In the deep underground world of Bianliang, the Wuyoudong headquarters is like a hell on earth.
The headquarters of Wuyoudong is located underground in Caihe River in the outer city. Above it is "Fantai Spring Dawn", one of the eight scenic spots in Bianliang. There are many river embankments here, and there are a large number of drainage pipes under the embankments, which are suitable for people to enter and exit.
And because it is close to Xuanhua Gate and Puji Gate, even if something unexpected happens, you can still run out of the city, so it gradually became a place where evil forces were stationed.
The pipes below are criss-crossed, weaving a dense water network system, and the headquarters of Wuyou Cave is in a secret cave. You need to take a boat to an underground dock, then climb a three-meter-high rock and drill in from below. .
The entrance to the hole is small, but once you get inside, it will become much larger. Numerous large and small caves have been artificially dug inside, where thousands of people live. There are also underground rivers, with no shortage of oxygen and escape routes.
In this case, Wuyou Cave is in a position that is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Even if there is flooding, unless the water can be spread to the upper cave, it will be safe most of the time.
But the disadvantage is also obvious. It is too close to the Cai River, and the officers and soldiers can take a boat directly to the entrance of the cave.
At this time, the cave at the bottom of the cave was filled with various screams. Staying down there for a long time gradually distorted the psychology of these vicious people, and they began to take pleasure in torturing the victims they kidnapped.
In addition to rape these days, there are countless victims who have been tortured to death by them. Although because I have to rely on them to make money in the future, or use them as hostages, I still restrain myself.
But if this continues, if there is still no news from above. Or they can't get out yet. If the food below becomes less and less, the fate of these hostages may be even more tragic. Not only will they have no food, they may even be used as food.
Outside a cave on the lower level, several young men held sharp knives in their waists and stared at everyone who came and went with vigilance. Nowadays, there is no peace in Wuyou Cave, and sometimes fights are held to relieve everyone's pressure.
"When do you think the higher ups will send someone down?"
"almost."
"We don't want to keep consuming it. Let's wait until their food is gone before anyone comes."
"Chisi is not such a person, just wait patiently."
they whispered.
The ancients had anti-reconnaissance consciousness, but firstly not everyone had it, and secondly it was far from as strong as modern times.
At least the underground evil forces in Bianliang cannot screen out undercover agents.
They didn't even think that the government would send an undercover agent.
So at this time, each force had an internal response from the Imperial City Division, and they all hid a piece of red cloth on their bodies when they came down.
I have been warned before that once a fight starts, a red cloth should be tied to the right arm to distinguish between ourselves and the enemy.
One of the men glanced at the cave not far away. A lamp was lit in the cave. On the table, seven or eight men were playing dice, drinking wine and eating meat. There were also naked women waiting on them.
A woman's moans of pain and excitement could also be heard from inside the cave. Occasionally, various screams and other random sounds of beatings, scoldings and scoldings could be heard.
In this dark underground place, apart from gambling and having fun, there is basically no activity.
As gangsters who escaped from the outside, they didn't have their own women down there, so naturally they didn't have to watch like this. But these days, the evil down there is worse than they imagined.
The north side is close to the river and the smell is overwhelming. From time to time, you can see some people carrying corpses. Some are covered in blood, some are missing arms and legs, and some are simply bottles.
"A group of people will be sent up soon. It's my turn this time."
One of the young men whispered: "After staying down there for a long time, I feel like I am going crazy. I really want to draw a knife and kill all these beasts."
"Okay, don't worry, even if no one is sent down from above, we can still go up."
The leader said: "The blockade is tight now. The cave master will not send his cronies, but only people like us who are on the periphery or who have escaped from the outside. As long as they still need to send people up to inquire about information and collect supplies, we can Contact Chisi and you will know when to act."
"Shh!"
Another person shushed, signaling for silence.
Sure enough, a drunk man walked out of the cave next to him, walked nearby and peed, then staggered back.
Everyone fell into silence.
Everyone put their hands on their waists, holding sharp knives tightly.
In such an environment, no one wants to be the next person to die, and their nerves are tense.
You won’t offend others, but you won’t be bullied by others.
Being undercover isn't easy either.
At the same time, another thing happened in the upper cave of Wuyou Cave.
The upper cave is much more comfortable and spacious, and a house has even been built. Although it is just a simple wooden house, it is much better than the cave below.
Outside a wooden house, several middle-aged men were sitting on the ground. A woman's screams came from the cave next to them.
One of the middle-aged men couldn't stand it anymore and shouted inside: "Don't beat them to death. We will still expect them to make money in the future."
"hehe."
