"Zhentang, how come the people from the yamen are mixed up with the people from the sword shop across the street?" Zhang Wu muttered gloomily next to Bai Lang.
"Let's go in and talk later. Have you told Mr. Snake about the situation?"
"Brothers have already gone in to report. Lord Snake must know the situation here."
Hearing this, Bailang didn't say anything more, and followed Zhang Liang and Cheng Jian into the venue.
Like Zhang Wu, Bai Lang was also filled with doubts. The Yamen and the Knife Hall are not affiliated to each other and have always kept a distance. At least within the scope of his knowledge, he had never heard of anyone from the yamen interfering in the sword shop, let alone something like this where they were obviously helping to suppress the battle.
What is the Yamen doing? Was it Zhang Liang's own unauthorized action? Or did it come from Deputy Judge Liao? Or is there another reason?
When I returned to the venue, it was already different from when Bailang came out. Most of the punters were spread out around the edges of the lobby, leaving the middle area empty. And many of them had smiles on their faces, looking at the new people coming in, as if they were just watching the excitement and not afraid of the big deal.
After all, the first people who came in were a few government officials with long swords. With the government officials present, the gamblers don't have to worry about killing them and turning them into fish in a pond. As all the children in Yongchuan City know, there will never be a fight in the knife studio in front of the government officials. And usually in this case Qianfang will also give some compensation to the "disturbed" gamblers.
There are benefits to be gained, and there is no danger. Whoever leaves will be a fool!
"It turns out to be Bantou Zhang, a rare visitor! I rarely saw Bantou Zhang come to my place in the past, but I didn't expect that Bantou Zhang would come to support me on the first day of the opening. It really makes the shop shine!"
Liu She laughed and came forward. He arched his hands towards Zhang Liang. His words seemed hospitable, but his eyes were fixed on Zhang Liang like knives.
"Shopkeeper Liu, you don't have to be polite. I came here on a whim to see what Qianfang, which is known as the biggest and best in Yongchuan City, looks like. I also want to do my part to prevent the store from being noisy and uneasy on the first day it opens. No. Will it disturb shopkeeper Liu's business?" Zhang Liang was also laughing, and at the same time his eyes met Liu She's.
"No, no, no, no matter what, Team Leader Zhang, the key to doing business with an open door is to be friendly and make money. How can there be noisy and unrest? Even if a dog comes in, it can just leave with a meat bone in its mouth. But here is It’s the best place to try your luck in Yongchuan City. It’s much better than the place in Xicheng. Hahaha.”
Xicheng is the territory controlled by Lin Yue's sword shop. There are also two money shops there, and one of them is the money shop where Cheng Jian, who is standing behind Zhang Liang, is located, and Cheng Jian is also the town hall.
In fact, many gamblers present recognized Cheng Jian. Knife halls are divided into different areas, but gamblers don't care what area they are in. They will go to whichever one they feel lucky, and they often go around the money shops in the city. So when they saw Cheng Jian, everyone who thought quickly knew what the situation was today. This shows that the people in Lin Zuodao are dissatisfied with the newly opened Daqianfang here taking away business, so they are here to cause trouble!
Sure enough, after Liu She mentioned "better than Xicheng Qianfang", Cheng Jian behind Zhang Liang spoke up.
"That's not necessarily true. I heard that although this money shop was merged by two previous companies, the accounts are still in chaos and have not been straightened out yet, and the cash on hand is even more stretched. Once anyone is lucky, the big bet will be , there is probably no way to pay it back here. You don’t want to write a note to owe it, right?”
As soon as Cheng Jian said this, Liu She looked over with a sinister look.
"If you talk nonsense, your tongue will be cut out. Didn't your uncle Gao Fei teach you that?"
"Shopkeeper Liu is bluffing me? Hey, it's my fault for being big-mouthed. I shouldn't say this in front of so many people, right?" Cheng Jian calculated that Liu She was looking at him, but he didn't flinch at all on his face. Keep provoking. Although what he said were all lies, so what? At this time, Zhang Liang was present, who dared to touch him? Zhang Liang was eager to have such an opportunity.
Liu She snorted coldly and turned to give a few instructions to Yu Ping, who was also beside him. The latter quickly called on several waist knives to follow him.
Not long after, a burst of noise sounded from behind. I saw Yu Ping leaving and returning, and the few waist knives who followed him were carrying a two-foot-square iron box and placed it on a table in the middle of the lobby.
"Open."
Following Liu She's order, the box was opened, with shining silver pieces neatly stacked inside. For such a large box, the number is definitely close to a thousand. And there was a small box in the box, which was also opened, and there were more than a dozen gold pieces inside!
"This is the cash that the money shop always keeps. Although the amount is not too much, it is more than enough to cope with normal situations. You can play around with it."
No words can be more reassuring than real money. Most of the people present had never seen so much money in front of them in their lives. Including whitecaps.
But swallowing is one thing, grabbing it is another. Those villains holding knife handles are not easy to mess with. Besides, that’s the knife shop’s money!
On the contrary, it stimulated the nerves of the gamblers in the lobby. Since you don't dare to grab it, then go to the gambling table. If you get lucky today, will you have a chance to win part of it from the box?
"Hey, this is a lot of money. But it's not necessarily true that I can definitely cope with the situation. I am also here to play with money today and see how my luck goes. I won't be happy if I win too much and shopkeeper Liu can't pay it out. IOU?" Cheng Jian smiled happily. Because even though the initial plan failed at this point, it went smoothly later on.
"This is natural. In the money shop, everyone depends on their luck."
At this point, Cheng Jian smiled and walked away, as if he was really looking for a place to make money. The few people he came with also dispersed. However, Zhang Liang and his team of government servants did not mean to play with money. Instead, they were wandering around the place. If it weren't for their attire, they would have thought they were the lobby of the money shop.
"Keep an eye on their people. There must be backhands among these people." Liu She called Bai Lang over and gave instructions.
"My subordinate understands!"
In fact, without Liu She's instructions, Bai Lang had already realized that Cheng Jian and Zhang Liang's co-operation was probably to create this scene in Qianfang, so that Qianfang would throw a trap, and then they would reveal their plan to ruin the place today. Later move.
Bai Lang stared at Cheng Jian. This guy was indeed playing dominoes, and his skills were pretty good. Counting more than a dozen games he had lost and lost, he had already won almost a silver from the table.
But even if Cheng Jian is lucky, he still wants to ruin this? Is it too simple to think?
"Zhentang, something is wrong over there."
"Huh? Cheng Jian's people?"
"Probably, but I didn't come with them. I came in early. I just didn't wear any clothes." Zhang Wu hurriedly came over and said in Bai Lang's ear.
