The chivalrous spirit is fickle

"Manager Sun Zhengsun?"

On the other side, Sun Zheng's eyes flickered, but he quickly stood up, hiding the hatred deep in his eyes. After a flash of hatred, he acted respectful, bowed, and whispered.

"Sun Zheng, nice to meet you, young master."

Since we don't know which elder Shi Gu is actually related to, it is most reasonable to call him "Young Master".

Shi Gu gestured with his hand and spoke softly.

"You are too polite, Manager Sun. Please take a seat."

While Shi Gu was speaking, Huang Che had already moved a chair and placed it in front of the table. Sun Zheng naturally understood what Shi Gu meant. Without much hesitation, he walked out from behind the desk and sat on the chair that Huang Che had moved.

This is where guests should sit.

Shi Gu walked to the desk very naturally and sat down, while Huang Che stood beside him competently.

"Manager Sun, are you here today for something?"

Sun Zheng gave a fake smile, took out a few silver bills from his arms, put them on the table, pushed them towards Shi Gu, and whispered.

"My brother has offended you, and he deserves to be cut into pieces. But since he is already dead, I, as your elder brother, must naturally apologize to you on his behalf."

"It's just a small gift, please accept it, sir."

Shi Gu casually glanced at the silver bill on the table, handed it to Huang Che beside him, and spoke slowly.

"Since Manager Sun is so reasonable, I won't blame him. After all, the person is dead. If I were to get angry again, I wouldn't have set off."

Hearing the sarcasm in Shi Gu's words, Sun Zheng's breath was choked. He suppressed his anger, forced a smile, and said in a low voice.

"This happened too hastily. I don't know what my useless brother did wrong."

This was a bit inappropriate to say, and it was not something that should be said by Sun Zheng, who came to apologize.

Shi Gu looked relaxed and spoke very calmly.

"Because he was in my way, I killed him."

Hearing this, Sun Zheng's face twitched and his features were almost distorted. He clenched his fists, anger rising in his heart, but he could only ask with a dry smile.

"Is that all?"

Shi Gu answered with a smile without any hesitation.

"Yes, that's all."

Hearing this, Sun Zheng let out a gasp from between his lips and teeth, and his fists hidden in his sleeves were clenched so tightly that they made a creaking sound. He bit his lip and asked with almost gritted teeth.

"Just for this, you want to kill him?"

"This...what kind of logic is this!"

Looking at Sun Zheng who could no longer suppress his anger, Shi Gu could not help but sneer, leaned back, and spoke slowly.

"You ask me why this makes sense. It doesn't make sense, but isn't that what you two brothers do?"

"Kill people and rob them of their money, bully men and women."

"You will peel off the skin and cut off the bones of those who provoke you."

"If they don't obey you, you will separate their wives and children, and their loved ones will die."

"You feel at ease when you do these things, as if it is natural, but when it is your turn, you come to me to reason with me."

Sun Zheng's facial features were distorted and he was furious, but he couldn't say a word what Shi Gu said. He suddenly slammed the table and stood up. When he was about to move, a big hand came down and pressed his head directly on the desk.

Shi Gu pressed Sun Zheng's head with one hand, slowly stood up, his eyes gradually turned cold, and said in a deep voice.

"If you want to surrender, you shouldn't act like this. But you are used to being domineering and you still want to vent your anger for your brother."

"Since you can't let go of your attitude and don't have the courage to kill me, then you should hide and learn to live in your own shell."

"But you insisted on delivering yourself to me. You are so stupid. I don't know how you got the position of Yulin League's outer sect manager."

As he spoke, Shi Gu leaned forward slightly, looked coldly at Sun Zheng, whose face was flushed, and spoke softly.

"I have to tell you, your brother died in this room. I smashed his head. It was disgusting."

"I also want to tell you that your brother's body was buried in the backyard, like a dead dog."

Upon hearing this, Sun Zheng's eyes were red with anger, but he could not move. His mouth was pressed on the table, and he could not even utter a swear word.

