Outside the restaurant, Lu Yi was looking at the people coming and going to the ship’s port. There were many ships passing by the ferry, loading, and unloading of goods were all carried out regularly, various kinds of people exchanged greetings as if they already knew each other…
“Sir, this is Wu’An Gang’s site: grain shipments for civilians to Yangzhou City are under their control.” Prison officer Zhou approached Lu Yi, he was also looking at the people unloading goods, “They have a lot of people and lots of power here, but they still follow the rules.”
Wu’An Gang… Although Lu Yi had lived in the Capital for a long time, he’d heard of them: “I heard that the gang leader’s surname is Xie, a swordsman.”
“Indeed, the name of the leader is Xie Baili, his nickname is Sword Expert Xie. He set foot in the grain transportation business from Jiangnin to Suzhou. The big gangs and small defense camps throughout the two Jiangzhe provinces must all give him respect. In recent years he has aged, therefore he doesn’t appear so often and the duties are being taken care of by two gang leaders.”
“Two gang leaders?”
“Green Dragon gang leader and Red Birth gang leader. There is also a White Tiger gang leader in Jiangnin, the leader of Suzhou’s black swordsmen.”
Lu Yi nodded his head and slowly said: “What’s the relationship between Wu’An Gang and the government?”
“This…” Prison Officer Zhou seemed a little uncomfortable, “Beizhe* doesn’t dare to say anything carelessly, but the funds of one hundred thousand silver taels and Zhou Xian were sent to Yangzhou, both being escorted by Wu’An Gang.”
*[Beizhe = refer to someone lower in position while talking to a superior, TN]
Lu Yi was shocked, he quickly turned his body to Prison Officer Zhou, “The river improvement funds are controlled by the Wu’An Gang? This is against the rules.”
“It’s true that it’s against regulations, but the funds were sent to the warehouse without losing a
cent, therefore no one questioned it.”
As they were talking, at the end of the muddy road several horses had appeared; the person leading the group, who was wearing an ink painting coat and pale blue silk skirts, turned out to be a woman. With a veiled hat with a muslin cloth that was up to waist length, her face was not clearly visible. Only a plain sword at the waist was discernible. As this woman passed by, the people around her immediately paid their respects.
“That person is the leader of the Red Bird Gang from Wu’An Gang, Shangguan Xi. I heard that she is currently studying at Wudang, her sword skills have almost reached perfection.” Prison Officer Zhou said to Lu Yi, “Don’t look at her as a woman, she has a powerful position. Three years ago, by herself, she beat Dong family’s Sui Zhai from Jiangnin. Afterward, Sui Zhai joined the Wu’An Gang.”
By that time, Shangguan Xi had already seen Lu Yi as well.
Among the black and purple crows, the blue-green of Buddha’s head, the pale blue of the sky, and all the dull dark colours, the bright red FeiYu Fu [Flying fish uniform] really stood out from the place, it was difficult not to notice.
Her eyes dropped slightly, turning her head to ask the person on the side: “Why is JinYiWei here? Is there a problem?” Her tone slightly changed when asking the second question.
“…There shouldn’t be. I will immediately go take a look.” Her subordinate got off the horse at once and came back to report: “They went to a restaurant to eat, there were no other suspicious activities.”
Shangguan Xi observed Lu Yi behind her thin veil and at the same time noticed Jinxia and the others inside the restaurant. She got off the horse and walked straight towards them.
“Master, it looks like something is happening, I’ll go take a look.”
Jinxia suddenly noticed the situation outside was becoming a lot quieter than before. She rushed outside with her bun and saw that Shangguan Xi was coming toward them. As she walked, everyone gave way to her without making a sound.
“Shangguan Bangzu [gang leader], long time no see, how are you?” Prison Officer Zhou did not dare to ignore her and promptly walked forward and greeted her with warmth and respect.
Shangguan Xi also clenched her hands to greet and chuckled: “We’ve traveled around many places because of the officials’ generosity. That gave us an opportunity to start a business, now, just having a roof over our heads, our days are already considered to be good.”
“How’s senior health? I should be making time to pay him a visit, but due to the enormous amount of work, I am completely tight.”
“Thank you for your care, I will definitely pass your words to Bangzhu.” Shangguan Xi turned her head to Lu Yi and softly said: “This officer is a bit unfamiliar…”
Prison Officer Zhou wasted no time and said: “Let me introduce you: he came from the Capital
JinYiWei. This is Jingli Daren, Lu Yi, Lu Jingli. Daren, this is Shangguan Xi, the leader of the Wu’An Gang’s Red Birth Gang.”
