"Ma Liu? What is he doing here?"
After hearing the report from the people below, Bailang felt doubtful in his heart. He hasn't dealt with Ma Liu for a long time. Moreover, he had no interaction with the other party on weekdays, so a sudden visit would definitely cause trouble.
"Let him in."
Soon Ma Liu was led into Bailang's public house by a waist knife. This guy is still the same, with a smiling face and a slightly bent waist, looking very humble.
"Master Bai."
"Sit down. You don't want to play around with money. You probably didn't come here just for fun. Then you have something to do. Tell me, what's the matter?"
Ma Liu quickly said: "Master Bai, it's about the girl in the long skirt before."
Girl in a long skirt?
The expression on Bai Lang's face froze, and then he smiled and said, "What? Hasn't that incident already happened a long time ago? Is there any trouble now?"
"Master Bai, it's like this. After the previous incident, the Yamen, the City Lord's Mansion, and the guys who claimed to be secret guards at the back all came to check and inquire. But they all asked very simply. They asked about the number of sisters who were on the street that night. As well as the origin of the dead sister. I greeted Yakou in advance, and they gave me the respect and didn’t say much. The matter was over as it was.
But this morning, a new order came from the city lord's palace, and he copied part of the account book in my hand and left. It's the accounts related to the girl in the long skirt. But that was a false account, and it was time for me to make it up temporarily after much thought. "
"Are you worried about being dug out?"
"Yes, Mr. Bai. The younger one has one account book in his hand, and the eldest lady's side also has one. The two books will be checked regularly. I can only change the account book in my hand. Once someone is interested, the eldest lady's account book will be changed." I’ve also got the account, and if I check it again, I’ll find something wrong.”
Bai Lang raised his eyebrows when he heard this. He could hear that Ma Liu's words contained both warning and merit. After all, Ma Liu was quite particular about the series of cover-up actions, and did not sell Bailang when asked, as he said during the original transaction. No matter what the starting point is, this favor must be recognized in vain. It also illustrates the hidden dangers at this time.
"Are you sure that the account book in Madam's hand will also be copied?"
"I'm not sure, but if we really want to check, unless we omit it intentionally, it's unlikely that the share in the eldest lady's hands will be left behind."
Ma Liu was actually very panicked. Even the words he just expressed his merit were not entirely to help Bailang, but also to protect himself. Because the incident involving the long-skirted girl developed far beyond Ma Liu's expectations, and the troubles were getting bigger and bigger. Ma Liu knew that if he really vomited when asked, he didn't know whether Bailang could run away, but he was sure that he would have to walk around without finishing his food.
Later, maybe the girl in the long skirt was not conspicuous, or maybe no one cared if a girl died, so although it seemed that the cover-up was hasty and flawed, she still managed to get away with it. Ma Liu himself knew the uneasiness in this. During that time, he could neither eat well nor sleep well.
Now I thought things were finally over, but something happened suddenly. Finally, after much deliberation, I had to come to Bailang for ventilation.
Bai Lang walked around in the apartment for a long time, walked up behind Ma Liu who was sitting on the chair, and put his hand on the other person's shoulder. Said: "Ma Liu, don't panic. In fact, to be honest, this matter is not something that a pimp can participate in. Even I can't help myself. So in the final analysis, it is a coping method."
"Master Bai, tell me!"
"Pretend to be stupid. Accounts are made by people, and people make mistakes. You missed a girl at the beginning and made up for it later. You just missed checking the account with the eldest lady. There is a mistake, but it is I won’t be involved in the incident.”
"Ah? Mr. Bai, how can you get through this?" Ma Liu was stunned. He didn't expect Bai Lang to say that at such a critical moment, he could just pretend to be stupid. It was hard to accept for a while.
"Why not. As a pimp, you will inevitably make mistakes in your accounts. What's wrong with that? In addition, the relationship around you is clean, even if you want to check, what can you find? Don't worry.
Of course, the risk is brought by me. If you notice anything, you can come to me immediately. I'll help you figure it out again. "
After Bai Lang finished speaking, he took out a wooden box from the drawer, opened it, looked at it, closed it, and then placed the whole box in Ma Liu's arms.
"There is some money here, it's not much, but it shows a little bit of my gratitude. Take it."
"Master Bai, I'm not."
Bailang held down Ma Liu, who was about to refuse, and continued: "Just take it if I give it to you. You took the risk. We treated you badly in our previous transaction. The money is for a purpose. I will keep your favor in mind.
In addition, you need to come up with an idea for the tooth mouth. There can't be any more mistakes there, or you won't be able to get along. Do you understand? "
Ma Liu was stunned for a moment when he heard this and didn't seem to understand, but then he thought of something and his body trembled, and his voice trembled as he said, "Master Bai, do you really want to do this?"
"It's up to you how you do it."
"Okay Master Bai, I'll go back and think about it carefully. If I have anything, I'll come to you right away." Ma Liu left Qianfang anxiously, looking like he was worried and distracted in the night.
As soon as Ma Liu left, Bai Lang called Zhang Wu over.
"Master Bai?"
"I've arranged for someone to secretly target Ma Liu for me. Not only his whereabouts, but also who has seen him and when, I have to try my best to find out."
"That's no problem. There are a few gangsters under Ma Liu who are playing money in our place. They are all bosses who recognize money but not people. Let them keep an eye on Ma Liu's movements, and a few street wanderers to keep an eye on him. , There will definitely be no mistakes, Lord Bai, don’t worry.”
"Remember not to let Ma Liu notice."
"My subordinate understands."
Zhang Wu took the order and went down to arrange it. Bailang's face was unusually a little more troubled. What he was thinking about was nothing else but his handling of Ma Liu's matter today.
Bailang himself knew that the safest way now was to shut up Ma Liu. The situation is the same as at the beginning. It's just that Bailang had hoped that Lingyu wouldn't be discovered, so he didn't act cruelly. This is still the case today.
"Yamen, City Lord's Mansion, secret guards, and finally an envoy. Logically speaking, there won't be any problems after going through such a series of people. Why come again? And it's City Lord's Mansion that is doing it again. It doesn't make sense! "
Bai Lang didn't know that there was a disciple named Li Youjun from the Yun Sect of the Imperial Sect because he was concerned about his merits, so he didn't give up tracing the whereabouts of the female ghost Lingyu. This is the reason for this. As for the City Lord's Mansion, it just did its best to do the personnel work and did not sort it out at all. It just reassembled the things Li Youjun requested and sent them to the capital.
"Let's take it one step at a time. If something happens to Ma Liu, something will go wrong first, and then the line will have to be cut off." Bai Lang frowned. Killing was never what he wanted, but sometimes he had no choice.
(End of chapter)
