"This is the treasure of the East Lake Gang, and you dare to go wild......"

"Fuck you, it's your East Lake Gang that smashes it!"

At noon on the second day of the first month of February, the East Lake Gambling House in the west of Yingchuan City was the most prosperous time for business, and suddenly a group of uninvited guests broke in. Then they brandished knives, guns and sticks and smashed the smoky gambling house to pieces, and many of them took a few punches and kicks because they couldn't dodge.

For a while, wailing erupted, and people fled in panic.

The shopkeeper of the gambling house rushed from the backyard in a hurry, but before he could see the situation clearly, he was kicked to the ground by an oncoming man.

After the smashing, Liao Chuan stepped forward with a steel knife, raised his foot and stepped on the shopkeeper's face, gently patted his cheek with a cold blade, and said coldly: "Are you in charge?"

"Uncle, I misunderstood! I misunderstood......" The shopkeeper saw the wind and rudder, and he didn't dare to be stubborn anymore, and begged for mercy again and again, "Uncles, do you know the Li gang leader of the East Lake Gang? This gambling house is his, today must have washed the Dragon King Temple, misunderstanding ......"

"No mistake!"

Before the words fell, Liao Chuan had already slammed the blade, and the sharp tip of the knife immediately gouged out the shopkeeper's right eyeball. In an instant, red blood "gurgled" out of the terrifying hole, and the shopkeeper let out a roar of pain like killing a pig.

"Listen!" Liao Chuan's knife tip was tightly pressed against the shopkeeper's temple, and he was so frightened that he endured the heart-rending pain, quickly closed his mouth, and looked at Liao Chuan in fear with the only remaining eye.

Seeing this, Liao Chuan snorted coldly, and said: "Go back and tell Li Laohu that he has offended someone who shouldn't be offended, wash his neck as soon as possible in the past two days, and wait for Lao Tzu to cut it!"

"You ......"

"Remember?" Without waiting for the shopkeeper to speak, Liao Chuan suddenly pressed the knife down, and the sharp tip of the knife instantly pierced the skin, almost piercing the shopkeeper's head, and he was frightened and hurriedly responded: "Write it down!

"Okay!" Liao Chuan turned around to look at the gambling house that had become a mess, and then said to a dozen shocked disciples, "Take the money away and set the fire here." ”

"Yes!"

The flames rose into the sky, and Liao Chuan led the people to leave the gambling house quickly. Pedestrians on the road dodged in panic for fear of getting into trouble.

In less than half an hour, the gambling house, which had just been overcrowded and shouting excitedly, had now turned into a ruin and ashes.

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From noon on the second day of the Lunar New Year to the evening of the fifth day of the Lunar New Year. In just three days, the city of Yingchuan was full of smoke, and disasters continued, and the six gambling houses, three green buildings, seventeen shops, and three land and water docks under the command of the East Lake Gang were all wiped out.

Liu Xunyi ordered the disciples to be shocked and destroyed the family business of the East Lake Gang one by one with lightning speed, and even many other businesses blessed by the East Lake Gang also suffered bad luck to varying degrees.

Many people went to report to the officials, but the government had already received a strict order from He Shan, and everything related to the East Lake Gang would not be taken seriously.

Those merchants who had paid a lot of money to the East Lake Gang immediately complained, and they ran to the East Lake Gang one after another to ask Li Laohu for an explanation.

Liu Xunyi issued a ban on the rivers and lakes to thousands of merchants large and small in Yingchuan.

Within the boundaries of Yingchuan, all noodle shops, rice shops, silk villages, blacksmith shops, reservoirs, butcher shops, vegetable vendors, etc., are not allowed to do business with the East Lake Gang, and anyone who colludes with the East Lake Gang without authorization will be regarded as opposing the Xianwang Mansion.

The Donghu gang who stayed everywhere had a blue nose and swollen face, and at worst broke their arms and legs. All of them were rushed back to the East Lake Gang by the shocked disciples, and they had to ask Li Laohu for help.

For a time, in Yingchuan City, except for the lair of the East Lake Gang, there were almost no disciples of the East Lake Gang in other places, and even on the wharf where the daily bustle was extraordinary, there was no longer a figure of the East Lake Gang bullying and dominating the market.

