Now, there is only one way left. All the desperate bravery has disappeared. Those who are lucky enough to survive kneel on the ground, kowtow and beg for mercy.

There are not many residents living around Yunshan Martial Arts Hall. There are no residents in the three streets area. Residents in the outer areas have long been told not to come out to see if there is any movement at night. Be careful of death. If you hear someone killing someone over there,

The sound was so loud that no one dared to poke their heads out. Even without this order, no one dared to show their heads. Do you want to get into trouble with this kind of fighting?

However, the cry of killing was short-lived. It started to frighten people, but soon stopped. Not long after, the roar of hoofbeats was heard, as if a large group of horses were heading towards the bustling area of ​​Qingjiangpu.

From the outside in, the crowds became denser and denser as we walked in. At this time, in the dead of night, a large group of horses galloped, the sound of hooves thundering, and the sound was carried very far. The dogs of each family followed and barked wildly. People along the road lit lights and walked out of the house cautiously.

Peering out from the crack in the door.

By the time they looked outside, the cavalry had already gone away. A few brave ones came out of the yard and could see the cavalry heading east with torches.

"What are the people of Xuzhou going to do?"

"Did you find some evil? There are a few bastards who should be taught a lesson."

A few days ago, if they saw such a large group of cavalry moving at night, everyone would not only guess that it was Zhao Ziying, but also talk about Zhao Ziying's lawlessness and the Xuzhou barbarians who were tyrannical in Qingjiangpu, but there was the incident of Niu Shengjie

After that, everyone subconsciously regarded Zhao Ziying and this group of Xuzhou people as their own people, and felt that such overnight actions must be doing something for everyone.

In this way, countless residents were awakened and came to the front of a store. The store was just a three-door house with a storefront facing the street. Behind it was a warehouse and the residence of the shopkeepers. The business was general merchandise.

This shop is a few hundred steps away from the canal. According to this distance, this shop is also very ordinary. There are not even one thousand but eight hundred such shops on the ground of Qingjiangpu, but tonight is a little special. No other shop

It had been closed long ago, but the shop was still awake. There were lanterns hanging in front of the shop door, and two people were looking out, chatting happily while watching. When they heard the rumble of horse hooves in the distance, they were all stunned.

Such sounds are rare on the ground in Qingjiangpu.

Seeing a large group of horses appearing at the street corner and approaching quickly, the two people didn't react yet. They didn't know if the other party was coming for their shop. They didn't realize something was wrong until they got there. When they hurried back to the yard,

But it was already too late. We were under the lantern in front of the door. It was too easy to aim. We only heard the sound of bows and arrows piercing the air. Two people were hit by arrows and fell down screaming. They were lying on the threshold. Even the door was blocked.

Off.

There were exclamations in the yard, but when they saw the arrows on their companions, no one dared to move forward. Zhi heard a man outside shouting to get off his horse. It was different from using servants to surround and suppress the thieves at night. This kind of scene was inside.

The charlatan from the Guard came forward.

"We can't go to the banquet, so we can only do some chores." Someone laughed and laughed at themselves, and poured into the store with weapons.

There were only a dozen or so people in the shop. It was so late, and no one from the shopkeeper to the waiters was sleeping. They were all neatly dressed and gathered in front of the lights. When they saw Zhao Ziying's internal guards rushing in, the reactions of these shopkeepers and waiters were just like normal people.

It was different. Although their faces were pale and their bodies were struggling, they were not intimidated. Instead, several people drew their weapons.

After fighting for a whole night, Zhao Ziying's servants could no longer hold back. Seeing that the other party still dared to take action, they immediately swarmed up and were chopped down three times by Pu Dao. The others were all surrendered obediently. The more they were in the rivers, lakes and green forests

The more gangsters know who they should not offend.

After a general search of the store, several people dealt with each one, and they immediately began to torture each other. Various methods were used. The people in the store soon couldn't hold it any longer. They cried and howled before saying anything.

Quickly, everyone in the shop was tied up tightly, leaving five people to guard them. The others mounted their horses and went straight to the bank of the canal.

The bank of the canal, which is bustling and lively during the day, is very quiet at this time. However, the silence here is different from that in the city. There are still some people's voices. The bank is dark and the lights are dim, but the river is very bright. Many boats have hanging lights on their bows and sterns.

Wind lantern to prevent collision.

There are more people who are not sleeping here than elsewhere. Listening to the sound of horse hooves, many people poke their heads out of the house to take a look. They don't have any fearful expressions. After taking a look that has nothing to do with their own homes, they shrink back.

It is not very convenient to ride a horse here. The men of the inner guard dismounted one after another. Someone who was familiar with the road found a wooden hut on the shore. From outside, you could hear the sound of people in the shack, and there was obviously a lot of shouting and drinking inside.

Everyone was happily gambling, and the familiar person went straight in. When he came out not long after, he called out a few people dressed as caoding, and got together with a few leaders of the inner guard. Everyone whispered something, here

Hand over a piece of silver.

