Under the guidance of Cao Zheng, when he arrived at Sweetwater Street, Cao Zheng pointed from afar: "The one with only one red lantern at the door of the third house is my master's house." Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Chao Chong nodded and said, "Let's go to the neighborhood to rest for the time being, and then make plans in the evening." After everyone arrived at a nearby inn and stayed, it was still early after dark, Chao Chong said: "Chao Yang, you go to the neighborhood to inquire if the Lin family still lives there, don't attract too much attention." Chao Yang took the order and left.

Chao Chong said to Cao Zheng again: "Brother Cao took Thunder to the neighborhood to familiarize yourself with the environment. Check to see if there are any suspicious people around the Lin family. You shouldn't be recognizable by what you're dressed up in now, right? ”

Cao Zhengdao: "Don't worry, I have deliberately grown a beard in the past six months, and I have some black moles on my face, not afraid that someone will recognize me." ”

After Cao Zheng and Lei Ting left, Li Kui was a little bored and said, "Boss Chao, is there any work for me to do?" ”

Chao Chong said: "Yes, and it is very important. ”

Li Kui was overjoyed and said, "Just say anything, I know the most important thing I need to do." After speaking, he patted his hun and said, "There is strength!" ”

Chao Chong said: "Okay, follow me." After speaking, he also walked out of the inn with Li Kui. I didn't ride a horse, I just walked unhurriedly on the street, from east to west, and then from west to south, all the while measuring the distance back and forth with my own footsteps, calculating something in my heart.

This is bitter Li Kui, boring walking around, so many interesting things on the street, so many fun places, but Chao Chong turned a blind eye, just walked unhurriedly. Li Kui finally quit, sat on the table of a roadside wine shop, picked up the remaining half of the pot of wine that others had drunk, tilted his neck and poured it into his stomach, and said loudly: "Chao...... Boss Xiao, why are we walking back and forth, there is not a lot of money on the ground waiting for us to pick up! ”

In the huge Tokyo, it was already noon after just a few streets, and Chao Chong looked at the sun in the sky, so he stopped and leaned over.

Li Kui took a silver bottle and flask at the man sitting next to him: "Who are you?" Why sit here? What do you watch? ”

Seeing Li Kui's tall and fierce appearance, the man guessed that the other party must be a prank, and said, "The wine jug in your hand is mine." Besides, I'm the one who sits here first. ”

Li Kui thought about it, and immediately changed his face and smiled: "I'm sorry, little brother, I didn't notice you." The flask will be returned to you. "Li Kui is a strong person who is strong but not bullying, not afraid of power but sympathetic to the weak. Of course, the premise is that he is not crazy, once he is crazy, it is the master that the six relatives do not recognize, and the old people and children are all cut together.

The man took the wine jug and shook it, it was empty, and a pot of silver bottle wine was more than 100 yuan, and he was unhappy but didn't say much, and got up to settle the bill at Xiao Er.

Chao Chong watched that person face Li Kui without being humble or arrogant, and secretly thought in his heart that he really deserved to be a person living in the capital, who was so calm and relaxed, and had a good demeanor.

Chao Chong sat down on the stool opposite Li Kui, and Li Kui immediately said to Xiao Er, the wine shop: "Cut some meat." Wine should be in large bottles. ”

Xiao Er finished calculating the guest's wine money, and came over with a smile on his face and said: "What kind of wine and food do the guest officials want, we have diced pheasant, poured mandarin ducks, roasted fish heads, fried tofu, yellow croaker, oily meat, sauced beef, smoked turtledove, and the taste is quite good." ”

Li Kui was dumbfounded when he heard this, are there so many dishes? Which one should you choose?

Chao Chong said: "Roasted fish head, sauced beef, smoked turtledove, each have a plate." What kind of wine is there? ”

Xiao Er said: "Although our wine shop is small, there is a lot of wine, bamboo leaf green, daughter red, pear blossom white, rose dew, jade ice burning, Shaoxing flower carving, Hengshui white dry, how much do you think?" ”

Chao Chong said with a smile: "Come to the two-corner flower carving, and you can put it in a silver bottle." "The so-called silver bottle refers to a ceramic vial as white as silver, a bottle with two corners, which is equivalent to about four taels of measurement in the Celestial Empire.

