Chapter 414: The Pearl Will Return to Your Palm
There was a loud bang, and the guard outside the door was startled. He looked up hurriedly and saw Bai Chengren walking out with a face as dark as ink. He bravely greeted him: "Sir, you..."
"roll!"
Bai Chengren kicked the man in frustration, and gritted his teeth under the trembling gazes of the crowd: "It's been a whole day and a whole night, and you still haven't found him?"
"What are all these people doing? Did you guys find them?!"
“I’ve… I’ve been looking…”
The man who had been kicked to the ground climbed up using his hands and feet, knelt on the ground and said cautiously: "We are already intensifying the search, but..."
"Then send more people to look for it!"
"Dig three feet underground to find it!"
Bai Chengren angrily grabbed the man by the collar and said, "If you don't find him and bring him here before noon tomorrow, don't blame me for being rude to you!"
"Get out of here! Go find someone!"
"No one is allowed to stay idle here! Go now!"
Bai Chengren's anger spread to everyone, and now no one dared to approach him.
The servant who was temporarily requisitioned by the government was embarrassed. He looked at the prepared food and said bitterly: "Sir, this is what you wanted. Look..."
"Take it upstairs."
The waiter looked so desperate that he almost burst into tears. His face was bitter and his words were filled with pleading for mercy: "Sir, please don't make things difficult for me."
"The old man upstairs has a hot temper. He went in to accompany several officials and lost his life. If a loser like me goes in, wouldn't that be asking for his death?"
"Please be merciful and spare my life. I..."
“Stop talking nonsense!”
The officer, who was standing far away and not daring to approach, kicked the waiter roughly and said angrily, "Just go when I tell you to!"
"The Governor has ordered that the person upstairs must not be neglected in the slightest and must be provided with good food and drink. If you don't serve him, I will kill you right now!"
The cowardly waiter's legs were shaking so much that he almost collapsed to the ground. He turned to the shopkeeper as if asking for help: "Shopkeeper, you..."
"Just go when the official says so. Stop dawdling here."
The shopkeeper forced a flattering smile on his honest face and tugged at the clerk's ear as if to drive him away: "Go!"
"If you delay the Governor and the officials' work, I will skin you alive!"
"Hurry up!"
The waiter had no choice but to pick up the tray with despair and walked up the stairs tremblingly. It was only a few steps, but each step was so difficult that it seemed like he was crossing the gates of hell.
The officers who had the good fortune to witness how their colleagues died became more cautious and retreated without thinking.
Until the waiter walked into Mr. Qi's guest room with a pale face, no one dared to turn around and look upstairs.
In the guest room, Mr. Qi looked at the person who came in with an expressionless face. He noticed the waiter's gesture on the tray and frowned slightly.
The waiter glanced back quickly, ignoring Hu Wei, who was lying on the ground like a dead fish and unable to make any sound. He clearly heard the voice of the shopkeeper in the lobby downstairs: "You officials have worked hard. I asked the kitchen to make some food. Let's take turns to eat first."
The noises coming from downstairs gradually became more and more chaotic. The waiter placed the tray on the table in a fearful manner, lowered his head and said in an inaudible voice, "The people have arrived, but they are temporarily unable to enter the city. Please rest assured."
Qi Lao's heart suddenly trembled, and he couldn't help but tighten his grip on the edge of the table, his words hoarse, "Is it true?"
"Guaranteed authenticity."
The waiter lowered his head as he brought out the food from the tray and placed it on the table. He filled the empty wine glass with courtesy and said in a low voice, "The search inside and outside the city is very strict. We may have to wait for the right time to enter the city."
"Just stay here for a while and you will find the pearl in your hand again."
When Mr. Qi heard that the pearl was in his palm, his pupils trembled inexplicably and the corners of his eyes began to turn red uncontrollably.
"A pearl in my palm..."
"Yes, that's the apple of my eye..."
It’s a pity that one wrong step leads to another. The pearl that had fallen from the palm of his hand returned to his father’s hand after many years, but it had been worn out and was no longer in its original state.
Mr. Qi quickly closed his eyes and took a deep breath. When he raised his hand to pick up the wine glass, the thing hidden in his sleeve slipped onto the tray.
"Take this and go to the third pawnshop from the east gate of the city and ask for a lame man named Cui."
"He has a way to get into the city."
The waiter was stunned for a moment, and his hands moved so fast that there was an afterimage. He quickly pulled the things into his palm, and the food that had just been placed on the table was overturned.
The bowls and dishes shattered to the ground, followed by the angry voice of Mr. Qi: "I haven't eaten meat for many years. Who ordered you to put these things on the table to disgust me?"
"I...I don't know, please don't..."
"What the hell!"
The man was slapped on the shoulder by Mr. Qi and thrown out. People who came to check on him shouted, "Why don't you get out of here right now?!"
The waiter, who had been hit for no reason, looked frightened and aggrieved, and fled tumbling out. When he heard that he had to prepare another meal for Mr. Qi, he couldn't help but complain, "How can I serve you like this?"
"Eight tables have been served, and they're disgusting. Sometimes they don't want meat, and sometimes they don't want vegetables. Isn't this just to tormenting people?"
"You're the only one who talks too much!"
The shopkeeper, with an apologetic smile on his face, kicked the waiter and rubbed his hands dryly, saying, "Sir, look, we've served the old man everything in the kitchen, but he's not satisfied with anything. What should we do?"
Everyone could see that Mr. Qi was making trouble for some reason, and the officers who were questioned did not dare to speak.
The shopkeeper cautiously probed: "How about I go buy some other things now?"
The officer hesitated and said, "Shall I ask the Master for instructions?"
"No."
The people beside him pulled him aside and whispered, "The master is furious. If you interrupt him for such a trivial matter, you will get nothing but a scolding!"
"But……"
"What's the big deal? We have our people inside and outside the city. Not even mosquitoes or flies can get out. I'm just going to buy some groceries. What could go wrong?"
The officer hesitated for a long time and then waved his hands impatiently: "Go ahead, go ahead, but don't run around and don't talk nonsense outside, otherwise you'll have to watch your head!"
The guy was assigned extra work when he arrived, but he suppressed his dissatisfaction and grumbled that it was okay.
After the guy with the basket walked away, the others looked up at the guest room where Mr. Qi was staying and sighed with worry.
They don't know where the person they want to catch is, and as long as the governor's anger continues, their hearts will always be on the edge of a knife.
God knows when this kind of torture will end.
Amidst a burst of sighs that could not be ignored, the shopkeeper sat behind his counter and sighed softly, looking down at the account book opened on the table, with a dark glint in his eyes.
Old Qi successfully entered the inn, and Qi Yan'er was also robbed.
But the more important person is still missing, and I don’t know what’s going on with him now…
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