Chapter 40 Everything Can Be Gambled
In the past, carriages and horses were slow and only half a month was enough for a one-way trip.
Jeju is really far away! It’s only half a month’s journey, so it’s time for a self-driving trip.
But Yu Qingfeng has no regrets, because she is really curious about the case of the Beheaded Onizhong.
The so-called Onizuka Case of the Beheaded actually means that the place where the crime occurred was a tomb.
The owner of the tomb is the magistrate of Pingchuan County who was beheaded twenty years ago. After his death, his headless body was buried. He turned into a ghost and wanted revenge, so his tomb is called the Tomb of the Beheaded Ghost by the locals.
The deceased in the case was named Zhou Lang, 30 years old. He came to Pingchuan County alone from other places six years ago and opened a sesame cake shop.
Zhou Lang didn't flirt with women, he didn't go to the fireworks alley, and he didn't make any plans to get married and have children. He lived alone and lived alone. He used the money he earned every day to gamble, dreaming of getting rich, and making huge profits.
Nine out of ten bets resulted in losses. At first, Zhou Lang lost all his savings; later, Zhou Lang lost the sesame cake shop; and finally, Zhou Lang lost a finger.
Of course, in the end, Zhou Lang lost his life.
The murderer's name is Lou Anyi, 40 years old, and the owner of a gambling house.
According to Dayong's laws, private gambling houses are not allowed, but private gambling houses have been banned repeatedly. In the final analysis, as long as the management is in place, the officials can turn a blind eye and acquiesce in its existence.
Lou Anyi had everything in place. His gambling house was located in the downtown area of Pingchuan County. The front yard was a tavern and the backyard was the gambling house. Every time the patrolling government officials came over, Lou Anyi's house only had a front yard and no backyard.
Lou Anyi was the owner of a gambling house and a creditor of loan sharks. Zhou Lang lost all his belongings and one finger to Lou Anyi, and still owed Lou Anyi several hundred taels of silver in compound interest, which he could not afford to pay back.
Even so, Zhou Lang still wanted to gamble. According to his words, since this was the case, he had to gamble even more, because now "gambling" was the only possibility for him to repay his debt.
A month ago, Lou Anyi personally came to collect debts with his thugs, and beat Zhou Lang again. This time, he had to cut off one of Zhou Lang's fingers as punishment for delaying the repayment of the debt.
In desperation, Zhou Lang proposed a special bet with Lou Anyi and asked Lou Anyi if he dared.
One characteristic of provocation is that even if the opponent knows it is a provocation, he will be provoked and tricked. Lou Anyi said on the spot that there was nothing he did not dare to do.
Zhou Lang pointed out that not long ago, two tomb robbers opened the hole in the Tomb of the Decapitated Ghost. The tomb from twenty years ago now has an entrance and exit. The owner of the tomb inside is the decapitated ghost who was unjustly beheaded twenty years ago.
The bet was that the two of them would go into Onizuka and spend the night together. Whoever could stay there all night would win. The one who scared away and left Onizuka first would lose.
If Zhou Lang wins, the debt will be written off; if Zhou Lang loses, one arm will remain.
Lou Anyi added weights, not only an arm, but also two legs. The gambling boss was cruel enough, so he gave Zhou Lang an arm, which was not much stronger than a human pig.
Isn't it just the method of stimulating generals? Lou Anyi also knows it.
Zhou Lang seemed to be sure of victory and agreed on the spot.
The bet was thus decided, and the date was set for three days later. During these three days, Lou Anyi had to set up a game in his gambling house.
Who are the people in the gambling house? Gamblers who are addicted to gambling. For them, everything can be gambled, so why don’t they gamble on this matter again?
So the gamblers placed their bets one after another. Some people bet on Lou An Yi to win, and some people bet on Zhou Lang to win.
People who bet on Lou Anyi to win said: Lou Anyi is a well-informed boss after all, and he is tall and strong.
People who bet on Zhou Lang's victory said: No matter how strong you are, you can't defeat a ghost, and it doesn't mean a person is brave just because he looks powerful. If Zhou Lang dares to bet three of his own limbs, he is definitely sure of winning.
The final ratio turned out to be half and half.
Whether it is Zhou Lang, Lou Anyi, or all the bettors, the fairest way is to let these bettors go to Onizuka in person three days later to verify the winning or losing with their own eyes.
So three days later at night, a team of twenty-five people set out for Cuiyun Valley, where the Tomb of the Dead Head is located. These people rented carriages, and some even brought tents.
There are so many gamblers in the gambling house, why are there only twenty-five people placing bets?
