Tales of Soldier - Chapter 164

[Chapter 164]

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Accompanied by Feili, Yuna and Chen Kang signed the contract. Chen Kang has no opinion on why Tang Long did not come to sign the contract in person, because this kind of economic contract is usually signed by the prime minister or the minister of finance. After Chen Kang signed the contract, he left Zhongzhou Star in a hurry. Of course, this was only with Tang Long’s special permission.

Yuna grabbed Fili who was about to leave, shook the contract in her hand and asked, “Fili, is this contract legally binding?”

Feili said without thinking: “It has no legal effect, because the above two parties are ambiguous, and no one will punish the two parties if they break the contract. To put it mildly, this is just a good-looking document. If executed, the contract is void.”

Yuna nodded and smiled: “That’s good.”

This time, it was Feili’s turn to not understand: “Sister Yuna, this contract seems to be very important to us. What’s good about it not having legal effect?”

“Hehe, although this contract does not have legal effect, it is a very important contract for Chen Kang. As long as this contract is in place, Chen Kang can enter our Central Region Star Region openly and aboveboard.” Yuna said This began to change the subject: “By the way, how is your Minister of Law? I haven’t seen you recently.”

“Hey, my minister is in charge of both lawyer training and judge training, and I’m also busy formulating laws that suit our star field. I’m so busy that I don’t have time to come out and breathe.” Feili said. He suddenly remembered something and said, “Ah, Sister Yuna, let me go first, and I will need to supervise the next court hearing.”

“Okay, go do your work.” Yuna nodded and left with Feili.

When Yuna returned to the council hall, she happened to see Ling Li reporting to Tang Long: “My lord, this subordinate is incompetent, and there is still no trace of those assassins.”

Tang Long shook his head: “It’s nothing, they are all elite assassins. It’s not surprising that our intelligence officers couldn’t find their traces. The cosmos port was lifted, and the armed departments were lifted.”

Ling Li raised her head and asked in surprise, “Is that enough?”

Tang Long smiled bitterly and said, “No way, we don’t have enough elite personnel now, so don’t waste manpower and material resources.” Speaking of this, Tang Long suddenly smiled and said: “Ling Li, go to various armed departments to select elites for training, and help me train a group of them. A top secret agent who is no less than anyone!”

Ling Li, who was originally a little disappointed, immediately saluted and said, “Follow your orders!” She knew that the lord was ready to return the truth in his own way. Although there was no clear evidence to prove who did it, everyone had a vague goal.

At this time, Peng Wenfeng came out and said, “My lord, the immigration from Earth is very poor in discipline. They fight, rape, rob and do everything. When our police department arrested them, their organizers actually protested to us, saying that they discriminated against them.”

“Are all immigrants like this?” Tang Long asked curiously.

Peng Wenfeng nodded and said: “Yes, most of them are like this. According to the information provided by Yuming, these immigrants are all unemployed people such as criminals and hooligans of Earth Star.”

“Hmph, don’t pay attention to those bullshit organizers, those new immigrants caught, send them to the procuratorate for prosecution, and let the court sentence them according to our laws, those who should be closed, those who should be put to death. If it’s broadcast publicly, I don’t think we’re vegetarian!” Tang Long said coldly.

Peng Wenfeng complied with the order and withdrew respectfully.

When night fell, Tang Long, who had nothing to do, took his two beautiful tails and walked down the street in casual clothes. In fact, Tang Long just wanted to go out by himself to get some air, but unfortunately Feng Bing and Feng Shuang had to follow him no matter what. .

“Well, I didn’t expect such a big change. This street is full of shops and casinos. How are the customers of these shops?” Tang Long asked the people behind him as he strolled down the street.

“The street near the council hall is the most prosperous street in Zhongzhou Star, and the people nearby like to shop and entertain here.” Feng Bing said coldly.

“Hmm, it looks like business is going well.” Tang Long has seen that although the flow of people in the shops and casinos did not decrease much at night, it began to increase slowly.

Tang Long, who was in front of a nightclub, heard the faint sound of music inside, and couldn’t help but stop and turned to Feng Bing and Feng Shuang and said, “It’s been a long time since I went dancing, how about going in and seeing?”

Feng Bing and Feng Shuang bowed slightly: “Follow your master’s wishes.”

