Chapter 94
Convincing Cui Peng and Lai Da went smoothly unexpectedly.

Both of them are outlaws at heart.Gambling their lives on freedom is a good deal for them.So the two of them agreed without even asking about the content of the mission.

Of course, Cui Peng and Lai Da were also afraid that they would be killed if they didn't agree.

Lu Yuan only gave them half a day to recover.That night, Cui Peng and Lai Da, who were wearing plasters, were brought into the Suzhou Post Station.

In a dark room.Lu Yuan, Ye Quan, Lu Dahai, Cui Peng and Lai Da discussed their actions for tomorrow night.Wei Zhong didn't attend because he didn't want Cui Peng and Lai Da to know too much.

Cui Peng asked: "You are saying that the Taihu water thieves kidnapped an important person, and our mission is to rescue him, right?"

"Yes!" Lu Yuan nodded, "Because there are many pirates' lairs, I don't know where they will hide them. Tomorrow night, we will try to find a way to locate them first, and then try to rescue them. The speedboat and sailors are ready."

"How to be sure?"

Lu Yuan and Ye Quan looked at each other and said: "We will meet at Hanshan Temple tomorrow night. If the hostages arrive, we will pay to redeem them. If the hostages do not come, we will ask to bring the silver notes and trade them in the water thieves' lair. .After the transaction is completed, if the water thief turns his back, we will fight out again."

Ye Quandao: "The old man has some reputation on the green forest road, they should give me face."

"If everything goes well, will the ransom really be paid to them?"

Lu Yuandao: "When the people are rescued, immediately lead people to kill them. Then get the ransom back."

"Pfft!" Cui Peng laughed out loud, "Not to mention how many people the water thieves can take with you. We, outsiders, are going to head-to-head with local snakes in the territory of the water thieves in Taihu Lake? Master Lu, you didn't drink too much, did you?" !"

Lu Yuan smiled and said: "Don't worry, we will definitely win."

Lu Yuanxin said that I am the man who can control the audience, when the time comes, I will drive a crowded bus into the crowd and then have a square dance, you just output.

Cui Peng shook his head: "If I were the leader of the water thieves in Taihu Lake, I would definitely not agree to let you come to my stronghold. We can think of such things as settling accounts after autumn, and they can naturally think of them too."

Lu Yuan nodded: "Then what do you think they will do?"

At this moment, Ye Quan slapped his forehead and said, "I've been away from the rivers and lakes for a long time, so I forgot all about this. Most water thieves will mention another meeting place when they meet for the first time. For example, by the lakeside or on the lake. , They will take the hostages to the place in advance, and hand over the hostage and the money."

Cui Peng continued: "And most likely there will be an ambush. Maybe they will kill us immediately after we pay the ransom."

Lu Yuan remained silent, not maybe, they would definitely do something wrong.

The Taihu water thieves and Suzhou officials have lived in peace for so many years, and their interests have long been intertwined. You have me, and I have you.

The officials in Suzhou city absolutely could not accept that "Liu Xuncheng" came back alive.After receiving the ransom, the Taihu water thieves will definitely kill the hostages and those who come to contact them to avoid future troubles.

It seems that this trip is very dangerous.

Lu Yuan turned to Lai Dao: "If you don't, then don't go. I thought that your ability to dig holes would be needed to rescue the hostages, but now that I think about it, I don't need it anymore. Don't worry, you will still be free after everything is done."

Unexpectedly, Lai Da blushed: "Don't look down on people. If I promise, I will definitely go with you!"

Hanshan Temple is not built on Hanshan Mountain, and there are no maple trees around Fengqiao.Because Hanshan was a famous monk in the Tang Dynasty, Fengqiao was originally named Fengqiao, which means that the bridge is used as a boundary at night and the canal is forbidden to pass through.

The famous line of the Tang Dynasty poets through the ages, "The moon falls, the crows crow and the sky is full of frost, Jiang Feng and the fishing fire are facing sorrowful sleep." It's a bit deceptive.

On the contrary, "Hanshan Temple outside Gusu City, the bell rings to the passenger ship at midnight." is the truth.

