In the early morning of the next day, everyone got up very early. Luo Dafu and Ling Shantu started talking in the yard very early. Ziwei and Zhu Wei were waiting on them, and Mrs. Ling was making breakfast in the kitchen.
Li Chouxin practiced in the room all night. He had completely completed the second level of the Heart-Inducing Technique. At this time, he felt full of energy. Although he had practiced all night, his body did not feel tired at all, so he put his hand and put it on the table. Three feet three, with his thoughts, the three feet three suddenly let out a thick sword sound, and then transformed into three thousand sword shadows in the room under Li Chouxin's command, filling the entire room. Li Chouxin slowly moved, Then three thousand sword shadows were crowded and slowly rotating in the room. For a moment, the entire room was filled with silver light.
Several people outside the house were shocked when they saw the light flashing in Li Chouxin's house. Ling Zhuwei was very curious, so she rushed up and pushed open the door. Just as the door opened, Li Chouxin looked at the door. Thousands of swords followed Li Chouxin's gaze, and the sword tips were all pointed at Ling Zhuwei. It felt like they were about to break the door. And out.
Ling Zhuwei was so frightened by the scene in front of her that she froze in place, her eyes were stunned, and her mouth opened wide.
Everyone in the yard was quite shocked when they saw this scene. They were all stunned by such a huge formation.
When Li Chou saw that it was Ling Zhuwei, he withdrew three feet and three feet, and all the swords disappeared in an instant. Ling Zhuwei finally regained consciousness and said aggrievedly: "Brother Chou Xin, I just came here because I was worried about you, but you pointed your sword at me, and there were so many of them. Do you dislike Zhu Wei? Scared and on tenterhooks.”
Hearing this, Li Chouxin got up from the bed, put down three feet and three feet, then walked towards Zhu Wei, touched Zhu Wei's head, and said: "I was just practicing swordsmanship just now. I didn't expect you, little Zhu Wei. It came over suddenly, luckily I put the sword away in time, okay, it’s all my fault, I will go out to buy you some fun and delicious food later as an apology, so don’t be angry.”
Ling Zhuwei turned her head and said with some resentment: "That's not bad." Then she ran to Ziwei.
"Congratulations, brother Chou Xin, it seems that you have learned an extremely rare sword skill this night. It seems that you are going to develop in the direction of a contemporary swordsman!" Luo Dafu said as he looked at Li Chou Xin who was walking towards him.
Li Chouxin replied humbly: "Brother Luo was joking. It's just that after fighting against Ba Qing last night, I have been worried. If I don't have stronger moves, it will still be dangerous when I meet a master again. So I practiced all night after I came back last night, and finally got it right." It’s done.”
When the Ling family saw that Li Chouxin's strength had improved again, they were all delighted.
"Brother Qianxin, what is the origin of this sword just now? Can you let us also see it?" Lodav continued to ask.
"The name of the sword just now is Feiliu Sanqianchi. It actually uses the mind to control external objects, turning one sword into a thousand swords. The sword's edge is indestructible and indestructible, even if it is against thousands of enemies at the same time. , can also be destroyed with one sword." After Li Chouxin said, everyone felt incredible at first, and then they all marveled.
When she was young, Mrs. Ling served breakfast and said: "I don't know how to kill us women, but looking at the power just now, even a housewife like me can feel endless oppression. I think it must be powerful." It's tight. But for now, everyone should eat first, because without strength, you won't be able to use your most powerful moves."
After Mrs. Ling finished speaking, everyone laughed.
Amid a burst of talking and laughter, a group of people quickly finished the food on the table.
At this time, Luo Dafu suddenly asked: "Brother Qian Xin, do you have any plans for today? Luo believes that this matter should not be delayed for too long, so as not to give the other party a chance to respond."
Li Chouxin actually had an idea in mind, and said, "Brother Luo, rest assured that you can recover here. I'm going to invite Zhang Rao for a drink today. This line should come in handy."
At noon, Li Chouxin came to Zhang's Mansion empty-handed and knocked on the door of Zhang's Mansion. When the servant saw that the visitor was a friend of his master, he took Li Chouxin into Zhang's Mansion without informing him and went straight to find Zhang Rao.
The servant knocked on Zhang Rao's door for a long time, but there was no movement. Zhang Rao even cursed him a few times through the door.
At this time, Li Chouxin said to the slave: "Try saying I'm at the door and see how he reacts?"
"Master, I don't want to disturb the young master's dream, but the anxious master is waiting at the door right now." As soon as the servant finished speaking, the door was opened.
