It was the first watch of the hour, the autumn rain continued, there were no stars or moon, and the sky was as dark as thick ink.
Unlike the excitement and bright lights in the east city of Bianjing, the west city area seems a bit quiet and dim. Although there are many shops and restaurants here, they are all closed by this time. Only a few scattered shop doors still have candle-lit lanterns swaying gently in the wind and rain, emitting a faint light.
Especially here in Anningfang, because apart from some residences, the other buildings here are mostly commercial warehouses. It seems even quieter at night, and there are no people on the whole street. It wasn't until a group of people quickly passed through the square gate that the tranquility of the night was slightly broken. However, after entering the workshop, these people quickly dismounted and slowed down their pace. Under the leadership of a guard who had been waiting there, they went straight to an alley in the southeast corner of the workshop.
Several Kaifeng Prefecture officers were guarding in front of the alley. As soon as they saw anyone coming, they all stepped forward to greet them. The leader was Lu Fang: "Dutou, just half an hour ago, several more people entered. Apparently they were People with pink swallows.”
Sun Tu nodded, then squinted his eyes and looked around, and said, "It seems that this place is not far from the tributary of the Bianhe River. There should be a culvert nearby that leads directly to the ground, right?"
"Exactly." Lu Fang was stunned for a moment, and then he understood the meaning of his words: "Do you need someone from a humble position to guard the entrances of those ditches to prevent the thieves from escaping into them at night?"
"That's not necessary. As long as our plan comes true, they won't have the slightest chance to escape from the house." Sun Tu waved his hand, and then solemnly ordered: "Tell the brothers to be ready, guard the house from front to back, and don't allow them to escape." No one can escape."
"Yes." Everyone responded in a low voice, and immediately a dozen people turned around and went out from the other end of the alley, going around to the back door of the target house in case anyone really escaped from there.
During this period, Lu Fang stepped forward to report: "Du Tou, boss Wen is still here. Should we let him leave before we start to kill the thieves, so as not to accidentally injure him?"
"Don't worry, I still have something to ask him." Sun Tu smiled softly, and then glanced at the people around Lu Fang: "It's true that these brothers have worked really hard. ”
"Look at what Dutou said, these are all errands that men of humble rank should do." Lu Fang hurriedly said modestly: "Dutou, everything is almost arranged now, should we take the people first and then discuss the credit?"
"What? Are you in a hurry to attack?" Sun Tu looked at the other party and asked suddenly, which made Lu Fang feel a little uncomfortable. He forced a smile and said: "What Du Tou said, let's put everything aside." The arrangements are in place, and the thieves’ lair is right in front of us, so naturally it’s best to capture the person as soon as possible.”
"But why do I always feel a little uneasy?" Sun Tu suddenly stared at his face: "Lu Fang, you have never been convinced since you were transferred to me by Judge Xue Tong. You can also do ordinary errands." Just push it, why are you so active in providing me with suggestions this time, and even go to the trouble of bringing people here to make early preparations?"
Lu Fang's face froze immediately, and then he said: "I know my fault for being humble, and I was a little bit dissatisfied with Du Tou before. But since Du Tou has completed errands one after another, especially after rescuing Miss Yu's family, I am convinced, and this fan Swallows have been causing trouble to Tokyo for many years, and I want to eliminate them for the people!"
"yes
"Sun Tu said noncommittally, and then he shouted: "Bring me here! "
Just when Lu Fang was puzzled, several officers had pushed Boss Wen in front of Sun Tu. With another force, they had pushed the obviously frightened spice shop owner to his knees and made him kneel down. He repeatedly begged for mercy: "Sun Dutou, I don't know what mistake I made, why do you want to do this to me?"
"What's your fault? Of course you colluded with thieves and made enemies of the government." Sun Tu said lightly: "Do you really think that I will be deceived by your tricks?"
After hearing this, Boss Wen's expression changed even more, but he still managed to calm down and said: "What Du Tou said is really hard for me to understand. I only wanted to help you find this place, so why did you collude with the thieves?" Already?"
"The problem naturally lies in your account books. Do you think that having those account books can make me believe what you said and confirm that the nest of those pink swallows is here?" Sun Tu sneered: "Although I am not No matter how scholar you are, you can still tell whether the things recorded in the account book were written in several months, or whether they were written in one go in a short period of time.
"You have several things that should have been recorded in the account book the next day, but judging from the ink marks, they are completely similar to the last few words of the previous day. They all looked like they were finished with ink. Such obvious flaws are In the account book, you still want to use this to deceive me, do you think I will believe your lies?"
As soon as these words came out, Boss Wen's face suddenly turned pale, and his body started to tremble suddenly: "Sun Dutou, please forgive me, I was forced to do this by others..." After all, he is just an ordinary businessman. , The psychological quality is not good enough. Once someone points out the flaws, he will immediately panic and dare not persist.
