TSBFL Chapter 74
Chapter 74.1: 嘴脸
‘Face / Features’ [Negative Connotation]
Liao Hui looked at the man in front of him warily, only to feel that the indifferent glance he had just given himself faintly made the hairs on his body stand up, making his entire body on guard.
Gu Lang indifferently glanced at him, feeling that this action of his was somewhat interesting.
Liao Hui also didn’t know why this man in front of him, who was obviously a frail and weak scholar, had caused himself to have such a reaction. Just losing to a person, not forever losing, he looked at the man in front of him and subconsciously raised his chest, desperately wanting to show his toughness.
Seemingly sensing that the atmosphere at the scene was not right, Chen Xing looked around and finally landed his gaze on Gu Lang (and Liao Hui) asking somewhat strangely, “What’s wrong with you guys?”
Gu Lang turned his head to look at Chen Xing next to him, only to see him looking at them with a puzzled face. In an instant, his originally cold eyebrows softened, and softly said, “Nothing, just didn’t think that we were so lucky, this Gong Zi not only broke through their scheme, at this time, he is also willing to come over to testify for us.”
Chen Xing nodded at his words, and also looked at Liao Hui with some gratitude. That’s right ah, although they had found the poison, they also knew the source of that thing. However, without Liao Hui’s information, it would have been impossible for them to know that this thing was specially planted by others to frame them.
Thinking like this, Chen Xing’s tone towards Liao Hui softened a few more points, “This time, I’m sorry for troubling Liao GongZi.”
Receiving Chen Xing’s gaze full of gratitude, and then looking at the little white or pretty boy in front of him also softened to himself, Liao Hui was instantly spirited up, and his face also took on a few points of pride, “This kind of harm or to offend against Heaven and reason— outrageous act, naturally, we must return the victim to a fair. Otherwise, if there are others who imitate, wouldn’t it be a mess?”
When Chen Xing heard his words, he felt more and more that his spirit was rare, there were many people in this world who were worldly-wise and played safe and there were not many who dared to speak the truth like him.
Next to him, Gu Lang saw that Chen Xing’s admiration for Liao Hui was about to flow out like substance as he narrowed his eyes slightly, then looked to the official who stay behind to take care of things; stay behind for garrison or liaison duty (after the main force has left) and said nonchalantly, “Sir, this Gong Zi is an important witness, shouldn’t he go and make a statement (oral testimony)?”
“Ah, oh, it seems so. This young master, please follow me.”
Suddenly called by the official, he was a bit confused, but thinking about how their process seemed to be like this, so only after a short hesitation did Liao Hui dizzily bring to record the statement.
After Liao Hui followed the official and left, the remaining relevant shop staff were also taken down for questioning by the officials, with only Chen Xing and Gu Lang, the two people who were clearly the bosses but who didn’t know anything about it, being left behind.
Only Gu Lang and Chen Xing were left at the scene, Chen Xing looked at Gu Lang and said with some sadness, “I’m so sorry.”
Gu Lang looked at Chen Xing, and a few moments of doubt surfaced on his face, as if he did not quite understand why he was sorry.
Chen Xing did not bother to look at Gu Lang’s expression, he just looked down at his fingers and said somewhat apologetically, “If it wasn’t because of me, you wouldn’t have met these troubles.” Obviously, he was the boss of that shop, but as a result, at that time, Gu Lang was the one who helped him to undertake the responsibility.
Gu Lang looked at Chen Xing’s dejected expression, touched his head, and said in a warm voice, “It’s okay, compared to these troubles, I’m even more thankful to have met you.”
Hearing this, Chen Xing raised his eyes to look at him, only to see that Gu Lang’s eyes were full of the gentleness that he wanted to drown himself in.
*
Zhou Family.
Ever since Zhou Qing learnt from his little brother about the news that someone from the Chen family’s small restaurant had been taken away by the officials and the shop had closed down, he was extraordinarily happy at the thought that he would soon be able to bring down the Chen family’s small restaurant. He also specially asked people to invite his uncle over, and the two of them made a table of delicious food, ready to celebrate in advance.
During the table, uncle and nephew bragged about each other, both of them were extraordinarily happy in their excitement, as if they could immediately see the Chen family’s business become their own, and the Chen family’s income become their own.
“Uncle, it’s still you who’s great!” Zhou Qing filled Butler Zhou’s wine glass with wine. After watching him pick it up and finish it in one gulp, he gave a thumbs up towards him and said in admiration, “If it wasn’t for the way that Uncle thought of, then would it have been so easy to bring them down? As expected, the most outstanding person in our family is you, Uncle, others are not as smart as you are.”
Zhou Qing originally only wanted to teach Chen Xing and the others a lesson, but it turned out that while he was discussing with Huang Yao, he happened to run into his uncle who was visiting their home however after hearing about their plans, as well as the daily earnings of that small restaurant, his uncle became even more interested in the formula of incorporating that small shop. Subsequently, he not only pointed out the shortcomings in their plan, but even personally helped find someone to perfect the trick.
“You, this brat!” Butler Zhou stroked his beard, a little blown away by his own untalented nephew, but on the surface he was still extraordinarily reserved and said:
“It’s nothing. They are just some yellow-haired kids without foundation, creating a little trouble for them, your uncle, I, can still do it.”
Listening to Butler Zhou’s words, Zhou Qing still felt that his uncle was too modest or self-effacing. No matter if it was the matters of getting the medicine, delivering the medicine, finding someone to pretend to be poisoned to death and as well as getting through to the government’s side, if that same thing didn’t require a strong network of contacts, otherwise how could it be possible to do? He continued to compliment:
“Uncle, you’re too polite. Without uncle’s skills, would it be possible to achieve this kind of watertight / completely enclosed? When this nephew gets his hands on that shop, he will definitely manage it well and give most of the profit from it to Uncle.”
Hearing Zhou Qing say this, Butler Zhou nodded, very satisfied with his nephew’s understanding. He was still the Chen Family’s steward, and there were some things that were not good to personally do, but if he left it to his nephew, then there was not much of serious problems.
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