Fifteen provinces, 328 states and 1,573 counties in the world, with a population ranging from a hundred thousand to a million displaced people, are all attributed to one organization. If one day the leader of the organization or the leader of the beggar gang gets out of his way and rises up,
, wouldn’t the Beggar Clan immediately become the Yellow Turbans, White Lotus, and Red Eyebrows, and change the world and shake the dragon bed?
But the "gang of beggars" does indeed exist.
Just like meat shops, wine shops and other guilds, there are only one or two in a city. The leader is called "Beggars" or "Tuantou". They usually don't beg, but only make money by exploiting other beggars.
The son of a poor man must be a poor man, and the leader of a beggar may not be a beggar.
Therefore, it was only natural that when Zhang Shaonan led Bo Ziyu and Li Changan to the local beggar's lair, they met a spacious and magnificent house.
The house is surrounded by a row of pink and white walls, and you can see flowers, trees and an attic rising above the wall. At the gate, there is only a threshold, but no door panel. The intention is probably similar to the patchwork scars on the silk silk worn by the disciples of the Jingyi Sect of the Beggar Clan in the novel.
mean.
meaning meaning meaning.
There were a few beggars catching lice scattered in front of the door. When they saw the three of them, the mouse and the cat all jumped back in the door with a "swish".
Zhang Shaonan was not surprised and followed him in with two Taoist priests.
…………
The entrance leads to a spacious courtyard.
When I first came in, there was no one around.
Immediately, I heard several whistles.
A large group of beggars sprouted up in the corridors, side rooms, and corners of the walls. There were at least forty or fifty beggars, scabby, lame, and blind, and the yard was completely surrounded.
Among the crowd, some strong men could be seen faintly, with fierce expressions and bright swords and guns in their hands.
"These friends of yours..." the Taoist priest chuckled, "it seems like you are not friends enough."
"The Taoist priest is laughing at you."
Zhang Shaonan's face was expressionless.
"It's just that I move around too much, and it's inevitable that the fight will be heated."
Then, facing the unfriendly eyes of the beggars, he took a step forward and cupped his fists.
"Where is Sun Tuantou?"
The sound was as loud as thunder on the ground.
"Why don't you come out to meet your guests soon!"
However.
There was no response for a long time.
Only the silent eyes of the beggars gathered around him.
Just when Bo Ziyu was a little impatient.
"Isn't my Tuantou some kind of cat and dog that he can see whenever he wants?"
A gap opened in the crowd in front, and a sturdy man crossed his arms and approached Zhang Shaonan carelessly. A pair of squinting eyes looked back and forth.
"If Zhang Da comes, maybe he can reward me with some thin noodles..."
At this point, he pretended to slap his forehead.
"Oh, yes. Zhang Da is dead!"
The beggars suddenly burst into laughter, and countless obscene words, taunts and curses came from all directions like a rolling wave.
Snapped!
The "wave" came to an abrupt end.
Diao Shaoyan covered his face, staggered back a few steps, grunted a few times, and spat out a bloody tooth.
Zhang Shaonan shook his hand.
"If you dare to bark again, I will skin you!"
He stared blankly at Zhang Shaonan, his eyes widening wider and wider.
finally.
"Kill them to death!"
Immediately, the beggars became angry and the scene became heated again.
Under siege.
Li Changan coldly grabbed the hilt of the sword.
He has never been very fond of this kind of professional beggars who work in groups. Although there are many pitiful people among these people, there are also many who are hateful and hateful and can be killed. How can cheating, abduction, murder and arson, harvesting and harvesting be so rare?
them?
The Taoist priest glanced at the crowd at random, picking and choosing among the beggars, thinking about which ones to chop down in order to scare away this rabble as quickly as possible.
Those men who are hiding in the crowd, carrying swords and guns, dancing the most happily, called beggars but actually thugs, are naturally the most "favored", but it is a pity that the Taoist priests glance at them one by one, and these men seem to be held at knifepoint.
My neck seems to have calmed down inexplicably.
Without these backbones, they had been clamoring for a long time, but no beggar actually came forward.
The three people here have seen it, and they are no longer in a hurry to take action. They want to see what tricks these beggars can do?
So one side was under heavy siege but looked on with cold eyes, and the other side was outnumbered but fierce in appearance, which made the scene look quite funny.
Fortunately, it didn't take long.
"presumptuous!"
A voice suddenly sounded from behind the crowd. The voice was not loud, but it suppressed the noise in the whole place.
"How can you be rude when you are a distinguished guest?"
"Do you know who these two people are? The poor man is now a popular figure in the Yamen, and the Taoist priest next to him is a hero who slays demons. Is he something that lowly beggars like us can offend?"
The crowd separated into a corridor, and a man dressed as a wealthy businessman trotted over, smiled and bowed when he saw each other.
