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Chapter 38

The visitor was Zhang Youqian, one of the "Four Young Masters in the Capital". I was surprised in my heart. We should have gone south together to escort Xu Kaishan. Later, Lu Zhongyuan changed his mind temporarily, but for some reason, as soon as I arrived, Zhang Youqian followed him.

I asked, "Why are you here?"

Zhang Youqian curled his lips, turned his eyes up, and said: What you said is that Jinling City is not your home, why can I come if you come?

I suddenly realized that Zhuge Shaobing said that Liuzhang would send someone from the capital, and this person was Zhang Youqian! I couldn't help but feel overwhelmed when I thought of having a colleague with him in the future. This kid relied on my wealth, was very arrogant and spoke, which made people feel uncomfortable.

Zhang Youqian continued, if it weren't for the old bastard Zhang Baiwan, who was the one who gave money to the chief officer, how could he have done the credit for escorting Xu Kaishan? I said that I would have been lucky to be able to live to Jinling all the way, and you are still talking sarcastic words here.

Zhang Youqian snorted, that's because you have low martial arts skills, no wonder others have.

Only then did I notice that an old servant was following Zhang Youqian. The man was wearing a cloak, his hands were placed in his sleeves, his body was hunched, his eyes were squinting, his divine light was restrained, but he didn't know which expert he was. Seeing me staring at the servant, Zhang Youqian said, "This is Lao Xue, named Xue Yinglong, I sent me out, saying that I was protecting me, but in fact, I was monitoring me."

I felt awe in my heart. Xue Yinglong was a hero of the Mobei generation, also known as the Six-Finger Night Owl. He was once one of Xiaosheng's blacklist experts. Twenty years ago, he suddenly hid his identity and actually worked as a bodyguard for the Zhang family. No wonder he put his hands in his sleeves, probably because he didn't want people to see his Six-Finger.

I bowed and said, "It turned out to be Senior Xue, so I'm lucky to meet you."

Xue Yinglong even opened his body and avoided it, saying that he was just making some money and making money. Captain Su broke into old servants. I was surprised that the six-fingered night owl was rampant in Mobei and had a perverse personality, but now he is like a different person.

Zhang Youqian said that Su You is here, and you will arrive first. Don’t you have to invite me to have a cup of tea?

I thought I had a lot of requests. There was a long-term Mingqian in my room, but it was a bit waste to give him a drink, so I took out a teapot, brewed a cup of leaf tea and handed it over. Zhang Youqian took a sip and almost didn't come out. He said that such a bad tea, would you be embarrassed to entertain people?

I said that the court is now stern and I bought this tea out of my own pocket. As I said that, I went to Jiangnan Road, Jiangnan, this is Deputy Chief Zhang. He will contract the tea money for our Jianghu Department in the future. Why don’t you thank the Deputy Chief?

Zhang Youqian laughed and took out a silver note and threw it to Jiangnan, saying that he would buy some good tea. If it wasn't enough, he asked me for it. When Jiangnan saw the financial owner coming, he said OK and ran out. I secretly scolded this kid for not being able to withstand the temptation and was easily bribed.

After hearing that I lived in Wuyi Lane, Zhang Youqian told Xue Yinglong to buy a house in Wuyi Lane. I took Zhang Youqian to Zhuge Shaobing to report. As soon as I entered the door, I met Zhuge Shaobing about to have a meeting. When I saw me, I said, "You happened to be here. The prefect discussed official business in the government office today, so you can go with me."

I introduced Zhang Youqian and said it specifically that this was the only son of Zhang Baiwan, a rich man in the capital. Zhuge Shaobing looked at Zhang Youqian up and down. Zhang Youqian held his head up and looked proud. This made Zhuge Shaobing very unhappy. He said, "I know, let's go." Then he left Zhang Youqian here.

After passing through the ear gate, I came to the main hall of the government office. Before the prefect Song was arrived, the two magistrates and the magistrate saw us. They nodded slightly and then closed their eyes to rest. There were also several magistrates under Jinling. I asked Zhuge Shaobing what was going on. Zhuge Shaobing said that I brought you here to let you learn more and read more, but I didn't let you talk nonsense.

After listening for a while, I realized that I had been missing cases in Jinling City recently. Eight cases have been born in the past half month. Most of the missing girls are young girls. Now people in Jinling City are panic and rumors are everywhere. The governor of Zhejiang issued a supervision order and asked to be completed within a time limit. The prefect Song Dynasty suppressed the case to Zhuge Shaobing, and Zhuge Shaobing was distributed to his subordinates. Ten days have passed, but he has no clue. For this reason, several people in the six doors have been beaten.

