Chapter 317 New Challenge (Two in One)
No one took what Hua Manlou said seriously. The world is too big, and who knows which organization is causing trouble.

Now, in everyone’s opinion, the Ji Le Building has been destroyed and Roma has been arrested, and the matter is over. As for the rest, there will be tall people to hold up the sky if it falls.

It’s already very late, let’s go back and rest first. This must be investigated by someone from higher up, at least someone at the level of the Four Great Detectives.

Jiang Longluoma are not ordinary constables. Their martial arts skills have few rivals in the Six Gates. It’s just that there is the Datong Money House here, they have a close relationship with the Hua family, and they each have their own plans, so they stay here.

Day two.

“The caravans from the Song Dynasty were all doing serious business. They were well-known caravans in the capital of the Song Dynasty. However, what Brother Shen discovered was indeed true. Several people disappeared from their caravan, but they were not on the caravan list. However, they did come with their caravan and were reported to Jiang Long at the time.”

In the yamen, Shen Qingzhou also knew about the An family caravan, and Lu Xiaofeng had also confirmed that the group of people did not lie.

Shen Qingzhou didn’t find it strange. That caravan might really be just a caravan, but they were subordinates and when others made moves, they did cooperate unconsciously and there was no problem at all.

None of the silver in Jilelou has disappeared. It has been counted and reported. How to say it, the fake silver notes incident has a serious impact. Jilelou can only make up for the deficit. Many people used the fake silver notes unconsciously and have already exchanged them and cannot be recovered.

They also had to destroy the fake silver notes in Jile Tower. Datong Bank would definitely suffer a loss this time. However, for them, it was not a large amount and the fake silver notes had not yet been officially circulated, otherwise it would be troublesome.

……

“Brother Shen, please drink this cup. The matter of Datong Bank this time depends entirely on the identification of Brother Lu and Brother Shen. Otherwise, the matter of Jilelou would not have been resolved so easily.” Hua Manlou, Lu Xiaofeng and Shen Qingzhou were drinking, and he was treating these two people to a banquet.

As for Sikong Zhaixing, he had already left. In his words, there were other things behind Jiang Long, and he didn’t want to be involved in too many things.

“Don’t you know what’s going on behind Jiang Long?” Shen Qingzhou asked.

“These matters involve other countries and are very troublesome. However, my Ming Dynasty is not jealous. If we want to pass through the customs easily again, it will not be an easy task. Over the years, countries have been testing each other, and there have been too many such incidents.” Hua Manlou’s meaning was very clear, so they didn’t investigate it. The matter of Jilelou really had nothing to do with them. This was indeed something done by Lockheed Martin.

There are too many conspiracies in this world. Even the Hua family, a wealthy family in the world, cannot investigate them all.

“Then let’s not talk about this anymore, let’s drink.” Shen Qingzhou ordered a bowl of wine generously. They were all low-alcohol wine. Plus, he had a strong body, so this kind of thing was easy for him.

“Brother Shen is indeed generous.” Shen Qingzhou has always been in a state of making friends widely. Everyone who comes is a friend, which is also the first condition for being a bodyguard.

Because he has the mission of making friends, he is accustomed to doing so. His yearning for the world has always been wine, meat, and countless conspiracies. It is that simple, but he has confidence in himself and can stand at the top.

“Brother Shen is so generous, maybe you want to snatch this good wine from me? But I, Lu Xiaofeng, will not agree.” Lu Xiaofeng said with a smile and grabbed a jar of wine, it was very lively.

“The matter is concluded, let’s say goodbye now. If you need an escort in the future, you can come to Qixia Town to find me. See you later.” After drinking a meal, they naturally became friends. Shen Qingzhou’s task of making friends was also completed in this way. With more than 3,000 proficiency points, he went back to look for martial arts. Now, he has accumulated more than 4,500.

After saying a word, he turned and left.

“Brother Shen is really very heroic.”

……

On the way back, they naturally did not return empty-handed, as Lu San was still in the convoy. Most importantly, Datong Money House was smart and also had a convoy going to Hengyang. How could they let the expert run away empty-handed?

The incident of Ji Le Lou has spread. Jiang Long was involved in other countries for some reasons and was finally said to be a member of Lockheed Martin’s gang. However, Lockheed Martin was the mastermind. Shen Qingzhou directly dealt with Jiang Long and was also cleared of the issue.

But unlike Lu Xiaofeng, it was indeed Lu Xiaofeng who cracked the Ji Le Tower. Shen Qingzhou admitted this. He knew the murderer, but didn’t know the details, and Lu Xiaofeng had figured them out. He himself was not very good at solving cases.

As for the murderer, Hua Manlou and others actually knew it, and they were just waiting for others to find out the details. However, Shen Qingzhou, based on the information, directly brought out Jiang Long, who no one expected. However, this was not a case and was not solved. For other reasons, it was not announced to the public.

“Captain Shen, this time with the Ji Le Lou case, the cooperation between Datong Money House and my Lu Family Bank has reached a new level. It’s all thanks to Captain Shen.” Shopkeeper Lu San was also very happy. Although Lu Family Bank was also a Ming Dynasty chain, it was actually not as good as Datong Money House.

