Chapter 110: Decision-making
Seeing Fang Shiyu accept the other party's invitation, Hong Xiguan couldn't help but ask, "You don't really plan to participate in Liuyuan's martial arts competition, right?"
Fang Shiyu said with disdain: " Say you're stupid, you're really not stupid, the case of missing women has been boiling in Tianjin for three years, basically every two or three days there is a woman missing, so far, even if the missing women are not five hundred, at least more than three hundred, Liu Donglai is the Taishan Beidou in the martial arts world of Tianjin, he can't not hear the wind at all, if he is really as benevolent and righteous as the outside preached, chivalrous and unparalleled, he should have taken action to solve this case a long time ago, but it has been three years since this case happened, didn't he do nothing, what kind of chivalrous and righteous is thisγ β
Emperor Hu De couldn't help but say: "No, right? He is the famous Taishan Beidou in Tianjin, the past Jianghu figures and Tianjin martial arts figures have praised each other, I heard that his disciples have as many as 300, and as long as the friends on the rivers and lakes are in difficulty, only ask to come to his door, he is generous." β
"Then it's even more suspicious," Fang Shiyu said: "Raising so many idlers and subsidizing so many friends in the rivers and lakes requires not a small amount of financial and material resources, this money will not be thrown from the sky, there is no fixed economic source, even if he has a mountain of gold and silver, he can't afford to squander it like this, and besides, he doesn't have a Lao Tzu who can make money like us." β
Emperor Hu De wanted to speak and stopped, he had no way to refute Fang Shiyu's words.
Hong Xiguan's eyebrows locked slightly: "Hearing you say this, this suspicion of Liu Donglai is really not small." β
Fang Shiyu said disdainfully: "Even if he has nothing to do with this case, at least he is a hypocrite who sells his reputation." β
Hong Xiguan turned his gaze to Fang Xiaoyu: "What do you think?"
Fang Xiaoyu nodded: "This Liu Donglai is indeed very suspicious, at least he is not as benevolent and righteous as the rivers and lakes proclaimed, and his chivalry is unparalleled." β
Emperor Hu De said: "Since Liu Donglai is so suspicious, let's go to Liuyuan to investigate?"
Fang Xiaoyu shook his head: "Being able to help Hefu rescue Yongqi Gege has reached the limit of what we can do, and if we continue to investigate, it will be to invite disaster for ourselves." β
Hong Xiguan, Fang Shiyu, Emperor Hu De, and Li Jinlun were all puzzled: "Why do you say that?"
Fang Xiaoyu's face looked very solemn: " This case is not something we can solve alone, if I guess correctly, this case is simply the local underworld forces colluded with the government, you think about it carefully, so many kidnapped women where they went, they can't be killed one by one, nine times out of ten they are sold to other places, but so many women want to be trafficked to other places, it is not a simple matter, if there is no one in the government, they can't play at all, they can't pass the river defense camp alone, and then we may offend a large group of people, including officialdom and the rivers and lakes, even whether we can leave Tianjin safely is the same thingγ β
Hong Xiguan couldn't help but say, "We can't let the gangsters leave it alone, right?"
Fang Xiaoyu smiled bitterly: " Even if we have that ability, such a big brown kidnapping case, the people involved behind the scenes are definitely not a small number, it includes officialdom, local and Jianghu, to solve this brown case, there must be a large external force involved, just a few of us, it is likely that in the end we will take our own lives, of course, I say so, it's not that I just let it go, but how to manage, to what extent, it depends on the side of Hefu and Shuo Wangfu, there are not enough manpower, just a few of us are simply hitting stones with eggsγ β
Hong Xiguan was speechless, he knew that what Fang Xiaoyu said was also the truth.
"Okay, we just shut the door and said these words by ourselves, and when you go out, your mouth will be closed for me, if this word spreads outside, it will be an uproar, and even whether we can leave Tianjin safely is a question. β
Fang Xiaoyu was just talking about this, when he saw Hong Xiguan, Fang Shiyu, Li Jinlun, and Emperor Hu Dedi again, they were all injured, and more importantly, they were escorted back by the masters of Hefu and Shuo Wangfu.
Seeing that they were all injured, Fang Xiaoyu was surprised: "Why are they all injured?"
Fang Shiyu said angrily: "I really let you say this crow's mouth right, when we just left the mansion, we were attacked by a group of bandits, fortunately, the place where the accident happened is not far from the mansion, if it weren't for the masters of the Dashao and Shuo Wang's Mansion to come to the aid in time, otherwise I guess you would have to collect the corpses for a few of us." β
Fang Xiaoyu was stunned when he heard this, he didn't expect the other party's revenge to come so quickly: "What did the prefect say, could he just let this matter happen near the mansion?"
Hearing Fang Xiaoyu's words, He Fu also looked helpless: "Our prefect has already let the officials of the third class and the sixth courtyard be elevated, and he can't manage it even if he wants to." β
"Let the officials of the third class and the sixth courtyard be set aside, and he, the prefect, is really not an ordinary wreck. β
He Fu smiled bitterly: "Whether he can continue to be the prefect of the nest, or how long, depends on whether we can help him solve this case." β
Fang Xiaoyu was speechless: "One of his dignified prefects is counting on us to help him break this shelf, I heard it right?"
He Fu nodded: "The problem is that we have already offended those robbers, even if we stop, the other party will not stop there." β
"Stop, how is it possible?" Fang Xiaoyu sneered: "My Xiaoyu has never been a master who is only beaten and does not fight back?"
"What do you want to do?"
