At night, Xu Shenji, Qin Man, and Xu Ling'er gathered together to exchange the information they had obtained.
"There have been two major events in Chang'an recently. One is the martial arts examination, and the other is Yang Longting's coming to Chang'an. Needless to say, these two things need not be mentioned. I also heard about one thing. The peace negotiation team of the Rong tribe is coming. This time it is
In order to marry a certain princess of the empire. Another thing is that the sixth prince of the empire disappeared a year ago and his whereabouts are still unknown."
After a year of getting along, the three of them have developed a tacit understanding. Everywhere they go, the three of them will gather information separately to see what things may have something to do with Cheng Dalei, peeling off the cocoons and looking for clues.
"I asked at the market that there is a Hulu Mountain in the west of Chang'an City. There is a group of bandits on the mountain. There are more than a thousand people. The officers and soldiers have suppressed them several times, but they have not been able to capture them. I didn't find out anything else.
"
"Well, I asked about one thing." Xu Ling'er said: "The largest brothel in Chang'an is Man Tingfang. The oiran of Man Tingfang is named Yizhi Tao. Yizhi Tao never accompanies guests. How many people spend a lot of money to see Yizhi Tao.
But for the sake of this martial arts examination, Yizhi Tao has already said that if anyone can win the top prize in martial arts, Yizhi Tao is willing to give his life to him." Xu Ling'er.
"The court is full of beautiful courtesans, just one peach?" Xu Shenji thought thoughtfully.
"Commander, your health is no longer good." Qin Man.
"Who said I'm not in good health? I'm in very good health." Xu Shenji was furious and said, "What the hell, I was just wondering if this matter has something to do with the boss."
"Does that matter?" Qin Man.
"It doesn't seem to matter." Xu Shenji sighed, suddenly remembered something, and said to Xu Ling'er: "How did you get the news about places like brothels?"
"I went in. I pretended to be a flower seller, and they let me in."
"How can you, a girl, go to a place like that!" Xu Shenji was shocked.
"Why can't I go? All the ladies there are talented and nice to talk to. I really like being there. Don't daddy go there often?"
"When did I go? It was for work, work matters... Even if I tell you, you don't understand."
"Strategist, military advisor, let's get down to business. Do you think this news has anything to do with the boss?"
"It seems, it doesn't matter." Xu Shenji thought for a moment and said, "Of course, today is just the first day. There are many people in Chang'an. Let's keep asking. If we really can't get any news, we will go to Hulu Mountain.
Take a walk.”
"Will the boss be in Hulu Mountain?"
"It's possible. A big boss can't forget his own profession."
After the conversation, the three of them were all a little disheartened. After searching for a year, they could not find any information about Cheng Dalei. Chang'an was everyone's last hope. If he could not be found again, they really didn't know where to go.
"It's getting late, let's take a rest first. Chang'an is overcrowded now, and there are martial arts people everywhere rushing to take the exam. We can only book one room. Ling'er, you sleep on the bed, and Qin Man and I make the floor."
"I don't know when we will be able to find the master." Ling'er sighed.
"If you say that... Toad... it's really impressive. He entered the palace all the time. There are many masters in the palace, but he didn't notice it at all."
At this moment, voices came from the next room, and I couldn't hear them clearly through the wall. I could only vaguely hear the word "Toad".
For a whole year, the three of them have been looking for Cheng Dalei, and now they are allergic to these two words. At this time, the three of them suddenly stood up and ran out of the room in an instant.
boom!
The door was kicked open, and two fat men were drinking tea in the room. At this time, they saw three people barging in with a vicious attitude, and they were immediately startled.
"Who...are you?"
Before he could react, Qin Man had pressed a knife on one person's neck. Just as the other person was about to speak out, Xu Ling'er's knife was placed on his vest.
"Three heroes, three heroes, spare your life."
Xu Shenji closed the door, walked over with a smile, and said: "Don't be impatient, you two. We just want to ask you about something. Other than that, we are neither seeking money nor killing anyone."
"If you want money, I can give it to you. Please don't kill me."
"Seeing that you two are nervous, you must think that we are bad guys." Xu Shenji poured tea for the two of them and said, "Let's have a cup of tea first to calm down. I just want to ask, what were you two talking about just now?"
"We are talking about the famous hero Flying Toad in the capital."
"Flying toad?" Xu Shenji and Qin Man looked at each other and nodded to each other. Xu Shenji sat down opposite them and leaned forward slightly: "Tell me in detail."
As soon as this matter was mentioned, the two fat men immediately became excited, frothing and their faces turned red.
"Flying Toad is a great hero. He specializes in robbing the rich and giving to the poor. He only attacks evil people who are unkind for the sake of wealth. The officers and soldiers arrested him many times without even touching his shadow. Once, even the imperial guards in the palace took action, but
I laid a dragnet, but what happened in the end was that he ran away."
"I heard that the toad hero is not a mortal. He was born with a pair of fleshy wings on his back. He can fly into the sky when he flaps his wings and can fly dozens of feet when he stamps his feet. Otherwise, he is called a flying toad."
"I think so. If ordinary people can escape the pursuit of the imperial guards in the palace, they must not be ordinary people."
Xu Shenji, Qin Man, and Xu Ling'er looked at each other and felt that the flying toad's behavior was very similar to Cheng Dalei's. The matter was at least five points higher.
But the key is how to find this flying toad. Since he is a big thief, he naturally hides his whereabouts and will not be easily discovered.
"This Toad Hero also has a rule. Before committing a crime, he will send a two-finger-long note to the other party's home, stating that he is going to steal the treasure at a certain time on a certain day. Toad Hero has done so many cases.
, be it seventeen or eighteen, but there has never been a day that was delayed."
"It's seventeen pieces. Three days ago, Mr. Zhou received a note from the Toad Hero. It stated that he would get Mr. Zhou's official seal at three o'clock tonight. I heard that there was also a little drawing on the note.
Toad, including this one, the total number is eighteen."
Teng!
The two fat men were chatting animatedly, completely forgetting that there was a knife pressed against their necks. Suddenly, three gangsters suddenly jumped out and the door opened.
The two fat men touched their heads and had no idea what was going on.
"Brother, are they leaving?"
"They seem to have left. Second brother, what do you think they are doing?"
"I guess..." Fatty paused: "He is also a hero."
"What hero?"
"You jump so fast, Rabbit Man, right?"
Suddenly, the three people who had just left jumped back.
"My hero, please spare my life, my hero, please spare your life, we have said everything."
"Tell me!" Qin Man growled in a low voice, "Where is Zhou Langguan's family?"