Zhang Ren got up early that day, and when he passed by the Jinyiwei school grounds, he discovered that Ji Gang was practicing alone.
Judging from the way he was sweating profusely, he must have been practicing for quite some time.
Ji Gang saw Zhang Ren from a distance. He put away the embroidered spring knife, cupped his hands and said, "Good morning, sir."
Zhang Ren nodded, walked into the school grounds, and asked Ji Gang, "Why do you want to practice running here? Don't you need to take care of me at the lottery center?"
Ji Gang replied: "There are Yu Zhaosen and Wu Guanshan at the lottery center. They two are in charge. How can I take care of them in such a humble position?"
It has to be said that Yu Zhaosen and Guan Shan are both rare talents. They are both civil and military, and they have become Zhang Ren's right-hand men. On the other hand, Ji Gang, although he is quite smart, he will not be able to do anything if he is not good at literature and martial arts. If Zhang Ren knew him early, he probably wouldn't have his current status.
Zhang Ren nodded and said: "They are both good, but you are not bad either."
Ji Gang shook his head. He had a very clear self-understanding. He just heard him say: "If I hadn't met the adults, I'm afraid I would still be a rogue in the gambling house. Compared with the two of them, I would just have better luck. It's a little early to meet the adults. I'm afraid it's too late to study literature in my humble job, but fortunately I'm strong and it's always good to practice more martial arts. I don't ask that I can help you in the future, I just ask that I don't hold you back in the future. .”
Most people in this world feel good about themselves, and it is not easy to have a clear understanding of themselves. Ji Gang is obviously dissatisfied with the status quo, but he still works hard with self-discipline, which is even more rare.
Zhang Ren didn't say any words of encouragement. He just gave Ji Gang an expectant look and patted Ji Gang's shoulder gently.
Ji Gang was really smart. He seemed to be able to read Zhang Ren's meaning from Zhang Ren's movements and eyes. He immediately knelt down on one leg and said respectfully: "You must do your best for your humble position."
Zhang Ren nodded and did not help Ji Gang up. Instead, he turned his head and waved his hand and said, "You work hard, I'm optimistic about you."
After saying that, Zhang Ren slowly walked out of the school grounds.
It wasn't until Zhang Ren's figure disappeared from sight that Ji Gang stood up. Zhang Ren's encouragement seemed to fill his whole body with strength. He drew out the Xiuchun knife. He was already very proficient in a set of Jinyiwei knife skills. Extremely stable, sweat quickly soaked his clothes.
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The days passed peacefully like this. Now the lottery has been drawn for four times, the sales volume is slowly increasing, and Zhang Ren is also making a lot of money. The thousand taels of silver that Liuli redeemed had already been returned to Fu Rang.
But no matter how much money he makes, Zhang Ren can't be happy. He still can't let go of Liuli's death. This revenge must be avenged, and God knows how many people Jiumen is secretly persecuting. Cancers like Jiumen must be eradicated.
Zhang Ren originally wanted to make more money through the lottery center, and then recruit all the underworld forces in Jinling City, so that there would always be times when Jiu Men couldn't sit still.
But now more than twenty days have passed, and the entire underworld forces in Jinling City have basically been integrated. Unfortunately, the Nine Sects have still not surfaced.
On this day, Zhang Ren finished his studies at Zhan Shi's Mansion, so he thought of going to Ji Gang to ask if he had any news about the Nine Sects and the Dark Lord recently.
It's a pity that Ji Gang was not seen when he arrived at the school grounds. You must know that at this time in the past, Ji Gang must be practicing on the school grounds.
Zhang Ren couldn't help but feel strange. He knew that Ji Gang was not the kind of person who gave up easily. Zhang Ren couldn't help but think: Could it be that the lottery center encountered something difficult? Or is there news about the Nine Sects and the Dark Lord?
Since we can't find it in the school grounds, we have no choice but to go to the lottery center.
Now there are four lottery centers opened in Jinling City. Ji Gang usually works at the earliest one, which is the one that was converted from a gambling house.
Although the location and scale are not as good as the other ones, because it was opened the earliest, many regular customers still like to buy lottery tickets here.
It's just that the streets are usually bustling, but today there is no one.
Zhang Ren seemed to smell a hint of danger.
He quickly came to the lottery center, but the doors and windows were closed. Zhang Ren tried to push a few times, but failed.
There is no other way,
He could only summon his inner strength and smash the door into pieces with one palm.
But he saw people lying on the floor in the lottery center. These people were all recruited by Zhang Ren. Zhang Ren secretly said something was wrong and immediately stepped forward to investigate one by one.
Fortunately, these people are still alive, and their breathing and heartbeats are stable. They must have been poisoned by some kind of Mongolian perspiration.
Since he was not dead, Zhang Ren was relieved. He continued to walk inside and finally saw Ji Gang in the back room.
It's just that Ji Gang now has no image at all. He was tied tightly with ropes, his mouth was gagged, and he was hanging upside down from the beam.
Seeing Zhang Ren come in, Ji Gang immediately became excited. He shook his body very hard and made a "wuwu" sound in his mouth. He seemed to have something to tell Zhang Ren, but unfortunately his mouth was too tightly blocked. I couldn't say a word.
Zhang Ren did not move forward rashly. He was afraid that there would be an ambush around him. However, he looked around and found no one else in the room.
Only then did Zhang Ren walk up to Ji Gang, draw out his Xiuchun knife and cut off the rope hanging on Ji Gang.
After practicing martial arts for several days, Ji Gang's body became much lighter. Although he was hung upside down, he twisted his body when he landed to avoid any close contact between his face and the earth. He rolled with the trend and sat firmly. On the ground.
Zhang Ren stabbed Ji Gang with just the right amount of force and accuracy. The blade cut the rope that bound Ji Gang, but did not damage Ji Gang at all. Not even Ji Gang's clothes were torn apart.
Ji Gang hurriedly took off the gagged cloth and said directly: "Sir! It was people from the Nine Sects who attacked us!"
Is the Nine Gates finally coming to light?
Zhang Ren looked solemn and said, "Tell me more details."
After all, he had been tied up for a long time and his body was numb. Ji Gang twisted and stood up. Perhaps it was because he was hung upside down. This standing made Ji Gang's eyesight turn black and he almost fell to the ground.
Fortunately, Zhang Ren had quick eyes and quick hands and held Ji Gang up.
"Are you okay?" Zhang Ren asked.
Ji Gang took a few breaths and shook his head hard, and then he felt much better.
He nodded towards Zhang Ren and said, "It's okay for me to be humble. There were quite a few customers in our lottery center today, but for some reason no customers came in. I wanted to go out and have a look, but I actually barged in." Several men in black sprinkled a lot of powder as soon as they came in. We were unprepared and were all thrown to the ground. They tied up Beizi and woke him up, and asked Beizi to give you a message."
"What are you talking about?" Zhang Ren asked.
Ji Gang recalled for a moment and said: "If you take refuge in the dark master, you will enjoy wealth and glory. If you become the enemy of the dark master, you will be killed."
