Seven hundred and sixtieth eight chapters hold the knife
When the last piece of broken silver was taken away, Li Hu suddenly stretched out his hand and slapped the gambling table hard and shouted: "What kind of black gambling shop are you running? You just cheated me out of my silver!"
His slap on the table and his roar scared the gamblers around him so much that they ran away, and three or four people on patrol in the square hurriedly came up.
The leader was a middle-aged man who clasped his fists at Li Hu and said: "This military master invited his brother Dou Fei, who is the deacon of Wanli Gambling House. Our gambling is always fair. There have been many things that happened. If there is anyone who is not greeted well, The place hopes that Mr. Jun will be able to understand a thing or two.”
People who have lost all their money and start troubles in gambling houses often have this middle-aged man who patrols the casino, and I see him a lot. Although Li Hu is dressed like a palace guard and looks like he has a lot of background, he is still neither humble nor arrogant when he speaks. Strap hard
Li Hu widened his eyes and shouted: "If you haven't cheated, how can you be the dealer who opened ten cards in a row and killed me every time?"
The middle-aged man Dou Fei smiled slightly and said: "Master Jun's words are a bit unprofessional. Anyone who plays Pai Gow should know that it is normal to win and lose several games in a row. It is not surprising that the banker's cards are exactly the same as those of the player." It is a coincidence that there are only ten hands but twenty hands. Dou also once saw that the military master was not lucky today. I think it is better not to bet any more. How about playing again when my luck changes another day?"
Li Hu snorted angrily and said: "It's nonsense about bad luck in gambling. I'm in a gambling mood today and I'm going to bet on it. I don't believe it. I won't get my money back. I don't have any silver left. I'll bet on this knife first and convert it into silver." "One hundred taels"
As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and pulled out the sword from his waist. He slapped it on the gambling table with a loud bang. Although this sword was considered a sharp weapon, it was far less than a hundred taels of silver. What Li Hu did was clearly cheating. Got it
Even though Li Hu was dressed as a palace guard, which one of the gambling establishments in the capital didn't have deep roots and a strong backstage? How could he be afraid that when the thugs next to him saw this, they all rolled up their sleeves and were ready to move forward. hands on [
Dou Fei's face changed slightly but he quickly stopped his men's movements and said: "What the military master did is making things difficult for our brothers. Although our shop accepts property mortgages from customers, it is only limited to gold, silver and jewelry, land deeds and house deeds, and the specific conversion amount is Yinzi, Mr. Dou also said that if the military master insists on taking this sword, please go to the back hall with Mr. Dou and meet the shopkeeper of our shop and discuss it."
Gambling houses are meant to be a place for making a living. If you encounter a strongman who is looking for trouble and making gestures in the lobby if it affects the business, it is a good idea to take them to the back to solve the problem.
Li Hu didn't show any weakness and said: "Good old man, let's go and see what the boss of your gambling shop looks like. I'll explain it clearly first. If you meet him, I'll have to deposit at least thirty taels more on this knife."
Dou Fei held out his hand with a gloomy face and said: "Then please come this way, Master Jun"
Li Hu grabbed the knife on the table and followed Dou Fei through the hall to the back hall.
There is a winding corridor at the back of the gambling hall. Walking along the corridor more than ten feet, you are facing a closed wooden door. In front of the door, there are two big men standing guard on the left and right.
Dou Fei walked up to him, knocked on the door twice and said, "The shopkeeper has brought the person who caused trouble in front."
But I heard a voice from inside the door: "Let him come in."
Dou Fei stretched out his hand to open the door and said to Li Hu: "The shopkeeper is in the room, Master, please come in."
Li Hu snorted and walked in swaggeringly, holding the knife. Although the arrogant and arrogant look on Li Hu's face did not change, his heart was shocked because he could tell that the voice that just came from the door was the voice of Boss Shitou.
Inside the door was a small study room. There was only one person in the room, sitting with his back in front of the sandalwood desk in the center. When the wooden door closed behind Li Hu, that person turned around and it wasn't Hua Bushi.
Hua Bushi is still dressed like a rich young man. Compared with when he parted with Li Hu a few years ago, he has obviously lost some weight and his face is paler, which makes him feel a bit sickly and weak. However, his eyes are still as bright as stars. And the smile on his face is still warm
Li Hu had already sheathed the steel sword in his hand, took two steps forward, and fell to the ground with a "pop" sound: "Li Hu pays homage to Boss Shitou."
Hua Bushi quickly stretched out his hand to help him and pulled him to the chair to sit down. The young master held Li Hu's hand with a happy expression, his lips trembled slightly and he was speechless for a moment.
Li Hu is by no means just an apprentice to Hua Bushi. Among the "Five Evil Dogs", the first to follow Hua Bushi was Li Hu who established the "Stone Gang" in Wuyang City. His life was entrusted to Boss Shitong, and the friendship between them was deeper than that between brothers who share the same life and death [
After a few breaths, the excitement of the young master calmed down slightly and he said: "When you came into Wanli Gambling House, there was someone watching behind you."
