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Chapter 9 Can You Trust Lei Heng?
"General Lei, we won't eat the meal. I'm a bit busy this time and need the general's help." Chao Qing said.

With Lei Heng's current official rank, he is still not worthy of the title of general, but in private, he is still very useful when others call him a general.

The general's high hat immediately made Lei Heng's face burst into a contented smile. Although he himself wanted to hold back and make himself look more stable, like the general who is not showing emotions in the storytellers, this smile is It leaked out unstoppably like dumpling filling with a broken skin.

"Don't, don't, don't call me a general. I, Lei Heng, am a blacksmith at best. If it weren't for Brother Zhu's support, I wouldn't be where I am today. Just ask for anything."

After hearing this, Chao Qing put a package on the table. When the package touched the table, it made a rather heavy sound, like the sound of a solid and heavy object. Lei Heng was very familiar with this sound, it was the sound of silver ingots.

"This is 500 taels of silver. I will give it to General Lei as a token of my gratitude. After the matter is completed, I will give you another 500 taels of silver."

Then he put another package on the table.

"Here is also 500 taels, for General Lei to manage his affairs."

Lei Heng laughed, looking very heroic, and said: "Oh, this is too polite, what do you think of me, Lei Heng, I am a life-and-death friend with Brother Zhu, and I have a life-and-death relationship with Chao Tianwang If you have something to do, I, Lei Heng, will naturally help with all my strength, and I will not avoid the mountains of swords and fire."

After he finished speaking, he grabbed two bags of silver and turned into the inner hall. Chao Qing's hearing was excellent, and within a short while, he heard the rattle of organic gears turning inside, followed by the sound of drawers being opened and wooden cabinets moving, presumably it was Lei Heng. Store these silver taels.

After a while, Lei Heng reappeared, with an even bigger smile on his face, and said to the two: "I wonder what you two need from me, Lei Heng?"

Chao Qing said: "I want General Lei to help inquire about a person."

"One small thing." Lei Heng readily agreed.

"I have been in Jeju City for almost half a year, and I am familiar with all the three religions and nine streams in the city. I don't know who you want to ask?"

Zhu Ting said: "Brother Lei Heng, don't pretend to be confused. Don't you really know who and what is the most talked about in the streets and alleys in this city recently? The two of us have already listened to it when we entered the city today. Let’s talk about it.” He was a little angry, it’s already at this time, Lei Heng is still pretending to be stupid here, it’s too unkind, seeing the two of us, you should think that we are here because of Song Jiang Bar.

Something flashed in Lei Heng's eyes, and then he returned to normal.

He lowered his voice and said mysteriously: "What are you two talking about—Brother Gongming?"

"Who else but him!" Zhu Dian's tone became a little anxious.

Lei Heng hurriedly made a silence gesture, then walked to the door with a serious face, looked around, and turned back after confirming that there was no one nearby, and said with a tone of justification and credit:

"To be honest, I heard the news the day Gongming was arrested. I wanted to visit the prison, but the prefect He was under strict supervision and I never had the chance. I have also tried my best in the past few days. Money, be sure to let them take care of Brother Gu Gongming one or two, and don't break him in prison."

After hearing what Lei Heng said, Zhu Ting changed his attitude slightly.

"Then how is brother Gongming?"

"Although I didn't meet anyone, after spending the money, my friends in the prison told me that brother Gongming was doing well inside and didn't suffer."

Chao Qing said: "In that case, General Laurei has to worry about it."

"In any case, brother Gongming is also my elder brother. Now that he is in trouble, I am extremely anxious. I just don't know how to rescue him. I can only use money to save his life in prison."

"To save my uncle's life, General Lei is also my benefactor of Liangshan."

Lei Heng said with a righteous face: "When I was in Yuncheng County, I was greatly favored by Brother Gongming. Now that he is in trouble, how can I, Lei Heng, stand by and watch?"

Chao Qing said: "Right now, all my gang from Liangshan have sneaked into Jeju City, but the situation is unknown, so we haven't done anything yet. Now I'm going to ask General Lei to help us find out the news."

When Lei Heng heard the group sneaking in, a trace of complicated emotions flashed across his face, but he quickly regained his composure.But this subtle change was still captured by Chao Qing.

"Is Chao Tianwang here too? I haven't seen each other for a long time, and I miss it very much. Can I invite Tianwang to talk about it?"

Zhu Dian said: "The king of heaven has other important matters to deal with. The most important thing right now is to rescue brother Gongming. The king of heaven sent his nephew Chao Qingxian to express his intention to visit."

Lei Heng nodded and said: "I understand. So what information do I need to inquire about?"

Chao Qing said: "General Lei, please inquire about Taishou He's next move, and how he plans to deal with my uncle? In addition, please inquire about where uncle is locked in the prison in the city, the terrain of the prison, the situation of the defense, and who is in charge." Warden, wait."

Lei Heng remembered all of them in his heart.