Li Kui hurriedly said on the side: "Where are the two corners, I want two scoops!" ”

Xiao Er put the white towel on his shoulder and chuckled: "Guest officer, we are not from the countryside here, and wine is not counted according to the scoop." ”

Li Kui was a little annoyed, even if he was stupid and second, but the sense of contempt in Xiao Er's words, Li Kui still heard it. Chao Chong pressed Li Kui on the stool and said to the little er: "Go and prepare wine and food, why is there so much verbosity!" ”

Xiao Er also saw that Li Kui's eyes were fierce, and he knew that he had inadvertently committed other people's taboos, so he hurriedly responded and ran to the back kitchen.

Li Kui was still a little indignant after the little two left, and scolded: "Something like a dog, dare to look down on me!" Take half a step slower and let him eat a fist and kick! ”

Chao Chong tapped his finger on the table and said, "Okay, what insight can a little second have?" Even if you say the wrong thing, it's unintentional. The people who live in the capital are unintentionally a little arrogant, there is no need to be like them, you are a big man who will become a hero in the future, you have to learn to be generous. ”

Li Kui turned his anger into joy and said: "Since I walked the rivers and lakes, others have said that I am an iron bull that cannot be built, stupid and hard. Only Chao ...... Boss Xiao, you said that I can become a big man, this is really fake, don't lie to me. ”

Chao Chong stretched out his right hand and said, "Hold it!" ”

Li Kui didn't know why, but he didn't hesitate and stretched out his hand. One black and one white, two hands clasped together.

Chao Chong said: "Force! After saying that, he struck a wrist-wrestling pose. Li Kui was the second monk and was confused, so he had to rely on his brute force to start exerting himself.

Chao Chong's muscle strength is already huge, and he has a cheat with a golden finger, which can always be maintained at the peak, so although Li Kui has the strength of a thousand catties, he did not break Chao Chong at the beginning, and the longer it lasts, the less advantageous it is.

Feeling that Li Kui's strength was gradually weakening, Chao Chong looked at Li Kui, who was grinning and puffing out his cheeks and twisting his eyebrows, and said: "Your strength is very huge, this is the capital for you to become a big man." But you've been doing nothing for nearly 30 years because you lack opportunities, and because you don't have someone to guide you. ”

When Li Kui heard Chao Chong speak, he knew that the other party still had strength left, but he tried his best, and he really couldn't win, so he let go and asked, "Then what should I do?" ”

Chao Chong said: "I will give you the opportunity." And I am your best guide. ”

Li Kuixi said: "That's great, what do you say, I'll do it." ”

Chao Chong continued: "Do you know why I took you around for half a day in the morning? ”

Li Kui shook his head.

Chao Chong said: "That's because I'm going to test your patience." If you are qualified, you will be ready to give you a very important task. If a person has no patience, fishing for three days and drying nets for two days, no matter how talented he is, he will achieve nothing. The fact that you have been following me so far and complaining shows that patience has grown a lot, and it is worth cultivating. ”

Li Kui laughed and said, "Actually, I already knew that you were testing me, so I didn't make a sound when I followed behind." If I hadn't seen noon and wanted you to rest, I could have continued to follow. ”

Chao Chong smiled: "Really? ”

Li Kui patted Hun Bao and said: "It's more real than real gold!" ”

Chao Chong smiled and didn't break it, Li Kui was sometimes like a child and needed to be coaxed, so he lowered his voice and leaned close to Li Kui's ear and said, "That's good, since you have such patience, you can consider letting you participate in the night's action." ”

Li Kuixi said: "Don't worry, leave it to me, just wait and see." ”

Soon Xiao Er put together the wine and food, and Chao Chong asked Li Kui for five steamed buns, but his staple food was rice.

The two were eating, and the discordant sound sounded again, and several long-shirted diners in the distance next door pointed at Li Kui and said, "That person is so ugly!" ”

Although those people spoke in a low voice, Li Kui was famous for his ear tips, and he could hear the copper coins falling three feet away.

