Chapter 0415: Shadow of the Thief
readx;
Governor's Mansion
Zhu Yunwen and his entourage entered safely, and the defense of the entire Zhizhou Mansion was tightened, Guo Xiao did not dare to be careless, and personally inspected the defense of the city gate, and at the same time, someone informed Lin Feng of the strange scene that happened in the Zhizhou Mansion. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
"Cloth shop?"
The guard nodded, "There must be something strange about that cloth shop, obviously watching that suspicious-looking person go in, and then look for someone and it will be gone." ā
"It should be the backyard, Erniang, let's go tonight, Xiao He and Li Hu will answer, if there is any danger, return immediately."
"Yes."
Nearly three watches, there is no pedestrian figure on the road, only the husband is left with a gong in his hand, walking on the road by the dim light, from time to time to look at the hourglass in his hand, the wooden stick on the gong, I don't know what to shout, most of it is to remind people to turn off the lights to sleep, be careful of thieves and so on.
The watch stopped suddenly, turned around slowly, it was dark behind him, there was no figure at all, shaking his head, he obviously heard a sound of footsteps, although it was very light, he still heard it vaguely, shaking his head and continuing to move forward, those who dared to play the watch at night were all bold lords, and ordinary people were already scared to lose things and run.
Several black shadows flashed out from the darkness, all black up and down, revealing only a pair of white eyes, creaking, the backyard door opened from the inside, and several people flashed in, this is the backyard of the cloth shop that the guards checked during the day, and the shopkeeper opened the wooden door and retreated to the side.
"Ghost abacus, life is good!"
The man in black entered, sitting on the bench in the backyard with a big grin, it can be seen that these people must be extremely familiar in private, at this time, the cloth shop owner smiled wickedly, "How can you compare to you five ghosts, guarding this broken shop, you can't get a few silver in a year, by the way, be careful during this time, someone from the government came to check today, in case you encounter trouble." ā
"These dog noses are really smart, what if you encounter them! It's a big deal, a few more dead people. The man snorted coldly, with a black scarf on his face and a toothed ghost head knife in his hand.
"This time is different from the past, in the past, our ghost gang could walk sideways here, but now that the Zhizhou Mansion has changed its owner, we must keep a low profile in the future."
"Listening to the old ghost will definitely not suffer."
The voice sounded, and a person walked out of the shadows, dressed charmingly, and a pair of eyes kept hooking the five ghosts, which was similar to the woman the guards saw that day.
"The helper ordered someone to pass the word in, there will be a big operation in the near future."
"The gang is coming?"
One of them nodded, and the ghost abacus rolled his eyes, "To be able to alarm the helper, this is a big deal, and the entire Zhizhou Mansion can be called a big deal!" "The ghost abacus is good at calculation, and I guessed at once that it must be those people in the Zhizhou Mansion who are going to move this time.
"No matter who it is, in this kind of place, as long as it is targeted by the ghost gang, it can only obediently go to see the king of Hades." There was a burst of mad laughter in the darkness, it is undeniable that the Ghost Gang is the strongest among the three gangs, and it is secretive, so it will hand over the most important salt to the people of the Ghost Gang, as for the cloth shop here, it originally belonged to the Knife Alliance, and for some reason it fell into the hands of the Ghost Gang.
"Will the people from the Sword Alliance come?"
"Probably not."
At the mention of the Sword Alliance, the ghost abacus's face sank, his palm was forced, and the table case was broken and broken, "Old ghost, after so many years, I still can't let go!" ā
"I can't let it go, I just lost a trick at the beginning, I don't want to be broken by someone, this revenge will be avenged sooner or later." The palm of the hand was raised, and it was finally clear that there were only three fingers left on the left palm, and the other two were broken by the Qi brush, which should have been cut off with a sharp blade.
"We should go, and in three days, the helper will be here."
The five ghosts got up almost at the same time, the ghost abacus came to the door, gently pushed it open, the whole person probed out, the dark street was empty, dodged back, and the five ghosts walked out with it, and soon disappeared into the night.
"Let's go back."
The five ghosts left, the ghost abacus extinguished the candle flame, and did not notice it at all, at this time there was a person lying on the roof, and the whole person was motionless on it, until the other party's figure disappeared and jumped quickly, tiptoe a little, fell from above, a few backward steps in the air, the action was extremely light, and the strength of his legs fell directly outside the courtyard gate.
"Erniang is out."
Two figures flashed out of the darkness, it was the three flying swallows who came out of the Zhizhou Mansion, seeing the black shadow approaching the moment, using light skills, jumping onto the roof of the cloth shop from the other side, the whole person was attached to it, and the other party's every move was completely controlled, the only pity was that the distance was a little far, and what the other party said was not heard clearly.
"Did you send someone to keep an eye on those five people?"
"After following for a short while, the other party's vigilance was too high, and he was worried that he would be found out and startled, so he had to give up."
The Flying Swallow nodded, "Go back and see your lord first." The figure swayed, and then the figure left, and the night instantly recovered, and I didn't expect that so many things would happen at night in the backyard of this seemingly ordinary cloth shop.
