The night is as dark as ink, the sea breeze blows, and the quiet Qijiazhuang is full of eerie weirdness.
People in Jiulong Hall behind the hill saw a figure approaching from a distance, holding something in his hand, and they all held their breath and drew out their weapons.
When the visitor approached, he heard Luo Li's voice.
"It's me."
He casually threw the bloody Kong Fang on the ground, and before anyone could ask, he said directly, "Take him and come to Qinghong Restaurant quickly. I'll go first."
After saying that, he got on his horse and quickly disappeared from everyone's eyes.
The people in Jiulongtang looked at Kong Fang's tragic situation and couldn't help but shiver all over. At the same time, they also understood that something must have happened at the restaurant, so they followed Kong Fang without saying a word.
It usually takes half an hour to ride a horse from Qijiazhuang to Qinghong Restaurant, but Luo Li shortened the time by a third.
A hundred meters away from the backyard of Liqing Winery, he abandoned his horse and approached on foot. After careful inspection, there was nothing unusual, and there was no sound in the backyard.
Luo Li's face was gloomy. Could it be that he was a step too late?
There are more than 20 people from Zhao Jin and Jiulong Hall. How could they not be able to deal with five killers? No matter how bad they are, they can still last for a while.
At this time, he could no longer think too much, so he climbed over the wall and entered the courtyard, where he heard slight movement from the stable.
Luo Li had thrown away his long knife just now because he was on the road. Luo Li took out the dagger and held it in his backhand, and walked directly towards the stable.
He makes no secret of his whereabouts, and his main focus is confidence.
But before he even got close to the stable, he froze in place.
The gang members of Jiulong Hall were on guard all around, but Zhao Jin stood unscathed outside the stable, while five people kneeling inside had their mouths gagged.
"Woooooooo..." It seems that the noise just now was made by these people.
Luo Li drew his knife and looked around at a loss. Fortunately, he reacted quickly and quickly took back the dagger, but Zhao Jin still saw this scene.
"Hey, it seems you don't have confidence in me?" Zhao Jin joked with a smile.
"Indeed." Now that he had been discovered, Luo Li directly retorted.
Zhao Jin naturally didn't take it to heart and said solemnly: "Thank you."
Thanks to Luo Li for worrying about their safety, and thanks to Luo Li for rushing back to help.
"I'm afraid you will delay things." Luo Li replied with a stern expression.
Through these days of getting along, Zhao Jin got used to Luo Li's temperament, so she didn't say anything more and just agreed on some things.
"How are you doing there?"
"Caught, behind."
When the five people kneeling on the ground heard this, they raised their heads with a look of fear in their eyes. Kong Fang was the most skilled in martial arts among them, and even had a fierce reputation in the world. I think back then, in order to conquer the sea gang,
Thief, Lao Kong fought three pirates with his own strength, and killed their second boss directly to frighten him. How could he miss him today?
Absolutely impossible! They must be cheating and trying to trick us into talking.
The killer named Little Baldy winked at the other four, temporarily stabilizing the shaken military morale.
"How many people are there?" Zhao Jin did not notice the expressions of the killers and continued to ask.
"One is that Lao Kong." Luo Li rubbed his hands, looking a little unfinished.
"Can you tell me anything?"
"I didn't say much. I just said that if someone is ugly, leave them alone, and anyone who inquires about the restaurant will be killed. And he also said that this little bald man is the only one who has ever seen someone ugly." Luo Li raised his chin and faced the five people kneeling in the stable.
said.
It was only then that the little bald man realized that it seemed that Kong Fang had really been tricked and had confessed to him. What happened? Could it be that there was also a heavy ambush in Qijiazhuang?
Zhao Jin turned around and looked into the stable after hearing this, "Little bald man? This name fits the bill. Bring him here."
Two subordinates stepped forward to pull him, and the little bald man fell to the ground and rubbed back quickly, making a whining sound.
"Go back to the room and keep an eye on the remaining people!" Zhao Jin ordered and turned around and walked into the room.
In fact, just before Luo Li rushed to the backyard to burn incense, the battle here had just ended with an overwhelming advantage.
The five killers thought that the pirates were defenseless, and they were also very confident in their own skills. They felt that they could definitely win them by surprise.
Whoever thought that everything was in Chen Ping's plan, Zhao Jin and a dozen of his subordinates hid in the dark, waiting for them to show up and rush out.
In order to get more clues about their organization, they tied the five people in the stable, but they were still very strict and said nothing as if they were dead.