"Catch a person for two taels of silver, and the boat and the things on the boat will be yours. My Mr. Jin is taking care of the case. Mr. Jin will definitely keep his word," the negotiator vowed.

The four words "Master Jin speaks" are very important. Caoding weighed the money in his hand, nodded, turned around and entered the house. Not long after, a dozen people came out of the house happily.

These dozen Caoding soldiers were not idle along the road. They kept going in and out of the houses next to the pier, and some called people to the boats on the shore. Some people walked out of the houses and jumped off the boats. It didn't take long for them to arrive.

More than fifty people, holding various instruments, knives, axes, sticks, and even anchor hooks in their hands, walked towards the shore.

After walking forward for a while, most of the torches held by Zhao Ziying's horse team had been extinguished, with only two lanterns left to guide the way. There were fewer conversations with each other. Even though a large number of people moved forward quietly, no one felt strange.

On the banks of the canal, loading and unloading are often done at night. Goods that are inconvenient to take out during the day are often done at this time. As long as the government does not care and the forces on the canal are smoothed out, there will be no problems.

Everyone walked in silence for a while. The Caoding who led the way whispered a few words to each other and pointed forward. There were three wooden boats worth 200 materials parked on the shore. Looking at them by the lights at night, they looked very shabby and old.

, you can also see someone sitting on the bow of the boat and taking a nap.

Cao Ding pointed his finger, and the man carrying the anchor hook immediately stepped forward, shouted a few times, and threw the anchor hook directly. It was only a few steps away from the shore. It was easy. The anchor hook immediately caught it hard.

The side of the ship.

This noise immediately woke up the people on the boat, but in the current situation, it was useless to wake up. The group of Caoding soldiers on the shore shouted and rushed onto the boat.

Although the water surface of the canal is stable, there are also fluctuations. Fighting on the ship is very different from that on land. However, people like Caoding Yunbing have been on the water all day long and have naturally adapted to it. Although their fighting skills are not strong, there are not many people on the ship.

Fighting with less and attacking more, and being rushed up when he was sleepy, can only be one-sided.

There was a moment of confusion, and people on many ships came over to take a look. However, the stewards called them back and announced the names of the leaders, so that everyone knew they should leave it alone.

More than a dozen people were tied up and sent to the shore. The leader of the guards in Zhao Ziying smiled and gave the money, greeted each other, and took the people away.

Looking at the cavalry of Zhao Ziying walking away, everyone in Caoding was a little worried while thinking about how much money they had. They whispered: "Zhao Ziying's methods are really ruthless. He will cut off the roots as soon as he strikes. In the future,

It’s better to provoke less trouble.”

Instead of taking the people caught on the river to the Yunshan Martial Arts School, these people from the Internal Guard went directly to the shop, closed the door, and began to interrogate them.

No one else knows what happened in the yard that night, but those who didn't sleep that night were frightened and those who didn't wake up had nightmares until dawn the next day.

As soon as the gate of Shanyang, the capital of Huai'an City, was opened, I saw fast horses rushing into the city. Those who didn't know it thought it was some urgent military report. When I asked the soldiers guarding the city, I found out that it was the Xuzhou people from Zhao Ziying who were rushing into the city.

Going into the city.

"The city is very peaceful, why go in there?" asked the inquirer.

It's ridiculous to say that after Zhao Ziying's cavalry dragged Niu Shengjie and his gang to death in the street, Shanyang, the prefecture of Huai'an, and both sides of the canal in Qingjiangpu, the people's customs were at peace for a while.

Either you have to restrain yourself in a hurry, or you can go far away. Those dozens of examples of being dragged to death are really horrifying, and no one is willing to make the same mistake again.

The so-called peace scene of "Do not close your house at night, do not pick up things on the road" has actually appeared in and outside the city in the past few days. Common people feel the deepest feelings about this kind of thing. Naturally, they have a good impression of Zhao Ziying, so what Zhao Ziying does, everyone has preconceived ideas for them.

The reason is clear, it must be to do good things for the people.

Not long after Zhao Ziying's fast horses entered the city, they saw more than a dozen police officers riding out of the city. The leader was none other than the new chief catcher Meng Chao.

Everyone in the Niu family was punished, but Zhao Ziying would not bear the crime of lynching. He found a reason to let the government take over, saying that he had committed many evil deeds. When the government arrested them, the crowd was excited, and the people beat these villains alive.

The national law does not allow it, and it is justifiable. This matter was disclosed lightly in the official document. However, when it was done, someone from the government had to take the responsibility, and the extremely slippery Captain Liu was naturally unwilling to take the responsibility.

Although the work of arresting the Niu family's scourge has long been completed, even if the police officers are given this title, it will be resounding and glorious to the outside world, but this case is not over yet, and the Niu family's revenge does not know when it will come, and who will take this responsibility.

If you have a good name, you are asking for trouble. A character as slippery as Liu Bantou will not suffer this hidden disadvantage.
Chapter completed!