A middle-aged man also walked out of the cave. He was dirty, wearing a silk robe, the whip in his hand was stained with blood, and a green tattoo was exposed on his arm. The people outside said coldly: "Don't worry, you guys." What are you so anxious about? A group of outsiders have settled down, and they’ve come to command me too?”
"snort!"
Several men outside snorted coldly, and a strong man in the lead said: "If your hands are itchy, why don't you fight with me?"
The middle-aged man also had a helper. A dozen people gathered around him and shouted, "Who is afraid of you?"
The strong man stood up and was about to take action.
"enough."
On the other side, another middle-aged man shouted: "Do you want to die?"
Seeing him, the two groups stopped angrily and stopped confronting each other.
The middle-aged man who spoke out was named Li You. He was the deputy cave master of Wuyou Cave and had a very high status.
The owner of Wuyou Cave and the owner of Guifan Tower are both elusive and do not stay in their headquarters.
It is said that their identities have been bleached, and they are all wealthy businessmen in Bianliang, so the things below are basically taken care of by their left and right hands.
This has been recorded in historical materials.
For example, there is a beggar gang leader named Jin in Lin'an Prefecture. His family has been the leader of the beggar gang for seven generations. He does not live on the street like a beggar at all. Instead, he lives in a mansion and raises slaves. History books say that he "has a lot of millet and bags." If you have extra money, lend money to your maidservant."
Those middle-aged men from outside turned out to be the Qinglong Society gang outside Wuyou Cave. The leader was Tian Sanlang, the muscular man.
Tian Sanlang still has some conscience and did not help the people in Wuyou Cave to do any unscrupulous things. He became a thug in Wuyou Cave just because of some things.
Before escaping this time, he was caught by Zhao Jun. After checking his background, it was found that apart from fighting and collecting protection fees, he had not done anything to kill, rob or kidnap anyone.
Therefore, after careful consideration, Zhao Jun decided to give Tian Sanlang a chance and detain his family members. As long as he made meritorious service, he could forget the past.
It turned out that Honda Saburo was still hesitant about betraying the enemy before he came down, because the reason why he became the thug of Wuyou Cave was that the master of Wuyou Cave had been kind to him before and helped him find his relatives who were abducted by the ghost Fanlou. .
But after seeing the situation underground, he no longer hesitated and honestly started working as an internal agent for the Imperial City Division.
This was also expected by Zhao Jun.
The people Zhao Jun selected were all people who had checked the information and were kind-hearted men with a bottom line in doing things.
Just like there are many people in Liangshan who were forced to become gangsters, some of them also had no choice but to become gang members.
In addition to the family members who control them, as long as they go down to the cave and see the situation below, it is estimated that everyone will not betray the Imperial City Division.
After all, people have not fought against officials since ancient times. They should understand which of the Imperial City Secretary and the evil forces below has the thicker legs and recognize the reality clearly.
At this moment, Tian Sanlang was staring at Li You.
This time, because of his status as the president of the peripheral society, he could enter the middle and high-level positions after entering the cave, so the assigned task was to capture Li You.
He must not let the other party escape.
Time passed minute by minute, and it was night.
Due to the long-term darkness below, day and night are reversed. Many people are indulgent, eating, drinking and having fun when they get up, and lying down when they are tired. They have long been unable to distinguish between night and day.
However, most people's basic biological clock is still there, and they feel tired and sleepy at night, so the cave is much quieter.
By the beginning of Haishi, around nine o'clock in the evening, many people had already gone to bed.
Suddenly.
A sharp whistle broke the silence.
"Beep beep beep!"
This piercing whistle came from outside the quiet cave, instantly waking up everyone in the cave.
"what happened?"
"The officers and soldiers are calling in."
"Hurry up."
"Run away!"
In an instant, the cave of Wuyou Cave was in chaos.
Since the headquarters was too close to Cai River, they set up sentries on the outside.
Moreover, the distance from the river entrance to the headquarters is only one mile, and there are seven or eight secret sentries in the middle, keeping an eye on it at all times.
However, what people didn't expect was that almost as soon as the whistle sounded, there was a shocking cry of killing outside, and a ship rowed in as fast as an arrow.
It turned out that the officers and soldiers had been silent for more than two months, which led to the laxity of the sentry below. It was not discovered until the officers and soldiers came closer. When they were about to blow the whistle, they were shot with crossbows by the officers and soldiers who had figured out the location of the sentry.
If the sentry at the entrance to the headquarters hadn't been hiding in a dark cave and couldn't be hit by crossbows fired from the river below, I'm afraid the officers and soldiers might have rushed in before they even reacted.
