A knife in love

Chapter 978

Liu Yong pondered for a moment, and said: "Tomorrow evening at the latest, the head of Chu and others will return to the outside of Xiuwu County. I have discussed with the two heads of Chu and Xu, and the Japanese pirates must have set up outside the city of Xiuwu. Therefore, after they return, they must stay at least forty miles away from Xiuwu County, and then send out capable disciples to inquire outside Xiuwu County. Once they see lanterns hanging on the tower of Nancheng, they must send out a signal , Huashan, Kunlun, Qingcheng, Emei, together with a dozen other gangs, can enter the city within an hour."

Li Qiufeng said: "Mr. Liu's arrangement like this is indeed a perfect strategy. At present, the Liusheng clan and the Japanese pirates have not made any troubles. I think they want to take advantage of the four leaders of Nie, Lu, Zhao and Du gathered in Xiuwu County on the day of the Lantern Festival. Eliminate them in one fell swoop. And if the Japanese pirates want to succeed in their plot, Yu Fan, who is lurking in the city right now, is a very crucial person. After the junior returns, he intends to keep an eye on this person. It is best to find out where the Japanese pirates are lurking tomorrow. Before the Japanese pirates attack, strike first and catch them off guard."

Liu Yong nodded and said, "Brother Li is right. If that's the case, I'll go to the city with you, so I can take care of you."

Li Qiufeng said: "Mr. Liu, you are very famous in Jianghu, I am afraid that few people don't know you. The Liusheng family has placed eyeliner in the court and Jianghu more than ten years ago, and the Huashan School is ranked among the top ten martial arts sects. Among them, they are naturally regarded as a thorn in the side and a thorn in the flesh. Even if Mr. Liu puts on makeup, he is easily recognized by them. If the pirates find that Mr. Liu has returned to the city, they will naturally guess that the major sects must not have left. In this way, the Japanese pirates will come up with other schemes. Therefore, I ask Mr. Liu to stay outside the city temporarily. When the younger generation raises the lanterns on the city tower, Senior Liu will lead the heroes of various factions into the city. We will give the Japanese pirates in the Chenghuang Temple Let's work together from inside to outside, and destroy these evil Fusang warriors."

Liu Yong saw that Li Qiufeng had made up his mind, so he couldn't force him, so he had to say to Li Qiufeng: "In this case, Liu will wait outside the city first. It's just that the city is full of dangers, not only Japanese pirates are about to move, but Ji Dingzhong and others are also scheming and deceitful. Brother Li must be careful when dealing with these two groups of people. If things change and Brother Li goes out of the city directly, let’s think of another way. Don’t show your courage and fight these traitors.”

Li Qiufeng said: "Mr. Liu, don't worry, the younger generation has his own measure."

After the two exchanged a few more words, Li Qiufeng said goodbye to Liu Yong and went straight back to the city.He was careful all the way, paying attention to whether anyone was following him.It's just that the Lantern Festival will start the day after, and many merchants have come to the city, and the streets are very lively with people coming and going.Li Qiufeng walked through the crowd, and for a moment he couldn't confirm whether anyone was following him.

When he walked about a mile away, he suddenly saw Mei Dali and several disciples walking by not far away.Li Qiufeng thought that he was going to find Wan Congyun and others, but he unexpectedly met Mei Dali, which saved him a lot of energy.He hastily walked a few steps, and seeing Mei Dali and others walking into an alley in Dongshou, he followed.

This alley is very quiet, there is a wall on both sides, but no one can be seen in the alley.Mei Dali and the others walked for more than ten steps, and there were more than a dozen people standing in front of them. Seeing Mei Dali approaching, they rushed up to salute.Mei Dali, on the other hand, was angry and scolded: "Damn it, none of you bastards are of any use. Wan Laoer and Ba have taken the lead in everything. It's unlucky for me to lead you. You can't even eat a hot mouthful of shit!"

Mei Dali rolled up his sleeves while talking, and said viciously to everyone: "Who is guarding Beicheng these two days? Stand up for me!"

After he finished speaking, the dozen or so people all looked terrified, but no one spoke.

Mei Dali saw that everyone looked like this, he became more and more annoyed, and shouted loudly: "If you don't speak again, I will screw all your heads off!"

While talking, Mei Dali took a wooden stick as thick as a bowl from an apprentice beside him, and said with a sneer, "Don't you tell me? Then I will beat each of you ten sticks, let alone another ten sticks, until You say it!"