"I asked why there was a magpie chirping on the eaves of the door this morning. It turned out to be Daochang Li and Bantou Bo who were here."
This man was wearing a crow-green brocade robe with a moiré pattern. He raised his face, and his face was white and kind, but unfortunately he seemed to have glanced at him and put on a black eye mask, which made his face less warm.
The one eye left was still quite agile, and he turned around, as if he just saw Zhang Shaonan.
"Hey, is there still Zhang Jiaerlang?"
…………
"...That's what happened, please help us."
In the main hall.
Surrounded by a crowd of beggars, the guest of honor took his seat.
Zhang Shaonan talked a little bit about the monster transformation, and then asked Sun Tuantou to send his beggars to detect the traces of the monster.
After all, in this city, who is more suitable to detect the monsters hidden in the streets than the beggars who are numerous and inherently unattractive?
When Sun Tuantou heard this, he drank several cups of hot tea to calm his shock.
"It's appalling! It's appalling!"
But in the end, he pondered over Zhang Shaonan's request.
"only……"
Bo Ziyu was anxious: "Just what?!"
Sun Gaitou smiled and said:
"Don't worry, squad leader. It's not just a villain who refuses to serve. It's just that the brothers are following me just to beg for food. At most, they will be less bullied while they are alive, and they will have a straw mat when they die. But let them monitor and investigate.
What kind of monster is that? It’s too strong.”
Although Bo Ziyu has a reckless temper, he has also been hanging out in the market for many years. He could not tell that the other party was not telling the truth, so he immediately slapped the case and scolded:
"If you push back and forth, believe it or not, I will tear down this beggar's den of yours!"
"letter."
The beggar smiled and nodded.
"Boss Boss wants to demolish my house, how can I stop him? It's just that the nobles in the city asked me to restrain the beggars, and I absolutely can't disobey them. I have no choice but to build a new nest in a place that is not an eyesore."
Bo Ziyu was neither yin nor yang, but he couldn't find anything good to say to refute it.
The policeman is said to be an official official at best, but at worst he is a government dog. But Beggar Head is not only a dog, but also a chicken that lays eggs. Can he really bite him to death?
"You are not afraid that the people around you will turn into monsters and bite your head off."
The beggar's smile became even more "sincere".
"Then this little man's life will be short-lived."
"you……"
When Bo Ziyu was about to have another attack, Zhang Shaonan got up and interrupted him.
"Stop talking nonsense, let's get straight to the point."
He frowned.
"Sun Beggar Tou Ruo will do this."
"The gambling stalls in the north of the city, the chicken shop in the south, several restaurants, teahouses, and shops on the long street in front of the city, all of these plates will be transferred to you."
The plate in Zhang Shaonan's mouth is of course not his own property, but the land where his two brothers collect protection fees. Although Li Changan doesn't know how profitable these lands are, looking at the looks of the people around him, he probably has a lot of money to gain.
Sun Tuantou also nodded.
"no."
When these words came out, Zhang Shaonan's expression froze, and the beggars around him burst into laughter.
Standing behind Beggar Tou, Diao Shaoyan said with a sinister look: "Zhang Da has already lost the ball. How can Zhang Er defend those fat guys?"
Someone next to me said: "You can grab something with your hands, but you still need to exchange it?"
The chatter is getting worse and worse.
After Beggar Sun had heard enough, he clapped his hands with satisfaction and asked the beggars to quiet down.
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
Qingpiao Piao scolded and bowed her hands to Zhang Shaonan.
"Erlang, don't misunderstand."
"As a beggar, I am extremely satisfied with the conditions you gave me, but..."
He changed the subject.
"Return to the public for the public, and return to the private for the private."
He took off his blindfold, revealing dark sunken eye sockets.
"This eye was blinded by your two brothers two years ago. The pain still keeps me awake at night from time to time. Tell me, how should we settle this debt?"
The gazes of the beggars were like arrowheads, all directed towards him. Amid their rapid breathing, the faint sound of swords being unsheathed could be heard.
However, Zhang Shaonan's expression remained unchanged, he just reached into his arms, took out a small cloth bag, and threw it at Beggar's feet.
The beggar gestured to his men to pick it up and open it.
Inside was a pair of bloody eyes.
"This is?"
"My big brother's trick."
Several low shouts sounded in the solemn atmosphere.
The beggar was silent for a moment, but he chuckled:
"But you used the eyes of the dead to fool me."
Zhang Shaonan shook his head.
"I will give you mine as well, but I have to use it for revenge, so I will keep it on credit for now. When this matter is over, if I die, you will send someone to get it; if I live, I will dig it up for you with my own hands!"
These words caused more waves in the crowd.
Beggar Sun nodded again.
