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Zuixianglou.

Zhang Tianhao sat quietly at the table, looking out the window at the military police station not far away, his expression unchanged.

Just then, a middle-aged stranger walked in.

Although he is described as middle-aged, he looks only in his thirties, or perhaps not even thirty, but the years have left their mark on his face.

Looking around, I noticed that there was only one customer in the entire teahouse, sitting at table number 5 across the street by the window.

The middle-aged man walked over, sat down opposite Zhang Tianhao, and called out to the waiter, "Waiter, bring me a pot of green tea."

"Okay, okay!"

At this moment, the waiter also ran over, looked at the middle-aged man, and greeted him with a smile, "Hello, Tiger!"

"Alright, put the tea down, I'll drink it while I drink it."

"Okay, please, please go ahead!"

Upon hearing this, the waiter immediately stepped aside respectfully and put the teapot down.

Tiger glanced at Zhang Tianhao, who was sitting there looking indifferent, and gently tapped the table before pouring himself a bowl of tea.

"Young brother, it is fate that we meet today. Let me offer you a cup of tea."

"Green tea doesn't taste good. Maojian tea is alright, but white tea is the best choice!"

He uttered a single sentence, after all, he still remembered those words.

"White tea, I'm so sorry, brother, we only have green tea here. There's nothing we can do. It's a remote and impoverished place. Please forgive us, young brother."

"Hmm, the tea is good, but the earthy taste hasn't been completely removed!"

"I'm sorry, it's a habit, it's a habit."

The middle-aged man immediately lowered his head, glanced around, and then respectfully whispered, "Young Master!"

"Ok!"

"It really is you! We've missed you so much!"

"Alright, I'm wearing makeup now. I'll call you Dr. Wang Xiaotian. How's the situation here?"

"It's alright, it's alright. There are only a few brothers here. Although there are difficulties in various aspects, we can overcome them."

"That's good, that's good!"

"Young master, would you like to come and sit with me? I am Tiger, the boss of the dock gang. If you need anything, just give me a call."

"No need for that. I've sustained some injuries and haven't fully healed yet. I'll be fine in a few days, but the timeframe is uncertain—it could be as long as six months or as short as two or three months. You don't need to do anything extra!"

"Thank you, young master. We'll remember that."

"By the way, there's a severe shortage of medicine in the county right now. Please take care of yourselves and avoid getting injured or catching a cold. After all, we can't afford to get hurt again, otherwise this winter will be tough. Most importantly, I have a feeling this winter will be exceptionally cold."

"We will prepare things for the winter, don't worry."

"Alright, in a little while, go to room number seven at the East Gate. Here's the key. There's a batch of medicine inside. Although they're commonly used medicines, be careful and don't cause any problems."

"drug?"

"Yes!"

"Young Master, this, this..."

Upon hearing this, Tiger's eyes immediately turned red. After all, only he knew the extent of the shortage of medicines. Even ordinary cold medicines were hard to come by, let alone wound medicines.

"Alright, we're all brothers. Someone did steal medicine from the hospital in the basement. I only managed to take two boxes; the rest were taken by others. Sigh!"

"This, this..."

"Alright, although I don't know who it is, the other party is very bold. You should not get involved in this matter. Besides, there are basically many Japanese people in the hospital, or Japanese-trained agents. They usually don't show their faces, but once a problem arises, it will be a real mess."

"Ok!"

"Young Master, I've been ordered to protect you here. Is there anything you need me to do?"

Tiger thought for a moment, then asked in a low voice.

However, he didn't dare to look Zhang Tianhao in the eye. He was still somewhat excited, after all, it had been several years since he last saw Zhang Tianhao. "Alright, things are settled. You can go back when you have nothing else to do. But tell me how to contact you."

“Okay, my home is near Dadongmen, in a place called Chen Family Courtyard.”

"Oh, the Chen Family Compound is quite famous, I see!"

"Then I'll go first."

"Go ahead!"

Watching Chen Hu leave, Zhang Tianhao breathed a sigh of relief. He appeared calm, but he hadn't expected that Chief of Staff Zhao and the others had already mobilized several local men for him, while no outside men had been brought in.

After all, the security here has not been completely lifted.

When I contacted him last night, I received a telegram from the other side, and that's how he found out about it. He came over this morning to check on things.

Chen Hu, on the other hand, had already received the news and had come several times, but had not found Zhang Tianhao's presence.

He only realized Zhang Tianhao's presence when he arrived today, and that put his mind at ease.

He strolled slowly down the street, glanced at a jewelry store on one side, and walked straight in.

"Sir, would you like some silver jewelry? Our jewelry is quite exquisite!"

"Let me see!"

He also knew that the jewelry here was all silver. It wasn't that they didn't want to sell gold, but if there were gold here, it would probably have been looted long ago.

"Boss, the opium den here is doing pretty well!"

"Yes, it's really good!"

Upon hearing this, the boss immediately lost his mood, after all, the opium den next door had harmed countless people.

"Sir, that opium den, is it...?"

"I just walked here and saw it. I was a little curious. It's just that we have opium dens in such a poor little county town. I'm really curious."

"Heh, who cares as long as it makes money!"

"Yeah, who cares!"

He thought for a moment, then walked to the side, picked up a rag from the table, and prepared to wipe the table.

"Oh, right, give me three sets of silver hairpins, three sets of silver rings, and a silver locket."

"okay!"

When the boss heard that Zhang Tianhao wanted so much, he was taken aback for a moment, but then immediately agreed happily.

It was quickly placed directly on the counter, especially the unique silver fork, the patterns on it were really beautiful, even he, a man, could feel the exquisiteness of it.

"It's really beautiful, with phoenix and magpie patterns. The owner really put a lot of thought into it."

"You're welcome! I'll charge you 120 yuan in total, is that alright?"

"no problem!"

Zhang Tianhao didn't stand on ceremony. He took out a wad of cash from his pocket, placed it on the table, picked up the jewelry, and put it away with satisfaction.

The shopkeeper took the money and counted it himself. He finished counting it quickly and nodded in satisfaction.

"By the way, sir, if you need gold jewelry, you can find some gold and I'll process it for you. I'll only charge you a processing fee."

"Great! It's a pity we don't have any right now. I'll ask you to make some when we have the chance. I'll see if your skills are local."

“My ancestors used to make jewelry for the royal family, but they have fallen on hard times and have no choice but to come to this small place to make a living.”

"Good, good, good!"

How long does it take to make a piece of jewelry for this commoner?

"It takes at least a week to make one piece, because these patterns are too difficult to create. If you need something better, it may take even longer."

"Hmm!" (End of Chapter)