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As for the so-called mobilization of troops to encircle and suppress the enemy, it seems like they are just showing up at the last minute to reap the benefits...

"Lord Lin, you're too kind. I, a wandering informant, simply stumbled upon a shrew's den. Your courage in disguise, however, is far more vivid than the righteous judges portrayed in teahouse storytelling."

Chen Xiu smiled, bowed, and then sighed.

"If I hadn't met you, I would have been worried about how to take over the Qingyi Building."

Lin Qingyan felt comfortable with these words, but his expression remained serious.

"Stop flattering me. I know who has contributed the most."

Chen Xiu said no more. Even if he said nice things too much, it would be annoying.

Afterwards, the two of them took the Night Crying Woman to the nearest guard post under the cover of night.

The so-called garrisons are actually military camps stationed in the northwestern wilderness, usually with a population of around three to five hundred people.

Their usual tasks were to patrol the trade routes, fight against bandits who blocked the roads, and protect the caravans.

Due to the vast area and sparse population, the control area of ​​each garrison is very large, and omissions are inevitable.

Therefore, caravans would still hire escorts to protect them, to avoid bad luck one day.

The sentry on duty saw two figures running towards him from afar.

"Stop! Are you a traveler seeking help?"

"I am Lin Qingyan, the Junior Secretary of the Dali Temple. I have been ordered to come to the northwest to investigate a major case. Please inform your superiors immediately to receive your orders! The Junior Secretary's official seal is here!"

Lin Qingyan shouted loudly and threw out his official seal.

Amidst lightning and thunder, the square official seal flashed with golden light, and the shadow of a unicorn jumped out of it.

Seeing this situation, the chief of the garrison ran to the gate of the military camp without waiting for the sentry to report.

"Lord Lin, I wonder what instructions you have for coming here at this time? I will definitely cooperate!"

"I've discovered a stronghold of the Shanhai rebels in the wilderness. I need you to dispatch troops to encircle and suppress them immediately!" Lin Qingyan said quickly, "The enemy's number is unknown. Notify the nearby garrisons to come to your aid!"

The director of the garrison opened his eyes wide and immediately realized that this was a great opportunity to make a contribution, and he was extremely excited.

"I obey your orders! I will immediately assemble my troops and send word to the three surrounding defense areas to assist. We will capture the rebels in one fell swoop and live up to your trust!"

As the emergency assembly horn sounded, the soldiers in the barracks rushed out.

Lin Qingyan looked at the soldiers' reaction speed and the neatly-equipped equipment on their bodies and nodded secretly. It seemed that the director here was quite strict in managing the troops and did not neglect training on weekdays.

While the director was reviewing his troops, Lin Qingyan asked his adjutant for a list of bandits to be suppressed.

Soon, the bounty order for Ma Zhanpo was found inside. Everything Chen Xiu said was true and the situation matched.

Chen Xiu looked at Director Fengti urging him loudly and felt that if it was just to suppress the bandits, he probably wouldn't be so active even for the sake of Lin Qingyan's official status.

But suppressing rebellion is a different matter. He really wants to make progress!

I don’t know what’s going on with Lao Li. With his slippery appearance, it shouldn’t be that easy for the Qingyi Tower deacon to catch him, right?

Chapter 136: Lao Li: I’ll Eat Two Bowls!!! (4K)

The night is like an overturned inkstone, dyeing the skyline into a blurred ink color.

In the northwest wilderness, the campfire swayed in the wind. Lao Li sat at the dining table of an open-air noodle stall with two large bowls of steaming pork noodles in front of him.

Despite the simple conditions, the chili peppers fried by the boss are still very fragrant.

Lao Li fanned and smelled it briefly and felt that the chili peppers used were from Shangshu, which is really rare in the Northwest!

After arranging his chopsticks, Lao Li picked up a bowl of noodles with soft meat and started eating, while he did not stop thinking in his mind.

After receiving the mysterious letter, he immediately closed the detective agency and rushed over.

I first spent some time confirming whether the situation was true, and then launched a detailed investigation.

The base of the unknown force may look ordinary on the surface, but it is actually heavily guarded against the outside world.

He kept an eye on the situation, asked people for information, and finally sneaked into a caravan delivering supplies and took a look around.

