Chapter 12 Taking the bait

Although Liu Ming's worries are not unreasonable, the assumption that "all the thugs in the village, including the servants, have been silenced" is still a bit exaggerated.

It is true that Sun Yixie is not a good person, but he will not kill everyone in Murongji's villa at the same time.

In the final analysis, these people are just employees working under Murong Ji. They have not committed any crimes that require death, so why kill them?

Furthermore , there had been an agreement between Sun Yixie and Mr. Lu before that the bottom line of the local government's game between the two parties was "don't cause trouble with human lives", so Brother Sun would not cross the line unless it was absolutely necessary.

To make a long story short, after a search, the elite thugs came back to report that the five or six thugs and a dozen servants who stayed in the village had been tied up and locked up in the woodshed, and There were no casualties.

However, the fact that there was no loss of personnel does not mean that there was no loss of property either.

During the search, the thugs discovered that the door of the warehouse in the village was broken open, and the money in the warehouse was filled with money. The silver boxes were also gone.

Hearing the news, Liu Ming's face was ashen, while Murong Ji was so shocked that he almost woke up from the wine, and the flesh all over his face was twitching

These boxes Money, but he used it to build business and open a casino. It was a huge amount of several thousand taels. Once this money was lost, it would not be enough for him to open Huanyi Pavilion and take these dozens of thugs back to his hometown.

"Tell me what the hell is going on." In shock and anger, Murong Ji grabbed the collar of a thug who had just been untied and shouted loudly.

"Young Master, please calm down," the thug replied tremblingly, "That's how it is." He thought for a few seconds, swallowed, and then said, "In the evening, you and Liu Not long after the husband led the people away, a group of masked thieves broke into the village. Not only were they numerous, but they also took away whatever they wanted, including sticks, sacks, ropes, and lime powder. You can bring them with you tonight. Most of the people in the village were taken out, and the few of us who were left were really unable to resist, and the servants and maids couldn't do anything, so we were captured by them."

"Then you will. Did you tell them the location of the warehouse?" Murong Ji asked fiercely. .

"Young Master, you have wronged us. Not to mention that we were unwilling to speak. Even if we were willing to speak, the other party didn't ask at all." The thug replied aggrievedly, "They tied us up. After gagging, they threw them into the firewood shed and ignored us. We don't know what they were doing outside."

Hearing this, Murong Ji felt angry on his forehead. The veins were all protruding, and looking at him like that, he looked like he was going to beat up the thug in front of him in the next second to vent his anger.

"Master, I think what he said must be the truth." Liu Ming saw the clues and promptly dissuaded him, "Our village is only that big, and the other party has a lot of people. Just search it. "It's not difficult to find out where the warehouse is. There's really no need to ask."

He said this.In other words, it was able to suppress Murong Ji's anger a little.

After thinking for a few seconds, Murong Ji groaned and let go of the thug's collar.

"Huh, what a bunch of trash." But after letting go, he still didn't forget to curse like this to vent his anger.

"Master, in my opinion, it is useless to blame them now. It is better to think about how to recover the lost silver." Seeing that the young master had calmed down a little, Liu Ming continued.

"Well" Murong Ji breathed out from his nostrils and continued, "Mr. Liu may have had a clue."

"That's natural." Liu Ming replied, "Young Master, please think about it. Although we have only been in Hangzhou for a short time, everyone knows that this villa is already your property, Mr. Murong. I would like to ask the ordinary thieves, who would dare to come here to take advantage of you?" He paused He paused, "But the group of people who came tonight were well prepared and outnumbered, and they just happened to attack you when you were going to Sun Yixie's fish head banquet. Don't you think it's too coincidental?" "

Seeing this, some people may want to say, does Liu Ming need to point out this kind of thing? Murong Ji himself couldn't imagine the harm.

As the saying goes, the authorities are confused, but the bystanders are clear.

In fact, as long as Murong Ji thought about it for a while, he would definitely be able to think of it, but at that moment, he was suddenly changed, frightened and angry, and he was still drunk, so his mind must not be that fast. Just turn around.

