Chapter 33: The Caged Sweetheart

Gu Shengchao chased after him, and found that they were running towards the remote streets and alleys where there were few pedestrians, turning a few street corners, and the breath of the three people in front of them was mixed together. He quickened his pace to chase after him.

"Bell, bell, bell." There was the sound of swords clashing.

Gu Shengchao turned the alley and rushed over, Zhong Lei was fighting with the two of them with a sword, one of them was holding a sword and the other was holding a short stick, forcing Zhong Lei to retreat again and again.

The two of them also heard footsteps coming, so they turned around and guarded, and saw Gu Shengchao rushing over alone with his bare hands, and hit him with a stick. Gu Shengchao rushed towards the short stick, and the short stick was about to hit the top of his head, and he raised his left arm to parry. With a "click", the stick broke in two, and he was unscathed, as if something was touching it lightly. Gu Shengchao couldn't help but be overjoyed, and secretly admired the extraordinaryness of the Iron Arm's divine skills. Taking advantage of the other party's stunnedness, he turned his left arm outward, grabbed the man's wrist with both hands and threw it behind him, and the man slammed into the wall and passed out.

The remaining one person panicked, and Zhong Lei's sword stabbed him diagonally in the thigh, and the man fell down with an "oops", and the sword was thrown out.

"Brother Zhong Lei." The ancient saint is super arched.

"How did you find here?" Zhong Lei was pleasantly surprised, and pulled Gu Shengchao and ran. When the two came to a secluded place, Zhong Lei saw that there was no one around, so he asked, "How do you know that I am here?" ”

Gu Shengchao said truthfully: "I obeyed Uncle Xu's arrangement, and took the masked woman to the designated place alone, and after arriving safely, I went back to the worry-free dart bureau to resume my life, but I saw that a seal was pasted." After inquiring and learning that it was seized by the government, the old shopkeeper escorted it to the capital, so I rushed over to try my luck, and I expected to meet Brother Zhong Lei. ”

He took out the sealed letter from his arms, handed it to Zhong Lei, and said, "This is what the other party gave me after sending the masked woman, saying that there was a silver ticket in it, please Zhong Lei, big brother, take it." ”

Zhong Lei took it in disbelief and said in surprise: "Since the little brother knows that it is a silver ticket inside, and my worry-free dart bureau has been sealed, and I have not received a penny of the reward for life and death along the way, why don't you go to the money bank to exchange the silver and two receipts for yourself." ”

Gu Shengchao said seriously: "I must be a promise to be entrusted by others, the situation was in crisis that night, it was an honor for Uncle Xu to trust me, and it was also lucky to be lucky to complete the entrustment, and I deserved to have this kind of ungrateful practice for myself, and I couldn't do it." ”

Zhong Lei was also moved, and he asked, "Where do you live now?" ”

Gu Shengchao reported the name of the inn where he was staying, Zhong Lei patted him on the shoulder and said approvingly: "Good brother, you live there first, and I will look for you in the next few days." ”

"Brother Zhong Lei, what happened to Uncle Xu?" Zhong Lei turned around to leave, and Gu Shengchao asked.

Zhong Lei stopped and looked sad, he hesitated for a moment and said sadly: "It's all gone, only you and I survived these people who went out, and everyone else died in a foreign country and didn't come back alive." ”

"How so? It's just that the road is not smooth, but I have to come back later. Gu Shengchao didn't expect this result, he couldn't accept it for a while, guessing that maybe there was an accident on the road that delayed.

Zhong Lei shook his head and said in a low voice: "I went back to the dart bureau to resume my life and then immediately went to chase them, and I saw Xu Bo's corpse on the way, and I buried it with my own hands." He looked up to the sky and sighed, bowed his head and left quickly.

Gu Shengchao was stunned, as if he had lost his soul and returned to the inn. Liu Ximei had already returned, and when she saw his sad appearance, she asked the reason for the incident, and Gu Shengchao told him truthfully.

