Chen Zikun did not go home, but went to Xiong Mansion, thanked Xiong Xiling in person, when he borrowed the car, he did not hide a trace, and said that a friend was wanted for a crime, and he needed to use Xiong Lao's reputation as a cover to escape from Beijing.

Seeing that Chen Zikun came to thank him, Xiong Xiling asked with a smile: "Are your friends safe and sound?" ”

Chen Zikun said: "Thanks to the old bear, he has left Beijing safely. ”

Xiong Xiling nodded, "It's not too early, you can go back and rest." ”

Chen Zikun got up to say goodbye, the housekeeper sent him out, and when he came back, he asked: "Master, why don't you ask him who is helping him, if it is a Jiangyang thief, then we will not be implicated." ”

Xiong Xiling stroked his beard and smiled quite smugly: "A gentleman's friend, how can you understand it as a mortal." ”

……

Coming out of Xiong's Mansion, Chen Zikun went straight to the Willow Hutong Miscellaneous Courtyard outside Xuanwu Gate, where everyone gathered to discuss the rescue of Zhao Dahai, Dahai's father and mother frowned, his daughter-in-law hid in the house and cried, and the youngest son did not shed a single tear, like a little man.

I only knew when I asked, today everyone went to visit the detention center, the police said that Zhao Dahai was a prisoner, not allowed to visit, and not allowed to send a bed to lie down, Xue Pingshun had been a patrol policeman, knew the rules and inside story of the detention center, it is not an exaggeration to describe it with the palace of the king of Hades, there is a group of jailers left behind by the former Qing Dynasty, and the ability to oppress the prisoners is not ordinary, even the death row prisoners can't escape their exploitation, if they don't send some benefits, they will collude with the executioner to cut a few more knives, so that the death row prisoners will also suffer a lot of torture when they die.

As for the general prisoners, there are more means of exploitation, all the belongings must be confiscated, and when you come out, they will naturally be all gone, during the detention, food and bedding must be provided at home, of course, it will not necessarily go to the hands of the prisoners, and the good food and drink are all filial piety in place, and these masters will consider changing the prisoners to a sunny or dry cell, in short, they have a way to make you pay willingly.

This time, he was not allowed to visit the prison, which means that Ma Lao Wu had greeted him in advance and wanted to let Zhao Dahai suffer inside, so the Zhao family and neighbors were very worried, the detention center is a kind of demon cave, no matter how strong a man enters it, he will be tortured inhuman, and the sea will be difficult to fall back this time, and he will have to take off his skin if he doesn't die.

Chen Zikun brought good news, Ma Lao Wu has been removed from his post and investigated, there was a commotion in the compound, Uncle Xue knocked the soles of his shoes with a cigarette pouch, and said, "Let's go, visit the prison." ”

The prison visit team consisted of Dahai's daughter-in-law, Gou Yu, Xue Pingshun and Chen Zikun, carrying a blanket roll on their backs, and went to the entrance of the alley to buy two cans of 50 medium-grade cigarettes, and bought some cooked beef, sauce elbow and other meat, and then went to the detention center.

The matter of Ma Lao Wu's removal from his post and investigation spread very quickly, and the detention center has already gotten the news, these guys are very snobbish, and the words of the fifth master will not be counted immediately, of course, he still does not let go, saying that Zhao Dahai is a key criminal who has been explained by the above to be strictly controlled, and he is not allowed to visit.

Xue Pingshun finished saying good things, and after the jailers collected the cigarettes and extorted a few more oceans, a hideous-looking guy carried a bunch of keys and took them to visit.

The detention center is still using the cells of the former Qing Dynasty, damp and low dungeons, dark, the cells on both sides are black holes, and the ground is faintly visible with thatch, and the prisoners are curled up in the corners, unkempt and unkempt and inhuman, and some prisoners have been squatting here since the Guangxu period, neither transferred to a regular prison nor released, and just waited for death in the detention center.

Zhao Dahai was locked up in a large number, and it seemed that he had not suffered much, and those prisoners were in awe of him, and when they saw Brother Dahai's relatives coming to visit the prison, they all shrank in the corner with interest.

