Liao Zihui and Li Banfeng made a contract. Ten days later, Li Banfeng went to Yuezhou to take up the post of balancer.
Li Banfeng was still a little curious about this matter. Why did it have to be Yuezhou? Why not other cities?
Liao Zihui said: "Because Yuezhou is a large city closest to the entrance of Puozhou, and the headquarters of the Dark Star Bureau is located in Yuezhou, before the balancer takes office, he must first go to the headquarters to show up.
Brother Li, if you don’t want to work in the General Bureau, you can arrange it elsewhere. The position must not be low. Of course, you can also do like Xiao Zhenggong and exchange a lower position for better information channels. The security team is the front line of the Dark Star Bureau.
The department must know more."
On the same day, Liao Zihui fulfilled his first promise and lifted the traffic restrictions on Yesong Bridge.
Ye Song Bridge was opened to traffic. Li Banfeng was not in a hurry to return to Lushui City. He still had a lot of things to do in Ye Song Bridge.
The most important thing is the repair station.
This is Li Banfeng's boundary, and there must be a station. He had the idea of ​​building a station before Suiju, but at that time Li Banfeng was not familiar with the boundary of Ye Songqiao, so the location of the station had not been selected.
After this period of exploration, Li Banfeng basically understood the boundaries on the surface of Ye Songqiao. After some comparison, he chose Ye Qingshan as the station.
Ye Qingshan is a scenic spot with a lot of pedestrians coming and going. Building the station here will actually pose a risk of exposure.
However, Li Banfeng has carefully investigated and found that there are many inaccessible places in this famous mountain. Among them is a cave, which is difficult to find and walk, and it is easy to get lost after entering.
This place is not absolutely safe, but there is no absolutely safe place in this world. If the station is built here closer to the deed, it can be responded to in time if any situation arises.
It is difficult to find precious materials like Tianxin Stone, so it is definitely unrealistic to build a big station. In the past, the old train in Xindina was replaced with a small station by a large station, and the replaced Huantu came in handy at this moment.
Speaking of Huantu, Li Banfeng still felt a little distressed: "I have already used it to build the station. How can I love my wife in the future?"
No matter what, we have to keep some!"
The record player hurriedly said: "Mr., you can't stay. Repairing the station is a serious matter and you can't cut corners."
Taking advantage of the opportunity to repair the station with him, Li Banfeng contacted Luo Zhengnan and asked him to come to Ye Songqiao.
The territory of Ye Songqiao is very large, much larger than what can be seen with the eyes. Since it is our territory, we must find out clearly. Among Li Banfeng's subordinates, Luo Zhengnan is currently the only one who can discover the invisible space.
people.
Luo Zhengnan had just arrived, and Ma Wu, He Yuxiu, Xiao Yeci, and Lu Chunying all came.
When they learned that Ye Songqiao had resumed traffic, their first reaction was to come find Li Qi.
Everyone was happy to see that Li Qi was safe and sound, but when they learned that Li Qi was going to another state, everyone was not so optimistic.
"Lao Qi, you can't go," He Yuxiu objected strongly. "You went to another state alone. If they have evil intentions and want to harm you, who can help you in that place?"
Xiao Yeci said: "Sister Xiu is right, it's too difficult to be alone outside!"
Lu Chunying said: "I estimate that if Brother Seven goes, even if he saves his life, he will have to be put under house arrest by them. It will be difficult to come back again."
Everyone disagreed with Li Banfeng going, and only Ma Wu thought of another way.
"You can agree to the Customs and Defense Department, but you can't go in person. We can find someone to go on your behalf."
This sounds like a joke. Li Qi was asked to go by name from another state. How could he just find someone to take his place?
In fact, this is no joke. With the strength of Li Qi and Ma Wu today, it is not difficult to find a replacement.
The most suitable candidate is a dramatist. The appearance can definitely be exactly the same. As for the inner things, you can learn some similarities after a few days of training. If you send him to another state, you should be able to cope with it for a while.
But Li Banfeng refused.
First, a contract has been signed with Liao Zihui about this matter. If the matter is revealed, it will start a war between Puozhou and Waizhou, and Li Banfeng will also suffer the backlash of the contract.
Second, Li Banfeng has a very important purpose in becoming a balancer. He wants to find a way to break the boundaries.
It is impossible to leave this matter to others to find a way out for Puozhou.
Third, the attitude of the outer states toward the balancing people is to balance the relationship between the outer states and the inner states at the expense of the interests of the general state. This problem must be corrected, and Li Banfeng must help them change it.