Tang Long pouted and muttered: “It’s boring to keep saying this.” He waved his hands and led them into the door of the nightclub.

After entering, Tang Long was startled immediately by a deafening music sound that was blocked by the sound insulation device. But when he saw the crowd in the ballroom dancing to the music, he immediately rushed in and twisted his butt to the music. And, like the dancing crowd, began to open their throats and shout.

Feng Bing and Feng Shuang, who had never seen such a burst, looked at each other, then shook their heads and stood motionless on the side. The waitress who had come over a long time ago hurriedly said to them, “Two young ladies, please come here.” Although due to the lighting problem, the appearance of the two tall women could not be clearly seen, but they could still be seen in the haze. Seeing that they were all beautiful women, I invited them to a table on the edge of the ballroom according to the regulations.

Seeing that the table was very close to the ballroom, Feng Bing and Feng Shuang also walked to the table and sat down, but their eyes were focused on Tang Long who was jumping and jumping in the field.

The waitress asked with a smile: “What drink do you need? How about a few bottles of our Zhongzhou Star specialty – Zhongzhou beer? It tastes very good.”

Feng Bing and Feng Shuang, who had received a lot of knowledge from Tang Xing, nodded, Feng Bing took out a stack of 100-yuan Wulai coins, took out three and handed them to the waitress, and said coldly, “Three bottles. ”

The waitress who was taken aback by Feng Bing’s generosity immediately took the banknotes and said with a smile, “Thank you, I’ll bring them up right away.” She turned around and walked away and immediately grabbed a lady who was selling dim sum and said, “There are two on booth 13. Generous young lady, 3 bottles of Zhongzhou beer will give you 300 yuan!” The young lady pushed the dim sum cart over with her eyes lighted upon hearing this. A bottle of beer that sells for 1 yuan can actually be sold for 100 yuan! It’s hard not to be moved.

At this time, the shaking lights in the field inadvertently stayed at the table of Feng Bing and Feng Shuang for a few seconds, allowing them to clearly show their faces in front of everyone. Suddenly, countless whistles were added to the violent music, and then many guys with wine glasses stood up all around, and quickly approached the table. The lady who sold the dim sum had to stay outside and feel annoyed.

All of a sudden, Feng Bing and Feng Shuang were surrounded by dozens of men. These men were either calling the two beautiful young ladies to make friends, or they were calling to invite them to drink, and more importantly, they invited them to dance. If it wasn’t for Tang Xing’s input, letting them know what such a guy wanted to do, I’m afraid Feng Bing and Feng Shuang would have given them a hard lesson.

When these men were still stalking around after being rejected, a cold snort sounded in their ears: “Get away from me!” The men turned their heads angrily when they heard such rude words and prepared to leave. scolded, but when he saw who said this, he immediately folded his tail and bowed his head like a tide. Miss Dim Sum, who originally found that she could finally come by, also pushed the dim sum cart away after seeing that person.

Only then did Feng Bing and Feng Shuang realize that the person who helped them out was a handsome young man. Looking at the four big bodyguards beside him, they believed that this young man should not be an ordinary person.

The young man sat on the chair opened by the bodyguard, stretched out his hands to Feng Bing and Feng Shuang and said, “Welcome to the two beautiful young ladies to our store. I am the owner Ouyang Dong.” He handed down his name, but he didn’t expect the two beautiful girls to look at him like that, neither shaking his hand nor talking to him at all. This caused Ouyang Dong to withdraw his hands in embarrassment. Fortunately, the lights were turned off now, otherwise he would lose face.

Ouyang Dong continued with a smile as if the embarrassment had never happened just now: “I don’t know what the two young ladies are called? This is the first time I’ve come to my shop, right? Let me…” He didn’t finish his sentence. I heard a man behind me yelling: “Two beauties, come down and dance together!”

Ouyang Dong frowned and looked back, and found a hazy figure walking out of the ballroom waving his hand. Just when he was about to signal his bodyguard to deal with the guy who didn’t know what he was called, Feng Bing and Feng Shuang had already stood up and walked towards the ballroom, causing Ouyang Dong to be stunned. And a clever bodyguard immediately followed.

Seeing the two beauties standing in front of the guy and jumping up and down, Ouyang Dong gritted his teeth and roared: “Two stinky bitches pretending to be noble! You will know my interests later! “As he said that, he motioned for the lady to bring beer. When the beer was brought, he immediately poured two glasses of wine, then took out two pills from his arms and put them in the glass, and then looked at the crowd in the dance hall with a smirk.