Just when tough measures were being taken, Luo Li rushed to the backyard to bring the news. Now that he had figured out who the leader was, he could focus on breaking through him.
Luo Li did not follow him into the room. His task had been completed and everyone performed their duties.
A full half an hour passed, and Zhao Jin did not leave the room, but Qijiazhuang had already taken Kong Fang back to the backyard.
It wasn’t that the people from Kowloon Hall were walking slowly, but that Kong Fang was bleeding too much. If he didn’t seek help to stop the bleeding, he might not be able to make it back, so he was delayed for some time on the way.
The four people who were still kneeling in the stable saw the bloody Kong Fang, and their eyes widened like gongs. They had no idea that these pirates were so ruthless.
They do a lot of killing, but it is rare to torture someone like this. They cut off a leg and then bandage it. This is a rhythm that will not let you die.
After waiting for a while, Luo Li saw that there was no movement in the room, so he got up and dragged Kong Fang in.
The little bald man knelt on the ground, his mouth full of blood, and he gritted his back molars, but did not speak.
"This is, that old Kong???" Zhao Jin was shocked when he saw Kong Fang's appearance. Although he killed more than 20 people in the mine and his methods were extremely ruthless, there were more
Caused by overwhelming anger.
On the other hand, for Luo Li, these things seem to be normal to him, just a very common thing.
"You haven't said it yet? How about I come?" Luo Li asked casually.
"How do you plan to come here? Like this?" Zhao Jin still didn't take her eyes away from Kong Fang's body.
"No, no, just cut it into a human stick. Finish it early and rest early." Luo Li turned around and pulled out a long knife from the Jiulongtang gang.
The little bald man realized that he had met a ruthless person. He would die if he didn't tell him, and he would die if he told him. But if he didn't tell him, he would die very artistically.
He spat blood on the ground and said desperately: "I said, I just want to be happy."
Zhao Jin raised his eyebrows, stretched out his hand to stop Luo Li, and said: "Okay, I promise you. Then tell me first, Jianzhou's private salt is sent here through Chengchang, but he will not send it further down, you are
How was it handed over?"
"The freight will be delivered to the restaurant and delivered out of the city the next day, with pick-up outside the city."
"What about the goods that haven't been sent out yet?"
"It is placed in a coconut forest five miles west of the city. There is a fisherman named Zhou Yan who is responsible for guarding it."
"How many years have you been trafficking in illegal salt?"
"Ten years."
"That guy Chou has been in charge of this place for ten years?"
"Yes."
Zhao Jin's eyes changed slightly.
People are ugly, this code name was also mentioned in Qianzhou Lingshu’s letter.
This place is not far from Qianzhou, only a few days' journey away. When the incident happened in Yongshun County, if Pixiu was transferred by their organization nearby, then it is possible that Pixiu is the ugly man.
"Who is Ren Chou? What is his relationship with Qinghong Restaurant?" Zhao Jin asked sharply.
"Pfft... He is just a shareholder of Qinghong Restaurant. He used the restaurant to cover it up, and the restaurant owner didn't know about it." The little bald man spat out his broken teeth and continued: "I don't know who he is specifically. Over the years,
We all work with money. I only know his name is Pixiu."
"Pi Xiu?!!! You said his name is Pi Xiu?? What does he look like? What are his characteristics?" Zhao Jin rushed over excitedly and shouted.
After nearly ten years, the traces of Pi Xiu he was tracking finally showed up. It turned out that as he had guessed, this ugly man was Pi Xiu, the same person who appeared in the Huang family that year, the same person who asked Mr. Ye and Wang Xian to
A person who ruins his reputation.
Huangtian paid off, and when he finally heard this hateful name again, Zhao Jin could no longer control his emotions.
The little bald man shrank back in fright. He didn't expect that the person in front of him would be so excited when he heard Pixiu's name.
"He, he...he is not tall, about five feet tall. His appearance is nothing special, but he wears that ring on his hand all the time."
"Is it an emerald finger ring?" Zhao Jin asked.
"You... how did you know that? Do you know him?" The little bald man was a little surprised. Pixiu has been very low-key these years. He even rarely comes to Qinghong Restaurant. He is not known to be around all year round. He is only there when there are orders.
When the order is given, he will take the initiative to show up.
Therefore, the only person in Qingzhou and Jianzhou who had seen Pixiu was the little bald man, but he was only able to convey orders for him.
"It's him, it's him! This beast finally showed up!"
Zhao Jin's excited eyes filled with tears. His persistence was finally not in vain. Even though Pi Xiu was missing now, he firmly believed that he would find him one day.