Chapter 29 Conspiracy

  Upstairs, Tie Canghai and the middle-aged man in green sat down in a luxurious room. The layout of the main building of De Sheng Tai was somewhat strange, with each floor having a large area but only four rooms, located in the east, south, west, and north directions, leaving out a large empty space. There were also many female attendants lined up in front of the central staircase, waiting to be summoned by guests at any moment. However, this was also one of the reasons why the big shots of Changshan County liked to come to De Sheng Tai to discuss things - outsiders almost had no way of eavesdropping on anything. There were some people who couldn't invite others to their homes, and even if they did, they wouldn't dare come, for fear of being plotted against. So, De Sheng Tai became the best choice, where fights would never occur, at least ensuring personal safety.

  "Brother Tie, it's not that I'm speaking ill of you, but you seem to have lost your composure and inexplicably offended the Dragon Flag, which is quite unwise..." The middle-aged man in green robes said slowly.

  In this enclosed space, Tie Canghai didn't need to worry about his face, he fell silent for a moment, and then said with a bitter smile: "I don't know why either... When I saw that little brat for the first time, I felt like spewing fire from my heart, I even thought of killing him on the spot!"

  "Oh?" The middle-aged man in a green robe was surprised: "Tie brother, have you seen him before?"

  "No... I don't think so." Tieshang Hai was uncertain, furrowed his brow and thought for a moment before saying: "No."

  "That's strange." The middle-aged man in a green shirt stroked his chin and fell into thought.

  "Never mind, never mind, let's just drop it." Tie Canghai picked up the wine jug and filled the empty cup.

  "Brother Tie, I know you've been troubled by the Second Brother's affair these past few days, but...I still have to nag a bit." The middle-aged man in green robes said: "Tomorrow I'll set up a table and invite Long Qi and that young fellow over. Whatever grievances we have, let's clear them up face-to-face. Didn't you hear what Long Qi just said? That young fellow is the new head of the Miao Dao Pavilion. If he bears a grudge, in the future when something happens and he targets your Iron Family...it will cause trouble."

  "Don't mention him!" Tieshang Hai frowned and said: "Just thinking of that little brat, my heart... is in a lot of pain!"

  "You two brothers... " The middle-aged man in the green shirt sighed and shook his head: "Haven't you suffered enough from not listening to others?"

  "What makes you think you can wield the Dragon Flag?" Iron Canopy Sea sneered coldly.

  "Hehe... More and more people are resentful of the Dragon Flag, but over the years, who dares to make a move on him?" The middle-aged man in green suddenly lowered his voice: "Iron brother, do you know why? Because..." That middle-aged man in green pointed upwards with his hand.

  "Do you know?" Tieshang Hai seemed somewhat surprised and lowered his voice.

  "It's Xue Yi!"

  "Xue... Xue Yi, the madman?!" Tie Canghai was shocked: "Is this true or false?!"

  "I saw it with my own eyes!" said the man in the green robe. "It was five or six years ago, Xue Yi and Long Qi were drinking together at a small wine shop on the outskirts of the city, getting drunk as skunks... Tsk tsk, their relationship was extremely intimate!"

  Tie Canghai's voice was suddenly stifled, and he felt that his previous boastful words were so ridiculous. With Xue Yi present, let alone him, even the master of the Tie family would not dare to offend Long Qi.

  "But..." The man in the green robe suddenly changed his tone: "Iron Brother, if you really want to teach that kid a lesson, there is a way."

  "What's the plan?" Tie Canghai's spirit suddenly lifted, he didn't know why, but that unfamiliar young man made him feel annoyed and furious, suffocating to the point where his chest was about to explode. Now that he knew his friend had a plan, of course, he wanted to ask clearly.

  "Do you know Zhao Bocheng from the Zhao family?"

  "That old fool?"

  "That's right, it was him." The middle-aged man in the green shirt smiled and said: "Last year, Longqi spread the word that he wanted to retire. Zhao Boceng thought of finding a way for his useless son, thinking day and night about how to please Mr. Wen. It is said that almost half of their family property was going to be given away, and Mr. Wen also agreed with him. After Longqi left Miaodao Pavilion, he would let his son take over as the head... but it fell through. Hehe, I reckon this time Mr. Wen suddenly fell ill, it's also because of this matter."

  "It's indeed foolish to the extreme." Tieshang Hai said disdainfully, "Long Qi can sit stably in the main seat because he has the ferocious hammer, the Bone Thief, the Devil Wasp, and the Shadow. Especially that Devil Wasp... A little yellow-haired kid dares to go to the Miao Dao Pavilion to point fingers and draw pictures? Haha, isn't he afraid of being torn apart by the Devil Wasp?" As Tieshang Hai spoke to the end, he suddenly froze.

  "Think of it?" The middle-aged man in green smiled and said.

  "You mean we use this opportunity to recruit thugs, grave robbers and demon wasps? Let them deal with that kid?"

  "Do you know who the Murderous Hammer is? Or do you recognize the Bone Snatcher? Can you find the Devil's Worm?" The middle-aged man in green asked three questions in a row, leaving Tie Canghai speechless. In previous years, other families had sent people to secretly follow Long Qi, but all of them died unnatural deaths because Long Qi had a guardian who was always by his side, nicknamed Shadow, and would also bring about Long Qi's revenge afterwards. Over time, everyone gave up, unless they were determined to make life or death enemies with the Miao Dao Pavilion, otherwise it was unnecessary to do such meaningless things.

  "So you mean..."

  "Even Mr. Lian Wen is so angry that he's fallen ill, I reckon Zhao Bocheng has almost gone mad, his mind must have thought of all sorts of terrible things, only lacking the courage to carry them out." The man in green robes said: "At this time, someone just needs to give him a little push from behind, gently, heh heh..."

  Tie Canghai's eyes lit up.

  "To be moderate, we can't leave any handle, it's best to wait until after the event, even Zhao Baocheng won't suspect us." The man in the green robe smiled and said: "Then, we just quietly watch the excitement, regardless of whether it succeeds or not, anyway, it has nothing to do with us."

  "What a wonderful plan! What a wonderful plan!" Tie Canghai burst out laughing: "They say that Longqi is a ghost, but I think you're not much worse than him, little brother!"

  The middle-aged man in the green robe smiled to himself and raised his wine cup.

  Downstairs, Su Tang had no idea what was happening upstairs. Long Qi introduced the guests at the table to him one by one. It could be clearly felt that those people's attitudes were very friendly, especially Bai Zhenyu.

  According to Longqi's introduction, Bai Zhenyu is not very old, but his seniority is extremely high. He and the current head of the White family, Bai Zhenshi, are brothers, only forty years apart...

  Under the deliberate promotion of Longqi, the news slowly spread. The female servants who served first knew Su Tang's identity. Bai Zhenyu and others were also helping to liven up the atmosphere. Some clever female servants reported the news to the accounting room. Soon, the three managers of Deshengtai, who usually stayed out of sight, appeared one after another to congratulate Su Tang. The guests who entered saw that it was lively here and naturally asked a few questions to understand the reason, and also came over to offer congratulations.

  The patrons of De Sheng Tai are so many, no matter how good or bad the relationship is between each other, whether there is a feud or not, they all count as acquaintances, and with the dragon flag on one side to help, the atmosphere is actually pretty good.

  Fortunately, this place is too picky about its customers' identities. If it were as crowded with customers as other restaurants, Su Tang wouldn't have been able to leave today.