Chapter 19: Messy Gangnam-do!
After more than ten days of travel, Di Renjie and Yang Kuo appeared in a small town called Yide Town under the jurisdiction of Karan County, Jiangnan Province.
Early this morning, Di Renjie, who was dressed in ordinary clothes, was eating breakfast with Yang Kuo on the most prosperous street in the town.
Di Renjie chewed the fritters gently, looking at the pedestrians walking back and forth with a smile on his face, a leisurely appearance.
Yang Kuo looked around a little nervously, for fear that whoever didn't have long eyes would attack the old man beside him.
Di Renjie looked at Yang Kuo with a smile, "Yang Kuo, relax, relax." ”
Yang Kuo responded in a low voice, "Hmm." ”
But Yang Kuo was still like facing a great enemy, staring at the people who came and went around Di Renjie.
Di Renjie smiled helplessly, turned his head to look at the owner of the guest shop, "Boss, come over for a moment." ”
As soon as Di Renjie's words fell, the owner of the breakfast shop, a middle-aged man with a relatively bloated and chubby figure, walked quickly to Di Renjie.
"This old man, I don't know what you called me here?" The shopkeeper bowed to Di Renjie and asked politely.
Di Renjie bowed and said with a smile, "Boss, hello, the old man and the dog are businessmen who do business outside all year round. This morning, I just arrived at the treasure land, and I am not familiar with life. Beside me, some of the purchased goods need to be escorted by the dart bureau, and they will go to their hometown. Boss, do you know, in our town, where is the dart game? ”
The chubby boss smiled and said loudly, "Old man, you can be considered to be asking the right person." In this town, there are no things I don't know. ”
Di Renjie smiled and looked at the fat boss.
The fat boss sat down next to Di Renjie, Yang Kuo actually stood up nervously, and was about to lean over, if it wasn't for Di Renjie's eyes to stop him, maybe the fat boss at this moment would have been lying on the ground humming.
The fat boss said with a smile, "Just south of the town, there is a Longwei dart board. The boss of the dart game, that is a well-known figure in the rivers and lakes, known as the golden knife Hu Yishan. He is an old man with a golden knife, which is invincible all over the world. The more important thing is that Master Hu is open-minded, righteous, and a person in the rivers and lakes, and he is also very respectful to him and gives him face. Therefore, there have been no major problems with the darts escorted in the dart board. And the dart heads under the Hu Lao Dart Master, one by one, are also martial arts masters, escorting darts to throw things, you can rest assured. ”
Di Renjie listened to this and nodded, but then frowned slightly, and said with embarrassment, "I don't know the cost of throwing darts, is it high?" ”
The fat boss smiled, "Since the dart is in their hands, it is very safe, and there will be no problems, and it is natural that the people charge high." ”
Di Renjie shook his head helplessly, pondered for a few minutes before slowly speaking, and then said, "Then in our town, are there other dart games?" ”
Seeing Di Renjie's distressed appearance, the fat boss smiled with disdain, pursed his lips, and said, "No." ”
"Hey..."Di Renjie let out a long sigh.
The fat boss continued, "There used to be a dart game that did a lot of business, but a few months ago, it suddenly closed down. Even the family members of the dart bureau were all slaughtered after the darts were robbed. ”
When Di Renjie heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up.
"Can you tell the old man?" Di Renjie looked surprised, looked at the fat boss, and asked.
The fat boss looked around and saw that there was no business at the moment, so he continued, "In our town, there used to be a dart bureau, called the town dart bureau. The boss of the dart game, his name is Zhao San. No one knows his background, but none of the darts he threw in his game had any problems. As long as the person who threw the dart said where to escort it, the Zhao dart master would deliver it accurately. ”
"Because Zhao Dart Shi is very kind on weekdays, and he doesn't rely on his money to bully the people. And Zhao Dart, when he sees a disaster or a difficulty, he will help. So the local people love him very much. Passing travelers, businessmen, and if there is anything that needs to be escorted, the locals will also try to introduce them, so that they can choose someone from the Zhenyuan Dart Bureau to escort them. There is a more important point, that is, the fees of the Zhenyuan Dart Bureau, which are much cheaper than this Longwei Dart Bureau. ”
Yang Kuo frowned and pondered for a few minutes after hearing this, and then said slowly, "Boss, do you know what the things escorted by the Zhenyuan Dart Bureau that time were?" ”
The fat boss shook his head, "This, the things bet on the dart game, are generally not mentioned to outsiders." ”
Di Renjie smiled, and then said, "The family members of the dart bureau were killed, and the government didn't inquire about it, did it investigate this matter?" ”
When the fat boss heard this, he smiled with disdain and said, "Official!?" How could the government take care of such a trivial matter! ”
"What??? Because he lost what he was escorting, he was killed all over the house, is this still a trivial matter? Yang Kuoteng stood up, his eyes widened angrily, and he said loudly in a voice that was almost roaring.
"Okay, Kuo'er, don't be so excited, listen to what the boss has to say." Di Renjie raised his hand, patted Yang Kuo's arm, and said.
The fat boss was really startled by Yang Kuo, who suddenly went berserk. His face turned pale in an instant.
"Okay, boss, the dog is a little resentful. Just last month, our father and son purchased some goods in Qinghe County, originally wanted to escort them themselves, but they were robbed by bandits a few days after they set off. So hurry up and report to the official. But who would have thought that for more than ten days, there was no news from the government. In desperation, I had to give it up, and the right to lose money as a business. When I came to our Huangdezhen this time, I originally wanted to buy some more goods, send them back to my hometown, and earn some money to make up for the loss in Qinghe County. But who would have thought that the law and order here would be so chaotic. The child is anxious for a while, so he will lose his temper. Don't mind, boss. Di Renjie explained with a smile.
The fat boss smiled, shook his head helplessly, and then said, "Brother, you are happy to change." The law and order in Gangnam Province is like this, if you want to do business, if you don't have a little government background, it is difficult to move an inch. ”
As the fat boss spoke, his eyes flashed brightly, and then he stood up and greeted the guests who had just come in.
When Yang Kuo saw this, he stepped forward to stop him. But Di Renjie stepped forward and stopped him.
"Old... Father! Why don't you let me stop him, he hasn't answered your question yet! Yang Kuo lowered his head and asked with a frown.
Di Renjie smiled helplessly, and muttered softly, "Actually, he has already told the old man." ”