Li Kui suppressed his anger and comforted himself: "I'm not angry, be patient." ”

The man at the table said, "It's better to hide at home, it's scary to come out." ”

Li Kui bit the steamed bun and swallowed it three or two bites, and said secretly in his heart: "I am a big man, and I don't have the same knowledge as them." ”

The person at the table said: "In troubled times, there will be demons, look at that person like a black bear and a demon, there are more and more such goods in the capital, and the world is unfortunate." ”

Li Kui picked up the wine bottle and took a big sip, and said secretly: "Boss Chao is looking at me, I want to be generous!" ”

The person at the table said: "You say that the housing prices in the capital are getting higher and higher, will it have something to do with the fact that there are more and more stupid demons in these foreign money?" ”

Li Kui clenched his fists and stood up, scolding: "I'm a grass mud horse!" Lao Tzu is notoriously obedient, you are looking for death! Three or two steps jumped over, punched and kicked, and within a moment, all four people at the table fell to the ground with crooked noses and mouths.

Chao Chong's ears were also very sensitive, and naturally those people's words were also heard. But what surprised him was that Li Kui couldn't bear it until now, if it was according to his previous temper, when the other party scolded the first sentence, Li Kui couldn't wait to jump out and fight with others. It seems that praise and praise really have a great effect on a person.

Chao Chong walked up to Xiao Er unhurriedly, handed him a piece of silver and said, "The food money and the damage to the tables and chairs of those people are mine." Then he walked up to the four people who were lying on the ground, took out a few ingots of silver from his bosom, smashed them in the face, and said, "Don't lie on the ground and pretend to be dead." Get out of the silver for me! If you do not leave within ten sounds, you will break your dog's legs. One, two, three......"

Those people were lying on the ground because they were afraid of getting up and continuing to be beaten by Li Kui, but they were not actually disabled, and when they heard Chao Chong's words, they hurriedly picked up the silver and ran away.

Seeing that there were already some onlookers around, and the meal could not continue to eat, he pulled Li Kui and left.

Li Kui was a little embarrassed and said, "I... I can't take it anymore......"

Chao Chong patted him on the shoulder with a smile and said, "The performance is good, and I can endure until the fourth sentence before making a move, which means that there is progress." But it's still not enough, keep it up. ”

Li Kui saw that Chao Chong was not to blame, and he became happy again, shouting to go to another house to eat and drink.

In the afternoon, I took Li Kui for a long time, and the sun set before returning to the inn where I stayed, Cao Zheng and they had already returned, ordered some food to eat in the house, and began to talk about business. Chao Yang, who was in charge of finding out the news, said: "I pretended to be a martial arts practitioner in other places, and asked a little of the surrounding households and shops, and those people said that the Lin family has been closed since Lin Jiaotou had an accident half a year ago, but every once in a while the maid Jin'er comes out to buy some fruits, vegetables, and grain. Some scoundrels tried to rush into the mansion many times, but the old sect leader Zhang was strong in martial arts and stood guard at the door to repel them. However, I heard that the old sect leader Zhang was injured some time ago, and now I don't know what the situation is. ”

Chao Chong rushed to Cao Zheng and said, "Did you find any suspicious characters around Sect Leader Lin's house?" ”

Cao Zhengdao: "Brother Chao's guess is right, I found a lot of suspicious characters at both ends of the alley, and they should have been sent by Gao Yanei to monitor the Lin family and prevent them from escaping." ”

Chao Chong said: "The purpose of tonight's operation is to contact the Lin family, and we will act in two groups. Brother Cao Zheng and I were in a group and were responsible for infiltrating the Lin family, talking to them, and informing us of our plans. Thunder, Chaoyang, and Tie Niu are responsible for cleaning up the suspicious characters on the north side of the alley, so as not to make a big disturbance, and I need a living one. Thunder is responsible for leading the team, and Chao Yang and Tie Niu must obey orders unconditionally. If something goes wrong, I won't spare it. ”

Li Kui patted Hun Bao and said, "Boss Chao, don't worry, I'm a patient big man, and I will never make a mistake." ”

I hope so.

Because everyone's weapons were left outside the city, Chao Chong took out the prepared short knives from his baggage and distributed them to everyone, put them on his waist, and prepared to act.