Chapter 343: A Chance Encounter
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Lan Jian couldn't help but scoff at Zong Xu's remarks, nine times out of ten, it was the other party's expedient measure, and there was bound to be some conspiracy brewing next.
However, any conspiracy and trickery, in the face of absolute strength, is only false.
Although she is not afraid, but these troubles can still be avoided, to deal with these casinos, you have to use some extraordinary means, if you follow the rules, not to mention the delay of time, these casinos are bound to be full of tricks.
Just when Zong Xu thought that the other party was about to agree, the next scene made him a little dumbfounded.
"If you don't want to lose your life, I advise you to put away your little tricks, as for whether Changle Fang has any money or not, you know better than anyone else. ”
A huge casino, how can there be no silver, those silver on the surface, but not enough to maintain the most basic operation of Changle Fang, those silver is hidden by the other party, as for where it is hidden, although he doesn't know, but this is not difficult for her.
No matter how secret the other party is, it is impossible to get out of the scope of the casino.
Of course, she doesn't need to dig three feet into the ground, the places where the casino can hide things are limited, and she only needs to spend a little time to eliminate them one by one, I believe it is not difficult to find.
Zong Xu's heart sank.
The other party simply didn't get in, but he was still very sure that the place where he hid gold and silver would not be discovered.
......
Zong Xu and the others waited for a while, and then they heard a crisp sound of the long sword unsheathed.
"Qiang"
Zong Xu hurriedly turned his gaze to the direction where the voice came from, his face was a little incredulous, the direction from which the voice came was where he hid the gold and silver.
He immediately secretly said in his heart that something was wrong, but his body was being imprisoned, and even a step forward became a luxury.
I don't know how long it took, Zong Xu spent time in a trance, and it wasn't until Lan Jian came to his near that he finally came back to his senses.
"You hid it secretly enough, you actually dug up the heart of the ancient tree in the courtyard, and hid the gold and silver in the secret room under the ancient tree. Lan Jian just glanced at the other party lightly, and then took her gaze back, now that everything was settled, she had nothing to say to the other party.
She didn't think about asking for the other party's life, although the other party had bad intentions before, but now she has paid the due price, but she is not guilty of death.
However, these casinos are still a cancer after all, and when a suitable opportunity is to liquidate each other.
Although these casinos are not to be worried, the magnates behind them should not be underestimated, if their interests are moved, one or two people are fine, but once those magnates are united, it is not easy to deal with.
Only by solving the root cause of this problem can we prevent future troubles forever.
All in all, it's a complicated matter, and they can only uproot it when the perfect time comes.
When Zong Xu heard this, his face turned pale, but now he couldn't protect himself, so what could he talk about to stop the other party.
He said in a deep voice: "The gold and silver in there are far more than the amount of money that needs to be paid for your bets. ”
After this incident, Changle Fang is bound to collapse, even if the person standing behind them is Cai Jin, who has not recuperated for several years, but I am afraid that Changle Fang will be difficult to recover.
Lan Jian looked at the other party, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he said in a condensed voice: "If I am not mistaken, you swore that there was no excess gold and silver in Changle Fang, but the gold and silver in the tree hole, how do you explain it, in my opinion, maybe there is something wrong with your memory, the gold and silver in the secret room are clearly no more and no less, and where does the excess come from?"
This can be regarded as a lesson to the other party, if it weren't for her perception far beyond ordinary people, I'm afraid that she really wouldn't be able to find out where the gold and silver are hidden.
The towering ancient tree was sick and lacked some vitality, and after Lan Jian realized that something was wrong, even if she went over to investigate, after some inspection, she actually found that this ancient tree with four or five people thick and wide was actually empty inside.
After making this major discovery, Lan Jian's eyes suddenly lit up, and he jumped directly into the depths, came to the ancient tree, and began to search from top to bottom.
Sure enough, in the upper middle of the ancient tree, there is really another mystery.
At the position of the branch, there was a circular crack that was not very obvious, and with a strong pull, the blue sword pulled hard, and took away the rotten wood that covered the entrance, revealing the true face of Lushan Mountain in the secret passage.
And under the secret passage is the real location of the secret room.
"You ......" Zong Xu suddenly became angry, but he couldn't do anything about it when he saw the other party's banditry behavior.
The entrance outside was narrow, and only one person could pass at a time, and it took a lot of effort for Lan Jian to finally take out all the gold and silver in the secret room.
Looking at the scene in front of him, Zong Xu only felt that his heart was dripping blood, and these were all his money.
