One evening, Gao Yutian was invited to his home to eat fried screws. His family has been fishing for generations, and they live by the sea.

After dinner, the two of them were walking on the beach, and suddenly they saw a sampan speeding to the shore, and a burly man carrying a bulging heavy bag came ashore. Then the little devil's sea smuggling boat came at a rapid pace and shot at the man. Gao Yutian and related people hate little devils very much on weekdays, because they are cunning and extorting money from fishermen every day at sea.

Then he saw that the man's clothes were swaying, and he was raging, like a poor man, so he decided to help him. It just so happened that the man was hit in the left arm by a bullet, struggled a few steps, and fell to the ground. Gao Yutian and the two related people rushed in front of him quickly. Gao Yutian carried him on his back, carried the bag, and took three steps and five steps to get him home.

The two of them knew that the little devil would inevitably be here, so they were in a hurry, put the man and the bag in the attic, and then poured two baskets of fresh fish on the ground. Although the little devil searched the relevant home, he never paid attention to the attic. I only cared about a pile of fresh fish on the ground, and one person picked up a few big fish and got out.

Afterwards, Gao Yutian and related people found that the bag contained sixty pistols. The young shopkeeper was naturally grateful to them, and had to feast and befriend them many times. However, Gao Yutian thought that these arms dealers, although they sometimes talked about the righteousness of the rivers and lakes, but they were manipulated by another underworld force behind them, and they must not have deep friendships, so they all politely declined.

Despite this, when I saw them, I always beat my chest and cursed: "As long as I can use my place, I won't frown even if I lose my head." ”

"Yes, this young shopkeeper is a good clue to buy guns, but what do you say to him?" Gao Yutian thought for a while, and then had an idea in his heart.

Gao Yutian had a certain idea, so he walked quickly through three streets and came to the Shanghai Gambling Cave. Entered the door, took the elevator to the fifth floor, according to what the shopkeeper said, Gao Yutian quickly found the sixth gambling hall, walked in to see, although the noise was noisy, the miasma of smoke, among the many gamblers, he saw the shopkeeper at a glance, and walked over.

This guy is the winner today, and is happily grabbing a handful of bills to bet on the word "big" on the table. Gao Yutian squeezed to his side and shouted, "Old and young." ”

The shopkeeper looked back and saw that it was Gao Yutian, so he shouted happily: "Ho, what wind blew you here, come and make a bet." As he spoke, he shoved a handful of bills into his hand.

"I'm looking for you on a matter of urgency." Gao Yutian said with an anxious look.

"Oh!" The young shopkeeper looked at Gao Yutian's expression, was stunned for a moment, and glanced at the gambling table again, but still stuffed the banknotes into the big wallet and said, "Let's go!" ”

"What's the matter?" As soon as he left the table, the shopkeeper asked.

Gao Yutian looked around, and then whispered, "This is not the place to speak......

"Okay, follow me up there!"

The two walked out of the gambling hall, and the young shopkeeper led Gao Yutian to the seventh floor, took out the key from his body, opened a house, and took it with him after entering.

After Gao Yutian sat down, the young shopkeeper took out a bottle of Remy Martin from the cabinet and poured a cup for Gao Yutian and himself.

"What's the matter?" The shopkeeper asked.

At this time, Gao Yutian picked up the wine glass, put it to his lips, took a sip, put down the wine glass, and said, "A friend of mine wants to buy a batch of pistols, and I ask the young shopkeeper to try to get them on his behalf." ”

Don't look at this guy who seems to be rude, - hearing this, he immediately became solemn, and said uneasily, "What is this......?"

"Of course, when I introduced this business, I also hope to make some foreign money!" Gao Yutian explained very calmly.

"Yes, yes, right, people don't have foreign wealth!" The young shopkeeper believed it, and said approvingly, "It's a fool not to make money!" ”

The conversation between the two was obviously speculative, and finally it was agreed that the young shopkeeper would buy a hundred 20-shot barge guns on his behalf, so the young shopkeeper said: "We are acquaintances, and the asking price is 1,500 oceans." Pay with one hand, deliver with the other. As for the timing, it's up to you. ”

Gao Yutian said happily: "Okay! I'll let you know when the time comes. ”

"Okay!"

