People in the rivers and lakes will pay for their carelessness at any time.

I thought that the people of the beggar gang followed the red sleeves to the cherry blossom villa, but I didn't expect that even the stall makers in the ghost market were all members of the beggar gang, so I couldn't prevent it.

"Someone, anyone? I want water. I shouted loudly and in a low voice.

Soon, someone came in through the small door on the right, with a huge mask on his face and a military kettle in his hand.

"Untie me, I want water, I want water......" I struggled a few times, but the rope was tied tightly, and all struggles were in vain.

The man didn't panic, but continued to walk forward, bringing the kettle in his hand close to my mouth.

"Drink it, there's no poison in the water. His eyes were full of mockery.

I bowed my head and took a big sip of water, and then I heard the person in the video say: "The times are progressing, society is unfolding, and only by advancing with the times can we continue to carry forward the fine traditions handed down by the beggar gangs from their ancestors and ancestors, and let the beggar gangs in the new century become the best among the major forces in the rivers and lakes; we must learn from the advantages of those gangs that are in the limelight; and we must study the reasons for their failures and avoid repeating them in those gangs that are becoming weaker and weaker." Comrades, friends, leaders, brothers, our beggar gang once stood out from the crowd, and I believe that in the future, with the efforts of everyone united and working hard, we will be able to reproduce the style of the beggar gang in the past......"

This gentleman's eloquence is comparable to that of Amway, Perfect and other sales corporate lecturers, and every sentence is extremely inflammatory, which makes people can't help but boil their blood.

Gao Yanshuang, the new deputy leader of the gang, is a well-known and enthusiastic speaker on the rivers and lakes, who has appeared on many reality shows on national television and received a contract for hosting on major television stations...... It is really an honor for our generation to be able to revitalize the beggars together. The man wearing the mask in front of him said boastfully.

"Yes. I nodded and continued to drink water.

When the other party said this, it can be seen that he has been completely brainwashed, and he was confused by the "deputy gang leader of Gao Yanshuang" in the video.

After drinking the water, the man was about to withdraw, but the door opened again, and an old man with a dark vulture face stepped in.

"Elder Tu is good. The person who delivered the water hurriedly bowed.

The old man waved his hand: "Go out, don't make a noise, I want to talk to Mr. Xia." ”

"Yes, yes. The man delivering the water dodged to the side to make way, then walked out and closed the door gently.

Elder Tu walked up to me, didn't speak, and circled the pillar three times.

At this moment, it is futile to say anything, so I remain silent and wait for the other person to speak first.

After three laps, Elder Tu stopped in front of me and stared at me with those strange eyes that were more black and white.

"Non-partisans?" he asked suddenly.

Growing up, no one really asked me such a question, so I was stunned for a moment before slowly nodding my head.

"Why?" he asked again.

According to state regulations, ordinary people can apply to join various democratic parties, such as the common Democratic League, the Democratic Progressive Party, and so on. I knew about these parties, but I never considered applying to join. First, my experience was too ordinary, and I did not have any economic foundation or social status, so it was difficult for me to be recognized by the democratic parties; second, since I was a child, I received an orthodox education in school, and I only supported it, and if I wanted to join, I would only apply to join the party, not other factions.

Of course, if you want to join the party, you must undergo strict inspection, and you must also work hard, make great achievements in your normal work, and become a high-tech talent who has a huge role in society, so that you can be approved to join the party.

I knew that I had not yet reached that standard for party membership and that I needed to continue to work hard, so I did not take the initiative to submit an application for party membership to the sub-district office.

"There is no why, I just love the country and. I replied.

"Well, that's good. Elder Tu bared his teeth, revealing his big yellow teeth that had been choked on because of his years of smoking.

"Why don't you let me go and talk calmly? You tie me up like this, isn't it a way of hospitality?" I tried to communicate.

Elder Tu shook his head: "You are not a guest, but a hired handful. Now, we're going to hire you to take out that Western mural. If you do a good job, your friends will be fine, and if you don't do well, your friends will die one by one until you get the mural back. ”

"Western murals?" I pretended to be confused.

What Elder Tu mentioned must have been the murals in the secret room under the Hongjialou Church. Before, we had entered there, and before we could do anything, we witnessed the horror of the Chamber of Secrets sucking living people dry and skinning.

This time, if I go to get the painting, it is likely that I will be the one who suffers.

"I don't understand, but I still hope you let me go and then communicate properly. I said.

Elder Tu nodded: "Okay, I'll let you down, but before you land, you have to watch a few videos." In the future, every step you take will be related to the life and death of your friends. Let me warn you first, otherwise you won't have a chance to regret the battle as soon as the battle starts, and in that case, those people will die because of your wrong choice-"

He picked up the remote control on the table next to him and pressed it twice, the speaker on the screen disappeared, and the screen changed to a monitor state, which was divided into two compartments at once, and there was a person in each compartment.

