One kick to the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 178 The Truth Comes Out
Five days later, Lu Jun, Zhao Yu and others came back.

When Qin Yi, Xu Huang, and Zhao Yun saw that they had returned safely, their worries after hanging for five days finally dissipated.

When they left, Lu Jun and his party were all dressed in rags, pretending to be refugees.When they came back, the accompanying sergeants hadn't changed, but Lu Jun and Zhao Yu had changed a lot.

Lu Jun was dressed in Tsing Yi, looking like a knight-errant; Zhao Yu was dressed like a servant of a rich family.

Seeing the appearance of Lu Jun and Zhao Yu, Qin Yi immediately asked in surprise: "It seems that you have successfully sneaked into Qiu Xi's house?"

"Hee hee, it was my idea to ask brother Lu Jun to pretend to be a ranger and enter Qiu Xi's house. He also brought me in by the way." Zhao Yu raised his chin proudly and said.

"Ranger? Are you recruited into Qiu Xi's house? Could it be that Qiu Xi is recruiting a ranger?" Qin Yi wondered.

Xu Huang and Zhao Yun were also surprised.

Lu Jundao: "After I entered Zhangzi County, I found out that Qiu Xi was recruiting rangers with high martial arts skills. Miss Yu'er suggested that I should go to the recruit..."

"Then, I pretended to be Brother Lu Jun's younger sister and proposed to Qiu Xi that if he wanted Brother Lu Jun to work for him, he must also arrange for me to work at his house." Zhao Yu interrupted Lu Jun and said hurriedly.

"So, Qiu Xi took a fancy to Lu Jun, and by the way, took Yu'er into his house as a maid?" Qin Yi deduced.

Lu Jun said: "It was not Qiu Xi who personally presided over the recruitment, but his cousin Qiu Rui."

"Qiu Rui? Isn't he the eldest son of the County Registrar, and also responsible for private employment for Qiu Xi?" Qin Yi was very puzzled.

Zhao Yu interrupted again and said, "It is indeed Qiu Rui who is responsible for recruiting rangers. Although I have never met him, I have heard him speak that day when I was hiding behind a screen. However, that Qiu Rui is not the eldest son. The recruitment was presided over by the county registrant, but in the capacity of the chief steward of Qiu Xi's mansion."

"Oh, it turns out that Qiu Rui is still Qiu Xi's personal butler, and he is a confidant." Qin Yi suddenly realized.

Lu Jun continued: "Ms. Lu pretended to be a ranger and went to respond. Then Qiu Rui showed me close combat skills and bow and arrow shooting skills, and immediately agreed to recruit me into the mansion. According to Miss Yu'er's idea, I said that I still have A sister who depends on each other. Qiu Rui is also generous, and immediately said that the family is not short of a mouthful of food, and arranged for Yu'er to be a helper in the kitchen. I secretly told the brothers who accompanied me to pretend to be refugees and beggars, and live near Qiu Xi's house. Activities, welcome us out of the house at any time."

"Hee hee, I'm smart!" Zhao Yu claimed credit.

Qin Yi smiled and said, "Yu'er is the smartest!"

"Then what did you find out at Qiu Xi's house?" Xu Huang asked Lu Jun.

"I met Yan Rou." Zhao Yu said immediately.

"Yan Rou? Is he really at Qiu Xi's house?" Qin Yi asked in surprise.

Zhao Yu nodded violently: "Yeah, once, when I was delivering food to Qiu Xixinna's concubine's room, I happened to see Yan Rou walking out of that concubine's room. He was sneaky at the time, and after seeing me Just say, Qiu Xi’s concubine was unwell, he knew medical skills, so he came to check the concubine’s pulse. He also gave me a handful of copper coins, and told me not to tell anyone else about it.”

Speaking of this, Zhao Yu said blankly: "It's really strange, I didn't ask him what he was doing in the room, why did he explain to me, a little girl? Give me back the money, what does it mean!"

Upon hearing Zhao Yu's words, Qin Yi's eyes became playful.Zhao Yun's face turned red and he lowered his head.Xu Huang laughed straight away: "Haha, that guy Qiu Xi has become a brother-in-law with Yan Rou, the closest kind of brother-in-law."

