At three o'clock in the morning, the sky gradually darkened as if it was shrouded in a black curtain. Tong Bo and a young man in gray helped the staggering Zhang Ergou toward the Hubu's house.
"Brother Huang, it's such a pleasure to drink with you!" Zhang Ergou's face turned red and he danced while talking, appearing to have been drunk a lot.
"Haha, Mr. Huang feels the same way." Tong Bo smiled boldly on his face, but secretly cursed in his heart: "He smells of alcohol and is as heavy as a fat pig. I really can't stand it."
"Brother Ergou, we're here." The boy in gray kept his face as far away from Zhang Ergou's mouth full of alcohol as possible, and pushed the door open with his right hand that was still mobile.
"Huh!" Seeing the young man in gray clothes helping Zhang Ergou onto the bed, Tong Bo breathed a sigh of relief: "Then Ergou will help you."
"I understand your humble position." The young man in gray clothes cupped his hands towards Tong Bo, then looked at Zhang Ergou who had already begun to snore on the bed, with a look of disgust on his face.
"It's been two days in a row, and now I feel sick even when I smell alcohol!" Tong Bo walked out of the Hubu House, took a deep breath, and suddenly felt refreshed.
"Huh? Who is that?" Tong Bo saw a figure in front of his eyes and quickly passed through the house: "That should be the direction of the backyard?"
Tong Bo smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth and followed quietly; the backyard of Hubu was about two feet high and made of red bricks and black tiles; there were sharpened iron thorns nailed to the wall, which made people Intimidating.
"Who is it?" Two well-dressed men in front of the backyard door each stretched out a hand to stop the door: "Don't you know this is a forbidden area?"
"It's me!" The figure slowly walked out of the darkness, revealing a familiar face: "I want to go in and check."
"It turns out to be Mr. Sha." The two men in well-dressed clothes put down their hands, raised their hands towards Salba and said, "Please come in."
"Well!" Salba said in an official tone: "There has been some unrest in Jinling City recently, you must be careful and watch over it!"
"Yes!" As the two well-dressed men responded respectfully, Salba stepped into the courtyard and disappeared into the darkness.
"Salba must have entered the house!" The roof of the Hubu House just gave a clear view of the backyard. Tong Bo quietly lurked here at this time: "There is a sentry every three steps and a guard every five steps in this courtyard. It's so dense that it's as difficult to sneak in as it is to climb into the sky; it's better to just wait and see what happens."
In the straw hut of Stone City, Liu Ningshi was fine after a day of drug abuse; Xiao Liu tried his best to stay by her side and never left her for a moment.
"Brother Six, come out for a moment." The little beggar who had reported the news came outside the hut again and waved to Xiao Liu.
"Have you heard about the whereabouts of that person?" Xiao Liu felt relieved when he saw Liu Ningshi's expression returned to normal.
"I heard about it, that person is now..." the little beggar whispered in Xiao Liu's ear.
"I got it!" Xiao Liu patted the little beggar on the shoulder: "I've been letting my brothers' eyes shine brightly these days."
"Xiao Liu, from the look on your face, I must have heard something!" Xiao Liu lowered his head and thought, but unexpectedly Liu Ningshi was already staring at him with a smile.
"Sister Ningshi, the whereabouts of that handsome brother have been found!" Xiaoliu looked solemnly: "But the other sister is still missing!"
"Brother Da Fang? Where is he?" Liu Ningshi looked at Xiao Liu's face and knew there was trouble.
"According to my brother, he saw him entering the Wen Mansion with a stunning girl!" Xiao Liu also looked at Liu Ningshi seriously: "That girl should be Wen Lin."
"Mansion Wen? Wen Lin?" Liu Ningshi looked surprised: "Who is this person? Does Brother Da Fang know her?"
"This Wen Lin is the rich daughter of the Wen family." Xiao Liu really knew the situation in Stone City very well: "And this Wen family seems to be just an ordinary merchant, but the water inside is bottomless."
"Brother Da Fang is really good at looking for trouble, why is he related to the Wen Mansion again?" Liu Ningshi complained: "Xiao Liu, sister wants to go visit the Wen Mansion."
"That's fine!" Xiao Liu pondered for a while and nodded: "But the situation in the Wen Mansion seems a bit abnormal."
"Abnormal?" Liu Ningshi asked, "Xiao Liu, please explain clearly!"
"Although this Wen family is not rich or powerful, it can be considered a well-off family; there are many guests coming and going on weekdays, and the popularity is very good." Xiao Liu
He smiled and said, "But these days, most of the Wen family members live in seclusion and don't interact with anyone in the city. Isn't this abnormal?"
"Where is the Wen Mansion?" Liu Ningshi stood up and said, "Ningshi will go find brother Da Fang and ask him what's going on? Where did Miss Misu go?"
"Wen Mansion is in the north of Stone City, only a hundred miles away from Long Jiejun's station." Xiaoliu also stood up.
"North of the city? Long Jie Military Camp?" Liu Ningshi fell into deep contemplation: "What a coincidence. Aren't we entering the city from the north?"
"Sister Ningshi! Xiaoliu is going with you, so that everyone can be taken care of." Xiaoliu's words brought Liu Ningshi's thoughts back.
"After talking so much, sister, you still don't know which army Xiao Liu is related to?" Liu Ningshi put her hands behind her back, smiling like a flower, as if she wanted to see through his heart.