Feng Bing and Feng Shuang walked up to Tang Long and said, “My lord.” The bodyguard behind them changed his face when he heard this, and hurriedly returned to Ouyang Dong.

Tang Long waved his hand and said, “Don’t call me the lord on this occasion, we’re here to play. Can you dance? No? I’ll teach you, this dance is easy to learn, come, twist your butt to this side first, Then take a step to the left. That’s right, then twist your butt to the other side, don’t put your hands on either side, lift it up and dance. Yes, that’s it!”

The robot’s learning ability is very strong. After being taught by Tang Long, their movements are the same as Tang Long. So these three dances are the same, and the combination of good-looking movements immediately attracted a large number of people to dance with them. Tang Long saw Feng Bing and Feng Shuang dancing, but still had that cold expression on his face, he couldn’t help but say again: “You put a smile on your face, then jump two steps and shout, this is fun. ”

Feng Bing and Feng Shuang, who completely obeyed the order, showed smiles on their faces, and at the same time they jumped two steps and shouted loudly. Their actions immediately caused the dancers to shout. Tang Long didn’t realize that the smiles on their faces were reluctant and stiff, but after shouting a few times, they began to smile from the heart.

The bodyguard who came with him had already returned to Ouyang Dong to report what he had heard. Ouyang Dong was stunned when he heard the words: “Do you know which family they belong to?”

The bodyguard said respectfully: “I’m sorry lord, they were stopped by that person just after they called lord, so the subordinates never heard which family they belonged to.”

Ouyang Dong thought for a while, then poured out the two glasses of wine with medicine, then poured three glasses of wine and put them aside, and then ordered the people beside him: “Go get a few bottles of good wine.” A bodyguard immediately led the way. Retired. Another bodyguard leaned forward beside Ouyang Dong and asked quietly, “My lord, do you need to worry about them? Those two beauties are first-class.”

Ouyang Dong scolded in a low voice: “Idiot, after His Highness the Patriarch takes back control of all the territories, only those old lords above the first-class marquis will have former retainers. The person who is called the lord by those two beauties is the lord. The lowest is also equal to me. What are you doing to provoke the enemy in vain? If I meet someone who is familiar with those four kings, my father’s Duke position may be lost because of this!”

The bodyguard nodded and remained silent. After drinking a sip of beer, Ouyang Dong continued to whisper, “Father can be promoted to the second-class duke with a little credit. We can’t make trouble at this time.”

“My lord, why is the highest ranking vassal only the third-class duke? According to the original qualifications of the master, it is at least the third-class prince.” A bodyguard asked puzzled.

“Hmph, the third-class king? Only 4 of the 6 most trusted people in the family’s highness have won the third-class king and 2 are generals. You think the king is so easy to obtain.” Ouyang Dong snorted coldly. road.

“Wow, if the master ascends to the position of the second-class duke, then wouldn’t he be the one with the highest status among the old retainers?!” The bodyguard said in surprise.

“Of course, my father is the most trusted person in the family except for a few kings and generals.” Ouyang Dong said contentedly.

“If the owner’s territory expands, then the master is likely to be the first governor to become a planet!” The bodyguard was busy flattering.

“Impossible, His Highness the Patriarch and his cronies.” Ouyang Dong shook his head and said.

A bodyguard pretended to be serious and said: “My lord, forgive me for saying something that shouldn’t be said. It is impossible for His Royal Highness to make those kings governors. They took them to the harem to become concubines. At that time, the master will be the first henchman of His Royal Highness, and become the first governor of the Tang family, who else can it be if it is not the master?”

Ouyang Dong laughed and scolded: “You bastard, how dare your lord Wang Jue say it? Hehe, the position of the governor is not unusual, what is strange is the position of the future prime minister, you didn’t see those lords who are desperately trying to get the job done. Are you doing your job well? They’re all staring at that seat.”

One of the bodyguards said hesitantly, “My lord, how is the strength of our Tang family now? Don’t wait…” The bodyguard immediately realized that he had said something wrong, and hurriedly shut his mouth.

