Chapter 12: Antique Shops (12)

The next day, there was no news of Baibaozhen antiques being taken as in the county and outside the county, and almost all the officials were sent to squat everywhere, only Bai Shui and the two officials were in the yamen, and they were very busy, and they didn't go to the inn to ask Su Yunkai what clues he found in the gambling house.

As soon as dusk, Mingyue went to find Su Yunkai, and the two went to the gambling house after having dinner together, for a few days, black and white were reversed, but there were not many clues detected. Two of the eight gambling stalls in the gambling house have already played all of them, and the eight gambling methods have been memorized. The two were cautious and careful when placing bets, and they didn't get the clues, but they won a lot of money.

When the frequent gambler saw the two of them, he said, "Those two little white faces who don't drink or eat food have come to win again." ”

In the gambling house, it is necessary to be willing to gamble and lose, but you can't stand the people who always come to win your money, and you can't stand the people who always dislike the people who are always possessed by the God of Wealth. Su Yunkai just didn't hear it, and went straight to guess the size of the dice. After a few rounds and a few times, he lost about ten taels, which immediately made the dealer smile, and joked to him, "Li Gongzi Lin Gongzi, it seems that you are unlucky today." ”

Su Yun laughed and said, "It's fun to win or lose, I'm happy tonight, why don't I invite everyone to drink and eat." ”

Everyone cheered together, and some people were afraid that he would regret it, so they immediately ran to the counter to get wine and food. Mingyue took the money bag to pay, and she didn't know what Su Yunkai was going to do. In this way, it didn't come in vain the first few days, but I have already made up my mind.

The gamblers drank and ate meat and played correctly, and after a few more games, Su Yunkai still lost. As soon as you lose, you invite wine again, the dealer is happy, the gambler is also happy, and there are many words. Su Yunkai chatted a few words, and asked intentionally or unintentionally, "I've been playing here for three days, and everyone's faces are familiar, and when you enter the gambling house, you all go straight here, right?" ”

"The people who play one type often are the locals, and only those who pass by walk in front of every gambling booth. You have to focus on everything, and it's the same with this bet. You've just gotten acquainted here, don't worry about winning or losing, as soon as you leave, the God of Wealth here doesn't like you anymore. Unless, it's too bad, I will consider changing the gambling method. ”

Su Yun laughed, "But if you lose too badly, don't you just stop playing?" ”

One person sneered, "Gambling on this kind of thing, who here doesn't know that it's a bad thing, but once you get it, it's like eating gold pills, and it's addictive." Even if you chop your hand, you will come back sooner or later. ”

Mingyue is an outsider, a little inexplicable, but none of those gamblers refute it, just because everyone understands it in their hearts.

The topic had already gone in the direction that Su Yunkai wanted to know, and took advantage of the situation to ask, "Is it true that no one can leave here after losing miserably?" Even if it's three or four days, it's a complete deal, right? ”

"No, let alone three days, even one day will kill people."

The gamblers chimed in, and the dealer shook the dice and suddenly remembered, saying, "Not really." Have you forgotten about Yu Youshi? ”

When he said this, the others suddenly realized, "Yes, why did you forget him." ”

Su Yunkai asked while placing a bet, "Who is Yu Youshi?" ”

"Isn't it just an unlucky guy who always loses money, and has been coming almost every day in the past few years."

Su Yun smiled and asked, "Since you lose money all day long, where did the money come from?" ”

"His family was in business, a rich man, and then his father was gone, and the business plummeted. He sold his house and land for money and gambled, and last time he said that he sold his mother-in-law, which is really wolf-hearted. He chuckled, also feeling ridiculous, and then continued, "I don't know how, but it really made him win money at first." ”

One of them chimed in, "Yes, yes, you invited us to drink at the time." ”

"Yes, but he was unlucky, he didn't have to be happy for long, and he lost the money, and it was almost midnight, and all the money was lost." The dealer was expressionless when he said this, just because he had seen a lot, he was not surprised and regretted, and sneered, "I think he is in a hurry to lose, and he wants to snatch money from me." ”

