The black-robed people are secretly searching for fortune tellers throughout the town, and they need to find the fortune teller immediately and find Long Yang's traces through the fortune teller. On Long Yang's side, he also planned a big operation, and he was ready to take advantage of the opportunity of the black-robed people to disperse and concentrate manpower to secretly arrest him. As long as one is caught, there is hope to grasp their information, understand their operational deployment, organizational structure, personnel composition, and so on.

Longyang planned that Zhu Hongyuan would continue to disguise himself as a fortune teller, and he and Tian Tian would pretend to be his son and daughter, follow him, and take care of him at any time. Yu Fei and five other scouts were nearby, ready to arrest people who were close to Zhu Hongyuan.

Both sides are nervously preparing, and a fierce battle is about to begin. The final victory belongs to those with superior skills.

Fangcun Town, some time ago, was reorganized in a dragnet style, the public security situation is much better than before, the people in the town are stable, and the streets are much more prosperous than before. All kinds of vendors occupy the streets of the town, selling all kinds of daily necessities and miscellaneous goods.

In the eastern part of the town's streets, there is a north-south alley, where almost all the fortune tellers in the neighborhood gather, hence the name "Fairy Lane". There are many kinds of fortune telling, some are marriage-telling, some are famous, some are disaster-breaking, some are exorcist, etc., none of which have a small stall. It is said to be a small stall, but in fact, it is a person, a horse, and a piece of red cloth, which constitute all the elements. People are the main thing, and they must be able to speak, talk, calculate, observe, and know astronomy and geography; Maza, a tool for rest and identity. For a day, you can't squat, you can't sit on the ground, you can't stand, sitting is the most suitable, you won't lose your identity and it's easy to carry; The red cloth, the props of the work, are written all over the sexagenary branches, and on them are either placed with signatures, or copper coins, or tortoise shells, each with its own use.

The vast majority of wandering fortune tellers come to a place and choose this way, but there are exceptions. A blind man is a fortune teller, a blind man with round thin legs and sunglasses, and a blanket on his shoulders. One hand holds a thin bamboo pole, one end of the bamboo pole is held in his hand, and the other end is held in the hand of a child, and the child leads the way in front of his head. The other hand usually holds a gong, walks a few steps and strikes it, and everyone knows that it is a blind fortune teller when they hear the sound. Blind fortune telling, commonly known as "blind Meng".

There is also a kind of fortune teller, this kind of person is a relatively big person. They are already famous in the fortune-telling world, just sit at home, and someone will find him, hand him a gift, and ask the great immortal to guide him.

Fortune-telling may have originated in the pre-Qin period, when the ancient Egyptians used papyrus to record things, and the ancient Babylonians used clay tablets as books, the ancient Chinese people split bamboo into slivers, thinned and polished, and roasted and weaved them, and the most vivid historical facts were written in bamboo slips and passed on to future generations.

Of course, fortune telling is only in a narrow sense, and it also includes many kinds in a broad sense. It is usually believed that fortune telling is to fool people, and the real Zhou Yi has a certain scientific basis, it is divided into Yi Li and prediction, people are keen to study Yi Li, often ignore prediction.

Zhu Hongyuan chose the way of sitting on the street to tell fortunes, he found a relatively remote place in the alley, spread out the red cloth, sat on the Maza, and looked like a master in the world. Long Yang and Tian Tian squatted opposite as a support, attracting passers-by to watch. This is just a simple trick in the industry, which has deceived outsiders and can't hide it from peers.

In the morning, Zhu Hongyuan did not have a business on his side, which attracted the low ridicule of several fortune tellers nearby. Because the territory he chose was relatively remote, and those who came were intercepted by those who came in front of him, and they could not come to him. In fact, this is also the reason why they chose here, if they really come to the fortune teller, they are afraid that they will not be able to hold back.

"Knock knock!" There was the sound of a hand-cranked drum. From the south end of the alley came a man with various gadgets on his shoulders and a rattle in his left hand, shaking as he went. Zhu Hongyuan turned his head to look, and it turned out to be the merchant in the Zheng Mansion.

Zhu Hongyuan hinted to Long Yang with his eyes, pretended not to see the merchant, and continued to fiddle with the copper coins in front of him. Long Yang deliberately left and went to the alley to observe the situation. At the same time, he informed the comrades who were lying in ambush nearby that they did not see the main owner and would not take action lightly.

"Fortune teller, it turns out that you are here, and it is so hard for me to find you!" When the merchant saw Zhu Hongyuan, he ran to the front as if he had obtained a treasure. The duck almost flew to his beak, and was reprimanded, he was full of bitterness.

"Oh, Brother Merchant, what are you looking for me?" Zhu Hongyuan pretended not to know and asked.

"Didn't you say the other night that you knew the whereabouts of the Venerable Master, why are you pretending to be confused now?" The merchant said angrily.

"Of course we fortune tellers can count people's whereabouts, what's so strange about this!" Zhu Hongyuan continued to flicker. There is nothing wrong with what he said, and I can't fault it. Yes, fortune tellers are those who eat this line of food, and if you want to know where people are, of course you can count.

"That's not what you say, and you don't say it's worth it, you! You! The merchant was uncomfortable by Zhu Hongyuan's words, and he didn't know how to refute it for a while. You wait, someone will come and clean you up. The merchant put down a cruel sentence and turned around and left.

