Chapter 190: A dragnet and an ambush in a dark alley
Yu Heng hurriedly lit the fire again before collapsing to the ground, clutching his waist and complaining.
"Where is the prefect?"
"We should have arrived at the Yamen by now. Zhao Xuan followed and found nothing unusual."
"Well, if he wants to come into contact with the demon, he has missed the best opportunity." Yu Heng said, "Can we rule out his suspicion?"
"Basically yes, then ensuring his safety is our most important task."
"How is the situation in the city?"
"My spies in the city report to me every hour. Now the people have just had lunch and are resting. The streets are relatively deserted. The monsters will not come out to do anything at this time."
"Well, to say it's lively, it must be after dark."
"Yes. In order to welcome the new prefect, major chambers of commerce raised funds to purchase a large number of fireworks and lanterns, waiting to be released together at night."
"I'm starting to look forward to it."
"At that time, the people in the city will flood into the streets." Zhou Shi said in a deep voice, "That is the best time for the monsters to activate the formation."
"That little Taoist priest hasn't found the formation eye yet?"
"It takes time. Zhang Huanming also has people around me. Once he finds out, he will report it to me immediately."
"Hey, your arrangement is really confusing." Yu Heng said with a smile.
"Precaution is a sign, and failure to plan is a sign..." Zhou Shi suddenly remembered something and asked, "Where is your burial shovel? It's better to keep it handy."
"It's always at hand." Yu Heng confidently pointed to the stove.
"You shoveled the corpse..." Zhou Shi couldn't laugh or cry, "Aren't you afraid of burning it?"
"Don't worry, the corpse shovel is protected by Yin Qi, and ordinary flames cannot hurt it."
"Oh, no wonder your flame is so easy to extinguish..." Zhou Shi shrugged helplessly, "It's up to you, but when the time comes Nian Zhu won't be on the table, so I'm the only one asking you!"
"I know, I know..."
At this time, a strong man squeezed into the kitchen and whispered a few words to Zhou Shi.
"...We still have two people following us, so we can't lose them."
After Zhou Shi heard this, he stood up immediately.
Yu Heng saw that something had happened? He quickly asked: "What's wrong?"
"Someone walked back and forth at the entrance of Yichun Garden for a few times. It's very suspicious. I'll go take a look."
"Me too..." Yu Heng said and was about to reach into the stove to get the corpse shovel, but was caught in the fire and screamed in pain.
"No, you stay." Zhou Shi quickly checked his equipment and said, "It's not convenient for Mr. Mo to show up. You have to keep an eye outside to prevent the monster from sneaking in."
Yu Heng reluctantly agreed.
"Take me there, quickly!"
Zhou Shi urged the martial artist from the Hong Boxing Gym to leave the backyard quickly, squeezed past Meng Xingyuan who was discussing matters with the theater troupe, and started jogging on Yuqing Street.
After running for a few steps, the martial artist was secretly surprised. How could the shopkeeper walk faster than I could because he was so thin?
"Which direction did he go?"
"Oh, when I left, he went east. Our people didn't dare to disturb him, so we could only choose a small road to send the message and let the brothers along the way keep an eye on him."
This is exactly the advantage of mobilizing martial arts schools for surveillance. There are enough people and the organization is tight. There is no need to rely on tracking, which is an extremely easy-to-expose method, to find out the whereabouts of suspicious persons.
"Front!" The accompanying martial artist suddenly pointed at a salesman sitting on the street corner. He was holding a broken bowl and a broken fan in his hand to fan himself, as if he had just transported goods into the city and was drinking water and taking a rest.<
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But that was not the case. When he saw the two people running over, he immediately threw off his fan and said impatiently: "About half an hour ago, we went north."
Zhou Shi asked: "Are you still heading north? How to confirm?"
"Two groups of people are following up from both sides for a distance. If they lose track or turn around, they will come back and report to me." The "seller" vowed, "No one will report back, and we will just keep moving forward."
It's really a thoughtful arrangement. The apprentices in the martial arts school are more reliable than the gang members in this regard.
Heading north, Zhou Shi even looked back to confirm that Yichunyuan was behind him.
"Yichunyuan is still their target. I'm afraid this person is here to step in... So let him go and let the monsters think everything is normal?
"No, I at least want to confirm his characteristics with my own eyes so that Dashu can track him easily. Moreover, he may meet up with his accomplices. If they use their methods, the martial arts masters will not be able to keep track of him."
