Despite Zhou Bi's estimate, Xu He dared not be careless.
After resting in the turret for a while and drinking some water, Xu He immediately went to the direction of Dongcheng to check the situation.
Before leaving, he hesitated for a moment, then called the waiter and said: "Send a trustworthy person to find Zhuer, give him some money, and place him in... my home! Give him some comfort!"
After saying that, he took out all the banknotes from his arms and put them in his pocket without looking at them.
The waiter looked at the banknote in his hand and said, "Sir, has Zhu'er's matter passed?"
Xu He sighed, patted his shoulder and left.
When he arrived at the east city wall, he didn't expect to meet Chen Hua and Hu Xian Cheng at Zhang Jingxian's place.
When Hu Xian Cheng saw Xu He, he trotted up to meet him and said, "Mr. Xu, why are you here? The Japanese pirates won't come at this hour and a half. If they do come, it will be in the middle of the night. You go back quickly and take the time to stare for a while. Don't I’m injured, and I have to go to Beijing to take the exam after the Chinese New Year.”
Old Hu is now wearing the same trousers as Xu He. The Xu brothers in the past are now Mr. Xu in front of people and Master Xu in the back. They don't have the airs of an official.
Xu He smiled and said: "You adults have not rested, how dare I relax."
Zhang Jingxian sighed and said: "When the country is in difficulty, please do more work if you are able. When the Japanese pirates are repulsed, I will ask the court for credit on your behalf."
Xu He smiled and cupped his hands, but did not take these words to heart.
If he was the kind of person who focused solely on making a living, he would never go up to the city wall at such a dangerous time.
Xu He looked at the dark outside of the city, then turned to Chen Hua and said, "Master Chen, has Wan Bo's confession been verified?"
Chen Hua nodded: "It should be true. He named more than ten accomplices. I sent people to interrogate them separately, and what they found out was very different from his!"
"What about the two fish in the city that slipped through the net?"
"It's too dark. Although I have organized people to investigate, the possibility of finding it is very small!" Chen Hua was worried.
At this time, Magistrate Hu County asked someone to bring supper, and set up a table on the tower for Zhang Jingxian and others to take a seat, saying that they wanted everyone to have something to eat.
Zhang Jingxian looked at it and immediately said displeased: "Regardless of the occasion, the righteous soldiers guarding the city are still hungry."
Hu Xian Cheng said quickly: "How dare we let our brothers go hungry? Steamed buns and hot soup arranged by the county will be delivered right away. Each of the four walls will have two big steamed buns with meat fillings!"
Hearing this, Zhang Jingxian calmed down and said, "Then we can't sit down to eat. What do you mean?"
Lao Hu is a shrewd person. Originally, he actually ordered a table from Huibin Building, but now he is already at the bottom of the city, and he just waited for the greeting and brought it to him.
Hearing Zhang Jingxian's words, he knew that he had flattered the horse's legs, so he quickly smiled and said: "Sir, look at what you said, I am not the kind of person who doesn't know the importance. Your Excellency shares the joys and sorrows with the martyrs who defend the city. , how could I break your heart, you are all dumplings, they are all dumplings!"
When Zhang Jingxian heard this, he felt a little embarrassed: "I misunderstood, Hu Xian Cheng is a decent person!"
Chen Hua knew who Lao Hu was and saw that he was cunning, so he glared at him fiercely but did not expose him.
A few people sat down at the set table. After a busy day, their legs were numb from standing. They were finally able to take a rest. Suddenly, the atmosphere in Dongcheng became much more relaxed.
Just when everyone was getting the buns, Xu He was about to take a bite, but the waiter hurried over.
"Sir, come here!"
Xu He knew something must have happened. Could it be Zhuer...
He quickly left the table and came to the side and asked, "What's wrong with Zhuer?"
The waiter said anxiously: "It's not Zhu'er, it's the person I just sent to find Zhu'er. He saw Kong Hou'er on the street!"
Xu He frowned and said, "Kong Hou'er? Who is he?"
"He was a gangster from our fishing company. He killed his mother-in-law a few years ago and ran away to avoid being caught by the government. Later I heard that he went to the river not far from Taixing County and started a free business with others. !" The waiter explained.
Xu He frowned: "Did he come back secretly and happened to encounter Japanese pirates, so..."
"Impossible!" The waiter denied, "The person I sent was one of our fishermen. When I saw Kong Hou'er, there were four or five people sneaking towards our north city. He knew all those four or five people. , it’s all our fishing industry doing dirty things on the river!”
Xu He knew that Hailing, Taixing, no, it should be the fishermen living near the Yangtze River, many of whom were not involved with the river bandits.
The waiter said that this situation is completely normal in this era.
But when?
Even if the man named Kong Houer happened to meet him at the right time, he could just stay calm. At this time, the county government had no time to arrest the criminal.
He stayed up late at night and ran out to sneak around with a few fellow villagers from the Yangtze River. It would be strange to say that this was true!
Xu He patted the waiter on the shoulder and said, "This matter is very important. Thank you for your hard work, waiter! Go back and reward that brother with a tael of silver!"
"Sir, what should we do? Do you want to take someone to catch the monkey?"
Xu He shook his head: "Go back to Beicheng, be careful, and wake up all the brothers! Don't disturb those people!"
The waiter said no more, nodded and left.
"Liangsheng, what happened?"
When Xu He turned around, he found that Zhang Jingxian and others had taken a bite of the steamed buns in their hands and did not eat anymore. They were all concerned about the situation here.
So he told what had just happened.
"Are you coming back to escape at this time? I'll send someone to take them away!" Chen Hua stood up to leave.
Zhang Jingxian stopped him and said: "We can't go. Just find someone to watch them at this time. Don't make too much noise. If there is too much noise and the Japanese pirates come again, the city will be in chaos! The two undiscovered Japanese pirates took the opportunity." If something happens, it will be even more troublesome!"
Chen Hua frowned and sat down, his face full of depression.
At this time, all the clowns are jumping around, but the key is that he throws a trap, which is really unpleasant.
Xu He ate the bun in his hand and said, "I can't sleep tonight. I'll go back to Beicheng immediately. Mr. Chen, you must send someone to keep an eye on those people. I always feel that they are sneaky. I'm sure they are sneaky." You did nothing good!"
Chen Hua nodded, stood up and explained.
"I'll see you off!" Huxian Cheng stood up and took the initiative to see Xu He off.
Walking to a secluded place, Hu Xiancheng swallowed in the darkness and said, "Liangsheng, please let me know. Is everything going to be okay this time?"
Seeing that he was afraid of death, Xu He wanted to laugh but couldn't, so he comforted him and said, "Brother Hu, don't worry, it's okay!"
Hu Xian Cheng breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this: "I don't believe a word of what others say, but I definitely believe what you, Mr. Xu, say! As long as it's okay, it's okay!"
"Bang..."
Just before he finished speaking, a deafening sound of a firearm suddenly sounded, startling Hu Xian Cheng.
"The Japanese pirates are coming!"
Hu Xian Cheng made a sad face and said: "I have such a bad mouth, I just say the opposite of what I say! My bad mouth, bad mouth, bad mouth..."