Ouyang Dong didn’t mind his subordinate’s gaffes, he smiled cheerfully: “You have no access, so I don’t know how powerful our Tang family is. Let me tell you, my father told me personally that with the 1,000 Beluga battleships alone, we can You can sweep the entire galaxy without chaos, and if you don’t care about occupying the stars, you will have occupied dozens of planets by now!”

Hearing this, the bodyguards all felt that they were with the right person. This father is the son of an important minister, and he has a bright future.

“Huh, it’s really fun.” Tang Long, who was sweating profusely, came back with Feng Bing and Feng Shuang, and regardless of who Ouyang Dong was, he picked up the beer and poured it.

“Ah, hello, I’m Ouyang Dong from the Ouyang family.” Ouyang Dong stood up politely and extended his hand to Tang Long. The light was very bad, so Ouyang Dong didn’t see what Tang Long looked like.

“Hello.” Tang Long shook Ouyang Dong’s hand, sat down without saying his name and chatted with Feng Bing: “It’s been a long time since I danced so well, I was sweating profusely and didn’t take a break. No. Those guys who are shaking their heads dance so intensely that they still haven’t retreated to rest, I really admire it.” Tang Long pointed at the dozen or so guys in the ballroom who kept shaking their heads.

Ouyang Dong, who was annoyed at Tang Long’s arrogant appearance, immediately took out a pill and smiled and said, “This son, they dance all because of eating this thing.”

Tang Long picked up the pill and looked at it, then asked Ouyang Dong, “What is this?”

Ouyang Dong hurriedly explained: “This is called ecstasy. After eating it, your head will sway involuntarily when the music hits. Would you like to try it?”

Tang Long’s heart skipped a beat when he heard the words, he pretended not to care and took the pill to look around, and said in a disdainful tone, “Is this thing a Bloody Mary?” Bloody Mary is a red psychedelic for injection, known as The top drug in the universe, the last time Tang Long killed those federal officers at the SK23 company base, those officers were injected with this hallucinogen.

Ouyang Dong gave a thumbs up and said with a smile: “You are a connoisseur. Of course, this ecstasy pill is not as good as Bloody Mary, but that Bloody Mary is too expensive for someone like me to enjoy it. But I have it from Earth Star. Good stuff, although the effect is not as good as Bloody Mary, but it also has a different flavor, do you want to try it?” After speaking, Ouyang Dong took out a small transparent glass bottle and filled it with some white powder.

Tang Long took the glass bottle and shook it and asked, “What is this? How to use it?”

Ouyang Dong introduced: “This is the best heroin on Earth. It can be smoked directly, added to cigarettes, or diluted for injection. Different usages have different feelings, and no special tools are required. convenient.”

“In other words, this is a drug from Earth?” Tang Long asked coldly.

Ouyang Dong didn’t hear that Tang Long’s tone had changed, he nodded and smiled and said, “Yes, this is a drug from Earth Star. There are strict anti-drug laws on Earth, but there are no anti-drug laws on our side. We are familiar with All those drugs can be bought and sold in this open and honest way. The people of Earthstar saw this and didn’t immediately come to grab the market. Now they are in the early stage of developing the market, and these drugs are half-buy and half-getting, and wait for the official opening. Afterwards, this vial will cost at least tens of thousands. How about it? If you are interested, I can introduce a few sellers to you.”

When Tang Long was about to speak, someone suddenly interrupted with a cold snort: “Sir, I advise you not to touch these things. Touching them will not only destroy the family, but also bring disaster to the country and the people!”

Ouyang Dong’s bodyguard immediately walked over and grabbed the man’s arms and said in a low voice, “Shangguan Wen Gongzi, you are drunk, let us take you out.” He ignored the man’s struggle and covered his mouth. , dragged him out.

Ouyang Dong glanced at the man contemptuously, then smiled at Tang Long and said, “Don’t worry about the destitute family of Shangguan, do you need these goods, son? If you don’t trust those earthlings, you can trade with me directly.”

After thinking about it for a while, Tang Long asked Feng Bing for a stack of banknotes and handed it to Ouyang Dong, and said, “I’ll try it first and see if the effect is good.” Then he got up and prepared to leave.

Ouyang Dong, who took the banknotes, said with a smile, “Don’t worry, I guarantee your satisfaction. I’ll give you a 50% discount next time.” Tang Long nodded and left without a word.