As soon as Mei Dali finished speaking, he suddenly saw that the faces of these dozen people changed drastically, and they looked straight behind him.He said loudly: "I'm talking to you, did you hear me?!"

The crowd still didn't answer, they looked behind Mei Dali in a daze.Mei Dali's heart shuddered, and he thought to himself that although most of his disciples were cunning and shameless street scoundrels, they were still obedient in front of him, and they had never been as weird as they are today.So he froze for a moment, and turned his head involuntarily to look behind him.

I saw a place about Zhang Xu behind me, and I don't know when a person came.Mei Dali turned pale with shock, and when he took a closer look, it was Li Qiufeng who came.

This was beyond Mei Dali's expectation. He wiped his eyes with his left hand to make sure that he was not mistaken. !"

After Mei Dali finished speaking, he kowtowed three times in a row.The ground of this alley is paved with strips of stone. After Mei Dali knocked his head three times, the skin on his forehead was broken, and blood flowed down immediately.

Li Qiufeng hastily stepped forward and pulled him up from the ground, and said, "Mr. Mei, why do you need such a big gift?!"

Mei Dali said in a trembling voice: "The villain has eyes but doesn't know Mount Tai. I don't know that the Elder Master is the inspector of the eight prefectures who came to our Xiuwu County from the capital to handle the case. These days, his words and deeds in front of the Elder Master are very offending. I hope the elder Master, don't blame the villain."

After Mei Dali finished speaking, her knees softened and she was about to kneel down again.Li Qiufeng pushed his arm hard to support his body, and Mei Dali immediately couldn't kneel down.

Li Qiufeng was about to speak, when he heard a "plop" sound, but the dozen or so people standing in front of him all fell to their knees and kowtowed to Li Qiufeng one after another.

Li Qiufeng heard that Mei Dali called himself "Master Qingtian" and said that he was the inspector of the Eight Houses, and then saw the people kowtow like garlic, knowing that there were rumors in the city, and that Mei Dali and others believed it was true, so he was so frightened. appearance.He hurriedly said: "What is the inspection of the Eight Houses? Someone deliberately spread rumors. You must not believe it."

Mei Dali said in a trembling voice: "Master, you don't have to hide from the villain. Even the police officers in the yamen say that you are a high-ranking official from the capital. How could there be a lie?"

When he said this, he looked at Li Qiufeng in horror, and then said: "The villain was going to visit the elder just now, and he met Laoer Wan on the way. With a proud face, he said to the villain himself, your official is better than Henan. The governor is even older..."

When Mei Dali said this, Li Qiufeng only felt his arms sink.It turned out that Mei Dali's body went limp and was about to fall to the ground again.

Li Qiufeng said seriously: "Mr. Wan is also hearsay, and he can't count. Besides, Mr. Mei has helped me a lot these days, so how can I blame you? There is one matter right now, and I need to ask Mr. Mei to help..."

When Li Qiufeng said this, Mei Dali's eyes lit up, he straightened up immediately, and said in his mouth: "If you have something to do, just give orders, and the villain will definitely help you with all your strength. Even if the villain's life is taken, the villain will definitely not even have eyes. Don't blink."

Seeing that Mei Dali's apprentices were still kneeling straight on the ground, Li Qiufeng said to Mei Dali: "Get these brothers up first, and then let's find a place where there is no one to talk."

Mei Dali repeatedly agreed, turned his head away, and said to the crowd: "Aren't you getting up yet? Go to the alley and watch over me, don't let me even let a fly in!"

Everyone got up from the ground and rushed out of the alley, only Li Qiufeng and Mei Dali were left in the blink of an eye.Li Qiufeng already had an idea in his mind at this time, and he said to Mei Dali: "Mr. Mei doesn't have to believe those rumors in the city. But let's not hide it from Mr. Mei, I am indeed from the capital..."

Before Li Qiufeng finished speaking, Mei Dali knelt down on the ground again.Li Qiufeng was quick-sighted, grabbed his shoulder with his left hand, pulled him up, and said: "I have already said that there is no need to be polite, why should Mr. Mei be like this?"

Mei Dali sneered and said: "To be honest, a villain is a bitch. When I see the adults in the government, my knees will soften for some reason, and then I will kneel down without knowing it."

Hearing what he said, Li Qiufeng was angry and funny, but also a little sad.He went on to say: "I have an errand in the Ministry of Criminal Justice in the capital. This time I came to Xiuwu County to investigate a person. Since Mr. Mei said that he is willing to help, this matter will fall on Mr. Mei."

(End of this chapter)