Chapter 250: The Chao Family Frustrated by a Serial Scheme
[Yuncheng County·Shijie Village]
Chao Gai and Chao Jidao returned to the village suffocating. It was already time to light the lamp and have dinner, but Chao Jidao couldn't swallow it. He just paced back and forth in the study, unable to swallow it. When it was time to eat, Chao Gai couldn't persuade him, so he gave up his bowl and chopsticks and simply stayed with his elder brother in the study.
"Damn it, that bitch official is clearly bullying people," Chao Jidao continued to curse and spat: "This extra reward, forty-seven thousand dan, damn, it's better than the Zang family who ruined our food. 's loss,"
"It seems that the Zang family colluded with the government to force us to submit, and then slowly used some pretexts to drain our power," Chao Gai analyzed.
"Just now at the county government office, you shouldn't have given in to them. Did the dog officer just reconcile when he said he wanted to reconcile? How did he bully us in the past? Those old and new grudges have not been avenged. Let's just reconcile. This is great. They think we are cowards. Now, it’s getting worse, it’s just a slap in the face.” When Chao Jidao thought of Zang Ao’s arrogance in the Yamen, he couldn’t help but get angry, so he added: “Don’t do this kind of thing in the future.” To express my stance, I am the big brother here,"
Chao Gai frowned slightly after hearing this and said in persuasion: "Brother, you know how to confront others head-on. It was about the grain truck before. I was in a hurry and had to fight with them. How about this urgent situation? I didn't move." The people of the Zang family fell into the trap of the Zang family, but we almost suffered the crime of rebellion. You saw it today, and we all tried our best, but what happened? The Zang family is so powerful. , we have lost so many banker disciples, even brother you have hurt your legs and face, you said you..."
Chao Jidao was not happy after hearing this. He paced on the ground and couldn't listen anymore. He waved his hand towards Chao Gai and said angrily: "Then the Zang family just relies on the number of people. What kind of ability is this? Wait, wait." Wait, let's see how I deal with him,"
Chao Gai's brows became even tighter and he said: "Brother, you can't be so reckless. You have to plan this matter carefully..."
"Okay, okay, don't say anything. You plan yours and I'll do mine, see which one works." After that, Chao Jidao flicked his sleeves and walked out of the study to the backyard.
"Brother, brother," Chao Gai called several times, but Chao Jidao ignored him. When his figure disappeared around the corner, Chao Gai couldn't help but sigh deeply.
"Brother, he is impetuous. I'm afraid that he will get into someone else's wrong way," Shi Jin said, entering the study from another door, standing quietly behind Chao Gai, and said in a low voice.
Chao Gai was startled by the sudden voice. When he looked back and saw that it was Shi Jin, hope suddenly came to his heart and he asked eagerly: "Brother, when did you come back and how is your situation?"
"I came back a long time ago. I saw you two here. I was afraid of disturbing your discussion, so I waited and didn't dare to come over." Shi Jin said and sat down on the two chairs in the study with Chao Gai. Shi Jin said again: "This Zang Hanzhong is very scheming, and now he has colluded with the government, and all his tricks are serial. After this move, there must be another move. We have already neglected a lot, so we must be extremely careful next,"
"The Zang family has bribed the county government, and this time they want to use the distribution of grain and grass to drain away the power of our Chao family, and finally inflict heavy damage to the death," Chao Gai said and clenched his fists tightly.
"I heard what happened in the afternoon from the banker below when I came back. It was really annoying," Shi Jin said, paused, and continued in a different tone: "But, I also have some news to tell you."
"Oh, but we found out some important inside story," Chao Gai leaned towards Shi Jin with concern.
Shi Jin nodded and said, "When Shi Qian went to the Yamen, he happened to hear some dialogue between Mr. Wu and Wei Dutou, and they were talking about this matter." So, Shi Jin then told Shi Qian what he was saying. What happened was told to Chao Gai exactly as it was, and Chao Gai nodded while listening, as if he had some understanding.
"It turns out there is such a layer," Chao Gai shook his head slightly, but his face was not as ugly as before, and said, "I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it,"
"This wolf is like a ghost, but after all, it knows the face but not the mind." Shi Jin looked at Chao Gai and said seriously: "At least now it seems that although Brother Chao has angered the dog officer, the dog officer really doesn't mean it. Come and help the Zang family put us to death,"
Chao Gai nodded.
