With the ringing of bells in the early morning, the businesses of the town opened one after another. The pawnshop owner opened the door and opened the lattice window. The first rays of light in the morning shone in through the lattice window in the corner of the eaves.

The pawnshop owner, as usual, carried chicken feathers and Zen in his hands, cleaning all corners of the pawnshop. Get ready to welcome visitors from all over the world. Just as he was carefully cleaning, he turned around and saw a slightly smoky man, carrying a conspicuous big knife on his shoulder, and stepped into the door with a heroic foot.

The pawnshop owner had shrewd eyes and looked up and down at the people who came through the door. The appearance of the visitor, wearing a dark blue light long shirt, the corners of the long shirt are tied around the waist. A flask hangs from the waist. The whole look looks like a knight's proper makeup. It seems to be debauched on the outside, but there is inadvertently chivalrous in his eyes. The first person to enter the pawnshop early in the morning was Xiao Yao. Early in the morning, he didn't get drunk as usual, but went straight to the pawnshop with a purpose.

After Xiao Yao entered the door, he didn't say a word. Walked straight up to the pawnshop owner and stood in front of him. He was silent, and slowly raised a hand in front of him. The pawnshop owner looked at the situation, but saw that Xiao Yao had a silver hairpin between his fingers. The silver hairpin is illuminated by the sunlight that penetrates in, emitting a dazzling silver glitter. The glittering hairpin dazzles the human eye. The pawnshop owner stood still.

"Boss, do you have any impression of this hairpin?" Seeing that the boss looked confused, Xiao Yao got straight to the point. The eyes are sharp and flashing, as if there is some kind of probing.

"Uh... Chivalry, what do you mean by that? The boss was stunned for a while, his face was confused, and he asked with doubts.

"This silver hairpin was thrown out of the middle of the room by your pawnshop yesterday." Xiao Yao looked at the pawnshop owner expressionlessly, and slowly put down his raised hand, his eyes puzzled, "Although this silver hairpin is not valuable, a few copper coins are still worth it." But somehow threw it away? ”

"Ahem," the pawnshop owner heard this, and then he understood what was going on. Covering his mouth and coughing lightly, he replied lightly with a look of disgust, "This is a gambler who often comes to my shop to be this silver hairpin." Who knows where this hairpin comes from. Don't! ”

"Are you familiar with this gambler? Where does he live? When Xiao Yao heard this, his eyes suddenly brightened, his eyes looked directly at the boss, and he asked with interest.

Seeing this, the boss was stunned for a moment, and asked strangely, "Chivalry, why are you interested in this gambler and ordinary hairpins?" ”

"Less nonsense! You just have to go back to me. Xiao Yao only stared, and the boss shrank in fright, and suddenly seemed to be half shorter. He half-squatted and didn't blink at Xiao Yao. Momentarily frightened and silent.

Say. Do you know this gambler? Where does he live? Say it to me in detail. Xiao Yao's stern face looked down at the half-squatting boss. Asked again.

"I know, I know... But, then, the gambler does not know where he lives. If a knight wants to find him, he only needs to go to the gambling house and find him. The boss looked at Xiao Yao's eyes, tried to be bold, slowly stood upright, and replied to him seriously. Xiao Yao saw him say. After asking the gambler about his appearance, he left the pawnshop satisfied.

Deep darkness in the night, the town is secluded, in a dimly lit hut. A few beams of light, imprinted with swaying shadows. A dimly lit and cramped space with constant noise. It is turbid and smoky.

In the middle of the hut is a large wooden round table. Sitting, standing, surrounded by a layer of people. In the center of the table stands the dealer, the dealer dances his hands, and shakes the dice with his hands and feet. The shrewd and flickering gaze stared at him in bewilderment.

On one side of the wooden table, a person's shirt was wide open, revealing his flesh. He reclined in his chair. Put one foot on the other seat. Heroic posture staring at the table. This person is not Xiaoyi's good friend, a gambler in the mouth of the pawnshop owner.

"Big, big, big...", "Little little ......" Everyone stared at the dealer firmly, their bloodshot eyes were clear, and their eyes were red and shining. He couldn't help but whisper in his mouth, calling for the number he wanted. The face reflected by the dark light is like a black hole swallowed by the polar night.

He lost his red eye, and after a few wild bets, he lost again. His face looked dull, like a tight drum skin. Looking at the ecstatic winner, he slumped limply in his chair as if a long day had passed, and he stood up slowly and silently, and staggered towards the door.

When his pace was unsteady, he looked sad and melancholy, and shook out the door in frustration. The night outside the house was pitch black. The cool night breeze blew, and he couldn't help but wrap his clothes tightly. The thin clothes are wrapped in thin boards, and the appearance looks pitiful.

He thought desolately, Ben was trying to make a profit so that he could honor his marriage to Xiaoyi. But who knows, as Xiaoyi said, the more you gamble, the deeper you fall. The silver taels given by Xiaoyi, Ning was hungry and didn't spend it, so he gambled it all up. Now, I don't know how to face her? … I lost my soul and walked a short way. Suddenly cold, a man walked out from behind the tree without making a sound. The man, with a knife on his shoulder, stood sideways and looked at one place, blocking his way.

Suddenly a person appeared in the night, and he suddenly stopped, dazed and stared. Keep an eye on the people in the middle of the road. He thought to himself, is this going to be a robbery? He is a man who has lost all his money and is penniless. What a robbery! This robber is too lucky......

While he was speculating, the man who stopped him asked him in a deep voice, "Have you ever been a silver hairpin in a pawnshop?" Where do you get the silver hairpin? It was Xiao Yao who asked him. After questioning the pawnshop owner, he went all the way to this secluded place.

When he heard this series of questions, he was very puzzled. How did this person know that he had been a hairpin in a pawnshop? … But I don't know where this person came from, and I don't know why he asked. His lips twitched, as if he wanted to say something. Facing this inexplicable person, listen to this inexplicable inquiry. I don't know if I should tell the truth about going to the Tang Mansion by myself, or I should keep the details. After all, I don't want to blow up my personal feelings, otherwise I will trap Xiaoyi in injustice.

"Tell me the truth! Otherwise, this big knife will not recognize people! Xiao Yao saw that he was silent for a long time, and couldn't help but rush up with anger. He easily removed the big knife from his shoulder and slammed it on the ground. Listening to the sound of "clang", he trembled with fright. It took a long, long time before I slowly came to my senses.

"Hero, the little one did go to the pawnshop as a hairpin. The hairpin is in... Found near Tang Mansion. As for who lost it... I don't know if it's small. Yu Yu Yu Only the road comes from the plot of the hairpin, and the ominous details are not said in detail.

Xiao Yao was silent for a moment after listening to his words. I didn't ask anything else. After the silence, she only waved her head at him, signaling that he could leave. He saw Xiao Yao let him go, and hurriedly staggered away. Xiao Yao looked at his distant back, and with an unhurried look, he walked slowly towards the other way in the night.