Ma'am help, the general is in trouble again

Chapter 229 Joining the gangster den
Or maybe it's because they have some confidence in Zheng Quchi's ability to protect himself, and the situation around Fu County has always been under control...

But they never thought that the problem would not be any of the enemies they had imagined, but the people they thought were the safest and safest.

Wei Yao kicked the city guard away, who was almost out of breath, and asked someone to take him and his men away, but instead of taking him to the county jail, he took him back to the camp.

"Zebang, who do you think took away the lady? Is she in danger now?"

Wei Yao stared at the alley with dark eyes, unable to think of anyone else.

"It should be impossible for the people on our side." Wang Zebang also thought about this matter: "But there shouldn't be too much danger. According to the city guard, the lady has a shooter in her hand, but she does not After attacking the man, there were no traces of fighting or struggle in the alley, which means that Madam agreed and left with him."

"What if Madam was subdued and had no strength left to resist?" Wei Yao said the worst possibility.

Of course Wang Zebang has thought about this possibility, but at times like this, he should not panic and calm down.

He analyzed: "But the pursuing officers and soldiers are already nearby. Even if she shouts, it will cause movement and the other party's movements will be discovered. However, the lady did not do anything to save herself, so I infer that the lady was not in danger at that time." .”

Wei Yao remained silent for a long time, seeming to weigh the credibility of his words.

Wei Yao suddenly thought of something. He stared at Wang Zebang closely and lowered his voice: "Tell me, could that be someone from the Mo family? Do you remember that not long ago, someone saw Gan Xin from the Mo family? Appeared in Jindu, but soon disappeared again."

It's hard to tell the difference between Madam and the Mo family. If the Mo family showed up and wanted to take her away, it would make sense for her not to resist.

Gan Xin?

Gan Xin, the crazy sword of the Mo family who claims to be able to level mountains and rivers and five continents with one sword?

Wang Zebang's face was like splashing ink, and he gradually became serious: "The Mo family actually sent him. It seems that we are in trouble."

"Anyway, I'll send someone to check his current whereabouts first," Wei Yao said coldly.

Wang Zebang patted him on the shoulder: "You have to handle this matter personally. I will go with the people from the county government to hunt down the road bandits tomorrow morning, and check for clues about Princess Sheng'an along the way."

"I'm afraid this bandit thing is not simple." Wei Yao reminded him.

Wang Zebang knew his worries: "No matter how easy it is, we still have to investigate. These road bandits suddenly appeared near our Fu County, specifically picking out travelers. I don't think they are purely for money, but more like they are doing something else." the goal of."

"Then what purpose would they have?"

"It's hard to say. Anyway, you go look for clues first and find Madam's traces as soon as possible. I'll go to the road bandits first to explore the situation. We'll split up... By the way, has Runtu arrived in the field?"

"He hasn't written yet."

Calculating the time, it was almost a day or two: "He has strong martial arts skills and brings an elite army of black armor, so there will definitely be no problem."

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In the cave, Zheng Quchi, who was stared at by dozens of people and panicked, stammered and asked: "Are you a road bandit?" She didn't believe it: "Do you have any evidence?"

"Do you need evidence? How can a good person admit that he is a road gangster?" The man seemed to be even more amused by her.

Of course there are.

like me.

Zheng Quchi thought to himself that she was obviously a good person, but in the next few seconds, she decided to tell a little lie to save her life.

"Now can you tell me why those officers and soldiers thought you were a road bandit?"

When Zheng Quchi heard this, he immediately said with righteous indignation: "I just came to join you road bandits. I was originally just a little carpenter who repaired things, but I accidentally offended the city guard. He always gave me little shoes. They also wanted to arrest me and put me in jail for torture and interrogation, so I thought I would just stop doing it and just fall into the trap of being a bandit."

The implication is, I’m not here to destroy you, I’m here to join you.

It would be impossible not to join. She already knew where their base camp was, and she also met the bandit leader who Wang Zebang said was "a dragon that sees its head but not its tail." She knew so many secrets. If she didn't choose to join, she would definitely be waiting for her. There are only two options: silence or lock up in a black cage.

She didn't want to die, nor did she want to be imprisoned without her freedom and dignity, so she could only join them if she couldn't defeat them for the time being.

