034, ghost market

With the cooperation of dozens of embroidered riders and hundreds of wrestlers, inspectors, and hidden piles from the six gates, a suspicious bird dealer was quickly found.

This person's name is Wang Donkey, from the Wusun Kingdom in the Western Regions, and has been engaged in the bird and bird sales business in the Bianliang Black Market, and his reputation is very bad. But a few days ago, this man didn't know what windfall he made, he went to the casino to gamble for three days, and he didn't even do the bird selling business, and some people talked about his birds being bought.

Speaking of the Bianliang black market, from the Shang Dynasty to build the capital of Yangcheng, Bianliang City has been more than a thousand years.

Hundreds of years ago, due to the subsidence of the Feng Dynasty, the old city sank into the ground, Emperor Fengwen built a new city to cover it, and the old city became a place where cows, ghosts, snakes and gods did black market trading, which was called the ghost market.

Here, the Jingzhao Yin Mansion does not care, the Dali Temple does not care, and the Beijing Camp Forbidden Army does not care, it is a three-regardless zone where countless ruffians and hooligans engage in illegal activities.

In order to arrest a suspect, he broke through half the street alone, and finally brought out the half-dead suspect when he was beaten out, covered in blood, like a female Shura.

Li Mi waved the note in his hand at Cao Shaocheng, indicating that he had found a useful clue, but it was taken by Shen Luo, who didn't know when he woke up.

"Wang Donkey, Bianliang Ghost City Bird Dealer?" Shen Luo read the interrogation record recorded above with great interest, and finally nodded, "Then go to the ghost market and meet this Wang Donkey!" ”

Li Mi touched his nose and said, "I originally wanted you to rest for a while, but I went on a trip with Cao Shaocheng and asked for the news directly, and then I will hand you over when you wake up." ”

Shen Luo waved his hand, "I'm resting." The ghost market is different from other places, where there are three sects and nine streams, and there is a mixture of fish and dragons, and the two of you are likely to encounter danger when you go there. With me leading the way, it will be faster to find this Wang donkey, and it will save a lot of tongue work. ”

Subsequently, Shen Luo ordered three general flag officers, each of whom led his lieutenants, embroidered clothes and horses, as well as the wrestlers and hidden piles scattered around the ghost market, about 300 people scattered to guard the exit of the ghost market, once Shen Luo entered the ghost market and released the cloud-piercing arrow, the team of people and horses could immediately rush into the city to support.

After the personnel were properly arranged, Shen Luo galloped all the way to the ghost market of the West City Rail Workshop, and Li Mi and Cao Shaocheng also followed closely behind.

The three of them set off all the way to the west, and it took nearly two hours to arrive at this extralegal place in the capital.

Before entering the ghost market, Li Mi had already faintly heard the sound of silk and bamboo coming from inside, which was not only a lewd place that serious people could not avoid, but also the most prosperous ecstasy cave in the minds of some people.

I only listen to the beautiful songs one after another, hundreds of musical instruments sound in unison, and occasionally the beautiful singing voices of the singers surround them, which makes people confused.

Li Mi has not yet entered the ghost market, just on the ordinary streets of the rail square, a prosperous scene has appeared in front of him, and this is still the case during the day, if he stays at night, he is afraid that it will be ten times more noisy.

The three of them walked into an inconspicuous alley, which is the entrance to the rumored ghost market, with three vertical arches standing in front and back, with silk hanging edges, pink eaves and white walls, and the layout inside is completely different from the outside of the alley.

It is said to be an alley, but the road is very spacious, almost can accommodate two horses and chariots to go together, Li Mi and Cao Shaocheng entered with Shen Luo's horse, only to see the endless flow of traffic, the car is loaded with beautiful women, all kinds of flower crowns and gold curtains are dazzling, and even the dust that has been run over by the wheels seems to have the fragrance of flowers.

The three of them rode into the depths of the alley, which was already a real ghost market, and Li Mi did not squint from beginning to end, not glancing at the people dressed up in flowers.

There were only a few shouts from the flower buildings on both sides of the ghost market, and most of them were silent, they all had the vision to see, and knew who could and couldn't greet them.

There are three horseback riders on the street in front of him, a flying fish suit embroidered with a spring knife, and a typical six-door head catcher; the other carries a long sword and sword eyebrows, like a ranger; As for the one in the middle, he clenched the reins with both hands and had a serious expression, and at first glance he was not here to have fun.

The three of them turned seven and eight corners, turning from the central street of the ghost market into a winding alley, which was very different from the outside scene, only some simple wooden shacks, black pressed together, and the ground was full of garbage.

The ghost market lacks the constraints of the laws of the Great Zhao, and many large merchants are traded here, and many large families have funded the repair of the streets, building ditches on both sides of the main street, covering them with green tiles to facilitate the drainage of shops and the washing of the streets.

Only the alley in front of me leads the water from all the ditches into it, and through it drains into the underground waterway of the railway, so that the sewage here is everywhere and the stench is pervasive.

Li Mi wondered in his heart, didn't he want to track down the whereabouts of Wang Donkey, how to find this kind of pickled place, but seeing that Shen Luo's footsteps were non-stop, and he looked confident, he had no choice but to stuff the question back into his stomach.

Shen Luo walked to a shack and knocked on the door three times, and soon someone probed his brain to open the door.

