chsdbacks 36. Which senior brother is it?
36. Which senior brother is it?
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The great tit's call pierced the rain curtain between the branches, and water droplets dripped from the leaves onto its feathers. The great tit flapped its wings and shook its tail, shaking off the moisture from its body.
Many figures walked back and forth beside the green tree along the street, and the great tit turned its head to look at it, seemingly out of curiosity.
Tiger walked past the green tree, and the noise of his hurried walk startled the great tit, which flapped its wings and fled to another tree to take shelter from the rain.
Tiger, his clothes half-wet and walking hurriedly, entered the small shop. He glanced around inside but didn't see the person he was looking for.
He casually called over a familiar waiter, his voice a little hurried, as if he had something urgent to say.
Where are they?
The waiter wasn't a real waiter; as someone he'd trained, he immediately put his hands on a felt mat and lowered his voice.
"Sir, please come in!"
The music was perfectly timed; the guests eating and drinking tea inside would only assume that this was an urgent visitor looking for someone.
Tiger followed behind and walked towards the back of the courtyard. Only after they passed the back did the waiter's voice change.
"Master Tiger, the person you wish to see is in the back room. We are receiving him as you instructed."
Hearing this, Tiger felt relieved. Feng was his brother, and now that Feng wanted to find those people from before, he had to make sure things were handled properly.
"Alright, get back to work. Make sure this place is well managed; it's not easy to have a foothold in the inner city."
The waiter nodded hurriedly. To be able to establish himself in this inner city, Tiger's backing must be quite powerful. However, he was a newcomer and couldn't access such core information for the time being.
After Xiao Er left, Hu Zi went into the only small single room in the backyard.
In the private room, Lu Feng was sitting on a square chair, wearing a thick, clean cloth robe. Beside him was a round table with fruits and tea on it. The warm blue-and-white porcelain cup was still steaming, and the strong tea inside was clear and bright.
Grasp the edge of the porcelain cup with your hand, hold it to your lips, and drink a large gulp down your throat with a gurgling sound.
Seeing Hu Zi push the door open and come in, he put the cup in his hand on the table.
Lu Feng's voice rang out: "Is everything arranged?"
Tiger nodded and stepped forward, filled the empty porcelain cup on the table with tea, drank it down in a few gulps to quench his thirst, and then spoke.
"Everything is arranged, except for that woman who's a bit of a problem. She's the most popular woman in the brothel, and the madam is protecting her fiercely. My men are keeping an eye on her."
Lu Feng's eyes widened in surprise. Were the brothels in the outer city really this powerful? Daring to go against him?
Before he could think it through, Tiger spoke his mind.
"Before I even revealed my background, they told me theirs, saying that this building is protected by the inner city lord, and that the lord also has people from the Taoist academy backing him up, so they're not afraid of us."
Oh?
A hint of interest flashed in Lu Feng's eyes.
Based on what I've learned over this period, the inner city and the outer city are completely different ecosystems; the nobles in the inner city never care about the lives of the people in the outer city.
The fact that a brothel can bring up a nobleman in the inner city can only mean that someone else has planted a pawn in the outer city, and that pawn must be the brothel.
Lu Feng brushed the peanut shells off his clothes, stood up, his physique, now even more robust and taller, shook his robes, and said a word.
"Let's go take a look."
His eyes were calm; he had long been prepared for the situation he was about to face.
This matter concerns life and death; there is no room for carelessness.
Lu Feng left first, with Hu Zi following behind. When the two left the small shop, they were carrying a black umbrella.
On the road, water accumulated. In a small city like Cangwu, no matter how different people are, it is none of the city's business. During the rainy season, many places are flooded.
As we walked towards the stone bridge, murky puddles appeared here and there along the roadside. Some people walked too fast and accidentally stepped into one, falling right into the puddles and getting completely soaked.
The two moved quickly, crossed the bridge, and headed forward.
The stench returned, and even rain couldn't erase the strange smell that had been fermenting for many years.
The building Lu Feng was looking for wasn't far; the two of them arrived after just turning a corner.
The brothel was called the Green Robe Brothel, and it specialized in prostitution. Business was booming, and it could be described as a place where doors were left unlocked at night and people were singing and dancing every day.
It's no wonder that people in the inner city are interested in this kind of relentless money-making speed.
However, today the Qingyi Tower has been forced to temporarily close.
In the middle of the road, which was open on all four sides, there were people blocking each main road. These people were all strong and tall, and some of them were carrying knives. Their eyes were colder than those of ordinary people who were empty-handed, like venomous snakes.
"Tiger Lord!"
"Tiger Lord!"
As Hu Zi approached, more and more people shouted to him. A dozen or so people gathered together on the south side and spontaneously protected Hu Zi.
Tiger didn't respond proactively, but obediently followed half a step behind Lu Feng. Anyone with eyes could tell from this scene that someone even more powerful had arrived.
With someone there, Lu Feng no longer needed to hold the umbrella himself. Someone took the umbrella and was willing to get soaked in the rain to protect Lu Feng completely.
Inside the Qingyi Pavilion, a group of beautiful women, having nothing to do since there were no customers, were watching a play on the second-floor pavilion.
The unusual movement below immediately attracted everyone's attention; some people looked worried and spoke timidly.
"Am I really going to get beaten to death? I think all these people are carrying knives!"
Upon hearing this, some people were worried, while others spat out a condescending tone.
"Whose land is this? It's not like no one has ever caused trouble before. But the people sent by the nobles in the inner city took care of it. In the end, things were back to normal. I'm going to take a nap now. With all this going on, how are we supposed to do business?"
In the top-floor brothel, Yunniang's face was deathly pale, and the group of thugs who worked for her had all mysteriously disappeared.
Finally, she was singled out and taken away. If the madam of the shop hadn't refused to let her go, claiming she had no money, she probably would have been taken away today.
She couldn't imagine what would happen if she were taken away; her fear of the unknown reached its peak.
Just then, a smug, yet unpleasant female voice rang out from outside the house.
"My dear daughter, don't worry. The noble people from the inner city have sent someone. Your mother will make sure nothing happens to you."
......
Below the building, three more people arrived from another street: one older, two stronger, and the stronger ones had an air of arrogance on their faces, the disdain that the inner city had carried for the outer city since childhood.
As they approached, Lu Feng saw the person leading the way and was secretly pleased, for it was an acquaintance.
He was the first manager I met when I first arrived at the butcher shop, Manager Cui, the head manager who worked for the Chang family.
Lu Feng recognized him, but Manager Cui did not.
The man stepped forward, adopting the demeanor of a respectable person, a practiced fake smile on his lips, and spoke while clasping his hands in a fist.
"Gentlemen, this building is guaranteed by the Chang and Li families in the inner city. What you're doing, even if you have powerful backers, is still against the rules, isn't it?"
Before anyone else could respond, Tiger spoke up.
"Who do you think you are? My brother is getting what's rightfully his, and you're yelling at him like that? Have you had enough of living, you old geezer?!"
These words instantly pulled Lu Feng back into his memories.
That's so Tiger! When it comes to people important to him, Tiger only knows how to retaliate and fight back furiously.
It could be said that Tiger's usual calm state is his camouflage.