As soon as the word "Cai family" was spoken, the flower hall immediately fell silent, and everyone's eyes turned to Zhao Xin.
However, Zhao Xin suddenly stood up in full view of everyone and walked to the main room on the east side of the second entrance. After entering the room, he closed the door. Everyone in the flower hall did not know what was going on and turned to look at Liu Sheng. Sheng shrugged helplessly and said, "Let's wait."
After Zhao Xin locked the door, he sat on a chair and fell into deep thought. He felt that Tong Zhilin's incident was a bit strange and he needed to be alone to think about it.
Why is it Yizhulou in Dongtai again? I just arrived in Shanghai yesterday, and I met that Tong Zhilin by chance today. As for the Cai family, shouldn't they live in Tuancha Town, Dongtai? How could they come to Shanghai, which is hundreds of miles away?
What is that force in the dark going to do? Zhao Xin felt a little guilty. From the moment he landed on Bear Island, there seemed to be some kind of force pushing him to have entanglements with the Xu family and the Shen family of Dongtai, and they were entangled. Deeper and deeper.
From Lu Shoushan, Pan Xiucheng and the Xu brothers who escaped from Ninggu Pagoda, to Shen Jingdan and his daughter in Nagasaki, to today, almost all of them are related to the Dongtai Literary Prison. Even Huang Maocai was connected because of Shen Jingdan ; and Shen Jingdan is Shen Xuan’s adoptive father.
Zhao Xin suddenly felt something in his heart. "Could it be that God in the dark sent me to come here to avenge them?" But he quickly rejected this idea. Are the ghosts of grievances still alive? Then come out and sit down and chat. This is too ridiculous!
But today it’s Tong Zhilin and the Cai family. So what’s next? If we follow this line, will we encounter Liu Yong, He Shen, A Gui, and Qianlong?
What will happen if everything ends? Will God kick me back to another time and space, and call it a day?
The more Zhao Xin thought about it, the more headache he got. He didn't know how long it had been since he was so entangled, but he suddenly heard someone knocking on the door outside the house.
"Master, Xu Dayong is back." It was Lu Shoushan's voice.
Zhao Xin sighed, stood up slowly, opened the door, nodded to Lu Shoushan, and walked towards the flower hall.
Xu Dayong was wiping the rain and sweat on his face with a towel. After wiping off, he said: "We have found out that the owner of that family is named Cai Hu."
"What! Say it again!" Pan Xiucheng, who was sitting in the hall, and Lu Shoushan, who was following Zhao Xin, took two steps forward and grabbed Xu Dayong's collar and shouted.
"Ah?! Brother Lu, Brother Pan, household, the head of the household is shouting, shouting, Cai Hu." Xu Dayong was trembling and startled, not knowing what he said wrong.
"It's indeed the Cai family!"
"The emperor has paid off his hard work! It turns out to be the Cai family! Master, madam, I can finally avenge you!"
Liu Sheng walked over, separated the three of them, and said to Xu Dayong: "How did you find out? Where is Wu Siyu? Tell it from beginning to end."
"Revenge? What is going on?" Xu Da rolled his eyes around. He was so frightened by the reactions of Lu and Pan that he didn't know what to say for a moment. Wang Yuanfang looked at it and picked up the cup he had just filled. The tea was handed to Xu Dashou.
"Drink some water first, sit down and talk slowly. They are not against you."
"Yes, yes." Xu Dayong bowed and nodded, drank the tea in the cup in one gulp, dipped his buttocks on the round stool, and spoke slowly.
"Me and Brother Ang, oh, no, it's Master Wu"
Three hours ago, Xu Dayong took Wu Siyu to the small courtyard on Sanmao Gezhi Street.
"Mr. Wu, that's where it is." In the drizzle, Xu Day took his chin and pointed to Wu Siyu where the courtyard was.
Wu Siyu watched for a while and then said to Xu Dayong: "You keep an eye here while I go for a spin." After saying that, he walked towards the intersection on the north side of the yard.
