Qi Ning was alert. He didn't know if this was a secret signal, but he stared at Shadow Mouse coldly and said nothing.
When the shadow mouse saw Qi Ning staring at him, his eyes like daggers, he felt a little uncomfortable. He frowned and said, "Brother, why don't you speak?"
"You talk too much." Qi Ning said coldly: "Can you say the brand name casually?"
Shadow Mouse was startled, but his expression softened a lot. He nodded and said, "Not bad." He looked at Qi Ning and then asked, "Where do you eat, brother?"
Qi Ning reached out and picked up the teapot on the table. He took it lightly and shook it, but there was no water in it. He snorted and put the teapot on the table.
"Brother, don't get me wrong." Shadow Mouse said: "But since you have put up your name, you naturally know that this operation is not easy, so if you want to gather a few companions, if we can't be honest with each other, I'm afraid it will be difficult to form a tacit understanding. "
Qi Ning then asked: "Is there anyone else here?"
The shadow rat was startled and then said: "I didn't see my brother here yesterday, so he probably came here tonight. I've been here for three nights, including tonight, and apart from Xiongtai, I haven't found any other people of the same kind. "
"How did you know that this operation was not easy?" Qining asked softly without changing his expression.
Shadow Mouse sneered and said: "You can see it in the price tag. After doing business for many years, there are not many people with more than a thousand taels of silver per head. So far, I have received less than five jobs with more than a thousand taels. But. As long as you make this deal, even if you fail to hit the target, you can still get 3,000 taels of silver. If you succeed in taking the head, it will be 20,000 taels. Hehe, I think there are some people in this world whose head is worth 20,000 taels of silver. several?"
"It's really not much." Qining followed his words.
A smile appeared on Shadow Mouse's lips, and he said: "Back then, I took on a big job of five thousand taels of silver. It took me half a year and almost cost me my life. This time, even if I can't succeed, I can still get three thousand taels of silver. A thousand taels of silver, which shows that the target this time is definitely not a kind person." He rolled his eyes and said, "Not all silver in this world is easy to get."
Qi Ning nodded slightly and said, "You are right. Although money is good, it is also good to have life flowers."
This shadow mouse has obviously convinced that Qi Ning is also a shadow mouse, so some words have been leaked. Qi Ning remained calm and knew that every word he said must be careful and careful, and he must not let the other party discover the flaw, so Just follow the flow of Shadow Mouse's words and get more information from the other party's words.
"Not bad." Shadow Mouse raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "This time, if you have the ability, there won't be too many people. I estimated that there should be no more than twenty people."
"The Red Scorpion and the Three Wolves of Mangshan are naturally indispensable." Qining knew that if he blindly followed his words, he would probably make the other party suspicious, so he would have to say a few insider words.
Sure enough, when Qi Ning mentioned Red Scorpion and Mangshan Three Wolves, the wariness in Shadow Mouse's eyebrows disappeared even more, and he sneered: "These two groups of people have broken many rules and are greedy. Recently, they have been near the capital. If we commit a crime and are watched by people from the Shenhou Mansion, it will be very bad for us."
Qi Ning smiled faintly and said, "Have they arrived in the capital yet?"
"There are still four days." Shadow Mouse said, "They will come over within these four days."
Qi Ning's heart trembled. He thought to himself that the shadow rat claimed that there were still four days. Could it be that their action would be implemented in four days? In this case, time was really tight. He asked calmly and in a low voice. : "Know yourself and the enemy, and you can fight a hundred battles without danger. In this business, we always have to prepare carefully and plan carefully. Do you know who our target is?"
Shadow Mouse shook his head and said: "I also want to ask who you are going to attack this time. Hehe, but with such a high price, our target is naturally not ordinary people, and they will not disclose the target in advance, so be careful Spread the word.”
"That's not bad." Qi Ning nodded slightly, "We can get 20,000 taels of silver if we succeed. However, with the involvement of Red Scorpion and the Three Wolves of Mangshan, it will not be easy for us to get the 20,000 taels of silver."
There was a smile in Shadow Mouse's eyes: "If we fight alone, the chance of success is naturally slim, but if we join forces, we may not have no chance at that time."
"You think so?"
Shadow Mouse stretched out his hand and dropped something on the table. It was the small wooden sign with the earthworm symbol engraved on it that Qining had hung outside the door before. "Don't you think so? If you didn't have this plan, I wouldn't have given out the code." .”
Qi Ning chuckled and said: "You guessed it right, I am short of silver. Since I am involved in such a big deal this time, of course I will not miss it. I naturally want to pocket the 20,000 taels of silver."
"Only on your own, do you think you have a chance?"
"So I put up the sign in the hope of finding a partner." Qining said, "I've been waiting for someone to show up, and you didn't disappoint me."
"You didn't disappoint me either." Shadow Mouse said: "If you are really poisoned by the Lost Soul Incense and die in my hands tonight, you are not a companion worthy of my cooperation."
