Hello Chang’an

Chapter 32: Other Courtyard

"Don't worry, I have asked the sword boy to follow him secretly." Chang Sui'an said: "Sister, just don't worry about the sword boy's work."

Especially...yesterday he just casually mentioned, "We need to find out the color of Zhou's underwear," and Sword Boy really did it!

When the sword boy told him "I am wearing camel today", he was shocked, relieved, and felt a little unspeakable self-blame.

Chang Sui Ning didn't know the bitterness behind the bright words "Sister, just don't worry". He just nodded and looked at the Seoul Lake that gradually disappeared behind the car and horses through the half-drawn car curtains.

When she met Zhou Ding today, she did it partly to show Zhou Ding and partly to show the people in the dark.

She wanted the people in the dark to know clearly that she was still alive and that she still had contacts with Zhou Ding—

This matter will surely reach the other party's ears soon.

And whether it is to settle accounts with Zhou Ding or something else, there will always be no action.

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It's getting dark.

In a gambling shop at the end of the street, a man in a green shirt was kicked out.

"You want to refuse to admit your loss after losing money. Where did you come from? If you want to cause trouble, you have to look at where this place is!"

The man whose mouth was beaten purple looked unwilling to repeat: "How is it possible...how is it possible to keep losing? It's obviously you who are trying to make a fool of yourself!"

"You **** dog can't spit out ivory from its mouth. I see that you are a gentle scholar. Don't force your brothers to lose face for you!"

"If you don't want to die, get away! Don't delay our business!"

Looking at the long stick being waved, Zhou Ding took a few steps back with a pale face and had no choice but to leave.

"Lost, all lost..." He looked confused, like a walking zombie, and murmured in a low voice: "I can't get the money, the Chang family... and they won't let me go, what should I do..."

"It's really you!"

Suddenly a boy's voice came from behind: "At first I thought I was wrong, so I waited for you to come out of the gambling house...you were gambling secretly!"

When Zhou Ding heard this, he turned around suddenly and saw an eight or nine-year-old boy staring at him angrily.

"My father used to say when he was teaching, you can't trust a word of what a gambler says!" The boy said, "I want to go back and tell my sister! Let her break off the engagement with you!"

With that said, he turned around and left.

"Wait!" Zhou Ding quickly caught up and grabbed the boy's arm: "I'm just... just looking for a friend. Don't talk nonsense in front of A Tian!"

"You're lying! I just heard what the gambling shop guy said!" The boy's face turned red with anger: "You are indeed a liar! My sister and I were both deceived by you!"

Zhou Ding's face changed several times.

"Let me go!" The boy tried to free his arm, but he held him tighter.

"You can't tell Ah Tian!" Zhou Ding looked at him steadily, with a ferocious coldness in his eyes.

Spending half a day in a smoky and noisy gambling house, watching helplessly losing money little by little, sweating again and again, eyes, ears, and brain unable to calm down for a moment, and all of this is enough to destroy and corrode a person's mind.

At this moment, there was only one voice in Zhou Ding's mind - his fiancée's dowry and property were his last life-saving straw, and he could never throw away this marriage!

At some point, his other hand had strangled the boy's neck.

As the boy struggled, his fingers tightened tighter and tighter, and his expression became more ferocious and terrifying.

The sword boy in the dark frowned as he watched this scene. He thought quickly for a moment, took out a stone, and threw it at a black dog lying at the entrance of the alley.

The black dog was sleeping when he was suddenly hit on the butt. The dog's eyes were blank and angry, and it jumped up with a "bark" sound. Then it barked and rushed towards Zhou Ding, the only human figure in sight.

He was doing something with a guilty conscience. Zhou Ding was frightened by the black dog and immediately let go of the boy.

But the black dog recognized him and bit his leg.

"Get away!" Zhou Ding kicked the black dog away in panic and could only run away.

The boy held his throat, bent down and coughed for a while. As soon as he regained his breath, he hurriedly ran away in the opposite direction to Zhou Ding. The sword boy in the dark breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhou Ding ran out of the alley and finally got rid of the dog. Just as he was about to turn back and chase the boy, he was suddenly blocked by a tall figure.

He looked up and saw that face, and cold sweat broke out on his back.

"Come with me." The man's voice was rough and not polite.

Zhou Ding looked at the carriage behind the big man and nodded with a cold sweat on his face.

By the time the carriage stopped, it was already dark.

Zhou Ding got out of the car and walked towards the figure standing under the weeping willow by the river.

"My master asked me to ask, what did Mr. Zhou do? The things agreed upon were accomplished, and the remaining silver was taken, but how could the dead man appear at the lakeside in good condition? How about we go on a spring outing with Mr. Zhou to enjoy the scenery?" The middle-aged man who spoke held his sleeves, and there didn't seem to be much blame or anger in his tone.

Zhou Ding was shocked when he heard this.

Has the other party been secretly watching him?

"I...I only found out today that she was so lucky. After she was rescued that night, she was lucky enough to save her life!"

The man sighed: "Just tell me why the Chang family hasn't held a funeral for so long. It's just that the body hasn't been found. The two of us have been recovering well at home."

He seemed to be chatting, Zhou Ding smiled stiffly and said, "Fortunately, I didn't do it myself that night, and she didn't suspect me... Then there is still a chance to make amends."

The man asked, "How are you going to remedy this?"

"Three days... give me three days. There will be no mistakes this time. I will confirm with my own eyes until she dies!" Zhou Ding lowered his voice and said, "It's just... I need some money. General Chang returns to the capital. , I was very displeased when I learned about my dealings with her... I need money to manage the people around her, so that I can invite them out to do it! "

"How much do you want?"

"One hundred taels..." As Zhou Ding spoke, he quietly looked at the man's face. Seeing the man raise his eyebrows, he quickly changed his words: "No, fifty taels, fifty taels is enough!"

It’s enough for him to make a profit!

No one has bad luck all the time!

"Fifty taels... not much." The man looked at the tall, strong man who brought Zhou Ding to the side: "Give it to him."

Zhou Ding quickly saluted and thanked him, and promised again and again: "...Zhou will definitely do a good job this time!"

Seeing the strong man approaching, he hurriedly turned around to receive the money.

The strong man stepped forward and stretched out his hand, but it fell on his neck.

Before Zhou Ding could react, he only heard a "click" sound, like a sound of breaking bones, in his head -

His head hung down from one side in an extremely twisted posture, and he fell to the ground immediately, with only a pair of eyes widening.

"Idiot, go down and collect the paper money."

The man turned around and got into the carriage.

With a "plop" sound, the heavy object fell into the river, splashing a circle of water waves, and soon returned to calm in the floating night.

The carriage followed the path and finally stopped at the back gate of a villa.

The man got out of the car and went into the courtyard to reply, his face a little nervous.

There was a woman wearing a dark cloak sitting in the hall, waving down the teacup in her hand.

"Trash, everything is trash..."

"You can't even get rid of a weak little bitch!"

Zhou Ding's life journey in just three chapters - online - the dream of a wealthy family was shattered - offline.

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