As for Sun and Huang, they, together with the abbot and Haicangfeng, ate, drank and chatted at the pavilion on the top of the mountain for more than an hour.
Unknowingly, it was Xu time, which was eight o'clock in the evening.
At this time, several people felt that they had almost eaten, so they tidied up a little and pinched out the candles in the pavilion. (It was Shenshi when Huang Donglai went up the mountain, so he naturally brought a lot of food besides food. Lighting equipment, in case the half-eaten meal turns into a lottery in the dark), each of them picked up a lantern and prepared to go down the mountain.
For ordinary people, let alone watching the sunset in the mountains and eating late-night snacks, even walking in the city at night has to be weighed. But for them, there are lights. Under such circumstances, it would be no big deal to go down the mountain at night, even if you encounter a tiger? It's nothing more than an after-dinner exercise.
However, what they didn’t expect was that there would be something more troublesome than a tiger on their way down the mountain today.
What?
Of course they are people.
You should still remember the group of porters Huang Donglai hired before, right?
Don't forget that when this group of people left, they were all grateful and downcast, but when they were halfway down the mountain, there were four "old people" among them. "Master"...has evil intentions.
Of course, the "old" here refers only to their seniority. In fact, these people are only in their thirties.
Since the average life span of the people was not high at that time, and there was no such thing as compulsory education, many young boys went out to work at the age of twelve or thirteen. But when they were thirty, they would not Is he just a master who has been working for more than ten years?
Speaking of these four "old porters", without exception, they all like to make money and visit brothels on weekdays.
As for people who have these two hobbies, it goes without saying that everyone understands that no matter how much money comes into their hands, they will not be able to hold on to it.
In addition, these few are either not willing to marry, or their wives have been sold by themselves, so they are all alone.
It is easy for such people... to embark on a criminal path.
That’s it, you didn’t give them any temptation or opportunity. At most, they would just do some stealing and petty theft. But today, this huge temptation came as soon as it was announced.
When Huang Donglai hired them to buy things together in the town in the afternoon, they were thinking: This guest today really opened everyone's eyes. He bought so many things without blinking an eye. It's like spending money that is not your own.
Later, when Huang Donglai told them that all those things had to be carried up the mountain, they were confused again. What was going on? How about a banquet on the mountain? With such good wine and good food, at least twenty people need to eat it, right?
As a result, they went up the mountain and saw that there were only four people. Huang Donglai quickly rewarded them with about 70% of the things and let them go down the mountain.
At that time, their first reaction, apart from surprise, was indeed justI was grateful and happy, but as I walked down the mountain, I thought about it...some other thoughts, or evil thoughts, began to sprout.
To be able to spend so much money, you must have more money left than what you spent that afternoon, right?
Although they look like they are armed with weapons, they look like they are traveling in the world, but looking at it horizontally and vertically, there are only four of them, and there is a lame person among them... They are all made of iron, but they can drive a few nails. ?
It is almost dark now, and no one will enter the mountain in the future. So even if the four of them die in the mountain, who will care?
The more I think about it, the better I can do it.
After finishing this job, there is no need to be a porter anymore. Everyone will divide the spoils and run away, go their separate ways, change the whole small business in another place, and it will be more than enough to marry a two-bedroom wife.
The mountains are high and the roads are far away. Who can trace it?
This vote can be said to be once and for all. It is like the wealth that God has sent to your door. Wouldn’t it be stupid not to take it?
The four people who came up with similar ideas, after returning to the town at the foot of the mountain, acted like nothing had happened at first. They divided their things with their colleagues and went their separate ways.
The other porters brought good wine and food, and either went to eat and drink together in small groups, or took them home to share with their families. I won’t go into detail about this.
Let’s just say that these four people, who have the same hobbies and have no family members, appeared in the town at the same time not long after they took their things home. Near the gambling house...
Then the four of them got together in a tacit understanding like a bastard looking at mung beans. They eagerly shared their similar ideas with each other, hit it off immediately, and decided to go to this game together. "Wealth".
Of course, they are also self-aware - the four of them alone cannot make this deal happen.
