C15

Zhang Zhou was excited!

There were two reasons. Firstly, he felt that this was the best time to make a move! He smeared the poison given to him by Yang Xiaolang on the arrow. According to Yang Xiaolang, the poison was extremely toxic, and according to him, even a big bear with a few hundred Jin wouldn't be able to withstand it. Therefore, he believed that it would still be effective against Old Qi. No matter how strong Old Qi was, he wouldn't be able to recover in a few days. Otherwise, his mood right now wasn't one of excitement, but anxiety!

Secondly, knowing that the higher-ups would make a move soon, he had thought ahead of time about how to catch Old Qi and repeatedly deduced a few feasible plans. However, he did not expect that it could be carried out so quickly, so he was naturally excited.

Old Qi had disappeared after his previous plan failed. Based on the information that Zhang Zhou had gathered, there were only two places Old Qi was hiding. One was the Drunken Moon Restaurant, and the other was the Flower God's Descent! According to the Flying Child's information, Old Qi's men had begun gathering and entering and exiting the Drunken Moon Restaurant frequently. They were even showing off, but Flower God Luo was relatively quiet. However, Flower God Luo was much bigger than the Zuiyue Pavilion. It was more suitable for recuperating and hiding, making it easier for them to escape. Therefore, he deduced that Old Qi was purposely creating an illusion of a person in the Drunken Moon Restaurant, and his real hiding place should be the Flower God's descent! Therefore, the first spot to capture Old Qi was decided to be the Drunken Moon Restaurant.

Why was it not Flower God Luo, he naturally had a more profound thought.

Zhang Zhou didn't immediately rush towards the Drunken Moon Restaurant. Instead, he gathered Lin Jiu, You Nan, Wang Sheng, Wei Da, and a few others together to assign the tasks according to his own thoughts. First, they divided the troops into several groups and prepared everything they needed to move out. Next, they would meet up at the Drunken Moon Restaurant. Yang Xiaolang was also asked to inform Flying Child of the planned operation. Wang Sheng and Wei Da were a little confused. Zhang Zhou said, "When the time comes, we will know. There's no need to doubt it. Execute it now!" After all, Zhang Zhou's performance on the previous mission had been convincing. The two of them didn't say anything more and quickly left with their men.

The troops arrived at the scene one by one. Following Zhang Zhou's instructions, they quietly surrounded the Drunken Moon Restaurant. The Drunken Moon Restaurant had a total of three floors. Since there wasn't a single light on, they should be asleep by now.

In the era of cold weapons, it was difficult to avoid death and injury on a large scale. Although many people had the thought of risking their lives for the future of wealth, Zhang Zhou did not want to see any casualties among his men. As long as there were other viable methods, he would definitely not choose to use his life to recklessly solve the problem.

Under the supervision of You Nan and Lin Jiu, the prisoners meticulously set up all around the Drunken Moon Restaurant dilapidated items such as rough roots, rotten nets, and jars. They even sprinkled a large amount of mud.

Just as they were focusing on setting it up. Three thunderous cannon shots rang out from the direction of the yamen! The order to start the operation had been given out, and there were many places in the city where shouts could be heard.

Wang Sheng and Wei Da looked at Zhang Zhou. Seeing that he had no intention to give the order, they signaled for everyone to continue. They simply listened to him and joined in to increase their speed!

Zhang Zhou, on the other hand, was attentively observing the situation of Drunken Moon Restaurant! Not long after the sound of the gunfire, a few lights were lit upstairs. Some people even opened the windows to take a look. It was a cold and dark night with a bad view, but with so many people downstairs busy, it was hard to hide their movements. The people upstairs had obviously noticed that something was amiss! The window quickly closed, and then all the lights went out. Seeing this, Zhang Zhou smiled faintly.

Soon, all the necessary arrangements were completed. You Nan whistled at Zhang Zhou. Only then did Zhang Zhou call out softly, "Light it up!"

Yang Xiaolang was the first to light a torch! Soon, torches were lit all around! For a moment, the surroundings of the Drunken Moon Restaurant were as bright as day. "Zhang Zhou's voice is not loud, but it is very clear." "Burn it!"

