Liu Yan slammed the wine glass in his hand on the table with a cold face, and then said coldly: "I thought it was a hero from the ancient town who came to ask for a drink. Who knew he was just a local ruffian, and he dared to do it in front of our general banner? Howling!"
Song Long didn't speak, but his expression was ugly.
At this time, a scar-faced man came over from behind Song Long, flipped over the outermost table, and then yelled wildly: "You are a little flag officer, what are you so crazy about! My elder brother wants you every day Yue's filial piety means that he looks up to you, do you understand?"
The four Dunjun soldiers behind Liu Yan suddenly became furious and drew their swords one after another to attack people. The six or seven gangsters behind Song Long also picked up sticks and iron rulers and came forward shouting and cursing. Both sides were about to attack.
At this time, Song Long waved his hand, and the hooligans stopped making noise. Only the hooligan who just spoke said: "Brother, you asked me to abolish this flag officer who doesn't know the heights of the sky. You want him to know that this is the ancient town patrol." Prosecutor, not Wangjiazhuang!"
Song Long sneered and said, "What are you so anxious about? Let Mr. Liu Qi go back and think about it. If we do it now, if others see it, they will think that our Song family is bullying others!"
"Yes, brother is right!"
Liu Yan was not afraid at all, walked up to Song Long, and then put the Yanling knife he carried on Song Long's shoulder. Although the Yanling Saber was not unsheathed, Song Long still felt the slightest chill and could not help but frown and stared at Liu Yan.
"What did you say just now? I didn't hear it clearly. Now I'll give you another chance to reorganize and say it again!"
Song Long didn't expect Liu Yan to be so tough. He hesitated for a moment and then said: "General Liu Qi, don't be like this. I advise you to go back and think about it again. After all, this is the Inspection Department of the ancient town. If you really have a quarrel with me, , From now on, don’t even think about passing through this place with your belongings from Dapanbao!”
After saying that, Song Longtie was about to leave with a livid face, but was stopped by the Yanling knife in Liu Yan's hand. He suddenly turned around and saw Liu Yan's sharp eyes staring at him, and he couldn't help but be shocked.
"Is there a stalemate?"
Liu Yan snorted coldly and said, "Since you want to play, then I will play with you. If you disturbed the banquet today, I will teach you how to behave first!"
After saying that, Liu Yan pulled out the Yanling Saber. The four Dunjun soldiers behind him had already drawn their sabers and were ready to fight.
When the merchants saw this, their faces turned pale with fright. They stepped forward to dissuade Liu Yan and others, and many people ran to Song Long and kept saying nice things, for fear that Song Long would get angry.
Seeing that Liu Yan really dared to draw his sword, Song Long felt a little guilty, so he took a few steps back and said angrily to the merchants: "You have all seen what happened today. My Song family and Liu Yan are not at odds with each other. Who of you will fight with Liu Yan again?" When doing business, don’t blame me, Song Long, for being unkind!”
After saying that, Song Long turned around and left. The gangster who had just spoken stared at Liu Yan and left with a tense face. The other gangsters also walked away cursing.
After Song Long and others left, all the businessmen at these tables looked at Liu Yan with their heads down. A few businessmen who had some respect said sorry to Liu Yan, and then left with fists clasped in their hands. It seemed that they were not prepared to have any more encounters with Liu Yan. They came and went, but most of the merchants just walked away without paying attention to Liu Yan at all, which was completely different from their previous attitude.
When Liu Yan saw this, he was filled with anger. He immediately checked out and left Yuyan Tower. After returning to the inn he booked, he thought about what happened today.
"Song Long? Does the surname Song have anything to do with the patrol inspector Song Gongming?"
Liu Yan thought for a while, then called two Dunjun soldiers and asked them to invite a relatively respectable ancient town merchant to the inn for questioning tonight.
"Chief A, what if I don't come?"
Liu Yan said: "Not coming? If he is afraid of that Song Long and dares not come, you will kidnap him!"
At night, the merchant surnamed Qi was "invited" by two Dunjun soldiers. He looked at Liu Yan with some fear and said: "General Liu Qi, I really can't help it. Please show your respect to Mr. Liu. Don't do it." You can’t get along with a small businessman like me!”
Liu Yan said with a smile: "Don't misunderstand me, Shopkeeper Qi. I invite you here so late, not to discuss business, but to ask some questions."
Shopkeeper Qi then breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's good! Mr. Liu doesn't know that in our ancient town, Song Long's words are the law, and no one dares to disobey it. Otherwise, they will be driven out of the ancient town at a risk of , or worse, the whole family is missing, and we don’t know whether we are alive or dead!”
Liu Yan sneered and said, "It seems that Song Long is still a bully!"
"That's a bully!"
"Then please ask Shopkeeper Qi to tell me where Song Long came from. I know it well."
Shopkeeper Qi hesitated for a moment, but when he looked at Liu Yan and the several Dunjun soldiers behind Liu Yan, his heart trembled, and he still spoke obediently.
"Mr. Liu Qi should know that this ancient town was originally a prosperous commercial town under the rule of Lingshan Guard, so the imperial court set up an inspection department to station here. Like Wangjiazhuang, it is a hundred-household office."
Liu Yan nodded. He naturally knew this, so he said, "Speaking of which, does Song Long have something to do with the Ancient Town Inspection Department?"
"It's more than just some relationship!"
Shopkeeper Qi sighed and said: "Speaking of which, Song Long is the nephew of Song Gongming, the hundred-household inspector of the ancient town inspection department! Song Long is usually responsible for managing Song Gongming's properties around the ancient town. With money in his hands, he can He has raised more than 300 idlers and is very powerful. At the same time, it is said that the Song family relied on its abundant wealth and Song Gongming's official status to train 30 servants in the house. In the ancient town, it can be said that he can cover the sky with one hand, and no one dares to provoke!"
