Goulan Hutong in the inner city of the capital.

Yanchun Tower.

In the drizzle, a middle-aged scholar held an umbrella with a garlic cloth, walked through the rain curtain, and came to the independent building in the backyard. He looked at the lanterns upstairs and smiled slightly, then stepped on the stairs and went up to the second floor. The men in black who were secretly following him were quietly hiding in the darkness on both sides of the stairs, vigilantly observing the movements around him.

Up to the second floor, the scholar put away the umbrella, did not knock on the door, and pushed it into the door directly - three lanterns were lit under the eaves of the second floor, which was a signal that there was no one to be safe.

The small building is still warm. Behind the bead curtain, I vaguely saw the beauty dressing in front of the mirror inside.

The scribe called out: "Yan'er."

Put the umbrella by the door, bounced the raindrops on the hat, lifted the bead curtain, and walked in.

As soon as his feet entered, he realized something was wrong. A cold light flashed, and a strong man in black was rushing in from both sides. The sharp short knife in his hand crossed his neck.

Although his wisdom was revealed, the scholar had no martial arts at all. Facing the two strong men in black who suddenly appeared, he had no ability to resist. However, he was not panicked or shouted, but stood calmly in place, allowing two sharp blades to lie on his neck.

At this time, the beauty sitting in front of the mirror slowly turned around, with tears on her face and frightened eyes, but it was not Yan'er, but the actress in Yanchun Tower - she should have been the front building to pick up customers, so why was she here?

The scribe's pupils contracted, and he had an ominous premonition in his heart. He immediately said, "Commander Luo, what are you still hiding? Come out."

It turned out that just in the flash, the scribes had already judged the identities of two strong men in black, not only the sharp blades in their hands, but also the corner of the brocade clothes that were faintly exposed under their black clothes...

Yanchun Tower in the capital.

A middle-aged man with a expressionless face and wearing a black cloak walked out of the darkness in the corner of the wall with his hands behind his back and said coldly: "I have a big deal but my beauty remains unchanged. Xiao Zhaomo is indeed not an ordinary person."

"Conductor Luo praised me, but I didn't expect that Commander Luo and Mr. Xiao have the same hobbies." Xiao Hanjun smiled slightly. At this moment, he put on his unrestrained appearance again, as if he was here to find spring.

Luo Yangxing still had a stern face: "Xiao Zhaoma doesn't have to act anymore, Luo can't afford to be it."

"Will Commander Luo be here late at night?" Xiao Hanjun pretended to be afraid.

Luo Yangxing shook his head.

Xiao Hanjun breathed a sigh of relief: "Since it is not a saint's order, Xiao is just a scholar who cannot tie a chicken, why do you use this?" As he said that, he raised his hand and gently pushed the blade against his neck...

Under the candlelight, his face was extremely calm.

The two strong men in black holding a knife looked at Luo Yangxing, and saw Luo Yangxing nodding. Then they put away the knife, clasped their fists to Luo Yangxing, and quietly retreated to the outside room.

"Xiaohong, where is your sister?" Xiao Hanjun looked at the beauty sitting in front of the mirror.

Xiaohong dared not answer.

Xiao Hanjun looked at Luo Yangxing and smiled and said, "Commander Luo made great efforts and brought so many people just to wipe out Xiao's excitement and catch a woman?"

Luo Yangxing raised his right hand.

Immediately, a beauty in red dress was pushed out. She was Yan'er, the second-year-old actress in Yanchunlou.

Unlike Xiaohong's panic, Yan'er was quite calm, except that she had a cloth stuffed in her mouth and her hands were tied behind her back. A strong man in black was in charge behind her. Before that, she could not warn Xiao Hanjun.

Seeing that Yan'er was not injured and his eyes were firm. Knowing that she had not been tortured and that some secret matters were not leaked, Xiao Hanjun felt a little relieved. But soon, his face became serious again--behind Yan'er, a black shadow walked out of the darkness quietly, with a cloak all over his body, and his face was invisible, and only his white-bearded chin was exposed in the candlelight.

