The blade between his fingers disappeared quietly. The thin black boy reached out to grab it, hid the money bag in his clothes, and looked at the guys who came in with hesitation.
"You guys came back so early, how was your harvest today?" he asked.
"Brother, the liar was caught and beaten half to death in the street. I'm afraid he won't survive today."
One of them replied, but his tone was cold and calm, as if he was talking about what he had eaten in the morning.
"He himself is not good at recruiting, and his skills are not good. He can't blame others. Fortunately, we ran quickly when we saw the opportunity, otherwise we would have been confessed by this bastard on the spot." Another person said with the same indifference.
"Yes, I have long disliked him. This kind of fool will die as soon as he dies. He eats more and takes more work than he deserves. The last time I asked him to drug him with numbing medicine, he shrank and even his stomach was full.
, and talk about nonsense about benevolence, justice and morality.”
The last person who came in was a guy with sinister eyes, playing with a sharp knife, and couldn't help but sneer, "Ha... I used to work with a liar, and when I heard what he said about good guys and bad guys, I just wanted to laugh.
Why, can't good people be stolen, cheated or robbed?
Those so-called good people deserve to be deceived, robbed and killed by us because they are blind and ignorant.
This is the way this damn world is, people die every day, it would be better for us to die somewhere else, and save them the pain and struggle before death."
"Okay, don't say anything anymore." The young man known as the boss stared at the few people gathered in the house, and then looked at the dilapidated courtyard door outside, and suddenly felt some inexplicable nervousness in his heart.
"You are not being followed when you come back." He said coldly, "If anyone fails to hide his tail and exposes our background, don't blame me for not being brotherly."
"Don't worry, brother, we went around a long circle and came back after making sure no one was following us."
"I was the last one to enter, and there was no one else in the alley." The young man with sinister eyes said, "If that doesn't work, I'll go out and have a look."
As he spoke, he walked outside.
Bang!
He had just taken a few steps out of the house when suddenly there was a muffled sound, and he stumbled suddenly and fell softly to the ground.
There was sudden silence in the room.
All that was left was the sound of increasingly heavy and rapid breathing.
Wow.
Dull footsteps sounded.
Blocked the courtyard gate and four stone walls.
"Some victims are here, rush out and kill them!"
The eldest brother showed the blade in his hand.
The other teenagers took out various crude weapons and rushed out the door roaring.
He was the only one who overturned a pile of wood at the back wall of the house and got out from the hole hidden inside.
Bang bang bang!
The young people who rushed out of the room were hit one by one by the people guarding the courtyard, and they were all knocked down in the blink of an eye.
Lying on the cold, hard ground, twitching and moaning.
A circle of tall men in green clothes stood around them, looking down at them coldly, as if they were looking at a group of lambs waiting to be slaughtered.
Only the boss got out of the hole in the wall and ran as fast as he could along the path.
He didn't know who he was looking for,
I don't want to waste any effort guessing at all.
Anyway, he has stolen and robbed many people in the past two years.
Even a human life has several lives on its back,
On the other hand, being chased and chopped is not just once or twice.
I haven't always lived well.
As long as he can escape this time, he can use the money to live a comfortable and prosperous life without having to return to his old business for at least a few years.
As for those subordinates, except for Xiao Li'er who felt a little pity, it was not a pity for the others to die.
He even wanted to thank the people who came to his door and helped him solve the problem of sharing money.
Thinking of this, he almost laughed out loud.
suddenly.
Two figures appeared at the corner ahead without any warning.
One to the left and one to the right blocked his way.
His heart was beating violently, and he subconsciously turned around to escape.
However, he discovered that there were two more men in green clothes holding sharp blades behind him, staring at him coldly.
"These little thieves really don't know how to write the word "death", so they dare to offend the young master. Do they think that we, the Qinghe Association, are all idiots who are doing nothing for us?"
A man in black bowed slightly and spoke in a flattering tone.
