Chapter 841 Officials and Bandits (Part 2)
Li Ling looked at his cheap father with greater doubts in his heart, and he realized that he had already grasped some key points. After a moment of pondering, he said slowly: "Dad, I can naturally understand your concern for your sister and others, and I am willing to fulfill it. After all, I also hope that they can leave safely.
"But even I can't ignore orders because of my personal selfishness. Not long ago, I had issued strict orders and I must not let anyone out of the city before dawn, including my sister and others. Otherwise, we will take them back and let you accompany them first. Then you will tell me which leaders of the Luotian Sect in the city are there, where are they, and how?"
A light flashed in Li Tong's eyes, and a hint of relaxation appeared between his eyebrows, but then he pretended to think about it, and then he felt a little embarrassed: "This is not bad, so you can hurry up and pick them up, it's not too late..."
Judging from his tone, it seems that he is not a prisoner, but the one who gives orders. However, it seems quite normal to think about the father-son relationship between the two parties.
But just after he said it urgently, Li Ling curled his lips and showed a clear smile: "Don't worry. Dad, I want to ask you something, I hope you can answer me truthfully."
"What? Are you not afraid of time delaying, and you will really make a mistake?" This made Li Tong a little anxious and couldn't help asking.
"I think even if they really want to be anxious, they won't choose tonight. They probably will be after dawn tomorrow!" Li Ling said, his eyes locked on his father's face, and he found that his expression changed, as if he was caught.
In particular, Li Tong's eyes subconsciously lowered, and he didn't dare to look at his son, which made Li Ling feel more confident and his smile became stronger: "By the way, what I want to ask is, Dad, why are you so anxious to let your sister leave?"
"So... it's naturally to protect their mother and daughter... Once something really happens in Xiangfan City, I'm afraid they will be implicated. After all, they are my daughter and granddaughter..."
"No, I'm asking Dad, why are you so anxious to let your sister leave the inn?" Li Ling suddenly cut off his words, especially the word "inn" and his eyes locked the other party's face.
Sure enough, Li Tong's expression changed, and his body was shocked: "You...what do you mean? Why can't I understand..."
"It's in the inn, where the important figures of Luotian Sect hide are there. They are really smart and bold enough. They actually understand the truth about darkness under the lamp and hide people under the eyes of the government!" Li Ling was already more than 90% sure at this time that the key was in the inn, and this could be concluded by the other party's various reactions.
Actually, if you think about it carefully, it makes sense.
Although this inn is an important official place, it is often easily ignored by the government because it does not involve any important materials and materials. However, because it has an official background, it is easy for the government to automatically ignore it when checking the entire city.
Perhaps the entire Xiangfan city has been searched by the government, but no one is paying attention to the inn.
And another point is even more important, that is, the inn is near the government office. Once a real uprising is done, many masters hiding there can take advantage of the situation to raid and catch the government off guard!
At this moment, Li Ling was a little scared that he had some cold sweat on his back, because he had ignored the inn before. If he hadn't happened to send his sisters and the others to settle down, if he hadn't just mentioned this matter to his father, and he would have attached so much importance to them, he might have really succeeded and put himself in an absolute passive manner.
There are naturally a large number of Luotian Sect lurking elsewhere in the city, but it is obvious that the inn is definitely their top priority. Those with the highest identities, such as the Earth Elder Zhao Chenghuang and others, may have changed their identities and hid there!
After making a judgment, he immediately turned around and wanted to go out and order the gathering of people, so he would surround the entire inn. After picking up his sister and the others, he would attack them and capture all the thieves in Luotian Sect.
When Li Tong saw his son leaving without hesitation, he was even more shocked. He really didn't expect that he would only reveal such a little flaw and be held back by Li Ling. It was really bad now. He wanted to deny it and mislead it, but he shouted, "Li Ling--" and didn't know what to say later.
At this time, no matter how much I deny it, I will only make the more and the more I will tell my son to confirm that there is something wrong with the inn. What's more, it's not harmful to him to send troops to the inn at this time, even if he loses his troops, it's not harmful to him, so no matter what he says, he can no longer change everything.
His call made Li Ling completely determine that there was something wrong with the inn, so he suddenly stopped and turned his head slightly, "Dad, don't worry, I will ensure that my sister and the others are safe before sending troops. Also, this is also the information you disclosed to me. I will report it to the court at that time. At least you can be considered as a meritorious service and relieve your sins."
