October 11th, Xu Shi.

The sky and the earth were dim, everything was hazy, and the city gate was about to close. A porter guarding the entrance of Qiansifang Lane never saw Han Si's family coming back. He didn't dare to wait any longer, so he picked up his stick and hurried out of the city, walking around the city walls.

In a big circle, we waited until there were no more people on the piers along the river before we rushed to a stilted building in the east water compartment.

There were more than a dozen people sitting around the room, each looking uglier than the last.

The porter who had just returned from Qiansifang was about to speak when Wu Er, who was sitting in the middle, raised his head and said, "Huzi, have Han Si and that Guawazi from the Sichuan Gang not returned to the city?"

"No, I've been guarding the alley for a whole day and I haven't seen any of them." Zhang Hu wiped his sweat and asked anxiously: "Second brother, did they go directly to Bao'en Temple instead of going home?"

Wu Er pointed to a porter sitting opposite and said bitterly: "Your cousin stayed at Baoen Temple for a whole day and didn't see them go. He only saw Ren Juren from Shenxianfang."

Zhang Hu sat down and asked: "They...are they delayed by something? They will leave directly when they come back tomorrow without going to Bao'en Temple to offer incense?"

Wu Er picked up the scissors and plucked the wick, and said with a gloomy face: "Han Si is going to the capital to fill a vacancy and become an official. What else is more important for him than to go to the capital? No matter how big something happens, he will not be delayed.

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"Then where did they go?"

"Huzi, we were all deceived by that little son of a bitch Han Si!" Wu San took over the words and said through gritted teeth: "He was just fooling around. He said he was going to Jiangbei to visit relatives. In my opinion, he didn't do anything.

If you didn’t go to Jiangbei, you must be guarding against us, so you just left as an excuse to go to Jiangbei!”

"But I watched them get on the boat. The boat did go to the north of the Yangtze River. The river is not wide, so I could see clearly!"

"There are so many boats on the pier, do you know which one they are on?" Wu Sanyue wanted to get more angry, and while whittling the wooden stick with a knife, he said angrily: "I am sure that going to Jiangbei to visit relatives is a cover-up, his mother-in-law

He must have gone, he and that turtle son from the Sichuan Gang definitely didn't go, but left directly from Qiansimen Pier."

"Second brother, they all blame me, but yesterday I saw clearly that they were on the same boat." Zhang Hu felt very sad for missing important events for several cousins.

"Huzi, I don't blame you for this. If you want to blame, you can only blame me." Wu Er slapped his thigh with a loud "snap" and said regretfully: "I was careless, I was careless! I only thought about that Guawazi from the Sichuan Gang.

, I forgot what Han Si does! His turtle son has been working as an errand in the Yamen, and he is smarter than the monkeys. He must have thought that it is impossible for us not to help my elder brother get revenge."

Zhang Hu asked with a grimace: "What should we do now? Will we avenge this revenge?"

Wu San stood up suddenly and said eagerly: "Second brother, we swore an oath in front of the eldest brother's soul, and we swore not to avenge this. Even though his little son used a cover-up trick, he didn't go far. Anyway, the ship is not here."

We have already hired him. We will set off at dawn and ask the boatman to drive faster. We will definitely catch up!"

Compared with brothers Wu San and Wu Fourth, Wu Er was much calmer. He picked up the bowl and took a sip of tea, frowning and said: "Revenge must be avenged. If you don't avenge, how can you be worthy of your eldest brother's spirit in heaven? What will happen after you go back?"

Tell my sister-in-law. But what we have to deal with now is not only that Guawazi from the Sichuan Gang, but also Han Si, who is smarter than any monkey."

"What's wrong with Jing? No matter how smart he is, he only has one life!"

"He only has one life, but we also only have one life. What if we fail to get revenge and fall into the trap he set?"

"Second brother, don't you want to avenge your eldest brother? What kind of trap can his little son set?"

"Don't forget what he did originally and what his father-in-law did! The military office manager of the government office can speak to all the following states and counties. We can't touch them in the city, they are the same

You can't touch us. Things will be different outside the city. There are more people on the river than anyone else. If he calls a bunch of government officials to wait on the river, we won't fall into his trap."

Wu Er paused for a moment, then continued: "Brother is dead, we can still help avenge him. A gentleman's revenge is never too late. If you can't avenge now, you can still avenge him in the future. If we just fall into his trap, we will all be in trouble."

In the hands of his son, how will we avenge our brother when the time comes, and who will help us avenge him?"

"Second brother, it is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge in ten years. Even if we are not dead in ten years, we will be old and we will not be able to avenge ourselves."

"Yes, second brother, if we don't take revenge now, it will be even harder to take revenge later! His little son is so difficult to deal with even before he becomes a Shangguan. How can we fight him when he becomes a Shangguan?"

"Second brother, you are afraid of falling into his son's trap, but we are not afraid!"

The younger brothers were filled with indignation, and Wu Er had no choice but to agree: "Okay, we will chase him early tomorrow morning, but after we catch up, you have to listen to me. No one is allowed to do anything without finding out the details."

"Okay, we will listen to you."

Wu Er motioned them to sit down and said solemnly: "Second brother, third child, it's not that I don't want to help eldest brother avenge, nor am I afraid of them, but I don't want to involve you all in revenge for eldest brother. In the final analysis, the four Han groups are stronger.

Although he is not a serious official, he is almost the same as an official in Ba County. If the people do not fight against the officials, we really cannot defeat him."

"If you can't fight, you have to fight, otherwise my brother's death would have been in vain!"

"Yes, brother cannot die in vain. We will pursue him, but we must also take a long-term approach and think about what to do if we fail to catch up."

Wu San realized that determination was useless. So many brothers had collected more than a dozen taels of silver in total, and chasing would cost money. Even if he chased him early tomorrow morning, how far could he chase him? Thinking that he might not be able to catch up, he couldn't help but ask.

Said: "What to do?"

"I don't know either, but there will always be a way."

"Second brother, his son can run away but the monk can't run away from the temple. If he can't catch up, we will come back and make his mother-in-law!" Wu Si said bitterly.

"Fourth brother, what are you talking about?" Before Wu Er could say anything, Wu San glared at him: "Every wrongdoer has his debtor, and what we are looking for is that melon boy from the Sichuan Gang. Han Si insists on protecting him.

We were so ruthless that we took care of that melon boy together with Han Si. This matter has nothing to do with his mother-in-law. If he kills innocent people indiscriminately, he will be punished!"

"Lao San is right, you can't kill innocent people indiscriminately just because you can't get revenge for a while." Wu Er took a deep breath, stood up and said, "We will have to chase him tomorrow morning, so let's get some rest early."

Wu Si also realized something was wrong and said angrily: "Second brother, that's what I said."

"Brother knows, don't say anything anymore, go wash up and sleep."

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At the same time, Duan Jingcheng and Guan Baotou were having a drink in the Huguang Guild Hall not far from Dongshui Gate. The chief guest of the Huguang Guild Hall was sitting at the top, and Zhu Er, the leader of the tea gang, was anxiously accompanying him at the bottom.
Chapter completed!