The two uninvited guests who came to Liuhe Town did not walk far in the town. They walked along the main road of the town for two minutes and saw a four-story restaurant on the side of the road, called Longhuzhai. It looked quite grand and was almost the best restaurant in the whole town. A waiter was standing at the door, smiling and greeting the guests enthusiastically. The two men looked at each other.
"That's it!" said the taller man.
"Good, good, this is the one, Longhu Zhai. I didn't expect that such a small place would have such a good name for a restaurant!" The shorter man rolled his eyes, glanced at the restaurant critically, and nodded.
"Please come in, my dear guests!" The waiter at the door greeted the two people attentively. "I wonder if you two would like to choose a bright and lively place or a quiet and elegant seat!"
"Just sit in the private room!"
"Hello two distinguished guests, please take a seat on the second floor..." The waiter opened his voice and shouted like singing. The waiter inside immediately welcomed the two people to a seat on the second floor near the window.
It was already past lunchtime, so there were not many customers in the restaurant. There were only two tables of customers on the huge second floor, and they had almost finished their meals.
"I wonder what the two gentlemen would like to order. Our restaurant's roasted lamb with ten ingredients and beef stew with soy sauce are both very good. They are our specialty. The wine is also good. It is a ten-year-old aged wine from Shijiagou, Pingxi County. Not a drop of water is added. Old customers can taste it with one bite!"
"Just order whatever you like. This is a small restaurant in a small place like yours. You can barely have a meal to fill your stomach. It's OK as long as it's clean. How can I say it's good? I've eaten a lot of good food in my travels. The chef in your small restaurant can't make it. You've probably never seen it!" The short man raised his eyes and said in a very arrogant manner, "No more wine. Bring some food, hurry up. I'm in a hurry."
The waiter at the restaurant was used to seeing all kinds of people, so he didn't argue with him. When he heard the man say that, he still smiled and said, "Okay, please wait a moment, my two guests. I'll go to the kitchen and ask the chef to cook some delicious dishes for you two!"
"Excuse me, how do I get to the Yan family?" the taller man next to him spoke.
"Ha, are you two going to buy swords and weapons? Yan's swords are for sale right down the street. The prices are reasonable and the quality is great!"
"We want to discuss some business with the Yan family!"
"Well, after you two finish your meal, go out of the shop and walk east along the road in front of the door. You will reach a crossroads, where you will see a tall chimney. Next to the chimney is the Yan family's blacksmith workshop!" said the waiter enthusiastically.
"Okay, by the way, your store has a good name. Is your boss also from this town?"
"Haha, sir, you have good taste. Our shop is opened by the Yan family. The owners are Old Man Yan and Young Master Yan. The name of the shop was given by Young Master Yan. Of course it is good. Not only our shop, but most of the shops on this street in Liuhe Town are owned by the Yan family!" said the waiter proudly.
The two uninvited guests looked at each other and exchanged glances.
"Okay, hurry up and bring the food..." said the tall man.
"Okay..."
Seeing the waiter clattering down the stairs, the tall man whispered, "Brother, almost all of Liuhe Town belongs to the Yan family. The Yan family has considerable influence in Pingxi County and is a typical local tyrant. We'd better be careful to avoid any setbacks!"
"Yeah, that's right. We can't let that guy who showed up make a fool of himself this time..."
The fragrant meal was quickly served, there were six dishes and one soup. After the waiter served the dishes and left, the two uninvited guests looked at each other, quickly pulled out a silver needle from their sleeves, tested it in each dish, and found no problems, then started to eat.
While the two were still eating, the other two tables of guests on the second floor had already finished their meals, paid their bills and left. In the end, they were the only two people left on the entire second floor. Just when the two of them were halfway through their meals...
Ta-da! Ta-da! Ta-da! There were footsteps on the stairs of the restaurant. A bearded detective with a knife on his waist had gone upstairs with seven officers wearing black clothes and holding chains, iron rulers and iron sticks. The bearded detective took a quick glance and walked directly towards the two uninvited guests. When he came in front of the two people, the officers who followed the detective had already formed a semi-encirclement and blocked the two people.
"What are your names, where are you from, and what are you doing in Liuhe Town?" The police officer who came over opened his mouth and asked three questions like a string of cannonballs...
The two people sitting at the table looked at each other.
"Why don't we travel to Pingxi County and visit Liuhe Town?" the tall man spoke calmly.
"Can we go to the government office first? A few days ago, someone in Liuhe Town had a burglary, and someone saw two thieves, one tall and one short, who looked somewhat similar to you two. Come with us and verify it!" The criminal detective said as he took a step forward, and several constables next to him also took a step forward.
"Crash..." The short man took action first. He threw all the table in front of him and the dishes on the table at the detective.
"How dare you..." The police officer was furious. He drew his sword and split the flying table into two halves with one stroke. The officers nearby also attacked the two men with long and short weapons in their hands.
A flash of sword light appeared, and the officers who rushed over felt their knuckles tremble, and the weapons in their hands flew out at once, and they fell backwards involuntarily. The bearded detective fell on a table next to him with a loud bang, crushing the table in an instant...
The two uninvited guests, one tall and one short, jumped down from the second-floor window without saying a word.
But outside the restaurant, there were also preparations. While the two men were still in mid-air, several officers lying in ambush outside had already covered the two men with a large net in their hands.
If it were an ordinary person, or even a warrior or dragon-tiger warrior level practitioner, facing such an ambush, they would probably kneel down at this moment...
However, the officers lying in ambush outside clearly underestimated the abilities of the two men who jumped down from the building.
Seeing the big net outside, the short man snorted coldly, and used his sword to pick up a few tiles on the eaves. Then he swung his tail in the air like a dragon, and the tiles shattered into many pieces, hitting the big net and the officers pulling the net.
Several officers fell to the ground in pain, and the large net that covered them was blown away by the tiles.
The two people touched the ground with their feet, and instantly bounced up like bullets, leaping onto the eaves of a house next door...
"There's a thief, there's a thief, everyone, catch the thief, the thief has run onto the roof..." The waiter who was greeting customers at the restaurant door just now shouted, and then the whole street suddenly became boiling.
"Where is the thief? Where is the thief..."
In an instant, the chef in the restaurant rushed out with a knife, the butcher on the street rushed out with a knife, the children on the street picked up stones and threw them at them, the vegetable sellers below took the vegetable stalks and hit them, and even a few old men who were playing chess on the street rushed towards them with crutches...
Seeing this scene, the two uninvited guests suddenly changed their expressions. Without saying a word, they stepped directly on the roofs of the houses on the street of Liuhe Town and quickly rushed out of Liuhe Town. On the street below, countless people chased them and threw the things in their hands at them...
(End of this chapter)