"But, brother, please hurry up and inform the Chao family not to act without authorization, so as not to create excuses and handles for the other party. Now, although the dog officer will not destroy us, but he will not retaliate for that breath, and he will definitely Come to seek our bad luck," Shi Jin thought for a moment and continued: "Especially, those pawnshops and gambling houses in the city are under the eyes of the county government, so we must be careful, especially the gambling houses. , Brother Chao said before that some ugly people often come in and out, I'm afraid they are deliberately stirring up trouble tonight and are specifically here to cause trouble for us,"
Chao Gai nodded deeply and said: "Then I will go now and sit in the battle in person to see what tricks they play."
"Okay, we need to bring more people,"
Chao Gai clasped his fists and said: "Brother Shi, I'm going to the gambling hall now, and I'll leave it to you to take care of the Chao Family Village." After that, Chao Gai recruited seven or eight bankers and quickly went straight to Yuncheng County. Go.
[Yuncheng County·Chao Family Gambling Hall]
"Come again, come again," in a grid, a group of gamblers were surrounded by three floors inside and three floors outside. Apparently, as soon as the round was over, the gamblers shouted loudly and wanted to start again.
"Come on, pledge, pledge, pledge," the person sitting in the bank was an old man from the Chao family. He had a black beard hanging on his mouth. Every time he opened his mouth, it would squirm like a caterpillar. At that moment, the old man held a With a little rake, he raked all the money he won in the previous game in front of him, cleared the table of the previous game, and then shouted loudly to start the next game, shouting: "Hurry, hurry, bet big." Bet on the big one, bet on the small one, bet on the small one,”
"Bet on the big one," "Bet on the small one... no, bet on the big one," all the gamblers betted their money on the place they wanted to point to.
At this time, a sly-eyed gambler secretly exchanged glances with the guy opposite him, then took action, slapped the money on the table, and shouted: "I bet on the kid,"
"Bet big," "Bet big," "Bet big," the gamblers behind had not yet placed their bets, but they also donated their money and placed their money in the circle with big characters.
In this current situation, on one side there is a mountain of money betting big, and on the other side there is a solitary one betting small. Everyone is looking forward to the result, and their eyes are fixed on the two bowls that are buckled together in the dealer's hand. .
"Hey, let's go," the banker tightly wrapped the two bowls with his big hands and picked them up. They shook them in the air, and heard the dice inside colliding with the wall of the bowl, making a clear sound.
"Open,,," the banker placed the bowl firmly on the counter, shouted for a long time, untied the bowl on top, looked inside, and announced loudly: "It's a big one."
"Win," the gamblers shouted loudly, but the gambler among them suddenly changed his expression and said, "Damn it, you're a cheater."
As soon as the dealer saw the man's eyes flashing with fierceness, he knew something was wrong. He immediately opened his mouth to scream, but a few men jumped out of the crowd and sealed his mouth from behind. Then he raised his fist and hit the dealer on the belly.
At this time, Chao Gai happened to enter the casino with seven or eight bankers. They were inspecting the lively scene in the courtyard. The person who was watching the scene was a banker from the Chao family. His fists and kicks were quite powerful. He was called Erniu. When Erniu saw Chao Gai coming, he hurriedly came up to greet him and said: "Er Boss, you are here."
"Today, if there is anything unusual, please cheer up and keep an eye on me. You can also inform the following to disperse early tonight so as not to cause any trouble." After Chao Gai finished speaking, he was not as good as Niu Er cupping his fists. After leaving, I heard a rumble of tables being scattered in a cell over there, followed by the sounds of beatings and scoldings. When the gamblers in the casino saw someone destroying the place, they immediately grabbed the money and ran away. For a moment, The Chao Family Gambling House was suddenly in a state of chaos.
It was a trivial matter to lose money due to this commotion. Chao Gai saw that the people who caused the trouble were ruthless and beat the old man of the Chao family to death. If this continues, it would be bad if someone died. Chao Gai saw it. Inside, he quickly ordered Erniu to lead the security guards to stabilize the situation, and he immediately led his men and ran towards the side of the trouble.
When it was already chaos, people were shouting again and shouting and killing. Many people took the opportunity to beat the gamblers and steal their money. Chao Gai saw this and guessed it in his heart. , this must be because the Zang family arranged for people to be mixed in, with a clear division of labor, just to make this situation chaotic and make it difficult for the Chao family to deal with it.
Chao Gai struggled to move forward in the almost crazy surging crowd. Although there were people everywhere taking the opportunity to make trouble, Chao Gai didn't care so much and ordered his men to go greet him. After several ups and downs, he finally squeezed in to the first few troublemakers. in front of the man.
