Chapter 353: Secret Discussion at Shimen

"He is a human being. At least everyone thinks he is alive. The Gan family caravan was able to leave the swamp alive because it was said that Manager Zhao pleaded with the young man, and the Spider Queen let him go."

The servant went on to say, "I also heard a detail. The token for entering and exiting the Demon Nest Swamp was held by the young man. After leaving the swamp, he took it back."

The pass token is no longer in the hands of the Gan family? The two heads' eyes lit up: "Where is this young man?"

"He should have been invited to Gan's house by Manager Zhao."

"Why is it Zhao Fu?"

"The head butler An Xing was killed with Gan Lao Da, so Manager Zhao took over."

The head rubbed his hands: "An Xing is dead? That's easy, Zhao Fu is a man who listens to others. Second brother, you ask someone to invite him over."

The servant exclaimed: "He may be in Gan's house now."

The second head said: "Simple. I'll ask his brother-in-law to invite him."

The head couldn't suppress his excitement and paced back and forth in the hall for several circles: "Gan Qing died suddenly, our chance has come."

The second head laughed and said: "The Gan family is nothing to worry about."

"They are nothing." The head chuckled, "We have to hurry and get ahead of others!"

...

When He Lingchuan drank the second pot of wine, he suddenly saw two people hurriedly walking out of the back alley of Gan's house, one of whom was Manager Zhao.

He thought Manager Zhao came to find him, but Manager Zhao passed by the restaurant without entering and continued to walk forward.

At this critical moment, where else would Manager Zhao go?

He Lingchuan thought, took out a black pebble and whispered: "Follow Zhao Fu closely, go."

The round pebble suddenly grew a head and eight legs, and crawled along the table to the window.

Manager Zhao didn't walk far, it jumped lightly, jumped onto Manager Zhao's back, and then slid down his clothes and got into his belt.

This position is the most hidden, and Manager Zhao can't find it without taking off his clothes.

He Lingchuan rubbed his eyes, and when he put down the wine glass, the scenery seen by his left and right eyes was different.

The scene seen by the left eye was a little blurry, it was always moving, and it was a 270-degree panoramic view. If Manager Zhao hadn't blocked most of the field of vision, the experience should have been great.

The field of vision of the burrow spider is so wide, after all, it has twelve eyes.

He Lingchuan finally experienced the vision of the spider queen.

Yes, it was the first time he tried the eyeball spider given by Zhu Erniang. With the help of the spider queen's magic power, he can call upon the vision and hearing of the eyeball spider, and monitor the every move of Manager Zhao while sitting in the restaurant.

He had been in the swamp for more than ten days, and he couldn't help but want to have a good meal when he entered the restaurant in the human world. Unfortunately, the food and wine in this restaurant were ordinary, with only a dish of braised dried tofu and a dish of smoked rabbit meat to his taste.

As soon as he tore a piece of rabbit meat, He Lingchuan heard Manager Zhao say to the man beside him: "You go back, I can go by myself."

The man left in response.

Manager Zhao walked through several alleys again, and finally stopped in front of a black door, looked around, and then knocked on the door.

The door opened immediately with a creak.

The spider's perspective is several levels lower than that of humans, and they can only see the chin. He Lingchuan judged from the clothes that the person who came to open the door should also be a waiter. He led Manager Zhao to a hall again, where there were several pots of orchids on the eight-treasure cabinet.

There were only two people sitting at the top of the hall.

Manager Zhao called the two:

"Big boss, second boss."

The big boss extended his hand in greeting: "Manager Zhao, please take a seat."

Sat down and served tea.

Manager Zhao understood the situation as soon as he saw it, and sat down to drink the tea: "Please tell me if you have anything to do."

"I heard that Gan Qing was killed. It is really a great misfortune for Wuze County."

The three sighed together.

The second boss spoke: "I wonder what Manager Zhao will do next?"

"Me?" Manager Zhao did not expect the topic to turn to himself. But after thinking about it, he also understood what the two meant.

"With the death of Mr. Gan, there is no one to manage the entire Gan's Chamber of Commerce. What are Manager Zhao's plans for the future?"

"Oh, this?" Manager Zhao laughed, "Master Gan passed away too suddenly, I haven't had time to think about this."

The second boss continued to ask: "Then who do you think will take over the Gan family's business?"

This time Manager Zhao pondered for a long time before saying: "Maybe, it should be... maybe Third Master Gan?" It's not that it's too difficult to choose, it's that he can't say it.

There is no suitable candidate.

"Gan Lao San?" The second in command laughed. "Luo Xunyi, who always hangs out with Gan Lao San, always makes things difficult for you. If Gan Lao San is in charge, who do you think he will appoint as the chief steward, you or Luo Xunyi?"

Eyeball Spider couldn't see the expression of Manager Zhao above him, but He Lingchuan guessed that it was not very good, because Manager Zhao was silent for a long time before saying, "It is probably the villain surnamed Luo."

"When An Xing was here, it was fairer; in the future, Gan Lao San will be in charge, and Luo Xunyi will be paired with him. The Gan family will be very lively."

Manager Zhao stood up and bowed to the two of them: "Two heads, please speak directly."

"Okay, we want to invite Manager Zhao to work in Shimen and take over as deputy manager."

