Kaifeng Bistro

Chapter 63 Unexpected Encounter

As the sky was getting dark, Tan Zhifeng anxiously waited for Zhan Zhao's visit.He has already asked Yi Yi to go to Kaifeng Mansion to leave a message for Zhan Zhao, asking him to come to Maizhu Lane as soon as possible.The guests outside came to one table after another, and the tables were filled up quickly, but Zhan Zhao still didn't show up, not only that, Xu Gan disappeared, and that Wu Fusheng didn't know when he would come back.Tan Zhifeng was not in the mood to entertain guests at all, so he glanced anxiously out from time to time.

After waiting for a while without any movement, Tan Zhifeng just turned his eyes back, when he suddenly heard a commotion outside, it turned out that Wu Fusheng waddled in.He changed into a moon-white robe, tidied it up a bit, and looked much neater, but his weird face, especially the two thick black eyebrows were still very eye-catching, and many people in the tavern couldn't help stealing. Glancing at him, wondering where the hell this guy came from.

"The shopkeeper..." A customer outside called Tan Zhifeng, so he had to run out quickly.He passed by Wu Fusheng, and Wu Fusheng asked him with a smile, "Little shopkeeper, where is your brother? Why hasn't he come back yet?"

Tan Zhifeng paused, and just turned his head, but saw Wu Fusheng flicking his sleeves, and went straight to the back.

"Tan shopkeeper, why do I feel that you have a good smell here? What new snacks have you made, bring them out for us to taste?" An early visitor looked at the lotus flowers on the table of Shangshang and Ling'er Cake asked curiously: "That one looks like a lotus flower cake, but it's much more delicate than the ones outside..."

Tan Zhifeng answered absent-mindedly with a smile, and at the same time looked at Wu Fusheng's actions behind him, only to see him sitting on the ground in the corner bored, grabbing a small handful of stones and throwing them back and forth.

Tan Zhifeng suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart. To be honest, after last night, he always seemed to have something inexplicably something that didn't belong to him, as if... as if he could perceive another person's emotions.Just now, he felt a sudden jump in his heart, as if he was a little disappointed.He immediately thought of Xu Gan.He waited for Xu Gan all day, where did Xu Gan go?

"Tan shopkeeper, what's the matter with Tan shopkeeper, I'm talking to you." Seeing Tan Zhifeng standing there in a daze, without saying a word, the guest couldn't help stretching out his hand and shaking it in front of his eyes: "Could it be that shopkeeper Tan You also went to Killing Pig Alley today? Which girl did you fall in love with..."

"What nonsense?" Yi Yi walked over with a straight face: "Whoever is like you knows about Killing Pig Alley all day long, Zhifeng wouldn't go to that kind of place!"

Tan Zhifeng came back to his senses, and said to Yi Yi: "Look ahead, if Zhan Zhao comes later, let him go to the next door to find me."

Yi Yi tilted his head and looked at him twice, gave a lukewarm "um", and then went back to sit behind the counter.Unexpectedly, when Wu Fusheng heard the word "Zhan Zhao", he jumped up from the ground.As soon as he grabbed the stick to leave, he heard Zhan Zhao's voice from the door: "Yi Yi, where is Zhifeng?"

Tan Zhifeng intuitively felt that Wu Fusheng's reaction was a bit strange, and saw that he held on to his cane again, and retreated a little bit to his original position and sat down.He sat cross-legged by the stove and tilted his head, and said to Tan Zhifeng: "Little shopkeeper, I want to take a nap, don't let those officials and servants outside disturb my rest."

Tan Zhifeng let out an "oh" and walked out quickly.Tan Zhifeng glanced at the tavern full of guests, and said to Zhan Zhao: "Brother Zhan, let's talk next door."

Zhan Zhao nodded, and followed Tan Zhifeng to the small courtyard next to where Tan Zhifeng and Xu Gan lived.Tan Zhifeng brought him into the house, and Zhan Zhao looked it up curiously, and saw that although there were only a few pieces of furniture in the house, it was well organized, clean and tidy, and he couldn't help admiring: "This place was just a place to store sundries before, but it was It's rare for the two of you to be so comfortable."

Hearing Zhan Zhao's praise, Tan Zhifeng couldn't help feeling warm in his heart, thinking of the time he spent with Xu Gan recently, although it was short, it was also the most peaceful and stable period of time in his past years.He smiled embarrassedly, and said to Zhan Zhao: "Hey, this house is... all repaired by Xu Gan alone, I just spent a little time cleaning it."

There was a trace of warmth in Zhan Zhao's eyes. He sat down and patted Tan Zhifeng's shoulder: "Zhifeng, to be honest, I kind of envy you..."

Before he finished speaking, the secret door leading to the next door suddenly rang. The door was connected to the back kitchen of the tavern, and a person walked in from inside.

Tan Zhifeng faced Zhan Zhao, and saw his expression suddenly changed, a flash of shock flashed in his eyes, and Teng stood up all of a sudden.