Lu Yi looked at the face under the veil with sharp eyes. After a while, he raised his hand to greet: “It is an honor to meet you.”
Benefiting from the fame of JinYiWei’s supreme leader Lu Bing, though Lu Yi’s rank was not very high, his reputation was well-known nonetheless. Shangguan Xi had certainly heard of his name. With a small laugh, she said: “Lu Jingli, an expert in both culture and martial arts. I wonder if there is any reason for you to travel to Jiangnan this time…”
“The arrival of Lu Jingli this time is connected to the investigation of the Zhou Xian’s case. The funds to repair the river are of one hundred thousand taels, up until now the missing funds are still lost, making us all worried.” Prison Officer Zhou rushed to answer for him.
After his words were finished, Lu Yi directly asked: “I heard that your gang was in charge of transferring the money to Yangzhou?”
“Yes, we were responsible for the transfer, but the chests of silver have already been counted and put in the warehouse, the handover was complete.” At this point, Shangguan Xi lifted her veil slightly to the side, revealing a beautiful face, with dazzling eyes looking straight at Lu Yi. The corner of her mouth slightly raised, showing the arrogance that could not be concealed, “Lu Jingli, are you suspecting us?”
Seeing Lu Yi smiling without saying a word, Prison Officer Zhou was afraid the both of them would be in conflict, and quickly said: “Of course not, of course not…”
At this time, Jinxia, who was standing behind Lu Yi was finally able to see Shangguan Xi’s face, she smiled and praised: “Sister, you’re beautiful and able to play twin swords, it’s really admirable.”
Although she didn’t know who she was, Shangguan Xi still laughed at her words, and the mood was lifted.
“I still have work waiting ahead, sorry but I can’t accompany you longer.” She looked at Lu Yi and smiled gently, “I hope Jingli Daren will quickly solve this case so that it can make us feel safe and peaceful. Have a good day.”
After saying that she turned back and walked towards the ferry, the thin head’s veil was swiftly moving in the rain. Lu Yi’s eyes followed the shadow of her back: he surely heard a tone of annoyance in her voice. He laughed lightly to himself but didn’t display any emotions in his eyes.
Then he turned to look at Jinxia, who had just caused a problem, but she had already run back to
Yang Cheng Wan’s table.
“Master, have you seen Shangguan Xi Bangzhu, right?”
Jinxia tilted her head, leaning against the bamboo window of the restaurant, looking at Shangguan Xi’s back with envy. She sighed: “If I knew from the start, I wouldn’t have become a constable, it would’ve been better being a gang leader. It’s so amazing.”
Yang ChengWan shook his head: “She alone could defeat Shui Zhai of the Dong family, can you do it?”
“She’s that powerful? I really couldn’t tell.” Jinxia was at a loss for words.
YangYue laughed: “You can be a lady of ‘Integrity’.”
“This master has both ability and integrity, are you not convinced?” Jinxia scratched YangYue’s waist, but unfortunately, he wasn’t afraid of being tickled, she could keep doing it and he’d still have a calm face. “Da Yang, you’re stronger than me, you also have an honest look with an innocent face, maybe someone here will notice you, maybe you should become a son-in-law in Jiangnin.”
“How can that be? My wife can’t be too grand.” YangYue shook his head, “I want a wife who is gentle and generous, wise and kind and she must be able to work. While I’ll be cooking, she will light the fire…”
“You’ll cook, she’ll warm the fire and I’ll just need to wait at the table for food.” Jinxia continued to nod her head, smiling with her eyes shut, “That’s great! It’s great!”
YangYue looked disapprovingly, squinted his eyes, and said: “How come you’re in the story?”
“Beauty over loyalty? Just because you’re married I can’t come over to eat for free?” Jinxia glared at him while chewing her bun, “The filling is made of goat meat, they were crushed and chopped until softened, it’s better than the one Da Yang makes. Master, you should try eating one…”
While talking, her eyes accidentally looked out the window and suddenly she saw something…
***
Outside the window, aside from the drizzle and the mist surrounding the restaurant, a large sailing ship docked at the pier, at the bow of the ship was a Wu’An Gang’s flag with a symbol of an eagle, it was really easy to notice.
Shangguan Xi stood on the boat. With her, there was a man with a beard, taller than her by one head, his body tall and muscular. Both of them were facing each other, they seemed to be talking about something.
Half of the steamed bun still hung in her mouth but Jinxia forgot to chew on it. She looked at this bearded man for a few moments and after that, she was lost in thoughts.
