Chapter 14: The Lecture Hall

Cheng Han is dead!

The simple four words made the little carpenter lose all his strength at once, and he collapsed on the ground, constantly recalling in his mind the experience of interacting with Cheng Han, as well as his friendly, sincere and even slightly charming smile......

After a while, he said to the bearded man, "Who did that?" ”

The man who was called Uncle Xiao by Cheng Han squinted his eyes and said in a deep voice: "Cheng Han crossed the river, suddenly vomited, and then died, I tortured Huang Laoqi and others who were with him, and learned that he had drunk with you in Zhang Feilou before this - so how he died, don't you know?" ”

The little carpenter came back to his senses and knew that he was suspected of being the murderer, so he was immediately annoyed and said loudly: "I think Cheng Han is a friend, how can I harm him?" ”

The man said, "You will find out who is the one who harmed you when you go to the lecture hall." ”

As soon as his words fell, a shirtless man came over and said to the man: "Law enforcement boss, Wang Mazi and his cronies Zhang San have been arrested. ”

The man nodded and said, "Let's go." ”

The bare-chested man came over, took out the hemp rope, tied up the little carpenter, and said: "My family Cheng Xiaoye has an accident, and all the relevant people upstairs Zhang Fei have to go to the lecture hall to make it clear, offended." ”

He escorted the little carpenter out, and the little carpenter couldn't help but look at the bearded man again.

The "title" in the robe brother club is very strict, a few rows are a few rows, and the bare-chested man calls the bearded man "law enforcement boss", that is to say, this person should be ten rows of the robe brother.

The ten rows are also called "old men", don't look at the end of the row, but the status is very transcendent.

There are a few heads in these ten rows, including the phoenix-tailed elder, the law enforcement elder, and the errand boss - the phoenix-tailed elder is a young offspring with family resources and strength, and can "ascend to the sky and the sea in one step"; Most of the law enforcement elders are hooligans and fierce gods, and those who pass on the hall, guard the gate, sanction traitors, and act as killers are this generation; The errand runner is responsible for taking care of the chores of the teahouse and casino; As for the general elders, they are newcomer organizers.

The tenth row is the training ground for the newcomers of the Pao Brothers' Association, and their status is very important, and those who can enforce the law must be the people with outstanding force in the Pao Brothers' Association.

Changed to the Qinghong Gang, it must be the role of a double-flowered red stick.

The little carpenter wanted to understand this and no longer resisted, after all, Cheng Han died, he was extremely heartbroken, and he also wanted to know who the murderer was.

When he went out, Wang Mazi and his cronies Zhang San, who had been with him before, were tied up, discouraged, and full of panic, obviously suffering some hardships before.

Although it was late at night, the gambling house was doing a brisk business, and there were some onlookers and blocking in front of it.

The law enforcement elder squinted, looked at everyone, and said, "Brother Shuangxi will do something, please go back." ”

Double Happiness Pao Brother Club is the name of Yucheng Pao Brother, because after hundreds of years of development, this Robe Brother Club has been scattered all over the place, and the most famous mountain in the southwest is naturally the Jinguan Robe Brotherhood in Chengdu, the Shuangxi Robe Brotherhood in Yucheng, and the Minjiang Robe Brotherhood in Xuzhou.

In addition, after the fall of the Manchu Dynasty, there were several upstarts in the Pao Brothers' Association, including the Ghost Face Robe Brothers' Association in Xudu, the Baolu Robe Brothers' Association in Chongqing, Sun Zepei's Baolu Robe Brothers' Association, etc., all of which are different.

The Pao Brothers' Association is very popular in the southwest, especially in the Xichuan area, which stems from the "Baolu Movement" planned by the Founding Sun League in Xichuan.

At that time, the Pao Brother Association was the main backbone of the "Comrade Army" of the Baolu Movement Force, and after the development of the back, the Pao Brother organization went deep into the towns and villages of the state capitals and counties, and everywhere was "opening mountains and establishing halls", at that time, there were two popular colloquial sayings: "There was no white ding at the end of the Ming Dynasty, and there was no scumbag at the end of the Qing Dynasty (people who did not participate in the Pao Brother Society)", and in today's Republic of China, it has become a big tail and formed a powerful force, so everyone listened, did not dare to provoke, and hurried back to the gambling house.

Meow ......

Hearing this, the little carpenter saw the tiger skin fat cat appear on the wall of the gambling house, with a pair of golden eyes, staring at him closely.

Ay...... You're finally free, little brute.

The little carpenter, Wang Stalltou, and Zhang San were hooded, and then escorted away, and the journey was hurried along the way, and they probably crossed the river.

After about half an hour, he finally came to a spacious ancestral hall, and then he untied his hood.

The sky outside was slightly bright, the ancestral hall was brightly lit, the little carpenter's eyes were a little uncomfortable, and it took a while to get used to it, and he looked around, and found that in addition to himself, Wang Bantou and Zhang San, there were many people in the ancestral hall.

Huang Laoqi, who was with Cheng Han, and another member of the Robe Brothers' Association were naturally there, and they knelt on the ground, their bodies shaking from time to time.

They were clearly punished.

Yong Deyuan, who had a conflict with the little carpenter in the restaurant, was also there, but he was not restrained in any way, and sat on a chair next to him, his face indignant.

His sister-in-law Yong Yiai sat next to him, and across from them, sat Miss Su Ciwen Su from the Huzhou Guild Hall.

Her father, Su Sanye, sat at the top, while behind him were two black-clothed bodyguards.

In addition to these little carpenters, there were more than a dozen people in the ancestral hall, and the little carpenter looked around, and had a little impression that they were obviously diners on the third floor during dinner in the evening.

In the corner, there were still seven or eight people standing, and the little carpenter saw Zhang Feilou running in the hall.

