My years as a soldier

In the afternoon of the third day of junior high school, at a quarter of the unitary hour, Chen Fan finally managed to coordinate the intentions of the county government and Su Wang's mansion.Su Wang's son naturally wants to rescue him with all his strength, but Su Wang's mansion seems to be very scrupulous about this matter. He repeatedly asked the county government to suppress the news, and Chen Fan didn't dare to make too much of a move. When Guiyifang searched, it was already dark.

He rushed to Guiyifang in the evening, but Chen Fan naturally found nothing.He led dozens of people into the street where Cao Yi lived in a mighty way, from the street to the end of the street, looking full of viciousness.But even so, it is still not an easy task to pry open the mouths of the people of Guiyifang.

Chen Fan didn't really do anything at all. After searching around with his people, he recalled the hidden stake that he sent out earlier in the morning outside Guiyifang.

"During this day, have all the people who entered and exited the gate clearly seen?"

Chen Fan stood at the end of the street, surrounded by bad guys in twos and threes, some in black and some in plain clothes, under the darkness of night, there was only a hint of mystery.

"See clearly, boss."

In front of Chen Fan, the young man in gray plain clothes spoke, then took out a brochure with a native yellow cover from his skirt, and handed it to Chen Fan.

"It's all recorded here. After a day, no less than a hundred people came and went, but there is one, which is particularly noteworthy."

Before Chen Fan asked carefully, the hidden stake pointed out the page with the word "Cao Yi" in the booklet.

It is true that although Guiyifang is chaotic, it is not difficult to arrest people in Guiyifang.In Guiyifang, all the bandit gangs that deserve to be named actually communicate secretly with the dignitaries in Beijing.This kind of gang is said to be bandits at worst, but at its best, they are thugs privately raised by powerful ministers and nobles. The government usually turns a blind eye to this kind of force, as long as it does not go too far Ge, no matter who becomes the county magistrate, he will not want to offend the forces in Chang'an City.

Therefore, the thieves in Guiyifang are actually divided into two categories.One category has backers. There are a large number of such gangs, and the government cannot easily interfere.And the other category is that there is no support, and they come out and do it alone.When this happens, it's time for bad people to play a role.

And the hidden picks sent by Chen Fan are all villains with extremely sharp eyesight. It is very easy for them to find suspicious characters among the few remaining people.

"This Cao Yi is a new resident who registered in Guiyifang two years ago." The secret post pointed to the page with Cao Yi's name written on it, and it had already been reported to Chen Fan in detail.

"In the afternoon, Lao Zhao has checked this person in the county's archives. Cao Yi was born in a military family and his hometown is in Anxi. He joined the army in Kaiyuan 23 years and Tianbao retired in 11 years. He has been a soldier for 17 years in total. There was a bad record in the army. During Tianbao’s ten-year Battle of Talas, as a captain of the Ninth Regiment of the Anxi Army, he retreated before the battle, so that the entire Ninth Regiment was wiped out. Unfortunately, for such a big event, the Anxi Army at that time punished him only by cutting off his military post."

While listening to the narration of the young man in gray, Chen Fan asked someone to set up a lamp, and looked at the booklet in his hand.

Cao Yi...

He was chanting silently in his heart, but his face remained calm, not knowing whether it was joy or dislike.

"Cao Yi Tianbao entered Beijing in April 13. At that time, his occupation registered in the Ministry of Household Affairs was a merchant, but in the county government file, there was no record of his doing business in Chang'an. In addition, in the county government records, there were two times. Fighting with the poisonous dragon gang, he was arrested and sent to prison. But in the two public trials, he was only convicted of wounding. He was imprisoned for three months and then released."

Chen Fan frowned when he heard this.

"Hehe, how could that snobbish old Peng give such a light sentence to a powerless person? Does this Cao Yi have any backing in Beijing?"

"No."

The young An Zhuang shook his head again and again.

"The reason Peng county magistrate sentenced him to wounding was because he had only wounded in the two fights with weapons."

"Oh? The veteran fought with the gangsters on the street, but no one was killed? The members of the Poison Dragon Gang didn't use their full strength, did they?" Chen Fan couldn't help but squinted his eyes.

"No. In two weapon fights, Cao Yi slashed and wounded 86 members of the Poison Dragon Gang, but the strange thing is that these people were only slightly injured. Among them, the most seriously injured one recovered as before after half a year of care. Not even disabled."

Hearing this, Chen Fan couldn't help raising his eyebrows slightly.He looked at the manual page in his hand again and again, obviously he had a strong interest in Cao Yi.

"Hehe... Interesting! Xiao Luo, how many do you think you can subdue with your martial arts against the Poisonous Dragon Gang without hurting their lives?"

"I?"

The young man raised his head and looked at Chen Fan. He was stunned for a moment, and then his brows were also tightened.

"If you can't kill people...I still have confidence in subduing three or four at the same time. How about you, Boss Chen?"

He threw the question back to Chen Fan, causing Chen Fan to frown violently.

"Tsk tsk, you kid, hurry up! If there's anything you haven't said, say it quickly!"

Chen Fan patted the young man's head with a wave of his hand, but he was also thinking about the problem of the poisonous dragon gang in his heart.

If it is yourself, how many can you control?

After a while, Chen Fan also came up with his own answer.If it was him, there would be at most... thirty.And this premise is just that no one will die.Chen Fan asked himself that he couldn't do it to the extent that people would only suffer minor injuries without leaving them disabled.Compared with himself, it is clear at a glance how terrifying Cao Yi's skills are.

And such a terrifying person was actually a deserter back then!