I saw Bing'er, and I also saw Lianchengbi.

Although both of them appear in the surveillance, their status is different. Bing'er was confined, with more than a dozen ropes wrapped around her head, neck, arms, and waist, and a large guillotine hanging two feet above her head, and the tail of the guillotine was connected to a rope, which was pulled to the right rear and tied to the table legs.

The blade of the guillotine shone with a pale gray cold light, which was extremely sharp, and once the rope broke and fell, the ice below would be cut into two pieces. Fortunately, Bing'er had a black cloth bag on her head, and if she couldn't see the guillotine, she would have less panic in her heart.

In another picture, Lianchengbi is slowly moving forward in a large area of ruins. However, this image is transmitted through the scope of a spear, which means that one of the gunners has pointed the spear at the back of Lian Chengbi's heart, and if he gives the order, Lian Chengbi will be pierced by a bullet and die without knowing it.

These two sisters have just reunited today, and they are about to die at the same time in the blink of an eye.

"You're too ruthless to do things, aren't you?" I asked with a wry smile.

"No, Mr. Xia, as long as you deal with it properly, neither of them will be in danger of life. Our means are normal, just to buy a double insurance for our cooperation. Elder Tu said.

In this case, I don't have any bargaining chips, I can only take one step at a time.

"Okay, I understand the video, let me go. I nodded.

Elder Tu untied the rope, and when I landed, I suddenly felt pain in my feet like pins and needles, and my legs were paralyzed, and they were no longer my own.

"Take a break, eat something, and go to Hongjialou Church. Elder Tu said.

If it was someone else, he would have scolded or started fighting, because no one could swallow such a breath, and he was bullied by the beggars, and he had to obediently listen to their orders and go to a place of great difficulty and danger to get the Western murals back.

That space is terrible, and the weird suction is everywhere, and I'm probably not going to be able to come back as soon as I'm gone, and I'm going to be a terrible human skin.

Elder Tu clapped his hands, and someone came in with a tray, placing four dishes and one soup on the table, as well as two white-flour steamed buns.

"Sit down. Elder Tu gestured to his chair.

I exerted all my strength to overcome the pain of numbness and leg pain, and one step at a time I reached the chair, held on to the table, and sat down slowly.

"I know that you must have a lot of doubts in your heart, but it doesn't matter now, if you get the Western mural back in an hour, it will be a first achievement, and you can get a lot of applause and glory, as well as a large bonus in the gang...... Our beggar gang has always been the most reasonable, meritorious deeds will be rewarded, mistakes must be punished, without strict iron laws, how can we defeat the enemy?" said Elder Tu.

I silently picked up the chopsticks and grabbed the steamed bun in my hand.

"Eat, don't bother you. "Elder Tu is very interested.

The food is very ordinary, but at this time, I can't taste the quality of the food, and I just use the action of eating as a cover, and my brain is flying.

I know that going to get Western murals will definitely be a life of death, which is similar to taking food from the mouth of a tiger. Moreover, as long as I succeed, there is a very high possibility that Elder Tu will kill people.

The law of the rivers and lakes has always been like this, if you want to never suffer from future troubles, it is to send those who know it to the west.

I don't want my life to end in tragedy, so I have to counteract this Elder Tu in front of me and let him be my stepping stone to soar into the sky in the face of adversity again.

"If you want me to die, I'll have to let you die first—" I smiled at Elder Tu and told him silently in my heart.

"Qushuiting Street is a good place, a place of condensation and cohesion in the spring city of Jinan. After so many years, every time I walked down that street, I immediately felt refreshed, and instantly became dozens of years younger. Mr. Xia, it's really a great thing to boast that you can live there. Elder Tu said.

I nodded, "yes, that's right. ”

Housing prices in Jinan have been high, and now a set of old yards on Qushuiting Street can be sold for nearly 10 million, and it is difficult to find a courtyard.

The people who live in the old town are not financially wealthy, but they are spiritually satisfied. To be able to have such a treasure in the city of Jinan is already an absolute nobility in spirit.

"It is said that before the liberation, only famous families were eligible to live in Qushuiting Street. If your Xia family can settle there, there must be something extraordinary. I can't say it, but I can feel it, you are not an ordinary person......" Elder Tu's words were one sentence at a time, leaving me unclear what he wanted to say.

Just now, he mentioned my party affiliation and political outlook, and he was quite satisfied with my "non-partisan" status, which I can see from his facial expressions.

"Elder Tu, what kind of party are you?" I swallowed the steamed bun in my mouth and asked lightly.

"I'm also non-partisan, hehehehe......" he laughed.

"Why?" I asked.