The prefect Song came to the main hall and said nothing, looking at everyone with a gloomy face. Seeing this, I lowered my head and didn't want to cause trouble. The case was hosted by Liusanmen. Zhuge Shaobing saw that it was not a problem to stare at him, so he tentatively said, Lord Song...

Before he could continue, the prefect Song slapped the table and cursed, "A bunch of food!"

Zhuge Shaobing shut up.

The prefect Song cursed a few times and said: Chief Zhuge, you issued a military order in front of you that day. Now the deadline has come, how are you doing?

Zhuge Shaobing lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, things are a bit difficult."

When the prefect Song heard this, he knocked on the table and said coldly, "I'll give you time, but you didn't want to tell me the word "tough". Now the case cannot be solved. The governor will remove his official position. Don't worry, before that, don't think about your position."

Zhuge Shaobing was sweating in cold sweat.

The prefect of Song said again, the Flower God Festival is coming, and the public security in Jinling City is so poor. As the chief constable of Liushoumen, you should tell me whether this year's Flower God Festival will be carried out?

The Flower God Festival is a traditional festival in Jinling City. It is held in the Qinhuai River and Confucius Temple area in late February every year, and it has lasted for more than 200 years. This has only been more than ten days.

The prefect Song told the others that you all expressed your opinions. Now the prefect is angry. The magistrate and the magistrates and other people dare not be in trouble. They all said nothing, but the magistrates and the magistrates said, "The Lord of the Palace, in my opinion, these cases should be done by the people in the martial arts world. Why not give Lord Zhuge some time?

Zhuge Shaobing said carefully, asking adults to be graceful for a few days, and villains must close the case before the Flower God Festival.

I mean you will make meritorious service, but if you issued a military order that day, I will not forgive you. Come and pull the chief officer out and beat the thirty-killing stick again!

Zhuge Shaobing begged for mercy repeatedly, and the prefect Song insisted on his own way. Several squads came up and said sorry, and forked Zhuge Shaobing out. A heart-wrenching wailing sound came from outside the door. Not long after, Zhuge Shaobing was brought back.

The prefect Song's face was a little slow, and then he said slowly, Zhuge, this matter is not something I am trying to make things difficult for you. Now the people in Jinling City are in panic. As parents in the city, we cannot sit idly by! Zhuge Shaobing said it was.

The prefect Song also said that this year's Flower God Festival, there is a noble person coming. All of you here are the core teams of Jinling City. You must work together to do the Flower God Festival well and make it practical. If there is any chaos, there will be no good life.

If an ordinary person is beaten, he will lose his skin even if he doesn't die. When I saw Zhuge Shaobing being beaten, I was full of energy when I spoke. Either the troupe showed mercy or Zhuge Shaobing was very skilled in martial arts. In my opinion, the former is mostly the ingredients.

Lord Song said a few words and left. Tongzhi, Tongzong and several other adults came to greet him one after another. Zhuge Shaobing comforted him, and then limped out of the government office with my support. As soon as he passed the Ermen and the Ermen, Zhuge Shaobing broke away from me and walked as usual.

I said adults are good at kung fu.

Zhuge Shaobing did not mention what he had just said, "What have you learned?" I was stunned and confused, "What have you learned?" How can I get beaten to avoid pain?" Zhuge Shaobing snorted and said that rotten wood cannot be carved."

In the afternoon, the Ministry of Public Affairs issued the "Notice on Doing a Good Job in Security During the Flower God Festival", requiring the six ministries in the city to investigate safety hazards during the Flower God Festival, strictly monitor the dynamics of all types of petitioners and Beijing-controlled households, especially the Six Gates, and carry out safety inspections on major sects in Jinling City.

Zhuge Shaobing is usually careless, but the situation is now severe. He convened a meeting of six gates and three yamen runners overnight to implement the spirit of the notice and formulated relevant work arrangements. First, a security team was established, Zhuge Shaobing took charge personally, implemented the responsibility system, and conducted safety inspections on major sects in Jinling City; second, strictly control people entering and leaving Jinling City, establish a quick response mechanism, and immediately control suspicious people; third, implement a piece-by-piece system, divide Jinling City into sections, and implement a 24-hour inspection system.

The top priority is to solve the missing population case in Jinling City, establish a special task force, scatter various constables, and conduct a carpet-style investigation.

Zhang Youqian and I were a first-timer and did not join the task force. However, we were transferred to the inspection team to be responsible for public security maintenance. Zhuge Shaobing took care of us and assigned us to the Confucius Temple area.

After the meeting, Zhang Youqian invited several chiefs to have midnight snacks on the grounds of his first arrival. Chief Liu of the fast-pair told us that although Zhuge Shaobing was strict, he cared for his subordinates very much, especially because you two newcomers, let you come to take charge of Confucius Temple, and they really took care of you.

I wonder, how do you say this?

Captain Liu said, you don’t know that the Confucius Temple area is a place where merchants gather in Jinling City. Every time this kind of security inspection is a lot of oil and water, you two guys are really getting a bargain!

I felt sad. Whether it was Beijing or Jinling, Liushemen were the same. The monthly salary of Liushemen was low, and a large part of the income came from the filial piety of merchants, as well as the lottery in the case handling process, and the oil and water in the mouth of Liushou. I naturally knew what it meant.

However, Zhang Youqian and I are a little special. I have no idea about money. Zhang Youqian is a rich young man and doesn't care about money at all.

In the next few days, every morning, Xu Kaishan and I practiced martial arts for two hours in the yard. Under his training, my Golden Snake Spear Technique has made great progress. Without using internal strength, I can actually take three or four moves under Xu Kaishan, which made me very excited.

Zhang Youqian and Jiangnan patrolled Wuyi Lane every day and formulated a safety inspection plan. They were doing their best. Of course, some merchants took the initiative to respect us, but I refused. However, Jiangnan had no choice but to accept everyone and had a lot of income.

A few days later, Zhang Youqian got bored of these things and made some friends in Jinling City. He chatted with me every day, either the Twelve Beauties of Jinling or the Four Beauty of Qinhuai, and he was a playboy.

In late February, Jiangnan entered the plum rain season, and the continuous rain was drizzling every day, making people feel distracted. On this day, Jiangnan was patrolling the streets. I was drinking tea at a tea shop on the side of the road. I was bored when I was looking at the pedestrians on the street. Suddenly, five sword-holding people caught my attention.

The battle between Xu Kaishan and Feng Wanli is approaching, and many people from the world have poured into Jinling City, but most of them are knights who come here. The five people are in a hurry and suspicious manner. They are watching from time to time. I didn't have time to notify Jiangnan, so I paid the tea money and followed.

Although these five people are not as good as my thief's sect, they are also excellent. After several turns, they came to the Broken Arm Cliff of General Mountain in the south of the city. There is an ancient temple here, called Tongshan Temple, which is said to be built in the early Tang Dynasty. Yue Pengju was recovered from the wounded place, also known as Longquan Temple.

The five people climbed into the wall without knocking on the door.

I was suspicious and followed me in.

There is a stone platform on the Broken Arm Cliff. I heard from a man, "Old Third, are your news reliable?" You said that the man came to help us, why didn't he even have a single figure?

Another man said, Brother, don’t be impatient, my friend’s martial arts are much better than us, and it seems that he has a grudge against the witch, so there is no need to lie to us. Since he has made an appointment with us here, he will definitely not miss the appointment.

That human being said, it would be better. Damn, I think how powerful our five ghosts in Jiangnan were back then, but now they are chased by the witch as if they were stranded. If this revenge is not avenged, I will not be a human being!

Five Ghosts in Jiangnan? It turns out they were them! I thought to myself that these five people were very famous in the underworld of Jiangnan back then, namely: big-headed ghosts, unlucky ghosts, happy ghosts, hanging ghosts, and erotic ghosts, who specialize in trafficking women and children. Later, they disappeared for some reason and now they have appeared in Jinling City. If this is true, I am afraid that the recent disappearance in Jinling City will be unrelated to these five people. However, from their conversation, I learned that it seems that they have provoked some powerful people.

He only heard a laugh at the head of the Netherworld Sect, who was cruel and ruthless, had great martial arts skills, but it was not difficult to kill the witch.

At some point, a man in black robe appeared on the cliff platform. I looked from a distance and saw that the man in black robe was thin and had a sick face. His voice sounded familiar, but he couldn't remember who it was.

When the third son of the Five Ghosts in Jiangnan saw this person, he kept telling him that he had met Guardian Yang.

