Security Bureau Headquarters.
Gu Sanshen picked up the tea bowl and threw it directly to the ground. Broken ceramic shards were scattered on the ground. A nearly roaring voice came out: "Lost? You promised me that once you bite, there will be no problem. Now You actually lost me?! Guo Gang, what do you do for food?"
Qianhu Guo Gang broke out in cold sweat and knelt down without daring to say a word.
Gu Sanshen was extremely angry. He stepped forward and kicked Guo Gang several times. He shouted angrily at Xue Xia beside him: "Bring me the iron whip!"
Xue Xia was horrified. The iron whip was not a whip made of pure iron, but a whip with iron thorns. It was used to punish the White Lotus believers. How could it hit one of its own people?
"Commander Shi Gu, there must be something fishy about this matter. You might as well ask clearly before talking about it."
Xue Xia quickly advised.
Gu Sanshen glared angrily, with a stern look on his face: "Not long ago, I assured the Emperor in the Wuying Palace that the Security Bureau are all good men and will never let any of these rebellious officials and traitors escape. Now it has just begun, he How can I explain to the emperor that I have lost Jin Zhong? If Jin Zhong never shows up again, and if Gu Jin and the young master disappear behind the scenes, what dignity will the Security Bureau have?"
Guo Gang coughed, wiped the corners of his mouth, stood up and walked towards Gu Sanshen, then knelt down again and said in a deep voice: "It was my negligence, please command Shi to punish me!"
Just when Xue Xia was about to persuade Guo Gang to say less, Gu Sanshen kicked him hard again. Seeing Guo Gang being kicked five steps away, Xue Xia also felt a little distressed.
Gu Sanshen stared at Guo Gang, gritted his teeth and said: "Get lost, if you can't find any trace of Jin Zhong, don't come to see me!"
Guo Gang felt the burning pain in his chest. He took a sharp breath and his chest bulged twice, as if there was a sound of bones touching. Then he supported his body with one hand, stood up, and shouted: "As ordered!"
Xue Xia looked at Guo Gang leaving, then looked at the angry Gu Sanshen, and said, "You shouldn't be so cruel."
Gu Sanshen slapped the table, glared at Xue Xia, and said unwillingly: "Cao Guogong's Mansion is such an important place. We were careful to hide our manpower. The first time we faced the ancient and modern people, we lost them. If we didn't If they are punished, will they still be able to do their jobs with all their heart?"
Xue Xia sighed softly: "After all, he is also..."
"What's the same?" Gu Sanshen pounded the desk, unable to calm down the anger in his heart: "He's from Jurong too? Don't think he has anything to do with Concubine Shu. Even if Luo Guanying is here, he should be beaten for dereliction of duty!"
Xue Xia waved his hands repeatedly, took out the document and handed it to Gu Sanshen: "What about Jurong and Concubine Shu? There are only people from the Security Bureau in the Security Bureau and no other identities. Look, it's not that Guo Gang has no intention, but that of ancient and modern people People are really cunning, even if I try to do it myself, I will miss."
Gu Sanshen took the document and looked at it carefully.
Guo Gang hid in Cao Guogong's mansion and heard the conversation between Li Jinglong and the golden-masked man. After the golden-masked man left, Guo Gang's subordinates were responsible for tracking. After that, Guo Gang left Cao Guogong's mansion and joined in the tracking.
The tracking went smoothly at first, but when the other party got on the boat on the Qinhuai River, there were problems with the tracking.
Guo Gang and others clearly saw that the other party had boarded the boat and followed them along the coast. However, after the boat docked, there was no movement. When someone went to search the boat, there were only two boatmen. There was no one in the cabin, even the boatman. He also exclaimed that he had seen a ghost.
After the security bureau blocked the boatman, they searched the coast several times and found only a wet bank. Obviously, although the other party left by boat, he had already dived into the water halfway and disappeared from the sight of the security bureau under the cover of night and water. Xue Xia explained: "The opponent's concealment skills are not simple. In addition, the light is unclear, and it is not advisable to make excessive movements when tracking. It is understandable that he will lose track."
Gu Sanshen's face looked a little better. As long as the people from the security bureau were not slacking off and not doing their best, then the matter would be easy to talk about. Even if the emperor blamed it, it wouldn't be too serious.
"The other party is cunning, and we are derelict in not seeing through their cunning. The problem now is that the other party is already alert, and it will be even harder to trace them. If they hide completely and find some insignificant people to operate the market, in the end, Aren’t we gaining nothing and losing face?”
Gu Sanshen was worried that the situation would become more serious.
Xue Xia shook his head and said: "Probably not. The place where the other party came ashore was not a ferry, but a rope was hung on the river bank in advance and he climbed ashore. Moreover, there was a patch of water stains where he landed, which showed that the other party was still staying on the shore. After a while, if they really find people from the Security Bureau following us, they are unlikely to stop on the shore, or at least hide in the alley."
After hearing Xue Xia's analysis, Gu Sanshen's worries subsided slightly.
Xue Xia said seriously: "If the people of ancient and modern times want to participate in the martial arts competition, there is no need to ask for three hundred thousand taels. The emergence of this request means that they are in urgent need of a fortune, and this wealth I'm afraid there is no room for error, and the people in the dark will definitely keep an eye on it until the last moment."
Gu Sanshen sat down, picked up the tea, and arranged: "It's not too late to make amends. Tell everyone to be vigilant and don't ignore every detail."
Xue Xia nodded solemnly and went to make arrangements.
Squeak.
A window was pushed open and a fork was propped up.
