A knife in love

Chapter 1277

When Qin Laowu said this, his heart was excited, and his voice couldn't help trembling.Li Qiufeng comforted him and said, "Fifth Brother, don't worry too much. When we first arrived in Dongliao County, we had never had any grudges against the bandits outside the pass. I guess they were just asking for money, not killing people. There is nothing wrong with the two big boatmen. Money, if you want to be strong, you won't be in trouble for them. On the contrary, shopkeeper Yin is wounded and wearing silk and satin. If it falls into the hands of thieves, they will definitely squeeze money from shopkeeper Yin. But shopkeeper Yin is also a money-greedy person. I will hand over the money easily, I am afraid that I will suffer a lot."

When Qin Laowu thought of the appearance of shopkeeper Yin, he was a little funny, and his anger was slightly reduced.He thought about it for a while, then took a sneak peek at Wei Erbao, and saw that he was leading the way for everyone, five or six steps away from himself and Li Qiufeng, so Qin Laowu lowered his voice and said to Li Qiufeng: "Brother Zhu Heroic and chivalrous, I might as well tell you something quietly. I don’t know what the bastard surnamed Xiao is going to do this time. He and shopkeeper Hu and others are sneaking around, and there are many things that are hidden from us. Among them, even Zhang None of the members knew about it. This time our big ship suddenly disappeared, how could we know that it wasn’t the enemy surnamed Xiao who followed all the way and stole the big ship when we were not prepared!”

When Li Qiufeng heard what Qin Laowu said, his heart trembled, and he thought to himself that what Qin Laowu said was not bad.Along the way, Xiao Dong was full of thoughts, as if he was hiding something from everyone.Moreover, as an official of the Firearms Bureau, he has to do business with Fusang people, and he is afraid that he will be seriously involved.If someone wanted to make things difficult for Xiao Dong, it would not be uncommon to secretly follow him to Dongliao County and take the big boat away when everyone was not on the boat.

Seeing that Li Qiufeng didn't speak, Qin Laowu only thought that his words had already moved him, so he continued: "The person surnamed Xiao is a member of the officialdom. He has been fighting with officials all these years, and he must have offended many powerful people. Brother Zhu might as well think about it, who can remove all the boats on the pier, let alone the two or three hundred people near the pier? These things are definitely not ordinary green forest cottages Only those who are officials can do it!"

The more Li Qiufeng heard it, the more frightened he became. He just thought about it, but shook his head again, and said to Qin Lao Wu: "Just now, I went to the magistrate's office of Dongliao County with Mr. Xiao, Zhang Yuanwai, shopkeeper Hu and others. The surname Li's magistrate is a fool. If he sent someone to take our boat away, he would never be so calm. He has a master named Jiang who is a talent, but this person has lived in Dongliao County for many years. He will not have any grudges with Xiao Dong who is an official in the capital. If it is really as Qin Wuge guessed, it is the official who is embarrassing Mr. Xiao, and it is not a local official. Could it be that someone has been following along the way? Behind us, it's just that we didn't find it?"

Qin Laowu nodded, and said in his mouth: "I'm afraid that's the case. We are really unlucky to get involved in the fights of these dog officials for no reason. If we don't do it, we will lose our lives for nothing! Damn it, think about it." It's really annoying."

The two talked and chatted, and soon they walked out of the dock.After walking across the stone bridge, Wei Erbao turned his head to Qin Laowu and Li Qiufeng and said, "Dongsheng Inn is the best inn in our Dongliao County, and the rent is four qian per night. The official of Liaoyang Mansion When you come to our Dongliao County, you have always lived in the Dongsheng Inn. The county magistrate invited a few uncles to rest in the Dongsheng Inn, which is a great respect for the uncles."

Qin Lao Wu snorted, and said in his mouth: "What kind of high-ranking official can the small Liaoyang Mansion have? The bitter cold place outside the pass is sparsely populated. Even the governor of Liaodong in the pass is not as powerful as an ordinary magistrate. It’s not much better if you want to come to this Dongsheng Inn. Just ask for it to be clean, and don’t sleep all night, and your body will be red and swollen from insect bites.”

Wei Erbao didn't take Qin Laowu's words seriously, and kept boasting about the benefits of Dongsheng Inn.Finally, he patted his chest and said: "The people in the city secretly say that this inn was funded by the county magistrate and Mr. Pan from the yamen. The property under his name will definitely not be bad. Common people like villains dare not even enter the gate of Dongsheng Inn."