"You..." The previous sentence made Li Tong feel a little relieved, but the latter sentence made him very shocked and angry. After the truth was passed, he became a traitor of the Saint Sect and could not wash it even if he jumped into the Yellow River. He was shocked and angry and couldn't help but scold: "Li Ling, you rebellious..."
The angry roar was just in vain, and it was obvious that it was impossible to change the result of this fact. After Li Ling was out of prison, he decisively ordered the mobilization of troops. On the one hand, he blocked all the streets and alleys around the inn, and on the other hand, he arranged elite troops to prepare to invade them at any time.
Although these officers and soldiers still had some doubts about this statement, since Lord Li had made up his mind and gave the order, they could only execute it without any discount.
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It's late at night.
The thick clouds covered the entire sky above Xiangfan City, which made the night even deeper. Without torches, the city was pitch black everywhere.
In such a dark night, it was even more like a fish in water for some people. A black shadow flew in the long streets and alleys like a falcon. With the familiarity of the streets and buildings of the city, he passed by the officers and soldiers who were patrolling the night several times, but did not attract anyone's attention. He stopped and walked from time to time. When it was about 3 o'clock, he finally arrived near the government office, in front of a very wide building.
At the front door of the building, a large plaque was hung with the words "Xiangyang Guanyi" written on it. Below it, except for a few angrily wind lamps illuminating a area, no one else was seen, and even the door was closed.
However, the figure did not take this opportunity to climb over the wall from the main entrance, but seized the opportunity and rushed to the east side of the inn. After confirming safety, he jumped in like a big bird, and then followed the winding path and headed straight to the kitchen.
There are no outsiders to approach the kitchen in the inn. Even those who work in the inn are rarely close to the place where most of the time emit blood or other smells. Only some fixed guys will come to pick up some foods that are not very good at the meal time and send them to the hall or yards in the front.
Because of this, the kitchen here has become a place that many people ignore. But for this reason, this place has naturally become a place where some people with ulterior motives hide.
On the side of the kitchen, there is a small courtyard for stocking firewood or other debris, at least on the surface. But in fact, more than a dozen people were huddled in it, and several figures were hiding in the dark corners around the yard, paying attention to all the movements around.
When the black shadow from outside flashed here, the few people still looked slightly, with a cold light flashing in their hands, and they might rush out at any time. Fortunately, when the other party came to the yard, they had already issued a few long and short sounds of insects. It was the secret code that revealed their identity between them, which made everyone feel relieved and still lie in the dark. He quickly stepped forward and patted the door regularly for a few strokes. When the door opened, the person had already flashed in quickly.
"Thunder...the Dharma Protector." Several people in the courtyard also changed their expressions when they saw him. Someone immediately asked, "What's wrong with it?"
Looking at the rather embarrassed Thunder Guang hummed and said, "Where is the Earth Elder?"
Before the person outside could reply, a door opened, and Zhao Chenghuang's voice sounded from inside: "Come in and speak."
Thunder Light then stepped into the room, and several pairs of eyes in the room immediately fell on him, and even the oil lamp on the table seemed even darker.
"Elder Feng fell into the hands of the government. If I hadn't seen the opportunity, I would have been unable to escape." Lei Tingguang said with a black face, "I don't know where the news was leaked, but Li Ling actually brought people to find Elder Feng's home here. I thought he could take him down, but... By the way, do you know his relationship with Elder Feng?"
"I only knew before. Hey, it's actually a father and son. It's really a narrow road for enemies." Zhao Chenghuang said in a dark face, "Li Tong can really hide it."
"Now that Li Tong is in his hands, maybe we have already explained everything and we will be in danger." Someone next to him also whispered, his face full of worry.
"That won't be. He is the elder of my Holy Sect, and he is the most loyal. Even his son will not let him change." Lei Tingguang said in a deep voice, "The key now is whether we will still act as planned next time. Earlier, we could have seen the whole city of troops gathered and mobilized. I'm afraid that there will be more government troops in the city after tomorrow. Although we have corresponding arrangements, when the government troops are already on guard, the chances of winning this time will be greatly reduced.
"Elder Earth, what do you think you should do next?"
Chapter completed!