Chapter 251: The Chao Family Frustrated by a Serial Scheme II
[Yuncheng County·Shijie Village]
"We're still done..." Shi Jin couldn't help but sigh as he spoke, and said, "Zang Hanzhong is an old man who always plays the government card."
"Oh, please don't let my brother know about this. Otherwise, if he gets angry and burns the county government office without thinking about the consequences, then he will really expose him. A big mess is coming." Chao Gai sat on a chair and looked at the ground, slightly stunned, as if he was talking to himself: "You said that the Zang family is very quick to take action. It seems that they have been there a few days ago. I’ve just set my sights on this business. No wonder I was so willing to spend money to buy people’s hearts a few days ago, and so willing to hire people to come to the gambling house to lose money.”
"Zang Hanzhong is quite good at fishing for big fish with a long line. They are planning one plan after another. In this way, they are punching here and there. There is no way for us to be busy running for our lives." Shi Jin looked at Chao Gai seriously. Eyes said.
"The Zang family is willing to spend a lot of money just to bring this business under his banner. What a stupid plan. Alas, I don't want to be led by others, but the current situation is really not good for us," Chao As he spoke, Gai couldn't help but feel a little frustrated, and said: "The guests in this village were led recklessly by my elder brother, and now a lot of people have been lost. However, the Zang family has now more than tripled its enrollment. They opened the door and stopped there. , this momentum is 10% better than ours. Now, although the government will not let the Zang family squeeze the Chao family down, my eldest brother has angered the dog official, and the government is in trouble with the Chao family overtly and covertly. In such a situation, we If we go to fight, we just fell into someone else’s scheme, so let’s not fight. It’s really aggrieved to be so cowed, and the Zang family is getting more and more upset,”
"The situation is not good for us, but now is not the time to fight back. Firstly, we need to recruit manpower, and secondly, there is something we need to focus on immediately." Seeing the worry on Chao Gai's face, Shi Jin recalled what he had already felt in his heart. The well-planned approach was put together.
After hearing Shi Jin's words, Chao Gai felt like a breeze blew into his chest. He couldn't help but feel a little enlightened. His eyes lit up and he asked: "How to do it? I will listen to you, brother."
Seeing Chao Gai's eagerness, Shi Jin waved his hand and said from the beginning, fearing that Chao Gai was so eager for quick success and instant gain: "The gambling house is a cornucopia. Such a hot business will definitely reopen soon. This is very important to us." It is an opportunity, we must seize it, it is an opportunity to turn around,"
"You're right, our gambling house is located in a lively market. It's not just a teahouse and restaurant. The alley below is a place for fireworks. There are people coming and going, and there is a constant flow. We The Zang family has always been envious of the business but had no way to do anything about it. This time, I think it was a good thing that the Zang family and the government jointly did. It ruined my Chao family's job. Then the government and the Zang family will definitely join forces to do it. "Chao Gai was inspired by Shi Jin, and his thoughts broadened, and he said: "Brother Shi, do you have any clever ideas?"
"I don't think this is a clever plan, but there is a way," Shi Jin said seriously.
Chao Gai sincerely asked for advice: "I would like to hear the details."
Shi Jin moved closer to Chao Gai and analyzed from the beginning: "Brother Chao's idea hit it off with me. I also expected that this gambling house was closed down by the government and would inevitably be opened by the government. This is reasonable and reasonable, but, 'Every row is like a mountain.' ', That dog official doesn't understand this business, and it has to be run by the Zang family. The two businesses are mixed together, and it's fine if they cooperate, but the Zang family and the government are not in the same camp. , we also had intelligence before. The dog officer was wary of the Zang family at every turn. We have not taken advantage of this mentality. This time is the right time. So speaking of it, it is difficult to overthrow them. It is easy to say. But it’s also very easy,”
Chao Gai agreed very much, nodded deeply, and most of the sadness on his face disappeared without realizing it.
Shi Jin looked at Chao Gai and became more serious now. He waved and Chao Gai came close to his face. Shi Jin leaned in Chao Gai's ear and carried out the plan he had planned in his heart step by step. When Chao Gai heard this, his eyebrows suddenly jumped up and his joy was beyond words.
After Shi Jin finished speaking in one breath, Chao Gai immediately stood up happily and walked around the study. The joy in his heart still couldn't calm down. He shook his head slightly and said with emotion: "What a plan, what a plan, what a plan." I'm not afraid that I can't overthrow them. The Zang family has bullied others too much. This time I finally have a chance to get revenge. The Zang family is just waiting for bad luck, hahaha." Chao Gai looked at Shi Jin with a smile and said: "Brother Shi, I have you. Here, my Chao family is fine,"
"Come on, come on, we haven't even written a word yet. Don't be so happy yet. We still have to discuss the final part of this plan."
Chao Gai suppressed his proud smile, calmed down and said, "What part does Brother Shi mean?"
"It would be great if we had an internal response. In this way, it would be much easier to get things done," Shi Jin said, word by word: "Success or failure all depends on this."
"This manpower... It's really not easy to find suitable ones... Oh, by the way, you can ask brother Shi Qian to come as a 'friendly guest'," Chao Gai looked at Shi Jin with bright eyes. .
Shi Jin was afraid that Chao Gai would mention Shi Qian. Originally, it would have been most appropriate for Shi Qian to do this. However, right now, Shi Qian had other important tasks to do, and he couldn't tell the difference for a moment. Turning around, Shi Jin shook his head and said: "Shi Qian had wandered in the world before he got involved with me. Although the portraits wanted by the court are really out of shape, I am also a little worried. Once he meets those old friends by chance, and they are malicious with a lot of money, he is afraid that things will get worse."
