Chapter 199: People sent from the capital

Time soon came to the evening.

Because of Jiang Xiaoxiao's request to eat tofu skin buns, Jiang Wei instructed Xiao Linzi to watch the shop and took Jiang Xiaoxiao to the night market on East Street.

However, as soon as she went out, she felt a gaze falling on them from the dark.

Jiang Wei frowned slightly, but her face remained calm.

Jiang Xiaoxiao didn't notice it at all, pointing to the bustling street ahead, and said: "Mother, let's go there!"

"Xiaoxiao, Mother will take you to a place first." As she said, Jiang Wei took Jiang Xiaoxiao to another street.

Jiang Xiaoxiao couldn't help but be a little puzzled. She looked around. This street was deserted, the opposite of the bustling East Street. In the middle of the night, there were no pedestrians, and it was silent.

Jiang Xiaoxiao's doubts grew deeper, but she cleverly suppressed the doubts in her heart and didn't ask more.

She understood that her mother doing this must have her reasons.

Dark clouds suddenly drifted in the night sky, covering the moonlight that was not very bright.

The surroundings suddenly became dark and silent.

The next second, Jiang Xiaoxiao was pulled by her mother and turned into an alley on the side.

The alley was dark and quiet, almost pitch black, most suitable for doing things.

Jiang Xiaoxiao couldn't help holding her breath.

Just then, a big palm attacked in the dark.

Jiang Wei was quick-eyed and fast-handed, catching the person with the big palm in one move.

Only hearing a scream of "Ouch," the man in black was pressed to the ground by Jiang Wei's backhand.

"Speak, who sent you!"

A night wind blew, and the dark clouds of the night sky dispersed.

The moonlight fell, illuminating the depths of the alley.

The man was pressed firmly to the ground by Jiang Wei, unable to move at all. He only saw his face full of shock, looking at Jiang Wei incredibly, seemingly very shocked that Jiang Wei, a woman, could restrain himself.

Seeing the man not speaking, Jiang Xiaoxiao also sank her face: "Speak, who sent you? If you don't speak, I will use a snake to bite you!"

It's a pity that her five-year-old childish threat didn't have any deterrent power at all.

The man snorted coldly and closed his eyes, seemingly determined not to tell the truth no matter what.

Jiang Wei's brows sank: "Was it you who brought people to inquire about my daughter's news during the day? What is your purpose? Hurry up and confess honestly!"

The man still didn't speak.

Jiang Xiaoxiao had sharp eyes and caught a glimpse of the token hanging on his waist, so she stretched out her little hand and pulled it over.

The man in black, seeing this, became anxious and struggled to take it back.

But he was pressed firmly by Jiang Wei and couldn't break free at all.

Jiang Xiaoxiao saw that he was anxious and knew that she had obtained an important thing, so she spread out the token and looked at it. There was only one word on it.

—Qi.

It seems that the person behind this man in black is surnamed Qi.

She hooked her lips: "It looks like that is a person from Yong'an Town. What did your Master Qi send you to inquire about me? For the soap formula, or for other things?"

The man gritted his teeth and glared at her fiercely, still looking like he wouldn't reveal a single word.

Jiang Xiaoxiao, seeing this, deliberately dangled the token in front of him and said slowly: "I see this token is pure gold. I think the Master Qi behind you is also a rich and powerful person. Could it be... a person from the capital?"

After she said this guess, the man in black's face really changed.

But soon he restrained his expression and spat out two words coldly: "No!"

After speaking, he pretended to be fierce again: "I just took a fancy to your family's soap formula, so what!"

Jiang Xiaoxiao naturally didn't believe it.

She looked at Jiang Wei, wanting to see how her mother would decide.

Jiang Wei was silent for a while, and suddenly said to the man in black: "Are you here to investigate Shen Que?"

Once these words were spoken, the man in black became even more anxious, fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, and he was still quibbling: "No! Who is Shen Que? I don't know what you are talking about!"

Hearing this, Jiang Xiaoxiao also understood.

This time she should have been implicated.

This man was sent from the capital and should be here to investigate Shen Que. Somehow he found out that her family was close to Shen Que, so he turned to investigate her.

"Since you don't know..." Jiang Xiaoxiao shook the token in her hand again. "Then how about we hand you over to Shen Que to deal with?"

"You, you dare—" The man saw that he couldn't hide it, so he simply didn't pretend anymore and threatened: "Do you know who I am! I advise you to let me go quickly, otherwise Master Qi will not spare you!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he was chopped on the shoulder by Jiang Wei and knocked unconscious directly.

"Go, find Shopkeeper Zhou."

After speaking, Jiang Wei carried the person and left.

Jiang Xiaoxiao: "..."

Too clean and neat.

Is this the momentum of a big heroine?

Jiang Xiaoxiao followed her mother's pace and soon arrived at Yuelai Restaurant.

At this time, it was the end of the Xu hour, and there were no people in the restaurant, only two assistants were wiping tables and chairs.

Jiang Xiaoxiao walked into the restaurant first and said to the assistant she knew: "Brother Assistant, is Uncle Zhou here?"

"He is here, I'll go call him." The assistant threw down the work in his hand and hurried to the second floor.

Jiang Wei carried a living person, and it was not easy to enter the restaurant, so she waited outside.

Before long, Shopkeeper Zhou came down and was very surprised to see Jiang Xiaoxiao: "Xiaoxiao, why are you here?"

Jiang Xiaoxiao pointed outside: "Let's talk outside."

Shopkeeper Zhou followed Jiang Xiaoxiao outside and saw Jiang Wei carrying an adult man alone and hiding her figure in the corner, and was startled: "This, what is going on?"

"This person was sent from the capital and should be here to investigate Master Shen." Jiang Xiaoxiao briefly explained. "Later, he found out that Master Shen had a relationship with my family, so he came to investigate me. My mother found out, so she captured him alive. This person has a hard mouth and says nothing. Uncle Zhou, please hand this person over to Master Shen and be sure to find out clearly."

"Good, good." Shopkeeper Zhou nodded repeatedly. He scanned the surroundings and saw that no one had discovered it, so he led the mother and daughter through the back door of the restaurant. "You come with me."

Following Shopkeeper Zhou all the way to the kitchen warehouse of the restaurant, Jiang Wei threw the person to the ground and said: "You hurry and find someone to inform Master Shen. I estimate that there is more than one person sent from the capital. If the time is dragged on, I am afraid there will be danger."

Mainly because she was afraid that her daughter would be in danger, otherwise, she wouldn't want to care about this matter.

Shopkeeper Zhou saw Jiang Wei's serious expression for the first time and didn't dare to delay, so he hurriedly sent someone to the county yamen to find Shen Que.

Jiang Xiaoxiao and Jiang Wei waited in the restaurant.

The county yamen was not far from the restaurant, but the person sent did not return for a long time.

Jiang Xiaoxiao was a little sleepy waiting. She yawned several times and turned to look at the sky outside.

The night was getting deeper and deeper, and I was afraid it was already the Hai hour.

Alas, it was a pity for her tofu skin buns, she wouldn't be able to eat them tonight.