The other party was obviously an old fellow, and at a glance he recognized that these were the six doors of the haunted city a few years ago, and he jumped back as if he had been stung by a poisonous scorpion, and subconsciously wanted to close the door.

Shen Luo stepped forward and stretched out his palm to push the door frame, and said with a smile: "Yan San, don't be afraid, I'm not here to arrest you today." ”

The old fellow who was called Yan San cowered and retreated behind the door, not daring to stop him anymore.

There is a hole behind the door, it is actually a gambling house.

Li Mi thought to himself that the owner of this gambling house really thought about it, and the few shops that looked dilapidated on the outside were actually built into a spacious and bright Chase shop gambling house inside, with a case and a seat, but the light was a little worse and it looked dim.

At this time, about dozens of gamblers gathered around different gambling tables, happily throwing dice around the dealer, and the corners of the table were piled with silver tickets and copper coins.

As soon as Shen Luo, who was wearing a flying fish suit with an embroidered spring knife, entered, all the eyes in the gambling house were cast on her, the atmosphere was quiet at first, and then the crowd exploded, half of the people wanted to run out, the other half went under the table, and a few bold people did not forget to draw silver tickets from the gambling table, the scene was chaotic and funny.

A steward came running menacingly, wanting to see who had eaten the bear's heart and leopard guts and was making trouble, and when he saw the six doors falling there, he opened his mouth wide as if he had seen a ghost, and for a while he forgot even to send his subordinates to shout and kill.

Shen ...... Lord Shen? ”

Shen Luo said quietly: "Flower monk? You're here? ”

The steward, nicknamed Monk Hua, was timid and did not dare to speak.

"Take me to your boss." Shen Luo said.

Monk Hua hesitated, as if he was weighing it in his heart, Shen Luo pulled out the embroidered spring knife, and the monk immediately nodded and led them to the depths of the gambling house.

In the depths of the gambling house, it is also a gambling area, but the further inside, the higher the level, the chase shop is connected, there are countless rooms separated from the earthen wall, there is no daylight, and no one notices the uninvited guests of this line of three.

Li Mi followed behind and walked around, walking in the deepest part as if he was drilling into a maze, and there were faint cries and sorrowful screams in his ears, as if someone was imprisoned here.

Li Mi was stunned in his heart, he knew that he had come into contact with another Bianjing City, this old city was unsightly, full of blood and greed, there was no legal constraint, and there was no morality at all.

If you want to get ahead here, you can only rely on your fists to speak, even if it is six doors, it has to be a fierce man like Shen Luo who has penetrated half a street to dare to go deep into it.

A few people walked for a long time, and their eyes lit up, there was a hole at the end of the gambling house, it was actually a quiet courtyard with red walls and green tiles, and an old man dressed as a rich man in the middle of the courtyard was burning incense cross-legged, silently chanting something.

After a while, seeing that the rich man had finished reciting and opened his eyes, Shen Luo took a step forward and said, "I'm sorry to disturb, shopkeeper Wen." ”

The rich man glanced at him, and an old voice came from it, "Lord Shen is not dead yet?" I really didn't expect you to come back, get out of here, this is not a place to welcome public dogs. ”

The tone was flat, and he gave the eviction order very decisively.

"Don't worry, I'm here to go to the ghost market this time, and I have official business, so I'm not here to make trouble for you." Shen Luo said, "But if you don't want to help, then I don't dare to guarantee that much trouble will find you." ”

"Ho, before I opened my mouth, I was already shocked that my gambling house was so frightened that the chickens and dogs jumped, it was really a tiger and a dead tiger, and the killing power still existed, Shen Zhutou!" Shopkeeper Wen smiled coldly, "Every time you appear, trouble will follow, let's say, what's the matter with coming this time?" ”

Shen Luo said: "Shopkeeper Wen, you still owe me a favor before, and after helping me this time, I should pay it back." ”

Shopkeeper Wen snorted, poked the incense ash with a copper stick, and said: "Debt repayment, murder to pay for life, it is justified, you say, don't twist and turn." ”

"There was a bird dealer nicknamed Wang Donkey who gambled money at your gambling house, but when Six Doors came to check on him, there was no sign of him, and I don't know if he was killed or locked up. Therefore, I want to know where Wang Donkey is now, he will not go out of the ghost market, and only you can help with this favor. ”

Shopkeeper Wen waved his hand, and a fierce servant walked into the small courtyard, and after listening to his instructions, he left in a hurry.

Then, the old man slowly got up and walked to the house, "My identity is inconvenient to serve tea to the people of the government, so you can do it yourself." ”

Shen Luo took Li Mi and Cao Shaocheng to wait in the courtyard.

During this period, Shen Luo explained the identity of the shopkeeper Wen to Li Mi, saying that he grew up in the ghost town since he was a child, and his mind was bright.

Later, the shopkeeper Wen monopolized the most profitable gambling house business in the black market through some means, and with his ruthlessness, he became one of the most influential people in the black market.

Shen Luo knew that instead of wasting saliva with the stewards of the gambling house, they would inevitably push back and waste time, so it was better to directly find the shopkeeper Wen to settle the matter.

Not long after, the shopkeeper Wen sent back the news that Wang Donkey lost money in gambling two days ago, went to Yunni Tower to look for flowers and ask willows, and found a first-class servant to stay.