Chapter 160: I just realized I was tricked After they escaped, Gu Chan said to everyone, "Don't worry, if anyone dares to cause trouble for you again, just tell me and I will help you teach them a lesson." "Thank you, Manager Gu." "We feel much more at ease with you here." "We now have someone to back us up!" Everyone expressed their gratitude one after another. Gu Chan was a little embarrassed by everyone's praise, and quickly waved her hand and said, "Okay, everyone, have a good rest! Get some energy so that you can look for a job tomorrow." After saying that, Gu Chan immediately walked towards Ma Zheng and others and started walking around the refugee area with them. After walking around for a while, Gu Chan discovered that the refugee area to the north of Zhongyuan City was quite large. As for the environment, it could only be described in three words: dirty, messy and poor. After searching for more than an hour, Gu Chan finally found a small building three rooms high in the center of the refugee area. For some unknown reason, this small building is in a very dilapidated state. Not only is it leaking on all sides, many tiles on the roof have fallen off, and the walls upstairs and downstairs are also very cracked.
A group of beggars occupied this place, led by an older beggar. When Gu Chan and others came over, the old beggar immediately led thirty or forty beggars out to greet them enthusiastically. Seeing how enthusiastic they were, Gu Chan couldn't help but wonder, "Old man, why are you all out?" "I just heard that you beat up Scar and his gang up on me, right?" asked the old beggar. Gu Chan nodded. The old beggar immediately reached out and grabbed her hand, saying with gratitude, "Little hero, thank you so much! They also asked us for protection money, and if we couldn't pay, we would be beaten by them. You finally vented our anger for us!" "It's okay, you don't have to be polite, it's just a small favor." Gu Chan laughed and slowly pulled her hand back. She is not a fool! Anyone who shows his courtesy to her when they first meet usually has other motives. This is what is called "If someone shows his courtesy to her for no reason, he is either a traitor or a thief." However, the people in front of me are all beggars, so they are not that scary. She wasn't that defensive against them. As expected, Gu Chan was right. As soon as she pulled her hand back, the old beggar immediately asked everyone to kneel down, and then pleaded with a bitter face, "Little hero, can you also take us under your command? This way, we don't have to pay protection fees to Scar and the others in the future." "..."Gu Chan. Dry! She knew that something bad was going to happen. She can't even take care of herself right now, how can she be a savior? Seeing her embarrassment, the old beggar said quickly, "Little hero, as long as you agree to take us under your command, this small building will be given to you. I will take my people out. It doesn't matter where we live anyway." "Let's put it this way, old man. I can barely protect myself right now, so forget about taking you in. But I can promise to protect you. If Scar and the others dare to come to you to collect protection money again, just tell them my name and let them come to me." Gu Chan answered cleverly. "Oh! Thank you, little hero. Let's all kowtow to him!" said the old beggar happily. Then he called a group of beggars and asked them to kowtow to Gu Chan continuously. Gu Chan quickly reached out and helped them up from the ground, then said, "Old man, we have to live in this building tonight, what do you think?" "Okay, okay, okay, we'll go and you just move in." The old beggar agreed hurriedly.
Then he led his people into the small building, packed up their few belongings, and quickly dispersed. Gu Chan said to Ma Zheng, "Go over there and tell everyone to bring over a dozen carriages. We will stay in this building tonight, and start repairing it tomorrow morning. This will be our temporary residence in the future." "Yes, boss." Ma Zheng responded respectfully and ran away quickly. At this time, Zhou Dachuan looked up at the small building in front of him and said, "This building is so dilapidated. If we want to repair it, I'm afraid it will cost a lot of money." "We will buy materials in the refugee area tomorrow and not go to the other three areas. This place is so big. Along the way, I also saw many people doing small businesses. I will contact them one by one tomorrow and fix the house and live there first." Gu Chan said. Zhou Dachuan nodded without comment. The two of them calmed down, went into the small building together, began to check the condition inside the building, and calculated the maintenance costs. Because this place was previously inhabited by a group of beggars, it was dirty and smelly inside. After the two men walked around, they couldn't stand it anymore, so they hurried out and sat on the steps at the door to wait. While waiting, Zhou Dachuan seemed to suddenly remember something and said, "By the way, there is something I have been wondering about for a long time, but I have never told you." "What's the matter?" Gu Chan asked puzzledly. "Just before in Wuheng County, the escape plan of Mr. Shen and the others was so secretive that no one knew about it except them. But when they actually implemented it, why was it discovered so quickly?" Zhou Dachuan asked the question that was puzzled in his mind. As early as more than half a month ago, in Wuheng County, after Shen Sanfeng and others were captured by Luo Changfeng and his men, he had always had this question, and he finally asked it now. Gu Chan was stunned when she heard this. She had been fleeing all this time and had no time to think about this problem. It was not until now, when Zhou Dachuan mentioned it, that she reacted. Indeed, given the circumstances at the time, Shen Sanfeng and others' secret escape plan should not have been discovered. "Oh my God! This might be my problem!" After thinking for a while, Gu Chan suddenly screamed. Zhou Dachuan looked at her in surprise and said, "What's your problem?" "I once told others about my godfather and his secret escape plan." Gu Chan said with eyes wide open. As she said this, she subconsciously looked at the pink bag she was carrying. Zhou Dachuan frowned and asked, "Who did you tell?" "It was Qin Xiang, the proprietress of Wanqi Shop. I went to buy this bag from her that day, and I told her about it..." "No wonder I didn't see the proprietress of the Wanqi Shop during my escape. After all this time, I think she must have betrayed the Tiancang Kingdom and became its running dog!" Before Gu Chan could finish her words, Zhou Dachuan started cursing. It has been more than half a month since they came here, and even Gu Chan didn't notice that Qin Xiang was not in the fleeing team. Now there are only two possibilities. First, Qin Xiang betrayed the Tiancang Kingdom and took the initiative to leak secrets to Luo Changfeng, selling out her country for personal gain. Second, Qin Xiang was actually a spy arranged by the Diyue Kingdom at the border of the Tiancang Kingdom. She had just been using the identity of the owner of a weapons shop as a cover. All in all, no matter what, Gu Chan was definitely tricked by her this time. (End of this chapter)