My years as a soldier

"Boss!"

Several bad guys immediately yelled at the man.Needless to say, with such attire and such majesty, this person must be the current bad handsome in Chang'an County.Hu Jiuzhang was still a soldier after all, seeing this military officer's attire, the anger that rushed to his head was instantly suppressed to death.He let go of the hand that was holding the collar of the short-bearded man, and stood still, staring fixedly at the bad guy.

"My brother's name is Hu Yan! An accident happened in Chang'an half a month ago - I don't need to pursue the cause and effect of it, but where is my brother now, whether he is alive or dead. Since you know, you should tell me me!"

Although Hu Jiuzhang was much calmer than before, his aura was not weak when he spoke.The bad guy met the sharp gaze of Hu Jiuzhang's eagle eyes, and he was taken aback for a moment.Hu Jiuzhang originally thought that the other party would continue to be tough, but who would have thought that the bad guy would put on a smiling face in an instant.

"Hehe, I thought someone was making trouble, it turned out to be Han Haijun's brother—"

Hu Jiuzhang was also taken aback when he heard the word Han Haijun from the mouth of the unscrupulous handsome man. He was so surprised that he even lowered his voice.

"how do you know……"

"Hmph..." But seeing the bad guy chuckle mysteriously twice, he straightened the horizontal knife at his waist, Hu Jiuzhang couldn't help looking at his horizontal knife, and then opened his mouth wide - this bad guy The horizontal knife on his waist is actually the same as the one on his waist - he is also a soldier of Beiting?Hu Jiuzhang was astonished, before he could speak, he heard the bad guy speak by himself.

"I am the brigade commander of the second cavalry brigade of the Tianshan Army of Beiting Dufu Mansion—Chen Fan. Where did you come from Beiting? How dare you come to Chang'an to make trouble—"

When the bad handsome man spoke in that incomparable Chang'an official accent, but after he announced his name, he actually gave off a bit of the desolation of the Northwest desert. Hu Jiuzhang felt his heart surge when he heard it. How could he think of himself? When you go to Beijing, you will meet soldiers from Beiting!Reflexively, he gave a military salute to the bad guy named Chen Fan——

"I'm Hu Jiuzhang, the light armored infantry of the Sixth Regiment of the Han Navy of Beiting Dufu!"

Although Hu Jiuzhang bowed down, the determination in his eyes did not fade away.

"I would like to ask Lushuai Chen to inform the whereabouts of my brother-in-law Hu Yan."

"Cough, this is..."

Chen Fan squinted his eyes at the bad guys around Hu Jiuzhang, and the two bad guys who were holding Hu Jiuzhang's shoulders let go knowingly, and each took a step back.After the two men retreated, Chen Fan cast his eyes on Hu Jiuzhang's face again.

"You also heard what Lao Ding said just now. Your brother had an accident. It was half a month ago. It has been more than ten days. You come to look for it now, don't you think it's a bit late?"

"I..." Hu Jiuzhang was taken aback, but his voice became more gloomy.

"From the moment I heard the news, I have come all the way from Beiting. The original one-month journey, I finished it in half a month. I want to hurry up, I..." When Hu Jiuzhang said this, his throat couldn't help but feel a little sluggish. There was a shimmer of light in his red eyes, but Hu Jiuzhang sucked his nose hard, pressing all the grievance and sentimentality into the bottom of his heart.

"...I just want to know where my brother is now. If he really dies, I'll collect his body...I won't make trouble."

"Hey... look at you—"

Seeing Hu Jiuzhang's tearful but pretending tough look, Chen Fan's expression also softened.After all, Hu Jiuzhang is only a young man in his twenties. Although he has a short beard on his chin, his eyes are still as clear as a boy, which is completely different from those old soldiers in Chang'an. Just look and see.

But Chen Fan let out a long sigh.

"Let me tell you the truth, Hu Jiuzhang, what happened to your younger brother Hu Yan happened in my Chang'an County, but what happened to Hu Yan involved some people, and the higher-ups have explained it. If this matter is over, even if it is over, no further rumors are allowed. We Brothers also have to live. Even if I am a bad handsome man, I can’t violate the clear instructions from above. This is Chang’an, not elsewhere. At the feet of the emperor, how many forces are secretly competing in this Chang’an city, you won’t Don't you understand?"

"Boss?" Hu Jiuzhang's brows tightened, and he couldn't help but add seriousness to his face, "Who is Hu Yan offending? How could he, an ordinary scholar, offend such a dignitary?"

"Eh……"

Facing Hu Jiuzhang's questioning, Chen Fan shook his head repeatedly.

"Brother Jiuzhang, I don't want to hold you accountable because of the friendship between you and me. It's not easy to come all the way from Beiting. Old Chen, I haven't heard news from Beijiang for a long time! Let me, the former brigade commander who was transferred, take a breath, how about you accompany me out to have a good meal?"

As Chen Fan said, he walked all the way to Hu Jiuzhang with a smile on his face.The bad guys who had surrounded Hu Jiuzhang backed away one after another.Chen Fan didn't wait for Hu Jiuzhang to agree, so he took off his badly handsome light armor on the spot, and only wore plain black clothes that were no different from those around him, and put his hand on Hu Jiuzhang's shoulder.

"Let's go, let's go! Hey -- you all listen carefully. If there is something wrong with the higher-ups, just say that someone from my hometown has come and brought them out to settle down."