Li Hu said: "It's not uncommon to find quarrels and troubles after losing all the money. I often do this in Fuyang City as long as I don't stay here for too long."
Hua Bushi nodded, but his face suddenly darkened and he said: "Before you sneaked into Tianchu, I have repeatedly told you to be cautious and not to take risks easily. Why didn't you listen to me?"
Li Hu said in shock: "The boss knows everything about me in Fuyang City."
Hua Bushi said: "I have already asked Qianhuafang to set up eyes and ears in Fuyang City just for your safety. Those spies don't know your identity, but every action of the Xunli Group will have secret reports passed to me." You actually put your own life as a bet and took such a big risk. Do you know how worried I was when I got the news?"
Li Hu laughed "haha" a few times and said, "Didn't the boss also say that I will make all the decisions about infiltrating into 'Tianchu'? How can I catch Junfu's big spider without taking some risks?" Boss, don't worry, they won't be able to kill me that easily."
The traitor Han Jiuzhong who pretended to be the "Kongtong Sect" was captured in Fuyang City. This was actually a plan that Li Hu had already calculated.
To get rid of the "Tianchu", you must enter the "Shenjun Hall" to catch the culprit. Li Hu has been away from the group for more than a year in Fuyang City, but has not made much progress. His patience has been worn out and is almost exhausted. There is a saying that "If you don't enter the tiger's den, you won't catch the tiger's cubs." In order to achieve his goal, he did not hesitate to deliberately expose his identity and let "Tianchu" capture him in order to change the current situation and join Shenjuntang.
The biggest danger in this is whether "Tianchu" will leave Han Jiuzhong unkilled. If Shi Qingzhu ordered the killing that day, Li Hu would have lost his life in vain if he acted suspiciously.
Hua Bushi said solemnly: "How can you be sure?"
Li Hu said with a nonchalant look on his face: "Although I didn't know that Wu Xianglian was a priest before, she could tell that I was not Liu Xiong. I also saw that she was not as simple as she said. She treated me very well." If you have doubts about your identity but haven’t taken any action for a long time, you must be trying to take advantage of it, so you won’t kill me easily. I’m at least 70-80% sure about this.”
Hua Bushi stared at Li Hu's face for a moment, then frowned and then gradually opened his mouth and exhaled a long breath and said: "You are right. It seems that 'Tianchu' must have a very important operation that requires experts to participate in Han Jiuzhong's use for them." The value is not small, so I will not kill you easily. It is indeed a wise move for you to pretend to be Han Jiuchong and break into the Divine Lord Hall."
After saying this, the young master's eyes towards Li Hu had changed somewhat.
All along, Li Hu had always looked like a desperate Saburo who was not afraid of anything. When he was fighting for his life, he rarely thought about problems. But now, Hua Bushi suddenly understood something. Li Hu's past recklessness was actually just because he had absolute trust in him, the "boss", so much so that he gave his life to him with all reservations.
In fact, Li Hu is by no means a simple-minded person. This time, he has been lurking alone in the Xunli Group for many years. His courage and intelligence have been further tempered, and his mind has become much more mature than before. This is enough to make Hua Bushi look at him with admiration.
Li Hu said with a "hehe" smile: "Thank you, boss. I just got tired of being in the Xunli group and had to use my brain. If it weren't for the trick of Han Jiuzhong's fake identity that the boss had prepared in advance, I wouldn't have been able to pull it off."
Hua Bushi said: "Okay, now that this trick has begun, it has to continue. You shouldn't stay here for too long. You should hurry up and tell us the details of the "Tianchu" operation so that we can plan a countermeasure."
Li Hu responded: "Yes"
Li Hu didn't know much about this operation of "Tianchu". He only summoned a group of "Tianchu" killers and ordered them to pretend to be the personal guards of the royal palace. He bribed the commander Huang Kui to sneak into the carriage convoy of Prince Fu Prince Zhu Yousong. I talked about China’s entry into Beijing and other matters
Hua Bushi listened carefully to Li Huwan's question: "So you still know the time, place and plan of the assassination target until now."
Li Hu said: "It's true that Shi Qingzhu probably doesn't fully trust us and she won't say it until the last moment."
Hua Bushi said: "There are many ways to enter the capital. It is much simpler than sneaking into Prince Fu's convoy. Her arrangement must have ulterior motives and may be related to the plan of this assassination operation."
Li Hu said: "I think that's probably the case."
Hua Bushi pondered for a moment and said: "In this case, Shi Qingzhu should be the main person in charge of this operation of 'Tianchu'. You go back to the post house for the time being. I will send people to lay an ambush around the post house. I will launch an attack immediately when Shi Qingzhu shows up again." After she was captured, I can surely get all the details from her mouth.”