Cao Thief

Chapter 151 Suspiciousness 23
Puyang Kai gave Lingling a chill, and his face turned pale immediately.

"Mai Ren can't recognize his father?"

Wang Mai retorted.

"But Mai Ren is drunk all day long... It seems that he is not interested in Mai Cheng, but because of Dr. Mai's order, he came to intercede."

"Youxue!"

"The students are here."

Pu Yangkai showed excitement and wandered around in the room.

"This matter, you know, I know, Hutou knows... Don't tell others about it for now. Let's discuss it after County Magistrate Deng returns."

Cao Peng nodded, "I know."

After pondering for a while, he said to Puyang Kai: "However, I plan to monitor Maijiazhuang from now on."

"Well... be careful, don't be discovered by others!" At this time, Puyang Kai was also moved by Cao Peng's words, and said softly: "After all, Mai Xiong is a doctor of the Taizhong, and Mai Ren is also from Xiaolian. They are in Haixi , quite a position, if they find out, it will be against us."

"I see."

"Go to sleep..."

Pu Yangkai only patted his forehead, obviously for a while, some couldn't accept so many messages.

However, when he opened the door, he found that the rain had stopped.At some point outside the house, there was a layer of mist, hazy.

"It's dawn!"

Cao Peng got up and walked over, standing side by side with Puyang Kai on the porch.

"Sir, it is also the darkest time before dawn."

Pu Yangkai glanced at Cao Peng, suddenly smiled, turned and left.

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Although he didn't sleep all night, Cao Peng didn't feel too tired.

Instead, he was hyper!
The work experience in his previous life has cultivated his habit of 'assuming boldly and verifying carefully'.Today's hypothesis may sound unimaginable at first glance, even absurd.However, various signs seem to indicate that this assumption is likely to be true.How to authenticate is a problem.And there is not much time left for Cao Peng.With Deng Ji gaining a foothold in Haixi, it is imminent to exterminate the pirates.

At daybreak, Cao Peng took Feng Chao, Wang Mai and Deng Fan to the North Market.

After signing the contract with the nine major merchants in Haixi, how to explain to those merchants in Haixi is left to the nine merchants to solve, and Cao Peng does not participate in it.Anyway, at the end of the day, Cao Peng had to go through the review and access, and it was not easy for the nine major merchants to play tricks on it.

Wang Mai and Deng Fan were appointed as Cao Cao and will be in charge of the North Market.

Along the way, Cao Peng repeatedly explained the precautions to the two, and reminded them not to underestimate this matter.

"The law enforcement team must be formed as soon as possible."

Cao Peng warned: "The people brought by Brother Hutou should be temporarily transferred into it and tie up the stalls first. Remember to unify the uniforms of the law enforcement team. At the beginning, try not to use weapons."

"What do you use if you don't have a weapon?" Deng Fan asked, "Could it be unarmed?"

Cao Peng said: "I have ordered people to create some handy guys called law enforcement sticks. I will probably be ready tomorrow, and then you can use law enforcement sticks. Another point is that the expansion of manpower should not be too fast, nor can it be It's too slow. In short, it can't attract the attention of others, and it needs to grow as soon as possible... Besides, you have to communicate more with Huang Zheng and the others, and you must gain their trust. Don't underestimate these businessmen, without them If you help, it will not be easy to gain a foothold in the North Market."

Wang Mai and Deng Fan wrote down one by one.

He sent Wang Mai Dengfan to Beiji Market and introduced him to Huang Zheng.

Huang Zheng's main business is gold and iron trading. After Chen Sheng's death, there is no one with the greatest strength in Beiji Market.

But Huang Zheng is not as arrogant as Chen Sheng, he is smooth and low-key.He knew Wang Mai and Deng Fan, so he didn't need to talk too much.

This man is very good at work.

I just signed the contract yesterday, and I started to act after I got back.

And a house was specially vacated in the North Market for the use of the Caochao Office.

All in all, Huang Zheng didn't suffer.

After he swallowed Ye Bei's rice line, his strength improved a lot.

Cao Peng also revealed a piece of news yesterday that Chen Sheng's property will be sold soon.For the matter of a house, Huang Zheng is willing to get closer to the government.The location of the house is good, just at the entrance of the North Market.A courtyard with two entrances, the place is very spacious.Yiying's furniture is also very complete. When the time comes, Wang Mai and Deng Fan will bring people, and they can move in directly without any trouble.

For this, Cao Peng expressed his appreciation!

After coming out of the North Market, the fog has completely dissipated.

The sun hangs high, shining on Haixi.

Cao Peng was riding on the horse, and suddenly said: "Feng Chao, let's go up to the tower and have a look."

"Here!"

Feng Chao hurried forward to lead the way.

Cao Peng and his party came to the Haixi Tower again, and saw that the tower was still desolate and there was no one there.

