Volume II: The Frontier Chapter 13: The Trap
At noon, Li Jackal went to find idle people to deal with Mu Chen according to Luo Crocodile's instructions, and as soon as he left his residence on the fourth floor, he saw a crowd in the distance, and went downstairs to ask the tavern owner what happened, and he only heard a rough idea from the guest, and the specific situation was not clear.
"There are also people in the wasteland who dare to make trouble here, they really eat the heart of a bear and a leopard's gall. ”
"I listened to the guest over there, I don't know why, what do you drink?" the tavern owner explained to Li Jackal as he wiped his glass.
"Have a small glass of honey bar and moisten your throat. Li Jackal threw two silver coins on the bar and looked at the other guests in the tavern.
"There is another matter, you help me find a few people, go to the north of Shanling Village and go into the mountains to look for people, and give each of them twenty silver coins. ”
"That's a joke, go now, it's already afternoon, it's dark when you enter the mountain, how can you find someone?" the tavern owner put the mead in front of him, saying that it was a small glass, but compared to the neatly stacked wine glasses behind him, it was obviously the largest glass.
"What do you care about so much, do the guests here owe you money, just let them go, as long as people arrive, it doesn't matter if you find someone or not. Li Jackal picked up the wine glass with satisfaction and took a big sip.
"You'll have to tell you who to look for. ”
"There's someone over there who answers, just ask them when you arrive. You just find a few drunkards, idle scoundrels or something, you have been a tavern owner for so many years, this kind of person you don't know. ”
"Know, know, I know a lot of people like this, but..." The boss didn't dare to say, and looked at Li Jackal twice.
"It's just something, don't you think the money is small, I'll add five more to you. ”
"Lord Jianshi, this is not enough, don't talk about whether you work or not, the journey back and forth will take five or six hours, and it will be dark when you come back, do you say that these lazy people can be tempted by this money?"
"Okay, there's a lot of nonsense, thirty silver coins, if you can't find someone, you can go, don't talk about it, I'll go and see what's going on over there." Li Jackal got up and drank the wine down.
"Master Li, Master Li, how many people do you want, when will you leave?" the boss leaned out and shouted.
"Seven or eight will do, go now. Li Jackal didn't reply, and waved his hand back.
When the tavern owner saw that Li Jackal was far away, he ordered his men to find someone, and according to Li Jackal's explanation, he said again, each of them gave twenty silver coins, and he must arrive before dark.
Chunyue was surrounded by water, everyone pointed the finger at her, shouting for a long time to find the prison market, but no one took action, just kept shouting slogans there, kept talking badly to each other, no one cared if the matter could be solved, they were all busy performing justice.
"Get out of the way, get out of the way, shut up, shut up. At the outermost part of the crowd, Li Jackal shouted loudly to block and suppress all voices.
"What are you doing here, don't do business anymore, don't buy anything, the black market has become a monkey show, three circles inside and three circles outside, let me also see, who has such a big charm. "Li Jackal is notoriously broken in the black market, with a loud voice, and always says something cool first when something happens.
"Master Li is here, give way, give way. "A few vendors who usually like to slap horses hurriedly reported.
When the crowd of onlookers saw Li Jackal, they immediately made a way, and each nodded at him, and the fake smile could be used as a model for entertainment.
Li Jackal walked in and glanced at Chunyue, turned his head and asked the vendors, "What's the matter, what are you doing around a girl?"
"Master Li, let me tell you, she..."
"My lord, she gave the old lady's flowers..."
"Master Li, she robbed the stall owner of the money, and also..."
"Li Jian City, I, as a wasteland and her, have already said..."
The whole scene was a mess, even more chaotic than when he came, whether it was the surrounding vendors, or the customers watching the excitement, or the wasteland people who restrained Chunyue, you said a word to me, and rushed to explain, for fear that his aura of justice would be overshadowed by others, Li Jackal was surrounded in the middle and didn't understand a word.
Chunyue next to her was left unattended, and she was originally the core of the incident, but she became a spectator, so she had to hug her shoulders and enjoy the ridiculous scene of a group of righteous people inviting merit and grabbing merit.
"Shut up, shut up, shut the fuck. Li Jackal pointed at the few in front of him, gesturing to hit them.
The few scrambles hurriedly retreated, and said no more. When the others saw it, they all fell silent, and the chaotic scene stopped such hooligans' actions.
"You're from the wasteland, right, I just heard them say that you robbed money, is there such a thing? Wait, you also answered, and after a while, they quarreled again, who is the bitter master?"
The middle-aged male stall owner who was sitting on the ground got up suddenly, jumped up and walked in front of Li Jackal, and said with a huff in his waist: "I, Lord Jianshi, she robbed me." ”
"Stay away from me, are there any other related people?"
"And this lady, she was also robbed. The male stall owner pointed to the old woman in the middle of the stall.
"I don't count, I don't count, just a few flowers, it's okay, it's okay. When the old woman saw Li Jackal looking at her, she looked flustered, and hurriedly shirked it, not wanting to get involved.
"Okay, then the three of you, and you, come with me to the prison city hall and talk about it there. Li Jackal also called the big man of the wasteland who had just spoken.
"Lord Supervisor, I really don't have anything to do, so I don't have to go. The old woman tried her best to shirk it, not wanting to go with him.