Yang Xiaolang took a few steps forward and threw the torch towards the Drunken Moon Restaurant! Under the command of You Nan seven and Lin nine, the people around them also threw the torches in their hands towards the target like raindrops. Next, he would change into long spears, forks, hooks, and other weapons to prepare for battle! The Drunken Moon Restaurant was mostly made of wood, so how could it withstand such a fire? Soon, it was set ablaze on all four sides! Even if the people inside wanted to save him, it was all wishful thinking!

Wang Sheng and Wei Daji never thought that Zhang Zhou would be so good at this. As they watched the Drunken Moon Restaurant burn with anger, they felt a pang in their hearts. Wei Da moved closer to Zhang Zhou and whispered, "Isn't this a bit of a pity, brothers …"

Of course Zhang Zhou understood what he meant. In the process of handling a criminal case, it was inevitable that they would try to fish up some money. The Drunken Moon Restaurant should be a very fat place. But a big fire and all that oil and water turned to ash.

Zhang Zhou laughed, "The lives of any of our brothers are more valuable than this Zuiyue Pavilion. But don't worry! Each of the brothers who participated in the operation tonight would get at least 100 silver coins each! "

Wei Da did not dare to believe it and seriously asked: "Brother, don't trick your brother."

"Don't worry, Big Brother Wei!" "Only a lot more silver!"

Originally, the people in the restaurant had a bad feeling about this! The sounds of gunfire and shadows downstairs indicated that something had happened! They were all fugitives. After a simple discussion, they planned to ambush their opponents inside the building and strike them head-on. If they tried to break through the encirclement in the chaos, they would at least get into a life and death struggle!

It was a pity that what awaited them was a raging inferno! Ambushing my ass? Just because you don't fear death doesn't mean you dare to wait in the fire to become a roasted duck! Soon, someone was the first to kick open a burning wooden door from the inside. The rest of the people did not want to fall behind under the smoke and fire. The chrysalis came out and began to break through the encirclement. There were no flashes or flashes of blades or shadows, but instead, miserable shrieks and cries of "Aiyah, my god!"

No matter how high his martial arts were, it was impossible for him to withstand the instability beneath his feet! Those who fell on broken jars, those who were caught in broken nets, those who fell on their knees by tree branches, those who fell on the ground by the mud, all fell to the ground. Before they could even struggle to get up, they were stabbed by the torturers who were waiting outside.

About ten people rushed out from the front. Although four or five were knocked down by the objects on the ground, they still rushed forward with extraordinary speed and ferocity, directly towards Zhang Zhou who was guarding the front gate. The light was dim, and Zhang Zhou could not see who they were, but with a wave of his hand, a row of captives rushed out from behind, raised their spears, and pierced towards the group of people.

Two people were stabbed on the spot, and one was shot by Yang Xiaolang.

The remaining three, even though they weren't knocked over, the sharp lances were still painful to the point of being unbearable. The leader of the group brandished his broadsword and forcefully cut three or four spears in half, making the torturers a little flustered. Zhang Zhou could also clearly see that they were actually three of the four King Kong monsters, Jin Hu, Tie Niu, and Copper Bear!

Zhang Zhou took out two large paper bags from his bosom, one in each hand, and snickered. The burning flames from the Drunken Moon Restaurant illuminated his face and eyes, making him look sinister and terrifying.

Zhang Zhou thought to himself, "It's not easy to get all of you together, but who would've thought that all of you would come out to die together!" It looks like your lives should be like this, who can you blame?

Zhang Zhou was by no means a great man, but due to his strong will and commitment, he rarely had the heart to cower in the face of a crisis. Furthermore, there was also the habit of getting excited upon seeing blood in his body! He shouted, "Back off!" He shouted as he tried to move forward to surround and attack the monster. Then, he rushed up to the monster himself. The first thing he did was to throw out two packets of ash. These three people were famous for their tyrannical muscles and bones. They were the so-called invulnerability to swords and spears. Zhang Zhou was not conceited enough to use three evil martial arts masters to test his saber. The three of them seemed to have discussed it beforehand, sticking close to each other and forming a ball.

The leader of the iron oxen didn't even have time to curse before he was stabbed in the chest by Zhang Zhou. The remaining two were madly gesticulated by the lance wielder before they fell to the ground, no longer able to fight back. Of course, Zhang Zhou did not know that these three people had all suffered internal injuries during that night's encirclement, especially the Golden Tiger! No matter how fearless he was tonight, his strength would be greatly reduced. Otherwise, he wouldn't have gathered together in order to take care of each other. Zhang Zhou might not have been able to take down the other so easily.