Even if their knowledge of people in the martial arts world is extremely limited (the number of martial arts masters is also a pyramid system, the ones that ordinary people see most are definitely those third-rate or even inferior characters, and even if there are first-rate masters among them) Having fought in front of them, they couldn't understand the secret. On the contrary, the fight between the third rate looked more exciting), and they didn't think that the four of them alone could kill four "charlatans".
Therefore, these porters are ready to find "foreign aid".
For people like them who hang out in casinos all year round, isn’t it easy to find a few accomplices in their social circle who are willing to rob?
But there is one thing to say, the candidate they picked this time is really something.
Not many, just two people.
One is called Ma Jin and the other is called Ma Yin.
You may not recognize these two names, but I will tell you about their other two names, which should be familiar to you - "The King with Golden Feet", "The King with Silver Feet" and "The King with Silver Feet" Cows have silver.
A few years ago, in the area from Xinyang to Wuchang, these two brothers could be said to be famous and powerful.
When mentioning "Jinyinzhai" at that time”, whoever is around doesn’t know that it is a breath of fresh air in the bandit world.
In those years, the Niu brothers managed the bandits under their command so that they had strong soldiers and strong disciplines; they had "deep cooperation" with the local government and adhered to the premise of not killing people and not having sex with women. Next, a wide-ranging "toll-buying" system was launched.
The general model of this system is: the government provides intelligence to Jinyinzhai, allowing them to avoid stepping on pitfalls that they should not step on in the process of executing business, and Jinyinzhai will regularly check the people in the village Those bad apples who don't abide by the "major premise" are picked out and presented as achievements to the government... and then the money received is divided among everyone.
This business can be said to be a success.
However, the good times did not last long.
Because the two brothers managed the village a little too well, they finally alerted the department they couldn't afford to offend.
About a year ago, Shui Hanyi, one of the four top masters of the imperial court, who was responsible for combating "organized crime" in the Jinyi Guards... targeted them.
Although this bull has gold and bull has silver, he is almost invincible in the bandit world by relying on the powerful diamond legs he secretly learned back then (people like Xiao Wuji are an extreme case when they become bandits) , but when they meet a master of Shui Hanyi's level, they still can't get enough of it, not to mention that Master Shui also came with a team, and he is a real regular army of the imperial court...
So, Shui Hanyi picked the Jinyin Village and arrested the two brothers Niu Youjin and Niu Youyin. The other bandit leaders were also caught and killed, as well as some small fish and shrimps. , seeing that the situation was not good, they became like birds and beasts and dispersed.
The Niu brothers, who had become prisoners, would not sit still and wait for death. They immediately thought of asking someone to find the local government to intercede for them. After all, both parties had "cooperated" for so many years. The friendship is there.
But at this time, none of the officials, big and small, who were usually close friends with them dared to speak.
Originally, those people’s butts are not clean, so who dares to go to Jin Yiwei to plead for mercy? Master Shui would have turned a blind eye if he didn't come to trouble them... If he asked them more questions, they would be so exhausted that they would urinate a few drops of urine.
Just when the Niu brothers lamented the harshness of the world and were about to accept their fate, unexpectedly, Shui Hanyi came to them one night, chatted with them for a while, and then let them go.
Shui Hanyi naturally has his reasons. He feels that although the Niu brothers have turned into bandits, they still behave in a decent manner. It can even be said that their "gray industry" practices , On the contrary, many people in the local area have died in these years. If the superiors didn't realize that Jinyin Village was really developing into Liangshan Po, Shui Hanyi would not bother to deal with them.
I am responsible for combating "organized crime." Now that the Niu brothers' organization has been destroyed, they will definitely not dare to form any more organizations in the future, so why notIf you go with the flow and let them live, maybe one day, there will be a place where these two people can be used.
In this way, Niu Youjin and Niu Youyin survived, changed their names... and left Wuchang under the pseudonyms "Ma Jin" and "Ma Yin".
After experiencing such a situation, the two of them felt that they had to keep a "low profile" for at least a year and a half, so they traveled east to the Huainan area and found a job in a local "gambling house" He works as a market watcher and lives in hiding from the market.
