The squires and wealthy households in the village, and Huang Kaohao's subordinates, Huang Kaohao opened four banquets and invited chefs. There were more than thirty people in the living room. Everyone greeted them, saluted with fists, and shook hands cordially.
The rule is that the heart moves at will, and there is no accurate rule. Huang Kaohao specially introduced to Li Guolou two big landowners from neighboring villages, Wang Cren and You Defu, who regarded Li Guolou as a big shot.
Li Guolou glanced at Jin Erzi. He must have revealed his background to Huang Yuezhi in bed last night, letting Huang Kaohao know that he was very popular in the Yamen of the Ministry of Justice. He still had blank cards on his body, so he thought
He will arrest whoever dares to offend him. He will be put in jail and fed with rat pellets and cockroach rice for a few days.
The food and wine are very rich, and the white wine and yellow rice wine are all famous brands, not the kind of local roasting that is brewed in a pot.
It was only at the banquet that Li Guolou found out why Huang Kaohao wanted to get close to him. It turned out that these big landowners wanted to buy flintlock guns and build up their own village armed forces. This kind of thing was not difficult for him, so he patted his chest and agreed.
He met the demands of three big landowners, and the price was guaranteed to be half of the price set by the Equipment Bureau. This price was what he could achieve. If a fake foreign devil doesn't know the tricks in buying and selling firearms, then what kind of fake foreign devil can he be?
Li Guolou didn't know the principle of "one word spreads to ten, and ten spreads to hundreds." He didn't originally want to do arms business, so he accidentally made several small arms deals with large landowners near the capital because the prices were too attractive.
, he not only made several business deals with friends, but also offended a certain prince in the capital. What awaited him was another incident.
A banquet was also opened in the living room next to the dining room. It was the entourage of some distinguished guests. The entire Huang Kaohao mansion was filled with joy, and the atmosphere was filled with cheers.
When Wang was appointed, a big landowner like You Defu had a noble status and was not as stingy as Huang Kaohao. They both had big families and they were unwilling to stay overnight without a maid to serve them. The two got drunk and got into the carriage and left Huang.
A big house.
Li Guolou said goodbye to his guests and did not want to have any more troubles. He was the first to go back to the bedroom and look at his handwriting and map. Li Guolou took the risk this time and asked Huang Yi for two oil lamps.
The bedroom is brightly lit.
Huang Kaohao was really drunk this time. He had been lying in the dining room for a long time and was carried back to the bedroom. As for the actions of Jin Erzi and Huang Yuezhi after the two long-term workers left, Jin Erzi took advantage of them.
While drunk, he talked nonsense and flirtatious words to Huang Yuezhi, but Huang Yishi scolded him a few times. Jin Erzi and Huang Yuezhi obediently entered the room and did not dare to mess around in the dining room.
Li Guolou uses deductive reasoning. He can only have one reasoning hypothesis now, that is, the missing Huang Yinyin was taken away by people in the village. Only by considering this line of thinking, it will make sense for him to inquire in Huang Village. As for whether Huang Yinyin is
Alive? Li Guolou thinks he is still alive. If Huang Yinyin was killed, his body should be found in Huangcun. Yesterday, Huang Kaohao drank half of the wine and walked out. He went to the cellar to get the wine at night. An idea suddenly occurred to him. He said this morning
I also went to see the cellar of the big landowner Huang Kaohao. It is so big that you can live in the cellar. Then the missing Huang Yinyin may also be kidnapped into the cellar. Some people are despicable and shameful and can do the most despicable things.
thing.
Li Guolou read a book, which said that a monk in a temple was doing this kind of thing of catching women and raping them collectively, and was finally detected by the county magistrate. This incident was very sensational, and there was a romance novel "The Burning of the Red Lotus Temple"
"It is written above that there are real historical cases. There are big crimes and small crimes. People here have long been harboring evil, so it makes sense that there are criminals hiding here.
After a day of investigation, Li Guolou gained some confidence. He used the elimination method, first excluding families in the village, both old and young.
There was a suspect's name written on a piece of paper. He also wanted to see the suspect's address. Some homes were adjacent to other people's homes. The place was small and it was impossible to dig a cellar. Li Guolou put the note aside again.
The oil lamp was shining, and Li Guolou, regardless of his confusion after drinking, drank strong tea and looked at the map on the ground. The suspects were listed one by one, but there was no expression of joy on his face. How could he find the murderer among the many suspects?
It was something he had to consider. How could he dig all the suspects' homes and kill all the people in such a big way? If the missing Huang Yinyin was not found, wouldn't it be a loss of face for him.
Li Guolou made up his mind to engage in a psychological war with these suspects to see who wouldn't be able to hold on. He put a few pieces of paper into his pocket, and hoped to God that the murderer would be put into his pocket.
After not sleeping all night, Li Guolou opened the door. There was no sound in the yard. The rooster had not yet crowed. A cold wind blew on his face. He squinted his eyes slightly as if to see through the darkness of the sky. Li Guolou held a handful in his hand.
The short-barreled flintlock gun was aimed at the old stork's nest in a big tree. "Bah!" Li Guolou made a strange sound from his mouth and hit the target with one shot.
Li Guolou had a good mouth, and Huang Bing was inspired by Li Guolou to fight. Early in the morning, he brought twenty Huangcun officers and members of the militia to the Huang family mansion, waiting for Li Guolou to issue orders.
Li Guolou saw the big man Huang Juewu, who was also a suspect, but he would not say anything now.
Li Guolou smiled and said to Huang Bing: "Huang Baozheng has superb organizational skills. You got your troops together early in the morning. I am so impressed that I am so impressed."