Qi Ning chuckled and said: "Your skills are not weak. If you didn't agree with me, you would be lying on the ground now." He touched a gray beard under his chin: "It's just that you and I may not have a chance of winning if we join forces. .”
Shadow Mouse nodded slightly and said, "Do you have any countermeasures?"
"Can you find traces of the Red Scorpion and the Three Wolves of Mangshan?" Qining asked.
Shadow Mouse frowned and said: "Although these two people are famous, no one has ever seen their faces. It is not an exaggeration to say that they come and go without a trace."
Qining sighed and said, "Besides them, can you find any traces of anyone else?"
Shadow Mouse slightly clenched one hand into a fist, with a look of caution in his eyes.
Qi Ning saw it and said: "Don't get me wrong." After a pause, he whispered: "Twenty thousand taels of silver is indeed very tempting, but the cake is only so big. According to what you said, if it really happens this time There are more than twenty good people coming to fight for it, even if the two of us join forces, what do you think the chances are?"
"I don't understand you."
Qining chuckled and said: "The fewer people sharing the cake, the better. If we can find traces of other people, we...!" At this point, his eyes showed a sharp look.
Shadow Mouse sneered: "Brother, your appetite is really big. Don't you want to kill everyone else? Those people are not good, but if you don't kill them, you become a dead soul under the knife."
Qi Ning smiled lightly and said: "You can't find the whereabouts of the red shoes, but I found them. The red scorpion just entered Beijing today and is nearby now."
Shadow Mouse looked surprised, then frowned and said, "Do you know Red Scorpion?"
"Unfortunately, I happen to know Red Scorpion." Qining stroked his beard and said, "In our industry, it's better not to have a too big reputation, let alone do stupid things like killing people and leaving a name." He sneered and said, "He is in the capital. A crime was committed nearby, and I happened to discover his whereabouts. It is precisely because I followed him all the way that I arrived in the capital today."
"Are you following Red Scorpion?" Shadow Mouse frowned, "He didn't notice it?"
"If he notices it, I'm afraid I won't be able to talk to you now." Qining said softly: "I'm waiting here not to make friends, but to find someone to do something with me."
"You want to kill Red Scorpion?" Shadow Mouse stared at Qining's eyes.
Qi Ning sighed: "If we get rid of the Red Scorpion, our chances will be much greater. If you are willing to lend a hand, we can share the twenty thousand taels of silver equally."
"You mean I get ten thousand taels?"
"Actually, it's eight thousand taels." Qining said: "With just you and me, it's not safe, so there is another companion who will work with us. With the three of us working together, I am 90% sure that we can get rid of the Red Scorpion." ." Hehe smiled: "When the time comes, you take away the eight thousand lin, and the remaining twelve thousand taels will belong to us."
"Then don't you suffer a loss?"
"If you can work together, we will be able to get rid of the red scorpion tonight. Otherwise, we still don't know who will win. In this case, it is very cost-effective for me to suffer a little loss but be able to live and get money." Qi Ning said: "I just don't know what you mean. How about the next one?"
"Aren't you afraid of getting into trouble by killing Red Scorpion?"
Qi Ning sighed: "We people don't care about life or death." His eyes turned cold: "Since I told this secret, you also heard it, so if you don't want to, you can only kill me."
Shadow Mouse also showed a chill on his face, and his whole body was on guard.
"With your martial arts, there is a 30% chance of killing me." Qining said: "But I have a 70% chance of killing you."
Shadow Mouse knew that what Qining said was true.
Although the two of them had only exchanged two moves just now, an expert would know the strength of the other party when making a move.
"Now you have a choice." Qining stood up: "Do it with me, or join forces with me to get rid of the Red Scorpion, and then share the 20,000 taels of silver together."
Shadow Mouse sneered: "How do I know if you will attack me next after you get rid of the Red Scorpion?"
"I said I wanted to kill Red Scorpion, so I must kill him." Qining said coldly: "I said I wanted to share the money with you, and I will definitely share the money with you. If you don't believe it, I can't do anything about it." After saying this, he stared at Shadow Mouse with sharp eyes. Without blinking.
Shadow Mouse was silent for a moment, and finally said: "Where is Red Scorpion?"
Qining didn't say much. He walked to the back window, gently opened the window, and looked down. Although he was on the second floor, the inn was not high. Qining turned around and glanced at Shadow Mouse, and then He quickly jumped onto the window sill, stretched out his arms, and jumped out of the back window.
Qining landed on the ground like a bat in the dark night, with a dim alley behind him. When he looked up, Shadow Mouse was already standing by the window, looking down at him.
After just a moment of hesitation, the shadow mouse had already leapt down from the back window and landed next to Qi Ning.
A smile appeared on Qi Ning's lips. Without saying a word, he looked around and then walked forward along the alley. Shadow Mouse followed closely behind him. The two of them were like ghosts in the night. Soon disappeared into the night.