Late at night, a small courtyard house located in Kushui Lane in the north city.

This area is actually a slum, but the overall environment is much stronger than that of the rotor house. The owner of this small courtyard house is the well-known Zhu butcher, although he is very kind and looks like a good gentleman, but those who are familiar with its roots know that it is not easy to mess with. The person who had a conflict with him was either beaten to cripple or slashed several times within a few days, and he couldn't find his head after reporting to the official, and he became a tyrant here over time.

No one would look at his house, and he would walk past his door to speed up his pace and cause less trouble, and no one would know what was going on inside the courtyard walls.

Zhu Guochen's friends are all street splashes, drinking and noisy until late at night is a common thing, the neighbors are no longer surprised, and no one will see any strange noise in his house. It was tonight, when it was already the second watch, that Zhu Guochen ran back from outside in embarrassment, opened the door and entered the hospital, which would not arouse suspicion.

When he entered the room, he first lit an oil lamp and went straight to the upper room, and under the light, his face turned pale and very terrifying. If you look closely, you can see that the muscles on his face are trembling slightly, his lips are trembling, and even the hand holding the oil lamp is trembling slightly, obviously very nervous.

There was blood on his clothes, but not much. Entering the bedroom, he took off his coat in a panic, because he was nervous, the force was too violent, and in a soft sound, a large piece of his clothes had been torn. He didn't care about this, so he just threw away his clothes, turned out a piece of clothing and put it on his body, put a few clothes into a wrapper, and rolled a package randomly. Then he tore off the picture of Zhong Kui fighting ghosts hanging in the room, pulled out a few bricks covered behind the painting scroll, and then reached out and touched it, and then put the thing on the table.

It was a piece of silver wrapped in red paper, and I took out five letters in a row, and some jewelry came out, and one hair was rolled into the bag and carried behind my back. He took out a hand-untying knife from under the pillow and held it in his hand, and went out of the house with the lamp and went straight to the firewood room.

The door opened, and a puff of dust rushed out, choking him on a continuous cough. When people walked in, they saw a woman in the corner of the firewood room with chains around her neck, shackles on her hands and feet, locked there motionless. The two big eyes, which were originally very good-looking, were dull, and the person seemed very numb and didn't care about anything. The color of the dress on the body is also bright, but people have no spirit. Seeing Zhu Guochen coming in, she raised her head, lowered her head again and did not speak. Zhu Guochen stepped forward and took out the key, opened the lock for him, and said while playing:

"Little slut, I said you were my scourge a long time ago. I should have killed you and fed the pigs, but I was really reluctant to kill you with your white body. As a result, it is really causing trouble from you now, you listen, Lao Tzu planted it this time. Someone has come to save you, but I won't let him get you away. You are my woman, life is my person, death is my ghost, then don't think about going. If we can't live in Beijing, we will go to the countryside and come back in a few years, and my lord is still a good man. If you dare to run, I will kill you first, and then your whole family. I know everything about your family, and no one wants to run! Come with me! ”

As he spoke, he had already untied all the locks, pulled up the woman, and walked out. The woman followed his footsteps awkwardly, as if she had little strength, and her legs were almost dragging the ground before walking. Zhu Guochen didn't care about training her, went out all the way, and walked quickly in the dark night.

There was silence all around, neither of them spoke, except for the sound of footsteps, only the sound of heartbeat could be heard clearly. Zhu Guochen held the woman in one hand and a torch in the other hand for lighting, and muttered quietly as he walked, "Damn Cantonese!" The companion he brought was so powerful, a few people couldn't beat him! Why are there still people from Dongchang to arrest people? You little slut has the means, when did you climb such a high branch, let such a person save you. But what about having such a relationship? You don't have to sleep with me yet, this time I'll take you to the mountains, even if it's a heavenly soldier, don't try to save you. ”

As soon as I walked to the mouth of the alley, suddenly a man's voice sounded:

"Jingshi has a curfew at night, why do you come when you go out at this time?"

Zhu Guochen subconsciously stepped back, looked around, and couldn't see anyone. Only in front of me, there was a faint figure there.

