In another room, Shi Tingyu was sitting at the desk. As the owner, Zhao Xiangsan stood and answered carefully and respectfully.
"General, I entered the Wanjia Gambling House last night and found out a few things." Zhao Xiangsan said. Last night, he was introduced to the gambling house by the man he met in the wine shop. It turned out that he only knew about the Wanjia Gambling House filled with cold light. The shop is engaged in the business of building plank roads and crossing Chencang secretly. During the day, it is just an ordinary gambling shop, but at night it is a place where bloody business is conducted, a life and death arena, and countless lives are secretly destroyed.
Zhao Xiangsan explained in detail what he saw and heard last night, including how many people were on the other side, how many entrances and exits there were, etc. These were all precious things he had gained from using the toilet or getting lost last night. The news is far clearer than the information that the escorts from the Four Seas Escort Agency have found out.
Zhao Xiangsan was originally a scout of the Northwest Army. He was good at observation, flexible, prudent, and not weak in martial arts. He was sent by Shi Tingyu to wander around Hanguang Town, inquiring about information. He did this for ten years, and was responsible for Hanguang Town. He knows everything about Zhao Xiangsan, and he often hangs out in restaurants, casinos and other places. Even people like the owner of the restaurant, Shopkeeper Wu, don’t know the true background of Zhao Xiangsan. People would never think that Zhao Xiangsan had his own residence, wife and children in the town.
Scouts like him who are secretly sent out are rare, traveling around the northwest, providing useful intelligence and knowledge. It is because of the efforts of people like him that the Northwest Army knows all places well and can restrain them. Force, destroy bandits and robbers, control the northwest, and maintain law and order.
"The stage is set up in the underground of Wanjia Gambling House. Access and entry are extremely strict. No weapons are allowed, and the people they imprisoned were forced to take cartilage powder." Zhao Xiangsan added that he had seen it with his own eyes, and only those who were about to take the stage were Those who were beaten would be given the antidote, and the rest of the time they wouldn't even have the energy to eat, let alone run away.
After last night, he finally understood the blood and cruelty on the stage. He didn't regard people as human beings at all. In order to please the gamblers, he actually let people beat them with whips soaked in salt water, insult and trample them.
There, as long as you have money, you can buy your life, kill people at will, and seek spiritual happiness. He saw it with his own eyes last night. A man bought a life for five hundred taels, and watched the man draw the knife in his hand wantonly. Entering the opponent's abdomen, the white knife went in and the red knife came out, blood was sprinkled all over the ring, and the tied man was restrained, helpless, tearing and roaring, until the blood flowed out and he slowly died.
But the people in the stands had excited faces, shouting wildly, screaming like a madman, and their eyes were red with excitement, wishing that the person holding the knife was themselves.
Five hundred taels of life, and how innocent the dead person was. He had no grievances against the other party, but used his life to fulfill the other party's twisted pleasure. Zhao Xiangsan was so angry that he was deformed. These are all a group of lunatics! Beasts without humanity.
And tragedies like this were staged every night, with the ruthless scythe harvesting innocent lives. He spent the most uncomfortable night in his life in the casino last night. He never wanted to rise from the ground and kill these extinct people. A beast of human nature, even if he fought bravely and died under the sword, in the end, his rationality returned and he endured it. Years of scouting career told him that he couldn't. His impulse could not save people. It can lead to deeper despair.
When Shi Tingyu heard what Zhao Xiangsan saw and heard, his brows furrowed deeper. An anger from the bottom of his heart caused the air in the room to condense instantly. He did not feel the ice-like coldness, and what made him feel even colder was People's hearts.
It is so sad that people's hearts are so cruel and indifferent.
Shi Tingyu said softly: "You did a good job. Once this matter is over, you will return to the army to report on your duties." After this matter, Zhao Xiangsan's identity was exposed, and he was no longer suitable to be a spy.
Zhao Xiangsan was beyond words to express his excitement, and he knelt down again: "Thank you, General."
He has been away from the army for ten years, and he is looking forward to returning day and night, to the battlefield for which he devoted his blood. Only on the battlefield, fighting the enemy bravely with his blood, can he arouse the passion and courage in his heart.
The life of being a spy is really not suitable for him.
Of course, another point is that with his current achievements, it is possible to be promoted to one or even three levels.
A man! The goal is to make achievements. A soldier who doesn't want to be a general is definitely not a good soldier.
The two of them discussed in the room for a long time. When they came out, it was already dark, and the snowflakes were floating in the sky. They were as beautiful as elves who had fallen into the mortal world. They fell to the ground gracefully. Meiniang used dry firewood to lay firewood in the yard. A fire was lit inside, and Xiao Ming, Daya and Erya squatted under an old tree that had lost all its leaves, using its branches to dig at the frozen pears under the snow.
Under the light of the fire, the three people's faces were red and they were particularly charming.
"Aunt Xiao, I dug one out." Erya shouted happily, holding a frozen pear in her little hands.
"Well, there are six, that's enough!" Xiao Ming said, her little hands were red from the cold, but her mood was happy.
Shi Tingyu looked at Xiao Ming, her cheeks flushed and beautiful, like the long-lost sunshine in winter, dispelling the cold, and at the same time dispelling the haze in Shi Tingyu's heart, making his depressed mood gradually improve.
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In the early morning, Xiao Ming woke up from her sleep. Last night was a rare peaceful sleep in the past half month. Duke Zhou didn't call her and she had a good night's sleep.
Xiao Ming walked out of the room and looked outside. Meiniang led her two daughters to sort out dried beans in the yard. They were dried in the summer and reserved for winter dishes. You must know that in the bitter cold land of the northwest, it is necessary to If you want to eat vegetables in winter, you have to get busy in summer, pickle radishes, dry beans, and store cabbage, winter melon and other easy-to-store vegetables in the cellar. Only in this way can you eat them in winter. A bite of vegetables and a big pot of stewed beans with more vegetables and less meat can make you happy for three days.
When Meiniang saw Xiao Ming coming out, she hurried over to greet her: "Miss Xiao is awake. Come in and sit for a while. I'll go to the kitchen to heat up breakfast for you." Meiniang said and asked Daya to go to Xiao Ming. Bring hot water for washing.
Xiao Ming blushed. She was the last one to get up. According to Meiniang, they had already had breakfast. Xiao Ming was sad. Why were people in ancient times used to get up early? Is it too late for her to get up at seven o'clock?
Xiao Ming looked around and found no figure of Shi Tingyu. She had a very bad feeling in her heart and stood up: "Where is Shi Tingyu?"
"Master Shi has something to do. He went out last night. He told me to take good care of the girl. She has been tired from running around these days." Meiniang said with a smile on her face. Master Shi is really a considerate person.
Xiao Ming~~
Suddenly, there was a feeling of sadness and anger in my heart, and a heat rushed into my eyes. He had indeed left her behind, and they had agreed to set off together in the morning?
Breaking her promise and leaving without saying goodbye, in his heart she was just a child, a golden bird in need of protection.
I bet he had already had this idea in mind when he brought her here.
As everyone knows, what she needs is not such extra care, what she wants is the opportunity to fight side by side with him!
It's a pity that he doesn't understand. Please pay attention to the latest chapters in the future.