Liu Ximei thought for a while and said, "Tonight or tomorrow, Zhong Lei will definitely come to the inn to find you." ”

"How so?" Gu Shengchao didn't believe it.

Liu Ximei explained: "We all know that the dart game is in trouble, and they definitely need help. Zhong Lei was hunted down and killed during the day to help him, and it stands to reason that he should have invited you to them, but he did not do so, which shows that they are in danger at the moment, and do not dare to trust others easily, lest their opponents deceive them against them. ”

"So what should I do?" Gu Shengchao ran out of ideas.

Liu Ximei smiled: "It's up to you, if you want to help them, don't care about their suspicious attitude." If you don't want to be nosy, we can leave now, and you've done what you need to do anyway, and you don't owe anything to the game anymore. ”

Gu Shengchao couldn't make a decision, he was thinking about it in the guest room that night, when someone knocked on the door outside, and the guy said that a guest had visited. Liu Ximei put on her mask and slipped into the inner room to avoid it. Gu Shengchao opened the door, and sure enough, it was Zhong Lei, carrying something in his hand.

"Little brother lives here alone?" Zhong Lei saw that the room was spacious, and asked casually.

"Brother Zhong, please take a seat." Gu Shengchao sat aside and said, "I only arrived last night, so I won't have a suitable room to stay here for a while." ”

"I see." Zhong Lei carried a cloth bag and put it on the table, and the things inside collided with each other to make a crisp and pleasant sound, and he said: "This time you are the only one who completes the dart, and the whole army is almost wiped out, this is a hundred taels of silver, you stay and spend it slowly." ”

Gu Shengchao subconsciously stretched out his hand and was about to take it, but he retracted his hand and said uneasily: "So many, isn't it too much?" ”

Zhong Lei looked at "haha" and laughed, pushed the silver bag in front of Gu Shengchao and said: "It's not much, it's all bought with your life, if it's yours, take it, don't be polite." The capital Goolan and Washe are lively, there is time to see more, and there are a few Oiran just come to Miaochun Pavilion, and you have time to go shopping, and you can enjoy it while you are young. ”

Gu Shengchao immediately blushed, and there was a former top Oiran of Miaochun Pavilion hidden in the room, he was afraid that Zhong Lei would see through his thoughts.

Zhong Lei thought that his face was tender, and asked: "Brother, your surname, I didn't have time to ask in a hurry at that time, but fortunately, Uncle Xu found you, otherwise the hero would be useless and wasted." ”

"Big brother is polite, my surname is Gu, my name is Gu Shengchao, my family has passed on some kung fu, and I came out to find some livelihood in the middle of the family." Gu Shengchao thought to himself, the Iron Arm Divine Skill is indeed a family tradition, but there are some twists and turns. He asked again: "Uncle Xu, the dragon sees the head but not the tail, and his kung fu is very high, right?" ”

Zhong Lei stroked one hand on the table, flicked his index finger lightly a few times, and sighed: "That's true, Uncle Xu has followed the owner for many years, but whenever there is something important to give, it is Uncle Xu's dart." However, he did not want to show off, and every time he pretended to be the commander behind the scenes. It's just that this time we were careless, no one expected that it would involve a dispute between the magnates in the capital, so that Xu Bo lost his life in vain. It's rare that you can perceive the secrets at such a young age! ”

Gu Shengchao was speechless for a while, not knowing what to say.

Zhong Lei asked, "What are Brother Gu's plans for the future?" ”

"I haven't thought about it yet, let's play in the capital for a few days first." Gu Shengchao said truthfully.

Zhong Lei smiled, "I still have a big deal here, and I will be rewarded with a hundred taels of gold after the deed, I don't know if Brother Gu is interested?" ”

"A hundred taels of gold?" Gu Shengchao was speechless, "What kind of business?" ”

"Save the old owner of the Worry-free Dart Bureau, and go to the prison of the Criminal Department to rob the prison."