Before Chen Fan finished speaking, he had already wrapped his arms around Hu Jiuzhang's shoulders, and was about to take him out.Hu Jiuzhang is more than seven feet tall, and he is definitely not short among the crowd, but as soon as Chen Fan walked over, Hu Jiuzhang was caught in his arms like a girl in a daze, and when he looked up, he only saw Chen Fan. jaw.

"Chen Lushuai, what are you doing?"

Hu Jiuzhang had never thought of going to drink. He had just finished eating not long ago, and he was used to being hungry.But being hugged by Chen Fan behind his back, he had nowhere to focus, so he could only raise his head to look at Chen Fan's heroic and clear face amidst the vicissitudes of life.Looking up from an angle, Chen Fan's sideburns, which were obviously combed sideways for the sake of looking good, actually made him look a bit chic.

"Hey - don't call him Lu Shuai, he's not Lu Shuai anymore, he's a bad guy! Haha, boy, what happened to Zhuo Canjun of your Sixth Regiment? I even had a drink with him back then! Don't look at me I am in Chang'an, but I am also very concerned about the affairs of the Northwest!"

Hu Jiuzhang was forced to be dragged to the Xishi restaurant by this tall and burly Chen Fan. He originally wanted to sincerely ask Chen Fan for a few words, but who knew that this bad guy was actually on duty At that time, he generously took him to sit in an open-air stall on the side of Xishi Street.

The two sat face to face around a small square table, and Chen Fan boldly ordered two jars of turbid wine and two servings of mutton.Hu Jiuzhang hadn't eaten such exquisitely cooked lamb for many years. He looked at the whole pot of lamb spine in front of him, and before he took a bite, his nose felt sore.

My mother has never eaten such a good thing, and my father may have eaten it before, but how many years... During the famine years, they couldn't even afford food, let alone buy mutton.And Hu Yan... Hu Yan hasn't lived a good life for a few days since he was a child. Even if his family gets a little bit of meat in a year, they have to go to the temple at the head of the village to burn incense for a day, and then look at the city of Chang'an— -Eat, drink, wear, use!People walk on the street, as long as they have money, they can buy almost anything.

Hu Jiuzhang took a deep breath, suppressed the throbbing in his throat, and did not speak to Chen Fan again, but solemnly took out a piece of sheep bone from the basin in front of him and brought it to his mouth.He ate every bite very seriously, and he didn't want to waste even a little bit of meat.He always thought that this meal of meat was not eaten by him alone, but by him on behalf of his whole family.

Hu Jiuzhang lowered his head to eat the meat, but Chen Fan on the opposite side was taken aback.Chen Fan could tell by his attire that he was from aristocratic family. He had probably never seen anyone eat meat with such solemnity, and he stared at Hu Jiuzhang in a daze for a moment.

"Hey, brother Jiuzhang?"

It wasn't until Hu Jiuzhang finished eating the short piece of mutton bone that Chen Fan, the bad guy, spoke again.

"Hey... Brother Jiuzhang, you don't need to say anything. We have all fought in Beiting, I understand what you are thinking. Regarding your brother, let me tell you the truth, he did not provoke ordinary people. Although I am a bad handsome man in Chang'an County, as far as my official position is concerned, I am nothing in Chang'an. Chang'an City is at the foot of the emperor... Those who can settle in Chang'an's house are under the eyes of saints every day Noble man. With a single word from someone, I, Tang, can kill hundreds of thousands of people—this kind of person, let alone you, I would not dare to offend."

At this point, Chen Fan's voice gradually lowered, changing his cynical and rambunctious appearance just now.

"I just want to know where he is now..." Hu Jiuzhang put down the mutton bone in his hand, lowered his head, his eyes were still fixed on the mutton bone that he had gnawed clean.

"This matter... Just now in the courtyard, Lao Ding didn't lie to you. Our bad guys are only in charge of investigation and arrest. The superiors have already pinched this matter. Your brother is not the criminal who committed the crime. Even if I want to investigate, There is no name to pursue. Besides, half a month has passed, and now you want to ask me, I really don't know where your brother is now."

Chen Fan spoke sincerely, he didn't touch any of the meat and wine in front of him.Unlike Hu Jiuzhang, he couldn't eat meat once in a few years.In his opinion, these two servings of mutton in a water bowl are nothing more than an after-dinner embellishment.

"But if I don't ask you, who else can I ask?" Hu Jiuzhang suddenly raised his eyes and met Chen Fan's eyes.The clear tears soaked in the corners of his eyes had been dried by the wind, and in his bloodshot eyes, there was only pleading.

"Uh……"

Chen Fan looked at Hu Jiuzhang's appearance, and sighed again.

"Brother...Brother Jiuzhang, I'm really telling you these things because you are from our Beiting family. And I said this here, so you just think it's me after drinking." If you want to ask me a second time, I will never say it, you know?"

No matter how dull Hu Jiuzhang was, he could still hear what Chen Fan said.He nodded resolutely, and his hands on the table were clenched tightly because of excitement.

"You say--"

"Cough..." Chen Fan coughed lightly, actually picked up the jar of dirty wine on the table, and suddenly poured three or four gulps into his mouth.

"Hey... This matter is easy to say. The person your younger brother provoked was named Zhang Si. He was originally a gangster. He was extremely shameless and despicable. He was notorious among the people. Ordinary gangster, if he commits a crime, even bad people like us can't control him. The reason is because of the master behind Zhang Si..."

Having said that, Chen Fan paused for a moment, his expression becoming more serious.And Hu Jiuzhang was also concentrating on it, for fear that he would miss any word.

"The owner behind this Si is the current emperor's own son, King Su Li Cong—do you understand?"