Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 2242 Another Lair
"Detain him quietly as soon as possible," Pi Da said, "Use this as a breakthrough to arrest Zhang Tianbo!"

Li Shuangkuai lived in fear these days——Zhang Tianbo's betrayal was within his expectations, these yamen bastards and Australians were not in the same way.But he didn't expect Zhang Tianbo to be so courageous, to win the door in the county with open swords and open guns!

Although Sun Dabiao won the battle at Dalangxu, it is said that hundreds of thieves were beheaded, and the Australian county magistrate was also beheaded, which shocked the whole county for a while.But Li Shuangkuai guessed based on his many years of experience that the Australians would never let it go.In particular, Sun Dabiao failed to take the county seat occupied by the Australians. The most important places in the county were still in their hands, and the Australian fleet on the river was still coming and going.

Although the Kun bandits are currently hiding in the city and cannot come out, once they recover and bring in reinforcements from outside, Sun Dabiao's life will not be so easy.

Li Shuangkuai was not worried about Sun Dabiao's fate.What he was worried about was Zhang Tianbo.

Of course, Li Shuangkuai was not worried about Zhang Tianbo's life or death - if he was going to die, Li Shuangkuai would be more relaxed.What he was worried about was whether the relationship between himself and Zhang Tianbo would attract Australians.

His relationship with Zhang Tianbo was well known in the county.The Australians have absolutely no reason to suffer for nothing. They can't do anything about Sun Dabiao right now, and it's only natural for them to find Zhang Tianbo to vent their anger.

Zhang Tianbo hid with Sun Dabiao, the Australians could do nothing, his family members were not in Dalangxu.Although it was not hidden on his Zhuangzi, he knew the whereabouts.What should Zhang Tianbo do if the Australians come to press him for the whereabouts of his family members?
Jiang Xiaotian also persuaded him to simply take Xiruan and go to join Sun Dabiao in Dalangxu—at least they all had a good relationship back then, not to mention Zhang Tianbo is there now.

"You can go, but I can't." Li Shuangkuai said with a wry smile, "You are still a man in your prime, and you have no family members. I am half-buried, and I have a family of old and young. In terms of face, Sun Dabiao and Feng Haijiao I probably still have some in front of myself. It’s just that it doesn’t matter if I go alone, and I have to bring my family. Dalangxu is now a green forest nest, and there are not half of the houses, all of which are straw sheds. Tianbo dare not put his family members in Dalangxu!"

Worrying about women and children is of course true, Li Shuangkuai is even more worried that if he goes to them, he will be regarded as "fallen grass".Zhuangzi, who had accumulated all his life, was wiped out.

Li Shuangkuai was reluctant to part with this family business, and worried about being implicated.He sighed all day long.If you want to entrust your family members, there is absolutely no one you can trust.He has been a catcher in Yangshan for decades, and he has friends all over the county. However, looking at it now, none of these "friends" are reliable.

However, his mind has calmed down a little these days, because he heard that the Australians did not bring in reinforcements, but instead sent a Xinde county magistrate—it is said to be a woman!It became big news at once.No matter what they do in the county, their eyes widened: female county magistrate?What is this number?
Li Shuangkuai didn't even want to understand what the Australian meant.But since no reinforcements were brought in, the Australians would have no new actions.Moreover, he heard that the Australians are carrying large cargoes and wounded people on the docks of the county these days, and they are being transported away one by one - unlike in the past, heavy loads come and light loads go.

Could it be that the Australians are going to run away?Li Shuang quickly calculated, it is not impossible to calculate.They suffered a big loss in Dalangxu. If they did not give reinforcements, they would not be able to gain a foothold here.And I heard that it is very difficult for Australians to go to the countryside to collect food these days-if they cannot collect food, they will not be able to gain a foothold in Yangshan...

If the Australians can't stand here, they will naturally have no time to deal with Zhang Tianbo.When Li Shuangkui heard the news, he felt much relieved—hoping for the Australians to leave quickly.

That day, Li Shuang had finished his dinner and settled the accounts.He also asked the widowed daughter-in-law to bring her grandson over and asked about some homework.This grandson is the only seedling of the Li family.Li Shuangkai regarded it as a treasure, and invited a gentleman to his home to enlighten him the year before last.It's just that this grandson's talent is really average. After two years of teaching, others can read the third and fourth "Book of Songs", but he can't even read the first one.

The grandson was stuttering and reciting the book of poems, Li Shuang quickly closed his eyes and stopped -- in fact, his heart was not on the grandson's endorsement, but was thinking about what the Li family should do next.Right now, Yangshan is in danger, the Australians have fled, and the county may not necessarily be peaceful.Daming probably won't be able to come back for a while, and the gangs in this county are bound to fight. Although he has friendships with all parties, at this juncture, old friendships may not be worth real money.How should I deal with my old bones to keep my house safe...