After Tang Long left, Ouyang Dong laughed at his opponent: “This little Kaizi’s family is very rich. As long as he tries it once, he will not be able to get rid of that thing. If he has no way out, he can only come to me. Haha. , 1,000 yuan can be sold for 10,000 yuan, and drugs are really easy to earn.” As he said that, he threw a dozen banknotes to his subordinates, causing his subordinates to try their best to flatter him.

Tang Long, who was walking towards the door, handed the glass bottle containing the drugs to Feng Bing, Feng Bing would dispose of these things, and then asked as he walked, “What’s the situation in this home called Shangguanwen?”

Feng Bing didn’t speak, but Feng Shuang said, “Shangguanwen’s Shangguan family used to be the Tang family’s generals, but unfortunately the parents who took office were killed in the battle to attack the Red Lion Star, and they have plummeted since then.”

“Second only to the old generals, the Shangguan family used to be pretty good. Even if they plummeted, Shangguanwen shouldn’t be so down?” Tang Long sighed. When Ouyang Dong’s bodyguard pulled Shangguanwen out just now, Tang Long saw that Shangguanwen’s clothes were very old, and Ouyang Dong’s contemptuous eyes and words showed that Shangguanwen had fallen.

Feng Shuang still said in an emotionless tone: “It is said that the current parents of the Shangguan family began to split their families in order to reduce expenses. Shangguan Wen, who belonged to the third house, and his younger sister were all kicked out of the Shangguan family. His mother died young, and his father Following the death of his former parents, his property is only a dilapidated cottage. His sister Shangguan Yu participated in the recruitment of government personnel and won the first-class viscount title.”

Tang Long said in surprise: “First-class Viscount? A newcomer can jump five levels in a row? What is she doing?”

“She’s in charge of chemical research.”

“Did she not hurt during the terrorist attack?” Tang Long asked nervously. He didn’t want an excellent talent who was awarded a first-class viscount as soon as he was admitted to the end.

“She’s just a little researcher and the terrorists didn’t target her.”

“Fortunately, what kind of title is that Shangguanwen?” Tang Long asked in relief.

“Shangguanwen did not participate in the recruitment because he worked part-time to earn money to buy new clothes for his sister to participate in the recruitment. By the time he started to prepare for the recruitment, the open recruitment had ended.”

“Isn’t there still a recommendation for recruitment after the open recruitment is over?” Tang Long knew that the open recruitment was coming to an end because many useless guys went to recruit, wasting a lot of manpower and material resources of the government. Why is this happening? Who told Tang Long not to charge interview fees? In the end, there was no other way. Without violating Tang Long’s order, the person in charge had no choice but to make a recommendation for recruitment, that is, someone who was recommended before they could interview.

“No one recommends him. His sister can recommend her brother after working for a year.” Feng Shuang said coldly.

Tang Long nodded and stopped talking, because these are the regulations made by those retainers. Although he is dictatorial, he can’t modify these regulations at will. After all, retainers are also for their own good.

After going out the door, Tang Long immediately saw Shangguanwen, who had been beaten up, lying in the corner and was about to get up with difficulty, Tang Long immediately stepped forward to help Shangguanwen, and asked, “How are you? Ok?”

Shangguanwen groaned and said with a grin: “It’s okay…” Before he could finish speaking, he saw Tang Long shining under the light, and immediately knelt on the ground and said respectfully: “Caomin Shangguanwen, see the owner of the house. Your Highness.”

Tang Long shook his head with a wry smile. It seemed that he had to order him not to spread his photos, otherwise he would be hard-pressed if he didn’t disguise himself in the future. He helped Shangguanwen and said, “Okay, get up, don’t be too polite, let’s find a place to talk.”

Shangguan Wen respectfully stood up and lowered his head and said, “As ordered.”

In a dimly lit bar, Tang Long smiled at the restrained Shangguan Wen: “What major are you familiar with?”

“Chemistry.” Shangguan Wen said, sitting upright.

“Are you familiar with drugs?” Tang Long asked again.

Shangguan Wen was stunned when he heard the words, and then said carefully: “Caomin has studied it specially.”

“Is the danger of drugs clear?” Tang Long still asked.

Shangguanwen said with a serious look: “Breaking the country and bringing disaster to the people!”

Tang Long nodded with satisfaction and asked, “Compared with your sister’s chemical skills, who is better?”

