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Chapter 111
There is no curfew in Lin'an City.

"Hangcheng Street, the business is endless day and night, three or four drums at night, the tourists are scarce; five drums are ringing, and the morning market sellers are opening their shops again!"

In the middle of the night, Li Xia went out, turned across Dengxin Street, walked south along the street, and walked towards the Right Prime Minister's Mansion.

The night market is not closed, the streets are brightly lit, and the shouts of vendors are endless.

"Stuffed steamed buns! Yudou mixed powder...the last one!"

"Three Fresh Noodles, Big Boiled Noodles, Fried Chicken Noodles..."

Li Xia felt a sense of astonishment.

For a moment, he thought that he had returned to the later life, shuttling through the old street of Yuyuan in Shanghai.

Hearing the yelling and smelling the aroma, he touched the egg in his arms, and suddenly regretted not taking Gao Mingyue out for a stroll these two days.

That country girl from the southwestern frontier kept silent all day long, probably because she had never visited such a night market.

Oh, of course, this idea was just based on the habit of taking care of others, without too many distracting thoughts.

From the second room on the right to the third room on the left, Li Xia turned into an alley, walked for a while, and arrived at Qinshanfang.

Finally, there is a sense of quietness amidst the trouble.

Cheng Yuanfeng lives in Qinshanfang, and it is worth mentioning that he also lives in a rented house.

Housing prices in Lin'an are too expensive for a clean and honest prime minister to afford.

Even for the Son of Heaven, because the inner palace city was built under the Phoenix Mountain, many mountains were difficult to use, and the plaques of the Daqing Hall had to be replaced frequently to cope with various ceremonies.

In terms of location, the Right Prime Minister's Mansion is not as good as the small courtyard in Qinghefang at the foot of Wushan Mountain.

Li Xia always found this very strange. Cheng Yuanfeng couldn't even afford a house, so why did he rent the house in Qinghefang to house his subordinates?

Of course, the Right Prime Minister's Mansion is still much larger, and the style is also very high.

Walking here, I finally felt the darkness and silence that should be felt in the middle of the night.

On the road, I met a team of patrolmen who came forward to ask questions.

Li Xia took out Nie Zhongyou's token, swept it in front of the inspector, and put it away before anyone saw it clearly.

"What are you looking at, go away!"

The other party also rolled away.

Li Xia walked near the Right Prime Minister's Mansion, stood in the dark on the long street, and observed.

He reckoned that Cheng Yuanfeng would go out at the fourth watch, probably in half an hour.

He saw a faint figure in a small building diagonally opposite the Right Prime Minister's Mansion, and saw a few drunks sitting on a street corner and taking a nap...

Suddenly, Li Xia saw a figure in a small alley diagonally opposite the Right Prime Minister's Mansion, peeping furtively at the entrance of the alley.

Li Xia felt that the other party was not very professional, so after thinking about it, he walked over there.

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Wang Geng stood at the entrance of the alley and took a look, and suddenly saw someone coming from the other side of the long street.

He turned to leave.

"Hey."

Wang Geng turned his head and saw that it was a very handsome young man, he hurriedly saluted and said, "I've seen Ya Nei."

"How do you know I'm a Ya'nei? If I wear good clothes, I'm not necessarily a Ya'nei."

Wang Geng only thought that this person was out of his mind, and replied: "The villain is worried about the Yamen...Let's go now."

"Are you also here to inquire about the right minister?"

Wang Geng was taken aback for a moment, and said: "The villain doesn't know what the yamen is talking about, the villain is just a watchman."

He didn't want to chat more with the other party, so he took another step forward.

Suddenly, another sentence came from behind.

"You're a spy, and so am I."

"The yamen made a joke."

"No kidding, everyone is looking for the team sent by the right minister to the north, how about sharing news with each other?"

For a moment, Wang Geng's expression froze.

He knew that there were several groups of people who were eyeing the Right Prime Minister's Mansion, but they never violated each other.

This is at the feet of the emperor, and everyone has a tacit understanding.

If you dare to stare at the right minister's mansion, you are doing things for the gentlemen, so there must be some rules.

However, tonight, someone unexpectedly ran over to talk to each other for no reason... "Shall we share news?"

