The third round: entering the black market at night
That night, the city of Southern Zhou was thundering and thundering, and it rained heavily. Nearby vendors and passers-by panicked for a while and looked for a place to hide from the rain.
The black market in the Southern Zhou Dynasty at this moment is destined to be not an ordinary night.
Nanzhou black market, located in the southeast of the South Zhou City, and the South Zhou City's "Drunken Spring Building" far away, there is no official jurisdiction here, there are often bandits and rivers and lakes chivalry haunt here. Everyone comes to the black market in Southern Zhou City for only one purpose---- to offer treasures.
The most famous Nanzhou gambling house in the Nanzhou black market is right in the middle of the black market. The owner of the gambling house is called the prisoner, who is free and easy, and is a servant of the Xiahou family. The gambling house is not big, up and down two floors, a few gambling tables are placed downstairs, there are often guests drinking and having fun here, upstairs is a private room, there are often bandits trading here.
Shen Wanqian thought that the people in the government were pushing the girl to report to the official, and Na Cheng wanted to follow the girl straight to the Nanzhou gambling house. A group of bandits on horseback waited at the door, and when they saw the people from the government coming, after handing over the four sides, everyone pushed the girl up to the second floor.
"It's really strange, I often hear that there is a good woman in Southern Zhou City who has been kidnapped, and it must have been done by the Xiahou family. But why should the people of the government meddle, let alone a child?! Shen Wanqian put away the Qiankun knife, took out a hanger of gambling money, and circled around on the second floor.
I'm going to hear something.
The two officials and the two bandits entered the room on the far right side of the second floor together, and Shen Wanqian leaned on the stairs to watch people gamble.
The Black Market of Southern Zhou is the most peculiar place in Southern Zhou City, because it gathers all kinds of people, so it has derived a lot of food, fine wine and good listening excerpts. Dawn can be considered good, especially at night, the entire Southern Zhou Black Market is the most lively place in Southern Zhou City. The staggered chips, the lanterns are colorful, the singing and dancing are leveling, and it is not lively.
Even on a rainy day, it can't stop the bustle of the black market.
"Young man, aren't you going to bet two?" The prisoner walked towards Shen Wanqian with a smile, and when he saw Shen Wanqian in a daze, he handed Shen Wanqian a pot of tea.
"Okay~ It's just okay to bet on two!" Shen Wanqian glanced at the private room, and saw that everyone would not be able to get out for a while, so he nodded to the prisoner and went downstairs to open a table.
The hall was filled with smoke and the sound of dice shouting and shouting. There were those who sat on their laps and counted the silver, those who straddled one foot on their seats, those who shook their dice boxes up and down, and seven or eight gamblers who gathered in a circle. Shen Wanqian looked for an opportunity to join in.
"How to play?" Shen Wanqian turned around and asked the gambler next to him.
"Guess the size, fifty at a time! There is no cap on it~" The gambler has a word.
"Good! Then guess the big one, I'll bet all on it~" Shen Wanqian threw a bag of silver in his hand on the table and said.
The old prisoner smiled and groaned, "Happy, is anyone still calling?" ”
The gamblers had never seen so much money before, and their hearts were itching, so they all hurriedly called.
The old prisoner shook the dice, and there were words in his mouth~
Shen Wanqian looked upstairs to see if everyone had come out of the private room. As soon as I turned around, the officials and bandits in the house disappeared at some point!
Shen Wanqian secretly screamed that it was not good, threw down the silver, and rushed out of the door. Without waiting for the gamblers to react, in the rain, following the neighing of the horses, Shen Wanqian came to the dock of Nanzhou.
The Nanzhou Wharf was pitch black, the waves on the lake mixed with the tide, and the fog rose, so that there was no edge in sight. The leader is a strong man with a bun on his head, and his body is strong and different from ordinary people.
The wharf is an acre of square finished product shape, and there are several canopy boats and scattered wooden boxes at the ferry. Shen Wanqian hid behind the wooden box and listened to the conversation of everyone.
"The goods have arrived, see for yourselves!" The officials and bandits pushed the little girl out towards the strong man.
Only then did Shen Wanqian notice that the girl had been unconscious, her hands and feet were tied behind her back, and her eyes and mouth were also covered with cloth.
"Excellent! The price has already been negotiated? The official sent a cross-examination.
The strong man angrily reprimanded, "We do things in the Wanfu Dart Bureau, when did we deceive you?" If you don't do this deal, you can take them away again!" ”
turned his head and said, "This is a big list of the Revenant Soul Pavilion, if you lose someone, your life will be over~"
The two officials nodded, put away the money and turned to leave, and were about to take a step, when the strong man and the two thieves took out two knives and wiped their necks in an instant.
Click~
I saw a cold light flashing, and where the knife fell, the two officials fell directly to the ground.
Shen Wanqian exclaimed, not expecting that the box next to him would be knocked down. The strong men and thieves turned back together and looked at the fallen wooden box.
