The strange case of the demon book

?The two lions jumped down from the high piles of the plum blossom piles, and the "cracking" lion dance hall lit firecrackers.In this cold winter, this kind of lively air wave rolled and spread to every corner of Guangzhou City.

The several days of lion dance competition came to an end, and the prize money of more than 1 yuan fell into the pocket of the police department.And those who bet on the police agency's victory really made a lot of money, and those who made this money near the end of the year finally had money to buy New Year's goods for the New Year.

The police station is very lively, and everyone has a smile on their faces.Money is not too much. When Wei Zong told the police officers that he had bet more than 1 yuan, everyone was shocked.

It turned out that Wei Zong bet the bonus that had not yet been pocketed into the casino, and if he won, he would double it.If you lose, you will lose [-] yuan.The patrolmen of the Police Department sweated for Wei Zong and Huo Wencai, which was a thrill.

And Huo Wencai was shocked by Wei Zong's boldness.Almost, almost they lost.Fortunately, I won in the end.

After winning the money from the game, Wei Zong took his brothers to Jinjiang Restaurant to have a big meal. This Jinjiang Restaurant was occupied by the patrolmen from the police department and became like a battlefield.

After eating and drinking, everyone dispersed.Huo Wencai shrank his neck after stepping out of Jinjiang Restaurant. It's winter now, and the weather is very cold.After he bid farewell to his brothers, he went to Lantern Street alone. On the way, Huo Wen lost the joy he had when he was with everyone.There was a hint of sadness on his face——

Zhang Jue, where are you?

It has been four months, and Zhang Jue has been missing for four months.He was looking for him for four months, not only he was looking, but also those people in Zhang's house.While looking for Zhang Jue, Huo Wencai also discovered that someone was looking for another Zhang Jue.

Three groups of people were looking for Zhang Jue, but Huo Wen didn't know who the last one was.Even if the other party didn't show up, Huo Wencai felt an ominous atmosphere.

Why do these people put Zhang Jue to death.If these people wanted to take Zhang Jue's life, he would protect Zhang Jue.

Huo Wencai lowered his eyebrows and thought, he must find Zhang Jue before those people.

When passing by a silk and satin shop, Huo Wen saw scarves on the shelves of the shop.After he went in, he took a fancy to a blue scarf. If this scarf was worn around Zhang Jue's neck, it must be very suitable.

After all, Zhang Jue is a noble and beautiful person.The scarf must have suited him well.

"Boss, how do you sell this?"

"This is a Shanghai product. If the customer likes it, he will pay one silver and thirty coppers." The boss said kindly.

"Well, give me this scarf." Huo Wen then took money out of his pocket.

"Okay." The boss rolled up the scarf and handed it to Huo Wencai. Huo Wencai gave the money to the boss and went home.

On the road, the evening is lively.Starting today, it will be lively until the Spring Festival. A variety of new year products appear on the streets, and everyone is looking forward to the arrival of the new year.Seeing the bustling scene, Huo Wen thought that Zhang Jue would be there, and he must drag Zhang Jue to see the bustling market.

Now Huo Wencai stopped running his small business in order to find Zhang Jue. When he was not on errands, he searched the entire city of Guangzhou and still couldn't find Zhang Jue.But Huo Wen had a premonition that Zhang Jue was still in Guangzhou, but he couldn't find it.If Zhang had never been in Guangzhou City, the people in Zhang's house would have left Guangzhou City long ago.And the area they were looking for had always been in Guangzhou City, so this was one of the reasons why he was sure that Zhang Jue was still in Guangzhou City.

After Huo Wencai walked home, the sky had already darkened.The lantern was lit, and he was still attached to the puppet.Lanterns seldom appear recently. Since being "intimidated" by the people in Zhang's house, Lantern has become very afraid of the group of people in Zhang's house. Lantern knows that he is weak, so he will not go head-to-head.So in order to make himself stronger, Lantern stayed at home to practice.

After Huo Wen boiled water to wash himself, he went to bed and rolled up the quilt to lie down.By the light of the lantern, he took out the jade ring around his neck and looked at it.

It's something he's been doing every night these days.If it wasn't for the lion dance competition these days, he would have gone out to look for Zhang Jue's trace.

Although he has searched for those places countless times.

"Lantern, where is Zhang Juehui?" He asked countless times.Lantern could feel the sadness emanating from Huo Wencai, but he didn't know how to comfort him: "As long as Master Zhang is still in Guangzhou City, the master will definitely find him."

This is also the answer Lantern has answered countless times.Huo Wen just laughed: "Yes, I will definitely find it..."

It's time for him to protect him.

He didn't believe that there was really no place for Zhang Jue in this world.

After Zhang's house took root in Guangzhou City, he attacked him and wanted to take back the jade ring, but Huo Wencai beat him up.Later, their leader Henry Zhang took it back and never troubled Huo Wencai again.

Huo Wen didn't know what the other party was planning, maybe he wanted to use him to lure Zhang Jue to show up, but how could he let the other party succeed.Zhang's group of people really made his teeth itch with hatred.

Surely he will find Zhang Jue, Huo Wen slowly closed his eyes and fell asleep.After falling into a deep sleep, Huo Wencai was still thinking about preparing new year's goods, and when the time came, he would find Zhang Jue and let him celebrate the new year with him.In this way, Zhang Jue will not be alone.As for those insane people in Zhang's house, he will make them pay the price one day.

