"Don't stop, keep walking." Tang Cheng, who was riding past the entrance of Liufu Tavern, suddenly whispered, calling Niu Laogui, who was also riding behind him, not to dismount. When Tang Cheng was about to dismount, he happened to walk out of the tavern.
The shopkeeper Sixth Uncle met their eyes. Tang Cheng had already known the appearance of Shopkeeper Sixth Uncle from Niu Laogui and the others, so even though it was just a glance like lightning, Tang Cheng was already sure that the old man who was walking out of the tavern was the tavern shopkeeper.
Uncle Six.
What made Tang Cheng suddenly change his mind was Uncle Liu's faintly shining eyes. Tang Cheng had only seen people with such eyes in a few gang leaders in Peiping and Shanghai. A man with a slightly staggering step.
The tavern owner had such a pair of eyes, which made Tang Cheng change his mind about walking into the tavern to find out. "Did you just notice the tavern owner's eyes?" It wasn't until he turned the corner that Tang Cheng turned around.
He looked at Niu Laogui who had an inquiring look on his face.
Niu Laogui may be good at fighting, but it was obviously a bit difficult for him to pay attention to the eyes of a tavern owner. In response to Tang Cheng's question, Niu Laogui could only shake his head in confusion. "That kind of look makes me uncomfortable."
I've only seen it on a few people, how could a tavern keeper in a small county have that look in his eyes? So this sixth uncle is definitely not simple, we have to change our plan." There was a hint of eagerness in Tang Cheng's tone, Niu
Lao Gui could tell that after being idle for a long time, the adventurous spirit in Tang Cheng's bones began to show signs of emerging again.
With just one look, Tang Cheng was still not sure that the owner of the tavern was the target he was looking for. However, based on the principle of being cautious, Tang Cheng did not make any announcement and took Niu Laogui back to Cyclamen. "Heizi,
You and your men don't need to go to the garrison to help train in the afternoon. We may need your help tonight." Heizi was born as a bandit. Although he can't fly like the gangsters in storytelling, he has the ability to sneak around and do evil things.
Much better than Niu Laogui and the others, Tang Cheng planned to ask Heizi and the others to find out the bottom of Liufu Tavern at night.
"Shitou, go find your friends and see if there are any suspicious strangers in the city." Liu Shitou happened to come down from upstairs and was caught by Tang Cheng. Liu Shitou obviously didn't know what Tang Cheng was going to do.
What was he going to do? At this moment, he and Niu Laogui were looking at each other with big eyes and small eyes. Tang Cheng didn't explain too much to Li Shitou. He simply packed up his things and went on horseback.
Huang family.
It was Tang Cheng's idea to search for possible Japanese spies in the county. After returning without success last night and targeting the Liufu Tavern this morning, Tang Cheng wanted to report these situations to Commander Huang to gain his support.
He Zhuli. "Then what do you want to do?" After listening to Tang Cheng's narration, Captain Huang, who was pacing in the hall with his hands behind his back, had no expression on his face. Like Tang Cheng, he could not determine that there must be something wrong with the tavern owner.
But if the tavern owner is a spy for the Japanese army, then Macheng will be in danger.
Captain Huang, who had his back to Tangcheng, had a bitter look on his face. He originally thought that after spending money to buy the position of leader of the garrison, he would be able to honor his ancestors and leave some legacy for his descendants. Unexpectedly, one after another things happened to him.
He spent a lot of energy. Before this, he was just a landlord who collected rent to live. To put it nicely, he was a country squire. But now he is in charge of more than 500 lives. He also wants to keep one side safe, but he really
He doesn't have the ability. "What do you want me to do?" Captain Huang, who seemed to have suddenly made up his mind, turned to look at Tang Cheng. The tone and content of his question had obviously changed.
"First of all, I just suspect that there is something wrong with the tavern owner. We are not sure yet. Arresting him directly may cause unnecessary trouble or alert his accomplices." Tang Cheng took out a cigarette and handed it to Captain Huang.
Then he took a match and lit the cigarette. "A few of my men are bandits who were reorganized around Mengcheng. Although their abilities are not as good as those heroes, there is still no problem in watching them and climbing over the wall. I think
Tell them to go to the Luk Foo Tavern tonight to check it out."
"I have some pretty good servants among my servants. How about I help you with a few more people?" Captain Huang obviously agreed with this approach of not alerting the snake. The Liufu Tavern has been open in Macheng for more than a day or two. The shopkeeper, Uncle Liu,
He just likes drinking a little bit, and there is nothing disgusting about him. If such a person is really a spy of the Japanese army, Captain Huang doesn’t know whether he will order all the new faces in Macheng to be put in jail, so under the leadership of Captain Huang
In his heart, Chang was looking forward to Tangcheng's failure.
After Captain Huang was relieved, Tangcheng returned to Cyclamen and continued to read Xie Bo's notebook. Laodongbei and the others went to the military camp to train the soldiers of the garrison as usual. Everything looked the same as before. As the night fell,
Time passed little by little. Heizi and the others, who had rested in Cyclamen's room for a whole afternoon, were ready to set off. However, Tang Cheng, who was sitting in the hall building a sand table, had not yet given an order. Heizi and the others only had
Waiting patiently.
