Although Tie Shou said that he would go directly to visit Governor Ling's Mansion, Tian Boguang, as a key criminal in the Criminal Department, could not ignore it after all. Therefore, before going to Jingzhou, Tie Shou and Zhao Fan had to take the road to the east to meet with the escort officer sent by the Criminal Department. When Tian Boguang was handed over to the old man and the young man waiting in the post pavilion, the two of them went west again, and they wasted almost a whole day of time coming and going.

Since he did not have the identity of the six doors, Zhao Fan did not enter the post pavilion, but just watched from afar as the iron hand handed over the prisoners. However, even at a distance of dozens of feet, Zhao Fan could still feel the faint cold chill on the two officials, one old and one young, even at noon when the scorching sun was shining, he still couldn't help but shudder.

"By the way, who are those two, and why do they feel so uncomfortable?"

Taking advantage of the free time on the return trip, Zhao Fan took the iron hand and specially inquired about the identities of the two people.

"You say they?"

Hearing Zhao Fan's question, Tie Shou, who has always been gentle, couldn't help but pout, and then replied with a poem.

"Crane standing frost field bamboo leaf three. ”

"Uh......" Hearing this poem, Zhao Fan couldn't help choking for a moment, and then confirmed tentatively, "Tiger Walking Snow Plum Blossom Five?!"

"yes, that's them. Iron Hand nodded, "Why, you've heard of the two of them?"

"Well, I've admired the name for a long time, but I don't need to know it. If I could, I hope I never see them again in my life. ”

Zhao Fan said resolutely, and then never mentioned this matter again.

What are you kidding! Since Tie Shou has said that "the crane stands in the frost field and the bamboo leaves are three, and the tiger walks in the snow and plum blossoms is five", plus one old and one young, and they are from the Criminal Department, how could Zhao Fan still not recognize the identities of those two?

Hard-working, resentful, a well-known interrogation master of the Criminal Department of the Great Song Dynasty, just hearing the name makes people shudder super **. I don't know which family's daughter Tian Boguang picked up, but he actually provoked Zhu Yueming, the smiling criminal president, to be so angry that he sent these two cruel and vicious guys.

Thinking about how miserable Tian Boguang would be treated in the hands of hard work and resentment, Zhao Fan only felt a chill on his scalp, but fortunately, he didn't have to meet them, so don't care about what happened to Brother Tian......

Thinking like this, this little episode was soon completely forgotten under Zhao Fan's efforts.

............

That night, after several hours of arduous trekking, Tie Shou and Zhao Fan finally arrived in Jingzhou before the city gate was closed.

Unfortunately, it was getting late at this time, and the yamen was already closed. Although as one of the four famous catchers with the imperial gift "Quelling Chaos", Tie Shou himself is in the same position as Qincha, and he can directly come to the door to ask for cooperation regardless of time, but Tie Youxia himself is honest and loyal, and he doesn't like to use power to oppress people, so he just hesitated a little and dispelled the idea of going directly to the government that night.

Anyway, so many days have passed, it's just one night, and it's impossible for things to change again. The two discussed it and decided to visit the local martial arts figures first to see if these Jianghu figures could provide some clues.

"Senior Brother Zhao, when it comes to the martial arts sect in Jingxiang, what can you think of?"

After having a casual dinner at a street stall, the two of them strolled through the street market that had just fallen at night, when Tetsute suddenly asked a question.

"Hmm, Second Brother Tie, is this the school for me?"

Zhao Fan on the side smiled slightly, and after eating the buns in his hand in two bites, he clapped his hands and began to talk.

"If you want to say that there are not too many martial arts sects in the land of Jingxiang, there are actually not too many, and most of them are two or three kittens, which can't become a big climate. However, this is not to say that Jingzhou's martial arts are not prosperous, but the big gangs and factions in Hunan and Hubei are too strong, and under the mixed forces, there is really no room for any more big factions in Jingzhou. Therefore, most of the martial arts forces in Jingxiang are tentacles stretched out by the Hunan and Hubei gangs. If you only talk about local martial arts, then I'm afraid that in the entire Jingzhou, there is only one 'Wuyun Hand' Wanzhen Mountain, which can barely be seen. ”

"Oh, you said the tentacles of the Hunan and Hubei gangs?" Iron Hand smiled, "That's a good idea, but which gangs and factions are these tentacles?"

This question is not difficult to answer, just look at some places near Jingzhou. ”

Zhao Fan said, stretched out his hands, and counted them one by one with his fingers.

"Let's start with the north. Jingzhou to the northwest, about three or five days away, is Wudang Mountain. As a major faction in the world, the Wudang faction is a master of several branches, and the Sanfeng real person of its true martial arts view Zixiao Palace is a top master who is enough to compete for the first place in the world. Therefore, the will of the Wudang faction has a non-negligible and even decisive influence on the Jingxiang martial arts! Locally speaking, the Taiyi Temple, 20 miles outside Jingzhou, is the lower courtyard of the Wudang faction's Yuxu Palace, and its first stone crane Taoist is said to be a senior disciple of the Yuxu Palace Elder Mu Daoren, and his Wudang swordsmanship is extraordinary, and he has a high status in the Jingxiang martial arts. ”

"Well, that's true. ”

Iron hands are the first to say.

"The Wudang faction is indeed a big faction that cannot be ignored in the martial arts, so what kind of force can fight against the Wudang faction?"

