Chapter 171 Parting

No matter how much you pray or be reluctant, dawn will finally come!

The next day, citizens who had barely slept a wink all night secretly opened their windows and took in the atmosphere of the city.

The streets that had been washed away by yesterday's rain were brand new, the shops with signboards but not yet open, the walls covered with white paper... everything seemed very normal and quiet. Uh, wait, blank paper?

Bang, bang, bang... The doors opened one after another, and citizens walked onto the streets one after another, staring blankly at the papers posted on the walls of their houses. Of course they are familiar with this thing. Except for yesterday, they can often see it during this period. This is the propaganda slogan of the Gray Army.

Turning around again, the streets and alleys were filled with these things. If anyone stands at the tallest bell tower in the city, he will find that these white papers are like strips of white silk tightly wrapped around the city.

The people looked at this scene with mixed emotions. It could be said that they were both grateful and resentful.

It is undeniable that yesterday's turmoil really made them feel good, especially those who participated. This behavior of challenging authority and resisting oppression brought about some qualitative changes in their mentality. It can be said that this will be the most comforting moment in their lives. When they are old, they can sit on the rocking chair and proudly tell their children and grandchildren about their heroic deeds!

As for resentment, it's easy to understand. They have struggled at the bottom of society all their lives, and they know best what kind of methods those nobles will use to retaliate. It is no exaggeration to say that they have foreseen that for a long time in the future, the sky above Liva City will be only black and blood... and all of this was brought by the Gray Army!

"Huh!"

I don't know who made the first surprise, and there was some commotion in the street. People gathered around the propaganda paper. The content on it had nothing to say and was still satirical and critical. However, there are some obvious writings added at the top.

"Don't worry, we don't often use violence, but we don't like being retaliated even more!"

There was so much propaganda paper scattered in Liva City today, as if the gray-coated army had taken out everything from the bottom of the box, so the sentence added after this seemed very concise, but the meaning was also very clear.

This is a promise so that the people will not worry about revenge from the nobles.

The atmosphere relaxed instantly. Although the people didn't know how the Gray Army did it, this overwhelming and huge project undoubtedly gave them a lot of confidence.

Some places couldn't help but cheer. As a citizen carefully took off the propaganda paper on the wall of his house, everyone followed suit and took it into his house... Liva City, a noble residence in the East City district.

Unlike other urban areas, the atmosphere here is particularly weird. It can't be said to be quiet, because there were screams here one after another early in the morning, and then the high-pitched yells and curses of various women started.

Then, except for a few manors who were still singing sopranos, the male nobles in pajamas were driven out of the house in embarrassment. Other places fell into chaos, and various guards were mobilized urgently to inspect everything within the manor and even the Dongcheng District.

Dozens of nobles who had discussed together last night gathered together again, but the number of people who arrived this time was obviously not as large as last time. When they found out that there was a fire in the backyard, everyone looked strange.

Such a meeting did not last long, and the nobles present quickly reached a consensus.

First, the city gate that had just been opened was closed urgently.

Then some people discovered that big men in plain clothes with bulging bags in their waists were walking onto the streets. They were almost everywhere in the city. At first, the people were still worried about the revenge of the nobles, but then they discovered that these people seemed to be looking for something, even some dog holes in the corners.

The whole city was in commotion and chaos.

The nobles were indeed frightened, and some of them still looked frightened. They were sitting in the living room surrounded by guards, holding up their teacups tremblingly to calm down their shock.

They have never felt like their lives are not theirs like now. Imagine that while you were sleeping, someone sneaked into the bedroom silently, and then looked at you quietly beside the bed... and you were still snoring at that time. Snoring, having wonderful dreams!

It's not like they haven't seen assassins before, there are many of them in the thieves guild in the city. However, the official trade unions tend to be biased towards nobles. The missions to assassinate nobles are basically issued by people who are also nobles. Moreover, assassins generally would not assassinate nobles, because that would result in a long and endless pursuit.

But the gray-clothed army would not have such scruples. They did not need a bounty, and the two sides were natural enemies. There was no burden at all in killing them.

