Once Lu Feng's identity was revealed, the young master's face turned extremely ugly.
"Thank you, sir, for saving our father and daughter."
"It's just a little effort." Lu Feng waved his hand.
Su Qian asked: "Where did you, father and daughter, escape from and come to Baima City?"
"It's a village near Gutongguan."
"Gutong Pass?" Lu Feng frowned, "Isn't the war there still under control now? Are Zeguo's troops attacking so intensively?"
"That's not the case." The old man sighed, "It's okay that the generals are guarding the border. It's just that all the attention is on the enemy country, and the banditry in the pass is getting more and more rampant, and ordinary people like us can't live any longer. We can only leave our hometown and come here to make a living.”
This question was something Lu Feng had not thought of.
"So what are you going to do now? Looking at your father and daughter like this, I'm afraid they will starve to death before they even think of a way to make a living."
"Oh, just take it one step at a time."
With that said, the two father and daughter once again thanked Lu Feng and others for their help and prepared to enter the city.
"Wait a minute." Lu Feng called to them and took out a ten tael of silver from his purse, "Take it."
"How can this be done?" The old man said nothing.
"Even if you can hold it, it depends on whether your daughter can hold it on and how thin she is. If you are told to take it, take it."
After Lu Feng forced it into the old man's hands, he took Miao Feng and Su Qian to the carriage again, and asked the soldiers to escort the young master and his servants into the city.
"Looking at this situation, it shows that the imperial court's military strength is really limited. It is worried about internal and external troubles and can only take care of this side but not that side." Lu Feng was worried.
"Why are those local officials useless at all?" Su Qian looked unhappy.
"It's no wonder they have it. Banditry has become a climate. Local officials are not to mention corrupt. Even those who are honest and incorruptible have weak local finances. They don't have any extra money to recruit manpower to eliminate wandering bandits. Besides, those There are many capable people in banditry."
"The plan for now is to stabilize the border area as soon as possible so that the imperial court can have enough power to eliminate internal troubles."
After entering Baima City, Lu Feng asked the soldiers to put the young master into a cell.
"This guy just said that he has the Qinglong Gang as his backer. Should we check it out?" Miao Feng suddenly had an idea.
Lu Feng nodded, "Okay, but I guess there won't be any clues."
After returning to the Inspectorate, I finally got some rest.
There is still no progress in monitoring the Qinglong Gang and the fourth leader Li Feng. As for Wulin, there are no clues about the missing people.
The good news is that there are no new missing martial arts people for the time being. After all, all sects and forces now require disciples who go out to go together, and the number should not be less than three.
A few days passed and nothing happened.
Lu Feng is also always paying attention to the news at the border. He heard that the enemy's actions are becoming more and more frequent, and he estimates that the days of close combat are coming soon.
Late autumn has passed and winter has arrived.
"Where's Feng'er? Why didn't you see her?" Lu Feng asked after receiving the hot tea handed over by Lin Sanniang.
The two girls in Qingyi and Suyi helped Lu Feng massage respectively.
"I'm not sure, I seem to be busy with some things outside the house."
"This is strange, what else can she be busy with?" Lu Feng was a little curious.
"I was also thinking that the new chief official from the capital would arrive soon, and I wanted her to take someone to the city lord's mansion to clean it up."
"It's not difficult. Just ask some people to follow me and clean up." Lin Sanniang said.
"Okay, it's all simple things anyway."
While talking, Miao Feng walked in.
"Hey, I'm so busy, I'm finally willing to come back."
Facing Lu Feng's joke, Miao Feng snorted, "I have important information here, do you want to hear it?"
"What important information?"
"About the Qinglong Gang."
When Miao Feng said this, Lu Feng became interested.
"What? Is there any news from the spies?"
"No, it was Ke Ling and her father who said it."
"Wait a minute, why did Ke Ling show up?"
"You forgot, it's the father and daughter who escaped that we rescued before, and you gave them ten taels of silver."
"You have also contacted them. Could it be that you are overflowing with love and are worried that they will not be able to make a living in the city?"
After being enlightened by Lu Feng, Miao Feng blinked to ease the embarrassment.
"Forget it, let's talk about it."
Miao Fengmei danced with joy:
"It turned out that women were abducted and trafficked in their father and daughter's hometown. The wife of Ke Ling's second uncle was once caught. But fortunately, the villagers discovered her in time and rescued her together."
"Ke Ling had a good relationship with her second uncle's wife, and they often spoke kind words. One day, the woman recalled the scene after she was caught, and spoke to Ke Ling. Her original intention was to warn Ke Ling to be careful when going out."
"Today I accidentally let slip about human trafficking in the city, and Ke Ling told me about this past incident. But one thing I noticed is that she mentioned the three words Qinglong Gang."
"Interesting, let's talk about it." Lu Feng nodded, "The hands of the Qinglong Gang are quite long."
Miao Feng took a sip of tea to quench her thirst and continued:
"Her second uncle's wife said that when she was imprisoned, the gang of villains started chatting about the Qinglong Gang, saying that the Qinglong Gang had temporarily stopped delivering goods due to the recent bad news, and they would let them know when they can."
After Miao Feng finished speaking, Lu Feng knew that there was now one more confession pointing to the Qinglong Gang.
"So, I'm still very useful, right?" Miao Feng put her hands on her hips and raised her head, looking proud and complacent.
"Gee, you're awesome."
Lu Feng's casual praise made the two sisters Lin Sanniang and Qing Yi cover their mouths and chuckle.
"Now without further ado, I will bring Ke Ling over to record a confession." With that said, Miao Feng turned around and walked out.
"Wait a minute." Lu Feng stopped her.
"Anything else?"
"Now there is just one more confession, but there is still no evidence. If you do this, ask Ke Ling later if you know where the gangsters who kidnapped are operating. Once you ask clearly, I can send someone there to try. Search, arrest, and bring back witnesses.”
"no problem."
As soon as Miao Feng left, Su Qian walked in behind.
"There is news from the Wulin that something about the Heaven-Swallowing Technique has been revealed, and the identities of the men in black who attacked you before have also been found out."
This is big progress. Lu Feng asked hurriedly: "Have you found the lair of the man in black?"
"No, now we only know that they belong to an organization called Shadow. How many people there are and their overall strength is unknown. The Sky-Swallowing Technique was mastered by an old man who lived in seclusion in the mountains before appearing in this world, but he never practiced it. He was already dead when he was discovered by the martial arts people. After a long time, he was struck by a sword in the chest, a fatal blow."