More than half an hour later, Wu Siyu had walked through the streets and alleys around the yard. He memorized the terrain in his mind and found that the streets and alleys around the yard formed a "tian" shape, but the "tian" shape was
The center is not in the middle, but in the upper right corner. The location of the small courtyard is in this small square on the upper right.
The north side of the "tian" shape is Hanjiaxing Road, the east side is Sanmaogezhi Street, the south side is Yangjingbang, and the west side is Laomo (pronounced Tongzha) Road. Because it rains today, north, east, and west
There are not many pedestrians on the three roads; however, boats on Yangjingbang in the south come and go.
The courtyard where Tong Zhilin is located is not big. Xu Dayong said on the road that it is an ordinary small courtyard with two entrances, covering an area of only more than half an acre. Wu Siyu looked carefully and found that the gray-white courtyard walls were not
It's almost two meters high; however, a lot of plaster on the wall has fallen off, and it looks like the entire wall has been gnawed by dogs.
Wu Siyu pretended that his shoelaces were loose, went to the courtyard wall and squatted down, pretending to straighten his oil shoes. At this time, he heard a few coughs coming from the courtyard. Other than that, there was no movement.
When he returned to the grocery store, he found Xu Dayong leaning on the door frame, chatting happily with a shop assistant inside. Wu Siyu coughed, Xu Dayong looked back, and quickly turned around and walked over.
.
"Master, do you have any silver coins with you?"
Wu Siyu thought for a while, then reached out from his arms and took out a piece of broken silver the size of his little fingernail. Before coming to Shanghai, Zhao Xin used pliers to crush a few silver ingots and distributed them to everyone.
"Sir, please wait for me for a while." Xu Dayong answered and went to the door of the grocery store again. After talking to the clerk for a few words, he gave him the broken silver.
After Xu Dayong told Wu Siyu the information after the investigation, Wu Siyu asked him to go back and report quickly, while he watched from here first.
"The family's surname is Cai, and the head of the household is called Cai Hu, who is said to be from Tongzhou. The yard was bought a year ago, and it has been more than half a year since we moved here. The clerk at the grocery store said that two months ago, Mr. Cai
My father fell ill, and even after seeing several doctors, he failed to find a solution. This morning, the old housekeeper followed the advice of the shopkeeper and went to the City God's Temple to ask for talismans to ward off disasters and illnesses."
After hearing this, Ding Guofeng scolded: "This family of bastards named Cai has done something extremely unscrupulous, and they still want to ask for blessings from gods? What a dream!"
Lu Shoushan and Pan Xiucheng looked at each other, walked to the door of the flower hall, knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times to Zhao Xin, and shouted in a sad voice: "Master!!"
"You two want to take revenge?" Zhao Xin said calmly, sitting at the top of the flower hall.
"Please sir, please do it!"
"Get up and answer, let me ask you a question first." Zhao Xin asked in a calm tone without comment, "Who was responsible for the murder of the Xu family?"
Pan Xiucheng was the first to say: "The Cai family! And that Tong Zhilin!"
"Is this really so? If you think so, then even if you kill Tong Zhilin and Cai Hu, the Xu family's revenge will still not be avenged, and the dead will not be able to rest in peace."
Lu Shoushan thought for a while and said, "Xiucheng, you said it wrong. It's the imperial court."
Liu Sheng nodded: "Shoushan is right! If we don't overthrow this court and eliminate this system, the same thing will happen again in the future."
Fatty Huang was trembling at the side. He didn't expect that these outsiders would suddenly talk about overthrowing the imperial court. This would be fine if they were in Beihai Town, but this is Shanghai, under the rule of the Qing Dynasty!
Shen Jingdan twirled his beard and looked expressionless, but his heart was also beating wildly.
Zhao Xin turned to Shen Jingdan and said, "Boss Shen, is there a study room in the backyard? We would like to use it to discuss something."
Shen Jingdan knew that it was inconvenient for Zhao Xin and others to say something in front of him and Lao Huang, and he and Lao Huang did not want to get involved in these things. So he got up and led Zhao Xin and others to the backyard study. Xu Dayong He wanted to follow him in, but Lu Shoushan asked him to guard outside the door.
