Volume 1: The Rising Storm in the Western Regions, Chapter 75: Refutation of Truth and Falsehood
Ximen Dazhuang's raised palm cast a shadow on the ground.
The hunchback stared intently at the shadow, with a deathly aura coming out of his eyes.
Ximen Dazhuang walked slowly step by step, like a murderous star. A gentle wave of his hand could make his head split open like a ripe watermelon.
But it would be easier if it were this way.
The hunchback is most afraid that he will not die, but will have to suffer!
When Ximen Dazhuang took another step and was able to reach his head, the hunchback's lower body suddenly trembled... Then the light gray cloth pants he was wearing, starting from the crotch to the inner thighs, all turned gray.
black.
An indescribable odor spread, and even Yuan Kexin, who was standing next to him, raised his arms and covered his nose with his sleeves.
"He is..."
Ximen Da Zhuang's slap was frozen in mid-air.
"He fainted and peed!"
Zhao Rang shook his head and said helplessly.
Ximen Dazhuang didn't expect that he could be so intimidating. He immediately forgot about his fear of corpses, walked around the hunchback twice, patted his face, scratched his eyelids, and finally said:
"Brother Rang, this old bastard is really dizzy!"
Zhao Rang said nothing.
Because he already knew that this hunchback was not Xiaolan's brother.
Even he and Xiaolan don’t know each other at all!
Seeing that Zhao Rang ignored him, Ximen Dazhuang touched him with his elbow and asked:
"This thing peed all over, what should we do with it?"
Zhao Rang touched his chin and said to the two clerks:
"Go find the deputy shopkeeper."
One of the waiters left in response, and the other brought a basin of cold water according to Zhao Rang's request and put it aside for later use.
The deputy shopkeeper was busy at the door dealing with matters related to the group of customers withdrawing money.
There is a mixed bag of fish and dragons here, and the money is collected outside. Although there are guards on guard, you still have to be extremely vigilant.
Suddenly summoned by Zhao Rang, the deputy shopkeeper was also confused.
But when he walked to Zhao Rang's side, Zhao Rang's knife was put on his shoulder before he could say anything to greet him.
The deputy shopkeeper subconsciously wanted to turn around and hide away like he did at the door of the coffin shop.
But if he moved an inch, Zhao Rang's blade would move an inch in the direction of his body like a tarsal maggot.
Only this time, the deputy shopkeeper gave up resistance.
But there was deep doubt in his eyes.
If Zhao Rang wanted to kill him, why didn't he do it at the door of the coffin shop earlier?
Even if Zhao Rang later changes his mind, should he wait until he has dealt with the customers at the door before taking action?
Now that he was busy with things outside, he had no idea what was going on here. He was really confused.
However, he is also a person who has seen the world and knows that many things are unreasonable. Whoever has the sharpest knife will be reasonable. Natural selection and survival of the fittest.
Now that his neck and throat are under Zhao Rang's blade, that's it. If the other party is determined to take his life, it's useless to explain and beg for mercy. It's better to leave with some courage. Maybe after going down
It's good luck to be looked down upon by the Lord of Hell, and you won't need to be reincarnated in the next life. It's not bad to be a ghost in the underworld!
As he thought about it, the corners of the deputy shopkeeper's mouth slightly raised, but he even made himself amused.
"why are you laughing?"
Zhao Rang asked.
The deputy shopkeeper grinned even wider and said:
"You are going to kill me, why are you still so harsh?"
Zhao Rang shook his head and said:
"I didn't mean to kill you, I was giving you one last chance."
The deputy shopkeeper couldn't help it and burst out laughing.
Such words sounded inexplicably familiar to him, and he didn't know if he had heard them from the legends in the teahouses, or from the mouths of the gangsters who were looking for trouble in the streets.
Anyway, he felt that such cliché words really shouldn't come out of Zhao Rang's mouth.
But that's what he said, and he said it very seriously. It turns out that even the young master of the Zhao family is not immune to vulgarity. When dealing with a dying person, he has to show his authority from above.
"I'll talk to you when you've laughed enough."
Zhao Rang saw that he was laughing so hard that he almost burst into tears, so he removed the blade.
"What, you're not embarrassed to kill me just because you smiled at me?"
The deputy shopkeeper finally calmed down, and Zhao Rang continued:
"Are you telling me that he is a local snake in that shack, and even the famous merchants here don't dare to mess with him, so they have to respect him?"
The deputy shopkeeper heard the abnormality in Zhao Rang's tone and muttered to himself, did he really want to kill him?
Taking a deep breath, he replied:
"Yes, I said it."
After receiving his affirmative reply, Zhao Rang continued:
"There is someone between you and him who is lying to me. He has fainted now and will wake up when this basin of ice water is poured."
The deputy shopkeeper now fully understood what he meant, it was nothing more than a confrontation.
What Zhao Rang said before was to give him a chance, but it was not a formality. But he didn't understand what kind of deception it was that made Mr. Zhao so solemn.
It's a pity that Zhao Rang couldn't get into his mind and see what he was thinking. Otherwise, he would know immediately that the deputy shopkeeper did not lie to him.
Because a person who lies will never forget that he lied.