We must go to Waizhou, but the situation in Puozhou must also be maintained. Li Banfeng warned everyone: "After I go to Waizhou, if there is a dispute between you, try to be more restrained and tolerant between each other."
Lu Chunying said: "Brother Qi, don't worry, we all have a life-long friendship, and there is nothing we can't celebrate."
He Yuxiu said nothing, and Ma Wu didn't speak either.
Li Banfeng knew very well that friendship was real, but friendship was unreliable.
Li Qi is here, and each family gives in to each other. This is not all about Li Qi's friendship, but more about Li Qi's strength.
Before the conflict broke out, no one knew whose side Li Qi was on, so they had to think twice before taking action.
But when Li Qi is not in Puozhou, stumbling blocks are inevitable due to entangled interests. When the inner state or the outer state intervenes, it is hard to say that there will be a conflict one day.
Conflict and friction were unavoidable, so Li Banfeng only made one request: "The day you really want to start fighting, let me know in advance. If anyone keeps it secret, don't blame me for falling out with him!"
After everyone agreed, Li Banfeng had to tell Ma Wu some things alone, mainly business matters.
Needless to say, Ma Wu can handle the business in other places in an orderly manner. The only problem lies in Ye Songqiao.
Every time he arrived at Ye Songqiao, Ma Wu would write the word "dislike" on his face.
You can't blame Ma Wu for this. Ye Songqiao is indeed disliked by people. If you call out a shop that has been around for a hundred years, ask a businessman that his ancestors have been in this business.
There is nothing new here in Ye Songqiao. It is always the same goods and the same prices. If you do business here, you can calculate the profits for the next hundred years. This kind of place
, Ma Wu must feel disgusted.
But Li Banfeng still wanted Ma Wu to do well in Ye Songqiao's business.
Ma Wu was very helpless: "Old Qi, the business in Qiuqiu City is getting better and better, and the business in Huangtu Bridge is gradually improving. I will work hard in these places, and at least I can see changes. You have to let me work in Ye
heart on pine bridge,
What's the point?"
How can this be explained?
I have reached the clouds, I need popularity, you must help me run Ye Songqiao?
This matter cannot be said directly. The explanation given by Li Qi is: "I have read Feng Shui and the market in Ye Songqiao is about to rise sharply. Such a good opportunity cannot be missed."
Ma Wu agreed that as long as it was something assigned by Li Qi, he would definitely do it.
Li Banfeng explained some trivial matters again, and after waiting for the station to be repaired, Li Banfeng went to the City of Fools.
Some businesses can be handed over to Ma Wu, and some businesses have to be taken care of by oneself. Li Banfeng gave Tang Changfa 10,000 yuan: "While I am away, live a good life and don't let everyone suffer."
Tang Changfa didn't understand what Li Banfeng meant, so Yan Qing'er asked cautiously: "Shopkeeper, you don't want us anymore?"
"What are you talking about! I'm just going on a long trip and I'll be back in a few days. Where is our city lord?"
Hong'er said: "The city lord brought back two helpers from outside. One is called A Gui and the other is called A Huang. During this period, he often takes them out to do things. We don't know what they do specifically."
Li Banfeng has seen Ah Gui, and what is the origin of Ah Huang?
From the name, he doesn't sound like a big shot.
After leaving the City of Fools, Li Banfeng went to Tiemen Fort. Although Luo Zhengnan had an spy here, Li Banfeng still couldn't worry about this group of house cultivators.
After meeting the fort lord, Wu Yongchao excitedly talked about the battles of the past few days: "Fort lord, the man named Chen Weixin was beaten away. Was it you who took action at that time?"
Li Banfeng smiled but did not answer, checked the accounts, left some money for Baozi, and called Luo Zhengnan to ask him to take more care of him.
Luo Zhengnan was still looking for an invisible space in Yesongqiao. When he heard Li Banfeng talk about Iron Gate Fort, Luo Zhengnan was very sure: "You don't have to worry about Iron Gate Fort. It's hard to say about other places. You definitely don't have to worry about this place!"
"
Li Banfeng didn't understand what Luo Zhengnan meant, and Luo Zhengnan said: "There are some things I can't tell you over the phone.
I'm afraid of being heard by others, so I'll go see you when you get to another state, and you'll understand then."
After leaving Tiemenbao, Li Banfeng went to Yaowanggou again, where Qiuji Pharmacy opened two branches, and the business grew bigger and bigger.
Qiu Zhiheng just went to Mr. Yao's residence two days ago: "Mr. Xu has found a master of wine cultivation and is treating Mr. Yao. I think Mr. Yao can wake up.
