There were many officers and soldiers outside the inn, and the lanterns and torches shone like day. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Info came to the inn to call the door, and the shopkeeper opened the door and asked, "Official, what are you doing in our store for three watches in the middle of the night?" ”

"Someone reported that there were several unknown people at the Xinglong Inn, and we suspected that they were bandits, so we came to verify their identities." The leader said.

"In that case, let's do it!" The shopkeeper's face was helpless.

Seeing this scene, Zhao Renjie didn't know how to deal with it for a while, and Yan Luo walked in with a smile on his face, and said, "Don't be afraid, everything has me, and you must not use force until the last moment." ”

"Uncle Shi, don't worry, we will act when the opportunity arises." Ying'er said.

The leader led the officers and soldiers upstairs to search, they came to Zhao Renjie's room, saw four people in the room, doubted in their hearts, and asked, "Where did you come from?" What is your name? What are you doing in Yangzhou? Do you have proof of identity? ”

"Official, a few of us are from Suzhou, and we have come to Yangzhou several times to do business, although we have no identity certificate, we still have a few old customers in Yangzhou." Smiling Yama said with a smile.

"What do you do business? Who do you know? I'll send someone to investigate, and if you dare to lie, I won't spare you. The leader glanced at the smiling Yama, and saw that he was a lot older, not like lying, and he was a little convinced. However, he heard the old immortal say that there were four of Zhao Renjie's party, and one of them was an older man named Smiling Yama, who had some friendship with the deadwood Taoist. He suspected that these four people were said by the old immortal, so he decided to investigate to the end.

This leader is none other than the right-hand man of the Yangzhou prefect, Black Panther. The panther has strong skills and is usually very smart, and is deeply appreciated by the prefect of Yangzhou.

Smiling Yama had never seen a panther before, but he had only heard of a panther as a person. He thought for a while and said: "Caomin's surname is Yang, his name is Siqi, he used to come to Yangzhou to do silk trading, and the owner of Duanji Silk Shop is my old customer. And the owner of Hengfa is also my customer, and we have business dealings from time to time. Official, we used to come to Yangzhou to come and go freely, and never asked for identification, why this time? The smiling Yama said that he wanted to ask, but he didn't dare to ask.

The black panther didn't answer directly, he glanced at Zhao Renjie, Ying'er, and Zhao Yu, and felt that the three of them were exactly the same as the information from Linjiang County, they were all young people, and one of them looked like a girl.

"Zhao Renjie, no matter how cunning you are, you can't get out of the palm of our hands, I know where the three of you are from, what are you doing in Yangzhou, even if you don't admit it, we also know where you come from." The black panther thief's slippery eyes glanced at Zhao Renjie, and he spoke straightforwardly.

"Official, you are mistaken, we don't know Zhao Renjie? We're just a couple of errand guys, and this is our boss. Zhao Renjie said.

"It doesn't matter if you admit it or not, we'll look into it. If you dare to lie, you all deserve to die. The panther sneered.

Zhao Renjie didn't say anything more, he just hoped for a miracle.

The panther sent someone to verify the situation, and after a while, the person who sent it came back and whispered a few words to the panther.

"Smiling Yama, this matter has nothing to do with you, we want the three of them, please don't interfere." Black Panther said.

"The three of them are indeed my buddies, please raise your noble hand." Smiling Yama said.

"Do you know their bottom line? When did you hire the guy? What are their names? The panther asked.

The smiling Yama didn't know how to answer for a moment.

"Take them all away." As soon as the panther gave the order, several officers and soldiers rushed up.

Ying'er wanted to resist, but Zhao Renjie gave a look, so she had to endure it.

The smiling Yama saw that the officers and soldiers really made a move, so he had no choice but to intervene to stop it.

"Smiling Yama, do you want to go against the old immortal?" The panther asked.

"What old fairy? I only know the old demon way. The smiling Yama said, holding the sword in his hand.

"It seems that we didn't come in vain tonight, the three of them must be Zhao Renjie and his followers.

"Smiling Yama, if you really dare to stop it, then I will be unkind to you." The panther said that he went downstairs, came to the door, and ordered the officers and soldiers to burn the inn.

The shopkeeper was anxious when he saw that the officers and soldiers were going to set fire, so he attached himself to the panther ear and muttered a few words, and the panther had no choice but to give up.

"Shopkeeper, if you want to keep the inn and not hurt the innocent, Zhao Renjie and the others must find a way to take it, if you don't have the ability, we will do it.

"Don't worry, Chief, I'll leave this matter to me, and I promise to complete the task within two days." The shopkeeper agreed.

The panther left, but he sent a few of his right-hand men to stay behind to assist the shopkeeper in his work.

Zhao Renjie breathed a sigh of relief when he saw those officers and soldiers withdraw, but he felt a little strange.

I don't know what the shopkeeper said to the official? It must not be a good thing, maybe they have other plans.

"Uncle Shi, those officers and soldiers are gone, should we leave here immediately?" Zhao Renjie asked.

"No! The officers and soldiers evacuated without reason, and there must have been a conspiracy. We left as soon as it was dawn. Smiling Yama said.

"I can't leave, we finally came to Yangzhou, and I left like this without accomplishing anything, I'm sorry for the emperor, I'm sorry for the people of Limin." Zhao Renjie said.

"We can retreat as advances, pretend to leave, and then disguise ourselves to find out the truth." Smiling Yama said the best of both worlds.

Zhao Renjie and the three of them unanimously agreed, and at dawn, the four of them quietly left the inn, and they were intercepted as soon as they walked a short distance.

"Zhao Renjie, what else do you have to say this time?" The black panther surrounded Zhao Renjie and the others with a few masters.

Zhao Renjie knew that he had been targeted, and it was useless to say more, so he had to say, "What do you want to do?" Are you going to take me to meet the prefect? ”

"A smart person is a smart person, and one point is clear. Lord Zhao, we know that you are an upright person and a good official, and we don't want to embarrass you. The panther said with a grin.

"In that case, please lead the way." Zhao Renjie said that he gave Ying'er and Zhao Yu a look.

Smiling Yan Luo believed in Zhao Renjie's ability to adapt to changes, and since he dared to go, he must have an idea in his heart.

"Ladies and gentlemen, why don't you come and invite yourself? Lord Zhao is the imperial court, it should be the prefect to visit the prefect, not the prefect to visit the prefect, you are reversing the situation. ”

"Uncle Shi, forget it, the prefect is the parent official of Yangzhou, we should pay a visit, and then we are guests, he is the master, and the guest is as the master does." Zhao Renjie said with a smile.

"How dare you not bow your head under the low eaves of people? Let's go to meet this Yangzhou prefect and see how he governs Yangzhou? Ying'er said.

"You go first, I have one more thing left at the inn, I'll go get it." Zhao Yu hurriedly returned to the inn.

This was specially instructed by Zhao Renjie, and only Zhao Renjie understood this matter in his heart. Although Ying'er and Smiling Yan Luo wondered, they believed that Zhao Yu's departure was very important.

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