After hearing Zhang Liang's suggestion, the two brothers who were still at odds subconsciously turned to look at each other, and then immediately turned to the other side. Tianming also let out an unhappy grunt.
However, neither of them meant to refuse.
The playful Tianming will naturally not refuse such a good thing, and although Shaoyu has no intention of having fun, for him who is full of anger and confusion at this time, he might as well go to the city to just stand here.
No matter what, it's a good thing to relax.
When Zhang Liang saw the two acquiesced, he smiled warmly and immediately turned around and left the shooting range.
Shao Yu and Tian Ming saw this and followed them without saying a word.
………………
There is an inn in Songhai City.
"Shi Lan didn't come again?"
When the shopkeeper, Chef Ding, saw that it was almost half past Chenshi and still hadn't seen Shi Lan, he asked a waiter.
The clerk shook his head numbly, "No, we haven't seen him. He probably skipped work again."
"Tsk..." Cook Ding smacked his lips and mumbled to himself, "I haven't seen anyone for a few days. Is that kid busy with a lot of things lately?"
The waiter didn't hear what the cook Ding said clearly, thinking that his shopkeeper was a little dissatisfied with Shi Lan not coming to work, so he took the initiative and asked, "Do you want us to go find him?"
"Ah, no, no!" Cook Ding came to his senses and waved his hand hurriedly, "If he didn't come, then he didn't come. You go on and go upstairs to see me if you need anything."
After saying that, Chef Ding turned around and went up to the second floor.
Ever since he learned Shi Lan's general identity from the Xiang clan and knew that even if she was not a friend, she was at least not an enemy, Cook Ding no longer paid too much attention to Shi Lan and resumed his previous stocking policy.
If you're absent from work, just be absent from work. Anyway, it's not just once or twice. It's just that this time it's rare to not show up for several days in a row.
After going upstairs, the chef turned to the innermost single room.
At this time, there was only Taizhi in the room. He looked like he had just woken up and was chewing a bun.
The cook Ding came in and said first, "You spent the whole night watching, did you gain anything?"
Hearing what the cook Ding was saying, Tao Zhi cheered up, finished the buns in his hands in two mouthfuls, poured a cup of tea and drank while replying:
"It's not bad. I've completely figured out the rotation pattern of the garrison patrols outside the General's Mansion. Although the window period is short, it's enough for me to get into it."
After hearing this, Cook Ding couldn't help but give a thumbs up and smiled approvingly, "You really have to be good at this kind of thing!"
"However, it's not enough to just figure out the patrol routes on the outside. Maybe the defense inside the general's mansion is tighter?"
"We can only continue to explore this, and explore bit by bit." Thief Zhi shrugged, showing a helpless look.
Regarding the defense information of the General's Mansion, no one can provide help to Thief Zhi.
Zhang Liang knew nothing about this.
As for Gai Nie, if you ask him about the defense of Xianyang Palace, he can tell you in detail all night. As for General Songhai's Mansion...how does he know how Meng Tian deployed his defenses!
There is no other way, so Thief Zhi can only slowly investigate the situation in the General's Mansion himself.
This kind of thing cannot be rushed.
Cook Ding scratched his head and asked, "The General's Mansion is not a kind place... Isn't it very risky for you to go back and forth like this?"
After all, that place is not your own backyard. You can come and go when you want. Every time Thief Zhi peeks or explores, he may be exposed.
The more times, the greater the risk.
But Thief Zhi really doesn't have much choice.
Either explore one at a time to find out the defenses of the general's mansion, and increase the possibility of early exposure to maximize the success rate of the final action.
Or simply give up on intelligence collection, rely on your own hard power, act according to circumstances, focus on a risk and opportunity coexistence, and try to succeed in one attempt. Of course, the success rate of doing so is obviously not as good as if you are fully prepared.
After careful consideration on his own and after consulting the class master and others, Pirate Zhi chose the former in pursuit of the greatest success rate.
The most important reason for making this decision is that for Thieves, there is theoretically no possibility of failure in the early preparation of checking the defense situation - no matter how many attempts are required.
If he could fail in this kind of 'little job', there would be no need to think about sneaking into Qianji Building to get the copper plate - it would be a gift if he went there.
But all in all, no matter how high the risk is, it is the executor who should worry about it. He will never show his pressure in front of others.
Faced with the Cook Ding's worries, Thief Zhi showed his usual chic and uninhibited smile - but his messy hairstyle at this time was a bit mismatched - and patted his chest and responded:
"Don't forget who I am - the best thief in the world. They are just trivial troubles worth mentioning."
Immediately afterwards, Tao Zhi directly changed the topic and turned to the Cook Ding, "Speaking of trouble, I think you need to pay more attention to yourself."
"Me?" Cook Ding subconsciously pointed at himself, "What's wrong with me?"
Robber Zhi's expression became a little more serious, he shook his head and said, "I can't say right now, but I feel like you may be being watched by someone here."
"How is this possible?" Pao Ding showed an expression of disbelief and subconsciously refuted Thief Zhi's guess.
This is not because Chef Ding believes in his ability to hide his identity. His confidence actually comes from Gu Xun.
There is a saying, no matter whether Gu Xun and the Mo family are currently hostile or not, Cook Ding has indeed become much safer since he often came to Youjian Inn to eat.
No matter how big the empire's actions are in Songhai City, it will simply ignore this inn. Even if General Meng Tian personally conducts a city closure and manhunt, he will not check this place.
Youjian Inn has been a completely outlawed place during this period, and its status is no less favorable than that of Xiaoshengxianzhuang, a Confucian holy land.
Of course, it’s not all free.
As a rebel, the fact that Pao Ding has to have close contact with the Imperial Imperial Guard represents the most dangerous situation.
It's like a person with a lot of minor illnesses collects all his ailments and accumulates a big incurable disease... Anyway, the minor ailments are indeed gone, so you can just say okay?
Upon seeing this, Robber Zhi waved his hand and signaled the cook to stop being so excited, "I don't have any conclusive findings. I just feel that something is wrong. I would like to remind you to be careful these days."
"Hiss..." Cook Ding thought for a while and guessed, "You also know the current situation of the inn. Who is so bold and dares to touch that person's bad luck? Could it be that the people from Quicksand are targeting me?"
Robber Zhi shook his head, "I can't say."
"But it doesn't feel like it. If it's someone from Quicksand, it means that the Imperial Master probably discovered something, and you should have been taken away immediately!"
"Maybe it's to play a long game to catch big fish?" Pao Ding said another possibility.
"It's possible... Anyway, it's better to be careful next time, so please pay more attention."
After all, it was just a vague feeling he had. Thief Zhi couldn't be sure of the situation at all, so he could only tell Cook Ding to be careful.
"Don't worry, chef, this isn't the first time I've encountered a dangerous situation. I need to be measured."