I'm just waiting for your words! Zhu Hongyuan thought to himself. The merchant is just a small fish, and if you want to catch a big fish, you can only use him as bait. When the merchant walked away, Long Yang immediately returned, had a general understanding of the situation, and immediately began to arrange.

"Team Zhu, I'm worried about one thing." After the arrangement, Long Yang squatted opposite Zhu Hongyuan and said in a low voice.

"Are you afraid that they won't do it during the day and choose to do it at night?" Zhu Hong said while fiddling with the copper coin.

"Yes. If they choose to be at night, our danger will increase and yours will be even greater. ”

"Now that the arrow is ready to fly, what choice do we have?"

"I don't think it's better to give up on this plan first, how about it?"

"No, stay the course!"

For the sake of Zhu Hongyuan's safety, Long Yang wanted to suspend this operation. Zhu Hongyuan resolutely opposes it and must carry out the action to the end. The mountain rain is coming, and everyone's heart is full of pressure and tension.

As expected, the merchant did not reappear.

"What should I do?" Seeing that the sky was dark, Tian Tian asked anxiously.

"Fish are cunning, but they can't escape a good fishing rod. Let's go, let's stay in Zheng's Mansion tonight! Zhu Hongyuan slapped his thigh and got up to pack up the props.

"Then Yu Fei and they can't enter, we don't have enough manpower." Long Yang pointed out that the most urgent problem at present is the problem of manpower. I finally got five people from the city, but I didn't need a single one.

"They respond outside, and when they start to act inside, the people from outside rush in again, and that's it!" While speaking, Zhu Hongyuan had already finished cleaning up, raised his legs and walked out of the alley. He didn't hesitate, even though he was most in danger during the operation.

Yu Fei and the other five scouts had already rushed to the vicinity of Zheng's Mansion in advance, and they needed to choose the ambush location in advance, not only to hide themselves, but also to support Zhu Hongyuan and the others in time.

The atmosphere seems to be wrong tonight, and the Zheng Mansion looks gloomy. Perhaps it was due to the depression before the big war, and the three of them felt that the Zheng Mansion was a little weird tonight. The beggars in the east are still bustling, sharing the day's harvest. In contrast, the more visible west side is exceptionally deserted.

When Zhu Hongyuan, Long Yang, and Tian Tian walked into the dilapidated room in the west, only three or five people were scattered in the corner. Although the number of wanderers in the west is not as great as the beggars in the east, there are usually one or twenty people, but today there are so few. The three of them chose a fairly clean place, took out the wine and meat they bought when they came, and ate it as if no one was around.

The merchant was also in the room, staring at the three of them viciously, muttering something in his mouth. He watched the three of them eating meat and drinking wine, then looked at the nest in his hand, and threw it out of the house angrily. "Fuck! You wait! The merchant scolded in a low voice.

In fact, not only Zhu Hongyuan and others discovered the abnormality, but Xiao Li in the east had already noticed that something was wrong. When he returned in the evening, he found that there were very few people from the west, only three or five. And these three or five people are still fresh faces, and they haven't seen them before. Xiao Li always remained vigilant, and at this time he was more attentive to the west, paying close attention to the movement on the opposite side.

"Lao Zhu, those people seem to be in a group." Long Yang said in a low voice.

"Really? Why can't I see it? "I quietly watched a few people every day.

"I don't think they're normal, but I don't see that they're in a group." Zhu Hongyuan also said in a low voice.

"What's wrong?" I continued to ask every day.

"Although these homeless people have little feelings on weekdays, they always talk a few words and take care of each other. You see these people, ignoring each other, as if they never knew each other, is it normal? Zhu Hongyuan continued.

"Well, that's what happened. But they don't talk to each other, why does Long Yang say that they are in a gang? Tian Tian said as he looked at Long Yang.

"Hehe, that's easy. Every day, you look at their hands. Long Yang gestured to Tian Tian with his eyes.

"In hand?" Every day, I got up and pretended to move, and looked at these people. "They've got nests in their hands."

When he watched it every day, Zhu Hongyuan also observed it, and when he finished reading it, he smiled knowingly.

"It's Wotou, since they don't know each other, why do they eat Wotou uniformly, and it's a type of Wotou, but it's not steamed buns." After Long Yang finished speaking, he wrapped a piece of pig's head meat and walked to the opposite side of them. "Rely on your parents at home, rely on friends outside, and eat some meat."

After Long Yang finished speaking, several people looked up at Long Yang, and then at the merchant, but no one answered. Seeing that no one cared about him, Long Yang returned to Zhu Hongyuan's side, shaking his head and sighing as if he didn't understand. In fact, Long Yang was testing them, and their eyes betrayed themselves and verified Long Yang's guess.

These people are accomplices to the merchant, but they are not black-robed people, maybe they are helpers hired by the black-robed man, and they have the same identity as the merchant. Zhu Hongyuan and the others raised their vigilance, they are now taking the initiative to attack and come to the bright place, not only to beware of a few minions on the opposite side, but also to guard against the black-robed people in the dark. Fortunately, they also had a backhand, and ambushed their comrades outside.

As the night wore on, the beggars to the east stopped their clamor and fell asleep. At this time, Zhu Hongyuan, Long Yang and Tian Tian leaned together, waiting for the storm to come.