Chapter 55: The Poisonous Scorpion

  "A whip cracks, and wealth comes from all directions"

  Yang Cai Restaurant was named for this purpose, as the largest restaurant in Kong Family Village, it has always been the first choice for people in Kong Family Village to entertain distinguished guests. Last time, Sima entertained Sun Mingli and his patrol team from the train station at Yang Cai Restaurant.

  Gao Chuanliang arrived at Yang Cai restaurant early in the morning. Although he had only waited for half a day, Gao Chuanliang, who was originally quite patient, became a bit anxious this time. Ever since he found out that Yixing Hong's third master died in the factory, Gao Chuanliang hadn't been able to sleep well these past few days. Every time he closed his eyes, he saw the scene of the factory being washed with blood by Yixing Hong.

  Two days ago, Gao Chuanliang temporarily moved his family to the factory, which was also unavoidable. Who let everyone in the village think that Gao Chuanliang is the big boss of the factory? If Yihong really comes looking for him, the first ones he'll take are Gao Chuanliang and his family members. At this time, although the factory is a bit dangerous, it's much safer than the town.

  Gao Chuanliang occasionally glanced outside the restaurant, wondering in his heart why that person was still coming. Today, Gao Chuanliang is going to meet Cao Xiaofei, also known as the fourth master of Cao Xiaofei's family, who is the same person with a gloomy face that Gao Chuanliang and Sima met at this restaurant last time when they saw Cao Xiaofei.

  "Sir! Please come in, Master Gao is waiting for you inside."

  At this time, the voice of a waiter came from outside. Hearing the waiter's voice, Gao Tianliang knew that the person he had been waiting for half a day had finally arrived. Apparently, he was not as showy and eye-catching as when he floated on the grass last time.

  "Mr. Lao has been waiting for a long time, but I had some private matters to attend to on the way and arrived late, please forgive me."

  Ming Fei pushed open the door curtain of the private room, and as soon as he saw Gao Chuanliang, he bowed his hands and said. The Gao Zhuanggui in front of him had a few dealings with Ming Fei, except for that time when they discussed the annual silver grain here, there were also several times when they met to deliver the monthly silver grain.

  Although I don't know much about this shopkeeper, at least I know that if there's nothing urgent, he absolutely won't rush to see me at this time.

  "It's been a hard journey for the four masters on the road, with fatigue and exhaustion all along. Please take a seat, Master Four."

  As soon as he saw Si Da Jiang's family arrive, Gao Chuanliang hastily stood up to welcome them, clasping his fists and bowing, while leading Ming Fei to take the seat of honor.

  "What is Manager Gao meeting with Mr. Ming about today?"

  Ming Fei sat down, and Gao Chuanliang immediately poured him a cup of tea and dismissed the servant who had shown him in.

  "Haha! I'm exhausted from working all day, this old man is really worn out. Let's drink first, have some wine."

  While serving the dishes, he respectfully said that although Gao Chuanliang himself did not want to have any dealings with Ma Fei, now he had to come forward personally. In this way, even if they couldn't reach an agreement, neither side would lose face.

  The dishes have gone beyond five flavors, and the wine has gone beyond three rounds.

  While drinking with the four masters, Gao Chuanliang felt that this Ming Fei, one of the four masters, was not much different from ordinary horse bandits. Ordinary horse bandits usually deliberately left a rough impression on people, especially when eating. But Ming Fei seemed like a scholar, chewing slowly and carefully, drinking wine in small cups and sips.

  If it weren't for Gao Chuanliang knowing his true identity, looking at this tattered blue robe with the horse trigrams on it, plus this eating appearance, he would really be mistaken for some poor Confucian scholar.

  "I don't know if the master of the estate knows, but a few days ago, San Dangjia, the third son of the first wife, came to your village looking for his mistress and then disappeared."

  Ming Fei, who was eating, suddenly put down his chopsticks and sat up straight, saying.

  "Ah! This... this old man is not quite clear about it. Don't know how the Fourth Master thought of asking about this matter."

  As soon as Ming Fei suddenly mentioned this matter, Gao Chuanliang's hand trembled and the chopsticks almost fell from his hand. He quickly covered it up by saying something else, thinking to himself: "Could it be that this has gotten out? Otherwise, how would he know? This is not good. Should I still mention it again?"

  "It's nothing! Ming Mou just casually asked, and on the way, he ran into a scarred six with a red hand, and asked by the way."

  Just now when asking Gao Chuanliang, Ming Fei noticed that his expression suddenly became tense, it seems that he knew about this matter. After thinking carefully, could it be that Gao Zhuang's meeting with himself was because of this matter?

  "Oh... there's something, I'd like to ask the master of the house. If that Lin Er is blamed for this matter and accuses our village, I wonder if Master will take responsibility for us at that time."

  After some thought, Gao Chuanliang still pretended to say this, just wanting to probe the tone of Ming Si's master. Although Ming Fei is the fourth master, he is also the one who speaks on the grass and floats there.

  "If it's just a matter of coming to Kong Family Village to eat, our master will definitely follow the rules. But if the three masters are really stuck in Kong Family Village, I'm afraid we'll be powerless at that time. After all, this kind of vendetta is not convenient for us to intervene, and besides, it's a case of having the heart but lacking the strength."

  As soon as Ming Fei heard Gao Chuanliang mention this, he felt a sudden jolt in his heart. He thought to himself that Gao had finally hit the nail on the head, and it seemed likely that San Laizi was indeed hiding here - otherwise, why would Gao ask such a question? So he chimed in, saying that taking on this kind of thing would only bring trouble upon oneself.

