chasing autumn

Ever since Fang Xu learned of the secrets of the gambling house in the west of the city, in order not to startle the snake, he did not take any obvious action against the information in the broken silver.What he's doing is following the gamblers.He thought, since these people came to exchange news, then the place they went back must belong to the branch of Infernal Affairs.

The first gambler to be followed went to Xingyuan Bank.

Just at night, the closed door of Xingyuan Bank was knocked again, and the clerk answered the door, and a man in white clothes wearing a black mask and black cloak walked in, with a wooden carved token hanging on his waist.The hood of the cloak drooped heavily, almost covering half of his face.

"Young master," a middle-aged man came out of the back room, greeted him respectfully as soon as he saw him, cupped his hands and said, "It's a coincidence that the young master came, Boss Qian just went out..."

Fang Xu coughed lightly, collected himself, and said slowly, "Is Qian Fu here?"

"Yes, the suzerain summoned. Boss Qian has returned to the main altar."

"General altar..." Fang Xu thought for a while, and then said, "Show me the latest accounts!"

"This..." The middle-aged man was startled, with a troubled expression on his face, "Xingyuan Bank's accounts have always been recorded by Qian Youshi himself, and can only be checked by the suzerain. Even the young master, I'm afraid... "

"I can't read it either?!" Fang Xu deliberately smiled brightly, and suddenly said in a deep and threatening voice: "Or are you guys hiding some secrets, trying to make a fortune while the suzerain has no time to review the account books?!"

"No, no, the young master has wrongly blamed his subordinates for saying that."

Seeing him nervous and cramped, Fang Xu smiled with satisfaction and said, "It's just an account book. If the suzerain blames me, I will bear it. Bring it."

The middle-aged man hesitated for a while, seeing that the "young master" still insisted, he turned around and went back to the house to get the account books, and was stopped after walking a few steps.

"Also," Fang Xu said, "I've run out of bank notes, so give me 1 taels!"

When the middle-aged man heard this, he waved his hand away from the servants on the left and right, and said respectfully: "The young master's expenses and bank notes have always been handled by Qian Youshi, and his subordinates have never participated in it. I'm afraid we will have to wait for this matter." It can only be done when Qian Youshi comes back.”

Fang Xu originally wanted to use the signature on the bank note to find out the identity of the young master, but it was a pity that he couldn't do it without Qian Fu, so he pretended to sigh and said disappointedly: "It's really troublesome!"

The second gambler who was followed went to the horse shop in the east of the city.

"Young master, the young master hasn't come here for a long time. Could it be that something went wrong with the horse?" Boss Gui said, sighing, "But now, Ruyun is not here..."

Like a cloud?

Fang Xu looked Boss Gui up and down, thinking that this person should be in charge, so he smiled and said, "I'm not looking for her, I'm looking for you."

"What is the young master's order?"

"You were worried that my horse would go wrong just now..." Fang Xu thought for a while, "Yes, it often goes wrong, so do you know how to control it? I can't always come here because of a beast, right?"

"Lightning comes from the grasslands, and its temper is naturally fierce. It is really hard to control... But it is a good breed, strong and healthy, and understands human nature. It is indeed a rare good horse..."

Before Boss Gui finished speaking, Fang Xu said thoughtfully, "Lightning? This name..."

"I heard this name from Ruyun. She said it was given by the young lord, but the lord didn't like it, and she said she wanted to change it..."

Fang Xu listened carefully and said, "It has nothing to do with you."

Boss Gui cupped his hands and said, "Yes."

The third gambler who was followed went to Yuxiangzhai.

The guy dressed as a gambler did not look like a high-ranking official who came to Yuxiangzhai to have fun. Seeing him entering Yuxiangzhai, he went all the way to help the kitchen in the backyard where the fire was burning. Fang Xu secretly confirmed in his heart that this person was indeed He works at Yuxiangzhai.It seems that Yuxiangzhai is also one of the branches of Infernal Affairs.

"Then Li Bai...?"

The more Fang Xu thought about it, the more frightened he became, and he unconsciously led him to the place where Li Bai lived.

People go empty.

The pavilion, which was always lit until midnight, was now pitch-black and completely deserted.

Fang Xu pushed open the door and said to himself, "Where's Li Bai? I remember she lives here..."

Fang Xu walked into the inner room under the moonlight, and saw that the couch was neatly tidied up, and the cupboard was also empty, without any clothes.

"Why is there no one in this room? Did she move to another room? Or...she wasn't in Yuxiangzhai at all? Where did she go?..."

"Young master, why did you come here? There is no one here!" Someone came in from outside the door, it was a hunchback.

Uncle Tuo from Yuxiangzhai? ... He is not in charge, and he also knows this young master?

Fang Xu coughed and said, "It's nothing, I'm just walking around."

"Are you sick? Why is your voice..."

He was the first person who felt strange about the voice... Is he familiar with this young master?

"I caught a cold, and my throat feels a little uncomfortable." Fang Xu said, "Where are the people in this room?"

"I left a long time ago. I don't know where I went. Some people said that I went to find the young master of the Fang family."

"...Really?..." Fang Xu's heart trembled slightly, and a hint of sadness flashed in his eyes.

"Young Master, you..."

"The title Young Master is too common," Fang Xu interrupted, "Uncle Tuo, why don't you call me by my name?"

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Infernal Affairs General Forum

Qian Fuzheng said something to Zhan Hao, Zhan Hao's face changed slightly, after a little thought, he asked softly: "Do you know who it is?"

Qian Fu frowned: "I don't know yet, the young master won't let us intervene."

"Oh?" Zhan Hao seemed a little surprised when he heard it, and thought: Huh!Seems like someone he cares about...

"After the young master learned that someone used the lost token to impersonate him in the past few days, he has already sent people to notify the hall masters to revoke the token today. Therefore, the whereabouts of the person holding the old token have been exposed."

"Okay," Zhan Hao nodded, a gleam flashed in his eyes, he picked up the tea bowl in his hand and took a sip of tea comfortably, "Since he said so, let him solve it by himself!"

"The suzerain means..."

Zhan Hao smiled and said, "I think it's not difficult for Huo Lian to solve this matter..."

...I would like to see, such a spy, will you kill him or not? !

Qian Fu cupped his hands and said respectfully: "Yes."

Zhan Hao put down the tea bowl, his eyes cast a cold look, "You just said that this person also read the account books of the bank?"

Qian Fu nodded, "Yes, but that book is not real. It is specially prepared for the government to check. The real account book is always carried by subordinates."

Zhan Hao nodded slightly, stood up, and stood with his hands behind his back, his voice changed from gentle just now to serious and cold, "This person actually dared to pretend to be the young master of our sect... No matter what his purpose or motive for doing this is, No one can stay!"

Qian Fu and Zhan Hao looked at each other, cupped their hands and said, "This subordinate understands."

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"You didn't let me call you," said the hunchback. "You stopped me calling you by your name when you were 15 years old."

Before the hunchback finished speaking, he suddenly heard someone outside the house laughing loudly:

"Uncle Tuo, your hearing is too bad! Come out and see, which one is real and which one is fake!!"

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