While thinking, a middle-aged man holding a candied haws of sugar haws ran over in front of him, as if he was a father who was rushing home to comfort his children.
"Turn left ahead, I'll take you there!"
"Wait a minute." Zhou Shi felt that this team was a little conspicuous, and said to the martial artist who ran to Fengde Tower to look for him, "Thank you for your hard work. You go back to Fengde Tower and tell the guys who are lighting the fire to stay alert, but don't act rashly.
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"Okay."
After sending away a messenger, Zhou Shi followed the middle-aged martial artist as he galloped down the street and turned at the intersection.
At the same time, he quickly pulled out a piece of paper with "Police" written on it and a normal fire fold.
He wiped the paper on his neck, said "Ruan Hunxiong", and then lit the paper on fire.
This is the secret code he and Ruan Hunxiong agreed on before, which means "If there is a situation, be alert", and the word is picked from the fire and passed to the other party.
As soon as he turned the corner, he saw a man dressed as a beggar squatting under the wall. In the middle of winter, he was wearing single clothes and shivering from the cold.
"Just, just now, I entered the alley, in the alley."
Zhou Shi sighed inwardly that the people at Hong Boxing Gym were so dedicated.
He looked intently at the Qi. It was said that from this distance, he could already see the Yin Qi left by others.
However, the purple smoke did not appear in the alley.
What's going on? The other party is not a member of the Yin family, nor is he contaminated by his accomplice's Yin energy?
There was no time to think, so he could only stride into the alley immediately.
But as soon as he entered this alley, which only allowed two people to pass side by side, he saw a strong man running towards him at the end of the alley.
He recognized this person at a glance - it was Hong Anting, the chief instructor of Hong Boxing Gym.
"Shopkeeper Zhou?" Hong Anting was a little surprised when he saw the person coming clearly.
"Mr. Hong, did that person turn another corner?" Zhou Shi asked anxiously.
"No, I didn't see him at all!"
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It turned out that Hong Anting was on duty on the other side of the alley, and received a report from his apprentice that the suspect was about to pass by this alley, so he quickly ran to the street opposite the alley, preparing to "pass by" that person.<
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But he waited for a while on the other side of the alley and no one came out, so when he looked up, he only saw Shopkeeper Zhou running over.
"Absolutely no one comes out of the alley!"
If you can only get in but not get out, then you can only...
Zhou Shi looked up and saw a black figure jumping down from the wall!
He hurriedly shouted "be careful" and took two steps back.
Unexpectedly, the target of the black shadow was Hong Anting, who was closest to him! Without saying a word, he stretched out his hand to capture him.
But Hong Anting is indeed the mainstay of Jiangdu Hong Boxing Gym. When he saw that this person was not kind, he immediately took a step back, spread his hands and blocked the opponent's arm, and at the same time bullied him into his arms!
But this man in black is no ordinary person. When he couldn't take his hands back, he actually exerted force on his feet and stepped onto the wall, letting his body move behind Hong Anting in the narrow space!
Not only that, he also wanted to lock Hong Dingqu with his arms. Fortunately, Hong Anting reacted in time and turned in the direction of the other person, thus escaping the danger of being choked.
The two kept a little distance apart, probably both thinking about how powerful the other was.
"Hong Jiaoxi, get out of the way!"
Hong Anting suddenly heard a shout from behind him and hurriedly pressed against the wall, letting Zhou Shi pass behind him.
Zhou Shi can't wait for them to finish the fight. Since he has been exposed, he can only capture the suspect here!
A monument-opener with five successful powers can only survive a blow at most, which is enough for him to ask for the information he wants.
The opponent also seemed to see the danger of this palm, and the arms that were originally crossed to resist immediately spread out and turned into grabbing hands in tandem.
"Pa", there was a muffled sound, Zhou Shi's wrist was actually grabbed by him!
At the same time, his other hand was already attached to Zhou Shi's abdomen, trying to lift him off!
At this short distance, Zhou Shi saw the other person's face clearly, and then shouted a name in shock.
The man in black was stunned and slowed down his movements, just pressing Zhou Shi's right palm against the wall.
There was only a crisp sound of "crackling", and several cracks opened in the brick wall centered on his right palm.
His momentum could not be completely resolved, and his back hit the wall, which was painful.
Yu Changren, a gold-medal detective wearing a black singlet, stood in front of him and asked aggressively: "Who are you and why did you ambush me? Tell me!"