Huang Erlang and the four of them came out of Zhao's house and returned to the secret room, all of them sat paralyzed to recover their strength, and no one spoke for a while.

"This appeasement of Lord Shi, it's really weird!"

Ah Xiang made a head.

The rest chimed in.

"I don't know what he's thinking at all, he's thinking about it one by one, and he thought he was going to tear his face just now."

"We can't be led by the nose like this by him anymore, who knows what tricks he will play next time."

"Second master, why don't you scare him?"

The three guys all turned their eyes to Huang Erlang, and the reason why they followed Huang Erlang was not because he had a backer.

When this backer should be taken out and used, then it must be taken out and used.

"I've already written to the adult, let's hold him off for the time being." Huang Erlang said weakly.

He had always prided himself as a master of playing with people, but this time, he ran into an opponent. knew that the other party was playing with him, but he still had to cooperate.

This feeling is really infuriating!

There was one more thing he didn't understand.

Huang Erlang looked at them and asked in a deep voice, "Assassin, is it really not sent out by you?" ”

The three guys were stunned for a moment, and asked rhetorically: "Second master, didn't you send it out?" ”

One sentence to appease Lord Shi is right, in the ancient city, apart from them, there is no second party.

The three also thought that the assassins were sent by Huang Erlang, but Huang Erlang suspected that they were making their own decisions.

Now it seems that there is something strange about this.

There's another group of people intervening!

"Find out, you have to find out!" Huang Erlang slapped the table hard, he didn't allow anyone to be on his territory, so presumptuous!

The three nodded together.

"Then what Lord Shi said to appease him, organize donations to help the people, and do it according to his requirements?" They asked again.

Huang Erlang nodded and said, "Let's make him a million first, one million should be able to satisfy him, but it will take a little longer." ”

A million silver doesn't seem like a lot.

The three of them immediately began to operate with great fanfare, going door-to-door to make announcements and organizing everyone to raise donations.

Li Huai didn't care about anything, just waited for their news.

Three days later.

Early morning.

As soon as this spring rain came, it was continuous, and it did not stop for three days, and occasionally there would be a light rain, most of the time it was drizzle.

The smell of decay in the county government is getting heavier and heavier, and Kang He brought incense, and the two tastes are mixed together.

I can't smell it.

Li Huai braved the drizzle to go to the yard to breathe and move his muscles.

Huang Erlang and others came to visit with an oil-paper umbrella, and specially sent a jar of wine, knowing that to appease Lord Shi who loves to drink, they will send a jar every day.

"It's good to appease Master Shi, this spring rain is continuous, and everything is recovering, it's a good time to practice."

Huang Erlang said with a smile of flattery, seeing that there were smiles on their faces, it must have brought good news.

"The assassin has been found?" Li Huai asked lightly.

Huang Erlang and the others nodded, "Go back to appease Master Shi, through our many inquiries, ask friends on the road, and then speculate, it can be concluded that the assassin is not from the ancient city, but should be sent by Cloud City or Jade City." ”

They were afraid that Li Huai would not believe it, so they also prepared evidence, and through the clothes and shoes of those assassins, they traced the source.

According to the habit of walking needles in clothes and shoes, I kept checking and finally found that they were all made in a tailor shop in Cloudsdale.

They also checked the Assassins' household registrations, but they found that they didn't have any household registrations at all, as if they didn't exist in the first place.

"We sent someone to Cloudsdale and found the tailor's shop, and the shopkeeper said that these clothes were not made recently, and he looked through the account book, and it was made about a year ago, and there were thirty sets in total, all of which were men's clothes."

"The person who asked him to make custom-made clothes, the shopkeeper's memories were that he was a thin and tall man, in poor health, and he didn't say a word or two, so he had to cover his mouth with a handkerchief and cough a few times.

Li Huai found out that he underestimated them, and their efficiency in solving cases was even higher than that of the yamen, and this method was strange enough.

What a fucking talent!

"You should know that tall and skinny man, right?" Li Huaixiao asked, otherwise they wouldn't have come to ask for credit.

Huang Erlang nodded, his expression suddenly became serious, and he struggled for a moment, this kind of expression was difficult to see on his face.

The person he said was probably a bit of a background.

"I do know such a person, Huang Minghui's housekeeper, Ah Fu, is a tall and thin man, infected with tuberculosis, who carries a handkerchief with him, and he is out of breath and coughs incessantly after a few words."

