Chapter 49 Just Taking Money to Do the Job

At the post station, before it was completely light, Zhao led the horse, and Lu Wenyu, who was dressed in casual clothes, stood in front of the door.

In the light mist, Lu Wenyu put his hands behind his back, as if to say goodbye to his newly recognized "nephew", "Go early and come back early, don't go back to Jiangzhou, I'll wait for you in Bianzhou."

"Okay, thank you for seeing me off, Fifth Master. Do you need me to bring back Shi Huiming's head?"

Listening to these teasing words, Lu Wenyu was not annoyed, and remained silent. In the hazy mist, a voice came, "Go, I paid for it, don't worry, your dog will be the same when it left, and it will be the same when it comes back, not a hair will be lost."

"Okay"

A long neigh, followed by the sound of horse hooves, splashing a burst of mud, a few dog barks behind him, and in a blink of an eye, it returned to normal.

Chuzhou has been famous since ancient times. The Yangtze River flows through it, connecting the splendid Shu land in the west, the prosperous Jiangnan in the east, and the remnant of the Central Plains in the north. The headquarters of the Cao Gang is in Chuzhou.

A hundred years ago, the Central Plains fell, and the Han people were no different from pigs and dogs in a pen. They were freed only after the founding of the Great Qi. Chuzhou is located in a strategic location, and there are many boatmen and boatmen at the docks and ferry crossings. Over time, they developed into a small gang.

The Yangtze River is long, and more and more people gather together, and the gang size is getting bigger and bigger, gradually forming a large gang spanning seven states and stretching across the entire Yangtze River - the Cao Gang. In the next thirty years, the Cao Gang struggled, changed, and improved internally, and there were several so-called big bosses.

Shi Huiming became one of the bosses at that time, and then his power grew. After the death of the original gang leader, Shi Huiming became the new gang leader, and it has been almost fourteen years today.

In the past fourteen years, Shi Huiming, as the gang leader, has been working hard to govern. He not only planned different management areas, prohibited the operation of private salt, but also actively helped the government to eliminate river bandits and build river embankments. Therefore, for many years, Shi Huiming has a very high prestige in the Cao Gang. Even if other senior officials join forces, they can hardly shake his control over the Cao Gang.

Jiangzhou is not far from Chuzhou. If the horses do not stop, they can reach it in more than five days. However, even if Zhao was on a business trip with public funds, how could he force himself to travel day and night? He walked slowly for almost ten days before arriving in Jiangzhou.

To get money to do things, you must do them well, and of course you must ensure your own safety. When entering the city, you changed your appearance early and used the identity given by Liuzhi.

Leading the horse, don't rush to find an inn or a restaurant, first go along the street and find a coffin shop.

According to the convention of the ghost market, the place with unique door gods is the stronghold of the ghost market. Liuzhi also runs a coffin shop in Bianzhou, so Zhao is quite familiar with these.

It took more than half an hour to find the coffin shop with unique door gods. Zhao tied the horse in front of the door and walked into the coffin shop with his face covered.

After knocking on the door frame, an old man with a pale face and white hair walked out slowly, "Sir, what do you need?"

What do you want in the coffin shop? This question was obviously a test, Zhao Jue smiled and said hoarsely, "I'm here to see the King of Hell."

The old man knew it well, looked around, and closed the door before speaking, "Who are you?"

"Jiu Tong" Zhao Jue replied, "Something happened here, I came to find my family."

The old man thought for a while, "Where is Liu Zhi? Have all the people in Shu died?"

"No, I left suddenly, you can write a letter to Liu Zhi for me, saying that Jiangnan is fine."

After closing the door, Zhao Jue did not hide it, and explained his situation in a few words. The old man did not speak, but just looked at Zhao Jue indifferently, and nodded slowly after a while, which was considered as an agreement.

"By the way, help me check Jinyiwei Commander Lu Wenyu."

After Zhao finished speaking, the old man glared in shock, "Lu Wenyu? You dare to take such a business?"

"It's not business, it's just my personal matter."

