The big bandit in the Red Mansion robbed Lin Daiyu at the beginning

"Excuse me, sir, what is the situation now?"

The middle-aged man glanced at Li Kui, patted his chest, and said confidently,

"Master Li, just rest assured that I will do my job!"

Then he said,

"I'm here on orders from my superiors to assist you with this matter."

Li Kui forced a smile and nodded, then asked in confusion,

"Sir, do you know why the higher-ups are taking action on this matter?"

Seeing the middle-aged man's unhappy look, Li Kui hurriedly said,

"Don't misunderstand me. I'm just worried. The bandits in Yangzhou are so fierce. What if..."

"I'm afraid there will be endless troubles!"

"Why not wait until the imperial army arrives in the future, and then take advantage of the situation to strike!"

"Hahaha!"

The middle-aged man laughed, waved his hands, and said proudly,

"It's just a bunch of bandits. Lord Li, there's no need to worry! By now, I'm afraid the bandits have already been captured. You and I will just wait for good news!"

Then, as if to appease Li Kui, he said,

"I've been ordered to come here to clear the way for the imperial army that's coming to suppress the bandits. It's okay to tell you."

"The higher-ups need this time's victory to be reported to the imperial court!"

Li Kui suddenly realized and clasped his hands together.

"Oh, I see! I understand!"

Then he was still worried,

"But I don't know how you have arranged it. Could you please tell me now?"

The middle-aged man smiled and nodded when he heard this.

"I didn't tell you before because I was afraid the news would leak out. Of course, I didn't mean to distrust you."

Li Kui smiled and nodded.

"Sir, what are you talking about?! As the saying goes, secrecy leads to success, while disclosure leads to failure. Therefore, I understand the principle that planning should not be done in public!"

The middle-aged man nodded with satisfaction and then said,

"Thanks to the fifty thousand taels of silver you provided, I've asked the renowned 'Small Knife Society' to personally take action. I guarantee a guaranteed hit!"

"Just rest assured. I'll keep their mission objectives strictly confidential. By the time the bandit leader realizes what's happening, our assassins will have already descended from the sky."

"Now, all you and I have to do is wait for the bandit chief's head to be delivered!"

Li Kui's face twitched unconsciously and his eyelids twitched when he heard this.

But seeing that the other party was confident, he breathed a sigh of relief and nodded with a smile.

"This success is entirely due to your meticulous planning, sir. I would like to congratulate you in advance!"

The middle-aged man laughed out loud.

"Okay! Then you and I will celebrate with tea instead of wine!"

Then he picked up the teacup, clinked it with Li Kui's, and drank the tea in the cup.

Li Kui held the teacup to his lips, covering the lid of the bowl. His expression showed a hint of relief, as well as a bit of evasion.

He had only been in office as the prefect of Yangzhou for a few months, and the previous order from his superiors was to find a way to establish good relations with Qingfeng Village.

But for some reason, this gentleman was suddenly sent here, asking him to organize people to ambush and kill the bandit leader of Qingfeng Village.

But this makes it difficult for Li Kui.

Although he had just arrived in Yangzhou, he knew the bad reputation of Qingfengzhai. Not to mention the distant garrison camp outside Yangzhou City, even the garrison camp outside Yangzhou City was occupied by Qingfengzhai.

Moreover, he didn't even know the name of the bandit leader of Qingfeng Village or what he looked like, so how could he ambush and kill him?

But the gentleman swore that he had the manpower to handle the matter.

All he had to do was give him an opportunity, and he also took out the token from his superior to force him to act according to his orders, and provided silver as funding, starting with 50,000 taels.

Li Kui had no choice but to comply.

First, he found several local salt merchants who had long been dissatisfied with Qingfeng Village, and after some persuasive efforts, he raised 100,000 taels of funds for the "special killing".

Then he went to find Lin Ruhai who was related to Qingfeng Village, and after a passionate speech on the righteousness of his country,

Finally, he persuaded Lin Ruhai to lure the bandit leader of Qingfengzhai down the mountain and provided him with intelligence.

This gentleman had arranged assassins in advance based on the intelligence, and was going to give the Qingfengzhai bandit leader a fatal blow on his way out of the city.