Li Huai raised his eyebrows, "Yunzhong Taishou is called Huang Minghui, he seems to be the second master's brother." ”

Huang Erlang nodded, "What Lord Shi said to appease Master Shi is right, Huang Taishou and I are indeed brothers, but we rarely interact. ”

It's about distancing the relationship.

That's not right.

Huang Erlang's backer, isn't it Huang Minghui?

According to him, even if the assassin was not sent by Huang Minghui, it had nothing to do with him.

This is...... Fratricide?

"To appease Master Shi, that's all we know, and if we want to investigate further, we can't do it." Huang Erlang said.

If you continue to investigate, you will have to check in Yunzhong Taishou's house, and Huang Erlang really can't continue.

"Cloud City and Jade City, no one of you?" Li Huai asked tentatively.

Huang Erlang shook his head very decisively, "No, we will be active in the ancient city, and we don't dare to think about it in other places." ”

"Then the scholars of the Nine Plains, why did they take refuge in you?" Li Huai continued to ask.

Huang Erlang raised his head, looked at Li Huai, lowered his head again, and replied: "Those who come are guests, and we will treat them equally." ”

"I see." Li Huai said, the meaning of these words, that is, the topic is over.

How to deal with Huang Minghui's housekeeper Ah Fu, that's his business, and it has nothing to do with them.

"Then I'll wait...... Retire! ”

Huang Erlang arched his hand, took two steps, as if remembering something, turned around again, and said: "Appease Lord Shi, raise donors, we are actively preparing for it, and we have raised nearly one million silver." ”

Li Huai shook his head and said unhappily: "Too little, too little." ”

Huang Erlang's eyes inadvertently flashed an impatient look, and he quickly covered up the past and asked, "How much does it take to appease Master Shi?" ”

"Ten million taels, not a penny less." Li Huai quoted a price, which is what they have always wanted to know, a fixed price!

However, it may be that the meaning of the understanding is different on both sides.

Huang Erlang was about to explode, 10 million taels, almost all the assets of the ancient city, if they really took it out, they would all become poor.

"Appease Lord Shi, will it be too much, I'm afraid the ancient city won't be able to take out so much money, please appease Lord Shi's subordinates and show mercy."

Huang Erlang wants to bargain, which is what he understands.

Li Huai told them what he understood to mean by fixed price.

"Mr. Huang, everyone, if you buy your head for 10 million taels, do you still think it's too much?"

Huang Erlang raised his head suddenly, his chest had obvious ups and downs, he was forcibly suppressing his anger, and said in a deep voice: "Appease Master Shi, is this what you mean, or is it what King Liang means?" ”

"What I mean is what King Liang means, and I can assure you that every word and word I say is what King Liang means." Li Huai said with a smile.

"You are blatantly blackmailing to appease Lord Shi, aren't you afraid of the imperial court's condemnation?"

Huang Erlang has reached the edge of being unbearable, and there are already signs of tearing his face when he says this, and the three guys are also nervous.

Li Huai smiled indifferently, "Mr. Huang, don't be so tactful, you just say that the court has condemned the crime, whether King Liang can protect me, just do it." ”

Huang Erlang was stunned, it turned out that he understood the black language, so he should understand what they meant, but for so many days, he has been pretending not to understand.

He didn't want them to have a good time, and from the beginning, he didn't intend to let them go, but kept using them.

They worked so hard that they were like poor clowns!

"I can tell you very responsibly, no matter what attitude the court has, it will not affect King Liang's attitude towards you, in other words, I don't care what the court thinks of me." Li Huai said.

Li Huai's work in the ancient city is basically done, Guo Dao is dead, the Zhao Wang Zhou family behind Guo Dao, Wang Zhou's family knows where it is, the Zhao family is dead, and the assassin has also been found.

Huang Erlang and the three guys are worthless.

Perhaps, they think that they are upper-class people and have the capital to deal with him, and now it is time for them to wake up from their dreams.

After all, the purpose of Li Huai's trip was to go to the Great Wall to recover his fiancée, and he didn't have time to play boring games with them.

"You go back and discuss it carefully, don't be in a hurry, there is time, I will come back again, at that time, I will wait for your answer."

Li Huai's old trick was repeated, forcing them to a dead end, just when they thought they could only exchange their lives for their lives.

inadvertently gave them a way to live, so that they could see hope again, and feel that they could struggle again.

Now.

Even if Huang Erlang doesn't want this opportunity, what about the three guys, and so many nobles in the ancient city.

Are they really a piece of iron?

They came together because of their interests, and now when it comes to life and death, the big tree is about to fall, and it is no wonder that they do not disperse!

"Farewell!"

Huang Erlang left with a gloomy face!