At that moment, Linghu Qiu vaguely realized the purpose of the other party's visit. In an instant, a secret worry arose in her heart. Once some things got involved, it would be a huge problem. She replied, "Mister Wei, I don't know about that."
Wei Chu said, "Brother Linghu, you're a smart person. You should know who I'm representing. It's meaningless to use the excuse of not knowing to fool me. It won't do you any good."
Linghu Qiu smiled bitterly. Of course he knew who the other party was representing. Otherwise, he wouldn't be worried. Who would care about this kind of problem?
"Mr. Wei, I'm not trying to fool you. I really don't know."
Wei Chu's face darkened. "If I remember correctly, you and Niu Youdao are sworn brothers, right?"
Linghu Qiu said helplessly, "Yes, but I really don't know what they talked about."
Wei Chu said, "As far as I know, Niu Youdao only has two or three people by his side now, and he can't avoid you when he's entertaining guests. You're his sworn brother, so how could he avoid you? How could you not know what they talked about?"
Sworn brother? Linghu Qiu couldn't say it out loud. He knew how they became sworn brothers, but he couldn't explain it to others. Could he say that he was hypocritical?
He had never announced that he and Niu Youdao were sworn brothers, but he couldn't stand Niu Youdao's bragging. Now everyone knew about it.
Linghu Qiu sighed and said, "Mr. Wei, it's not what you think. To tell you the truth, I wanted to listen in at that time, but I didn't have the chance to do so. As soon as the chief executive arrived, the chief executive's men immediately isolated the place where the conversation was taking place. No one was allowed to get close. Only the chief executive and Niu Youdao were secretly spying in the room. Princess Yu's visit at night was the same. She was even more secretive. She wore a black cloak and didn't even show her face. She even closed the door. If Niu Youdao didn't say it was Princess Yu, I wouldn't even know who she was. "
Wei Chu said, "Weren't you curious about what they talked about? Why didn't you ask?"
Linghu Qiu said, "Mr. Wei is right. I did ask, but Niu Youdao didn't tell me."
"Hmph!" Wei Chu suddenly sneered, and a cold glint appeared in his eyes. He stared at Linghu Qiu, who was standing opposite him. His stare made Linghu Qiu feel very uncomfortable.
Linghu Qiu had no choice but to explain, "Everything I've said is the truth."
Wei Chu said, "Did I hear wrong? Who was the one who said that if Niu Youdao hadn't mentioned that she was the Princess of Jade, he wouldn't even know who she was. And now you're telling me I didn't tell you. Linghu Qiu, do you think I'm stupid, or do you think I'm easy to fool? It doesn't matter if you think I'm stupid, but I want to give you a piece of advice. Some jokes can't be made, and people will die! In the Capital of Qi, if some people want you to not see tomorrow's sunrise, then you definitely won't be able to. There's no need to doubt it. "
Linghu Qiu was a little annoyed. She was going to find out who this person was. How dare he speak so arrogantly? Did he really think that the people of the Waning Moon Pavilion were weak?
However, this matter was really difficult to explain. He was obviously telling the truth, but the other party didn't believe him. What could he do?
The problem was, even he felt that this matter was contradictory when he thought about it. But that bastard Niu Youdao actually did it. He only told him who the person was, but didn't reveal a single word to him about the real key problem. Who could he cry out to?
After thinking for a while, Linghu Qiu replied, "Mr. Wei, Niu Youdao only told me who the person was. As for what they talked about, I don't know what kind of secret it was. He kept it a secret and didn't say anything to me."
Hearing this, Wei Chu was even more curious about what secret it was. He said in a low voice, "Linghu Qiu, let me remind you again. Some things can't be said casually. If what I know is different from what you said, you won't be able to bear the consequences!"
Linghu Qiu said, "I'm not lying. In fact, I also want to know what they talked about. Mr. Wei, how about this? I'll bring you to see Niu Youdao, and you can ask him yourself. I can also confront him and let you know that I'm not lying. What do you think? "
He had to quickly avoid this trouble. He had no reason to help Niu Youdao shoulder this matter. It wasn't fun to get involved in some disputes. Just as the other party said, it could lead to death.
Wei Chu fell silent and slowly sipped his tea.
The reason why he didn't go to see Niu Youdao directly was because he wanted to avoid direct contact as much as possible.
However, thinking about that person's instructions and that person's eagerness to know the truth, he hesitated again and again. He put down his teacup, stood up, and said, "Let's go!"
Linghu Qiu immediately stood up and extended his hand. "Please!"
Hong Fu immediately went to open the door.
Not long after the three of them left the courtyard, Guan Fangyi appeared in a hurry with a smile on her face. "Are the two honored guests done talking?"
"Prepare a carriage. It must be kept a secret …" Wei Chu ordered.
While Guan Fangyi was making arrangements, Linghu Qiu moved in front of her and whispered, "You dare to trick me?"
