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"Please don't be angry, benefactor. How can there be a shop owner who doesn't want to make money and doesn't want to let rich customers out? Don't look at the poor monk's shabby appearance. He was a rich monk. I never beg for alms at meals. If you don't believe me, just look at it. " With a flick of his body, he produced a handful of silver coins and asked, "What do you see here? I don't eat for nothing but money. "

When the waiter saw the silver, he was surprised. As expected, his appearance changed, and he immediately beamed with joy and said, "Master, please forgive me. I have eyes but did not recognize Mount Tai. "

"Forget it," he said. I've never liked to argue with people for long. " He threw out another two silver coins and said, "This poor monk looks shabby. If others were to see him, they would think that he wasn't rich. It's just that he tricked me." Actually, I have money. "My family's compound is dense, and there are still dozens of great businesses going on."

When the assistant heard this, he smiled and said, "What do you want after throwing out this money? "Please give me your instructions." "I won't trouble you too much," he said. Give me a bowl of soup and a steamed bun to satisfy my hunger. The rest of the money, I'll give it all to you. " After he finished speaking, he acted like nothing had happened.

The shop assistant picked up the money happily and said repeatedly, "My apologies, my apologies. Master, please wait for a moment. You will be right there, right away. " He turned around and went into the kitchen, opened the pot and opened the drawer. As he did so, he muttered under his breath, "I never thought of a rich monk! "Good hospitality, very profitable."

Soon enough, he filled a bowl with fatty soup, then placed two snow-white buns on a tray. He respectfully placed it in front of Rufeng and said, "Eldest master, if you have anything else you want, feel free to ask."

When Ruo Feng heard his words, he was secretly delighted. He nodded his head and said, "No more. No more." "It won't be too troublesome." He took a bite of the steamed bun and said to himself, "In my life, I have always been the best friend. I have never valued money, only brotherhood."

That shop assistant really knew how to flatter, he agreed, "I can see it, I can see it. Master is welcome to visit the store often. Even though I am a shop assistant, I run the store for others. Every day, I make friends with people from all over the world. Among the various customers, I am particularly fond of making open-minded friends like Master. " With that, he smiled.

"That's good, that's good," he said. We'll be friends from now on. "If there's anything, I'll come trouble you as well." The worker hurriedly replied, "It's not troublesome, it's not troublesome at all." The master has his orders. I hope you come often. "

Rufeng chatted with him for a while longer, trying to get close to him. After eating, he wiped his mouth and said goodbye. Two days later, Rufeng came to eat again, and gave him two more silver coins. The waiter was still happy. As he left, he escorted Ruo Feng to the street. From then on, he was rewarded with two pieces of silver every two days.

The waiter did not know the reason, but he was very affectionate to Rufeng and was very attentive to him. Ru Feng was overjoyed. He knew the purchase was a success. Therefore, he went to investigate Yuan Shikai's situation, and prepared to seize the treasure when the time came.

As for Yuan Shikai, ever since that night when he secretly met the Japanese envoy, he had been extremely happy every day. He didn't care about the government at all. He spent every day with the beauties, singing and dancing. In the blink of an eye, the date he had been waiting for had arrived.

In the morning, Yuan Shikai began to work hard. On the one hand, he sent Eunuch Liu to contact Jing, and on the other hand, he sent a few of his own bodyguards to Taibai Restaurant to arrange further meetings. His trusted aides and henchmen were busy all over the place.

It was almost noon, and the people who had been sent out had not returned. Yuan Shikai was sitting restlessly in his room, feeling anxious all by himself. Eunuch Liu came back in a hurry, "I've been to all the places where Mr. Well stayed the last time. There was no one else. He probably came this time to stay at the Japanese embassy. We can't contact them right now. "

Yuan Shikai said, "What he wants to do, there are places to carry people. Can he live there?" He muttered to himself, "Where did he stay last time?"

Eunuch Liu said: "The last time he came, he was introduced by a friend of Zheng Xiaosu's, Mr. Shan Qi, who lives in the Zheng family. After that, he had stayed at one of the manors. He did not contact their embassy. " Yuan Shikai was a little worried, "Will he break his promise?"

Eunuch Liu muttered to himself, "I don't think so." I think he arrived in Beijing yesterday. There are a lot of Japanese businesses here, so maybe he lives in those places. "

Yuan Shikai was worried again, "Could it be that this Japanese is even more cautious than us?"

Eunuch Liu said, "Your excellency, you have a brilliant opinion. I think so. He was protected by a number of Japanese warriors, so he could live anywhere. He must have been acting in secret. Because he knows that the person he wants to meet is you, the person with the highest status, and that he cannot afford to make the slightest mistake. " Yuan Shikai thought it made sense and nodded.

