"Spare me and wait, spare me and wait, Su Guan, I am an old man in the house, how can I do such a hurtful thing!"

"I didn't do it! No! Spare your life! ”

The Falling Moon Qintai, outside the small building near the lake, the shopkeeper of the rouge shop in the Falling Moon Merchant Shop was pressed on a chair by several family members, and behind him, there was a man with a stick.

Steward Su, who treated Qingqing that day, always smiled and treated kindly on weekdays, but today his face was full of coldness.

He twisted his beard, and stood in front of the shopkeeper, who howled like a pig, and said in a cold voice:

"What's the matter, the old man will ask you again, where has the young girl gone?"

"I don't know!"

The fat steward was so frightened that he struggled and screamed:

"I saw the young girl walk out the door..."

"Ugh."

Steward Su shook his head.

He took a step back and said to the two men with sticks beside him:

"Steward He is frightened and a little lost his soul, you can help him sober up... Don't die, Miss Yaoqin, I'm still waiting for a reply. ”

"Yes."

The two men stepped forward, and like a man in the public gate hitting a board, they raised their sticks and struck them at the back and buttocks of Steward He.

The steward was about to howl when another man stuffed walnuts into his mouth.

His body trembled, but he could only make a whining sound.

The main family of the Falling Moon Merchant Fang, the Su family has been a wealthy merchant in Suzhou for generations, or a former imperial businessman, the family is big, and the house has its own set of rules.

Qingqing disappeared in her own rouge shop, which can be described as a slap in the face of the Falling Moon Merchant Workshop, not to mention the owner of the Merchant Workshop, Miss Yaoqin and Qingqing are sisters.

This is a big deal.

Although the news has been blocked from the outside world, the search has begun this morning.

Steward He was not the first to be lynched, and all the guys in the shop had already experienced the taste of Sufu's sticks.

In the small building near the lake, Yaoqin wore a veil and sat on a chair, her eyes full of coldness.

This girl who is in charge of the entire Falling Moon Qintai is waiting for news.

can manage such a large industry in an orderly manner and work together, Miss Yaoqin is naturally not only smart, she just looks delicate, but she also has her own means.

This shopping mall is like a battlefield, and she will not show mercy when she should be ruthless.

And in the corner of the room, Shen Qiu was sitting there.

His face was pale, his eyes were red and dull, his hair was scattered over his face, and he was clutching the Yanling knife in his hand, like an angry beast that would show its claws at any moment.

"Senior Brother Shen Qiu, you haven't slept all night, let's go rest first."

Yaoqin said softly:

"I'll let you know as soon as there's any news."

"I can't sleep."

Shen Qiu's voice was dry and hoarse, and he said:

"Before Master died, let me protect her... I also promised that the old man would protect her, and I broke my promise. I lost Qingqing..."

Shen Qiu's fists clenched, and the sound of the joints could be heard clearly.

The experiences of the girls who were abducted by traffickers in his previous life, and the tragic situation of those women he saw when he killed Zhou Qi, churned in Shen Qiu's mind over and over again.

How could he sleep?

"I don't blame you for this, Senior Brother Shen Qiu."

Yaoqin sighed, her heart was like a knife, she cheered up and said to Shen Qiu:

"I have invited the old head of the Suzhou beggar gang to visit the shop street, this thing is very strange, don't worry."

"Beggar gang?"

Shen Qiu looked back at Yaoqin, and he said with murderous aura:

"You suspect that those named Hanako did it?"

"No, it's not them."

Yaoqin explains:

"I have always been good friends with the Suzhou beggars, and the old steward here has an old relationship with my father, and he also participated in the affairs of Lin'an back then, and he is a loyal and righteous person, and he is also a trustworthy person.

I had sent someone to ask him, and he assured me that Qingqing had disappeared and had nothing to do with the local beggar gang. ”

"Hmm."

Shen Qiu nodded.

He recalled what Qingqing had told him about the rumors about the beggar gang.

This beggar gang has nothing to do with the Jianghu faction in the martial arts drama in Shen Qiu's memory.

It's more of a loose social organization.

