Chapter 6: A False Alarm
"I am the one you are looking for, and it has nothing to do with my father and mother, and there is an account on my head." Simao looked at the big man at the head, did not beat around the bush, admitted it bluntly, and took his parents out in one sentence. He actually knew very well in his heart that the other party must have found out the truth and prepared for it, and he must have found out the truth and made preparations, at this time, he didn't admit his account or pretended to be stupid, not only did he not have half a dime, but he lost all his face, so he simply retreated as an advance, preemptively struck, installed a button, and kept his parents first. The rules of the rivers and lakes are also a disaster to the family, since there is a master, and then implicate others, it is untenable to be reasonable, not to mention that today in front of everyone's eyes, it is impossible for these people to be driven out in public. This is the so-called principle of singles beating ninety-nine and not adding one.
These words really worked, the big man stared at Simao with cold eyes, he was silent on the surface, but he was a little surprised in his heart, seeing that Simao was just a half-sized young man, he could still calm down in this kind of battle, his eyes were neither humble nor arrogant, and in the hurry, he could still think of using the rules of the rivers and lakes to put a tight spell on himself first, and he couldn't help but turn from contempt and contempt to a few points higher. He didn't speak, but waved his hand to the two subordinates holding Lao Zhang, signaling them to let Lao Zhang go. Two of his men let go of Lao Zhang's arm.
Lao Zhang guarded in front of Simao, and kept bowing to the big man: "Good man, I did this thing, it has nothing to do with my son, you have a lot of adults, raise your noble hand......."
Simao stretched out his hand, stopped Lao Zhang, and said in a firm but gentle tone: "Dad, it's useless, you take care of your mother, I'll deal with this matter, don't make a mess at this time." ”
Lao Zhang's lips trembled, his brain was blank, he was dragged aside by his son, he could only support his anxious wife, unconsciously comforting Zhang's in his mouth, and as if he was comforting himself, mechanically muttering repeatedly: "It's okay, it's okay....."
Dahan stared at Simao with a stick of incense, and saw no signs of collapse in his eyes, so he no longer carried out psychological deterrence, and opened his mouth straight to the point: "We are people who talk about the rules of the rivers and lakes, to put it mildly, you are blocking people's money, and to put it seriously, you are doing a cold arrow behind your back." You are young, and we don't want our friends in the rivers and lakes to say that I am a bully, so I spend these spittle stars with you, let's talk about it, do you admit to beating or punishment? ”
Simao still had a calm expression: "There is a right reason in the crooked rivers and lakes, friend, you are right, but whether it is admitting punishment or admitting punishment, you have to give a reason, right?" Even though I'm young, I know how not to bend the dead. If it's really me who broke the rules, I am to blame for admitting the beating and admitting punishment, and I have to make a name for myself when I'm done, and tell my friends and friends in the rivers and lakes that you are doing things according to the rules, and I'm convinced. ”
Looking at Simao's set of tones, the big man couldn't help laughing: "You are a half-big bud (black language: young man), I didn't expect it to be an empty person (black language: layman), since this is the case, don't blame the photographers (black language: Jianghu peers) to deal with you." You colluded with Sea Wings (black language: official errand) to be my bureau, it's not that the master flashes fast, and now it's on the road. He pleaded guilty and took out five thousand taels of silver for the carriage and horses. If you fight, you will abolish your two legs, so as not to harm other Jianghu brothers in the future. Sensei nonsense, you choose one. If it weren't for Simao's age and looking too young, Dahan would have cut through the mess quickly and started directly, but after a few rounds, Simao was obviously not as simple as he thought. I couldn't help but feel a little vigilant in my heart, after all, I was a strong dragon crossing the river, and the longer I dragged it, the more variables there would be, so I directly tightened my pockets and left no room for it.
Simao knew that the other party had lost his patience, and he could only lose the last chance to turn the tables by playing Taijiquan, so he rolled his eyes and made up his mind in an instant: "I know that my friend is Hai Leng (black language: soldier), or this ......" Simao stretched out his right hand and secretly made a gesture of "eight", but let the other party see it clearly: "I still do this game, I can't get any benefits, don't say it, and I offend people, do you have such a stupid horse eye?" (Black words: informant, undercover, spy meaning)"
After hearing this, Dahan instantly petrified for a moment, his eyes couldn't help but flicker and looked at Simao, his face was cloudy, and a thought faintly came to mind in his heart, if the other party knew his identity in advance, how could he go to the informant? The Eight Banners and the Green Camp in this province belong to the same commander's jurisdiction, and even if they have to be dealt with in accordance with military discipline, they will only be punished internally, and they will definitely not ask for bribes to eliminate disasters like they do with ordinary gamblers who have been pitted. Besides, if the officials and officials protect each other, if the officials of the green camp know their identities in advance, it is better to have more than one thing, knowing that they will not be able to get oil and water and offend their uncles, they will not do it if they are killed. With such an inside story, the whole thing became confusing, and it was stirred into a puddle of muddy water, and the other party's words were like silver needles with tendons, and they pierced their own points at once.
"This big brother is a master, Simao can't do his best to ask for advice, a game and this big brother to win, or bet on dice, lose Simao and wait for the fall, if you are lucky to win, friends, you understand people, naturally understand the meaning of Simao." Simao looked at the calm expression of the big man on the surface, but the expression in his heart, and without hesitation, he struck while the iron was hot and made up for it.
Dahan thought for a moment, turned his head and looked at the assistant in the casino next to him, the young man didn't say a word, his face was like water, and he nodded slightly.