"no."
Zhang Shaonan raised his eyes with a cold light.
Sun Gaitou spoke again: "The hatred between us is over, but the hatred between my brothers... is gone!"
He gestured slightly.
The sly-eyed men behind him came out more and more.
Throwing a short knife at Zhang Shaonan's feet.
He pulled open his collar to reveal the hideous scars on his shoulders.
"Three years ago, you cut down the gambling stall in the north of the city."
Zhang Shaonan was silent when he heard this.
Upon seeing this, Diao Shaoyan sneered and waved his hands proudly to the surrounding people, receiving bursts of cheers.
At this time.
Zhang Shaonan suddenly bent down and picked up the dagger, pointed it at his shoulder, and stabbed him with the knife.
puff!
Blood splattered everywhere, shocking.
The group of beggars were speechless for a moment, Li Changan was no longer distracted, and Bo Ziyu stood up suddenly.
"Zhang Shaonan, you... keep a line in your behavior and don't go too far in anything!"
The last sentence was directed at Beggar Sun.
"Overdone?"
Beggar Sun shook his head and laughed, took a sip of hot tea, and replied slowly.
"The hatred we have forged with one blow must be resolved one by one. If only you, Team Leader Bo, or Director Li were here today, Sun might have gritted his teeth and agreed. But today it is Zhang Shaonan who is here. He wants to If our brother does something for him, he must first settle his grievances. Otherwise, even if I agree, my brothers will not do it!"
The beggars around made a noise and responded one after another.
Zhang Shaonan also raised his hand, signaling the two of them not to interfere.
"I know it myself."
Bo Ziyu had no choice but to stamp his feet and sat back bitterly.
The place became quiet again.
Diao Shaoyan sneered twice, retreated into the queue, and a man with a red face came out.
Still a knife was thrown at Zhang Shaonan's feet.
When I rolled up my trouser legs, I saw a scar like a centipede on my thigh.
"Four years ago, the long street in front of the temple was painted by Zhang Da."
Zhang Shaonan nodded, picked up the knife, pointed it at his leg, and stabbed it in again.
The red-faced man retreated silently, and another man came up and threw down the knife.
…
After a while.
Zhang Shaonan had six or seven knives on his body. His face was pale, his body was shaky, and there was a pool of blood at his feet.
Bo Ziyu couldn't bear to look any more, and the beggars around him didn't even dare to look.
There was only an unspeakable dullness that pressed firmly in the hall.
At this time.
A skinny man came out. He didn't throw the knife like the others.
Instead, he directly pulled off his clothes and exposed his chest.
But I saw a finger-long scar on the jagged left chest.
"Five years ago, you stabbed it with your own hands at the goulan stall in the south of the city. Fortunately, I was born a poor person and my heart was half a minute off."
As the words were spoken, the place became increasingly silent.
The man grinned.
Throw a sharp knife into a pool of blood.
"Do you dare to resolve the grudge between us two?"
A moment of silence.
Zhang Shaonan staggered and picked up the sharp knife.
Bo Ziyu stood up quickly.
The group of beggars screamed in surprise.
Li Changan silently pressed the hilt of the sword.
"enough."
Beggar Sun suddenly made a sound.
He stood up, his face no longer showing the false kindness.
"He is indeed a good man."
"They say Zhang Er is not as good as Zhang Da, but I think Zhang Da is not as good as Zhang Erduo."
His expression was complicated.
"I will accept your request."
…………
Outside the beggar's den.
A door without a door panel.
"Listen up, man. Li Yinjiang in the east of the city has a good tooth filling skill. If you ask him to fill your teeth, I will give you the name of Grandpa Bo and save you three points of fire cost."
The hung-eyed man let out a "poof" on the spot, spat out blood-streaked saliva, and returned to the door angrily.
Bo Ziyu was left laughing outside the door.
He laughed until he disappeared, then spat and moved closer to Zhang Shaonan.
At this time, the wounds on Zhang Shaonan's body were roughly bandaged, but even though he cut very carefully and did not hurt any vital parts, he still lost too much blood and his face was frighteningly pale.
Bo Ziyu couldn't help but think of the scene in the hall, still feeling frightened.
"If the beggar leader didn't shout 'stop', are you really going to stab yourself to death with a knife?"
"Stab yourself?"
Zhang Shaonan raised his eyebrows.
"Nai Gong picked up the knife and went up to stab that thief Sun!"
Bo Ziyu's eyes widened.
"That's a beggar's den!"
Zhang Shaonan chuckled.
"It doesn't matter if I die. The Taoist Priest has great supernatural powers and I'm fine. As for you, the boss... I wish you luck."
Bo Ziyu suddenly felt as if he had taken a bite of the reincarnation of grains. It took him a long time before he could say: