In the hazy night of Jiumeng City, the black hair and black hair of the man in front of him almost melted into the night, only the scar at the end of his eye was reflected in Hai Yu's eyes like a star. The girl's first reaction was not to rush forward and throw herself into her brother's arms, but to take a step back and put her hands behind her back.
She had worked for the dirty doctor for a whole day today, and the blood stains on her sleeves hadn't been washed off yet.
"Brother." Her voice was dry, she didn't know how to start this long-awaited greeting, "I..."
Instead, Hailian spoke first, "Have you had dinner yet?"
"Not yet..." Hai Yu blurted out.
"I brought some pies on the way, let's go to the house to eat." Hailian took off the hood of his cloak, turned around and knocked on the door, "The girl inside, can you open the door now?"
After a while, the door clicked open a small crack, revealing Minnie's blushing face, "Yes, I'm sorry... I thought it was a bad person, so..."
"It doesn't matter, it's a good thing that you have this vigilance." Hailian didn't care, walked in and greeted, "You can eat some too. Although it's a bit cold, I bought it from the Reflecting Bridge."
Fang Tinglan and Hai Yu were left outside the door. The man looked at the little girl who was still hesitating and smiled: "You don't need to hide, look down at the apron."
"...!" With the faint light from inside the door, Haiyu realized that the blood stains had also splashed on the edge of his apron.
"Your brother's eyesight is as good as a cat's at night, and he probably saw it at the first sight. He won't ask, it just depends on whether you are willing to tell." Fang Tinglan handed her his handkerchief, "The tip of the nose Yes, wipe it off."
61.
No one knows how long this turmoil will last. For half a year, the two girls kept their identities incognito and did not dare to reveal their identities. They usually eat the same food as the poor in Anwana District. Now they finally see meat, even though it is a cold pie. , the two of them still hiccupped after eating.
Hai Lian briefly told the two what happened along the way, and poured a glass of water to Hai Yu: "I'm sorry, I'm the one who came back late."
The girl shook her head vigorously, and gave him an ugly smile: "I believe you will come back."
"I also believe that you can overcome whatever you encounter." Hailian replied.
"Where is Long Rong... Her Majesty the Queen? Has she come back?" Minnie on the side said anxiously, "Once she comes back, those bad guys will definitely be punished!"
"It's not that simple." Hai Lian also poured a glass of water for Minnie, "Your Majesty was escorted by Faluko to contact allies in Qiyun City, and only I returned to Jiumeng."
Haiyu was stunned, but fortunately she has been with Long Rong for these years, and she quickly realized what was going on: "As it is written in the book, she is a bright chess player, and you are a dark chess player."
Hailian nodded: "You can say that."
"What about him?" Hai Yu turned to Fang Tinglan.
"I'm Ghost Chess." Fang Tinglan raised his eyebrows, "Now you always believe that I'm telling the truth, right?"
As soon as the words came out, the girl immediately recalled the confrontation with this man when she first met. She looked at the Dongzhou merchant cloak that had not been removed from her brother, wrinkled her nose and snorted, "... so-so."
Hai Lian looked puzzled, he didn't know what the conversation between the two of them meant, but he didn't pay attention, and continued: "After eating, pack up and get ready to go. I have arranged a new residence in Old Pipe Alley."
"I provided it." Fang Tinglan continued with a smile.
"Yes, this person provided it." Hailian glared at him, "I can't go back to the White Bird District right now, so I have to bear with it."
"How long will it last?" Minnie asked.
"I don't know, maybe a few more months."
"How many more months?" Minnie didn't feel anything during this time in the Sheephorn Alley, but now with this beam of visible light in front of her, the girl's suppressed emotions couldn't help gushing out, "The group of dirty How many months will it take for things to occupy Chuizhi Court, trample flowers, silk, and my house in Jiumeng like rubbish?"
"Minnie..." Hai Yu wanted to reach out and tug on her sleeve.
"I'm sorry," the girl knew she was out of control, she took a deep breath and covered her face, "I just... I just want to go home..."
Hai Lian has always been indifferent to the girl's tears, he didn't know how to answer Minnie, hesitating between lips and teeth, a hand reached out and squeezed his palm under the table. It was Fang Tinglan.
"From the little girl's accent, it doesn't seem like she's from Jiumeng?"
Lord Zhenhai has a gentle voice, and the words seem to have the power to soothe people's hearts. Minnie stopped her sobbing slowly, and replied in a low voice: "... I am from Xiwei City, and my parents are local wealthy businessmen."
"It seems that your parents must love you very much, so they are willing to send you to the most noble woman in Tisu to train you." Fang Tinglan sighed, "Although the family in Chuizhiting is gone, I can send you Would you like to send it back to your loved one's home?"
"Really...?" Minnie couldn't believe it, "but now there is no car that dares to go to Xiwei..."
"I happen to have a caravan going to Dachuan, and it will pass by Xiwei on the way, so it's not difficult to take a girl with me."
It's "just right" again. Hailian gritted her teeth.
Minnie let out a soft cry, and quickly stood up and gave a solemn gift to Fang Tinglan, "Thank you very much! If you need anything in Xiwei in the future, just come to my house, my parents will definitely provide you with any help."
"You're welcome." Master Fang's expression was extremely sincere.
