Chapter 3 Chapter Three: The End of the Wolves

Monk Xiao had never met Fatty Sun before, and he didn't wait until night. He wandered around the room all afternoon.Hao Wenming returned to the first room on a rare occasion in the afternoon, but when he saw Consultant Xiao sitting at his desk, Director Hao was stunned for a second, not daring to disturb Monk Xiao, and then slowly backed out. Under the torment of Monk Xiao, it was finally time to get off work.Fatty Sun had already called the chief chef, Lao Jin, in advance. When the three of us arrived in the private room, Lao Jin had almost finished serving the dishes.I don’t know if it’s because Consultant Xiao and Director Gao always appear together in the cafeteria recently. Compared with his attitude towards Fatty Sun and me at noon, Lao Jin is quite flattering to Monk Xiao, and he even gave away two bottles with a 20% discount. Wuliangye.

Monk Xiao should have eaten and seen Zhuer before, but Monk Xiao has been living in seclusion in my hometown for so many years, that is, during the New Year and holidays, he has a few meals of pig-killing dishes at my grandfather's house.With the recent rise in the price of gold, Consultant Xiao's net worth has increased a lot, but I haven't seen him eat and drink too much. Lunch is usually a highlight. Before the wolf incident, most of his dinners were me and Fatty Sun. of.But after returning from Tianshan, he disappeared for a while, and it was only a few days ago when he reappeared.He didn't know why he went there. After he came back, he stayed in Gao Liang's office from morning till night, and didn't look for Fatty Sun and me. Gao Liang took care of three meals a day for him.

After the dishes were served, before Fatty Sun was polite, Monk Xiao had already picked up a big spoon and opened the casserole containing the shark's fin. Monk Xiao was not in a hurry to deliver it to his mouth, but just glanced at the appearance of the shark's fin , then frowned and said to Lao Jin: "Xiao Jin, your craftsmanship is almost meaningless. The shark's fin is too big to absorb the taste of the broth, and it will be ruined if it is arranged properly. If this is the case, you might as well have an ant climbing a tree." Then, he took another chopstick to steam the fish, and shook his head at the fish meat, "The fish is not steamed well, it is too old, and the fish is boneless, so why don't you steam it, just take it out and stew it, this is not steamed fish, obviously It's just steaming wood..." He said while Lao Jin was blushing, busy nodding his head to explain, and finally Monk Xiao actually praised and criticized all the dishes on the table.

Fatty Sun finally got a little impatient. He looked at Monk Xiao with a half-smile and said, "Old Master Xiao, it's almost done. I didn't say it, but with your compliments, how can we eat? The last time I went to Shaguoju to eat stewed dumplings You also had a good time eating, and I didn't see you saying that the food was not tasty." When Fatty Sun interrupted, Lao Jin quickly took the opportunity to leave the private room. One thing is one thing, and Monk Xiao still has no temper with Fatty Sun. He smiled, put a chopsticks of shark fin into his mouth, and said while eating: "When I see something good, I think of what Confucius said about food Don’t get tired of it, I ate some good food back then, it’s still Xiao..." At this point, Monk Xiao suddenly sighed and stopped talking.I could tell that he was thinking of Xiao Sanda again. I had memories of Xiao Sanda back then, and I knew their relationship, so I poured a glass of wine for Monk Xiao and said, "Old Xiao, it's rare to get together recently. I don't know what you're busy with, let's talk about it after drinking this glass of wine."

After Monk Xiao drank this glass of wine, his depressed mood just now seemed to be a little better.He didn't need to persuade him to drink, he poured himself another glass, and began to drink one by one with the dishes on the table.Fatty Sun smiled when he looked at him, and kept pouring wine and vegetables for him. After drinking for three rounds, the two bottles of Wuliangye have already gone down by a bottle and a half, but there are not many dishes on the table.Fatty Sun and I are fine, but Monk Xiao has already drank so much that his eyes are starting to go straight, and the speed of drinking has also begun to slow down.At this time, Fatty Sun started chatting with Monk Xiao wordlessly, and while talking, Fatty Sun brought the topic to Huang Ran: "Master Xiao, how long do you think Huang Ran can be imprisoned?"

Monk Xiao looked at Fatty Sun with drunken eyes, and said, "Is he celebrating the New Year in the polling bureau?" He picked up the wine glass, hesitated for a moment, just took a shallow sip, and said, "It's hard to get Huang Ran Get it in, it's not so easy to let it go. Fatty Gao let go, and he will recover the things that Huang Ran stole back then with interest. It seems that Huang Ran borrowed usury back then. This time Huang Ran wants to I just came out because I was afraid that I would ruin the reputation of the Religious Committee." After speaking, he burst into laughter with the help of alcohol.