With their martial arts skills, it would be an understatement to treat them as two spectators.
Our previous clerk said that with the powerful Vajra Kick they secretly learned back then and the hard training that they have not slackened for many years, their Kung Fu can be regarded as second-rate masters in the martial arts world. Let them fight. A few gangsters who come to the casino to cause trouble are not just playing for fun? Even if occasionally some bastard with some martial arts experience causes trouble in the casino, the two brothers can easily handle it.
And their "demeanor" at work is undoubtedly noticed by those who often hang out in casinos.
So, in the minds of these porters with their twisted ideas, the two brothers of "horse, gold, horse, and silver" in the gambling house are the most awesome masters they know; anyway, go and see them. The two of them were fighting martial arts people who carried weapons and claimed to be so powerful, and they basically defeated them with three or five moves. The four on the top of the mountain today were probably similar to that kind of thing, right?
As long as we can get these two brothers to take action, plus our four strong porters, taking advantage of the dark night, and ambush and sneak attack, we can capture the four gangsters, isn't it easy?
And there is another advantage to finding them, that is...the two brothers, with few people, are united.
For things like murder and robbery, if there are too many people, there will be trouble, because in the end everyone will get less money, and it is easy for internal strife to occur when the stolen goods are divided, and it may even develop into gangsters and gangsters.
But these "Ma brothers", if you look at their words and deeds on weekdays, you will know that they are not ordinary minions. At least they are more trustworthy and decent than us gamblers... So, as long as you can say Touching them, even if you give them an extra share, is worth it.
The porters did what they said. After the discussion, they immediately went to find Niu Youjin and Niu Youyin.
The two Niu family members, due to work reasons, have been staying in the dark gambling house since the morning. They waited until the porters went up the mountain before Huang Donglai was "sweeping goods" in the town. They only heard about it from the people who entered the casino, so they didn't know who made such a big noise.
At the end of Shenshi, when the two of them were about to get off work, the porters came to the door.
The Niu brothers thought for a moment after hearing this... They have to go ahead with this.
It's not that they want to rob, but they know that now that the four porters have reached the stage of finding accomplices, there is no room for maneuver.
Even if they say they don’t want to do it today, the four of them will not stop. Instead, they will look for other foreign aid candidates, and even consider replacing the already known players.They both fell in love and kept silent.
Although the Niu brothers are not afraid of these four people, how to deal with this matter is also a problem.
After all, these four porters are only in the planning stage and have not yet taken action. The Niu brothers have turned them over to the government, and the latter can quibble; besides, the Niu brothers themselves have criminal records and their names are all fake. , it’s not easy to deal with the government.
It would be better to just pretend to agree first and then act on your own terms when we get to the mountain.
The best thing is that the four "walkers" on the mountain have good martial arts. If they kill these four porters in legitimate defense, then the Niu brothers don't have to do anything more.
But if things go wrong, the Niu brothers can only take action to make the four porters "stay on the mountain forever."
Some people may ask after seeing this: Why don't they just kill the four porters on the way up the mountain while there is no one around?
In fact, this is also a kind of plan, but the specific situation still depends on the situation. What if one of the four people discovers their conscience and shrinks from the battle?
Anyway, follow them, the initiative lies in the hands of the Niu brothers, and you can adapt to the situation.
This is what the cows have gold and the cows have silver think...
The thoughts in the hearts of the four porters are much simpler: If everyone else is fighting each other today If they all die, it would be better if I am the only one left to take all the money.
In this way, the six people, each with their own agenda, hurriedly and slowly entered the mountain.
At this time, they had just arrived at the only way down the mountain, and there were a few lanterns looming above the mountain road.
"Quick! Put out the lantern and hide!" Upon seeing this, the leading porter immediately shouted softly and hid in the grass on the side of the road.
Hearing this, the other people also followed suit.
After the Niu brothers squatted down side by side in the grass, they discussed in a low voice: "It looks like they won't stop. Why don't we just attack them now?"
p>Before the two of them had reached an agreement, the four people on the top of the mountain were already walking down talking and laughing.