"Are you a young carpenter? A female carpenter?" The man looked at her with strange eyes.

She lowered her head and looked at her village girl dress: "Yes, don't you believe it?"

Her eyes moved around the area, looking for something to prove herself.

Until she saw a shabby little pile of trucks with half of its wheels broken off in the corner. She immediately walked over, took out the stuff she was carrying, and hit it three times, making a "bang bang" sound. make.

After a while, she stood up and gestured to them: "Come and take a look, I've done it."

The road bandits all came forward out of curiosity, only to see that the previously shabby little pile of trucks now looked decent, standing upright, the wheels had been reinstalled, and the scattered parts had also been reassembled. Although There's no way to restore it to its original, rolled-out appearance, but at least it looks like it's still usable right now?

They were all surprised that this thin-looking girl actually had such a skill?
One of the gangsters pulled up the trolley and pushed it forward. The wheels were turning as usual. They looked left and right on the trolley. Finally, they turned around in surprise and said, "She really fixed it. It was so easy." Xiaoqi and I were busy working for a long time yesterday, but it got worse and worse. Now it’s better, we have a trolley again. "

At this time, the way these road bandits looked at Zheng Quchi changed from being ferocious and wary at the beginning to one that remains to be seen now.

It seems that she did not lie. A person's mouth can lie, but this skilled craftsmanship cannot. She is really a carpenter.

"Are you really going to join us as a road bandit?" Their questioning eyes kept scanning her body.

A middle-aged man with a scar on his face said: "Xing'an, where did you bring this person back? Can you trust me?"

The man named Xing'an was probably the leader of this group of road bandits. He said: "When I met her, she was being hunted by the government. A group of them were chasing a little girl, and they kept calling her a road bandit. I listened. It’s funny, I brought her back when I saw she was desperate.”

"Xing'an, you are too impulsive. People from the government have been looking for our people recently. Could she be an undercover agent sent by the government?" someone warned.

When Zheng Quchi heard this, he quickly cleared himself up and said, "That can't be true. I'm just like me. I can't write, write poetry, or martial arts, and I can't box. How can I be an undercover? Do I rely on repairing wooden tools or carving wood?"

Although Zheng Quchi's appearance is very deceptive, they are like rats in the dark ditch. Everyone shouts and beats them. They have no sense of security. They are naturally alert to any slight disturbance, so they do not completely trust her. .

Zheng Quchi continued to argue: "I am really a carpenter. Have you ever seen an undercover government official who would send a carpenter?"

The road bandit just looked at her pitifully and said nothing, but Xing'an asked her: "Since you are a carpenter, what kind of things can you make?"

Zheng Quchi subconsciously said: "I, I can do everything."

Xing'an was silent for a moment: "... You're quite arrogant, so can you repair a crossbow or antlers, or a grappling hook for traps?"

When Zheng Quchi heard this, he thought, "That's it?"

But she showed some hesitation on the surface: "Well, it's for military use. I'm just an ordinary carpenter, not big..."

Xing'an said calmly: "If you don't know it, just kill him." Zheng Quchi suddenly stopped and turned around halfway, and said decisively: "I can! I can do everything!"

This sounded like a lie, and the road bandits didn't believe a word of it.

Xing'an looked deeply at Zheng Quchi and said to the gangsters: "Since she knows how to do it, why not give her the broken instruments to repair."

"No, how can we just leave such matters to an outsider?"

The road bandits objected one after another at this time, probably because they didn't trust her.

Not only her people, but also her craftsmanship.

"Then leave it to you? Who knows how to do it?" Xing'an asked.

Immediately, the noisy and dissatisfied voices disappeared in an instant and became silent.

"Besides, she is like an ant in our hands now. If she has any objections, she can be crushed to death with just one hand. Do you still worry about the betrayal of an ant?" Xing'an said with a smile.

Zheng (ant) Qu Chi thought to himself, I call you crazy, I call you arrogant, there will be times when you will regret it!
Zheng Quchi blinked his big, talkative eyes and said obediently: "I won't betray you. I originally wanted to work with you. I heard that you don't hurt people or kill, but only rob rich travelers. It's admirable to be a robber when you look like this. I don't have any other abilities. I will do whatever you ask me to do."

Xing'an stared at her with a smile and said, "Xiao San Xiao Qi, you two watch her carefully. If there is any abnormality, come over and report it to me immediately."