"Sister Ningshi is really smart, Xiao Liu likes to get along with smart people!" Xiao Liu's face was filled with a satisfied smile, and he pointed to the beggar guarding the door: "Brothers like us are all descendants of the Pingbarbarian Army. "
"Pingman Army?" Liu Ningshi slowly closed her eyes, thinking about Tong Bo telling her about the tragic events of the Pingman Army, and said softly: "Xiao Liu, you have not lived well in this stone city these years. Easy, right?”
"Just get used to it!" Xiao Liu was quite optimistic, looking nonchalant: "It's getting late, let's set off."
Half an hour passed in the blink of an eye. The late autumn night wind was already biting to the bone, but Tong Bo, who had lost all his strength, could not resist at all. He could only shiver with cold.
"Why doesn't that guy Salba come out?" Tong Bo tightened his spacious cloth tightly with both hands: "Is there another exit from this backyard?"
"What, there shouldn't be anything unusual!" While Tong Bo was making random guesses, Salba slowly walked out of the backyard and spoke in an official tone towards the two guards.
"Master Sha, please rest assured, not even a fly can fly in here." The man guarding the door on the left said ingratiatingly to Sha Erba.
"Okay! Okay!" Salba patted the gatekeeper's shoulder appreciatively and headed towards the east of the cottage.
"Huh? That direction doesn't seem to lead to the duty room?" A thought flashed through Tong Bo's mind: "He wants to go to the household department!"
Tong Bo awkwardly slid down from the roof and quickly chased to the front door. He saw the iron door was wide open, but Salba was nowhere to be seen. He looked to the left and right of the street and found a messy footprint on both sides. , different shades.
"Both sides are about seven inches, but the footprints on the right side are obviously deeper. They should be new." Tong Bo bent down and measured the left and right footprints inch by inch with his right palm.
In the arresting room of Tingwei Mansion, only Guimian was sitting alone in the center; he had taken off his arresting uniform and the ghost mask full of fangs, and was dozing off with his chin in one hand.
"Report!" A red-clothed imperial guard hurriedly ran in and raised his hand towards Ghost Face: "Lord Ghost Face, Mr. Su Ruhai, Mr. Su, do you want to see me?"
"Huh? Ah! Let him come in." Ghost Face was startled by the shout, and his delicate face coupled with a look of worry made the imperial guards below him want to laugh but did not dare to laugh out loud.
"I mean, kid, when did you catch Xiang Yun's bad habit? You're in such a hurry." Su Ruhai shook her folding fan desperately and swayed her fat body, looking very funny: "Tell me, what's the point of coming to me?" thing?"
"You go down first!" Ghost Face waved to the red-clothed court guard: "Close the door. No one is allowed to enter without my order."
"I obey my command!" The red-clothed court guard slowly retreated.
"Ruhai! I heard that you took over the Su family's Fengyi Hall. I would like to congratulate you in advance." Ghost Face looked at the closed door and bowed to Su Ruhai with a smile.
"Kid, don't do this! If you want to congratulate me, you should invite me to drink at Zuifeng Tower!" Su Ruhai spat and cursed: "There is no sincerity at all."
"That's that!" The ghost smiled and took out a letter from his arms and threw it gently, falling in front of Su Ruhai: "But, it's not my turn to treat you!"
"Hey! It's Xiangyun again!" Su Ruhai finished reading the letter and shook his head helplessly: "It would be nice if this stingy guy doesn't come to blackmail me. How do you expect him to treat you?"
"How about it? You should be able to do it now, right?" The ghost face suppressed his smile and looked serious.
Looked at Su Ruhai.
"Su has already fallen into trouble from the moment he took over Fengyitang!" Su Ruhai stood up slowly and put the letter on the candle in front of her until it disappeared into ashes: "Even if you can't do it, you have to bite the bullet Don’t you do it?”
"Haha!" Ghost Face suddenly burst out laughing, holding his stomach: "I didn't expect that the noble eldest son of the Su family would also have helpless times. It's really rare."
"Humph! Just laugh." Su Ruhai slowly stood up and suddenly stopped in front of the door: "I'll give you news within a day."
The night had completely swallowed up the sky. Tong Bo walked slowly along the footprints and came to Shuanglong Lane without knowing it.
"Huh? Does this Salpa know Qing Kung Fu?" Tong Bo looked at the deserted alley and fell into deep thought. Suddenly he felt a cold light flashing in front of his eyes: "No, I fell into a trap."
But it was no longer enough. Three men in black jumped down from the rooftops on both sides of the street, and the shining plain knives in the night were placed on Tong Bo's neck.
"Your Excellency has been with me all night, aren't you tired?" Salba, who had changed into a black outfit, slowly emerged from the gap between the two shops on the left.
"Tired! Why aren't you tired?" Seeing that he couldn't escape, Tong Bo simply raised his hands and said with a smile, "But all this is caused by you, sir."
"Oh? How do you say this?" Salba frowned and kept looking at Tong Bo's sallow face.
"If you walk slower, sir, I won't be so tired." Tong Bo touched the back of the knife on his neck with one hand: "I'm just a person with no strength, how can I still Are you afraid that I will run away?"
"Put down your swords." Salba waved his hand towards the three men in black. He couldn't help but secretly admire Tong Bo's courage: "Who are you, and what is the purpose of sneaking into the household department?"
"Isn't that important?" Tong Bo smiled slightly: "The important thing is that if you cooperate with those people, you will be seeking skin from a tiger, and you will die."
"Hmph! It seems you know a lot!" Salba's face turned cold: "You guys, take him away."