Just one escort mission brought a lot of cooperation, all for Shen Qingzhou. He also knew that Shen Qingzhou had a good relationship with the young master of the Hua family, so he naturally had to express his attitude.

With Shen Qingzhou’s kung fu, he can basically go anywhere in Hengyang City except for the Nanyue Hengshan, one of the Five Great Sword Sects. With a bodyguard like Shen Qingzhou, there will be basically no major problems in Hengyang and its surrounding areas. He will definitely be the first choice for the escort agency.

“Okay, um, stop.” Shen Qingzhou was about to flatter, but heard something wrong and said.

“As expected of Chief Escort Shen who was able to kill Jiang Long, he is indeed alert.” Suddenly, a crisp voice was heard.

“Wu Yan.” When Shen Qingzhou saw the two people appear, his eyes suddenly focused. He could not even hear the breathing of the other man in black robe.

“It’s me. I didn’t expect that I was wrong. Sir, you have disappointed me so much.” Wuyan was still the same.

“You are trying to kill me halfway.”

“Mr. Shen, you are asking this even though you already know the answer. You killed Jiang Long, and I can neither explain to my senior sister nor to my sister. I can only ask you for help. You have a very cruel heart.” Wu Yan suddenly took a few steps back, and Shen Qingzhou attacked her directly.

“Jiang Long committed suicide. You didn’t save him, and he was heartbroken.” Shen Qingzhou said.

“That’s even more useless. A man who desires me but feels he is unworthy of me would be better off dead.” Wu Yan didn’t seem sad at all.

“Alas, what a pity, hmm.” The man in black robe was extremely fast and exchanged injuries with Shen Qingzhou. Shen Qingzhou also knew that this was the person who stopped Hua Manlou.

However, after a few moves, they discovered that the opponent was extremely cold and felt no pain. His clothes were damaged during the fight and his skin was pale.

Shen Qingzhou thought of this appearance, and also thought of the An family, the God of Wealth, and the Four Famous Detectives. He felt that he had encountered the living dead, An Shigeng’s army of divine soldiers, right?

This can also explain why it is the An family business. They did not hide anything. Then who is Wuyan? Is she a subordinate of An Shigeng, or someone similar to Ji Yaohua? This world is quite complicated.

Wu Yan was also secretly shocked. This Shen Qingzhou’s horizontal training method was so powerful that he could even support himself by exchanging injuries for injuries. The magic weapon was a living dead and had no sense of pain at all, yet he could still recover. How could Shen Qingzhou do this?

Suddenly he drew out a long sword and stabbed at Shen Qingzhou. Shen Qingzhou repelled the man in black with one hand and slapped the long sword. As soon as they started fighting, Wuyan knew she was no match for him, but she had to fight. She originally thought that she and the magic weapon could deal with Shen Qingzhou.

After dozens of moves, Shen Qingzhou suddenly slapped the black-robed man on the head. He remembered that there was a golden needle there. Otherwise, it would be too troublesome to continue hitting him like this. He didn’t want other people to get hurt. Wuyan also found the vital point and stabbed Shen Qingzhou in the chest.

The man in black didn’t dodge or evade. He was just tough and had some instinctive martial arts. If you say he was as flexible as a living person, that’s not a joke. He blasted three palms in a row. Then, the black robe suddenly seemed to have no support and fell directly to the ground. Wu Yan also stabbed Shen Qingzhou in the chest, and then, he couldn’t stab in. This is unreasonable. A sharp weapon can also defend.

“Miss Wuyan, it seems that you are disappointed.”

“Hmph, relying on your turtle shell, Shen Yujing, I’m really interested in you.” When Wu Yan left, she did not forget to take away the black robe.

Shen Qingzhou did not chase after them. The reason was very simple. Before leaving, Wuyan threw several thunder bombs to the escort team.

Moreover, he could sense that the other party was intentionally leading him somewhere, and he would not be fooled.

The escort agency continued to move forward, and three hours later, Lu Xiaofeng arrived.

“Brother Shen, the plan went wrong. When I was leaving the city, I met a master in white who confronted me. I’m glad that Brother Shen is okay.” Okay. Lu Xiaofeng and Hua Manlou were also wondering if Shen Qingzhou leaving alone would lead to Wu Yan. After all, Shen Qingzhou was the culprit, so they wanted to trap him.

Who would have thought that just ten miles out of the city, he would meet a master. He was relieved to see that there was no problem on Shen Qingzhou’s side.

“They should really leave this time, otherwise they will not be able to leave.” Shen Qingzhou said. The Six Gates of the Hua family are not vegetarians, and Wuyan can only take action this time.

“That’s true, but that man in white, I feel like he doesn’t seem to be from the same organization as Wuyan, but he was trying to stop me for the other party, so he should know him. I don’t understand, I don’t understand.” Lu Xiaofeng said.