"Ghost Gang!"
Liu Erniang said truthfully what she heard, and the other party mentioned the word ghost gang more than once, although the distance is a little far, you shouldn't be mistaken.
"My lord, there are two gangs and one alliance in Taiping Mansion, walking the water to see the trough gang, and seeing the ghost gang at night, wearing a knife alliance cloth." Tang Lin simply read a few words made up by the locals, salt, cloth and other businesses are ostensibly owned by the government, and those businesses in private are controlled by the ghost gang and the knife alliance, because it is an unsightly business, so the ghost gang takes salt mostly at night.
"How strong is the Ghost Gang?"
Tang Lin said: "The strongest of the three factions, the leader of the gang is sorrowful, he is a difficult character, and there are two elders, three elements, four souls, and five ghosts below. Tang Lin said one by one, the two old men in the cloth shop are the so-called two elders, one is a ghost abacus, the other is a ghost lady, and the two smell like each other and get together.
The sects on the rivers and lakes like to use this way to rank their subordinates, which is conducive to management, and the people at the top can give orders to the people below, and the people below can only think of ways to improve their strength and status if they want to get power, just like the Blood Hand Alliance of the day.
"My lord, do you want to send someone over immediately, and serve the cloth shop first."
Lin Feng shook his head, "The people of the ghost gang appear frequently, it should be a big deal, it is very likely to be related to us, since this is the case, simply brake quietly, and wait for the other party's people to gather, and get rid of the ghost gang in Taiping Mansion in one fell swoop." ā
"Follow your lordship's orders."
Everyone retreated, Lin Feng walked out of the hall, and simply went to Zhu Yunwen's residence, at this time, the lights were on inside, and the guards in front of the door saw that Lin Feng came to bow and salute, "Meet Lord Duwei." ā
"Who's in there?"
"Lord Qi came to see the little prince, saying that he had something to discuss."
"That's just right."
Lin Feng stepped in, vaguely heard Qi Tai's laughter, and only heard Zhu Yunwen say: "I don't want Lord Qi not only knows how to dispatch soldiers and horses, but his chess skills are also superior. ā
"The little prince praised, Qi Tai was ashamed, and he simply won a son."
"Okay, if Lord Qi wants to let it happen, but it's boring, you and I will have another game."
"Qi Tai accompanies you."
I don't want the two to be playing chess, these are the things that the literati play, don't look at just ordinary chess pieces, which implies mystery, a game of chess, like fighting between the enemy and me, if you can't see the other party's intentions in time, once the other party drives straight in, only step by step defeat, so the chess is not only chess, but also to check the opponent's layout and psychology, which is the real charm of chess.
Lin Feng stood at the door and hesitated, it was not the right time to come, Zhu Yunwen had just arrived last night, and he was tired all the way, and he didn't want to ask Qi Tai to play chess tonight.
The Zhizhou Mansion is calm on the surface, but there is already a dark tide surging and dangerous in private, and Lin Feng did not tell Zhu Yunwen and Qi Tai about many things, even if the two of them knew, it would not be of much use except for adding more troubles.
Lin Feng finally chose to go in, the two of them set up their own formations, without noticing at all, only to see that the black man broke the city one after another, although the white son was defeated and retreated, relying on the situation in the rear to temporarily stabilize the position, if the black offensive is unfavorable, you can take the opportunity to counterattack.
Zhu Yunwen frowned deeply, the chess pieces in his hand couldn't fall for a long time, and with a snap, a chess piece slipped from the palm of his hand, he was stunned for a moment, and when he turned sideways to pick it up, he saw Lin Feng standing aside.
"When did Lord Lin come in?"
"It's just now, I can't bear to disturb the little prince and Lord Qi playing chess."
"It's just time to play with nothing to do, Lord Lin, sit." Qi Tai got up and moved a wooden bench over, but he was also idle, Lin Feng must have something to discuss when he came, so he simply pushed the chess aside.
"Little prince, have you noticed that since you left the capital for more than three months, you have never seen an order from the imperial court?"
Zhu Yunwen nodded, "This matter was mentioned to Lord Qi when Tu was there, and it is indeed strange, even if there are many twists and turns in the palace, it is always impossible to suppress the folds handed over by the prince's mansion." ā
Qi Tai nodded, "Lord Lin's worries, Qi Tai also thought that if the matter was not in the capital, there must be a problem on the road, if necessary, Qi Tai is willing to lead someone back to the capital to personally explain the matter to the saint." ā
Zhu Yunwen was young after all, and thought that the fold had been pressed down and not handed over, and Qi Tai suddenly heard the deep meaning of Lin Feng's words.
Lin Feng shook his head, "If the other party intends to block the news, it is too risky for Lord Qi to return to Beijing, Lin Feng is walking on thin ice at the moment, the Taiping Mansion case is by no means as simple as it seems, if it is really investigated, more people will inevitably be implicated, and even the officials of the six departments of the capital are also difficult to get involved." ā
"Six!"