Xie Ming

Chapter 170 Yongchang Fur Store

In Caikou Street, Baoding Prefecture, in the courtyard of Qi Gang's house, Xiao Lang and others devised a strategy to test and win over the righteous man Xu Baoyi.

Afterwards, Xiao Jingchuan asked about the key point of this trip, Li Jiantai.

"Qi Gang, after spending last night with you, the secret agents in Baoding Prefecture, did you find out where the old thief Li stayed at night and the situation of his guards and soldiers?" Xiao Lang asked.

"Oh, General!"

"Yesterday, after receiving Mr. Qiu's instructions, we did send more people to secretly track and monitor."

"According to our observations last night, Li Jiantai went out at night and was accompanied by about fifty guards."

"Right now, a quarter of an hour ago, my informant reported that this old man is still in the Governor's Office and has not come out yet."

"You can't go out at this time, I guess there must be a banquet."

"He usually leaves the government office at 10 p.m. at night and goes to his concubines' villas in the city to sleep." Qi Gang replied.

"kindness!"

"Which villa did the old thief go to last night? Does anyone know my concubine's name?" Xiao Lang inquired further.

"Last night we went to the west of the city, Baihua Street, and Niuwei Alley."

"However, he does have too many concubines, and it is difficult for us to distinguish and investigate them at the moment," Qi Gang answered again.

"Haha, this is fine!"

"You said that this villa in Niuwei Lane, do we know its internal layout?" Xiao Lang said.

"Oh, I have checked this specifically."

"The house in Niuwei Lane is not big, it's just a small courtyard. Among the many other houses for his concubines, this one is considered small."

"We have also found out that the mansions where Li Jiantai's other concubines live are not very big either. The better ones only have two courtyards at most!"

"The former prefect's mansion that Li Jiantai seized is quite decent. It is a three-courtyard house. But he seldom returns home. I guess he must be tired of playing at home!" Qi Gang replied.

"How is the security situation in the courtyard till night?"

"Did Li Jiantai bring these guards to patrol outside the house, or also inside the yard?!" Xiao Lang continued to ask.

"Return to the general!"

"The results of last night's investigation showed that most of them stayed outside the courtyard, but there were also some inside. The ones stranded in the courtyard were a few of his close subordinates, but there were not many people inside, only a few!" Qi Gang replied.

After hearing this and asking in detail, Xiao Jingchuan felt that he had an idea about the matter.

"Ha ha."

"it is good!"

"That's all I need to know!"

"Qi Gang, do you have any details that I haven't asked?!"

Xiao Lang checked for any gaps and filled in the gaps, not wanting to miss any clues.

"Haha, General, you are very careful. This is probably the best useful information I can provide you with!"

"If you say anything more, I'm afraid there is no point!" Qi Gang bowed in reply.

After hearing this, Xiao Jingchuan smiled, slapped his thigh, and stood up from the stone pier.

"it is good!"

"In that case, let's do it this way first!"

"Right now, it's still early, and Li Jiantai hasn't left the government office yet."

"Well, Feiyu, Changting, Huchen, Sangmenxing, and Mr. Liu, the six of us will take advantage of this opportunity to go to Yongchang to buy furs." Xiao Lang ordered.

"Yes, yes!" Everyone obeyed.

When everyone saw Xiao Jingchuan stand up, they all followed him.

"Ah, right."

"Qi Gang, you continue to stay here. First of all, the safety of the brothers who are coming into the city must be guaranteed!"

"Secondly, you continue to order people to keep a close eye on Li Jiantai in the government office. Once he leaves the government office, report to the Yongchang Fur Shop immediately to find his concubine's bed!"

"If nothing unexpected happens, we may stay there for a while longer."

"Don't miss your important business by then!" Xiao Lang ordered again.

"Well, yes!"

"General, don't worry!"

"I will personally report to the old thief Li if he makes any move!" Qi Gang replied. Hearing this, Xiao Jingchuan nodded and raised his hand to pat Qi Gang on the shoulder.

"Fei Yu (Qiu Zhizhong), let's go out for a walk! Hehe"

After saying this, Xiao Jingchuan and his group of six walked out of the courtyard and went out to the street.

Boom boom boom, boom boom!

At exactly 19: in the evening, the evening drum in Baoding City was struck again.

The four gates were closed one after another, and the number of pedestrians on the city streets gradually decreased. In less than an hour, there would be a curfew.

Xiao Lang led Zhizhong and the other five people and arrived at the door of Yongchang Fur Store in the east of the city.

Now, the fur shop was about to close, and several young men were putting up the door panels at the entrance.

This fur shop looks quite large from the street.

Two storefronts were connected to form one.

Judging from the time and place, there were at least a dozen guys busying around inside.

"Feiyu (Qiu Zhizhong), look, Wang Fuji's business is pretty good!"

"Haha, let's go in and take a look!"

Following Xiao Lang's words, a group of six people approached the door of the fur shop from across the street.

"Hey! These guests!"

"I'm so sorry, the shop is closing today!"

"The money inside has been settled."

"If you want to buy anything, come back tomorrow!"

"I'm sorry everyone!"

When the boy who was holding up the door saw Xiao Lang and the others were about to go into the shop, he hurriedly bowed and greeted them politely.

“Hehe, I don’t buy anything.”

"You go about your business!"

As he spoke, Xiao Lang patted the clerk on the shoulder, ignored the dissuasion, and led his men straight into the shop.

"Hey?! This... this!"

"Six son? What are you doing?!"

In the shop, two walls and three layers, upper, middle and lower, are hung with fur and mink coats.

Opposite the door was an octagonal table with four or five round stools. On the right was a counter, where a man with a goatee was standing, fiddling with an abacus.

But the old man with a goatee heard the noise and looked over here.

Seeing Xiao Lang and his group of six people rushing in, he became angry and frowned, and was about to reprimand the six waiters outside.

But while he was speaking, Xiao Lang and others came in, acted as if no one was around, and sat down on the round stool next to the eight-immortals table.

The accountant has seen and experienced a lot, and has some knowledge of the world.

Seeing this, I was quite stunned.

Because he knew that at this moment, the evening drum would sound and the city gates would be closed, so he still went to sneak into other people's shops.

After coming in, he was still so calm and confident, as if waiting for someone to serve him.

Don't even think about it. Either he's a businessman who's here to discuss big business, or he's here to cause trouble!
Following this thought, Goat Beard glanced at Hu Chen, Sang Men Xing and others who were standing beside Xiao Lang, and decided that the second possibility was more likely, so he began to feel nervous.

"what"

"Haha, a few... a few guests!"

"Look, ha ha! It's not a good idea."

"At this moment, most of the shops in the city are closed!"

"How many of you are here?"

"If there's anything I can do for you, just let me know."

As they were talking, the accountant with a goatee came out from behind the counter, plucked up the courage to move closer to the round table, and raised his hand to pour tea for Xiao Jingchuan who was sitting on a round stool.

It is said that you should not hit someone who smiles at you.

The goateed man was familiar with the rules, so he lowered his posture at first. After all, he had no reason to laugh along.

(End of this chapter)