Chapter 31
Strange Occurrence at the Bodyguard Agency
A thought flashed through his mind. Staring at the small stool, Xu Bai thought of a way.
Of course, he would not use the small stool as a hidden weapon. He would be a fool to use such a big object as a hidden weapon.
Because of the stool, he recalled when he’d first started paying.
Reaching into his pocket, Xu Bai took out two copper coins and weighed them in his hand.
This thing was very suitable to be used as a hidden weapon.
The quality of the Great Chu copper coins was very good. If they could be used with the Rain of Maple Leaves, not only would its power increase, but its concealment would also increase greatly.
As a citizen of Sheng County, it was reasonable for him to carry a pile of copper coins with him.
“It works!” Xu Bai immediately made up his mind.
The only drawback was that he did not have enough copper coins.
However, it was not a big problem. He could exchange for some.
The bank could solve the problem, but if he exchanged too much coins, it would arouse suspicion.
“How can I exchange it perfectly without arousing suspicions?” Xu Bai fell into deep thought.
Just as he was thinking, a voice suddenly sounded.
“Brother… Brother Xu?”
“Hm?” Hearing the voice, Xu Bai turned around, his right hand resting on the Ghost Head Saber as he looked at the man beside him.
When Xu Bai’s gaze swept over and the hand on the Ghost Head Saber, the man who was in his twenties shivered.
“It’s me, Brother Xu. I’m Xiao Liu. We came back from the Raging Tiger Bandits together,” Liu Er raised his hand and said quickly.
Xu Bai looked him up and down. “The bodyguard agency’s business isn’t doing well, yet you still have the time to shop?”
Seeing that the other party was dressed in the clothes of the bodyguard agency, Xu Bai finally remembered his identity.
Wasn’t this one of the bodyguards who had returned from the Raging Tiger Bandits?
After returning from the Raging Tiger Bandits, other than him, the other bodyguards did not leave and remained at the bodyguard agency.
“Sigh, ever since that incident, not many people have come to use our escort service. Brother Xu, you know that the bodyguard agency has been in trouble and its reputation is gone. The Young Bodyguard Master has been looking for a buyer recently,” Liu Er sighed.
Xu Bai had been listening with amusement. When he heard that the bodyguard agency was going to sell its business, his eyes lit up.
The Old Bodyguard Master had followed them out of that escort mission, but he had died there. Now, the Young Bodyguard Master was indeed in charge of the bodyguard agency.
“He must be selling it at a high price,” Xu Bai asked.
In his memory, that bodyguard agency was quite big. If he bought it, it would cost a lot of money.
He wanted to buy it. After buying it, he could legitimately exchange it for copper coins.
Those who did business would prepare copper coins. Moreover, businesses like inns would prepare more copper coins.
He thought that it would be very expensive, but Liu Er shook his head.
“As long as you pay, Young Bodyguard Master will sell it for fifty taels of silver.”
“How much? Fifty taels?” Xu Bai stroked his chin and said, “He’s selling it at such a low price?”
The silver in Great Chu was ten taels per ingot. In other words, it only cost five silver ingots.
The purchasing power of each tael of silver was equivalent to five hundred yuan in his previous life. One tael of silver could be exchanged for a hundred copper coins.
It was equivalent to five yuan per copper coin.
Fifty taels of silver was only 25,000 yuan in his previous life.
House prices in Great Chu were not expensive.
However, the Fulong Bodyguard Agency occupied a large area and was on sale for 50 taels of silver. It was truly strange.
“It’s quite cheap, but no one is buying it. Someone came to take a look. For some reason, they left on the same day.” Liu Er smiled bitterly.
At the mention of this, apart from bitterness, Liu Er’s expression was also a little unnatural.
He recalled the abnormality of the bodyguard agency in the past few days and could not help but shiver.
The Young Bodyguard Master’s behavior was really strange. Many bodyguards had already thought of leaving. Even he could not withstand it anymore.
Every day he spent in the bodyguard agency was like a year. He lived in fear and anxiety, making him feel uneasy.
“There’s something wrong with the Young Bodyguard Master too. Ever since not long ago, every night, when we were all asleep, the Young Bodyguard Master would get up alone and walk around the bodyguard agency.”
“That night, I met the Young Bodyguard Master and even talked to him. He ignored me. A senior bodyguard said that he might have been possessed.”
“The next day, when we went to ask the Young Bodyguard Master about his situation, he said that he was fine, but anyone with a discerning eye could tell.”
At the mention of this, Liu Er could not help but tremble, his eyes filled with fear.
Their bodyguards were all unranked martial artists. To put it bluntly, they only knew how to do some farmer-style martial arts. Otherwise, they would not have been completely wiped out by the Raging Tiger Bandits.
When had they ever encountered such a situation?
Therefore, recently, everyone in the bodyguard agency had been in a state of panic.
“Let’s go and take a look,” Xu Bai said after some thought.
If he could get his hands on the bodyguard agency, he would have a plan for the hidden weapons.
As for the abnormality that Liu Er mentioned just now, how would he know if he didn’t go and take a look?
There should be some issues involved.
For example, if someone paid attention to the bodyguard agency and knew that he had plans over the place, they would definitely be suspicious.
However, he had his ways. When the matter was settled, he would have a way to dispel others suspicions.
“Brother Xu, do you mean that you want to take over the bodyguard agency?” Liu Er understood what Xu Bai meant, and his eyes lit up.
If that was the case, he really hoped that Xu Bai would buy the bodyguard agency.
Ever since they parted after the Raging Tiger Bandits, the bodyguards had received some money, but they were still willing to do their old job.
They couldn’t do anything else. They didn’t have any land at home. They also couldn’t do business.
After working as a bodyguard for the past few years, other than knowing how to go on escort missions, he did not know how to do anything else. He could not expect to use the money he received during the Raging Tiger Bandits to support him for the rest of his lives.
Moreover, their reputation was poor. The bodyguard agency had lost its business, but their salary couldn’t be deducted. How could they bear to leave?
If not for the recent incident at the bodyguard agency, they would not have thought of leaving.
As for Xu Bai, Liu Er, and the other bodyguards, their opinions were very simple.
—Awe.
To this day, they still could not forget the scene at the Raging Tiger Bandits.
The figure that wielded a long saber and chopped down the entire Raging Tiger Bandits like cutting melons and vegetables.
He single-handedly cut down a mountain bandit stronghold.
Life was so fragile in his hands, like an egg that was easily broken.
They were in awe, but they also hoped that Xu Bai would stay in the bodyguard agency.
This was a very contradictory emotion.
Reverence, respect, and fear towards Xu Bai.
They had hoped that Xu Bai would stay in the bodyguard agency because it was a mentality for the weak to follow the strong.
“Brother Xu, if you take over the bodyguard agency, all the brothers will be willing to work for you,” Liu Er said excitedly.
Xu Bai smiled and looked in the direction of the Fulong Bodyguard Agency. “Let’s go take a look first.”
“Alright, Brother Xu, this way please.” Liu Er’s listless look disappeared and he led the way excitedly.
The two of them walked through the streets and finally stopped in front of a house.
This house was different from the surroundings. It was majestic and there were two stone lions at the door.
When Liu Er led Xu Bai in, what greeted his eyes was a wide courtyard with various weapons racks.
Xu Bai’s gaze did not linger on these things. He looked across the courtyard and saw a long bench in the courtyard. A young man was lying on the bench.
The young man looked at the sky. There were dark circles under his eyes.