Chapter III. The sword asks Beiyan 32

It turns out that the fourth prince is not only drunk and likes to 'cry', but he is also afraid of gods and ghosts. When he opened the door just now, he was not fully awake, and he thought that Shen Gui and the two men in black were the 'black, black and white impermanence' who came to ask for their lives! As for why there was an extra 'black one', he hadn't had time to think of this question before he was scared unconscious......

"I wanted to use your golden hook to catch fish, but I didn't expect to catch some small fish and shrimp... You have some 'judges' who are good at torture, right? Let them loosen their muscles and bones for these 'heroes and heroes', I still have a treasure here, and I will take it out and show you later......"

At this time, Shen Gui was dusting tea on the face of Zhou Changan, who had just woken up, and chattered to him about the 'little story' that happened tonight.

When those black-clothed people who lost their ability to move were taken out of the Anping Mansion by Ge Sanshui, Shen Gui took out the coarse cloth bag in his arms; Zhou Changan, who was still wilting and drooping, saw a flash of golden light in front of him, and suddenly sat up as if he had been charged

"This ...... Isn't this a three-inch town dragon nail? Where did you get it from? ”

Looking at Zhou Changan's extremely excited expression, Shen Gui replied with some embarrassment:

"If I said that I bought it on the side of the street for five hundred taels of silver, wouldn't it seem a little disrespectful to you?"

Zhou Changan first stared at Shen Gui in surprise for a long time, and then excitedly clasped his hands and said:

"You can say whatever you like, and I won't ask! There are a total of nine of these 'three-inch town dragon nails', didn't you just say that you bought them back for five hundred taels of silver? On behalf of the Northern Yan Dynasty, I received it with five million taels of silver! And if the nine are in your hands, I can also make up a whole for you, fifty million taels of silver......"

"Wait a minute, wait a minute, your old man blow slowly, I have a little headache! Let's not talk about how many I have and whether I sell them or not; I just want to ask you one sentence first: But with your Northern Yan Dynasty included, can you really get so much silver? ”

"I don't care if I steal or rob you! As long as you can get something, even if you smash the pot and sell iron, I will make up this number for you! ”

Shen Gui looked at the fanatical look on Zhou Chang'an's face, and he fell into silence......

Frankly speaking, until now, Shen Gui didn't understand what this 'coffin nail' was worth such a large sum of silver, and the origin of this thing was not very clear, so even he himself was not sure if this was a 'three-inch town dragon nail'......

"I'm telling you the truth! I bought this thing for five hundred taels of silver. On the afternoon of the first meeting between the two of us, I had just walked out of the Nankang Hall when I was stopped by an old courtier; And he almost shoved it into my hands in a way of 'buying and selling'...... Ay? Speaking of which, aren't you two colluding to raise the price and plan to get my money? ”

Shen Gui looked at Zhou Changan, who was full of salivation, and didn't mention anything about the 'meeting gift' at all! After all, with his status as the fourth prince, since he can offer a high price of five million taels of silver, he can at least prove one point: this unlucky coffin nail is definitely not just worth five million taels of silver!

Zhou Changan carefully stroked the inscription on the Zhenlong nail while casually asking Shen Gui:

"Taichu, have you ever thought about becoming the Emperor of Youbei?"

"If I had this intention, I would have led the army to besiege your Yanjing City now......"

"Good, good! Then this treasure won't be of any use to you... Why don't you just sell it to me? It's okay to give it away for free, even if I owe you a big favor......"

"Fourth Prince, aren't you sleepy? Then go to bed early, what you want in your dreams is exciting......"

It wasn't until Shen Gui returned to the Nankang Hall that he still didn't have a clue; The reason why he didn't ask the fourth prince about the purpose and origin of the 'Zhenlong Nail' was also the reason why the other party would not talk to him. However, there is only one thing, Shen Gui can now be sure: these unlucky things should be related to the throne!

Early the next morning, Shen Gui received a middle-aged man who looked like a businessman; It wasn't until he left the hall that Shen Gui had a general understanding of the identities of those men in black.

Those people are all 'heroes and heroes' on the rivers and lakes, and they rely on picking up some 'loose jobs' on weekdays to make a living; As for the sturdy man who was kicked and had his mouth full of teeth, the reason why he said that "he will not survive if he misses a single one" is that after receiving thirty percent of the 'advance payment', he spent it all on fireworks and willow alleys and gambling houses and taverns......

If the thing is not done, and the money cannot be compensated, isn't that a dead end?