"Don't look for it, I'm alone. You're Zhu Guochen, right? My name is Fan Jin, and I am from Guangdong. You arranged for two people to cut me today, but I killed them all because I didn't have the skills to get home. There is a bald man named Wang San, it is your subordinate, I asked him some questions, and he answered truthfully, with a good attitude, so I only broke one of his hands and one leg and threw it to the official. I heard that you have some power in the capital and have a lot of nests, but after tonight, there are probably not a few left. ”

The figure moved forward, and Zhu Guochen pulled the woman and began to retreat. He can fight his way out in the rivers and lakes of the Beijing Division, and he is also a rare ruthless person in the rivers and lakes. Although he had never practiced any martial arts, he had never been afraid of anyone when he was one-on-one. Relying on his strong physique and this ruthlessness, many people are planted in his hands, and some of them have practiced martial arts and learned boxing. It is said that there is only one person on the other side, and it is enough to kill him. Somehow, in front of this person, Zhu Guochen always felt furious in his heart, and he didn't dare to go against him.

"I also know that you have a relationship and a backer, and ordinary people dare not touch you. But that's usual, this time...... You've crossed the line. Even the Jinshi of the imperial court dared to attack, you are too bold. I don't know that a scholar is ten times more expensive than a splash of gold like you? What's more, it's a dignified jinshi, even if I kill you, it's for nothing, and if you kill me, it's a heinous crime! This time, no matter who is behind you, he will not help you, but on the contrary, he will take the initiative to ask you to be dealt with strictly, and he will not be merciful when beaten to death with a stick, otherwise he will not be able to explain to the reader! Those officials usually let you go, but now that it's not good, whoever protects you may suffer from it, and who dares to let go? Besides, there are benefits to being taken from raiding your nest, so they will naturally scramble, believe me, I know those officials very well, and they will work hard to clean you up. ”

Zhu Guochen had already retreated to the door of his residence at this time, and the man followed all the way.

"That woman, are you surnamed Zheng? I am from Guangdong, and I have no place to live in Beijing, so I rented a courtyard, and the owner of the courtyard is surnamed Zheng, called Zheng Chengxian. He has a son named Zheng Guotai and a daughter named Zheng Wan. Zheng Wan called me a brother, and I recognized her as a sister. The little girl misses her cousin very much......"

The woman's wooden body suddenly trembled, as if it was swinging. Zhu Guochen said: "Enough! Don't talk about it! I've got some silver taels here, and if you let me go, I'll give them all to you." You can't make much money a year, and my money is enough for you to spend for a long time, and enough for you to buy a beautiful woman......"

"The Zheng family said that there was originally a very capable and beautiful woman in his family, and she was about to get married. But suddenly he disappeared, and he couldn't find it. Zheng Chengxian spent a lot of money to find this niece, and also entrusted the relationship of Qingyunhou. But the person was not found, and the relationship was killed. Jung Seung-hun was afraid of being sad and couldn't afford to get sick. In order to treat him, he found a group of pimps to borrow money from Yinzi, and those people were eyeing his house. The leader of that gang of pungent skins is called Liu Qi......"

"Enough!"

The woman's body shook more and more, and the hand held by Zhu Guochen tried hard to break free, but he was tightly grasped and couldn't move. Zhu Guochen roared, pulled the woman in front of him, threw the torch on the ground, and pulled out the untie knife with his free hand against the woman's neck:

"That's right, this woman is Zheng Chan, the eldest sister of the Zheng family, but how? She is already my woman, she is born as a member of my Zhu family, and death is the ghost of my Zhu family, and I will not let people take her away. Most...... Only one corpse can be taken away. You let me go, I will take her away, and I will not return to Beijing in this life. Otherwise, it's a big deal for everyone to die together. ”

"Fan Gongzi ......"

Zheng Chan, who had been silent, suddenly spoke. The sound is very good, and it sounds like a pearl falling on a jade plate in the night breeze. Fan Jin believes that if such a voice sings, he will definitely become famous.

