Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 114 I want to live forever, just to kill more enemies

By the third drum, there were not many customers left in the store.

Old Man Song and his daughter finally don’t have to be so busy anymore.

Old Song sat down and patted his waist.

Luxi wanted to go back to check whether his second brother had fallen asleep or kicked off the quilt.

Just as she was about to turn to the backyard, another customer walked into the snack bar.

Lu Xi hurriedly went over to greet him: "Sir, may I ask..."

When the man raised his head, the lower half of his face under the bamboo hat was exposed under the light.

Lu Xi was surprised and said, "Brother Duck!"

Lu Ya smiled and said, "Hello, Miss Song. I'm looking for my second brother."

"He...drank some wine in the evening and seems to have gone to bed."

"It's okay, I'll go check it out. If he's asleep, I won't disturb him."

After Lu Ya finished speaking, he walked towards the backyard.

Luxi followed for two steps, then stopped and muttered unhappily: "Brother Ya is too unceremonious. I told my second brother to rest, but he still..."

She tilted her head and looked towards the passage leading to the backyard, and asked in confusion, "Strange, why is Brother Ya looking for Brother Er at this late hour?"

Father Song suddenly became unhappy. He glared at him and said in a rough voice, "You are already engaged, but you are still so unstable? Women, you should do your job well! Don't meddle in men's affairs. Don't make trouble!"

After saying this, Old Man Song flicked his sleeves and limped to the kitchen.

Luxi looked at her father's back and pouted in grievance.

What did I do? My second brother made people angry and even my father scolded me.

Ever since Brother Yang passed away, why have they all become so weird...

……

Yang Yuan's door was not bolted, and Ya Ge did not knock. He just reached out and pushed the door, and it opened.

"Second brother!"

Yang Yuan, who was dozing on the bed, sat up suddenly when he heard his voice.

Yang Yuan asked: "No one is following you, right?"

Lu Ya walked over carelessly and said with a smile: "Hey! Who would follow a small person like me?"

Yang Yuan said solemnly: "It is better to be safe than sorry!"

Lu Ya said with a smile: "I know. When I came back, I turned into a small alley first, and then went directly into the river relying on my good swimming ability."

He patted the oilcloth bag around his waist, which contained his wet clothes.

It was summer, and the clothes were thin. I wrung them out and tied them around my waist, so they were not noticeable.

"When I got back to Houshi Street, I crossed three alleys and went through the front and back doors of two shops. If someone could keep an eye on me, he must be a god flying in the sky!"

Yang Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and praised: "That's right, it's better to be careful. Have you found anything?"

"I found out. I followed the man all the way to his house and had a drink with his neighbor, and then I got all his details out."

Lu Ya sat down on the edge of the couch and said proudly, "That man's name is Wang Jinbo, and he is a bailiff of the Guoxin Office.

"His family lives under Tongli Bridge in Chunyoufang, east of the city, and there is only one person living in the house.

"This man does have a lover, a foreign woman who is in charge of sorting and selling wine at the Zhiweitang Restaurant in Jinzi Lane, Beipingfang.

"That foreign woman was named Murong Yan'er. She would often hang out with him at noon on his day off. Sometimes she would also go to Zhiweitang to drink.

“By the way, Wang Jinbo is a gourmet who loves delicious food and often cooks at home.

"I heard from his neighbors that with Wang Jinbo's cooking skills, if he wasn't an official at the National Trust Office, he could open a shop and do a prosperous business..."

Brother Ya investigated the matter of Wang Jinbo thoroughly, and Yang Yuan listened to him carefully.

To deal with a person, you need to understand everything about that person, so that you can make a more detailed and targeted plan.

Yang Yuan has experienced this deeply when dealing with crisis events.

Today, the same principle applies when one wants to create a crisis event.

The information that Brother Ya found was obviously not detailed enough.

But this was the first time that Ya Ge did such a thing. It was already very good that he could get so much information without making any noise.

Yang Yuan listened to him quietly before telling him the questions that he felt he needed to know but that Ya Ge had overlooked.

Yang Yuan said: "You have done very well, but if you have the chance, you should check more carefully. Sometimes, a small detail may be the key to victory or defeat. Of course, the premise is not to expose yourself."

Ya Ge readily agreed, and Yang Yuan casually handed over a piece of official currency.

Duck Brother widened his eyes and asked, "Second Brother, what are you doing?"

"This is what you deserve. You worked until late at night, and now you come back empty-handed. How are you going to explain this to your parents?"

"Second brother, you are being too polite to me. It's just a small matter, but the money you made me earn last time is enough for my family to run a business for a year..."

"Let's put it this way. The emperor has plenty of hungry soldiers, let alone me."

Yang Yuan forced the official money into his hands and said, "Don't be polite to me. Take it."

Yang Yuan thought for a while and waved to Brother Ya again.

Ya Ge came closer, and Yang Yuan whispered something to him, and Ya Ge nodded repeatedly.

After Brother Ya left, Yang Yuan murmured, "Under Tongli Bridge in Chunyoufang, East Wing of the City..."

……

Old Man Song went to the kitchen in a huff, so Lu Xi had to take care of things in the front shop.

When she finished her business in the store and returned to the backyard, she immediately went to visit Yang Yuan, but found that the door was bolted.

