Since Bai Qiannuo left, Li Qi had to go back to his job and take care of all the company's business. Every time he saw the stack of thick documents, his heart was filled with curses for Mrs. Qin.
Boom, boom, boom!
"Come in."
Xiaoyu walked in and said: "Brother, Wang Yamen is here."
Li Qi was stunned and said with a smile: "Invite him in."
"yes."
After a moment, Wang Xuanen walked in with two followers. Now that his father was arrogant, he was naturally powerful and became the leader of the princes in the capital. In the capital, only the four young masters headed by Gao Yanei were not afraid of him.
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"Hey, Wang Yanei is here. I'm sorry to welcome him from afar." Li Qi stood up, cupped his hands, stretched out his hands and said, "Please take a seat quickly."
Wang Xuanen smiled proudly and did not choose to sit at Li Qi's desk, but on the sofa. It was obvious that he wanted Li Qi to go over and talk to him.
You are so awesome now, I can't stand it. Li Qi didn't care at all. He walked to the wine cabinet, took out a bottle of Tianxia Wushuang, poured a glass of wine, put it on the coffee table himself, and said with a smile: "Yamen, please have a drink."
After Wang Xuanen saw this, he felt even more proud and said: "You don't drink, why do you still have a wine cabinet in this house?"
Li Qi took a chair, sat opposite Wang Xuanen, and said: "I don't drink, do the guests want to drink? As the saying goes, if you have nothing to do, don't go to the Three Treasures Hall. I wonder if the Yameni is here today. What do you want to do?"
Wang Xuanen took a sip of wine and said, "Dad asked me to come. Daddy asked you if you still remember what you promised him?"
"of course I remember."
"Then have you rested enough?"
Li Qi smiled and said, "Has the date been set yet?"
"twenty."
"no problem."
Wang Xuan'en said: "Okay, I'm leaving."
"Wait a minute."
"Is there anything else?"
Li Qi chuckled: "Did the office forget something basic?"
"What's the matter?"
"The price."
Wang Xuanen snorted: "Did Dazaifu lose this little money from you?"
Li Qidao: "We are doing business, not being superior to officials. I have to act according to the regulations. You must pay at least part of the deposit first."
This guy is really a money-grubbing villain and there is nothing to worry about. Wang Xuanen smiled and said: "Then how much do you plan to ask for?"
"When the Prime Minister holds a banquet, the dishes must not be too shabby, so as not to embarrass the Prime Minister. Let's do this." Li Qi held out three fingers and said: "Total of all, three hundred guan."
"good."
Li Qi said blankly: "You don't even think about it."
Wang Xuanen drank the rest of the wine, stood up and said: "The money you have caused us to lose recently is more than ten thousand yuan, a mere three hundred yuan, what does it matter? I will have the money sent to you later."
You are so corrupt that you can say it outright. Li Qi naturally knew that he was referring to the Bureau of Commerce's investigation of Ying Feng Bureau, so he smiled and said, "You are kidding, I will send it to the Yanei."
"Oh, I don't dare bother the economic minister about this, so I'm leaving."
"Go slowly inside the office."
Li Qi waved his hand, and it was not until Xiaoyu closed the door that he looked back. The smile on his face grew thicker and he murmured: "Since you want to die so much, I will give you a ride."
After a while, I suddenly heard excited shouts from outside, "Junior sister, junior sister, I'm here, why are you here? Are you here to see my brother?"
Then I heard Lu Meimei say: "I'm sorry, Master asked me to come."
It suddenly became quiet outside.
Li Qi laughed out loud. He could imagine Ma Qiao's deflated expression outside.
Boom, boom, boom!
"come in."
Soon, Lu Meimei and Ma Qiao walked in.
Before Lu Meimei could speak, Ma Qiao asked curiously: "Shuai Bu, what's the matter with you calling my junior sister here?"
Khan! You guys don’t think that I plan to enforce the unspoken rules, it’s too evil. Li Qi glared at him and said: "This matter has something to do with you too."
Ma Qiao was overjoyed and thought to himself, maybe he was planning to create a beautiful relationship between me and my junior sister.
Li Qi looked at Ma Qiao and understood immediately, saying, "It's not as beautiful as you think. It's actually about the drunkard."
After hearing this, Ma Qiao felt indescribably disappointed, but when he thought of the drunkard who had been in prison for many days, he felt guilty and asked hurriedly: "Bu Shuai, are you going to release the drunkard?"
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Li Qi nodded and said: "Yes. You can go to Kaifeng Mansion with me later."