This bearded man was clearly very familiar with Shangguan Xi. While talking, he halfway suddenly stretched out one of his hands to take down her veil hat, he then fiddled with the hat in his hand while Shangguan Xi was neither panicked nor angry.
YangYue followed the direction of her eyes: “Still envious of others?”
“Shhh, don’t be noisy.” Jinxia suddenly regained consciousness, taking a few bites of her bun with her eyes still set to observe.
Then Shangguan Xi said a few more words and the bearded man turned his body towards the restaurant, looking at it for a long time, with his mouth lifted and unexpectedly walking toward their direction.
“I used to think our police uniforms were quite hated by people, now I realize that JinYiWei’s FeiYu Fu [Flying Fish Uniform] makes people even more resentful. Da Yang, don’t you see that this guy with a face full of beard is very familiar?” Jinxia filled her mouth.
YangYue narrowed his eyes to look: “… a big tall man, with a beard, a little like the guy from the pastry shop in the Capital.”
“How are your eyes?” Jinxia ignored him.
At that moment, the bearded man had already walked to the restaurant and now stood in front of Lu Yi. He was talking with a rude tone: “JinYiWei’s Jingli from the Capital right?”
Lu Yi did not answer, he turned his head and looked at Prison Officer Zhou, the meaning was very clear: Who is this person?
Prison Officer Zhou had also never met that person. For a moment he was at a loss for words, not knowing what to say.
“The funds for river repairment, my gang helped transfer them to the warehouse without losing a penny. Now that you’ve lost your silver, you want to blame it on my gang?”
The bearded man talked with a powerful tone, even Yang ChengWan who was in the restaurant had to put down his chopstick and look outside.
“Young Bangzhu!” Shangguan Xi came from behind and said in a low voice, “Young Bangzhu need not to lose patience, they’re just asking, nothing else.”
Young Master Bangzhu! It turned out he was the young master of Wu’An Gang.
Jinxia looked at the bearded man with surprise.
Lu Yi was a little surprised too but quickly returned to his normal demeanor. Smiling he said:
“It’s young Bangzhu of Wu’An Gang, sorry for my behaviour.”
“No need to pretend, this gentleman does not like to deal with you officials!” The bearded man seemed to already have incredible anger towards Lu Yi. Every word and sentence that came out was like an iron hammer hitting hard on a stone.
Lu Yi did not see the annoyance on his face, and gently asked: “Since you don’t like dealing with officials, why did you help Zhou Xian transfer the funds to repair the river?”
“I don’t need to report to you about my matters!” The bearded man shouted, his attitude was very rude and he seemed to act without reason.
“…Young Master Bangzhu,” Shangguan Xi certainly did not agree with his sudden conflict with government officials, but still needed to give the Young master Bangzhu some face, “Lu Jingli has just arrived. There seems to be a slight misunderstanding. After this matter, I will invite Judge Zhao…”
She had not yet finished talking but the bearded man had blocked her with his big hands, preventing her from continuing. His thick and black eyebrows raised up: “He rushed to show up on our ground, are you still saying it’s a misunderstanding?”
“It really is a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding…”
Prison Officer Zhou quickly explained, “We were going to the burial site to examine the dead body and because mealtime was over, we just wanted to find a closeby place to eat.”
The bearded man did not look at the Prison Officer Zhou, he was only watching Lu Yi. “I’m afraid you’re just using the excuse to have a meal, but you actually want to investigate my gang!”
“No, it’s really not like that.” Prison Officer Zhou was panicking, feeling anxious. “All this, all this is my fault.” He did not understand where this young master actually came from and why he had to make it difficult for them. Seeing more than one gang member surrounding them, he was afraid they wouldn’t be able to get away safely.
Shangguan Xi also did not understand why he was making it difficult for Lu Yi, but he was the Young Master of Bangzhu, it was not good to embarrass him in public places. She furrowed her eyebrows and softly said: “Young Master Bangzhu, there’s a room inside. If this is a misunderstanding, let’s go inside and make tea, no need to worry about not being able to talk about it thoroughly.”
“Huh, do I have any kind of relationship with him? I can’t drink.” The bearded man said dryly, looked at Lu Yi, and continued, “So what’s the matter? Say it straight!”
Lu Yi said with calm, “Young Bangzhu, what do you want to hear?”
“So, everything I want to hear you, you will say it?” The bearded man raised his eyebrows high, his eyes mocking, “I want you to bark twice, are you willing or not?”
