Take a look, it's almost time, and your arrangements should be in place.
In addition, it was getting late and I was still waiting to get off work.
Zheng Xiong was about to enter the gambling house, and he was already ready to rush in.
Before Zheng Xiong could give the order, a voice came from the casino, causing Zheng Xiong's movements to freeze.
"Haha, I heard that an adult came to the door. I'm so polite. I don't know which adult is in front of you. Please come in and talk to me."
Before he saw anyone, a word of greeting came out, and when he finished speaking, a slender figure walked out of the door.
At first glance, he looks a little elegant, somewhat similar to Liu Bucheng.
Upon closer inspection, this elegance is quite attractive and sophisticated.
The look in his eyes showed that he was not an easy person to deal with.
When he saw Zheng Xiong, Mr. Liu's pupils shrank, feeling a little surprised and troubled.
The third-grade official robe was very conspicuous, and with Zheng Xiong's young face, Liu Erye recognized the person immediately.
If he were that kind of old man, Mr. Liu wouldn't be afraid. If he moved in with his boss and exchanged a few words, no matter who he was, he would carefully consider the pros and cons.
But Zheng Xiong is different.
Who is the most troublesome is Zheng Xiong.
Let’s not talk about the problem of young success.
Just the identity of this young person who has just entered society is a headache.
Without being severely beaten by society, these people only know that the sky is blue, what is right and what is wrong.
To put it simply, human beings are inherently good by nature.
Only after a severe beating can one understand that one's persistence is meaningless.
There are more than two colors in the world: black and white.
There is also a gray area.
This kind of zone can be said to be the sophistication of the world, or it can be said to be the hidden rules.
He is closely related to people's interests. If someone breaks it or tries to provoke it, he will incur everyone's hostility and be suppressed by others.
After a severe beating, congratulations, you have either been assimilated, or you will not be able to survive for long.
Those who can walk for a long time are those who are good at dancing.
There is nothing right or wrong with this kind of people, only the difference between useful and useless.
Useful people do wrong things, and being wrong doesn't necessarily mean they are wrong.
The final result is collectively known as factions.
Do bad people have to do all kinds of bad things to be discovered?
In fact, this is not the case. It is most likely just the result of attacks between factions.
A derivative result is the importance of taking sides.
Let’s take Qi Jiguang as a simple example.
Whether Qi Jiguang is awesome or not, it is not up to him to decide whether he is awesome or not.
Everyone knows that Qi Jiguang is a famous anti-Japanese general and a national hero.
But he doesn't know that no matter how great his abilities are, it is useless. Apart from inheriting the shadow of his father's generation, it can be said that he is doing nothing.
Since inheriting Mengyin from his father in 1544, he has been serving as the commander of the Dengzhou Guard.
Until 1553, nearly ten years were wasted.
In the year 1553, Qi Jiguang began to embrace Zhang Juzheng's thigh, and after receiving Zhang Juzheng's recommendation, he went a step further and was promoted to the commander of the capital.
Then comes its highlight moment.
Until Zhang Juzheng's death, he was impeached and deposed in just a few years, until he died of illness at home.
Looking at Qi Jiguang's life, we can clearly see the importance of factions.
This was Zhang Juzheng who was a manager, and Qi Jiguang was a capable one who would be famous for generations to come.
Most of the others are just drifters.
In the entire Ariake Dynasty, there was only one such a famous figure as Haigangfeng who could keep himself clean.
If you go too far and the camera zooms in, Zheng Xiong will appear to be in trouble.
He is young and holds a high position.
In addition, he has the attributes of an otaku, except for his relationship with the prince, and his social circle is very small.
The fact that such a person who does not belong to the Huaixi sect or the eastern Zhejiang sect is able to hold a high position has a lot to do with Lao Zhu's appreciation in addition to his own abilities.
And Zheng Xiong himself is also a character who is not afraid of offending people.
If the pharmacy says it will be blacklisted, it will be blacklisted.
He can keep asking for debts, and even created a drama to ask for debts. This kind of character is very annoying if he can't handle it.
Now appearing in front of him, Mr. Liu was very helpless and didn't know what Zheng Xiong was going to do.
We can only take one step at a time.
"The doctor is in front of the Marquis. I apologize for my blindness. I, Liu Xia, have met the Marquis."
He stretched out his hand to avoid hitting the smiling person. Seeing that Liu Xia's attitude was quite respectful, Zheng Xiong exchanged greetings with her.
"Oh, the courtesy is waived. Are you the manager of this gambling house?"
At this time, Liu Xia also felt pressure, mainly due to Zheng Xiong himself and his status.