The Pan Huai shipwrights, who were taken away half of them, naturally returned to the Pan family, and all the cronies installed by Li Laohu were driven away. In the past three days, there were twenty or thirty businesses that had the same experience as Pan Huai's ship merchants.

The East Lake Gang has been rampant in Yingchuan for so many years, and it is the first time that they have suffered this catastrophe, and many Yingchuan people who have been oppressed on weekdays are rejoicing and shouting out their joy.

There are even some forces outside the East Lake Gang, as if they are guarding the clouds and seeing the moon, and they have long been impatient and ready to move, taking the opportunity to quickly encroach on, and even carve up the territory of the East Lake Gang.

Li Laohu repeatedly sent people to the government to ask He Shan to send troops to help, but He Shan always closed his door for various reasons, turning a blind eye to the catastrophe of the East Lake Gang and the chaos in Yingchuan City. This move made Li Laohu's heart even more confused, and he suddenly felt that danger was lurking, and it was difficult to rest day and night.

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On the fifth day of February, in the evening. The East Lake Gang meeting hall was brightly lit, full of people, noisy and messy.

Li Laohu sat in the first place with a gloomy face, and the major stewards in the gang were restless like ants on a hot pot, either looking left and right, or talking to each other, or arguing fiercely, or frowning.

Although the forms are different, there is no dissatisfaction and anxiety on the look, and the atmosphere in the hall has changed from the relaxed and comfortable in the past to extremely depressing.

"Back to the gang leader, the boss of the Xishan Gang said that he had complained about his body in the past few days, so he couldn't be invited. ”

"Back to the helper, the mother of the big boss of Longtou Mountain is dead, and the top and bottom of Longtou Mountain are mourning, so I can't come. ”

"Back to the helper, the shopkeeper of Wanyuan Salt Shop is closed, no matter how I knock on the door, no one answers......"

"Helper, those shippers on the dock have joined forces and will no longer give us a share. The brothers went to ask for the account, and they said that it would be okay if they didn't pay the money, but if they paid the money, they would suffer, and some people even slapped our brothers a few times......"

"Helper, one hundred and twenty-three brothers have secretly escaped today, and with the people who ran away before, we have lost nearly three hundred people in three days. If this continues, don't say that if we take back the territory, even our nest will not be able to keep it......"

Bad news poured in one after another.

Li Laohu's face turned pale, and he scolded angrily: "Enough! Enough! These bastards, when they were okay before, they all stammered with Lao Tzu and called me brothers." Now when I see that Lao Tzu is in trouble, I avoid Lao Tzu like a plague god, and even more fall into the well, I hate to push me to death. Sooner or later, one day, I will make life worse than death, so that the heavens should not be called the earth!

"Helper, Liu San is back!"

With an excited shout, I saw two small guys fighting Liu San, who was out of breath, and trotted all the way into the meeting hall.

As soon as he saw Liu San, the hall suddenly fell silent, and everyone's eager eyes had already been cast on him.

"Liu San, how is it?" Li Laohu quickly got up, rushed to Liu San in two steps, and asked urgently, "The silver was sent?"

"Send ...... Sent it to ......" Liu Sanlian drank a few large bowls of water, which was only a little relieved, and hurriedly replied, "Returning to the helper, 100,000 taels of silver, a lot of each, all sent it." ”

"Did He Shan accept it?" Li Laohu asked again.

"Accepted!" Liu San nodded desperately, but before Li Laohu could speak, he added, "I received it, but the result was the same as the previous times, after receiving the money, he sent me back." ”

"What?"

Liu San's words surprised everyone. Li Laohu gritted his teeth even more angrily, and asked, "Then when you go this time, have you seen He Shan with your own eyes?"

"See!" Liu San said, "After the people in the government collected the money, they wanted to bomb me out, but I spilled it on the spot, and they had no choice but to ask He Shan to come out to see me." ”

"And then?"

"Then I asked He Shan, in the past three days, you have received several batches of silver from us, why don't you solve the trouble for us?" Liu San said.