There are people in charge of affairs in various places, who are in charge of beggars in a city, and occasionally cooperate with the government to find some murderers who have committed crimes, but more often, they are to restrain the gang and not to do some illegal things, so as not to implicate other beggars.

They also manage the "peaceful" business with the heroes of the rivers and lakes.

Just like when Old Man Liu's buddies were kidnapped before, he asked the beggars to come forward and talk to the bandits in the mountains.

The city fox society rats in this city, the prodigal sons make trouble, it is not easy to come forward to solve it, and most of them are brought forward by the beggar gang, anyway, the flower children don't care about face, and many things are easy to say.

The beggars of all dynasties and dynasties are like this, they are all a group of poor people who have no livelihood, even if they are louder, they are just mixed with food and clothing.

But things have undergone some subtle changes after the head of this generation of beggars came to power.

After the big dragon leader came to power, he began to let the beggars all over the world to carry out another business.

Collecting, circulating, and selling information.

And what better force to do this than the Beggar Gang?

Therefore, in the past few years, the beggar gang has become more and more powerful by buying and selling news between various forces.

According to the description of the green girl, if it continues like this, in less than ten years, the beggars called Huazi, who were originally unconcerned, will definitely become a decisive force in the rivers and lakes.

"Miss, the beggar is here to help Song Zhang."

Not long after, a maid entered the room and reported to Yaoqin.

"Please!"

Yaoqin waved her hand, and a moment later, an old beggar in a tattered robe, a stick, and a broken gourd around his waist was invited in.

He didn't even wear shoes, he was barefoot.

Although there is no smell on his body, there is no doubt that he is indeed a member of the beggar gang.

The old man's face was withered, and he looked like he had been malnourished for a long time, but his eyes were quite sharp and bright, and when he entered the house, he leaned down and made a circle, and then said to Yaoqin:

"Miss Yaoqin, the old man has already finished reading that street, and he has some guesses, so I have come to report it."

"Uncle Song said yes, there is no need to hide it."

Yaoqin Says:

"Shen Qiu is Senior Brother Qingqing, like a brother and sister, or..."

"Disciple of the old road, I know."

This Song beggar looked back at Shen Qiu, who was bleak, he was on crutches, and let out a strange laugh, he said:

"If the old way is still there, how can such a thing happen! You young man is not good at learning, lost his junior sister, and is called a person in the rivers and lakes in vain, didn't your master teach you the rules of the secret door of the rivers and lakes before his death? ”

"Didn't teach!"

Shen Qiu was in a bad mood, so he replied:

"Why didn't I know that my master also had a beggar friend?"

"There's a lot of things you don't know."

Song beggar was unceremoniously, he snorted, took out a few pieces of paper from his tattered sleeve, and threw them to Shen Qiu, he said:

"This is the old man found it on the wall of your dart bureau and in the dark alleys on the street, take a look!"

Shen Qiu picked up the paper, took a look, and found that there were some rubbing, strange marks on the paper, just like graffiti.

"Miss Yaoqin, this disappearance of Qingqing was done by people in the rivers and lakes."

Song beggar also ignored Shen Qiu, he turned his head to Yaoqin and said:

"These marks are all marks of the secret doors of the rivers and lakes, and the old decay has distinguished them, the first few were left half a month ago, and the gang of thieves has already set their sights on the young girl."

He glanced at Shen Qiu and said:

"If some 'young heroes' have more eyes on everything, the young girl will not suffer from this catastrophe."

"Uncle Song, it's no wonder Senior Brother Shen Qiu is doing this."

Yaoqin explains:

"Senior Brother Shen Qiu only returned to Suzhou the day before yesterday, and he used to walk between my Suzhou firms."

"Old decay knows!"

Song beggar lit a stick, and he hated that iron could not be made of steel and said:

"Lao Yu also knows that the disciple of this old road head burned a thief's cottage in Nantong, killed a flower thief in Changshu, and did a great thing. But you, a young man, are a layman, have you ever thought that you have a sister at home? ”

The old beggar sighed, and he said to Shen Qiu:

"On the way to come, I was still thinking, how could a person as cautious as your master not teach you the rules of the rivers and lakes?

