Ji Huaichuan nodded slightly and turned to instruct Zhang Qiling. Seeing that Ji Huaichuan was determined not to take him with him no matter what, Zhang Qiling had to nod in agreement.
Ji Huaichuan left that night, and the fat man arrived the next day.
"Boss Shen paid me to come to you. He said Xiao Chuan'er is in trouble. Where is Xiao Chuan'er?"
The fat man leaned against the door frame. Recently, Shen Tingsi gave him some money and asked him to bring Zhang Qiling and Wuxie to Banai, saying that there was news about Wuxie's uncle and the Zhang family's ancient building there, but he was not allowed to let anything slip. Although the fat man didn't understand, he still did it.
"Xiao Chuan'er left last night, saying he was going to Banai. I don't know why." Wu Xie said, "Brother hasn't spoken since Xiao Chuan'er left last night. He's been in a daze in his room."
"Well, Boss Shen told me that Xiaochuan's house key was lost, and he went to look for it." The fat man waved his hand and stood up straight. "Since Xiaochuan is not here, I will go look for him first, and then I will catch up with you later."
"Hey, wait a minute Fatty, take me with you, maybe I can be of help." Wuxie stopped the fat man.
The fat man frowned slightly, "What about the little brother? We can't leave him here alone, right?"
"Uh...then, let's take the little brother with us?" Wuxie asked tentatively.
The fat man pretended to be embarrassed, "This is the only way. We can't leave an old man here alone. If he goes out and is kidnapped by some rich lady, we won't be able to explain to Xiao Chuan'er."
Zhang Qiling listened to every word of the conversation between Wuxie and Fatty, but he did not express his opinion. He needed a reason to find Xiaochuan. Moreover, Xiaochuan took his ID card when he left. His movements were now restricted. If he wanted to go to Banai, he could only follow Wuxie, Fatty and the others.
At night, Fatty was about to go to bed when Wuxie suddenly came over. As soon as he entered the room, he pushed Fatty down and sat on the bed. Fatty swallowed his saliva in panic and stammered, "Xiao Tianzhen, although you are good-looking, I am not that kind of person!"
"What are you thinking, Fatty? Let me ask you, did Master Si really ask you to come here just to find the key for Xiao Chuan'er?" Wu Xie asked in a low voice.
The fat man's eyes were a little evasive. "Well, what else is there? He just gave me the money to find the key, and the rest is not my business."
"Fatty, please speak properly!" Wuxie naturally noticed the fat man's unnaturalness and continued to ask.
Seeing he couldn't escape, the fat man could only confess, speaking half truths and half lies, "There are indeed others. Boss Shen also asked me to look for information about the young man. Although I have worked with the young man before, those people dispersed as soon as they came out. Where can I find them?"
After hearing what Fatty said, Wuxie also thought about it carefully, "I remember someone. When I went to Yunding Palace before, this person colluded with others to trick my third uncle. But he was later put in jail by my third uncle. I guess he is still in there now."
"Tsk, I hope he can give us some useful information. Okay, Tianzhen, you go back to sleep first. We'll go look for this person tomorrow." The fat man said with a long sigh.
"Okay." Wuxie nodded.
The fat man pried open the door until he saw Wuxie returned to his room. Only then did he feel relieved. He closed the door and turned around, only to be startled. "Brother? When did you get here?!"
"After Wuxie left." Zhang Qiling said.
The fat man's heart, which had just been relieved, began to lift again. "Ask me if you have anything to say."
"Why bring Wuxie?"
"Didn't Boss Shen say that someone saw Tianzhen's third uncle in Banai? I thought if I told Tianzhen directly, he would definitely be excited, so I didn't say it and just found a random excuse." After the fat man finished speaking, he secretly glanced at Zhang Qiling and lowered his head again.
"There's more." It was obvious that Zhang Qiling didn't believe it.
"That's all. I don't know anything else."
The fat man touched his hair in distress. He felt that he was going bald. The same was true for Boss Shen. He was asked to do three jobs for one salary. It was too difficult!
Finally, Zhang Qiling realized that he couldn't get anything out of him, so he went back.
After seeing Zhang Qiling off, the fat man sighed again. It was really difficult for him.
...
The fat man and Wuxie leaned against each other, looking thoughtfully at the bald man in front of them.
"Master San, Master Fatty, I have been reformed. The organization released me because of my excellent performance. Now I am no longer the greedy and disloyal Chu." The bald man carefully counted the red banknotes in his hand and said in a low voice.
The fat man rolled his eyes speechlessly and said, "Brother, you have counted this money six times."
The bald man grinned and said, "I'm sorry, but don't worry, this hundred thousand yuan is definitely worth it!" After that, he stuffed the neatly arranged stack of money on the table into his big leather bag.
"You came to me just to ask about Mr. Zhang, right? I can tell you something no one else knows!"
Wu Xie and the fat man looked at each other and motioned for Chu Guangtou to continue.
Bald Chu continued, "Back then, Third Master was anxious to find someone with exceptional skills, so I looked into Mr. Zhang's background. Do you know who Mr. Zhang belonged to before he joined Third Master?"
Wuxie asked, "Who?"
Chu Guangtou raised his hand and said, "It's Fourth Grandpa's people!"
"Young man, were you Chenpi Ah Si's people before?"
"Yes." Chu Guangtou nodded.
"Then why is he following Chenpi Asi?" Wuxie asked.
Bald Chu laughed and said, "I heard that it was an old friend of Fourth Grandpa who asked Fourth Grandpa to take care of Mr. Zhang. He has been doing this for several years. Fourth Grandpa's old friend never came back, so Mr. Zhang followed Fourth Grandpa and the others to the tombs, as if he was looking for something. It was fine at first, but then every tomb Mr. Zhang went to collapsed. Fourth Grandpa said he would not take him with him no matter what. But then Mr. Zhang gave Fourth Grandpa something, and Fourth Grandpa reluctantly continued to take him with him."
After hearing what Baldy Chu said, Fatty couldn't help but sigh, "I didn't expect that little brother had such an experience. It must be quite difficult for us to raise him to such a good temper!"
Wuxie also sighed, "I hope that the thing that little brother is looking for has been found."
Bald Chu continued, "A few years later, Third Master borrowed Mr. Zhang from Fourth Grandpa. Third Master was particularly concerned about Mr. Zhang's identity, so he asked me to take the photo and inquire about him. It took me two full months before I found a clue in a small village called Banai."
"Banai?" Wuxie asked.
"Yes, it's Banai. There is a stilt house there where Mr. Zhang used to live. Although it looks plain and simple, I took a closer look and found that it's full of good things! I almost had some bad thoughts at that time, but luckily I restrained myself. When I walked out of the building, I found that someone had been staring at me from the time I entered the village to the time I left!" Chu Guangtou said with lingering fear.
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