"Two: But come to think of it, we took it for granted before."
"Two: Hasn't number six said anything all this time?"
"Five: I always thought it was five people."
"Two: You forgot what Number Seven said, so you don't count."
The two were complaining.
Suddenly,
"Nine: Actually, nine."
Li Qingcha: “…”
This time, even number 3 and number 5 didn’t come out to fight “???”.
"Nine: I am a warrior, not good at speaking, but if I have news, or need your help, I will definitely tell you."
"Nine: I don't know much about the capital, so I won't talk about it."
Numbers 8 and 9 are really good at hiding.
tsk...
Li Qingcha was secretly shocked.
"One: Speaking of which, when we talked about the capture of the demon tribe, No. 8 came out..."
The rest of the sentence was left unsaid but was self-explanatory.
But number eight ignored number one and went straight to number seven for a conversation.
"Eight: Number Seven, if you're handling a spy case, could you do me a favor?"
"Seven: No."
"Seven: I have nothing to do with this case."
He first said "can't" and then said "I have nothing to do with this case", as if he had let the cat out of the bag.
Li Qingcha did it on purpose in order to fish.
really,
"Eight: If you do me a favor, I will definitely reward you handsomely."
"..."
Li Qingcha did not reply.
She knew very well that she didn't need to say anything at this moment, and other group members would help her.
"Eight: If you capture a demon, kill him."
Li Qingcha was surprised.
She thought he was released.
Someone had the same idea as her.
"One: I thought you wanted No. 7 to release him~"
"One: What? Do you have a blood feud with the demon race?"
"Eight: Yeah."
"One: Hehe."
The meaning of this "Hehe" was unclear, but Li Qingcha read a mocking tone from it.
"Eight: I repeat, once the demon is captured, kill him."
"Eight: If you can do this, you will be rewarded handsomely."
"Three: Do you know who number seven is?"
"eight:……"
"Eight: There is always a way."
Li Qingcha raised his eyebrows.
Number 8 gave a blank check without caring about anything else. Obviously, killing the demon was very important to him.
Moreover, "Once the demon is captured, kill him"...
Why does this sound like silencing someone?
If he really wanted to silence the witnesses, could this number eight be a member of the demon tribe?
Li Qingcha decided not to respond.
The other people in the group probably had similar concerns, so they stopped talking and digested the news about the two new people appearing in the group.
Chapter 90 Arrest
In the next two days, each government office carried out investigation work.
This is not difficult,
dong dong dong-
Collect protection money!
Get it done.
There is a saying that goes: "A heavy sword has no edge, great skill is useless, and the best of the eighteen weapons is a folding stool."
As long as the officials maintain their usual style, they will not arouse suspicion.
As the work progressed, a location gradually surfaced—
Jirentang.
This is a pharmacy that imports medicinal materials from various places, so it is no wonder that some suspicious people sneak in.
Li Qingcha was not responsible for arresting people, but was still invited over.
That night,
The night is dark and windy.
Li Qingcha and Gong Lianxue left Yicui Tower and headed straight for Jirentang. They were then arranged to live in a three-story building with several officials, facing Jirentang across the street.
The window is open.
Occasionally moonlight shone into the room, but was blocked by clouds.
Gong Lianxue was like a little wife, serving tea to Li Qingcha without saying a word.
Chu Zhongtian glanced at Gong Lianxue and nodded to Li Qingcha.
The young man has the style of his past, and he can even bring out the courtesan.
What a young and romantic man.
In fact, ever since the last attack, Gong Lianxue has been worried that Li Qingcha might get into trouble again, so if it comes to capturing demon spies, she will definitely accompany him.
Li Qingcha asked: "When will we take action?"
Chu Zhongtian replied: "Mr. Siwei will know soon."
He nodded out the window.
The night was dark, and because of the strict ban, there were no pedestrians returning home at night. Only the night watchman passed by, knocking on the wooden clapper.
"The sky is dry and everything is dry, be careful about the fire."
The figure gradually disappeared.
At this time,
"Go away!"
Suddenly panicked shouts were heard from across the street.
Li Qingcha: ￣□￣｜｜
I thought it was some new trick~
She glanced at Chu Zhongtian and found that Chu Zhongtian seemed a little proud, so she had to flatter him: "Master Chu has a good plan."
Chu Zhongtian clasped his fists.
"Thank you~ Thank you~"
Look at that expression, it's not "thank you~thank you~" it's clearly "praise me again~praise me again~",
Li Qingcha couldn't flatter the emperor any more and looked out the window.
Perhaps to avoid alerting the enemy, not only Jirentang, but also several shops and houses were filled with thick smoke.
However, the fire was very small, just a tiny flame compared to such a large amount of smoke.
Gong Lianxue whispered, "Will it burn down the houses?"
Li Qingcha shook his head.
"There is a law called the law of smoke but no harm. The bigger the smoke, the less harm there is."
"???"
"Just kidding, just kidding, just looking at those cigarettes, it's obvious that they are made from some special plants. They look very big, but in fact, if you put them in a wooden barrel and light them, they won't burn at all."
Chu Zhongtian on the side nodded in agreement.
"Mr. Siwei is right."
As we were talking, the streets outside were getting noisier and noisier.
A group of people, half-naked, rushed out of their shops and houses, looking around nervously.
At the same time, more than a hundred soldiers appeared at the other end of the street, holding water hoses in their hands and loudly asking, "Where is the water flowing?"
tsk...
This is obviously arranged.
However, the common people could not see it and gathered around.
"My house, my house is burned down!"
"I saw a house on fire over there, so I went over to see what was going on, and it turned out to be my house! Come on, I'll take you there!"
"Save my shop first..."
……
All of them clamored to take care of their own families first.
It's so true.
The leader of the army pretended to arrange for his men to put out the fire, and then shouted at the people, "Everyone, go to the side and line up!"
The people had no suspicion and did as they were told.
Not long after, someone came to check the household registration.
What's your name, where you live, what's your job, social connections...
With such detailed inquiries, under normal circumstances, someone would surely be able to react, but in the event of a fire, it became a registration of disaster victims, and everything seemed to have cause and effect.
Li Qingcha nodded.
The fake arson trick may seem old-fashioned, but it is a tried and tested method that works very well.
He stood up and looked at the group of "victims".
suddenly,
"Lord Chu, tell the soldiers to retreat!"
Chu Zhongtian reacted very quickly, without hesitation, and immediately ordered: "Xu Yi, stop all actions!"
This sentence is like a flare.