Those thieves killed and killed, they died innocently, but the affairs of the rivers and lakes do not leave hidden dangers, you killed Zhou Qi, how can you not explore what is behind him?

If you act so carelessly, how can you succeed in the future? ”

When these words came out, Shen Qiu and Yaoqin widened their eyes at the same time.

The Song beggar sighed and continued:

"The old man just said that these secret notes were left half a month ago at the earliest, but there were no new ones after that, and the gang of thieves probably found out the relationship between Qingqing and the Falling Moon.

The Falling Moon Merchant Square is a local big brand, and the whole of Suzhou is also famous, and it is common sense that ordinary people in the rivers and lakes are reluctant to provoke.

They should have felt that it was tricky, so they gave up, but as soon as Shen Qiu returned to Suzhou, the Qingqing girl disappeared on the second day. According to the old guess, either, it was the gang of thieves who made up their minds. ”

"Or..."

Song beggar stretched out his hand and pointed at Shen Qiu, and said in a cold voice:

"It's that you acted carelessly and held your own chivalry, and you were approached by Zhou Qi's accomplice, and then Qingqing was kidnapped."

Shen Qiuru was struck by lightning.

He looked at the paper in his hand, then at the Song beggar, and said:

"Did I hurt Qingqing?"

Seeing that Shen Qiu's face was pale and his eyes were bloodshot, Song Beggar was inconvenient to scold him anymore, his tone softened, and he said with a stick:

"I can't be sure of the old decay, it's just a guess. But now that the incident has happened, it's too late to say this, Shen Qiu, do you know which one of the rivers and lakes is secretly recorded on this paper? ”

Shen Qiu shook his head.

He didn't understand the details of these secret doors at all, and Song Beggar sneered, and he didn't sell it, and said directly:

"It's the Five Elements Gate!"

"The Seven Sects of the Demon Sect?"

Shen Qiu immediately stood up, and he asked:

"The Five Elements Gate that specializes in assassination?"

"Yes."

Song beggar nodded, he turned to look at Yaoqin, he leaned over, and said in a deep voice:

"Although I don't know if Zhou Qi has anything to do with the Five Elements Gate that day, it can be determined that the Qingqing girl was taken away by the people of the Five Elements Gate, so He Guan and the guys are probably innocent.

The demons of the rivers and lakes acted in a hidden and orderly manner, and they and ordinary people were powerless to stop them.

In addition, Miss Yaoqin, this Five Elements Sect is no better than other Jianghu sects, but an authentic Demon Sect. His disciples acted in a frenzied manner and ignored the rules of etiquette.

He is also good at disguise and stealth and killing people invisibly, if you are determined to intervene in this matter, you have to plan ahead. ”

Yaoqin nodded.

She was also a little nervous, and said to Song Beggar:

"Uncle Song is taught, but Qingqing is like my sister, I can't let her be taken captive, I have to intervene in this matter. I'm going to ask the ink heroes of the Heavenly Machine Pavilion to come and help. ”

"Well, that's very good."

Song beggar bowed slightly, and he said:

"My beggar gang recently learned that there was a group of thieves near Suzhou who plundered women, and now it seems that it should also be done by the people of Wuxingmen. But why did they do it, and why did they have to take Qingqing away?

The old man thought about it, but he didn't have a thought, so he went back to the city and walked to the hidden building. ”

He said:

"The people in the hidden building know more about the affairs of the rivers and lakes, especially the secret affairs of the rivers and lakes, and they are much more proficient than these low-level beggars such as me.

It's just to buy information from the hidden building, and it costs a lot, and the old man has no long things..."

Yaoqin immediately understood.

She shook her handbell, called her maid, and said:

"Go and get a hundred taels of gold and give it to Uncle Song to use."

One hundred taels of gold, about one thousand taels of silver, this is already a huge amount of money.

If it weren't for Song Beggar who wanted to take the opportunity to be greedy for ink, it would mean that the intelligence fee for that hidden building was indeed expensive.

