Chapter 22 first quarter

When Chen Guo and the others were plotting, Li Fengren brought three people to the backyard of the Yueke Magic Hall, Zhang Xian's residence. These three people are well-known jugglers in the Tianqiao area. They are called Sai Huo Donkey, Zhang Dingzhuan, and Pot Bald Man respectively. intention. It turned out that they admired Zhang Xian's name and wanted to come to the Yueke Magic Hall for a warm-up performance. How could Li Fengren invite these three people on weekdays, so they told Li Fengren about this matter. Li Fengren thought it was a good thing, so he said that he could not make the decision and let Zhang Xian decide, so he brought them here.

Zhang Xian understood, smiled, and said: "This is a good thing! The three of you can come to do the warm-up show, I wish for it." The three Sai Huo donkeys thought that Zhang Xian was going to agree, and they were very happy, and they were about to salute Zhang Xian. But Zhang Xian said: "It's just that, the three gentlemen, it may not be the time recently, so we have to wait for a while." Sai Huo Donkey and the others hurriedly said, "Mr. Zhang, are you afraid that our work will not work?" Zhang Xian said with a smile: "Absolutely not! The three gentlemen are worrying too much. The Yueke Magic Hall has just opened for three days, and its foothold is not stable. At this time, the three gentlemen come to warm up the field. If there is a change in our place, I am afraid it will be harmful to everyone. that's not good."

Saihuo said anxiously: "Mr. Zhang, we admire your ability! In a few days, people in the capital will come here admiringly. How could you lose your footing? Mr. Zhang, the three of us made up our minds. As long as Mr. Zhang doesn't dislike it, we will voluntarily cut the salary in half, and ask Mr. Zhang to support him!" Zhang Xian said: "Three gentlemen, to tell you the truth, I am worried that someone will come to make trouble recently and make the Yueke Magic Hall unable to open, so there is talk of an unstable foothold. I said it will be delayed for a while because I am afraid If something happens, it will delay the future of the three gentlemen."

It was also the first time Li Fengren heard that Zhang Xian had such worries, and he was surprised: "Mr. Zhang, will someone come to make trouble?" Zhang Xian smiled and said, "It's just a hunch." Zhang Xian stopped talking about someone coming to make trouble, and politely rejected the self-recommendations of Sai Huo Donkey, Zhang Dingzhuan, and Pot Bald. These three felt very sorry, and Li Fengren sent them out with a sigh. Li Fengren was full of thoughts, and hurried back to discuss with Zhang Xian after sending him away. Zhang Xian expected that Li Fengren would come back to look for him, so he kept the door open. Seeing Li Fengren coming, he asked Li Fengren to sit down and asked Li Yi to come out to accompany him.

Li Fengren asked a little nervously: "Mr. Zhang, we just opened, and the momentum is a bit louder, but it won't be disturbed by someone?" Zhang Xian said indifferently: "It's a blessing or a disaster, but it can't be avoided. Boss Li, don't worry too much." How can Li Fengren not be worried, the past few days have been the happiest period since he opened the teahouse, even if he is so busy that he is willing to do so, he only wants the Yueke Magic Hall to be better, so when Zhang Xianyi said that someone was making trouble, he felt really sad It's like hanging fifteen buckets up and down.

Li Fengren said worriedly: "Could it be that someone is jealous? But how big is our place? There are only three games a day, and there are only three games in a day. No matter how famous the company is, it won't take away the business of others. And the people in Tianqiao You know, if a place becomes popular and the flow of people gathers, it will be good for other people's business." Zhang Xian nodded, but did not answer this question, but asked: "Boss Li, do you know Duan Shizhang?" Li Fengren was taken aback, and said: "Duan Shizhang? Of course I know him. There is no one in the capital who doesn't know Duan Shizhang. He is a man who can cover the sky with one hand."

Zhang Xian said: "Boss Li, the root of the disease lies with Duan Shizhang." Li Fengren was confused, and said: "This... I don't understand." Zhang Xian said: "Boss Li, you don't need to understand now." Zhang Xian turned his head to look at Li Yi, and told Li Yi and Li Fengren, "From tomorrow onwards, if someone makes trouble, we will avoid it if we can, and we will avoid it if we can." Rang, even if we are forced to close the door, don't force it." Both Li Fengren and Li Yi responded, but Li Fengren was still puzzled, and murmured: "Duan Shizhang? Mr. Zhang, did you offend Duan Shizhang? He is a big man who makes the whole city of Beiping tremble when he coughs."