Not far from the window, there is a half-moon-shaped pond. Facing the wall to the west, there are jagged and strange rocks. There are only dilapidated lotuses in the pond that have not been cleaned.
There were no lights in the room and it looked dim.
Cloudy sky, no bright moon, no stars.
Dong-dong, the crutches gently hit the ground, breaking the silence of the night.
"Cao Guogong doesn't want to take over. Is there any fraud in this?"
The sound of vicissitudes of life came out.
In the darkness, he slapped the table with one hand and said bitterly: "Oh, you are cheating. You think too highly of Li Jinglong. His entry into the palace has been investigated clearly. Li Zengzhi was suddenly transferred to the Security Bureau and was frightened. His courage was so great that he took the iron certificate of the alchemy book and wanted to beg the emperor to spare Li Zengzhi's life. It's not that he didn't want to control the situation, but he was afraid that the censor would take advantage of it at this time and drag down the entire Duke Cao's palace."
The cane clicked heavily, as if someone was standing up, and a voice came out: "Gujin, please say something, the young master is still waiting for us to make up his mind."
Beside the window, the dust swept by the west wind, Gu Jin said in a low voice: "The Security Bureau has been very active recently. Could it be that they have already targeted the gambling market?"
The old man took two steps and banged his cane twice: "Probably not. The Thousand Faces Man sent news that the Security Bureau is being troubled by the remnants of the White Lotus Sect and the Yin soldiers of the capital. Many of their personnel have been scattered, and they have no time to pay attention to these things. For such a trivial matter, plus the fact that Mr. Cao is known as Mr. Cao, the Security Bureau will not set their sights on Mr. Cao, who only wants to make money."
As soon as he finished speaking, a dissatisfied voice came from behind: "It's all our fault that Bai Lianmo'er has ruined our many years of hard work. If we don't get rid of this girl, the harm will be endless!"
The old man turned around and scolded the middle-aged man in the dark: "Don't forget, she is not only Bai Lianmo'er, but also the Yin soldier you captured with your own hands! Her betrayal is certainly hateful, but there is no countermeasures at the moment. She is now captured by Imprisoned in the headquarters of the Security Bureau, there are so many experts there, who can get in?"
"Let the Man with a Thousand Faces go!"
The middle-aged man's voice was a little sharp.
"That's enough, don't argue."
Gu Jin interrupted the two of them, leaned against the window, and said: "The headquarters of the Security Bureau is not a place where our people can go. No one knows how many code words and inspections there are. Even if you catch the tongue, you may not be able to go deep. Internally, what’s more, we don’t even know where Mo’er is being held.”
The middle-aged man came over and asked unwillingly: "Can't we just let her live?"
Gu Jin sneered and said: "Live? How could the person who betrayed us let her live? But the most important thing right now is not her, but the silver. We must get this money. This is what we must do to accomplish great things." conditions of."
"Are the people there trustworthy?"
The old man asked.
A sinister smile appeared on the corner of Gu Jin's mouth, and he said: "Whether it is trustworthy or not, after receiving the money, they have to do something. If they can't do it, they have to pay with their heads. Tell the young master to take good care of the business. As for us, we are here. Bet outside the market and take away all the money in the market!"
The middle-aged man was a little surprised: "Are we outside the market?"
The old man was surprised for a moment, then nodded and praised: "This is a strange trick. It is hidden outside the market and can take away the silver in the market openly. If all the money is used to stabilize the market, it is not necessary to take it out. It’s too easy. But, if we go off the plate, we need some money and a puppet.”
Gu Jin nodded and turned to look out the window: "Puppets are easy to find, but this money is the last effort we have accumulated over many years. If something goes wrong, the entire Gu Jin organization will be in trouble with the White Lotus Sect in the future. Are you willing to risk this? Is it dangerous?”
"Haha, you have a perfect plan and there will never be any mistakes."
The old man is extremely trusting.
The middle-aged man was silent for a while and asked: "There is no double competition in the martial arts competition, how can we bet on winning?"
Gu Jin grabbed the fly whisk, slowly slid his hand over it, and said: "All bets are based on small bets, and big bets are bigger. There is no guaranteed win, but it is still possible to win in some key situations."
"oh?"
The middle-aged man was a little confused.
Gu Jin looked at the two of them and said softly: "That person is still in our hands, and he will participate in the martial arts competition."
"Haha, if he is here, he will surely win!"
Amidst the laughter, the fork pole was taken away, the window was lowered, and the sounds in the room suddenly became weaker.
Before dawn, the capital began to become lively.
Ji Gang had a headache. He opened the window and looked at the noisy streets in the distance. Then he closed the window tightly. Just as he was about to sleep for a while, there was a knock on the door.
"Who?"
"I!"
Mu Su agreed.
Ji Gang opened the door, looked at Mu Su, and asked somewhat depressedly, "What are you doing so early?"
Mu Su walked into the room, closed the door, pulled Ji Gang to sit down, and said with a bit of mystery, "I was woken up just now. I wanted to do some morning exercise, but I heard some news downstairs."
"what news?"
Ji Gang was a little curious.
Mu Su smiled and said: "There is a casino nearby, where you can place bets on whether people are ranked in the Chinese style or not by martial arts. Now is a good opportunity to bet on three or five. Brother Ji Gang will definitely be able to do the Chinese. If we also take out three or five, Wouldn’t it be possible to flip through it several times in the blink of an eye? Wouldn’t it be nice to rent a four-indoor courtyard in the capital in the future?”
Ji Gang became more energetic and said quickly: "Is there such a good thing?"
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