Xiao San Xiao Qi responded: "Yes."

"You two will take her to the weapons warehouse tomorrow morning."

"we know."

After instructing them, Xing'an said to Zheng Quchi: "Don't you want to join us? Then you should perform well. If the results satisfy us, you can join us."

Who wants to join you?
Working first without discussing salary is simply a shame.

Although she was full of complaints, she promised gratefully on her face: "Don't worry, I will definitely do a good job."

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The next day, Xiaosan and Xiaoqi took Zheng Quchi deep into the cave, but instead of getting darker and darker inside, it gradually opened up and became brighter, until she saw a sinkhole in front of her, and then she saw a scene that she had never expected at all. picture.

Her first reaction was——

It's over, they definitely won't leave her alive.

The second reaction is, are they going to rebel? !The items placed here are all weapons.

All kinds of knives, swords, guns, halberds... were all available, but such ordinary weapons were obviously not enough for them. There were also various strange things placed in some stone niches whose functions she could not understand for a while.

Is this the "weapon storehouse" of road bandits?They are almost as big as an army depot.

But there are tens of thousands of people in the army. Where did they, a criminal group of dozens of road bandits, get these exaggerated things?

She swallowed and stepped forward to pick up something in the shape of a slender bamboo tube.

When she was just checking it, the mistress became anxious: "Hey, don't touch it, it's very dangerous! Put it down quickly!"

The mistress came over and wanted to push her away and grab her things, but Zheng Quchi easily stopped her on the spot with one hand.

She looked at the bamboo tube intently, then leaned closer to smell the smell: "Oh, it smells of gunpowder, saltpeter, charcoal powder, sulfur..."

The mistress was just a teenager. He couldn't hide his surprised expression and said, "How do you know what's in this?!"

"What's this called?"

Without the other people around, Zheng Quchi's expression suddenly no longer looked "innocent and simple", but instead revealed a bit of oppression.

Xiao San's wrist was pinched and hurt, and he shouted: "Shock Cannon, hey, let me go quickly. How can you, a woman, be so strong? Xiao Qi, are you a fool? You can't do it just by looking at it." Come help me."

When Xiao Qi was called by Xiao San, his dumbfounded expression turned into a reaction, and he immediately went over to pry Zheng Quchi's hand away.

But before she met Zheng Quchi, she had already given up and let go of the mistress.

Xiao San and Xiao Qi are twins. Xiao San is smart and lively, but Xiao Qi is much duller and can basically only follow orders.

These twins are quite interesting.

Turning her head, Zheng Quchi saw another iron gourd. She put down the wooden tube, picked up the iron gourd and shook it, and found the sound of water sloshing inside.

"What is this?"

"Oh, don't worry about this, you don't need this...ah - what are you doing?!"

As the mistress screamed in panic, Zheng Quchi had already pulled out the stopper of the iron gourd, and she smelled the smell of kerosene inside the iron gourd.

"Don't shake, you must not shake. Hold it steady and don't move your hands!" The mistress stomped her feet anxiously.

When Zheng Quchi heard this, she obeyed him. She held it carefully so as not to shake it. She looked at the pulled out plug and understood immediately: "This is a flint used to make fire through friction... There is something inside the iron gourd." Fire oil, if you shake the iron gourd hard and then remove the plug, it will burst into flames, right?"

"How did you know?!"

These are all weapons they developed in secret. Others can't understand its purpose at all, but she just understands it just by smelling it, touching it, and taking a look?

"It's all trivial."

Zheng Quchi wanted to continue, but before she could look any further, Xiaosan and Xiaoqi took him away together.

"Stop looking, stop looking, get to work!"

If she keeps reading, won't it mean that she has seen through all their secrets?

They brought her to a natural pit, where there were many wooden remains piled up, all of which were damaged or smashed by gravity, and some were even shattered.

Seeing this similar scene, she inexplicably remembered some past events.

When she was in the camp, Yu Wensheng set up a trap in order to draw out the enemy's secret plan. But she was so stupid at the time that she stepped forward without knowing anything and put together all the equipment parts on the ground.

Little did she know at that time that Yu Wensheng had already begun to doubt her identity, and even tested her by pretending to be a drowning person in advance.

(End of this chapter)