Having already landed, Li Xiaotian asked Lei Ming, who had extensive settlement experience, to settle the woman down.
Lei Ming was reluctant to do these trivial tasks. He bluntly said that a few gold coins would be enough, and asking him to do it himself would be a bit overkill.
Li Xiaotian pointed out: "To settle down, the most important thing is safety."
Lei Ming seemed to understand something, so he didn't complain anymore and took the woman away honestly.
"Do you want to do it?" Geng Nian suddenly asked Li Xiaotian.
"No need." Li Xiaotian replied.
After the three of them boarded the boat, Lei Ming didn't know if he had noticed it. Anyway, Li Xiaotian and Geng Nian were keenly aware that there were almost a dozen people on both sides of the bank and on the small bridge watching their every move. They had just arrived in Youzhou.
, less than a day later, he was targeted. I thought with my toes, who else could it be besides Fan Tong, whom I met yesterday?
This move also proves that Fan Tong has something up his sleeve and Li Xiaotian's speculation is correct.
"Are you going?" Gengnian asked again.
It sounds a bit baffling, but Li Xiaotian knew where Gengnian said he was going, and Gengnian also knew that Li Xiaotian knew it. The two of them knew it well.
"No." Li Xiaotian flatly refused.
"Why?" Gengnian didn't understand.
"If you go, you will scare the snake away. If you don't go, you will lure the snake out of its hole." Li Xiaotian explained.
Geng Nian suddenly became enlightened and stopped asking.
In a private room.
There were two people, one of whom was Youzhou Prefecture Mu Fantong, who looked a little panicked.
"Shopkeeper Lei, what should we do now?" Fan Tong asked in fear.
There is no doubt that the shopkeeper Lei mentioned by Fan Tong is naturally Lei Yu from the Youzhou branch of Lei's Chamber of Commerce.
"Whatever you do, just do it." Lei Yu took a sip of wine and said calmly.
"I wonder if he discovered something?" Fan Tong continued, his expression still unchanged.
"I say Fan Zhoumu, you can be considered a monk now. Can you be more prudent when things happen?" Lei Yu was a little impatient. After drinking the wine in the glass, he said: "It's just a young boy who saved a young man."
A woman commits suicide. Her husband died in prison. Isn’t it normal for a few people to die in prison? Who in the right mind would think that way? Also, did that guy go to your prison for ward rounds?"
Fan Tong shook his head and said: "Not yet."
"That's okay, just hold on for another half month. Also, we must continue to arrange the manpower for tonight." Lei Yu instructed.
Fan Tong was still a little uneasy: "Tonight? I'm afraid that if he suddenly checks the prison..."
"I asked you how you became a state shepherd. You have so many subordinates, why don't you just find some of them to live in for two days and then send them away?" Lei Yu said in a sullen voice.
"This is a good idea." Fan Tong breathed a sigh of relief after receiving feasible advice.
"In short, tonight, the labor must be in place. You also know that a lot of losses were caused by the landslide last time. Once this is over, don't worry, I will definitely have what I promised you. It will definitely be enough for you. Then you can go to the real monk
I'm traveling in the world." Lei Yu moved it with advantage.
"Having said that, I'm still a little uneasy. After all, Geng Nian is the commander of the imperial guards and has advanced cultivation. Moreover, the man named Lu is also a monk with a high level of cultivation. He also has a personal bodyguard who seems to be a master." Fan
Let’s express our concerns together.
"I recognize the personal guard you mentioned. His name is Lei Ming. He is a cousin of my clan. In fact, he is not a guard. Just like him, he is the boss of the Yizhou Chinese Chamber of Commerce. This man has no brains and is nothing to be afraid of." Lei Yu added.
, and added: "I happen to have some grievances with that good cousin, and in order to let An Xin do things, I will solve them all by the way tomorrow!"
After finishing speaking, Lei Yu drank all the wine in one gulp, his eyes flashed fiercely, and he crushed the glass to pieces.
It's night, the moonlight is faint, and the stars are shining.
Youzhou City, outside the prison, in a dark and secret place.
The two of them stared at the prison door without saying a word.
These two people were none other than Li Xiaotian and Geng Nian.
At this time, the prison was full of soldiers, many times more than usual. They were all ready and prepared, as if they were carrying out a major mission.
After a long while, the prison door finally opened, and five or six carriages came out, all covered with black cloth.
After a while, the soldiers escorted the convoy and left.
Just like that, the convoy left the city and reached the suburbs. They pulled off the black cloth and found that there were prisoners inside the cage. There were probably dozens of them. All of them had their hands tied, feet with iron chains, mouths stuffed with cloth strips, and their eyes blindfolded.