Chen Fan couldn't figure it out.He faintly felt that there must be some unknown secret about Cao Yi, and if it was normal, he would really like to find out.But now Cao Yi is the primary suspect of the abducted Prince Su's son. To be an enemy of this person, even Chen Fan has to seriously weigh his own strength.

"Ahem! Then...an hour ago, I saw Cao Yi driving out from Guiyifang. Hearing the sound of the wheels, the car should be pulling people. It's just that the car belongs to Dongshi Hushang Automobile Co., Ltd. I don't know where he got it from..."

"An hour ago..." Chen Fan stared in thought, "Is anyone going to follow?"

"Yes, Lao Zhao followed, but I don't know if I can keep up."

"Um……"

Chen Fan nodded, handed the book in his hand to the subordinate beside him, and subconsciously reached out to straighten the horizontal knife at his waist.

"Xiao Luo, you return to Yifang and continue to stare."

"Hey!"

It wasn't until the young man who made the hidden stake disappeared into the night that Chen Fan walked quickly to the middle of the street, and gave orders to the bad guys scattered around.

"Copy guy, follow me! This time I encountered a hard stubble, brothers have to be careful!"

Following Chen Fan's order, bad people in twos and threes all around quickly formed a square formation behind Chen Fan, and at this moment, a thick black shadow flashed across the side street in front of Chen Fan.The bad guy standing next to Chen Fan had sharp eyes, strode up, and before the black shadow disappeared, he pressed it to the ground.

Hearing a wail from the side street, Chen Fan took a lantern and stepped forward to take a picture. It turned out that it was Fan San, an old boy who had followed all the way here!

"Fan San, what are you doing here?"

"Chen, Master Chen!"

Seeing Chen Fan approaching, Fan San hurriedly cried out for help.

"Master Chen, be merciful! I'm here to report to you."

There was a smile on Chen Fan's face, but he didn't have the slightest intention to ask his subordinates to let Fan San go.

"What do you want to say, say it now."

"This..." Fan San glanced at the icy-faced villain next to him, felt pain in his arm joints, screamed a few times, and finally opened his mouth.

"Lord Chen, Cao Yi took the hostages out of Chang'an from Yanping Gate an hour ago! To avoid disaster, he must not light up the lights when he travels at night, and the speed will not be too fast. My lord is chasing him at this time. I think it will be easy. catch up."

"Xiao Wu, let him up."

The bad guy who was holding down Fan San loosened his hand, and Fan San quickly turned over from the ground.

"My lord, if you catch Cao Yi, you have to remember the merits of the villain."

Fan San looked full of earnestness, but Chen Fan couldn't stop smacking his lips.

"Are you so eager for Cao Yi to be caught?"

"Isn't this eliminating harm for the people, eliminating harm for the people!"

Before the delinquents' team could get out of the city, they saw a dozen or so armored guards running out from the direction of Chang'an County Yamen.

"Chen Fan! Wait, wait!"

Chen Fan took a closer look, and the person who was running and waving at him was actually his immediate superior, He Tiantong, the county captain of Chang'an County. He quickly rectified his subordinates, and he did not forget to ask someone to drag Fan San to the back of the team and watch them.

"Hey! Master He ran slowly, and the subordinates just got the news that the suspect had threatened the hostages and fled towards Yanping Gate. Master He mobilized some horses to chase after him, and he would be able to capture it easily."

"You, you didn't say it earlier!"

He Tiantong thought that he rarely wore armor, so he was out of breath after only a few steps, and his cheeks were flushed.

"Chen Fan, follow me to the yamen to adjust the horse! The rest of the villains bring their own weapons and equipment, and go to Yanpingmen to stand by!"

"Well."

Chen Fan was also not surprised, and turned to explain a few words to his subordinates, then turned his head and followed He Tiantong to the county government.On other days, it would take a lot of effort for bad people to transfer horses from the county government.

The usually domineering He County Captain, this time he moved swiftly. After all, a vassal king was involved, and Chang'an County did not dare to underestimate him. As soon as He County Captain arrived, the treasury owner Bo brought out four war horses. Tiantong and Chen Fan met each other, and Chen Fan quickly took a few steps back.

"Master He please."

But He Tiantong got on the horse with a smile, and looked down condescendingly around, looking very satisfied.

"Chen Fan, get on your horse too. Our county government only has these few horses. One horse is not enough for the manpower. The head coach will ride it, and the remaining few horses will be distributed to your capable scouts to open the way first. We will definitely go tonight. The hostages must be returned to the palace intact."

"Hey!"

After Chen Fan saluted and thanked him, he stepped on the horse neatly.

Chen Fan knew his boss too well.He Tiantong, the county lieutenant, is actually quite competent.It's just that he has a problem, that is, he cares too much about face, and his mind is extremely small.If his subordinates showed any disrespect in front of him, he would rather put his official duties aside and humiliate people face to face until he felt refreshed before giving up.

So for him, Chen Fan naturally had to give him face in every way, otherwise this person would go crazy and change his face faster than turning the pages of a book.

After being delayed in the county government for a while, Cao Yi's brigade went out of the city and set off from Yanping Gate in a hurry.Chen Fan and He Tiantong rode their horses unhurriedly. Not far in front of them were two unscrupulous people holding torches to lead the way, and behind them was a large armed force.

The guards and villains on the outside of the team all held torches in their hands.Like a long dragon, the flames meandered along the dirt road outside Chang'an City, illuminating the surrounding area brightly.

After leaving the city for only a quarter of an hour, everyone saw a cluster of extremely bright fire lights in the dark field, which was exactly the cluster that Hu Jiuzhang left in the open space of the small temple.

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