But after listening to Tang Zimu's voice, he said sadly and angrily: "Since Lin Gongzi is visiting the gang at night, he can't hide it, the old gang leader was killed by Lei Kan, who walked with you for more than 20 days, he hurt the gang leader, and fled away from home, at this moment, since Lin Gongzi learned that I helped capture him, he must not stand up for that guy, right?"

Lin Jianlan was about to answer, but he saw Tang Zimu's eyes glancing coldly, and said in a deep voice: "Otherwise, you won't be able to get along with the old gang leader in the spirit of the sky, and you won't be able to get along with our entire beggar gang!"

Lin Jianlan sighed and said: "The old gang leader used to come to Kuangyi Gang to relieve the siege and discuss with my father-in-law. ”

The people in the beggar gang had already heard that he had been defending Lei Kan all the way, and they all had grievances, and they saw that he was respectful in front of the spirit, and his expression was very sad, and it didn't look like a fake, so they couldn't help but wonder a little in their hearts.

After Lin Jianlan finished the memorial service, he turned around, and Tang Zimu said: "The old gang leader died, and he should have been notified to his fellow martial artists, but the group of dragons in the gang has no leader, and the major events are undecided. ”

Lin Jianlan saw that Diao Beidou was silent, and remembered that Elder Qi personally inspected the city gate, presumably at this moment the beggar gang was actually presided over by this little-known young man in charge of the overall situation, he was a little surprised in his heart, but he didn't ask much, and said lightly: "I knew that your gang was the first in the world to spread news, and I never thought that this ability to block news was also very clever, if your gang had already told my father-in-law the reason, maybe I wouldn't have to spend so much trouble, with the friendship between Kuang Yi Gang and your gang, my father-in-law would have personally tied him up and sent him to Chang'an." ”

Tang Zimu looked directly at Lin Jianlan and said, "It's not too late now, Elder Qi is only afraid that it will be done in a while, as long as Lin Gongzi doesn't stop us from avenging the old gang leader." ”

Lin Jianlan didn't look at him, walked up to Diao Beidou and said: "This is natural, if your gang doesn't want to find the real culprit who killed the old gang leader, what does it have to do with the unjust killing of a beggar gang disciple and the juniors, why do the juniors stop it?"

Diao Beidou was shocked, and said in a trembling voice: "Lin Gongzi, what do you mean by this?"

Lin Jianlan said: "I thought what the junior said couldn't be clearer, if your gang just wants to find someone to fool the dead ghost around......"

Before he could finish speaking, Diao Beidou said angrily: "Lin Gongzi is too deceitful, although you are the little son of the Kuangyi Gang, you can't talk nonsense here, we want to avenge the gang leader, and we will capture the dog thief who killed the gang leader from Hangzhou, if you didn't stop it, how can we say that we are fooled?"

Lin Jianlan said with a straight face: "The Lord is loyal and righteous, and the younger generation really admires it." After that, he turned his head and looked directly at the big word "Lay" and said: "In the face of the old gang leader Yingling, all the beggars must really want to capture the murderer, if there is a person who takes the opportunity to have ill intentions, I am afraid that the old gang leader will not let him go in the sky!"

He originally seemed to be smiling from time to time, but at this moment, his voice suddenly turned cold, and everyone was shivering, Diao Beidou said categorically: "This is natural!"

Lin Jianlan looked at Tang Zimu, Tang Zimu felt that his gaze was like electricity, but he raised his gaze to meet him, and said, "This is natural." Seeing that the two elders Tang and Diao had expressed their attitudes, everyone also nodded yes.

Lin Jianlan said: "In this case, the younger generation has the courage to ask you a few questions, according to what you said, Lei Kan killed the old gang leader, let me ask, his martial arts are mediocre, he can't take a few moves under Zhu Protector, and the old gang leader is far higher than Zhu Protector, how did he succeed?"

Everyone was stunned, and Tang Zimu said: "The old gang leader trusts him very much and regards him as a confidant, so he naturally takes advantage of the old gang leader's unpreparedness, this ...... Most of the people in my gang can testify. ”

Lin Jianlan saw that what he said was also reluctant, so he didn't answer, and said: "Since he fled after killing the old gang leader, why didn't he hide his name to avoid being chased and killed, or take refuge in the imperial court to seek wealth?

Before anyone else could answer, Lin Jianlan said again: "If you want to go to Chang'an, you could have used some more time to bypass Luoyang City, knowing that Luoyang City must be full of beggars and disciples waiting to take him at this moment, why did he rush to see the old gang leader who has been dead for more than 20 days?"