Everyone entered the study, and after Lu Shoushan closed the door, Zhao Xin said to Liu Sheng and others: "Without further delay, let's discuss what we will do tonight."
Liu Sheng turned his head and saw that Xu Dayong was not there, so he asked Lu Shoushan to let him in.
"How many people are there in the Cai family's yard?"
"I heard the clerk at the grocery store mention that there are always seven or eight people, but never more than 20."
"I'll go! The difference range is too big."
"How about we use a drone?" As soon as he said these words, Ding Guofeng remembered that it was still raining outside.
Wang Yuanfang thought for a while and said: "Let me talk about two issues first. First, the people who take action cannot start from Shen Zhai, otherwise it will drag down Boss Shen and Boss Huang. Second, even if it rains, we can't do it during the day. Action. And once the action is successful, we will leave Shanghai immediately. In addition, those involved in the action must have clean hands and feet, and strive to make this matter an unsolved case."
Zhao Xin reacted quickly and said immediately after hearing this: "This matter is easy to handle. Shoushan, go and ask Boss Shen if there are any dilapidated and uninhabited temples or old houses outside the north or west gate of the county."
At this time, Lu Shoushan already knew that Zhao Xin and others were going to help him avenge the Xu family. He was overjoyed and quickly agreed, and hurried out of the house to find Shen Jingdan.
"As for the retreat, I went to talk to Shen Jingdan and asked him to arrange a boat. Our original plan was to go to Yangzhou; south of that house is Yangjingbang. We boarded the boat from there and took the Wusong River into the South Canal. We’ll arrive in Yangzhou in two days.”
At dusk, a awning boat stopped at the intersection of Xiyangjingbang and Sanmaoge Straight Street. The boatman rowing the oar was wearing a raincoat and a bamboo hat, and seemed to be waiting for someone.
After nightfall, the heavy rain that had fallen all day turned into a thin and dense drizzle. The roads were so muddy that even the watchmen were reluctant to come out due to the weather and roads.
Next to the road leading to Jing'an Temple outside the west gate of Shanghai County, a shabby voice came from a dilapidated house. Seven people were wearing dark gray coats and dark gray hoods, with only their eyes exposed. They cleaned up After stopping, he climbed out from the low courtyard wall and reached the street.
These people clung to the wall on the street, stopped and walked all the way, and sneaked out of the small courtyard on the north side of Sanmao Pavilion Street.
Xu Dayong, who was hiding in an alleyway and observing the small courtyard, suddenly heard a rustling sound behind him and knew that the person who wanted to do something had arrived. He turned around and was startled!
Seven dark shadows were squatting behind him, and the eyes of the leader were like cold stars in the rainy night.
"How is it?" This was Wang Yuanfang's voice.
"Sir, someone came out in the evening and went back after half an hour. No one else came out."
"Okay. You can retreat and wait for us on the boat."
Wang Yuanfang nodded to the people behind him, so after the seven people waited for a while, they quickly rushed to the outer wall of the courtyard. Liu Sheng found a good position, faced the street, and squatted down.
Horse step; Ding Guofeng took two steps back, sprinted, stepped on Liu Sheng's knee, and rushed upward. Liu Sheng took advantage of the situation and pushed hard, and Ding Guofeng climbed up the wall. He first lay on the wall and looked into the yard.
After a while, he gestured to the six people outside and then disappeared on the wall.
This wall-climbing location was chosen by Wu Siyu in advance. He carefully observed the area for a long time in the afternoon to confirm that there was not a kitchen or toilet behind the wall.
The other six people outside the wall hid in the shadows and slowly moved towards the courtyard door. After a while, they heard two "da da" sounds coming from the courtyard. After a while, the courtyard door was gently opened.
In order to prevent the courtyard door from making any noise when opening it, Ding Guofeng carried a full pot of soybean oil with him. He poured half of the pot into the two door shafts for lubrication.
As soon as Wang Yuanfang saw the courtyard door opened, he waved his hand and six people filed in.