Everyone talked and talked, and after walking for about half a stick of incense, they turned from the main road into an alley.After walking tens of feet, I saw two huge lanterns hanging in front of me from a long distance, and under the lanterns was a huge portal.I saw two large doors painted red, and the door nails were shining brightly in the light of the lanterns.On both sides of the gate there is a white wall about Zhang high, and the top of the wall is covered with black tiles.Looking into the portal, one can faintly see a two-story wooden building.It's just that they are far away and can't see clearly.

Wei Erbao pointed to the door in front of him and said, "You two gentlemen, the Dongsheng Inn is in front of you."

Seeing this scene, Li Qiufeng and Qin Laowu were shocked. They didn't expect Dongsheng Inn to have such a scale, but they were quite surprised.Wei Erbao led the crowd to the front of the inn, and saw that the gate was more than one zhang five feet high. Looking up, he felt that the majesty was unusual.A huge plaque hangs on the top of the red lacquered gate, with the words "Dongsheng Inn" written on it.Qin Laowu looked shocked, turned his head and said to Li Qiufeng: "Damn it, it seems that this grandson is not telling lies..."

As soon as he said that, he realized that Wei Erbao was standing beside him. He was a little embarrassed, and hurriedly changed his words: "I didn't expect this Dongsheng Inn to be of such a scale. Even if it is placed in Ningbo Mansion, it is enough to rank among the top few."

Li Qiufeng was full of doubts in his heart, thinking to himself that Dongliao County is far outside the pass, the land is barren and the people are poor, and there are few merchants. Why would someone build such a large-scale inn in the city? Isn't it just waiting to lose money?

While he was thinking, he suddenly heard the faint sound of footsteps behind him, and there were more than a dozen people.Li Qiufeng turned around, and there was only a dark alley in front of him.When Qin Laowu, Wei Erbao and the others saw Li Qiufeng turn around suddenly, their hearts shuddered.After a while, I saw several fires appearing in the distance, approaching Dongsheng Inn.Qin Lao Wu thought to himself, when he was in the army, he heard people say that there are some heroes with high martial arts skills in the Jianghu, and they can hear the footsteps from hundreds of feet away.Brother Zhu has such abilities at such a young age.The trip was full of turmoil and crises.I have to live well with him, so that I can be safe.

After a while, the light of the fire has come to the fore.Li Qiufeng and the others looked intently, and saw that there were more than a dozen torches lighting the fire, and those holding the torches were all arrests from the county magistrate's office in Dongliao County, and their faces were somewhat familiar.Seeing Li Qiufeng standing in front of them, these policemen's faces changed drastically, and they stopped immediately.Then two people came out from behind the policeman, it was Xiao Dong and Master Jiang.

Seeing Li Qiufeng and Qin Laowu standing in front of the inn, Xiao Dong smiled slightly and said, "Brother Zhu, Brother Qin, you came here so fast."

Li Qiufeng and Qin Laowu bowed their hands to Xiao Dong.At this time Zhang Shi also stepped forward, and smiled at Li Qiufeng and Qin Laowu: "We told Mr. Jiang what happened in the past two days, and then rushed here, but we still got a step ahead, haha , haha. Brother Zhu, Fifth Brother Qin, is there nothing going on at the pier?"

Qin Lao Wu shook his head, and said in his mouth: "There is not even a ghost, what will happen?"

Master Jiang said to everyone: "In the next few days, please rest in the inn, and I will leave the search for the big boat to the next one."

After he finished speaking, he waved his right hand lightly, and a policeman rushed forward, grabbed the copper ring on the red-lacquered gate, and knocked on the door loudly.After a while, someone inside the door said: "Who is knocking on the door, please tell me your name."

The policeman didn't answer, he grabbed the brass ring and kept banging on the door.After a while, there was only a "squeak", and the red-painted door was pulled open. A young man of eighteen or nineteen poked his head out and said angrily, "Who is that? Knocking at random in the middle of the night." Door, believe it or not..."

The man's hair was disheveled, and his clothes were crooked. It looked like he had woken up from his sleep, and he threw the clothes on his body indiscriminately and ran out.Judging by his clothes and attire, he must be the clerk of the inn.The guy was originally angry, but when he saw clearly that the person standing in front of him was a policeman, he immediately changed his face and said with a smile: "Ah, it turned out to be Mr. Zhang, what kind of wind brought your old man here?" gone?"

(End of this chapter)