"Slut shut up! There's no room for you to open your mouth here! ”

"My name is Zheng Chan, Wan'er is my sister, and what you are talking about is the little girl's family. Excuse me, how are they doing now? ”

"Very good, very good. Although some people are worried about their house, I have cleaned it up, and I don't even have to pay off the debt. Not long ago, the man behind you took someone to the Zheng family to make trouble, but what about the result...... Just look at the way he looks like a mourning dog now. On the rivers and lakes, there is no longer him as a person, and then he just waits for others to collect his body. ”

"Good! If so, I'm relieved. ”

Zheng Chan's tone became more and more resolute, and Zhu Guochen desperately strangled her neck to prevent her from saying the rest of the words. The blade swirled around her slender neck, "Slut, listen! Even if I die, I will have to take you to hell with me. I know that you have my child, and the incense of my Zhu family cannot be broken, you must give me a child. If you can't be born in the world, you have to be born in the underworld! I won't allow people to take you away, and I can't let you remarry with my Zhu family's incense. Besides, you have lost Shen, who else can you marry? Only with me, it's your life! If it's fate, you have to admit it, you know! ”

He looked at Fan Jin and said, "The surname is Fan, if you let it go or not, if you don't get out of the way, I'll kill her!" ”

"Let's ...... You don't have to be so nervous. I'm here to chat with you, and see how you can be the boss with this virtue. It's too cowardly, you see I didn't take anything, what are you afraid of? ”

Fan Jin raised his hand, signaling that he had nothing in his hand, and retreated outside step by step, and Zhu Guochen walked forward step by step. Under the high tension, his forehead was already covered with sweat, and he didn't know where he could run, or if he could run away. Exposed the bottom so quickly, he didn't have time to make many arrangements, and he didn't know if the way he thought of running away in the past would still play a role now, but anyway, it was only serious to pass the current hurdle first.

Due to the nervousness, the movements were a little deformed, and the hand holding the woman was a little relaxed, but there was a knife to force it, and it was not a loss. Just when he was about to come to the mouth of the alley, Zheng Chan suddenly said: "Fan Gongzi, avenge me!" Suddenly opened his mouth and bit Zhu Guochen's hand, this bite used enough strength, Zhu Guochen only felt a strange pain, and subconsciously shook it hard, throwing the woman to the wall, and at the same time, Fan Jin's hand moved slightly, and a white light hit Zhu Guochen's arm, and with a soft sound, the knife had fallen to the ground.

Before he could pounce on Zheng Chan again, Fan Jin had already flown up and smashed Zhu Guochen in front of the door with a punch. He resisted indiscriminately, fighting with Fan Jin, Zheng Chan fell not lightly, dizzy, and touched the back of his head with his hand, which was wet and sticky. But instead of worry or fear, a smile appeared on her face, and she looked at the two men fighting in the dark, and she groped on the ground with difficulty, and soon she touched a brick. She took the brick in her hand, got up with difficulty, and walked towards the two of them.

At this time, I saw Zhu Guochen staggered back and crashed all the way to this side, Zheng Chan didn't say a word, raised the brick to Zhu Guochen's head, and slammed down!

It's dawn.

Outside the courtyard of the Zheng family, a team of heavily armed Dongchang Fanzi blocked the entire street. As the most deterrent members of the special front in the current Beijing Division, their appearance is like the statue of Jiang Taigong, and no one in the yamen dares to move forward. Near the courtyard, a carriage stopped, and the body of the coachman lay on the ground, with several knives and axes on his chest, and the injuries were very obvious.

The courtyard was also a mess, and the water tank and fish tank that had just been bought were smashed again, and the smell of blood was permeated.

These officers on duty had expressionless expressions and cold expressions, and everyone looked like they were not approachable, and their leader, Chen Yingfeng, who was sentenced to 100 households in the East Factory, knelt outside the Zheng family with all the twelve stewards of the East Factory. The spring breeze blows up the cloak, and the people are as immobile as a mountain.

Some passers-by pointed and whispered something, but they did not dare to speak loudly. In the courtyard of the Zheng family, the Li family, who was full of anger, said coldly: "Chen Yingfeng? Is he qualified to come here and kneel? What did Xu Jue do, is Mrs. Ben's life only worth one Chen Yingfeng to kneel? Tell him that if he likes to kneel, he will kneel and die there, and he is not qualified to pay for this. ”

Qingfeng said: "Madam, Chen Baihu said that Xu Qianhu went to ask Fan Gongzi to investigate the matter of this gang of thieves, and he really couldn't come." When the thief is caught, he will come together to plead guilty. ”

"Oh, that's right. Then you tell him, when Fan Gongzi comes, I will consider letting him get up. Before that, I was on my knees, as for how to send it, I don't know, I'm an outsider, I can't manage these many things, waiting for Feng Bao to send it! Look at how he led the soldiers! ”