Tan Zhifeng looked back suspiciously, only to see that it was none other than Wu Fusheng who came in.Wu Fusheng was obviously also stunned.But soon, that funny smile appeared on his face: "Hehe, I don't know who it is, it turned out to be the famous guard of the Royal Cat Exhibition. Little shopkeeper, I originally wanted this room to be quiet and quiet, look I chose the wrong place, I'd better go back to sleep by my stove."

After all, he lifted his foot and was about to leave.Tan Zhifeng was wondering, but Zhan Zhao stopped him immediately: "Wait, brother, can you stop for a while, I, I want to ask you a few words."

Wu Fusheng ignored him and closed the door with a bang.Zhan Zhao still stood there blankly and didn't recover.Tan Zhifeng called him "Brother Zhan" twice, he just looked away and said to Tan Zhifeng: "Zhifeng, you... what did you just say?"

"Oh, I have something urgent and I want to tell you as soon as possible." Tan Zhifeng realized that he had wasted a lot of time, so he had to tell Zhan Zhao the news he got from Chen Qing this afternoon.He was organizing his words, but Zhan Zhao stood up again: "Zhifeng... who was that person just now..., no, I must see him."

"Him?" Tan Zhifeng didn't know why Zhan Zhao suddenly became interested in Wu Fusheng, but since Zhan Zhao asked, he told Zhan Zhao exactly where Wu Fusheng came from: "...Uh, Although they all said that I shouldn't keep him so easily, but I think this brother Wu is quite open-minded. I chatted with him a few times, and it's still a hit... Hey, Brother Zhan, Brother Zhan, you where to?"

When Zhan Zhao walked to the door, his hand had already grasped the latch. Tan Zhifeng didn't know if it was his own illusion, but he saw that Zhan Zhao's hand was trembling slightly.But in the end, he still put his hand down, sighed, turned to Tan Zhifeng and said: "I... Zhifeng, forgive me for my gaffe, but this Mr. Wu, he is very similar to a...an old friend I knew before .”

"I see." Although Tan Zhifeng was puzzled, he was anxious to tell Zhan Zhao what he wanted to say, and instead of continuing to ask about Wu Fusheng, he said, "Brother Zhan, speaking of that list, do you have any questions?" What's going on?"

Hearing the word "list", Zhan Zhao came back to his senses, shook his head and said, "It's only been two hours, and I've sent people to investigate everywhere, but there is no news yet."

Tan Zhifeng gave a "hmm", and then said: "Then... you took away Mr. Chen yesterday, did Mr. Bao question him?"

Zhan Zhao shook his head again and said, "Not yet. Mr. Bao is busy with work today, maybe tomorrow he will be brought out of prison and questioned carefully."

"Okay," Tan Zhifeng said: "Then you must ask Mr. Bao to ask him what he was looking for when he returned to Sang Sijun's house last night?"

"You mean...you mean he went back to Sang Sijun's place to find something?" Zhan Zhao's expression changed: "What is it? Could it be that Sang Sijun has something we want..."

"That's right!" Tan Zhifeng nodded and said, "However, it should be said that it used to be in the hands of Sang Sijun, but no one knows where it is now." He shook his head regretfully: "I think, Sang Sijun must I hid it somewhere. As far as I know, Chen Yuanwai didn't find anything last night. However, after spending a day in prison, maybe... maybe he can remember something, maybe he has some clues... "

"Okay! Thank you for knowing the wind." Zhan Zhao's eyes lit up: "I'll go back right away, please ask Mr. Bao to interrogate Yuanwai Chen!"

Zhan Zhao got up and walked to the door, but when he reached the door, he stopped, looked at the small bar next door with a bit of nostalgia, and said, "Zhifeng..."

Tan Zhifeng thought he still had something to explain, so he hurriedly said, "Brother Zhan, is there anything else I can do?"

"No." Zhan Zhao's usually refreshing smile seemed a bit bitter for some reason at the moment: "...I, thank you for taking in that Wu Fusheng, you..."

Having said this, he suddenly stopped and stopped talking.He took a step back slowly, bowed his hands in salute, turned around and disappeared into the vast night.

Until then, Tan Zhifeng felt that Zhan Zhaofang was very abnormal.He also looked at the door of the tavern suspiciously. Could it be that he has taken in some great person?

In the evening, after dinner, the guests gradually dispersed.Tan Zhifeng arranged for Shangshang to take Ling'er to bed, but Ling'er groped to Tan Zhifeng's side and pulled his belt and asked, "Zhifeng, where is Daddy? Why hasn't he come back?"

Tan Zhifeng comforted him softly: "He may have something to do, and he may come back later, or... it will take a few days. Be good, Ling'er, go to bed early."

Ling'er nodded sensiblely, held Changshang's hand tightly, and followed him to the next door.Tan Zhifeng called Zhuozhuo to clean up the dishes with him, Zhuozhuo reluctantly pointed to Wu Fusheng who was snoring in the back kitchen, and said, "Zhifeng, why didn't you ask that Wu to clean up? Look at him, he ate two meals after he came back. How dare he sit there with a big bowl of rice and close his eyes to rest his mind?"

"Brother Wu is a guest, and he gave us money for accommodation and meals," Tan Zhifeng patiently explained, "How can I let him work?"