Brother, if you want to go out of state, I have a friend who I can introduce to you."
Qiu Zhiheng wrote a letter and gave it to Li Banfeng: "This friend is engaged in black market business. There are also many cultivators in other states, but most of their identities are not disclosed. The ones who deal with them the most are
It's these black marketeers,
This guy is familiar with me, has a pretty good temperament, and may be useful in the future."
Qiu Zhiheng was in charge of the Lu family's out-of-state business back then, so his connections were naturally very reliable.
After leaving Yaowanggou, Li Banfeng went to Qiqiu City, Heishipo, and Huangtu Bridge. He explained all the things that needed to be explained, and the ten-day period had arrived.
The night before leaving, Ma Wu served Li Banfeng a drink at Xiaoyaowu. He asked Jiang Mengting to sing, but Jiang Mengting kept crying and couldn't sing.
Li Banfeng frowned and said, "Why are you crying? It's not like I won't come back."
Jiang Mengting wiped her tears and said, "Master Qi, can you take me with you?"
Li Banfeng said: "How can we, the number one singer in Puzhou, go to another state casually? I'll go out and prepare for it, organize a tour, and then I'll invite you on stage."
Jiang Mengting didn't know what a tour was, but her tears couldn't stop falling.
Li Banfeng comforted him: "Stop crying and sing me a song!"
Jiang Mengting calmed down for a long time, put the record on the record player, and sang the song "When Will You Come Again".
"Good flowers don't always bloom, good times don't always stay, sorrow piles up the smiles, and tears shed on the belt of lovesickness. After we say goodbye tonight, when will you come again?——
Jiang Mengting's voice was so beautiful. Apart from her, Li Banfeng felt that no one could sing better than her, not even Meng De.
Li Banfeng lit a cigarette and kept applauding Jiang Mengting. Hearing Li Qi's voice, Jiang Mengting sang more and more passionately. When the song was over, he looked at the seats, but Li Qi was nowhere to be seen.
There was still half a glass of wine in the glass and half a cigarette beside it. Jiang Mengting sat in Li Qi's seat and waited for a long time, but failed to get Li Qi to come back.
Where did Li Qi go?
Ma Wu doesn’t know either.
At Lushui City Railway Station, Li Qi has arrived at the platform.
He said he was leaving tomorrow, but he bought a ticket for tonight. Instead of waiting for a group of crying people to see him off, it would be better to leave quietly tonight.
There were not many people catching the night train, and the platform was deserted. There were a few late-night snack sellers nearby. Tangyuan and Bulb were buying food. They and Li Banfeng were returning to other states.
"Master Qi, what do you want to eat?" I'm used to being called "Qi Ye" in Xiaoyaowu. Tangyuan opens his mouth and calls him "Master Qi".
Li Banfeng glanced around and saw that there were sellers of oil tea, eggs, pastries, and instant noodles.
instant noodles·-
This thing is not common in Puzhou.
The instant noodles seller was an old lady. Li Banfeng walked closer and lowered his voice and said, "Second aunt, are you here to see me off?"
Granny Ku laughed and said, "My nephew, are you leaving just now? You owe me those three tempers, when are you going to pay them back?"
"What three times of tempering?" Li Banfeng didn't understand.
"You don't want to admit the blame, right? I'll spare you tonight, and we'll settle the matter later." Granny Ku turned around and shouted to the corner of the platform, "Come on!"
Chu Er, dressed in coarse cloth, came to Li Banfeng, lowered his head, rolled his eyes and asked: ‘
Why do you want to go out of state?"
Li Banfeng replied: "Go out and take a look."
Chu Er bit his lip and said, "Is it for me?"
Li Banfeng smiled but said nothing.
Chu Er's voice was trembling: "I went to Ye Songqiao because I have a grudge against the Customs and Defense Department, not to save you.
If there's anything going on with the Customs and Defense Department, let them come to me. You don't have to worry about my affairs. Don't go out of state."
Li Banfeng stared at Chu Er for a moment, but still said nothing.
Woohoo~
The whistle sounded and the train was about to leave.
Chu Er whispered: "Don't go, I beg you——"
Li Banfeng put his hand on his hat and lowered the brim.
Chu Er raised her head, she wanted to take another look at Li Banfeng.
Li Banfeng's hand was still on the hat and he didn't put it down.
Woohoo~
The train whistles again.
Li Banfeng took off his hat and put it on Chu Er's head.
He moved very lightly, very seriously, and very carefully.
He stared at Chu Er for a long time.
Chu Er looks very good wearing a top hat.
Woohoo~
Li Banfeng turned around and got on the train.
