Chapter 207: Murder for Hire
Sister Pu is a famous person in Dengzhou, there is a unique embroidery building in the courtyard, Li Zhun is a frequent visitor here, holding her to be familiar with the road, all the way to the bedroom, he lifted Sister Pu on the **, pulled the clothes belt and pressed it, just entered, and then vented.
Sister Pu pushed him away and called the waiter to bring water to Li Zhun to sober up and rinse his mouth. Li Zhun rinsed his mouth and sat under the lamp in a daze.
After Sister Pu also washed, she changed her clothes, reapplied her makeup, knelt opposite Li Zhun, and asked with concern: "Li Mao stayed in Zhenhai City and didn't leave, did he come for you?" Li Zhun rolled his eyes and glanced at Sister Pu, and said with a smile: "Your ears are pointed, what's the matter, did you hear something?" ”
Sister Pu said: "If things are abnormal, there must be ghosts, he doesn't come early or late, but at this time, don't you think it's strange." I advise you to go out and hide from the limelight. Li Zhun stretched out his hand to lift Sister Pu's chin and said: "People say that the son is ruthless, and the drama is unrighteous, how can I, Li Zhun, meet such a loving and righteous Sister Pu?" He put down his hand, sighed lightly, and said, "What should come will come after all, and you can't hide from it." Sister Pu said: "Don't be so pessimistic, so many hurdles have come...... Is this really a hurdle that can't be overcome? ”
Li Zhun said with a gloomy face: "Li Mao is a dog raised in Yunzhou, I am a dog raised in Mizhou, and my fate is already doomed, and I can't hide from it." As he spoke, Li Zhun took out an official letter with a bright red seal from his waist pocket and handed it to Sister Pu, who took it, pinched it in her hand, and her eyes were ****.
This is a book that exempts her from being a good citizen, she is a popular official, how easy it is to redeem herself for the people, Li Zhun promised to help her redeem herself a year ago, but she thought it was just a joke. The former famous general Li Sheng met a singer when he entered the Sichuan Pacification Rebellion, and wanted to redeem his body and bring it back to Chang'an but couldn't, Li Sheng eloped with him, and was sent by Zhang Yansheng to recapture it halfway. But Li Zhun did it, and Sister Pu couldn't think about the hardships involved. This heart, Sister Pu is speechless except for being moved.
……
Li Mao has not been idle these days, he changed into civilian clothes and came to Dengzhou City, walking through the streets and alleys of the most prestigious port city in the Tang Dynasty, observing the people's feelings and feeling his customs. Dengzhou is prosperous because of the port, with a large population, complex composition, nine streams and three religions, and all forces are intertwined, and it is a city with the tightest and least tight control of Ziqing.
Li Mao turned around for three days and had an intuitive impression of this city, this seemingly scattered city has developed commerce, the cornerstone contract spirit of commerce is popular here, and the control of power has encountered many obstacles here, this is a place where no one can eat all, and it is precisely because of his many levels and divisions, but there is a free air that is not found elsewhere.
Li Mao quickly fell in love with the city, and he was determined to put his roots here.
Li Mao walked all over the corners of the city, and finally found a place to settle for his heartbeat, which is close to the mountains and facing the sea, self-contained, quiet and quiet but does not refuse to be lively and prosperous, and the place is wide, and there is great potential to be tapped.
Li Mao pointed to the bare hill and said to Qingmo: "Backed by a high mountain, facing the sea, there is a clear stream on the left, and a long road on the right, it is a high-quality feng shui treasure land, why is it lonely and ownerless." Qingmo said: "It's too far away from the city, it's inconvenient to do business, and it's not convenient to live at home, who wants this land?" Li Mao shook his head and said with a smile: "No one asks about jade in the downtown area, but let me pick up a bargain." The guide of Zhenhai City looked at the barren mountain and said with a smile: "This is the charcoal forest of the people in the city, and the mountains are bald and worthless." ”
Li Mao said with a smile: "It's worthless, I'm an honest official, and my salary is meager, so how can I afford to run a good real estate." The guide spat in his heart and scolded secretly: "Those who eat people and don't spit out bones, and dare to say that they are incorruptible, I bah." ”
This guide's name is Qin Wang, a veteran of the town navy, because he is familiar with the geography of Dengzhou, he was sent by Zhang Gu to Li Mao as a guide to accompany him on a tour of the mountains and rivers. He is honest and tight-mouthed, and he is very appreciated by Li Mao, and after slandering, he scolded himself in his heart: "People treat us well, such a stinky family, you are also a villain." After scolding, he felt a lot more comfortable, and reminded Li Mao: "This place is too close to the sea, and it is suitable to be invaded by pirates, so although the place is good, no one dares to ask." ”
What Li Mao wants is to be close to the sea, and it is convenient to enter and exit close to the sea. He climbed the hill and circled around, and the more he looked, the more satisfied he became, so he made up his mind to buy the land.
Zhang Quan heard that Li Mao was going to buy a barren mountain to build a house in Dengzhou, and he was more enthusiastic than marrying his daughter-in-law, so Zhang Luo made an appointment with the relevant personnel from Dengzhou and Penglai County, and helped Li Mao bargain in front of him. Li Mao was so annoyed by his enthusiasm that he couldn't laugh or cry, so he had to try his best to be perfunctory. Li Zhun is also on the list of guests invited by Zhang Gu as the lieutenant of Penglai County, Penglai County is the first county in Dengzhou, although it is divided from the military and the people of Zhenhai City, and is not subordinate to each other, but the two families have frequent exchanges and the relationship has always been good.
Li Mao is a tiger who has been removed from his minions, but the tiger is still there, it is not a problem to kill a handful of people, everyone is careful to flatter him, for the sake of Zhang Gu's face, who dares not to give Li Mao face. This is one of them.
