Chapter 90: Threading the needle
In the middle of the night, there is a dark image in the lonely purple bamboo forest, and the wind that whists through it sometimes makes the bamboo forest sway. Listening to the sorrowful whimper, mixed with a bit of resentment, it is heart-wrenching.
Gang Leader Yang looked up to the sky, looked at the miserable moon that drilled into the clouds, and thought that the beggar gang was declining day by day in his hands, and he was really shameless to face the gang leaders of the past generations.
He sighed to himself, and a figure jumped down from among the bamboo leaves, causing him to be frightened, and the clouds of sorrow in his mind disappeared.
Gang Leader Yang snorted, and the man bowed down to Gang Leader Yang. Gang Leader Yang was puzzled by this, and the man told Gang Leader Yang that his name was Liu Feng, and he specialized in some businessless business in the rivers and lakes, and he was a close friend of Master Chen.
Gang Master Yang listened and said, "Since you are friends with Lord Chen, why did you come to see me late at night?"
Of course, Liu Feng knew about Lord Chen's betrayal, and he told Gang Master Yang that he had no malicious intent when he came this time. Instead, I want to tell Gang Leader Yang a major news.
Liu Feng told Gang Leader Yang that Jin Yiwei had made Tian Ergeng disguise himself as a Qiao before, and had a secret meeting with Gao Gang Leader and Chen Duo Leader.
When Gang Leader Yang heard this, his attitude was very cold, and he said to Liu Feng: "This is a plan to lure the enemy in, you don't want to hide it from me." Leave quickly, go back and tell Gao Yihe Chen Quan, the traitors, I will kill them sooner or later. ”
Liu Feng had a wry smile on his face, and he said to the Yang gang leader: "Although I am a despised thief, I also know the loyalty and righteousness, and now the high gang leader is willing to be the eagle dog of the court, intending to disintegrate the beggar gang." If their plot is allowed to succeed, the beggars will inevitably be torn apart, so that the enemies will be broken one by one, and the beggars will cease to exist. ”
Gang Leader Yang snorted, although you said it soundingly, it was difficult for Yang to believe it. Liu Feng sighed, beat his chest, and said: "It's a pity that I, Liu Feng, didn't get the real evidence of the high thief, and I can't convince the Yang gang leader, since this is the case, I can only show my sincerity by death." Gang Leader Yang, the token will be returned to you. ”
With that, Liu Feng threw the token to the Yang Gang Leader from his arms, and then flashed his short sword from his waist and stabbed it into his chest. Gang Leader Yang stepped forward and knocked down the short sword in his hand with one palm. The palms of the two touched, and the Yang gang leader felt a strong obstruction between his wrists, he hurriedly helped Liu Feng up, and said to him: "Brother Liu Feng, save me at the right time, I know that you have done your best, and now I can completely believe in your sincerity." ”
Liu Feng told Gang Leader Yang that the top priority now is to gather the gang loyal to you, and then I am trying to find evidence of the secret collusion between the high thief and the Jinyi Guard, so that the inside and the outside should work together, and this traitor will definitely be eradicated.
Gang Leader Yang nodded, and the two acted separately. Since the death of Elder Wu and Elder Chen, Elder Xiao has been the most senior elder in the beggar gang, and Liu Feng knows the truth of high morality and respect, because he pays close attention to Elder Xiao and likes his interest.
Wait for the opportunity to approach, in order to be in order.
When the beggar gang meeting was held recently, the high gang leader convened the elders and the helmsman to discuss the selection of elders in the Juxian Hall, and he drew up a list and handed it over to the elders for discussion. Elder Yu, Elder Lu, and Elder Bai all expressed no objections.
The high gang leader stroked his long beard and kept laughing. Elder Xiao couldn't get used to this double reed play of singing and harmony, and he argued to the Gao gang leader: "The gang leader, the law enforcement elders and deacon elders of the beggar gang have always been people who have made great contributions to the birth and death of the gang, and they must also have both talent and morality. The people on this list are still young, and they have not been discussed by the public, and their moral and intellectual character is not known. ”
The Gao gang leader glared at Elder Xiao, and the toad grinned, and he was very reluctant in his heart. As soon as Elder Xiao said this, the three elders immediately attacked him in groups, and they said to Elder Xiao, "Elder Xiao, what did you say just now. Now the world is peaceful,
There are no major storms in the rivers and lakes, do you still want to use the gang rules of the previous generations to hinder the newcomers from coming to prominence? What other qualifications are still young, let me ask you, if you are not given a chance to exercise, can you be listed as an elder? If you openly question the character of the brothers on the list and cannot verify it, is it simply an insinuation that the gang leader is illiterate?"
Elder Xiao was furious when he heard this, and he pointed to the three elders and said, "Don't be clever and talk about right and wrong here, I am just speaking out of the future of the beggar gang, which is also the duty of the elders." ”
Elder Yu kept blowing his beard to Elder Xiao, and he said to Elder Xiao: "What you say is not a system, you are brave and loyal to the beggar gang, can you insinuate that we and the others are all treacherous villains?"
Elder Yu made a provocative speech, Elder Lu and Elder Bai also echoed it, and Elder Xiao's voice was gradually annihilated by this menacing anger. He clenched his fists and said to the high gang leader, "Since all the elders have no objection to the matter of the candidate, I have nothing more to say. Please ask the gang leader to announce the list to the gang on the occasion of the beggar gang meeting. ”
The high gang leader immediately swept the clouds on his face, and his toad's big mouth bloomed. He praised Elder Xiao for his insight and general understanding, and tried his best to help the beggars.