Outside the restaurant, Lu Yi was looking at the people coming and going to the ship’s port. There were many ships passing by the ferry, loading, and unloading of goods were all carried out regularly, various kinds of people exchanged greetings as if they already knew each other…
“Sir, this is Wu’An Gang’s site: grain shipments for civilians to Yangzhou City are under their control.” Prison officer Zhou approached Lu Yi, he was also looking at the people unloading goods, “They have a lot of people and lots of power here, but they still follow the rules.”
Wu’An Gang… Although Lu Yi had lived in the Capital for a long time, he’d heard of them: “I heard that the gang leader’s surname is Xie, a swordsman.”
“Indeed, the name of the leader is Xie Baili, his nickname is Sword Expert Xie. He set foot in the grain transportation business from Jiangnin to Suzhou. The big gangs and small defense camps throughout the two Jiangzhe provinces must all give him respect. In recent years he has aged, therefore he doesn’t appear so often and the duties are being taken care of by two gang leaders.”
“Two gang leaders?”
“Green Dragon gang leader and Red Birth gang leader. There is also a White Tiger gang leader in Jiangnin, the leader of Suzhou’s black swordsmen.”
Lu Yi nodded his head and slowly said: “What’s the relationship between Wu’An Gang and the government?”
“This…” Prison Officer Zhou seemed a little uncomfortable, “Beizhe* doesn’t dare to say anything carelessly, but the funds of one hundred thousand silver taels and Zhou Xian were sent to Yangzhou, both being escorted by Wu’An Gang.”
*[Beizhe = refer to someone lower in position while talking to a superior, TN]
Lu Yi was shocked, he quickly turned his body to Prison Officer Zhou, “The river improvement funds are controlled by the Wu’An Gang? This is against the rules.”
“It’s true that it’s against regulations, but the funds were sent to the warehouse without losing a
cent, therefore no one questioned it.”
As they were talking, at the end of the muddy road several horses had appeared; the person leading the group, who was wearing an ink painting coat and pale blue silk skirts, turned out to be a woman. With a veiled hat with a muslin cloth that was up to waist length, her face was not clearly visible. Only a plain sword at the waist was discernible. As this woman passed by, the people around her immediately paid their respects.
“That person is the leader of the Red Bird Gang from Wu’An Gang, Shangguan Xi. I heard that she is currently studying at Wudang, her sword skills have almost reached perfection.” Prison Officer Zhou said to Lu Yi, “Don’t look at her as a woman, she has a powerful position. Three years ago, by herself, she beat Dong family’s Sui Zhai from Jiangnin. Afterward, Sui Zhai joined the Wu’An Gang.”
By that time, Shangguan Xi had already seen Lu Yi as well.
Among the black and purple crows, the blue-green of Buddha’s head, the pale blue of the sky, and all the dull dark colours, the bright red FeiYu Fu [Flying fish uniform] really stood out from the place, it was difficult not to notice.
Her eyes dropped slightly, turning her head to ask the person on the side: “Why is JinYiWei here? Is there a problem?” Her tone slightly changed when asking the second question.
“…There shouldn’t be. I will immediately go take a look.” Her subordinate got off the horse at once and came back to report: “They went to a restaurant to eat, there were no other suspicious activities.”
Shangguan Xi observed Lu Yi behind her thin veil and at the same time noticed Jinxia and the others inside the restaurant. She got off the horse and walked straight towards them.
“Master, it looks like something is happening, I’ll go take a look.”
Jinxia suddenly noticed the situation outside was becoming a lot quieter than before. She rushed outside with her bun and saw that Shangguan Xi was coming toward them. As she walked, everyone gave way to her without making a sound.
“Shangguan Bangzu [gang leader], long time no see, how are you?” Prison Officer Zhou did not dare to ignore her and promptly walked forward and greeted her with warmth and respect.
Shangguan Xi also clenched her hands to greet and chuckled: “We’ve traveled around many places because of the officials’ generosity. That gave us an opportunity to start a business, now, just having a roof over our heads, our days are already considered to be good.”
“How’s senior health? I should be making time to pay him a visit, but due to the enormous amount of work, I am completely tight.”
“Thank you for your care, I will definitely pass your words to Bangzhu.” Shangguan Xi turned her head to Lu Yi and softly said: “This officer is a bit unfamiliar…”
Prison Officer Zhou wasted no time and said: “Let me introduce you: he came from the Capital
JinYiWei. This is Jingli Daren, Lu Yi, Lu Jingli. Daren, this is Shangguan Xi, the leader of the Wu’An Gang’s Red Birth Gang.”
