Bingyi's eight people were either sitting around the square table, sitting on the edge of the bed, or standing to the side.
Half an hour ago, the news about Mr. Li Enli's pre-distribution of stored salt spread in Longxi Town.
The eight people were alert that there might be something fishy going on, but they followed the local customs and blended in with the celebrating crowd to rejoice together.
Then I learned a lot of relevant information through seemingly random inquiries from the delighted people.
After the lively festive atmosphere dissipated, Bing Yi and others also received warm hospitality from everyone in the inn.
Stay in all four of the hotel's only Tianzi-sized guest rooms at half the normal price.
After everyone put their luggage into the house, they went to the largest room No. 1 to collect information and discuss strategies.
"Li Dahu in the east of the city is a businessman. He runs rice shops, wineries, restaurants, tea gardens, and sells some silk and cloth."
"Li En is over fifty, his parents have been dead for many years, and he has no siblings to accompany him. He has three wives and concubines, three pairs of children, and four generations living under the same roof. He has never worshiped Buddha or believed in Taoism, but he has indeed performed charity no less than ten times in the past four or five years.
, it has always had a good reputation in Longxi Town."
Mo Li told everything she had found out, intending to provide some clues and let everyone add more.
However, to Mengfang's ears, every little sentence he said was useful information, and he had basically explained Li Dahu's background and motive for salt giving. It was like every sentence was a masterpiece. Is there anything left to improve?
Compared with the answers that Mengfang got, "Master Li's family is really very rich," "Master Li is really a kind man," and "Master Li is really very business-minded," it was simply a judgment call.
Bing Yi wrote down what Mo Li said with pen and paper. He looked up and saw Meng Fang, who was standing with his hands folded and a depressed look on his face. He couldn't help but smile and cast a comforting look, as if to say, "I didn't ask you to use your brain in the first place."
, learn what old ways mean, and there is no need to feel sorry for yourself.”
Mengfang was furious when he saw this, and he couldn't get angry in front of so many girls. He walked to the window in a muffled voice, breathing heavily through his nostrils.
Mrs. Wanqi noticed the little actions between the two of them, and she was already used to it. She carefully eliminated the vague and repetitive information in her mind, and only picked out a more valuable one. She said: "The Li family has a great cause, but Li En
But he is not a bad person who gives away casually. If ordinary people want to ask Li En for help, it is not easy to find someone above him."
While writing, Bing Yi made an in-depth analysis based on Mrs. Wanqi's words, saying: "We have been following the dragon in Yulin. At most, we can teach him to get rid of his footsteps for two hours. The time has not yet come when we enter Longxi Town.
So if Yulinlong really went to Li's Mansion, it would be Yinshi who couldn't see his hand. At this time, he would never be able to see Li En through normal means, and no one would be able to find out whether there was a visitor outside Li's Mansion at this time..."
Nangong Hanyu put his finger on his chin and said: "I only asked about these sixteen taels of salt. If you use it sparingly, it will not be a problem for a family of five to eat it for ten and a half months."
"It's good, so that the common people can wait calmly until the court transfers salt from neighboring states." Bing Yi smiled and praised, and then his face became solemn again, "But it also means that tomorrow two days
There are only a lot more people coming to receive salt. Whether they are really coming to receive salt, fishing in troubled waters for cheap, or just watching the excitement, I am afraid that the streets and alleys will be packed to the brim."
After saying that, Bing Yi looked at Xiao An, Xiao Lian and Xiao Ying and said, "Is there anything else to add?"
The three women looked at each other, obviously not getting much useful information or repeating what the previous few people said, and they looked ashamed.
Bing Yi said gently: "It's okay. Xiao An, before entering the town, you mentioned that your dyeing shop maintains long-term contact with an ink paste workshop and an embroidery workshop in Longxi Town?"
Xiao An said: "Yes, the difference between ink mud pigments and clothing dyes lies in the similarities and differences in dissolution and coloring methods, but the proportions of the tones are very similar. Some cloths with brighter colors will be prepared according to the ink mud pigment formula, and our dyeing workshop mostly does
The semi-finished products will be sold to the embroidery workshop for further processing. I have had contact with the managers of both companies."
Bing recalled: "Well, do these ink-pad workshops and embroidery workshops have names, and where are they located in the town?"
Xiao'an said: "The ink mud workshop is a branch of the famous Eight Treasures Ink Ink Factory in Zhongzhou. It occupies two stores next to the Yamen in the center of the town. The embroidery workshop is called Hongdou Embroidery Workshop. It is in the southeast corner of the town and is quite large."
Bing Yi finished recording the key points, nodded and said: "Okay, plus it can be determined in advance that the salt farm south of Longxi Town was originally controlled by the Red Sect, these are the situations we have now. And our doubt is,
After chasing the Yulin Dragon to Longxi Town, we happened to meet Li Dahu who was about to apply salt the next day. By then, the Yulin Dragon might have escaped in the chaos. We now have to determine whether there is any connection between the two, and
Let’s first study how to catch the Yulin Dragon based on the circumstances that are indeed related, while trying not to hurt or even affect innocent people.”
"Oh, what else is there to study?" Meng Fang, who was standing by the window, was the first to respond. He walked towards the table with his hands folded, and continued confidently, "If you think too much, you will inevitably look forward and backward, and in the end you will be a little confused.
The sudden change is another attempt to draw water from a bamboo basket but in vain."
"In my opinion, we shouldn't wait until tomorrow when the crowds of fish and dragons are mingling before taking action. We can go directly to Li's Mansion now!"
"Li En is not a businessman. The so-called businessmen value profits. No matter what we say, well... yes, no matter how rational and emotional we are, that old boy will not dare to lie to us about his big business and family.
