Ye Gui

The girl named Bai Qiao was very beautiful, her big watery eyes glistened with tears, and her white skirt was dirty. She carried her skirt and got on the boat aggrievedly, and followed Lei Yan all the time.

"Why are you following me all the time? I told you to take you home. You can go to the cabin to rest. Don't worry, you will be able to go home this evening." Lei Yan said to her.

Bai Qiao reached out and grabbed Lei Yan's sleeve, and suddenly felt two murderous gazes behind her, causing her to take a step back in fright, bumping into the little general's chest.

Lei Yan supported her shoulders, and patiently persuaded her: "I will interrogate the water bandits in a while, and you also want to follow?" He treated Bai Qiao as Lin Shao, and gave him enough patience, "Alright, tell me what happened. What did I and they do to you? When you go back to the government, you can also get a certificate. "

When Bai Qiao heard about the water bandits, he immediately let go of his hands and shook his head: "I dare not..."

The little general said: "It doesn't matter, they have all been arrested. With us here, you can rest assured that they will not do anything to you again."

The little general has magical powers that make people feel at ease, Bai Qiao said in a low voice: "They... a few days ago, I took a boat from Liecheng County to Yingzhou with some friends, and we ran into them just after walking for a day."

"Where's your friend?"

"They were...thrown overboard, I don't know..."

Lei Yan asked strangely: "Why are you the only one left?"

Li Jingzhu hugged Teng Snake and said: "Why else, you are good-looking and you were arrested the day before yesterday?" He looked Bai Qiao up and down.

Bai Qiao cried: "I, I said my family is rich, but they didn't touch me!" Being misunderstood is not innocent, if it spreads, she won't be married yet!

Li Jingzhu is not interested in this woman, he has been in the army for many years and he is very serious when he looks scary, Bai Qiao hides behind the little general.

Lei Yan said: "I'm sorry, Miss Bai, he has no other intentions. He will send you home tomorrow. If you are willing to testify, you can go. If you don't want to, we won't force you." After all, she went to the government, and she was kidnapped by water bandits The matter spread, and it would not be clear if he jumped into the Yellow River.

Thanks a lot, Bai Qiao entered the cabin.

Bai Yin urged the sand boat with spiritual power, and entered the boundary of Liecheng County before evening.

Baishui diverges ten miles east of the ferry in Liecheng County, the main river continues to flow east, and another branch flows south.

The ferry terminal in Liecheng County is much larger than that in Anning County. The water surface is open, and ships come and go. Ferries go to and from both sides of Liecheng County.

The setting sun and the setting sun dyed the sky and the water red, and the water and the sky are the same color, which is very spectacular.

Before entering the city, Bai Yin docked the boat on a deserted shore, let Bai Qiao go, and let her go home by herself.

The sand boat was docked at the pier, and the patrolling police of the county government saw a group of them getting off the boat in a panic, and came to inquire. When they learned that they were water bandits, they hurried back to the county government to call for help.

The common people gathered around, they hadn't seen water bandits for many years, they were all very curious, crowded and noisy.

The three of them waited for the official to come over, stood on the bank and were pointed at, Bai Yin took off his bamboo hat and put it on for the little general, Lei Yan was very grateful for his thoughtfulness, leaned over and whispered to him with a smile.

Li Jingzhu stood aside in displeasure, and kicked the water bandit leader hard.

"It's a water bandit!"

"Where did the water bandits come from! How many years have there been no bandits in Zuozhou!"

"Only this few people are not bandits. You are all young. You have never seen the troubled times more than [-] years ago. There were bandits in the mountains and water bandits in the water. Those who couldn't eat were turned into bandits. They were worse than monsters." Terrible! Fortunately, there is a general to put down the chaos!"

"At that time, the general was still young, and he was stationed outside Liecheng County during the chaos. They had strict military discipline and never allowed soldiers to enter the city without permission. At that time, my father wanted to express condolences to the soldiers, but Adjutant Lin personally sent someone to send them back. .”

