Chapter 534 Caught in the Crossfire
Because of the already gloomy weather with rain, and now that it was late afternoon, the sky was already quite dark. Li Er-xiong lit the lanterns in the main hall of the Li family house one by one with a tinderbox.
Li San Niang entrusted Lu Zhu'er to Li Er Sao, who then took Lu Zhu'er and Xiao Si Lang to a side hall to wait, without getting involved in the matter.
Li San Niang and Li Er Xiong sat down, while Qiu Xiang and Lao Shiyi stood on either side of Li San Niang behind them. Facing them was a black-clad man whose mouth, nose, and chin were covered, leaving only his eyes visible.
Li San Niang's keen sense of smell detected a faint smell of blood on the masked man in black.
As for how Lao Shi confirmed the identity of the masked man in black, it was through the internal code of the Bad People and the masked man's badge.
The masked man was of average martial arts skills. He worked as a spy on the periphery of the Bad Guys, gathering and spreading information. His code name was Sixty-Six.
Sixty-Six's exposed eyes revealed considerable embarrassment and helplessness. He thought to himself, "Goodness, this task in the guild is going to be tough."
Sixty-Six touched his neck, which had just been gripped by Old Ten, and glanced at Old Ten's neck, thinking he was being cautious. He rolled his eyes inwardly, but couldn't help but admire him: "The one at the top is indeed formidable. I almost broke his neck in just five or six moves."
Regardless of the complaints in my heart, I still have to do the work I'm supposed to do, because that's what I do for a living.
Sixty-six sat opposite Li Sanniang and the others, cupped his hands in a gesture of respect towards Lao Shi, and said in a fawning tone, "Haha, haha, this is a case of the flood washing away the Dragon King's temple, we're all family now, we don't even recognize each other."
Seeing that no one was echoing him, Sixty-Six sighed, quickly straightened up, and explained to the crowd, "Something urgent has happened in the guild, and many brothers have been seriously injured."
Having no other choice, they turned to Dr. Li, only to find out that he was at home taking care of his grandson all by himself.
Look, things happen so fast, nobody expected to encounter something like this on the Ghost Festival.
I told them to leave the baby with me; I'd take care of it until you got home, then I'd give the child back to you.
Sixty-six said with a helpless tone, "But Dr. Li didn't seem to believe me and insisted on taking the little baby with him."
How could we possibly resist someone as talented as Dr. Li?
So I stayed and watched the people from the association leave with Doctor Li and the little baby.
After Liu Liu finished speaking, Li San Niang and the others remained silent. Li San Niang frowned and asked directly, "Did my father leave any message?"
Sixty-six chuckled twice and nodded to Li San Niang: "Doctor Li is telling you not to worry."
However, after Dr. Li and his brothers left, a message came from the organization saying that the Li family were all very talented, and quite a few brothers had been injured today. More people would likely come to help, so they asked the two Dr. Lis to come along and help rescue the injured as well.
"Wow!"
Brother Li spoke first, standing up and addressing Sixty-Six.
“I’ll go by myself, Third Sister, you can stay at home.”
I'm going to find Aye and Xiaowu. Once we're done with our work, we'll head home as soon as possible.
Before Li Sanniang could answer, Sixty-Six coldly said from the side, "What are you saying? Once you're in our group, you're one of us. How can you not take orders?"
Sixty-six glared coldly at Li Sanniang. Just as Qiu Xiang was about to step forward and say something, Li Sanniang raised her hand to stop her.
Li San Niang called out to Li Er Xiong to reassure him, and then looked at Liu Shi Liu: "Don't worry, I, Li San Niang, am not the kind of person who doesn't know what's going on."
"Since the organization wants us to rescue people, I will definitely go. But let me tell you exactly what kind of injuries they have, so we can prepare before anyone comes to pick them up."
"Third Sister!"
Li San Niang shook her head at Li Er Xiong, signaling him not to say anything more.
Seeing that Li San Niang was obedient, Liu Liu smiled again. Although his expression was not visible, Liu Liu's voice was much gentler than before.
"Oh dear, we're in trouble. Our guild has been caught in the crossfire. Some have suffered financial damage, and others have been hurt by the anger."
Before Liu Liu could finish speaking, there was another knock at the door, and at the same time, two masked men in black suddenly landed in the Li family courtyard.
"It's Mother and the others who are back!"
Li Erxiong followed Liushiliu to open the door, and sure enough, it was Li's mother and the others.
Li's mother was about to ask something, but when she looked up and saw the three masked men in black behind Li's second brother who didn't look like good people, her face immediately darkened.
Mother Li looked around the main hall and saw that Second Sister Li was coaxing Lu Zhu'er and Xiao Si Lang to sleep in the side hall. The two of them were lying together asleep.
When Li's mother didn't see Li's father and Kogoro, she knew something must have happened.
Li's mother sat at the head of the main hall, glanced at the three men in black, and said, "Speak." This startled Sixty-Six, who immediately stood up from his chair.
After an explanation, Li's mother nodded in understanding. She first said to Li's sister-in-law, "Daughter-in-law, you should go to the side hall and lie down to rest."
"Brother, go boil some water and get your wife some hot water to drink."
Then Li's mother looked at Li San Niang and Li Er Xiong: "You two hurry up and pack the medicinal herbs and other things you need, and then go with them."
After seeing your father and Xiao Wu, and finishing up my business, I'll hurry home.
The lights in the main hall will remain on tonight; I'll sit here and wait for you to return.
Brother Li looked at his mother, wanting to speak, but before he could, his mother raised her hand to stop him: "You are an official, and you should never get involved in these matters."
Now that we've entered this place, we naturally have to get things done.
You mustn't interfere; you should stay home. That way, I'll feel more at ease.
Brother Li then shut his mouth and said nothing more.
Li San Niang first glanced into the side hall and saw that Lu Zhu'er was already asleep under the small quilt before she and Qiu Xiang went to their own courtyard to get their medical kit.
Seeing this, Li Erxiong also hurriedly went to the medicine cabinet in front to find medicine.
When Brother Li entered the kitchen, he saw Wu Qiaolan and Baoya sitting in front of the stove warming themselves by the fire.
Brother Li quickly put his finger to his lips, signaling the two to be quiet.
"I'll get you some hot water. You two don't go out yet. Wait for me to call you before you come out, but don't open the door!"
Wu Qiaolan and Bao Ya naturally knew what was important, so they quickly nodded. Wu Qiaolan even pointed to the kettle she had just boiled, indicating that Brother Li should take it and use it.
After Brother Li left the kitchen with the kettle and closed the door, Bao Ya approached Wu Qiaolan and whispered in her ear, "Mother, what was that man in black doing?"
Why did they come knocking on the Li family's door?
"Don't ask, don't ask about things that aren't our business!"
"Wait, wait until the eldest brother of the Li family says we can go out, then we'll go out of the kitchen."
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