Just as the two of them were speaking, the person sent to the Supreme White House also came back and said, "Everything over there has been arranged. Everything in and out of the building was normal. Business in the store was as depressed as ever. The house was empty, the streets deserted. We've booked the whole room upstairs and paid for it. "

Yuan Shikai was satisfied. He picked up the phone, called the government office, found Secretary Lang, and said: "I have something to attend to today. No matter who it is, don't come looking for me. I won't be free until late afternoon. "

He only heard from the phone, "Now that everyone has gone to rest, no one will disturb you. Officials know that you are ill and that no one will disturb you unless it is a serious matter. I've done some small things for you. "

Yuan Shikai nodded and put down the phone. Eunuch Liu had already placed a grey gown and a hat beside him. When Yuan Shikai saw this, he looked at his pocket watch and immediately took off his gentry clothes and put on his top hat. Eunuch Liu handed him his sunglasses and picked up his cane. He dressed like a businessman. Yuan Shikai looked at himself in the mirror again and asked, "Is the item ready?"

Eunuch Liu said from behind: "It's all ready. I've already sent someone to take the item. "

Yuan Shikai wiped his face with a towel and said, "Let's go then, don't fall behind." Eunuch Liu took the towel from his hand and put it aside.

The two of them walked out of the room and out of the house. In a secluded corner, they got on two chartered cars that had been prepared in advance. Eunuch Liu was in front while Yuan Shikai was behind. They took the route and ran towards the Supreme White Tower. In order to not attract attention, behind the two, there were six young bodyguards who were using martial arts to hide their guns.

By this time, Ruo Feng had found out about Yuan Shikai's situation through a number of inquiries. He knew that Yuan Shikai was here to make a secret promise to meet him. Ruo Feng changed into a new set of clothes before heading to the Supreme White House. When the clerk saw him, he was very polite. Rufeng called him over to the second floor and asked, "Is there anyone who would like to rent a room today?"

The assistant said, "Master is wise, how do you know that someone has booked a room? "To tell you the truth, a few young people, who came yesterday and today, booked all the rooms and seats upstairs and said they would use them today."

He nodded. "That's right." I'll wait for them upstairs. I'm friends with them. If they haven't paid yet, I'll pay for them. Don't tell them I'm here when they come. When they come in, all you have to do is say hello upstairs and let me know. You don't have to follow me either. " After saying that, he took out another fifty silver coins and handed it over to the shop assistant. "Take these first." When the shop assistant saw that the money was happy, he nodded his head and accepted the money.

In fact, he already had the bag of silver, and he still wanted to eat a double. "If Master wants to hide everything from them in advance, you can hide it in the curtain under the middle table for the time being. It would surprise them. I will not tell them beforehand. "

He lifted the curtain and saw that it was enough to hide a man. Thus, he sat down and waited upstairs. The clerk went downstairs, grinning.

At this time, Yuan Shikai and Liu Gonggong were walking along the road smoothly. They had passed through many streets and alleyways, but neither of them attracted the attention of pedestrians. Occasionally someone would look at them and see that they were dressed like a gentleman and that they were all elderly, so they paid even less attention to them.

Yuan Shikai never went out on the streets alone, nobody knew him. It was still early in the afternoon when they reached the street opposite the White House. Yuan Shikai looked at the bodyguards in the car and felt a little uneasy when he saw that they had not caught up to him yet.

He was still far from the Grand White House when he called to the carriage driver, "Stop first, wait for the people behind." Thus, he kept looking back.

The second coachman didn't know who he was pulling, he only felt that the two people on the carriage seemed to be of noble character. The two of them stopped the car and wiped their hands. Then, they chuckled as they helped the two of them off the car. The two of them got off the carriage, and the two coachmen courteously said, "Gentlemen, please leave, please leave."

Eunuch Liu took out two pieces of silver and handed them over to the two men, "These are for you two. After noon, come back early and wait here. When the time comes, I'll reward you with these. " The two coachmen were overjoyed as they said, "Thank you, gentlemen, for your generous rewards! We won't go anywhere, we'll just wait here and definitely serve you two gentlemen well. "

Eunuch Liu realized that it was still early, so he said: "Don't be so long-winded, go do some business and come back early." Only then did the two of them pull the carriage away.

By this time, the six bodyguards had also arrived, and Yuan Shikai's fear had calmed down. On a whim, he put his hand on the stick of civilization, and slowly took a look at the scenery around him.

The buildings that faced the street were all ancient buildings, many of them damaged; the shops were not visited by many people, and business was not thriving. The street on the street was straight up to the Taibai House, where there were few pedestrians and no cars parked. At first glance, it was obvious that there was a banana stall not far in front of them, and that the stall was owned by an old man. He saw a group of people and called out to them for business.

"Fragrant and sweet bananas! "There's not much left, hurry up and buy it!"

A few women passed the stall and heard the cries of the sellers. They looked at the old man but did not ask him about it. They all said, "How expensive is it, who can afford it? "How much money do you make a day?" As he spoke, he passed by.

Yuan Shikai looked at the gloomy scene and said to Eunuch Liu, "No wonder you chose this place. It's so quiet." He stopped and looked around again, waiting for the three bodyguards who had gone to check in.

At this moment, the three bodyguards were entering the building. From the window upstairs, Ru Feng had already seen them coming. When he heard his bodyguard had come down the stairs, he immediately went into hiding. Very quickly, there was a series of stairs ringing. The three bodyguards went to look around upstairs. When they saw that there was no one in the room, they all ran back to their seats. They had not expected to find someone hiding under the table.

Rufeng heard them go downstairs and out of the window to look at them again. Looking at the way the bodyguards were walking, he had a general idea of their martial arts skills.