  "But if the three lazy bones were indeed defeated in this village, shouldn't it be the young master of the Kong family who comes to find me? Why would it be Manager Gao who comes instead? Could it be that they were the ones who defeated the three lazy bones?"

  In his heart, he thought so, but Ming Fei was not very willing to take on this matter. Of course, he didn't want to clarify, he just wanted to cut off the idea of letting his side take the initiative from the conversation with Gao Tianliang.

  "Four of our family members, I said if... if... we are willing to pay a large sum of money, I don't know if there will be any turning point?"

  As soon as he heard Ming Fei, Lian Xiang didn't think much and directly refused. Gao Chuanliang still wanted to make some detours, so he spoke out directly.

  "Haha! It seems like that's what happened. There's a 90% chance that the three lazy guys were led astray by them."

  Seeing Gao Zhanggui's tense face, Mingfei knew that the reason why Gao Zhanggui was so flustered and forgot to cover up the matter was because of the notorious reputation of Yixian Hong, whose name was almost synonymous with "Killing Devil King" in the outside world.

  "This isn't a matter of money, Boss Gao. The horse team led by the Red Hand outside is also a force to be reckoned with. If we take on this task, I estimate that several fierce battles are unavoidable. If that's the case, I'm afraid... But don't worry, Boss Gao, if the Red Hand disregards the rules of the jianghu, we will definitely make an appearance and take care of it."

  They say that, but in their hearts they are secretly worried about the future of this high-ranking official and that young Master Sima. They can only express some sympathy, nothing more. It's not worth provoking that mad dog, Red Whiskers, unless you want to ask for trouble!

  "Ah! …… this"

  As soon as he heard this, Ming Si didn't even consider it and immediately rejected the matter without hesitation. Gao Chuanliang was at a loss for what to do, this was his last hope, and he didn't expect it to turn out like this.

  "Bang... Bang..."

  Suddenly, two gunshots rang out from the main street, almost scaring Gao Chuanliang to death with his already pale face. After the shots, a chaotic and shrill cry came from outside, accompanied by wailing and screaming.

  "Everyone listen up, if within three days no one reveals the whereabouts of our three masters or that stinky bitch, I, Lao Cai, will arrive and bathe Kong Family Village in blood."

  Scarlet Six rode on horseback, waving his gun in the streets of Kong Family Village, shouting loudly. Although this was his territory, Third Brother had suddenly vanished without a trace. If he came to take revenge, Scarlet Six wouldn't say anything.

  Since entering the Kong family village, I've asked over ten people, but no one knows where Chun Hong that stinky bitch is. Chun Hong's turtle husband was also beaten half to death, and nothing could be gotten out of him either.

  Po Liu, who had been holding back his anger for a long time, didn't care about what was proper or not at this point. He rode his horse to the market and fired two shots into the air, uttering a fierce remark. Although it seemed like just a harsh phrase, when put in the hands of Hong Er, that mad dog, and his gang of mad dogs, it wasn't just a simple threat.

  "Bang... Bang... Bang"

  Ming Fei walked out of Yang Chai restaurant after hearing the gunshot, and just as he arrived at the entrance, he saw Cicada Six riding a horse and shouting angrily. He then applauded towards Cicada Six.

  "Scar, what a big show of force!"

  "Wow! Isn't this Mr. Si? What are you doing here? This is quite a coincidence today."

  Following the applause, Liu Siyu looked back and was startled to see him. They had met on the road when they came, and he didn't expect to run into this poisonous scorpion again.

  Everyone on the outside path knows that there is a poisonous scorpion next to the grass, and it's this Ming Fei Ming Lao Si. The fact that Cao Shangpiao can mix so well now owes more than half of its credit to him. This poisonous scorpion has a belly full of evil water, and running into him is not a good thing at all.

  "If it wasn't for such a coincidence, how could I have witnessed your mighty power, Lord Scar?"

  Although he didn't want to take on the responsibility of being the head of the household, this scar-faced man's behavior was so arrogant and dismissive of Master Ming that it was clear he wasn't taking him seriously, and this matter couldn't be resolved without Ming Fei losing face.

  "Hehe! Don't blame me, Fourth Master. Scars Six is just like that. It's not his brother's fault for being invisible here. He's anxious! Don't blame him, don't blame him, disturbing your drinking!"

  Although in his heart he didn't take him seriously, this shameless guy still knew what to do. If it were that strong enemy under the tree, I'm afraid everyone would not let themselves off easy when the time comes. Not to mention now standing in front of himself is this treacherous Ming Four Master.

  "Scar, go back! Tell the master of the house that things should be done according to rules. Without paying respects and burning incense, you come here to shoot and make a ruckus. Are you trying to humiliate our master?"

  In the underworld, face is more important than anything else. This scar Liuzi's behavior today is obviously a habitual bully. Who still remembers the rules of worshiping and burning incense? Now being mentioned by Mingfei, Scar Liuzi is apparently at a disadvantage.

  "Fourth Master, don't blame me. It's all because of Wenzhao's mistake that Third Brother lost his temper. I'll definitely prepare a heavy gift to apologize in person another day. I hope Fourth Master won't blame me."

  When Mingfei said that, Chou Liu suddenly remembered that when he came here, because he met Mingfei on the road, he forgot about burning incense and worshiping the mountain. Now doing so would be equivalent to slapping Caoshangpiao in the face. He hastily dismounted his horse and said so.