Especially seeing that these massive amounts of gold and silver were about to fall into the hands of others, Zong Xu's expression froze, and he immediately looked like a mourner.
For Zong Xu's somewhat excessive emotions, Lan Jian didn't care.
She then summoned a few members of the Dragon Shadow and sent the gold and silver to the wagons that had been brought with her beforehand.
There was a huge amount of gold and silver, even if there were a few carriages, they couldn't fit at one time, and at least they needed to make four or five trips to bring all the gold and silver to the Bright Moon Pavilion.
Although this is a bit ostentatious, it will inevitably arouse the suspicion of some people with ulterior motives, but the people of Dragon Shadow are not vegetarians, and there are very few people who can follow Dragon Shadow quietly, but there are very few, and she doesn't think that these casinos have that ability.
This is not arrogance, but an indisputable fact.
If the dragon shadow can't even cope with a few casinos, then it doesn't deserve to be called the dragon shadow, the dragon shadow, as the name suggests, is the shadow of His Majesty, and where His Majesty's blade passes, it will definitely leave the footprints of the dragon shadow.
But at this moment, outside Changle Fang, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps, and the next moment, I only heard a loud shout: "Bold villain, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, dare to openly commit murder, come on, quickly take down these murderers." ”
It turned out that when Lan Jian broke into Changle Fang, he happened to be seen by the pedestrians outside, and the man immediately realized something, so he hurriedly reported to the official, and the messenger rushed over after hearing about it.
The person on whom Changle Fang relied was Cai Jin, and if this kind of thing happened in the area under their jurisdiction, if the upper authorities blamed it, then they would inevitably be able to escape the blame.
Besides, even if this is not a place under their jurisdiction, this matter is related to Lord Cai, although it is still impossible for Cai Jin to notice them, but this matter is their duty-bound matter, and they can also form a good relationship with Lord Cai, why don't they do it.
The officers led by the messenger were menacing, and they looked like they were jealous and hateful, and the officers behind them also clenched the hilts of their swords, and when they all gave the first order, they quickly captured the gangsters in front of them.
However, when he saw Lan Jian's luxuriously dressed and heroic appearance, he couldn't help but hesitate for a moment.
He has been in the market for many years, and his eyesight is not comparable to ordinary people, and the woman in front of him is obviously not from an ordinary family, and those who dare to openly provoke Cai Jin here are not simple people nine times out of ten.
Thinking of this, Du Tou couldn't help but secretly complain in his heart, in such a dilemma in front of him, he could only choose to avoid the important and light, even if this girl's identity is not ordinary, it is definitely not as powerful as Cai Jin.
This girl dared to offend Cai Jin, but I am afraid that even the family forces behind her will be implicated because of this.
Lan Jian just glanced at these servants indifferently, and then directly took out a gold-rimmed waist card from his arms, on which a fierce tiger was depicted.
The moment the officer saw this waist card, he suddenly felt a tingling of his scalp and his legs were weak, and if it wasn't for the trembling figure, he almost stumbled and fell to the ground.
He is not unfamiliar with this waist card, which is clearly a status symbol of the top of the Praetorian Guard, but he has never heard of the existence of female generals in the Praetorian Guard.
He felt a little strange in his heart, but he didn't dare to ask.
After all, this waist card can't be faked, maybe the identity of the other party is a secret in the Praetorian Guard?
After all, he didn't know much about the Praetorian Guard, and it was impossible for the Praetorian Guard to show all of its roots.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but suddenly feel that no wonder the other party dared to openly provoke Cai Jin, it turned out that he had the identity of the Praetorian Guard, even if Cai Jin had his hands and eyes in the sky, he would not be able to penetrate the Praetorian Guard.
None of the Praetorian Guards, except His Majesty, are qualified to dispatch directly.
However, after all, Chaikin should not be underestimated, and what kind of means the other party has is not something that a small person like him can figure out.
All in all, now he can only use the phrase "immortals fight, annoying people suffer" to describe his current situation.
This feeling of being caught between the two ends made him a little breathless.
He trembled, he was just a small capital, and he didn't even have a grade, the person in front of him was a female general in the Praetorian Guard, let alone arresting the other party, he was now eager to run away and leave this place of right and wrong as soon as possible.
He still didn't think about it before, this matter is so abnormal, as long as he thinks about it a little, he can detect the most critical part of this matter, and it may be an ordinary person who dares to compete with Cai Jin?
