#265 - Chapter 265 Planning

When Sui Long heard this, his brow furrowed slightly, and a trace of gravity flashed in his eyes. The forces that could investigate the Red Lotus Society were not ordinary wealthy families. They even had unclear relationships with powerful figures in the imperial court.

This made Sui Long even more certain that there should be someone behind the Hongmen. Was it really a good idea for him to get involved in this kind of thing?

He pondered for a moment and slowly said, "I have naturally heard about the Red Lotus Society. The imperial court has already ordered strict investigations everywhere. If it is really as Brother Wei Zhuang says, and the Lin family is involved with the Red Lotus Society, then it is indeed a major matter."

"However, I am in charge of city defense affairs. These rebels within the city should be managed by the Prefect and the Assistant Prefect. Otherwise, it would be overstepping my authority. Brother Wei Zhuang, I'm afraid you've come to the wrong person."

Sui Long felt somewhat regretful and looked at Wei Zhuang with deep eyes, continuing, "Furthermore, this matter is no small matter and requires solid evidence before action can be taken. I wonder if Brother Wei Zhuang has any further news or evidence?"

Wei Zhuang smiled slightly, seemingly anticipating Sui Long's reaction. "General Sui is right. Our Hongmen has always acted cautiously. Although the clues we currently have are not enough to convict, they are enough to raise high alert. I have come here precisely to join forces with General Sui to jointly investigate this matter."

He changed his tone, and his words became more sincere: "General Sui has extremely high prestige in the prefecture city and has also made remarkable military achievements. If we can obtain your help, I believe this matter will definitely come to light. And the master has also promised that once it is verified that the Lin family is colluding with the Red Lotus Society, they will definitely strive for the merits and rewards that General Sui deserves."

"General, you don't need to do anything else on weekdays, you only need to send troops to suppress bandits at critical moments."

Upon hearing this, Sui Long calculated in his heart. If he could take this opportunity to eliminate the Red Lotus Society within the city, it would not only remove a major hidden danger for the imperial court but also consolidate his position in the prefecture city. However, he also knew that this matter was extremely risky, and a slight carelessness could lead to self-immolation.

He pondered for a moment and finally decided to wait and see, anyway, the initiative was in his hands. "Brother Wei Zhuang is right. This matter concerns the safety of the imperial court. As a Xiaoqi General, I should naturally do my part. However, we need to plan carefully and formulate a meticulous plan to ensure that nothing goes wrong."

Wei Zhuang naturally had no objections. The two briefly discussed it. Sui Long was, after all, a Xiaoqi Deputy General with a hundred men under his command. He had no shortage of weapons and armor, and his crossbows were even more powerful.

Moreover, he didn't need to do anything on weekdays, he only needed to send troops to suppress bandits at the most critical moment. This was undoubtedly sending merit to Sui Long.

Sui Long naturally wouldn't refuse and had a more favorable impression of the master behind the Hongmen.

After the discussion, Wei Zhuang didn't delay and directly took his leave.

With Wei Zhuang's departure, the Sui residence returned to peace again. But this night was destined to be an extraordinary night for the Sui family.

Sui Long stood at the entrance of the residence, looking at the carriage that was gradually moving away, and a feeling of emptiness surged in his heart.

The Sui family was about to stand on the cusp of the storm.

Wei Zhuang's first visit to Sui Long was naturally to prepare a way out for the Hongmen.

There were often intricate connections between high-ranking families, with informants everywhere. Wei Zhuang didn't believe that those high-ranking families didn't have informants watching Sui Long, a deputy general with real power. As long as they knew that he had entered the Sui residence, then everything that followed would be logical.

Regarding the fact that the Lin family possessed three Viscera Training experts, Wei Zhuang felt apprehensive, but more than that, he was calmly analyzing and devising countermeasures.

The strength of Viscera Training experts was extraordinary, especially when the number of such experts reached three, their threat was even more difficult to ignore. Wei Zhuang was confident that he had enough confidence to suppress and defeat early-stage Viscera Training experts.

But the Lin family also had two other Viscera Training experts. Wei Zhuang understood that a head-on confrontation was definitely not the best strategy.

What he needed to consider was how to outwit them, how to use the surrounding forces, and how to gradually weaken their power without arousing the Lin family's vigilance.

Inside the Jinxiu Building, a man dressed in black, holding a long sword, walked quickly towards the old man in the depths. He walked up to him, directly took out a heavy gold ingot and placed it on the table, and said in a low voice, "I need to know all the news related to the Su family caravan in the city recently."

The old man's expression was as calm as water. He only glanced at the gold on the table, then looked at the man in front of him. Without the slightest hesitation, he skillfully took out a prepared letter from the room behind him and gently placed it on the table.

The sword-wielding man picked up the letter and turned to leave without hesitation. However, only a moment later, another strange man appeared in the Jinxiu Building. This man had an ordinary appearance, but he exuded a kind of feminine aura that was difficult to ignore.

He slowly walked up to the old man and said softly, "I want to buy some information about the Lin family, including the specific location information of the Viscera Training realm experts within their family." After saying that, he placed a small pile of gold on the table.

The old man frowned slightly, looked at the gold in front of him, and said in a flat tone, "This little money is far from enough."

The effeminate man seemed to have expected this, and once again took out a larger gold ingot and threw it onto the table.

Only then did the old man nod his head in satisfaction, reveal a smile, and said, "Please wait a moment, esteemed guest."

Wei Zhuang sat in the room of the inn, the candlelight flickering, reflecting his deep and sharp eyes.

He carefully flipped through the intelligence that the Sword Hall disciple had just brought back. The information on it made him frown and secretly calculate his next actions.

Putting down the intelligence, Wei Zhuang's gaze turned to Wu Feng and Xu Le, who were sitting aside. These two were the ones he had asked the Sword Hall disciples to pick up. Fortunately, they had dodged quickly and were both fine.

Wei Zhuang slowly opened his mouth, his voice low and powerful: "So, when you were being chased by the Lin family's people, you were also saved by a man in black, right?"

Wu Feng and Xu Le looked at each other and nodded. Wu Feng took the lead in speaking: "Yes, Lord Wei Zhuang. At that time, we were besieged by people from the Lin family, and we were about to fall into their hands when suddenly a man in black appeared and single-handedly repelled those people. He was very skilled, and we didn't even see his face clearly before he disappeared into the night."

Xu Le also added: "Yes, that man in black appeared very suddenly. We were stunned at the time, thinking we had encountered a god descending to earth."

When Wei Zhuang heard this, a strange look flashed in his eyes. He pondered for a moment, secretly thinking in his heart. The appearance of this man in black was definitely not accidental, but what relationship did he have with the Lin family?

"Do you remember any characteristics of that man in black?" Wei Zhuang asked.

Wu Feng and Xu Le shook their heads, indicating that the situation was critical at the time, and they were only focused on escaping, so they had no time to pay attention to the specific characteristics of the man in black.

Xu Le hesitated for a moment and said: "That man in black seemed to be a woman?"

"A woman?" Wu Feng next to him shouted first,

"That man in black was wrapped up tightly, with no protrusions anywhere, how did you see that, brother?"

Xu Le scratched his head: "I saw the other party drawing eyebrows by the firelight."

Wei Zhuang nodded, indicating his understanding, at least it was a clue.

He stood up, walked to the window, looked at the night outside the window, and already had a plan in his mind.

"You guys rest well first, leave the next thing to me." Wei Zhuang left these words and turned to leave the room, leaving Wu Feng and Xu Le looking at each other, feeling both grateful and uneasy.