"That's not good," Cui'er said with a blank look at me, "The slave and maid have given so much information, and you still want to get rid of the slave and maid, you can't be such an unkind person." ”

After pushing and pulling for a while, it suddenly occurred to me that the two of us were still wearing men's clothes.

I scanned my surroundings.

Luckily, no one was paying attention to what we were doing.

"Let's go." I dug into the bill and left.

Just as I was about to get up, Cui'er suddenly reached out and pressed me.

"Wait a minute."

I quickly glanced at her, and saw that she had changed her previous grinning expression, and her face was a little solemn.

I stared at her face, tempting to taunt her, but I couldn't hold back when it was rare for Cui'er to look like it.

Following the direction of her mouth, my attention was once again focused on the two people at the next table who caught my attention.

Needless to say, it was the two people who talked about current affairs endlessly.

I listened intently to the old man and said, "Don't just talk about those neighboring countries, have you heard about what happened in Qibei a few days ago?" ”

The man in Tsing Yi said with a clear expression: "Aren't you talking about how many girls have disappeared in Qibei?" ”

I was taken aback, and I made eye contact with Cui'er, understanding why she was holding me.

The topic of missing persons originally had little to do with me, but what happened that night at the deserted village inn is vivid.

The girl who got out of the carriage and was carried into the next room may have something to do with the topic that is being talked about at the next table right now.

Rainy night, the movement next door......

I stared at Cui'er. Could it be that girl pretending to sleep all night?

Cui'er was a little embarrassed by my scrutinizing gaze, and gestured for me to elaborate later.

This tacit understanding between the two of us is still there, so I temporarily suppressed the doubts in my heart and focused on one thing.

"It's really weird." The man in Tsing Yi slowly lowered his head. took a sip of tea and lowered his voice a little.

"That place in Qibei is not as small as this town." He tapped the teapot with his hand, making a slight noise, as if he was brewing the next words.

"Indeed," the old man in yellow didn't wait for him to reply, and said on his own.

"The location of Qibei is important, and it is the barrier between the lake country and the southwest." He turned his head sideways to the man in Tsing Yi and said, "But since the strength of the Liu family in Litong has grown and secretly become the most direct controller in Qibei, the people's customs and law and order have always been remarkable. ”

"Qibei is not a road that is not left behind. Is it said that the house is not closed at night? The old man in yellow highly praised the atmosphere of Qibei.

I was a little amused at the sidelines. He glanced at Cui'er again.

Where are these words?

If memory serves. I have the impression that it is still used to praise and describe the peaceful and prosperous era under the rule of a certain emperor.

I didn't expect that the Liu family after Liu Damei became a housekeeper could get such a high evaluation among the people of Qibei.

I pursed my lips as I remembered her conversation with me in the small building, and goosebumps instantly rose.

Such a person. If her mind is not on those children's affections.

It is not known whether he will be able to make a career.

But at the same time, I thought that although the Liu family was in control of the inside story I heard, it was Liu Zhenzhen who was in control.

What about the actual?

The figure of Yun Chu instantly appeared in my mind, and even the shadow of the annoying Chen Yuqing in the Martyrdom Jade Pavilion.

Behind Li Tong, there are standing them, in order to explain the reason why the power has grown rapidly in recent years.

With Yun Chu's strategy and Chen Yuqing's execution, I am afraid that it is the Liu family's real reliance on Qibei.

Thinking of this, I leaned closer to Cui'er and whispered, "Did you hear movement at the deserted village inn?" ”

Cui'er shook her head, but still made a gesture, meaning to elaborate later.

This girl. I silently curled my fingers and tapped a popping chestnut on her forehead.

The conversation next door came to a halt for a moment.

After a long while, the man in Tsing Yi continued: "Those girls are all good and disappeared on the street. “

"You know, the moment of disappearance is broad daylight."

"The man who robbed them is really fat."

"If you are caught, you will be beaten to death."

"After all, the Liu family's control of Qibei is the most taboo for such things."

"Anyway, half a year ago, there was the son of a wealthy family in the east of Qibei City, and Se Xinqi used a strategy to snatch the lone seedling of the old Wang family, who sold baked cakes in the south of the city, and that was a little beauty with clear eyebrows."

"As a result, the man's death was terrible, and when the body was found in the mass grave, he was stabbed hundreds of times."

"Such a scumbag, it's not a pity to die with a thousand cuts." Cui'er muttered quietly.

"I heard that this incident was done by someone sent by the Liu family, and the rich family originally ordered the government to save his son's cheap life, but the Liu family's sent someone to rob his son at night."

"It's good."

"That's how it should be."

"I wonder what happened to the little girl?"

