Chapter 1178

Xiao Dong had a flattering look on his face, and sent out tall hats one after another, and put them all on Yan Song's head, as if shopkeeper Hu and others were flattering him. Li Qiufeng was really bored by what he heard, but he just didn't want Xiao Dong and Yan Song to see it.

Flaws, so he would chime in with a few words from time to time. Zhang Shi was a man with a deep heart, and would raise a glass to toast Xiao Dong and Yan Song from time to time. From the perspective of others, these people were talking happily, but they didn't know that each of them had evil intentions.

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When everyone was drunk, they suddenly heard a loud "bang" and the door of the tavern was kicked open. The storyteller was talking about Qin Qiong's face-dressing and making trouble in Dengzhou. He was startled by the sound and couldn't continue talking.

He just turned around and stared blankly at the door. A moment later, he saw a man in black walking in, followed by five or six police officers.

The shopkeeper was standing at the counter settling accounts, but when he saw these people barging in, he hurriedly walked out of the counter, walked quickly to the man in black, nodded and bowed and said: "He Captou, you old man is willing to honor me, and the shop will flourish."

.Please take a seat inside, and I can prepare some food and wine for you."

Capt. He sneered and said viciously: "Old Wu, the Motianling case has caused a huge stir. The county magistrate has not been able to eat well or sleep well these days. His mouth is covered with sores, forcing us to stay away from home all day long in the city.

People are being arrested everywhere inside and outside the city. But here you are full of guests, the gongs and drums are noisy, how carefree and happy you are. Otherwise, it is a good life for those of you doing business. Unlike us, you can't even sleep well."

Shopkeeper Wu's face was full of joy, he bowed repeatedly, and said with a flattering smile: "Yes, yes, thanks to the efforts of He Baotou and all the brothers, we common people can live and work in peace and contentment, right? If you have a good meal and drink in the shop tonight, you are also regarded as the common people of Dongliao County.

A few thoughts for He Captou and all the brothers."

Capt. He snorted and said: "There was an incident in Motianling on the first day, and the government issued an official document early the next morning, imposing a curfew in the whole city. Didn't you, Old Wu, see the official document?"

Shopkeeper Wu said with a smile on his face: "Yes, I have read the official document. But Captain He also knows that those of us who open a tavern must prepare at least ten days of food and wine. I am greedy, so prepare more

After fifteen days, the capital will be more than one hundred and seventy taels of silver. If the door is closed at night, the villain will have no choice but to jump into the sea."

When Shopkeeper Wu said this, he paused for a moment, leaned close to He Battou's ear, and lowered his voice and said: "He Battou, it's spread all over the city now. So many people died in Motian Ridge, and they were all killed by evil spirits.

Call for your life. These evil ghosts are looking for scapegoats on the mountain and will not come to the city. Don't worry, if the yamen sends someone here, the villain will definitely close the door and will never cause trouble to He Batou.

That’s the trouble.”

Capt. He was still frowning and glanced at the drinkers in the room. Everyone was frightened by the aggressive group of cops and had long since dared not make a loud noise. Some timid people shrunk their bodies and lowered their heads.

He went down. Some people were quite familiar with He Captou, and when they saw his eyes glancing over, they all showed flattering smiles.

Captain He has received a lot of benefits from Shopkeeper Wu on weekdays, and his inspection here tonight is just for official business. Although the words he just said were harsh, they were just for everyone to see. After the prestige is over, he will lead the arrests

Leave quickly. But when his eyes fell on Li Qiufeng and others, he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart. Dongliao County is not big, and he knew all the people in the city. At this time, seeing Li Qiufeng and others meeting him, he felt...

Xia Deng was immediately suspicious. So he pointed at Li Qiufeng and others and said to shopkeeper Wu: "These people look at each other, do you recognize them?"

Shopkeeper Wu glanced at Li Qiufeng and others, shook his head, and said: "He Capant, we who open the tavern open our doors and welcome customers from all over the world every day, how can we dare to ask about the origins of the guests? These uncles are new to the shop.

, the villain doesn’t know it.”

He Captou's eyes swept across the faces of Li Qiufeng and others one by one. He had been in the yamen for more than twenty years. Although he had not made any famous achievements, he was still somewhat knowledgeable. When he saw Yan Song, Xiao

Dong and the other two were good-looking, Zhang Shi was dressed luxuriously, and he was really a little suspicious. He held the handle of the knife in his right hand, stretched out his hand to push shopkeeper Wu away, and walked towards Li Qiufeng and others step by step.

At this time, there was no sound in the tavern, and only the footsteps of He Captou could be heard slowly approaching. When he reached the table where Li Qiufeng and others were sitting, he stopped and said in a deep voice: "Where are you from?

Come here? Take out the road guide and show it to me."