The strong man nodded and jumped into the canopy boat with the girl, and left without looking back. The two bandits shouldered their double knives and walked towards Shen Wanqian.
"I don't know which brother is so idle, and he still comes out to hang out in the rainy weather~" As he spoke, the two got closer and closer.
Shen Wanqian drew his scimitar and killed him with one blow when the bandit approached.
The rain became heavier and heavier, and the sky unconsciously thundered, and the rain mixed with the aroma of grass slowly soaked in the smell of blood, and the bandit sneered and approached the fallen wooden box.
"This box won't fall for no reason, if you can't hide it, come out!"
Well?
No one!
The bandits looked at each other, and the knives in their hands stopped.
"Dare to bully the girl in my Southern Zhou City, and don't look at how many catties and taels you have?" The bandit followed the sound and turned back, Shen Wanqian had already circled behind the two, the cold light was cold, a pillar of blood shot out, Shen Wanqian's hand rose and fell, and both of them fell to the ground and died.
Shen Wanqian didn't have time to think about it, so he casually found a canopy boat and chased it along the trail.
Further down is an island, not far from the wharf of the Southern Zhou Dynasty, and when the terrain is open, a smoky tower catches Shen Wanqian's eyes. There were ships docked all around, but the Shen Wanqian canopy boat became heavier and heavier, making it difficult to walk.
Shen Wanqian had no choice but to abandon the boat and swim over, but he didn't dare to make a sound, for fear of being heard by people nearby. Walking quietly to the front of the tower, a melodious sound of the piano came. Shen Wanqian stopped to listen, but it was like a knife cut, and he had a headache. Shen Wanqian took out the Qiankun knife in surprise, intending to fight with the opponent.
Isn't it someone who has found a trace, Shen Wanqian thought to himself.
Blocking his ears, Shen Wanqian cleared the fog and looked around. Sure enough, there was a girl stroking the piano in the attic.
This is, the magic sound blows the snow piano? Shen Wanqian was shocked! My father was a sword protector of the imperial court before his death, and he had heard of it all the big and small soldiers, and he really lived up to his reputation when he saw it today.
"This uncle came to our Revenant Soul Pavilion, I don't know what to do?" The piano girl asked as she stroked the piano.
"The contemptible Tianji Battalion patrols the streets, Shen Wanqian! I'm here today to visit a girl! Shen Wanqian took out the token.
"There are a lot of girls in Southern Zhou City, I don't know which one you want to find?" The piano girl smacked her tongue.
While he was talking, the strong man pushed the girl out of the pavilion, "Brother, didn't you find this girl?" ”
Shen Wanqian nodded, "I saw this girl yesterday, and she was just doing some business near the black market, why did you arrest her?" ”
"Haha, joke?! This girl stole the magic weapons of the rivers and lakes and sold them for money! This kind of stealing girl should be punished~" The strong man raised his head and said.
"If you say that, then it's up to me to say yes or not?!" Shen Wanqian said, and came to scuffle with the strong man with a knife. The strong man also took a step, marching and punching, and it was a tiger and a tiger who punched to the flesh. With each inch of punch, the rain in the air becomes a balloon of water, which will be pushed out. Shen Wanqian was surprised by the divine power of the strong man in front of him, and a dragon turned over, holding a knife in both hands, and burst towards the heart of the strong man.
The piano girl couldn't sit still, and she also stroked the piano along the sound, as if she was interfering with Shen Wanqian's whereabouts. Suddenly, the rain mixed with the sound of the piano turned into bursts of transparent knife cuts, piercing every body of Shen Wanqian. Shen Wanqian had to retreat while blocking with a knife. The lightning of the night shone on everyone's faces, and the rain mixed with blood trickled down the tip of the knife.
Shen Wanqian knew the power of the other party, and said in his heart that he was not their opponent alone. I had to draw my scimitar, jump into the awning boat, and leave quickly.
Fortunately, the girl is better to be fine~
I had to grasp the last straw, Shen Wanqian thought to himself, so he returned to Southern Zhou City to report to the official.
"Nonsense~!" A sound of the case woke up, and Shen Wanqian, who was sleeping in the rain.
When I woke up, I was already in the courtroom. The judge counted himself down, and his beard trembled with anger, "I don't know where your kid went yesterday?" I don't want to know either! However, can you be honest with me during normal patrol hours! ”
"The villain is indeed on official duty~ It was the gang of bandits disguised as officers and soldiers who sold a girl to the black market!" Shen Wanqian shook his fists.
"This kind of, Nanzhou doesn't know how many things happen every day! Can you handle it? The judge angrily reprimanded and slapped the case, which frightened Shen Wanqian's heart.
He was not afraid of the judge, but he should endure it for the cause of his parents' death, or break through the darkness for justice, Shen Wanqian was puzzled.
