Chapter 329: Seeing Zhu Sheng

I and Ding Li were chatting, and soon we arrived at the Xinfadi Wholesale Market between the Fourth and Fifth Ring Roads.

Ding Li asked me in the car: "Zhao Ge, which gate should we go to? This wholesale market has many gates."

I said: "Xinfadi No. 285."

"That's near Huinnongmen." After Ding Li said that, he headed toward the Huinnongmen gate of the Xinfadi Market.

We arrived at Huinnongmen, and it was already evening.

The market here had already closed.

Ding Li said: "Zhao Ge, we're late; this place is a morning market, and the market is now closed."

"What should we do?"

I took out my phone,

I found the number that Shangguan Zhuren gave me,

I quickly dialed it,

The phone rang for a moment and then connected,

Zhu Sheng's voice came from the phone,

"Who is this? Who are you looking for?"

"Hello, Zhu Sheng, I am Zhao Jianqiang, I have already arrived in Sijiucheng."

"Ah, Jianqiang, you arrived so quickly. Where are you now in Sijiucheng?" Zhu Sheng asked urgently.

"I am at Huinnongmen of Xinfadi; the market is now closed, and we can't find the address you gave." I said.

"Hehe, that's a false address. Jianqiang, how did you come?" Zhu Sheng asked.

"We came by car. How do we find you?"

"Drive your car to the Xinfadi bus station,

near the bus station there is a Zhouyiguan called Shiewen, and I am waiting for you there." Zhu Sheng said.

"Okay, Zhu Sheng, we're heading over now." I said and hung up the phone,

then I told Ding Li: "Ding Li, let's go to the Xinfadi bus station."

Ding Li drove, and we went from the Xinfadi Market to the Xinfadi bus station.

Arriving at the bus station, there was indeed a noisy, bustling sound of people.

It was very lively.

I told Ding Li: "Find a place to park, then after parking go to the Shiewen Zhouyiguan to find me."

Ding Li nodded and drove off.

After I got out of the car,

I began looking at the shop names on the surrounding streets,

looking for that Zhouyiguan.

The streets on both sides were brightly lit, but I did not find a Zhouyiguan called Shiewen.

I thought, Zhouyiguans that do divination are not opened on main roads; they should be in a nearby hutong.

I quickly slipped into a hutong beside the bus station, and saw that several beauty and hair salons inside had red lights on.

No need to ask, they are doing that kind of business.

I never expected that in Sijiucheng there would still be such a business; it seems that everywhere people rely on this business to make a living.

As I passed a beauty salon, a heavily made-up woman immediately came out from inside,

she shouted directly at me: "Big brother, come have a hot pot."

I was stunned at the time, what does "have a hot pot" mean?

That older sister saw me stunned, then used that kind of gaze to indicate,

I immediately understood, that's what it was.

Different places have different customs; in our Zaocheng, it's all "big brother, come play."

Upon arriving in Sijiucheng, it turned out to be "have a hot pot,"

really different; hearing it makes one feel excited.

Still, Sijiucheng is awesome.

I smiled at that older sister,

"I can't afford it."

"Big brother, 200 yuan per pot, think how cheap that is."

The older sister finished speaking and then tried to pull me inside.

I hastily dodged,

"Damn, this isn't having a hot pot, this is robbery."

"Come on, in such freezing weather, warm up your body." The older sister said and continued to grab me.

I wanted to quickly leave this hutong and look elsewhere.

As I was about to leave, not far away I saw a person standing at the entrance of a small shop, looking over here toward me.

Looking at that person's silhouette, it resembled Zhu Sheng.

I hurriedly ran over there,

ran to that person's side,

I carefully examined the person at the shop entrance,

Sure enough, it was Zhu Sheng, only much more haggard than before, with a full beard.

His clothes were also very sloppy.

I softly called out, "Zhu Sheng."

Zhu Sheng immediately looked at me carefully,

After a while,

"Jianqiang, oh, you've come. Come in quickly."

Zhu Sheng immediately reached out and took my hand,

I felt the warmth of Zhu Sheng's hand.

I held Zhu Sheng's hand and followed him into the small shop,

Zhu Sheng laughed and said, "I forgot to tell you, this shop has no sign; I was afraid you wouldn't find it, so I've been waiting for you at the door."

I asked, "Zhu Sheng, is this shop yours?"

"It's not mine, and I don't know anything about Zhouyi and the Eight Seals or whatever; it's opened by an old acquaintance of ours," Zhu Sheng laughed.

"Our old acquaintance. Who is it?" I asked.

"Let's keep it secret for now. He's gone to prepare food and drink; he'll be back soon. Did you come alone?" Zhu Sheng asked.

"I'm not alone; I came with someone named Ding Li." I said.

"Who is Ding Li? I've never heard of him," Zhu Sheng asked immediately.

"He's a person from the old town of Zaocheng, always in the clothing business. He's quick-witted, trusts me, and is willing to work with us." I said.

"Is he reliable?"

"Don't worry, Zhu Sheng, he's very reliable." I said.

"Then it's fine; as long as you, Jianqiang, trust him, I trust him too. Where is he now?"

"He's looking for a place to park; he'll call in a moment."

"Please sit down; I haven't seen you in a long time. I never expected we'd meet here." Zhu Sheng sighed.

"Yeah, I never thought I'd see you again."

"Just a little bit. We were almost unable to meet. I almost got caught, and you almost got seized by someone."

"Hehe, just a little bit; otherwise we'd both be done for." Zhu Sheng said with a laugh.

"Zhu Sheng, I want to ask you, was having me impersonate Zhou Fuhai your arrangement with Shangguan Zhuren?"

Zhu Sheng nodded,

"Jianqiang, the situation was urgent then; I couldn't contact you, so I could only reach you through Shangguan Zhuren."

"Fortunately, Shangguan Zhuren found you."

"Alas, once your Da Heng Group ran into trouble, I thought they would surely arrest you,"

"my biggest worry was that you wouldn't run; if they caught you, it would be troublesome."

"We wouldn't even have a chance to turn things around."

"They didn't catch you,"

"that was an opportunity for us."

"Jianqiang, having you impersonate Zhou Fuhai was just a preliminary plan, merely to disrupt their rhythm and buy them some delay."

"Your impersonation was very successful; it threw all their actions into chaos."

"Now they're still looking for Zhou Fuhai."

"Jianqiang, you are a talent."

"Whatever is entrusted to you, nothing cannot be accomplished."

"Hearing Zhu Sheng praise me like this, I felt a bit embarrassed,"

"\"Zhu Sheng, your arrangement was good. Back then Kong Shi had me go upstairs to accuse you, and I felt that was a conspiracy. \""

"\"Don't mention him; he's basically not a thing, not a person. Alas, such a wolf-hearted, dog-lunged creature, even if he died before my eyes, I wouldn't give him another glance. \""

"\"Damn it, we've all been screwed by this guy. \" Zhu Sheng cursed angrily."

"It seems Kong Shi hurt Zhu Sheng deeply; just mentioning him makes Zhu Sheng furious."

"Kong Shi is truly terrible; for his own little profit, he can sell out anything."

"Zhu Sheng had just finished cursing when a voice came from outside,"

"\"Old Zhu, who are you cursing now? Has Jianqiang come? \""

"That voice sounded so familiar; I immediately thought of someone,"

"Could it really be him,"

"No way; I really could meet him in Sijiucheng."

"I hurriedly stood up,"

"pulled open the shop door,"

"At that moment, an old man stood outside the shop, his beard and hair all white."

"He was carrying liquor and cooked food in his hand."