"splash!"
Zhao Rang waited quietly. Seeing that the deputy shopkeeper had no intention of answering, he asked the waiter to pick up ice water and pour it on the hunchback's face.
The ice water hit his face, the hunchback opened his mouth wide and breathed desperately, his eyes were cracked, and his chest rose and fell rapidly.
"Haven't you remembered which arm of your sister has a birthmark?"
The hunchback came back to his senses and saw that Ximen Dazhuang was still standing aside, but did not raise his palm. Then he looked at Zhao Rang holding the knife in his hand. For some reason, he burst into tears and said in a sob:
"I don't know... I really don't know... Stop forcing me, just kill me, please! Just for the sake of being a powerful person, please!"
Zhao Rang and Ximen Dazhuang looked at each other, then looked at the deputy shopkeeper, and found that the expression on his face was extremely complicated and a little shocked!
"he……"
The words came to my lips, but I didn't know how to say them, so I just kept repeating them several times.
"He's not the local snake you know, right? Although both of them are hunchbacks, both have a lame leg, they both open shops selling coffins, and they even look exactly the same!"
Zhao Rang took over the conversation and said.
The deputy shopkeeper nodded repeatedly.
This is exactly what he wanted to say just now.
The hunchback he knew was a tough guy, and his butt was so tight that he dared to do anything!
If you're lame, you'll punch, if you're not tall enough, you'll butt your head, if you're pinned down, if you bite, you'll never be convinced.
Look at the cowardly behavior of the hunchback in front of me. He wets his pants and cries. He doesn't look like the same person!
But how do two different people have the same body shape and appearance? The deputy shopkeeper couldn't figure it out. This was beyond his knowledge.
Zhao Rang was not in a hurry to explain, but took the basin from the waiter's hand, scooped it up with his hands, and sprinkled it on the hunchback's face.
Zhao Rang continued to do such weird behavior for a long time. In the middle of the process, Ximen Dazhuang wanted to ask, but was secretly stopped by Ye Sanniang, who came to him at some unknown time.
Every time water splashed on the hunchback's face, he had to shake his head vigorously to shake the water droplets away, but more of them flowed along his sides and onto his temples and forehead.
After scooping out the remaining half of the water in the basin, Zhao Rang said to himself:
"Well, that's almost it!"
After saying that, he raised the tip of the knife in his hand and carefully stretched it towards the hunchback's chin.
After picking it a few times, it actually made me a little more shameless!
Ximen Dazhuang exclaimed:
"Good guy! This old bastard is so damn thick-skinned! He won't even bleed after peeling off a layer!"
Zhao Rang's hand trembled slightly at his words, and he almost poked a hole in the hunchback's face.
Following the opening, Zhao Rang slowly pushed the blade of the knife inward, then raised his hand, completely peeling off the layer of "face" from the hunchback's face, and hung it on the tip of the knife.
"ah……"
The hunchback let out several screams.
This layer of "face" was glued together perfectly with his original face. If Zhao Rang hadn't soaked it with water in advance, it would have been difficult to peel it off!
Even though he had prepared in advance, a large piece of the hunchback's right cheek was still torn open, revealing bright red flesh and blood, and he grinned in pain.
Zhao Rang threw this "face" in front of the deputy shopkeeper.
He didn't need to say anything anymore, this was the best explanation.
"Brother Rang, his face has changed!"
The hunchback whose mask was removed is no longer the scarred and sluggish appearance he had before. Instead, he has handsome features and a somewhat bookish look.
The deputy shopkeeper asked first:
"Who are you? Where is the camel boss?"
Camel Boss is the honorific title given to the hunchback local snake in Chagan Tologai. Of course, this is only called when face to face. Behind his back, he is still called rotten hunchback, dead lame, or toad-faced.
The hunchback lying on the table was twitching in pain because his cheek was torn, and he said with a ferocious smile:
"Aren't I just a hunchback? Is my back not hunchback enough, or my legs not lame enough?"
"Yes, it's my face. My face is too smooth and thin!"
"Then it's the same, isn't it? Let me ask you, is it?"
The hunchback somehow managed to break free from the knot, and used his long, sharp nails, which were still covered with thick dirt, to scratch wildly on his face. In a few strokes, his face was bloody and bloody!
Ximen Dazhuang hurriedly held down his hands and at the same time shouted to the two men to secure them with ropes.
After the hunchback's hands were completely tied to death, he began to scream in despair.
It lasted for half an hour before the roar gradually stopped due to his exhaustion.
Then the hunchback raised his head with all his strength, and then slammed onto the table, as if he wanted to pretend to be dead!
Zhao Rang took it upon himself to tie up the hunchback's whole body, leaving only his mouth to move.
"Pinch his cheek, don't let him bite his tongue and commit suicide!"
Ximen Dazhuang thought that he had scratched his face with blood and turned out his skin, so he wanted to find a rag to pad it before he started.
Unexpectedly, the hunchback's eyes suddenly turned white, his waist and abdomen arched upwards as hard as he could, as if he was possessed by an evil spirit, and he kept murmuring:
"The long summer nights are long, the strong west wind is cool... The long summer nights are long, the strong west wind is cool..."