It's hard to get used to.

……

The night was dark, and there were no candles or lanterns in the alleys.

Li Xia smiled, and said again: "You said you were a watchman, but you didn't even bring a lantern?"

Wang Geng simply stopped pretending, and said: "Don't mess around, I tell you, if there is a disturbance, the people who want to be arrested will be scared away, and everyone's errands will be over."

"Catch?" Li Xia said, "So you want to catch, not kill?"

Wang Geng was taken aback for a moment, only to realize that this sentence had missed the truth.

He was very angry and wanted to go away again.

"Okay, don't make trouble." Li Xia said, "Let's talk."

"Which family are you from?"

Li Xia raised his finger and Wang Geng followed his gaze, only to see a flash of fire in a small building diagonally opposite the Right Prime Minister's Mansion.

"Look, they still have a stronghold. You and I seem to be alone, so I came to you."

"Fart." Wang Geng said: "They are fixed sentries, and I am a wandering sentry. In fact, my power is much greater than them."

Li Xia said: "You really are not in the same group."

"how do you know?"

"Your observation horizons overlap, and they are more professional than you."

Wang Geng asked, "Who are you from?"

Li Xia said: "There's no need to ask such a private question, anyway, I'm not Cheng Yuanfeng's person."

Wang Geng said: "What are you going to do?"

"How about sharing some news with each other? It's not easy for you and me. We are both hardworking people. We help each other so that we can get to the top."

Wang Geng didn't answer.

This was the first time he encountered such a thing, and he was a little dazed for a while.

But Li Xia could see a flicker in his eyes, and seemed to be a little moved.

Li Xia said: "Let me express my sincerity first, I know that the team came back alive, and two of them were caught."

"How did you know?"

Li Xia spread his hands and said with a smile, "One news for another, it's up to you."

"Okay." Wang Geng thought for a while and said, "At least five of them came back."

He thought the news was unimportant, but Li Xia understood many things in an instant.

"I know the names of the arrested people are Lin Zi and Liu Jinsuo."

Wang Geng said, "This doesn't count."

"Because you caught it?"

"No." Wang Geng said displeased: "Your two messages are serious, so they don't count."

"Okay, let me say one more thing, the spies from Yingzhou betrayed them."

Wang Geng said: "We don't care about this, and it doesn't count."

Li Xia slightly raised the corners of his mouth imperceptibly, and said: "One person gives a message, as long as it is true, it doesn't matter whether the other party is useful or not."

"Okay." Wang Geng said: "The one who takes people to the north is called Nie Zhongyou."

"You are not sincere."

"it's your turn."

Li Xia said: "They not only came back alive, but also brought back important information. No one thought they could do it."

Wang Geng said: "Yes, no one thought of it."

Li Xia spread her hands and smiled slightly, meaning "It's your turn to speak."

Wang Geng still didn't say anything.

Li Xia said: "How do you know that at least five of them have returned? You forced to question the two people you caught?"

Wang Geng said: "Damn, I told you we didn't catch him."

"Don't worry, I won't rob people, you answer me, I'll say one more thing."

"The two people who were captured were looking for a carriage when they entered the city. They said there were two wounded."

"That's four."

"Eight days ago, someone crossed the border with Nie Zhongyou's sign in Liyang County, Jiankang Prefecture. There are at least five people in total."

Li Xia said: "Three days ago, this person entered Lin'an City."

"Why don't we know this news?"

"Because he didn't show his token when he entered Lin'an City."

"Is it Nie Zhongyou?" Wang Geng asked.

"It's possible." Li Xia said: "The five people who came back alive, you and I each have a name, how about it?"

"Okay, you come first."

"Don't play tricks, you still owe me a message."

The two looked at each other and smiled, as if they had become good friends.

Wang Geng thought for a while and said, "Nie Zhongyou, Lin Zi, Liu Jinsuo, look, I'll give you two more names."

Li Xia seemed to hesitate for a moment, and slowly spit out a name.

"Liu Chun."

At this moment, Li Xia seemed to be relaxed, but in fact his body was already tense, ready to kill the watchman in front of him at any time...

(End of this chapter)