Chapter 46: Take Him Alive

Hearing Zhu Gaoxu's question, Linger tilted her little head to think for a moment, then replied: "I heard Xu Mama say before that the man has a murder case on his hands and is someone who has already died once. But I don't know why, he is determined to stay here in Kyoto; it seems to be related to some big shot, but that is all Linger knows."

Hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu's eyes lit up, and he had already concluded in his heart that this person was nine times out of ten related to the person who had assassinated him earlier.

The reason Zhu Gaoxu was suspicious was that he had inadvertently discovered that the blade at the bully's waist was very similar to the blade of the person who had assassinated him.

Now, hearing Linger say this, Zhu Gaoxu suddenly had an idea in his heart.

However, Zhu Gaoxu still wanted to understand more, so he continued to ask Linger: "Do you know anything else? For example, his name or if he has any other companions?"

To this, Linger shook her head.

"Linger doesn't know what he is called. Every time Linger went in to deliver wine to him, he was alone. Sometimes a few sisters from the pavilion would accompany him. However, that man has been here for a while; he doesn't go out all day and just sleeps in the pavilion."

Hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu nodded, stood up and patted the dust off his bottom, and conveniently pulled Linger up as well.

"Thank you for telling me so much. I have nothing of value on me, but seeing you for the first time today, I remembered a poem, so I will gift it to you."

After speaking, without waiting for Linger to speak, Zhu Gaoxu said directly: "Two curved brows like knitted smoke, a pair of eyes containing dew as if weeping. Her manner holds the sorrow of two dimples, her charm carries the illness of a whole body. Tears glisten, she is delicate, her breathing is faint. Quiet and still like a delicate flower reflecting in water, moving like a weak willow swaying in the wind. Her heart has one more opening than Bigan, her illness surpasses Xizi by three parts."

After finishing, Zhu Gaoxu turned and left without looking back, leaving Linger standing alone in a daze, watching Zhu Gaoxu's departing back.

Turning a corner and returning to the main hall of Wanhua Pavilion, he waved his hand, and Zhu Gaoxu led a group of Embroidered Uniform Guards to the door of the bully's Private Room.

"Take him alive."

Zhu Gaoxu gave the order, then gave a wink to one of the Embroidered Uniform Guards.

That Embroidered Uniform Guard nodded, then made a gesture to the remaining Embroidered Uniform Guards, kicked open the door of the Private Room, and the remaining Embroidered Uniform Guards left two men to guard Zhu Gaoxu's safety while the rest followed closely behind and rushed in.

Zhu Gaoxu stood outside the Private Room; all he could see were Embroidered Uniform Guards, and he did not immediately discover the situation inside the Private Room.

Only after hearing a roar did a burst of brief fighting sounds emerge, and after lasting less than a minute, it completely returned to silence.

The procuress of Wanhua Pavilion clearly discovered the commotion on the second floor.

She cursed under her breath that she had seen a ghost today and that it was so unsettled, then walked quickly toward the second floor.

But just as she reached the stairs on the second floor, the Embroidered Uniform Guard guarding beside Zhu Gaoxu drew his Xiuchun Dao and blocked her.

"The Embroidered Uniform Guards are on official business. Bystanders move aside; those who dare to obstruct will be killed without mercy!"

The girls of Wanhua Pavilion had never seen such a scene; seeing that blades had been drawn, they screamed one after another.

The procuress was relatively calm, forcing a flattering smile and saying: "Oh, officer, our place is not a place for dancing and wielding swords; you have scared the girls."

Facing the procuress's words, that Embroidered Uniform Guard did not react at all, just coldly looking at the procuress with a cold face.

It was clear that if the other party took one more step forward, this blade would strike down.

Seeing that her trick was useless, the procuress forced herself to remain calm and said: "This Wanhua Pavilion is a place under the protection of General Lan and Prime Minister Hu. I advise you officers to be sensible."

Zhu Gaoxu, who had just prepared to enter the Private Room to check the situation, paused his steps upon hearing this; he really hadn't expected this Wanhua Pavilion to have such a background.

Unfortunately, although this background was big enough to scare ordinary people, it was unfortunately useless against him.

"Wanhua Pavilion is closed for business today."

After calmly dropping this sentence, Zhu Gaoxu lifted his leg and stepped into the Private Room.

Only then did the procuress discover Zhu Gaoxu. Looking at Zhu Gaoxu's back, a strange look flashed in the procuress's eyes; she stopped talking and let the Embroidered Uniform Guards clear the customers out of Wanhua Pavilion.

After Zhu Gaoxu walked into the Private Room, the group of Embroidered Uniform Guards stepped aside, revealing the bully who had been tied up tightly.

The bully was clearly stunned when he saw Zhu Gaoxu. Zhu Gaoxu was clearly the leader of the group, and the bully clearly had not expected that he would actually fall into the hands of a child, and for a moment he was a bit dazed.

The bully was dazed, but Zhu Gaoxu was not.

Walking in front of the bully, Zhu Gaoxu extended his index finger and rested it on the bully's chin, using a little force to try to lift the other party's head up.

But upon lifting, the bully's head did not move at all. Zhu Gaoxu understood in his heart that the other party was clearly unconvinced and was secretly competing with him.

Sneering, Zhu Gaoxu secretly increased the force in his finger. After about half a minute, the bully's entire head began to tremble, clearly reaching his limit, but Zhu Gaoxu was unhurried and continued to exert force.

Finally, the bully's head was slowly lifted by Zhu Gaoxu. Zhu Gaoxu once again met the bully's gaze, only this time the contrast was very great.

The bully would never have thought in his life that after only about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, he would become a prisoner in the hands of the child he hadn't put in his eyes at all at the time.