The nobles have already put the purge of the people behind them, and only want to capture the Gray Army in the city. In their hearts, they had to admit that if they didn't get rid of these people, they really wouldn't dare to do anything to the people.

At noon, the city-wide inventory was still going on. Every household was asked to open a search, and they seemed determined not to stop until something was found. With such a grand effort, a lot of wanted criminals who were on the run were found, but this was obviously not their target.

By this time, what happened in Dongcheng District was also spreading in the city. Some savvy people also understood that what these people were looking for were the Gray Clothes Army, and they couldn't help but feel secretly worried. Now it is rare for nobles to join forces to search the whole city. Can they escape? Everyone understands that now as long as the Gray Army is not caught, they don't have to worry about retaliation.

...While the investigation was in full swing, a small business group gradually approached the city gate. There were not many people, probably only a few dozen people like this, and there were a dozen carriages loaded with goods behind them.

Such small business groups are the most common. Basically what they have to do is to exchange goods from the east to west, north to south. Due to the scale problem, there are not many goods, so they need a long time to transport back and forth to ensure profits. But unfortunately, by the time they arrived at the city gate, it was already tightly closed.

A young man with a mustache walked out of the business group and stepped forward to negotiate.

"The city gate is closed urgently, and there is no way to pass. You should go back quickly..." A city guard came over, waved his hand and said impatiently. You must know that during this period, he has repeated this sentence several times.

But this time, before he could finish speaking, he received a slap on the back of his head.

A man who looked like a captain nodded and bowed, spreading his hands in an invitation gesture: "Dear Sir, you can pass."

"Yes!" The young man nodded casually, with a majestic look on his slightly immature face.

Squeak... The huge city gate slowly opened under the push of a dozen soldiers on both sides.

After waving his hand, the small business group passed with their heads held high under the leadership of the young man.

On the side, the soldier guarding the city with a look of grievance said: "Captain, didn't the city lord order the city gate to be closed? Why can they..."

Snapped! The captain patted the defender on the forehead: "Idiot, look at their flag!"

"Uh..." The city defender was stunned and looked up at the flag on the carriage. On the square cloth, there is an animal with pointed ears, four claws and a curved tail printed on it. A gust of cold wind blew by, the flag fluttered, and the animal on it ran as if it came to life... "This, this, this, this is a cat?" Confirming that he had read it correctly, the defender opened his mouth and was stunned!

The flag pattern is the symbol of a force. It can have plants, weapons, monsters, hybrid monsters, etc. on it. But there are not many ordinary animals, and even so, they will choose ferocious and big ones such as wolves and lions, but a cat... this is too inconsistent!

"Well, to be precise, it's a raccoon cat!" The captain glanced at the leaving caravan with envy, then shook his head, "I don't know how many gold coins they made... Even the city lord has to curry favor with them!"

After hearing these words, the city defenders finally reacted and shouted: "Yatang Merchant Group!"

Since you are defending the city, you must have good eyesight. Otherwise, if you accidentally bump into a noble, you will be beaten to death and no one will care. There is certainly nothing wrong with this soldier's eyesight. He just saw that the other party was a small business group and didn't pay attention. Now that I know that the other party is the Yatang business group, which has become very popular in the aristocratic circle recently, cold sweat suddenly breaks down... If you offend them, you will offend the entire aristocracy, and they are not from this city... When Riva After the city wall turned into a blurry black spot, the Yatang business group stopped at a fork in the road.

The young man was naturally Allen. He took a few steps back, raised his hand and knocked on the closed carriage a few times, knock, knock, knock... Bang! The car door opens. The pale Tang En walked out with the help of Mi Xiu.

"Thank you, Allen!" After saying that, Tang En narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at the business group members not far away.

"Sir, don't worry, they are reliable." Allen said immediately after seeing this.

Tang En nodded, and behind him, Joshua, Jack and the others walked out one after another.

In the eyes of the Bran Empire, the Gray Clothes Army is definitely something that can be quickly eliminated. Not to mention the current Yatang business group, even if some big nobles are found to have dealings with the Gray Army, they will be punished. Tang En and the others used the business group to escape this time, so naturally they would not let outsiders know.

