As Lu Jing expected, the search was in trouble from the beginning.
When they chased to the south of the city, several mastiffs smelled the same smell of blood in multiple locations, and they barked for a while.
Xue Liang and Luo Feng had a headache.
These positions are not easy!
The southern part of Mian County is adjacent to Nanzheng, the seat of Hanzhong County. This is the "heart" of Hanzhong, with a large population and very developed commerce.
Mian County borders Nanzheng and has benefited from Nanzheng. The area south of the city has many gold-selling caves, such as gambling houses, brothels, and music houses.
Most of the big families in Mian County buy property here. The forces of all parties are so intertwined that one influence can affect the whole body, so carelessness is not allowed.
The situation was complicated, and the two of them did not dare to specialize, so they hurriedly ordered someone to report back to Fan Xuan and ask him to make up his mind.
With Jijiu speaking, they will have the confidence to search and break in more forcefully!
When the news came back, the three of them had just finished eating. Lu Jing had already taken all his bedding to the study room next to Fan Xuanjing's room. He made up his mind that even if he had to lay the floor, he would ensure his own safety!
Fan Xuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He was afraid that it would be uncomfortable for him to sleep, so he asked the craftsmen of the government office to make another simple wooden bed.
Just after cleaning up, a ghost soldier rushed into the backyard of the jail and knelt down on one knee: "Report! Master Jijiu, Xue Lingshi has an important report to report."
Fan Xuan said: "Speak."
The ghost soldier quickly said: "We followed the blood trail all the way to Green Willow Street in the south of the city. After that, the mastiffs dispersed and found four suspicious places - Jinfeng Tower, Qingzhu Tea House, Miaoyinfang, and Baoqi Pavilion, all of which are large local businesses.
Family property. Xue Lingshi ordered me to report back, and asked Lord Jiujiu to search...or not to search..."
The ghost soldier lowered his head.
Fan Xuan pondered and looked at Lu Jing: "Dong Ting's guess was correct. Sure enough, someone took care of the aftermath, so we set up a suspicion formation."
Jian Xi frowned and said, "It's not easy to search these four places. Jinfeng Tower belongs to Lizhuang; Qingzhu Teahouse has members of the local wealthy Yang family. They also held a wine ceremony with Master Yang Bai and Yang Song brothers.
The owner of Miaoyinfang has some relationship with the wife of Sishi (Zhang Lu's younger brother, Zhang Wei); Baoqi Pavilion was opened by a foreign merchant who moved to Mian County ten years ago. It has a lot of money and a group of servants, but it is relatively unknown.
In comparison, it is still easy to deal with..."
Pick the persimmons that are soft and pinch them, they are not shabby.
If you want to put aside Jian Xi's intention, you should first check this Baoqi Pavilion!
"That's weird too."
Lu Jing looked at the map of Mian County spread on Fan Xuan's table, pointed at Luliu Street and said with a smile: "These four places use this street as their central axis, running in opposite directions, and the center point of their intersection is this 'Golden Hook Gambling House'
...As the only leading industry with the same scale as the other four, all the big merchants around it are troubled, but it is fine...Who created this suspicion? Are you kidding?"
Lu Jing couldn't help laughing.
"Um?"
Fan Xuan and Jian Xi also came over and looked down, it was true!
Fan Xuan shook his head and laughed.
Jian Xi was stunned for a moment and then realized: "What does this mean? They also have a traitor?"
——To be able to reach out to four companies in such a short period of time, the scale is definitely not small.
——In the same area, other merchants of the same size have problems, but this gambling house has no problem. This is actually the biggest problem!
Fan Xuan shook his head and said: "Not necessarily. I have some impression of the shopkeeper of Jingou Casino. He seems to be called Tu Dazhuang. He is a local and comes from an ordinary family. He can make this gambling house prosperous because of his own strength and a group of brothers.
.There is indeed something wrong with this suspicion formation, but the person who set it up probably can't do anything about it. As Shaoqing said, if the Golden Hook Gambling House is also suspicious, it will only be searched earlier than Baoqi Pavilion."
"To put it bluntly, my brain is still unclear."
Lu Jingdao: "It is true that spreading out can attract attention, but spreading too much is too much and too much is not enough. But thanks to him, it is easier this time."
There is no need to search those doubts at all, just search for this one which is self-defeating!
Pang Ye is most likely hiding in the Golden Hook Casino!
Fan Xuan nodded: "Shaoqing, please go and assist Ziming. There is only one Tu Dazhuang in Jingou Gambling House. You ten ghost soldiers will attack together, it is enough."
Jian Xi said: "Yes."
Lu Jing added: "Second Senior Brother, don't go directly. It's easy to scare the snake, and don't force your way in. In a place like a gambling house, secret passages are inevitable. You may not be able to find them even if you have a dog. It's best to find someone who knows the mechanism together.
And then..."
"stop!"
Jian Xi can see that this guy has a lot of clever ideas, so don't bother.
"Uncle Master, are your pairs of [homophone insects] still alive?"
Jian Xi said: "Why don't you let Dongting help you listen? I think he has an idea."
"[Homophone Bug]?"
Lu Jingqi asked: "What [Homophone Insect]?"
Fan Xuan said: "Your sister-in-law gave you a few small eighth-grade insects to relieve boredom. She is the only one in the family who likes to keep these things. These insects can transmit sounds with their heart's voice, although they are not as good as [treading sounds into threads] and [transmitting sounds].