"Also, yesterday there was a fire in the Zuichun Building that burned all night! Originally, it was under your control, but now that it's okay, no one can find it, what do you say? The court blames it, do you bear it? ”
Zuichun Tower is on fire?
Shen Wanqian didn't care about the rain and pain on his body, and drew the Qiankun knife and walked in the direction of Zuichun Tower.
The fire in the Zuichun Building was extinguished after burning all night, and by the time Shen Wanqian arrived, the dense smoke had already soaked the entire air, making the already depressed Southern Zhou City even more devoid of its former vitality. Shen Wanqian stood in place, there were onlookers and traders, as well as officials who went in and out to investigate the case, and everyone was talking about who set the fire.
"Damn, I don't know what happened to the boss?" Shen Wanqian thought as he asked the nearby officers and soldiers.
The officers and men shook their heads.
Shen Wanqian asked the people nearby again, but only a person who looked like a blue-faced scholar spoke:
[This is really inhumane, I came with a friend yesterday, drank and was upstairs.] I only heard a loud noise in the hall downstairs. It's okay if you don't go down, and lo and behold, there are bandits from the black market trading here! It's still an infant child, so it's given. Alas, on one side is a strong man like a dart master, and on the other side is an old man in a white robe. I know the strong man, it is the "Chu Ye" of the Wanfu Dart Bureau who looks handsome, good at fists, and specializes in the stunt Tiangang Seven Wounds. This person is in our Southern Zhou, and he is also notoriously evil! often darts some government prohibitions, but they are not allowed to be disciplined by the government, after all, the buyer usually has contact with the people of the Xiahou family.
That old man is even less of a good thing! It is the pavilion master of the Blowing Snow Pavilion, "Yin Chu Nian", who makes good use of all kinds of incense powder and drugs, and also collaborates with the Xiahou family to rob good women to make a living in the Blowing Snow Pavilion. What is the place on the face of the Blowing Snow Pavilion and what is the place on the inside, everyone knows it in their hearts. The two of them must have tied up a child from a big family to trade!
Later, the two had an argument over the price! Scuffle up. The proprietress is a native of the Western Regions, and she looks kind. Kindly dissuaded, he was actually burned down by Yin Chunian. It must also be the Xiahou family, so it was premeditated! ]
"Huh? Didn't you beat the man in the tavern that day? You, let's run, don't provoke the Xiahou family again, this time the restaurant will be burned, and something may not happen next time! ”
Listening to the scholar finish telling last night's story in a row, Shen Wanqian was shocked, and even more angry. Without hesitation, Shen Wanqian looked around for Hu Yixue again.
"This is the little brother, do you see where the boss lady went?" Shen Wanqian asked.
"Alas, I heard that I was pulled by the official to ask for an interview, and I don't know why, the proprietress was crying so sadly~" The scholar sighed again and again, "Such a kind-hearted girl shouldn't come to this kind of place~"
When Shen Wanqian heard this, he turned around and went back to find the judge.
"The matter of arson has been investigated, where is the proprietress person?" As soon as Shen Wanqian entered the door, he questioned the judge.
The judge replied with no match: "Just find out, ask the boss what is she doing?" ”
"I heard that the proprietress was taken for questioning?" Shen Wanqian asked.
"Hmph, she set fire to the restaurant, why can't she ask, is it possible to wait for such a vicious woman to burn down the city of Southern Zhou?" The judge scoffed.
"Where's the person?" Shen Wanqian reprimanded angrily.
The judge jumped up excitedly, "What? You want to rebel?! ”
"Shen Wanqian, don't forget, I took you in to patrol the streets, and now that you are committing a crime, can I also imprison you in the letter?"
Shen Wanqian took out the Qiankun knife and approached the judge step by step, "Heh~The following are committed~"
The judge was so frightened that beads of sweat oozed from his neck, and he retreated again and again, long since he lost his arrogance just now, and unconsciously hit the wall.
"Then I'll let you see, what is the following offense~" Shen Wanqian didn't want to endure it, he was angry, completely angry.
If the cause of the death of the parents could be found out only by forbearance, then the parents would not have died in the first place.
"Hey, you know what?" Shen Wanqian took the tip of the knife and walked around the judge's neck, "How did my father and mother die in the first place, it was because of you dog officials who deceived and deceived the superiors and subordinates, and I still don't know how my parents died!" ”
"My father served the imperial court, was loyal, and was a well-known sword protector in the imperial court, and many kinds of divine weapons in the world came from him. My mother is a good wife and a good wife at home, and you suspect that they want to rebel? Shen Wanqian's eyes widened with anger.
"Originally, I wanted to give you a face, come here to be an official, and want to investigate the cause of death of my parents! Now it seems that there is no need for this~" Shen Wanqian scolded angrily.
The judge was even more panicked: "Someone! Someone, the internal government is killing people~" He stepped back as he spoke.