Chen Zhen did not meet Lou Fukang. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

The "road" here still refers only to the places where the people and the displaced people live in the ruins, and there is no fixed route between cities and between ruins, and it is almost impossible to meet outside the city, even if they are very close, the ubiquitous trees will obscure the view.

It's not that there is no way to find Lou Fukang, it's just that it's too time-consuming, since you want to publicize and build momentum, you have to strike while the iron is hot, and you can start publicity after half a month, and you can't delay it on the road.

Half a month, Chen Zhen is expected to arrive in Yucheng, and he will cover it for half a month before publicizing it, because he is afraid that someone will go to report to the Lou family, and the goal of Chen Zhen's operation this time is very clear, that is, assassination.

Sending a team of people to Yangcheng with sixteen strengthening potions, the Lou family either has a deep cooperation with Bone Paradise, or is very rich - not about money, but about providing what Bone Paradise needs.

If you don't assassinate you, you may end up in a bitter battle, which will eventually lead to the abortion of the plan, leaving hidden dangers.

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There are not a large number of stone hunters in strange costumes in Yucheng, wearing black robes and black cloth are too eye-catching, Chen Zhen changed into ordinary clothes and came to the city gate.

The tax to enter the city is one hundred lions, which is ten times more expensive than that of Wing City.

Not only that, but the soldiers on the city wall were also listless, lazy and lazy, chatting together, yawning, wiping knives and playing crossbows, and the same was true of the soldiers standing at the gate of the city collecting taxes, sitting on stools, crossing Erlang's legs, and shaking a branch.

Seeing Chen Zhen coming, he pointed to the cash box, knocked on the table again, and asked, "What's the matter with Yucheng?" ”

"Someone came to find someone." Chen Zhen took out a lion coin from his money bag and placed it on the table.

Without further questioning, the soldier pointed to the city with a twig and picked up the coin.

Chen Zhen entered the city, glanced back, and just saw the soldier carrying the money into his trouser pocket.

When I was in Yicheng, there were many people near the city gate, people like Zou Ping who were waiting to make a little money, or people who had some bad ideas like Brother Pin, in short, it was very lively, giving people a sense of prosperity.

But in Yucheng, the streets are very deserted, there is no place to exchange money, there are no people gathered, and on the main road connecting the city and the city center, there are almost no people to see, and most of the people who see them are wooden and sad, just like someone in the family is sick and wants to rush to grab medicine.

Although Yucheng is in the northeast of the mainland, but at this time it is only the mid-autumn season, the weather is not cold, last year in Liangcheng, even if it was so cold that it snowed, the street was much more lively than this place.

There is a depression everywhere, and there seem to be many fewer people in this city than in other cities.

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Having learned the lesson of Xucheng, Chen Zhen did not plan to wander the streets too much, lest he be recognized by the residents who had escaped from Paradise Town, he found a grocery store with a half-open door and asked about the nearby inns, whether good or bad.

"The taxes are high, and they're all closed." The owner of the grocery store was an old man, most of his teeth had fallen out, there were not a few hairs left, and there were as many wrinkles on his face as there were hair, and he said with a smile: "If you want to find a cheap place to live, just ask your family to knock on the door and give some money casually, there are many empty rooms!" If you want to find a better place to live, go to the city center, you can find any store. ”

"Thank you." Chen Zhen bought a bag of jerky, said that he didn't need to look for it, and left the grocery store with his bag on his back.

Approaching the city center, there are finally more people on the street, and judging from the material of clothes, most people's lives should be considered wealthy, and they walk slowly and leisurely.

In front of an inn that looked good, Chen Zhen was just about to enter when he was stopped by a doorman-like person.

"It costs 100 lion for a night's stay, and 20 lion for the cheapest dish." The doorman looked at Chen Zhen's clothes and said.

Although he didn't say it, the meaning of his words was already very clear, that is, he was afraid that Chen Zhen would not be able to hold it.

Coming to Yucheng within half a month, Chen Zhen was naturally dusty, his clothes and pants were very close to being torn, and they were also very dirty, so it was understandable that he was not allowed to enter.

He took out a lion coin and handed it over, the man took it and looked at it, made the coin disappear into his hand as if by magic, pointed to the entrance, and signaled that Chen Zhen could already enter.

A person who can make a move is a hundred lion coins, and he will never be a poor ghost.

Coins can enhance a person's taste in clothing, and the previous Chen Array and the Chen Array at this time are completely different in the eyes of this guard.

The first floor of the inn is a place to eat, Chen Zhen first asked for a room on the back street, washed up, changed into clean clothes and came to the first floor, and sat down at the innermost table.

It's past lunch time, but the inn is doing well, and there are many people here drinking tea, eating wine, and talking about what happened in Yucheng recently.

Chen Zhen ordered some food, asked for a few pots of wine, and sat there in a low-key manner, listening to the discussion of these people.

"Two people starved to death last month."

Hearing this news, Chen Zhen was a little surprised, he heard for the first time that he would starve to death if he lived in the city, it was normal to have no place to live, but it was very easy to fill his stomach by working part-time, it was hard to imagine that someone would starve to death.

