Chapter Seventy-Three: Lurking
"The people around him only call him Bai Gongzi, as for what he is called......." The shopkeeper hesitated for a while, and coughed lightly in embarrassment: "The people in the rivers and lakes are secretive, so they don't want to say more." ”
"Don't want to say more?" Shu Jin raised his eyebrows and looked at the shopkeeper coldly: "They don't want to say more, so you just don't ask?" ”
Shopkeeper Zhen's face turned pale in an instant, and Shu Jin's sharp gaze made him only feel inexplicably weak, but he said stiffly: "The old man has been working in the Mei family for many years, and he can do things for His Royal Highness The Eighth Highness will naturally act cautiously, and the old man has already ordered someone to check their details before he dares to do such a deal." ”
Shu Jin narrowed his eyes and sneered, flicked his cloak and sat down: "Shopkeeper Zhen, doing business at this time of year, have you forgotten that His Highness ordered that the furnace should not be opened, if once the moth breaks His Highness's plan, how many lives can you accompany His Highness?" ”
Shopkeeper Zhen chuckled in his heart, he naturally knew the orders of the Eighth Prince, and now he was at fault no matter what he said, but seeing Shu Jin a young man speaking so aggressively, he was even more unhappy in his heart, and only said in a strong voice: "The old man is just thinking about the master, after all, His Royal Highness is in a difficult situation now and always needs money, not to mention that the Qimen Dunjia on Ye Mountain is the current head of the Mei family, Mei Su design, Mei Su's ability of the young master Mei Su Who of us who have been in the Mei family for a long time doesn't know!" ”
When Shu Jin heard Mei Su's name, the scarred half of his face twitched slightly, he narrowed his eyes, and laughed gloomily: "Yes, no one knows the ability of Master Mei Su, in addition to being the overlord of the shopping mall, he also has the ability to watch the stars and be good at Qimen Dunjia." ”
He paused, and then suddenly asked, "Yes, what is abnormal in the mountain?" ”
When the shopkeeper Zhen heard Shu Jin mention Mei Su, his expression was strange and there was a kind of hideousness, but when he looked closely, he saw Shu Jin's cold appearance, he didn't think much about it, just thought about Shu Jin's question, and then he suddenly remembered that someone came to report yesterday, saying that a guard was missing, but he didn't hear any business and traces of fighting, and suspected that the guard disappeared and ran away, so he blurted out: "By the way, ...... the day before yesterday." ”
But then, as soon as he met Shu Jin's sharp and gloomy eyes, he remembered the threatening words that Shu Jin said that if something happened, he would be finished, and swallowed back the words that reached his throat in an instant.
When Shu Jin saw his appearance, he frowned: "Shopkeeper Zhen, what did you say happened the day before yesterday?" ”
Shopkeeper Zhen hesitated for a while and coughed lightly: "The day before yesterday, there was a heavy snow in the mountains, and some organs were covered with snow, and the old man was worried that they would fail. ”
Shu Jin shook his head when he heard this: "There will be some impact, but it won't affect too much." ”
Shopkeeper Zhen smiled: "Yes, then the old man is relieved." ”
In any case, there is a matter of the guards going missing in the mountains, and before the results are found out, the natural color is a big thing and a small matter, and these envoys of the Eighth Emperor cannot be let know.
"You go and sort out the information of the people of the Lu Gang, especially the situation of the white boy, tell me in detail, I always feel that the white boy is definitely not an ordinary person." Shu Jin frowned.
At this kind of sensitive time, such a sensitive Jianghu person came and made a more sensitive request, although it seemed that it had nothing to do with their court, but it was too much of a coincidence, so he had to think deeply.
"Yes." Although the shopkeeper Zhen was very unhappy with Shu Jin for instructing him like this, he was afraid of his identity in his heart, so he immediately nodded and left.
Watching the shopkeeper Zhen leave, Shu Jin's eyes flashed coldly: "Go alone, follow this old thing, don't let people find out." ”
A subordinate next to him immediately surrendered: "Yes! Then he immediately disappeared outside the door with the shopkeeper Zhen.
"Lord Captain, do you suspect that Shopkeeper Zhen is not trustworthy, so should we mobilize people to surround Yecheng?" Another subordinate stepped forward and asked in a low voice.
Shu Jin narrowed his eyes slightly, and said coldly: "Although this person may not necessarily betray His Highness, but he can betray Mei Su for money, then he will also do some stupid things for money, such as this time the weapons depot case happened, His Highness has obviously sent someone to order that the furnace will never be allowed to be opened again, but he will open the furnace for the sake of unknown martial arts people." ”
"It has snowed in Yecheng for so many years, if there is a problem with the mechanism, he can't not know it, and at a glance, he knows that he must have remembered the things in Yeshan, but he is worried that the heavy snow will damage the mechanism!"
"What about the army outside the city?" The subordinate asked hesitantly, and His Highness gave them a token to mobilize the garrison of Yecheng City, and they could surround Yecheng at any time.
"Stay in touch and see what happens." Shu Jin narrowed his gloomy eyes and muttered, "People from the rivers and lakes...... White....... ”
This white character always made him depressed, because it reminded him of one of the culprits who gave him endless humiliation in Huainan, if it wasn't for this Autumn Leaf Bai ruined His Highness's plan and stunned him, it wouldn't have caused him to fall into the hands of Mei Su, and he escaped after nine deaths.
However, whether this Bai Gongzi of the Lu Gang is Qiu Ye Bai or not, if he is not mistaken, Qiu Ye Bai Jianghu is not small, could it be really a coincidence?
