"The forces we investigated can be divided into two parts according to internal and external forces. I will start from these two parts and tell you the clues we found. In terms of analysis, it is mainly me and them. There may be some places.
It’s not a comprehensive view.”
As Zuo Hou spoke, he pointed at Zuo Qing and Zuo Jun, who were sitting behind him. Zuo Feng waved his hand indifferently and said, "We are both good brothers who grew up naked. Those guests
Don't throw out any more clichés. Just start talking based on your investigation clues, and share your analysis as well."
He still knew a little about the secrets of these friends. Although he had some unique advantages in investigation and eavesdropping, he probably needed more experience in analysis. But he really wanted to hear what they thought about the clues they found.
, so that he can also put forward his own opinions objectively.
Zuo Hou smiled casually and said: "Let's start with the inside of Yancheng. First of all, we have to talk about our old enemy, Zhang Yu. The Commander's Mansion seems to be relatively quiet in recent times, except for the routine city defense.
There seems to be nothing else going on outside of training, but we observed carefully and the number of people coming in and out of his place has obviously started to increase frequently recently."
Zuo Feng was not surprised by this. Although Zhang Yu showed hostility towards Zuojiacun, he still maintained an amicable attitude towards An Xiong on the surface. Zuo Feng did not interrupt, but allowed Zuo Hou to continue.
"We also asked us to check the street where our old shop was. The several shops that appeared later to suppress us were indeed manpower sent by Commander Zhang Yu. And since we opened Zuoyun Trading House on this main street
, several other shops next to the old shop were also closed immediately."
Zuo Hou paused, but Zuo Feng was not very interested in these things that were expected. Zuo Hou smiled awkwardly when he saw it and continued.
"A group of people have recently appeared in Commander Zhang Yu's house. Several of the female family members should be the same group of people you told us to investigate before."
These words made Zuo Feng a little interested. Since Zuo Hou was so sure of these people, he believed that he had seen one or several of them with his own eyes. It seemed that the remnants of the bandits had finally reconciled with Zhang Yu.
He believed that Anxiong could not know such information, but he didn't understand why Anxiong didn't tell him the news.
"It is from the frequent activities of this group of people that we discovered that they should be people from the other side."
Hearing this, Zuo Feng visibly cheered up and straightened his body subconsciously. He heard Zuo Hou's voice and continued.
"The remnants of the bandits would often go out of the city for activities after entering the Commander's Mansion. We were afraid of being discovered, so our tracking was limited to the city. But later we discovered that the activities of the remnants of the bandits began to slowly shift into the city, and also
Through them we discovered the existence of another group of people."
Hearing this, Zuo Feng raised his eyebrows slightly. Because he had already guessed the identity of this group of people. Obviously, this group of people was probably the "Yin Group" of the Fengtian Dynasty. He had been with the bandits before.
The remnants had been in contact outside the city, but Anxiong later sent people to exterminate them. However, in the end, they were forced to move their lair directly into the city.
Zuo Feng quickly deduced a general idea, but he had not figured it out yet. Is it their own strategy for this group of people to enter Yancheng, or was it the city lord Anxiong who created various conditions to force them into Yancheng. If so.
If the latter is the case, then Anxiong must have other purposes.
"We also secretly investigated Commander Lu Yun. This person's activities have been very regular recently. I heard that he has no interest at all in the internal fighting between the city lord and the county guard. We usually interact with him more
The person who is close to me is the city lord of Pengcheng, Xing Yezui, who is known as a drunkard."
Hearing Xing Yezui's name, Zuo Feng couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly. Although he had never met this domineering city lord, judging from his understanding of his apprentice "Jiuquan Ding Hao"
, he should not be like a despicable villain like Zhang Yu. This made him also become a little bit interested in Commander Lu Yun.
Seeing that Zuo Feng's expression changed several times but still didn't say anything, he continued.
"This is related to the fact that the city lord Anxiong has been very active recently. There are too many people coming in and out of his mansion every day. In addition to some people who are normally friends with him, there are a few people from the imperial capital, but it seems that
It’s just a matter of delivering letters.”
These situations were all expected by Zuo Feng. After all, Anxiong's city lord was directly appointed by the empire. It is normal for him to have some cronies in the imperial capital, and recently it involved his competition for the position of county governor. Naturally, he and the imperial capital
people will interact more closely.
"These situations are relatively normal, but from what you said before, it seems that the situation in the store is not optimistic."
After Zuo Feng thought about it for a while, he asked Zuo Hou with some confusion.