Is the second brother asleep?

Luxi felt a little empty inside. His second brother had been acting very abnormally these past few days.

Normally, even if he was drunk, he would not ignore me like this. These days, when my second brother came back, he no longer had any little surprises for her.

Lu Xi understood this. Big Brother Yang had just passed away, so how could the second brother be in that mood?

But what about the scent of makeup on my second brother?

Luxi is a simple, kind and simple girl.

Her world is so small, a small alley, a small shop,
Her heart is also small, and can only hold her parents, her man, and her and her man's children.

But this small piece of land is not at peace now.

Luxi always felt that something unsettling might happen.

In the past, she could fall asleep just by touching the pillow.

Tonight, the girl suffered from insomnia for the first time.

……

The night was dark.

Fortunately, there was no curfew in the Song Dynasty, so Yang Yuan calmly rushed to Chunyoufang in the east wing of the city.

Although he thought that those unknown stalkers would not monitor him all night, he still made full preparations when he went out.

He bolted the door first to prevent Luxi from coming to visit and discovering that he was not at home.

Then he went upstairs and sneaked out through the skylight.

After carefully observing the movements around him, he slid down from the eaves of the back room, and using the extremely narrow spot on the river bank, which was only a foot wide, to move to the small bridge next to it.

Along the way, he was alertly observing the movements around him, and using his familiarity with the surrounding terrain, he made several attempts to escape, before he headed straight to the east wing of the city with confidence.

Yang Yuan found Wang Jinbo's address under Tongli Bridge, and sure enough, his name was the only one on the household plate.

Yang Yuan was not sure whether Wang Jinbo was at home at the moment, or whether his foreign lover was also staying here tonight.

Yang Yuan was very careful and inspected Wang Jinbo's residence carefully from front to back and from left to right.

He looked carefully, observing the terrain and imagining what actions he could take.

And if an accident occurs, which direction will be easier for him to escape from.

He does not have all-powerful martial arts, and he is not a master who can defeat thousands of enemies, so when he takes action, he has to put in more effort.

He is going to challenge a huge monster alone!

He wasn't sure how far he could go or where he would fail.

But he was sure that he could not take the last step.

If he were to challenge such a behemoth, death would most likely be his only destination.

But before he dies, he will try to live longer.

Only by living as long as possible can he take more people with him when he steps into the gates of hell.

Yang Yuan carefully inspected the area around Wang Jinbo's residence.
Then he thought of the information that Ya Ge had mentioned, which also mentioned a place: Beijinzi Lane in Taipingfang, Zhiweitang.

This place belongs to the left wing of North 1, and he only needs to make a slight detour on the way back, which does not waste too much time.

So Yang Yuan went to Jinzi Lane again.

The night in Jinzi Lane is much more lively than that in the east wing of the city.

There are many taverns, singing halls, and brothels on this street.

There is a constant flow of people on the street.

Yang Yuan walked slowly among the crowd, looking at the bright lights and feasting on both sides.

He saw a building with a very gorgeous facade and a plaque hanging on the lintel: Chunfeng Tower.

Yang Yuan stood there for a moment, somewhat surprised.

It turns out that the jade-waisted slave who was praised to the sky by him with a song was performing in this restaurant.

Going further, separated from the "Chunfeng Tower" by a wall is a grand restaurant, which is the "Zhiweitang".

As can be seen from the names of these two restaurants, although they both operate catering businesses, their service directions are different.

"Chunfenglou" focuses more on entertainment, while "Zhiweitang" focuses more on catering.

Yang Yuan conducted a careful survey of the surroundings of "Zhiweitang" just as he had done with Wang Jinbo's residence.

After he had memorized the surrounding situation clearly in his mind, he walked into the "Zhiwei Tower".

This Zhiwei Hall has three floors, with the second and third floors being private rooms, and only the first floor being a hall with scattered seating.

The entire "Zhiweitang" is a tower-shaped building, which is hollow in the middle. Looking up from the lobby on the first floor, you can see the dome on the third floor.

The private rooms on the second and third floors are arranged in a circle, connected by corridors, decorated with carved railings and extremely luxurious.

However, the seating area of ​​"Zhiweilou" is also very ingeniously arranged, showing a prosperous atmosphere.

The custom in Song Dynasty was that “no feast could be held without performing arts.”

Therefore, singing girls and barmaids shuttled back and forth among the people, and the sound of sweet voices and chirping of swallows could be heard everywhere.

There was also a bartender who served the dishes and called out the names, moving as smoothly as flowing water.

Then, Yang Yuan saw a Hu woman standing in front of the wine cabinet.

The hostess girls who sell wine and use their looks to promote sales are called "good women". They not only drink but also smile.

Throughout history, the most famous wine-selling girl is Zhuo Wenjun.

The Hu woman in front of Liao's wine cabinet was about twenty-six or twenty-seven years old, with a cone-shaped nose, deep eye sockets, and a pretty face with an exotic charm.

It is inevitable that there will be people who, using wine as a medium, will strike up a conversation with a beautiful bartender.

At this moment, next to the Hu girl who was selling wine, there were several bees and butterflies attracted by her fragrance.

This woman should be Murong Yaner, right?

Yang Yuan thought about it and approached quietly.

(End of this chapter)