"That's a good question!" Li Laohu praised, "what did he say?"

He Shan shirked his mouth, saying that this time we offended the Xianwang Mansion, this matter is not trivial, and it must be considered in the long run. Liu San said indignantly, "Then I asked him how he planned to think in the long run?" He Shan was silent. I asked again and again, and said, "Why do we have to take our money if we want to think about it in the long run?" In three days, we have given away 180,000 taels of silver. Even if you throw these 180,000 taels into the water, you should listen to it, right?"

"That's good!" Li Laohu nodded again and again, "If you don't help us, then return the silver." How can there be anything in the world that accepts money from people and does not eliminate disasters for others?"

Liu San hurriedly said: "Yes, I asked him this according to the instructions of the lord of the mansion, but He Shan scolded me for being a soft-spoken person, a nobody, and I am not qualified to bargain with him." Then, before I could say more, he ordered someone to blast me out with a stick. ”

"Damn, I looked at He Shan, who was clearly knocking on our bamboo poles. A black-faced man said angrily, "He will not refuse the gold, silver and jewelry we send, and will accept all the orders." But they turn a deaf ear to our pleas. What a despicable and shameless thief!"

He Shan did this because he didn't want to offend the Xian Wangfu. Another older long-bearded elder said, "We have dealt with He Shan for so many years, and we know very well that this person has always been unprofitable and cannot afford to be early, and he must protect himself first in case of trouble. In the past, he responded to our requests, firstly, because we gave him enough benefits, and secondly, because the things we asked for could not touch his net worth and life, so he was naturally happy to make a profit from it and make a lot of money. But today is very different, the anger of the Xianwang Mansion has spread to the entire Yingchuan, and everyone outside is in danger, and He Shan is the same. How could he put himself in danger in order to save us?"

"Helper, in my opinion...... Why don't you ask the Hexi Qin clan for help?" Liu San groaned, "The reason why we offended the Pan family is the root cause of the Hexi Qin clan. We have done so many things for them, and now that we are in trouble, how can the Qin family ignore them?"

"Are you going out?" Li Laohu snorted angrily, "Now, the people of the Xianwang Mansion have sealed Yingchuan City so tightly that even a fly can't even think of flying out." Moreover, even if our news can be sent, will the Hexi Qin clan really send someone to help us? Everyone understands the truth that the birds are hidden and the rabbits are dead and the dogs are cooked. Now in the Yingchuan realm, the only person who can help us is He Shan. First, he is a member of the government, and no matter how presumptuous the Xianwang Mansion is, he will never dare to openly oppose the Mongolian court. Of the two, He Shan has soldiers and horses in his hands, and if he comes forward to help us regain the territory, it will be very easy. ”

"But I don't think He Shan's attitude will help us deal with the Xianwang Mansion. Liu San hesitated.

"That's because we haven't done him enough good enough to make him desperate for it. Li Laohu trembled angrily, and said word by word, "He Shan wants to take the opportunity to knock me hard, and he is waiting for me to beg him personally." ”

Today's Li Laohu is angry and regretful, angry that the trees are falling and scattered, and the house leak coincides with the overnight rain. What I regret is that after learning about the relationship between Pan Chuba and Xian Wangfu, I shouldn't have provoked the Pan family again, otherwise there would never be today's disaster.

In the final analysis, it's because of his greed, no one else is to blame.

"The helper means ......"

"You tell He Shan for me, and tell him that I am willing to take out all the gold and silver that the East Lake Gang has accumulated for decades in exchange for him to help me. At least there are ...... Thirty thousand taels of gold......" Li Laohu said tremblingly, "When he is free, I will take out a third of it first and send it to him personally." The rest ...... It will be delivered after this time. When he said this, Li Laohu's heart was dripping blood.

"Helper, this is the ...... that our brothers have saved by working hard for decades"

"It's okay!" Li Laohu glared at a pair of blood-red eyes and said viciously, "Stay in the green mountains, don't be afraid of running out of firewood!" Everything I have lost today, he will definitely ask for it back again from these people who have fallen into the well...... No, I will make them pay back twice as much, and I will be ashamed of the snow today!"

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