The man in Tsing Yi replied: "I heard from the people in the know that I was sent to another place by the head of the Liu family, and I also gave a resettlement fee. “

I beckoned the runner to refill a pot of tea for us, thinking of the time mentioned in the other party's words just now.

Half a year ago, it was already the time when the titular Yoo Jinzhen was in power.

It's the same girl, and she must be even more angry when she hears such a thing.

The means of dealing with it are really resolute, so she can sit in this position, and she has her own credit.

The Liu family does not collude with the government, and secretly uses good means to eliminate harm for the people.

not only avenged the little girl of that family, but also established an image in the hearts of the people in Qibei.

Such a thing, and then spread it through the mouth of Youyou, the status of the Liu family in Qibei is self-evident.

But there was another voice ringing inside me.

I always feel it. This Liu family, which rose in Qibei, seems to have another meaning.

mixed with a bit of indescribable feelings.

The particularity of the geographical location is related to the temporality of the growth in the past few years in this troubled autumn.

The combination of the two reminds me of the conspiracy theories I had earlier.

It's just that the former is because I have experienced the truth under the Rainbow Cave Cliff and Cangyan Cave, and I can discern that it is a pseudo-conspiracy theory.

And the latter is full of strange smells.

Then from the Liu family's thoughts, my senior brother in Qibei is also silently arranged in the past few years.

The foundation is shaky. The crumbling royal family of the lake.

Several parties have gradually become a game of power.

Qibei, southwest, this good show doesn't seem to have officially started yet.

I squinted my eyes and looked at Cui'er.

One of her spirits leaned over and spoke.

"You look at the slave like this, it makes the slave feel like a rabbit, you are like a hunter in the woods."

The tone of her voice reverted to her previous giggle.

"No, you're not a rabbit."

I glanced at Cui'er and said, "You are a fox, not only you, my senior brother has a litter of foxes, and he himself may be the biggest." “

"You say that Lord."

Isn't it? Thinking of the blue sky, the face that is more delicate than a girl. It's still a fox.

Cui'er almost burst out laughing.

"Concentrate. Engrossed. I flew a glance and pointed to the next table.

Before long, I was stunned.

Those two people actually left in the middle of the conversation between me and Cui'er.

His face sank, and the two men sat so close to us. I was able to walk away quietly.

There is only one explanation for this, and the other party is also a practitioner.

My heart jumped, and I glanced at the adjacent table that was already empty, and my mind was a little confused for a while.

I know there are all kinds of people in this town.

Merchants who travel between the north and southwest of Qi, and even do business in Sealand, will hide their wealth for safety.

The killer of the Silver Country who sneaked into the courtyard that night and almost confronted me head-on.

I don't know what means we used to disguise our itinerary, but I coincidentally gave up two rooms to our Yun Chu's subordinates in the inn.

Finally, there is a group of secret guards assigned by my senior brother in Cui'er's mouth, which will not appear until the moment of life and death crisis.

If I expand the scope a little more, the assumptions are a little bolder.

There should also be a group of people sent by the royal family of the Lake Kingdom to spy on the strength of the southwest region.

Correspondingly, as the snow eagle of the southwestern city lord. He was able to make several small cities in the southwest submit to him in a few years, how could there not be a corresponding vanguard army to spy on these foreign forces.

No matter how many people are mixed in such a small town, they all have one thing in common.

For the time being, they will not show their true faces.

Plan before you act.

This cat-and-mouse game, this chaotic situation, and I have to add little shrimp like me and Cui'er.

We are also women dressed as men, and we don't show our true faces.

Thinking of this, I laughed.

It's a depressing day today, and it's rare to have such a hearty laugh.

It's a pity that I'm in a teahouse now, if it's a restaurant, I really have to drink a few glasses.

…… After settling the bill, Cui'er and I walked down the streets of the town.

It was already dark at night, and there were fewer people in the town's night market, only a few prostitutes on the street, and the red lanterns in the courtyard were still swaying in the wind.

As I walked through the busiest street and walked over the small bridge in the middle of town, I glanced back at the red lanterns fluttering in the wind.

"Cui'er," my eyes were confused for a moment, "haven't you slept all night, just listening to the movement next door?" “

Cui'er's face turned red, and she pushed my arm and said, "Why are you still talking about that topic." “

"No, Cui'er, I just heard those two people say that there are a few girls missing." I looked thoughtfully at Cui'er and said.

"You hear them clearly," I paused, "and you say, is there more girl in the carriage than the one who sent her next door?" “

"Yes, the slave feels the same."

My eyes lit up and said, "Cui'er, we have a goal in this town, let's go!" “