Shu Jin narrowed his eyes dangerously: "Send two more people to secretly monitor the courtyard where that group of Jianghu people live!" ”
"Yes!" The other two quickly disappeared as well.
Shu Jin pushed open the window, looked at the cornices and arches of the courtyard not far away, reached out and gently touched the scar on his face, and his eyes were shining.
Now that Autumn Leaves has taken refuge in the Du family and the Queen Mother Lafayette, he has been smooth sailing in the court, rising step by step, if this person has really come to Huainan as Luzhulou said, he will definitely let this person have no return!
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"Immediately send someone out to contact Ning Dong and Xiao Qi in the village, and ask them to immediately bring people into Yeshan to search and arrest them, seize all the evidence, and don't worry about startling the snake, after all, the longer this matter drags on, the worse the results will be." Akiba-bai gave an order to the rat in the room, and the rat immediately nodded and left.
She paused, and then looked at Lao Chang again: "This is the time difference, once the Mei family is alert, I am afraid that it will be transferred immediately, there are three sword casting fields, we have brought more than 70 people, I am afraid that it is not enough, Lao Chang, I need you to inform me again to provide support!" ”
Lao Chang immediately clenched his fists with a solemn expression: "Yes." ”
Xiao Lou also immediately said: "I'll go too, only I am most familiar with the terrain, I can go with Xiao Fu to mark some places that need attention, and then lead Sister Ning Dong and them into the mountain!" ”
Qiu Yebai looked at Xiao Lou, hesitated for a while, but still nodded: "Okay, you have to pay attention to safety, Ning Dong's martial arts are extraordinary, and it will always help you." ”
Speaking of which, although Ning Dong doesn't know much about Qimen Dunjia, it is better than her, so there will be no big mistakes in this arrangement.
Xiao Lou looked up at her and showed a bright smile: "Yes, deputy seat, waiting for Xiao Lou's good news!" ”
After that, he and Lao Chang went out to chase the rat and prepared together.
After arranging everything, Autumn Leaves Bai got up from the warm couch, gathered the clothes on his shoulders, and then looked at the thick clouds outside the window, his expression slightly condensed.
Ning Qiu looked at her appearance from the side, so he thoughtfully took a delicate cloak of cloud brocade silver mouse hair and put it on Qiu Yebai: "Si Shao is cold, be careful." ”
Qiu Yebai looked at her softly and smiled: "Qiu'er is still so considerate, aren't you worried about Xiao Qi?" ”
Ning Qiu smiled, and his cool and beautiful eyes were calm: "Ning Qiu and Xiao Qi are both people of the four youths, and it is natural to worry about the four young people, Xiao Qi's skills and resourcefulness are not weak, I believe he will be fine." ”
Qiu Yebai nodded, and his eyes fell back to the clouds on the horizon: "Success or failure depends on these few days, if we have a neat hand and the evidence is fast, we can catch the evidence privately cast by Baili Lingfeng and return to the Queen Mother." ”
Ning Qiu hesitated for a while, a little puzzled: "Although the Eighth Prince privately forged swords and shoddy ones, he was also a ...... for the country after all. ”
Before she could finish speaking, she suddenly saw a white shadow flying in the sky, and a moment later, the white shadow fluttered down on the window lattice, and it was a beautiful gray pigeon, but the gray pigeon was larger than the ordinary carrier pigeon, and looked more fierce.
"It's a thunder pigeon trained by our people." Ning Qiu recognized it at a glance, there are still carrier pigeons that are not afraid of the cold on this cold day, and there is only this special breed.
But at this time, why do you use thunder pigeons to send messages?
She immediately went up and took down the letter tube from the thunder pigeon's feet and handed it to Akiba Bai.
Autumn leaves went to the pipe and looked at the note inside, looking a little suspicious, and muttered for a while, and then crumpled the note into a ball and threw it into the fire.
"Four less?" Ning Qiu was a little puzzled.
"Don't bother with it, let's just continue to stay in the mansion, or go out for a walk to attract information about these uninvited guests, and cover Xiaolou them by the way." After Qiu Yebai finished speaking lightly, he turned around and walked towards the courtyard: "The clouds on the horizon are getting thicker and thicker, but I'm afraid it will snow from time to time." ”
Ning Qiu didn't ask any more questions, and immediately took the umbrella to block the snow and followed.
Just pushed the door open, and a cold wind blew in an instant, making people shiver.
She paused suddenly, then slammed the door shut.
Ning Qiu was stunned: "Si Shao, what's wrong?" ”
Akiba Bai wanted to speak, but suddenly heard a cool voice from the room: "Someone is watching our yard." ”
Ning Qiu was startled and turned his head to look over, but found that he didn't know when Yuan Ze was already sitting in the room, and he was taking a snack and putting it in his mouth.
"Why do you come and go like a ghost, foodie, and don't you know how to knock on the door?" Ning Qiu glared at him in annoyance.
He glanced at Ning Qiu gently, and then looked at Qiu Yebai: "There are people watching the front and back doors, so the poor monk came in from elsewhere to inform the little white benefactor." ”
Qiu Yebai looked at him and raised his eyebrows slightly: "Yuan Ze, have you changed your clothes?" ”
Yuan Ze didn't know where to get a set of small clothes, and changed them, and no longer dressed up as women's clothes.
Yuan Ze nodded, but did not answer her topic, but suddenly said: "The poor monk feels a little dangerous. ”
Akiba Bai was stunned: "Dangerous? ”
What's in danger of him?
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