The rain kept falling, and a vague smell of blood slowly drifted away from the small courtyard, and then accompanied by the autumn wind and drizzle, it blew over the street.
After entering the courtyard, there were suddenly several exclamations in the two main rooms, east and west.
"Who? Who is it?!" Cai Hu, who lives in the main house on the west side, was awakened by the sound outside the door. He stood up and saw that the door was open, and the rain mixed with the cool breeze was blown into the house, which made him shiver.
Since the Xu family was punished by the court in the forty-sixth year of Qianlong's reign, the Cai family has gained nothing. They originally thought that if they sued the Xu family, they could get back the eight hectares of paddy fields they sold. Who would have thought that they would suffer a lot.
, he was also imprisoned, but the emperor saw clearly the selfish motives of the Cai family and only allowed him to be released on bail. All the hard work was in vain!
After Cai Jiashu and his son and Tong Zhilin came out of prison and returned to Dongtai, the reputation of the Cai family was completely ruined. Not to mention the town of Chuancha, the entire Dongtai knew that the second son of the Cai family and his son were a pair of bastards! You have no credibility in doing things.
He said that he actually ruined the Xu family and the Shen family of Nuo Da; who dares to associate with them!
Seeing that their neighbors in the countryside were avoiding their family like the god of plague, Cai Jiashu and his son finally gritted their teeth and decided to separate from the eldest son of the Cai family and live alone. After the separation, Cai Jiashu and his son knew that their reputation was already bad in the local area, so they had no choice but to make a living elsewhere.
After a few years, Cai Hu actually made a small fortune and had some savings. Cai Hu heard that the soybean business was booming in Shanghai, and she also knew people in Shandong, so she moved her family to Shanghai County. She was already over fifty.
Not to mention the 20-year-old Tong Zhilin, who has been following Cai Jiashu and his son all these years. In order to prevent others from knowing that they were from Dongtai, Cai Jiashu and his son sent money to the local general manager, using the excuse that their family was from Nantong Prefecture, and then they
Registered locally.
Who would have thought that before the soybean business was completed, Cai Jiashu had been ill since last month. Cai Hu even went to several doctors to find out. Tong Zhilin heard that the talisman in the Chenghuang Temple was very effective, so he volunteered to ask for one.
Unexpectedly, I was bumped into by Lu Shoushan!
"Master Cai, it's me." A deep voice sounded faintly in the darkness.
"Who is a good man? If you are looking for money, I still have dozens of taels of silver at home. Please let my family go."
"We're not interested in the money. We're not interested in your family either. I want the heads of three people, and I'll leave as soon as I get it!"
"Ah? Someone is coming! Someone is coming!"
"Master Cai, stop shouting. We have tied up the servants and thrown them into the kitchen. Please ask Mrs. Cai to stay with them."
In the dark bedroom, a bright light suddenly appeared, shining directly on Cai Hu and the woman behind him who were huddled in the corner of the bed. The two people on the bed were blinded by the strong light and quickly raised their arms to block it.
Two masked men jumped out of the darkness, rushed to the bed and grabbed their woman in a few steps.
Cai Hu tried desperately to stop him, but with a "pop!" sound, a big man slapped him in the face with his backhand. Cai Hu suddenly felt like the world was spinning and he fainted.
"Master! Lao. Uh-huh." Cai Hu's woman saw her husband fainted and was about to call for help. A strong man took out a piece of cloth from his body and stuffed it into her mouth. Then his hands were cut behind his back and tied up.
He got up, and finally his feet were tied up. Then the two strong men carried the frightened woman to the kitchen.
Lu Shoushan stared at Cai Hu who was unconscious on the bed, and took out a sharp dagger from his waist.
Cai Hu, who was in a coma, felt a cold object sticking to his face. He wanted to raise his hand to drive it away, but found that he couldn't lift it at all. When he gradually woke up, he could see the stick clearly with the bright light in front of him.
What was on his face was a sharp blade. Just as he was about to push it away with his hands, he found that his hands and feet had been tied tightly.
