Nine-layer armor-breaking

Chapter 99 Trouble arises
"You should go and have a look!"

The visitor was sweating profusely and was extremely panicked. He slid and braked suddenly, stopping in front of the tall and thin Wu family steward.

The man was breathing heavily and kept stroking his chest.

"Why are you panicking? Look at yourself." The Wu family's housekeeper said after looking at the person who came.

Judging from the interaction between the two, the Wu family’s housekeeper obviously knew the person who had just spoken, but he was somewhat dissatisfied with that person’s behavior.

Judging from the man's attire and the way he spoke to the Wu family's housekeeper, it was not difficult to guess his identity.

Judging from his physique, he doesn't look like a martial artist, so he is probably a servant of the Wu family.

The Wu family has always been a domineering presence in Qizhou City, which is closely related to the business the Wu family does in Qizhou.

Qizhou is a city of thousands of lakes, with many large and small lakes. This is why the fish in Qizhou are so famous.

The Wu family almost monopolizes all fishery-related industries in Qizhou, including fishing and sales.

Since Qizhou's fish tastes unique, it attracts many people from other states to come and taste it every year.

Therefore, Qizhou's tourism industry is also relatively developed.

This also created the Wu family's prominent status in Qizhou.

"Please come with me to take a look!" The panicked visitor glanced at the Gao family's butler who was standing next to the Wu family's butler.

He retracted his gaze, avoiding the official's gaze, and pulled the tall and thin Wu family steward a few steps away. He whispered, "Our people are fighting with the Gao family."

Hearing this, the Wu family's housekeeper was inevitably startled, frowned slightly, and remained silent for a long time.

As the steward of the Wu family, he naturally knows the relationship between his family and the Gao family better than anyone else.

Many matters, big and small, of the Wu family have to go through his hands.

Although the conflict between the Wu family and the Gao family is quite deep and they have been in conflict for many years, it is normal for them to curse each other, but they are all things that cannot be brought to the table.

But as the person who just reported the news said, a big fight between the two sides should not happen, at least, it will not happen in the city.

As the two major families in Qizhou, although the two families are engaged in completely different types of businesses and their industrial distribution is also different, it can be said that there is almost no overlap.

Logically speaking, since the two companies do not compete in the same industry, they should develop better than large families with coexisting forces in other places.

At the very least, it would be reasonable for them to get along more harmoniously than the three major families of the Yingzhou City Chamber of Commerce.

There are many different opinions as to why the relationship between the two families has developed to this point, but the specific reason is still unknown.

And given today's situation, it's easy to guess the reason.

After all, the Wu and Gao families are two major families in Qizhou. They live in the same city and do business in the same state. They have accumulated old grudges, so it is inevitable that they will have intersections and thus friction.

The situations of the Wu and Gao families are not exactly the same as those of the three major families of the Yingzhou Chamber of Commerce.

While all of them were eyeing other clans covetously, the three major families of Xu, Xing and Jiang in Yingzhou were all doing okay on the surface.

Unlike the Wu and Gao families, the three families were not at loggerheads with each other, but were secretly competing with each other.

The expression of the Gao family's housekeeper was no longer as calm as before, and there was a slight change.

Obviously, the person who came to deliver the message spoke to the Wu family’s housekeeper in a low voice, but it was inappropriate to completely ignore the two people who were talking before.

So the two groups of people were indeed closer in distance.

The Gao family's steward and the honest official walked together to the Wu family's steward and the man who came to report the news.

"Don't hide it, just tell me." The Gao family's housekeeper said to the two of them indifferently.

Upon hearing this, the Wu family's housekeeper and the messenger were so engrossed in their conversation that they only realized that they had arrived beside them.

The face of the Wu family's housekeeper was full of disdain and contempt for the Gao family's housekeeper.

The housekeeper of the Gao family was calm but not so good-tempered that he would give him a good face.

Right now, the expressions of both the Wu and Gao families are not good.

