In the midst of the heavy rain, the turbulent river rushed towards the sharp bend ahead, and the waves surged. The huge body threw itself into the water, like a rushing winter bear, and a moment later, the figure rushed to the shore again.

The figure named Lin Xichan rushed forward a few steps along the river bank, looked at the river, and continued to grab stones and throw them out of the river as he ran, causing the water column on the river to fly high. After a few more strokes, he stopped smashing with stones, ran a few more steps, and slowed down.

"Ha Lu Ha." He seemed to smile a little mockingly, but in the middle of the river, there was no obvious trace of the girl who fell into it.

If a master makes a move, I am afraid that the omissions between a few moves will have to pay a price. In this battle between the two, although Lin Xichan has always beaten the watermelon and has no power to fight back, but only in terms of cultivation, watermelon, Chen Fan, these young people have already touched a certain threshold of transformation, Lin Xichan's water nature is just average, but he doesn't know how capable the watermelon is in this regard, if the watermelon is proficient in water, it is not impossible to give him a few knives when he is seriously injured.

He has just re-emerged from the rivers and lakes, and at this time he has the upper hand, and before facing Zhou Dong, he still seeks to be safe in everything. In addition, if it is really possible that the other party is very good at water, due to serious injuries, it is impossible to really stiffen up in such water for a long time. As the rain fell, his figure paced along the river, staring at the scene on both sides of the river like a falcon.

It was evening, and in the midst of the rain, the mountains were gray, and on the opposite side of the river, which was not wide, was a lead-blue forest, blurry and low, and when the river roared down, the heaven and the earth were moved forward by the fat figure. It's still a killing machine.

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In the middle of the water, the girl clenched the short knife in her hand, trying to maintain the slightest trace of sobriety. But in the river, the undercurrent was surging, and her body crashed into the mud and sand at the bottom of the river in silence, and in the blink of an eye, her body was already swirling and unable to distinguish the direction.

The light was dim, and the water was muddy, but the speed was amazingly fast, and the mud and algae swirled around the body. Just when the next corner came abruptly. With what little consciousness she had left, she struggled to adjust her body and keep her eyes open.

In front of me, the raised reef at the bottom of the river slammed into the head!

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The rain turned light in the evening. But it was getting darker in advance. Storm-soaked mountains and hills. A little bit of light.

In the mountains near Sipinggang, the camp was already muddy, and Zong Feixiao walked into the camp. It was supper time, the flames were barely burning in the wet hut, several groups of officials were tidying up the ditches on the periphery, and the day and night guards were changing their guards, and when they saw him coming, the rules were even more strictly enforced.

The criminal department does its work, and it summons the arrest and government officials from all over the country, and in terms of the resources used, it still has to rely on the local government offices. And in these years, there is no taboo for the government to do things that do not disturb the people. But this time things are different after all.

The heroes of the green forest, to put it bluntly, are three religions and nine streams, and this group of people under the command of Fang Baihua is the elite of the elite, if they rely on the facilities of villages, counties and towns to set up camps, after all, they can't drive away the idle people around them, and they may be exploited. For the sake of expediency, Zong Feixiao and Tie Tianying still chose to build an independent camp according to the marching method, striving to have a clear grasp of everyone under them and avoid being infiltrated by outsiders.

The huge criminal department is in charge of the national criminal department, and there are a total of seven chief arresters, all of whom are outstanding people. Tie Tianying is shrewd and capable, sitting inside, although Zong Feixiao seems to be burly and tall, and his appearance is fierce and hot, he is actually a thoughtful person. In the past few days, he has led the trappers to lay a net outside, and occasionally a lone bandit has been found out and concentrated among the captives.

Although it is still necessary to use the strength of Lin Xichan and others to deal with top masters such as Fang Baihua, it is Zong Feixiao's layout that effectively compresses the opponent's escape space in one step.

This camp has been set up in Sipinggang for several days, and within a few days, the bandits who have dispersed have been captured one after another, and some of them can be regarded as famous figures in the green forest in the past. But for the people in the criminal department, these people alone are not enough.

This time, he escorted Fang Qifo to the north, and the order on the face of Tie and Zong was only to escort Fang Qifo to the capital safely for trial. But in the eyes of the two, if they just do one such thing, anyone can do it. It is Tong Guan's credit to defeat Fang La, and it is Xin Xingzong who defeated Fang Qifo, and the military has taken these credits, and there is nothing wrong with it, but for the two of them, they can seize the opportunity to come out, which is naturally to take down Fang Baihua and empty the remnants of Yongle.

The chief arrester of the criminal department has a lot of power, but in fact, they belong to a transition from the local to the center. These people often rise from the bottom, are familiar with specific affairs, they are witty and highly skilled, but in the imperial court, such people are only cool officials after all, and they are not official officials. In other words, they are "craftsmen" rather than "administrators", "kings of soldiers" rather than "generals".

The span between the two is enormous, and many capable officials may only sit in the position of chief catcher for the rest of their lives. But if you can cross this hurdle and enter the center of the Criminal Department, even if you have completed the transformation and succeeded in the future, you can have a better name.