Huh, huh~
The train has left.
Under the shadow of the brim of the hat, Chu Er's tears fell one by one.
The brim of his hat became lower, as if he didn't want others to see Chu Er crying.
In the carriage, Tangyuan and Lampu are playing cards.
The light bulb knew how to record the cards, and the glutinous rice balls were played according to the feeling. In less than two hours, the glutinous rice balls almost lost all one month's salary.
Li Banfeng kept looking at the scenery outside the window, and Bulb was a little worried: "When I came here, Datou told me,
On the 1160 train, it’s best to close the curtains, especially at the three-headed junction. You can’t look at that place. If you’re at my level, you might get into trouble if you look at it.”
Tangyuan asked: "Why doesn't Datou come back with us?"
Bulb said: "He applied to stay in Puzhou for an extra month, saying that he had unfinished tasks."
Tang Yuan said: "What mission?"
Bulb shook his head and said, "I don't know. Ever since I came to Puzhou, I never knew what he was up to."
In Green Water City, the former site of Jiang Xiangbang's main hall, Da Tou brought Xie Juncong to the rockery.
In the past period of time, Datou has been looking around for He Jiaqing's whereabouts. He investigated that He Jiaqing had recent contacts with Cui Tike, and finally contacted Cui Tike through the contacts in the Customs and Defense Department.
Cui Tike had just returned from Bitch Gang and heard Da Tou ask about He Jiaqing. Cui Tike gave a clue, and the clue was at the former site of Jiang Xiang Gang's main hall.
Now this old site has become Luo Zhengnan's territory. Xie Juncong went back and forth several times without finding any useful clues. Now that Luo Zhengnan was in Ye Songqiao and the defense here was relatively loose, Xie Juncong called the big head over and the two of them looked for it together.
.
"There is a darkroom under this rockery," Xie Juncong said, "If we can't find it here, we won't be able to use this place anymore. Luo Zhengnan is not someone to be trifled with. If he catches us, we won't be able to get away.'
Datou could not see any traces of the darkroom, so Xie Juncong tried various magic weapons for several hours, but could not find the entrance to the darkroom.
"Forget it, this construction method is too clever. I have no choice. Let's go." Xie Juncong was about to give up.
Da Toufei forced him to look for a while longer.
After searching for more than an hour, it was almost dawn. Xie Juncong made up his mind to leave, but suddenly he heard some noise.
"There is someone in the darkroom!" Xie Juncong felt comfortable and groped for a moment on the ground following the sound. Then he turned to Datou and said, "There is a brick underneath. It seems there is a crack, but the crack has not been dug through."
When the train arrived at Haichiling, Li Banfeng and Tangyuan bought a lot of things, including steamed buns, fried dough sticks, fried cakes, and pancakes.
fried dumpling.
The two of them ate and drank heavily. The lightbulb was dark and their eyes were clear. They were stunned without taking a bite.
Li Banfeng was very curious. When he arrived at Haichiling, he didn't want to eat. Leng Deng had good concentration: "What's wrong with you? Are you sick?"
Bulb laughed dryly: "No, I'm just tired."
Tangyuan snorted: "He deserves it. I passed by the waistband of my pants before and I told him not to open the window.
In the end, he returned to his compartment and secretly opened the window."
Li Banfeng felt comfortable and asked Bulb: "How many times have you been here."
Bulb pursed his lips: "It should be sixteen times."
"You stopped for twenty minutes and you came sixteen times?"
"The place where the waistband is, that's good--" Lan Lan closed his eyes and recalled the strong sweet smell of the waistband.
Tang Yuan glared at the light bulb: "Let me tell you, there is a three-headed fork in front of you. You should close the curtains.
You can’t look at that place!”
In the two years since he came to Puozhou, Li Banfeng has never been to San Toucha.
There were still more than ten kilometers away from Sanzucha, and the announcement sounded again on the train: "Dear passengers, we are about to enter Sanzucha. Please return to your car, do not move around, lower the curtains, and do not open the car.
If you feel unwell, please contact the flight attendants as soon as possible."
Tang Yuan stood up and said, "Master Qi, we are back in the carriage. Please be more careful and lower the curtains."
Li Banfeng nodded, and Tangyuan and Bulb went back to the carriage respectively.
It was impossible to lower the curtains, and Li Banfeng had to look carefully this time.
Not long after, the train entered the tunnel. For a whole hour, it was dark outside the train window.
After exiting the tunnel, Li Banfeng finally saw some light, not sunlight, but flashes of light.
There seemed to be frequent lightning flashes across the night sky.
Is it lightning?
no!