Those few people didn't notice Chao Gai coming up. A few of them held up the old man of the Chao family, and the other few smashed his body with fists and kicks like a rainstorm. Seeing the blood pouring from the old man's mouth, he couldn't hold on any longer. Those who were making trouble The man also shouted, "I'm calling you a cheater,"
Chao Gai suddenly became angry, and he couldn't help but strike harder. He stepped forward, kicked one away with his left foot, swung his right fist, and knocked two of them to the ground. Chao Gai relied on his own magical power to eliminate them three times. Er then beat the troublemakers all over the ground. However, as soon as these people were beaten to the ground by Chao Gai, seven or eight more people came from nowhere, and some even had cow ears in their hands. The sharp knife was clearly visible among the crowd, and it stabbed Chao Gai coldly.
As soon as Chao Gai saw this killing move, the fire in his heart surged more and more intensely. Chao Gai pulled a chair and chopped off the man's head. He only heard a chirping sound, and that blow The black-dyed iron tree armchair was immediately smashed into two halves, and the kid holding the knife was hit in the head and bleeding. He immediately fell to the ground and was trampled by the people who came from behind.
Chao Gai saw that the people of the Zang family were approaching menacingly, and he recalled the scenes of persecution by the Zang family. Although he was secretly forbearing in his heart, his fiery nature was like a tiger breaking free from the cage, occupying Chao Gai. Most of Chao Gai's mind was aroused for a moment. He held the half-remained imperial chair in his hand and used it as a broadsword with a wide back. He shouted directly in front of the group of people and greeted them, followed by a series of Howling in pain, the people in the front row were knocked down, and then someone behind them came up with a stool and beat them.
The people of the Zang family don’t know where they are ambushing now, but they all emerged from the Chao family gambling house. No matter who they are, they will fight on sight. For a while, there was a melee in the Chao family gambling house, and the Zang family pretended to be gamblers. The disciples, real gamblers and the Chao family's subordinates, come and go and fight together.
Just when the gambling house was in full swing, a group of people appeared at the gate of the gambling house again.
"Stop, everyone, stop," Wei Dutou shouted, drew his sword, rushed in with two rows of officials with evil expressions, and shouted: "If any of you change your hands again, I will use the knife, sir,"
"Go away, go away," "Stop it," "Let go, I'm talking about you,"
After the officers pushed and pushed from below, they finally pushed the people fighting together away.
Chao Gai also stopped at this time, pushed aside the crowd, and walked towards Wei Dutou. Before Chao Gai could hand over his hand, Wei Dutou raised his voice and said: "This gambling house has deceived gamblers all year round. Banker, if you gather a crowd to cause trouble, I will ban you."
Chao Gai closed his mouth tightly when he wanted to speak. All of this was in response to what Shi Jin said. He knew that this was clearly the government and the Zang family looking for trouble for him. It would be useless to talk more now. This resentment is just another If he couldn't swallow it, he could only hold it in his heart. At this time, Er Niu was a little dissatisfied. He clenched his fists and wanted to argue with Wei Dutou. Chao Gai was blind and immediately took a step across to block Er Niu's face. Secretly grabbing his arm, Erniu saw his second boss blocking him. Although he was unwilling to do so, he couldn't go against his boss's wishes. So he took a deep breath and stood on Chao Gai with his hands behind his back. Behind his back, he stared fiercely at the arrogant Wei Dutou.
Wei Dutou saw that the Chao family didn't dare to take action, and he became more and more excited and said: "I'm really sorry, official business has to be done, and I can't help myself."
Chao Gai snorted coldly, without saying a word. He counted the existing funds in the casino and ordered the accountant to clean up the ledger, then turned around and left with the Chao family without looking back.
Wei Dutou looked at the retreating figures of Chao Gai and his group, and couldn't help but smile proudly. He turned back to look at the sealed gambling house, and felt an indescribable beauty in his heart. As long as the Chao family was overthrown, If the Zang family is overthrown, this gambling den will belong to Wei. By then, all those people who have spent money will have to go into his own pocket. Wei Dutou imagined how he would be able to live at that time. The luxurious life makes the whole body feel indescribably exciting.
He looked at the gambling house with some excitement, as if he were looking at his own home. However, the "Chao Family Gambling House" hanging high on the door was particularly dazzling, and Wei Dutou suddenly frowned. , pointed at the plaque horizontally on it and became angry, shouting: "Someone, smash it for me,"