The little cannon fodder kept releasing melons, and people lined up to eat melons

Old Li opened the medicine bottle and put it to Shopkeeper Xu's nose and smelled it. Under the effect of the medicine, Shopkeeper Xu woke up slowly.

Seeing that Song Chengyi and his group were all unconscious, he was a little panicked. This is the third son of the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion. What is Lao Li trying to do? ? If he doesn't want to die, don't take him with you.

Shopkeeper Xu grabbed Old Li's collar with both hands and said angrily: "Old Li, what's going on? Do you know what you are doing? How many lives do you have if you dare to attack the masters of Zhenbei Marquis Mansion? You are looking for death yourself, don't drag me into it."

Old Li pushed Shopkeeper Xu away and said calmly, "I've already done it, so I don't care about the consequences. Shopkeeper Xu, we are now on the same boat, so don't take chances and just cooperate with us."

"What do you want to do? I told you that I would let you stay at Fulai Inn for three months to offset the money I owe you. If you attack the people in Zhenbei Marquis Mansion now, I will not cooperate with you."

Shopkeeper Xu began to regret why he went to Shengxing Casino in the first place. He owed a huge debt and was worried that he would not be able to pay it back. As a result, Shengxing Casino was closed down, and the leaders of the casino were arrested and sentenced to execution.

Just when he was secretly rejoicing that he was freed, Lao Li came to him with a group of people holding an IOU. In exchange, the Fulai Inn would arrange for all the brothers he brought to stay, and they would leave after three months, and the loan would be offset.

Manager Xu had no choice but to agree. Fortunately, the people from the Marquis' Mansion never came to inspect the inn since the loss last year, which allowed Lao Li and his group to hide in the Fulai Inn for more than two months.

Yes, this Old Li is in cahoots with Boss Li from Shengxing Casino. The Old Gao who tempted Song Chengyi to borrow money was actually Old Li’s cousin.

Lao Li was working with the second in command, and Boss Li was their eldest boss. At that time, Lao Li and the second in command were robbing a convoy that was transporting gold.

When they came back, they found out that Shengxing Casino had been closed down, and the boss and Lao Gao had been arrested by the Dali Temple and sentenced to execution in the autumn.

Lao Li, the second in command and a group of brothers were worried about where to hide in order to rescue the boss. Lao Li suddenly remembered that he had an IOU from Manager Xu of Fulai Inn. The two of them decided to use Manager Xu to let the brothers hide in Fulai Inn and then wait for an opportunity to rescue the boss and Lao Gao.

During the period of hiding, the second in command and Lao Li had been planning a rescue plan until a few days ago when they met the one-armed Qiu Qian who was hiding from place to place, and who was the dealer responsible for shaking the dice at that time.

It was through Qiu Qian that they learned that it was the Fourth Prince who accidentally broke into the casino and arrested the boss.

Only then did Old Li understand why the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple did not save the Big Boss and Old Gao, and was sentenced to be beheaded as well.

Just now, when Qiu Qian entered Fulai Inn, he recognized at a glance Song Chengyi and the other two who were also at Shengxing Casino that day. When he saw that the three did not recognize him, he did not say anything to avoid alerting the enemy, but just made an excuse to call Lao Li away. As soon as Qiu Qian told Lao Li in the back kitchen, Lao Li realized that the third son of the Marquis' Mansion was the fuse for the destruction of Shengxing Casino.

When enemies meet, they are extremely jealous of each other. Coupled with the provocation from these people just now, Lao Li sneered.

He took out the teapot and put drugs in the tea to prevent them from not drinking it. He also asked Qiu Qian to light the incense. Sure enough, after Lao Li filled the teapot, the few people did not move. So Lao Li pretended to be submissive and was willing to take the wages and leave. His purpose was to delay time and let the incense take effect...

Old Li patted Shopkeeper Xu on the shoulder and said, "You can't say no now. Qiu Qian, go and ask the brothers to come down and tie up these people."

Old Li did not take Manager Xu's words to heart and continued to arrange the subsequent work. Since these were the sons of the Marquis' Mansion, he could use them to exchange for the boss and his cousin.

