The sudden sting instantly woke the old beggar from his sweet dream.
When he opened his eyes and saw the broken bowl in front of him, the old beggar's eyes turned red. This was because he was the only one eating. He even fought with two wild dogs for the broken bowl, and it took a lot of effort to snatch it away.
The treasure was destroyed, and he was awakened with resentment. The beggar didn't care about anything, and opened his mouth to curse his mother:
"His grandma's, what kind of dog hozen ruined my uncle's affairs, let's see if I don't..."
Just in the middle of what he said, the old beggar couldn't say any more because he had noticed Yu Wenjie and others not far away.
He saw Huzi pressing the handle of the knife with one hand and staring at him with evil intentions.
"Are you scolding me? Why don't you continue to scold me? I still want to hear what shit you can spew out of your mouth, you idiot."
Even though the old beggar shut up, Hu Zi had no intention of letting him go.
Patrolling the streets is a boring job. For these patrolmen, the only fun they have is bullying these humble poor people.
These people have no power and their lives are thinner than paper. Even if they are bullied, they will not fight back.
After patrolling for a long time, there was no sign of twenty taels of gold, so I just took it out on this old boy.
Thinking like this, Hu Zi walked up quickly and kicked the old beggar's calf. The dull collision sound between the sole of the shoe and the leg bone made people feel painful just by hearing it.
"Ouch!"
After receiving such a kick, the old beggar fell to his knees in pain. He covered his calf with one hand, and his old face was twisted like a decaying chrysanthemum.
But even so, the old beggar did not dare to shout too loudly. Instead, he bent his body and kowtowed to Huzi.
"Sir, please spare your life. I'm a mean-mouthed villain. Just treat it like a fart..."
The old beggar's forehead banged, and a little blood even dyed the sparse white hair on his forehead red.
The area around Tutu Temple is not a remote place, but no one passing by dared to step forward to meddle in this business.
He is just a disgusting beggar who will die in a smelly ditch one day, so why should he be unhappy about it?
Yu Wenjie was already aware of Hu Zi's little moves, but he only frowned slightly and didn't say much.
But now, looking at the old beggar kneeling and kowtowing, Yu Wenjie suddenly had a flash of inspiration in his heart.
He immediately stepped forward quickly, pulled away Hu Zi who was still aggressive, and scolded in a low voice with a stern face:
"That's enough Hu Zi, don't you still think others are miserable enough?"
"Uh, okay boss."
Seeing Yu Wenjie's calm expression, Hu Zi hurriedly restrained his arrogant expression and stepped aside respectfully.
"Thank you, Mr. Cha. Thank you, Mr. Cha."
Seeing that another beggar had rescued him, the old beggar breathed a sigh of relief, but he did not dare to raise his head at this moment. He just changed the direction of his kowtow and kowtowed to Yuwen Jie.
"Don't thank me in a hurry. I'm going to ask you a question, and you have to answer it truthfully."
Yu Wenjie squatted down, endured the stench emanating from the old beggar's body, and spoke slowly.
Hearing this, the old beggar couldn't help but shudder, raised his head and said:
"Sir, just ask, I will tell you everything, little man..."
"It's not a big deal, I just want to ask you, are there many people who have fled from Youzhou among the beggars in Hexi City recently?"
Yu Wenjie pretended to look around casually, and his voice was deliberately lowered when he spoke.
"Ah? Youzhou?"
The old beggar looked confused when he heard this. He had been wandering around Hexi City all his life, and he had never heard of such a distant place name.
"Yes, Youzhou, have you heard of it?"
When Yu Wenjie saw this, he glared with some dissatisfaction. This inconspicuous move immediately made the old beggar tremble and crawl to the ground in fright.
"No, I've never heard of it. Most of the beggars in Hexicheng are from Huazhou. I've never heard of any beggars from Youzhou entering the city recently!"
"Really not?"
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…It really doesn’t happen!”
Seeing the old beggar's serious words, Yu Wenjie stood up thoughtfully, turned to the patrol behind him and shouted:
"Let's go to Yaxing in the west of the city and take a look."
"Boss, why are we going to the tooth shop so well? The good stuff there is only worth a few coins in our pocket and we can't afford it."
After hearing Yu Wenjie's arrangement, all the patrolmen were a little confused. The west of the city was not close to Huaishufang, and it would take more than half an hour to walk there.
"Stop talking nonsense, I'll take you to earn twenty taels of gold, so you won't have to worry about it all the time."
Upon hearing "twenty taels of gold", the eyes of several people instantly lit up. The old beggar, who was still keeping his voice low, immediately followed Yu Wenjie with excitement on his face and walked quickly towards the west of the city.
Looking at the patrolman who was walking away, the old beggar slowly straightened up and picked up the broken bowl fragments on the ground with a tearless look on his face.
In a dilapidated compound in the west of the city, hundreds of destitute people with their hands and feet tied were sitting on the ground.
This compound is where the tooth shop is located. At this moment, many stewards in unusual clothes, who are obviously from wealthy families, are selecting people in the compound.
These people came in and out, and many of them spent a lot of money to buy dozens of servants.
"Damn it, these big merchants are really rich, they bought so much at once."
Now, Yu Wenjie and his party also arrived here. Looking at the lively scene outside the courtyard gate, Huzi couldn't help but murmured in a low voice with some jealousy.
A gray-haired patrolman next to Huzi heard this and couldn't help joking:
"Hehe, are you jealous? If you are envious, you can buy one as your wife. Didn't you hear that Zhao said it's cheap now? There is no shop like this after passing this village."
"I think so, but my pocket is cleaner than my face. How about, Brother Li, be merciful and lend me a little?"
"Go away! I don't have any money."
Ignoring the frolicking of the people behind him, Yu Wenjie looked at the people coming in and out, and the speculation in his heart deepened.
After a slight hesitation, Yu Wenjie waved back and said in a serious tone:
"Come on, follow me in and take a look. Be smart and don't say anything you shouldn't. If something goes wrong, come out immediately."
"I know, boss!".z.br
Several people turned out of the alley with simple knives in hand and walked straight towards the compound where the tooth shop was located.
The guard guarding the gate in front of the courtyard was keenly aware that something was wrong, and quickly entered the courtyard before anyone could walk in.
Not long after, a plump middle-aged man wearing a purple leather officer's cap came out following the guard just now.
After whispering about the situation from the guard, the middle-aged man squinted his small mung bean eyes and looked at Yu Wenjie and others carefully.
As soon as he approached, Yu Wenjie immediately clasped his fists casually and announced his family background:
"I am a patrol officer of Hexi Yamen. On the order of the county Yamen master, I came here to check whether the recent "documents" are complete. Can you do it for your convenience?"
Although Dayan Kingdom allows the opening of dental shops, human trafficking must be endorsed by official documents, and the penalties for private sales are very severe.
But even so, local tooth shops will still conduct some private transactions overtly or covertly, and the reason for this is simply because the profits and water are really rich.
The government has always cracked down on this kind of behavior. It makes sense for Yu Wenjie to use this as an excuse to come to the door.
"Oh, I wonder what kind of wind brought you here. It turns out that this is the reason why the poor man came to the house. Liuzi, take all the documents and books out of the house and give them a good test."
When the middle-aged man heard the purpose of the people coming to the door, his eyes looked very calm. He stroked his mustache and casually ordered a guard to get something. He then reached into the house and said loudly:
"Please come in, everyone. The paperwork is absolutely complete."
Yu Wenjie was not polite about this, and strode directly into the courtyard.