They are obviously from the restaurant.

From Cheng Han's accident across the river to the fact that so many people have gathered here, the little carpenter has deeply felt how powerful Brother Pao's power is in Yucheng - even a dragon who crosses the river like Su Sanye of the Huzhou Guild Hall has to obediently rush here to be questioned at night.

Subsequently, the little carpenter saw a plaque hanging in the middle of the ancestral hall, with gold characters on a black background, and three large characters "Handout Hall" written on it.

Under the plaque, there is a two-meter-tall red-faced and long-bearded statue, but it is the second master Guan who has been known for thousands of years.

In front of the second master, there was a wooden shelf, and a person was lying on it.

The man was lying on his back, covered with a white cloth.

That's, Cheng Han?

The little carpenter looked up and wanted to take a look, but there were many people standing in the ancestral hall, all of whom looked solemn and the atmosphere was extremely solemn, so they didn't dare to move more.

At this moment, someone shouted: "The fifth row of Lanting has arrived!" ”

In the ancestral hall, everyone in the robe brother congregation put their legs together, becoming more and more solemn, and then, a man wearing a melon skin hat and a solemn face was surrounded and walked into the ancestral hall.

Everyone got up one after another and threw their hands towards the man, even Yong Deyuan, who was impatient, and Su Sanye, who was worth a huge fortune, all called out respectfully: "Fifth Master Cheng." ”

Cheng Wuye had a straight face, his eyes were full of pain of losing his son, but when he walked past the little carpenter and the others, he still waved his hand and said to the law enforcement elder: "Jiang Da, let's untie all the people, before the murderers are investigated, they are all still guests of my robe brothers' club." ”

When the law enforcement boss heard this, he nodded, waved his hand, and immediately someone came over and untied the little carpenter and a few others.

Cheng Wuye ordered to come over, walked to the corpse covered with a white cloth, someone moved the Taishi chair of golden silk nanmu over, he nodded, and then bowed his hand to a white-bearded old man sitting next to him, and then sat down.

As soon as he sat down, a middle-aged man with a sallow face stood up and bowed his hand to everyone in the audience.

He said loudly: "Everyone, I'm sorry to pull everyone out of the bed at this time, but everyone must know what happened." We have already checked, Cheng Han, a member of the Pao Brothers' Association, died in Zhang Feilou, so it has something to do with everyone, I called everyone over at this time, and I also wanted to ask and find out the murderer - this one is Cheng Han's father, the red flag in charge of the fifth row of our Double Happiness Pao Brothers' Association, Cheng Lanting Cheng Wuye, and this one ......"

He pointed to the white-bearded old man and said word by word: "He is the second sage of our Double Happiness Robe Brotherhood, Liao Enbo." ”

Ooh......

As soon as the name was pronounced, everyone was shocked.

This Liao Enbo Liao is not a simple person, he is a Jinshi in the Tongzhi period, entered the Hanlin Academy, read a lot of books, specialize in Zhu by the thirteen subjects and witch Gu one, and later resigned in the Guangxu years, returned to Yucheng, teaching and educating people, because of the origin of family learning, he is a person of cultivation, and he has been in the Hanlin Academy, a belly of learning, whether it is in the rivers and lakes, or the folk, the wind is very good, and the reputation is great.

In fact, among the descendants of this second master Liao, there have been many powerful figures in the military and political terms, so I will not list them here for the time being.

This incident alarmed Second Master Liao, and many people in the audience were a little surprised, but some people were happy, knowing that Second Master Liao came forward, at least he would not wronged people indiscriminately.

After introducing the two robed brothers in the hall, the man walked down and introduced everyone present to the big guy.

The first one is Yong Deyuan.

"Yong Deyuan, a local, the son of Yong Xiwen, the boss of the Shuangxi Robe Brother's Club, studied under the vulture Taoist of Qingcheng Mountain, and his swordsmanship is first-class, and his reputation is very good, and he was at the scene yesterday."

"Yongyiai, a local, the daughter of Yong Xiwen, the idle boss of the Double Happiness Robe Brotherhood, studied under the Clear Sky Master of Emei Jinding, and was at the scene yesterday."

"Su Ciwen, a native of Zhejiang Province, the daughter of Su Likuan of Huzhou Guild Hall, was at the scene yesterday."

"Li Fucai, a local, runs a cloakshop in Wulidian......"

"Yang Si, a native of Jinguancheng, runs a local fabric shop and came to discuss business matters with Li Fucai......"

……

"Table Junhui, the three masters of Lianyun Twelve Water Village and Qingfeng Village......"

"Luo Xiaohei, the top swordsman of Lianyun Twelve Water Village and Bishui Village......"

"Lingxi, the red card of Shuiyue Building, Zhang Feilou who came with the second master of the table......"

"Shi Allen, the standard-bearer of the Meishan Sect in Ganxi......"

"Cold Arrow, Northwest Ringing Horse ......"

"Gan Mo, whose origin is unknown, claims to be the apprentice grandson of the last glorious lotus leaf Zhang of the Luban Sect, who has been in Chongqing for three months, and has been working as a carpenter on the construction site of the Huzhou Guild Hall before......"

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After listening to this circle, the little carpenter was a little confused, not that he was dug up after he came to Yucheng, but because he had dinner in Zhang Feilou last night, in addition to them, there were so many people in the rivers and lakes.

These Lianyun Twelve Water Villages, Meishan Sect, Northwest Ringing Horses or something, are really mixed with dragons and snakes, which is surprising.

When the yellow-faced man finished singing, Yong Deyuan immediately stood up.

He pointed to the little carpenter and said indignantly: "What else is there to say, the one who killed my little brother Cheng Han was this demon Gan Mo of the Luban Sect." ”