Liu Yong pondered for a moment and said, "By tomorrow evening at the latest, Master Chu and the others will return to the outside of Xiuwu County." I have already discussed with the two heads of Chu and Xu, and the Japanese must have set up eyeliner outside Xiuwu County. After they returned, they would be stationed at least forty miles away from Xiuwu County, and then send capable disciples to inquire about the news outside Xiuwu County. Once you see the lanterns hanging on the tower of Nancheng City, you have to send a signal that Huashan, Kunlun, Qingcheng, Emei, and a dozen other gangs can enter the city within an hour. ”

Li Qiufeng said: "Mr. Liu's arrangement is indeed a foolproof strategy. At present, the Yanagi clan and the Wakou have not been in trouble, and they want to be determined to eliminate them in one fell swoop on the day of the Lantern Festival, taking advantage of the gathering of the four leaders of the Nie, Lu, Zhao, and Du families in Xiuwu County. And if the Japanese want to succeed in their conspiracy, Yu Fan, who is currently lurking in the city, is an extremely key figure. After the junior went back, he planned to keep an eye on this person. It's best to find out where the pirates are lurking tomorrow, and take them by surprise before they attack. ”

Liu Yong nodded and said, "Brother Li is right. That being the case, I will go with you into the city, so that I may have a good answer. ”

Li Qiufeng said: "Mr. Liu, you are famous in the rivers and lakes, but I am afraid that few people do not know you." The Liusheng clan planted eyeliner in the imperial court and the rivers and lakes more than ten years ago, and the Huashan faction was among the top ten martial arts sects, so they were naturally regarded as a thorn in the side and a thorn in the flesh. Even if Mr. Liu is easy to recognize even if he wears makeup and is easy to see. If the Wako found out that Mr. Liu had returned to the city, they would naturally guess that the various sects must not have left far. In this way, the Japanese will think of another conspiracy. It is also to ask Mr. Liu to stay outside the city temporarily, and when the younger generation raises the lantern in the city tower, Senior Liu will lead the heroes of various factions into the city. ”

Liu Yong saw that Li Qiufeng had made up his mind, and he couldn't force him, so he had to say to Li Qiufeng: "Since this is the case, Liu will wait outside the city first." It's just that there are dangers in the city, not only the Japanese are ready to move, but Ji Ding and others are also scheming and deceitful. Brother Li is dealing with these two groups, be careful. If things change, Brother Li will go out of the city directly, and let's think about it again. We must not take the courage of blood and blood for a while, and fight with these traitors. ”

Li Qiufeng said: "Although Mr. Liu can rest assured, the younger generation has its own measure. ”

The two said a few more words, and Li Qiufeng said goodbye to Liu Yong and went straight back to the city. He was careful all the way, watching for anyone to follow him. It's just that the day after the Lantern Festival is about to begin, and many merchants come to the city, and the streets are full of people. Li Qiufeng walked through the crowd, and for a moment he couldn't confirm whether anyone was following him.

When he walked out of about a mile, he suddenly saw Mei Dali walking by with a few apprentices not far away. Li Qiufeng thought that he was looking for Wan Congyun and others, but he didn't expect to meet Mei Dali, which saved him a lot of effort. He hurriedly walked a few steps, and when he saw Mei Dali and the others walking into an alley in the east, he followed.

The alley was very quiet, with a wall on each side, but there was no human figure in the alley. Mei Dali and the others walked more than ten steps, and there were more than a dozen people standing in front of them, and when they saw Mei Dali coming over, they hurriedly greeted him. Mei Dali was angry and scolded: "Fuck, none of you bastards are useful." Everything has been preempted by Wan Lao Er and the person surnamed Ba, Lao Tzu is unlucky to lead you, and you can't even eat a mouthful of hot!"

Mei Dali rolled up his sleeves as he spoke, and said viciously to everyone: "Who has been guarding Beicheng in the past two days?

After he finished speaking, the dozen or so people all looked frightened, but no one spoke.

Seeing everyone like this, Mei Dali became more and more annoyed, and shouted loudly: "If you don't speak, Lao Tzu will screw off all your heads!"

Mei Dali said as he took a wooden stick with a bowl thickness from the hand of an apprentice beside him, and said with a sneer: "Don't you say it? Then Lao Tzu will beat ten sticks per person, not to mention ten sticks, until you say it!"