Seeing Zhang Rao in a disheveled state, he ran out of the room in a panic and said to Li Chouxin: "I'm really sorry, Brother Chouxin, this bastard slave just didn't make it clear that it was Brother Chouxin who came. He was really negligent."
After speaking, he cursed angrily at the servant, and then ordered the servant to go down and prepare for the luncheon, to entertain Li Chouxin well.
At this moment, three young girls hurriedly walked out of the room, said goodbye to Zhang Rao, and left.
Li Chouxin looked at Zhang Rao with a bad smile and said: "Master Zhang, it seems that yesterday was a spring supper. No wonder it's already this hour and I'm still in a deep sleep and don't want to wake up. Master Zhang is quite energetic. He ate three in one bite." .”
Zhang Rao smiled sheepishly: "I drank a few too many drinks yesterday, which made Brother Chouxin laugh."
"Okay, I won't laugh at you anymore. Man, this is normal, but I have something serious to discuss with you today." Li Chouxin suddenly said seriously.
Zhang Rao was about to ask Li Chou what was on his mind when he was interrupted by a scary person who suddenly arrived.
"Master, I'm waiting for you in the study. I want you to come over quickly!"
"Did father say something?"
"That's not true, but the master looks a little anxious."
"In that case, you can bring my Brother Chouxin to the living room to entertain you. I'll come as soon as I go."
Li Chouxin looked at the anxious Zhang Rao and said, "Young Master Zhang, please go ahead. I'll wait for you in the hall."
Zhang Rao hurried towards Zhang Mansion's study.
Li Chouxin was led by her servants to the reception room of Zhang's Mansion to wait for Zhang Rao. She thought that Zhang Shu summoned Zhang Rao in such a hurry, probably because of what happened outside Zhang's Mansion last night.
Li Chouxin drank tea leisurely. After a while, Zhang Rao came back with an unhappy look on his face.
Li Chouxin looked at Zhang Rao who was a little depressed, stepped forward and asked, "What's wrong, Mr. Zhang? Did something happen? If I don't have time today, I will come back tomorrow."
Zhang Rao looked at Li Chouxin and said, "A strange thing did happen, but it has nothing to do with Brother Chouxin. Since Brother Chouxin is here, please give me some advice."
Li Chouxin agreed without refusing.
Zhang Rao ordered his servants to buy food and wine in the side hall, intending to drink and talk with Li Chouxin.
At the dinner table, Li Chouxin asked Zhang Rao again: "Mr. Zhang, what is it that makes you look so solemn?"
Zhang Rao picked up the wine glass, drank one with Li Chouxin, and said slowly: "A strange thing happened outside Zhang's Mansion last night. A group of special people died outside Zhang's Mansion. They were covered with needle holes. Mr. Hu came in early this morning. I wrote a letter to ask my father for accountability. He should have regarded my Zhang family as a suspect. When my father learned about it, he was furious, so he just called me over and asked me to find out the matter as soon as possible. But now I am also I'm completely confused and have no clue, so I'm still counting on Brother Chouxin to give me some ideas." After that, he drank another drink.
"I see. It seems that the group of people who died last night were unusual. If they were ordinary people who died, Master Hu wouldn't be like this, right?" Li Chouxin asked.
"Oh, that's it. Now that it's come to this, I won't hide it from Brother Chouxin. I've seen Brother Chouxin's methods before. What happened last night was definitely not your fault. In fact, those people were people on the Taihe. They Our boss, Quansheng, has business dealings with Hu Jin, Yan Zefa, and our Zhang family. What happened last night made Mr. Hu suspicious that it was our Zhang family. After all, the Zhang family’s business has been growing more and more in recent years. As he grew older, Mr. Hu began to be a little wary of the Zhang family, so he suspected that the Zhang family wanted to establish its own business and break away from their trading circle, so he came to attack the Zhang family." Zhang Rao shook his head as he spoke.
"It seems that the deal between you two is not simple. Is there anything Mr. Zhang is hiding from me?" Li Chouxin continued to ask.
"Oh, Master Hu is the same. Why would our Zhang family do this? Isn't this just causing trouble for ourselves? If we really wanted to do this, we would not kill people near the Zhang family. I don't know what Master Hu thinks. "Zhang Rao did not answer Li Chouxin's question.
"Looking at it from this point of view, Mr. Hu Jin and Mr. Hu may have ulterior motives, but I don't know the ins and outs of the matter. I can't give you any advice now." Li Chouxin said somewhat casually.
After listening to Li Chouxin's words, Zhang Rao thought for a long time while drinking, and then said with some hesitation: "Actually, it's all a beheading business. Since Brother Chouxin regards me as a friend, I will tell you everything, but this matter is still I hope Brother Chouxin dies in his belly, otherwise, even if our Zhang family cannot control Brother Chouxin, there are still many forces such as Hu Jin and Yan Zefa, and if we are not careful, Brother Chouxin's life will be killed."