Lu Meimei was overjoyed. In fact, she had been feeling very guilty during these days. After all, she had helped a lot when Li Qi planned to capture the drunkard. She had wanted to come and ask many times, but seeing that Li Qi was extremely busy, she finally endured it.
Come down.
After Li Qi finished handling the matters at hand, the three of them rushed to Kaifeng Mansion.
Regarding the detention of drunkards, Li Qi had already greeted Shaoyin of Kaifeng Prefecture, so he did not bother him this time and went directly to the prison.
"This is a humble job, sir."
The four guards who were specially guarding the cell were sitting on the table drinking wine and spanking. When they suddenly saw Li Qi coming, they quickly put down their glasses and stood up to salute.
"Yeah." Li Qi nodded, covered his nose and asked, "Can you drink happily in this environment?"
The leader of the prison guard said: "Sir, we are all used to it."
"That's true." Li Qi smiled and said, "But it's best not to drink while on duty to avoid bad things."
After hearing this, the prison guards looked horrified. Li Qi smiled again and said: "Don't worry, you are not my subordinates. I will not do anything to you, let alone report you."
The four prison guards breathed a sigh of relief.
Li Qi asked: "How is that man doing now?"
The prison guard replied: "Everything is fine, except that he has been clamoring for drinks all day long, and--and--."
"And what?"
"And he often insults adults."
It would be abnormal not to scold. Li Qi smiled, pointed his hand inside and said, "Take me in and have a look."
"yes."
A prison officer immediately opened the prison door and several people walked in. It was dark inside, and the stench of the exclusive cell made Li Qi unable to open his eyes.
When watching TV in the past, Li Qi remembered this kind of scene. Usually there would be people shouting about injustice, but it was unusually calm here. Those criminals were just too blind and went off to do whatever they wanted, which made him very curious.
, said: "Why are these prisoners so quiet? And I see there aren't many people here."
A prison guard replied: "Oh, the last time the emperor granted amnesty to the world, many criminals were released, but those who stayed here will be sentenced to death."
"Oh I got it."
The warden took Li Qi to the last cell. Li Qi did not approach, but stood on the edge and took a sneak peek. He saw an old man with a shaggy head and a dirty look sleeping inside. What was different from the others was that,
He was alone in the entire cell, and his hands and feet were chained with thick shackles.
Li Qi smiled and said, "You treated him well, and you even gave him a private room."
The prison guard said sarcastically: "Actually, at the beginning, there were two people living in this cell. However, within three days, one of them had broken hands and the other had broken feet. If they continue to stay like this, they will probably not be able to stay for a long time."
Their lives would be gone, so we changed the cells for those two people, and now they have been released, but they are just useless people."
Li Qi frowned and said, "Oh? Why is this?"
The prison guard said: "Actually, the drunkard can't be blamed for this. It was the two men who bullied him first, but he beat him to the ground. Later, it is said that the drunkard heard the people in the next cell say that these two
People used to be bullies who only bullied the common people, so they used the shackles to break one person's legs and the other person's hands."
Ma Qiao said excitedly: "Well done. If such people remain in the world, they will bring harm to the people."
Li Qi glanced at him and said: "What's better, just for this crime, he can stay here for ** years more." He took out a few strings of copper coins from his arms and said: "These days
Thank you for your hard work, take it and buy some wine to drink, but it’s best not to drink while on duty.”
The prison guards hesitated for a moment and then took it, the joy in their eyes was clear. Then Li Qi stepped forward.
Perhaps because he didn't drink, the drunkard's ears were very sharp. As soon as they came to the door, he jumped up from the bed and cried: "Brothers, please do it, please give me some rewards."
Give me the wine, please---."
Halfway through the words, his voice suddenly stopped violently. He brushed the hair in front of him with both hands, his eyes widened, and the bloodshot eyes made people scared. He suddenly jumped to the door and roared: "Li Qi
---Little Li Qi, you ungrateful fellow, why don't you let me out quickly? Meimei, my teacher has been so kind to you, why do you want to harm me?"
Just as Lu Meimei was about to explain, Li Qi said first, "It seems I was here early. Let's go."
He said and turned around to leave.
The drunkard panicked, stretched out his hands and shouted: "Li Qi, Li Qi, I was wrong, I know I was wrong, I shouldn't steal your wine, you have a lot of wine, for the sake of me saving you
, just spare me this time, even if you refuse to let me out, just get me some wine, please."
Li Qi couldn't laugh or cry when he heard what was happening behind him, and said to Ma Qiao: "Your master really wants to drink at the risk of his life."
Ma Qiao scratched his head and said: "That's not true. It should be said that as long as he has alcohol, he can live anywhere."
