After dawn, Song Che came to the dog meat shop early and rescued eight big wolf dogs from the dog dealers. Four were sent to Shen's Mansion and four were left in Yunshuifang.
"Brother Dog, Brother Dog, I saved your life, so you have to help me look after my house and keep the bad guys away. Do you understand?"
"Woof woof woof!"
Dogs understand human nature, and their loyalty is beyond the reach of some people.
Even though there was a fire last night, business still had to be done. With the concerted efforts of the store staff, the residue was cleaned up in one morning, the store resumed operation, and the clerks went out to work normally.
Song Che re-planned the stall area and only set up stalls in the north, south and east of the city. The number of stall staff increased from three to five, three male clerks and three female clerks, and each stall was returned Equipped with machetes and clubs.
"Listen, fellow vendors, if you encounter gangsters who cause trouble and charge protection fees or stall fees, let's convince them with morality first. If they don't listen, there's no need to be more polite and just go ahead and beat me up. I'll take care of you if you beat me to death." Mine, did you hear it?”
"Understood!"
A good person will be bullied by others, a good horse will be ridden by others, and if you don't show some blood in your life, no one will dare to shit or piss on your head.
"Shopkeeper Qin, have you finished the portrait I asked you to draw last night?" Song Che asked.
Qin Ruo took out a portrait from his sleeve and handed it over, "He looks roughly like this."
Qinruo is an expert in embroidery, so his painting skills are naturally good. The portrait in the picture is impressive. As long as this guy is still in Suzhou City, he will definitely be able to catch him.
"Husband, don't be impulsive. We are not hooligans."
"Madam, don't worry, I always know how to handle things appropriately."
Song Che put the portrait in his sleeve and strode out of Yunshuifang.
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South of the city.
The old streets and alleys are full of dragons and snakes.
The prostitution parlors open on the street, the fallen women in heavy makeup, the idlers in groups, and the listless common people are all lifelike and realistic portrayals of the people at the lowest level.
At the entrance of an old street, three or five market gangsters gathered around a small table. On the table was a broken bowl and three dice, which were being shaken loudly. They had a great time gambling with just a few copper coins.
"big big big!"
"Little! Little! Little!"
"Two, two, three, seven o'clock!"
"Damn you, I went out today and read the almanac, and it said that I have a lucky star, and I will definitely come back with a full load!"
"Liu San'er, if you don't have money, get off the table and don't pass on your bad luck to me!"
"Lao Gou, please give me three cents, and I'll give it back to you if you win."
"Go, go, go, I haven't paid back the five cents I borrowed last time!"
"Oh, look at you-"
"Da da da!"
Suddenly, an ingot of silver rolled onto the table, and the gangster's eyes widened. The weight of this ingot of silver was dozens of times greater than all the copper coins on the table combined.
"I'll lend you money to pay for it." Song Che didn't know when he was standing behind Liu San'er and said with a smile.
"It's him!"
"That witchcraft guy!"
"Run!"
The gangsters grabbed the coins and disappeared without a trace.
Liu San'er raised his head, saw Song Che, bared his teeth and smiled, even rolling and crawling to run away.
Song Che grabbed his collar and pulled him back: "Why are you running? Am I an evil ghost?"
Liu San'er hurriedly begged for mercy: "Uncle Song, aren't all the previous events overturned? I haven't been to the north of the city again. You...why did you come to me?"
Song Che dropped his hand, narrowed his eyes and smiled: "Don't worry, I came to you because I want to do business with you."
Liu San'er said bitterly: "Don't make fun of me. How can a person like me, who has eaten his last meal but never finished his meal, be qualified to do business with your big boss?"
Song Che picked up the silver on the table and stuffed it into Liu San'er's hand, "My father-in-law often says that no matter how stupid a donkey is, he can do it. I will come to you because I naturally take a fancy to your ability."
Liu San'er probably had never held solid silver in his life. He hesitated for a moment and then hesitated: "If it's murder and arson, I don't dare to do it..."
"Don't worry, I just asked you to find someone for me."
People like Liu San'er, who wear hundreds of clothes, eat hundreds of meals, hang out in the market all day long, are the most well-informed.
Song Che took out the portrait from his sleeve and showed it in front of Liu San'er, "This man showed up near the pier in the west of the city. If you can find out his information, I will reward you with another fifty taels of silver; if you can beat him up, If you bring a half-dead person to me, I will reward you with a hundred taels... Do you want to do this business?"
"Do it! Do it! Do it!" Liu Saner grabbed the portrait and put it in his arms. Who can have trouble with money?
Song Che raised his eyebrows, "Give me a deadline, and I feel confident."
"Three days!"
Liu San'er pointed out three fingers confidently, "As long as this guy is still in Suzhou City, I can help you find him in less than three days. If he is not a thorn, I will use a stick and a sack. Then I can tie him to you!"
Song Che nodded, "But don't be too ostentatious."
Liu Saner chuckled: "I don't dare to do this kind of thing openly..."
Song Che was generally very satisfied. He put his arm around Liu San'er's shoulder and said, "In business, what matters is integrity. The deposit is already in your hand, so don't run away with it, otherwise I will be very angry and the consequences will be serious." Very serious."
Liu San'er immediately raised his hands and swore, "Don't worry, Mr. Song. Although I, Liu San'er, am not worthy of being called a good person, I am still somewhat loyal. If I don't help you do things well, I will be struck by lightning from the sky." Five thunders struck me, I won’t die a good death, I won’t give birth to a son—"
"Okay, I won't make such a vicious oath."
Song Che picked up the dice on the table and asked, "Do you like gambling?"
Liu San'er shook his head: "It's just a bunch of gangsters who have nothing to do, just a few bets to kill time."
"Are you familiar with Datong Casino?" Song Che asked again.
"You're familiar! How can you not be familiar with the largest gambling house in Suzhou City," Liu San'er said with a smile: "In the past, when I had a few extra bucks in my pocket, I would go to Datong Gambling House to play a few games, but all my money was lost. ,hehehe..."
"Then do you want to win it back?" Song Che continued to ask.
Liu San'er was stunned, "It's not easy to win money in Datong Casino..."
Song Che smiled lightly, grabbed the dice and threw it on the table, "Crash..." After a while of rolling, six six six, three six, leopard number!
"Awesome! Just throw it and it's a leopard!" Liu San'er exclaimed.
That's not a boast. Business entertainment is basically done in nightclubs. How can you get customers drunk without some tricks?
"When does Datong Casino have the most people?" Song Che asked.
Liu San'er said: "It must be after nightfall. After everyone is busy with their work, they are all willing to try their luck in the gambling house."
"Very good," Song Che nodded and instructed: "In this way, at three o'clock in the morning, at nightfall, call all your friends and gather in the street outside Datong Casino. I will lead you to make a fortune tonight."
But Liu San'er looked embarrassed, "This... you don't know that all my friends have cleaner pockets than their faces. How can they have enough money to enter a gambling house?"
"You don't have to worry about money, just call them over. The more people, the better."
"In that case, just follow what my uncle said!"
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