The Golden Purple Gate is right opposite the Zhentai Yamen.

Outside the Zijin Gate is the Zijin Xiang, a large area of ​​stilted buildings built against the city wall, which are uneven and disorganized. The people living here are either poor people or porters who don’t even have homes. They are a mixed bag, and they have to make fires to cook every day, often accidentally. If water leaks out, it will burn into a large area.

Guan Captou was afraid of alerting the enemy, so he went to Fengrui Tower to find Yu Youfu and other captors in person. He asked a group of government servants and white servants to come separately, and finally met Han Xiufeng behind a warehouse not far from the riverside dock.

"Si Wazi, where are Li Ji's people?"

"Drinking tea in Mrs. Wei's teahouse," Han Xiufeng pointed down the slope, then turned back and said, "The teahouses and restaurants down there are full of people at the moment, and they should not dare to act rashly."

Guan Baotou wiped his sweat and asked, "How long will this take?"

"It won't take too long. Those people below are as tired as dead dogs after working hard for a day. They won't be able to play for a long time. In another half hour, there will probably be no one around."

"Yes," Guan Captou nodded, then thought about it and asked, "Is there anyone from the tea gang?"

"Here comes a husband."

Yu Youfu smiled excitedly: "So the copper is right here, on one of the boats!"

Han Xiufeng smiled and said: "It's almost ten."

…

The three of them chatted and waited. Some of the catchers and white servants were gearing up for a big fight, while others took the time to lean against the wall of the warehouse and close their eyes to rest. Unknowingly, more than half an hour passed and they gathered at the dock. People in teahouses and restaurants dispersed one after another, and the lights on the riverside gradually went out.

Although the ground beneath our feet is high, it is not close to the pier, and it was night so we couldn't see clearly.

Han Xiufeng was thinking about whether to invite everyone to touch it, when footsteps suddenly came from the alley on the left. When he looked back, he saw that it was Jiang Liu and Monkey.

Guan Baotou asked eagerly: "Jiang Liu, what's going on over there at Chaotianmen?"

"That's why I came here," Jiang Liu said breathlessly, holding on to the stone wall: "That man got on the official ship in the afternoon. He probably had a late-night snack on the ship, and he brought a few long-term followers with him. The turtle son came this way. The monkey and I took a shortcut, so we got there before them."

Guan Captou frowned slightly and asked, "Guan Yun didn't come?"

"Didn't come. The turtle son didn't come ashore. Master Ba said he didn't even show his head."

"How did you know what he looked like before he landed or showed his head, and how did you know that he didn't come?"

"Those who came are not wearing official uniforms!"

"Not wearing official uniform does not necessarily mean you are not an official."

"Boss Guan, are you saying that he will dress up casually?"

Guan Baotou looked back at the dark river surface and said in a deep voice: "Just think about it, if he goes through so much trouble, he will definitely steal and sell a lot of Yunnan copper here. He might sell it for thousands or even thousands of taels of silver." Do you think he will come for such a big deal?"

"Uncle Guan, if I were him, I would definitely not come." Han Xiufeng took over the conversation and analyzed it carefully: "It doesn't matter whether the county magistrate is acting as an agent or not, or how many days the county magistrate has been working in total. But after all, it is a county official, and it is impossible that there are not many trustworthy family members under his command. Besides, it is not child's play to guard and steal from others. If the incident comes to light, he will still have room for maneuver if he doesn't come."

Thinking that every official was a ghost, Guan Baotou said coldly: "It doesn't matter whether he comes or not, as long as Tong is here!"

"Yes, if you catch a thief and take the stolen goods, even if you can't catch others, you can still catch his subordinates."

Just as he was talking, there was another sound of footsteps in the alley.

A porter from the Sichuan Clan ran over from the shadows and said excitedly: "Brother Six, the turtle sons of the Tea Clan are here, six or seven!"

Revenge is tonight. Jiang Liu was so excited that he grabbed the porter and asked, "Where are you?"

"They are all squatting at the pier. They can't see clearly from here." The porter wiped his sweat and said with excitement, "They started to want to get on the boat, but the people on the boat refused to let them go. It seemed that they even showed their weapons."

"Which ship do they want to get on?" Guan Captou asked subconsciously.

"I want to go to the one facing Mrs. Wei's teahouse. The people on the boat look strangers, each one more fierce than the other, and there are weapons in their hands. I guess the goods are on top."

"How many people are there on board?"

"There are even five or six boatmen."

At this time, another porter ran over. When he saw Jiang Liu, he said eagerly: "Brother Liu, the people who came from Chaotianmen have entered the teahouse. There are not many others in the teahouse. They are the only ones left now."

"I got it, go back and keep an eye on it." Jiang Liu dismissed his men, turned around and stared at Han Xiufeng and asked, "Fourth brother, what should we do?"

Han Xiufeng said without hesitation: "Wait a little longer, wait until you see Tong before taking action."

Jiang Liusheng was afraid that his work would be in vain, so he said anxiously: "Fourth brother, what if those gangsters under Yun Guan sold the whole boat to Li Ji, negotiated the price, took the banknotes, and left?"

Han Xiufeng thought for a while and said confidently: "Don't worry, they won't leave so quickly. The hard work of transporting copper is tiring, and an official will be assigned to it at most once in his life. In other words, the turtle son named Zhou has never been with Li before.

I remember that I had dealt with him, but shopkeeper Li had never met him before. For a large transaction involving several thousand or even tens of thousands of taels of silver, shopkeeper Li would never give a bank note without seeing the goods with his own eyes and inspecting the quality of the goods.

"

"That's right, the key to doing business is to hand over the money and deliver the goods."

…

After waiting for about a stick of incense, the Sichuan porter came to report that the people in the teahouse had come out. When he came, those people were walking towards the river in the dark, and they should have boarded the boat by now.

I asked before that the ship was moored on the shore. Although Jinzimen Pier is not as prosperous as Chaotianmen Pier, the boats docked at the pier at night are also three-story inside and three-story outside. Han Xiufeng is not worried that they will

Running from the river, not only did they push the boat to other places to unload the cargo, but they also didn't want to wait any longer, so they turned around and said: "Uncle Guan, the time is almost up, let's do it."

"Okay," Guan Captou took a deep breath and turned around and shouted: "Brothers, cheer up and work. This time is different from usual. God knows whether those turtle boys will jump over the wall in a hurry. If they dare not listen to orders,

We don’t need to hold back, as long as we don’t kill them, it’s okay if we kill one or two.”

"You know, these idiots are running rampant on our territory, and labor and management have long wanted to deal with them!"

How could Jiang Liu miss this opportunity to beat the drowned dog? He actually grinned and said: "Guan Ban, we have brought these guys with us. There are quite a few of them. Let's go with them!"

Those who came were all brave and fierce. Han Xiufeng said hurriedly: "Uncle Guan, everyone, we have been working hard all night to get money. We should take it easy later. If we can do it without causing death, don't cause death."
Chapter completed!