Chapter 552: Tuqiongdajian
The time is getting later and later, and the road is getting deeper and deeper.
This city is not only Dongcheng, but also the largest city in the entire Daxing City. Its area is twice the size of the surrounding ordinary cities. It has endless traffic and numerous houses. The further you go in, the more it feels like It's like entering a fantasy maze.
After a while, Pei Xingyuan had lost his way.
He looked around cautiously, but the dark shadows of the tall towers around him kept moving back. He could hardly grasp a familiar spot that could make him feel at ease.
At this time, a man in black who was following the carriage suddenly stopped.
Pei Xingyuan immediately looked back. This was the fourth person who stopped at the intersection. The carriage still did not stop, and soon left the person far behind, but Pei Xingyuan could still see it. That man was guarding a crossroads. No matter whether it was south, south or north, anyone who wanted to follow him would have no way to stop.
He couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, then turned to look at Jin Daji, who was still driving the car, and said with a smile: "Brother Jin is too careful."
Jin Daji said : "Be careful of the ten thousand year ship."
Pei Xingyuan said: "I don't care if you drive or sail. It's just that we have gone so deep. I transported the medicine in a while and I don't know how to get back."
"..."
After saying this, he felt that his side suddenly became quiet.
Looking at Jin Daji again, he saw that the other party turned to look at him, and there was a little smile in his little eyes that shone with cunning and greedy light, which was invisible under the swaying light above his head. .
It seemed that he was laughing at his words.
Pei Xingyuan was slightly startled, but Jin Daji already smiled and said: "Young Master Pei can rest assured."
"..."
"Anyway, there is a way for you."
After saying that, he raised his whip again, and the tip of the whip made a crisp sound in the air, and the carriage moved quickly. A little faster.
It was only then that Pei Xingyuan discovered that they had moved away from the area where there were still residents just now, and walked into the depths of an unknown place. They were surrounded by buildings with no light at all, and only the low outlines of bungalows stood there. On both sides of the road, and getting closer and closer, the road under your feet has become twists and turns. It is obvious that no one lives here anymore.
Pei Xingyuan also frowned and couldn't help but ask: "Isn't it here yet?"
Jin Daji smiled: "It's almost there."
Pei Xingyuan hesitated for a moment, and then said: "If it's almost there, why haven't I smelled the medicine yet? Ordinarily, so many medicinal materials must have some flavor. Is that okay?”
As he spoke, he immediately felt that in addition to the cool smell of night dew, a hint of fragrance gradually began to mix in the air.
Smell it carefully, it’s the smell of spices.
Pei Xingyuan is no stranger to this smell. After all, there is a whole street in the city where merchants from the Western Regions sell spices, and the smell is so strong.
However, the further you go in, the stronger the smell becomes. At first it just feels fragrant, but after a while, the fragrance is like layers of gauze hanging in the air, constantly blowing towards people's faces, and then wrapping their mouths and noses; Later, the fragrance penetrated people's nostrils like needlepoints, unavoidable, and the fragrance made people dizzy.
Even though he likes the smell of spices, Pei Xingyuan couldn't help but raise his hand and rub the tip of his nose: "Why does it smell so good here?"
Jin Daji smiled and said: "This place is Dongshi Hoarding The place for spices.”
“Oh?”
Pei Xingyuan heard this, even though he was a little dizzy from the fragrance, he still couldn't help but look up and look around. This is indeed not the residence of the common people. The surrounding buildings are flat and simple, without any light. They are obviously warehouses for storing things. And the fragrance is so strong, it is indeed a place where spices are stored.
Jin Daji smiled and said: "In this case, Master, do you understand why you can't smell the medicine?"
"..."
Pei Xingyuan did not speak, but just breathed a little sigh of relief in his heart. .
Having reached this point, the carriage became slower and slower. Finally, after turning into a long and thin alley, the carriage finally stopped.
Jin Daji put down the reins and whip and jumped out of the carriage: "We're here."
Pei Xingyuan hesitated slightly and followed him out of the carriage, but did not go forward immediately. Instead, he still stood under the carriage and looked ahead with the faint light from the lantern still shaking above his head.
In front of you is a small open space, about seven or eight feet long and wide. There are several deep ruts on the ground, and some scattered spices fell on both sides. Obviously, there were carriages or carriages in the past. The traces left by the porters when they came to deliver the spices, and not far ahead, the low outlines of three bungalows were reflected in the faint light.
Pei Xingyuan said: "That is-"
Jin Daji turned to look at him and smiled: "Mr. Pei, that is our warehouse."
"...!"
Pei Xingyuan's eyes suddenly lit up.
Although he knew that he should try to calm down his emotions at this time and not show too excited expression, he still couldn't restrain his heartbeat from thundering, pounding against his chest, and his breathing gradually became heavier.
However, he still tried to calm down.
Looking at the three small bungalows, he said, "You put so many medicinal materials here?"