Mingyue asked nervously, "What is the result?" ”

"Naturally, I was beaten up by our people. When he was hiding, he also broke the porcelain bowl of the wine jar, and after he ran away, he didn't see anyone again, so he probably fell into a gutter and died. ”

The words were indifferent and ruthless, Mingyue only felt that the gambling house was really a place to eat people, you know, if they didn't open the gambling shop, then Yu Youshi would not have fallen into that kind of field, although Yu Youshi also had most of the responsibility, but the gambling house couldn't figure out the relationship.

Su Yunkai asked, "When was that?" ”

Several people looked at each other, and it took a while for someone to remember, "It's the sixteenth day." ”

Mingyue's heart chuckled, the night Liu Peizhen died? Only then did she understand that Su Yunkai was talking nonsense at the beginning.

Su Yunkai didn't ask anymore, and gambled a few times to see that the man sitting in the village was going to relieve him, and he also excused himself to relieve himself and followed the man.

The toilet of the gambling house was in the back yard, and when he got out of the gambling house, Su Yunkai quickly chased after him and patted the man on the shoulder.

It's really not a good thing to be patted on the shoulder in the middle of the night, the dealer frowned and turned around, and when he saw that it was him, he became a little polite, "Li Gongzi also wants to be convenient?" Just ahead, not far away. ”

"It's not." Su Yun laughed, "I want to ask you for something." ”

Before the dealer looked at him carefully, there was an extra bag of silver in his hand, and before his mouth was opened, he first checked the weight, the weight was not light, and he suddenly smiled, "What can help Li Gongzi?" ”

Su Yunkai whispered in his ear, "Don't hide it, the Yu Youshi you just talked about, I suspect that he is the one who deceived my old father of seventy taels of silver, and he deceived him two days ago." Money is a trivial matter, but my father is not in a good mood, so I want you to bring someone to call him back for the money in the gambling house, and then scare him again, so that my father can be angry. ”

"But Yu Youshi doesn't owe us money."

Su Yunkai chuckled, "I don't have evidence, it's not good to come forward and beat him." But if you say anything, it's not difficult to find a reason why he owes money. Like what...... He broke your wine jar and chopsticks, and asked him to pay back a hundred taels. ”

The dealer rolled his shrewd eyes, put down the money bag, and said with a smile, "I understand, I'll go and handle the matter for the son later." ”

"Thank you."

Shortly before Su Yunkai returned to the gambling booth, he lost a few more games and left with Mingyue.

Tonight, from the moment he entered, Mingyue felt that he had taken action, and now that he left early, he knew that it was different from the previous days. When she was far away from the gambling house, she said softly, "You just followed the dealer's talk?" ”

Su Yunkai nodded, "Yes." Please ask him to do one thing, to scare and scare Yu Youshi. ”

Mingyue's eyes widened, "Why?" ”

"I suspect that Yu Youshi is the murderer."

"Reason."

Su Yunkai was not in a hurry to answer, but said, "The night the murderer killed, he should have been playing dice and guessing the size." ”

Mingyue reluctantly repeated those three words, "Why?" ”

"There are a total of eight gambling stalls in the gambling house, and the gambling method of each booth is different. But whether it is Pai Gow or horse hanging, the hand has to touch the cards, and it is dirty if there is no time. Only when guessing the size can the two hands be completely released, you only need to put money at the end of each round to bet on the size, and the hand will always be empty. And most of the people who kill people for money are people who have lost to the point of desperation. ”

Mingyue thought thoughtfully, "He sold his land and house, and even sold his wife, it really seems that he will take risks to kill people and seize wealth for money." If it's just a vendetta, it won't be stolen from the antiques when you leave, it's more reasonable for money. ”

"Yes, and his family background used to be good, so it is reasonable to be able to distinguish the good from the bad. If it is an ordinary gambler, it may not be able to tell the difference. ”

"Then you are looking for the dealer to ask him about it?"

