Originally, Li Guolou said that he would take Chen Xiangfang out during the day, but because he was out of town on business, the matter was canceled. In the evening, there would be a banquet with twenty-eight tables at Manhan Tower. Chen Xiangfang had said that he would come for such a grand event. Li Guolou didn't think much at the time and agreed to bring Chen Xiangfang and Zheng Lingling to have dinner. So as soon as Li Guolou entered the city, the carriage went straight to Manhan Tower.
It was drizzling in the sky, the ground was slippery, and the carriage couldn't move fast. Li Guolou was secretly anxious. He couldn't help but let Na Bazi, Wang Wu and others entertain the guests because his godfather was unavailable. He took out his pocket watch and checked the time. It was still too late. , there were four ducks in two bamboo cages in the car, but they didn't quack a few times along the way. This time back to the city, Li Guolou didn't pretend to be a good person, and he didn't take anyone with him on the way.
The carriage turned a corner and stepped onto the site of Dongdan Archway. The signboard of Manhan Tower could be seen in the drizzle. Li Guolou opened his oilcloth umbrella and jumped out of the carriage, and a large group of friends swarmed up.
Li Guolou was a little moved when he saw them helping him carry his luggage in the rain, and hurriedly said: "Master Wu, Captain Yao, hurry up and go in and talk, why are you so embarrassed to ask you to help me carry my luggage."
Wu Defu laughed and said, "Xiao Lizi, I'm talking about my own duck. I'm not doing you any favors."
Yao Cuo was very dissatisfied and turned around and said: "Little Lizi, you are so partial. Master Wu has four ducks, but I have nothing. I am your immediate boss, so be careful to wear small shoes for you."
Wu Defu said: "Captain Yao, this is called the right not to expire and be invalidated. I exchanged it for a signing order and a blank ticket. What did you exchange for it?"
Yao Cuo was furious and said in annoyance: "Hey, the first level of officialdom is overwhelming. If I had a blank ticket in my hand, I would eat duck every day."
Li Guolou was made to laugh out loud by them, and a group of people walked into Manhan Tower laughing and joking.
There was a grand master's chair in the middle of the restaurant. Li Guolou sat down and accepted the kneeling ceremony of Ma Chenggong (Niu Niu) and Ma Yuemei (Niu Niu), and drank two cups of tea. Amidst the cheers and applause, the Tan family class started singing again. , the sound of gongs and drums immersed Manhan Tower in a joyful atmosphere.
Everyone had been waiting impatiently for a long time, and the banquet started immediately. Li Guolou toasted to each table of guests in turn and exchanged a few words with the guests. There was no business to do here, and everyone ate heartily.
Amidst the cheers of the crowd, Li Guolou hugged Zheng Lingling and climbed to the second floor with Niuniu and Niu Niu beside him. The private room upstairs was also full of people, all of them were respectable people. Huang Qiying, several apprentices and Beihai The master of the martial arts school, Yan Beihao, and others, as well as the masters of other martial arts schools in the capital, and the head of the escort bureau, etc., greeted each other in the private rooms of Li Guolou and offered a round of toasts.
Then Li Guolou ran to the neighbor's table in his yard and handed Niu Niu and Niu Niu back to their parents, Ma Yaozu and Qian Shuiping. After being teased by Wang Kuaizui, he could only finish them off and drank a glass of wine. .Seeing that Qian Shuiping's brother, Ghost Face King Qian Tongzi, was among them, Li Guolou did not even say hello to Qian Tongzi, pretending not to see him, and left the private room. Zheng Lingling never left beside him, following Li Guolou step by step. Running east and west.
There are two private rooms next to it. In one, Na Bazi, Wang Wu, Chen Xiangfang and others are seated. They are all good friends of Li Guolou. In the other, his colleagues are seated. Of course, Li Guolou must sit in Wu Defu. Between him and Yao Cuo, who said this was his place today.