Before Zhang Shi went out, he had already asked someone to get some road guides from the Ningbo magistrate's office. So when he asked, he stood up quickly, took out two road guides from his arms, and handed them to him respectfully.

He walked over and said, "Sir, please see, this is the guide between me and Mr. Zhu."

He Baotou led the two copies, opened them, looked at them, and said to Zhang Shi, "Which one is Zhu Wuji?"

Li Qiufeng stood up, cupped his hands and said, "I am Zhu Wuji."

He Captou glanced at him and sneered: "You are from the Chengdu Prefecture. Why did the Ningbo Prefecture's Yamen issue you a road guide?"

Before everyone got on the boat, Zhang Shi had already taught Li Qiufeng some words. So when He Zaitou asked, Li Qiufeng did not panic and said in a deep voice: "I make a living by selling Sichuan brocade and cloth. I travel between Shu and Zhongzhou every year."

In Ningbo Prefecture, I had a lot of dealings with the Ningbo Magistrate's Yamen and the Municipal Shipping Department Yamen. This time, the Municipal Shipping Division Yamen asked Zhang Yuanwai to go out to purchase, and asked me to help. Then the Ningbo Magistrate's Yamen provided a road guide for me.

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When He Baotou heard Li Qiufeng mention the Shibosi Yamen and the Ningbo Magistrate Yamen, his heart trembled. He took a closer look at the road guide, and found that there was no flaw. It was just that he had put on a lot of airs, so if he let it go

Li Qiufeng couldn't help but lose face. So he sneered and said: "You are using the two big yamen to suppress me, right?"

Li Qiufeng shook his head and said: "Sir, you are joking. When I go out to do business, I pay attention to being friendly and making money. How dare I be disrespectful to the officials in the officialdom? It's just that this road guide was indeed issued to me by the Ningbo Prefecture Yamen. If so,

Guaranteed. I was afraid that you might become suspicious, so I told you everything exactly as it was, and I hope you won’t worry too much about it.”

Li Qiufeng's words were perfect. Although He Batou was arrogant, he couldn't fault him. He just stopped, and he couldn't live with it. He just heard He Batou let out a "hum" and said: "This road leads me

But I can't tell whether it's true or not, so I have to take you back to the yamen to stay for a few days. If Mr. Xing Ming in the yamen says that your road guide is genuine, he will release you at that time. If he says that your road guide is genuine

If it’s fake, then things won’t be easy to handle. Hey, just come with us.”

Before Li Qiufeng spoke, Zhang Shi hurriedly walked between the two of them, raised his hands to He Captou and said, "Sir, we are all ordinary people, how dare we go against you? This time we were indeed ordered to go out to purchase goods by the Yamen of the Shipping Department.

It was just that we encountered rough waves at sea and the ship was damaged, so we arrived at Guixian to anchor. I didn’t have time to report it to the magistrate’s office beforehand, so I hope you’ll forgive me.”

After Zhang Shi finished speaking, he bowed his head to He Battou. When he stood up, he took advantage of the situation and put a piece of silver that he had already held in his hand into He Battou's hand.

At this time, He Patou's back was turned to the drinkers in the tavern, and no one saw Zhang Shi handing over the money. He Patou took the silver and held it tightly, never letting go. They only heard him cough.

After making two noises, he said: "Since you all brought a guide and were ordered by the Ningbo Magistrate's Yamen to do things, there is no need to go to the Yamen. It's just that there has been a life case outside the city in the past few days, and the Magistrate has strictly ordered the arrest of the prisoner.

.If you want to stay in the city, you must be careful and don't wander around to avoid getting into trouble."

Zhang Shi's face was full of joy, he raised his hands and said: "Thank you for reminding me, sir. I must be careful when doing things. Please rest assured."

He Bao nodded and stuffed the silver into his arms. He had a lot of silver in his hands. Although he only held it in his hand, he still found that there were at least five taels of silver, which was equivalent to two or three months of his monthly salary.

Qian was so happy that he didn't want to tangle with these people anymore, so he turned around and left. Several drinkers who were familiar with He Battou hurriedly stood up and nodded and bowed to say hello to He Battou. He Battou just waved.

He waved his hand and walked out of the tavern.

Shopkeeper Wu had been sending Captain He and the other agents out of the door, and then he came back and carefully checked the door panel. He was relieved when he saw that Captain He's kick had not broken the door. The storyteller was hiding behind the door.

From the corner of the counter, he said in a trembling voice: "Shopkeeper Wu, that's all for today's book."

Shopkeeper Wu smiled and said: "They have left and will definitely not come back. We should drink wine and eat meat. We are so excited about your book, how can we stop here? Book, you still have to

If you keep talking, I'll add another twenty cents to you, what do you think?"
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