Learned to sell the art of literature and martial arts and the emperor's family, but the difference between literature and martial arts is so big. Of course, the world is like this, and for them, there is nothing wrong with it. The identity of the general arrest is not big, and it is only a relative central official, but for ordinary people, it is always a big official.

Walking all the way into the newly built shack on the upper floor of the camp, Iron Skyhawk was eating wine and rice at the table. The living conditions are not very good, but the food, wine and food are abundant, Zong Feixiao eats a lot of food, but he doesn't drink, he takes the sea bowl of leftovers, and snorts and eats a big bowl before he speaks.

"Today only three people have been caught, and we have broken seven brethren and wounded thirteen. Nine of them did not want to be captured, and they all died. ”

Tie Tianying took a sip of wine and sneered: "If you can escape to this time, it is difficult to be lucky to go to the capital." They know in their hearts that they naturally don't want to be tied up. ”

"Yu Zhen seems to have found traces of Fang Baihua and others, and someone has exchanged hands with the person who dominates the sword. It's time for them to move somewhere else. But I'm going to check it out tonight. ”

"Notified the person surnamed Lin?"

"That Lin Zongwu is weird, we told them, but they didn't want to reveal anything, it's really uncomfortable......" Zong Feixiao shook his head and snorted, "But I told them what I should say." ”

Iron Sky Eagle smiled, "They use us, and we use them. It is common for these people to be mysterious and secretive, let them first, and then talk about the rest after finding Fang Baihua...... "Neither of them is stupid, and he said this casually. It's not to explain anything to Zong Feixiao. After a slight pause, he said in a low voice: "Demon Buddha Lin Evil Zen...... It was also very powerful back then......"

"That fat man ......" Zong Feixiao thought for a while and nodded, "Cultivation is indeed not to be underestimated. He said he wanted to challenge Zhou Dong. I'm afraid it's not a lie. ”

"Huh." Iron Aquila smiled. Sneered, "Just look at it, the name of the world's number one master in the Royal Boxing Gym." It's not something that can be easily typed. ”

The two chatted a few words, Zong Feixiao had quickly eaten two large bowls of rice, and then chewed slowly. While eating the dishes, he remembered something again, and said casually: "In the past few days, the people from the Secret Investigation Department have been asking the surrounding officials about this incident. ”

Tie Tianying narrowed his eyes, and after a while, Fang Cai said as usual: "The matter is so big, and it is inevitable that there will be some movement over there." ”

"It's not right, what are these people tossing."

"In extraordinary times, use it expediently." Tie Tianying smiled, "Just looking at the attitude from above, you can see that the Holy Lord is not at ease with them, they are only qualified to be spectators now, and when the war in the north ends, you can see what happens to these people." Cai Xiang did not have such power at the beginning, and above the court, how could he let one faction and one family dominate. ”

Zong Feixiao nodded, and then lowered his voice: "Not long ago, Liu Qinghe and I chatted privately that there is this secret investigation department, maybe it is set up to fight against Cai Xiang." Above the court, Li Xiang can only compete with Cai Xiang in terms of his name, after all, the real one is still the Qin Xiangye. If he hadn't retired back then, now I'm afraid he would be the one who can really compete with Cai Xiang. ”

"How can you and I know such things?" Tie Tianying also said in a low voice, "But speaking of which, among the cases you and I have handled before, think about how many have something to do with Cai Xiang." Cai Xiang's party, the family is powerful, and how many people were involved in the business with the Liao people back then. If someone could not fight against Cai, this Northern Expedition would not have been able to fight. ”

"Cai Xiang also wants to promote the Northern Expedition."

"Cai Xiang and Tong Shumi, which of these people doesn't want to promote the Northern Expedition...... They want to leave a name for posterity. Tie Tianying said, "But the group of people behind them may not, if it weren't for Qin Xiang suddenly coming out, Zhi Shi didn't care about it for many years, and beat those people with their heads and faces, who would be willing to give in here and withdraw from the business with Liao." Cai Xiang is also happy to see Qin Xiang and them become bigger, Qin Xiang is amazing, he can push the boat down the river, and said to his family, the saint is determined to go on the Northern Expedition, and Qin Xiang will not give anyone face, he can't afford to provoke it......"

After he finished speaking, he sighed again: "But ah, in extraordinary times, how many people who use such drastic means can have a good death?" Qin Xiangyi's family is now afraid that he is more hated than Li Xiangyi's family. ”

Zong Feixiao also shook his head. At this time, they said that it was a major national event, but in fact, they were still unhappy with the intervention of the secret investigation department. In the past, they were the authority in this area, and they were only managed by the upper level of the Criminal Department, and a small yamen that had only been established for a few years and was not large dared to stare at the side, obviously anyone would be unhappy.

"But this time, the secret investigation department is a little detailed." After a long silence, Zong Feixiao said.

