The people in the courtyard, thinking of Zhou Ming's situation at that time, were also embarrassed, they all felt that Zhou Zhou Ming was not easy, he just wanted to contribute to the country and catch the spies of the northern country, but he was struggling, encountering difficulties everywhere, and seeing that it was about to be done, but because of the lack of manpower, he had to ask for help from his biggest enemy, what an ironic thing.

Through Zhou Ming's experience, these subordinates suddenly understood a truth, that is, it is really difficult to do a career in the Great Chu State.

Lin Ajiao and Mrs. Zhou both sweated for Zhou Ming in their hearts, because neither of them was sure that in such a critical moment, the white guards would accept their request for help, and even if they did, would they really be able to help Zhou Ming? In case these people do not contribute to the arrest operation, things will be in trouble.

And both of them muttered in their hearts, could the huge danger that Zhou Ming encountered last night be caused by those white-clothed guards, after all, in terms of Hua Mianlang's martial arts cultivation, he may be one of the best masters among these Northern State spies.

If this is the case, then the remaining seven northern thieves will definitely not pose much of a threat to Zhou Ming, because their boss has been defeated by Zhou Ming, and it will definitely be no problem for Zhou Ming to defeat these thieves.

But the situation of those white-clothed guards is much more complicated, these people rely on the support of strict demands behind their backs, they are used to being arrogant and domineering, and they will do whatever it takes for their own interests.

Everyone in their organization is a martial arts master, and when they join forces to act with Zhou Ming and them, it is easy to kill Zhou Ming.

"Actually, to be honest, when Han Pingzhi sent someone to the White Guards organization to ask for help, I was a little apprehensive in my heart, and I don't know if those White Guards will help us." Zhou Ming saw that his father didn't interrupt his story, so he continued, "But soon my worry disappeared, the person sent by Han Pingzhi came back not long after, and he came back with him, as well as one of the four masters of the white guard, Yang Shijun." “

When Zhou Ruhai heard this, he was distracted for a while, and then nodded: "I have heard this name, I heard that this person's martial arts cultivation is extremely high, and he is usually arrogant, and he is an executioner who kills people without blinking."

I heard that he was very favored under Yan Qiu, and if it wasn't for an important task, he wouldn't have gone out easily. ”

"Daddy, you're really well-informed." In the thrilling narration, Zhou Zhou Ming took a rare step and praised his father, "That's right, as you said, this Yang Shijun came to help us after asking for strict approval, and when he came, he also brought four white-clothed guards." ”

Hearing Zhou Zhou Ming say this, everyone in the courtyard breathed a sigh of relief, because everyone felt in their hearts that even Yan Su, who had always had a grudge against Zhou Ming, knew that this arrest was not trivial, so they sent the strongest elite soldiers under him to help Zhou Ming.

With the help of these white-clothed guards, coupled with the original manpower of the Yamen of the General Affairs Office, it must be as simple as digging for other northern thieves to catch them.

"Will these white-clothed guards really help you?" Zhou Ruhai knew that the question he asked was a little naïve and naïve, but he still couldn't help it and asked it.

Zhou Ming smiled bitterly: "Although these white-clothed guards gritted their teeth at me after knowing my identity, eager to break my body into thousands of pieces, but with strict orders, they still dare not be sloppy about the arrest." ”

Zhou Ruhai nodded, finally relieved, so he asked casually: "With the help of these masters, the subsequent arrest operation should be very smooth, but why did you say that you died just now?" Could it be that there was an accident during the arrest operation, or did these white-clothed guards have bad intentions halfway? ”

Zhou Zhou Ming had already understood his father's imagination just now, and in order to prevent him from continuing to think wildly, he could only hurriedly interrupt: "Dad, no matter how quick you think, it is difficult for you to imagine what that danger is." ”

"Don't sell it, tell me about it!" Zhou Ruhai was anxious all of a sudden, the reason why he was anxious this time was not worried about Zhou Ming's safety, after all, Zhou Zhou Ming had come back safely, which showed that even if he encountered great danger last night, he had successfully got rid of it.

What Zhou Ruhai is most worried about at this moment is actually whether Zhou Zhou Ming's arrest operation was successful, and what kind of contribution he made in this arrest operation.

Zhou Ruhai knew very well in his heart that this case of the northern thieves was a once-in-a-lifetime promotion opportunity for every official, as long as he dealt with it properly, he would wipe out all those northern thieves, and everyone who participated in this arrest operation would be personally rewarded by the emperor.