, was driven to walk towards the mountains.
Li Xiaotian and Geng Nian followed them here. They nodded and hid in a leap.
When they were in the city, the two of them discovered that they were also being followed. Because it was difficult to do anything in the city, they left it alone. Now in the wilderness, they could stretch their muscles.
"Hey, where are the people?"
A man in black came to the place where Li Xiaotian and Geng Nian disappeared, muttering to himself.
At this moment, Geng Nian struck out with a palm from the left, and Li Xiaotian struck out with a punch from the right.
"Two eldest brothers, show mercy, we are our own people!"
Li Xiaotian and Gengnian heard Lei Ming's familiar voice and quickly put away their offensive two inches away from Lei Ming.
"What are you here for?" Li Xiaotian asked.
Lei Ming pulled down his mask and said, "You're still asking me, if you don't take me with you for such interesting things, do you still think of me as... your boss?"
Li Xiaotian replied: "Yes, of course I do. Aren't the bosses just waiting to get paid? It's fine as long as we work part-time."
Lei Ming retorted: "Come on, have you done too much for me along the way? Sometimes, I feel that you are my boss."
Li Xiaotian knew that Lei Ming was telling the truth and that he would not gain any advantage by continuing to discuss this topic. He changed the subject and said, "I followed you when I told you to follow me. Why are you wearing black clothes?"
Lei Ming said confidently: "Do you understand, this is called professionalism, who is like you, wearing original color clothes, and not even wearing a mask?"
Li Xiaotian said: "We have confidence in our tracking technology. When tracking them, we need to use professional suits. But you were discovered by us in the city. If you weren't wrapped up so tightly, there wouldn't be such a stall.
It’s over.”
"I told you earlier. To be honest, this thing is uncomfortable to wear." After saying that, Lei Ming quickly took off his black clothes.
At this time, Geng Nian suddenly reminded: "I'm going to lose you."
The two of them realized that they had been talking nonsense for too long and would not be able to keep up, so the three of them started to catch up.
After climbing a big hill, they finally reached the end. The three of them were stunned by the scene in front of them.
There is a huge pit at the bottom, dotted with fire. Under the dark night, the mine looks particularly clear. It is covered with square logs and intricately arranged. There are crowds of people underneath. The sound of wall digging and knocking resounds throughout the mountain. Of course,
There were also sounds of beatings, begging for mercy, and moans.
At this point, the three finally understood everything.
Those missing people who were recruited at high prices in the villages, and the prisoners in the prison who were unilaterally accused and died. Among the prisoners in that line, how many of them should be released after serving their sentences, and how many of them were falsely accused and imprisoned? They are all
He was forced to be imprisoned and worked in a black mine.
"Damn it, is this Fan Tong still a human? He is simply a beast." Lei Ming cursed indignantly.
"It's worse than a beast. You know, no matter how greedy a beast is, there will be times when it will be satisfied." Li Xiaotian added.
"Do you want to do it?" Gengnian said, with a rare display of murderous intent. Obviously, even he couldn't stand it.
"Go back home and plan for the long term." After Li Xiaotian said the eight characters, he turned and left.
"It's not a long-term plan. With the cultivation of the three of us, no, it's more than enough for me to take down the mine and rescue them." Lei Ming was not convinced by Li Xiaotian's decision and stood up to go it alone.
"Brother Lei, don't be impulsive. Let me remind you that you are the treasurer of Lei's Chamber of Commerce and there are regulations that prevent you from participating in political affairs." Li Xiaotian hurriedly dissuaded you.
Lei Ming retorted: "Don't you let me indirectly participate in many internal affairs?"
Not willing to take it, Li Xiaotian had no choice but to be soft and said: "Yes, if we continue to kill now, it will be very majestic and heroic, but have you ever thought that if I don't kill Boren, but Boren dies because of me, there will be casualties."
How many innocent people are there? It’s not that I don’t want to save them, but I want to solve the problem fundamentally. Besides, the enemy’s unknown forces and blind confidence are extremely risky. We have to go back and take a long-term approach!”
Lei Ming gritted his teeth and said, "You talk too much, but you are right!"
After saying that, he turned around and walked down the mountain.
After climbing over mountains and ridges, we finally returned to the city.
Along the way, the three of them were silent, and the atmosphere felt a bit depressing.
Needless to say, Geng Year, I have always cherished words like gold.
Li Xiaotian and Lei Ming were both sulking because of the quarrel they had just had. No, strictly speaking, there was no need for Li Xiaotian to be angry because he was the dominant party in the debate. The reason why he didn't speak was most likely because he wanted to
Lei Ming reflected on it and digested his emotions.