Before Monk Xiao could finish laughing, Fatty Sun said suddenly, "No, Lazi and I saw Min Tianyuan, the current president of the Religious Committee, in the morning. He came to Director Gao, wasn't it because of Huang Ran?" Monk Xiao squinted his eyes. Looking at Fatty Sun, he said, "Min Tianyuan? He came for something else, but Gao Liang hasn't finally agreed to that thing yet." After I filled Monk Xiao's wine glass, I said, "Old Xiao, is there anything else going on in Min Tianyuan? Since when did our polling bureau have such a good relationship with the Religious Committee? This is almost becoming a relationship unit." Monk Xiao looked at the wine glass but didn't touch it, he seemed a little drunk.After taking a few deep breaths, he fished out the leftover ham from Huo's wings, swallowed the ham in two mouthfuls, and suppressed the rising drunkenness.

After a while, Monk Xiao looked up at me and Fatty Sun, and said with a half-smile: "If you have any questions, just ask me directly. Don't drink me any more. If I really drink too much, you will give me everything." I can’t ask anymore. Now I’m just assuming I’m drunk, and talking about wine, anyway, I won’t admit it when I wake up.” I was amused by Monk Xiao's words: "When did you drink alcohol? You always poured it yourself." Then, I poured him a cup of tea to sober up.Fatty Sun picked up Monk Xiao's wine glass, drank the wine in the glass, looked at Monk Xiao and said, "Then I won't be polite, Old Master Xiao, can you explain the matter of the Demon Tomb first?  … "

Since I came back from Tianshan, I have asked Hao Wenming about the demon tomb a few times.However, Director Hao always thinks that the Yaozuo incident has entered the internal confidentiality procedures of the polling bureau, and only at the director level can he view the relevant files reviewed by Director Gao himself.Later, Fatty Sun and I found Ouyang, who was able to talk to the left, and Director Ouyang said it more simply: "If you want to know about the Yaozuo, you can. Ask Gao Liang, he knows the most." Now I finally found an opportunity, of course I can't let it go.I glanced at Monk Xiao, then turned my face to Fatty Sun and said, "Great Sage, do you think it's still time for the Special Case Handling Office? Old Xiao is now a consultant, not a deputy director. The files in Yaozuo are only director-level." Talent can read it, so don't make things difficult for Lao Xiao."

When I finished speaking, Monk Xiao looked at me and suddenly laughed, and said, "Little Lazi, you've been with Little Fatty for a long time, and you've learned his bad habits. You don't have to use me, with me and your grandpa's It doesn't matter, is there anything else I can't tell you? Originally, the Yaozuo matter is nothing, but because Wu Rendi and Zhanzu are involved, we should be more cautious about what is left on the paper." Speaking of this, Monk Xiao poured himself a cup of tea, and after drinking it, he continued: "When I found out that Huang Ran was in Tianshan, Gao Liang became suspicious of Huang Ran's purpose. Later I heard that Huang Ran After being caught by you, he asked Wu Rendi to disguise himself as a guide and go to the outpost with them. At the same time, he asked Yang Xiao to hide on the periphery of the outpost and monitor every move inside the outpost. After entering the outpost, Wu Rendi used some tricks to make him You have all forgotten that there is still the existence of him as a guide. However, I still underestimate Huang Ran, he still has a little awareness of the disappearing Wu Rendi, although Huang Ran is a little confused, thinking that he has forgotten something.