Li Guolou was finally free because he could return Zheng Lingling to her mother, Chen Xiangfang. The bad guy had no moral integrity and began to make fun of Li Guolou and Chen Xiangfang again, shaking off the fact that they secretly held hands at the last banquet.
come out.
Li Guolou was extremely dissatisfied and said: "That kid, don't talk nonsense while the kids are here."
Na Bazi replied: "What does this have to do with it? The matter between you two is already settled. We are just waiting for the wedding wine. How about waiting for Baozhifang to open and we can have two happy events together."
The crowd was making a fuss, and Li Guolou must express his position. Seeing Chen Xiangfang's shy yet expectant look, Li Guolou gritted his teeth and said, "It's coming soon, I'll definitely invite you when the time comes."
Wang Wu also wanted to make Li Guolou look bad, so he insisted on asking Li Guolou to drink a glass of wine, but Chen Xiangfang stopped him, and the female general came forward to drink with the people at the table.
Li Guolou hated his own incompetence. He did not dare to rush forward to help. He could only lower his head and said: "Lingling, your mother will not be able to survive later. Please call Chen Rou to help, okay?"
Zheng Lingling said softly: "I know Xiaolou, don't get drunk. You have to hold back the provocative words said by those rough guys and don't be impulsive."
Li Guolou was taught a lesson by a child, which made him blush and escape from the private room. He couldn't stay here. They were all shameless people. If he stayed any longer, he would have a drink with Chen Xiangfang.
Li Guolou finally sat down, looked at his colleagues around him, and sighed: "Hey, treating a guest to a meal is more difficult than interrogating a prisoner. It's really a waste of money to find punishment."
Wu Defu greeted the waiter and served Li Guolou hot tea instead of drinking wine for Li Guolou.
This made Li Guolou very dissatisfied and said: "Master Wu, what are you doing? I have already had two drinks tonight. It is necessary to continue drinking."
Wu Defu sighed: "Originally, it didn't matter if you got drunk, but now there are a lot of things in the yamen. Tomorrow the boss Du will come to visit Mr. Bao. How can you, the middleman, not show up? Good things come in pairs today. I have already had two drinks.
, that’s it.”
Li Guolou had no choice but to drink hot tea. The sound of the Tan family singing opera came in from outside, but no one ran out to watch.
Li Guolou rolled his eyes at Yao Cuo and said: "Captain Yao, I'm right, the Tan family troupe is only at this level. After watching it for a while, the brothers were no longer interested. You are the only one who said this troupe is good. Why do you think so?"
Why don't you go out and 'reward'?"
Yao Cuo chuckled and said, "It's really boring to listen to the Tan family class. They fight back and forth and it's all fake. My husband is the one who is behind it. Next time we have a party, we should invite Hua Dan to sing in the opera. Do you think it's okay?"
Lu Haikong, Xing Yunfeng, Ai Hai, Ma Dequan and others shouted together: "Okay! It's better for the eldest brother to tell us what's in our hearts."
Xingyunfeng was the last to arrive. When he saw that Jin Erzi didn't come to drink, he asked, "Xiao Lizi, where is Jin Erzi? Did this guy get into the woman's bed again?"
Li Guolou sighed: "It's better that my father has foresight. People like me who haven't grown hair yet dare to say this kind of thing."
Everyone showed imaginary eyes and sighed. Xingyunfeng sighed: "Hey;;;;;;;This boy is very lucky. We old and rough people can't compare with him. Thin people have better muscles and bones."
Li Guolou hesitated to speak, not daring to say what he had overheard, and couldn't help but have a proud smile on his face.
Wu Defu was the best at reading people's faces and said, "Hey, Xiao Lizi, why don't you say anything about that case? Is it possible that Jin Erzi is still investigating the disappearance case in Huangcun?"
Li Guolou pretended to be ignorant and said: "Master Wu has great views, so to speak."
Xingyunfeng said in a long voice: "Xiao Lizi, it's not what dad said to you. There are dozens of cases like this that have no beginning and no end. How can we solve the case? Did you let Jin Erzi do it?"
