Du Zhixin said: "The county government said that Tang Ergeng was killed by an assassin from the north. Don't you believe it?"
"Do not believe."
"The assassin has already confessed to the crime."
"I still don't believe it."
The person who spoke was a member of Wu Tong's tribe, named "Wu Hou". He was tall and thick-skinned, with a rather fierce look on his face. He came from Junlian Prefecture after the Chinese New Year.
"I kind of believe it." Du Zhixin said, "The Lu family and the Yin family sell official salt. It is their normal reaction to go to the government. They should not take action first."
Wu Hou was too lazy to listen to this. He rubbed his neck and pulled out a piece of dirt. He played with it in his hands and said, "Brother sent me here to protect Qingfu's business. If someone attacked our people, I did it."
he."
Du Zhixin said: "The problem is that the county government has settled all the cases. Maybe it is not the salt merchants who did it. We are here to do business..."
"Shopkeeper, let me ask you, what did Lieutenant Li say?" Wu Hou interrupted him and asked, "You really don't want to stand up for us?"
"When we have trouble, we deal with it ourselves, and he takes care of it for us."
Wu Hou grinned and said, "Hey," and said, "That's it, I'll get my brother six thousand guan a year."
"You can't say that. Only with him under his control can we dare to come to Qingfupong County."
"Okay, just leave it like that, don't let me find out that someone is working against us."
Wu Hou flicked the dirt in his hand on the ground, stood up and walked out.
…
In the evening, Du Zhixin went back to the backyard, and soon saw Wu Hou dragging a man back with a bruised nose and swollen face.
"Who is this person?"
Wu Houdao: "A servant of the Lu family."
As he spoke, he kicked the man in the face and said, "What's your name?"
"Hu Shuan."
Wu Hou casually took a dagger and threw it on the ground, saying, "Where did it come from?"
Hu Shuan was stepped on the ground, looked at the dagger in front of him, and said: "I...I found it in my house."
"Fuck you!" Wu Hou stepped down again, causing him to scream.
Du Zhixin couldn't understand and asked: "What's going on?"
Wu Hou stepped on it twice more, then snorted and said: "This is Tang Ergeng's dagger, I gave it to him."
"How did you find it?"
Wu Hou pointed to Hu Shuan on the ground and said: "This boy killed Tang Ergeng and picked up this dagger. A beggar saw it and led me to catch this boy and found the pawnshop receipt on him. He took the dagger
Done."
"Brother... I don't have it!" Hu Shuan shouted: "I really found this dagger in my house... I haven't killed anyone."
Du Zhixin frowned, picked up the dagger on the ground, and said, "This is not quite right."
"What's wrong?"
"Tang Ergeng was strangled to death when he couldn't even take out a dagger with him? Was he strangled to death by this idiot?"
Hu Shuan shouted: "That's right... I really don't know what happened. I just changed clothes on New Year's Eve and found this dagger in the closet. I just pawned it yesterday. I really don't know anything else."
...Stop fighting...Stop fighting."
"Then you have an accomplice who will kill me together!" Wu Hou kicked me fiercely and cursed: "You still don't dare to attack me."
Du Zhixin suddenly stopped Wu Hou and asked Hu Shuan: "I heard that the county government sent people to search the Lu family a few days ago? They said that the assassins from the north were hiding in the Lu family."
"Yes! Yes! The very next day, I picked up this dagger."
Du Zhixin said: "That makes sense."
Wu Hou asked: "How to say?"
"It is true that an assassin from the north killed Tang Ergeng, took the dagger, and hid in Lu's house. The county government sent people to search, and the assassin dropped the dagger when he escaped."
"Yes! That's it!" Hu Shuan shouted: "This gentleman is so smart."
Du Zhixin smiled lightly and said to Wu Hou: "Let him go, we are here to do business..."
"Damn it."
Jiang Fan spat.
He was shrinking at the entrance of the alley when he saw Hu Shuan coming out of the backyard of the Wu family salt shop, stumbling.
"Brother, what's going on? These private salt dealers have become vegetarians? Are they not going to kill you?" asked a man dressed as a beggar.
"How could I know that?" Jiang Fan said, "Ms. Yan, this is a bullshit plan and it won't work."
"what's next?"
"Just go up and ask and you will know..."
Hu Shuan just walked near Lu's house when a figure suddenly emerged from the sloping ground.
"Hey, Bantou Jiang?"
"I heard that you were caught? I came here to rescue you."
"yes."
"Tell me here, what's going on?"
Hu Shuan explained the matter and said: "Hey, that shopkeeper is too smart."
"Yeah, so smart."
