“Uh…” Shu Zhan was taken aback by his bold words. He glanced at the silent Lu Huai and felt a little embarrassed. He said, “There’s no need for that. I just have a few questions for you.”
Upon hearing this, the waiter immediately perked up, patting his chest and saying, "Please tell me! As long as you ask, I will answer everything I know, without reservation, and do my best to help!"
Shu Zhan felt as if he had been tricked by the unassuming waiter in front of him.
Damn it, just talk, why the hell are you playing this idiom chain game?! If you're going to play, at least say something he can connect, otherwise he won't feel involved at all!
He gave a wry smile. "I just wanted to ask you, do you know where the Prefect's residence is?"
"Oh, the Prefect's Residence." The waiter scratched his head rather sheepishly and pointed in a direction. "Go straight down this road, turn right at the second fork in the road, and you'll see the Prefect's Residence."
"Alright." Lu Huai nodded. "Then do you know how to get an audience with the Prefect?"
"This..." The waiter finally sensed something was amiss. "Sirs, you...you're not assassins, are you? Sent to assassinate the prefect?"
"..." Lu Huai took a deep breath at his amazing thought process and said in a deep voice, "You just need to tell me what you know and what you don't know, and don't ask what you shouldn't ask."
"Oh..." The waiter nodded, then cautiously crossed his arms in front of him. "Then you have to promise that if anything happens, it has nothing to do with me. Otherwise, I won't tell you even if I don't want the money."
"Fine, fine, it's none of your business." Shu Zhan nodded vigorously, then waved his hand impatiently. "Hurry up and tell me."
The waiter was still uneasy, biting his lip, his eyes filled with struggle.
Lu Huai glanced at him and said calmly, "You have fifty taels of silver in your pocket. As long as I have this silver, even if you don't tell us, someone else will. I'm sure you're not the only one who knows about the Prefect's whereabouts."
After hearing his words, the waiter hesitated for a moment, clutching the silver, then gave a desperate look and said, "I'll talk!"
Lu Huai gave him an approving look, "Those who understand the times are the heroes."
The waiter put the silver back into his pocket and said, "The prefect loves to listen to operas. I heard that he booked a private room at the opera house on East Street just to watch operas. I don't know if it's true or not. But he does go there often. If you want to find him, you might as well try your luck there."
"Oh, right." The waiter patted his chest, looking smug again. "That theater is also owned by our Shu family. Pretty impressive, huh?"
Seeing his winking and gesturing, Lu Huai fell silent. He turned to look at Shu Zhan, only to see that the guy genuinely exclaimed "Wow!" and praised, "Great job!"
The waiter tossed his head triumphantly, "Of course."
Lu Huai: "..."
Shu Zhan only became serious after the waiter closed the door. He raised an eyebrow at Lu Huai, "Shall we try our luck tomorrow?"
Lu Huai nodded.
He definitely had to go. He had already been delayed by half a day due to diarrhea, and he couldn't afford to delay any longer; the matter needed to be resolved as soon as possible.
Thinking of this, he said, "Go and find out when the Prefect of Dongcheng usually goes to the theater, so that we can time our trip there together."
Shu Zhan patted his chest and said, "This is easy, leave it to me."
Lu Huai hummed in agreement, but before he could say anything else, he happily chimed in, "No wonder it's Shu Ji, they're thriving wherever they go."
Lu Huai: "..."
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