Chapter 498 When the fake is true, the truth is also false
"Wait a minute!" Lao Liu asked in a deep voice, "What are you doing?"
"What are you doing? That's a good question!" Shu Laibao also asked: "My gang leader was just about to ask, what are you doing by pretending to be our beggars?!"
He was very vicious in his tactics, and it was immediately obvious that, except for the huge young man at the head, this group of people had no beggars at all.
"Don't stop spewing nonsense. I became a beggar two and a half years ago!" Lao Liu said confidently.
"I didn't say you, I said others. Among you, you are the only one who looks like a peer, and the others are nothing like you!" Shu Laibao asked sharply: "Tell me, what do you do?!"
"Hahaha, little mouse, don't you recognize me?!" Hu Quan, who had been stooping, straightened up and took off the broken straw hat on his head.
"You are..." Shu Laibao's pupils shrank when he heard this. No one had called him this nickname for many years. He looked at this middle-aged man with a dignified appearance, and finally the two thick eyebrows brought back memories.
"You are the eldest brother of Uncle Hu who has pigtails on his chest, Uncle Hu!"
"That's right, it's me." Hu Quan nodded and laughed, "I haven't seen you for more than ten years. You have become a gang leader now that you have made a difference."
"What's the point? Isn't the leader of the beggar still a beggar?" Shu Laibao smiled and said to his subordinates: "Everyone, please step aside. This is Uncle Hu who guarded Hongdu City with my gang leader back then!"
"Defend Hongdu together?" Hu Quan was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that this boy must have been bragging a lot.
He didn't expose it, but instead told Shu Laibao's lie: "Yes, we defended the city side by side and killed the enemy together. It was so happy! It's a pity that you refused to become a soldier after the war, otherwise you would have been able to become a commander now.
Already."
"Well, my biggest problem is that I can't let go of my brothers." Although Shu Laibao was as thick-skinned as a city wall, he was also a little hot. He quickly changed the subject and ordered his subordinates: "Hurry up and prepare food and drinks.
The main gang leader will get drunk with Uncle Hu before they stop!"
Na Hou Er and Chen San still wanted to stay, but Shu Laibao drove him away with some excuses.
The old beggar was the only one left in the hall to accompany Shu Laibao. He then asked Hu Quan seriously: "Uncle Hu, would you like to introduce these friends?"
"No rush, you should read this letter first." Hu Quan handed A Fang's letter and the token - a Yuan Dynasty copper coin with a gap to it - to Shu Laibao.
"You went to see Sister Fang?" Shu Laibao looked at the copper coin and understood: "Did she ask you to come to me?"
"Yeah." Hu Quan nodded.
Shu Laibao handed the letter to the old beggar and said, "Read it."
It's not that he wants to show off, but he knows the word, but he doesn't know the word.
"Yes." The old beggar opened the letter, struggled to identify Afang's body, and read:
"A Shu, Zhang Lang and Brother Zhang are here. They were sent by the emperor to pick up people, and I believe they are good people. If you help them find the guard, the benefits will be endless in the future. Sister Fang."
Because Ah Fang only guessed that the person should be in Ah Shu's hands, so he could only limit his words to this.
"I've finished reading." The old beggar handed the letter back to Shu Laibao, and then whispered to him.
"..." Shu Laibao's face was uncertain, and his eyes swept over the faces of Lao Liu and Hu Quan from time to time.
"Gang Leader Shu, to tell you the truth, this is our Highness." At this point, Hu Quan had nothing to hide, so he introduced Lao Liu's true identity to him.
"Your Highness?" Shu Laibao immediately didn't believe it. "Among you, he is the only one who wants to eat, and you say he is Your Highness? You are lying!"
"That's right, you, Sister Fang, were deceived by them." The old beggar also agreed.
"I do want to have dinner, but I am indeed the real Prince of Ming Dynasty." Lao Liu held his head high and said, "These two identities do not conflict."
"How come there's no conflict?!" Shu Laibao jumped to his feet.
"Family-inherited craftsmanship cannot be lost." Lao Liu said in a serious tone: "Father ordered us brothers to join the poor sect and eat the food of hundreds of families for a period of time to show that we will never forget our roots."
"That's ridiculous..." Shu Laibao was still in disbelief.
"That's right, it's nonsense." The old beggar also echoed: "What's the difference between the East Palace Empress baking big cakes and the West Palace Empress peeling green onions?"
"How do you know that my mother-in-law can bake pancakes and my mother-in-law can only peel onions?" Lao Liu was very curious.
"Look, does it sound right? Does it sound right..." The old beggar shook his head at Shu Laibao.
"You don't believe it, do you?" Lao Liu angrily took out his gold seal from his waist and asked Shu Laibao to open his eyes and look carefully. "Look what this is, my king's golden treasure!"
"I'm illiterate." Shu Laibao muttered: "It's gold, yes, but there are so many fakes these days, how do I know if it's true or false?"
"Fuck..." Lao Liu directly made the Duck Gang leader lose his temper. Can't there be a little trust between people?
At this time, Liu Li suddenly said to Shu Laibao: "It seems that the person is in your hands."
"What do you know, little girl?" Shu Laibao said disdainfully.
"If you didn't have the person in your hands, would you have questioned him in such detail? Whether my junior uncle is a prince or not, how much does it have to do with you? If the person wasn't in your hands, Wuchang Bo's identity alone would be enough for you to betray the information.
." Liu Liling said sharply:
"And now the officers and soldiers are searching the whole city for that person. If the person is not in your hands, you will definitely deny it as soon as he comes up, so as not to get into trouble. How can you be so entangled in the identity of my junior uncle like you are now?"
"Hey, you little girl..." Shu Laibao was unable to refute for a moment and could only stare.
"Let's take a gamble." Lao Liu signaled Liu Li to step aside first, and then said to Shu Laibao: "If I win, you hand over your life to me; if I lose, I hand over my life to you, how about that?"
"How to bet, Pai Gow or dice?" Shu Laibao asked with a frown.
"What's the point of those?" Lao Liu said with a smile: "Let's play an exciting game - before I came in, someone had already reported to Xiong Qitai that the man was in the hands of the Beggar Gang."
"You!" Shu Laibao felt like he was struck by five thunders.
"So there will be officers and soldiers surrounding this place soon. If my identity is false, we will all die. If what I say is true, let's see if you die. If nothing happens, just hand over the person."
How about me?" Lao Liu said confidently.
"Fuck, are you serious?!" Shu Laibao gritted his teeth for a while, wishing he could eat this beggar's beggar. "Aren't you afraid of Xiong Qitai, even if you eat the pot?!"
"Do you think I will be afraid of a mere chief envoy?" Lao Liuyun said calmly: "It will take more than just a tea time to be surrounded outside. You can choose where to go."
Beads of sweat broke out from Shu Laibao's forehead. He had already realized that he was forced into a corner by the other party...
