"The Zhang family ran a security escort business in Qingshan Town, but more than fifty people were killed by bandits. This is a slap in the face to the Zhang family and also to the town mayor."
Adding to this Zhang Shuhu, whose background is extraordinary, far more powerful than the town mayor's, if we can't appease Zhang Shuhu, our town mayor might be in trouble.
Qin Hong said.
Upon hearing this, Lin Xiaofei nodded, finally understanding what was going on.
He thought for a moment and realized that Zhang Shuhu had a younger brother named Zhang Shubao. Zhang Shubao had connections with high-ranking officials in the county town. If the other party used any means necessary, Zhang Shubao's position as the mayor of Qingshan Town would be in jeopardy.
Since Zhang Shuhu himself had returned to Qingshan Town, he naturally wouldn't let the Zhang family members die in vain. Therefore, the town mayor decided to cooperate with Zhang Shuhu to eliminate the Black Wind Mountain bandits hiding in the town, which could be considered as giving Zhang Shuhu an explanation.
Soon, Liu Hengchang came running over and waved to the two of them.
"Junior Brother Lin, Junior Brother Qin, have you made up your minds? If you have, then we'll leave."
Liu Hengchang walked over and said with a smile.
"It's settled."
Lin Xiaofei said something.
He originally planned to go to the Internal Affairs Hall to take on a simple task and learn about some things, but now that a good opportunity has come his way, he naturally doesn't want to miss it.
Two miles outside the town gate of Qingshan Town, there is a small grove of trees.
At this moment, Lin Xiaofei and the other two crossed a stream and walked in a grove of trees and bushes.
"Our mission this time is to kill three bandits who are lying in ambush in the woods about a mile from the herb farm."
After observation by the disciples of the Intelligence Hall, it was determined that the three bandits were from Black Wind Stronghold. Some of the higher-ups in the gang were worried that the bandits would try to take advantage of our herbal medicine farm, so they decided to eliminate the three bandits first.
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Liu Hengchang said as he walked.
He led the way, as if he were very familiar with the grove, walking at a moderate pace.
Lin Xiaofei nodded. He knew that the mission details were meant for him, while Qin Hong already knew them.
"We won't take that dirt road to avoid being spotted by those three bandits hiding there. We'll wait until we pass through the grove ahead, go around in a circle, and then we'll see those three bandits."
One of the bandits had been disguised as a villager for three months, frequently walking along the road to and from my herbal medicine market, and occasionally observing the carriages that my disciples used to escort the herbs.
He also had a pseudonym, Chen Wuliu.
At first, whenever Chen Wuliu passed by the herb shop, and every afternoon he would enter a house in town, my intelligence agents genuinely believed that Chen Wuliu was just a villager. However, after some prior investigation, I discovered that Chen Wuliu's identity was not so simple.
Liu Hengchang said in a low voice.
"What do you mean?"
Qin Hong said with a puzzled look.
"He was not an ordinary bandit from Black Wind Stronghold, but Luo Yin, the One-Eyed Dragon."
Liu Hengchang said softly.
"Luo Yin, the One-Eyed Dragon?"
Qin Hong's face showed a hint of surprise, and he quickly asked in a low voice:
"Isn't that the apprentice of the third leader of Black Wind Stronghold?"
In Black Wind Stronghold, any bandit with even a little reputation is a ruthless and infamous person.
This one-eyed bandit Luo Yin was of much higher status than the ordinary bandits of Black Wind Stronghold, and he was also quite strong, so he had a notorious reputation known to many.
Moreover, he had another cruel method: gouging out one of someone's eyes.
The one-eyed man Luo Yin gouged out someone else's eye because he himself had lost an eye.
That's why he got the nickname "One-Eyed Dragon".
"Yes, that's him."
Nodding, Liu Hengchang said:
Although the one-eyed man was leading two ordinary bandits disguised as villagers in and out of town, my intelligence agents, with their sharp eyes, spotted them beforehand.
In fact, three days ago, Qin Hong's master had informed Liu Hengchang of the mission details and had Liu Hengchang investigate it personally before finding out Chen Wuliu's true identity.
Coincidentally, the other person was walking on a street in the town, wearing a tattered straw hat. He quietly followed the other person not far behind. After walking for a while, he saw the other person's face and noticed that the other person's expression was somewhat unnatural. He immediately felt that something was wrong, so he followed behind and observed the other person from a distance several times. It wasn't until the other person took off the straw hat that he realized that Chen Wuliu was Luo Yin.
After discovering Chen Wuliu's true identity, he was actually somewhat afraid to kill One-Eyed Dragon Luo Yin, since the other party was the apprentice of the third leader of Black Wind Stronghold. Once the people of Black Wind Stronghold found out, he estimated that he would have little chance of surviving in Qingshan Town.
Unexpectedly, Black Wind Stronghold offended Zhang Shuhu this time, causing Zhang Shuhu to mobilize all the major forces in Qingshan Town to search for the bandits of Black Wind Stronghold. So this time, he was not worried at all. Even if Luo Yin was killed, the blame would only fall on Zhang Shuhu.
"When the fight starts, we should all be careful. Luo Yin has been a bandit for fifteen or sixteen years. Although his strength is at least at the late stage of the ordinary level, he is still relatively easy to deal with."
However, just to be on the safe side, we should all be careful.
As he spoke, Liu Hengchang took a few steps forward from the woods and leaped lightly.
His figure soared into the air, leaping more than ten meters high, and landed on a large tree. After scanning around and finding no one nearby, he jumped down from the tree.
Then, the three of them walked through a grove of trees, jogged a few steps, and leaped into the tall grass on the side of a road to hide.
Lin Xiaofei followed closely behind.
However, just as Qin Hong darted into the woods where he was hiding, he accidentally bumped into a tree that was more than three meters tall. The branches and leaves on the tree swayed and made a rustling sound.
Immediately, Liu Hengchang and Lin Xiaofei's expressions tightened. They stopped and scanned their surroundings, ready to act at the first sign of someone rushing out.
Qin Hong looked nervous, stopped in his tracks, grabbed the swaying tree, and steadied it until it stopped shaking.
Fortunately, the swaying leaves soon stopped, and they were still some distance from the three bandits they were looking for. In addition, there was a grove of trees ahead that could block their view, thus preventing them from being discovered by the bandits.
After Qin Hong caught up, Liu Hengchang led the way again, walking at a slightly slower pace to avoid bumping into trees and bushes and making noise.
Soon, Liu Hengchang led them to a grove of trees, turned to Lin Xiaofei and Qin Hong and made a few hand gestures to indicate that they should separate, while he went to the left side of the grove.
Lin Xiaofei and Qin Hong slowly approached the woods on the right. Looking through the gaps in the trees, they saw a carriage ahead with three people at the outside: Luo Yin, the one-eyed man, and two bandits dressed in ordinary clothes.
"Sixth Brother, let's not go back to Qingshan Town today. I just came back from near the town gate and found a large number of soldiers surrounding the entire city gate. Those brothers who sneaked into the city last night probably won't be able to get out."
A dejected voice came from inside the room.
"Yes, Sixth Brother. The Third Boss sneaked into the town last night. If he had killed Zhang Shuhu, he would have come out long ago. But he hasn't come back yet. Should we continue to monitor the Qingfeng Gang's carriage that is escorting herbs?"
"Another bandit said."
The "Sixth Brother" they were referring to was Chen Wuliu, who was also the apprentice of Ding Baiyu, the third leader of Black Wind Stronghold, and the one-eyed Luo Yin.
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