Liu Yan nodded and said: "The three hundred idlers are just a mob and are not worth worrying about. The thirty servants are still a bit of a threat, but compared to the Dunjun under me, they are not on the stage!"
The reason why Liu Yan said this was because he wanted to tell it to Shopkeeper Qi. He wanted to spread the word through Shopkeeper Qi's mouth and let the merchants in the ancient town know clearly the strength of Dapanbao.
However, Liu Yan also understood that Dapanbao was far away after all, but the Song family was right in front of him. Those merchants in the ancient town must still be afraid of Song Long and his group. However, it is still necessary for Liu Yan to show his strength in a timely manner.
Unexpectedly, shopkeeper Qi laughed and said: "Don't be offended, General Liu Qi. Although General Liu Qi also has some troops, it is understandable that he looks down on the more than 300 idlers, but those thirty Song family servants But it should not be underestimated.”
"I'm not underestimating the Dunjuns of Dapanbao. Those thirty Song family servants are well-trained. They are definitely not something ordinary Dunjuns can compete with, no matter how many people there are."
At this time, Liu Yan also became interested and asked, "Why does Shopkeeper Qi say this?"
"Mr. Liu Qi, as far as I know: every servant of the Song family has armor and equipment, even fire guns and bows and arrows. Thirty people are equipped with a lot of fire guns and bows. Almost everyone They can shoot powerful bows and fire blunderbuss! It can be said that Inspector Song invested a lot of money to build it and completely trained the thirty servants as elite soldiers!"
"oh?"
Now Liu Yan became interested. He didn't expect that the inspection inspector Song Gongming would have such a vision and be willing to spend such money to train his troops. It seemed that the Song family's arrogance also had capital.
"Also, what is the name of the bitch next to Song Long in Yuyan Tower today? I think he looks very arrogant."
Shopkeeper Qi said: "That man, his name is Zhao Maqun. He is Song Long's number one confidant. He is cruel and ruthless. He has done many unscrupulous things in the ancient town. It is commonplace for the Song family to disregard human lives and rape women. Many scandalous things were done by Zhao Maqun."
"Now that that's the case, I understand."
Liu Yan sneered in his heart, isn't the Song family just like the underworld in the late Ming Dynasty? Moreover, there is still a mafia society with a protective umbrella like Song Xunjian. But in the late Ming Dynasty, people like Song Long should be called bullies.
"Looks like I'm going to have a black storm!" Liu Yan said in his heart
Shopkeeper Qi looked at the thoughtful Liu Yan and thought that Liu Yan was intimidated by the power of the Song family, so he kindly advised: "Mr. Liu Qi, there are so many businessmen in the world, why don't Mr. Liu Qi go?" Look elsewhere, we don’t have the fortune to make money, but Mr. Liu Qi, you can find another way to avoid tit-for-tat with the Song family!"
Liu Yan burst out laughing and said: "I, Liu Yan, have never been intimidated by anyone before, and no one from the Song family has this ability! I have taken care of the business in the ancient town!"
After saying that, Liu Yan stopped Shopkeeper Qi who wanted to persuade him again and said, "I'm sorry to bother you, Shopkeeper Qi, tonight. When I get back, I'd like to ask Shopkeeper Qi to leave a message to all the shopkeepers."
Shopkeeper Qi saw that Liu Yan was unmoved, so he sighed, clasped his fists and said, "Please tell me what General Liu Qi wants to say."
"Shopkeeper Qi will tell you shopkeepers: The Song family will not be able to cover the sky with one hand in the ancient town for too long. It won't be long before I, Liu Yan, let Song Long and Inspector Song know what strength is!"
Shopkeeper Qi still didn't believe it when he saw this. Although Liu Yan was the chief flag officer, he was the chief flag officer of Wangjiazhuang, and his official position was not as high as that of Inspector Song. How could he compete with the Song family?
Shopkeeper Qi shook his head and got up to go back, but when he walked to the door, he couldn't help but said: "Mr. Liu Qi is better to be careful. In my opinion, Song Long will send someone over in the next two days. I don't know what will happen." No matter what slanderous tactics are used, Mr. Liu Qi should avoid his sharp edges and go back to Dapanbao first. We have a long way to go!"
"Should I avoid his edge?"
Liu Yan laughed loudly, then stood up and sent Shopkeeper Qi out, and called two Dunjun soldiers to escort Shopkeeper Qi home.
But what Liu Yan didn't expect was that something happened early the next morning. A Dunjun who was going to the street to buy food passed by the door of shopkeeper Qi's house and saw the door of shopkeeper Qi's house open. He went in to take a look out of curiosity.
What a wonderful sight, I saw all six members of Shopkeeper Qi’s family lying neatly in the yard, all of them had been killed!
The Dunjun's face changed drastically and he hurried back to the inn to report the news.
When Liu Yan heard the news, he was furious. He didn't expect that Song Long would be so vicious and even use the lives of shopkeeper Qi's family of six to scare him. Such indifference to human life made Liu Yan feel murderous in his heart.
Then Liu Yan led a group of Dunjun troops to the house of shopkeeper Qi. The strange thing was that the people coming and going must have discovered the tragedy of the Qi family, but no one went in to check, no one reported it to the official, or even no one One dares to stay nearby.
Regardless of the situation, Liu Yan led all the Dunjun troops to collect the coffins of shopkeeper Qi and his family, and sent them to Yizhuang in the inspection castle of the ancient town to settle down. Then he returned to the inn with a frown on his face.
As soon as he entered the door, Liu Yan heard someone calling him. When he turned around, he saw that it was Zhao Maqun, Song Long's number one henchman.
Liu Yan's eyes widened and he said with a sneer: "Humph! Just in time!"