Zhong Lei's voice was low, but Gu Shengchao heard it like thunder, going to the prison of the Criminal Department to rob the prison, it was a capital crime. He thought for a while and said, "I'll go, just do what Brother Zhong instructs." ”

"Good brother, Uncle Xu really didn't look away." He stood up and patted Gu Shengchao on the shoulder, paced a few steps and said: "I chased after him that day, Xu Bozhongjian had passed away, and Xin Darttou also died next to him. Later, the secret report came back that one of the darts had been delivered, but it was mysteriously lost that night, causing a storm in the city. I thought the news was wrong, but I didn't know what happened when I saw Brother Gu today. Uncle Xu's ability to entrust this important task to you shows Uncle Xu's trust in you, and I believe in Uncle Xu's judgment, so I dare to discuss this matter with you. ”

Gu Shengchao listened to the silence for a moment, and whispered inside: "Ah Mei, come out!" ”

Liu Xi walked out with her eyebrows curled and said to Zhong Lei: "Brother Zhong is polite." ”

Zhong Lei was stunned and said, "Who is this?" It looks familiar. ”

Gu Shengchao explained: "Brother Zhong, forgive me, it was me who delivered the dart safely, and I was the one who stole the dart at night. The two of us were born and died all the way, and we were in love, and we didn't want to separate before we made this decision, which made Brother Zhong laugh. ”

Zhong Lei smiled dumbly, "Wonderful, wonderful!" I haven't thought of this wonderful way for many years, and it was an eye-opener for me. ”

"Brother Zhong, we ...... together"

Gu Shengchao was about to explain, but Zhong Lei waved his hand to stop him: "Needless to say, I am also from here and know the reason." If you don't say that I still have a little doubt about you, and you tell me the truth, it will be above board, which reassures me. In this way, tomorrow Shen Shi will go to the third room at the entrance of the second floor of the Yue Peng Inn to find me, and we will go to the prison with the others to deliver food under the pretense of going to the prison, first observe the terrain, and prepare for the future robbery. ”

Zhong Lei said goodbye, and Gu Shengchao apologized to Liu Ximei, "I took it upon myself to let you come out without your permission, and I ask Sister Mei for forgiveness." ”

Liu Ximei waved his hand and said: "Since we are husband and wife, we should share weal and sorrow, and you are right to do this, which dispels each other's concerns and saves a lot of trouble." It's just that he wants to rob the prison of the Criminal Department, this matter is extraordinary, and he must be cautious. ”

Gu Shengchao agreed. After taking a nap on the second day, he found Zhong Lei, and the two waited for a while, and three more came one after another, and five people dressed up in disguise, carrying food boxes and rushing to the prison.

The prison was empty outside, and the word "prison" was written in large letters on the door. Xu is because he often dots on weekdays, everyone didn't say much, Zhong Lei stuffed silver into the jailer's hand, and as soon as the door opened, five people rushed in, and no one said a word. After layers of dotting, the five finally arrived at the cell where the prisoners were held, and the door was covered with thick guardrails.

The narrow aisles, on both sides were dark and dirty cells, and even more, Gu Shengchao saw that two women were also being held in one of them.

Gu Shengchao stabbed Zhong Lei and pointed in that direction, Zhong Lei whispered: "They are all death row prisoners, and they were beheaded after the autumn." ”

He let out an "oh", and suddenly felt that the aura of one of the female prisoners was unusually kind, and the silhouette looked familiar, and after a few more glances, it happened that the female prisoner also looked over. The two looked at each other, and they couldn't help but be sad and happy.

"Big Brother Gu!" The female prisoner threw herself on the guardrail, tears raining down, and she had chains on her wrists and ankles, which made it very difficult for her to move.

Gu Shengchao was even more dumbfounded, and blurted out in disbelief: "Ding Ying, is it you?" ”