Chapter 177 Perfect Misdirection

After discussing with the three brothers of the Qin family, Yang Wei, Xu Zheng and others, Lv Songli decided to distribute the money according to the reward and punishment system in the army. Those who did not contribute this time will not participate in the money distribution. After all, the women and children of the Qin family need to be protected by others this time. It would be unreasonable to divide the money again.

Lv Songli anticipated the enemy and got the most gold and silver, taking away 10,000 taels directly.

Everyone had no objection to this. Her contribution was obvious. In addition, the location of Duan Kaishen's villa and the code for docking were all obtained by her from the mouths of several people who were close to Duan Kaishen.

The second most was Qin Sheng. He not only shot and killed Duan Kaishen, the culprit, but also led the reconnaissance team to kill the enemy. Not only did he effectively eliminate the enemy, but he also saved many brothers.

Then came Qin Heng, Qin Zhao, Yang Wei, and Xu Zheng in descending order. The members of the reconnaissance team and Yang Wei's escort agency were counted according to their military merits and rewards were issued.

In less than half an hour, more than 30,000 taels of stolen goods were directly divided up.

Next, it was time to discuss how they should go.

And next, the Qin family would have to work harder.

In other words, the dress-up game was over, because they were not far from Pingzhou now, and it was time to restore the identity and treatment of the exiles, otherwise, Xu Zheng and others would have a hard time. In addition, changing their identities would also help them avoid the pursuit of Youzhou.

Lv Songli asked the children if they were afraid?

The children shook their heads one by one.

Lv Songli nodded. She calculated that there were still twenty days before the deadline to arrive in Pingzhou, which was enough. At most, she would have to travel less for one day.

"Sixth Young Master Madam, should I leave the convoy first and wait for you in Pingzhou?" Xue Xu asked.

After all, he had been in Qinglong Village before, and his identity could probably be found out if he was investigated. If he was found out, it would be disadvantageous to them.

When the people present heard this, many people looked at him suspiciously. Wouldn't this guy still want to run away?

For the suspicious eyes of others, the old man just smiled faintly. What he saw was different from what they saw, and he didn't care about them.

Lv Songli pondered, and after discussing with them, they decided to split the troops into three groups. The Qin family and the bailiffs took the middle official road together. Yang Wei's escort agency and the reconnaissance team took the small road, one on the left and one on the right, so that they could also protect their safety. In case of any accidents, the two teams could quickly support them.

Xue Xu followed the people from Yang Wei's escort agency.

After the decision was made, that night, Lv Songli's convoy directly split up and went to Pingzhou.

In a town forty miles outside Youzhou City, where Lv Songli and his team had been stationed, a middle-aged man in official uniform stood on a high place, frowning and thinking.

At this time, the coroner he brought came over, "Master Duan, after investigation, it is no doubt that your nephew was killed by the mountain stronghold."

The evidence, as well as some subtle details, all pointed to the bandits. And this style of black eating black is also in line with the bandits' style of behavior.

Duan Chen did not speak.

"Master Duan, I think that although the murderer is most likely from the mountain stronghold, it is possible that the other party has framed Qingfeng Village." The coroner thought to himself that the bandits in Qingfeng Village were also cunning, and they actually put on a layer of Qinglong Village's skin. If it weren't for the servant who happened to hear it, they would have gone through a big circle.

The servant was almost silenced. After being knocked unconscious, he was stabbed in the chest. Fortunately, the other party's knife skills were not accurate and the stab was off-center, so he provided them with some important information.

However, Qinglong Village was wiped out in one fell swoop, and this group of bandits who committed crimes didn't mind the bad luck!

After following this case all the way, the coroner also had his own judgment. He was more inclined to believe that the mountain stronghold that committed the crime was from Jizhou next door to go fishing.

He had evidence. First, Qingfeng Village was in Yanzhou after all. These mountain strongholds usually committed crimes near their old nests and rarely robbed across the land.

Second, it was said that the other party pulled more than a dozen carts of medicinal materials out. If the bandits were not out to fish, and such a fat sheep passed through Jizhou, the many mountain strongholds in Jizhou would not be blind and not rob them? Would they watch them leave Jizhou safely?

However, what if they guessed who the criminal gang was? Although Duan Zhubo had some power in Youzhou, he could not control Jizhou, and it was impossible for him to comb through all the mountain strongholds in Jizhou.

Moreover, bandits come like birds and go like wind. Duan Kaishen encountered this, what else could he do except to consider himself unlucky?

"Check whether there are any large-scale troops or caravans passing through Youzhou recently." Duan Chen ordered.

"Large-scale? How many people need to be checked?"

"Forty or fifty people."

Last night, my nephew took a hundred strong men out, and they were all killed. It can be inferred that the opponent's force value is not low.

Although the people that the nephew kept were not top-notch fighters, they were not fakes either. If the other side wanted to wipe out the nephew's team, they would need at least 40 or 50 strong men with high martial arts skills. Such a large group of people could not be silent.

His nephew led the people out after the first watch last night. The servant who survived by chance said that the other side arrived at the courtyard at about the fourth watch, which means that the two teams fought within an hour.

The people that the nephew brought, including himself, could not escape. There should be a master archer in the other team.

He would ask people to pay attention to whether there are any archers in all the mountain strongholds in Jizhou.

Duan Chen and his team were perfectly misled, and the direction of the reconnaissance was mostly wrong.

In fact, if Li Jue had told Duan Chen the truth when he asked him about the situation, Duan Chen would not have been misled like that.

Li Jue, on the other hand, had the mentality of "less trouble is worse than more trouble". He insisted that he did not know the other party's identity. The other party sold medicine, and he saw that the quality of the medicine was good, so he bought it. That's all.

Li Jue did not want to cause trouble. What if he told the truth, and Duan Chen could not find the murderer, and put the responsibility for Duan Kaishen's death on him, where would he go to complain?

In addition, the group of people who traded with him were obviously not easy to mess with.

Moreover, after Duan Kaishen's death, a large piece of land in the Youzhou medicine business was given up. He was trying hard to swallow it up, so how could he care about other people's business?