Outside the underground hall, the Japanese soldiers had already disposed of the prisoners and were gathering together, whispering excitedly.
When they saw Liu Yue'e walking down from the upper floor, they all had expressions of disbelief... Looking at her posture just now, they thought she was going to die, but how could she come down again in the blink of an eye?
Liu Yue'e looked at them and left without saying a word... Her two followers hurriedly followed, fearing that something might happen to the girl.
When her slender figure disappeared into the cave, the Japanese soldiers couldn't help but whisper, wondering what was going on.
"Ahem..." Accompanied by Wu Lang and Song Duanping, Chen Ke appeared in front of them.
The soldiers immediately withdrew their attention because there were more important things waiting for them.
"Sir," the leader who was holding the Japanese soldiers came up and said with excitement: "The identities of the two people above have been verified. One is the leader of the Beggar Gang, and the other is the leader of the Black Panther Hall." As he said this,
Holding his fists, he said: "It is a great effort to kill two bandit leaders. It can be said that hard work is a great achievement!"
"Brother, you must have remembered it wrong." Song Duanping chuckled and said, "No wonder, the battle just now was too fierce, and brothers were inevitably dazzled..." He gestured and said, "Actually, the situation at that time was like this... That big dragon head and
The leader of the Black Panther Hall was highly skilled in martial arts and fought tenaciously. Fortunately, his brothers who supported the Japanese army were brave enough to kill them one by one. Unfortunately, one of the hostages... was the woman who died on top. She was unfortunately killed in the fight with the thieves, but her flaws were not concealed.
,Brothers, it is the hard work that pays off!"
The Japanese soldiers were stunned for a while at first. Is it you who are dazzled, or are we? They soon realized that Master Song had reorganized the story in order to give them all the credit for this disaster, and Chen Ke and others
Instead, people have become mere spectators.
The soldiers who praise the Japanese army can also understand that several of the adults are scholars who are going to take the imperial examination and are unwilling to receive such bloody military exploits, so they are easier to kill. The soldiers can't help but be overjoyed... endangering Bianjing.
The annihilation of the beggar gang that had existed for many years can be said to be a great achievement in peacetime. Whoever gets the credit for killing the culprit will be the first among the great achievements. From then on, he will gain both fame and wealth, and embark on a prosperous and prosperous Yangguan Road.
Of course, no one can take credit for this credit, and the troublemakers in the underground hall who surrendered were also silenced by them. The lives of more than a hundred people were enough for everyone to follow the official promotion.
The soldiers began to calculate in their minds, who would get the first merit and who would get the second...
Chen Ke didn't want to bother with them. After all the hard work, he felt exhausted, so he was about to leave and go home to sleep. However, the leader stopped him with a smile, and the others moved away consciously.
Open your eyes, look at the sky and the ground, as if there is something inappropriate for children.
"My lord, I forgot to bring my baggage."
Chen Ke knew what he meant, but he deliberately looked blank and said: "No, how can I have any baggage?"
"Look again, this baggage may belong to the other two adults." The leader forced a baggage into Chen Ke's hand and said, "It must belong to the adults, isn't it impossible?"
Everyone nodded in agreement and looked at Chen Ke expectantly.
Chen Ke weighed it up and found that it was a heavy purchase. It should be a bag of yellow and white things. Obviously, everyone meant to scrape off a layer of oil slick from the seized treasures all over the ground before reporting it. This was also common practice. Because Chen Ke almost
He is the leader, and according to convention, he can choose the first few and take away part of the loot. Of course, this is also the purpose of dragging him into the water and preventing him from reporting in the future.
Chen Ke really didn't care about this thing, but in order to reassure them, he didn't say anything, let Wu Lang pick up the baggage, and immediately handed it over and left.
Back on the ground, although the rain was still falling in the dark, Chen Ke and the others still felt that they had returned to the world from hell. They took a deep breath of the clear air and headed towards Kaifeng Mansion under the guidance of those soldiers... No
He didn't know the way, but a large-scale arrest was carried out in the city today. No one was allowed to take to the streets without permission. In order to reduce trouble, Chen Kecai had to pretend to be an important person.
The soldiers had gained a lot today, so they were extra diligent and got three horses for Chen Ke and others to ride to Kaifeng Mansion.
The Kaifeng Mansion Office was brightly lit and crowded, with various government officials coming in and out, reporting the latest developments to Bao Zheng and conveying his orders to all participating troops.
"Order the army to return to the barracks immediately, and leave the rest of the work to Kaifeng Mansion and the Patrol Division." When Chen Ke arrived at the door, Bao Zheng was giving the order: "Everyone must return to camp before Yinshi, and there will be no more tourists on the street."
Soldiers who flee will be punished as disobeying military orders!"
"Here!" The catcher took the order and left. Bao Zheng saw Chen Ke, twisted his beard and laughed and said: "Zhongfang, once the Wuyou Cave, which has caused harm for hundreds of years, is cleared away, I will have an explanation for the officials and the people of Bianjing.
!" He stood up and said: "You have made a great contribution, I will definitely give you a big praise from the court!"
"Thank you, Mr. Bao," Chen Ke, who somewhat understood Lao Bao's character, said straightforwardly: "But it's not the time to celebrate yet. Today's arrest is far from being precise. Although the bandit leader was lucky enough to be killed, a lot of fish slipped through the net.
There are people here. If they can't pursue them, when the flood recedes, they will hide in Wuyou Cave and resume their old business..." After a pause, he said: "Although the Beggar Gang suffered heavy losses this time, Bianjing has a population of hundreds.
Wan, with prosperous commerce and a huge underground network providing shelter, is a good breeding ground for the underworld, and it will develop again soon."
Chen Ke was not a spoiler, but he had to remind Lao Bao not to let up on the subsequent arrests, otherwise the remnants of the beggar gang would be able to relax and the drama of "the one who avenged the big dragon head is the new boss" would happen again
, I would have a lot of fun...
"Well, it's rare to be prepared for danger at such a young age." Bao Zheng smiled appreciatively: "But don't worry, now that we are on the ground, we can't help them. The public security system of our Song Dynasty is not a decoration!"
"Master Bao, the veteran is taking action, why should I worry?" Chen Ke chuckled, and if he said too much, he would become annoying.
"There's one more thing I need to ask," Bao Zheng looked at the rain curtain outside and said, "You are an expert in water conservancy. If the rain doesn't stop, how serious will the waterlogging in Bianjing be?" In fact, Bao Zheng had an early morning
I was worried about this issue, but I just asked it now because of priorities.
"It will be very serious." Chen Ke said: "The terrain of Kaifeng is flat, and the major rivers such as the Bianhe River and the Yellow River are all suspended above the ground, which makes waterlogging more serious." He paused and said: "According to our estimates, if it rains for another ten days,
You can sail to the south of the city. In twenty days, the bungalows south of the Bian River will be almost submerged. In the next month, the bungalows in the whole city will be the same."
"It shouldn't be next month." Bao Zheng gasped and thought to himself, I can't be so unlucky.
"It's hard to say, this year is so evil, there are floods all over the country." Chen Ke sighed and said, "We have to prepare for the worst."
"Well," Bao Zheng agreed with his words, nodded and said, "What suggestions does Zhong Fang have?"
"Actually, half of the so-called natural disasters are disasters." Chen Ke said: "The reason why Bianjing City accumulates water is because of rain on the one hand, and on the other hand, it is poor drainage." He said with a faint smile and said: "Fortunately, there are still
Time, Master Bao might as well go out of the city and take a look at the lower reaches of the Bianhe River. Luxurious estates are built on the river, and the width of the river is less than one-third of the original width. As a result, the underground sewers that Bianjing City is proud of are not only unable to play their role, but also
On the contrary, it will become a scourge of backflow.”
"I must go and see him. If it is true as Sanlang said, he will be severely punished!" Seeing that Chen Ke was about to leave, Bao Zheng stood up and said goodbye: "In future disaster relief, we will inevitably ask Zhong Fang more, and please give me some advice."
"My lord, my words are serious, and it is my duty for the students to do so." Chen Ke sang, walked to the door, and as if he remembered something, he stopped and said, "By the way, my lord, the student picked up this baggage during the fight, and it was full of yellow and white things.
"
"Oh." Bao Zheng smiled lightly and said, "Since I picked it up, you can keep it for yourself."
Chen Kexin said that it was a pity that he didn't pick it up. He shook his head and said: "I rescued more than a hundred poor women this time. I think it's better to share it with them as compensation."
"Well, Zhong Fang thought carefully. I'd like to thank those poor women very much." Bao Zheng had a funny smile in his eyes.
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After going out, Song Duanping whispered: "Sure enough, Lao Bao already knows. If we are greedy for this little money, he will definitely look down on us."
"These big shots are all very talented and profound." Chen Ke spat and said with a smile, "It's a pity that if the Tao is as high as one foot, the devil will be as high as ten feet!" The brothers laughed and said nothing.
It was already past the fourth watch when we returned, but the lights were still on in the room and no one was sleeping. Seeing Chen Ke and the others came back with all their hair and tail intact, everyone heaved a sigh of relief. Seeing how tired they looked, Chen Xiliang couldn't help but
Ask more questions, send the maid to help them wash, and then go to bed quickly.
Chen Ke was also exhausted. He slept until midnight and woke up when he heard voices outside.
He rubbed his sleepy eyes and after regaining consciousness, the first thing he did was to touch his chest, where he found a key with a wooden sign tied to the tail that he had found from the big dragon head. Chen Ke's intuition
, this should be the private escape route prepared by the big dragon... and according to experience, the more this situation is, the more likely it is that there is amazing wealth hidden.
After putting the keys away, Chen Ke put on his shoes and went to the ground to see what was going on outside. When he opened the door, he saw twenty tall and burly soldiers wearing purple trousers and carrying swords around their waists, standing in a row.
over there.
"What are you doing?" Chen Ke asked curiously.
"Yuhou, who is a former member of the imperial city department, pays homage to Chen Chengshi!" the leading soldier chanted, cupping his fists -