Elder Suzaku winked, and the beggar didn't say much. He just nodded to Qining to show his gratitude, turned around, walked to the wall, and sat against the wall again.
"Master Marquis turns out to be kind to our Beggar Clan." Elder Zhuque sighed: "Those brothers were offended just now. Master Marquis, don't worry about it."
Qi Ning shook his head and said: "I don't have time to care about this. Elder Suzaku, I came here tonight to ask you to do a favor."
"Oh?" Elder Zhuque frowned and said, "What does the Marquis want the beggar to do?"
Qi Ning thought for a moment and then said: "Elder Zhuque, I just said that after you Beggar Clan disciples are poisoned, you can still control them from running around in the streets and alleys. However, there are not a few infected people in the capital. According to our calculations, There will be a large-scale epidemic outbreak as soon as today."
Elder Zhuque changed his face slightly and said, "Is there going to be an epidemic today?"
Looking at his expression, Qi Ning knew that the Beggar Clan had not calculated the time of the outbreak of the epidemic yet. Tang Nuo obviously knew it beforehand and nodded: "That's right, so I need your help from the Beggar Clan now."
"Master Marquis, you can see the situation. The Beggar Clan now has too much time to take care of itself. Moreover, although we found out that the brothers were poisoned rather than infected by the disease, we can't find a way to detoxify it at all." Elder Suzaku looked solemn: "But I don't know what the Beggar Clan can do. What can you do to help Lord Marquis?"
"Let the brothers in your gang who are infected with the virus rush to the streets and alleys now." Qining said: "Let their virus attack in advance."
Elder Zhuque was stunned for a moment, obviously not understanding, and asked doubtfully: "The epidemic has attacked early? Lord Marquis, what do you mean?"
"Elder Suzaku, let me ask you first, what will your disciples look like after the poison attacks?" Qining looked solemn.
Elder Zhuque sighed: "At first, the red spots appeared on the body, which were not conspicuous, but every day the red spots became larger and the color deepened." After a pause, he raised his hand to signal Qining to walk and chat, and the two went to the front hall. Walking slowly: "When the red spots break open, blood flows out, and the person becomes unconscious. In this situation, the poisoned person will have two states. One is to be drowsy, and the second is to be like a wild beast. Generally, he runs around and grabs everyone he sees.”
Qining nodded slightly.
Elder Suzaku continued: "Those sleeping people, if not disturbed, will fall asleep without waking up, eating or drinking. However, as long as they are disturbed a little, they will become vicious and become like wild beasts." He said with a bitter smile: " The people the Marquis saw just now are all about to be poisoned, and we will tie them up before they are poisoned."
Qi Ning said: "But those ordinary people don't know that there will be such consequences. Once the poison takes effect, they will first affect their families, and then they will rush out of the house and go crazy in the streets and alleys of the capital." His expression was slightly cold: "Elder Suzaku, so Why did you conceal this important matter and not report it? If you had informed the Shenhou Mansion in advance, the matter might not be as out of control as it is now."
Elder Suzaku has been in the world for many years and has a lot of experience. His ability to observe people's emotions is naturally very good. At this time, he has already understood that Qining came here because he really wanted to discuss with him how to deal with the epidemic. A disaster was approaching, so it would be better for both parties to be honest. , said: "To be honest with you, the Marquis, our Beggar Gang believes that this incident is a grudge between Jianghu and the Black Lotus Holy Sect. The Jianghu Gang will never let outsiders interfere easily in handling matters, let alone I am a gang of beggars."
"You have mentioned the Black Lotus Holy Sect several times, but which gang is that from?" Qining frowned and said, "Are you saying that this poisoning was caused by the Black Lotus Holy Sect?"
Elder Zhuque said: "Although we have no way to detoxify, we have noticed that the poison this time, if nothing else, comes from the land of Bashu. Only the Black Lotus Holy Sect has the ability to prepare such a cruel poison."
"Bashu?" Qining was startled, "Is the Black Lotus Holy Sect a force of Bashu?"
Elder Zhuque nodded and said: "Exactly." Just as he was about to explain, Qin Ning already said: "We will investigate this matter later. This time someone poisoned him, he was cruel and cruel, and he did not care about the life and death of the people. The court will never let him go. "He added: "The top priority is to prevent those poisoned people from taking to the streets and affecting more people, and we must find ways to get the poisoned people out of danger."
Elder Zhuque nodded and said, "What the Marquis said is absolutely true. What should we do next?"
"I said that the poisoned disciples of the Beggar Clan should be poisoned in advance." Qi Ning said: "How many disciples of your Beggar Clan are still in danger of getting worse?"
Elder Zhuque thought for a moment and then said: "There are at least two hundred people left."
"Well, let them take to the streets now." Qining said: "Tell them that after taking to the streets, they must not hurt anyone, but they must act like they are poisonous."
Elder Zhuque asked curiously: "Why does the Marquis want us to do this?"