So in other words, these rangers are actually cannon fodder hired to 'fight grass and scare snakes'......

The middle-aged man dressed as a businessman, before leaving, specially asked Shen Gui:

"Master Shen, my master asked me to ask you, those people from the rivers and lakes, are you planning to die or live?"

"What do you say about the dead? How do you say it's alive? ”

"What can you say about the dead, dig a pit and bury it! But if you want to live, then wait for half a year, their wounds are almost healed, and you can send someone to Yanjing City to pick them up......"

“… I can't afford to spend that amount of effort... It's better to bury it alive. ”

"Oh yes, Wang Yutian, the head cabinet of the 'Yujia Pawnshop' in front, what are you going to do?"

“…… That old man has a good heart, so he should be buried. Oh, by the way, don't bury them together to save trouble! ”

Young Master Shen laughed...... But since I have said this, I think it is still necessary to remind you: Wang Yutian's death was not done by these people; As for who the real culprit is, we interrogated Chiwu all night, but we couldn't ask a clue; So according to the next thought, if it weren't for the fact that the mouths of these Jianghu people are too hard; It's just that they really don't know......"

Shen Gui nodded lightly after listening, but did not make any comment on this matter:

"Okay, I got it! Go back and bring a good message to your four princes, and say that as soon as the holy decree of our Xingping Emperor arrives, we can start the second peace talks immediately; Other than that...... What's your name? ”

"The villain has been lonely since he was a child, and what he has served since he was a child is the rice bowl of Anping Palace; As for what my real name is, I don't even have any impression of myself...... Young Master Shen will call the villain 'Mazi Six'. ”

At midnight today, Shen Gui, who was sleeping soundly in the guest room, opened his eyes again; However, this time, instead of turning over the beam, he turned his body outward, and the whole person jumped out of the slightly open window like a fish swimming in water; Then he curled up in the air, made an 'inverted pearl curtain', and hung it on the eaves on the tips of his feet, like a bat, and hung upside down from the window......

At the same time as Shen Gui jumped out of the window, a 'night walker' suddenly 'fell from the sky' in the house! As soon as this person landed, his body was as soft as if it had no bones, and it was clinging to the ground and 'slippery' under Shen Gui's bed...... It seems that this 'uninvited guest' had already noticed that the bed was empty as soon as he entered the room, and he naturally woke up!

Judging from his dexterous and agile reaction speed alone, this person is definitely not in the category of 'thief'. Because in the 'thief' industry, any master who can steal by 'opening the skylight' cannot have such a ghostly skill at the same time!

Opening the skylight refers to a technique of removing tiles and wedges on people's roofs and burglary. Because the wedge will drive the dust to fall, it may also wake up the owner who is sleeping lightly due to the change of light in the house, and eventually lead to the whereabouts being revealed; Therefore, most of the snitches who burglary by 'opening the skylight' are small and thin, short in stature, and soft in muscles.

Because the smaller the 'skylight' opened, the smaller the chance of waking up the family, which means that the 'stealing kung fu' is more refined. In this way, only the smaller the stature, the smaller the 'skylight', can come and go freely, and if you are a tall thief, there are other types of crafts to choose from, so there is no need to embarrass yourself......

But today's 'visitor' is obviously not a snitch with a small stature, but his body is no less flexible than those who are 'unstudied'......

However, for Shen Gui, who is 'possessed by a vampire' outside the window: appreciation is appreciation, and thieves are thieves; there is no conflict between the two!

Shen Gui, who was hanging upside down on the edge of the window like a bat, was slightly stiff on his toes and a stiff waist at this time, and his whole body was standing straight on the roof. He carefully reinserted the wedges, covered the roof tiles, and blocked the way of the snitch, and then jumped back into the room through the cracks in the window......

To be fair, Shen Gui hangs upside down like a bat outside the window, and if it is replaced by the bright moonlight on a sunny night, his leisurely figure will definitely be reflected on the window paper, as conspicuous as a shadow puppet play; But today, this 'expert snitch', because he adheres to the industry code of 'stealing the wind and not stealing the moon', naturally chooses the night action when the moon is dark and the stars are sparse......

Originally a hunter, he became a prey in the blink of an eye.

As Shen Gui, who had rushed into the house, dropped the door latch with a 'click', the snitch hidden under the bed was suddenly shocked: it seemed that his whereabouts had not only been discovered by his family, but he was also unknowingly cut off from all retreats......

The so-called closing the door and beating the dog is talking about the current scene!