"Since it's so dangerous, I still don't know what's better. Mr. Zhang should stop here." Li Chouxin said in time.
"Brother Chouxin can't be like this. I'm still counting on Brother Chouxin to give me advice. How can I watch my brother and I suffer like this with peace of mind." Zhang Rao had already made up his mind to tell Li Chouxin everything.
"That's all. That worried person would sacrifice his life to accompany the gentleman. Come and let me hear it." Li Changxin looked like he was going to hurt his friend.
"Actually, the Zhang family, Hu Jin, and Quansheng have all been engaged in selling arms. The Zhang family is responsible for handing over the purchased iron ore to Hu Jin. In addition to being the governor of Eling, Hu Jin is also responsible for arms sales. Supervisor, responsible for the manufacture of weapons for border officers. Originally, Lingshan Tu and Yan Zefa were both his capable generals, but since Ling Shan Tu discovered the illegal activities and objected, they were framed. Now Yan Zefa has become the only and Quansheng is a merchant on the river, operating the Taihe merchant ship, responsible for transporting goods and selling, selling manufactured armaments to various places in the East China Sea and South China Sea through merchant ships, and the money in exchange is divided into "four, three, three" The formats were given to Hu Jin, Zhang Fu, and Quansheng respectively. They stopped for a few years in the past few years, but they have started to operate again in recent years." Zhang Rao shook his head as he spoke.
"Last night, the Taihe went to Eling to load cargo, but I don't know what happened. More than a dozen people on the Taihe died near Zhang Mansion, which led to the current situation. Zhang Mansion is now the number one suspect. "Zhang Rao continued.
After listening to Zhang Rao's general introduction, Li Chouxin was thoughtful, but did not speak.
Seeing this, Zhang Rao quickly asked: "Brother Chouxin, do you have any insights? Please tell me the truth!"
Li Chouxin hesitated for a moment and said, "Do you think there could be a situation where Hu Jin and Yan Zefa actually killed the person, just to find an excuse to get rid of the Zhang family, and then they would have one less partner to share the profits with? On the contrary, they can get more benefits. After all, the Zhang family is only responsible for supplying iron ore. This link is actually the easiest to replace. After so many years of operation, maybe they have already become familiar with some miners, and there is no need for the Zhang family. Yes, and with what happened last night, Quansheng will naturally point the finger at the Zhang family, and Hu Jin and others will also take advantage of the situation to attack the Zhang family. It is a good choice for them. Of course, this is just my personal speculation. , Mr. Zhang can just use it as a reference."
After listening to Li Chouxin's words, Zhang Rao seemed to have opened a new door. He had never dared to think about it before, so he continued to ask: "Brother Chouxin, if what you said is true, how should I deal with it? "
Li Chouxin touched his chin and said: "Since we are still making assumptions, let's go and investigate secretly and investigate every aspect of your business. If this is true, it won't take long for the results to come out."
After listening to this, Zhang Rao raised his glass and toasted Li Chouxin, and said happily: "Brother Chouxin, wait a moment. I will go and discuss with my father to see how he makes his decision."
Li Chouxin said, "Young Master Zhang, you can only say that you thought of it yourself, don't trust me."
"Understood." Zhang Rao couldn't wait and ran to the study.
After a long time, Zhang Rao came back and said excitedly to Li Chouxin: "After hearing this, my father thought it was very reasonable and ordered me to investigate secretly. If this is really the case, I can cope with the changes earlier, otherwise they will really succeed." The family is finished.”
While Zhang Rao thanked Li Chouxin, he had other things on his mind.
Li Chouxin realized that Zhang Rao had not finished his words and said, "Master Zhang, in this case, I wonder if Master Zhang still has any doubts?"
Zhang Rao said hesitantly at this time: "Brother Chou Xin, brother, I know that the risk is inevitable, but if something happens to me alone, I may not be able to protect myself, and there is no one who is skilled in martial arts and trustworthy around me, I don't know Chou." Brother Xin, if you are willing to go with Zhang, I will be grateful to the Zhang family in the future."
Li Chouxin smiled when he heard this and said, "Young Master Zhang is overly worried. I think that when I first arrived in Eling, I, Li Chouxin, was treated with courtesy by Young Master Zhang. He gave me a lot of expensive gifts. I gave you enough affection and face. Now I am with you again." When brothers and friends get together, they can tell the truth about such important things. How can I not help you with this help? I won't mention the words of repayment."
