Not to mention how Zhao Qinghu and the others hurriedly prepared the roster and discussed privately, it was just that Zhou Wen had a good sleep deep in the mountains away from the hustle and bustle.
Early the next morning, Zhou Wen walked out of the room to stretch his body. He saw Zhang Xiaoping walking out of a wooden house next door and nodded slightly to him, and the two of them smiled.
Not long after, Zhao Qinghu came over after hearing the news, asked his men to bring water for Zhou Wen and others to wash up, and then invited Zhou Wen to have breakfast in the hall.
While Zhou Wen was slowly savoring the rice porridge and salted duck eggs, a follower and a young man who looked like a waiter hurried in.
I saw that this guy had bruises on his head and face, and there was a lot of mud on his body. It looked like he had fallen countless times.
Mu Yutang knew this person. He was a clerk from his branch in Hukou County. He felt nervous and asked out loud, "Xiao Zhong, why are you here? Did something happen at home?" "
This guy looked exhausted now. He hadn't even taken a breath yet, but he couldn't speak for a long time after opening his mouth.
Zhao Qinghu quickly asked someone to bring him a bowl of water, and after he drank it in several gulps, he gasped and said: "The boss, the second young master, Steward Chen asked the villain to rush up to the mountain overnight to report that he went up to the mountain last night. Gunfire rang out for most of midnight in Pingbo Town, the Ding family’s old house also caught fire, and our people also saw many officers and soldiers outside the town.”
There was an uproar, and the hall immediately became noisy like a pot exploding. Some of the gang members even had red eyes, while others gnashed their teeth and cheered in a low voice, saying that the Ding family's evil deeds would be punished, and something bad had finally happened to them.
Zhao Qinghu was stunned again, unable to believe his ears.
He knew that Manager Chen that this guy was talking about was the manager of the Hukou County branch of Datong Company that took Zhou Wen and the others up the mountain yesterday. He brought the person there and went back yesterday, but he didn't expect that he would send his subordinates to report the news overnight. This shows that this matter is probably true.
The Ding family was burned? He knew how solid the old house of Pingbo Tangding's family was. It was said to be a big house, but it was actually a small castle with watchtowers guarding it all around. Not to mention the Yihu Gang, even if the general army wants to attack, they can't capture it in a short time without artillery.
He quickly asked: "Did the army attack? Did they use artillery?"
The guy scratched his head and said helplessly: "Manager Chen didn't tell me, so the villain doesn't know either!"
Zhao Qinghu felt confused for a moment.
It was a good thing that the Ding family was beaten, but it was unknown whether the Ding family was beaten down or whether the Ding family members escaped, so he felt a little anxious.
Suddenly, he realized something. This scholar-general just went up the mountain yesterday, and the Ding family was beaten down last night. Could it be...
He turned to look at Zhou Wen, only to see that the officer was drinking porridge in his spare time, as if the noise around him had nothing to do with him.
He immediately understood that it was definitely the work of this scholar-general. I'm afraid that all the answers I want to know lie with this unfathomable commander.
Zhou Wen only raised his head at this time and said to him with a smile: "Don't look at me, I don't know the process of the battle, but I can tell you for sure that from today on, neither Pingbo Hall nor the Ding family will exists.”
His words were not loud, but they were like thunder in the sky. The hall instantly became silent, and countless pairs of eyes looked over. Some were grateful, some were excited, and some even covered their mouths with their fists and sobbed silently.
Zhou Wen's expression did not change, he still looked at the people in the hall with a smile and said: "Do you want to know how the Ding family was defeated? Do you want to know how many people in the Ding family died?"
Then he turned to Zhao Qinghu and said: "Master Zhao, please go to the gate of the village to pick up the people. All the people who attacked the Ding family last night are waiting outside. They are all my brothers. They will explain everything to you."
As soon as these words came out, Zhao Qinghu's heart tightened, and he subconsciously wanted to touch the gun at his waist, but he saw Zhou Wen seemed unsuspecting, still lowering his head to drink the rice porridge in the bowl.
Only then did I realize that I was overreacting.
However, the people who beat Ding's family last night have now arrived at the gate of the cottage. What a shocking thing.
It's almost a hundred miles away from Pingbo Town.
They wiped out the Ding family in half an hour, and drove hundreds of miles of mountain roads overnight to reach the Yihu Gang's stronghold. Such speed and mobility beyond imagination made Zhao Qinghu feel chilly in his heart.
He couldn't imagine that if he hadn't sincerely wanted to accept the recruitment, or if he had been a little negligent and resisted when meeting with the scholar-general, he might not have been waiting politely outside the cottage today, but would have called in long ago.
Moreover, even a strong castle like the Ding Family Courtyard could not defend itself and was destroyed in half an hour. How long could this simple cottage of mine hold on?
At this time, seeing all the brothers in the gang looking at him, Zhao Qinghu looked at Zhou Wen who was still drinking porridge leisurely, and knew that if he didn't make a decision, he might be in for a disaster in an instant.
At that moment, he clasped his fists at Zhou Wen, bowed deeply and said, "Sir, please wait for a moment. I will go and bring my benefactors in."
Now that he had made up his mind, he naturally had to be more respectful and humble in his address, and he did not dare to be disrespectful to Zhou Wen.
Zhou Wen then raised his head and said, "When you get to the door, just say 'Invite Peacock Instructor' and you will see the person."
Zhao Qinghu was a little puzzled after hearing this. The woods at the entrance of his village had been cut down to build a village. There was no obstruction around. How could it be possible to hide people?
He didn't think much at the moment, nodded and walked towards the entrance of the cottage with a few of his men.
When he walked out, he couldn't see anyone around him, and several of his men looked around with wide eyes, but couldn't see anyone at all.
Zhao Qinghu thought that the chief secretary was joking to him, right? He tried to shout: "Please invite Peacock Instructor."
After the words fell, there was only the sound of the mountain wind blowing slowly, and there was no movement around.
Zhao Qinghu had already shouted as ordered by the chief secretary, so he didn't mind shouting a few more times.
"Invite Peacock Instructor."
"Invite Peacock Instructor."
Several of his subordinates also shouted.
Suddenly, Zhao Qinghu felt something strange moving under his feet, but all he saw was dust flying in front of his eyes. He was shocked, and his right hand was already pressed on the gun at his waist.
But there was a sudden sound on the ground and a big living person jumped out.
Zhao Qinghu was shocked and took two steps back. When he took a closer look, he saw that this person was wearing a mixed khaki and green cloak, with an unknown submachine gun hanging on his chest, and his face was painted black. The lacquered face was smiling at him, and her white teeth shone brightly in the sunlight.
