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On the night of the last day of May, it was terrifyingly dark, and the strong south wind that had been blowing all day washed away the heat. At the second watch, except for the brothels and singing houses, which were still bustling with laughter and laughter, most of the people in Luzhou City
They all went to bed early on this rare cool night.
On the small bridge south of Su Ji's Luxi Manor, more than ten black shadows quickly crossed the bridge, rising and falling, and then crouched in the long grass beside the outer wall of Su Ji's granary.
A tall masked man in the lead made a gesture, and the two masked men behind him moved east and west towards the silent courtyard. After a while, the two of them came back and whispered softly in the tall man's ear.
Ichiban.
The tall masked man nodded slightly, reached out and took out a bulging leather bag from his arms. Seeing this, everyone behind him also took out the bag, and followed the man quickly to the courtyard door.
More than ten people clung to both sides of the courtyard wall, listening intently. There was no sound inside or outside the courtyard. They could only hear the south wind sweeping through the surrounding woods and long grass, making waves and the sound of "whisper" as the grass blades rubbed against each other.
The tall masked man gently pulled out the bright sword from his waist, rushed to the front of the courtyard, stretched the thin blade into the gap in the courtyard and moved it up and down. After finding the iron bolt, he gently used the tip of the knife to move it up and down.
Fiddle with it, and after a while there was an inaudible 'click' sound. The man's face lit up, and he stretched out his hand to push the courtyard door gently, and the door slid open a few feet silently.
The man retreated, hiding behind the door and listening. From the crack in the door, he could see that the courtyard was dark and motionless. The tall masked man made a gesture, and everyone filed into the courtyard.
The tall masked man is none other than scar-faced Hei Qi. According to the secret investigation a few days ago, he has already figured out the terrain, personnel and location of the Suji Granary. This time he came here at night when the wind is high and the terrain is dark.
Burn down Su Kee Granary.
The scar-faced Hei Qi quickly made gestures, and the group of people divided into two groups, one heading east and one heading west, avoiding the two warehouse guards' residences in the middle and running towards the granary.
On a southerly day, it is the best time to dry out moisture. The doors and windows of the granary are all wide open to dry out the hot and humid air generated in the granary. Two groups of masked people entered the granary without any effort.
These people were all experienced in murder and arson. At this moment, without any instructions, they pulled out the stoppers of the skin bags and poured the liquid inside into the small warehouses in the warehouse. Scarface Hei Qi made gestures to tell his men to speed up and stretched out his hand.
He reached into a grain pile and grabbed a handful of rice. He lifted up his face towel and put a few grains in his mouth, chewing them with a satisfied expression in his eyes.
The grain stacks after being doused with kerosene gave off a pungent smell. Scarfaced Hei Qi stared at the granary where the group of people had entered to the west. Within a short while, he saw a flash of fire, and the grain stacks had been lit over there.
Hei Qi made a gesture, and everyone quickly took out the fire sticks and blew the fire to light the grain stacks; the two teams rushed through the open courtyard as quickly as possible and rushed out of the grain depot.
The fire suddenly burst into flames, and with the help of the night wind, it instantly became a blazing fire. In a short time, the fire had already rushed to the roof. The people crouching in the long grass looked inside and saw two or three rooms in the middle of the granary.
More than a dozen disheveled clerks rushed out of the room where the guards lived, shouting and yelling. They looked at the towering fire coming from the roofs of the warehouses on both sides at first, and yelled in panic, and then some people started to take the fire.
They used wooden basins and buckets to scoop up water from the large tank in the corner of the courtyard in an attempt to put out the fire, but the fire was so fierce that these people's efforts were in vain; after the explosion in Kerala, the beams of a granary rolled down and poured water.
The clerk burned several people.
Seeing that the fire was no longer under control, the scar-faced Hei Qi in the long grass straightened up, pulled off the black scarf on his face, and said with a smile: "We're done, we dispersed into the city from the south, north, and east gates, with all the
Throw away all the knives and firearms and come find me on the second floor of Mingyu Square. We will play with two girls each tonight until dawn."
Everyone smiled happily, dispersed, and disappeared into the wilderness.
