Chapter 306: The First Gamble
Shen Mingjian saw Hu Ji crying bitterly, and he was also sad, and wept again. After another moment, Hu Ji's mood calmed down a little, and said to Shen Mingjian: "Master Shen, although this case is now settled, I still have something unclear about, and I want to ask one or two." Shen Mingjian wiped away his tears and said, "Girl, please speak." Hu Ji said: "Actually, my brother and I have heard that there is such a mixed-race organization in Beiyanling. In fact, their reputation is not bad, and they still do something to help the poor every once in a while. And the acceptance is extremely strict, my brother has been there a few times, but because of his bad deeds, he has not been able to do so. Why did you say that a good group of people have become what they are now in a few years?" Shen Mingjian sighed: "Maybe it's the temptation of power, maybe it's the loss of the original intention. It is very difficult for people to learn well, and it is a matter of a blink of an eye to become bad. But......" he scratched his hair, "I also think it's strange at this time." Would it be so easy for a person to forget his parents' enmity and commit himself to trading power for money?" he muttered slightly: "Miss Hu, I will investigate this matter further, if you want to know the ins and outs, go to the yamen to find me." Hu Ji nodded, and said, "Shen Ye, the little girl should go." I...... My husband is still waiting for me to come home. Shen Mingjian then remembered that the lonely man and widow had been alone for a long time, and the identity of the orchid in the past made her easily suspicious, so he said: "Girl, please go back, I have to stay for a while." The orchid said a blessing and left. Shen Mingjian estimated that she got up and left when she got home. Back at home, Lao Shen couldn't fall asleep over and over, always feeling that something was going on in his heart. In the middle of the night, he simply didn't sleep, put on his clothes and came to the Yamen of An Tiansi. The official standing guard yawned and fell asleep, and when he saw that the deputy director thought that he had seen the flowers, he reached out and rubbed his eyes vigorously. Shen Ming was angry, and said coldly: "Don't look at it, it's me." Ignoring them, he went straight to the middle hall. After a long time, the officials poured water, poured water, made tea, worked inside and out, and finally cleaned up the hall. Shen Mingjian said: "Where is the clerk?" and one person came out and said: "The lower official is here." Shen Mingjian knocked on his forehead and said, "Bring me all the files of Director Tan's case." "Yes!" the clerk was a man of practical things, and in a moment he took a file half a man high and put it in front of the desk. Shen Mingjian said: "You stay, and look for the documents as I said." Others can step back. You guys, be in good spirits when you're on duty, don't blame me for punishing you for your salary. The official was startled, but fortunately it was okay this time, so they retreated one by one. Shen Mingjian carefully flipped through the file, and he found something - it can't be said that there is something wrong, but there seems to be something wrong. Director Tan has changed a lot before and after a certain point, and before that, there is always a place for the money that passes through him, and it can even be said that there is basically no problem, but after that, he has unscrupulously amassed wealth, as if he is a greedy Pixiu. Shen Mingjian had always trusted his instincts, and he decided that there must be something wrong with it. So he and the secretary groped for the meeting point one after the other. Eventually, his eyes fell on a letter. This letter was received by Director Tan on the third day of the twelfth month of the twelfth month, and on the fifth day of the twelfth month, that is, two days later, he embezzled the first amount of silver. Maybe the secret is in this letter. Shen Mingjian suddenly felt nervous for no reason, he opened the envelope, and a smooth letter paper suddenly slipped out. He opened it and saw that there was only a short sentence on it: "You found me, right?" "What does this mean......" Shen Mingjian frowned and said to himself: "It's not the wrong one, who found whom?" This brainless ......" was groaning, when suddenly a gust of cold wind entered the hall, causing Shen Mingjian to shiver. His mind suddenly cleared up a lot, and he hurriedly flattened the letter. It has been more than ten years since Xin Chounian, how can this letter be so clean? Shen Mingjian suddenly felt an inexplicable panic, this letter was not addressed to Director Tan, but to him. "You found me, right?" Lao Shen chewed on this sentence repeatedly, shuddered in his heart, stood up and shouted: "Come on, search me up and down the government to see if there are any suspicious people!" Apart from catching a few stray cats, there was nothing else to gain. Shen Mingjian didn't dare to let people leave, and thought about it in the crowd of people. The starting point of the incident has been found, but where is the end? Director Tan bet all his money on the famous "No. 1 gambling game in the world" before he died, could the mastermind behind the scenes also have something to do with the