When the relatives saw each other, their eyes were full of tears, and the dog Yu also rubbed his eyes and cried out Dad, Zhao Dahai was a hero, talking and laughing: "What are you crying, it's not a death sentence, you will go out in Ming'er, and you will send a bed, which is a waste." ”

Xue Ping said smoothly: "Dahai, don't worry, we will go to the police station tomorrow to dredge and let you come out early." ”

Zhao Dahai said: "You guys bothered. ”

……

The next morning, Xue Pingshun and Chen Zikun went to the police station to dredge again, wanting to rescue Zhao Dahai, it is said that Zhao Dahai has no clear charges, he should not be detained at all, and the initiator Ma Lao Wu has been dismissed, this matter should be easy to do, but this is not the case.

Although Ma Lao Wu has been dismissed, his connections are still there, plus the police officers are all corpse vegetarians, and the tolerances explained above can be prevaricated and delayed, not to mention the case that can't be beaten with eight poles, no one cares about them at all, Xue Pingshun let go of his old face, and finally found a patrol officer who can speak, and only after asking did he know that no one cared about this matter at all, and he didn't go through any formalities when he arrested people, so if he wanted to release people, he had to go to Ma Lao Wu.

Looking for Ma Lao Wu to release people, isn't that a plot with the tiger, Xue Pingshun and Chen Zikun were in a hurry, and they rushed to the doctor, Chen Zikun took out Xiong Xiling's business card and wanted to try his luck, who knew that the police officer didn't eat this set at all, and said in an official tone: "Even if Xiong Lao comes in person, we as police officers don't dare to cheat for personal gain." ”

Since ancient times, the yamen has been a dirty place where there is no reason and no money to come in, let your officials be as clear as water, how can the officials be as smooth as oil, these patrol officers have inherited the crystallization of the wisdom of the yamen officials who have exploited the people for thousands of years, and they will never be able to do things without taking out some hard goods.

"Get together the money! Say whatever you say, you have to rescue Brother Dahai. Chen Zikun put down his cruel words, but Zhao Dahai's house was surrounded by walls, and the neighbors in the miscellaneous courtyard were also poor, how could there be money to go up and down, and this burden was still on Chen Zikun's shoulders.

Returning to the Ziguang Depot to make money, it was not enough to take out all the cash on the counter, so I had no choice but to sacrifice the magic weapon again, pawn!

Pawnshop this kind of place, is for emergency use, as large as imported bells, mink coats, small to torn cotton jackets and rotten leather shoes, can be exchanged for money, the current period ranges from three months to one and a half years, and if it is not redeemed when it expires, it is dead, and the things belong to the pawnshop, which is actually equivalent to a kind of mortgage loan, but it is lower than the bank and money bank.

Chen Zikun asked people to pull two foreign cars to the pawnshop, only in exchange for 100 yuan, one hundred and 2 bought foreign cars, one can only be 50 yuan, this is the black heart of the pawnshop, of course, when redeeming, it is more than this price, at least five yuan must be posted to them.

"Two more!" Chen Zikun has no hesitation, even if he smashes the pot and sells iron, he has to fish out Brother Dahai.

……

While Chen Zikun was busy raising money to make money, a special exam was being held on the campus of Peking University, which attracted countless students and professors, and even the president Cai Yuanpei was alarmed.

This exam originated from a bet made by Professor Gu Hongming and the students at the end of last semester, he promised to use the winter vacation to raise the Latin level of a rickshaw driver from blank to no less than the level of a college student, and later this gamble was expanded to the liberal arts, Hu Shi, Liu Shipei, Huang Kan and others all joined, and there was another test to participate, that person was also a rickshaw driver.

Another rickshaw driver is Xu Er, driven by Dayang and Cuilian, Xu Er can be said to be a head cantilever and a cone thorn, and the strength of the cave room is overdrawn in advance, reading and studying day and night, Young Master Xu not only gave him a vacation, but also taught him homework with his classmates Fu Sinian and Luo Jialun, after a winter vacation, Xu Er felt that his stomach was already full of ink.

The exam was held in a classroom in the Red Building, two desks were placed in the center of the classroom, and there were two test papers on the table, which were Chinese and foreign, but there were slight differences, Xu Er took the vernacular and Chinese, Chen Zikun took the classical Chinese and Latin, and the test papers were jointly written by professors of Peking University, taking care of the fun of gambling and the level of the candidates, and the test questions were not very difficult.

The exam time was approaching, but only one candidate was present, Xu Er was wearing a long shirt and glasses frames and sitting behind the desk, taking care of things and being triumphant.