Huang Bing glared at the twenty men fiercely to see if they were standing upright or not, and whether they had embarrassed him. After a round of scanning, he found that it was okay, no one was dozing off, and their eyes were all wide open.
Huang Bing raised his thumb and said proudly: "Sir Li, I am not bragging. My sons, they can go up mountains of swords and seas of fire without any problem."
Li Guolou shook the flintlock gun in his hand, shook the barrel a few times in front of everyone's eyes, and shouted majestically: "Listen to me, if this operation embarrasses me and fails, I will
I will let you go to jail. If it is done well, you will all be rewarded. I have received reliable information that the trafficker who captured two little girls in your village is from the village!"
"Ahhhh!" In the originally silent courtyard, the policemen and members of the militia shouted together, startling a few old storks on the big locust tree and making a loud noise together.
Jin Erzi stood motionless beside him, standing like a bell like a kung fu master.
Li Guolou was a little bit ridiculed at Jin Erzi. Last night, Jin Erzi and Huang Yueshi made no sound in the next room without a few struggles. Are they still kung fu masters? It is a disgrace to all the heroes in the world.
Li Guolou was quick-witted, and after thinking wildly, he said: "Brothers, now is the time to earn face for the master! As the saying goes, it takes a thousand days to raise an army, but it takes a while to use it. You are under the favor of the royal family, and in times of crisis, you should be loyal to the country.
, will a human trafficker scare you?"
It turned out to be just a human trafficker! The police officers and militia members clamored together, ready to sacrifice their lives for the country and defend the glory of the Qing Empire with their loyalty and blood.
Li Guolou stared closely at the expression on the face of Huang Juewu, one of the members of the vigilante group, but saw that Huang Juewu's face was red, he was making loud noises, and his sleeves were rolled up, ready to fight. Li Guolou looked satisfied, and the picture read
There is no need to take out the paper with Huang Juewu's name on it. This person is a slave who works for the tiger. He stays in Huangcun and works as a lackey to protect the Huang soldiers. He usually rushes to the front, how can he not be hated by others. What is even more unbearable is Huang Juewu.
There was also a big black dog with him, and the lackeys and the black dog attacked together. Even he got angry and wanted to beat Huang Juewu.
Iron chains, shackles, water and fire sticks, waist knives were all available, and there were even ten native guns. The officers and militia members were armed in a variety of ways, and Li Guolou saw that their morale was high.
The troops were divided into two groups. Li Guolou took Huang Juewu and other ten people to arrest three suspected human traffickers. Huang Bing personally led the other ten people to arrest the other three suspected human traffickers, and Jin Erzi followed Huang Bing.
Li Guolou told them to go fast and not let the suspect escape. He wanted the trafficker alive, and the life or death of the missing girl Huang Yinyin depended on them.
Li Guolou was still a little worried, because one of the arrested suspects might be a spy from the Nian Army. He learned from Zhang Gazi that this man named Lu Leidun was a man who visited five families in Huangcun every month.
One of the people who gathered for activities at night. Lu Leiton was a salesman. He walked out of Huangcun with a load of goods and walked through the streets. If Li Guolou still wanted to make a great contribution, he just had to wait and see if several other Nian Army spies would do it.
Jumped out and rescued Lureton. But he did not tell these police officers and militia members that there were Nian Army spies hiding here, otherwise they would not have dared to arrest people with a team of twenty local ruffians.
The six suspects arrested by Li Guolou are all single men. There are two widowers in their 40s, and three old men in their 30s and 40s who have no wives. The other one is the salesman Lu Leiton. Li Guolou No.
One of the people to be arrested was Lureton. Because this man might have a gun, he could not be arrested casually. If he fired, he would be in trouble. Li Guolou wanted to outwit Lureton.
A group of eleven people headed west, all horses and donkeys were dispatched, and some people were driving carts, as if they were servants urging rent, and were preparing to catch chickens, ducks, sheep, and pigs. There were also some chickens and ducks in the cart, making the trick more realistic.
Huang Juewu walked swaggering at the front. He was very happy that Li Guolou thought highly of him and asked him to be the pioneer. He accepted the task happily. The village needs people like him. No matter who comes to power, he will have a foothold.
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There was a straw dog in Lureton's yard. Before the group of people came near the door, the straw dog started barking. Huang Juewu whistled, and the big black dog jumped out and started barking at the straw dog across the wall.
When the grass dog saw this formation, he knew that he was no match for the big black dog, so he gulped and fled back to the kennel.
Huang Juewu stood at the door of the yard and shouted: "Lao Lu, come out and die, I'm here to collect taxes."
There was a cry in the room, "Oh! Got it, I'll get up right away."
The bachelor Lu Leiton hesitated for a while, then opened the door, hurriedly walked towards the courtyard door, and said with a smile: "Fourth Master Huang, what kind of wind has brought you here today? I can't bear such a big battle."
Huang Juewu said angrily: "Your grandma is so slow to give birth to a baby. We have to go to many homes, and they are all like you, so stop working."
As soon as the door to the yard opened, an iron chain was quickly put around Lureton's neck, and two water and fire sticks hit Lureton's knees. The guards cooperated flawlessly and knocked Lureton down in one round.
On the ground. It gave Li Guolou, who was hiding in the carriage, a false alarm. There was no need for him to fire a cold shot.
He said anxiously: "Master Huang, what are you doing? What law have I broken?"
Huang Juewu looked up to the sky and smiled, saying: "Lureton, the case you committed has overturned. Your good brother sold you, and you are just waiting to be beheaded." Then he said: "Brothers, search for me!"
A group of people rushed into the yard like wolves and tigers. They didn't know what they were looking for. They first searched everything and made a fortune.