"Back to the Marquis, my elder brother is serving as the Minister of War. He often talks about the Marquis with me. Every time he talks about it, he always praises the Marquis for being young and promising. When I look at him today, he is even more charming."
"I wonder if the Marquis can appreciate it. Come inside and have a cup of tea, so that I can show my friendship as a landlord."
When Zheng Xiong saw that Liu Xia was also a person who cared about him, he inadvertently even pretended to be a minister of the Ministry of War to explain the background, but he didn't mention anything serious, and his impression of him was much worse.
I am not a person who is afraid of trouble. I knew who was behind the gambling house when I came here. It is useless to click through it now.
Perhaps it was because there were so many people watching that he wanted to invite Zheng Xiong inside. However, Zheng Xiong was a stable person and would not enter a dangerous place. He immediately lost interest and replied.
"I know, your brother, the Minister of War, since you can invite me in, then you are in charge of the gambling house, right?"
Liu Xia forced a smile and said sadly.
"The Marquis has a keen eye. This gambling shop has something to do with me. I spent some money on it when it was first established. If I make any mistakes, I will admit the punishment."
Seeing that she couldn't escape, Liu Xia simply admitted that she was a bachelor, but left herself a way out and only admitted to participate.
When Zheng Xiong saw this situation, he had no intention of trying.
When I first met Niu Dunuo, I thought the casino was your home? As a result, it became soft. Although I only admitted part of it, I just needed to participate, and the rest could come slowly.
Without further words, Zheng Xiong immediately ordered.
"Left and right, take down these few people in front of you, while the rest wait for me to rush in."
"Everyone you see along the way will be captured by me. Don't let anyone go."
Seeing that Zheng Xiong was serious, Liu Xiagan wanted to resist, but was deterred when he saw the policeman behind Zheng Xiong.
The difference in numbers was too big, and resistance was ultimately asking for trouble, so I put my little thought aside.
Besides, I am not unprepared. This kind of gray industry still has backup options.
So seeing this situation, I still let it go and can only wait for my brother to reach out and fish it out.
A group of wolf-like and tiger-like policemen waved their iron rulers around, trying to hit anyone who was dishonest.
Everyone I saw along the way was beaten to the ground.
Soon we arrived at the main house in the courtyard.
The person staying in the house heard the movement outside the door, looked up, and immediately screamed in fright.
Then he realized what he was doing and shouted loudly to the gamblers and other people in the room.
"The official is here, run!"
The room was quiet at first, and then suddenly became chaotic.
He was so afraid that he couldn't care about anything else and quickly ran away from the house.
Those who were not afraid of trouble were left with a group of people who were obsessed with money. Seeing the chaos in the scene, those who maintained order had no time to take care of themselves, so they started to think carefully, greedily looked at the gambling money on the table, and then quickly put the money they saw in their own hands. in his arms.
Soon, all the gambling money on the table disappeared with the looting, leaving a mess on the ground.
Not satisfied with the robbery, he took aim at the people next to him. Fortunately, a loud shout suddenly came from outside the house, which made everyone wake up and run away quickly.
"Everyone holds their heads and kneels down. Don't take any chances. Those who continue to escape will not be held responsible for being killed or maimed."
There were only a few who could remain calm. A small number of people knelt down and begged for mercy, while the rest continued to flee.
Especially the group of people who robbed gambling funds came out. They were real gamblers, and they all had a lucky attitude.
The front was blocked, so they swarmed towards the north gate.
Before they had gone far, the road was blocked by an oncoming group of people.
"The north gate is blocked, it's all officers and soldiers."
There are many talented gamblers. When I heard that the north gate was blocked, I guessed that the situation at the other side gates should be similar.
The more people there are, the more powerful they are, so they encourage everyone.
"Quickly, run over the wall. The north gate is blocked, and other places must be blocked as well."
After hearing these words, everyone seemed to have found a backbone and agreed one after another.
"Yes, we can only climb over the wall. Everyone, hurry up and find something."
The timid ones are still waiting and watching, while the bold ones have found something and are trying to climb over the wall.
Zheng Xiong waited until all his men had gone in, and finally led a few people to escort Liu Xia and several of his younger brothers into the house.
Everywhere you look there are scenes of people fleeing in all directions.
The rest of them climbed over the courtyard wall. Before they could rejoice, they were poured cold water on them by those outside the courtyard wall.
I saw officers and soldiers also surrounding the courtyard wall, holding weapons in their hands and looking at the people on the wall.
The iron rulers in the hands of the officers and soldiers were also raised upwards, as if provoking, asking you to come down and try.
The people on the courtyard wall shrank, and those at the bottom who had not come up were still squeezing up without realizing the situation, and they were suddenly in a dilemma.