Chao Qing said: "I believe that under the influence of General Yilei's communication in the city and Yinliang, the information shouldn't be difficult, right?"

"It's not difficult, it's not difficult. Please don't worry, I will definitely find out." Lei Heng immediately expressed his opinion after hearing this.

"Thank you so much. The two of us have other things to do, so we won't bother General Lei. Let's come back tomorrow morning to hear about General Lei's investigation."

"Let's go now, everyone is here, let's go after eating." Lei Heng enthusiastically asked to stay.

"Don't eat. It's important to save people. I don't have time to eat." Chao Qing and Zhu Dian yelled and left Lei Heng's house.

Knowing that Song Jiang was fine, Zhu Dian finally breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "Now we have successfully sneaked into the city, and now we have Brother Lei Heng to inquire about the news inside and cooperate with the outside. Brother Gongming is finally saved."

But Chao Qing shook his head and said, "I don't think so!"

Zhu Dian looked at Chao Qing puzzled.

Chao Qing expressed his doubts: "I'm afraid Lei Dutou is a little unreliable."

"Impossible. I have known Lei Heng for many years, and he is not the kind of person who is not loyal. Besides, whether it is Brother Gongming or King Chao Tian, ​​they have a very good relationship with him. In Yuncheng County, we often eat wine together. This This time we came to the door and gave him so much silver, he should not die."

"I can't tell, but I just feel uneasy." Ever since Chao Qing met Lei Heng himself, he always felt that this person didn't look like the kind of person who could be trusted and entrusted with important affairs.

How can wine and meat friends be relied on?But this was not what worried Chao Qing the most.

At Lei Heng's house just now, Lei Heng's behavior always made Chao Qing feel a little weird. Although this person was filled with righteous indignation when he should be filled with righteous indignation, and impassioned when he should be impassioned, all these emotions made Chao Qing feel Some are overly exaggerated, not natural enough, and seem to have some acting elements in it.

Moreover, Chao Qing was not very optimistic about Lei Heng himself, and it could even be said that he was somewhat prejudiced.Zhu Dian, Chao Gai, and Song Jiang interacted with each other completely congenially.But Lei Heng's contacts with these people are obviously utilitarian. In the final analysis, everything that a person like Lei Heng does is only for himself.

Moreover, this person has another biggest shortcoming, which is greed for profit.People who are greedy for profit and love money can use money to drive them to do things, but they must not be regarded as brothers who can talk to each other and entrust big things to them.

But the rescue of Song Jiang might involve him himself. He has just moved from a small county town to the state, and his future is bright. Will he give up all this for Song Jiang?

"It's not reliable, you'll know if you try it." Chao Qing already had an idea in his mind.

"Then what should we do now?" Zhu Ting asked.

"It's still early, let's take a walk around the city and meet Huazhizhai and the others at night." Chao Qing said it very easily, as if he had finished business and wanted to relax.

"Walking around?" Zhu Tong was at a loss, completely unable to understand what Chao Qing was thinking.

The two just walked around the city like this, as if they really came to visit the mountains and rivers.Chao Qing still has leisure time to buy snacks and pastries from street vendors.Needless to say, the food is quite delicious.After all, the Great Song Dynasty is the Great Song Dynasty. Although the military equipment is not good, this kind of ordinary fireworks life is already very rich. Compared with the later generations, it is not much better.

But Zhu Tong soon understood that Chao Qing was not really wandering around, but was investigating the situation in the city.During the period, the two ran into Lu Fang and Guo Sheng on the road, but they all pretended not to know each other tacitly.

When the lanterns came on, everyone gathered in Chunyang Taoist Temple and reported their work.Chao Qing gathered the information together, and also shared the information he obtained from Lei Heng, and expressed his worries about Lei Heng.

After all, the matter is so important that there is no room for error.

Zhu Ting insisted that Lei Heng is reliable, after all, he has been a brother for many years.

Everyone except Zhu Ting didn't know Lei Heng, so it was hard to judge whether the young leader's premonition was accurate or not.

Hua Rong said: "Rescuing Brother Gongming is a very important matter. If you make a careless move, not only will you not be able to save anyone, but it will even harm these brothers under your command. Therefore, it is best to be careful. In my opinion, we can't place all our hopes on Lei Heng's information. superior."

However, Chao Qing was confident, and said: "It's okay. After all, Lei Dutou is my father's old friend, and he doesn't need to take too much risk for this matter. Besides, even if he doesn't help us, he may not necessarily betray us."

"But just in case..." Hua Rong was still a little worried.To rescue Song Jiang, these unstable factors must be resolved in advance.

"I already have a calculation in my heart. Even if Lei Dutou is really going to be against us, shouldn't we just make a plan? I hope my premonition is wrong and I blame him. If that is the case, I will wait until we are rescued." Uncle, I will definitely apologize to him."

"But if he really betrayed us, then I, Chao Qing, will not let him go!" Chao Qing said firmly.

(End of this chapter)