Hearing the voice from the other side, Yan Liqiang withdrew his gaze from the gathering area of Shatu people outside the window and looked at the man who suddenly sat opposite him.
Judging from the appearance, this man was a typical Northwestern man, tall and sturdy. Just sitting opposite Yan Liqiang, he almost took up half of the table. The man's face was dark, with the unique roughness and traces of being worn by wind and frost over the years. However, this man did not look vulgar. He had sword-like eyebrows, eagle eyes, a high nose, and sparkling eyes. Among his toughness, there was a vague aura of danger.
Of course, this man did not carry any weapon. He just sat opposite Yan Liqiang, looking at him with a somewhat aggressive and scrutinizing gaze, not sparing an inch of his hair to his fingernails.
If an ordinary person were to face a man who suddenly sat across from him, he would definitely be stunned and surprised. Ninety-nine percent of people would probably ask the man's name and origin. But Yan Liqiang was neither stunned nor surprised. He didn't even ask the man's name. The thought in his mind had already told Yan Liqiang everything about the man's mental activities when he first saw him.
So, after just facing this man for two seconds, Yan Liqiang knew everything he wanted to know without the man saying a word.
The man opposite was none other than Situ Feixing, the leader of the largest gang of horse thieves in the northwest that Fu Changde had once mentioned to him, and one of the former subordinates of Qi Yun's Protectorate.
"I haven't drunk alone for a long time, so I don't feel bored, but I feel quite relaxed!" Yan Liqiang smiled at Situ Feixing, "I didn't know you were here. I just came out of the County Magistrate's Mansion and came to Jiulong Bridge to relax. I came to this restaurant once with my friends. That time, we happened to encounter the Shatu people who wanted to occupy the pharmacy next door. I also watched a lively scene. I didn't expect that this restaurant was actually your hall in Pingxi City."
Shocked, nothing but shocking!
Situ Feixing came to Pingxi County this time just to meet Yan Liqiang, but what he didn't expect was that as soon as he came to the street near Yipianyun's branch in Pingxi City, he saw Yan Liqiang entered the restaurant before him. Situ Feixing was puzzled for a long time. His whereabouts were erratic and it was impossible for him to leak out. This restaurant was also a secret base of Yipianyun. It was impossible for Yan Liqiang to know that he would come today. Later, he found out that Yan Liqiang was drinking alone in the restaurant and didn't make an appointment with anyone. So he took the initiative to come out and meet Yan Liqiang here. He wanted to test Yan Liqiang's ability and whether it was worth it for him to bring his brothers to surrender.
As soon as Yan Liqiang opened his mouth, Situ Feixing was stunned for a while, and then looked at Yan Liqiang with a strange look, "We have never met before, do you know who I am?"
In this era without cameras, even if Situ Feixing thought Fu Changde would tell Yan Liqiang what he looked like, he didn't believe Yan Liqiang would be able to recognize him at a glance, because Situ Feixing had no obvious features or defects on his face or body. He had also changed his clothes when he came to Pingxi City this time, and his personal image had changed a lot. Just relying on one person's oral and verbal description of what someone looked like, Situ Feixing didn't believe Yan Liqiang would be able to recognize him at a glance.
"Did I tell you who you are?" Yan Liqiang blinked his eyes. "Like you said, we have never met before. Since we have the chance to meet here, we are all brothers. Why don't we have a drink together? Waiter, give this uncle a glass of wine and a set of bowls and chopsticks!"
Situ Feixing suddenly felt that Yan Liqiang was unfathomable and extremely experienced, which was totally unlike the performance of someone of his age.
Since Situ Feixing went up to the fourth floor, no one has come up from the stairs. When he heard Yan Liqiang's voice, the fat shopkeeper who was in the shop downstairs just now came over in person and brought Situ Feixing a wine glass and a set of bowls and chopsticks. After looking at Situ Feixing cautiously, he got a signal from Situ Feixing and quietly retreated.