"Hero, spare your life! Hero, spare your life! Take whatever you have in the house." Cai Hu cried and begged for mercy with runny nose and tears.
Lu Shoushan sneered, took out a hemp rope, tied it hard on Cai Hu's mouth, and wrapped it around twice more. He didn't stop until Cai Hu could no longer make a sound.
"Master Cai! Do you know who I am? Do you remember the Xu family in Tuocha Town? Where are Shen Xiucai and Xu Xiucai? Do you remember the servant next to Master Xu?"
"Uh~~" Cai Hu, who was crying bitterly, was suddenly startled. He stared straight at Lu Shoushan's exposed eyes. After looking at them for a long time, he couldn't recognize who they were. How could Cai Hu, the servant next to Xu Huaizu back then, be like this?
Remember.
"Today, I, Xu Shan, will avenge Xiaowen Gong's family! Cai Hu, you should die!" After Lu Shoushan finished speaking, the sharp knife in his hand stabbed Cai Hu's chin diagonally upward!
In the main room on the east side, Cai Jiashu, who had been in bed for many days, suddenly woke up from his sleep. He raised his hand and found that he was sweating profusely.
What a nightmare! Cai Jiashu has been having nightmares every day recently. He dreams that the men, women, and children of the Xu family are jumping on him and biting every piece of flesh on his body. That bullshit talisman cost a lot of incense money, but it’s useless!
Cai Jiashu turned over and went to get the cotton cloth next to the pillow to wipe his sweat. Suddenly he found a person standing in the dark room.
"Mr. Cai, do you still remember me?" Pan Xiucheng turned on the flashlight, pulled off his hood, and stared fiercely at Cai Jiashu, whose face was full of fear. His low and hoarse voice sounded in the room.
"You, you are! Cough cough cough cough." Cai Jiashu seemed to know this person, but he couldn't remember it. He only felt waves of shortness of breath and coughed violently.
"Mr. Cai, you are living a very comfortable life. Damn you! You have harmed so many people, don't you have nightmares every day?! There are one hundred and sixty-three people in the Xu family. Mr. Xu's students Xu Xiucai and
Shen Xiucai's family has fifty-seven people. Today, I'm here to collect debts for them!"
"What?! The Xu family! Come on." The big case in Dongtai six years ago came to mind. Cai Jiashu was shocked. He raised his hand desperately and was about to shout when a cold light flashed in Pan Xiucheng's hand and a sharp knife was inserted fiercely.
It entered Cai Jiashu's heart; at the same time, another big hand covered Cai Jiashu's mouth.
"You stupid bastard! This knife is for Mrs. Xu! This knife is for the master! This knife is for the young master!" Pan Xiucheng cursed in a low voice while stabbing Cai Jiashu in the heart again and again.
The donated blood sprayed out as the blade moved in and out, covering Pan Xiucheng's upper body. He wreaked havoc on Cai Jiashu like crazy until a strong arm held him down.
"They're all stabbed to pieces! They're all dead. Hurry, cut off their heads and leave immediately!"
In the wing room in the front yard, Tong Zhilin was shot in the head. He was already dead, but...
"You're breaking the rules and cutting off your head." Wu Siyu said softly and angrily.
"how?"
"I can't do this, just kill him."
"Oh, forget it, I'll ask Lu Shoushan to come over."
After burning the incense, six black figures slipped out from the front door of Cai's house, three of them carrying an oilcloth bag in their hands. After Ding Guofeng and others went out, he closed the courtyard door and bolted it;
While looking at the position he was looking for, he ran up the wall with a running start, and then jumped out of the courtyard.
A quarter of an hour later, after the awning boat that had been waiting at Xiyang Jingbang for most of the night picked up seven people, the boatman Ah Si supported his bamboo pole vigorously, and the awning boat sailed slowly towards Zhujiabang.
More than an hour later, the awning boat docked at the intersection of Wusong River and Zhujiabang. A thousand-stone sand boat was already waiting here. After eight people boarded the sand boat together, they headed towards the South Canal.