Elder Tu leaned forward: "Mr. Xia, in fact, we all have the same attitude towards the party. I have read your information, and you have said on more than one occasion that 'meat eaters despise the unthinkable'. I also agree with this sentence, if a person is born to live for the world, then he does not need to join any party, and it is enough to walk openly and freely. ”

I did say that, but it was clear that what Elder Tu said was not exactly what I thought.

"No, you're wrong. I shook my head and retorted, "Since we have obtained such an aphorism in the "Zuo Chuan", anyone who has read "The Zuo Chuan" will also read it and will also use it as a warning for life. As far as I know, almost all the predecessors of the new government took it as a motto of life, and everything they did and lived every day in the years of fire was for the people of the world. That group of ancestors laid down the country, but this is the common people. Therefore, I respect them from the bottom of my heart, and I aim to be able to stand under the same banner as them. People in the era of peace will be smart and shrewd, and they will not catch up with those ancestors no matter how smart and shrewd they are. Then, following them and keeping pace with them is what I think is the only way to achieve a perfect life. Elder Tu, you have your direction, I have mine, and the two cannot be the same. ”

Actually, I am a person who has no party affiliation for the time being, which is completely different from the traditional sense of "non-party person". I have my own beliefs, but "people without party affiliation" have no factional beliefs, and they are fundamentally incompatible in terms of ideological understanding.

Of course, I usually keep these words in my heart, and I have never expressed them to anyone else. If it weren't for Elder Tu solemnly mentioning it today, I wouldn't have mentioned it casually in front of strangers.

Elder Tu's face changed color, like a pickpocket who had been exposed.

"Everyone has their own aspirations. "I don't want to embarrass him too much, give him a step down.

"Yes, everyone has their own aspirations, but I always felt that you are a big-minded and easy person to communicate with, which is why I met you in this way. He said.

"I can go, you have to come with me. In other words, you and I both know that place is dangerous, and if I die, I'll have to pull you on my back, how about it?" I said.

Elder Tu sighed: "Alas, that's of course. I don't want anything to happen to you. The coming day is long, and there are few people who can have your IQ and EQ, and there are not many in Jinan City. ”

Elder Tu's method of inviting me here is really bad, but I don't want to pursue it, more is better than less. Moreover, although the position of the "elder" in the beggar gang is very high, there are always gang leaders and deputy gang leaders above, and the elders only obey orders.

What's the point of me being critical of him?

"A gentleman's words, the horse is difficult to chase. Elder Tu, I will help you do things, and you must also keep your promise not to let my friends be harmed. Otherwise—" I stopped, not saying any more.

Elder Tu is a person who understands, and he should know what my words are later.

When I left the place of captivity, I was hooded so that I wouldn't recognize the place and come back to find trouble.

I was put into a car, which made seven or eight turns, and it took half an hour before my hood was removed.

Now, there are many high-rise buildings outside the car, and it is actually on Luoyuan Street in Jinan City, which is speeding east from Quancheng Square.

The sun has risen, and the morning sun has been dyed golden yellow, full of vitality.

Both sides of Luoyuan Street are full of financial buildings, and it is generally not until after eight o'clock that white-collar workers will continue to go to work for 6 years, blocking the street.

"Sorry, we have to take this kind of measure to ensure that no one is accidentally harmed. Elder Tu explained.

I looked down and thought about it, seemingly closing my eyes and resting my mind, but in fact, I used my excellent sense of space to remember all the twists and turns before the car drove here.

When I was poisoned, I was in a ghost market 100 meters north of the intersection of Jingshi Road and Shanda Road. Just now, the car first drove from east to west, then turned right, then turned right, and then drove from west to east, heading for Alexandra Road.

If we want to go to Hongjialou Church, we will naturally go north from the intersection of Heping Road and Lishan Road and go straight to Hongjialou.

In that case, I can calculate that Elder Tu and even the beggars' lair are all in the area south of Shanda Road, not far from Yue Buqun's cherry blossom villa. The car deliberately turned around in order to confuse me so that I could not guess where the place of captivity was.

When the car passed by the Grand Hotel Sophia, I remembered Chu Chu. If she hadn't died, she would have been my most powerful help today.

"Life is really strange, sometimes delicate as a flower, sometimes spicy as grass, sometimes you can look at the eyes of a beauty, sometimes you have to retreat and separate...... "Unconsciously, the corners of my eyes are moist.

Chu Chu is a good girl, although she comes from a wild place, she has never been affected by any influence from the outside world, she just dedicates herself in obscurity, and she is calm and calm.

If all the forces in the world had such a tranquil and kind leader as Chu Chu, wouldn't China and the world have bloomed the flower of peace long ago?

"Please pause. "I knocked on the driver's seat.