"The situation is naturally not optimistic, because there have been more and more strangers appearing around the store recently. Moreover, according to our careful observation, many people who came into the store to look at the goods and walked around the store seemed to be paying attention to our left
Cloud Trading Company.”
"Are you observing us? Can you tell which side these people belong to?"
Zuo Hou said solemnly: "At present, the people who can be judged are the city lord's side and Zhang Yu's side. There are two other parties that we are not sure about. Although there is a group of people scattered far away from each other and peeking around, we still found
They should be in a group of three."
When Zuo Feng heard about the actions of the "group of three", he immediately thought of the group of men in gray, but then he was not sure. After all, with this kind of army organization, the Ye Lin Empire's military should also be like this.
After thinking for a moment, Zuo Feng asked: "There is another group of people, how is your investigation going?"
"Hey, this group of people is even more mysterious. They look like a caravan coming to buy goods, but they have stayed in Yancheng for more than a month. If it is an ordinary caravan, even this expensive accommodation expense should be paid.
They lost everything. But now this group of people are still living in the best hotel, and they still leisurely look for materials to buy in various shops nearby every day."
After Zuo Feng heard this, he felt that the matter was even more difficult. It was normal for the City Lord's Mansion to be nearby, because they had promised to take more care of the shops in Zuojia Village. But according to Zuo Hou, the people sent by the City Lord's Mansion also
It seemed like they were monitoring something. This made Zuo Feng a little puzzled, and at the same time he was worried about the current situation in Zuojia Village.
"The last two groups I mentioned before are the external forces I mentioned before. But now for some reason, these people seem to be very interested in our Zuojia Village. Not only the shop in front, but even the several places behind the trading house
The house is also under extremely tight surveillance."
When he heard this, Zuo Feng couldn't help but feel a sudden shock in his heart. In addition to one of the houses in the back, he used one, and the young group and the hunting group each used one. In addition, his family lived there.
The fifth elder's family and Zuo Hou's family also live in the house.
These people were closely monitoring this place, which made Zuo Feng extremely uncomfortable. The group sent by Zhang Yu had injured his father and sister in front of his house. When thinking of these past events, Zuo Feng suddenly came to his mind.
In the afternoon, while An Xiong was chatting with him, he kept asking about his family, especially about his sister Tiantian.
Zuo Feng's mind was a little confused at this time, and he couldn't think of a clue after thinking for a while. It was not just because he was nervous about his family, or for other reasons. Although he felt that he had forgotten something important in his mind, no matter how hard he tried,
My brain can't figure out what I forgot.
Although Zuo Hou and others didn't know what Zuo Feng was thinking, they could guess from his solemn look that it must be something extremely important, so they didn't say anything to disturb him and just waited quietly.
After a while, Zuo Feng let out a long sigh and glanced at a few people with a little tiredness in his eyes. At this moment, Zuo Feng truly realized how difficult it was for the master back then. The safety of the whole village, old and young, was all under one roof.
It is indeed not an easy task on human shoulders.
Zuo Feng looked at Zuo Hou, then at the two companions behind him. He reached out and took out a short knife from the package on his back. The handle was golden and the scabbard was made of fine green iron wood.
Cheng. This is the "coquettish" dagger that Zuo Feng obtained after defeating Ding Hao, a wine boxer, in the Spin Tower Trial.
After Zuo Feng saw the dagger, his eyes seemed to be locked by it and he could no longer move away. Zuo Feng didn't want to play tricks on him when he saw this scene, so he threw the dagger away. This time Zuo Hou
Only then did he come back to his senses and hurriedly caught the flying dagger.
As soon as the dagger was unsheathed, dozens of lights lit up in the whole room. Zuo Qing behind him and
Both Jun and Jun felt dizzy, and tears shone in their eyes. After taking a quick breath, the two of them said at the same time, "What a slut." Their opinions were the same as when Zuo Feng saw the sword for the first time.
Zuo Hou held the dagger lovingly, curled his lips to the two people behind him and said, "You two just complain about it if you can't eat it... Hey, you two are so jealous that you burst into tears."
Zuo Hou was very happy at this time. After seeing the two of them crying, he actually teased them leisurely. Then he was "fisted" by the two people behind him. Zuo Hou was in a good mood and did not follow suit.
The two of them were arguing.
But Zuo Feng's heart moved, and he seemed to ask casually: "If I have a weapon that is much better than this knife, would you like to use it instead?"
Zuo Hou only hesitated for a moment and then replied firmly: "I only love swords. I will not choose other weapons, even the legendary magic weapons. The martial arts in my heart is 'There is no other weapon except the sword.'"
'. Hehe... So keep those good things of yours to yourself."