When Chen Yuan and Gu Ming finally landed on the wall of Ning Qiang's gambling house, Dai Er had been waiting in the courtyard for a long time. He changed seven or eight sitting positions and performed two sets of boxing before finally seeing the two of them.
"Why are you so slow? Let's go quickly." Dai Er urged the two of them to come down.
Gu Ming was leading Chen Yuan into the tunnel of the gambling house when he heard Dai Er shouting: "This way, this way." The two of them looked at Dai Er, who pointed at the house. Seeing Gu Ming's doubtful eyes, Dai Er was quite pleased with himself and said: "We have rescued them all, they are all in the house."
Gu Mingdao: "Didn't I ask you to wait for us to come and go in together?"
"Hey! You've asked me to clean up all the guards inside. What's going to happen?" Dai Er disagreed.
"You..." Gu Ming was speechless for a moment and had no words to explain, "If you want them to come out, wouldn't I just find a few carriages and drag them all to Houjiachuan like you?"
Dai Er was about to say something, but Chen Yuan said: "It doesn't matter, I'll go in and take a look." After saying that, he ducked into the tunnel, followed closely by Gu Ming, leaving Dai Er alone scratching his head, wanting to follow in. Didn't go again.
Chen Yuan and Gu Ming walked in the dim tunnel. The tunnel was long and narrow, but there were no branches, only one. A dozen cave dwellings were taken out on each side to serve as houses. Thick logs were intertwined horizontally and vertically to seal the entrances, and chains were hung. They were no different from ordinary cells. Next to each cell, there was a torch, some still lit. There are a few rooms on the right that are not as simple as this. The openings are square and square, larger than the others, and equipped with a double door. The inside of the door is not like other cells. There is only a layer of wheat straw on the ground as a bed. These cells have decent beds, and the bedding is quite soft, but most of them have blood stains. It seems that some of them were kept by the guards of Yixiaotang, and some of them were where Yanqi and the others suffered. In the center of the tunnel is a large circular open space with no houses around it and a stone table in the middle. The table was empty. There was a layer of wheat straw not far from the table. There were two jars of wine on the ground. Food was scattered on the wheat straw. The wine cups were lying around, and some were broken on the ground next to them. Not only were there debris and debris on the ground, there were also seven or eight people lying on the ground. It seemed that these guards were drinking and having fun not long ago, so they were sent away by Gu Ming.
Chen Yuan looked at each house very carefully. In some houses, he even picked up the wheat straw on the floor, but found nothing. He said to Gu Ming, "It's just an ordinary dungeon." Gu Ming nodded when he heard this.
"There's only one thing I don't quite understand." Chen Yuan said again.
"What's wrong?" Gu Ming asked
"How do they go to the toilet?" Chen Yuan asked, "There is no latrine in any corner of this dungeon." Chen Yuan continued.
"Maybe there is a dung bucket." Gu Ming said.
"I can't find half a barrel, and I can't even smell the smell." Chen Yuan said.
"The people imprisoned here are not as good as animals in their eyes, how can they give them shit and urine." Chen Yuan added.
"That means the latrine is not in this dungeon, but outside." Gu Ming said.
"That's too troublesome. There are many disabled people here who have difficulty moving. Who would take them outside to use the toilet three or five times a day?" Chen Yuan added.
"Go out and ask the children in those houses, and you'll know." Gu Ming said.
Chen Yuan nodded and said: "There are screams and wailing here day and night. Has anyone heard the sounds coming from the ground?"
"Probably not. The top of the dungeon is more than a foot above the ground, and the soil is still very thick. The room is the only entrance and exit." Gu Ming said.
"One foot, it's really hard to fly." After Chen Yuan said that, he struck the top with sword energy diagonally, and a black hole two fingers wide appeared on the top, but no light came through. Chen Yuan added: "Look, even my internal strength can't penetrate it. Even if there is no one here overnight, who among these children or girls can escape by drilling holes."
The two of them came out of the tunnel and saw Dai Er squatting on the ground outside the courtyard, watching.
"What's wrong, second child? I lost my waist and can't you find it?" Gu Ming teased.
Dai Er took a look at the two people who came out and said, "Look, this brick cracked for no reason." Dai Er gestured, "Really, there was a snap." Gu Ming and Dai Er smiled and said nothing. , walked straight to the room where Dai Er placed the children.
If there is anything in this world that Chen Yuan is afraid of, he will definitely be afraid of opening this door; if there is anything in this world that Chen Yuan is afraid of seeing, then he will definitely be afraid of the scene inside the door. Although Chen Yuan had seen the sight of the mutilated children and was mentally prepared, he still trembled unavoidably and his heart throbbed violently twice.