"In the mining disaster a few days ago, people dug it out, all died, 17 people, and the compensation given by the Lou family was too small, so they forced the miners' families to hang themselves."

The second piece of news also surprised Chen Zhen, the Lou family was actually mining a mine, and with the anthelmintic medicine of Bone Paradise, mining has indeed become much safer, but without experience, there must be frequent mining accidents.

No wonder there are fewer people, no wonder there are many empty houses, it seems that many people in the city have gone to mining.

"The second son of Lou went to Yangcheng, and I heard that he met a wicked person......"

"Fire ...... at Changhong Middle School"

"Former Executive Council member Liu Xingzhu died of illness......"

"Shadow ...... by the Sea of the East"

"The fourth son of the Bai family has left ......"

All kinds of news, big and small, real and false are difficult to distinguish, Chen Zhen listened quietly, ate slowly, and came to a conclusion - the Lou family is the emperor in Yucheng, the Lou family is very unpopular, but the soldiers in Yucheng listen to the Lou family, and no one can resist.

These results did not help Chen Zhen's actions, and he didn't care about how the people of Yucheng lived, and the death of the Lou family could be a good or bad thing for the residents of Yucheng.

At about three o'clock in the afternoon, there were gradually more people, and the food on the table in front of Chen Zhen had been replaced by teapots and cups, and at four o'clock, a middle-aged storyteller walked into the store.

is talking about the Bai family's hundred-year plan, this time talking about the third son of the Bai family's wisdom through Qingcheng, talking about it vividly, spitting everywhere.

At five o'clock, the storyteller dropped a sentence "Let's listen to the next decomposition", got up and began to ask for money along the table with the small iron bucket he was carrying, there was no rule that it must be given, and there was no regulation on how much to give, but the people who could listen to the book here were rich and idle people, and the bottom of the bucket was smashed by the money "Ding Dong" sound.

The storyteller thanked him, came to Chen Zhen's table, and stretched out the iron bucket with a smile.

There was already a pile of money on the table in front of Chen Zhen, all of which were denominations of fifty lion coins, he picked up the top one and asked the storyteller, "Are you familiar with Yucheng?" ”

"Cooked." The storyteller nodded: "Running around begging for business." ”

Chen Zhen nodded, threw the money into the iron bucket, picked up another one, and asked, "Where are you going to go in a while?" ”

"Find a place to eat." The storyteller's eyes lit up.

Chen Zhen nodded again, threw the money into the bucket, picked up another coin, and asked, "Are you eating here?" I please, there are some things I want to ask you. ”

"Yes." The storyteller was so smiling that he couldn't find it.

Chen Zhen threw the money into the iron bucket for the third time and said, "You go and collect the money first, and then come back later." ”

"Okay." The storyteller turned away and moved on to the next table.

A few minutes later, he walked to the door of the store and handed the bucket to the shopkeeper behind the counter, who looked out, picked out the two lion coins that Chen Zhen had thrown in, and waved his hand at the storyteller.

The storyteller said a few more words to the shopkeeper, pointed at Chen Zhen, and then turned his fart.

Chen Zhen invited him to sit down, poured tea, and said, "I just arrived today, and I came to trouble the Lou family, do you know how many people there are in the Lou family?" ”

So saying, he took out ten more coins, a thousand dollars, and placed them beside the stack he had made before.

The Keshuren was stunned, as if he was hesitating to take the money or leave.

Chen Zhen lowered his head and drank the flowers.

After thinking about it for a long time, the storyteller sighed, covered the table with his body, put the money in his pocket, looked around, and said in a low voice: "The current head of the Lou family, Lou Tianlu, there is only one father, the original four brothers, he ranks third, after the death of his father, because of the family property problem, his brothers are all dead, walking, now there is one Lou Tianlu in Yucheng, he has three sons, the eldest is in the city, the second heard that he went to Yangcheng, the third is idle, bullying men and women, wandering around the city all day long. ”

Chen Zhen nodded, and said, "Where is the Lou family?" ”

"A little further on, when you see the highest and longest wall in Yucheng, you will know that it is the territory of the Lou family, and their newly planned courtyard is afraid that it is bigger than the Bai family in Jingcheng." The storyteller smiled bitterly, pointed to his nose and said, "My family has been planned, my whole family has been kicked out, and I can't wait for his whole family to ...... If it weren't for that, I wouldn't dare tell you this. ”

"Can I trust you?" Chen Zhen asked again.

The storyteller continued to smile bitterly: "You can ask the shopkeeper of this shop, whether I am telling the truth, I used to come here to eat, and I am familiar with the shopkeeper, so he is willing to let me come here to tell the story, and so many people see the two of us sitting here talking, if I go to sue you, I have to sue my whole family." ”

He was able to say the last two key points, indicating that his brain was quite good, Chen Zhen was quite satisfied, and asked: "How is the situation of the guards of the Lou family?" ”

"It's amazing, I heard that there are snake teeth in the yard." The storyteller frowned and said, "But no one has seen it, some time ago, the miners made trouble, and more than 200 people couldn't even enter the door of the Lou's house." ”

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