Lei Ting was deeply loved in Zuozhou, Lei Yan was excited and pleased when he heard it.

The people from the county government soon arrived, and brought a group of water bandits back to the county government. Lei Yan didn't reveal his identity, and the context of the matter was clear. The county magistrate asked the three of them to leave.

With the bright moon in the sky, the streets of Liecheng County were crowded with people, and the lively atmosphere weakened the coldness of the twelfth lunar month.The little general walked in front, seeing everything new: "Bai Yin, where are the gambling houses and Gou Lan that Second Brother Ren mentioned?"

Li Jingzhu hurriedly said: "These places will definitely not be on the bright side, maybe an inconspicuous courtyard is..."

Bai Yin said sideways: "Master Hou is very clear, it seems that you often go to the Goulan and gambling houses in Qin Yangguo?"

Li Jingzhu said angrily: "Bai Yin, you are spitting blood! Ah Yan, I would never go to such a place! Don't listen to his nonsense!"

The little general looked at him strangely, and patted him on the shoulder: "Why are you in a hurry, just go, they are all men, I understand."

Hakuin covered his mouth and smiled, "That's right, Lord Hou, we all understand..."

Li Jingzhu's chest was heaving, and it took him a long time to recover. He said, "I swear to God, I, Li Jingzhu, have never been to this kind of place! I just followed my father to suppress a few illegal gambling houses in the capital, so I know better." He pointed out Looking at an inconspicuous yard on the corner of the street.

Compared with other places on the street, the door is deserted and deserted. There are two red lanterns hanging, one is on and the other is off, as if the owner is lazy and refuses to light.

"There, it should be a dark place." Li Jingzhu saw Lei Yan staring there in confusion, and said a little proudly, "This kind of dark place is uncertain. If gamblers want to find a place, they have to look at the door. Marks. Ah Yan, look, the lanterns hanging at the door are marks, one is on and the other is off, which means..."

As he was talking, someone pushed the door out and lit up the extinguisher.

"..." Li Jingzhu wished he could rush over and swallow the person who lit the lantern.

"Maybe it's just a coincidence, Master Hou, let's look for it again, why don't we ask someone directly?" The little general wanted to laugh, but he didn't think it was very good.

"It should be there, Master Hou is right." Bai Yin said suddenly, pointing to the courtyard door next door, "There are always people sneaking in next door, Ah Yan wants to go in and have a look?"

"Of course! Let's go!" The little general was excitedly gearing up.

Hakuin spread out the barrier, covered the three of them inside, and walked in swaggeringly.

There was only a bald and burly man sitting inside the door, yawning boredly and skillfully spinning a dagger in his hand.

The courtyard is quiet, and if you listen carefully, you can hear slight human voices.

Lei Yan took Bai Yin's hand and followed the sound into a room. There was no one in the room and no lights were lit.He tapped on the wall and it was hollow.

Li Jingzhu reached out and knocked three long and two short, and knocked on the other side a few times, the wall suddenly turned over, the lights inside were brightly lit, and there was a lot of people's voices.

Seeing that there was no one on the other side of the wall, the people over there muttered, "Did you hear me wrong?" and turned the wall back.

The three of them were leaning against the wall. This should be the yard with two lanterns on and off at the entrance. It was hard to tell from the outside. The two rooms were all connected, and five or six tables were set up. More than twenty people gathered around the table. Before shouting bets.

"Open! Open!"

"Fuck! Damn again..."

"Won!"

"Enough is enough! I want to exchange for the entry certificate!" One person shouted and handed the chips in his hand to a big man.

Lei Yan wondered, how could such a loud voice not be heard from outside?

"This is the black gambling house? It doesn't look like anything special..." the little general said, pulling Bai Yin into it.

"Ah Yan, do you want to play?" Bai Yin asked, he only read about some gambling methods in books, he has spiritual power, and the other two are masters, listening to music is not a problem, it is really meaningless .