Mei Dali's voice fell, and suddenly he saw that the faces of the dozen or so people changed greatly, and he looked straight behind him. He said loudly: "Lao Tzu is talking to you, have you heard?!"

None of the people answered, and they looked behind Mei Dali in a daze. Mei Dali's heart sank, and he secretly thought that although most of his apprentices were some cunning and shameless scoundrels, they were quite obedient in front of him, and they had never been as eccentric as they are today. He was stunned for a moment, and involuntarily turned his head to look behind him.

I saw a person behind him, and I don't know when someone came. Mei Dali was shocked, and when she looked at it, it was Li Qiufeng.

This time Da Mei Dali was unexpected, he wiped his eyes with his left hand, confirmed that he was not mistaken, hurriedly threw the stick in his hand, knelt on the ground with a "plop", and said: "Little, little man see Lord Qingtian!"

After Mei Dali finished speaking, he knocked his head three times in a row. The floor of this alley was paved with stones, and after Mei Dali's three knocks, his forehead had already broken through the skin, and blood was dripping down immediately.

Li Qiufeng hurriedly stepped forward and pulled him up from the ground, and said, "Why does Mr. Mei have to give a big gift?!"

Mei said in a trembling voice: "The villain has eyes but doesn't know Mount Tai, and he doesn't know that the eldest lord is the eight governors of the capital who came to our Xiuwu County to handle the case. I hope that the eldest master will not blame the villain. ”

After Mei Dali finished speaking, her knees weakened and she had to kneel down again. Li Qiufeng supported his body with his arm hard, and Mei Dali couldn't kneel down.

Li Qiufeng was about to speak, only to hear a sound of "plopping", but the dozen or so people standing in front of him all knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Li Qiufeng one after another.

Li Qiufeng heard Mei Dali call himself "Lord Qingtian", and said that he was the patrol of the Eight Mansions, and then looked at the appearance of everyone kowtowing like pounding garlic, knowing that rumors were spreading in the city, Mei Dali and others believed it to be true, so they were scared like this. He hurriedly said: "What is the Bafu Patrol, it is someone who deliberately spread rumors, you must not believe it." ”

Mei said in a trembling voice: "The eldest lord doesn't have to hide it from the villain, even the tolerance in the yamen said that you are a big official from the capital, how can you be fake?"

When he said this, he looked at Li Qiufeng with a frightened expression, and then said: "The villain was going to meet the eldest master, and he met Wan Lao Er on the way. He looked proud, and said to the villain personally, your official is even bigger than the governor of Henan......"

When Mei Dali said this, Li Qiufeng only felt that his arms sank. It turned out that Mei Dali's body was weak, and he was about to fall to the ground again.

Li Qiufeng said: "Mr. Wan is also hearsay, and he can't do it. Besides, Mr. Mei has helped me a lot these days, so how can I blame you? There is one thing at the moment, but I want to trouble Mr. Mei to help ......."

When Li Qiufeng said this, Mei Dali's eyes lit up, he stood up straight, and said: "If the eldest master has something, even if he orders, the villain will definitely do his best to help." Even if he takes the villain's life, the villain will never even blink his eyes. ”

Li Qiufeng saw that Mei Dali's apprentices were still kneeling upright, so he said to Mei Dali: "You let these brothers get up first, and then let's find a place where no one is to talk." ”

Mei Dali agreed, turned his head, and said to everyone: "You still don't get up, go to the alley to guard me, and don't even let me in a fly!"

Everyone got up from the ground and scrambled to run out of the alley, leaving only Li Qiufeng and Mei Dali in the blink of an eye. Li Qiufeng already had an idea in his heart at this time, and he said vigorously to Mei: "Mr. Mei doesn't have to believe those rumors in the city. But don't hide it from Mr. Mei, I'm really from the capital......"

Before Li Qiufeng finished speaking, Mei Dali knelt on the ground again. Li Qiufeng was quick with his hand, grabbed his shoulder with his left hand, pulled him up, and said, "I have already said that there is no need to be polite, why should Mr. Mei be like this?"

Mei Dali sneered: "It's not a secret, villains are cheap bones." As soon as I saw the adults in the government, my knees would become weak for some reason, and then I knelt down unconsciously. ”

When Li Qiufeng heard him say this, he was angry and funny, but there was also a trace of sadness. He continued: "I have an errand in the Criminal Department of the capital, and this time I came to Xiuwu County to investigate a person. Since Mr. Mei said that he was willing to help vigorously, this matter should fall on Mr. Mei. ”