It wasn't until Shen Gui and Li Le'an walked into the gap with Mr. Shui Candle, who took the lead, that they discovered that this secret room hidden behind the bookshelf turned out to be a secret cellar. However, the strange thing is that this dungeon does not have the usual cold and damp, and even the 'quality' of the air is not much worse than that outside, presumably a 'mechanism room' that can only be built by inviting countless skilled craftsmen and cost.

Mr. Shui Candle, who was walking at the forefront, took out a delicately made fire pleated from the purse he wore around his waist, and after lightly dyeing it, he lit several oil lamps on the wall in turn......

“…… Mr. Water Candle is indeed Mr. Water Candle! Who would have thought that you were all poor pawn winter clothes, and that you would have the money to dig such a big project? Shen Gui looked at the structure of the dungeon while the yin and yang weirdness squeezed Mr. Water Candle.

"This is not the masterpiece of our husband and wife, but the 'black prison' left behind by the former prefect of Yanjing! The former prefect used this dark room to abuse lynching, exterminate corpses, and store those unsightly bribes. ”

Mr. Water Candle explained to Shen Gui as he lit two torches on the east wall. Shen Gui looked back and saw two men lying crookedly in a pair of cotton wool straw piles between the two torches. One of them is young and the other is mature; The younger ones were delicate and frightened, and at first glance they looked like children from poor families; The other middle-aged man is strong and strong, and there is a deliberately restrained light in his eyes, obviously a person who has some skills in martial arts!

"I don't know who these two are......"

"The older one is Zhao Zhukuai, who received Liuzhi's 'twenty taels of bribes', and the younger one should be no stranger to you, it is Wang Yutian's junior apprentice, Xishun!"

On the way back to Yanjing City from Yanshan County, Shen Gui instructed Qi Yan to secretly look for the junior apprentice who had a relationship with him. And the reason why Qi Yan, the big snitch who has been roaming the rivers and lakes since he was a child, found nothing was because this junior apprentice had already been 'imprisoned' in the dungeon of the government by Mr. Shui Zhu first!

I don't know what kind of 'magic' Mr. Water Candle has used on them, and the attitude of these two 'witnesses' towards her can be described as obedient and subservient. No matter what he asked, the other party immediately said something happily, and he was afraid that he would miss something, so he kept adding these details. From this point of view, the most effective torture method will eventually fall on the word 'attacking the heart'!

It turns out that this inner ghost Zhao catches quickly, and he has a small hobby on weekdays, that is, when he has nothing to do, he likes to go to the 'treasure bureau' to play money for fun, but after all, he is a person who practices martial arts, and he has some self-control. Usually the amount of money he wins and loses is not large, and with the fast catch and the subsidy silver taels issued by the imperial court, although his own life is not rich, but the word poverty has never been touched.

But just a few days ago, this Zhao Zhukuai actually made a windfall in a treasure bureau he frequented, and won for three whole days in a row. During those three days, he seemed to be possessed by the 'God of Wealth', which was really big and small, even if he pressed the leopard angrily, at least four out of ten times were a big victory! In just three days, he has won ten years of official wealth!

If he had followed his temper in the past, he would have remembered the principle of accepting it when he saw it. But in the past few days, other gamblers have constantly praised him for his good luck, saying that he Zhao Zhao is about to hand over a big canopy of great luck, and it is simply intolerable if he does not continue to chase it! And Zhao Zhutou thought about it, the silver in his hand was originally won back, even if he lost it all, it was only a dream of wealth.

But if it is really a canopy luck, then he only needs to win three more days, and he can directly retire and retire comfortably!

Thinking about it this way, Zhao Zhukuai, who was originally considered to be 'knowing in his heart', couldn't hold back this gambling anymore. As the saying goes, 'there is no winner in long-term gambling', since the fourth day of playing, he has set his own rules behind him, as long as he loses money, he will multiply and multiply the table to seek to turn over. 2 taels in the first game, 4 taels in the second game, 6 taels in the third game...... In this way, in less than a morning, not only did he send back all the money he had won in the past few days, but he also borrowed a lot of 'seal money' that killed people and did not see blood!

Until the end, Zhao Zhukuai, who had already lost with red eyes and huge debts, was instigated by the 'gamblers' around him, and even pressed his own 'wife and daughter' as a gambling book! This is the saying 'the cow on the top and the ghost hitting the wall', and you can't pull out your feet at all!

There was no accident, after the treasure official who was watching the table lit up the big bowl in his hand, Zhao Zhukuai just glanced at it, and then lay on the ground with a 'plop', completely closed his breath!

This evil treasure game has opened thirty-four rounds in a row!

When Zhao Zhu woke up quickly, he was immediately politely 'invited' out of the door by the people of the People's Treasure Bureau. With the sound of the door behind him, the confused Zhao Zhu was almost blown by the cold wind, and the whole person also woke up! What is this 'canopy transport'? It's clearly a game set up for yourself in advance! But after all, he was also drawn in black and white, and as soon as the date of the agreed repayment came, his wife and beloved daughter would be sold to Taiping Street by others...