Elder Xiao was in a depressed mood, resigned from the high gang leader, and returned to his room first. It happened that Liu Feng greeted him and gave him a salute. Elder Xiao felt that this person was angry, and asked carefully. This Liu Feng replied fluently, and his words were funny, Elder Xiao was relieved, and the gloom in his heart gradually disappeared.
Liu Feng struck while the iron was hot and asked Elder Xiao if he needed food and drink? Elder Xiao frowned, then unfolded again, and said, "The things in the cup can best relieve your heart, so you go and get some wine." ”
Liu Feng turned around, Shao Tian was about to bring the jade liquid fat chicken to the plate, he also knew how to advance and retreat, and after placing the wine and food on Elder Xiao's table, he was about to leave.
Elder Xiao was extremely sad in his heart, after the Yang Gang Leader left the Beggar Gang, the other elders were all a group of people who tended to be inflammatory, he was unruly, and he was incompatible with them, so he was alone. Now this Liu Feng is smart and well-behaved, quite perceptive, and he can talk to him to dispel the boredom in his heart.
Liu Feng repeatedly excused himself on the grounds of his humble status, Elder Xiao was sincere, Liu Feng sat down and drank with Elder Xiao.
It is said that the wine in the cup can best shorten the distance between people, Elder Xiao is a man of temperament, he loves and hates clearly, and he is straightforward. Liu Feng paid attention to it everywhere at first, but now he has completely let go of his hands and feet. While he was holding the lamp for Elder Xiao, he poured himself a drink. The two chatted casually in the vast sky and sky, and there was no suspicion of identity at all.
Elder Xiao asked Liu Feng what he had done before joining the beggar gang. Liu Feng's face was embarrassed, he picked up the wine glass, and after drinking it all, he would have an unobstructed view of the disgraceful things in the past exposed under the skylight.
Elder Xiao smiled when he heard this, he patted Liu Feng on the shoulder, and said to him, "You can change your past mistakes and become a new person,
How can I be cold to you? Seeing that you are straightforward, it is also deeply in line with my spleen and stomach. ”
Liu Feng was overjoyed and blindly thanked Elder Xiao for his kindness. Elder Xiao waved his hand and only told Liu Feng that it was enough to drink.
When the two of them saw it, they drank so much that they gradually became sleepy, so they withdrew from the banquet and went to sleep peacefully. Elder Xiao was overjoyed to know Liu Feng, and Liu Feng was secretly happy to get close to Elder Xiao.
Chen Duo returned to the room, and Liu Feng closed the door and entered. Lord Chen Helm saw that he was red-eared and red-faced, spitting out wine, and his heart was very unhappy.
He said to him: "You kid has no eyesight, I have a stomach full of gas, but you are very comfortable, and you are so drunk that your face is ruddy." ”
Liu Feng stepped forward and poured a cup of tea for Lord Chen Duo, and he told Lord Chen with a smile that he didn't drink with others yesterday, but was with Elder Xiao.
When Master Chen heard this, the fire in his heart surged up, and he scolded Liu Feng for eating inside and out. Liu Feng was still smiling, and he told Master Chen that Elder Xiao didn't know his identity, and after three cups of yellow soup, he had already become a friend with him.
Lord Chen nodded, restrained his anger, patted Liu Feng's shoulder, and said, "Very well done, that person surnamed Xiao prides himself on having high qualifications, and he doesn't even take the helper and other elders seriously. ”
Liu Feng also chimed in, accusing Elder Xiao of not knowing the current affairs. His move added fuel to the fire, which was obviously in line with Lord Chen's wishes, and Lord Chen took out an ingot of ten taels of silver from his arms, and asked Liu Feng to pay close attention to Elder Xiao's movements.
One day, the High Gang Leader secretly summoned the Elder and Chen Duo to the house, and he told the two that although Elder Xiao accepted the list of people selected, if he secretly asked the gang to stop him, the matter would not be conducive to progress.
Helm Chen said to the Gang Leader Gao: "Gang Leader, Elder Xiao often uses his prestige as an excuse to be arrogant and rude to other elders, if such a person is ranked as an elder again, I am afraid it will not be conducive to the unity of the gang. ”
When the Gao Gang Master and Yu Chang Master heard this, a trace of joy flashed on their faces, and the Gao Gang Master was full of sorrow, and he said to Chen Helm Master: "Chen Helm Master, Elder Xiao is deeply supported by the gang and is upright, I am afraid it is not easy to find his bad luck." ”
Lord Chen sneered and said to Gang Master Gao: "Gang Master, I can't find his trouble, his subordinates, do he dare to guarantee that all of them will abide by the gang rules?"
Gao Gang Master's eyes lit up, and he said to Master Chen Helm: "Master Chen, you must be reasonable and well-founded when you speak, but don't talk nonsense." ”
Master Chen took out a letter from his arms and handed it to the Gao Gang Master. When the Gao helper saw it, it turned out to be a letter written to him by Fat Dahai, the shopkeeper of Xiangtaiju Restaurant.
When the Gao gang leader saw this letter, he was furious, and he immediately called Elder Xiao. Elder Xiao saw that Lord Chen and Elder Yu were both there, and the face of the High Gang Master was angry, he stepped forward and asked the Gang Master in a puzzled tone, why did he call him here?
The Gao Gang Master's eyes rolled upwards, and he glanced at Elder Xiao, and the words of reprimand continued. He threw the letter to Elder Xiao and asked him to take a closer look at the contents of the letter.
After reading the letter, Elder Xiao immediately pleaded his case, and he told the Gao gang leader that his subordinate Sun Yi would never do anything to rob the restaurant's property.
With a wave of his hand, the Gao gang leader ordered the gang to immediately bring Sun Yi to him. For a while, the air in the gang was tense, and everyone's eyes were full of anger.