"Okay, stop, pull over. "Elder Tu immediately followed my wishes and beckoned the driver to stop.

The driver parked under the Ginza overpass, pushed the door down, and walked onto the sidewalk.

A few days ago, Chu Chu and I had a wonderful time at the Sofitel Grand Hotel. She felt really strange to me, as if she was the most famous "bud wine" in the Yunnan-Guizhou area. There, hospitable young women roll up the petals of roses into small wine glasses, fill them with fine wine, and give them to the men they like.

Flowers are not charming, people are obsessed, wine is not drunk, everyone is drunk. As soon as you drink "petal wine", even if you are reincarnated by Yanagi Hui, you will lose an inch.

The good times were too short, and I couldn't keep Chu Chu, so she died in the mirror room.

Perhaps, she is here to die.

Any leader of the Gu Sect must have a "masochistic" mentality, adhering to the guiding ideology of "I don't go to hell, who will go to hell", rush forward when there are difficulties, be fearless, and regard death as home. So, Chu Chu was willing to die, just to save the sealed soul of the Jade Rakshasa.

Chu Chu is like a beautiful light, illuminating the charm and ghosts on the rivers and lakes, making them ashamed, and also illuminating the hearts of all good people, so that we can see with our own eyes that even if we are in the rivers and lakes, we can live with responsibility and weight.

Tears rolled down my face, no one knew me here anyway, and I could cry unabashedly for Chu Chu.

Elder Tu stretched out his hand, pinching a tissue on his fingertips.

"I'm sorry. I took the tissue and wiped my face.

Crying can't solve the problem, I shed tears for her, because at this moment, my whole heart hurts for her, and the tears fall defenselessly.

"Mr. Xia, how do you feel? Could it be that you also fell into the 'Hysteria Technique' and thought of other sad things?" Elder Tu asked softly.

When someone passed by, he quickly stepped back and let go of my shoulder, so as not to be misunderstood.

I nodded, but shook my head again.

"The beggars are no longer the number one gang in the world in the past. He said.

As if to reflect his words, at the door of the Sophia Hotel, a group of red men and green women walked out with each other supporting each other and laughing, got into a luxury Mercedes-Benz station wagon, and drove away.

Those who go in and out of this place are either rich or expensive, and it is the time when the spring breeze is proud.

Elder Tu watched the car leave, kicked the holly ball on the side of the road, and spat angrily: "Phew, when Lao Tzu was in the wind and snow, this group of ball things didn't know where the girls were in the stomach!"

The beggar gang is indeed in decline, otherwise Elder Zitu would not be so willing to be so lowly and compare with a group of young people in the world.

People are in the rivers and lakes, if you want to compare, you can only compare with the people in the rivers and lakes.

"The 'hysteria technique' of the Red Sleeve Move is very powerful. Elder Tu added, "I've tried, but it's really getting carried away and I don't know where I am. ”

A confused and satisfied smile appeared on his face, presumably reminiscing about the scene.

"Hey, let's go. "A security guard stood on the steps and waved at us.

I dragged Elder Tu to the side, and a Cadillac SUV whizzed past and stopped in front of the hotel's turnstiles.

Originally, I got off here to remember Chu Chu, and I didn't care who appeared at the door of the hotel. What's more, except for Chu Chu, the people who come in and out of this hotel have nothing to do with me.

The door of the SUV opened, and a woman in a black trench coat got out of the car and stood in front of the turnstile.

Inadvertently, I glanced at her, and she just raised her hand to sweep the length of her forehead, and then her cheek tilted slightly to the right, so that I could see her side face.

"Chu Chu?" my heart shuddered as I blurted out the name.

She did look very much like Chu Chu, and that shocking glance was like a lightning bolt appearing in the dark night sky, coming from the sky, and I couldn't help but say that it hit my heart.

The revolving door slid silently, and she stepped forward lightly before entering the door.

My mind paused, and I immediately asked myself: "Could that be Chu Chu? Isn't Chu Chu already dead in the mirror room? Will Chu Chu come back to life? Isn't Chu Chu dead? Is that Chu Chu dead? Is it Chu Chu now? Am I in a dream now? Where am I......

All the questions revolve around only one core, and that is "Chu Chu".

"No one can escape the cover of the 'art of hysteria', especially those with knots. That kind of thaumaturgy, as if it was created for people who are sinking in their hearts, once they indulge in it, it is like being hit by seven strokes of 'Seven Wounds Fist' in a row, sweet and sour, bitter, salty, astringent, and fishy, all the tastes come to the heart together, making people ...... Let people die and live, life is better than death, they would rather die than regret, and regret not ...... in the first place"

Elder Tu muttered like a wizard chanting a spell.

I let go of him and flew forward, chasing after the woman who suddenly appeared and disappeared.

(Tianjin)