Almost at the moment the whistle sounded, the Imperial City Secretaries below the cave became energetic.
The young men below immediately pulled out the sharp knives from their waists and tied a red scarf to their right arms. In the side cave, people who hurried out looked at them in surprise and asked, "What are you doing?"
"Fight with a knife."
someone replied.
"The officers and soldiers are coming. Can you resist?"
The man scoffed and was about to run away.
A sharp knife suddenly pierced his back. In his disbelieving eyes, the young man whispered: "I'm not fighting with the officers and soldiers, I'm fighting with you!"
At this moment, there was chaos in the cave. The shouts of killing officers and soldiers were getting closer and closer. A large number of torches poured in, adding heat to the already turbid air.
As a large number of officers and soldiers poured in at the entrance of the cave, the inside of the cave became even more chaotic.
As soon as the people from the caves came out, they met the officers and soldiers, and the fighting started in an instant.
These were all men who licked the blood from the blades of their knives. They retreated to the escape route when they didn't see anyone coming. They gritted their teeth and fought with the knives in their hands.
Di Qing's friend Zhang Zhong led two teams of imperial guards to the front, and met more than a dozen men who appeared from the cave on the right. He grinned, raised the knife in his hand, and struck one of them head first.
The man was caught off guard, and his head was cut off and fell to the ground. Blood immediately splattered everywhere, and it was still warm.
When the others saw this scene, their courage was greatly reduced. They were so frightened that they did not dare to charge any more. They turned their heads and screamed, and ran towards the depths of the cave like crazy.
This place is not a flat land with a wide view, but a large number of winding passages, and the passages are connected to a large number of caves.
Zhang Zhong shouted: "Chase!"
They had been chasing for less than two or three minutes when the group running in front was stopped.
Everyone rushed up to fight, and someone inside shouted: "One of our own!"
Zhang Zhong looked attentively, and saw that there were torches everywhere in the cave, but they were clearly illuminated. He vaguely saw a few young men with red ribbons on their right arms fighting bloody battles, and shouted: "Go help them."
The Imperial Guards at the back door swarmed up and helped them cut down several enemies. Some of the others were wounded and jumped deeper, some knelt down and surrendered, and some simply dug into the cave next to them. However, there was no way out, and they were completely seeking their own death. .
"Go to a group of people, kill them, and free the people inside."
Zhang Zhong shouted.
Then a group of people rushed down to kill them.
Those young men are members of the outer gangs of Wuyou Cave and have low status, so they are below.
At this moment, seeing the officers and soldiers finally fighting in, he said with tears in his eyes: "We are the inspectors sent by the Zhisi to investigate the situation in Wuyou Cave. I wonder who this high official is?"
"Zhang Zhong, the head of a certain royal horse, is usually responsible for protecting Zhisi's safety. This time, Zhisi sent us down to rescue people."
"Great, I'll lead the way!"
Everyone was overjoyed. They had been undercover for more than two months and were going crazy down there. Now they finally sent someone to kill him.
Everyone was eager to show off and immediately led their officers and soldiers to chase the enemy in various caves.
At this time, the Wuyou Cave Association was already in chaos. The officers and soldiers were pouring into each cave like a river. Those who resisted were killed without mercy. The ground was full of corpses, scattered weapons and mutilated limbs.
Accompanied by the screams of the evil forces, the panicked screams of the victims, and all kinds of messy sounds, the cave of Wuyoudong headquarters was in chaos.
"Run quickly."
"Help me, help me."
"Straight bitch, if you can't live any longer, just kill all those people. These people are the ones who attracted the officers and soldiers."
"Escape to the back cave first. Go quickly. Don't block the road. I'll get out of my way."
"Kill!"
"Don't let a thief get away."
"The Imperial Court has an order, and anyone who resists will be killed without mercy."
"Save people first."
The voices of gangsters and officers and soldiers intertwined.
Various whistles also sounded.
Amidst the chaos, the upper level of the cave was relatively quiet at the moment.
Firstly, there were few people at the upper level, and secondly, the distance was far away, and the officers and soldiers had not yet come to kill them. In addition, Li You immediately summoned the troops, so there was no panic.
"what to do?"
"Retreat first, we can't hold it anymore."
"Wherever you go, there are officers and soldiers everywhere."
"follow me!"
Li You glanced around and saw that about forty or fifty people were gathered with him, then he waved his hand for everyone to follow.
They swerved around the back of the cave and dodged. The people in front suddenly realized that Li You had disappeared without knowing when, and they were panicked for an instant.
Only a few pairs of eyes were staring at Li You's figure. When they saw him getting into the side passage with a few cronies, they immediately followed him.
(End of chapter)