And these are not the most important, after all, a person like Han Pingzhi who is in a high position, the wealth he has accumulated is very considerable, and he doesn't pay attention to some small money at all.

And what these high-ranking officials value most is an opportunity, an opportunity to impress the emperor, and this case of a spy in the north provides just this opportunity.

Zhou Ruhai, who has been in the officialdom for most of his life, understands a truth very well, it is very difficult to be an official in the court of the Great Chu State, and it is very difficult to climb up with strength, because people in high positions are all sent up in gangs, if you want to climb up like them, you must enter their circle, otherwise you must have a deep background, and in addition, there is no way to be promoted.

But even if you have these conditions and become a high-ranking official, if you want to go further, it will be very difficult, because if you climb up one step further, you will enter the power core of the imperial court, and the person who is qualified to enter this power core must be a person who is fully trusted by the emperor and has the ability.

Ordinary officials in the imperial court, who have been officials for a lifetime, may not have the opportunity to meet the emperor, so for the vast majority of officials, entering the power core of the imperial court is simply wishful thinking.

After all, you can't even see the emperor's face, and no matter how strong your ability is, the emperor can't trust you and appreciate you.

And to get such appreciation and trust, you have to work hard to impress the emperor and make him remember you, and such an opportunity is only available when something big happens, which can be described as encounterable but not sought.

When Han Pingzhi asked him for help on Monday, the reason why he simply agreed to help was that he was afraid that if these northern thieves broke into trouble, they would blame themselves, but this was not the most important reason, in fact, what he valued most was the opportunity behind this arrest.

As long as he can successfully help Zhou Ming catch these thieves in the northern country, the emperor will definitely reward them personally afterwards, and then he can win the emperor's favor with his own ability, if everything goes well, it is not impossible for him to enter the power core of the imperial court.

In fact, Zhou Ruhai doesn't care about what kind of credit other people can make in this arrest operation, because that is someone else's ability, he only cares about whether his son can keep his own credit in this arrest operation, because this is too important for the entire Zhou family.

Zhou Zhou Ming has been the first hero of this Northern State spy case from beginning to end, if it weren't for him, just with the gang of fools who patrolled the Yamen in the south of the city, they might not even be able to catch Hua Mian Lang, and it is even more impossible to arrest the remaining seven Northern thieves, because the information about their hiding place was all recruited by Hua Mian Lang.

If the credit of his son was cut off and picked at the last moment by those who were ill-intentioned by Bai Yiwei, all the hard work before Zhou Ming would be in vain.

And what's even more terrifying is that if Han Pingzhi and those white-clothed guards unite and frame his son for failing to handle the case, Zhou Yiming will not only lose credit at that time, but may also be punished by the imperial court.

Thinking of this, Zhou Ruhai was flustered for a while, and he desperately wanted to know the final result of the matter from Zhou Ming's mouth.

"Daddy, if you've been listening carefully to what I've been saying, you must still have an impression of the scene when I interrogated Hua Mianlang." Zhou Ming did not play according to the routine, not only did not answer his father's question, but instead raised a rhetorical question.

Zhou Ruhai thought about it carefully and found that he had almost forgotten the description of that detail, but he was not embarrassed to admit it, so he could only nod stubbornly.

The reaction of the other people in the courtyard was similar to Zhou Ruhai, because Zhou Ming's narration just now was so fascinating, and the plot was compact, so they didn't leave time for them to think at all, so after they heard those words, they basically forgot about it.

"After I interrogated Hua Mianlang, he revealed an important piece of information to me, saying that among the remaining seven northern thieves, there is a person who is good at using throwing knives, and he doesn't know who this person is." Zhou Zhou Ming saw his father nodding, and felt very comforted in his heart, so he hurriedly spoke, "He only knows that this person who is good at using flying knives has an extremely high martial arts cultivation, and his flying knife skills are unparalleled in the world, even if he encounters a person whose martial arts cultivation is one or two levels higher than him, as long as he uses the flying knife skills, he can easily defeat the opponent." ”

Zhou Ruhai's eyes widened, although he was extremely reluctant, he still asked tentatively in a trembling voice: "Such a dangerous person, wouldn't it be so coincidental that you ran into it?" ”

Originally, everyone in the courtyard didn't think about this, but after Zhou Ruhai's reminder, everyone had a creepy feeling, and they all turned their eyes to Zhou Ming, wanting to quickly know the answer from him.

Zhou Zhou Ming nodded slowly, with a helpless smile on his face: "It's such a coincidence, there is a one-in-seven chance that I will catch up."

If it weren't for the apparition of the ancestors of the Zhou family, I might not be able to come back today. ”