Shi Gu loosened his palm, then slapped Sun Zheng hard in the face with a huge force. Sun Zheng staggered, took several steps back, and fell to the ground. Shi Gu looked down at Sun Zheng and said lightly.

"People like you are not qualified to act out brotherly love in front of me."

"You two brothers are nothing but two beasts born in human form."

"get out."

Sun Zheng's cheek was already bruised. He glared at Shi Gu fiercely, but his momentum had been suppressed to the point where there was almost nothing left. He snorted coldly and walked away.

Seeing this, Shi Gu sat back in his chair, wiped his palms carefully with a handkerchief, and looked strange.

In fact, according to his temperament, he should have broken Sun Zheng's neck when he saw him, but because Song Chao, who was behind the scenes, came to him, he had to play the role of an arrogant and domineering young man and spared Sun Zheng's life.

Huang Che, who was standing aside, had a look of admiration on his face at this moment. He gave Shi Gu a thumbs up and said sincerely.

"Boss, you are awesome."

As a victim of the brutality committed by the Sun Zheng brothers, Huang Che felt relieved, as if his entire body was connected and he could breathe normally, feeling extremely refreshed.

When Shi Gu heard this, he was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. He waved his hand and asked Huang Che casually.

"Will the theatre open in two days?"

Huang Che nodded repeatedly and said to Shi Gu.

"Yes, sir."

"In two days, there will be a lantern festival in the city. If the theater opens during this period of excitement, it will definitely attract a lot of customers."

Upon hearing this, Shi Gu gently rubbed his eyebrows with his fingers, but gave instructions to Huang Che.

"Two days later, once it gets dark, have everyone in the restaurant hide in the backyard."

"You are not allowed to come out without my order."

Huang Che looked confused and couldn't help asking.

"Boss, why is this happening? If we all hide, will this business fail?"

Shi Gu smiled when he heard this, turned to look at the yellow car, and said meaningfully.

"That day... many people will die here."

……

Late at night, in an inn, Sun Zheng, with bruises on his face, spoke indifferently to Song Chao who was sitting opposite him.

"I did as you asked. Now there are traces of my argument with him."

"Once something happens in the future, everyone will suspect me, and you have hired so many Red Mansion assassins. When they investigate, they will only think that you are one of the Red Mansion assassins."

"I just don't know if these Red Mansion assassins will betray you."

Hearing this, Song Chao was confident. He wiped the knife in his hand with a black handkerchief and said lightly.

"You don't have to worry about that. The assassins in the Red Mansion are all trained from childhood. They are more like puppets than people. Even if they die, they will not betray me."

Sun Zheng narrowed his eyes slightly, rubbed the bruises on his face gently with his hands, and asked.

"I just don't understand why you have to wait until the Lantern Festival to do it."

Song Chao smiled when he heard this, put down the knife in his hand, and explained patiently.

"Because there were enough people on the street that day. The more people saw the Red Building Killer, the safer I would be."

"Secondly, people tend to be most relaxed during such a busy time."

"Besides, without the excuse of the theater opening, how can those assassins I hired from the Red Mansion enter the Dengxiang Pavilion openly?"

Sun Zheng seemed to be convinced by Song Chao. He did not refute anything and just spoke softly.

"How confident are you this time?"

Song Chao thought about it carefully and replied.

"No one would say that he is absolutely sure, but since he has come to a small city like Lin'an, he can't be a very powerful master."

"If he is a master that you and I cannot afford to offend, there is no way you will come back alive tonight."

"I have hired fifty Red Mansion assassins. Killing him won't be a big problem. Even capturing him alive won't be too difficult."

Hearing this, a hint of ruthlessness flashed in Sun Zheng's eyes. He reached out and took the knife from Song Chao and said coldly.

"If you let him live, I will skin him alive with my own hands!"

Upon hearing this, Song Chao grinned, his mouth full of rotten teeth was very conspicuous, and he assured confidently.