"Let's go up."

Cao Peng got off his horse, handed the reins to one of his attendants, and said, "Stay on guard below. If someone comes up, report it in time."

"Here!"

After Cao Peng finished speaking, he stepped into the tower, followed by Feng Chao.

Neither of the two spoke, and silently climbed to the top of the building.Feng Chao felt a little uneasy, he didn't know what the purpose of the young man in front of him was to pull him here?For Cao Peng, Feng Chao now fears more than respects him.In the eyes of many people, Cao Peng is the executor of Deng Ji, who got up by relying on Deng Ji.But Feng Chao knew that many of Deng Ji's decisions depended on the young man in front of him.Regardless of his young age, he is actually very clear.And the ruthless methods made Feng Chao terrified...

"Feng Chao!"

"Here!"

"Tell me about Haixi."

Feng Chao was taken aback, and asked strangely, "What do you want to know, Master?"

"Well, like the anecdote about Haixi?"

Cao Peng smiled slightly, leaned against the window, and looked at Feng Chao.

"I recently read Haixi's legend of ghosts and found it very interesting. So I want to hear, what other weird things are there in Haixi County?"

"Strange?"

Feng Chao made a difficult mistake.

He didn't know what kind of medicine Cao Peng was selling in this gourd, but he had to answer.

"If you want to say it's weird, Haixi really has a lot of legends."

Feng Chao thought for a while, "But if it's weird... oh, I really know one. It was a few years ago, about four or five years ago. For a while, people often saw the lotus pond. Someone threw water nearby. But when they went to salvage, they didn't find the body. According to the local people, the lotus pond seems to be connected to the hell... Hehe, the wronged souls in this world can only be reincarnated when they are thrown into the pond. When my father took office, he also heard that After this incident, he took me to salvage in the lotus pond."

"Then salvage what?"

Feng Chao laughed, "It's nothing but mud..."

"What then?"

"It seemed to fade away after that. After my father took office, no one saw this kind of thing again, and I didn't see it. After that, this thing became more and more faded. By now, many people may have forgotten it. I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to remember it if the young master hadn't asked about it."

A very interesting legend, isn't it?
Cao Peng narrowed his eyes, turned around, and looked out.

"Feng Chao, where is Maijiazhuang?"

"Oh, to the south of the city is the field of Maijiazhuang."

Cao Peng didn't express any opinion, just nodded, turned around silently, and walked down the tower.

"My lord, where are you going next?"

Cao Peng said, "Let's go to the lotus pond and have a look."

"Lotus Pond?" Feng Chao said, "The lotus pond has no scenery this season and is very deserted. If you want to enjoy the lotus, my lord, you might as well go in summer."

"Uh, I'm just going to have a look."

Cao Peng smiled and walked down the tower.

He got on his mount and let Feng Chao lead the way.

Feng Chao was really confused at the moment, and he couldn't figure out what Cao Peng meant.However, Cao Peng is his superior, since Cao Peng is interested, it is impossible for him to refuse.So Feng Chao also got on the horse and walked with Cao Peng all the way to the lotus pond...

It's almost Guyue, which is November.

The ancients said: November is cloudy, and you want to change the old and get the new.

The water in the lotus pond is rippling and sparkling.But the lotus leaves on the surface of the water have long since withered, the lotus flowers have fallen, and only the solitary lotus stalk stands in the water.

However, Feng Chao was wrong!

When Cao Peng and others came to the lotus pond, they met someone unexpectedly.

"Mr. Wang!"

Cao Peng got off his horse and exchanged greetings with a smile on his face.

By the pool, Wang Cheng was standing with his hands behind his back.Hearing someone shout, he turned around, was startled when he saw Cao Peng, and then smiled.

"Young Master Cao!"

He came up to greet him, bowed his hands and said, "Mr. Cao, why is he so interested in coming here today?"

"Oh, I have nothing to do. I remembered that after I came to Haixi, I hadn't fully appreciated the beautiful scenery of Haixi, so I asked Feng Chao to take me to play."

"This season, there is nothing to see."

"Really? Mr. Wang seems to like it very much..."

Wang Cheng was stunned, and then laughed, "Master Cao, the world loves lotus because of its beauty. Cheng Du loves the scene of the withered lotus pond. Every time he sees it, he will always feel something. Please look at it, my lord. The ruins are preparations for the blooming of the coming year, isn't it because of beauty and evil?"

"what……"

It is really painful to talk to the ancients.

In particular, their aesthetic tastes and aesthetic viewpoints are varied. Cao Peng thought he knew something about this era, but he still couldn't understand it.

"Mr. Wang's senses are different!"

"is it?"

Wang Cheng chuckled, and suddenly changed the topic, "I heard that the young master wants to rectify the North Market?"

"Exactly."

"There is a mixed bag of fish and dragons in Beili, and it may not be easy to clean it up."

