When Ma Liu returned home, he didn't even bother to take a sip of water. He paced back and forth in the room restlessly, paying no attention to anyone. He can't swim in the dirtiest activities in Yongchuan City for so many years without any brains. So something came to his mind.
Different people have different ways of dealing with people from the city lord's palace, people from the yamen, businessmen, third-rate people, people from the sword shop. There are more taboos and vigilance.
The feeling Bailang gave Ma Liu tonight already made him feel that something was not right. Especially when Bai Lang hinted that he should go find the person in Yakou, and then asked him to choose whether to kill someone or not to silence him, Ma Liu felt as if he had been poured a basin of ice water into his heart.
At first glance, it doesn’t seem strange that the dealer who killed Yakou would cut off the clues. After all, the people in the swordsmanship studio can't stand firmly if their methods are not ruthless.
But Ma Liu thought further, can the person who killed Yakou be punished once and for all? No way! Because Yakou also has accounts, what if the other party checks Yakou’s accounts again? In this way, killing someone will not solve the problem.
Can you really get by by pretending to be stupid? Ma Liu didn't believe it.
So what should we do? A thought that frightened him came to Ma Liu's mind: Kill me? !
Ma Liu put himself in his shoes. He felt that if he were Bai Lang, the secret would inevitably be discovered, so the safest way would be to cut off the clues that might connect him. And he, Ma Liu, was the only clue that could expose Bai Lang. If he was killed, no one would know Bai Lang's role in the incident.
After thinking about this, Ma Liu was so frightened that his heart trembled.
bet? Ma Liu usually doesn't even gamble with money, so you let him gamble with his life here? It's definitely not possible.
"If Bai Lang wants to kill me, he won't do it right away. Otherwise, he won't be able to escape his involvement if I die immediately when I come back from his place. But people will definitely come to keep an eye on me. So, I have to respond early!"
How to deal with it? This is where Ma Liu really finds it difficult. As Bai Lang said before, this matter is no longer something that Ma Liu dares to expose. Even if he is just implicated, it may cost his life. Otherwise, he wouldn't have consciously helped Bailang cover up in the first place. I didn’t expect that I still haven’t escaped it now.
Therefore, it is impossible to protect yourself by flipping the table. Ma Liu doesn't care whether Bailang dies or not. What he cares about is that he cannot die.
After thinking about it, Ma Liu found that there was a road in front of him, and he couldn't hesitate too much, otherwise this road might disappear.
That’s running!
Running all night and night! Leave Yongchuan City!
This choice is difficult for Ma Liu. Because he was doing well in Yongchuan City. Once he runs away like this, it means that everything he has accomplished in the past ten years will be in vain, and he may even live a homeless life in the future, and even wander for a long time.
But looking at it from another perspective, Ma Liu felt that this choice was not too difficult. After all, he was alone and had no family to tie him down. He could simply pack up his belongings and run away.
It’s just such a shame! How much can you take away alone?
Gritting his teeth, Ma Liu watched the sky outside getting darker and darker, knowing that he could no longer hesitate. He went back indoors and dug out his belongings. Except for some necessary silver and copper loose coins, the rest were filled with gold pieces. He even went to the side courtyard and changed into a set of clothes worn by the people in the house.
Afterwards, Ma Liu went out from the back door in the dark, chose a detour to the west gate to exit the city, and then headed north on Shangguan Road. We can't go to the south now. After all, the Pengshan Pass military incident that is currently being rumored is in the south. If we are unlucky on the way, we will be forced to fight. Go north, to the capital!
At dawn the next day, Bai Lang heard the news from Zhang Wu.
"Ma Liu is missing?"
Zhang Wu lowered his head, not daring to straighten his waist, and almost fell to his knees. Last night, I was still swearing to say one thing after another. As a result, the person disappeared at dawn.
"The servants in Ma Liu's house said they seemed to hear a noise at the back door in the middle of the night yesterday. They went out and looked, and it was indeed the back door that was opened from the inside. It was only after dawn that they found out that Ma Liu was missing.
Master Bai, my subordinates were negligent, please punish me."
"Okay! Now you immediately search Ma Liu's house for me on the pretext that Ma Liu owes water money. Don't touch the money and look for any suspicious letters or anything like that. Don't do anything wrong this time!"
"My subordinate understands!"
So the Ma Liu Mansion, which had become as headless as a fly because of the loss of its master, had no intention of resisting the people in the sword shop, and allowed the vicious Zhang Wu to lead more than ten people inside and outside the Ma Liu Mansion. I searched it three times. In the end nothing was found. At least there was nothing "suspicious" in the house of a gangster leader and pimp, let alone anything related to the knife studio or Bailang.
"My subordinates searched inside and out several times and found nothing suspicious."
Bai Lang frowned and remained silent.
Zhang Wu asked tentatively: "Master Bai, do you want the brothers to go look around?"
"No need. He left in the middle of the night yesterday. What can you find if you go now? He has already gone far away. But you continue to keep an eye on the Ma Liu Mansion, including those bastards in the core of Ma Liu. If anything happens, If someone comes into contact with them or if there is any special behavior, please tell me immediately."
"Okay Master Bai!"
Zhang Wu left, and Bai Lang leaned back in his chair, his face gloomy and somewhat relieved. Ma Liu was not a good person, but he was kind to Bai Lang. Now that he is running away, in addition to being smart enough, he also gives Bailang another choice. He no longer has to worry about killing and silence and moral choices.
This can be regarded as an unexpected result of both worlds. As for whether Ma Liu can escape in the end. Or maybe this matter will not develop in the direction of the worst guess, Bailang cannot know the outcome at the moment.
However, one wave after another broke out. Bailang had just put away his complicated mood after Ma Liu ran away in the morning, but at noon, other troubles came to his door.
"Master Chen, if you need anything, just ask me to come over. Why do you need to make this trip yourself?" The thing Bai Lang cares about most now is the Master Chen in front of him, Chen Zhiyun. The other party's attitude represents Zuodao Tang Yan's attitude, which can then be used to judge whether his previous guesses were correct.
"Master Bai is busy with his affairs, and Chen is free. Naturally, he will not let Master Bai make a trip."
"Haha, Mr. Chen is joking. You are the right-hand man of the sword, so you have no time to shoulder the heavy responsibility? I wonder what Mr. Chen has ordered here?"
"Without him, I want to see how far Mr. Bai has practiced Soul Refining and Soul Refining."
Bailang thought to himself, "It's really here." He pretended to be reluctant and said: "Mr. Chen, I just started practicing, and it's hard to tell how far I have reached. Please, please."
"No need, Master Bai can just put his hand on this thing." Chen Zhiyun said as he took out a palm-sized copper plate and placed it in front of Bai Lang.
(End of chapter)