After being reminded by Liu Ming at this moment, Murong Ji immediately figured out, "Damn right, this guy surnamed Sun turned out to be playing tricks on me tonight to lure the tiger away from the mountain."

" That's right." Liu Ming continued, "He deliberately put on the Hongmen Banquet posture from the beginning to make us think that he had bad intentions, so we had to bring a large number of people there just in case, but he was very entertaining. We, we had no reason to take action. We only used ourselves to hold back so many of us. On the other hand, he sent his men to ambush near our village, waiting for us to leave, and they would wipe out the fire. " When he said this, he also showed a bit of anger, "Oh, I missed a move. I should have considered this."

"Don't blame yourself, Mr. Liu. "Murong Ji was very anxious now. He didn't want to pursue Liu Ming for anything. He just wanted to get the money back quickly. "Since we already know that Sun Yixie did this, it's not appropriate. Chi, we will go to Sun Mansion to settle the score with him now."

"No, no, young master, please don't be impulsive." But Liu Ming rejected Murong Ji's idea immediately, "This Sun Yixie is very cunning. , if he can pretend to be good at acting tonight, since he has already done this, I am afraid that he has already prepared a complete countermeasure. If we rush forward immediately, we are afraid that we will fall into his trap again."

"This" Murong Ji's face turned red with anger, "Is that all?"

"My subordinate means that we might as well wait until dawn tomorrow before making any further calculations." Liu Ming continued.

Liu Ming's suggestion is undoubtedly correct. Although he does not know what "backup" Sun Yixie is hiding, based on his current contact with the other party, he hasIt was obvious that this young man's resourcefulness was no match for the city. It was impossible for such a person not to have calculated the situation tonight when Murong Ji came back to his senses and immediately went to counterattack.

"Wait" When Murong Ji heard this, his eyes widened and he shouted, "No, how can I wait any longer?"

"Young Master" Liu Ming wanted to persuade him again .

"No need to say anything, Mr. Liu, I have already made up my mind." But after all, Liu Ming was just a consultant and bodyguard. The final decision maker was Murong Ji. "Brothers, follow me to find the man named Sun." The little bastard is settling the score."

He roared, and the thugs around him responded, but the shouts were somewhat weak, after all, this group of people had been there for five or six hours. Haven't eaten anything.

Liu Ming didn't say anything more. Seeing that he couldn't persuade the young master, he could only go along.

Of course, his compromise was also carefully considered.

Liu Ming judged from the fact that Sun Yixie did not make things difficult for the servants in the village. The other party should not be the kind of scoundrel with no bottom line, at least he would not kill easily, so no matter what, Murong Ji took this There is no danger of life if you go, that's enough.

If Murong Ji might die if he went there this time, then Liu Ming would definitely rather knock him out than stop him.

The ugly time is coming, which is probably before one o'clock in the morning.

At this time, almost everyone is asleep.

But tonight, there are dozens of people and a carriage running on the streets of Hangzhou.

That was Murong Ji leading Liu Ming and dozens of his elite thugs, rushing towards the Sun Mansion with torches, sticks, and machetes.

This time, Mr. Murong simply brought all the thugs except the servants and maids. Anyway, his village had been robbed, and there was nothing left to defend.

Papapapa

When he arrived at the door of Sun Mansion, Murong Ji didn’t even need the thugs to come forward. He rushed out of the carriage and went straight to the door, raising his hand. Just shoot.

While filming and scolding, "Sun Yixie, you sneaky bastard, get out of here!"

Ka

The first scolding from his side As soon as he exited, the small door next to him opened, as if someone had been waiting for him there.

"Hey, isn't this Brother Murong? It's so late at night, what is this doing?" The person who came out to answer the question was none other than Sun Yixie himself.

"How dare you ask questions knowingly?" Murong Ji's blood vessels were about to burst, and he immediately rolled up his sleeves and rushed to hit someone.

"Young Master" Liu Ming quickly pulled him from the side, "Don't be impulsive."

Murong Ji, who was stopped by him, stopped, but his eyes still remained. Staring at Sun Yixie, "You surnamed Sun, you lured the tiger away from the mountain, robbed my money, and quickly returned my money." "Ah" Sun Yixie heard this, and instantly showed a mean look on his face, like a smile. He responded to such a word without a smile., then he paused for a few seconds, and then said, "Brother Murong, where did these words come from? Why can't I understand?"

