Chapter 415: Repaying the Favor (Part II)
Ge Wei walked to the door of the courtyard and stopped for a moment, he seemed to hesitate about something......
Huang Ji stood in the backyard, his father-in-law did not agree to his request, and Huang Ji was still very uncomfortable at this time. Of course, he himself knows very well that his father-in-law did this to not worry about himself, even if he didn't do it, the impact would not be too great, at least it would be much better than meeting his enemy.
Huang Ji lowered his head, a little resentful of his incompetence, and at this moment, Nini suddenly walked slowly from behind Huang Ji, licked Huang Ji's hanging palm with her tongue, and let out a "Boom-" sound. Huang Ji turned his head and looked, just as he saw Nini looking at him with watery eyes. Huang Ji smiled slightly, knowing that Nini was worried about herself, so he gently stroked Nini's head with his hand.
However, when he looked up again, Ge Wei suddenly appeared in front of him again.
"Righteousness...... Father-in-law?" Regarding Ge Wei's sudden return, Huang Ji still seemed a little uncomfortable, and couldn't help but say.
Ge Wei looked at Huang Ji with deep eyes, paused slightly, and Ge Wei said in a deep tone: "Okay, for the sake of you who have grown up, I will tell you about this matter......
"What, is it true?" Huang Ji asked with some excitement when he heard Ge Weifeng's words.
"It's okay to sue you, but I have one condition......," Ge Wei said sternly, "I can let you know the details of this matter, and you can also meddle in this matter...... However, Ji'er, like the other disciples of the Beggar Gang, must obey my dispatch in this matter, if there is no order from me. You must not do anything—"
"Well, don't worry, father-in-law, this time Ji'er will definitely obey your father-" Huang Ji nodded and agreed.
Ge Wei saw that Huang Ji agreed. Only then did he feel relieved, and then said slowly: "Okay, I'll tell you about this matter, this matter involves the rampant trend of thieves in this area in recent days, and I have to start from the beginning...... In the previous Jishi Conference or even earlier, our beggar gang was ready to intervene in the management of the rampant thieves in this area, and its original purpose was the way our beggars have always behaved. Punish the traitor and eliminate the evil, the second is that in recent days, this area has haunted Ji'er, your exterminating enemy, the Ghost King Division, and the people of the beggar gang came to investigate the whereabouts of the Ghost King Division......"
Huang Ji listened to Ge Wei's story very carefully this time.
"Let's not talk about the latter for the time being. The reason why you didn't let Ji Er interfere in the first place was because of the previous reasons, and it had nothing to do with Ji Er's ......enemy's important affairs," Ge Wei continued, "The disciples of the Beggar Gang have been doing well recently. Captured criminals in this area for the government of Juming City. Then he was escorted to the prefect of the government. But not long ago, Xue Feichen and Elder Chang were on their way to a mission on the outskirts of the city, and they stumbled upon some strange ......"
"What's wrong?" asked Huang Ji.
Ge Wei nodded and continued: "Brother Xue, they found out that some thieves were the ones they put in prison for the government not long ago, but they appeared again without explanation...... After a while, the rampant trend of thieves continued, and our beggars did so much desperately. However, the environment in this part of Juming City has not changed much, and the people are still worried all day long. Even the wealth of the family is gradually empty, and the ...... is scattered outside the city."
"So what does this qiē mean......" Huang Ji asked himself.
Ge Wei leaned forward and whispered, "So I suspect that ...... of this Could it be the collusion between the government and thieves......"
"The government and thieves colluded?" Huang Ji accidentally said in surprise.
"Shhhh We people in the rivers and lakes have never interfered lightly in political affairs, and once we are involved in the relationship with people in the imperial court, it is difficult to get rid of it. But if this qiē is true, and the people in the city suffer because of it, we beggars will not be able to sit idly by, so up to now, we are still doing everything possible to secretly investigate this series of things, without being noticed by the imperial court......"
Huang Ji listened to Ge Wei's narration and nodded from time to time......
Chengbei Zhengjie ......
"Collusion between officials and thieves?" On Canglong's side, Hu Yidi seemed to be talking the same thing to Canglong.
"That's right, that's what I suspect......" Hu Yidi and Canglong recounted the details of the incident, and then continued, "Is it because of the collusion of officials and thieves that thieves are rampant in this area...... The few people I followed before had been taken into custody by the disciples of the beggar gang and the government a few days ago, so how could they have been released so quickly? With these questions in mind, I followed them all the way to this point and found that the place where they hid the stolen money was in this restaurant, and today I just caught the current ......."
"Wait, you said that this money is stolen money, do you mean ......" Canglong seemed to understand something, and only asked.
"That's right—" replied Hu Yidi in the affirmative, "since it is the collusion of the government, it is likely that the money is the stolen goods divided equally between the government and the thieves." Now I heard that the Mengyuan court and the central government were in civil strife, and the Shandong area was in constant war, and the ministers of the court, Li Siqi and Timur, the ministers of the court, were even more in battle. Before the war reached the border, the government here saw that the imperial court did not care, so they wanted to make a lot of war money. They want to loot people's wealth on a large scale, but they dare not do it in broad daylight. So they thought of using collusion with robbers to achieve this goal - first they colluded with these robbers and let them rob the people of their money, and then the government secretly divided the money through the tea office, and for so long, they made a windfall, and they would not let the people here notice the tricks......"
"I see, listening to what Brother Hu said, it seems to make some sense......" Canglong replied softly.
"Things were supposed to go step by step according to the government's intentions, but recently something that was more unexpected to them happened, that is, the disciples of the beggar gang intervened in the management of thieves. Hu Yidi continued, "Although martial arts people generally do not interfere in the affairs of the government casually, it is the duty of the disciples of the beggar gang to punish the traitors and eliminate the evil and serve the people wholeheartedly, and the government is afraid that the people of the beggar gang will interfere in it. will cut off their 'way to get rich', so the talents of the government have another plan......"
"What's the plan?" Canglong continued.
Hu Yidi raised his head and glanced at Canglong, and then continued: "In order not to let the people of the beggar gang notice the strangeness of this. So he teamed up with the thieves to play a play. The government informed the thieves in advance to hide the looted money somewhere in the city or on the outskirts of the city, and then pretended to be captured by the beggars and handed over to the government for custody. Since the government and the thieves are in a gang, it is just a joke to put the thieves in prison, and when the beggars turn around and leave, the people of the government will immediately release them...... The thieves who were later released, or the people of the government themselves. Rush back to the place where the stolen money was hidden, and then secretly divide the stolen money equally. No, today in this restaurant. Let me Hu Yidi catch a current. I wanted to continue to ask, but I didn't expect you to mess with the dragon hero......"
After listening to this, Canglong closed his eyes and thought about it carefully, and then asked, "You said that." Is there any hard evidence?"
"I don't have any evidence of it. It's just speculation. But since I have caught the first today, I think it is also eight or nine to ten, as long as I secretly investigate further, I should be able to find ......out" Hu Yidi took two steps forward and said to Canglong, "It is rumored that Canglong heroes have been chivalrous and righteous all their lives, helping the poor and helping the poor, and now it is the same, so Hu Mou really wants to join forces with you Brother Canglong." Let's find out about this case of official and thief fornication - "It seems that Hu Yidi wants to deal with this matter with Canglong.
However. Canglong's eyes suddenly became secret, and he didn't have the high fighting spirit of Hu Yidi. He looked back at Fang Ying, who also knew this qiē, and then said slowly: "I'm sorry, forgive me, there is no way to accompany Brother Hu to complete this matter......"
"Why?" Hu Yidi said with a wrinkle in his eyes when he saw that Canglong actually refused.
Canglong eased his senses, still looking at Fang Ying, and then turned around and continued: "The purpose of my passage this time is just to escort the daughter of Fang Zhong Tianfang, the head of Yixian Sect, back to the mountain, and I don't care about other things, especially those involving the imperial court. So I'm sorry, I can't help you......"
However, Hu Yidi didn't seem to appreciate it, and seeing that Canglong didn't agree, he became mean: "Hmph, they all say that Canglong heroes are dedicated to the people, and now it seems that it's just like that-"
"Whatever you say, anyway, my task this way is to escort Miss Fang back to the mountain, and I don't have the energy to take care of the rest......" Canglong was very calm and said softly.
"Brother Canglong......" After listening to Canglong's words, Fang Ying behind him didn't know whether to be moved or guilty.
"Just for this?" Hu Yidi still didn't let go of Canglong, and continued to sarcastically, "Hmph, what kind of reason is this? I know that you martial arts people in the Central Plains have never been involved in government affairs. But how can the safety of the people in the world be separated from the government and politics, and you martial arts people keep saying that you want to parasitize the common people and benefit the people, isn't it a contradiction? Not to mention that you are a dragon hero that everyone admires, but I didn't expect that today you are timid...... What is the talk of escorting the daughter of the head back to the mountain, I see you, are you afraid of those domineering officials of the Mengyuan Imperial Court?"
Canglong listened and frowned slightly.
Fang Ying couldn't listen to it anymore, seeing that Hu Yidi had been making fun of Canglong, she immediately protected Canglong in front of her, and retorted: "You are talking nonsense, Brother Canglong is not such a person!"
Canglong didn't react immediately, his head was slightly to the side, and he didn't look at Hu Yidi with his eyes.