The table next to him is still empty, Chen Zikun has not come yet, the onlookers are a little impatient, Gu Hongming also kept looking at the pocket watch, complaining in his heart, this Xiao Chen really has no concept of time, he knows that he has an exam today, why didn't he come.

Liu Shipei is also very anxious, he knows Chen Zikun's level, not to mention this simple test paper, it is the entrance exam of Peking University, Chen Zikun can easily pass the test, so this gamble is won by himself, but if people don't come, no matter how good he is, it is useless.

Lin Wenjing in the crowd was even more anxious, why didn't Uncle come yet, could it be that something happened?

Seeing that the time was up, Liu Shipei raised his hand and said, "I propose that the exam time be postponed by half an hour, and wait for another candidate." ”

Some college students made noise, but the examiner Cai Yuanpei said: "Yes, it will be postponed for half an hour." ”

Time passed minute by minute, people glanced at the wall clock on the wall from time to time, half an hour was coming soon, Chen Zikun had not yet arrived, Liu Shipei raised his hand again: "I hope it will be delayed for another twenty minutes." ”

This time, Cai Yuanpei didn't agree: "If it is the ancient township test, the candidate is late, dare to ask Uncle Shen, and the Gongyuan will postpone the exam time for him alone." ”

Liu Shipei was speechless.

Cai Yuanpei said again: "Of course, this exam is not a formal big test, and it is okay to open the net, if the candidate comes late, I will allow him to enter." ”

So, the exam began, Xu Er sometimes wrote hard, sometimes held the pen in his mouth to meditate and think hard, and he was out of the limelight in front of everyone.

……

At this time, Chen Zikun was still busy in the Jingshi Detention Center, and the two hundred oceans of flowers went out to see the effect, and Zhao Dahai was finally released, but the silver-shelled Hamilton pocket watch given by Zhan Tianyou in his belongings disappeared, and he asked the jailer, only to get an impatient reprimand: What pocket watch? I haven't seen it, and I'm here to slander people, and I don't want to see what kind of place this is!

Chen Zikun wanted to beat someone on the spot, but was pulled by Zhao Dahai: "Da Kunzi, calm down." "Dragged him away.

"it!" The jailer glared at them viciously, the silver glistening of the pocket watch chain on his chest.

On the way back, Chen Zikun suddenly thought that today is the day of the Peking University exam, which is not only related to the income of hundreds of oceans, but also related to the face of Gu Hongming and Liu Shipei.

Seeing that the time seemed to be too late, he said to Xue Pingshun and Zhao Dahai: "You go back first, I have something to do." As soon as the words fell, the person flew away and disappeared.

……

Peking University Red House, the exam has been going on for a long time, and there are still ten minutes to end, and another candidate probably won't appear, and even if he comes, he won't be able to complete the test paper, so this exam, this gamble, will end with a complete victory for the New Culture Movement.

Gu Hongming, Liu Shipei and others looked a little ugly, they thought that they had won the game, but they knew that they would fall short, although it was just a fun gamble, but it also implied the wrestling between the old school and the new cultural school, so the stakes were very important, otherwise they would not have spent so much time teaching a coachman.

Just when everyone decided that Xu Er would win, suddenly the door of the classroom opened, and Chen Zikun appeared at the door panting: "I'm sorry everyone, I'm late." ”

His whole body was like being fished out of a water tank, his face was covered with sweat, his head was steaming with mist, his coat was also taken off, and he was only wearing a close-fitting coat, looking like a runner who had just finished a marathon.

Cai Yuanpei reminded: "The exam time is almost over, are you sure you want to continue the exam?" ”

Chen Zikun walked straight to the table and sat down, first squeezed his eyes at Xu Er, who was full of astonishment, and then said loudly: "Of course you have to take the test, please give me another pen." ”

Everyone didn't know what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd, but they saw a female classmate stand out of the crowd, take out a tap pen and say, "Use mine." ”

Taking the red celluloid fountain pen that was still with body temperature handed over by his lover in his dream, Chen Zikun nodded gratefully at Lin Wenjing, put the Latin test paper next to his left hand, held a pencil in his right hand, and did the Chinese test questions, and held the tap pen in his left hand to do the Latin test questions.

For a while, the classroom was silent, from the principal Cai Yuanpei to the servants who delivered tea, all of them were stunned.