The room was quiet, and the lantern hanging on the window sill gave off a warm light.On the bed, Huo Wencai was lying down and sleeping covered with a quilt, and the lantern attached to the doll also lay on the bed and fell asleep with Huo Wencai...

Here in Zhang’s house on Taiping Street, Henry Zhang served the grandfather in the hall.

"Master, it's late. I'll take you back to your room to rest." Henry Zhang's face was very respectful, but no matter how respectful he was, he couldn't hold back the hostility on his face.

"Yes." Grandpa replied slowly.Henry Zhang helped the grandfather back to the room to rest.After serving the master, Henry Zhang returned to the front hall. He calculated with a compass in his hand, and the person he sent out to meet Huo Wencai came back to report to Henry Zhang.

The man and woman monitoring Huo Wencai were the ones who chased and killed Zhang Jue and Huo Wencai on the Ghost Festival last year.

"Yingmei, Yingnian. Is there any news?" Henry Zhang asked.

"Master, no." Yingmei said respectfully.Yingnian followed Yingmei's words and said, "Master, it's been so long, could it be that he really doesn't know where Zhang Jue is?"

Henry Zhang looked at the compass and said: "He is still in Guangzhou City, since he has handed over such an important thing to this patrolman, he will definitely appear again."

"How about we arrest Huo Wencai and force Zhang Jue to show up?" Yingmei suggested.

"Behind Huo Wencai is the Police Department. Our foundation in Guangzhou City is not stable, and we can't fight against the Police Department." Henry Zhang said.

After arriving in Guangzhou City, he had already investigated the forces in Guangzhou City clearly.This Wei Zong's strength is unfathomable, a person who can fight with the largest warlord in the south, how many people dare to provoke him openly.Even Long Dudu should be afraid of Wei Zong.

The chaos and complexity of this city of Guangzhou are much more severe than that of Beijing, where the stratification of classes is very strong.In the city of Beijing, there is no clear distinction between the royal class and the powerful class.Which one at the bottom is not afraid and respectful of their aristocratic families and powers? This kind of class system dictated by their status has not disappeared with the fall of the Qing Dynasty.

But in the city of Guangzhou, for them, businessmen with relatively low status can influence the whole city of Guangzhou. See the peaceful independence of Guangzhou city during the Xinhai period.If it weren't for the Guangdong squires, how the city of Guangzhou could have achieved peace and independence without shed a drop of blood, and this group of Cantonese businessmen contributed a lot.At the beginning, even the Tong-Meng-Hui had to be wary of Cantonese businessmen. At least Mr. Sun was forced to question by these Cantonese businessmen.

Not to mention the past, even now that Dudu Long is in power and has become one of the biggest warlords of this generation in the south, he is also kind to Cantonese businessmen.Here in Guangzhou City, if Cantonese merchants stomp their feet, Guangzhou City will be shaken three times. Cantonese merchants are the economic lifeline of the entire Guangzhou city and the entire Guangdong. If something happens to these Cantonese merchants, the economy of Guangzhou City will not collapse. If If it collapses, no matter whether you are in power or the rich and powerful, you will be dragged into the frenzy of economic collapse and drowned, and no one can escape.Henry Zhang found it unbelievable that Cantonese businessmen are very united. The Cantonese businessmen in the Cantonese Chamber of Commerce often gather to discuss important matters. These Cantonese businessmen will also observe the current situation for analysis and judgment. They probably have more news than Long Dudu.This is a rare "spectacle" in the north. The merchants in the north are all rivals, and it is not likely that anyone can have a meal in peace.But when it comes to Cantonese businessmen, the Cantonese businessmen are both rivals and friends.Wanting to profit in this turbulent world, they set their sights on the long term.

Guangzhou City is really an incredible place...

After the investigation, it was found that the situation in Guangzhou City was almost "split" into several parts——

The warlord regime and dignitaries headed by Long Dudu.

Guangdong squires and merchants, large and small, headed by Cantonese merchants.

The underworld led by Cao Tie in the south of Guangzhou City, and the underworld led by Scarred Li in the north of Guangzhou City.

There are also British and French colonists on Shamian Island.These colonists did not allow Chinese to go to Shamian Island, and only British and French people could come and go freely. The latest newcomer, Earl Kirkland, was an envoy from Britain.The earl had a commotion in Guangzhou City and he didn't know why.

"You all go down. Continue to monitor Huo Wencai." Henry Zhang said.

"Yes." Yingmei and Yingnian withdrew.Henry Zhang put down the gossip and smiled coldly: "Little uncle, you can't escape my palm."

Huo Wen just had a nightmare one night, which was a nightmare he had before.Zhang Jue was crucified alive, and the blood from his body flowed all over the floor.He was suddenly awakened by this nightmare, looking at the sky outside the window, it was still dark outside in this season.Huo Wen just wiped his face.He's been having this nightmare a lot lately.

It is really heartbreaking to suffer such pain and be tolerated by the members of the Zhang clan.

It would have been nice if I had known Zhang Jue earlier.

Huo Wencai buried his face between his hands. ?