Whether it is from the time when he disappeared from the gambling house or the motive for killing people and taking money, it is very consistent. Su Yunkai didn't have full evidence yet, so he could only reason, "No, I asked the dealer to let him break the money from the wine jar and chopsticks that night." ”

Mingyue suddenly realized, her eyes widened, "Do you think that if Yu Youshi is the murderer, when he has no things to sell now, as soon as he is frightened by the people in the gambling house, he may take the things he stole from Baibaozhen to pawn and return the money?" ”

"Yes, the murderer has not appeared in the pawnshop black market, maybe because he wants to wait until the situation is calm before selling for money, but he can wait, we can't, neither the deceased nor the family of the deceased...... Yu Youshi even sold his wife, and he is not a good person, even if he is not a murderer, it is good to ask the people from the gambling house to go and let him be frightened. ”

Mingyue also thought so, if they were lucky, they wouldn't have to go to the gambling house tomorrow, and after staying for a few days, they felt that their bodies smelled of wine, and they couldn't wash them clean. She thought again, on the night of the sixteenth, Yu Youshi had a dispute with the dealer over money, and he also knocked over the wine and chopsticks on the way to fight, and if the clothes were stained with those, it was entirely possible that it was something left on Liu Peizhen's face. She shuddered, excited to be closer to the killer.

Only then did she remember, "You've been winning money on purpose for the past few days, and when they let down their vigilance, they'll deliberately lose money tonight?" ”

"Yes." Without waiting for her to ask, Su Yunkai looked at her with a smile, "Do you want to ask why I can control my losses and wins?" ”

Mingyue smiled, she really wanted to know.

"It's very simple, in the gambling booth, there is always someone who is lucky and someone who is lucky to carry it home. Find someone who is always unlucky to lose money, if I want to win, I will buy it with him, and if I want to lose, I will buy with him. ”

"......" Mingyue Shui Ling's eyes widened a little more, "Really? ”

Su Yunkai saw that her eyes were bright, but she still wanted to continue to run to the gambling house, to find an unlucky guy to make money by gambling, her eyes were full of money, and she laughed silently, "Fake." ”

Mingyue also laughed at herself, only to realize that she was obsessed with money in an instant, "I thought I had found a way to make a fortune." ”

Su Yun laughed, "After all, such an unlucky person is hard to find." ”

"And how the hell did you do it?"

"Maybe it was good luck at the beginning and won a little money. Later, I went to the dice and saw some tricks. No one wins big money there, but whatever bets are big, the dealer eats. So I doubt that the dealer can control the points, but because he always lets the gamblers win a small amount of money, and occasionally loses some, but at the end of the night, the gamblers are unaware because they win and lose, so I am sure that the dealer can control the points. Do you remember what I said when I went in tonight? ”

Mingyue thought for a while and said, "You said that we would leave Nanle County tomorrow." ”

Su Yunkai smiled lightly, "At the same time I said that, we were already fat fish on the chopping board, and it was time to slaughter." The dealer will naturally make good of our money, so no matter what I bet, I will lose more. After all, I'll leave tomorrow, and he won't let me go. ”

Mingyue then understood, feeling angry and pathetic. The angry is that the dealer is unscrupulous, and the sad is that the gambler does not wake up.

Su Yunkai saw that she was annoyed and comforted, "When this matter is over, please come back to Bai Zhutou and clean up the atmosphere of this gambling house." ”

"Hmm." Mingyue saw him mention Bai Shui, and took the opportunity to say, "Brother Bai, he's a good head catcher, right." ”

"It's really a rare good head catcher."

After getting his affirmation, Mingyue was also relieved, in this way, when he left Nanle County, Bai Shui had a few more opportunities to go with him, although he didn't go to Kaifeng, but he also left Feng closer.

Only then did she realize that Bai Shui could follow him as a headcatcher, so what about her?

The moonlight was unknown, and even the luster in her eyes dimmed by two points.