He suddenly realized that it would be better for the Australians not to leave: with them there, the county would still be "lawful", and if they left, it would be called lawlessness.He sighed softly. In the final analysis, those who eat in the yamen can only get away with it in peacetime. In troubled times, without the government, who would sell the face of the headhunter?
He even felt a little regretful at the moment.

The grandson's stuttering memorization stopped, Li Shuang quickly snorted, and said, "Why are the books so new? I should ask your husband to teach you well..."

He opened his eyes as he spoke, but was taken aback.

In the hall, at some point, there were four or five more men, all of them dressed in short clothes and leggings, holding double-barreled short bird guns, and forced the servants in the hall.The widow's daughter-in-law hugged her grandson tightly, shaking into a ball like chaff.

"Everyone, heroes..." Li Shuangkuai panicked, what kind of hero is this?However, he immediately realized: it was an Australian!

His heart sank all of a sudden—the Australian really came after him!

Li Shuangkuai forced himself to be calm, and said: "Everyone, I don't know which mountain it is..."

The black and thin man in the lead grinned and said, "Captain Li! You don't need to be cut. We belong to the county government of Yangshan County. Please come to the county as a guest!"

"This... this old man is getting old..." Li Shuang quickly panicked.

"It doesn't matter, we have already prepared to get off the sedan chair. By the way, our county magistrate said that the law and order in the county is not good now. You left Zhuangzi, and you are afraid that you will lose your family, so you will take care of you as a guest."

"Have Li Shuangkuai's whole family been arrested?" Pi Da asked.

"That's right," Luo Yiming smiled, "The company commander and his men have arrested everyone from top to bottom of the Li family village to the county seat, and none of them have escaped!"

"Where's Zhuang Zi?"

"I sent a small team to guard there, and kept a few captives. If anyone comes over, they will be captured together."

"Go to the interrogation, and learn everything about Zhang Tianbo from these people as soon as possible." Pi Da ordered, "This old man was born as a policeman, so I'm afraid he's very naughty..."

"It doesn't matter, we have also caught his only grandson——can Zhang Tianbo be more important than his grandson?"

It didn't take much effort, just reminded him that "the treasure family has been arranged", and this old and cunning former head catcher confessed Zhang Tianbo's whereabouts.

Zhang Tianbo was indeed at Sun Dabiao's place—but he was very unsatisfactory.If the internal project was not completed and the county seat was not opened, Zhang Tianbo would become a useless person and be left alone.

As for Zhang Tianbo's family members, they are still in Xin Laonan's Zhuangzi.But there was already another team there.It's called protection, but it's actually a guard.

"What kind of people?"

"Xiao Lao doesn't know either." Li Shuangkuai said dejectedly, "It is said that it was brought by a Ming official. It was to blackmail Zhang Tianbo."

"We learned about the location of Xin Laonan's Zhuangzi from him, and sent people to investigate. We will probably have news back soon."

The scouts soon brought the news: Xin Laonan's village was indeed guarded by heavy soldiers, and the surroundings were heavily guarded.

"The place where Zhuangzi is located is very remote, and the terrain is dangerous. It's not easy to find. We couldn't get in, but we heard the news from a nearby village: the owner of Xinzhuang was originally a person with a seabed, and he had twenty or thirty men. Hey. Not long ago, a group of people came from the village and took over the whole village. Now there are more than 100 people in the village—all with foreign accents, and I heard they came from Guangning County!"

"So Li Shuangkuai's confession is correct! Zhang Tianbo's family is indeed in Xin Laonan's village!" Luo Yiming punched the table.

"If there are more than a hundred people guarding, we have to mobilize troops to arrest people." Zhen Huan said, "Our company can set off right away!"

"I don't think we need to capture Zhang Tianbo's family members." You Ciren said, "The enemy has already guarded against us. Even if we snatch Zhang Tianbo's family members, we can't hide the news from anyone. Zhang Tianbo immediately It will become 'waste', and it is very likely that it will be disposed of directly... However, this matter is a bit strange."

Everyone looked at You Ciren.

"After Zhang Tianbo Neiying failed, he was already insignificant. Why did the enemy put more than 100 people on Xin Laonan's village?"

"You mean..."

"I'm afraid this Zhuangzi is not just used to hide family members." You Ciren said, "Maybe, it is one of the enemy's secret lairs... The scouts said that the newcomers came from Guangning—now Many bandits from other counties poured into the county, and Sun Dabiao also absorbed a lot of them. I am afraid they are in the same gang!"

"Then let's fight Xinjiazhuang first?"

"No, we want to establish our prestige now. Even if we can catch a big fish in Xinjiazhuang, it will not help us to establish our prestige." Luo Yiming said, "I think: we will still follow the original plan to fight Dalangxu, and at the same time Send people to monitor Xinjiazhuang: firstly, we can find out the relationship between them, and secondly, if there is any big fish, we can also catch the fish in one go!"

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