Finally, it was barely confirmed that this place should be the training camp of the killer organization Qingyilou.

Speaking of Qingyi Tower, this killer organization is quite famous in Yan Country. It was once surrounded and suppressed by people from Tianshi Mansion. Since then, it has been severely damaged and has fallen into a state of stagnation.

If this is the case, it is understandable why they kidnapped so many infected children.

One reason is that there is a lack of manpower for organizational reconstruction and a large number of supplementary personnel are needed.

Secondly, the infected group is inherently not given much attention by the government, and the risk is lower than kidnapping normal children.

If I hadn't met someone as persistent as me, these missing cases would probably have been left unresolved long ago!

The problem at hand is that relying on one's own strength to rescue people from Qingyi Tower is not enough, but reporting to the police may not necessarily attract enough attention, and there is no good profit to be made from this matter.

This gave Lao Li a headache, as he really didn't have much business in the northwest.

It seems like I can only try to report this to the authorities first. It would be best if I could find some decent connections that I can use...

Lao Li had just finished a bowl of noodles and was reaching out to take the second bowl when his long, pointed ears moved slightly, detecting a suspicious sound.

He spun around with the bowl of noodles in his hand, ducked under the worn wooden table, and avoided a hidden weapon smeared with paralyzing powder.

Old Li hurriedly picked up noodles from his mouth while muttering, "Oh no! Qingyi Tower has noticed my presence!"

Fortunately, the second bowl of noodles was already slightly cold. Lao Li tilted his head back and swallowed the noodles like drinking water, then stood up and put down the bowl.

Before running away, he did not forget to leave behind a few Longmen coins, which can be said to be a very decent act.

Camps in the wilderness are used to provide food and shelter to passing caravans and travelers.

It is called a camp, but after years of development it has become a small town, but there is no mayor.

Lao Li held down the wide-brimmed hat on his head, ran out from the open-air noodle stall, slipped into the crowd, and quickly turned into the darkness.

Given the reckless style of Qingyi Tower, if he stayed in the crowd for too long, they might really dare to start a fight in the street, and he would inevitably hurt others by mistake.

It’s a pity that I can’t be sure how many people are coming.

If there are only a few people, we can lure them out of the camp and kill them. If there are a lot of people, we can only run away.

To prevent the camp from being attacked by bandits, there's a garrison stationed not far away. As long as I flee there, I'll be safe. I hope Qingyi Tower isn't colluding with the locals...

In the crowd, Bao Tonghui, the gold medal deacon of Qingyi Tower, was staring at Lao Li's back.

He was dressed like a merchant at the moment, inconspicuous among the crowd, and was accompanied by three ordinary followers.

At this time, two followers had already chased Lao Li, and Bao Tonghui was temporarily left behind.

Anyway, he has already remembered the smell of Lao Li, and the other party can't escape here.

"Judging from their behavior, they don't seem like government officials, but we can't completely rule them out," Bao Tonghui muttered to himself. "But why would a jianghu person target us? And why would he go to such great lengths to spy on the camp?"

Bao Tonghui didn't think too much about it. After all, he had plenty of ways to get to the bottom of it after catching the man.

At this time, Lao Li had already fought with two silver medal deacons in a remote place, and used brutal moves right from the start.

After a few explosive talismans were thrown out, the two killers were immediately blown off balance. Lao Li took the opportunity to turn around and leave without any intention of killing them.

These two guys didn't use any hidden weapons when they caught up with us just now, so they must have some people around here.

In this way, the other side has at least three people, and their strength is not weak.

Rather than fighting head-on, it is safer to seek protection from the garrison.

But the enemy will definitely think of this, so be careful when you climb over the wall later.

After making up his mind, Lao Li moved between the camp buildings like a dragon and soon arrived at the wooden wall.

After leaping up, he used the house next to him to kick left and right, and rushed to the top of the wall several meters high, casually throwing out blasting talismans.

A muffled groan was heard from below. Sure enough, someone was lying in ambush here. After all, this was the shortest route to the guard post.

After landing, Lao Li didn't pause at all. He adjusted his round-frame glasses and ran away.

But after running a few steps, he saw the figure of a Rupert dressed as a merchant standing in front of him.

He held a long sword and looked more like a dignified swordsman than a killer.