"What the hell!" Murong Ji seemed to bite someone, He took a few steps forward.

Liu Ming could hardly hold him back, so he could only pull him while turning his head and said quickly to Sun Yixie, "Master Sun, you are a smart man, and I won't say a false word to you. If you are still willing to be friends with our Murong family, then pay back the money. We will just treat it as a joke. The conditions discussed at the West Lake Dining Hall tonight still count."

"Hehehe It's a joke." Sun Yixie did laugh, but it was just a sneer, "Smashing my restaurant, beating my people, destroying my fish market, and messing up my business are all a joke?"

But at this moment, Sun Yixie interrupted him directly, "Whether it is a misunderstanding or whether it is a joke, it doesn't matter if you say it."

As he spoke, Sun Yixie suddenly Outside the mansion, a large group of officers and soldiers suddenly emerged from the darkness of the streets and alleys, equipped with swords and crossbows. In the blink of an eye, Murong Ji's group was surrounded.

Although Murong Ji's thugs were usually quite domineering, they did not dare to act rashly after seeing this battle.

"Why is there such a big fuss in the middle of the night?" After a breath, the prefect Lu Wen appeared on the stage accompanied by his master and Hu Captou.

"Common people meet Mr. Lu" and Sun Yixie also pretended to salute loudly at the first moment.

"I have met Mr. Lu" Murong Ji and Liu Ming saw this situation and could only say goodbye first.

No matter how rich the background of the Murong family is, they are just ordinary people on the surface. It is impossible to be rude to a chief executive of the prefect's level in public.

"The office received a report that someone here was planning to commit murder. What's going on?" Lu Wen said immediately.

In fact, everyone knows that when he appears here at this moment, he must have colluded with Sun Yixie. You have just arrived at the front and haven’t done anything yet. You have already received the report and arrived at the scene. Yes

But he still has to pretend.

"Your Excellency, it was the common people who sent people to report the case." The next second, Sun Yixie also followed the trend and opened his mouth Come, "My lord, you also saw that Mr. Murong took a group of servants and slaves, armed with murderous weapons, and tried to break into my house. They asked me for money as soon as they opened their mouths. I was afraid that they wanted to rob me of money, kill people, and destroy my entire family." I quickly sent someone to the government to call for help. Fortunately, your Excellency arrived in time and saved me from the danger. Your Excellency is really my reborn parent to the people of Hangzhou. Qingtian is still alive."

Murong Ji was stunned after hearing this. I'm all stupid. Is there any fucking law? You first robbed my village, and now you come to thief and shout to catch the thief, confusing right and wrong, and beating him up

"Your surname is Sun, don't slander me, it's clearly you." First they sent people to my villa and robbed me of several thousand taels of silver. Now I'm just here to take it back." Murong Ji quickly apologized to himself.

"Oh, there is such a thing." Lu Wen responded while looking towards Brother Sun.

"Sir, I don't even know what he is talking about. Sun Yixie replied to Lu Wen without changing his expression at first, then put on his mean expression and said to Murong Ji, "If there is a thief at Brother Murong's house, you should report it to the official. Come on." What are you looking for from me? What evidence do you have to prove that I sent someone to rob you of your money?"

"I" Murong Ji was speechless for a moment. Only then did he realize a serious problem belatedly. The people sent by Sun Yixie were all masked, and they did not speak to the subdued thugs at all. In other words, the appearance and voice of the "thieves" who robbed Murong Ji were not exposed. Murong Ji's Even those who want to identify Sun Mansion’s men don’t know who to identify.

“That group of thieves came prepared and specially picked our young master to take people out for a banquet tonight, and the manor was empty. At this time, it was Liu Ming who took over the conversation and tried to confront Sun Yixie with logic, "And the only one who knows when our young master will go to the banquet, apart from one of our own, is you, Mr. Sun." "

"Ha" but Sun Yixie didn't panic at all. "What a joke" he immediately said sophistry, "couldn't it be that there is a group of thieves who have been staring at your Zhuangzi, and then just happened to wait for an empty house tonight? The time has come to take action. Besides, I am inviting your young master to a meal, not to invite him to fight in a group. How do I know how many people he will bring? But the so-called own people you said may know, then they are even more suspected of colluding with outsiders and guarding and stealing. Isn't that great?"

