Volume 2: A sudden change in the prison, a red-clothed man goes out to find a thief Chapter 188 This is a rainy night that is destined not to be peaceful
Today is a rainy day. Some low-pressure clouds are covering the sky above Mingzhou City, making people's hearts seem to be covered with a layer of haze.
There were more and more soldiers patrolling the streets, and from time to time a few constables with knives would pass by the doors of various shops.
In the past few days, the atmosphere in Mingzhou City seemed to be getting more tense. Because it was said that two days ago, a snack shop in East City was smashed by two gangs of troublemakers.
The gangsters are looking for a treasure, and now everyone knows about it.
With fewer people on the street, business in Qianjialou naturally became quiet. Zhang Susu's brows were furrowed again, and she sighed every day, saying that wherever the people of Jianghu go, there will inevitably be harm.
Although he knew that it was just her unintentional words, Li Si still kept silent after hearing this. Because after all, this matter was caused by him. One thing that must be admitted is that most things have two sides. Behind the seemingly carefree comings and goings of the Jianghu people, the troubles they leave behind are usually paid by ordinary people. When they see injustice on the road, they will fight and kill, and they don't care whose store is smashed or whose signboard is damaged.
The word "jianghu" is always very complicated, so there are people who love it and there are also people who hate it.
Li Si couldn't explain it clearly , so he never said it. He just hoped that he wouldn't make too many mistakes, so that he could come with a clear conscience and die with a clear conscience.
But in this world, who can be absolutely innocent? Being a human is bound to be entangled and tied.
Why not wait until the next time I drink Meng Po soup and ask Meng Po for another bowl? This way I can forget it more completely and go more easily in the next life. I won't have to live in a muddle-headed way like I did in this life, not knowing whether I am a human or a ghost.
While thinking about how to ask Meng Po for another bowl of soup, Li Si put a piece of clothing on Xiao He who was sleeping on the table.
After all, the child was still young, and the recent busyness must have exhausted him. Now that he had a rare chance to rest, Li Si did not want to disturb him.
Lao Luo seemed to have noticed this as well, and he lowered the sound of his abacus. However, there were not many accounts today, so it probably only took a while for him to finish all the accounts and started reading a book.
Xiao Cao and Banjiexian were sitting in a corner playing pebbles, a game in which five pebbles were scattered on a table, one was chosen as the throwing stone and thrown into the air, and the throwing hand was used to pick up the other pebbles on the ground and finally catch the falling throwing stone.
The stakes were half a bag of peanuts, and judging from the sounds they made, the battle seemed to be getting close.
I don’t know how a man like Banjiexian, who has lived for hundreds of years, can play a small game like this with such enthusiasm.
Anyway, Li Si was not in the mood to play at the moment. He was still worried about the treasure.
Xiao Muchu said that he would contact him, but until now, Li Si has not received any news from this person.
Could it be that this guy realized that something was wrong and ran away?
After some speculation, Li Si felt that this was possible. It was not the first time that he had experienced Xiao Muchu's dishonesty.
It seems that I can only rely on myself. Adhering to the mentality that it is better to rely on oneself than on others, Li Si began to think about how to deal with those people in the underworld.
However, at this moment, a chaotic noise suddenly came from outside the door.
It turned out that a group of martial artists holding swords and wearing straw raincoats and hats were walking around the street corner in the rain.
Their footsteps disturbed the puddles in the street, making the reflections in the water muddy and unclear.
Amid the chaotic sound of rain, they walked straight into the shop of Qianjialou.
The store was quiet for a while. When a drop of rain fell on the ground, the leading man looked around the hall and said.
"Are you still doing business here? We want to stay in the hotel."
"Do it, do it." Zhang Susu came back to her senses, stood up from the table nervously, and waved to Banjiexian.
"Old He, why don't you greet the guests?"
"Oh, okay." Banjiexian immediately put down the stone in his hand, walked in front of the group of people from the martial arts world, bowed and asked tentatively.
"Sir, shall I show you the house first?"
"No need." The leading man lowered his head slightly, holding the sword in his hand, glanced at the people behind him and said.
"How many vacancies do you have? We want them all."
There were about dozens of people behind him, enough to fill up the remaining empty rooms, and it might even be a bit crowded.
Banjiexian was stunned for a moment, then looked at the man in front of him, nodded, and showed the most common smile on the face of a waiter.
"That's great, sir. Please follow me."
As he said this, he turned sideways and made a gesture of invitation to the upstairs level.
"Yeah." The man responded dully, making the atmosphere in the store even more depressing. Then he led a group of people and followed Banjiexian upstairs.
Downstairs, Zhang Susu's face looked a little pale.
She actually didn't want to do business with these people, because they all looked ferocious, and she was worried that if she didn't take good care of one of them, her store would be smashed.
But the other party was holding swords and weapons in their hands, so she didn't dare to lie to them and say the house was full, so she could only welcome them all in.
I hope I'm not letting a wolf into the house.
Thinking this in her heart, Zhang Susu looked around and suddenly her eyes lit up. She moved closer to Li Si and asked cautiously.
"Xiao Si, you've been around a lot, so you should know some martial arts. If those people start making trouble in the store, how many of them can you beat?"
The person has just moved in, and you're already thinking about hitting him?
Li Si looked at Zhang Susu helplessly, thought for a moment, spread out one palm and said.
“This number.”
Five?
Looking at Li Si's outstretched hand, Zhang Susu subconsciously thought, "Five is good, at least we can keep some things."
I didn't expect that this little boy who usually looks weak is actually so powerful and can beat five strong men.
Thinking of this, Zhang Susu looked at Li Si with more and more satisfaction, and felt that it was a wise decision for her to recruit Li Si into the store against all odds.
However, in fact, the number Li Si mentioned meant that he wanted to advance 50 cents of wages to buy some clothes.
His previous clothes had a hole in them and were no longer wearable. He still had to deal with the Jianghu people later, so he couldn't go in his current clothes.
However, what neither Li Si nor Zhang Susu expected was that the matter did not end there.
In the following period of time, almost every half an incense stick of time, a group of people would come to the store to book a room. Those who couldn't book a room would book a corridor, and those who couldn't book a corridor would book a floor.
In short, as long as there was a place where people could sit, it was booked by these gangsters.
By nightfall, the Qianjia Building was already filled with people from the martial arts world inside and out. Some were sitting between the tables and chairs, some were sitting in the corridor, and some were even sitting on the stairs.
As for those who came late and couldn't even reserve a floor, they sat outside the store, forming three circles around the entire street.
Li Si hid and covered his face with a cloth because he saw several acquaintances among these gangsters and did not want to reveal his identity.
As for why these people from the underworld came, he didn't know, he just had a vague feeling.
This matter might be related to Xiao Muchu.