"Ah!!" Suddenly there was a scream, and a middle-aged man was pulled to the corner. Two burly men held him down, and the other raised a knife, and the middle-aged man's right hand was chopped off.

"Mr. Shi, you pay your son's gambling debts for him. It's good for you. You pay the debts for your son, but you yourself are addicted. You can't blame others. It's useless for us to take your hand. I will pay you ten taels of silver. When I give you a warning, pay back the money immediately!"

Shi Laosan was dripping with cold sweat, tears were pouring down like rain, and he held up his severed hand that was still spurting blood: "Help me, give me Jinchuang medicine, bandage me, I still want to gamble, it's not over yet, I'm sure I can win back! If I lose, I will cut off my left hand again!"

Lei Yan frowned, a poor person must have something to hate.If you don't want your life, what do you need money for?

Shi Laosan simply bandaged him, and then ran back to the gambling table, which really made him win, and the money was enough for him to pay off his debts.His face was pale, sweating all over his face, and he said proudly: "I said I can win! I said I can win!"

Someone nearby persuaded: "Pay off the debt quickly, and go to the doctor for the rest of the money!"

Shi Laosan shouted: "I'm lucky today! Another one! Just one! It will definitely double!"

Blood trickled down the gauze and onto the ground, and Shi Laosan focused on the dice cup with all his attention: "Big! Big! I'll press it!"

He resolutely pushed all the money he had just won, wiped the sweat off his face, his face was already flushed abnormally.

A short man came over: "I'll buy small." He put an ingot of gold on the table.

"Buy and leave!"

"open!"

Shi Laosan stared at the dice cup without blinking.

"Small." Botou opened the dice cup and sang.

Shi Laosan suddenly sat on the ground with a face ashen ashes.

The two big men came over, and one by one, they lifted the man and led them to the corner.

"Tell you not to gamble, don't gamble, if you have to gamble, if you lose completely, don't struggle anymore, your left hand can't be worth ten taels of silver, you can only count three taels."

"Wait!" Watching the knife fall, the short man came over and gave the big man the silver he won, "I will pay it back for him."

The big man let go of Shi Laosan, and called out respectfully, "Mr. Bai."

Mr. Bai bent down to look at Shi Laosan and said, "It's not shameful to lose to me. I'll buy you and your son. Go pick them up now. If you don't agree, I'll ask someone to cut off your left hand and your son." Your son's hands. If you agree, I will pay all the debt for you and find a doctor for you."

Shi Laosan was so frightened that he almost peed his pants, and finally regained his senses. He grabbed Mr. Bai's trouser leg with his barely preserved left hand: "I agree! I agree! Thank you, Mr. Bai! Thank you, Mr. Bai!"

Lei Yan looked at this scene angrily, and finally understood that in this dark workshop, those who have no money will pay with their bodies and lives.

This is naked lawlessness.

"Ah Yan..." Bai Yin looked at him worriedly. The little general was upright and kind. He grew up in a military camp and shouldered the responsibility of his family. .

Li Jingzhu patted him on the back: "Ah Yan, this kind of thing happens everywhere, if you don't want to see it, let's go."

Lei Yan didn't move, but frowned: "I'm going to report them."

Li Jingzhu said: "I can understand you. I couldn't accept it when I first saw it. I wish I could wipe out all these dark workshops... Ah Yan, they have existed for so long, even the second brother Ren who is not from this county has heard of them." , then the local county government must also know..."

He didn't finish speaking, Lei Yan understood what he was going to say.

Bai Yin said: "Let's go back to Tianlu City and report this matter, maybe we will send father to suppress them."

Lei Yan nodded, he could completely destroy this house in a flash of his brain, but he didn't know how many dark workshops were hiding in the corners, and there was no way to eradicate them unless they were rooted out.

Mr. Bai asked his attendants to take Shi Laosan away, and he followed behind with a smile on his face, his feet stopped when he passed the barrier of the three of them, and he looked this way.

Hakuin looked at him, the short man didn't meet his eyes, turned his head and walked out from the overturned wall.