Zhuanshanbao and his gang of bandits were annihilated, and the whole Qinghe County was filled with joy. Both ordinary people and martial arts practitioners felt that a big stone that had been weighing on their hearts for many years had been lifted.
Especially the villagers living in the Paektu Mountain area were all applauded.
Knowing that there were still bandits roaming the mountains, many villages and towns spontaneously organized patrol teams to go into the mountains to search for them, and the county also sent detective Ding Zhuang to help.
In just ten days, dozens more fish slipped through the net and either died or were caught.
Many accomplices who had been informants for the bandits were also reported one by one and thrown into jail.
In this way, the banditry that had plagued Qinghe County for nearly two decades finally subsided.
Zhu Huaishan personally killed the mountain leopard, and the first effort to suppress the bandits naturally fell on Liuhemen.
The county government reciprocated the favor and gave many political benefits overtly and covertly. Many forces came to join him, and for a time he was in the limelight.
However, some people think that there is something fishy. Although Zhu Huaishan has advanced cultivation, he is still old.
Ordinary people find it difficult to even walk when they live to be seventy or eighty years old, and blood realm masters are no exception. Even 30% of their strength is considered too much.
But no one doubted Zhao Lin, after all, there was a huge gap between him and Zuanshan Bao. Zhao Lin personally presided over the interrogation and erased all relevant confessions that exposed his own strength.
"There happens to be an escort going to Changliu City tomorrow. If you think it's appropriate, you can go with the convoy to bring your parents and brothers back, so that the whole family can be reunited."
The threat of bandits no longer existed, so Zhu Huaishan suggested that Zhao Lin take his family back.
Zhao Lin thought for a while and shook his head gently, "Thank you Master for your kindness. I want to wait a little longer."
Zhu Huaishan asked in confusion: "Why? Are you worried that there are still bandits outside?"
"Exactly!"
Zhao Lin nodded deeply, "I have interrogated many bandits in the county government these days. Judging from their confessions, two of the top leaders of the Zuanshanbao group are still alive."
"One is called Director Li and the other is called Wang Cui. They are the Director General and the Chief Cui in the so-called Four Beams and Eight Pillars. On the day of the bandit suppression, these two people were not in Fuli Valley. I don't know what they were doing out there."
Zhu Huaishan raised his eyebrows, "Are you worried about revenge from the two of them?"
Zhao Lin said in a deep voice: "Although these two people are ordinary in strength, their status is not low. It is said that they are adopted sons of Zhuanshan Bao."
"It stands to reason that the bandits are not as righteous as they claim to be. These two people have probably moved away."
"But I'm not afraid of 10,000, just in case. I think it's better to be cautious. You can't take this kind of thing by chance."
Zhu Huaishan nodded slightly and said with approval: "It's better to be steady and don't rush for a while. I'll ask Mr. Pan to send a message to the other side tomorrow."
Zhao Lin showed his face and said, "Thank you so much, Master."
In fact, Zhao Lin's worries are not unreasonable. Director Li and Wang Ji are in Qinghe County at the moment.
Beicheng, Wenxiang Pavilion.
Director Li and Wang Cui sat in a closed private room and drank with each other for a long time, but the dishes on the table were not touched at all.
Although it was the beard that everyone shouted about, the two of them were not worried about being recognized.
Wang Ji is in charge of logistics and never shows his face in front of outsiders. Dong Li is responsible for dealing with Baidao, but because he is too young and unable to control the situation, he only makes plans behind the scenes, and his subordinates do the work in front of others.
Coupled with the special disguises and changes in behavior, no one would have thought that these two kind-faced and gentle young people were bandits.
Director Li took a sip from the wine glass and said, "Brother Wang, you have been staring at that old woman for more than ten days. Have you thought of how to assassinate her?"
They had already learned about Zhuan Shanbao's death, but they still decided to fulfill their adoptive father's "last wish".
Wang Ji took a big sip of wine and said in a low voice: "The old lady has been living in seclusion. Occasionally she is accompanied by disciples from the Liuhe Sect when she goes out. What should we do?"
Then he sighed, "It's hard to handle!"
Director Li glanced at him and chuckled: "What, you don't want to do it anymore?"
Wang Ji's face changed slightly and he paused the cup hard on the table. There was a sense of determination in his voice: "My foster father has been as kind as a mountain to me. I will do whatever he told me even if I die!"
Director Li clapped his hands together and praised: "Well said! But we are just killing an old woman, there is no need to risk our lives."
"Brother, I thought of a way to kill the person and escape smoothly at the same time."
Wang Ji's eyes lit up and he asked, "What can we do?"
Dong Li pondered for a while and said: "Assassination is nothing more than killing in the street, ambushing, shooting, and poisoning."
"Liuhemen's food inspection is strict, and poisoning is basically impossible. With your and my skills, it is also difficult to assassinate and ambush, let alone kill people on the street."
Wang Ji was stunned, "What should we do? Didn't you say there is a way?"
Director Li smiled slightly, "Don't be impatient, just listen to what I have to say. We have to find a disciple to take action when he is not around."
"When you're not around?"
"Do you still remember that this old lady went to Yunshang Pavilion twice?"
Wang Ji thought for a moment and said, "Yunshang Pavilion is a clothing store, right?"
Director Li nodded and said: "Yes, it is a clothing store. There are differences between men and women. The clothing store is divided into men's area and women's area. When the old lady is choosing clothes, the accompanying disciples can only wait in the men's area. Our opportunity has come .”
Wang Ji suddenly realized, "Let's rush in and kill!"
Li Dongda shook his head, "No! The two of us went to the women's guest area, it was too conspicuous. If we don't say whether we can kill the old woman, even if we kill her, don't you want to live?"
Wang urged: "Of course I want to live."
What he said just now sounds nice, but deep down he is still not happy if he really wants to sacrifice his life to kill someone.
Director Li continued: "My plan is for you to dress up as a woman, go directly to the female guest area, and kill the old woman while she is changing her clothes."
"This way, we can take time to escape without anyone noticing. By the time they find out that the person is dead, we will have already left Qinghe County."
"Let me dress up as a girl?"
Wang Ji's face changed color, and there were faint signs of anger.
He had been born with red lips, white teeth, and pretty features since he was a child. He was often laughed at by people, saying that he looked like a boy and a girl, so he hated it when others mentioned it.
As an adult, he deliberately grew a beard and his temper became more rude and outspoken. Director Li asked him to dress up as a woman, which unconsciously created a resistance.
Director Li did not try to persuade him, but simply said: "Since Brother Wang is unwilling, I don't want to force him, but I have no other options. Please help me think of another one."
Wang Ji was silent for a long time, then suddenly picked up the wine flask, filled it for himself, and drank it all in one gulp, "Okay, just pretend!"
Director Li palmed his hand and said, "Okay, thank you Brother Wang."
Wang Cui suddenly remembered something and said, "My foster father said that after killing someone, he would leave our names on the body. How do we do that?"
Director Li smiled and said: "This is simple. I will carve a few words on the knife in the past two days. One side will be carved with Baektu Mountain and the other side will be carved with Diamond Mountain Leopard. After killing the person, you throw the knife on the corpse."
After saying that, he snorted, "The foundation that my adoptive father has worked so hard for decades has been ruined. We are limited in our abilities and cannot kill the man named Zhao in revenge. We can collect some interest and let him feel regret."
(End of chapter)