"As long as you have enough money, you can do whatever you want with him."

"Even if you take his dry road, it won't be a problem."

Chapter 45: Lantern Festival (Part 3)

Two days later, at noon.

Shi Gu changed into black clothes and took out a knife and a sword from his room. After hesitating for a long time, he put down the knife.

In the middle of the yard, Dan Xiu was sitting bored on a recliner, his chin in his hand looking up at the sky. When he saw Shi Gu walking out of the door with a sword, he spoke softly.

"Don't you have a knife?"

Upon hearing this, Shi Gu shook the sword in his hand and said with a smile.

"Don't I always carry a sword? Why do I need a knife?"

Dan Xiu leaned slightly to the side, and a light breeze suddenly blew up her black skirt, which stuck to her body, outlining an alluring yet dangerous arc. She reached out her hand to lightly press the hem of her skirt and spoke lazily.

"Every time you use a sword, you have a dead look on your face, but when you hold a knife, it's like you're holding your little lover."

"That look is just like honey and oil, it's disgusting. If you say you have always used a sword, no one will believe you."

Shi Gu was slightly startled when he heard this, and subconsciously raised the sword in his hand. After looking at it for a few times, he shook his head and said.

"Nonsense, I have always loved swords as if they were my life, and I cherish them very much."

Danxiu rolled his eyes, turned his head away and sneered.

"Ha, there's rat shit all over the sword and you didn't even wipe it off. Why are you pretending in front of me now?"

"Go away, go away. The sun is shining brightly today. I want to have a good sleep."

After saying that, Dan Xiu lay down directly on the recliner with his eyes slightly closed, looking like he was about to fall asleep. Shi Gu shook his head and smiled, without saying anything more, and walked out of the yard with the sword in his hand.

The city of Lin'an is exceptionally lively today. The streets and alleys are hung with colorful lanterns, and vendors have already occupied their positions, waiting for the arrival of night.

The Lantern Festival in Lin'an City has always been lively. During these few days, the whole city will become extremely crowded, and some new stores will also choose to open on this day.

On this busy day, even in this remote location where Shi Gu is located, there are already many stalls.

Shi Gu took a quick glance and then squeezed into the crowd, striding towards Dengxiang Pavilion. At the same time, several vendors looked at his back the moment Shi Gu turned around.

The Red Mansion Killers were a sect that was neither big nor small. There were no peerless masters in charge. In the eyes of most masters, it was a small and second-rate sect. But for people of the first to sixth ranks, it was a name that they did not want to hear.

The vendors did not follow Shi Gu, but instead hawked their goods like ordinary vendors, while keeping their eyes on the gate through which Shi Gu walked out.

The people in this yard are their target.

Shi Gu seemed to have noticed nothing. He walked and stopped from time to time, and from time to time he would stop at a roadside stall to buy some snacks, and then eat while walking, as if he was enjoying the festival.

In this way, Shi Gu walked and stopped along the way, and it took a long time before he arrived at the Dengxiang Pavilion.

Before his master arrived, the door of the Waiting Incense Pavilion had already been opened. This was an order given in advance by Shi Gu. As soon as Shi Gu stepped into the Waiting Incense Pavilion, he heard a burst of opera singing.

The voice was melodious and beautiful, quite alluring, much better than the extremely perfunctory troupe that initially performed in Dengxiang Pavilion.

Shi Gu stepped into the building and casually glanced at the lobby. He saw that there were already quite a few guests sitting in the lobby, following the steps of the actors on the stage and cheering loudly.

After taking a look, Shi Gu walked towards the stairs and went all the way to the third floor. Huang Che had been waiting there for a long time. When he saw Shi Gu, Huang Che stepped forward, followed Shi Gu and whispered.

"Boss, everything has been arranged."

"I have informed all the guests that the theater will be temporarily closed after the Lantern Festival begins, and asked them to wait until tomorrow to come back."