These questions were loud, but the beggars couldn't answer them, and after a while, Tang Zi said: "Maybe he still has some ulterior secrets." He chuckled again and said: "This guy deceived Lin Gongzi into speaking for him, and his ability is really not small, although Lin Gongzi's martial arts are very high, he has experience in the rivers and lakes, but it seems a little shallow." ”

Diao Beidou frowned and said: "Elder Tang, what Lin Gongzi said seems to have some truth, Zhu Protector Zeng Feige passed on the book that Lei Kan didn't seem to know about the murder of the old gang leader......"

Tang Zimu said lightly: "Zhu Protector is not effective in catching thieves, he should have been punished by the gang rules, it seems that you don't want to avenge the gang leader, if it weren't for Lei Kan, how would the blood on the ground be explained?"

Lin Jianlan saw that he was yelling at Diao Beidou at the moment, and he didn't have any respect when he mentioned Zhu Protector, but he was a little upset for them, and secretly said in his heart: "This Elder Tang is not much older than me, I don't know what ability he has, as an elder, he is so rude to his seniors! There was a look of doubt on his face, and a pair of eyes looked straight at Tang Zimu.

But he heard Diao Beidou say: "Elder Tang is bent on avenging the old gang leader at the moment, his words are a little fierce, we don't mind, in fact, his character, several of our elders, including the old gang leader, are all admired." ”

When he said this, Lin Jianlan was in awe, and said, "I have also heard my father-in-law say that the bell on this scepter is not enough to add great merit, it seems that this Elder Tang is a green forest junjie, can you tell me about it?"

Diao Beidou said: "Elder Tang was not a member of the beggar gang, and it was extremely accidental to get acquainted with the old gang leader, his family has been in business for generations, and he was fortunate to be rescued by the old gang leader in a robbery and escaped his life, so he later had dealings with the old gang leader from time to time. Our name is Huazi, the most hated is the dog eyes look at people, for the rich and unkind people, Elder Tang can be different from them, since he took over the ancestral industry every day to open a porridge shed, but hate not to help the poor in the world. After that, there was admiration in his eyes.

Lin Jianlan was also born in poverty, and he had a very hard time with his grandmother when he was a child, although he had not yet fallen to the point of being a beggar, but he knew his pain very well in his heart, and said secretly: "On weekdays, I see that the rich and noble family only opens a porridge field during the New Year's Festival. ”

Diao Beidou said again: "The old gang leader is very close to him, and occasionally mentioned to him the matter of the Taihu Lake refugees, and Elder Tang actually donated more than one million taels of silver. Although this silver is of little use to the beggars, if it can help the good and the weak, it will not be a great achievement?"

Lin Jianlan was shocked in his heart, and secretly said: "When I was in Sanyuan City before, Uncle Qing received a letter from the gang, saying that the Taihu Righteous Army had received a lot of funding, and the person sent to inquire only said that it was from the Beggar Gang. I couldn't help but look at Tang Zimu carefully, and said in my heart: "It seems that this person's city seems to be extremely deep, and I don't know what to do." ”

Diao Beidou said: "There was a big drought in Jiannan Road this year, but the court couldn't come up with the money, but repaired a few temples and palaces, presumably all of them were given to the good monks and Taoists, at that time, Elder Tang's family had no savings, he did things very quickly, simply dismissed the slaves, sold the house, and scraped together some money to send it to our Jiannan Road rudder, entrusting the brothers there to relieve the victims." The whole gang admired him very much, so although he didn't know martial arts at all, the old gang leader authorized him to hang Jiuling, in order to show that the beggar gang was to help the poor brothers in the world with all his might. ”

The corners of Lin Jianlan's mouth lifted slightly, remembering that he had heard people talk about using money to seek fame and fame, but it was similar, and he said in his heart: "It turned out that it was just bought with money, and I don't know when the beggar gang can exchange silver money for the position of elder." ”

Diao Beidou seemed to see his thoughts, and said: "Lin Gongzi, I know that I have some disdain in my heart, and I also feel that his position in the gang is just bought with money, but if it is you, can you do it without saying a word, scatter all your family wealth, and become a beggar from a rich man?" After asking, he smiled and said: "To tell the truth, if it were me, but I would be reluctant, Lin Gongzi took this to ask our brothers in the beggar gang, and I am afraid that most of the answers are the same." ”

When he asked, Lin Jianlan replied speechlessly, and asked himself in his heart: "Yes, this move, not to mention others, it is me, I'm afraid I have to think twice, I will not let it go like this person said, I will put it down, spend a lot of money, and my courage and mind should not be underestimated." You just relied on Uncle Qing's name to break into the rivers and lakes for the first time, how can you easily look down on people?