"That makes sense."
Li Qi nodded with a wry smile and returned to the cell, saying: "Actually, I don't want my savior to suffer here, but what you did really disappoints me. If you want a drink, just tell me."
Why bother stealing it?"
The drunkard was stunned and roared: "Then why didn't you tell me earlier?"
Li Qidao: "You didn't ask me."
"How did I know you were so generous? The rich people I've seen are so stingy."
Li Qi smiled and said: "That's just because the rich people you have seen cannot be regarded as rich people compared with me."
"That's it, that's it. Just let me out if you do a good job. I swear I will never steal your wine again."
Li Qidao: "It's okay to let you out, but you must listen to me from now on. Don't worry, I will never treat you badly."
The drunkard hesitated for a moment, nodded and said, "Okay, okay, I promise I will listen to you."
Li Qi smiled and said, "You can't lie to me, right?"
"No, how could it be possible? If you don't believe me, ask Ma Qiao. I always say one is one and I never break my promise."
Ma Qiao snorted: "You promised to go with us to avenge junior sister, but you haven't broken your promise yet."
The drunkard gritted his teeth and smiled and said: "Xiaoqiao, that was just an accident. It was not my intention. It was all caused by the wine. It can't be considered a broken promise. It can only be said to be God's will. I didn't fulfill my promise later.
It just didn’t work out.”
Li Qi chuckled: "Okay, okay, don't explain, I'll just let you out." He waved his hand towards the prison guard and said, "Let him go."
"yes."
The two guards immediately opened the cell door.
The drunkard was afraid that Li Qi would regret it, so he hurriedly walked out and said: "Brother, there is still this." He raised the shackles between his hands.
Li Qi nodded again.
The prison guard immediately opened his handcuffs and leg cuffs.
"call!"
After the shackles were taken away, the drunkard felt much more relaxed. He jumped up and down a few times to stretch his muscles and said with a smile: "Li Qi, thank you very much, but---."
When he said this, a sharp light flashed in his eyes, and he suddenly grabbed Li Qi with his right hand and said angrily: "But all this is thanks to you, I can't spare you."
Ma Qiao's heart trembled, and he kicked the drunkard with his right foot. He knew that it would be too late to block him, and he could only surround Wei and save Zhao.
Facing Ma Qiao's kick, the drunkard didn't dare to be careless. He retracted his hand, turned around, and swept over with his left leg.
"careful."
Lu Meimei quickly stepped forward and crossed her hands to block Li Qi.
Bang.
Lu Meimei felt a numbness in her arms and took two small steps back, but she also knew that the drunkard had already shown mercy.
Beating Lu Meimei in front of Ma Qiao was extremely serious. Ma Qiao immediately went into a state of madness and roared: "You drunkard, you dare to kick my junior sister, I will kill you."
A cold light flashed between his hands.
When the drunkard saw that Ma Qiao was armed, he couldn't help but be frightened. He cursed secretly, "Oops, when did this kid get the idea?" He grabbed a prison guard and threw it towards Ma Qiao, then ran away, "Xiao Qiao,
Meimei, just follow that kid and play, I don’t want to be restrained by others, I’m going away, I’ll see you again if we have the chance.”
Before he finished speaking, the man disappeared into the cell.
Ma Qiao was about to catch up, but Li Qi suddenly stopped him and said, "Forget it, there's no need to chase him, he can't escape."
...
That night, at the third watch, it was another dark and windy night.
Zhuque Gate. A man wearing a straw hat and carrying two wine jars on his shoulders walked quickly towards the city gate.
When he came to the city gate, a soldier guarding the city gate stopped him and asked, "Who is coming?"
The man bowed and said, "Oh, I am a fisherman outside the city."
"Fisherman? Sneaky, take off your straw hat---."
Before he could finish his words, the man punched him directly. With a bang, the soldier fainted and fell to the ground. Before the other soldiers could react, the man rushed out of the city.
This man was a drunkard who had just been released. He had been hiding in the capital for half a day and was planning to leave the city in the dark at night.
But as soon as he arrived outside the city gate, the fire suddenly burst out and illuminated the entire city tower.
"Swish, swish, swish!"
He saw more than a hundred soldiers holding bows and arrows, aiming at him.
"Thieves shall not escape."
An extraordinary young non-commissioned officer rode a horse and held a long bow, standing majestically at the front.
Come again? The drunkard's hair stood up when he saw someone. This sergeant was none other than Yue Fei, who captured him last time. He jumped up and roared: "Son, if you can, don't use these slingshots to scare people."
, if you can play with me for a few rounds, will you be considered capable?"