Xiao Hanjun's pupils shrank suddenly, and he seemed to recognize who it was.

...

Yanchun Tower.

Xiao Hanjun and the black cloak stood opposite each other, and no one spoke.

At this time, the strong man in black had untied the rope on Yan'er's hands. Yan'er pulled off the cloth from her mouth and shouted: "Xiao Lang~"

Xiao Hanjun didn't look at her, but stared at the black cloak, and said calmly: "Go out, there's nothing you have to do here."

Yan'er hesitated for a moment, held Xiaohong's hand and left.

Luo Yangxing also left.

The room calmed down.

The black cloak smiled slightly and made a gesture to Xiao Hanjun, pointing to the bedroom inside.

Xiao Hanjun replied with a finger you asked first. He knew that the black cloak would not appear here for no reason, and there must be something big in the meantime.

The black cloak was no longer polite and stepped into the inner room.

Xiao Hanjun followed.

The two sat under the light.

The black cape took off his hat, revealing his old and mottled face.

Xiao Hanjun was not surprised at all. He had known the other party's identity for a long time. He was just surprised and suspicious. How dare the other party be so bold and come to him personally.

"Yan'er is really a hero among girls." Li Shouzhi's first sentence was praise.

"Woman Fengchen, if you see more things, you will naturally be a little more courageous." Xiao Hanjun seemed to have not heard the other party's deep meaning.

Li Shouqi smiled and didn't point it out: "Xiao Zhaomo must be strange, why did I visit him in person?"

Xiao Hanjun smiled slightly: "My uncle is kidding. This is not Xiao's house, but just a place for Xiao's romantic love. Besides, Xiao is a gangster, so why should he be concerned about it?"

"You are not a grass-roots person. The lives of many people are in your hands." Li Shouqi sighed.

"Bogong joked." Xiao Hanjun still made a big move.

"I know, Xiao Zhaomo, you are sending someone to stare at my Xiangcheng Bo Mansion."

Xiao Hanjun was surprised: "Where did Bo Gong start?"

Li Shouqi smiled: "Xiao Zhaoma doesn't need to deny it. I don't do bad things and don't worry about being monitored. And tonight, I will never plead with Xiao Zhaoma. On the contrary, I have a favor here..."

"oh?"

"Today, Your Majesty issued an edict to suspend the resignation of death row prisoners, including the Wenxiang Sect who had just been escorted to Beijing, they are temporarily spared from death..." Li Shouqi stared at Xiao Hanjun tightly.

Xiao Hanjun's eyebrows jumped sharply, but his face remained calm: "Everyone in the capital knows this news."

"But Xiao Zhaomo knew why His Majesty suddenly issued this edict?"

Xiao Hanjun shook his head: "I don't know."

Li Shouqi smiled: "Xiao Zhaomo is too modest. How can the movements in the capital be hidden from you? Although Your Majesty does not allow the Military Information Department to operate in the capital, Your Highness the Crown Prince also issued a strict order to withdraw from the capital to avoid Your Majesty's suspicion, but as far as I know, you have not completely obeyed His Highness the Crown Prince's orders. In some important places, you still have someone."

Xiao Hanjun's face suddenly changed, and he smiled again: "Xiao is no longer in the Military Information Department, now he is just a civilian."

Li Shouqi: "Some things are tacit, why should Xiao Zhaomo deny them? Does Xiao Zhaomo really want to know the inside story?"

Xiao Hanjun's face was gloomy and he was silent for a while: "What do you want to say?"

Li Shouqi said: "Your Majesty suspended the death penalty because King Ding dreamed of Empress Daxing and came to cry and ask for an order from His Majesty. Xiao Zhaomo must have heard of this, right?"

Xiao Hanjun did not nod or shook his head.

Li Shouqi continued: "To be disrespectful, King Ding did not dream of Empress Daxing at all. In the name of Empress Daxing, he suspended the death penalty and sentenced the punishment under the name of Empress Daxing. It was just an excuse." As he said that, he looked at Xiao Hanjun: "Xiao Zhaomo knew, why did King Ding do this?"

