It's not surprising that something like this happens in southern Xinjiang, after all, this is the way it is.
The weak eat the strong, this is the truth in the world.
But what Qin He couldn't figure out was why Ma Biao, a tough bandit, was still there and why he was robbed?
"Where's Ma Biao?"
Qin He asked with an ugly expression as he stared at the pockmarked Liu who was kneeling on the ground with a bruised nose and swollen face.
Hearing this, the pockmarked Liu suffered even more.
"Brother Qin... Ma Biao... Ma Biao was beaten the worst... and... and those guys even said that if they couldn't give twenty taels of silver, they would send Ma Biao to the Yamen!"
Upon hearing this, Qin He fell into deep thought.
Twenty taels of silver is definitely not a small amount in southern Xinjiang. You have to know that they only earned eight taels in these seven days. What's more important is that this is selling private salt. If it were to be replaced by other serious business, they don't know what to do. The year of the monkey and the month of the horse are gone.
Of course, Qin He is not thinking about money, because in his eyes, money can be earned again if it is gone, and selling private salt is a shameful thing.
Qin He didn't want to be beheaded as soon as he started to improve.
In addition, Qin He absolutely cannot trust Ma Biao. If he is really sent to the Yamen, he will be a death row prisoner. When the time comes to talk about their illegal salt sales, the consequences...
Unthinkable.
"Go and call Xu Gang."
It was rare for Qin He to continue talking nonsense to Pockmarked Six, so he directly asked him to call Xu Gang.
Upon hearing this, the pockmarked Liu got up from the ground and scurried to look for Xu Gang.
In half a cup of tea, Mumian Liu and Xu Gang arrived at Qin He's home.
"Did I tell you about pockmarked Liu on the road? What do you think about this?"
As soon as Xu Gang entered the door, Qin He asked.
After hearing Qin He's words, Xu Gang's already angry face showed a hint of anger. He slapped the pock-faced Liu on the back of his head and cursed: "You dogs, you will only cause trouble!"
Perhaps because he took his anger out on Pockmarked Six, Xu Gang's expression softened slightly before he spoke.
"Brother Qin, I think we can't let them do this. We can just copy the guy and kill them to death."
Xu Gang has always acted like this, he is absolutely tough and will never waste words on matters that can be solved with force.
When Xu Gang said these words, the pockmarked Liu beside him had a sad look on his face, covering the back of his head that Xu Gang had just hit, and said submissively.
"Xu Gang, are you afraid of this?"
Pockmarked Liu's voice was not loud, but in this quiet room, Xu Gang could hear it clearly, and slapped Pockmarked Liu on the back of the head again.
"Pockmarked Liu, you piece of shit, if it weren't for you trash, would we be in these troubles?"
Xu Gang cursed. Because he was too excited, Xu Gang's voice became much louder.
Seeing this, Qin He looked at Xu Gang and whispered: "Keep your voice down!"
Xu Gang then glared at Pockmarked Six angrily.
At this moment, Qin He's eyes also fell on pockmarked Liu and asked.
"Tell me, why not?"
The pock-faced Liuyi quickly expressed what he was thinking when he heard Qin He speak.
"Brother Qin, if even one of them escapes, then our secret affair will be...exposed!"
After hearing this, Qin He's face, which had already calmed down a lot, suddenly changed. He looked at Pockmarked Six with cold eyes and whispered.
"Did you tell me about making private salt?"
Qin He's voice was very low, but no matter how low it was, it could still be heard clearly, not to mention Qin He's eyes were like sharp swords piercing into the heart of Ma Mian Liu.
Pockmarked Six naturally knew that Qin He was really murderous. After all, making private salt was a matter of no avail.
"Brother Qin...I...how can I tell these things? Even if you lend me ten bears' hearts and leopards' courage, you don't dare to say it!"
"But...the Kutan water we picked was also detained by them. If they find out about this, then our refining of private salt will be..."
Having said this, Pockmarked Six did not continue.
After hearing this, Qin He felt relieved a little.
As long as the matter of refining private salt is not revealed, then everything is easy to talk about.
"How many of them are there?"
Qin He glanced at Pockmarked Liu and asked.
After hearing this, Pockmarked Liu said solemnly: "There are only five of them, but - but they all have guys!"
After listening to the pockmarked Liu's words, Qin He fell into a brief thought.
After a moment, Qin He cast his gaze on Xu Gang beside him and whispered.
"Walk!"
When Xu Gang heard this, he glared at Pockmarked Liu and followed him.
Seeing the two people leaving, Pockmarked Six also chased after them.
After nearly a stick of incense, Qin He and the others, led by Maw-faced Six, arrived at the place where they were imprisoned.
The place where several people were imprisoned was not far from Kutan. From the outside, it looked like a dilapidated and abandoned hut.
As soon as Qin He and others appeared, they saw a black shadow flash past in the night, and then appeared in front of them.
"follow me!"
After saying that, the shadow walked straight towards the abandoned hut.
As soon as he entered the hut, Qin He saw a kerosene lamp placed in the middle of the hut.
The light was not very bright, but it was enough to illuminate the entire hut.
Ma Biao and others were leaning against the wall, their noses and faces were bruised and swollen. One look at them showed that they had suffered a lot.
Seeing Qin He and others coming in, a man who looked to be in his early twenties came up to him in the middle of the hut.
This man does not look strong, but rather a thin type, a typical refugee from southern Xinjiang.
But even so, the fierceness in this man's eyes remained unabated, which showed that he often did a lot of robbing and robbing people.
"Did you bring the ransom?"
A sharp voice came from the man.
Qin He's eyes only stayed on the man briefly at this moment, and then swept across the entire hut.
As Ma Mian Liu said, including the man who just brought them in, there were only five people in the hut.
Not only was the man who spoke thin, but the rest of them were not much different either.
Although they are not all sallow and skinny, they are not very different.
Because of this, Qin He was a little confused as to how the pockmarked sixth class people were captured by these guys.
While scanning the crowd, Qin He's eyes briefly came into contact with Li Yang.
"I'm asking you something!"
When the man saw Qin He looking around, he suddenly cursed in displeasure.
Only then did Qin He cast his eyes on the man and said with a smile.
"Brother, since we are here, we have already prepared the money!"
Hearing this, the man's face also showed a hint of joy, and he pursed his lips towards Qin He to signal him to take out the money.
Qin He naturally understood, and immediately took out the silver pattern from his cuff and presented it in front of the man.
"There are ten taels of silver here. As for the remaining ten taels, we really can't get them..."
However, before Qin He finished speaking, the man had already excitedly snatched the silver pattern from his hand.