All the tortures that the world can think of seem to have appeared in this room. There were nearly twenty children in the room. The only ones who were in good health were two little girls about thirteen or fourteen years old. Their clothes were colorful but tattered. They were torn. There were wounds and whip marks on their faces and the tattered clothes. Tired, there are also stab wounds. Most of the others were boys, and those who were missing arms and legs were the most common. They simply wrapped some medicine on the wounds and dragged them out to beg when they were healed. One man had lost his face and scalp and was dripping with blood, but his rising and falling chest told others that he was still alive. One man's lower body was completely missing, and he was placed entirely on a wooden board with four small wheels. There was a girl, whose appearance was not that of ordinary people. Her limbs were cut off and she was put into a wine jar. Only her head was exposed, and two long braids were placed on both sides of the jar. Another child…
Chen Yuan couldn't stand it anymore, so he went out and asked Dai Er, "Why are they all asleep?"
Dai Er lowered his head: "When I came in, there were all screams and howls, which made me feel uncomfortable. I saw that they were also in pain, so I sealed their Dazhu cave."
Chen Yuan nodded and said: "That's good, at least they don't feel any pain."
"This bunch of dog-chewed offal has tortured these children to this state!" Dai Er said through gritted teeth.
"They found that they were used to seeing people with missing arms and legs. They didn't have much money, so they made them look even worse." Chen Yuan sighed.
"No one will ask?" Dai Er said.
"There used to be wars here all year round. After the war, no country actually managed the place very much. There are all kinds of people here, and sometimes you can meet a wanted criminal within a few steps. There are many gangs around, and bandits are rampant everywhere. I am a bit disabled, It's completely normal. If you don't say it, you'd think it was caused by the war." Chen Yuan said.
"Damn it! Is there any royal method?" Dai Er cursed.
"Yes, there is our Nanqi law on the surface. Whoever has the toughest fist secretly is the king's law, as long as it is not exposed to the outside world." Chen Yuan said, "If the person with the hardest fist is a great good person, that is The blessings of all ordinary people here, if the person with the strongest fist is Ji Tongcheng Yixiaotang or the like, wouldn't that be the case?"
"Then it's really hopeless." Dai Er sighed.
"Why is it not cured? No one is taking care of it now." Chen Yuan said, "The county magistrate is dead."
"It's okay to be dead. I don't care about anything. If I'm alive, I'll be like a ball." Dai Er was still angry.
Chen Yuan smiled and said: "It's good to be dead, at least now the Fist family is the dominant one in the dark."
"Who?" Dai Er said.
"Xiao Ming." Chen Yuan smiled and looked at the frowning Xiao Ming and then said: "You have destroyed the biggest fist in the area, so you are naturally the biggest fist."
Dai Er stood up excitedly and said, "That's right! No one cares, we do! We can't let the poor children suffer like this anymore."
"But the two countries have an agreement. No one can control this place and interfere with the free trade here." Gu Mingdao.
"He has no control over Jianghu forces, and it's not the army." Chen Yuan said, and then asked: "Do you know Peng Taiping?"
"Of course I know." Gu Ming replied, "Who knows who the governor of Wulin knows and who doesn't know who." Gu Ming smiled after saying that.
"Haha, he has been fighting with your father for twenty years. He always wants to defeat your father and merge with Lone Peak. You should be disgusted with him." Chen Yuan said with a smile.
"It's not because of this. It's because the old man always talks about chivalrous men serving the country and the people. He always persuades my father to set up the mountain gate in Guyan Town and guard the important border defense area for the court. My father refused, so he kept thinking Defeat dad, annex Gufeng, and then assign us to Guyan Town. We have tried to challenge the mountain gate several times, but luckily we didn't succeed." Gu Ming said angrily.
"But it's strange to say that everyone your dad fights is always a draw." Chen Yuan said with a smile, "Look at Bai Cang of Lingyun Palace, how many years he has been fighting, no matter what progress he makes, he is always a draw." After saying that, he took a look. Generation II.
Dai Er and Gu Ming didn't say anything, and Chen Yuan said again: "Isn't it Peng Taiping? Jianghu forces have taken over Qinggang City, so it's not necessarily a fart in the Western Region."
"Yes, let's learn from him and take control of this place! I don't know what it is for the country and the people. In short, no more bad people can do evil here." Dai Er said, "Let's set up some kind of gang and take control of it!" Dai Er said. Two became more determined.