Yue Fei said without changing his expression: "I am acting under orders, not because I am afraid of you. You'd better capture him quickly."
"you---."
The drunkard glanced back from the corner of his eye and realized that he was surrounded again. This scene was all too familiar.
There was a clang.
A pair of shackles was thrown in front of him again.
Yue Fei said: "You should know what to do, right?"
When the drunkard saw the shackles, he was so angry that he almost vomited blood and roared: "My son, you are really bullying me. I haven't broken any laws, so why do you arrest me?"
Yue Fei said: "I saw you knocking out a soldier with my own eyes. How could it be wrong?"
The drunkard was immediately speechless.
"Hurry up and put it on."
The drunkard shouted: "I won't listen to you, so what will you do? Hum, I know that Li Qi arranged all this. Since he has taken such pains, he will not hurt my life. If you have the ability, just shoot."
A whooshing sound.
An arrow was nailed to his feet.
Yue Fei said: "Shuai Bu had expected you to say this. Bu Shuai said that if you don't want to surrender, don't hurt your life. Just shoot two arrows in both legs."
The drunkard was suddenly sweating, and his chest was burning with anger. He saw Yue Fei setting up his bow and drawing an arrow, and said hurriedly: "Don't, don't, don't. I'll wear it. Isn't it okay if I wear it?"
As he said that, he put the shackles on again, and in his heart he cursed all eighteen generations of Li Qi's ancestors.
The shackles had just been put on, and the familiar big net caught him again. The drunkard knew that he was already a turtle in the pot, and he was too lazy to resist, and immediately assumed a posture that made him comfortable.
"Towed away."
"drag?"
The drunkard was shocked and said: "If you drag me on like this, you think I'm a pig. Even a pig can't bear it. Isn't this going to kill me? Your mother is so vicious."
Yue Fei said sarcastically: "I'm sorry, I didn't make it clear. Carry him away."
"That's pretty much it."
...
In the manor in the western suburbs, Li Qi sat in the front hall and dozed off. Next to him stood two bodyguards, Ma Qiao and Lu Meimei.
After a while, Yue Fei walked in, clasped his fists and said, "Sir, the thief has been captured and returned."
Li Qi smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work. You should go back and rest soon."
"yes."
Not long after Yue Fei left, he saw two soldiers carrying the drunkard in. The drunkard didn't calm down either. When he saw Li Qi, he cursed angrily.
Li Qi ignored him and said, "Help him untie it."
The two soldiers immediately untied the net.
Li Qi added: "Let's take off the shackles too."
Lu Meimei said with lingering fear: "Master, this?"
"It's okay." Li Qi said: "You all go out, I want to talk to him alone."
Ma Qiao was shocked and said: "Bu Shuai, you don't want your life. This is too dangerous."
Li Qi smiled and said: "He doesn't have to kill me, just like I don't have to kill him."
The drunkard smiled and said: "Boy, you are really brave. I saw it through my eyes, but you have tried to tease me over and over again, so I can't guarantee that I won't do anything to you."
Ma Qiao said angrily: "Drunkard, Bu Shuai has been extremely kind and righteous to you. Please don't make it difficult for us, okay?"
Lu Meimei also said: "You are all my masters, why bother talking about it?"
The drunkard raised his head and hummed, "I won't talk to a traitor."
"you---."
Li Qi raised his hand and said: "Okay, okay, you all go out. A biting dog won't bark. The more ferociously it barks, the safer it will be."
When the drunkard heard this, he almost couldn't hold his breath. He just opened his mouth and thought, if I curse again, it will play into his hands, and I can't let him succeed. But then I thought,
If you don't scold him, then you are playing into his hands. This kid is really evil and makes me angry.
Ma Qiao was still uneasy. After all, he also knew that his master's behavior had always been traceless and crazy. But seeing Li Qixun's calmness, he thought to himself, Bu Shuai has always been afraid of death. Since he let us out, he must
There is a way.
Thinking of this, he nodded and said: "Junior sister, let's go out."
Seeing Ma Qiao wink at her, Lu Meimei was stunned for a moment, thinking that Ma Qiao had noticed something, she saluted Li Qi, and then walked out with Ma Qiao.
After the two soldiers unlocked the drunkard's shackles, they bowed to Li Qi and withdrew.
Now only Li Qi and Drunkard were left in the hall.
The drunkard stood up, flexed his hands and feet, and stared at the prey in front of him. He thought to himself that he was now the food in the bowl, and he could kill him whenever he wanted. He had to drink first.
He quickly took off the two jars of wine from his shoulders and drank heavily. He was afraid that drinking would cause trouble during the day, so he just stole the wine and did not drink it.