"Uh" Even Liu Ming didn't know how to argue now. After all, with almost no evidence, it would be difficult for them to refute the other party with just speculation.

"Sun, what are you pretending to be?" Murong Ji became anxious again, "In this whole city of Hangzhou, except you, Sun Yixie, who else dares to attack me, Murong Ji? If you have the ability, let me go now. If you search in the house, my money must be inside."

"Ha" Sun Yi laughed humorously, "What do you mean by saying this, I'm trying to trick you? Our Sun family is from a scholarly family, and my grandson Although Yi Xie is not talented, he has not obtained any honors and has only become a businessman, but what he does is a legitimate business. I have no experience in casinos and brothels. How come you, the man who runs a casino, talk about it? Instead, I look like a bully. They are bandits." He paused, "Also, our Sun family is quite famous in Hangzhou. Now you are falsely accusing me of robbery without any evidence, and you want to search my house privately. You don't treat us, Mr. Lu, as human beings."

“Well, what Nephew Sun Xian said makes sense. Lu Wen also echoed at this time, "Mr. Murong, not to mention that you have no evidence to prove that nephew Sun Xian robbed your money. Even if there is such a search, it should be the responsibility of our government. You are like this." It's hard for me to bring my servants here to cause trouble. ”

It’s over, completely defeated.

This is the only thought in Liu Ming’s mind at this moment.

Liu Ming is a self-aware person who knows how to assess the situation; When things got to this point, he already knew very well that there was no way Murong Ji could defeat this Sun Yixie.Not to mention Murong Ji, even if the head of the Murong family came in person, it would be quite embarrassing.

He finally understood why the "Eastern Harmony and Western Poison" who had become famous in the world in recent years could achieve such a status in the world by relying on things other than martial arts.

"Young Master, it is not appropriate to argue about this matter today. Let's go back first and discuss it in the long term." After a few seconds, Liu Ming hurriedly whispered in Murong Ji's ear, hoping that if he said more, he would teach others. Ask him to withdraw before he says anything.

When Murong Ji heard this, he became incompetent and furious. Before leaving, he could only stare at Sun Yixie and say, "Sun, Yixie, please remember, this matter is not over yet." ”

After saying that, he stood up and hugged Mr. Lu, wanting to take him away.

"Wait a minute" but how could Sun Yixie let him go?

"What else do you want?" At this moment, even Liu Ming was a little angry; in his opinion, Sun Yixie robbed them of thousands of taels of silver tonight and defeated them intellectually. It also cost them face. All the property and places they lost before should have been recovered. If they continue to be aggressive, it will be over.

"Don't be angry, Mr. Liu." Sun Yixie said, "I think Brother Murong is still dissatisfied tonight, so I want to give him a chance to win it all back."

"No need" Liu Minggang was about to refuse.

Murong Ji seemed to have heard some kind of keyword, and turned around and asked, "What do you mean?"

"Haha." Seeing that he took the bait, Sun Yixie continued, "I I heard, Brother Murong, you have a nickname in the world called Gambling King. I guess you are quite accomplished in gambling. As for me, I am usually good at playing with my hands, but I have no idea about my own level. I have always wanted to find a master to compare with. "

"Do you want to compete with me in gambling?" Murong Ji asked.

"That's right," Sun Yixie replied, "Sir Lu happens to be here today and can be a witness for us. We might as well agree on a date here and have a public bet. " He paused for half a second, and then said, "If I lose, I will compensate you as much as Brother Murong was robbed by those thieves tonight, and I will do everything I promised you to do in the West Lake Lounge earlier. Do as you are told; but if Brother Murong loses"

"If I lose, I will leave Hangzhou immediately and never set foot here again." Before Brother Sun could finish speaking, Murong Ji said in a firm and confident tone that he Following this sentence.