Chao Gai thought for a while and realized that this was indeed the case, so he frowned slightly. For a moment, the candidate for the internal response was really worrying.
While the two of them were thinking hard here, a man from outside came in and reported: "Second Master, a man came to the back door and said he was your old friend. Look..."
"Old friend," Chao Gai frowned. He thought for a moment, but couldn't think of who it was, so he asked, "What does he look like?"
"The man was dressed in black, and with a bamboo hat covering his head, it was so dark that it was difficult to see his face," Zhuang Ding said matter-of-factly.
"Black clothes... bamboo hat... haha, this outfit is quite mysterious," Shi Jin said with a half-smile.
"Invite him into the study to talk," Chao Gai said, and the village man hurried down, and after a while, he brought a man.
Chao Gai and Shi Jin took a look and saw that they were indeed dressed in black, but their faces were covered under the bamboo hats, and they could not see anything about the landscape.
Chao Gai looked around carefully and couldn't remember that he had an old friend with such a figure, so he glanced at Shi Jin, waved his hand warily to reject Zhuang Ding, then raised his hand and asked politely He said: "Friend, I'm here late at night. Let me tell you why you're here."
"Why are you here, hahaha," the man laughed and took off his bamboo hat.
Shi Jin and Chao Gai looked at each other again and again under the lamp, oh, "It turns out to be you, brother," Shi Jin and Chao Gai said in unison in surprise.
"Of course it's me, haha, you didn't expect it," Qin Dong said with emotion when he saw the two of them. The three of them could meet each other outside the prison, so the feeling in their hearts was naturally different from the feeling in the prison.
"Just be nice, I originally planned to flatten Yuncheng County to avenge you," Shi Jin said and laughed heartily with the three of them.
"Although I am fine, this revenge, even if it is not avenged for me, must be avenged for the people of this township," Qin Dong said.
"How did you get out? Aren't you thrown into death row?" Chao Gai was still a little excited when he saw Qin Dong. Without waiting for Qin Dong's reply, he loudly said: "Come here, please tell me quickly. Be prepared." Here comes the food and wine,"
When Qin Dong heard this, he quickly stopped him and said, "Brother Chao, there's no need for this. You can't stay with me for a long time. Alas, this was just a game. I was brought out by the old guy from the Zang family. Now I'm in his house." He works under the account and is in charge of all the business of his gambling house,"
"Ah," Chao Gai was surprised when he heard this. He also felt a little regretful and said: "This... what kind of people are the Zang family? Brother, haven't you seen through it yet? How can you be so confused as to do him?" Although our Chao family is temporarily at a disadvantage, if we gather our brothers together, we are not afraid of not being able to develop in the future."
"Brother Chao, don't be anxious. I don't think Brother Qin is an ignorant person. He must have his reasons for doing this," Shi Jin said from the side.
Qin Dong smiled slightly and said: "The one who knows me is Brother Shi. Haha, before, Zang Hanzhong recruited many people, but now I have seventy or eighty people under my control. I also listened to Zang Hanzhong today." We were discussing with Nazhi Prefecture to jointly build a new gambling den, and asked me to take charge of the stability and safety of the place. At first, I didn’t know what was going on, but I was afraid that this new gambling den would open in a day or two, so I couldn’t tell. ...It's tomorrow." When Qin Dong said this, his voice became a little lower, and he paused and said: "This speed is really puzzling. I only found out about Brother Chao and your affairs after asking around behind your back. Do you know why the Zang family is opening so soon?"
"It's not just for the money," Chao Gai was somewhat angry.
"It's not that simple. I'm afraid that the Zang family opened so early just to deliberately anger me and others. They know the bad temper of our eldest brother Chao family. If they open tomorrow, the festivities will be huge, lest the world I don’t know, and I’m even more afraid that our hearts will not be chaotic,” Shi Jin analyzed everything one by one.
Qin Dong nodded after hearing this and said: "Brother Shi is absolutely right, Zang Hanzhong has this plan."
"What a ruthless method. If they do this, the whole Yuncheng County will know where my eldest brother's face is, and I can't hide it even if I want to. Then the Zang family must have a back-up plan, I'm afraid it's to do something bad," Chao Gai's face looked a little more melancholy.
Qin Dong sighed and said: "I came here this time not for this matter, but..."
"Then the old fox is not plotting against the Chao family's pawnshop again, is he?" Shi Jin also frowned.
"Oh, Brother Shi is guessing again. Zang Ao and I secretly talked about this matter tonight, that is, he will go to the Chao family's pawn shop tomorrow to look for trouble," Qin Dong said seriously: "You two brothers should think of countermeasures early. , tomorrow someone from the Zang family will pretend to be a businessman and go to the Chao family pawnshop. What he wants to pawn is a fur coat with gold and silver threads. This dress is gorgeous, but there is also something fishy in it, but what exactly is it? Zang Ao was very clever about the conspiracy and did not tell me. However, he said that once the pawnshop takes over this business, it will not just be as simple as closing down and leaving. By the way, Zang Ao now feels that the court is not very good. I am willing to bring down the Chao family so quickly. Zang Ao thinks that the county government is being passive and sabotaging its work, so he wants to use such a trick to force the county magistrate to kill him. I am really scared after hearing this, so I came to report the news to you. I know, you have to be very careful,”
After Chao Gai and Shi Jin heard this, they looked at each other, and their hearts suddenly surged, and they fell into a turmoil.