Li Qi twitched his nose and said, "Are you here from Jinlou?"
The drunkard was stunned and asked curiously: "How do you know? It's not written on it?"
Li Qidao: "I have a nose. This wine is called Yuexiang wine. It has a very strong aroma and can only be found in Jinlou."
"I see, I was also attracted by the aroma." The drunkard nodded and said, "But I didn't steal it, I just borrowed it, and I can pay him back when I have money."
"You don't have to pay back the money. You did very well." Li Qi chuckled and said, "But there are so many masters in Jinlou, how did you do it?"
The drunkard said in surprise: "You know this too. To tell you the truth, it was really thrilling. I didn't expect that there would be so many masters hiding in a restaurant. I was almost discovered by them, but it was okay to find out. Although I
I'm outnumbered, but if I want to run away, they can't stop me, and besides, they're not like you, who always take out a hundred slingshots to scare people."
"If not, can I invite you here?" Li Qi smiled slightly, stretched his hand to the side and said, "Sit down."
The drunkard was not polite. He sat down, took another sip of wine, smashed the bar a few times, and said, "Let me tell you, Li Qi, are you really not afraid that I will take your life?"
Li Qi smiled and said: "If you kill me, you will definitely die. If there is no deep hatred between the two of us, why are you doing this?"
"It makes sense." The drunkard nodded and said, "There are no deep grudges, but there are still petty grudges. Even if I don't take your life, I can still cripple you."
"Then you will definitely die."
"Uh...hey, I can use you as a hostage so that I can get out of the city safely, haha, this is really a good idea."
Li Qi chuckled: "If you do this, everyone related to you, including you, will die, including Ma Qiao and Lu Meimei, because once the people above are alerted, I won't be able to protect you."
The drunkard curled his lips and said, "I believe it if you tell me."
"I can easily dispatch hundreds of Imperial Guards to capture you, what do you think? If you came to me for revenge, no matter how good your martial arts skills are, you won't be able to escape."
The drunkard scratched his head and hummed: "You are cruel enough. But I have to tell you, I don't like to be controlled by others. If you want me to be like Xiaoqiao, that is impossible."
Li Qi smiled and said: "But you love wine more, don't you?"
"These are two different things."
"It can be considered the same thing. You help me and I will provide you with fine wine. Isn't it the best of both worlds? It's something you get for nothing and you can drink it with peace of mind. And I will try my best to give you the maximum temptation."
"What if I don't agree?"
"Then you can leave now."
"really?"
"Of course, if you don't want to stay, you can leave now. I promise I won't force you again. After all, you are the master of Lu Meimei and Ma Qiao, and you also saved my life. I, Li Qi, am not an ungrateful person.
, I am determined not to hurt your life. But I feel that leaving is not a wise move. I heard that you have no relatives alive, only two disciples, Ma Qiao and Lu Meimei. It can be said that they are your only relatives in the world, and they
I have already taken root in the capital, and it is impossible for me to go with you. Do you want to live alone for the rest of your life? You are good now and can do whatever you want, but you will always get old. By then, you will
If your legs and feet are weak, you will feel the feeling of loneliness. You will hope that Ma Qiao and Lu Meimei will be by your side to take care of you. And I believe that no kind person will give you wine. If you want to come to my door again and ask me to take care of you,
You, do you think I will still take you in? So, I think you should fight for yourself more now. As long as you have helped me, I will not treat you badly and ensure that you can enjoy the happiness and peace of your family in the future.
old age."
The drunkard stared at the wine in the jar without saying a word for a long time. After a while, he suddenly stood up and said with a smile: "You really have some skills. No wonder Xiaoqiao will obey you, but I don't care about you anymore. Take your leave."
"Walk slowly."
The drunkard walked to the door, suddenly stopped, turned around, walked quickly to Li Qi, and said: "Maybe you make sense, okay, I promise you, but before that, you have to promise me a
thing."
"You speak first."
"I promised to help Meimei get revenge, but unfortunately I didn't do it---."
Before he could finish speaking, Li Qi arrived: "Don't worry, even if you don't say it, I will help Meimei avenge her. She is also my apprentice now, but Meimei's enemy is not in the capital, and I really can't get out, so I have to
I have to wait for a while, then I will think of a solution."
"Okay then, it's settled."
Li Qi smiled slightly, stood up, and said, "I didn't force you to do this. It was your own choice to stay, so I hope you can keep your word."
"certainly."
"Okay, now I have a task for you."
"So fast."
"But don't worry, I will let you drink for five days before that."