Only then did I remember that this man in black robe was the left guardian of the Netherworld Divine Sect, whom I met outside Jinling City that night, the sick tiger Yang Yin. I didn't expect that the woman's disappearance was actually involved in the Netherworld Divine Sect, and I couldn't help but feel a headache.

Big Head Ghost Dao, why should I believe you?

Yang Yin moved slightly, and a cold light flashed. Half of the big-headed ghost bun was peeled off, and his head was dispersed, which scared the big-headed ghost to sweat profusely.

Yang Yin said coldly, if I take your life, you will be so easy. You provoked someone and were forced to flee outside the border. If I hadn't cleared my relationship, would you have returned to Jiangnan?

Big Head Ghost Dao, you let us return to our old business and start our previous business, and cause the pursuit of the Netherworld Sect Master, but how can we ever feel kind? How can we know if you are the opponent of the witch?

Yang Yin said, whether it is good intentions or bad intentions, you have to pay some price to go back to Jiangnan, right? Moreover, there is no need for me to take action this time to deal with the Netherworld leader.

As soon as he finished speaking, another old man in gray appeared on the broken arm platform. The old man in gray was masked and his back was facing me. I couldn't see who he was. Yang Yin said to the old man in gray that he would be extremely grateful to him for asking for help this time.

The old man in gray said, "You and I will get what you want, so why do you thank your friend? After this time, you will be your leader of the Netherworld Sect. If I get what I want, no one will lose."

Yang Yin sneered, what a noble gentleman, I wish us a happy cooperation.

The old man in gray has taken the Five Ghosts. Your recent actions have attracted the attention of the witch. I will first restrain myself in the past few days. I want you to wait until the Flower God Festival to kidnap another person. This is some information about that person. As he said that, he handed a note to the Big Headed Ghost.

Seeing this, the big-headed ghost shouted loudly, it’s impossible! The risk is too great!

The old man in gray frowned and said, "Are you bargaining with me?" Since I can let you go back to Jiangnan, I can naturally let you steam on earth."

The five ghosts in Jiangnan were immediately discouraged.

I thought it was not advisable to stay here for a long time, so I used my light skills and quietly left the cliff platform.

Unintentionally, I found some clues about the disappearance case and wanted to tell Zhuge Shaobing. Unconsciously, I came to Tongshan Temple. It was raining in plum blossoms, and there were not many pilgrims in the temple. I always stayed away from ghosts, gods, Buddhas and immortals, but since I was here, I lit a stick of incense in the hall and donated some incense money.

Before leaving the door, I saw a little monk waving to me.

It was the little novice monk I met a few days ago who wanted to eat chicken legs. I said happily, so you are here.

The little monk said that as soon as he entered Jinling City, he was dragged here by his senior brother. He ate vegetarian food and chanted Buddha's name. I was almost exhausted. Brother, when would you treat me to chicken legs? I said that I am in Confucius Temple on weekdays, and if you have time, come to me. The little monk said with a sad face, "The senior brother won't let me go out." I laughed and said, "Why are you so obedient?" The little monk curled his lips and said that I am better than the senior brother in the Buddha's lectures, but the senior brother likes to reason with me with his fists."

I deeply agree with it. I also have a senior brother who likes to reason with sticks, and I feel deeply sympathetic.

It doesn’t matter if the little monk can’t say that. In a few days, we will have an appointment with people from the Netherworld God Sect to discuss the Taoshan. Then I will go out to play with you.

It’s the Netherworld God Sect again, and I thought to myself that there have been quite a lot of things happening in the Netherworld God Sect recently.

When I went down the mountain, the rain suddenly became heavier. There was a pavilion halfway up the mountain. I walked a few steps to shelter from the rain. When I entered the mountain, I followed people and now stood at the foot of the General Mountain, watching the smoke from Jinling City shrouded in the misty rain in the south of the Yangtze River, which was a unique charm.

A gust of fragrance blew over and a girl came into the pavilion.

The woman was seventeen or eighteen years old, with bright eyes and white teeth, and looked like a fairy. She had a little heroic spirit between her eyebrows. She looked at me for a moment and turned around and looked down at the scenery under Jinling City. Although it was a shocking glance, my mind was also stimulating and unable to move my eyes.

After a moment, the girl frowned and said, "What are you looking at?"

I felt dazed in my heart and made a speech: I have never seen a woman as beautiful as you.
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