"Because good and bad people are mixed together, so it needs to be rectified."

"That's right, that's right!"

Wang Cheng smiled brightly, and Cao Peng also smiled sincerely.

The two chatted for a while by the lotus pond, and then parted ways.

But as soon as he turned around, the smile on Cao Peng's face disappeared, and only Feng Chao was dumbfounded.

It really is the think tank of magistrate Deng!

It is estimated that Feng Chao will not be able to learn this face-changing skill in his entire life.

"Son..."

"Let's go back!"

Cao Peng waved his hand, indicating to Feng Chao that there is no need to elaborate.

He turned over and sat astride the horse, but there was a strong uneasiness in his heart.

"Feng Chao."

"Here!"

"When you go back, find someone you can trust and guard here for me."

Feng Chao was taken aback, and said softly, "What are you guarding?"

"Look who will come here to appreciate the ruins of the lotus."

He didn't believe a word of Wang Cheng's words.Pit father ah!When I am a child?Such a big man, in such a cold day, came to this lotus pond?What else do you understand?Feel your sister!Cao Peng sneered in his heart, could it be that Wang Cheng felt the danger?

"By the way, I remember that Wang Cheng's farm is also outside the city?"

"Uh...that's right, it's right next to Maijiazhuang."

There must be something wrong with this Wang Cheng!

Cao Peng couldn't say a reason, but instinctively, he had already decided on Wang Cheng.

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After walking around in Haixi, when I returned to the county government, it was almost at noon.

The sun is warm and shines on people, and it feels very comfortable.Cao Peng got off his horse at the gate of the county government office, and asked Zhao Yebai to be led in through the side door.

Cao Peng's Zhao Yebai and Xu Chu's Black Dragon were raised separately.

These two horses have big tempers and are arrogant.If you stay with ordinary horses, accidents will happen.Therefore, for the sake of safety, Zhaoyebai was placed next to the Kuayuan where Cao Peng lived.There is a small stable there, just right for Zhao Yebai to settle down.

Rubbing his face gently, Cao Peng walked into the county office.

"My lord, Mr. Puyang is waiting for you."

"I see!"

Cao Peng was stunned for a moment, then walked to the Yatang.

At this time, Puyang Kai and Bu Zhi are usually in the public house of the government office.As expected by Cao Peng, when he entered the study, Puyang Kai was talking to Bu Zhi.It can be seen that Puyang Kai's spirit is not very good.But it seems normal to think about it.An old man in his 50s and [-]s has not rested all night, and he has to be busy with his work when he wakes up early in the morning. How can he get better?

But when he saw Cao Peng, Puyang Kai waved at him as if nothing happened.

"Youxue, come!"

"Mr. Puyang, Mr. Zishan, do you need me?"

Pu Yangkai nodded and motioned Cao Peng to sit down.

A servant brought a bowl of water, Cao Peng sat down and took a breath, then looked at Puyang Kai and Bu Zhi.

"Just received the news... General Zuo is back."

"Which General Left?"

Bu Zhi looked at Cao Peng with strange eyes.

Cao Peng suddenly came to his senses and widened his eyes, "Could it be Lu Wenhou?"

"Exactly!"

At the end of August and the beginning of September, Lu Bu assisted Cao Cao and conquered Yuan Shu under the imperial edict of Xu Du.

In the blink of an eye, two months have passed.

Yuan Shu had been defeated and fled to Huainan, devastated.Counting the time, it is indeed time for Lu Bu to return to Xiapi...

But what does this have to do with me?
Bu Zhi sighed and explained: "Marquis Wen is in charge of Xuzhou Mu, although he is not appointed by the imperial court, but in fact he is in charge of Xiapi and Guangling.

He returned to the army in victory this time. According to the rules, officials from all over the country had to go to Xiapi to congratulate him.

I was discussing this matter with Mr. Puyang just now, whether I should go to Xiapi for a walk.If we go, then County Magistrate Deng should go there in person; but County Magistrate Deng is not here, if we wait for him to come back before going, I'm afraid it will be delayed, and we will be reprimanded instead.But if you don't go...you also know that Lu Bu's nature of wolf and tiger is hard to fathom.If he is offended, it may not be good for Magistrate Deng. "

"Then go!"

Cao Peng looked at the two suspiciously, not understanding what was so embarrassing.

Pu Yangkai said: "The question is, who will go? Both Zishan and I are subordinate officials of the Deng county magistrate. If we go, we will have insufficient status and will inevitably fall into the ground. Therefore, if the person who goes to Xiapi is not the Deng county magistrate, he must be Can Youxue understand someone who can represent Magistrate Deng?"

When Cao Peng heard this, he couldn't help but startled.

"Mr. Puyang, what do you mean, you want me to see Lu Bu?"

(End of this chapter)