Gao Yutian finally said: "This deal is hidden from Uncle Gao Shikui, don't let it go!" ”

The young shopkeeper patted his chest and said angrily: "Do our business, don't tell your parents, don't pass on your wife and children, you can rest assured." ”

So, Gao Yutian got up and said goodbye. When he left the building, he was satisfied with the smooth negotiation of this matter, but he did not expect that "a wise man will make a mistake if he thinks a thousand times." ”

Because of this incident, he was put in a difficult situation and almost lost his life. Yutian did a few more things, and it was not until sunset and night fell that he hurriedly returned to leave.

If the early hours of Shanghai Tang show its poverty and hunger! Then its luxury is exposed to the fullest at night. The streets are lit up with neon lights and pedestrians. The moving singing and soft melodies in the bars, cafes and dance halls resounded in the night sky from time to time. Casinos of all sizes, gambling stalls in the streets and alleys are crowded; The woman who sells her soul is a symbol of this deformed city......

Gao Yutian was already extremely disgusted with all this. He lowered his head and prepared for the upcoming conversation with Master. Thinking of Gao Shikui's eccentric temper, I felt that it was not easy to convince him. Thinking of this, I was anxious, and I didn't feel that my feet were getting stronger, and I walked faster and faster, and almost hit the oncoming pedestrians several times. He didn't expect that from the beginning of his stay in the center of the city, someone had been eyeing him, following him about ten paces away until he walked into the gate of the Aiguo Hall.

"Yutian, are you back?" As soon as Gao Yutian approached Gao Shikui's house, he heard an old and strong voice coming from the house, and he hurriedly took two steps forward. Before he could push the door, the door suddenly opened, and Gao Yutian appeared in front of him.

Don't look at Gao Shikui, who is close to old age, with gray hair, but his body is strong, his face is full of red light, and his eyes are bright.

This is a one-hall two-box bungalow, and the small hall is clean and tidy. There is a central hall hanging on the wall in the center, which is based on: the story of Liu Guanzhang in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", and the characters are lifelike. Under the middle hall, there is a sturdy table of eight immortals, and there is an ebony chair next to each table. On the table was a tripod-shaped brass incense burner, bubbling with a wisp of incense.

"Sit down, sit down." Gao Shikui saw that Gao Yutian was still standing there after entering the house, so he beckoned. After Gao Yutian sat down, he didn't speak immediately, he knew that the impatient uncle and master would ask questions first. Sure enough, as soon as he sat down, Gao Yutian asked, "You went to the house of a foreign devil?" ”

Gao Yutian imagined seeing the master, first talked about the trip to northern Jiangsu, and then slowly talked about the matter, but he didn't expect his uncle to speak, but he clicked on this matter, and he was confused for a while, took out the big red bronzing invitation given to him by Clarke, and handed it to Gao Shikui.

Gao Shikui took a look, it was that Clark who respectfully invited the "Aiguo Hall" to compete on the night of the Lantern Festival, and said that the prize money was more than 10,000 yuan. He pondered for a moment and asked, "What do you think of this?" ”

Gao Yutian was in urgent need of this money for the purchase of guns, and he didn't figure out the meaning of the master's question, and blurted out: "Okay! ”

The word "good" in Yutian was a big surprise to Gao Shikui. Originally, I didn't go out today, looking back on how many bitter pasts, and my stomach was depressed and sad, which simply added fuel to the fire, and "snapped" a palm on the table. The incense burner on the table also jumped.

Gao Yutian was taken aback, only to realize that he had lost his words. I was about to talk. Gao Shikui said sternly: "You have only been out for a few days? How did you become a snob! I never believed that a gringo like Clark could be a philanthropist! ”

"This ......"

"This fart! You go out and ask how his home broke out!? Say a few beautiful words, take a few small coins to send the poor, decorate the façade, and become a philanthropist? He invited us to compete in martial arts, nothing more than to use our martial arts to strengthen their reputation and give him the opportunity to earn more money. Bah, you forgot, don't be greedy for ill-gotten gain! ”

Yutian saw that he hated and hated him, and knew that if he went to explain the reason immediately, it would be difficult to explain it in a few words, and if he couldn't figure out this fierce master and uncle, he would brush his sleeves away and make things stiff. It is better to persuade the general than to provoke the general, so simply give him a hard face.

Gao Yutian's face was serious, his eyes were close to Gao Shikui, and he said categorically: "Master often says, 'The rise and fall of the country is the responsibility of the husband'!" I think that even if it is ill-gotten gains, we must accept it and deserve it! ”

Gao Shikui was stunned, and was about to ask him what the reason was, when he suddenly noticed that the figure outside the window flashed, and he shouted: "What person?" The voice stood up and rushed forward.