Although Shangguanwen didn’t understand why His Highness the Patriarch asked this question, he still said honestly: “My sister’s ability is several times stronger than mine.”

Tang Long suddenly stood up, patted Shang Guanwen’s shoulder and said with a smile: “I appointed you as the director of the Drug Suppression Department, and you will be the first-class earl. The task is to remove all drugs within the sphere of influence of the family, and arrest all drug manufacturers and drug dealers. and drug addicts. Tomorrow, I will go to Minister Li Wu to pick up the appointment letter.” After that, he took Feng Bing and the two away without waiting for Shangguan Wen’s reply.

Shang Guanwen was startled by Tang Long standing up suddenly. After hearing this, he was stunned. It wasn’t until the coffee was cold that he woke up and prepared to thank him. Unfortunately, Tang Long had already gone home.

There is a small four-bedroom cottage in a civilian residential area in Zhongzhou Xing. At this moment, a figure is walking quickly outside the hut. This is the excited Shangguanwen. Before he had time to knock on the door, the light covered Shangguanwen, and the door was opened. Shangguanwen squinted and saw a beautiful woman standing at the door, and a sweet voice came into his ears: “Brother, are you drinking again?” He knew it was his sister Shangguanyu.

In a very good mood, Shangguan Wen immediately shook his head and walked into the door, saying, “No, I didn’t drink.”

Entering the room, under the light, you can see that the woman who is waiting for her brother to come back has a delicate and beautiful face. When Shangguanyu heard her brother’s voice full of joy, she couldn’t help but ask: “Brother, what good things happened to you? You seem very happy…” Before Shangguanyu said this, she found that her brother not only had scars on his face, but also There was a lot of silt, and he couldn’t help but exclaimed, “Brother, did you fight with someone?” Then, he pressed Shangguanwen onto the chair and sat down, and wiped it with a wet hand towel.

Shangguanwen did not answer his sister’s question, but smiled happily: “Xiaoyu, your brother, I have become a first-class earl!”

“First-class Earl?” Shangguan Yu, who was wiping Shangguanwen’s forehead with a towel, glanced at Shangguanwen’s chest curiously after hearing that. After finding that there was no such thing, she couldn’t help frowning and said, “Brother, you still said you didn’t drink?”

“Oh, I really didn’t drink, how can I smell alcohol?” Shangguan Wen hurriedly defended.

“It’s not that you drank too much, why do you say that you are a first-class earl? And you got hurt all over?”

“I am indeed a first-class earl, how could I deceive you with these things?” Shang Guanwen deliberately avoided the source of the scars on his body. In fact, Shangguanwen is very grateful for this fight. Without this fight, he would not have met the owner of the family, nor would he have been appreciated by the owner of the family.

“Oh, don’t lie to me, if you are a first-class earl, what about your title badge?” Shangguanyu said, poking Shangguanwen’s chest.

“Hey, tomorrow your brother and I will have a title badge engraved with only a white long sword, and the long spear on your badge will no longer be the object of my envy!” Shangguan Wen was very proud. said.

After the knighthood system was implemented, in order to make the knighthood as easily recognizable as a military rank, a circular metal block with a diameter of five centimeters hung on the chest was formulated as the knighthood.

This title is easy to identify. The round metal background is all blue. The white longbow represents the lord, the white spear represents the viscount, the white axe represents the baron, the white sword represents the earl, and the marquis represents. It is a white shield, a white scepter for the duke, and a white crown for the king. As for the difference between the first and third class, take the lord as an example. The third class lord’s title is engraved with three small white longbows in a triangle shape, and the second class lord’s title is engraved with two symmetrical and slightly larger white longbows. Longbow, and the title of First Class Lord is engraved with a white longbow in the middle that is larger than the title behind. The same goes for other titles.

“What’s going on?” Shangguanyu asked while sitting next to Shangguanwen, seeing that his brother didn’t seem to be joking.

“Hey, it really sounds like a dream, let me tell you…” Shangguanwen said the experience of encountering Tang Long and the appointment of Tang Long.

Tang Long didn’t know that he let a pair of brothers and sisters discuss his own affairs until dawn. Instead of going straight home, he went to Feili’s house. When he came out of a beautiful house with two beauties in the middle of the night, a kind of rumor It spread secretly among the guards who were in charge of guarding important officials.