Guan Fangyi rolled her eyes at him. "I'm not trying to trick you. You know the other party's background. The power behind them isn't something I can provoke. If I want to continue living in the capital, I have to listen to them even if I don't want to. They found me, and I can't refuse them. I have no choice. Besides, if they want to look for you, can you hide? If I don't do it for you, someone else will. You can't avoid it. Moreover, aren't you doing well? What did we talk about? How did it become me who tricked you? "
Linghu Qiu sneered, but he couldn't divulge the contents of their conversation. He could only say, "I'll remember this!"
Guan Fangyi hit the back of his hand. "What's the point of being so stingy? Fine, I admit it. I took a thousand gold coins. Can I give you half? "
"Save your money for your men." Linghu Qiu said disdainfully and turned to leave.
After a while, the carriage arrived. Wei Chu, Linghu Qiu, and the others entered the carriage and left.
"Alas!" Guan Fangyi sighed as she watched them leave.
She was good at making connections, but she was most afraid of encountering this kind of powerful background. If she wasn't careful, she might get into trouble. Unfortunately, once this kind of thing came to her, she couldn't refuse it.
Not long after the carriage left and she turned around, a young man quickly came to report, "Sister Hong, there's business."
"You can entertain them." Guan Fangyi waved her hand in a bad mood.
The young man said, "The customer wants to see you."
Guan Fangyi, who was walking on the small bridge, stopped and sighed. "Please go to the living room."
"Yes!" The young man quickly left.
When the customer arrived, Guan Fangyi also came to the living room. Her face had changed into a friendly smile.
Her bright eyes swept over the three expressionless men sitting in the living room. Guan Fangyi smiled and said, "I've kept the three of you waiting."
After sitting down, she asked, "I don't know if there's anything I can do for you."
The leader of the men pointed to the other people in the living room. "Please ask them to leave."
Guan Fangyi smiled and said, "No need. I still need them to run errands for me. They are all trustworthy people. You can rest assured."
The man took out a token from his sleeve and showed it to her. He reminded her, "I'm doing this for your own good!"
The token was engraved with a gloomy eagle with a pair of frightening eagle eyes. Guan Fangyi's pupils suddenly shrank, and her heart skipped a beat. School Affairs Desk!
After letting her see the token clearly, the man withdrew his hand and quickly hid the token in his sleeve.
Guan Fangyi showed a forced smile on her face and waved to the several people in the living room. "Well, there's nothing for you to do here."
The several people looked at each other, turned around, and left.
The three men stood up. Guan Fangyi also quickly stood up. "I don't know what the three sirs want me to do?"
The leader walked to her and asked expressionlessly, "Wei Chu met Linghu Qiu here. What did they talk about?"
Guan Fangyi sighed in her heart. What she was afraid of had happened. Trouble came knocking on her door so soon. She smiled bitterly and said, "Sirs, you're really making things difficult for me. They were talking in a quiet room alone, and their people were guarding outside. I couldn't even get close to them. How could I know what they were talking about?"
The man said word by word, "Think carefully before you reply. Think carefully."
Guan Fangyi said, "Sirs, I don't have clairvoyant ears. I really don't know what they were talking about."
The man said calmly, "Do you want me to dig out the copper pipes you buried and let everyone who had a secret meeting here know what you've done before you're willing to tell me?"
In an instant, Guan Fangyi's face changed. She was pale and frightened. She didn't know how the other party knew such a secret. Even her subordinates didn't know about it.
The man continued, "We won't find you for no reason. Are you going to hide it or tell us the truth?"
Guan Fangyi swallowed her saliva and said nervously, "How did you know?"
The man said, "You've been doing shady business in the capital for so many years. Do you really think everyone can ignore it? We've already searched your Fufang Garden several times. We know very well what tricks you're hiding. There's a reason we didn't touch you. We let you do your business in peace. Don't tell me you shouldn't cooperate with us? "
Guan Fangyi said bitterly, "I didn't do this with any evil intentions. I didn't want to harm anyone. I just don't want to be a fish on a chopping board. I want to protect myself if there comes a day when I have something on me. I hope Sirs can understand!"
The man said, "What you want to do with your own business is your own business. It's not my concern. I just want to know what I want to know. What did they talk about?"
"Actually, they didn't talk much. Wei Chu found me and asked me to invite Linghu Qiu over. At first, I didn't know why, but after listening to their secret conversation, I found out that Wei Chu wanted to know what the Head Chief and Princess of Jade talked about when they went to look for Niu Youdao yesterday …" Guan Fangyi honestly told him what she knew.
After clarifying the situation, the three men didn't stay any longer. They turned and left.
At the door, Guan Fangyi, who was watching them leave in a daze, slowly retreated. Finally, she fell on the chair. She looked miserable. Only today did she realize that it was all an illusion that she could live like a fish in water in the capital. Someone already had her life in their hands. They didn't touch her because they didn't want to.
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