The disgraced official I took care of was actually Zhu Houcong's childhood friend.

Chapter 613

"Sir, those people have left the city; they're probably about to make their move."

In the evening, Zhou Chu was practicing calligraphy in his study when Shen Lian came to him with a serious expression.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chu immediately perked up, put down his brush, and took a handkerchief from a maid to wipe his hands.

"Have our men keep a close eye on them, but don't get too close so as not to alert them. We'll make our move after they blow up the tracks."

Zhou Chu didn't even need to think to know that these people were only interested in blowing up the railway tracks. Zhou Chu had been waiting for them to make a move. If they didn't, Zhou Chu couldn't very well have the Northern Garrison Command arrest them.

Simply having collusion with the Salt Gang and some exchange of benefits is not enough to kill these people in one fell swoop.

Now that he had chosen to take action, Zhou Chu would not give these people a chance to turn the tables.

Not long after Shen Lian left, Wen Zhengming and Tang Bohu arrived together.

"Weighing instrument, it's been a while since the three of us had a drink. Come and have a good drink with us."

Tang Bohu saw Zhou Chu and said.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chu looked at Chunlan beside him.

"Have the head chef prepare some appetizers to go with the drinks."

In recent years, Zhou Chu has basically not eaten dinner. In fact, this is mostly due to the influence of people of this era. In this era, the prevailing custom is not to eat after noon. It's not that they don't eat at all, but many people choose not to eat dinner.

This is much better for the body. Once the body enters the night, it begins to enter a relatively closed state, and eating will cause the body's functions to become relatively disordered.

People like Zhou Chu, who practice martial arts, need a lot of qi and blood, so they usually eat a lot in the morning and at noon, and hardly eat anything in the evening.

However, when Tang Bohu and Wen Zhengming arrived, Zhou Chu naturally wouldn't stick to the rules, especially since he had a history of drinking with people at night.

Soon, a sumptuous meal was brought up by the servants. Although Zhou Chu said he was just preparing some snacks to go with the wine, given his status and the fact that he was entertaining guests, it was anything but simple.

"The cook in your household is no worse than the cook at Zuixianlou Restaurant, especially this stir-fried mutton with scallions, it's absolutely delicious."

As Tang Bohu spoke, he picked up a piece of mutton, put it in his mouth, and then picked up his wine cup and drank a cup by himself.

"Tsk!"

After downing a glass of wine, Tang Bohu smacked his lips in satisfaction.

"You have no manners at all. This is a weighing and weighing institution, and you started drinking on your own?"

Wen Zhengming looked at Tang Bohu with some dissatisfaction.

"What's the big deal? Hengqi won't hold a grudge against an old man like me. He's always busy. We're just here to have him keep us company with a drink. Do you really think we can get him drunk?"

Tang Bohu glanced at Wen Zhengming and said.

These words left Wen Zhengming speechless, unsure how to refute them.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chu smiled, poured himself a glass of wine, and then picked up the glass.

"Come, let the students toast the two teachers."

As Zhou Chu spoke, he picked up his wine glass and drank it all in one gulp.

Tang Bohu and Wen Zhengming also picked up their wine cups and emptied them.

Zhou Chu spent most of the time picking up food, while Tang Bohu and Wen Zhengming began their duel. Zhou Chu ate his food while watching the two old brothers undermine each other.

Soon, Tang Bohu and Wen Zhengming were both quite drunk. Tang Bohu was so intoxicated that he started to slur his words.

“Let me tell you, Zhengming, if it weren’t for the weighing instrument, I probably would have been dead a few years ago.”

As he spoke, Tang Bohu picked up his wine cup and drank another cup.

"What are you saying, teacher? You're in great health."

Zhou Chu said.

"Come on, we only know our own situation. I was depressed for those years, and my health deteriorated day by day. I even saw a doctor, who said it was a mental illness, and mental illness is hard to cure. In addition, I was quite poor at the time. If it weren't for the weighing equipment that helped me understand many things and allowed me to eat such fine food, how could I have survived to this day?"