Now it is basically impossible to protect Mingzhe, he has been involved in this whirlpool, and if he is not careful, he will die without a place to be buried.
Zong Xu looked at the scene in front of him, and couldn't help but be a little distracted, originally when he saw these errand officers appear, the kind of joy he was over, but it was beyond words, with the intervention of the government, then this matter would be easy to handle, even if the other party was strong, but it was not as strong as the imperial court, but when he saw the other party's abnormal performance, his heart suddenly sank to the bottom.
Although he didn't know what was going on, he knew that it was all related to the waist card that Fang Cai Lan Jian showed out.
Zong Xu didn't know that waist card, he was just a casino opener, and he couldn't get in touch with that level.
Does the other party have any special identity?
So much so that these servants are talking about it.
After thinking about this, Zong Xu suddenly had a bad premonition, and couldn't help but recall the other party's big words before.
Is it really as the other party said, even the high-ranking and powerful Lord Cai is inferior to the other party in terms of identity and status?
Zong Xu's face suddenly became a little ugly, this matter was far beyond his ability to understand.
"What's your name?" Lan Jian glanced at him again, and suddenly his eyes flashed, as if he had thought of something again.
The officer said with a bitter face, "The villain...... Liu Yan, I was wrong, so I collided with the adult, and I ask the adult to forgive me. ”
"Oh...... Not long ago, I placed a little bet in this Changle Fang, but when I came to exchange the bet today, I accidentally found that Changle Fang harbored evil intentions, and tried to hire a murderer, after being exposed by me, I tried to prevaricate the past, and refused to cash in the bet. Lan Jian bowed slightly, and did not delve deeper.
Liu Yan raised his eyes cautiously, and glanced at Zong Xu, who was a little ugly not far away, with some surprise, it stands to reason that the reputation of Changle Fang has always been very good, and it shouldn't be so much that he will dig his own grave for a little gambling money, right?
However, now is not the time to think about this, these things have nothing to do with him, Liu Yan hurriedly said: "So that's the case, my lord, you do this, it can be said that it is justified, at the feet of this son of heaven, Lang Lang Qiankun, Zong Xu is greedy, and he dares to hire a murderer, it is an unforgivable crime, and the villain will be punished according to law." ”
He can't care about Cai Jin now, all he thinks about now is to send the evil star in front of him away, as for how Zong Xu should deal with it, in fact, this matter can be big or small, if he keeps holding on to it, then the other party will inevitably be imprisoned.
However, this is obviously impossible, with Chaikin watching from behind, if he really does that, he will definitely die a miserable death.
Therefore, this matter can be done more in the next place.
After all, even if what Lan Jian said was true, none of this had happened after all.
"So be it. Lan Jian didn't bother to waste his words with them, with Cai Jin's energy, this matter would probably be over in the end.
However, there is no way to do this, who let them not help Cai Jin for the time being?
Didn't Lan Jian have no murderous intent before, as long as Cai Jin died, wouldn't everything be over?
But if this matter was really that simple, with what Cai Jin has done over the years, if he didn't have any hole cards, I'm afraid he would have died eight hundred times.
However, this is not completely useless, about Changle Fang's despicable behavior, it is bound to be widely spread in the future, not to mention that Zong Xu can't suppress this matter, even if Zong Xu really has the ability to turn the situation around, but how can Lan Jian let him get his wish.
In this way, the reputation of Changle Fang is completely stinky.
Such a despicable act of Changle Fang is bound to make the vast majority of people stay away.
Although Changle Fang is the largest casino in Chang'an City, it is not their only choice, Changle Fang does not talk about credibility, try to ask how many people dare to come to Changle Fang to gamble money.
The reason why they take risks, even at the cost of their own lives, is not it just for the word "profit"?
But if this kind of thing happens to them, it will really vomit three liters of blood.
No matter how high Cai Jin's means are, they can't influence people's hearts, and in this case, even if Changle Fang makes a remedy in time, it will still inevitably hurt Changle Fang.
Even, after this incident, the position of the first casino in Changle Fang will soon be lost.
Although the situation of other casinos is not much better, at least they are not notorious, let alone above the government.
When Liu Yan heard this, he immediately felt like he had been amnestied, and after sending a few words of compliment one after another, he escorted Zong Xu to leave quickly.
As for Changle Fang, it is natural to let Lan Jian do it.
After leaving Changle Fang, Liu Yan sighed heavily, and his previously ugly face improved a lot.
"Zong Xu, can't you Changle Fang do it?" Liu Yan glanced at Zong Xu, who also had an ugly face, and asked with some curiosity.