When their eyes met each other, the sparks that seemed to be about to fly made people feel that no matter who had more emotions, the flame that was about to burn would be completely ignited.

Seeing that the atmosphere between the two was not good, the honest official quickly put on a smile and tried to mediate between them.

"You two should calm down. I also heard something over there just now. In that case, I can't just ignore it." He pointed to the place where he had walked over before.

"Which company doesn't have some minor friction? If a conflict arises, we must actively resolve it."

After this round of reconciliation, the Wu family's steward's expression was no longer so gloomy, and the Gao family's steward's expression also became more relaxed. He spoke again, but this time he was not addressing the Wu and Gao family stewards, but the person who had brought the news.

"Now, could you please tell me the details, little brother?"

Hearing this, the man who had come to report the news to the Wu family's butler, whose condition was much better than before, looked at the Wu family's butler, his eyes asking about his thoughts.

Seeing the Wu family’s housekeeper nod slightly, the man who came to report the news turned around and spoke to the honest official.

"I'm sure you, sir, are aware that the streets have been restless since the city gates were sealed."

After hearing this, the honest official actually looked a little more sad. He nodded and motioned the person in front of him to continue.

"More and more people are making wild guesses on the street. Some are speculating that something has happened to the Gao family. Of course..."

Having said this, he felt a little out of confidence, or perhaps because he didn't want the Wu family he was in to be implicated, he was choked for a moment and still told the truth.

"Of course, there are also people who say it's from our Wu family."

After saying that, the man let out a long breath and looked very tired.

"Then what was the reason for the fight today?" The honest official did not give the man any time to catch his breath and continued talking.

"Today, our Wu family's servant in charge of purchasing just happened to run into a group of Gao family's servants on the street."

"After hearing the gossip on the street, the servants of the two families started arguing."

"Once an argument broke out, the servants of the two families started to talk and fight."

Having said this, the man felt a little guilty, and his tone naturally became a little weaker.

How could the honest official not see the change in his expression, but he ignored his little thoughts, and his face showed a bit more worry and anxiety.

"Did they fight? Were there any injuries on either side? Were they serious?"

The man who came to report the news to the Wu family's housekeeper became a little anxious when he heard the three questions thrown at him by the other party, and his thoughts were written on his face.

"Uh... when I came here, I was injured."

The man hesitated, lost all confidence, and his voice was much softer than before.

He weakly looked up at the official, and seeing that the official's face became serious, he quickly interrupted his thoughts and stopped him from thinking too deeply.

"Don't worry, it's not serious, not serious at all!" The man hurriedly comforted the official, repeatedly denying the source of the solemn expression on the honest official's face.

After a long moment, the official's solemn expression faded a little, and he asked, "Who started it first?"

After asking this question, the two people beside the official became quite nervous.

The Wu family's housekeeper had tension written all over his face, but the Gao family's housekeeper was different. He just tightened his breathing, and his breathing was no longer as steady as before, but became irregular.

But no matter how the two performed, they were undoubtedly nervous.

Seeing the heated gazes of several people on his face, it was obvious that they were waiting to hear a definite answer from him.

The man's tone, involuntarily, became even more timid.

"Yes Yes……"

As he spoke, he met the Wu family's housekeeper's gaze again and again, as if asking for an answer.

Looking at the messenger in that posture, the Gao family steward was much more relaxed than before, but the Wu family steward was very nervous.

With that expression, the answer is obvious. Anyone with a discerning eye can see why he is so insecure.

"Speak directly."

The official uttered two words lightly, and his tone began to become a little cold.

The Wu family's housekeeper sighed, looking at the familiar face in front of him, feeling so angry that he simply stopped looking at him.

The Wu family’s housekeeper was a straightforward person and didn’t want to hide anything or guide that person to lie.

What disappointed him most was that the Wu family was in the wrong.

"It's us……"

Before the messenger could finish his words, he was interrupted by a loud voice.

"Oops! Something happened!"

(End of this chapter)