gambling game? "Yes!" Shen Mingjian couldn't help but blurt out. Because he knows that no matter what field, power and money will always be the first to get involved, and the world's first gambling game will definitely attract countless eyes on occasions where you can make a lot of money. Maybe one of them is behind the scenes. Shen Mingjian understood that this was no longer an incident that he could solve on his own. On the fifteenth day of the first month, the bright moon rose from the ruins of the imperial capital of Daliang. Ten years ago today, there was still a grand lantern festival here, but now there is only the cold wind howling and the whispering of unjust souls. Each charred stone was like a withered face, looking up at the bright moon in the sky. It's been ten years, and I don't know when they'll be able to go home. At this moment, the sky was divided by the Milky Way, and suddenly a white light crossed it, and the stars in this light were bright, like snowflakes blown by the wind falling one after another, and melodious string music sounded in the air, and the sky was full of fragrance in an instant. Countless figures suddenly appeared in the clouds, layered on top of each other, with a thousand demeanors. A loud and clear voice said, "The gods are here, the demons retreat!" At the same time, the earthquake trembled, and the stones in the ruins suddenly jumped up and fell as if they were alive. A blood-red ravine tore open like a wound in the earth. With the gushing magma, hordes of demons set foot on the earthly land. No one can describe what they look like, and words have long since lost their power in front of them. Perhaps they are the source of ugliness. A hoarse and deep voice said: "The dog in the sky has finally shown its head, and the big guys can have a good chat after betting on this game." "God and demons, day and place, face each other. Suddenly, they all sneered, and after a moment the laughter came to an abrupt end, and both sides clenched their blades in their hands. One of the greatest battles between heaven and earth seemed to be on the verge of breaking out. At this moment, someone suddenly coughed a few times and said: "Everyone, don't be impatient, our two sides have a collegiate discussion first, and this meeting will not be rude." Could it be that someone wants to break the rules?" Everyone looked over, only to see that it was an old man with a fairy wind and bones, wearing a golden crown on his head. The immortals naturally got him, but the demons didn't recognize him, so they shouted one after another: "Where did the old ghost dare to speak out here?" The immortals said angrily: "This is the Tai Bai Xing, how dare you be presumptuous?" The demons were quite disdainful when they heard this, and they all said: "Oh, it turned out to be the foolish prime minister, long admiration and long admiration!" It turned out that the Tai Bai Xing had been ordered to recruit a demon monkey in the past, but he didn't want to be turned out of the heavenly court by the monkey head twice, and hit the Lingxiao Hall and swept the Jade Void Palace. It is still vivid, and it has become the favorite topic of discussion among demons, but the gods can't avoid it. Therefore, as soon as the words "confused prime minister" come out, it will inevitably lead to a war of words. The immortals had already replied and sneered: "What kind of demon monkey, in the end, didn't you return to Heaven and become one of our dogs?" The demons also knew what to say, and said in unison: "It's shameless! People are converted to Western Buddhas, do they have anything to do with you waste? Being beaten has become a good thing, and there is really no more shameless person in the world! Disgusting...... "Bastard, who are you scolding?" "Scolding you, what?" "Okay, wow, Lao Tzu chopped you today......" The two sides became more and more noisy, and they were about to go to war, only to hear a voice that shook the heavens and the earth and suddenly said: "Enough!" This sentence rolled around in the sky like thunder, and the immortals and demons all covered their ears. But I saw that the person who spoke was sitting in a huge aura, more than a hundred feet tall, and his figure occupied half of the sky. The light behind him shone so brightly that the night was as bright as day, and even the bright moon lost its brilliance. Seeing this person, even the invincible demons bowed their heads and said, "I've seen Lao Jun." "It turns out that this person is Taishang Laojun, one of the Three Qings, the originator of Daomen. He said slowly: "I have come by the will of His Majesty to supervise the number one gambling game in the world. This matter is a joint decision of the two worlds of gods and demons, and whoever violates it will be the enemy of everyone, and anyone present can kill him. Do you understand?" the demons were quite disdainful, but they still reluctantly said, "Got it." It's just that the answers are long and short, and they are not very neat. Because they know that the person in front of them is something they can't afford to offend no matter what. Although there is no evidence, there is reason to believe that Lao Jun's gossip furnace hides an arsenal. He just took out a stator to measure the sea, and he could make the demon monkey