"My parents were persecuted to death by their respective clansmen because of ethnic conflicts, so I hate the names my clansmen gave me, but I dare to call him out and make it public; I am not like you Canglong Hero, who wears that iron mask all day long, and never dares to show his true face......" Hu Yidi looked at Canglong and continued, "You don't want to meddle in this matter, to put it so beautifully, in order to escort others, in fact, in your heart, you are not afraid of provoking the Mengyuan court." Hmph, after all, you, the dragon hero, have the world in mind and the common people on the surface, but in fact, to put it bluntly, you are just a timid person-"
Fang Ying listened to it in front, but she couldn't listen to it anymore, she turned her head and gestured to Canglong: "Brother Canglong, why are you like a wooden man, say a few words......"
Canglong was silent for a long time, still facing Hu Yidi sideways, and then said slowly: "The reason why I don't get involved in the affairs of the Mengyuan Imperial Court is not because I am really afraid of them...... I also had a period of frivolity, and like you, Brother Hu, I couldn't get used to the style of the Mengyuan court, so I was obviously incompatible with them...... But it was precisely because of the frivolity of that paragraph that I offended the people of the Mengyuan Imperial Court, and I ...... because of this" Speaking of this, Canglong choked up a little.
"Huh?" Hu Yidi wanted to continue listening.
Fang Ying was the same, looking back at Canglong with a suspicious gaze.
Canglong paused, and after a long time, he said slowly: "That's why ...... Lost the person I love the most......"
When Fang Ying heard this, she was stunned. She knew very well that Canglong had told herself that he once loved a girl deeply, but that girl died later, and it was because of him...... It's just that he didn't expect Canglong to say this today, and Fang Ying suddenly realized the further truth about the girl's death. "Brother Canglong......" Fang Ying felt the pain in Canglong's heart and muttered.
However, Hu Yidi, who is not good at the relationship between men and women, heard this, but he was not as sentimental as Fang Ying. He straightened the hanging knife on his body, and then continued: "Hmph, it turned out to be for a woman. For the sake of a woman, or a person who has passed away for a long time, but does not care about the life and death of the people in the world, is this the style that a hero should have? I really didn't expect that the dignified Canglong hero would live in the world for a woman......
Canglong had been facing Hu Yidi sideways before, and when Hu Yidi said this, Canglong turned his head and looked at Hu Yidi, his eyes were also very firm. This time, Canglong said righteously: "Indeed, for her, I once thought about dying...... But now that I'm alive, I've been through so much of it. If I really lived in the world just for a woman, I would have gone to Huangquan with her a long time ago, and I would not choose to be reborn and become the current Canglong hero......" Canglong said, slashing his left thumb on his iron mask to show his determination.
Fang Ying also showed a smile when she saw Canglong returning to her confident face—the confident and determined Canglong finally came back.
Hu Yidi also seemed to be shocked by Canglong's firm eyes, and he didn't speak for a long time. And this time, it was Canglong who spoke first: "Okay, for the sake of Brother Hu, you saved my life, I, Canglong, will make an exception to help you once." For you, Brother Hu, and for the people of Juming City—"
"Hehe, Brother Canglong, it's great......" Fang Ying looked at Canglong's confident affection, smiled and clapped her hands.
Hu Yidi saw that Canglong agreed, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and then he changed his tone and said: "Okay, this is the Canglong brother in my mind, the Canglong hero in the hearts of the people." We people in the Western Regions have always respected those men who kill thieves and serve the people on the rivers and lakes, Brother Canglong, I, Hu Yidi, respect you!"
And Canglong has changed a person, since he agreed to Hu Yidi's request and is willing to repay the favor and help, and at the same time, it is also for the people of Juming City, Canglong naturally wants to go all out. Of course, Canglong would not forget the original purpose of protecting Fang Ying at all times, so Canglong said to Hu Yidi: "Brother Hu, I agree to your request, and I will definitely do it...... It's just that Sister Ying is already in some dangerous situations now, and I have to send her back first and settle her down before I can get out and investigate with you, Brother Hu. ”
Hu Yidi nodded and replied with a smile: "No problem, you go and settle Miss Fang first, and I'll wait for you at the old mill in the city——"
Canglong also nodded in response, and after a simple separation from Hu Yidi, he took Fang Ying to prepare to go back to Huang Ji first......
Fang Ying saw that Canglong wanted to investigate the thieves in this area with Hu Yidi, and she was unwilling to be lonely, and suddenly said: "Brother Canglong, don't be in a hurry to send me back, I also want to investigate this matter with you......"
When Canglong heard this, of course he refused: "Don't mess around, the people of the Ghost King Division are still staring at you, the injuries on your body are not healed, go back now, so that Brother Huang Ji can take care of you......"
"Hmph, I know ......" Fang Ying pouted unwillingly, and the "wandering" that accompanied Canglong out in the morning could be regarded as over...... (To be continued......)