"Sir, you came here uninvited and now you want to leave?"

Lao Li slowed down his pace. It was not easy to break through the entanglement of such a good player from the front.

"Oh, your hospitality is really warm. I like to eat two bowls, but I think I need to change that."

"Stop talking nonsense!" Bao Tonghui asked sternly, "Tell me! Who sent you here to gather information?"

"What you said, who wouldn't be furious if their child was lost?"

Lao Li adjusted his wide-brimmed hat that was tilted by the blasting talisman's air wave, and the flare hidden in his sleeve was ready to go.

"Those parents had nowhere else to turn to, and had to sell everything they had to scrape together the commission money to come to a third-rate detective like me. How about you be kind and allow their families to be reunited?"

"Ha." Bao Tonghui sneered disdainfully: "I thought you were someone else, but you turned out to be a busybody, and you're meddling in the affairs of the infected. I've never seen anyone as despicable as you!"

"What a coincidence! I've never seen a beast like you. You scum from the gutter are truly inhuman."

As Lao Li spoke, he swung his hand and shot out two copper coins straight at Bao Tonghui's eyes, and at the same time threw out a flare.

Bao Tonghui swung his sword to ward off the oncoming hidden weapon and glanced at the huge fireworks that had just exploded in the sky.

This place is still a long way from the guard post, which is enough distance for me to kill this guy.

Lao Li held a golden sword in his hand, and held several yellow talismans between his other fingers.

I heard hurried footsteps behind me, it seemed that the other party's lagging accomplices were catching up.

It will take at least ten minutes for the garrison to see the signal flare and send people over. We must hold on!

Bao Tonghui thrust his sword straight at Lao Li, shouting, "With your limited ability, you dare to come and act wildly in the territory of Qingyi Tower? Wait until I smash your bones one by one and feed them to the Splitting Beast. Then we'll see how you can still be the savior of those bastards!"

"Haha." Old Carp laughed frivolously: "You filthy shrews are only good at talking..."

Before Lao Li finished speaking, he felt a slight vibration coming from the ground beneath his feet.

Looking up, I saw smoke and dust in the distance and a fully armed army appeared.

Holy shit! This looks like there are at least three to five hundred people. Could they have been summoned by a flare?

Not to mention, the speed was abnormally fast, less than a minute.

Bao Tonghui also noticed the unusual movement behind him, and his pupils suddenly shrank into slits.

Oh no! I’ve been tricked!!

This guy is not a detective at all!

He is definitely a government official, and his status is not low!

Chen Xiu saw several people in the wilderness from afar and pointed them to Lin Qingyan.

"The lazy guy in the middle is my friend, and the others are the deacons of Qingyi Building!"

Lin Qingyan took a closer look, but didn't directly order to shoot. Instead, he gestured, "Send a few teams over to capture those people first."

The hurried team split into several small teams, which quickly surrounded Lao Li, Bao Tonghui and others from both sides.

Lao Li naturally stood still, but he still didn't understand why the garrison had mobilized all its forces.

Could it be that a camp was attacked by bandits? But I didn't see any signal...

Bao Tonghui naturally didn't dare to stay where he was. The current situation was completely beyond his control. He also doubted in his heart whether these people were coming for him, but he still didn't dare to stand still and gamble.

Seeing that Bao Tonghui and others wanted to escape, the centurion leading the team immediately issued a warning.

"Rebels of Qingyi Tower, listen up! The Great Yan Heavenly Army is here. Disarm and kneel down in surrender immediately! Anyone who dares to escape even a single step and resists will be executed immediately! Without mercy!"

"Immediate execution without mercy! Immediate execution without mercy!! Immediate execution without mercy!!!"

The other soldiers also followed suit and shouted loudly. Only twenty or thirty people shouted out with such mighty power that it shook the earth.

After hearing this, Bao Tonghui didn't dare to stay. The other party even recognized their identities. This time they were probably heading for the training camp in Qingyi Building!

But where did the news accidentally leak out?

It seems that the imperial court should have discovered that Qingyi Tower had secretly joined the Shanhai Clan.

Lao Li relaxed his shoulders and calmly lit a cigarette for himself, wondering in his heart how the Qingyi Tower could have been involved in a rebellion.