Seeing Li Chouxin's heartfelt words, Zhang Rao couldn't hide his excitement and said: "Since Brother Chouxin is so loyal and he relies on me, Zhang Rao must only obey Brother Chouxin's orders. After all, I still have confidence in my own strength." It's a bit cognitive." After saying that, Zhang Rao smiled awkwardly.
Li Chouxin was not polite and asked directly: "Young master Zhang, if you know where the weapons are made, let's start from there."
"It's natural, but most people can't enter that place, but my Zhang family can come and go freely on the pretext of transporting iron ore. I wonder what Brother Chouxin has to say?" Zhang Rao replied.
Li Chou said to himself: "Then please prepare the iron ore, Mr. Zhang, and we will go find out tonight. But now I have to go back to Sanmiao Hall to explain and make some preparations. I will meet you later, so I will take my leave."
After listening to what Li Chouxin said, Zhang Rao escorted Li Chouxin out of the Zhang Mansion, and then arranged for his servants to go to the Zhang family warehouse to prepare the iron ore for tonight.
Li Chouxin knew that Zhang Rao had taken the bait, so he quickly rushed back to Sanmiao Hall to tell Luo Dafu, Ling Shantu and others everything.
A game of chess began to unfold around the Zhang family.
Li Chouxin discussed with Luo Dafu: "Brother Luo, in order to convince Zhang Rao, I have to ask Brother Luo and Brother Xu for a small favor tonight."
Lodav was curious, "What's the big deal? Brother Chouxin, just tell me."
"I would like to ask you two to follow me to the ordnance refinery tonight and put on a show." After Li Chouxin finished speaking, she approached Lodav and whispered in his ear.
After hearing this, Luo Dafu burst into laughter, "Brother Chou Xin is smart, but will he be a little cruel to the young master of the Zhang family?"
Li Chouxin said: "After so many years of good life, it's time for them to suffer."
So after some discussion, several people split up.
In the evening, Li Chouxin found Zhang Rao, and the two of them planned to transport the iron ore and rush to the ordnance factory.
Lodav and Xu Sanqiu, who had been prepared in advance, disguised themselves and sneaked into the back of the team.
Arriving at the ordnance factory on the outskirts of the city, after some questioning and inspection, the team entered smoothly. While unloading the iron ore, Li Chouxin asked Zhang Rao to take him around. Zhang Rao found an excuse to check the progress, so he took Li Chouxin with him. Start wandering around.
When they arrived outside the warehouse where the finished products were stored, they saw the craftsmen dividing the ordnance and armor of different qualities into two categories and putting them aside. Li Chouxin asked, "Why is this?"
Zhang Rao, however, was accustomed to explaining: "Of course, this is a differentiated treatment. The good ones are sold, and the defective products are made of leftover materials. Because the leftover materials are limited, they can only be transported to the border customs when enough is saved, so the border customs will There was a situation where the ordnance was fragile and insufficient.”
When Li Chou heard this, he was filled with anger, but for the sake of the overall situation, he endured it and said calmly: "Let's take a look further, maybe we can make some unexpected discoveries."
When we reached a corner, there was almost no one here and it was relatively dark. Zhang Rao said, "Brother Chou Xin, there is nothing in front of us. Let's go look elsewhere."
At this time, a conversation suddenly came from outside the warehouse wall.
"Have you seen Mr. Yan? Mr. Hu has something to discuss with him."
"Master Yan has been here before, but later he said that he was going to the second and second floors to discuss new iron ore supply channels. He should be on the second and second floors at the moment."
"I know, I'll go to the second and second floors for a run!"
Zhang Rao and Li Chou heard this. Zhang Rao looked angry and wanted to go forward to ask, but was stopped by Li Chou. "Calm down, Mr. Zhang. This information shows that at least tonight is not in vain. We need to think about it in the long run."
In an instant, the conversation stopped, but it left an indelible mark on Zhang Rao's heart.
Li Chouxin knew that his goal was achieved, so he said to Zhang Rao: "I think we can see almost enough here. Why don't we go to the second and second floors to observe and see if Yan Zefa is really there."
Zhang Rao suddenly realized that he ignored the unloaded iron ore, left his team and Li Chouxin and rushed to the second and second floors.
The two of them sat down in the teahouse not far from the second floor and stared at the door of the second floor.
After a while, I saw Yan Zefa walking out from the second and second floors accompanied by someone and heading towards the Governor's Mansion.
When Zhang Rao saw this, he was angry and frightened. He hurriedly bid farewell to Li Chouxin, saying that he would quickly return to Zhang's mansion to tell Zhang Shu everything. He rode away before he finished speaking.
Li Chouxin looked at Zhang Rao who was walking away, sighing that the game of chess had already begun.
