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Yongtongfang is quiet late at night.
Dozens of dark shadows divided into five teams and quickly rushed into the alley.
The insoles of the group of people were filled with plant ash, so they fell to the ground silently. They did not say a word during the action, only using gestures to convey information.
Just like black ink being injected into five winding and thin glass tubes, five groups of men in black quickly rushed towards their destination.
Soon they surrounded a house tightly.
There were five or six archers with powerful bows lying in ambush on the roof in the distance.
boom!
Zhuo Yinghai took the lead and rushed towards the courtyard gate.
The gray wooden door shattered instantly.
Zhuo Yinghai rushed into the house without hesitation, regardless of the wood chips and dust on his head and face.
After a while, he walked out of the room with an angry face.
"No one?" Li Jun was surprised.
I specifically asked around beforehand to make sure that there were people coming in and out of this house.
"Maybe it's too late."
"It's also possible that the cunning rabbit has three burrows, and this is just a cover." Zhuo Yinghai suppressed his anger and analyzed calmly.
"This is difficult." Li Jun frowned.
"Forget it, let's go back first." Zhuo Yinghai sighed, his face full of dejection.
He thought of the big raid a few months ago.
All the forces in Nanyang Prefecture, big and small, worked together, but in the end, it was only after someone tipped off that they found out their sincerity.
I am just a hall master of the Jinghong Gang, and I cannot mobilize the entire Lijiang City.
"I'm sorry to bother you, Master Li, recently. Let's go back and have a couple of drinks." Zhuo Yinghai said bitterly.
He felt that he could not avenge his son.
Dozens of people came and left quickly, disappearing quickly into the night.
In the silent night, only a broken wooden door and a messy courtyard remained.
Two streets away, on the roof of a house, a cloud of black smoke slowly emerged in the night, and a lifelike little paper man stared solemnly at the chaotic house in the distance.
Two streets away is Chen’s house.
Under the watery moonlight, Chen Mu picked up a piece of fried fish fillet and stuffed it into his mouth.
"Sure enough, there are consequences."
He got up in the middle of the night to have a snack and habitually released a paper ghost to keep watch, but he never expected to see this scene.
"Never mind. I'm used to it."
Kill the younger one and then the older one will come. Isn't this the standard routine in the underworld?
"Cut the grass at its roots?" Chen Mu sighed: "The world is really a big melting pot."
"The idea of eradicating the roots of the troubled times came to my mind so easily. Sigh..."
"Am I, an honest and kind person, really going to be gone forever?" Chen Mu felt a little heavy-hearted.
"It's all because of this damned world!"
……
It was late at night and the crescent moon was hanging in the west.
The entire Lijiang Acropolis has fallen into a deep sleep.
Even the brothels and theaters had gradually become silent.
The fifth courtyard was pitch black. All the maids and servants had gone to rest. Only in one room in the inner house was there a flickering candlelight.
Zhuo Yinghai poured wine into his mouth cup after cup.
Li Jun kept comforting and persuading her.
The dishes and meat on the table were changed twice, but Zhuo Yinghai didn't get himself drunk.
"I really hate my alcohol tolerance! I can't get drunk even if I want to!" Zhuo Yinghai shouted as he poured himself another glass.
Li Jun's mouth twitched. Your name really deserves the word "Hai".
Even his companion was dizzy from drinking, but the old fellow seemed to be getting more energetic the more he drank.
But seeing the other person's sad face, Li Jun shook his head helplessly and continued drinking.
……
The courtyard was quiet.
A dark shadow quietly jumped into the house
The family dog, who had just stood up to bark, suddenly whimpered twice and fell to the ground.
The black shadow moved swiftly in the shadows.
He seemed to know the layout of the courtyard and came to the inner house with ease.
After taking a look at the brightly lit room not far away, the dark shadow quietly moved towards the backyard.
boom!
The door shattered.
A figure rushed towards the black shadow like an arrow, pushing against the half-broken door!
"I've been waiting for you!"
"Suffer to death!"
Zhuo Yinghai was filled with hatred and punched the other person on the back.
Phew!
The bloody fist suddenly pierced through the opponent's chest.
Zhuo Yinghai swung his hand suddenly, and the other party was like a broken doll, smashing down a wall with a bang, and became silent in an instant.
"Brother Zhuo, have you caught him?!" Li Jun followed closely behind.
Lights were lit in the dark house. More than a dozen strong men holding lanterns and torches quickly surrounded the inner house.
"Not quite right." Zhuo Yinghai frowned.
Three or five strong men came forward and dug the man out from the pile of rocks in a few moves.
Li Jun stepped forward and pulled off the black-clad man's veil.
A thin face of about forty years old appeared in front of everyone.
"Who is this?" Li Jun was stunned.
Zhuo Yinghai felt increasingly heavy in his heart.
This is definitely not Chen Jia, the age doesn’t even match.
"It seems that he is really gone." Zhuo Yinghai couldn't help but sigh.
He made a big fuss in the other party's house. He thought that the other party would launch a surprise attack and kill him under the cover of night, but he didn't expect that an unknown person came instead.
……
Two days later.
It’s still the same house with five courtyards.
"We've found out that he's a local habitual thief." Li Jun looked grim.
This house was his own secret private residence, unknown to outsiders. Unexpectedly, it was targeted by a local thief, who quietly got the topography of the courtyard.
He sneaked in that night because the casino was chasing him for debt, and he wanted to steal some money here to pay off his debt.
"Forget it." Zhuo Yinghai sighed dejectedly.
Li Jun was not idle these two days. He sent people to help him search the Lijiangwei City. He also secretly offered a reward. Unfortunately, nothing was found.
"I'll go back tomorrow." Zhuo Yinghai waved his hands in disappointment.
"Brother Zhuo, wait two more days! I just don't believe that there is someone I can't find in such a small Lijiang City!" Li Jun said hatefully.
I used all my strength but still couldn't find it, and my house was even robbed by a petty thief. How embarrassing!
We have to achieve some results no matter what!
"Forget it." Zhuo Yinghai sighed: "My concubine gave birth to twins, two sons."
Zhuo Yinghai tried hard to suppress the corners of his mouth from curling up. "One is gone and two are here. Sigh... that's it."
"I didn't teach Rufeng well enough, and he provoked someone he shouldn't have provoked."
"I have to teach these two little boys well. I can't let them follow in Feng'er's footsteps."
"Old Li, are there any local specialties in Lijiang Weicheng? I'll bring some back for my son tomorrow."
"Well... burn some for Rufeng too." Zhuo Yinghai looked at Li Jun eagerly.
Li Jun: “…”
Should I congratulate you or should I advise you to mourn?
You made me so confused!
……
Hongde Wharf.
Chen Mu, carrying a small cloth bag, boarded the passenger ship back to Nanyang City.
It was the third day after the raid, and he decided to quietly leave the Lijiang Acropolis.