No one else rushed out. Zhang Zhou looked at the Drunken Moon Restaurant which was burning with a fiery red sky and muttered, "Damn it, this loss hurts me too!"

Zhang Zhou ordered You Nan and Lin Jiu to bring a group of people to search the other shops and businesses of Old Qi. In other words, they were robbing money. He, along with Wang Sheng, Wei Da, and Yang Xiaoluo, rushed to the Flower God's Descent!

The fire at the Drunken Moon Restaurant had already reached this level. He didn't believe that Old Qi would hide in the fire and burn himself, so he was even more sure of his judgement. He would never do the same thing to Flower God Luo Feng in the Drunken Moon Restaurant, because not only was there the money he wanted, there was also the person he wanted! The purpose of setting fire to the Drunken Moon Restaurant was to use the smallest sacrifice to eliminate Old Qi's main force. Secondly, with such a huge movement in the city, Old Qi would definitely know about it.

Wang Sheng and Wei Dazhi did not know the reason, but they did not dare to be slow either.

The Flying Eagle's mission was not complicated. Zhang Zhou ordered that they should only surround them and not capture them. They would wait for someone to escape and monitor the direction and number of people that were escaping. In the end, he did not discover that someone had escaped from Flower God. There was a big problem within the inner circle!

Not everyone was willing to listen to the dragon and snake mixed together! Zhang Zhou was infatuated with the legends of those martial arts experts, but he underestimated the greed of these trash. In the face of Flower God Luo's usually luxurious scene, this group of martial artists found it hard to accept such an easy task arrangement.

The front door of Flower God's Descent was tightly shut, but outside the door, there was already an intense battle going on.

The Feizi was leading a group of people to guard the entrance of Flower God's Descent, but it wasn't to block the people inside, rather to block a group of "own people" for Flower God Luo. There were about fourteen or fifteen people in this group, the leader was a tall man, with a big stick on his shoulder.

The Flying Child, on the other hand, was no longer the same. It seemed to have the aura of a superior being. As it wrapped the handle of the saber around its hand, it sneered: "Ma Laoban, what do you mean?"

Facing the questioning from Fei Zi, the man let out a mocking laugh.

"Boss Fei, although I, Ma Er, am not a big shot in the martial arts world, I relied on my own ability and earned my reputation. If I didn't get into trouble, I wouldn't have come here to seek shelter!" "After all, you are the boss, but today is different. Looking at the situation now, Old Qi is probably done for, the underground forces in Hezhou will definitely reshuffle their trump cards. You should be clear about the benefits here, why?" Let our brothers just watch as others eat until their mouths are dripping with oil? No matter what others think, I have already given you face before. Now, brothers want to go on a rampage to make themselves feel better! I advise you to get out of the way immediately and not delay your father's making a fortune! "If not, hmph!"

After finishing his words, he stuck the iron rod on his shoulder into the ground and stuck it a few inches into the ground. Instead of getting angry, Fei Zi laughed: "Hehe, why? Did he really think of himself as someone great? Do you think Hezhou is a dish in your bowl, you can eat what you want? Take advantage of the time that was now, and get those bastards out of here! As for your hard work these days, I can even give you a chance to live on! "

"Hahaha," Second Ma said disdainfully, "If you don't have the guts to snatch the Flower God's Descent, then I will do it. In the future, we will still be brothers, so it's fine to call you boss, but if you really want to stop me, hehe, then don't blame me for not knowing my place."

The inside of the city was already in a state of chaos. Ma Er knew about the situation and the more than ten fugitives standing behind him. How could he let go of this opportunity to rob? Their goal was to take the opportunity to make a fortune and find a place to live freely, which was better than suffering under the hands of a young child born of a flying thief.

Today, everything happened all of a sudden, Flying Child did not bring many people with him. Ma Heizi and Qu Thirteen led a few backbone men to Su Zhou, but they did not have any capable assistants with them. Although Fei Zi's martial arts were not good, he was still a ruthless man. He did not show any fear when facing a strong opponent. He only chuckled coldly.

"Ma Laoban, I already knew that all of you weren't good people, so I'll consider it as having been tricked. Cut the crap, kill all of you and do as you please."