Before Liu Yan entered Changle Fang, Lan Jian had already packed all the gold and silver, so he didn't know how much the specific amount was, if he saw the gold and silver in those boxes, he wouldn't have said this.
In his opinion, Changle Fang's family has a big business, and it relies on the big tree of Cai Jin behind it, but even with these many advantages, it can't withstand Zongxu's self-destruction.
Moreover, this can also explain the problem, if Changle Fang is still prosperous, it is not guilty of digging its own grave for some gold and silver.
For a while, Liu Yan made up a lot of possibilities in his brain, and he couldn't help but feel a little gloating in his heart.
Zong Xu was a little angry and said: "It's just nonsense, our Changle Fang has the protection of Lord Cai, how can it not work?"
Liu Yan said strangely: "Then this matter of your Changle Fang's attempt to repay the debt should always be true, right?"
Hearing this, Zong Xu couldn't help but roll his eyes, and said angrily: "Do you know how many bets that woman bet?
Zong Xu's emotions gradually got out of control, but Fang Cai had accumulated a belly of anger in his heart, and now that he had a place to vent, of course he would not hold it in his heart anymore.
"Multi-...... How much?" Liu Yan was stunned, he actually knew very little about these casinos, but he had heard of the new Huiyuan, after all, the matter of the imperial examination was boiling in Chang'an City, and it was difficult for him to even think about it.
However, as for the odds of that Huiyuan in the casino, he didn't know.
Zong Xu sighed and gently spit out a number, looking quite helpless, this was the biggest loss they had ever suffered in the history of Changle Fang.
When Liu Yan heard this, he couldn't help but open his mouth wide, and after a long time, he finally calmed down the horror in his heart.
No wonder Zong Xu would take the notorious risk of Changle Fang, and still choose to take risks, if it were him, I was afraid that he would make a more crazy move than Zong Xu, he had never seen so much gold and silver in his life.
"It's not going to stop there. Zong Xu's eyes flashed, and his anger was undisguised, but when he said this, he suddenly thought of something, and hurriedly asked Liu Yan: "What is the identity of that woman, who can make you so jealous?"
Although Liu Yan is only a small official, he is powerful on weekdays, if it weren't for the woman's great background, Liu Yan would not have made such a low posture.
"Thankfully, I reacted quickly, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to stand here and talk to you right now. Liu Yan thought back, and was still afraid in his heart, that was the general of the Praetorian Guard, if he really didn't open his eyes, then the other party could even kill him on the spot in the name of hindering military affairs.
Who would want to offend a Praetorian Guard general for the sake of his petty servant?
After Zong Xu learned of Lan Jian's identity, he was also stunned, silent for a while, and snorted coldly: "What about the general of the Praetorian Guard, he dared to make a big statement before, how can Lord Cai tolerate arrogance!"
Liu Yan didn't take over the conversation, but chose to be silent, those two were the existence that made him feel unreachable, he just wanted to protect himself now, but he didn't want to fall into this whirlpool, he was just an insignificant little person, even if he only offended one of them, he would end up dead without a place to bury.
"Dissipate your anger, you can't go back to Changle Fang for the time being, why don't you come to me for a few drinks?" Liu Yan proposed.
Although he couldn't wait to stay away from Zong Xu, but the female general was still in Changle Fang, if he put Zong Xu back at this time, wouldn't it be a blatant demonstration that he was deceiving the other party?
Therefore, Liu Yan dispelled his idea without thinking about it, Zong Xu's identity was a little special, he also didn't dare to slack off, after thinking about it carefully, he still chose to take Zong Xu back and have a drink together, and the time was almost over.
Zong Xu bowed slightly, but he didn't embarrass Liu Yan, the other party was also forced to do so, a general of the Praetorian Guard, even he was inevitably a little stunned, if it wasn't for Cai Jin's big tree, he could only break his teeth and swallow it in his stomach.
As for the identity of the Blue Sword Praetorian Guard, it is not fake, not only her, but also the other Mei Jian, Bamboo Sword, and Ju Jian are also famous among the Praetorian Guards, of course, they have no real power, but Lin Shiyin gave them the identity of the Praetorian Guard in order to make it more convenient for them to do things outside.
It took Lan Jian a few hours before he finally transported all the gold and silver in Changle Fang back to the Bright Moon Pavilion.
At this time, the gambling money in the other casinos was also being shipped back one after another, and the entire Mingyue Pavilion seemed to be filled with a breath of gold and silver.