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Chapter 14 Trust
"Lu Dutou is really powerful."

Li Xia said, turned around and took a few steps, looked at the water surface of Xiaoyao Lake again, and said slowly: "If that's the case, then don't you just have to interrogate this person?"

Lu Fengtai followed in two steps, stood side by side with Li Xia, looked sideways at his expression, and asked, "Aren't you surprised?"

Li Xia said: "I'm not really surprised. I've made a guess before and thought it was possible."

"The man I caught was Yang Xiong, a general of the Gao Clan." Lu Fengtai said, "After they escaped from the north, it was Yang Xiong who went to the city to resettle them. My people only found out a little information when they first contacted him. The leader of the rest of the Gao Clan is Dali Gao Taixiang's nephew, Gao Changshou."

"Gao Changshou." Li Xia muttered softly, writing down the name.

"Yes, Gao Changshou's father is Gao Taihe. When the Mongolian army invaded Dali, Gao Taihe led the army in a decisive battle with the Mongolian army in Jiuhe, Lijiang. He was defeated and died for the country. It is said that the battle of Jiuhe was very tragic. My Song Dynasty sent an envoy The delegation went to Dali to express condolences, presumably it was at that time that Gao Changshou had contact with some important ministers of our court, which led to what happened today."

"It turns out that Lu Dutou knows these things, didn't you tell Nie Zhongyou that you don't understand Dali?"

"It is precisely because I know that I think that the affairs of Dali are irreversible. The Duan family surrendered in fear, and the Gao family was almost wiped out. What can a few fish that slip through the net? What's more, our dynasty is determined to regain the territory of the Han and Tang Dynasties, but Dali is not the Han and Tang Dynasties. What does the homeland have to do with our dynasty? Remember, an enemy’s enemy may not necessarily be our friend. The Gao family has always been a minister of power in Dali, and he is definitely not a kind person. He just wants to use us.”

Li Xia nodded, and asked again: "What else did Yang Xiong recruit?"

"He didn't recruit anything." Lu Fengtai said: "As soon as my man got Gao Changshou's name, Yang Xiong saw through it. We had no choice but to take him down. You said, I don't even know how many people are at large."

"So, I have a way to find the remaining four."

"any solution?"

"Look for a long line and catch big fish." Li Xia said, "You can send someone to pretend to rescue Yang Xiong, contact Gao Changshou and others, and catch them all."

Lu Fengtai stared at Li Xia again, without saying a word.

Li Xia took out the bronze medal from his bosom again, and said, "I didn't mean to let me do it, you can take this bronze medal to do it, and treat it as if my task has been completed. Arrange a good one for me." A way out, it's good for me to stop here."

Lu Fengtai still didn't take away the bronze medal, but said: "This method is not as simple as it sounds, not only to win the trust of Yang Xiong, but also to win the trust of Gao Changshou. If a flaw is revealed and Yang Xiong gets a chance to commit suicide, all my previous efforts will be wasted."

"Ok."

"You keep the token, lest Nie Zhongyou get suspicious."

Li Xia said: "That's right."

Lu Fengtai said again: "If you want to use this plan, you are the best candidate. Gao Changshou is likely to be observing secretly, he may have seen you enter the city, saw Nie Zhongyou being watched, and also saw the people on the street today. It's a farce...then only you are the easiest to gain their trust."

Li Xia said: "But you may not trust me. If you change positions, it will be difficult for me to ask you to do this."

"It's not that I don't trust you." Lu Fengtai said, "It's just that I have to think about it. Anyway, it's better to be cautious about this matter."

"You think about it."

"Call back tomorrow."

Li Xia said: "By the way, after the matter is completed, will I have a house in Luzhou City? The one where I can take a bath and change clothes, you see, I am rotten."

Lu Fengtai smiled and said: "Don't worry, there will be..."

~~
The next day, at dawn, Lu Fengtai sat on the teahouse again.

He drank the first cup of tea in the morning, and from the corner of his eyes, he saw Li Xia in the guest house far away doing a few stretching movements, and went out for a morning run again.

After Li Xia left, another caravan guard came out of the inn for a while before walking out of the inn.

Not long after, the caravan guard was brought to the tea house.

"Lu Du is in a good mood."

"You won't be suspected by Nie Zhongyou when you come out, will you?"

"I told my companion that I came out to buy breakfast food."

Lu Fengtai said again: "I have a few words to ask you, tell the truth."