And as soon as he said these words, Lu Fang's heart suddenly sank! Without any hesitation, he pulled out the sword from his waist and slashed towards Sun Tu's face with a roar. At the same time, his body became even shorter, and he tried to steal the way and swept away from the side. He knew very well that Sun Tu's martial arts skills were far superior to his, so with this strike he only wanted to make him take a few steps back and find a chance for him to escape.
But even this wish could not be realized in the end. The smile on Sun Tu's face was not less when he saw him slashing with the knife. As his hand trembled, the swing stick he had been holding in his hand popped out, just in time to hold it. With a fierce slash, his left foot followed suit and struck directly at Lu Fang's right knee.
Being struck with a knife shocked Lu Da. He immediately retracted his body and stepped back, finally dodging Sun Tu's kick. But this time, he was completely passive. The opponent had already rushed forward like a shadow. The stick in his hand had already passed along the blade of the knife, and it was whipped on the wrist of his right hand so quickly that his wrist bones were almost beaten. It broke into pieces and immediately let out a scream.
It was only then that the others woke up from their dreams and rushed forward, cooperating with Sun Tu to attack Lu Fang and several of his cronies behind him. The reaction of those few people was even slower, and they were a little overwhelmed. They were immediately pressed to the ground by their comrades, unable to move.
Lu Fang, on the other hand, only took two steps back before he was caught again by Sun Tu. As soon as he dodged the whistling stick, he was kicked in the lower abdomen and he stumbled backwards. This naturally gave others a chance, and Shen Liang took the lead. In a flash, the knife in his hand was directly on him.
on his neck, making him afraid to make the next move.
This sudden attack ended very quickly. In just a few breaths, Lu Fang and others were captured. While being pushed down to the ground, their hands and feet were tied up with ropes. Originally, these things were all for powder. Unexpectedly, what Yanzi's people prepared was now used on Kaifeng Mansion's own people.
Only then did Sun Tu put away his stick, looked at Lu Fang and said, "I didn't expect you to be Pink Swallow's spy in my Kaifeng Mansion. No wonder they can escape without a trace before us many times."
From the beginning, Sun Tu had a feeling that the reason why Pink Yanzi was able to escape repeatedly must be because someone tipped them off. This guess was confirmed after they were warned by flying arrows that night. It was obvious that the Pink Swallows people only used this method after they knew that they would do their best to track down their whereabouts. Moreover, apart from the people around him, only some officials in Kaifeng Mansion knew the exact location of his home.
Sun Tu, who understood this, made a decision. If he wanted to eliminate Fen Yanzi, the first thing he had to do was to find the spies around him, otherwise all the arrangements would be known to the other party earlier.
Lu Fang was covered in mud and water, and his face was even more dejected. But he still couldn't help but look up at Sun Tu: "How did you suspect me? It's impossible for you to conclude that I am Pink Yanzi's spy just because of some of my previous actions, right?"
"It's okay to tell you this now. Although your performance is suspicious, what really makes me see that there is something wrong with you is that you cooperated with Boss Wen's play. You cooperated with him tacitly, and everything you said made sense. , but there is one thing you don’t know. In fact, I have already had some clues about the nest where Pink Swallows store spices, and I know it can’t be here.” Sun Tu sneered and said, “And why do you I chose this place probably because it’s remote and makes it easier to accomplish things.”
Whether it was what Jin Yi said or what he knew from the abducted woman, the sound of silk bamboo could be heard near the Pink Swallow's important nest. But this time the target is surrounded by warehouses and not even a decent mansion of a wealthy family. So how is it possible for people to hear the sound of silk and bamboo from time to time
With this alone, Sun Tu could confirm that the information provided by Boss Wen and the others was false. Lu Fang, who cooperated closely with Zhichang Yihe and also changed his usual behavior, was highly suspected of being instigated by Fen Yanzi to deliberately lead them here. It's coming.
Realizing that he had been under Sun Tu's scheme, Lu Fang couldn't help but smile miserably: "So that's it, it turns out that I'm just being smart. Sun Dutou is indeed very capable. This time, I, Lu Fang, have really convinced you..."
Then, he suddenly raised his head and said with a ferocious face: "But you are still too conceited after all. Now that you are here, even if you are wary, don't even think about retreating safely!" As he said, he suddenly shouted loudly: "You are all There’s no need to hide, they’re all here, kill them all, there’s nothing to worry about anymore!”
And with his shout, a large firelight suddenly lit up in the originally dark surroundings, illuminating a corner of the dark night!
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There are really no updates today. The constant squeezing out time to add updates in the past few days has made passersby dizzy, so I can only resume normal updates. . . .