Ma Er pulled out his iron rod and laughed sinisterly, "Brothers, let's kill him today!" He said to the accomplices behind him.

Before he could even turn his head to look, he saw a long spear flying towards him at lightning speed, piercing right through the back of the person in front of Ma Laoban. The spear tip pierced right through his chest, causing blood to splash onto his face, and even though he was a cruel man, he still took a few steps back in shock. Then, he saw an arrow shoot into the back of his head, causing him to scream.

It turned out that when the Flying Child discovered that something was wrong, he immediately sent someone to inform Zhang Zhou, but he met Zhang Zhou halfway through, and upon learning of the situation, sped up. He saw the confrontation at the entrance from afar, and did not need to hear anything from them.

Thinking of the enemies on his back, his mistake could not be made up. Intuition sent a chill down his neck, his head had already been chopped off by the flying knife that seized the opportunity to rush forward.

Of the torturers that followed, many of them carried long spears in their hands. Upon receiving the orders, they immediately turned their spears towards those that had escaped, stabbing at four or five of them. How could the rest of them outrun a horse?

Zhang Zhou dismounted from his horse and walked up to the dead bodies. After confirming that there was nothing wrong, he patted the dead bodies on their shoulders and said, "You did well!"

The Flying Child was a bit apologetic.

"Brother, I was careless. I almost lost my job!"

"It has nothing to do with you. I was careless. This isn't the time to discuss it. Let's finish what we need to do first."

"Mm, I understand big brother. Do you want to go in now?"

"Un, of course I have to go in. Wait outside and let me know if anything happens!"

After the Flyboys left, Zhang Zhou signaled for a criminal to knock on the door, but no one responded for a long time. Only then did Zhang Zhou order, "Break it open!"

If these torturers were any fiercer, they would be no weaker than bandits. With a wave of knife chops and kicks, they smashed open the door. They did not enter, but instead separated to the left and right, waiting for Zhang Zhou's order. Zhang Zhou raised his head and looked at the Flower God's Descent, and shouted, "Search carefully for me! Not a single one could be missed! Remember, don't destroy anything! "

Wei Da and Wang Sheng received specific orders from Zhang Zhou. They ordered the torturers to enter in a line and spread out in all directions. For a time, the entire lobby was filled with people yelling and yelling.

After half an hour, everyone was finally gathered in the hall where Flower Divine Fall was.

At this time, Fei Zi ran in and whispered a few words into Zhang Zhou's ear. After Zhang Zhou gave him a few instructions, Fei Zi turned around and left.

Zhang Zhou looked at the group of people in front of him. They were all happy, drunk, and dreaming women, as well as those ferocious and tyrannical slaves. All of them were trembling with fear, not knowing what to do. His heart was moved. The small fry's fall had really happened in an instant! He couldn't help it!

Zhang Zhou walked onto the stage that had once displayed his talent and said with a smile, "Everyone, please be quiet!"

Only when things calmed down did Zhang Zhou continue, "Everyone, don't panic! I am here today, firstly, not to snatch your personal savings, secondly, not to take down Flower God, and not to smash your job, so all of you need not panic!

Everyone's mood stabilized after hearing these words, but no one dared to speak up.

"Let the managers speak up!"

In the crowd, Guan Yu-niang, who was comforting the girls, knew that she had to show her face. She sighed and walked out without panicking, without any flattery, she bowed and said, "This humble one is Guan Yu-niang. What orders do you have?"

"Boss Guan! Haha! I just want to know if Old Qi is here!"

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

Guan Yuniang did not expect that he would suddenly ask this. She was momentarily at a loss as to how to answer.

"I know he's the real boss! He has already committed a grave crime, one that will never be able to rise in his entire life. I believe that you all should definitely not think about how to cover for him right now! "

Guan Yu-niang's expression was complex, but she still didn't say a word. Zhang Zhou did not waste any time as he continued, "Before Old Qi gets caught, I'll have to trouble you all first! He had stayed here for a while, it was a great merit to report his crimes! To conceal the truth, to bear the consequences! "There aren't many opportunities!" He then looked at Guan Yuniang and instructed, "Take Boss Guan to the back. I want to ask him about some matters in private!"

Wei Da and Wang Sheng glanced at each other with playful expressions.