He knew it! These two were assassins; they looked quite skilled in martial arts.
"What...what are you doing! This is in broad daylight!" Gu Yun Chu said in fear.
These two aren't planning to end their lives like this, are they?
Fortunately, Gu Lili left him a tranquilizer gun when she left, which he was currently hiding in his sleeve.
His hand secretly reached into his sleeve and found the tranquilizer gun, gripping it tightly in his hand.
My sister said that once this thing is inserted, no matter how skilled someone is in martial arts, they will immediately fall asleep.
If the two men made any unusual movements, he would quickly knock them to the ground.
The noise startled the guests next door, and they all stopped eating and looked over.
Wei Yin gave Wei Yue a look and quickly said, "Young man, don't be afraid. My brother is just too excited about being served food."
As Wei Yin spoke, he took out the portrait from his hand.
“This person is someone we’ve been searching for for months. He looks very much like the portrait posted at the entrance of your restaurant. That’s why my brother was so agitated when he heard you say he was dead,” Wei Yin explained.
Gu Yun Chu looked up at the portrait in Wei Yin's hand and became even more certain of her thoughts.
The person in the portrait holds a folding fan, is dressed in exquisite clothes, and has sharp eyes like an eagle.
Gu Yun Chu recognized him at a glance; he was Chang An.
Because Gu Yun Chu had this same look in his eyes when he helped Gu Li Li kill the centipede in Chang'an last time.
Gu Yun Chu knew that the two people in front of him were sizing him up, and he nodded nonchalantly.
"Indeed, this person does resemble the portrait at the entrance quite a bit, but they are definitely not the same person. He's a big, dark-skinned, dim-witted fellow, nothing like the dashing young master in the portrait."
Gu Yun Chu really wanted to praise Gu Yan Yu at this moment. If he hadn't added a light ink to Chang An's face back then, the two of them might have recognized him.
The two looked at Gu Yun Chu for a while, and Gu Yun Chu looked back at them in a daze.
Wei Yue and Wei Yin exchanged a glance, then pulled out a wad of gold from their pockets and left Baiweixuan with the items under the table.
"Esteemed guests, this is too much!" Gu Yun Chu shouted loudly, staring at the gold on the table.
This gold weighs a full five taels.
Without turning his head, Wei Yin said, "This is to compensate you for the table and dishes."
With that much money, you could easily buy all the tables and chairs in the entire Baiweixuan restaurant.
Gu Yun Chu watched the two figures leave, but she simply didn't have the strength to chase after them.
Once the two figures had completely disappeared from Gu Yun Chu's sight, he instantly collapsed to the ground.
You have to understand, he was just facing two ruthless killers!
Even Gu Yun Chu didn't realize that his palms were completely sweaty.
"Shopkeeper, what's wrong?" Huang Zhixiong saw Gu Yun Chu sitting on the ground, so he quickly went over and helped her up, asking with concern.
I only heard a noise over here, but I didn't see clearly what happened.
Huang Zhixiong initially thought someone was causing trouble and was about to go over to investigate when he noticed that the other person was speaking kindly to Gu Yun Chu, so he didn't go over and went to attend to other matters.
It's not uncommon for people to smash dishes after drinking too much in restaurants, so Huang Zhixiong didn't notice anything unusual.
It wasn't until he saw Gu Yun Chu sitting on the ground, her face pale, that he realized how simple things were.
"Zhixiong, hurry! Go and tear down the portrait at the door!" Gu Yun Chu hurriedly whispered to Huang Zhixiong.
Although Huang Zhixiong did not know the reason, he still did as instructed.
"Shopkeeper, it's already been torn down," Huang Zhixiong said to Gu Yun Chu as he walked in with the portrait.
Gu Yun Chu looked around and, finding no one paying attention to the two of them, snatched the portrait and hid it in her sleeve.
"Zhixiong, if any more guests come to dine, tell them that we've sold out of food for today and we need to close early!" Gu Yunchu instructed Huang Zhixiong.
Right now, these two are probably going to Guihua Village to see what Gu Yun Chu said.
However, Gu Yun Chu was not afraid of him investigating.
Guihua Village does exist, but a few years ago, due to a landslide, only one family remained.
A few days ago, when Magistrate Yang came to have dinner, he happened to be discussing this matter with Clerk Li.
From Magistrate Yang, Gu Yun Chu learned that the last remaining family in Guihua Village had died during the last plague.
Moreover, he was dead for several months before he was discovered.
When it was discovered, it was already just a pile of bones.
Magistrate Yang was somewhat emotional. He remembered that he had made a special trip to Guihua Village to deliver medicine and teach the elderly couple how to reduce their fever, but he never expected that the couple would succumb to their fever.
What a pity!
Currently, the elderly couple in Guihua Village are dead and have no way to verify the facts, but these two people will inevitably have suspicions.
After all, the portrait is just too similar.
Therefore, Gu Yun Chu had to hurry home and tell her family about the matter.
Not only family members, but also people in the village, must be kept silent to avoid getting involved in a fatal disaster.
"By the way, if someone comes to you with a similar portrait and asks if you recognize them, you must say you don't!" Gu Yun Chu also reminded Huang Zhi Xiong.
Gu Yun Chu did not explain the reason, and Huang Zhi Xiong tactfully did not ask, only nodding repeatedly.
Gu Yun Chu took the portrait and quickly walked towards the kitchen.
In the kitchen, Zhang Dahua was cooking when Gu Yun Chu took the portrait and threw it into the fire pit, burning it to ashes.
"Yun Chu, what's wrong?" Zhang Dahua asked curiously.
Chang'an shouldn't have offended Gu Yun Chu, so why did this guy burn her portrait for no reason?
This behavior is truly strange.
Gu Yun Chu didn't speak. After watching the portrait burn to ashes, she left without saying a word.
After the Wei brothers left, Baiweixuan no longer received any new guests.
So, Baiweixuan closed early, while the sun was still high in the west.
Gu Yun Chu took all the dishes that had been prepared back home.
Restaurants certainly can't sell leftovers. Now that everyone's home, they've definitely eaten. Since there are many people in the family, we can save the leftovers for them to eat the next day.
Seeing Gu Yunchu's preoccupied appearance and her series of strange actions, Zhang Dahua was also very worried.
So, when they got back to Gu Lili's house, before Gu Yun Chu could even speak, Zhang Da Hua went into the courtyard first, wanting to ask what the situation was.
When they got home, just as Gu Yun Chu had expected, everyone had already eaten dinner.
Zhang Dahua helped Gu Yunchu carry the leftovers into the kitchen, and then prepared to ask him a few more questions.
After moving the leftover food, Gu Yun Chu locked the courtyard gate and solemnly called everyone into the main room.
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