Yangjiao Lane is too narrow, and the carriages for pick-up and drop-off cannot drive in at all. Fang Tinglan was dispatching at the alley, while Minnie went to dig out the money she hid from her private house, and there were only two siblings left in the house. Hailian glanced outside the door, and then said to her in a low voice: "Why don't you go to Qipan Street to find the Viscount and the others, and stay here?"
"They..." Hai Yu's voice was sour, "They were arrested."
Hailian's expression changed: "What's going on?"
"When Jiu Meng had an accident, I really wanted to go to them. But it was an emergency, so I could only hide here with Minnie. After I settled down in Yangjiao Alley, I went to Qipan Street as soon as possible. Chenming Palace, I found that it has been completely blocked, and there is no one at home on Qipan Street! The maid of the neighbor's house told me that Chenming Palace has been blocked since yesterday morning, and then there is a group of people in black He rushed in and took away the Viscount and his wife," Haiyu said more and more anxiously, "Several scholars from Chenming Palace were also taken away, and now no one knows where they were taken!... What should I do? elder brother!"
The Viscount Yonoel and his wife have been studying in the Chenming Palace all these years, and they have always kept aloof from the world, and from Hai Yu's description, it doesn't look like robbers kidnapped and ransacked. Hailian couldn't think of the use of arresting a few old scholars... etc. An extremely important thing flashed through the young man's mind: "Where was "Ji Guang Huang Yun Shu" at that time?"
"At the adoptive parents' house... no, at Chenming Palace!" Haiyu said in surprise, "At the end of the year, Chenming Palace plans to further improve the prototype of the current burning appliance. All of them were placed in Chenming Palace..." The girl's voice was panicked, "Did they arrest the Viscount just because of the "Book of Ji Guang Huang Yun"?"
"There are two possibilities." Hai Lian quickly sorted out his thoughts. He didn't like to think about these useless things before, but now he has to think about them. Continue to do research for them; one is that they did not find the "Jiguang Huangyun Book" and wanted to arrest them to ask their whereabouts, no matter what, at least I think the lives of the Viscount and his wife should not be seriously affected, but I am afraid that they will suffer a lot."
"It's because I haven't done well enough... If I had gone one day earlier..." Haiyu sighed, "The adoptive parents..."
"One day earlier, maybe you will also be in danger, so what about your companion? She looks like a good lady, and letting her live alone in the muddy area is equivalent to pushing her into a fire pit." Hai Lian rubbed Rubbing her head to stop her from thinking wildly, "You have done enough.... Is Erso in arrears with you?"
Haiyu immediately opened his eyes. "You, how do you know..."
"Just a random guess, and it hits the right spot. When I was working at his place, you always looked eager to give me a meal, and you were not afraid at all," Hailian raised his eyebrows, "Now that I know how to do it, I know that person What a jerk, isn't it?"
"Although he is a bastard, he is also a good person. If he doesn't agree with my help, I don't know what else I can do..." Haiyu paused when he said this, "Brother, is there anything I can do for you? ?”
"It's enough for you to be safe and sound..." Hailian swallowed the words again when he said this, he thought for a while, "Faluko is not with me, you probably have to take over for him."
The girl's face lit up instantly, and she nodded vigorously: "Yeah!"
62.
There are many pubs near the Old Pipe Lane, and many shops are still open in the middle of the night. Occasionally, there are a few women's smiles and drunkards' shouts. Fang Tinglan set up his base in a tavern, which seems to be hidden in the city.
After they sent Hai Yu and Minnie upstairs to rest, they returned to the wine table on the first floor, where a subordinate of Fang Tinglan was already waiting. As soon as the man saw Fang Tinglan, he immediately stood up and saluted: "Duke Zhenhai."
"Don't be polite, just get down to business." Fang Tinglan sat down and sniffed the wine bottle on the table. Well, barely drinkable.
"Okay, okay." The boss nodded, and said, "More than a month before the New Year's Eve, there were many Beimo people in the city. Because they all wore red hats, everyone called them red hat merchants. These people Selling wine and food at extremely low prices has won the favor of many people. But people in Beimo have long dreamed of doing tobacco and weapons business, and have never heard of such a large amount of food and wine being transported across the sea. It can solve Jiumengcheng’s urgent needs—after all, isn’t it a coincidence? We were wondering about their source of goods, so we searched quietly, and we found a person.”
"Simona." Helian said.
"That's right, those supplies were not brought from Canglang Bay, but from the sealed island of Simona. They must have been hoarding them for a long time, because a lot of them are old wheat grains, but that would Everyone in the mud area is starving, even rotten food can probably be eaten."
"In this way, this group of red hats will become like saviors, and it will not be difficult for them to instigate trouble." Fang Tinglan smiled clearly, "At the same time, Simo in the White Bird District Na then took advantage of the momentum to move out, and became that 'Ming Chess' logically."
Hai Lian said, "It's easy to kill clear chess, but it's hard to clear dark chess."
"Your Excellency understands the rules of the game more and more." Fang Tinglan smiled.
The baron snorted softly.
"Then how are you going to clean it?" Fang Tinglan asked, "I have to remind you, be fast and steady, once the opponent's bright chess is noticed when you move the dark chess, your bright chess will also be aware of it." Not sure."
"I know." Hailian looked directly at him, "Tomorrow I plan to visit a few people."
"who?"
"..." Hai Lian was silent for a moment before saying, "An old member of the White Tiger Gang."