"Don't worry, Lu Dutou. This time, when I joined the team going north, my superiors have already explained that I can't let them do whatever they want to disrupt the peace talks."

"That's good. Let me ask you, what did Li Xia say to Nie Zhongyou after returning to the inn last night?"

"Nie Zhongyou asked Li Xia where he had gone, and Li Xia said he went out for a stroll. Nie asked him what the result was. Li Xia said that those people were too careful, and Nie sighed."

"What about at night?" Lu Fengtai asked, "What did they say again?"

"Someone in the inn checked out and came out with a few vacant rooms. Li Xia asked for a separate room and didn't speak to Nie all night."

"Do you think these two trust each other?"

"I didn't see any trust. Before crossing the Yangtze River, Li Xia was handcuffed. Only after Jiang Xing's death was he reused by Nie, but they didn't have any friendship. Nie also secretly told Lin Zi to take good care of Li Xia... "

After Lu Fengtai finished talking with this person, he sat for a while, watching the people coming and going in the inn in the distance.

Until Feng Sheng came over and said: "I asked, and the white-haired mouse said the same thing. After Li Xia returned to the inn, he really only said those few words to Nie Zhongyou."

"How does the white-haired mouse evaluate the friendship between Li Xia and Nie Zhongyou?"

"If you say yes, Nie Zhongyou will only detain and threaten his parents. Who is worth his life for him?"

After Feng Sheng finished speaking, he said again: "By the way, Nie Zhongyou got up just now and seemed to be sick, so he asked Feng Miaoshou to see a doctor for him."

Lu Fengtai tilted his head, focused his eyes, pondered for a while, suddenly smiled, and said to himself: "I see, let me tell you, why does a person like him leave things to Li Xia..."

"All heads?"

"Where is Li Xia?"

"Fan San is leading people to follow."

"Tell Li Xia to meet me in Feilou, be careful, don't be seen when you tell him..."

~~
Feilou is a restaurant in Luzhou city.

Lu Fengtai first met Fan San in the private room on the second floor.

"What did Li Xia do today?"

"He went to the wood shop in the east of the city and ordered some things."

"A carpentry shop?"

Fan Sandao: "Yes, I asked the carpenter. Li Xia wants to order a large bathtub. There is a hole at the bottom for water, and two grooves for water at the top. One is a hot water tank and the other is a cold water tank..."

Lu Fenglu listened tirelessly to these trivial matters.

After a while, Li Xia avoided others and entered the private room.

Lu Fengtai pointed to the sumptuous dishes on the table, and said: "Knowing that you like meat and vegetables, I specially ordered the most famous grilled mutton in Feilou."

Li Xia was also not polite, took his seat generously, picked up chopsticks and ate.

Lu Fengtai said: "Nie Zhongyou doesn't trust you. It seems that he entrusted you with contacting Gao Changshou and arranged for Nie Ping to cover you, but in fact, he intends to handle this matter by himself."

"He does it by himself? All the tokens for contact are with me, how can he do it by himself?"

"But Gao Changshou didn't contact you because of that token." Lu Fengtai said: "It means that Gao Changshou is a smart person. When he sees you take out the token, he will definitely check your background. Then Nie Zhongyou can Contact him alone."

"how do you know?"

"Nie Zhongyou met a doctor in the city today, named Feng Miaoshou. This person used to be our military doctor. Do you understand? He is just using you to confuse the view. The only person he trusts is himself."

Li Xia said: "Unfortunately, you are still the one who has the upper hand. He only wants to find Feng Miaoshou, and you have already guessed him."

"It's not that I'm smart, it's just that I'm a coward." Lu Fengtai said with emotion.

He felt a little regretful that Nie Zhongyou couldn't avoid the eyeliner of the peace negotiation faction, but this time his position was different, and he couldn't help it.

Lu Fengtai said again: "The difference between me and Nie Zhongyou is that I can trust others more."

Li Xia had already picked up the last piece of broiled mutton, chewed and ate it slowly, rinsed his mouth, wiped his mouth, and then said: "Lu Dutou really treats people better than Nie Zhongyou."

"Finished?"

"It's over, thank you."

"I'll take you to meet Yang Xiong." Lu Fengtai said, "We will follow your plan, put a long line and catch big fish."

"You believe me?"

Lu Fengtai nodded, and said sincerely: "I said before, I admire you very much and trust you..."

(End of this chapter)