"Take off your shoes."
An Jingzhi took a look at their situation and felt that even if he and the waiter went up, they would just be delivering food.
"Boss," the waiter whispered, "why don't we just leave? These people look tough."
"Shh," An Jingzhi made a shushing gesture at him, "Take off your shoes later and use your feet and hands to imitate the sound of walking."
After An Jingzhi finished speaking, he took off his shoes as well. After the two of them carefully retreated to a distance from the entrance of the alley, they kicked the ground with two pairs of shoes and two feet, deliberately making noisy footsteps.
If you don't listen carefully, you really can't tell how many people there are, you just feel like there are quite a lot of them.
"Brother, it seems someone is coming."
The people who were besieging Xie Tianying stopped.
Hearing the footsteps getting closer and heavier, the leading man warned Xie Tianying fiercely:
"Kid, stop meddling in other people's business! You're lucky this time, but if we meet again next time, I won't let you off!"
Xie Tianying watched them vigilantly until the group of people climbed over the wall of the alley.
An Jingzhi walked in only after he noticed that everyone at the alley entrance had left.
"How are you? Are you okay?"
Xie Tianying was hesitant and didn't dare to kill him, so he was hit by a few punches, but this was nothing for his body that had been training in martial arts for many years.
"You guys?" Xie Tianying shook his head and realized the two looked familiar. "Aren't you the two I just met?"
An Jingzhi nodded. "Yes, we met him just now. He looked shifty and didn't look like a good person, so I followed him."
"Didn't someone come over just now? Did you two make the noise on purpose?" Xie Tianying said.
An Jingzhi nodded and thanked him, "Thank you both for your help."
"But are there only two of you? I heard footsteps just now, and it seems like there are quite a lot of people."
"Can't you just take off your shoes?"
Xie Tianying thought for a moment and suddenly realized.
"You are brave and resourceful. Xie admires you."
How can this be considered courageous and strategic? An Jingzhi shook his head and smiled.
"Uncomparable brother, I wonder why those people targeted you?"
Xie Tianying said angrily, "These bastards are habitual thieves. I just happened to catch them red-handed. It's a pity that I couldn't get the things back. By the way, my name is Xie Tianying. I don't know what your name is?"
An Jingzhi introduced himself and said, "Brother Xie, why don't you report it to the authorities?"
"They won't admit it unless they are caught red-handed. The authorities can't force a confession out of them without evidence." Xie Tianying looked depressed.
Xie Tianying was indeed very naive. They were a group of habitual thieves. Wouldn't it be easy for him to get evidence? He could just go to the place where they sold the stolen goods and follow the clues to find them.
"I see." An Jingzhi pretended to understand and nodded.
Xie Tianying said: "Forget it, I have already remembered those people. I will deal with them next time I meet them."
"Thank you so much, Brother An and this brother, for saving me. It's almost time for dinner, so I'll treat you two."
An Jingzhi pretended to refuse a few times before agreeing.
He sent the guy back to inform his adoptive mother An Hehua so that she wouldn't worry about his safety.
The three of them went to a restaurant with a large flow of customers to have dinner.
As soon as Xie Tianying arrived at the door, the waiter of the inn came out to greet him warmly.
"Mr. Xie is here, please come in quickly."
"Well," Xie Tianying nodded gently and asked, "Is the private room still available?"
Just as the waiter was about to answer, the shopkeeper who was serving other guests came over and said, "I'm still here, Mr. Xie, there's always a table in our restaurant whenever you come."
"I wonder who this gentleman is?"
Xie Tianying smiled and introduced: "This is my new acquaintance, his last name is An."
The shopkeeper was wondering which nobleman in the capital had the surname An.
After thinking about it for a while, he still couldn't come up with an idea, but he still led the way for the two of them with enthusiasm on his face.
After ordering the dishes, there were only two people left in the private room.
"Brother Xie, do you come here often?" An Jingzhi asked.
Xie Tianying said, "Not often, just once in a while, but I always come to this restaurant. Their food and wine are amazing, Brother An, you must try them later."
"By the way, Brother An, judging from your accent, you don't seem to be from Beijing." Xie Tianying said.
"Yes, I came to the capital to do business as an escort agency and to look for relatives."
"The escort agency business? That's not easy." Xie Tianying said, "Brother An, do you have any relatives stranded outside? Would you mind telling me? Maybe I can help you find them."
“Doing business is definitely not easy, but there is always a first step.”
An Jingzhi sighed and told his adoptive mother An Hehua how she had waited for her husband for forty years.
"Waited for forty years?" Xie Tianying's expression changed. "May I know your mother's surname?"
"An, her name is Hehua." An Jingzhi said, "All of us orphans adopted by our foster mother have her last name."
Xie Tianying only knew that his father was looking for someone, his first wife before he became successful.
The reason why he was sensitive about forty years was because Xie Guangwu kept talking about it.
To be honest, he had no feelings towards his father's first wife. She was just an elder to him.
Xie Tianying, who has always been filial, also hopes that his father can fulfill his long-cherished wish as soon as possible.
Xie Tianying didn't know much about An Hehua and couldn't be sure whether this person was the one his father was looking for, but he still carefully asked for some detailed information.
"Brother An, please tell me the information in more detail, and I'll ask someone to help you."
An Jingzhi had exactly this in mind, and he went on to tell her some detailed information about An Hehua, including her hometown and relatives.
This is because An Jingzhi knew Xie Tianying's character and dared to do this.
If someone else's mother died and his father's first wife reappeared, he would at best not kill them all, but how could he possibly allow them to meet? What if there was an older brother who was more than ten years older than him? How embarrassing would his position be?
Xie Tianying was absent-minded during the meal.
Xie Mansion.
Xie Tianying called the housekeeper and asked, "Is my father not back yet?"
The housekeeper said, "The Marquis hasn't come back yet."
"Did he say when he would be back?" Xie Tianying asked and then shook his head. He didn't know, and the housekeeper was even less likely to know.
"By the way, Uncle Liu, do you know anything about my father's first wife?"
Butler Liu Bo looked at Xie Tianying with a strange look on his face, "Why did the young master suddenly ask about this?" Could it be that someone said something to the young master?
"Nothing, I'm just a little worried about my father. He's so old, and he goes out to look for people whenever he has time. I'm worried about his health."
Uncle Liu smiled and said, "My Lord has been a soldier for half his life, and he has guards around him, so you don't have to worry."
Xie Tianying returned to his room worriedly.
Uncle Liu turned around and called the servants, "Go and find out who approached the young master today. It would be best to know what they said to him."
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