Secret techniques such as "Sound into Secrets" are convenient, but the sound transmission distance is longer, more concealed, and difficult to detect... I'll go and have a look, I'll keep those few in the garden..."
Fan Xuan walked out quickly.
Lu Jing whispered: "Master aunt is..."
Jian Xi also lowered her voice: "Master's sister, ranked fifth in Master's generation, is the Taoist Saint Aunt Zhang Yulan."
"Oh~~"
Lu Jing suddenly realized: "Then she specially gave Master this kind of hidden, difficult-to-detect, little insect that can communicate at a long distance...did she want to..."
"Eh?"
Jian Xi's eyes lit up: "It seems that it really means something like this... But my uncle doesn't seem to understand, and he actually keeps it in the garden..."
After saying that, the two of them looked at each other, shook their heads and sighed at the same time, feeling like they hated the iron.
"What did you say?"
Fan Xuan came back with a straight face. He actually heard that these two guys dared to arrange for him.
But business is important now, so I pretended not to hear anything, coughed, and returned to the topic: "I found a pair, you guys try it."
He spread out his hands, and in his palm lay a pair of small bugs that looked like bees, but smaller in size and with colorful wings. They were really beautiful.
Jian Xi knew how to use this little bug, so he immediately bit his fingertips and dabbed blood on the back of one of them. The blood quickly seeped into the bug's body, and the color of its wings also changed from colorful to dark red. Then, Jian Xi
He put the insect next to his ear, spread its wings and flew into his ear.
Lu Jing complied with the law.
When another bug flew into his ear, he really felt as if his ear power had become stronger.
There was a voice from Jianxi coming through the [Homophonic Insect]...
[Junior brother, junior brother, can you hear me? 】
【Yes, it's a very novel feeling.】
【Then I'll set off.】
【Um.】
Jian Xi finally nodded to Fan Xuan and the other two, turned around and rushed out quickly, running towards the south of the city together with the ghost soldiers who reported the news!
The two's Qinggong was so fast that Lu Jing could even hear the sound of wind breaking from the high-speed running in Jianxi River.
Lu Jing was amazed.
This world is really mysterious, there is such a creature!
It seems that the world has changed beyond recognition in the two hundred years since the "Eye of Heaven" came...
Traveling time is boring.
Lu Jing simply sat down on the futon, and while reading "Transformation of Fetuses", he paid attention to the movements over Jian Xi. Fan Xuan was already used to it when he saw that he was doing two things with ease.
, also sat on the futon and closed his eyes.
…
Jian Xi moved very quickly, flying over walls and walls with lightning speed.
When they arrived, Xue Liang and Luo Feng were guarding both ends of Luliu Street with several ghost soldiers and more than thirty registered disciples, walking back and forth anxiously.
Xue Liang had just lost face with Fan Xuan. He was eager to make meritorious deeds and was eager to "earn back face." If it weren't for the fact that these families were not simple and they had to have Fan Xuan's back, he would have led his people in now!
"What did Uncle Master say?"
As soon as he saw Jian Xi appearing, Xue Liang hurried over: "Should we search Baoqi Pavilion first?"
Jian Xi shook his head. He kept Lu Jing's instructions in mind. He first looked at the ghost soldiers, clicked on one of them, a thin young man with a machine gun, and said, "Brother Mingyi, please follow me."
Then he told Xue Liang all his guesses.
He already knew that Xue Liang and Lu Jing had a quarrel. Lu Jing looked down on Xue Liang in every possible way.
On Fan Xuan.
Don't worry about any conflicts, let's work together to get things done first!
Jian Xi listened to the words in her ears and said: "Senior Brother Lao will lead half of the people to search for Baoqi Pavilion, and I will lead the other half to surround Jinfeng Tower. There is one east and one west of these two places, with the Golden Hook in the middle."
Gambling House, when you and I are in position, we can attack from both directions and surround the Golden Gou Gambling House! In this way, I hope that Pang Ye will be unable to fly!"
Xue Liang was a little surprised at first, thinking that this was not Jian Xi's idea, but it sounded feasible, so he didn't go into details.
After thinking for a while, Xue Liang said: "Junior brother, Baoqi Pavilion is behind the gambling house. How about we switch? I will attack?"
Jian Xi felt tired for a while.
How long has it been, and I’m still thinking about grabbing the top spot!
The more he comes into contact with Lu Jing, the more annoyed Xue Liang is. He has no idea and always ignores the overall situation!
Jian Xi took a deep breath and smiled: "Senior brother, don't worry, I will lead half of the people to feign an attack. Brother Mingyi will dismantle the mechanism and secretly make a secret passage. Tu Dazhuang will only become more and more guilty. He is very likely to mess up his position and lead Pang Ye secretly."
Go out through the back door. With senior brother here guarding you, you can just relax and wait for work!"
"That's okay!"
Xue Liang immediately said: "Then you feint and I'll guard the back door."
"That's it."
Jian Xi immediately picked out half of the people, took the dogs, and rushed straight to Yunxu Pavilion.
Xue Liang and the remaining people looked at his back, thoughtfully: "There is something wrong with Jian Shaoqing today...Forget it, let's go and surround Baoqi Pavilion!"