fight all over the world invincible. But in the same way, he threw the bracelet out and could also smash the monkey's head to the bone. The monsters don't think they're as powerful as the monkeys, and everyone knows this. Moreover, Lao Jun has a deep relationship with them. It turns out that most of the people in the demon world are protégés of the master of the Tongtian Sect, and the master of the Tongtian Sect is the senior brother of the Taishang Laojun, so they should call Laojun "uncle" in terms of seniority. When the two armies face each other, it is impossible to surrender their own value, but the number of courtesies that should be there must be is no less, and rude people will always not be able to mix - whether it is in the god realm or the demon realm. Taishang Laojun was quite satisfied with everyone's performance, so he nodded and asked, "Where is the clairvoyant?" A one-eyed deity stood out in the clouds, looked down, and after a moment replied, "Report to Laojun, the Heavenly Remnant Star travels from east to west, and there is still one hundred and fifty miles, and the Earth Lack Star travels from west to east, according to which there are also one hundred and fifty miles." Lao Jun bowed his head, stretched out his finger and nodded into the air. But I saw two big stars, one white and one red, flying from their respective directions to the sky above the imperial capital. In the heavenly dome, two long star marks were left. Taishang Laojun said: "You all know what day it is. The first gamble in the world is the first step taken by the gods and demons to eliminate the scourge of war, so today is worth remembering forever!" he paused just right, and the gods lost no time in applauding, and the scene was quite blazing for a while. The adversary snorted a few times and watched them perform coldly. The applause gradually subsided, and Lao Jun continued: "Replacing war with gambling can effectively reduce bloodshed and killing, and can avoid the destruction of countless families and the death of countless innocent people, which can be said to be a huge progress......" The immortals were about to applaud again, but Lao Jun waved his hand impatiently: "Come on, let me finish the words quickly." For this, we would like to thank both sides, especially the Heavenly Court, for their efforts and sacrifices in this activity......" He read out for nearly half an hour, and the clairvoyant suddenly reminded: "Old Gentleman, the two of you are each fifty miles away from here. Taishang Laojun snorted. Suddenly he said loudly: "That's all for the opening speech, now I announce the rules of the game." The demons made a noise: "Lao Jun, who hasn't gambled money? Gambling is still taught by people?" "Yes, just teach your own people, hahaha......" The man didn't finish laughing, Taishang Laojun suddenly raised his finger, but saw a golden light shoot out. I only heard the sound of banging on the ground, and suddenly there was more black ash. The demons immediately did not dare to be silent. Taishang Laojun continued: "In fact, the rules of our gambling game are similar to ordinary gambling games, and we are not allowed to bet after buying and leaving, bet more and win more, and gamble less and lose less. As for who he likes to detach, that is his freedom, and others have no right to interfere. As soon as he said this, both sides laughed tacitly. There is a kind of monster called gluttony.
It is greedy by nature and eats everything. No matter what flies in the sky and swims in the water, there is no escape from its huge mouth. In the distant years of the flood and famine, all living creatures were eaten.
But its greed was still not satisfied, and it turned around and filled its mouth with grass, soil, and even mountains and rivers.
The land is desolate. The gluttony suddenly raised his head and grinned at the sun hanging high in the blue sky. The clumsy body actually soared into the air and flew next to the sun.
It opened its bloody jaw, revealing its charred fangs and gnawing at it, and the light faded.
gluttony concocted like this, turning the stars and moon into their own food. As they faded out, there was nothing left in the universe, and there was finally nothing left to eat.
But it's still so hungry, so greedy. It frantically searched the empty universe, even though there was nothing left here.
No, who said there was nothing left?" said the gluttonous laugh. Clouds
Isn't there still a "me"?
It grabbed its tail and chewed violently, and in an instant blood flowed everywhere, and its teeth clung to the bones and creaked. The gluttonous body became shorter and shorter, and finally disappeared.
Gluttony eats himself too.
Is it really dead?" the girl asked
The old man didn't answer, just shook his head worriedly.
"Boss, what's the mountain goods?"
The middle-aged man lifted the curtain and greeted him familiarly.
The store was cold and damp, and there was a layer of fog on the glass door, mixed with dirty dirt, and it couldn't stop looking obscene, covering the QR code for collecting money. The small shop, which is only about ten square meters, has three tables - two round tables and a square table by the door. In the northeast corner, Guan Gong is housed in a small cabinet, and the surrounding walls have been blackened and yellowed.