Uncle Detective Di Renjie, I build a crime-solving team

Chapter 236 Zhou Lu meets Li Cunxi at night

"What should we do? We can only continue to assassinate in secret!"

Chen Yiqiu growled, and it was obvious that he was very impatient.

In fact, before setting out to assassinate Li Cunxi, Chen Yiqu felt that Li Cunxi might not have received the news.

You know, Qiao Tai came to Luoyang to find Li Cunxi early in the morning with the news that the Iron Hand Group was going to assassinate Li Cunxi. Later, Xize Bank sent someone to deliver a letter to Li Cunxi. Considering Li Cunxi's cautiousness, if Qiao Tai really came back, then Li Cunxi would definitely bring Qiao Tai with him.

After all, Qiao Tai is a bare-handed master, and his kung fu is comparable to that of Chen Yiqu who is holding a knife. As long as he gets close to Chen Yiqu, he can use a series of Tongbeiquan to make Chen Yiqu feel the dangers of the world. How could Li Cunxi not bring such a master with him when he investigates a case?

Now Li Cunxi not only did not bring Ma Rong, but also did not bring Qiao Tai. This can only mean one thing: Li Cunxi has no close followers who can be used.

Qiao Tai failed to find Li Cunxi, and Ma Rong was not with Li Cunxi!

This is serious.

The Iron Hand Group's assassinations could be said to have been going on from morning to night, and Li Cunxi was in great danger without anyone to protect him.

"Damn it!" Chen Yiqiu punched the tree angrily.

"Don't be angry, Qi Hai. Even if you fail this time, you brothers have to carry the burden together. We won't let you carry it alone. After all, I am still the third senior brother. At worst, I can take the blame. If you want to punish me, punish me. It's my fault for not leading you well." Bao Chong comforted him with a shy smile.

"That's not what I'm talking about... That's what I'm talking about. No matter what, let's hide first and don't let Li Cunxi know that our target is him."

"That should be the case. Besides, we can't hide the fact that we fought with the inner guards. The inner guards will definitely investigate our identities. We must be careful."

"Forget it, let's just stay in the mountains for the next few days. The anti-military forces have already reached the point of destruction, and we have to slowly look for opportunities."

……

Five miles outside Enji Village, on the official road leading to Puye Village, the corpses of the rebels were scattered all over the place, and the scene was extremely bloody.

The five hundred cavalrymen of the Niuwei Army, under the joint efforts of Hu Jinghui and Li Yuanfang, crushed the rebels to pieces. Except for Chen Luo, one of the leaders of the rebels, everyone else was dead.

Under the protection of the Phoenix, Li Cunxi and Wu Yanhao arrived here safely, and saw the five hundred Thousand Bull Guard cavalrymen walking through the mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

Hu Jinghui and Li Yuanfang each walked up with a gun in hand and saluted with their fists clasped.

"Fortunately, we have fulfilled our mission. All the rebels except the leader have been killed!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Huan threw a middle-aged man with a look of horror off his horse.

"Reporting to the Lord, this thief is Chen Luo, one of the leaders of the rebel party. Following the Lord's order, only his life is spared."

Li Cunxi nodded approvingly and praised:

"You all really did a great job. Five hundred people fought against thousands of people, and the losses were almost negligible. I really admire you all. You are truly the elite troops of my Great Zhou."

After praising him, Li Cunxi looked back at Fenghuang and said:

"Phoenix Pavilion Leader, I'm handing this thief over to your Inner Guard. You must find out who is behind this. If he refuses to cooperate, then arrest his entire family and bring them to Luoyang. Send them to the Inner Guard and kill them all in front of him."

"I just don't believe it. All the rebels are people who don't care about the lives of their entire families for the sake of their masters."

Fenghuang, who was still in a silent stage, nodded woodenly and signaled his men to arrest Chen Luo and bring him back to the Inner Guard House for interrogation.

"Go tell Brother Zeng Tai that the mess here will be left to him to solve." Li Cunxi stretched lazily, "We can finally have a good rest. We just need to wait for the result to come out, and then we can close this case."

"But, Cunxi, I still have a question. The ghost of Yuwen Chengdu is a fake. He can't lift the Phoenix-winged Gilded Boring Machine." Li Yuanfang asked doubtfully, "Then who was the person who mentioned the Phoenix-winged Gilded Boring Machine before?"

"I don't know. This may be a permanent mystery. But the Phoenix Wing Gilded Boring Sword is now our trophy. Do you need it?"

"That thing only works on people with natural supernatural powers. I'm not used to it."

"I'd still feel more comfortable using a waist knife."

"Where's Brother Yanhao?"

"I'm tired of swinging the sword."

……

That night, at the Yongchang County Posthouse.

Li Cunxi tossed and turned, unable to sleep. He was just wondering why the Iron Hand Group appeared in the woods outside Enji Manor during the day, when there was suddenly a knock on the door.

"who?"

"Master, I am Zhou Lu."

Hearing the name, Li Cunxi breathed a sigh of relief, got up from the bed, put on his boots and opened the door.

A middle-aged man with a weather-beaten and tired face was standing outside. When he saw Li Cunxi, he immediately knelt down on his knees and kowtowed to Li Cunxi.

"Okay, what is this for, get up."

Li Cunxi quickly reached out and helped Zhou Lu up.

This Zhou Lu was the bandit he met in Pengze County that year. He was almost starved to death after being forced to the mountains by the government. He happened to meet Li Cunxi who was traveling to Pengze County and was about to rob Li Cunxi and his party, but was almost hacked to death by Ma Rong.

Li Cunxi felt sorry for him and took in more than 20 of his brothers. Later, Li Cunxi established a base in Yangzhou. Zhou Lu worked at the Xize Bank in Yangzhou and was considered Tao Gan's right-hand man. However, his strength was indeed worrying.

"Master, it's not easy to see you. Shopkeeper Tao asked me to deliver a letter to you, saying that someone wants to harm you. Brother Qiao also brought you a letter before. I wonder if you received it?"

Li Cunxi took Zhou Lu into the room, closed the doors and windows, sat down under the dim oil lamp, and then spoke:

"Qiao Tai has not come to see me. I haven't seen him for a while, so naturally I haven't received the letter from him... He may be in danger, or he may have encountered other problems."

"Do you know the contents of the letter in Qiao Tai's hand?"

Zhou Lu nodded, took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Li Cunxi.

"Brother Qiao's letter said that the Iron Hand Group had received a large order to assassinate you, the master, and asked you to be careful. My letter seemed to record the identity of the person who wanted to assassinate you."

Li Cunxi quickened his hands and quickly opened the envelope and took out the letter inside.

The content of the letter was similar to what Zhou Lu said. The Iron Hand Group sent out six hall masters and some of their subordinates, a total of 120 people, and their target was himself.

"Damn it, no wonder the Iron Hands group from the daytime were wandering around in the forest. It turns out they were coming for me!"

The more Li Cunxi thought about it, the angrier he became, and his hand holding the letter was shaking.

"Damn you Yuan Qi, I haven't bothered you yet, but you dare to target me now. Looks like it's time to make you unhappy!

"Zhou Lu!"

"exist!"

"I will write a letter now. Please send it back to Tao Gan and ask him to give it to Long Feng and Chen Yiqu after the Iron Hand Group's operation fails."

"Yes!"