"Because of Wu Rendi's ace in his hand, Huang Ran later showed up a fake demon mound, and Gao Liang dared to take his men in. Later, Yang Xiao broke the fake demon mound outside and let Fatty Gao and the others come out. When you entered the True Demon Tomb, Wu Rendi followed you all the time..." When Monk Xiao said this, he was suddenly interrupted by Fatty Sun: "You mean that Wu Rendi has been following us since we entered the Demon Tomb? I thought he came in later. Laozi Quan was almost thrown into the spring by Ruan Liulang, and then Yin Bai came out to eat us, and Wu Rendi just watched helplessly? Didn’t I say, what did he use us for? As experimental mice? " Seeing Fatty Sun complaining, Monk Xiao silenced Fatty Sun with a single word: "Is this the first day you met Wu Rendi?" , "Old Xiao, ignore him and continue talking about you, what's going on with Ruan Liulang?" After Monk Xiao nodded slightly, he continued: "Ruan Liulang is an anomaly. He has a magical ability to temporarily rejuvenate his youth. This magical ability has almost no flaws. Even Gao Liang and your directors didn't find out... ..." At this time, Fatty Sun interjected again: "Where is Wu Rendi? Has he found out?" Monk Xiao gave him a blank look, and said, "Ask him yourself." After that, Monk Xiao continued: "Although there is no definite evidence now, Gao Liang suspects that Huang Ran's discovery of Ruan Liulang's knowledge in Liu Chuxuan's tomb was a situation arranged by Ruan Liulang. It should be Ruan Liulang's entry. Having been to the Yaozuo, he used a special method to avoid Yin Bai's eyes and ears, but he didn't dare to get in touch with Yin Bai at close range. He couldn't get what he wanted, so he could only withdraw first. Set up a game, find a few dead ghosts to distract Yin Bai's attention, so that he can start to steal what he wants. Before Huang Ran, several groups of unlucky ghosts died in the demon tomb, and their bones were all in the It was found in the demon mound. Although it was successful this time, Ruan Liulang died in Yin Bai's mouth in the end." Having said that, Monk Xiao drank another cup of tea, moistened his throat, and said, "I know there are so many things about the demon tomb. If you have nothing to ask, it's getting late, so let's go away." Bar." As soon as his words fell, Fatty Sun said suddenly: "Zhanzu, what is Zhanzu? Is it worth Huang Ran's half of his life to fight?" Monk Xiao fell silent when he heard his words. After a while, he said: "Forget it, just pretend that I drank too much today, and what I said was all wine talk. Say it again, what I said today, I won't accept it when I wake up tomorrow." Judging from the way he spoke, except for his face flushed, he His language is clear and his thinking is quick, how can he look a little drunk? "Zhanzu is the ancestor of divination. Legend has it that in the last years of the Shang Dynasty, Zhou Wen Wang Jichang received a divine oracle when he was young, and salvaged the bones of a monster on the shore of Yishui. This strange corpse was only the size of a palm, with the body of a turtle and the head of a dragon Ji Chang separated the tortoise shell of the strange corpse from the body, and used the tortoise shell to put in money and give money to divination of good and bad fortune, which changed the previous method of predicting good and bad fortune by burning animal bones and watching cracks. , his divination technique is everything. But later, I don’t know why he suddenly gave up this turtle shell, and started to study the calculation technique of Qi Fuxi (the ancestor of the Emperor), and finally came up with it.” Hearing Monk Xiao finished speaking, Fatty Sun smiled and said, "I still think of it as something, just a fortune-telling tortoise shell, and this is already a treasure. It's not very cost-effective for Huang Ran to go all out and return for the rest of his life." "The tortoise shell used for fortune-telling..." Monk Xiao sneered and said, "Today I will teach you a good boy. Remember, all fortune-telling and divination techniques in the world can only be fortune-telling and cannot change fate. But the divination by Zhanzu If you come out, you can change your life. Before Ji Chang got Zhanzu, he could only live to be 49 years old. Later, he changed his life through Zhanzu, and finally lived to 96 years old. Only then did the Western Zhou Dynasty destroy Shang. All of us now are indirectly changed from Ji Chang's change of fate." After Monk Xiao finished speaking, Fatty Sun and I looked at each other.After a while, Fatty Sun said: "Master Xiao, what do you mean, we can sit here and drink now because Ji Chang changed his life more than three thousand years ago?" Monk Xiao looked at him With a glance, he said: "At least in theory, but later when the Western Zhou Dynasty perished, Zhanzu was plundered by the dog army. Later, it appeared twice, and the last time it was recorded was in the 19th year of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty. Zhanzu It appeared in the hands of a talented person with the surname Wu who was selected to enter the palace." I finally understand why Huang Ran wants to get Zhanzu in his next life. With this thing, he can change his own life, and he can change it however he wants. Even the great crime of destroying the Buddha can be ignored.When it really doesn't work, change his next life to be the only son of the richest man in the world.After entering the polling bureau, I have seen a little bit of the world, but I only know what a magic weapon is today. "Okay, as long as you know about Zhanzu, don't go out and talk nonsense if you have nothing to do. I have finished what I have to say, and I am worthy of your meal." After speaking, Monk Xiao got up and was about to leave the table.Before he could stand up, Fatty Sun pushed him back on the chair and said, "Old Master Xiao, don't rush away. I didn't say that it's rare to have a meal with you recently. How could you just leave like that?" ?” After hearing Fatty Sun's words, Monk Xiao frowned: "What else do you want? I have said everything I should say, little fat man, the little knowledge just now is worthy of this table meal, it stands to reason that you should all Give me some change." Fatty Sun said with a smile on his face, "Since Zhanzu has been said, it's time to say a little more." Monk Xiao stared and said, "Let's talk again? What are you talking about?"