That's because Lou Anyi has made a rule. If you want to participate in betting, in addition to staying outside the Onizhong all night to bear witness, you must also personally enter the Onizhong before the official start of the gambling game to confirm that the Onizhong only has this
An entrance and exit.
The gamblers expressed their understanding. After all, if there are other secret exits in Onizhong, and if one of Zhou Lang and Lou Anyi discovers the second exit, escapes secretly, and then comes back the next day and comes out of the robbery hole, then this bet will be
It loses its meaning.
Normally, this group of people would not dare to enter Onizuka in the middle of the night, but this is a gambling game, so there is nothing to be afraid of. Besides, twenty-five people entered together. There is a large number of people, so what are they afraid of?
To take a step back, the existence of severed heads in Onizhong is just a legend from 20 years ago. Maybe, there are no ghosts in this world at all?
On the night of the bet, twenty-five people came to Cuiyun Valley, found the entrance to the Thieves' Cave, and filed in one after another.
Twenty-five people went in, and only twenty-three came out. Zhou Lang and Lou Anyi were stranded inside.
Twenty-three people unanimously confirmed that the tomb was such a big place and there was no second exit. Moreover, after entering, it was obvious that there was no place to hide people except inside the coffin.
And the coffin was even more weird. It was completely integrated. Without the lid, it couldn't be opened at all, and no one could be hidden inside.
On the night of early autumn, twenty-three people camped together at the gate of the Robber's Cave. They arranged to take turns sleeping. It was necessary to ensure that half of the people who were awake and watching the night were betting on Zhou Lang's winnings, and the other half were betting on Lou Anyi's winnings. This way, cheating can be prevented.
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In the middle of the night, no one came out. These gamblers thought it would be a draw.
At dawn, these gamblers believed that the game was a draw. They were extremely disappointed, but they still did not wait for the two people inside.
Suddenly someone thought, maybe Zhou Lang killed the creditor Lou Anyi so that he would not have to pay back the money.
But some people say that even if Lou Anyi dies, Zhou Lang still has to pay back the money, because the creditor Zhou Lang owes is a gambling house. If the top leader of the gambling house dies, then there is still a second leader, and he still has to pay back the money.
Everyone shouted at the door of the robbery cave, but there was no response for a long time. Anyway, it was daybreak, and since there were so many people, twenty-three people went out together and entered the tomb.
After passing through the long and narrow cave and entering the tomb, the twenty-three people were frightened by the scene before them and exclaimed together.
Zhou Lang was pressed under the coffin, and his whole body was flat except for his head. Lou Anyi fell next to the coffin. He was originally unconscious, but he woke up after being called out by everyone.
It is still clear in the tomb that apart from Zhou Lang's body, there is only Lou Anyi. Now that Zhou Lang is dead, there is no doubt that the murderer is Lou Anyi.
In other words, if the murderer is not the decapitated ghost, it must be Lou Anyi.
But Lou Anyi claimed that he saw a beheaded ghost and fainted from fright.
Lou Anyi insisted that he did not kill Zhou Lang. Although he was powerful, he would never be able to crush Zhou Lang with a coffin. Only ghosts can possess such strength.
Naturally, the officials in charge of the case would not believe it, nor could they believe in the theory of ghosts. Since it was ruled out that the decapitated ghost committed the murder, it must be Lou Anyi, and he would not be unjustly sentenced to death.
The reason why Yu Qingfeng was interested in this case was because it was a secret room murder case.
In a suspense drama, there must be a secret room murder case, and it must be the highlight.
Twenty-three witnesses testified that there was only one exit to the tomb. They all stood guard at the entrance of the robbery cave and took turns keeping vigil. There were more than a dozen people at each vigil. In this way, the tomb was a secret room.
Yu Qingfeng thought about it, if the answer to the secret room was that there were other entrances and exits to the tomb, then even if she was in the show, she would have to complain about this screenwriter, the king of clichés.
If the answer to the mystery of the secret room is that the twenty-three witnesses collectively lied, Yu Qingfeng would still have to complain, the cliche runner-up in the routine.
But Yu Qingfeng guessed that the answer to the mystery must not be that simple. She was too curious and eager to try.
In addition to being curious about the secret room, Yu Qingfeng also wanted to experience going to the tomb.
Anyway, if you follow the male protagonist to enjoy the halo, you will most likely be safe. Pei Wuyan has a precedent of being bitten on his behalf, so he will definitely protect himself at critical moments.
The secret room of the tomb twenty years ago, the grievances of gamblers, all in one, there is no lid, the coffin cannot be opened, the legend of the decapitated ghost, the coffin crushes the person into a meat pie.
interesting.
This time Yu Qingfeng can definitely defeat Pei Wuyan.
Chapter completed!