Zhang Xian just smiled slightly, there seemed to be a thousand words to say in his eyes, but he avoided answering. A large house in the Hutong of Xicheng, Beiping, the front door does not show the mountains or the water.It was already late at night, and the gate of the house was still heavily guarded. Dozens of burly men were divided into several groups, dressed in plain clothes, and armed with live ammunition, standing guard at the entrance of the alley outside the house.People returning from the night passed by the entrance of Dazhai Hutong, they all walked quickly with their heads down, not daring to look up at all.

Two black cars drove into the alley, and a big man in plainclothes stepped forward to check. When he saw someone sitting inside, he hurriedly let them go. The car stopped at the entrance of the mansion, and several people got off from the first car, one of them was Butler Liu, and the two people following Butler Liu, one was wearing a neat military uniform, and judging by the military rank on the clothes, he was actually a commander-level figure , and the other is wearing a well-tailored gray woolen tunic suit, with neatly combed hair, which definitely looks like a high-ranking civilian official.

Butler Liu led the way with a smile on his face, and invited the two into the house. This soldier and high-ranking official were obviously very polite to Butler Liu, even a little submissive, and followed Steward Liu all the way forward at a fast pace. This mansion doesn't look like a big one, but once you enter it, it is extremely spacious, with countless houses and courtyards, pavilions, terraces and pavilions in a well-arranged arrangement. If this ostentation was in the Qing Dynasty, it would be the official residence of a prince.In the courtyard, there is a post at three steps and a sentry at five steps. The defense is a bit stricter than that outside.

As Steward Liu walked all the way, countless guards bowed and saluted. It could be seen that Steward Liu held a very high status in this house. When the pedestrians walked deeper and entered an inner courtyard, they gradually stopped seeing the guards. Instead, the male and female servants shuttled back and forth, facing Steward Liu, soldiers, and high-ranking officials and continued to move forward. The three of them stepped into a gate with a very high courtyard wall, and walked towards a brightly lit big room. When they reached the gate, Butler Liu turned around and said, "Commander Zhou, Mayor Feng, please wait a moment, I will go in and inform Lord Duan .” It turned out that this soldier was the commander of the garrison of Beiping City, Zhou Jianxing, and the man dressed as a high-ranking official was Feng Congwen, who was the mayor of Beiping at the time. Commander Zhou and Mayor Feng both hurriedly said, "Thank you, Steward Liu." Butler Liu stepped forward, knocked on the door, and said respectfully, "Master Duan! Commander Zhou and Mayor Feng are here." A woman in the room responded, "Steward Liu? Wait a minute!" After a while, the door opened, and the third wife greeted her with a smile like a flower. When she saw Commander Zhou and Mayor Feng behind Butler Liu, she said softly, "Hey! Commander Zhou, Mayor Feng, Long time no see, my master is waiting inside, please come in." Commander Zhou smiled and said, "Third Wife, I'm sorry to interrupt Master Duan to rest." Mayor Feng also smiled and said: "I'm really sorry, Master Duan is so busy, and it's a great honor to find time to meet us." The third wife replied: "Please come in, both of you." Butler Liu made a gesture of invitation, and led Commander Zhou and Mayor Feng into the house. Passing around a screen, a huge soft couch was revealed, the room was filled with light smoke, and a man was lying on the soft couch, smoking a big cigarette leisurely, as if he didn't see Commander Zhou and Mayor Feng coming in. This person is Duan Shizhang, he is very difficult to provoke at first glance, he is almost fifty years old, with a big square face, full of horizontal flesh like a knife carving, and there is a half-finger long finger on the right cheek Scars, gray and white short hair, sticking up like steel needles, showing a more powerful and domineering, contemptuous temperament, definitely not comparable to ordinary bullies.Although Duan Shizhang's eyes were half-closed, there was an air of arrogance and tyranny hidden between his brows.If Duan Shizhang and Liu Butler were walking on the street, even a five-year-old child could tell that Duan Shizhang was the master and Liu Butler was just a follower.