Fortunately, this situation did not last long. As all the people below were arrested, the situation calmed down, and the people on the courtyard wall were also arrested one by one.
The chaos didn't last long. With everyone being arrested, this sudden gambling operation came to a successful end.
Gamblers kneeling on the ground and people from gambling houses were also gathered.
After all the people were arrested, Zheng Xiong continued to give orders.
"Come here, call the brothers outside to assemble, and those inside will separate into two rows to conduct a body search."
"Come here one by one and be careful. As long as it is money, I will confiscate it."
"Send out another ten people for me to search the house inside and outside. All property will be confiscated. Do you all hear that?"
Except for people like the gambler and Liu Xia, the detectives were in high spirits and made loud promises.
"As commanded."
Zheng Xiong supervised in front of them, and the two groups of people conducted a body search and put all the money they found into a basket.
The people who were searched were pushed out of the door, and another group of people took over their custody. Everything went in an orderly manner.
As the progress progressed, there were fewer and fewer people in the courtyard, leaving behind a lot of property.
Finally, when the last person was searched, the raid came to an end.
And the sky turned dark unconsciously.
The policeman took out a torch for lighting, and after counting, the harvest of this trip was also presented in front of Zheng Xiong.
"Sir, there were nearly a hundred gamblers caught in the house. Except for the manager, the rest are all members of the gambling house."
"Nearly a thousand taels of property were recovered from the search. The property inside the house plus the belongings left on the ground totaled three thousand taels. The total money of four thousand taels is all here. Please take a look."
Zheng Xiong was very excited after hearing that he had simply obtained four thousand guan. It was better to make money quickly through robbery.
It's not considered robbery. It's all illegal and criminal proceeds in an official name. How can it be considered robbery?
"First of all, take the prisoner to the prison of the government office and transport it to the government office for storage. I will also put a seal on this house."
"yes."
Watching the crowd leave, Zheng Xiong slowly stood up.
"Let's go! Go home."
"Master, something bad has happened. The second master and his son were arrested by the government, and the gambling shop was also closed down."
Hearing this, Liu Qian stood up from where he had just returned home and asked in surprise.
"What's going on? Tell me the truth."
"Yes, according to the information I heard, the reason was that Mr. Liu Bucheng went to collect debts and ended up suing the government."
"Because it involves officials, Governor Zheng Xiong will preside over the trial."
"Then due to gambling issues, Zheng Fuyin led a team to raid the second master's gambling house, and everyone was caught and taken to the government office."
It was confusing to listen, but gradually the general outline of the matter became clear, and Liu Qian also knew what happened.
Knowing is worse than not knowing, Liu Qian secretly scolded Liu Bucheng for being such a cheater.
As for what his second-in-command did, Liu Qian was aware of it. He did it fairly covertly and carefully, so it was possible to distance himself from the relationship.
The next step is to recruit people.
I have some headaches in this aspect, mainly because I am not familiar with it and have no place to put pressure.
He is a talented person who stands on the opposite side of the officials. Recently, he has offended a large number of people because of his debts.
Therefore, it is impossible to apply pressure.
In addition, he is not a person on his line, so it seems useless to ask for mercy. The tried-and-true routines in the past have lost their effect here with Zheng Xiong, which is really a headache.
"You go to the government office to have a look first. It's getting late today, so it probably won't pass the trial. You go and check the situation. If there are any changes, report them to me as soon as possible. Go ahead!"
"yes."
After giving instructions to the errand boy, Liu Qian carefully sorted out Zheng Xiong's network.
As Zheng Xiong's immediate boss, Zheng Yiyan has worked under him for a long time, so he should be able to sell some face to Zheng Xiong.
The next person who interacted with Zheng Xiong was the prince. It was inappropriate to turn to the prince for his family's scandal. Besides, the matter was not irreversible, so he was not in a hurry, so this option was excluded.
Next is Zheng Xiong’s aunt who likes to chew her tongue.
It seems that my wife has dealt with him before, so she can try to save the country.
Thinking of doing it, Liu Qian called his wife and asked.
"Madam, are you familiar with Zheng Xiong's aunt, Mrs. Jia?"
"We know each other, but we're not very familiar with each other. I offended a group of people in the past. Ever since Zheng Xiong was granted the title of Marquis again, Jia's family has started to tremble again. Recently, she's been jumping up and down. She's a villain and is quite annoying. What's wrong? ?”
Liu Qian replied distressedly.
"Oh, my second brother has fallen into the hands of Zheng Xiong. Tomorrow you can bring some gifts and visit Jia's house to see if you can get Zheng Xiong to release him through Jia."
(End of chapter)