Yan Liqiang picked up the wine pot, filled a cup for Situ Feixing and a cup for himself, then raised the wine and sighed, "This first cup of wine is to toast that we are lucky enough to meet here. We are both wanderers in this world, so why should we have known each other before? Please!"
"We are both wanderers in this world, so why do we need to know each other before we meet?" Situ Feixing glanced at Yan Liqiang, picked up the wine glass, and drank it all together with Yan Liqiang.
"I didn't let Fu Changde look for you. Since you came to Pingxi County, Fu Changde must have looked for you and told you about my affairs. Fu Changde looked for you but didn't come with you. That means Fu Changde didn't know you were coming this time. We had never met before. You recognized me when I came to the restaurant. So it should be on January 1st at Tianchi that you saw me from afar. Fu Changde might have been with you at that time. Do you think I'm right?" Yan Liqiang said with a smile.
Situ Feixing was silent for a moment, "Then maybe you can guess again, how many people did I bring with me to Pingxi City this time?"
"Why guess? You are the only one who came to Pingxi City this time!" Yan Liqiang continued to pour wine into two cups. "Others don't have the courage, but you definitely have it. And for you, the fewer people around you, the less likely you are to be exposed. I also know the purpose of your coming. You are a little hesitant and undecided, so you want to come and see me once to see for yourself who I am so that you can make a decision. After all, the real Qiyun Supervisor is not someone that a young boy who can only bend a bow and shoot an eagle can hold!"
Situ Feixing, who had been relatively calm just now, was now a little restless. Yan Liqiang had been very calm, but Situ Feixing felt as if he was naked in front of this young man. Yan Liqiang could see through him with just a glance. This was the first time Situ Feixing had met such a character. Even the former Inspector Qi Yun had never made Situ Feixing feel so embarrassed.
"This second glass of wine is to honor the righteousness between heaven and earth. Heaven and earth can merge, rivers can dry up, mountains can have no edges, snow can fly in summer, thunder can roar in winter, but the righteousness of heaven and earth will never die. The Gu family of the former Qiyun Protectorate is already a thing of the past. The fact that you can come this time shows that you still have this righteousness in your heart. It is enough for you to have this heart. No matter what decision you make in the end, I respect your choice. I wish you a bright future, unlimited glory, and no regrets until you die!" Yan Liqiang raised his glass with a solemn face and drank it again.
Situ Feixing's eyes turned red for a moment, looking fierce, and his breathing became rapid. Seeing Yan Liqiang drink the second glass, he also picked up the glass, drank it all in one gulp, and then slammed the glass heavily on the table, shaking the dishes on the table.
Yan Liqiang continued to fill the two glasses with the third glass of wine, and then he picked it up, "I was talking about the first two glasses of wine. For this third glass of wine, you can ask me a question, and I will definitely tell you the truth!"
Situ Feixing also picked up the third glass of wine, staring at Yan Liqiang, and said almost word by word, "I only ask you one question. If I lead all the brothers of Yipianyun to surrender to you, are you willing to avenge the governor and the brothers who died?"
"If you and your men all surrender to me, you will have to listen to my orders from now on. I will not explain to you what I am going to do, and there is no need to explain. Whether you can get revenge depends on the right time, the right place, the conditions and the strength of both sides. I have the final say on everything. If you are blinded by hatred and dare to disobey my orders for revenge and ruin my plans, I will kill you and will never tolerate it!" After Yan Liqiang finished speaking, he drank the third glass of wine in one breath.
Situ Feixing stood up from his chair, his red eyes bulging with brilliance, staring at Yan Liqiang as if he wanted to eat someone. After drinking the third glass of wine, Yan Liqiang sat on his chair and just looked at him with calm eyes. The two looked at each other calmly for almost half a minute. Then, Situ Feixing picked up the wine glass on the table, drank the third glass of wine in one gulp, and then threw the wine glass hard on the floor of the restaurant, smashing it to pieces. Then he knelt on one knee in front of Yan Liqiang, raised his face, and his whole body was already in tears. He paid homage to Yan Liqiang, "Situ Feixing, the chief of the Qiyun Guardian Office... greeted the lord..."
(End of this chapter)