"It's not that I should know what to do, but how many hole cards do you and Yongqi have in their hands?" Fang Xiaoyu said to Hefu: "I'm not afraid to tell you the truth, this case is not an ordinary woman kidnapping case, there is a lot of power behind it, not only local forces and Tianjin officialdom, but even the officials in the capital may be involved, otherwise this case will never be so big, if you have enough strength in your hands, I will help you solve this case." β
He Fu replied to Fang Xiaoyu: "Du Xing'a, the commander of the Tianjin Green Camp, is the coated servant of the Shuo Wangfu, and he has always been loyal to the Shuo Wangfu and can be used, and more importantly, they do not have much conflict of interest with the Tianjin officialdom." β
"If we say that we need the Green Battalion to send troops to cooperate with us, how likely do you think it will be?"
"With Yongqi Gege coming forward, this matter is not a big problem!"
"No problem," Fang Xiaoyu followed, "Go back and ask the prefect for two blank papers." β
"Blank paperwork?"
"There are many people involved in this case, including officialdom. Local, as well as gangsters in the rivers and lakes, and even some bigwigs in the capital, do you think our prefect has the courage to fight against such a large force, the best way is to hide from him first," Fang Xiaoyu said: " If you can get these two documents, I will help you solve this case, let you return to Beijing in style, with this credit plus the power of you and your family, it will definitely be no problem to fill an official vacancy, if you can't do it, please also speak up, we should also leave this place of right and wrong as soon as possible, you must know that the forces involved in this case are not ordinarily large. If I continue to stay here, I am afraid that my brother and I will take our own lives together. β
He Fu nodded: "Okay, I will definitely do this for you." β
"The day after tomorrow is the day after tomorrow when Tianjin's martial arts hero Liu Dong comes to invite the heroes of the rivers and lakes, and the martial arts heroes recruit sons-in-law for female martial arts competitions, and your speed is faster. β
"Do you want to do it in Willow Garden?"
Fang Xiaoyu nodded: "In this case, the most suspicious thing is that Liu Dong is here, he is the Taishan Beidou in the martial arts world of Tianjin Wei, known as the chivalrous and unparalleled, Sai Mengwei, why did this case happen on his land for three years, but why did he ignore this case, and even adopted a laissez-faire attitude, if he had nothing to do with this case, it would be nonsense at all." β
He Fu agreed: "Liu Donglai is indeed very suspicious, but without real evidence, Lord Futai will definitely not let us touch him." β
"That's why I asked him to ask him for two blank documents with signatures," Fang Xiaoyu explained, "one for asking for help from the commander of the Tianjin Green Battalion, and the other for confiscating Liuyuan." β
"Raid Liuyuan?" He Fu lost his voice, Fang Xiaoyu actually played so hard: "There must be real evidence to raid Liuyuan, otherwise even my uncle can't afford such a big move." β
"Don't worry, I'm not stupid enough to touch Liu Donglai without real evidence," Fang Xiaoyu followed and asked: "By the way, what have you found out about the owner behind that big mansion and rouge shop, don't tell me, you still don't have any clues." β
"How can it?" He Fu hurriedly said: "The prefect's yamen has sealed the rouge shop and the big mansion, and the rouge shop is the property of Liuyuan, and the industry of that big mansion is recorded in the name of a steward in Liuyuan. β
Fang Xiaoyu was stunned when he heard this: "Why isn't it over?"
He Fu couldn't help but say: "If you raid ordinary merchants, this evidence is indeed enough, but Liu Donglai is not an ordinary merchant, it is Taishan Beidou in Tianjin's martial arts world, if there is no evidence that he is the mastermind behind the disappearance of women, it is best not to act rashly." β
Fang Xiaoyu's eyebrows locked slightly: "What kind of evidence do you want?"
He Fu thought for a while and said: "It's best to catch the thief and take the stolen goods, and at the worst of all, get the black account of his trafficking in women over the years, otherwise I can't agree to you to raid Liuyuan." β
Fang Xiaoyu shook his head: "Your requirements are really not ordinarily high. β
He Fu smiled: "For others, this is indeed a bit more demanding, but I believe that this matter will not be difficult for you." β
Fang Xiaoyu was noncommittal: "You get those two blank documents first, if you can't do it, my brother and I will leave Tianjin Mansion as quickly as possible." β
"Okay, I'll get back to you soon. β
This time the speed of Hefu is indeed unusually fast, but what he got back was not two blank documents, but the official documents issued by the Tianjin prefect himself, one is the document of the Tianjin prefect to transfer troops to Tianjin, and the other is the document of the seizure of Liuyuan, seeing the official document in front of him, Fang Xiaoyu was very surprised, he originally only hoped that He Fu would take two blank documents back, and fill in the forgery by himself, but what he didn't expect was that Hefu actually took back the official document issued by the Tianjin government, which saved him a lot of trouble: "..... It seems that our prefect is also a smart person, and the prefect Liuyuan has become a cancer that has to be removed in Tianjin. β
He Fu smiled bitterly: "Don't be too happy too early, if this thing is messed up, he won't admit these two documents, and we forged them." β
Fang Xiaoyu smiled: "What's the matter with me, if you want to forge it, it's also your forgery, at least I can't get the paper copy of this official document." β
He Fu suddenly became sad: "Everyone is a good brother, you can't put my brother and me in it." β
"If you don't want to put it inside, then work with twelve points of spirit," Fang Xiaoyu said: "From now on, you let the master of Shuowangfu keep an eye on the surroundings of Liuyuan for me at twelve o'clock, and don't let go of any trouble." β
He Fu nodded: "I'll let them keep an eye on Liu Yuan when I go back." β