Lasting longer than lightning, beams of light fell from the sky, lasting for a few seconds and then disappearing.
Li Banfeng is very familiar with this beam of light. It is the light of the sky.
The skylight fell frequently, illuminating the woods. There were large shadows in the woods approaching the train.
The speed of the train is so fast that ordinary people cannot see the origin of the shadow.
But Li Banfeng could clearly see that they were people, and dense crowds of people were quickly rushing towards the train.
These figures are very tall, with three heads on broad shoulders.
A three-headed man jumped onto the train and clung desperately to the outer wall of the carriage.
Li Banfeng opened the car window and wanted to put the three-headed man into the car.
Bang!
An iron rod protruded from the roof of the car and stabbed the three-headed man under the car.
All the conductors got to the roof and stabbed down the three men who climbed onto the train one by one.
When the train passed through the forest, the three-headed man disappeared, and there was nothing in the endless wilderness.
More than half an hour later, the train stopped and the station announcement was made: "We have arrived at San Toucha Station. Passengers arriving at the station are asked to pack their luggage and get off as soon as possible.
Due to the short stop time, passengers who have not arrived at the station are asked to stay in their seats, do not move around, do not open windows, and do not open curtains."
Li Banfeng opened the car window and quietly looked at the scene outside the window.
The platform was deserted. Only two passengers got off the bus here and no one got on the bus here.
At the edge of the platform is an iron fence, and between the gaps in the fence are hands, pairs of hands reaching in.
A group of three people crowded outside the fence, reaching towards the platform.
They were wearing tattered clothes. They couldn't even be called clothes. They were rags that barely covered their bodies. Even the beggars in Puzhou wore much better clothes than they did.
Their hair was disheveled and covered with dust. Under the illumination of the street lights, it showed a pale gray color. Against their dark faces, Li Banfeng could not tell their age or even their gender.
They keep reaching out, what do they want?
Li Banfeng threw all the food in the carriage out of the car window. The food flew over the platform, over the fence, and fell into the crowd.
The three-headed men took the food and had a brief fight.
But regardless of whether they grabbed it or not, they all stretched out their hands on the fence and bowed to Li Banfeng.
Li Banfeng stood by the window and didn't move for a long time.
Dangdang!
The conductor knocked on the door, then opened the door and walked in.
"Sir, please close the car window."
Li Banfeng turned around and looked at the conductor without saying a word.
After looking at each other for a moment, the conductor lowered his head, retreated outside the carriage, and closed the carriage door.
The conductor was very scared. He had a very strong fighting ability on the train. Logically speaking, he shouldn't be afraid of anyone. But at that moment, he really felt fear.
The train left, and Li Banfeng was still staring out the window.
Looking at the figures retreating rapidly, Li Banfeng murmured to himself:
"Wait for me, wait for me!"
The train left the station and was almost at the border between Prozhou and other states.
Li Banfeng hid the key and returned to his home.
It depends on whether you can rush to another state with you.
Buzz~
There was a slight vibration in the house, and the whole family was very nervous.
Li Banfeng held the record player, and the record player sang "Train Ballad" softly:
"Running on flat ground, crossing mountains and rivers, puffing out smoke,
Add coal and water and let's hit the road. As soon as the train starts running, we can cross endless bridges and drill holes. The iron wheels roll over dangerous passes.
We are not afraid of thousands of difficulties and dangers, and we will travel through thousands of rivers without any mistakes."
Midang!
Hong Ying was a little frightened as she experienced a bump in the road: "Old man, can you get over?"
After waiting for a long time, an old voice rang out: "Is this Waizhou? I seem to have been here before."
Gone!
This is much easier than imagined.
Everyone let out a sigh of relief, and the record player asked: "Old man, what does the foreigner look like?"
"I can't tell you, it's not the same as Puzhou."
Li Banfeng touched the horn of the record player: "My dear lady, when we get to the place, I will take you out for a walk."
The hostess got angry: "Are you going out when you say you're going to go out? Are there no rules at home?"
Li Banfeng smiled and said: "Our family is traveling out of state, so we must make some changes. When I come back with some good things, we can discuss it slowly."
Green Water City, the former site of Jiangxiangbang Headquarters.
Xie Juncong spent three nights and dozens of spiritual objects and magic weapons, and finally dug a gap between the bricks.
These spiritual objects not only came from the Ghost Hand Sect, Shen Rongqing gathered all the belongings of his brothers and sent them everything they could use.
Between the gaps, a figure as flat as paper emerged.
This figure lay on the ground for a long time, gradually turning into a skinny He Jiaqing.
Chapter completed!