The porters were a little out of sorts at that time... They had evil intentions, and they had done a lot of petty theft before, but this was the first time they had committed murder and stolen goods. Do it, and this vote is likely to be a big deal that will change the rest of their lives... At this moment, when several people saw that their target was approaching, their nervousness, excitement, fear, eagerness, etc., all of a sudden surged up along with adrenaline. Let their hands holding the machetes tremble.
The difference between Niu Youjin and Niu Youyin was that they were relatively calm at first, but when they heard the voice of the visitor talking, they suddenly felt something was wrong...
One of the four Among them, at least one person's voice sounded familiar.
Although that person only interacted with them once, he left a deep impression on them. If they guessed that person correctly at this moment,In terms of identity, another somewhat impressive voice next to him seemed to match...
"Kill!"
Just when the Niu brothers were surprised by this unexpected When he hesitated due to the situation, one of the four porters could no longer hold himself any longer. He shouted loudly and rushed out of the grass beside the road, slashing the back of the abbot's head with a knife.
His choice is actually quite reasonable. Firstly, the abbot happened to be walking at the rear of the four people; secondly, the abbot carrying the spear happened to be the most popular among the four in the eyes of laymen. The one who can fight the most.
In the eyes of the porters, as long as the strong man carrying the spear is taken care of, the rest will be two young boys and an old cripple.
"Kill——"
At almost the same second, the other three porters, whose nerves were stretched to the limit, were also aroused by the first shout. , jumped out from the bushes where they were hiding, and launched a surprise attack while shouting.
Some people may think that their "kill call" is a bit redundant. There is no need except to reveal their position two seconds in advance.
But if you think about it for a moment, you will understand... After all, this is killing people with cold weapons, and they are killing strangers who have no enmity or enmity against you. You have no hatred towards them, nor They are not angered by them, they are just trying to take lives just to rob money... At this time, people really have to shout out, and hear the accomplices next to them shouting, and know that they are not alone, then they can have the courage to use the knife. Swing it down.
Puff-puff--
Bang!
As soon as it was said, four muffled sounds came out in just one breath.
Before three of the four porters could figure out what happened, a bloody hole appeared in their chests.
The remaining one was hit across the chest by the barrel of a spear, breaking several bones on the spot. He flew out and fell under a tree. It took him a long time to catch his breath. Come in one breath.
"My 'bodyguard' money is really not in vain, and I have come to work so quickly." The abbot handled the raid by the four people in an understatement, and did not forget to say this One sentence.
"The other two friends, don't you come out to help your accomplices?" Hai Cangfeng also spoke at this time, directed at Niu who still had a chance and thought that he might not be discovered. Brother said something.
As soon as I heard the words "Niu has gold" and "Niu has silver", I almost
slid out of the grass and knelt down: "Sir, spare your life! We are not the same as them!"
The two of them bowed their heads and kowtowed a few times. Then Niu Youjin turned to Sun and Huang and said: "Sun Shaoxia, Huang Shaoxia! If you still recognize our two brothers, please speak for us." Please say something nice!"
Sun Huang was stunned when he heard this.
Two seconds later, Huang Donglai took a few steps forward, raised a lantern and took a photo of the Niu brothers' faces: "Huh? They look a bit familiar."
He Can't rememberIt's normal. They were people he had only met once a few years ago. What's more, the Niu brothers were all dressed up as mountain kings and looked majestic. But now, not only are they dressed plainly, but they are also kneeling on the ground with grimaces on their faces. , this contrast is a bit big.
"Young Master Huang, do you still remember Guofeng'ao and Jinyin Village?" Niu Youyin saw that the other party was impressed, so he quickly followed the pole and said a few words, "I also told you that The two Buji brothers have competed in martial arts."
"Oh!" When the other party mentioned this, Sun Yixie, who was standing behind, remembered, "Who am I, then what... golden feet. Silver feet, right?" He laughed as he spoke, and joked, "Huh...what? You have been the king of the mountain for a long time, so you come down to the grassroots to remember the bitterness and sweetness, right?"
" No, no, no... Sun Shaoxia misunderstood..." Niu Youjin quickly denied it and then began to explain.