Lu Yi looked at the face under the veil with sharp eyes. After a while, he raised his hand to greet: “It is an honor to meet you.”
Benefiting from the fame of JinYiWei’s supreme leader Lu Bing, though Lu Yi’s rank was not very high, his reputation was well-known nonetheless. Shangguan Xi had certainly heard of his name. With a small laugh, she said: “Lu Jingli, an expert in both culture and martial arts. I wonder if there is any reason for you to travel to Jiangnan this time…”
“The arrival of Lu Jingli this time is connected to the investigation of the Zhou Xian’s case. The funds to repair the river are of one hundred thousand taels, up until now the missing funds are still lost, making us all worried.” Prison Officer Zhou rushed to answer for him.
After his words were finished, Lu Yi directly asked: “I heard that your gang was in charge of transferring the money to Yangzhou?”
“Yes, we were responsible for the transfer, but the chests of silver have already been counted and put in the warehouse, the handover was complete.” At this point, Shangguan Xi lifted her veil slightly to the side, revealing a beautiful face, with dazzling eyes looking straight at Lu Yi. The corner of her mouth slightly raised, showing the arrogance that could not be concealed, “Lu Jingli, are you suspecting us?”
Seeing Lu Yi smiling without saying a word, Prison Officer Zhou was afraid the both of them would be in conflict, and quickly said: “Of course not, of course not…”
At this time, Jinxia, who was standing behind Lu Yi was finally able to see Shangguan Xi’s face, she smiled and praised: “Sister, you’re beautiful and able to play twin swords, it’s really admirable.”
Although she didn’t know who she was, Shangguan Xi still laughed at her words, and the mood was lifted.
“I still have work waiting ahead, sorry but I can’t accompany you longer.” She looked at Lu Yi and smiled gently, “I hope Jingli Daren will quickly solve this case so that it can make us feel safe and peaceful. Have a good day.”
After saying that she turned back and walked towards the ferry, the thin head’s veil was swiftly moving in the rain. Lu Yi’s eyes followed the shadow of her back: he surely heard a tone of annoyance in her voice. He laughed lightly to himself but didn’t display any emotions in his eyes.
Then he turned to look at Jinxia, who had just caused a problem, but she had already run back to
Yang Cheng Wan’s table.
“Master, have you seen Shangguan Xi Bangzhu, right?”
Jinxia tilted her head, leaning against the bamboo window of the restaurant, looking at Shangguan Xi’s back with envy. She sighed: “If I knew from the start, I wouldn’t have become a constable, it would’ve been better being a gang leader. It’s so amazing.”
Yang ChengWan shook his head: “She alone could defeat Shui Zhai of the Dong family, can you do it?”
“She’s that powerful? I really couldn’t tell.” Jinxia was at a loss for words.
YangYue laughed: “You can be a lady of ‘Integrity’.”
“This master has both ability and integrity, are you not convinced?” Jinxia scratched YangYue’s waist, but unfortunately, he wasn’t afraid of being tickled, she could keep doing it and he’d still have a calm face. “Da Yang, you’re stronger than me, you also have an honest look with an innocent face, maybe someone here will notice you, maybe you should become a son-in-law in Jiangnin.”
“How can that be? My wife can’t be too grand.” YangYue shook his head, “I want a wife who is gentle and generous, wise and kind and she must be able to work. While I’ll be cooking, she will light the fire…”
“You’ll cook, she’ll warm the fire and I’ll just need to wait at the table for food.” Jinxia continued to nod her head, smiling with her eyes shut, “That’s great! It’s great!”
YangYue looked disapprovingly, squinted his eyes, and said: “How come you’re in the story?”
“Beauty over loyalty? Just because you’re married I can’t come over to eat for free?” Jinxia glared at him while chewing her bun, “The filling is made of goat meat, they were crushed and chopped until softened, it’s better than the one Da Yang makes. Master, you should try eating one…”
While talking, her eyes accidentally looked out the window and suddenly she saw something…
***
Outside the window, aside from the drizzle and the mist surrounding the restaurant, a large sailing ship docked at the pier, at the bow of the ship was a Wu’An Gang’s flag with a symbol of an eagle, it was really easy to notice.
Shangguan Xi stood on the boat. With her, there was a man with a beard, taller than her by one head, his body tall and muscular. Both of them were facing each other, they seemed to be talking about something.
Half of the steamed bun still hung in her mouth but Jinxia forgot to chew on it. She looked at this bearded man for a few moments and after that, she was lost in thoughts.