.”
"If Jade Loach is in the Li Mansion, we don't have to take action on the spot. We just need to force him away and then continue chasing him."
"If Jade Loach is hiding somewhere else, we will have to go through more trouble. We must allocate some manpower to protect Li En's family, and then let other people surround and kill him."
"Besides, if it's just a coincidence, there's no need to waste time guessing here."
After everyone patiently listened to what Meng Fang said, no one refuted it for a while.
On the contrary, Bing Yi was the first to clapped his hands and commented: "It can't be called reckless, it's quite straightforward, and it has some merits..."
Everyone silently added the word "but" in their hearts.
Snapped!
Meng Fang weighed his strength and slapped the case and said: "There is nothing good to say. If the Li family really colludes with thieves like the Red Sect, at least it means that the money they earned is not clean enough. They deserve to be frightened and see some blood."
Retribution, we are doing our best to consider the safety of his family for him!"
This time, even Nangong Hanyu, who often liked to quarrel with Meng Fang, had to admit: "What Brother Meng said is not unreasonable."
Bing Yi now put on a serious face, held up his pen and said, "Give me a stick of incense. If I can't convince myself, I'll go directly to Li's Mansion with you."
Mengfang could only nod patiently.
I saw Bing Yi change a blank piece of paper and write down the four key words "Yulin Dragon", "Li Mansion", "Sha Qing" and "Yu Dang" in four directions respectively, chanting while writing.
"Needless to say more about these three, the 'remaining party' specifically refers to the Yulin Dragon, the remnants of the Red Clothes Sect that Sha Qing may control, or the Japanese hidden stakes that have not yet surfaced."
Then draw a line to connect the Li Mansion and Yulin Dragon.
"Let's assume that Li En is indeed obedient to Yulin Long."
"If I were the Yulin Dragon, and I could still contact the Li Mansion in the town while someone was chasing me all the way, then I would definitely choose to spray salt this morning to create chaos, and then take advantage of the chaos to escape the pursuit."
"If I cannot contact the Li Mansion in advance and only talk to Li En about how to cooperate after arriving at the Li Mansion, although it is not difficult to apply salt, as long as there is enough salt, everything else is a matter of manpower and organization, and it may not be too late to do it.
Causing chaos later this morning."
"But after I entered the Li Mansion, I arranged for Li En to wait until tomorrow to apply salt..."
"The Li Mansion is not short of manpower. The problem is either that there is not enough salt stored in the Mansion, and it needs to be transported from other places."
"Or is it just to spread suspicion and delay time?"
“Or perhaps, mobilize manpower at the same time as transporting and storing salt?”
"If that's the case, the best thing to do right now is to go straight to Li's house."
Bing Yi was talking to herself until now, and peeked at Meng Fang, but she couldn't see Meng Fang's face, only his chin and nostrils.
The remaining six people listened and watched quietly.
Bing Yi lowered his head and raised his hand to rub the stubble that appeared on his chin.
"This extra day of delay may be a coincidence, or...well, it seems that no matter what, I have to go to Li Mansion."
This was the first time that Meng Fang saw Bing Yi so undecided. He originally wanted to ridicule him, but in the end he turned to Mo Li and asked for his opinion: "Ah Li, what do you think?"
Hearing this, Mo Li replied: "I have to go and have a look before I can rest assured. However, I'm afraid there are many people beating gongs and drums at the door of Li's Mansion. There are so many people to watch. If we barge in directly, it will definitely arouse public anger and cause trouble."
If we go to the government, we will be in trouble."
Mengfang scratched his head and said frankly: "I didn't consider this."
Mo Li continued: "I can go alone later."
Meng Fang heard that Mo Li had agreed to this matter, so how could he object? He just pointed at Bing Yi, who was lost in thought, and asked doubtfully: "Then what is this guy worried about?"
At this time, it was Mrs. Wanqi who took over the conversation and said: "Of course it is for everyone's safety. After all, we can't be sure whether Yulin Long has contacted the Li Mansion in advance. If so, if we attack the Li Mansion now, it won't be safe."
Were you caught in an ambush?"
Mengfang slapped his head and said: "You mean the Li Mansion still has, um, this 'remnant party'?"
Mrs. Wanqi said: "This is just a guess. The information we have is limited. We still need to find out more details before we can make a decision."
After being silent for a while, Bing Yi, who was drawing circles on the paper based on the information he had collected earlier, must have finished sorting out his thoughts and said again: "Well, there are a few important things that need to be clarified first."
"The first is to determine whether there is any involvement between the Li Mansion and the Red Sect."
"The second is to determine whether Sha Qing is here. If Yulin Long has contacted the Li Mansion in advance through Sha Qing, then they may be waiting for us to fall into our trap."
"The third is to determine the strength of the Red Sect's remaining manpower in Fujian and the Japanese hidden stakes that have not fully committed to the battle of Jiulian Mountain. If it exceeds what we can handle, if we don't want to go without a return, at least we can't be unprepared.
battle."
Mo Li nodded, and probably had nothing else to add, and said: "It's not difficult to confirm the first point. As long as the two are involved, we can't hide those clues for a while. I can only test the second point a little bit.
, otherwise it will inevitably be like the last time, and the third point is that as far as I know, those small fish and shrimps are not strong in combat. I am afraid that there are many people, and it will be quite difficult for us to deal with them. "
After saying that, Mo Li went out alone.
Meng Fang hurriedly said: "Wait a minute, what about us? Just wait here?"
Mo Li looked back with a smile and said, "If you can't wait any longer, you can take Xiao An and the others to go shopping."
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Chapter 666 is not written as 666, please change it first and then change it.
I have to spend half a chapter in the next chapter to sort out the clues of this plot...
