don't care about the facts, they just want your attitude.
"Hey, Mr. Tian, wait a minute." A duck voice sounded behind him.
Lu Wei paused, turned around, and pointed at himself, "Little brother, are you calling me?"
The older boy rolled his eyes, "That's you!"
"What's up?"
"Aren't you looking for someone? I think I know something."
"Is this true? That's great!" It's true that after searching for a needle in a haystack, it was finally found without any effort.
Soon, Lu Wei found out that the person who saved the man was not the big boy in front of him, but the younger sister of his good brother.
When the duck-voiced man brought Lu Wei to find the other person, the other person looked at him with hesitation in his small eyes.
The duck-voiced man pulled the other person aside and persuaded him, "He's not a bad person. Hurry up and let him take the person you saved away..."
Little Eyes was persuaded and decided to take them home. The most important thing was that the injured needed nutrition to recover, but they had no money left. If the man could return home to recover, it would be a good thing for him and them.
Along the way, Little Eyes told Lu Wei that when they picked up the person on the beach, his wounds were all festering, and they didn't know how long he had been soaking in the sea water. In order to treat his injuries, they, the brothers and sisters, took great pains.
"I'm here, come in."
After entering the house, Little Eyes took everyone directly to a small house nearby.
Looking at the empty little house, the little eyes were stunned, "Where are the people? Why are they gone?"
The duck voice said, "Let's look first. Is he in the toilet?"
Lu Wei's eyes darkened. He looked around the small room and saw traces that someone had indeed lived there.
Looking at the two people with small eyes looking for someone everywhere, Lu Wei was not as optimistic as them. He thought that Xie Zhan was worthy of being the commander-in-chief of the army of Dali. He was really alert.
Then he followed out to look for someone.
After half an hour, they still didn't find anyone.
The duck-voiced man said angrily, "The other party should leave."
Little Eyes murmured, "How can you leave without saying goodbye?"
"You are worse than pigs and dogs for treating your savior like this! He even said before that he would repay you and your sister. Bah!" The duck-voiced man was very angry.
Lu Wei listened silently. He had just learned that Xie Zhan and the little-eyed siblings had promised to repay them once he recovered from his injuries. They had also told them not to spread the news because his half-brother was looking for him. He also said that if he was found, he would lose his inheritance rights.
So these days, the little-eyed brother and sister have been secretly treating his injuries and hiding his whereabouts from the officers and soldiers.
Lu Wei took out twenty taels of silver from his pocket and gave it to Xiaoyan, "If he comes back, please tell me." Although the possibility was very low.
Little Eyes hesitated and didn't answer. "This—the person who left is still not sure if he is the one you are looking for."
"It's okay, just take this silver and help me keep an eye out for news." This trip was not entirely fruitless, at least they knew that Xie Zhan was most likely still alive.
…
Xie Zhan hid in a secluded place and did not escape immediately. He planned to wait until it got dark before leaving.
He didn't expect that he had already warned the brother and sister not to reveal his existence to outsiders.
Unexpectedly, they still didn't do it.
He had just taken a careful look and recognized the man as one of Lu Songli's capable generals. His heart sank. He had been prepared for this, but he hadn't expected it to be so difficult to prevent.
Xie Zhan had originally planned to hide in the dark, recovering from his injuries while making other plans. However, this experience taught him that being alone in the outside world was not safe.
Later, when it was getting dark, Xie Zhan left his hiding place and headed towards the official road.
As he approached the official road, he saw a carriage with the Xie family emblem speeding towards him.
Xie Zhan paused, narrowed his eyes, squatted down, and hid himself among the grass and trees, letting the carriage pass by him and go further and further away.
It was obvious that he was not destined to die, for not long after, he saw a carriage with a familiar emblem speeding towards him.
This time he rushed out directly.
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