"I'll go with you."

Shen Qiu said to Song Beggar.

The latter glared at him, shook his head, and said rather indifferently:

"Don't bother the young man, the young man's heart is in the rivers and lakes, so let's take care of the affairs of the rivers and lakes."

"Why are you so tired of me?"

Shen Qiu gritted his teeth and said:

"I haven't messed with you, have I?"

"Old beggar, I am a lowly person like dust, how dare I get tired of the young and promising Shen Shaoxia?"

Song beggar replied.

How does that voice sound so yin and yang.

He walked out of the small building near the lake, and Shen Qiu said goodbye to Yaoqin and followed out.

He followed the old beggar into the carriage that drove out of the piano platform, and in the carriage was a box containing a hundred taels of gold, and a guard to escort him.

In the carriage, Song beggar looked at Shen Qiu, who was chasing.

There was a flash of relief in his eyes, but then he changed back to that indifferent face.

After walking so dullly for half an hour, when he was about to arrive at Suzhou City, the old beggar picked up the gourd on his waist, took a sip, and then said to Shen Qiu:

"I know why I'm provoking you three times or twice?"

"I don't know."

Shen Qiu lowered his head and replied.

"Lao Yu and your master are good friends, and they also did great things together in the early years."

Song beggar whispered:

"I know that your master has a secret behind it, but I never explore it, and I also came to help when he picked up the Qingqing girl in Suzhou.

He doesn't tell you about Qingqing and the old beggar, and he probably doesn't want you to know about his past. Your master is a great man in the world. ”

The old beggar sighed and said:

"He was deceived and killed by his righteous brother Cha Bao, and Lao Yu also knew about it, and the Yi Family Dart Bureau found the body of Lao Lutou, which was also helped by the Central Plains beggars, and Lao Yu also went to his tomb to offer incense.

Let me ask you, Shen Qiu, is Cha Bao, who colluded with the people of the Northern Dynasty and assassinated his righteous brothers, really dead? ”

The old beggar asked, Shen Qiu nodded, and said:

"I killed it with my own hands."

"Okay."

Song beggar took a big sip of wine, he didn't call himself "old" anymore, and said to Shen Qiu very bluntly:

"I'm angry with you, that's why I said before.

If you want to take the road of rivers and lakes, this is no problem, I am also happy to see the disciples of the old road to make a name for themselves in the rivers and lakes and glorify their ancestors.

But the old road man loved Qingqing girl, and when he was still there, he occasionally drank with me, and he said to me that Qingqing was like his own daughter, and it was his lifeblood.

Lao Lutou is dead, he entrusts Qingqing to you, you have to take care of Qingqing, the so-called eldest brother is like a father! But what you've been doing lately is what a brother should be? ”

Song beggar scolded:

"I ran out to do chivalrous righteousness, and left the Qingqing girl alone in Suzhou, you don't want to think about it, if she encounters something, what can she do?

You killed Zhou Qi, and I will also call you a young man, and it is a chivalrous man to eliminate harm for the people, but have you ever thought that Qingqing will be in trouble because of you?

How can this walking the rivers and lakes be as simple as you think?

If you can become famous just by killing people, the world will be chaotic a long time ago! The characters in the rivers and lakes, intrigues, and black hands, make there many stumbling blocks. ”

"You're not old and inexperienced, and this is a lesson."

The old beggar let out a long sigh, he reached out and patted Shen Qiu's shoulder, and said:

"Not everyone, like you, is particular about wives and children. If you want to be a chivalrous man, you have to protect Qingqing first, do you understand? ”

"Hmm."

Shen Qiu clenched the scabbard in his hand, he really understood.

"Okay, then cheer up!"

Song beggar said:

"Qingqing is still waiting for you to save me, I still have to ask you, are you terrible to fight with the people of the Demon Sect who have changed their voices in the rivers and lakes?"

"Don't be afraid!"

Shen Qiu raised his head, brushed his hair, narrowed his eyes, touched the Yanling knife in his hand, gritted his teeth and said:

"Whoever dares to stop me, I will kill him!"