"If you want to fight against the Wudang faction, then at least it must be a big faction of Emei, Shaolin, Quanzhen and the like, only with the martial arts faction in Hunan and Hubei, how can they have this qualification?"

Zhao Fan smiled and shook his head.

"However, the Wudang Sect is a righteous sect, all they need is disciples, and influence on the rivers and lakes, and they will not interfere at all in the interests of the **. As a result, this leaves room for those ** gangs to operate. The two gangs that can most affect the local area are all from the Dongting Lake area in the south. ”

"Oh, what are the two gangs?" asked Iron Hand with interest.

"The first big gang is the Two Lakes Longsha Gang. Although this gang has a wide range of influence, its strength is at the bottom of the three major gangs. The leader of the gang is said to have very high martial arts, but he has always seen the head and tail of the dragon, and no one has seen his shot, so he has been suppressed by another big gang and has to give up many benefits. ”

"The second largest gang is the ** Leader Angry Jiao Gang on Dongting Lake. The gang leader 'Spear Saint' Shangguan Fei has good martial arts, and his subordinate 'Covering Rain Sword' is known as the first swordsman in the two lakes, it is said that the high swordsmanship alone is no longer under Zhang Danfeng, the sword god of the Southern Ming Dynasty, they have long had a heart for the thoroughfare of Jingxiang Nine Provinces, and have been working hard to infiltrate Jingxiang Wulin. ”

"The above two gangs, one wins because they have a large number of people, and the other wins because they are powerful, and they have mastered the casino Qin Lou and the illegal salt trafficking respectively, which can be regarded as taking what they need. Although there is friction with each other, most of the time the well water does not interfere with the river water. In addition to these two major gangs, Jiangnan Thunderbolt Hall, Power Gang, Drizzle Building, Liufenbantang, etc. also have strength in this area, but in general, they still can't break through the control of the two major gangs. Therefore, Jingxiang Wulin is basically in the control of this faction and two gangs. ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Fan turned his head to look at Tie Shou and asked, "Second Brother Tie, do you think I'm right?"

"That's right. Compared with the information of the six doors, it is not far behind. ”

Tie Shou nodded, and then continued to ask, "Having said all this, in your opinion, which person should we visit?"

"Well...... this" Zhao Fan pondered for a few seconds, then looked at the direction he was moving in at the moment, and laughed.

"Second Brother Tie and I have the same opinion - we should visit Wanzhen Mountain. ”

Zhao Fan said with a calm face.

This answer is not the result of patting the head, but the result of thinking by elimination.

Although the Wudang faction is prominent, it has always been high, and has never been indifferent to the affairs of the rivers and lakes, even if he visits Taiyi Temple, most of the stone crane Taoist is not clear about the details of the murder, and it is a wasted effort to ask at the door, it is not worth a special line at all, at most go to a few pillars of incense afterwards, which is considered to be the face of the martial arts colleagues.

And the Two Lakes Longsha Gang ...... If Zhao Fan's memory is good, their mysterious dragon head should be Ling Huisi, the prefect of Jingzhou, and most of his Jingzhou rudder is also in the back house of the mansion, so there is no way to find it, so naturally there is no way to come to the door.

However, this secret news comes from the plot memory of the previous life, and there are no clues and evidence in this life, so it can't be said to the iron hand, so you can only be secretly on guard.

As for the final Angry Jiao Gang, this is a good choice. As a ** gang, the Nujiao Gang must be very sensitive to the news on the road, and compared to the mystic Longsha Gang, its rudder is also very clear, which is the Pang Mansion located in the northwest corner of Jingzhou City.

The reason why it is called "Pang Mansion" is because this industry is the henchman general of the right pioneer of the Nujiao Gang, "Ghost Suo" Ling Zhantian, and the other courtyard of the "Mountain Tiger" Pang Guozhi, just to facilitate help, this is used as a rudder. As the pioneer of the Nujiao Gang to expand its territory, Pang Guozhi himself also presides over affairs in Jingzhou all the year round, and can be regarded as a local talker, which is theoretically a very ideal object of inquiry.

Unfortunately, ideal does not mean suitable. Although the four famous catches are also considered to be in the martial arts, but in the final analysis, they are still people in the government, and the ** heroes of the Lizhai side are not all the way after all, even if they visit politely, they will always be suspicious and jealous, and they will fight if they are not careful.

Although Zhao Fan himself is very interested in participating in this kind of group fighting, it is obviously not conducive to the investigation of the case to fight with the local gang in such a way, so the road of visiting the Nujiao Gang can also be directly skipped.

According to this calculation, Wan Zhenshan, the "Five Cloud Hand", is already the most suitable candidate.

First, although this person is a black-bellied person at the root, he has always been chivalrous on the outside, and a visit will not cause any misunderstanding. Second, Wan Zhenshan has been operating in Jingzhou for more than ten years, and he is a local snake who is familiar with the ground. Although it is destined to be impossible to compete with the Longsha Gang and the Nujiao Gang in terms of power, it is better to have a wide range of contacts, many contacts, and a well-informed understanding of local developments, so you can always know some inside information.

Because of this, Zhao Fan said that he wanted to visit Wanfu, and Tieshou had already thought of this festival and had already walked on the road to Wanfu. By the time Zhao Fan finished his analysis, the high courtyard wall of Wanfu had already appeared in the distance at the end of the long street.