Tie Tianying frowned: "Fine? ”

"I transferred a lot of things from the nearby county office, and it seems that they are all trivial, and I don't want to provoke our attention, but the transfer of the nearby government officials, the quick catcher, and the injuries are all there. Some people mentioned that they also went to a nearby medical center to check the house call...... The person who did this was well arranged, like a veteran. ”

"Let's do it above board this time......" After a long silence, Tie Tianying said, "What do they want to do after checking?" ”

"Sikong Nan, Lin Zongwu, Wang Nantuo......" Zong Feixiao said softly.

Tie Tianying's eyes were confused, pondered for a moment, and looked at Zong Feixiao: "Can they afford to provoke?" ”

"Since the incident in Liangshan last year, the secret detectives have paid more attention to the green forest. They used to be nobody, and they were bookish. I didn't care much about this, but now I'm afraid there are people...... That heart demon Ning Yi. ”

"Hey......" Tie Tianying laughed, but didn't make an evaluation after all.

"Don't underestimate him too much, after the incident in Liangshan, the name of the demon spread all over the northern green forest, and last year alone, Liu Qing and five or six groups of people who knew the Tao over there went to the capital, wanting to assassinate him to become famous. It's all gone. ”

Among the seven chief arresters of the Criminal Department, Liu Qinghe is the head arrester in charge of Gyeonggi and what he said. Nature has weight. Tie Tianying shook his head: "There is the power of the right phase. When ordinary people go to the capital, it is natural that this is the end, and it has little to do with Ning Yi's ability. I look at the matter of Liangshan, although this person is fierce. Tricks. But act on its own. is still a scholarly style that manipulates others, and I'm afraid it's just a strategist from the Prime Minister's Mansion. Now that all parties are intervening, the situation is chaotic enough. If he is a scholar, he will intervene in the sky without knowing the sky...... Hey, I don't know what the end will be. ”

Iron Sky Eagle said this, although he was quite unimpressed with the inner demon in his words, he actually still understood the truth that he could not despise the other party. He has been acting in public for many years, but he understands the ruthlessness of Confucianism the most.

On the green forest road, there is a life of licking blood from the knife edge, but many times after all, he still pays attention to morality, he is really a Confucian who wants to do things, full of morality, but the actual means will be used to the extreme. In particular, they read a lot of books, know a lot of things, and act unscrupulously, and their means are endless, and they cannot be prevented. The incident in Liangshan is proof that tens of thousands of people were directly crushed by a series of schemes, although because the secret investigation department was responsible for that matter, the criminal department did not intervene much, but Tie Tianying and others occasionally learned about it, and they could also know the stakes involved. Many of the survivors still had lingering palpitations after the incident, and then the green forest shook, and the name of the demon spread, unlike the ordinary green forest people who made a name, and the other party completely used human lives to build a reputation.

Although the Criminal Department is also official, no one dares to put tens of thousands of lives on the table. can manipulate so many lives, either the military is on top of the battle array, or the Confucian family is doing things.

At this time, in this place near Sipinggang, the participation of the two chief arresters of the Criminal Department is the force that will shake the strength of any green forest. But Sikong Nan is the former saintess of the Demon Sect, and the characters under her command have reappeared, and the high level of martial arts is immeasurable, and there is the shadow of a big family that no one dares to move. And Fang Baihua's family, although they are now in a predicament, they are also the embers of this rebellion that shook Tiannan, and the power that could shake the imperial court at the beginning, even if it is at the end of the road, it should not be underestimated.

In such a situation, if the demon inserts another kick with an incomprehensible strange mind, it will be an extremely unpredictable result for them. Although the Department of Secret Investigation now only has the right to supervise and does not have the power to set foot in command, who knows what thoughts the other party has hidden in his heart. The crooks of Confucianism, the whole body is involved, and it is difficult to know if you really want to do something.

Most of all, he also hates the feeling of being targeted and not triggered. Especially when the other party is a demon.

After discussing like this for a while, Zong Feixiao finished eating and rested for a while, and was about to go out to investigate Fang Baihua's matter, and suddenly, someone came over to report: "There is a person who claims to be the secret investigation department who is out with a right minister's office document plate and asks to see him." ”

Tie Tianying and Zong Feixiao glanced at each other, frowning, and thought, "It's really here?" ”

They had thought that the secret investigation department would be watching everything in the dark, but they didn't expect that the other party would suddenly come to the door and ask for a meeting.

The Secret Investigation Division does not have much coercive power in the local area, although Tie Tianying and Zong Feixiao can not let each other in, but it is better to offend the gentleman than the villain, and with the actions of the Secret Investigation Division, the leader of the demon, it is not good to refuse. Zong Feixiao took the discs and asked, "Who is here?" ”

After taking a closer look, he handed it to Tie Tianying: "You deal with it first, I'm out of the city." ”

looked at the name, the other party was a prime minister's Xixi, named Cheng Zhouhai. They were talking about Ning Yi just now, and when the next person came to report it at once, they couldn't help but think to themselves that it wasn't the demon in their hearts? At this time, if you don't see it, you don't treat it as a big deal, in fact, you just feel strange, even if Ning Yi really comes, they won't really feel that serious.

When Zong Feixiao went out, Tie Tianying ordered his subordinates to clean up the shack and pass people in. (To be continued......)