Lin Daguan was immediately disappointed. Could it be that he had failed the second time? All the hard work in spite of the wind and snow all the way was in vain?

Gu Xiancheng only has one last lecture left this year. If he can't catch up today, he will have no hope of attending before the end of the year.

Then Zhou Yingqiu said: "I had a few words with the scholars who stayed there. In fact, Gu Xiancheng just came to survey the place today and did not give formal lectures.

It is possible that Gu Xiancheng will be giving lectures here within three days, and it will be almost Chinese New Year any later."

"Very good!" Lin Daguan turned his worries into joy, "There is still hope!"

Then he added: "If you come from the West City, I'm afraid you won't be able to make it in time. So in order to respond quickly, you have to wait in the East City."

"Rent the courtyard I mentioned?" Zhou Yingqiu asked.

Lin Tailai said without hesitation: "Rent! Move in immediately!"

It snowed for a whole day before it stopped. Lin Daguan and his men were lighting the stove in the newly rented Dongcheng house, eating meat and drinking wine while admiring the snow.

For fear of missing the lecture, I even slept with my clothes on.

In order not to alarm Gu Xiancheng, Officer Lin did not go to conduct reconnaissance in person, nor did he ask his men to dispatch. Instead, he asked the officers and soldiers of the patrol battalion to continue to pay attention.

Another day later, the patrolling officers and soldiers sent news that since noon, some scholars had entered the courtyard that Zhou Yingqiu had scouted before, and Gu Xiancheng also appeared.

This opportunity was not to be missed! Lin Daguan, who had been dormant for two or three days, found the feeling of hunting a wild beast again.

However, Lin Daguan also knew that the other party was extremely vigilant and might even place a sentry at the entrance of the alley, so he could not take it lightly. Finally, he formulated a three-step plan.

The first step is to let the patrolling officers and soldiers suddenly attack and capture all the people at the entrance of the alley. Those who are sentrying at the entrance of the alley should not be wary of the common patrolling officers and soldiers.

In the second step, after unplugging the "sentinel", let your men divide into two groups and block the front door and the back door respectively, and not allow anyone to get out.

In the third step, Lin Daguan climbed over the wall from the side, entered the courtyard without disturbing the gate, and participated in the lecture.

This plan went very smoothly, and Lin Daguanren also successfully climbed over the wall.

The layout of this courtyard is very similar to the one rented by Lin Daguan. There is a functional main hall that occupies a large area, suitable for banquets and gatherings for lectures.

Perhaps because of the cold weather, there were no servants standing in the yard, and they might have all been hiding in the side rooms or side rooms to keep warm.

So Lin Daguan climbed over the side wall and walked toward the main hall close to the wall, trying to avoid entering the perspective of each room as much as possible.

When he reached the steps of the main hall, no one noticed the uninvited guest who broke in. Maybe some people saw it, but they subconsciously thought it was someone's bodyguard.

At this time, Lin Daguan could faintly hear the sound of lectures in the hall.

So Officer Lin stopped being sneaky, sprinted up to the platform, and then kicked open the hall door.

Accompanied by the loud bang of the door panel, Lin Daguan shouted at the same time:

"Investigating the case! No one is allowed to move! The front and back doors have been blocked, no one can escape!"

After looking around quickly, Lin Daguan was finally relieved when he saw Gu Xiancheng on the main seat.
Chapter completed!