Shopkeeper Xu slapped Lao Li's hand away, deliberately distanced himself, and said hurriedly: "I had to get involved with you in order to pay off my gambling debts, but you want me to participate in the murder of the Marquis' Mansion? No way, I will not accompany you."

Shopkeeper Xu knew very well that if he used his position to offset the debt, at most he would just lose his job, or at worst he would just spend a few years in jail. But if he murdered the third young master of the Zhenbei Marquis's Mansion, then he and his family would suffer.

Manager Xu stopped talking nonsense and walked out to report to the police.

When Old Li saw Manager Xu walking out, a sinister look flashed in his eyes. He quickly stepped forward, grabbed Manager Xu's shoulder with one hand, and stabbed him in the back with a knife in the other.

Old Li pulled out the dagger and took a few steps back, looking at Shopkeeper Xu coldly.

Shopkeeper Xu turned around and looked at Lao Li in disbelief, and uttered with difficulty: "You...you..."

Shopkeeper Xu knelt down and finally collapsed to the ground, dead on the spot. Old Li squatted down and admired him slowly, wiping the blood-stained dagger back and forth on Shopkeeper Xu's clothes.

There was a hint of blame in his tone: "If you don't accept my offer, why don't you just obey me? Why do you have to force me to do it?"

"what happened??"

The sound came from above, and a one-eyed man appeared at the stairs, followed by a large group of people.

The one-eyed man glanced around, then walked down the stairs step by step. When Lao Li heard the sound, he quickly stood up and said with a smile, "It's okay, Second in Command, it's just dealing with a disobedient person."

It turned out that the one-eyed man was the second in command of this group. He also learned about the situation from Qiu Qian. He looked at Lao Li and disagreed: "This is the capital after all. Can you change your old habit of killing people at every turn?"

Old Li smiled and said, "Second Master is right, but Shopkeeper Xu doesn't want to cooperate with us and wants to report to the police. I can't let him go, can I?"

The second in command stopped talking, which meant he agreed with what Lao Li said. He also knew their situation very well. If they really let Manager Xu escape, they would be unable to escape even if they had wings.

"Second Master, we are now attacking the people in the Marquis' Mansion, so we really can't stay here for long. If the Marquis' Mansion doesn't see their young master return, the first place they will check must be here."

Old Li echoed, "Qiu Qian is right, Second Master, we really can't stay here any longer, but with these people from the Marquis' Mansion, we can go back to the camp and ask them to exchange for the First Master."

The second in command felt that what Lao Li said made sense. If the Marquis' Mansion didn't show up, they would definitely send a large force to investigate. It was indeed inappropriate for them to stay in the inn.

The second in command waved his hands and asked his brothers to tie up the group of people. At this time, Lao Li said: "Second in command, there is no need to bring those servants, just these four people."

Facing the puzzled look of the Second Master, Old Li continued, "I heard that the Third Master of the Marquisate was calling the other three brothers and sisters. I guess these four are the sons and daughters of the Marquisate. If we take them with us, our bargaining chips will be even greater."

The second in command nodded repeatedly and did not forget to praise Lao Li for his cleverness. With Lao Li's suggestion, the other brothers immediately understood what he meant and tied up Song Chengyi and the other four.

"Second in command, what should we do with these servants? Should we…"

One of the brothers asked the second in command and even pretended to wipe his neck.

Qiu Qian shook his head and quickly stopped him, saying, "Second Master, there is not much use in killing these servants. It is better to leave them and let them go back to report the news. After all, our original intention is to save the First Master and his men. Let's consider this as our return gift to the Marquis' Mansion. Let them know that as long as they are exchanged for the First Master, we will not touch a hair of the Marquis' Mansion."

The second in command nodded, thinking that what Qiu Qian said made sense. These servants were of no use to them, and killing them would only cause dissatisfaction in the Marquis' Mansion. It would be better to do them a favor, which would only be beneficial and not harmful to saving the first in command.

"There are too many of us brothers to go together. We have to split up. Lao Li, I'll leave these four to you to lead out of the city gate. As for the brothers, split up into several groups and go out of the city and gather back at the camp."

"Yes……"

"Yes……"

Everyone responded at once, and after getting a nod from the Second in Command, they left from different exits.

Lao Li placed the written note on the table and pressed one end of the note with a teacup. After doing all this, he left from the back kitchen...