"The capital is about to be sealed off, but the palace is closed and I can't enter the palace." Qi Ning said, "I don't have the right to mobilize troops. Only by letting the disciples of the Beggar Gang act like they are poisoned first will the imperial court mobilize troops to blockade the capital." In this way, when the infected people actually attack, the court will be prepared and can control the situation. "
When Elder Zhuque heard this, he was startled for a moment, then looked at Qining, stopped, and thought deeply.
Seeing his hesitation, Qi Ning frowned and said, "Elder Zhuque, I know what you are thinking. You are worried that this might be a trap set for your beggar gang. I don't have time to explain to you now, but you want to Understand, if this epidemic is really caused by the grievances between your Beggar Gang and the Black Lotus Holy Sect, the Black Lotus Holy Sect will certainly be wiped out by the imperial court, and even you, the Beggar Gang, will not be able to escape the involvement."
Elder Zhuque's color changed slightly, but he still didn't speak.
"If you hesitate here for a moment longer, one more citizen may be harmed by then." Qining said: "It's so urgent that I don't have time for you to think about it. I've been working on this all night, so you should send someone out now. , otherwise the capital will really suffer countless casualties...!" His eyes became cold and stern, and he said: "I will not let you go if you are the first one."
Elder Zhuque hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "Master Hou, can you guarantee that after I send people out, some people will use this to slander our Beggar Gang for treason, or even accuse us of other crimes? Can Master Hou come forward to testify for us?"
"You don't need to testify. If something happens, I will stand in front of you and take the responsibility first." Qining heard Elder Suzaku's relaxed tone and knew that this old guy should also understand the seriousness of the matter. "Don't worry, the disciples of the Beggar Clan are taking to the streets." , even if the officers and soldiers find out, they won’t hurt you.”
Elder Zhuque still hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said: "Okay, since Lord Marquis is so sure, then we, the Beggar Clan, will try our best to cooperate." Without hesitation, he quickly returned to the main hall. As soon as Qi Ning entered the main hall, They saw Qi Feng and the two of them standing in the hall with angry faces, surrounded by beggars, and both sides were full of gunpowder.
"Qi Feng!" Qi Ning shouted. Seeing Qi Feng's angry face and his intention to use force with the Beggar Clan, he shouted in a deep voice: "Don't be rude!"
Qi Feng looked over following the sound and was slightly surprised when he saw Qi Ning. When Qi Ning came over, he came back to his senses and said: "Master Hou, these beggars are so bold. Before I even said a few words, they... !”
"I already know everything." Qi Ning said, "We will discuss this later."
Elder Suzaku waved to Bai Shenghao, the helmsman of the Ghost Golden Sheep Branch. Bai Shenghao walked over quickly. When the two reached the corner of the room, Elder Suzaku whispered, seeming to be talking to Bai Shenghao. Qi Ning just watched from a distance. , seeing Bai Shenghao looking towards him with a serious expression, he knew that this guy was still hesitating.
However, Elder Zhuque commanded the Southern Qisu Branch of the Beggar Clan, and Bai Shenghao naturally did not dare to disobey the orders he handed down.
Sure enough, it didn't take long before Bai Shenghao had already bowed his hand to Elder Suzaku, then walked over quickly and said to the beggars in the hall: "You come with me." He walked out of the main hall first, and the beggars looked at each other, not knowing why, but They didn't dare to disobey and followed him out one after another.
Elder Zhuque walked over slowly, looked at Qining, and said: "Master Hou, the old beggar has fully cooperated with you, but the old beggar also hopes that you will not let us down."
Qi Ning breathed a sigh of relief at this time. He had been struggling for most of the night and was exhausted. Finally, he had achieved some results and felt slightly at ease.
He only hoped that Xue Lingfeng would not disappoint him.
"Elder Suzaku, I want to take a corpse back now and find a way to detoxify it as soon as possible." Qining said: "I can't guarantee whether it will succeed or not, but we will do our best, and the Beggar Clan will also do our best. We must stabilize the brothers under our control, and we must not make any mistakes at this time."
Elder Zhuque nodded and said, "Don't worry, Lord Marquis, the Beggar Clan has its own rules."
When Qi Ning left Luogu Alley, he brought out a corpse from the Beggar Clan that died of the epidemic as he wished. For the Beggar Clan, this was indeed an exception.
But Elder Zhuque knew very well that these were extraordinary times, and the Beggar Clan was indeed facing an unprecedented disaster. At present, more than two hundred people in the Clan had been infected, and it was very possible that some of them had not been exposed. If Sending a corpse as an exception can help prepare the antidote. It is natural that Elder Suzaku understands the importance of this.
Because the body was infected, the body was wrapped in several layers of thick cloth for safety reasons.
Qi Ning, on the other hand, divided his troops into two groups. He took Zhao Wushang and two guards to send the body directly to Yong'an Hall. Qi Feng went on the other side and returned directly to Jinyihou Mansion to take Tang Nuo to the medicine store.
When we arrived at Yong'an Hall, there was a man who kept watch in the drug store. They vacated a back room in the drug store and put the body in. After that, no one dared to act rashly and could only wait for Tang Nuo to come.