"Here." Tang En took out a few pieces of white paper from his arms, and then pinched his tired eyebrows, "These are some things I thought of last night. I don't know if they are useful. You can take them to professionals for study. one time."

No matter how popular a product is, there will be a limit. After all, there are only so many people who will buy it. The hot sales of washing machines made Tang En see the power of technology, so he spent the night recalling some things from this world. Of course, it is possible that the southern tangerine and the northern tangerine are not acclimated to the climate, but it is still okay to use this as a reference idea.

Allen pursed his lips and took the pieces of paper solemnly. Of course he knew who came up with all the ideas for the washing machine. Although Tang En said he didn't care, who knew that there was no washing machine among these thin papers.

"Sir, take this." After Alan put away the paper, he took off a ring from his hand and handed it over. "This is a symbol of the Yatang Business Group. I will set up rings in these nearby cities. Yatang Shop, you can come here to withdraw some money for use."

"Sss..." Jack's eyes lit up, and he licked his lips and almost drooled. Although Allen said it very lightly, Jack knew the meaning. It can be said that having this ring is equivalent to having a treasury.

Allen now knows that Tang En has joined the Gray Army. Although he can't understand it, he still unconditionally supports what he does. If you can't help on the surface, you can only stuff gold coins.

Tang En also understood this and accepted this seemingly inconspicuous ring without any hesitation.

"By the way, take those people to the south and help them do some business or something!" Tang En pointed at the timid hotel owner and a few waiters behind him.

The hotel owner has been very depressed recently. He thought he would get a big deal, but unexpectedly, the dead star came to visit. The hotel has been sealed off, and we have been in a state of fear for the past few days. After all, in the outside world now, he is also given the identity of a secret ally of the Gray Army.

It's impossible not to complain about this, but after seeing Tang En's methods, the hotel owner can only slap himself in his heart, letting you see the money and letting you help them cover up... But now, seeing Tang En pointed his finger, and Allen nodded suddenly. The gloom in the hotel owner's heart disappeared, and joy filled his whole body. He is a businessman, so he naturally knows the importance of the Yatang Business Group. Ah ha, I'm getting rich. It's a good thing that these gray-clothed troops have come, yes, of course, I also have good taste... "Okay, that's it." After a few casual chats, Tang En ended his words.

This place is only about ten miles away from Liva City, and no one is sure whether the nobles will chase them along the way after they react, so it is better to separate now.

"Yes!" Allen nodded silently, then seemed to remember something, raised his head and said, "Sir, Sister Lina has always missed you."

"Uh..." Tang En was stunned and touched his nose, "Tell her not to worry. Well, I will go to the south if I have the chance."

"Okay." Allen agreed, bowed and said, "Goodbye, sir."

"Goodbye!" Tang En turned around and walked a few steps, then touched his forehead, "Jack, do you want to walk with us for a while first, or follow the business group?"

"Nonsense, of course I'm going to follow the business group!" Jack turned around without hesitation, with a look of contempt on his face, "I'm sure there will be no good things coming from following you. I want to live for two more years."

Walking to Allen, Jack immediately changed his fawning expression and stared directly at the other ring on Allen's hand: "Well, Allen, you and I are fellow villagers. In fact, Tang En and I are from the same country. The relationship is not bad, you see..."

Allen opened his mouth, speechless.

Damn... Tang En's mouth twitched a few times, and he got into the carriage with Joshua and others and left.

After watching the carriage disappear at the foot of a mountain, Allen sighed sadly, then turned around with a majestic look on his face: "I hope you will never forget everything that happened today!" There was no threat, but it was absolutely decisive.

"Yes!" The members of the business group bowed and replied.

Allen nodded. These are all old people from the business group. They know the priorities of things. Furthermore, if they master some leadership secrets, there will naturally be many benefits.

After such a long period of experience, Tang En is no longer the rookie killer he was before. And Allen is not just the newspaper delivery boy in the slums back then...