Wei Tao quietly stared at the face that was still a little immature, his eyes flat and without any emotion.
"I'll leave this to you."
"Don't worry, young master, we will definitely handle the matter cleanly and properly."
"On the other side, you just need to follow them from a distance and know their addresses. Don't act without permission."
"Young master, I understand. If we have any news, we will report it to the Young Master immediately."
Wei Tao nodded, turned around and left.
He didn't ask the Youth Cooperation Association what they would do with these half-grown children, and he didn't even bother to ask.
The way things have developed so far is just a matter of different choices made by people in different positions based on their own positions.
For him, having money stolen means finding the thief and getting the money back.
As for what happens next, it has nothing to do with him and he no longer cares.
The members of the Youth Cooperation Association bowed at the same time and sent him off respectfully with smiles on their faces.
Then he slowly stood up straight, and the smile on his face became ferocious and terrifying at this moment.
Carrying the roasted chicken, beef and old wine from the Qinghe Association, Wei Tao bought some steamed buns and meatloaf as his staple food, and rushed to the door of the Jade Workshop in time.
Somewhat beyond his expectation, the entrance to the workshop was deserted, with no one coming out.
After standing at the door and waiting for a while, a drunk old man walked out from the hut on the left side of the door, holding a bone stick in his hand and gnawing at it randomly.
"Young man, the place is full and we are not hiring any workers."
"Old man, I'm here to pick you up."
"Oh, pick me up, so you're too late." The old concierge muttered, "Today, the owner of the shop is so merciful that he will get off work at noon, so what's the use of you coming here now?"
Wei Tao thanked him and hurried towards Yaoshi Lane.
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Boom, boom, boom.
Rhythmic knocking sounded.
Zheng Suyun put down the condiments he had just picked up and turned to look outside the room.
"Who?" she asked, raising her voice.
"Sister Zheng, it's me." A middle-aged woman's voice came from outside the courtyard door.
"It's Miss Feng Zhuan. I'm going to open the door right now." Zheng Suyun wiped his hands and put the pickled meat into a basin to wait for it to taste.
With a creak, the wooden door was opened.
A woman wearing a white cloth slowly walked in.
Without squinting her eyes, she followed a straight line to the door of the main house. A stiff smile gradually appeared on her face, "Sister Zheng, we are preparing to make dinner."
Feng Zhuo lives in the stone house in the front row. He just moved here last summer. Because of his cheerful personality and warm-heartedness, he quickly became familiar with the neighbors.
Among them was Zheng Suyun. Before they worked in the jade workshop, the two of them would go to the market together from time to time. They had a good relationship.
Feng Zhuo entered the room and sat down, looking around, "Sister Zheng, you haven't seen anyone at home recently."
"We're all working outside. Winter is coming soon, and there are a lot of things we need to stock up on in advance. I'm so busy that I can't even touch the ground."
"Well, that's really hard work."
Feng Zhuo let out a long sigh, and his tone suddenly became a little erratic, "Actually, you don't have to work so hard. It would be so uncomfortable if your body really collapsed from exhaustion."
Zheng Suyun gave her a strange look, "I'm not particularly tired. Besides, how can I save money to stock up on food for the winter if I don't work?"
"You are wrong about this, Sister Zheng. You are tired of living because you have not found the true sustenance of life.
As long as you can worship the Great Merciful Goddess like my family, and then make sincere offerings, you will be able to obtain food and cloth.
Even if you are sick, the old gods will give you magical talisman water. After drinking it, you will be immune to all poisons and diseases."
Feng Zhuo kept talking, his tone became more and more enthusiastic, and he murmured to himself, "Gods and Buddhas are reborn, King Ming is born, saints descend, golden light surges from the earth, the world is one family, and we share a peaceful world..."
Suddenly there was a muffled sound, abruptly interrupting her words.
The wooden door of the stone house was pushed open.
A strong figure stood there, staring expressionlessly at Feng Zhuan on the wooden bench, his eyes cold and silent.