Help! I just woke up and was stabbed by a big kid

[The previous chapter has been modified, you can read it again (how can it not be considered an additional chapter...)]

"It's a pity. This workshop is well guarded. We can't get the second shopkeeper out even if we tie him up." Gu Yue said, "It's better to trick him out."

"How to cheat?" Gu Xu asked.

"Look, this Baoshun Pharmacy is in cahoots with Lord Han, and Lord Han has a close connection with Wen Qing. As for Wen Qing, he is related to the tattoo symbol with three lines. Can we use this symbol to trick him out?" Gu Yue drew three times on Gu Xu's palm, and it was exactly that pattern.

"It's a bit far-fetched. They may not belong to the same organization." Gu Xu said, "But we can try it."

"It would be great if we could trick the real boss out." Gu Yue rubbed his hands together.

After finding a secluded alley, Gu Yue tidied his hair, then took out his best clothes from his bag and put them on. After tidying himself up, he looked like a real human being.

"Ahem." Gu Yue cleared his throat and his expression changed.

Gu Xu saw him transform from that silly vixen into a tall, steady young man, which even looked a little scary with the scar on it.

"How do I look like this?" Gu Yue looked up at him. It was just that he was not tall enough, so he couldn't pretend in front of Gu Xu now.

"...Very good." Gu Xu took off the hat from the horse's butt and put it on his head, "But I'm with you."

Gu Yue wanted to refuse, but after thinking for a second, he shut up.

This is a risky matter. He is like a silver-plated spearhead. He will be finished if someone makes a move.

"Shi San, watch the horse." Gu Yue ordered, then walked towards the entrance closest to the pharmacy.

Shi San was unhappy, but sat down obediently.

Fangkou.

The two bored men guarding the gate stood up immediately when they saw Gu Yue coming over with a serious face.

"Hey, who are you? This is the private territory of the shop, no entry for outsiders!" said the person on the left.

Gu Yue did not answer but asked: "Are you the guards of Baoshun Pharmacy?"

"Who are you...?" The guard on the right began to weaken a little when he saw Gu Yue's momentum.

"Knowing too much is not a good thing." Gu Yue said coldly.

"If you want to see someone from our pharmacy, please go to the main hall." The guard on the left also looked hesitant, but still stopped him.

Gu Xu heard this, his aura changed, and he raised his hand to his waist. Just now, Gu Yue deliberately put his dagger up, and now Gu Xu knew why.

The two guards were obviously panicked. Gu Yue raised his hand in time, as if to stop them, and then said coldly: "You two, if it is not necessary, we don't want to see blood on the streets of this busy city. You'd better think clearly about what is most important."

The guard on the right pulled the sleeve of the guard on the left, and the two men whispered to each other.

"No strangers are allowed in. Are you the owner's friends?" asked the guard on the right.

Gu Xu frowned, and Gu Yue immediately said, "That's right."

"Oh! My apologies, please go in. You should have told me you are friends." The guard on the left said in a reproachful manner.

...What's going on with this unhappiness?

Gu Yue looked straight ahead and took Gu Xu into the square.

There were not many people inside. There were many buildings in the square, which seemed a bit crowded, and the entire space seemed to be divided into several parts by these courtyard walls, with a narrow cross-shaped passage in the middle.

The two of them left the sight of the guards at the door and quickly hid. Following the direction, they easily found the backyard of Baoshun Pharmacy.

"Should we send the letter by flying knife to scare him, or should we just let these servants deliver the letter to the second manager directly?" Gu Yue asked.

Gu Xu looked at him, thinking.

"Since we are here, we might as well just catch him." Gu Xu said.

"That's not a good idea, right? Although this neighborhood is big, the yard is very small. He will have plenty of opportunities to ask for help." Gu Yue stopped him quickly.

Gu Xu clicked his tongue.

The two men discussed it and then waited at the back door of the pharmacy.

After about an incense stick of time, a man dressed as a waiter opened the corner door and walked out. Gu Yue winked at Gu Xu, who nodded and went to ambush the waiter's route in advance.

When passing the corner, Gu Xu made a lightning-fast move and knocked the man unconscious with one palm.

The two men worked together to drag the guy into the pile of goods under the wall.

"Hurry up and wake him up. We have to act quickly in broad daylight." Gu Yue squatted beside the guy, pulled out his dagger and put it against his throat, then rolled up a ball of cloth and stuffed it into his mouth.

Gu Xu opened the water bag and poured it over the guy's head. The guy, who was not seriously dizzy, woke up immediately.

When he opened his eyes, he saw a scarred man and the gleaming tip of a knife. He wanted to scream, but the sound was blocked by the cloth and could not be heard.

Gu Yue rode on him and waited for a while. Seeing that the man finally stopped struggling, he smiled and said softly, "We are all ordinary people. I don't want to take your life for no reason, don't you think?"

The man was about to cry and nodded hurriedly.

"Answer me carefully when I ask you something, and don't shout. If you bring people here, I will definitely kill you first. But if you answer me obediently, we'll part ways and you'll still make money." As he said that, Gu Yue placed a gold ingot on the man's chest.

The man looked at the silver in front of his chest and slowly calmed down.

Gu Yue took the cloth out of his mouth.

"My lord, if you ask, I will tell you everything I know."

"First question, how many shopkeepers do you have and what are their names?"

"We have two shopkeepers in our pharmacy. The eldest shopkeeper's surname is Du, the second shopkeeper's surname is Li, and I don't know the younger one's name."

"Very good. Second question, what have these two shopkeepers been doing recently?"

"I'm just a waiter. I don't know anything about the boss's affairs..." the man said with a bitter face.

Seeing Gu Yue staring at him without saying anything, he panicked again and thought hurriedly: "Let me think! Hmm... The first shopkeeper has a very regular work schedule. He comes to the store at 9:00 p.m. every day and leaves at 5:00 p.m. It's always like this. The second shopkeeper is not like this. His whereabouts are secretive and he is often not seen. He is only in the store occasionally. Oh! I saw him at midnight a few days ago."

"Is the second shopkeeper in the store today?"

"Not here..."

"where is he?"

"I don't know..."

For Gu Yue, this is good news.

He noticed that the man kept glancing at the ingot, so he reached out and took it: "Do you like this?"

"This..." the guy stammered.

Gu Yue flipped his hand like a magic trick, and the ingot turned into two.

"Sir, do you want to know the whereabouts of the second shopkeeper? I can help you! But... hehe." The guy apologized with a smile.

"You are a smart person. Smart people always live long and have money, right?" Gu Yue smiled. "But if you are just a little smart, you will lose both your money and your life."

"Yes, yes, I understand." said the guy.

Gu Yue stood up and let him go. The man got up, dusted himself off, and said, "Wait a moment, hero! I'll be back soon."