Of course, just like the 'Huashen Sect's disaster relief and 'blocking Hu' back then, since it is a bureau that has worked hard to do a good job, how can people not come to 'pick peaches'? Faced with a huge amount of gambling debts, Zhao Zhukuai could only obediently obey and leak the situation of the entire Yanjing Mansion to others. It was also from this day that Zhao Zhukuai, who had no worries about food and clothing and a happy family, completely got on the thief ship of the group of unknown people.

As for the price of 'twenty taels' that Mr. Shui Zhu said before, it is actually the upper limit of the gambling book that Zhao Zhukuai set for himself! When he won the money, he drank wine and ate meat; After losing all twenty taels of capital, I will fight again on the day of the next month! It's a pity that when his self-control for more than ten years faced the enemy's 'precision strike', he became vulnerable.

Since Zhao Zhukuai is just a chess piece, the other party will definitely not show his true face in front of him. However, judging from what he said about Shen Gui, it seems that the job of stealing the file was not done by Liu Zhi! Otherwise, with Liu Zhi's skills, there would be no need for him to distract the attention of the night watchman.

As for the stunned elementary school apprentice Xishun, there is no too valuable news. In addition to remembering Feng Lianshan's iron rooster that day, this stupid boy suddenly found out with his conscience, invited himself and the two junior brothers to go down to the restaurant, and after eating nonsense, he took the three of them to Taiping Avenue to 'open meat'. As for the rest, he didn't know anything. The reason why he was hidden in the dungeon by Mr. Water Candle was that he was also a subordinate of Mr. Water Candle, and he accidentally found this kid lying bare-bottomed in the land temple near Taiping Street, so he brought it back......

Things are developing here, and Shen Gui already has a general idea in his mind:

On the same day, Liu Zhi decided to get rid of Wang Yutian, so he ordered Feng Lianshan to leave Renhe Pawnshop with three apprentices. In Shen Gui's opinion, Xu wanted to search the bottom of the entire pawnshop and take a closer look at the 'giant bandit Wang Lei' and whether there was a possibility of 'Ming Xiu plank road and difficult to cross Chen Cang'. As for why Liu Zhi was so cautious, Shen Gui could understand it. After all, according to Mr. Shui Zhu, this Wang Yutian was born as a water thief leader. Such a veteran of the rivers and lakes who licks blood from the knife edge, coupled with his rival Shen Gui, who is 'poisonously damaged', no matter what kind of tricks this old man plays, it is also reasonable!

As for Wang Yutian's family, it is estimated that it was because Liu Zhi found nothing in Renhe pawnshop, and finally died tragically. So in addition to the three-inch Zhenlong nail that has been handed over to him, what kind of secret is hidden on Wang Yutian, or Wang Yutian's corpse? And, if you just need someone to respond, why create such a 'big scene' of a scam?

Thinking of this, Shen Gui, who was in deep thought, finally raised his head and cast his gaze on Zhao Zhukuai, who was full of shame:

"Let's not mention him in the past, Shen now has a reluctant request, I don't know if Zhao Zhu has the courage to follow Shen to bet on the last treasure?"

Zhao Zhukuai's expression changed several times, and finally sighed:

"Hey... Zhao is not greedy for life and afraid of death, but he still has a wife and daughter at home, so he really doesn't dare to take risks...... Zhao made a big mistake in confusion for a while, which not only violated the laws of the imperial court, but also failed to live up to the prefect of Luo and his wife to protect Zhao in every way...... However, even if Zhao has a way to die, if it affects his family......"

Mr. Shui Zhu frowned when she heard this, she looked at Zhao Zhu, who was full of shame and embarrassment, and sighed for a long time, finally sighed and said:

"Alas...... Since the slave family confessed to you, they have already sent people to your mansion at the same time...... I wanted to bring Mrs. Zhao and Ling Qianjin to the government to avoid the limelight for a while, but ...... It's a pity that the people of the slave family are still a step late......"

Zhao Zhukuai's eyes widened when he heard this, and his expression was both incredulous and complicated as excessive grief; At this time, Shen Gui seemed to have suddenly understood, raised his tone and asked:

"When Mr. Shui Zhu and Zhao Zhu are about to have a showdown, how long will it be between them and your people rushing to Zhao's mansion?"

"It certainly won't last more than a pillar of incense. It was an appointment at noon in advance, and the two parties started at the same time......"

Shen Gui nodded when he heard this, and after asking the location of the Zhao Mansion clearly, he threw another question to Mr. Shui Zhu:

"On the night of Wang Yutian's case, where were all the people under Mr. Yu arranged?"

Mr. Water Candle raised his head and thought for a moment, and then replied firmly:

"That night, the slave family got the news that Wang Yutian was killed, and the Nankang Hall where you and the other three stayed was ...... The slave family knows your skills and knows how heavily guarded that house is, so it is natural to infer that it is the enemy's strategy of 'striking the east and attacking the west'. In order to prevent Wang Yutian's family from being wiped out, the slave family sent all his subordinates to the Wang family's courtyard outside the North City Gate...... It's a pity that when they ended up going a step too late......"

"So are the people who are out for Mr. to collect the wind and the killers the same group of people? If not, do they both know each other? ”

The Mr. Water Candle groaned for a long time, and shook his head at Shen Gui in silence......

"That's right!"