Second, the land that Li Mao wanted to buy was originally a terra nullius, occupied by a vegetable farmer and homeless people, and it was neither dangerous nor troublesome to drive them out, and the magistrate was happy to do this favor. patted their chests one by one and assured Li Mao that they would get things done. Among the people who patted his chest was Li Zhun, after he returned to the government, he ordered the government to start acting, and it only took one day to expel dozens of homeless people living on the mountain and under the mountain. Li Zhun also coordinated with Yousi to help clean up the ownership and help Li Mao sign an agreement to purchase land.
A barren mountain and 30 acres of woodland cost Li Mao a total of 380 yuan.
Sister Pu has been paying attention to the progress of things, and asked Li Zhun overnight: "You help him so much, will there be a turnaround?" Li Zhun said: "Do your best and obey the destiny of heaven." He asked Sister Pu again: "Let's see each other less in the future, so as not to affect you." Sister Pu smiled: "I'm not afraid, no matter how bad it is, how bad can it be?" ”
Li Zhundao: "Ruthless is the most public person, only you can't think of it, you can't do it without them, it's better to be careful." ”
Sister Pu smiled softly, nodded and said, "I know." "I got up and went to greet the waiter to cook tea and hot wine, but I thought everyone was slow, so I went to supervise in person. Sister Pu went around the stove, went out of the small door, and came to the side courtyard, where a fat man was pulling and pulling with a little maid, foul language, and wanton laughter. Seeing that Sister Pu arrived, the man threw away his hand, and the little maid hid behind Sister Pu with her head down. Sister Pu glanced at her coldly and said to the fat man, "I want you to do it tonight." ”
The fat man laughed and said: "You say do it, it's so easy, this is killing, not killing chickens and geese." I missed the opportunity in the previous paragraph, and now it's so difficult to do it, so I have to wait. ”
"I can't wait, I'll do it tonight. I can add money. Sister Pu refused a word.
"Add money...... The fat man scratched his nose, and his eyes rolled: "Five thousand." ”
“…… Okay, 5,000 is 5,000. ”
"Wait."
"What else do you want?"
"Caozhou people are not good stubble, this time, no one can guarantee that they will come back alive, and the eldest sister has nothing to say?" The fat man picked his nose and stared obscenely at Sister Pu's plump breasts.
"There are flowers and tender grass in my yard, you can enjoy them, as long as you don't miss a big thing."
Sister Pu wanted to leave, but the man dodged to stop her, pulled up the corner of her skirt, put it under her nose and sniffed, and said with a smile: "Little fresh meat is tasteless, I like you old goods, old goods are chewy." ”
A loud slap sounded, and the fat-faced man had five palm prints on his face.
Sister Pu shouted angrily: "Take care of yourself by urinating." ”
Another loud slap sounded, and Sister Pu's face was on one side, and the corners of her mouth were bleeding.
"Stinky *, don't be embarrassed!" The fat man had a hideous face, and he walked away. Although he was castrated, his ears were waiting for the call behind him, and sure enough, before he arrived at the gate of the small courtyard, he heard Sister Pu calling:
"Wait."
……
In order to thank the local officials in Dengzhou for their help, Li Mao borrowed Zhang Gu to set up a banquet in the city to entertain everyone, and the Tang people invited guests to more often at home or in the Ji restaurant, and went to the wine store for a drink, which seemed informal. Zhang Zhu labored hard to Zhang Luo, and the guests and hosts dispersed happily. Seeing off the guests, Zhang Gu returned to Zhenhai City, the weather was hot, Li Mao stood outside and blew the wind, and then moved back to the house.
After taking a bath and rinsing his mouth, the servants of the Zhang family offered a healthy evening tea, Li Mao drank two sips, and then he sweated again, so he got up and went to the back garden to enjoy the coolness. This is just a courtyard in Zhanggu, not many people come on weekdays, and the flowers and plants in the back garden are sparsely pruned and a little messy. Li Mao saw that Mo Qi's divine power was following closely with his sword, so he smiled and said: "I have no grievances in Dengzhou, who will come to kill me?" ”
Mo Qi God Channel: "I only care if people can kill you, but I don't care if people want to kill you or not." Li Mao nodded and did not speak. Qingmo was dressed in short brown, with open arms, holding a honeydew melon in his hand, eating a mouth full of juice, and said while eating: "The magic power is right, this garden is full of trees, the walls are low, the lights are dark, it is really difficult to ensure that there is no thief, you see the wind and grass, maybe there is a thief hidden......"
Before the words fell, a masked man jumped out and slashed at Li Mao's door with a knife. The incident happened in a hurry, and Mo Qi's supernatural power didn't have time to react. Li Mao is good at hand-to-hand combat, the stress time is much shorter than others, he turned sideways, raised his arm to open the assassin's arm, clicked, unloaded his arm, and then used a clever force to knock him to the ground.
A crossbow arrow came silently, and when Li Mao found that it was too late to dodge, at the moment of crisis, Mo Qi's divine power pounced, pushed Li Mao away, and took the arrow for him.
Qingmo threw the melon at the assassin who sent the arrow, raised his hand to shoot a hidden arrow, and reached out to touch the knife, only to find that he had forgotten to bring it in the bathroom. With a shout, four assassins jumped out of the bushes, all wearing face scarves, and slashed at Li Mao with their knives. Li Mao had no weapons in his hands, he didn't dare to block hard, and when he was blocking left and right, he was forced to the corner of the rockery by the assassins, and the four assassins were well-trained. Qingmo missed the blow and ran away, which seemed unjust, but made several assassins feel nervous. (Dissertation College)