This bearded man was clearly very familiar with Shangguan Xi. While talking, he halfway suddenly stretched out one of his hands to take down her veil hat, he then fiddled with the hat in his hand while Shangguan Xi was neither panicked nor angry.
YangYue followed the direction of her eyes: “Still envious of others?”
“Shhh, don’t be noisy.” Jinxia suddenly regained consciousness, taking a few bites of her bun with her eyes still set to observe.
Then Shangguan Xi said a few more words and the bearded man turned his body towards the restaurant, looking at it for a long time, with his mouth lifted and unexpectedly walking toward their direction.
“I used to think our police uniforms were quite hated by people, now I realize that JinYiWei’s FeiYu Fu [Flying Fish Uniform] makes people even more resentful. Da Yang, don’t you see that this guy with a face full of beard is very familiar?” Jinxia filled her mouth.
YangYue narrowed his eyes to look: “… a big tall man, with a beard, a little like the guy from the pastry shop in the Capital.”
“How are your eyes?” Jinxia ignored him.
At that moment, the bearded man had already walked to the restaurant and now stood in front of Lu Yi. He was talking with a rude tone: “JinYiWei’s Jingli from the Capital right?”
Lu Yi did not answer, he turned his head and looked at Prison Officer Zhou, the meaning was very clear: Who is this person?
Prison Officer Zhou had also never met that person. For a moment he was at a loss for words, not knowing what to say.
“The funds for river repairment, my gang helped transfer them to the warehouse without losing a penny. Now that you’ve lost your silver, you want to blame it on my gang?”
The bearded man talked with a powerful tone, even Yang ChengWan who was in the restaurant had to put down his chopstick and look outside.
“Young Bangzhu!” Shangguan Xi came from behind and said in a low voice, “Young Bangzhu need not to lose patience, they’re just asking, nothing else.”
Young Master Bangzhu! It turned out he was the young master of Wu’An Gang.
Jinxia looked at the bearded man with surprise.
Lu Yi was a little surprised too but quickly returned to his normal demeanor. Smiling he said:
“It’s young Bangzhu of Wu’An Gang, sorry for my behaviour.”
“No need to pretend, this gentleman does not like to deal with you officials!” The bearded man seemed to already have incredible anger towards Lu Yi. Every word and sentence that came out was like an iron hammer hitting hard on a stone.
Lu Yi did not see the annoyance on his face, and gently asked: “Since you don’t like dealing with officials, why did you help Zhou Xian transfer the funds to repair the river?”
“I don’t need to report to you about my matters!” The bearded man shouted, his attitude was very rude and he seemed to act without reason.
“…Young Master Bangzhu,” Shangguan Xi certainly did not agree with his sudden conflict with government officials, but still needed to give the Young master Bangzhu some face, “Lu Jingli has just arrived. There seems to be a slight misunderstanding. After this matter, I will invite Judge Zhao…”
She had not yet finished talking but the bearded man had blocked her with his big hands, preventing her from continuing. His thick and black eyebrows raised up: “He rushed to show up on our ground, are you still saying it’s a misunderstanding?”
“It really is a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding…”
Prison Officer Zhou quickly explained, “We were going to the burial site to examine the dead body and because mealtime was over, we just wanted to find a closeby place to eat.”
The bearded man did not look at the Prison Officer Zhou, he was only watching Lu Yi. “I’m afraid you’re just using the excuse to have a meal, but you actually want to investigate my gang!”
“No, it’s really not like that.” Prison Officer Zhou was panicking, feeling anxious. “All this, all this is my fault.” He did not understand where this young master actually came from and why he had to make it difficult for them. Seeing more than one gang member surrounding them, he was afraid they wouldn’t be able to get away safely.
Shangguan Xi also did not understand why he was making it difficult for Lu Yi, but he was the Young Master of Bangzhu, it was not good to embarrass him in public places. She furrowed her eyebrows and softly said: “Young Master Bangzhu, there’s a room inside. If this is a misunderstanding, let’s go inside and make tea, no need to worry about not being able to talk about it thoroughly.”
“Huh, do I have any kind of relationship with him? I can’t drink.” The bearded man said dryly, looked at Lu Yi, and continued, “So what’s the matter? Say it straight!”
Lu Yi said with calm, “Young Bangzhu, what do you want to hear?”
“So, everything I want to hear you, you will say it?” The bearded man raised his eyebrows high, his eyes mocking, “I want you to bark twice, are you willing or not?”