Tang Zimu smiled and said: "Master Diao always mentions these unworthy things, my parents died early, and I have not married a wife, if all the masters in the beggar gang rely on their own ability, which one can't easily enjoy the glory and wealth? They are willing to be the leaders of the poor in the world, which makes me admire, and I just envy the free way of coming and going in the beggar gang." Then he said bitterly: "At that time, I happened to pass there, it was really a thousand miles of red land and was cut off, in a few cities, it was still good for the children to sell their daughters, and the old saying goes, 'Yi Zi eats it, and the corpse is boiled', I still don't believe it, but the trip is clear and clear, and it is miserable." Alas, though I now eat chaff, I am much better than the one who suffers. ”

Lin Jianlan saw that he didn't speak like a perennial businessman, but like a scholar who was worried about the country and the people, and arched his hand and said: "Elder Tang is broad-minded, which really makes the younger generations admire. ”

Tang Zimu smiled and said: "It seems that Lin Gongzi is not much younger than me, so I don't have to call myself a junior. ”

Lin Jianlan looked at him and smiled, and said, "Then I will call you Brother Tang in vain, it seems that Brother Tang is in charge of the beggar gang at this moment, I don't know if the coffin of the old gang leader can be buried?"

Speaking of Nian Yongshou, Tang Zi said with a burst of grief and indignation on his face: "Alas, it has already been buried, and a mourning hall has been set up in Chang'an, where the two elders Wang and Sheng have settled down to cook, just waiting for the blood of the murderer to sacrifice the soul of the old gang leader." ”

Diao Beidou clapped his hands and said: "Blocking the news is also a last resort, the leader of the dignified beggar gang died at the hands of a traitor with low martial arts, and this murderer has not been caught so far, so that people in the rivers and lakes will laugh at the incompetence of our beggar gang!"

But I heard a commotion outside, and in a moment a person stepped in in a hurry, his beard was unkempt, his eyes were sharp, and his face was angry, it was the elder of the Qi clan who was at the city gate in the evening, and when he saw Lin Jianlan here, he was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly realized, the staff in his hand "choked", and the strip of cloth wrapped outside fell in response, but it was a long sword pointed directly at Lin Jianlan!

Qi Fan must not have found Lei Kan, and returned empty-handed, and saw that the young son in Luoyang was the little son of the Kuangyi Gang mentioned in Zhu Chenghong's biography, Lin Jianlan, he was very angry, and laughed angrily: "Lin Gongzi really makes me admire, since he is a son of the Lin Gang, such a delicate character is willing to pretend to be the servant of that guy and hide it!"

Lin Jianlan was just glad that Lei Kan was able to escape, but he caught a glimpse of the long sword's wound and exclaimed, "Could it be that Elder Qi has already met Lei Kan?"

Qi Fan shook his voice and laughed: "Lin Gongzi is so generous, he gave away all the horses and luggage, if it weren't for the greedy shopkeeper who was lazy for a while and didn't send the horses away, Qi really lost the whereabouts of the two of you, that guy would rather eat my sword than desperately escape from the city, presumably he had an appointment with Lin Gongzi, right?"

Qi Fan blocked Lei Kan in the house at that time, but he never had the intention of killing him on the spot, and wanted to capture him and take him to the gang to make a great contribution.

Lei Kan knew that his martial arts were inferior to Qi Fan, and he might die on the spot if he resisted a little, so he didn't make a sound, and listened to Qi Fan's long sword pointing at his back and stepping out of the house.

Qi Fan only said that he had succeeded, but unexpectedly, Lei Kan went out of the door, fought hard to close the door with a sword, and then pinned the door from the outside with the long staff in his hand, but his belly was pierced by the long sword, and he gritted his teeth and strangled his belt. When he entered the courtyard, he saw that the two horses were still in the courtyard, and the shopkeeper was frightened on the side, and Lei Kan ignored it, led a horse to endure the pain, turned over the horse, and galloped towards the west gate.

That room was deliberately selected by Lin Jianlan, there was not even a window, Qi Fan called the door in the house for a long time, the shopkeeper opened the door tremblingly, and Lei Kan had already fled and did not know where to go.

It was also Qi Fan's high opinion of himself, and he didn't bring any disciples with him, but let him escape, and under the pressure, the shopkeeper Fang Dao Lei Kan went west, Qi Fan knew that he was quite deep in the sword, and it was not easy to chase him alone in the dark night, so he angrily went back to the gang to discuss again.

Lin Jianlan became more and more sure that Lei Kan had been wronged by others, and deeply regretted that when he was intercepted in Hangzhou that day, he thought about things too simply, and never passed the book back to the main hall.