Simao didn't wait for the big man to speak, turned his head to Lao Zhang and said, "Dad, help move a table over." ”
Lao Zhang has been worried beside him, just now, the imminent scene was only a few words, and suddenly it became a turnaround, although he hadn't figured out what the reason was, Simao could reverse the situation in just two sentences, but Simao's order could still be understood. I've been messing around with Simao for a long time, my IQ is not enough, and my execution is coming up, but I have a tacit understanding, and I immediately returned to the house very doggy, and put a table of eight immortals on top of it and put it in the open space in front of Simao. The height of the table is also similar to that of the door table in a casino.
Simao made a gesture of please, and looked at the young man quietly, pulling his back with his chest in his hand, his body was loose on the outside and tight on the inside, and he couldn't see a little bit of the expression of Maha in the past, and there was a faint momentum like a mountain.
The big man nodded at the young man, signaling that he would agree to the competition. The young man, still with an expressionless dead face, took a few steps forward, walked to the table, took out a dice from his bosom, and placed it firmly in the center of the table. Then he took out one of the dice and put them on the table, and in this way he took out a total of three dice in slow motion, and finally, as if by magic, he took out a pair of dice cups hanging from the hem of his waistcoat. This sieve cup is also blue and white cast, but it is smaller than the one in the casino, making it easy to carry around. After putting away the gambling equipment, the young man said a rare word, only four words coldly: "You set the rules." ”
"A game to determine the winner, don't bet on the size, I shake the dice cup, I'll open the lid, as long as your treasure can be sent into the treasure box, I admit defeat." (It means to send the cheating dice into the treasure box)" After speaking, Simao reached out and put the three dice into the dice cup one by one, and then put the dice cup upside down in front of him, ready to go. The young man just nodded, without half a nonsense, stretched out his right hand and made a gesture of please, and naturally put his hand on the table, the cuffs of the horse's hooves covered half of the palm, and the five slender fingers were separated, facing the direction of the dice cup, about half a human distance from the dice cup.
The neighbors who watched around were all in their hearts, and the situation in the field changed from hanging on the scales to a full swing, and suddenly turned into a non-martial fight, and changed to a literary fight, and they couldn't help but have a full appetite, and those who were bold wanted to squeeze to the edge of the table to watch. Dahan's subordinates were obviously well-trained, hula copied around the table, and formed a circle of people who were not tight, separating everyone from the outside, looking at the group of people with cold eyebrows, sharp blades in their hands, and still on guard, no one from the neighbors crowded to the table after all.
The big man stared at the dice cup on the table without blinking, as if he was afraid that he would miss some important scene. Simao slowly raised the dice, showed the inner liner of the dice, facing the big man and the young man, turned around according to the rules, and then slowly fell, just at the moment when the dice cup was about to cover the three dice, Simao's hand suddenly changed the landing point, the dice cup was unexpected, fast as lightning to cover the side, and the three dice were exposed on the table, and the red and black ideas flashed faintly in the deepening twilight.
After a slight pause, Simao raised the corner of the dice cup slightly, copied it, and incorporated all the three dice into the dice cup, and did not open the lid, but pushed it to the young man without saying a word. Everyone was staring at each other, not knowing what was going on, and even the big man who was close at hand didn't see clearly how the two sides were making a move.
The young man's grim expression flashed in an instant, ranging from incredulity, surprise, suspicion, to frustration, and finally calm. He stretched out his bloodless white hand, took the dice cup, and slowly moved it in front of him, and when he came to the edge of the table, his wrist shook and flipped over, and he kept the dice and dice cup in the air as if by magic, and put it into his arms, and never showed the number of dice inside. Then he looked at the big man and said in a very soft voice, "I lost." ”
Dahan hesitated for a moment, and suddenly made a group of gestures to the people around him, and said loudly: "I disturbed the neighbors of the Quartet, and blamed my friends for having no eyes, I apologized to the Simao brothers and everyone." After saying this, he turned around and took out a stack of silver tickets from his arms, and the silver tickets also had a thorn of his name (equivalent to a business card) attached to it, and pushed it in front of Simao.
Simao's solemn expression had dissipated at this moment, replaced by the signature hippie smile. He stretched out his hand and picked up the name thorn from the silver ticket, took a closer look, and then pushed the silver ticket back in front of the big man: "Brother Kui, you are a cheerful person, just now you called me Simao a brother, it is a lifelong friendship, and talking about money will ruin the brother's righteousness." ”
Dahan looked at Simao and stretched out his hand to retrieve the silver ticket: "Good brother, it's really a hero from ancient times, my brother owes you a great favor, remember it in my heart, I have no face to stay at the dock in this town, you must come to Jingzhou to take a walk, our brothers are far away, and the future is long." After saying this, the big man clenched his fists, turned around and waved his hand, and took a group of people and hurried away, walking neatly and without dragging the mud and water.
Everyone has not woken up, looking at the back of this group of people with big eyes, staring at the small eyes, after a while, the confused neighbors have come around, ugly and ugly, asking what is going on, gossiping, immediately opened the chatterbox, noisy. None of the people present could understand why the gang was so stubborn, and why they admitted defeat without even lifting the lid on the dice cup. However, there is one thing that is unified, that is, they are all applauding Simao.
Lao Zhang's eyebrows fluttered in the crowd, his face was like gold, it was originally a catastrophe, but his son settled it in a few words, and showed his face in the neighbors, which was more proud than showing his face.
When everyone was chattering around Simao, Simao said with a shy face: "There is still a pot on the stove at home, uncles and uncles, offended, I have to go to the fire first, and I will talk to you slowly another day......" Saying this, Simao squeezed out of the crowd like a loach and escaped from this short and long place of right and wrong.
There were two people standing far away, and they watched the excitement for a long time, until Simao's figure disappeared into the crowd, and one of them said to the other: "Come on, the play is also over, let's go back and give the third master his life." ”