As he said that, he tilted his head and looked at it again: "Can you let it go?"
Jin Daji smiled and said: "I'm afraid Mr. Pei has forgotten that it is already the ninth day since the discovery of the plague. Even if our medicine is piled up in a mountain, if we deliver it to Yanzuofang every day, more than half of it will have been consumed." La."
"...Oh."
"So, five hundred kilograms of medicine were missing out of thin air, and I was doing business with my head."
"..." "If it weren't for Mr. Pei's high price, I would be Absolutely not.”
Pei Xingyuan smiled and said: "I have to thank Brother Jin."
Jin Daji also grinned, and at this time, the greedy light shining in his small black bean-like eyes was even brighter than before. A little stronger, he said; "Then now, should Mr. Pei give me the money?"
"That is when-"
Pei Xingyuan was about to reach out to his arms. Pay money.
But subconsciously, he suddenly stopped, looked at the three dark bungalows in front of him, and then said with a smile: "Brother Jin, why are you in such a hurry? I am here, and the money is still available." You can’t run away. Let me take a look at the medicine first and put the things in the car, and I’ll pay you right away.”
"..."
After hearing this, Jin Daji's expression did not change, but the corners of his mouth twitched a little unconsciously.
He took a deep breath and said with a smile: "Okay - okay."
I don't know if it was an illusion, but at this moment, his smile looked somewhat ugly, even distorted.
But the thing was already in front of him, and Pei Xingyuan didn't care so much, so he turned around and walked towards the three bungalows, paying attention to his surroundings as he walked - although Jin Daji was driving the car on the way here, And he could obviously feel that the other party had taken some detours, as if he didn't want him to know the exact location of these bungalows. However, he had an excellent memory and had been outstanding in arithmetic since he was a child. Along the way, he had more or less remembered it. A few intersections.
As long as he goes back tomorrow and brings people with him, he will definitely find this place.
Finding this place, you can also find out the owners of these houses. Even if they are not directly subordinate to their "other parties", they must have some relationship. With Yu Wenye's status in Daxing City, not only It's hard to follow the clues and figure them out.
Thinking of this, Pei Xingyuan couldn't help but curl up into a faint smile.
At this time, he had already walked outside the door of one of the rooms.
The door is not locked, and there is a small window on the wall next to it. However, if you glance around, you will see that it is dark inside, and you cannot clearly see what is piled inside.
You still have to go in.
Pei Xingyuan stretched out his hand to push the door open and said, "Brother Jin, it's too dark here, please light a lamp."
Jin Daji behind him smiled and said, "That's Of course."
While speaking, He had already heard a scratching sound. It was someone behind him who lit a torch with a fire stick. The shining fire suddenly jumped up the moment he pushed the door open, illuminating the room in front of Pei Xingyuan -
Empty!
He was startled and immediately felt something. Just as he was about to turn around and ask for clarification, he felt a strong push on his shoulder, and he stumbled in!
“Ah!”
Pei Xingyuan exclaimed, barely stood still, turned around hurriedly, and heard a clang, the door was closed, and then someone locked it outside.
Pei Xingyuan suddenly panicked, and he rushed forward and pushed the door hard. The door shook a few times, but it never moved. Pei Xingyuan suddenly panicked, but he still managed to calm down and said in a deep voice. : "What are you doing?"
No one answered him outside.
Pei Xingyuan felt more and more uneasy, even more suffocating than the dark night surrounding him at the moment. He gritted his teeth and said loudly: "Let me out!"
After saying that, he started kicking hard. The door was open, but there was nothing except a few cracking sounds from the door in the quiet night.
After struggling a few more times, Pei Xingyuan was already out of breath.
And he also understood that the houses they passed just now were far away from here. Since this place is a warehouse for storing spices, there should be no one living nearby. What's more, I heard that this place was because of The plague had taken away many people, so since these people brought him here, they were sure that no one would disturb him here.
So tonight——
He forced himself to calm down, took a deep breath, then smiled and said to the people outside the door; "Brother Jin, what do you mean?"
"Hey,"
< br>Jin Daji's familiar laughter rang out, but in such a silent night, the ferocious meaning in the laughter was no longer concealed.
He said: "Mr. Pei, do you think we don't know what you mean?"
We...
Hearing these two words, Pei Xingyuan suddenly gasped.
The other party seemed to have no worries anymore and continued with a sneer: "Do you think we really believe that you are just here to buy medicine?"
"..."
“Of course, buying medicine is not fake.”
“……”
"But you must follow us to our warehouse, just to find out the location of the warehouse, and then find out who the warehouse belongs to, and then follow the clues to find out the identity of my owner."
Pei Xingyuan's face darkened.
At this moment, it seems that the time has come for "the picture is poor and the dagger is seen".
After being silent for a long time, he sneered and said: "Your master is really a smart and alert person - a person who predicts the unknown."
(End of this chapter)