I ate as much as I could eat there, and I felt a bit happy and unwilling to miss my days in the wilderness!”
Li Guolou raised his voice and said: "Dad, this is called taking both public and private matters into account."
Yao Cuo was extremely dissatisfied and shouted: "Xiao Lizi, I have already seen it. You deliberately said half a sentence and still tried hard to hold back your laughter. Tell us honestly, what are you doing by letting Jin Erzi stay in Huangcun?"
Li Guolou pretended to be embarrassed and said: "Captain Yao, it's time to rest and eat. It's not good to talk about official business."
Wu Defu couldn't bear it any longer. He knocked a pair of chopsticks on Li Guolou's head and yelled angrily: "You're such a bastard. You've already raised your tail in just two days. You're showing off one trick after another, playing hot wheels."
Ah. We are all experts at handling cases. For a guy like you, if you meet an expert, I will first let you eat the dog and ignore the bun."
Ma Dequan sighed: "Little Lizi, that's really a dog's disregard. I asked you to ignore it once."
When Li Guolou saw that he had offended the public, he said anxiously: "Okay, I'll tell you the truth. I'll show my merits to Master Wu and then plead guilty."
Yao Cuo saw Li Guolou standing up and patting his chest, and then kneeling down to pat his chest. He couldn't help but became anxious and asked: "Little Lizi, what's going on? Tell me quickly."
Li Guolou stood and said: "Master Wu, I solved the case and found the little girl. However, the criminal was kicked to death by Jin Erzi. My grandma also wanted to kick this bastard Jin Erzi to death.
This kid is causing trouble for our Tianzihao Brigade."
Wu Defu looked at Yao Cuo blankly. They were talking sarcastically just now, making fun of Li Guolou for being young and ignorant. He went to Huangcun in vain and the only benefit was four ducks.
Nine of Li Guolou's subordinates cheered loudly and clapped their hands together. They wanted to drink with Li Guolou. How could we not celebrate such a thing without drinking. Now no one would listen even if the commander said that drinking was not allowed. The cup in front of Li Guolou was full.
Wine, all we have to do is toast together.
Yao Cuo said: "Xiao Lizi sat down and talked. Is the criminal really kicked to death by Jin Erzi?"
Li Guolou sat down again, nodded and said: "Captain Yao, I'm not drunk yet. How dare you lie? I was really kicked in the crotch by Jin Erzi and was kicked to death. I will definitely make this kid suffer."
Let him go on night watch when you get back."
Wu Defu glared at Yao Cuo and said: "It's all because of you. Look, it's getting worse each time. This time, someone died. Why do you ask me to write a report with this pen? It's obviously a matter of earning face.
If someone pokes you in the back behind your back, don't do it if your hands are not serious. Do you understand?"
Yao Cuo's expression was full of emotions, he was happy but also hated that the criminal was dead. Although this kind of thing could not be written in the report, saying that the criminal escaped and was shot dead on the spot. But Mr. Bao would always know the truth of the matter. He
If you leave a bad impression on your superiors, you won't be able to get promoted in the future. He is the one who bears the responsibility for this matter. He should take credit first and then be punished. He will be responsible for both good and bad things.
Yao Cuo said angrily: "That brat is always troublesome. I'm going to deal with him hard when I get back. The atmosphere of our team needs to be straightened out. We can't act recklessly anymore, otherwise we will cause big trouble in the future."
Wu Defu nodded and said: "What Captain Yao said makes sense. There must be rules in everything. Otherwise, why would you want the chief to review the case? You can all kill people at will. Have you become a member of Dongchang? I'll stay in the Yamen and wipe it for you every day.
It’s too late to butt it off.”
Although the two officers had serious words, these subordinates didn't care. They didn't kill anyone. There was a big difference between beating the prisoner and killing the prisoner. Everyone still drank and celebrated with Li Guolou, leaving the two officers to dry.
On the other side, no one listened to what Wu Defu and Yao Cuo said.