"This is all for later, let's clear up the immediate matters first." Chen Yuan said.
"What else is going on right now? Save those who deserve to be saved, and kill those who deserve to be killed." Dai Er said.
"There are a lot of things I still don't understand. I want to ask these children." Chen Yuan said, and after speaking, he whispered something into Gu Ming's ear. For just a moment, Dai Er wanted to put his head over to listen. Chen Yuan had already finished speaking and entered the room. went.
"What did he tell you?" Dai Er asked Gu Ming.
"If I want you to know, why bother whispering." Gu Ming said with a smile, "Go in and ask yourself."
"Hmph, two grown men have been talking like a thief and a wife all day long, slapping, slapping." Dai Er snorted coldly and followed Chen Yuan through the door.
There were only two children awake in the room, the two healthy women. Two girls were huddled together, one was trembling, the other was staring blankly ahead, unblinking. Chen Yuan slowly walked over, squatted down, and slowly put his hand on the girl's head. The girl closed her eyes and shrank sharply, screaming and shaking even harder. Chen Yuandao's hands froze in mid-air and whispered: "Don't be afraid, we are here to save you. Don't be afraid, it's okay." The girl opened her eyes and looked at him, looking at the gentle and handsome man in front of her, she trembled even more. It was amazing, their experiences had made them no longer believe that their eyes could tell whether they were human beings or evil spirits.
"Don't be afraid, just say whatever he asks, and you might be able to find your parents!" Dai Er followed the door and said to the two of them.
When the girl saw Dai Er come in, her body gradually stopped shaking and she stopped shrinking into a ball. The man broke open all the dungeon doors and brought them out, gently. There was a man who was chained and had his legs cut off. He was covered in abscesses. He didn't mind being dirty. He wrapped him in straw and took him out. He went back and forth more than a dozen times. He thought he was not a bad person.
"How were you arrested..." Chen Yuan asked a lot of questions, but neither girl could explain the reason and put away the handkerchief regretfully.
"Then let me ask you again, where did you go to the toilet when you were locked in the dungeon?" Chen Yuan suddenly asked incoherently.
The girl stopped crying. After hearing this, she covered her face and started sobbing again.
"Why are you asking about this!" Dai Er asked with his neck thickened, "How can you ask a girl like this! It's scary!" Dai Er finally caught the opportunity to reprimand Chen Yuan, but he became angry. Bundle.
Chen Yuan was about to explain something when an emotionless voice came to his mind.
"On the table, we are dogs and beasts. We are toys and pets. If the owner wants us to live, we will live. If the owner wants us to die, we will die. We are tied by the neck and led to the table to urinate. We just pee. There is nothing shameful about a pet peeing while being watched by its owner." said the woman next to her who had always had empty eyes and said nothing. When she said this, her eyes were still looking forward blankly.
Chen Yuan didn't say a word after hearing this. He lowered his head and thought about something, and murmured to himself: "So it's there."
Gu Ming also came in. Chen Yuan asked: "Is it over so soon?"
"It's over, what's the difficulty? Anyone who has practiced Iron Sand Palm for two days can do it casually." Gu Ming said.
"Did it go well?" Chen Yuan asked again.
Gu Ming nodded and said: "God doesn't know, ghost doesn't know."
"What are you two talking about!" Dai Er's anxious hand reached into his clothes and scratched his chest hair.
"Let's go, you'll know soon." Chen Yuan said with a smile.
"What are you going to do?" Dai Er asked.
"Visit the latrine." Chen Yuan said. After saying that, he followed Gu Ming out of the door and walked towards the room at the entrance of the tunnel.
Dai Er was so angry that he thought there was nothing interesting to see in the latrine. This man had been in a fog all day and was completely crazy. Gu Ming was originally normal, but now he has become a little lunatic following the big lunatic. I can't follow them. There are so many children to take care of. I have to leave a normal person.
"Come on, his second brother, we can't do this without you." Chen Yuan shouted to Dai Er at the entrance of the cave.
"I won't go! You two were taken over by shit and bulls, but I'm normal." Dai Er said.
"Stop talking nonsense, just come if I ask you to." Gu Ming scolded.
Dai Er muttered something unknown and slowly walked towards the two of them, then looked at the room next to him uneasily.
"Don't worry, this Ningqiang Gambling House is the latest to open and the earliest to close. It opens at noon, and the evening is supposed to be the best time for business, but it has already closed. No one will come now, so we can't lose it." Chen Yuan said.
Dai Er then stepped forward, ignored the two of them, and jumped down first.