Xiao Hanjun's eyebrows jumped. He seemed to know what Li Shouqi said about "human favors"? But he still couldn't help but be shocked, because what Li Shouqi said and did obviously meant to be "agent" of King Ding. Could it be that Li Shouqi and King Ding were connected?

"His Highness Ding lives in the inner courtyard of the palace. How did Bo Gong know about Ding?" Xiao Hanjun asked coldly.

Li Shouqi smiled and said, "It doesn't matter where the news comes from. What's important is whether the news is true?" As he said that, he took out a folded piece of letter paper from his sleeve, placed it on the table, and slowly pushed it to Xiao Hanjun.

"What is this?" Xiao Hanjun asked.

"You will know after reading the photo." Li Shouqi smiled deeply.

Xiao Hanjun hesitated for a moment, and finally picked up the letter and opened it to read.

After just a few glances, his face suddenly changed. He, who had always been as calm as a mountain, finally couldn't jump anymore this time. He jumped up suddenly and stared at Li Shouqi with a horror: "You..."

"Don't worry." Li Shouqi was calm all the time: "Heaven knows the earth, the king knows it, you know me, and no one knows it except this."

Xiao Hanjun held the letter, his eyebrows and eyes were twitching, and his face was blue and white. If he was facing other people, the first thing he wanted was to kill someone to silence him. He would never let the secrets on the paper flow out. However, facing an old fox like Li Shouqi, he knew that the other party was not fully prepared and would never come to the door easily, not to mention that there was King Ding behind him...

"Because I knew that the leader of the Wenxiang Sect, Aunt Xu, was Ling Ci from Shumo, so King Ding did not hesitate to risk the crime of deceiving the king and protected Ling Ci..." Li Shouqi said.

Xiao Hanjun's face was blue and white, and his mind was roaring. Many wisdom and plans flashed in an instant, but in the end they all gave up one by one. After a while, he looked at Li Shouqi and smiled and said, "It turns out that Bogong is the spokesperson of King Ding, which is really unexpected. But Bogong is afraid of being disappointed, because this is completely nonsense. Xiao's personnel affairs in Qi County, Shanxi Province, his father and mother have passed away for many years. He said that I was the young leader of the Winter Sorcerer, haha, it makes people laugh out loud. The most clumsy slander is just like that. Bogong can report it and wait for the court to behead me!"

As he said that, he threw the letter in his hand on the table with disdain.

Li Shouqi was not surprised at Xiao Hanjun's actions at all. He stared at Xiao Hanjun and said calmly: "Whether Zhaomo admits or denies, I don't care at all, and I won't report it. I just hope that Xiao Zhaomo can understand that King Ding loves you..."

Speaking of the word "Ding Wang", the tone is emphasized.

Xiao Hanjun's face changed slightly again: "What does Bo Gong mean?"

"Xiao Zhaomo just said that I am the spokesperson of King Ding. Yes, Xiao Zhaomo guessed correctly. I came tonight at the order of King Ding." Li Shouqi said.

Xiao Hanjun's eyes suddenly became stern: "King Ding wants to cause trouble?"

"Ha ha,"

Li Shouqi chuckled to the sky: "Xiao Zhaomo said where did he go? King Ding is the prince, how could he cause trouble?"

As he said that, he stopped his smile: "I know that you are loyal to Your Highness the Crown Prince and have done countless things for him, but Your Highness the Crown Prince did not completely obey your suggestions, or even opposed it very much. You are full of passion and have nowhere to give it away. Also, does Your Highness the Crown Prince really trust you completely? Why do you keep Li Ruolian this time? Isn't it because he already has some suspicion of you? If I guessed it well, Li Ruolian was staring at you at this time in the tavern opposite."

...

The tavern opposite Yanchun Tower.

On the second floor, a guest wearing a big hat was sitting by the window, eating peanuts while
To be continued...