The old man was relieved, "Four hundred taels, where to receive the letter?"

"Bianzhou." Zhao took out the silver from his arms and asked, "How much do you know about Shi Huiming?"

"The leader of the Cao Gang has a high prestige. He lives in Qing Street and is not easy to kill!" The old man was concise and did not have such a big emotional fluctuation when he heard about Lu Wenyu.

Zhao didn't care whether it was easy to kill or not. After receiving the money, Shi Huiming had to die anyway.

In the Qing Street Restaurant, Zhao sat by the window, motionlessly observing the Shi Mansion across the street.

The Shi Mansion was not big, with only two entrances in front and back. There were several horse hitching posts on both sides of the door, and the gate was just ordinary black wood without a plaque. If it is not explained, it is hard to believe that this is the home of the leader of the Cao Gang.

Zhao had been staring at Shi's house for almost an hour, but he was still focused. In an hour, only two old women came in and out, which was not valuable information. But Zhao didn't expect to see anything in a few hours, just wanted to recognize Shi Huiming's face.

For two days in a row, Zhao spent most of his time staring at Shi's house without moving. He recognized Shi Huiming's face, but it was a bit strange. How could a big gang leader live such a regular life? Go out at dawn and go home at dusk, this is not normal.

On the third day, Zhao woke up before dawn. It was drizzling, and Zhao didn't have time to eat, and silently watched the window.

Shi Huiming went out at dawn as usual. Zhao smiled and decided to kill him tonight. This kind of regular life was really unbearable.

It was drizzling, and Zhao endured the discomfort and changed his appearance to become something else. He followed Shi Huiming silently all the way.

Fortunately, they were in the city, and Shi Huiming's carriage was not moving very fast, so Zhao followed from a distance, passing through several streets, but there was no good place to kill. When he followed to the dock, he saw that Shi Huiming had disappeared, so he did not stop and returned to the same place.

It was drizzling and a bit cold. Zhao finished his meal and stopped staring at the Shi Mansion. He went back to bed to catch up on his sleep. Anyway, he was going to kill someone, so there was no point in staring at him.

At the time of Xu, the sky was already dark. Zhao woke up and ordered a table of food. It was most important to eat and drink enough. Other things could be put aside. If you don't do it today, there is still tomorrow. If you don't do it tomorrow, there is still the day after tomorrow. Why rush?

It should be said that the food in this restaurant is not bad, the wine is also good, and the food is comfortable. Zhao ate leisurely for half an hour alone, and even drank a cup of tea with great interest. It was not until midnight that he slowly got up.

He changed into black clothes, climbed out of the window, and disappeared in the air in an instant.

In the backyard of the Shi Mansion, Zhao hid in the darkness outside the wall. It was already two quarters past midnight. Qing Street was not very prosperous, and it was quiet all around.

It started to drizzle, and a layer of white mist covered the pavilions in the distance. Zhao knew that this was the best time, and he didn't hesitate to climb over the wall and enter the Shi Mansion.

When he landed, he saw nothing special, just a tree. From the outside, the house was pitch black. After blowing a bamboo tube of smoke into each room, he slowly checked.

In the first few rooms, after pushing open the door, either no one was there or no response. Until the last room near the backyard, before Zhao pushed open the door, a voice came from inside, "Come in, after all the hustle and bustle, you must be here for Mr. Shi!"

Pushing the door in, a man who looked about 40 was drinking tea, with thick eyebrows, big eyes, two mustaches, and his hair and mustache were meticulously groomed. It was Shi Huiming.

"Boss Shi, nice to meet you. I'm here to kill you. You can tell me your last words." Zhao covered his face and spoke softly.

Shi Huiming was a little surprised, "Little brother, we have no grudges. Mr. Shi has always been kind to others. Can you tell me who asked you to kill me?"

Shi Huiming's voice was not loud, and his tone did not sound as tough as that of a superior, but rather gentle and friendly.

Zhao naturally wouldn't say who paid for it. As for Shi Hui's words of being kind to others, does that have anything to do with Zhao?

"I just took money to do the job."