Jiang Fan sighed and stabbed Hu Shuan in the heart.
"Uh, Jiang Ban..."
"puff."
Jiang Fan stabbed him again, dropped the body, turned around and left.
"killed?"
Yan Yunyun still wore half of the evil ghost mask, deliberately showing his burned face, his eyes full of excitement.
Jiang Fan breathed out and said: "Kill."
"Why don't you put the body in front of Lu's house?"
"I……"
Jiang Fan hesitated for a moment and asked: "Do you want to do this?"
"It's too late this time, let's do it next time."
"Is there a next time?" Jiang Fan asked: "Du Zhixin is very smart, he won't suspect that we are provoking, right?"
"He is so smart." Yan Yunyun said, "The county government has closed the case. He looks like he wants to settle the matter. He won't doubt it."
Jiang Fan asked again: "You really don't need to tell the county captain?"
"Did Alang tell you what to do?" Yan Yunyun pointed to the account book on the table and said, "Including expanding the number of archers, did Alang tell you in detail?"
"No, just ask me to come to you to pay you."
"That's it." Yan Yunyun smiled, looking very happy, and said, "Alang trusts me and leaves this matter to me."
"knew."
But Yan Yunyun was still talking and murmured: "Alang knows that I am vicious and will kill many people. He doesn't ask questions and lets me do it. Do you understand?"
Jiang Fan was stunned and asked, "Who are you going to kill again?"
"Tomorrow night, kill Du Zhixin again, so you don't have to worry about him doubting us."
"Ms. Yan, you...why don't you wait until Mr. Yi Ning comes back? We..."
Yan Yunyun suddenly put his face in front of Jiang Fan.
Jiang Fan was startled and subconsciously leaned back.
"Alang used me, a woman, to transfer you out of the barracks, not because he can't do these things, but because he has few available people. If he wants to wait for his brother to come back, what do you want to do? What do you want me to do?"
Jiang Fan stood up, covering up his panic just now, and said calmly: "I know, it's just killing people, I'm good at it."
The next day, Du Zhixin and Wu Hou walked into Qinxiang Tea House.
"I heard that the Lu family reported the case." Yan Yunyun said with a smile: "Don't worry, we will take care of this matter."
"We didn't kill the person." Du Zhixin said.
"Yes or no, the Lu family has already sued Shopkeeper Du, but we will settle the matter."
Du Zhixin said: "I suspect that the Lu family killed them themselves and framed us."
Yan Yunyun said casually: "It doesn't matter, he's just a small person. He won't hinder you from selling salt. What do you care about him?"
Wu Hou grinned and said: "That is to say, County Lieutenant Li did not confiscate the money, how can such a trivial matter still be settled?"
"Don't just mention that my Alang took the money." Yan Yunyun said calmly, "I will introduce someone to you two. If you have anything to do in the future, you can find him."
While talking, Jiang Fan walked in from outside the door.
"This is our newly appointed archer squad leader in Qingfu County. He is in charge of the strong squad and has the highest status among the three squads. From now on, if there is any trouble between the two of them, he will handle it..."
"It turns out to be Captain Jiang, disrespectful."
"Shopkeeper Du should know that Wu Ang, the original team leader, was from the landlord's office, and the landlord has always been opposed to the private salt business. Now that it's me, I'm here to stabilize your business."
Jiang Fan said this, and then said: "I have found out about Hu Shuan's death. He had a conflict with another servant of the Lu family, and the murderer has been captured."
"Team Leader Lao Jiang took the trouble...but we really didn't kill the person."
"Ha, is this important?"
Wu Hou also grinned and said: "Haha, if I had known that Bantou Jiang was so powerful, I would have killed Hu Shuan last night."
Jiang Fan smiled slightly.
Yan Yunyun clapped his hands and said: "Whether it's Tang Ergeng or Hu Geng, this matter is over. Shopkeeper Du can make a fortune in Qingfu County in peace and quiet."
Du Zhixin smiled and said: "It's easy to say, easy to say. I'm going to have a banquet tonight and invite Team Leader Jiang to get together."
"Thank you, shopkeeper Du, for your hospitality."
Yan Yunyun stood up, held up a cup of tea, and said, "I'll replace the wine with tea and wish shopkeeper Du a prosperous business."
…
After leaving the teahouse, Wu Hou smiled again and said: "It seems that we are in Qingfu County just like we are in Junlian Prefecture."
"Don't mess around." Du Zhixin said: "We are businessmen. We should avoid killing people and setting fires. We should use games to deal with our opponents."
"It was the salt merchant who provoked it first."
"In short, the matter is over here. We are selling private salt. The price alone can overwhelm them..."