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The fire in the granary was raging into the sky. On the hillside to the north, Su Jin stood with his hands behind his hands, looking at the fire soaring into the sky thoughtfully.
"The Shaodong family is really good at predicting things. The whereabouts of this group of thieves are completely under the control of the Shaodong family. It's really admirable." A fat master said with a smile. He was the son of old shopkeeper Zhang, who was taken by Su Jin.
Zhang Deli, who had been appointed as the general manager of Buzhuang, was sent to Luxi Manor to manage the tenants' fields.
Su Jin asked: "Has the food been put in place? Is it safe there?"
Zhang Deli bowed and said: "Everything was arranged last night. The place was personally selected by shopkeeper Hou Da. It is in Zhaojiazhuang, ten miles away from here."
Su Jin nodded and said: "You need to pay more attention to this matter. It is a heavy responsibility. You also know that the thieves are thinking about us. From now on, Su Ji will add a grain store branch in the city. Let's see how you perform.
, if you fulfill your duties, I will let you be the shopkeeper."
Zhang Deli quickly bowed and thanked him. The young master's family was planning to use him again. After the Buzhuang shopkeeper was removed, Zhang Deli was scolded by his old man. Even the shrews in the family ignored him. This made Zhang Deli simply
unbearable.
He also knew that the reason why Su Jin asked him to take charge of the Luxi Manor was entirely because of the old man's face; Zhang Deli also had self-esteem, and he also wanted to use his own ability to change the old man's and the young master's family's views on him. When this opportunity came, why not
Tears of gratitude.
"Young master, since you know that this group of thieves is going to do bad things, why don't you notify the government to send officers and soldiers to wait, or organize your own personnel to capture this group of thieves and send them to the official?"
Su Jin chuckled and said: "Show the enemy weakness, and the soldiers never tire of deceit. They build plank roads openly and attack Chencang secretly."
Zhang Deli scratched his head and asked in confusion: "Young master, can you explain it more clearly?"
Su Jin wanted to say something to him: With your IQ, it is difficult for me to explain to you.
"Educate it yourself. Once you understand its meaning, you will be a qualified shopkeeper."
Zhang Deli rolled his eyes and stopped talking. The young master's house was like a deep pool with no way of knowing his depth. He spoke too much and showed his timidity. If there was anything he didn't understand, it was better to go home and ask the old man.
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After returning from a conversation with Yan Biyun, Su Jin began to plug his own loopholes. He first asked shopkeeper Hou to quickly find a safe place, and then used the night to secretly transfer all the food. Since he did not dare to disturb the car dealer, the Su family
I used seven or eight of my own cars to smuggle it in like a moving house, and it took three nights to transport it all.
The remaining grain stacks were stuffed with straw and covered with a layer of grain to disguise them. Yan Biyun sent people to secretly follow Scarface Hei Qi and his gang. As soon as Hei Qi and the others left the city tonight, Su Jin received the news.
Hence the scene just now.
After tonight's thrilling incident, Su Jin truly understood that this was no longer a matter of making money and losing money, but a fight to the death. The reason why he chose to give in instead of organizing people to capture the thief on the spot was for this reason.
What would happen if we were caught? Someone could have bribed the inspector to save Hei Qi and the gang of robbers from the knife. If they were sent to the government, it would be a dead end. Could it be that I was stupid enough to stand up and accuse the prefect of colluding with the Chamber of Commerce to exchange execution prisoners?
Huh? To make such a big mistake without any evidence is to seek death.
And now this choice is the best strategy. Let the Chamber of Commerce think that Su Ji's food has been burned, so that Su Ji will turn from the light to the dark. After the Chamber of Commerce gets the trick, it will definitely not take Su Ji in its eyes anymore and be wary of him.
It will be much smaller and more beneficial to the implementation of Su Jin's plan.
"It's up to you to be proud and see who laughs last."
The sky was getting brighter, and Su Jin was sitting in the mule cart returning to the city with a smile at dawn. Behind him was a piece of rubble that was smoking, which was originally the secret granary where Su Ji stored 80,000 shi of grain.dd