The two brothers talked to each other and roughly told me what I mentioned above, that is, their experiences during this period; these things were told by me as a storyteller. It took more than three or two sentences to finish, but when the two of them said it themselves, it was actually quite fast.
More than that, they went on to explain why they were here today and their intention to get rid of the porters.
After Sun, Huang, the abbot and Haicangfeng heard this, Haicangfeng was the first to express doubts: "Brother Sun, Brother Huang, are the words of these two... credible?"
Both Sun and Huang understood that the life and death of the Niu brothers at this time depended on how they expressed their stance next, so they did not give a clear answer immediately.
"Well...it's hard to say." Huang Donglai touched his chin and pretended to read, "Back in Guofeng'ao, Brother Sun, myself, and Buji were once attacked by these two kings. They "forced" us to "invite" us back to the village as guests with trip horse ropes and arrow arrays. Fortunately, it was nothing after that. We just had a "friendly exchange", and then they gave us a few more horses and let us go. "
"If they are as particular about what they do now as they were then, it would be believable." Sun Yixie also pondered, "But look at their desolate appearance..."
"Be fastidious! Absolutely fastidious!" Niu Youyin quickly answered in a loud voice, "If you don't believe me, you can go to the town and ask around. It's a rule for us brothers these days... There are several companies in town looking for us. We're talking about getting married! If we weren't afraid of delaying the girl, we would have already become someone's son-in-law."
"Hey, are they telling the truth?" At this time, for a long time. The abbot said nothing, walked slowly to the last living porter, raised the man's chin with his gun, and asked.
Obviously, the reason why this person is still alive at this moment is not because the abbot cannot kill four people in an instant, but because the abbot wants to leave one alive for questioning.
"Da... Daxia Mingjian..." After this period of time, the porter finally recovered. Although he had a few broken ribs, he could still speak, "Everything......It was all under the instigation of those two people... Otherwise, just us porters, how could we have the guts to take your ideas? It's all them...it's these two brothers who force the villain! Hero, spare your life! "
"Humph..." The abbot was happy when he heard this. "If you hadn't said that, maybe I would have spared your life." He paused, "Even if you said it was... ...You were showing off to others in town that you met some good guys today, and then you happened to be overheard by the two of them, so they became interested in making money and roped you in. You couldn't resist the temptation for a while, so you followed. ...It's somewhat reasonable, but you have to pick yourself completely off."
Poof——
The next second, the gun head has penetrated this place. The porter's heart.
"Then I will give you a gift today - the legs and teeth of the carriage shop can be killed even if you are not guilty! You can keep it as a pastime on the road to hell
" When the abbot finished speaking, With a flick of his wrist, he withdrew the spear.
In an instant, blood was flying everywhere, and the porter died.
But it was not over yet, the abbot’s murderous intent did not subside, and he followed closely towards Niu Youjin and Niu Youyin.
"Wait a minute!" Huang Donglai saw that this posture was wrong and quickly stopped in the middle.
"What? Do you really believe them?" The abbot looked at Huang Donglai and said coldly, "I can tell you clearly, even if they tell the truth, if I kill them today, they I can only accept my fate."
This is the truth, Abbot. With his strength and character... people like the Niu brothers who are swinging in the "gray area" have always been willing to kill whenever they want. of.
But Shuanghe and Abbot are different, they have more things to consider.
At this moment, Sun Huang thought for a moment and realized: at least the Niu brothers lied about Shui Hanyi taking away the Jinyin Village and letting the two village owners go. The probability is very small, because this matter can be verified through many parties, and it is not difficult to verify.
That is to say, Shui Hanyi hopes that these two people are alive.
Shuangxie and Mr. Shui have some friendship, not to mention that back in Jinyinzhai, between Shuangxie and the Niu brothers... they also left each other a line of communication when talking and doing things.
Then now is the time to "see each other again in the future". It would not be very particular if we kill them all.
"Brother Fang, don't worry." Sun Yixie also came to the abbot at this time and said with a smile, "If we go to Cangzhou, maybe there will be some use for them..."
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