"Brother Xu, what do you mean?" Zhao Yu asked curiously.

"Ahem..." Zhao Yun coughed dryly.

"Ahem... Yu'er, Brother Xu is talking nonsense, ignore him, let's get on with the business." Qin Yi quickly changed the subject.I can't go on talking, it will teach bad children.

"Yu'er, are you sure that the person who gave you the money is really Yan Rou?" Zhao Yun immediately asked Zhao Yu.

Zhao Yu nodded again: "Yes, that's him. When you were fighting the Huns, even though I was hiding in the carriage behind, I saw Yan Rou from a distance. My eyes are sharp and I can't admit my mistake. Yan Rou doesn’t recognize me.”

"Then after seeing Yan Rou, did you ever show any abnormal expressions?" Zhao Yun asked again.

Zhao Yudao: "I really didn't expect to meet Yan Rou at Qiu Xi's house. I must have looked surprised. But Yan Rou didn't pay attention. He said a few words to me in a hurry, and then slipped away."

Qin Yi thought to himself: Yan Rou was guilty of being a thief at the time, even if Zhao Yu was surprised, he only thought it was Zhao Yu who was surprised when he saw him coming out of that concubine's room, and he would not doubt Zhao Yu.

"Tian Yu, it seems that our deduction was correct. Yan Rou really took refuge in Qiu Xi." Xu Huang said.

Qin Yi nodded, and then asked Lu Jun, "What news did Ji Cai hear?"

Lu Jun cupped his hands and said, "A certain person has lived up to the trust of the county magistrate and has heard an important piece of news. Qiu Xi recruits rangers, as if he wants to assassinate someone."

Are you trying to assassinate me?Qin Yi was taken aback, and hurriedly asked Lu Jun, "How did you make this inference?"

"After Lu entered Qiu Xi's house, he and a dozen rangers were divided into two groups. One group trained on close siege techniques, and the other group trained on long-range shooting techniques. What puzzled me was that no matter which technique was trained, , they all lurked in the dark first, and immediately launched an attack on the same target as soon as they heard the order. Therefore, Lu later deduced that Qiu Xi recruited the rangers to assassinate someone."

With a sound of "pa——", Xu Huang slapped the table in front of him, and said angrily, "Qiu Xi is so courageous, he definitely wants to take advantage of the banquet to assassinate Tian Yu."

"Qiu Xi wants to assassinate the magistrate?!" Lu Jun was stunned.

Qin Yi nodded and said: "Ji Cai is not an outsider, so I'll tell you straight. I ordered you and Yu'er to go to Changzi County to inquire, just to find out if Qiu Xi is playing tricks on me."

"Then... the county magistrate must not go to Changzi County for a banquet!" Lu Jun was shocked and immediately advised Qin Yi: "I think the rangers recruited by Qiu Xi are not ordinary people. There are several leaders among them, He is also very skilled in martial arts and has a tacit understanding of cooperation, which is obviously not the result of a day or two of training. Qiu Xi is determined to win the county honor!"

Qin Yi was silent, he was secretly calculating.After thinking for a while, he suddenly said, "If I don't go to Changzi County, wouldn't Qiu Xi's painstaking efforts be in vain?"

"Why, Tianyu really wants to go to Zhangzi County to visit Qiu Xi's tiger's den?" Xu Huang asked in surprise.

Qin Yi waved his hand: "I was just thinking that Qiu Xi secretly trained people for the situation that I would go to Zhangzi County. But if I don't go, what will he do?"

"This..." Xu Huang was stunned.

Zhao Yun thought for a while and said, "If I were Qiu Xi, if the county magistrate didn't go to the eldest son county to have a banquet, I would lead troops to attack Lu county on the grounds that the magistrate was rude and ignorant of flattery."

"Isn't this reason too forced?" Xu Huang said.

Qin Yi's eyes lit up: "Zilong is right. All the signs show that Qiu Xi has long coveted Lu County. He just lacks an excuse to send troops. No matter how forced and ridiculous the excuse is, it is still an excuse. "

Speaking of this, Qin Yi smiled coldly: "Since Qiu Xi is so looking forward to my going to Zhangzi County, how can I live up to his deep friendship?"

(End of this chapter)