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'Scholar' Yu, under orders to investigate the whereabouts of Wen Tailai, made discreet enquiries along the road as he wentBut he discovered no clues, and in less than a day arrived at Liangzhou, a prosperous busy city and one of the largest in Gansu provinceHe found a room in an inn, then went to a tavern and drank alone, bemoaning his fateHe thought of Luo Bing's voice and smile, and a tide of longing rose within himHe knew it was hopeless, and the more he drank, the more melancholy he becameHe was just about to leave when two men came inYu knew he had seen one of them before and quickly turned his head awayHe thought frantically and placed him as one of the Yamen gucci coin wallet officers he had fought at Iron Gall ManorLuckily, the man and his companion paid no attention to him
They chose a table near the window which happened to be just next to Yu's and sat downYu sat with his head on the table, pretending to be drunk
The two men chatted for a while, then one said:
"Brother Rui, it's remarkable How you captured that fellowI wonder what sort of reward the Emperor will give you?"
"I'm not concerned about the reward," Rui replied"If we can get him to Hangzhou nice and safely, I'll be happyWhen we left Beijing, there were eight of us bodyguards, and now I'm the only one leftIt was that fight in SuzhouI'm not selling myself short, but I still get the shivers just thinking about it
"You're with Master Zhang now," the other said"I'm prada stripe handbag sure nothing more will be wrong
"That's true," Rui replied"But it means that the Imperial Guardsmen get all the creditWhat do we Imperial Bodyguards get out of it? But tell me, old ZhuWhat are they doing sending him to Hangzhou instead of to Beijing?"
"My younger sister is from the family of Great Scholar Shi, as you know," Zhu replied, lowering his voice"She told me quietly that the Emperor plans to go down southPerhaps he wants to question him himself
Rui grunted and drank a mouthful of wine"So the six of you rushed out from Beijing to see that the Imperial command was complied with?"
"And to give the rest of you some helpThe Red Flower Society is very powerful in the southWe have to be especially careful
As he listened, Yu groaned inwardly at the louis vuitton leather sheer luck of it allIf he had not happened to be there and hear them, the Red Flower Society heroes would have been racing to Beijing to save Wen when he was really being taken to Hangzhou
"Brother Rui," Zhu said"Exactly what crime has this fellow committed that the Emperor wants to question him personally?"
"How would we know?" Rui replied"We were just told that if we didn't catch him, we would all be removed from our postsI just hope I can keep my head on my shoulders
The two laughed and drank, and their conversation turned to the subject of womenFinally, they paid the bill and stood up to leaveRui looked over at Yu prostrate on the table
"Scholars," he said and laughed harshly"Three cups of wine and they can't even walk
Yu waited until they had gone, then gucci watch uk hastily threw five silver coins onto the table and dashed out of the tavernHe spotted the men entering the city YamenHe waited for a long time but didn't see them re-appear, and decided they must be lodging there
He returned to his room and as soon as it was dark, he changed into a set of dark clothes, stuck his golden flute into his belt then ran over to the YamenMaking his way round to the back, he clambered over the wall
All was pitch black in the courtyard except for a shaft of light coming from a window in the eastern hall, and as he crept closer, he heard voices coming from insideHe wet the tip of his finger with a drop of saliva, then lightly moistened the window paper and made a small holeLooking through, he started in fright
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