After waiting for Liu Shitou to come back with Lao Dongbei, who was smelling of alcohol, Tang Cheng put down the tools in his hands and started to wash his hands. "It's the same as usual in the tavern. The shopkeeper is still inquiring about the garrison and us. I see this
Those things must not be good, I didn't say a word, I just drank." Old Dongbei, who was staggering and smelling of alcohol, entered Cyclamen, and immediately returned to normal. He didn't even speak when talking to Tangcheng.
He was slurred again and showed no signs of being drunk at all.
Of course, Liu Shitou and Lao Dongbei were sent by Tangcheng to attack the front line. Lao Dongbei would go to Liufu to drink before returning to Cyclamen these days. If he suddenly stopped going, it might arouse the suspicion of the shopkeeper Liu Shu. Let his temper escape.
Liu Shitou was as calm as usual. The difficulty of the fight was not ordinary. Fortunately, Lao Dongbei, a guy who seemed careless but was actually as meticulous as silk, was watching from the side. The two of them did not show any signs of weakness in Liufu Tavern, at least.
The old Northeastern people think so.
"Okay, you go and do it. Remember, don't take action unless you find something suspicious." Heizi and others were finally allowed to set off. Dressed in black, they walked out of the Cyclamen gate and disappeared into the night in a few short steps. In order to
To ensure that their actions will not be exposed, Tang Cheng will personally command a team of Huang family servants to patrol near the Liufu Tavern tonight. If Heizi and the others find anything unusual in the tavern, Tang Cheng will rush over to provide support.
"Fu Sheng, pack your things and get ready to close." After sending away the last two drinkers in the tavern, Uncle Liu, who was wearing a coarse short coat, was calculating today's income, while the new boy was packing up.
He was holding the cups and saucers on the table. Heizi, who was lying on the roof of the backyard of the tavern, used his telescope to look at the lighted window. Although the light was very dark, Heizi could only get a rough look with his telescope, but he still did not let go of what he saw.
Every detail.
The tavern was finally closed. The not-so-talkative boy came into the backyard with an oil lamp in one hand and a ledger in the other. The tavern owner Uncle Six, who was suspected by Tang Cheng, followed the boy with both hands free. Heizi and him
The three men suddenly held their breath, because the two people in the yard suddenly stopped, standing in the middle of the yard. The shopkeeper began to speak. Although the sunspot on the roof was not very far away from them, the two people talking
The voices were not very loud, so Heizi could only confirm that they were talking, but could not hear what they were saying at all.
About ten minutes later, the two people who had been standing in the middle of the yard talking in low voices walked away in the opposite direction. The boy holding the oil lamp extinguished the oil lamp and squatted under the wall of the yard facing the street, while the man who was blackmailed kept
The shopkeeper Liu Shu who was staring at him went behind the firewood pile on the other side of the yard. Heizi was lying motionless on the roof. One of his men had already been ambushed by the firewood pile. As long as they could evacuate safely, Heizi would
He can get what he wants from that subordinate.
The tavern shopkeeper who ran behind the firewood reappeared after about ten minutes. The boy squatting under the wall lit the oil lamp again and followed the shopkeeper into the house. The sunspots on the roof were no longer interested in uncovering them.
He opened the tiles to find out what the two people in the house were doing. As long as he found out what the tavern keeper was doing behind the firewood pile, his errand would be completed. He lay quietly for more than an hour, guessing
The people in the room were already asleep, and Heizi and the others quietly descended from the roof, climbed over the wall, and left the Liufu Tavern.
"Eat something first, everyone should be hungry." Returning to Cyclamen, Heizi and the others were not greeted with the questions they expected, but with several large bowls of meat noodles. In many cases, Tang Cheng's response to the fairy
Everyone in Ke Lai was treated equally, but his visits to Jiu Jin who was recuperating several times a day and his usual attitude towards Liu Shitou had already explained the meaning of the word "difference between closeness and distance" to Heizi and the others, so Tang Cheng wanted to
Make some changes to make some remedial measures to avoid cracks in this 15-man team due to their own unintentional actions.
"You guessed it right. There is indeed something wrong with the shopkeeper of the tavern. Erniu watched the old guy get into a hole behind the firewood pile with his own eyes. Erniu didn't dare to go in and check, but the old guy stayed in the hole.
If we have only a quarter of an hour, as long as we raid the hole in the tavern, we can figure out everything." Heizi was indeed hungry. While swallowing the meat noodles, he vaguely explained the situation that had been discovered tonight.
A message to Tangcheng.
Tang Cheng played the role of a listener very well. When Heizi and his three men were narrating, Tang Cheng just wrote and drew on the paper without interrupting them. "Look, I drew it right."
No." When the four people stopped talking, Tang Cheng handed Heizi the sketch of the backyard of the tavern drawn based on their narrative. Since arriving in Macheng, Tang Cheng has become more and more fond of constructing sand tables and sketches before taking action.
These two things can give him the confidence to see the overall situation.