Lu Yuan used to think that the midnight bell was just a poet's artistic processing, but he didn't expect that Hanshan Temple really rings the bell in the middle of the night.

Before Xu time, Lu Yuan and others were waiting at the small pier beside Fengqiao.They came in a galley.There are about a dozen elite security guards on standby, led by Lu Dahai.Wei Zhong and Ji Gonggong, two masters, disguised themselves and mixed among the sailors.

But Lu Yuan and others waited until the bell of Hanshan Temple rang, but they didn't see anyone who joined them.

While the bell was ringing, Lu Yuan couldn't help thinking of the blackmail letter written by Zhao Hao, which said: "Send someone to bring three thousand silver notes to Hanshan Temple outside Suzhou City. There will be someone on the passenger ship at the foot of the mountain to meet you. "

Lu Yuan didn't realize until now that the mountain mentioned in the letter is the key information!The special thing about Hanshan Temple is not a mountain, there is no such thing as the foot of a mountain.

Is it Zhao Hao who is uneducated?
Certainly not, Zhao Ritian was a master at painting beauties on screens back then, a proper literary youth.Moreover, he stayed in Suzhou for so long, and even led the refugees to work in the western suburbs.He has no reason not to know that Hanshan is not a mountain.

An idea flashed in Lu Yuan's mind.Could it be that Zhao Hao was imprisoned in the mountain?According to the information previously obtained, there are only, um, 72 mountains in Taihu Lake.

Huh, it seems useless?

However, combined with the previously obtained information, although the location of the water thief's lair is erratic, they are generally arranged near the port.One of the largest lairs is on the Misty Peak of Dongting West Mountain!

What the hell, if he realized it earlier, he might have rescued Zhao Ritian.Lu Yuan suddenly felt frustrated that his IQ was crushed by Zhao Hao.Zhao Ritian, can't you write more straightforwardly?
He looked at Ye Quan next to him and whispered to him. Ye Quan also slapped his thigh in regret.

Lu Yuan then told Lu Dahai that he should pay attention to adapting to the situation.

When everyone is worried.There was a slight swaying sound on the canal, and two small boats docked by the Fengqiao one after another.Everyone in Lu Yuan's muscles tensed up, ready to save people at any time.

A water thief jumped out of one of the boats, held a lantern to shine on Lu Yuan and the others, and said softly, "Hanshan Temple outside Gusu City."

Lu Yuan replied: "The nun got on the boat at midnight."

The water thief was dissatisfied: "Why did you bring so many people here, did you bring the bank notes?"

Lu Yuan patted his chest: "Naturally, where are our people?" Ye Quan, Lu Haihai, Cui Peng, and Lai Da stood behind him. What about a strong man?

The water thief said: "People are not here. If you make a deal in good faith, give the money first."

At this time Ye Quan stood up and said: "This brother, old man Ye Quan, was given the nickname Shiquan Weng. We are sincerely trading, as long as we let us take a look at him, we will pay the money immediately."

The water thief looked Ye Quan up and down: "Who the hell are you? You stand aside!"

Ye Quan almost died of anger, Lu Yuan and the others held back their internal injuries from laughing.All the tension disappeared in an instant.

Lu Yuan continued: "Since it's a fair deal, you can hand over the money and the person. If you are worried, we can come to your site to trade."

The water thief said: "If you want to trade, don't bring so many people. Take our boat and go with us. Our boat will be given to you, and you can row back after the deal. If your own boat dares to follow us Come here, the transaction will be terminated immediately, you wait to collect the corpse tomorrow morning!"

After that, he pointed to another empty boat. This boat was very small and could only hold four or five people except the boatman.

Lu Yuan winked at Lu Dahai, and Lu Dahai nodded and went back to the paddle boat.Lu Yuan boarded the boat together with "minions" Ye Quan, Cui Peng and Lai Da.The cabin is small, just big enough to seat four people.

Amidst the sound of rowing oars, the two small boats left Fengqiao and headed west along the canal water network...

(End of this chapter)

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