"Don't talk nonsense, go when you are told to go, get up quickly, go quickly. Li Jackal stretched out her hand to greet her, and the old woman reluctantly got up and cleaned up her stall.
"Anyone who wants to say anything will wait at the door of the tavern. The rest is scattered, buy it quickly, and after a while, the good things are bought by others. Hurry up and shout if you sell it, and you won't make money to support your family, right? I think they are all idle, Ming'er pays taxes according to the capitation, and everyone who enters the market pays Lao Tzu, to see if you still have spare time to watch the excitement here. Disperse, disperse, I'm busy making ends meet for you every day, and I have to deal with this kind of myself, and no one thinks about me. Li Jackal's cheap words were very effective, and the people present dispersed one after another, and their expressions were basically contempt and disdain.
He walked in front and accepted the greetings from the vendors on both sides, Chunyue and the big man of the wasteland followed behind him silently, and the middle-aged male stall owner pretended to help the old woman walk at the end, and the two muttered endlessly.
"If you have to pull me in, just say that you can't get robbed, what are you doing with me. ”
"Mom, I'm afraid that I can't talk about her, you're here, I'm sure. ”
"What would she say, a wasteland person who doesn't know the rules, so many people can testify to you, what else do you have to be afraid of. You are down-to-earth, I'm unlucky, I'm afraid of seeing officials in my life, and I tremble when I see the legs of officials. ”
"Didn't we get into the trap together, now that the situation is not good, you want to run away by yourself and let my own son out?"
"You waste, you would have starved to death without me, if I could really get you out, I would have no worries. ”
"How would you talk about an old woman, if not..."
"Okay, don't talk nonsense, look at me in a while, I'm still pretending to be a good person, you just insist that she robs you of your money, and our mother and daughter will definitely be fine." ”
"Okay, Mom, listen to you. ”
When they arrived at the door of the tavern, Li Jackal asked Chunyue and the big man of the wasteland to wait downstairs, and found someone to watch them, and he took the two of them up first.
"Eh, Brother Jackal, what's going on, have you done your business?" Luo Crocodile was about to go downstairs to the tavern for a drink, and just came out and ran into the three of them.
"Hello Luojian City, hello adults. The mother and son hurriedly stepped forward to say hello, but the cat didn't dare to raise her waist.
"It's done, these two are..."Li Jackal explained the situation to Luo Crocodile.
"There are still people who dare to rob in the black market in broad daylight, you two will say it in detail, don't add oil and vinegar, tell the truth. ”
The mother and son are adding fuel and vinegar, the whole thing is reversed black and white, the old woman has been pretending to be generous, persuading Luo Crocodile and Li Jackal not to pursue it, and has been apologizing for making trouble for the two of them. The male stall owner has been pretending to be innocent, emphasizing that he is not used to seeing Chunyue bullying people with her identity as a wasteland person, and does not abide by the rules of the black market, and he acts bravely to maintain human dignity.
After listening to their descriptions, Li Jackal went downstairs to call Chunyue and them, but did not let the mother and son out, but stayed in the house with them.
After Chunyue entered the house, she was fascinated by the decorative items inside, the thick stall was very soft to step on, countless gold and silver products were all kind, there were three complete queen ant skulls hanging side by side on the wall, as well as well-made furniture and porcelain, etc., but what attracted her the most was a pair of full-body armor, which at first glance had been created by a high-level equipment manufacturer for a long time, and because she was intoxicated, she forgot to say hello to Luo Crocodile for a while.
"Eh, have you seen enough, this is to judge your money-grabbing behavior, not to let you run here to appreciate the armor. Luo Crocodile was a little impatient.
Only then did Chunyue come back to her senses, and the two supervisors sitting in front of her looked calm and full of officialdom. The mother and son standing next to them were cautious, walking on thin ice.
"I'm Luo Jian City in the black market, he is Li Jian City, this place is under our control, you..." Luo Crocodile suddenly paused, looking at Chunyue carefully.
"What's wrong?" Li Jackal looked at him, not knowing why he stopped.
Luo Crocodile motioned for him to come over and whispered, "This woman doesn't look like the one Mu Chen brought over this morning. ”
After hearing this, Li Jackal hurriedly raised his head, looked at Chunyue carefully, and whispered to Luo Crocodile: "It's really like, there were too many people just now, I didn't pay attention to it, what should I do now?"
Luo Crocodile continued after Li Jackal also confirmed: "You go out first and wait downstairs." We have something to discuss. ”
The four of them didn't know what was going on, so they went downstairs in turn, and Junyue, who came down last, went directly into the tavern and sat in front of the bar.
"What are you drinking?" the tavernkeeper greeted him.
"Hmm... Watermelon juice, is there this?" Chunyue just looked for a place to rest, and since she was asked, she remembered the drink she and Mu Chen had drunk when they were at the Wasteland Station.
"Yes, eight silver coins. "The rules here are all about money and goods, and taverns are no exception.
"It's a lot cheaper than the Wasteland Station, two more drinks in a while. While thinking like this, Chunyue reached out to touch her animal skin bag, but she couldn't find it all over her body, so she rushed out of the door in a panic and ran to the old woman's stall.
When she ran, she was finding a solution to Luo Crocodile and Li Jackal, who were in a dilemma about how to deal with it, and this time she not only gave an explanation to Mu Chen, but also took this opportunity to knock him again.