Manager Zhao seemed to hesitate before saying, "I switched to Shimen just after Master Gan left. Isn't this a bad reputation?" Wuze County is such a small place, and merchants exchange what they have with each other. He doesn't want to ruin his reputation.

"Then you can come back after forty-nine days from Gansu and Qinghai. The position here is vacant and waiting for you." The second in command said in a deep voice, "But you have to help us get a pass to the Demon Nest Swamp."

This is the key point of today's meeting. Manager Zhao also understood it very well and did not shirk: "The pass is not with me, but in the hands of Mr. He who left the swamp with the team."

The eldest boss spoke at the right time: "Tell us about this Mr. He."

Manager Zhao nodded: "The Spider Queen designated Mr. Gan as the transaction contact, so Mr. Gan must lead the team to the Demon Nest Swamp. As a result, not long after setting off this time, we encountered bandits..."

He told the whole story of the incident.

The two heads listened carefully and occasionally interrupted him to ask questions.

"Although this Mr. He is from Yuan Country, his actual origin is unknown. He wants to get an identity here to go to Beijia Capital to search for treasure for the Spider Queen, right?"

"That's right."

"The Spider Queen gave him the pass, which means she no longer trusts the Gan family." The first boss said bluntly, "It can be said that whoever he gives the pass to will be the designated trader of the Demon Nest Swamp."

"We can't miss this opportunity." The second boss asked, "Is this Mr. He already in Gan's house?"

"No, he is still in Yuanzhi Restaurant, waiting for me to introduce him to the Gan family."

When the first boss heard this, he immediately turned to his brother and said, "Second brother, go now."

"No need." The second boss stood up.

Manager Zhao also stood up: "I said I had an emergency at home and reluctantly came out. Now I have to go back to Gan's house to discuss Mr. Gan's funeral affairs."

...

There was a hawker selling licorice fruit along the street, and the diners on the second floor called him up and bought a whole bowl.

This is a local street snack. Washed mountain peach, oil naphthalene, and star fruit are soaked in licorice juice for one or two hours. He Lingchuan saw that others were enjoying it, so he called the vendor over and bought one.

This licorice juice also added hawthorn, plum and other herbs. The fruit soaked in it was sour, sweet and refreshing, and it really washed away the greasy taste of wine and food.

He was enjoying his meal when he suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves below. He looked down and saw more than a dozen knights coming along the street. The young man surrounded in the middle was less than 20 years old, dressed in fine clothes and riding a horse, not ostentatious.

They talked and laughed loudly. Wherever they passed, pedestrians immediately avoided them. The vendors picked up their baskets and left, very proactively.

He Lingchuan saw this and his mouth twitched slightly. This style and this aura, I don’t know which family of playboys are strolling on the street.

At this time, the entrance to the market was in front of him. There happened to be a hunter leading a horse with two big yellow sheep on the horse’s back.

There was also a yellow dog following him at his feet.

It looked like he had just shot a yellow sheep in the wild and was going to sell it in the market. People wanted the sheep meat, sheep skin, sheep horns, and even sheep beards.

He Lingchuan also liked hunting. He could tell at a glance that these two wild sheep could be sold for at least one or two taels of silver.

At this time, there was a commotion in the market, and people were leaning to the side. Before the hunter could react, he heard his beloved horse neighing and the dog barking.

He turned his head and saw the yellow sheep on the horse's back being pulled off.

The hunter didn't have time to think about it, so he grabbed the sheep's leg and pulled it back. But the opponent's dragging force was so great that he pressed hard against the horse's belly. And the horse was frightened and turned around, almost stepping on him.

The yellow dog protected its master, barking wildly and rushing up to bite its opponent.

The hunter and He Lingchuan in the restaurant saw clearly that the one who took the sheep was actually a huge pure white long-tusked pig!

Ordinary wild boars are gray, but this one is snow-white. It is smaller, weighing only about 200 pounds, but it has a body of tendon meat and looks unusually strong. It has a pair of blue eyes.

The hound bit its hind legs, and the long-tusked pig got angry and accelerated to push the hound away.

Its fangs were like crescents, and the tops were sharper than awls, which would leave two big bloody holes in anyone. The hound's belly was pierced and it cried out.

Then it went to butt the horse in front.

The hunter was shocked and angry, and drew out his axe to chop.

Unexpectedly, the axe hit the back of the long-tusked pig and bounced back. The opponent's skin was not even broken, but the axe blade was curled.

This pig's skin is really thick.

The long-tusked pig turned its head and pushed and bit him.

In just a few breaths, the hunter was covered with scars.

The civilians around were all screaming, who dared to step forward?

The angle was just right. He Lingchuan upstairs threw down the fruit, took out two throwing knives and threw them.

With such a big target, he couldn't miss.

His weapon was definitely not comparable to the hunter's hand axe. The throwing knives accurately pierced the back neck and abdomen of the long-tusked pig, causing it to scream in pain.

This long-tusked pig was actually very smart. It turned around twice on the spot, and suddenly looked up at the second floor of the restaurant, just in time to meet He Lingchuan's eyes.

Hey, it actually found it?

The long-tusked pig spread its four hooves and ran towards the restaurant.

Civilians along the way frantically avoided it. He Lingchuan heard the restaurant hall in chaos, guests screaming, tables and chairs overturned, bowls and plates broken, and the sound of ping-pong was endless.