“Brother Shen, let’s say goodbye here and see you in the rivers and lakes.” Lu Xiaofeng didn’t hesitate and continued to travel around the world. Although he was blocked by someone for a while, it didn’t mean he was afraid. He was also a master in the world, and no one would know if he didn’t fight.

Shen Qingzhou didn’t encounter any trouble along the way and returned to Hengyang smoothly. He simply dealt with some petty thieves on the way.

[Successfully escorted the dart, obtained 1 exquisite jade pendant, 100 golden needles, proficiency x10000, internal strength x100 days, and 1 escort mission]

The moment I returned to the escort agency, the reward arrived. Everything else was fine except the escort mission that I didn’t understand. Is the escort mission also a reward?

Proficiency is a commonplace, and internal strength feels much stronger. As for the exquisite jade pendant, it is just a miscellaneous item.

That being said, this jade pendant looks to be of similar quality to Hua Manlou’s fan pendant, and is also worth ten thousand taels.

As for the golden needle, Shen Qingzhou took a look at it. It couldn’t be the golden needle of the magic weapon. It was indeed pure gold. Shen Qingzhou planned to keep it and use it as pocket money or something.

……

After returning to Qixia Town, he did nothing but recruit bodyguards and expand the scale. It was likely that he would be the one to take over the business of Lu’s Bank.

He had no intention of giving face to other escort agencies. He had been the victim of an ambushes before. After he came back this time, he heard that many escort agencies had been attacked some time ago, and the escort leaders were all injured. He didn’t know what had happened.

In essence, the escort agencies are also competing for business. It all depends on who has a better reputation, who has better martial arts skills, and who has stronger connections. It’s that simple.

Now, he and Hua Manlou have a friendship, which is the most important relationship. He gained this friendship by relying on his martial arts. Not everyone can get rid of Jiang Long.

On the same day he returned to Hengyang, a letter was delivered to his door, even faster than his return. It was from Baihu, a member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

“Brother Shen, I found your personality very suitable for my liking after we met in the frontier. The Hua family asked the Jinyiwei and the Six Gates to handle the case. I recommended you, and it should be Luo Ma. I am very happy to hear that you have solved the case. You have found out something more crucial, which concerns another country.

We also found out that the fake banknotes were closely related to the imperial court in Beijing, but don’t worry, it won’t affect you.

You are quite skilled in martial arts, so I think you are not in danger. This is my way of repaying you. Jin Buer killed many of my brothers in the Jinyiwei, and it was you who captured him. I accept this favor. If you have a chance to come to the capital, I will treat you to a drink.”

Baihu’s letter was also quite rough, and Shen Qingzhou knew why he helped him. Baihu was very sentimental, and he didn’t know whether he was good or bad to him.

Tongfu Inn.

On this day, the day when Jianghu Monthly was published, Shen Qingzhou saw many people looking at him.

“Cousin, you are amazing. It’s all reported in the Jianghu Daily. The Jianghu man Lu Xiaofeng and the escort leader Shen Yujing teamed up with the Hua family’s Hua Manlou to crack the Jilelou case. You came back quietly this time.

The Jile Building was originally built by Feilong Tiema. These two people are famous in the martial arts world. You are famous now. “Li Dazui said.

“Don’t talk nonsense. Oh, but I heard from Lao Bai that Datong Bank belongs to the wealthy Hua family. They didn’t give you any reward for your help.” The shopkeeper is worthy of being the shopkeeper, a money-grubber.

“Yes, give me ten jars of fine wine and I will share them with everyone later.” There is indeed no reward in gold or silver. The biggest reward is the friendship with Hua Manlou. The most important thing is the reputation, which is very helpful to the business of the escort agency.

Of course, Hua Manlou gave Shen Qingzhou one of his tokens, so he could get money at any bank he went to. This was essentially much more useful than giving away silver.

“Hey, Old Shen, let me tell you, even Roma is no match for you. How good are your martial arts skills?” Bai Zhantang asked curiously.

“It’s OK, mainly because the Thirteen Protectors’ Golden Bell Cover works well.” Shen Qingzhou did not hide anything.

“You have only been practicing for a few years, you must be a genius. I feel that Madam Qian is just like that.” Don’t underestimate Madam Qian, Bai Zhantang has never underestimated her.

“Did anything happen in the inn during this period?”

“Really? A few days ago, there was a contest for a husband by the name of Yang Huilan. She was a ruthless person, wielding a widow’s knife, and she fought all over Hengyang. However, she still fell at our Tongfu Inn.”

“Guo Furong.” When Bai Zhantang said this, Li Dazui looked unfriendly, and then he started chasing Guo Furong and calling her name.

“Big Mouth, didn’t I do that on purpose?”

Shen Qingzhou didn’t expect that Yang Huilan would come so soon. Well, she should clean up the bandits, and he could just follow her. Other places didn’t matter, but the base camp around the Qixia Town couldn’t have such things.

He was about to leave, but he found that Li Dazui gave him a wink.

That night, at Tongfu Inn.

(Brothers, to be honest, I haven’t updated frequently this month because I haven’t been fully present. Next month, starting from the 1st, I will be fully present.)
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