"Brother Lian, are you familiar with the gambling houses in Beijing?"
Ignoring Lian Er's somewhat depressed look, he took the tea brought by the little maid, took a sip and suddenly changed the subject and asked: "He is the big boss behind them, does Lian Er know all about it?"
"Third brother, have you gotten into trouble again?"
Lian Er opened his eyes wide and said in surprise: "The gambling houses in the capital are not simple. If you provoke them, you will be in trouble!"
"Where are you thinking, Brother Lian?"
Rolling his eyes, Jia Cong said angrily: "Have you ever seen me go to a gambling house?"
He is not really an ignorant young man. He doesn't know that those who can open gambling houses and brothels in the capital are not simple people.
To be honest, Jia Cong only hates this kind of existence and has no intention of making friends with him.
If you have that kind of energy, you can’t make money by doing any serious business, so you have to open a gambling house to make money. But I just think it’s easy to make money by opening a gambling house, just like making money while lying down. With such an easy way to make money, naturally I don’t want to waste energy.
Do serious business.
To put it bluntly, isn’t it just relying on power to act recklessly?
When one day the power is gone, the shady money-making business at hand will also be finished.
"It's true, then why do you ask?"
"Brother Lian, why are there so many problems? Do you know them or not?"
"Which gambling house?"
"Ruyi Gambling House!"
"I really know that this is the property of the family of Prince Zhongshun and his family of auxiliary generals!"
Tsk…
What else is there to say?
"Brother Lian, please invite Qiu Liang!"
Jia Cong said directly: "When you invite someone, tell him clearly that if you don't have the guts to offend the general of the auxiliary country, then you don't want to come!"
"There has to be a reason, right?"
Lian Er frowned slightly, but he didn't pay attention to a mere auxiliary general.
Daqing was founded less than a hundred years ago, and the main force of the clan was still the princes. As for the subordinate generals who were auxiliary to the country, they were really just idlers if they did not work in the clan mansion.
That is to say, the status of the clan is a bit scary. Although the general of the auxiliary country has no real power, he can easily meet the current and royal family bosses, and the power of his crooked words makes people dare not offend him easily.
Of course, if you are really offended because of a conflict of interest, then you are offended.
No matter the current generation or the royal family, they will not easily stand up for such an idle member of the clan. Such things can be easy to say or not.
Top nobles such as the four founding princes, eight princes, and twelve princes were all targeted by royal princes, and ordinary idle clans might not dare to take the initiative to provoke them.
But if you want to bully an idle clan for no reason, even the four kings with different surnames will not do such stupid things easily, and some things cannot be done casually.
Just like right now...
Jia Cong's tone is obviously not a good thing.
Although Lian Er didn't pay attention to General Fuguo behind Ruyi Gambling House, it didn't mean that he was willing to take the initiative to provoke him.
As for the crazy speculation in his mind, he didn't think it was possible at all. It was too exaggerated.
Once word spreads, it will cause the royal family to lose face.
But he doesn’t know that sometimes reality is even more exaggerated!
hehe……
Glancing at Lian Er lightly, Jia Cong said leisurely: "Just yesterday, I got some pretty weird information!"
Having said this, he couldn't help but chuckle, but when he heard the laughter in Lian Er's ears, he couldn't help but feel his heart tremble, and he had a premonition that something bad was going to happen.
really……
"On the day of the Lantern Festival, many of the better thugs at Ruyi Gambling House were found dead outside the next day!"
Jia Cong's tone was light and airy, but it was like thunder in Lian Er's ears, and he was stunned all of a sudden.
"No, no way!"
All kinds of thoughts were swirling in my heart, and I spoke subconsciously.
"What can't you do?"
Jia Cong sneered: "After checking, won't we know whether it is true or false?"
Having said this, he suddenly asked out of curiosity: "By the way, Brother Lian, on the night of the Lantern Festival, I killed about thirty thugs and kidnappers. Didn't it cause a stir later?"
"What other disturbance do you want to stir up?"
Lian Er rolled his eyes, but couldn't help but tremble in his heart, having a clear understanding of the ferocity of Jia Cong.
Damn it, this kid almost forgot if he didn't mention it. The thirty dozen kidnappers and thugs who were killed that night, according to the examination, they were all killed with one blow and the method was very cruel.
I don't want this kid to look playful and smiling, but he is ruthless when he strikes, and I don't know how he can be so murderous?
So many people died in one breath, even if they all deserved their crimes, it would have been big news that shocked the capital in the past.
Fortunately, the kidnapping case was covered up, and the Shuntian government office responsible for handling the case, and the Wucheng Military and Horse Division deliberately covered it up. Such a piece of originally sensational news just disappeared without a trace.
This is naturally a good thing for Jia Cong.
The reason why he took the initiative to bring this up was to tell Lian Er that he might have discovered the origin of the thugs.
As the saying goes, when people leave, they leave behind traces, and the people in the Paihuazi gang usually have their legitimate identities covered, otherwise it would be difficult to get around the capital.
"I didn't want to cause any trouble!"
Waving his hand, Jia Cong said with a smile: "I just want to remind Brother Lian that since we have other clues, it depends on whether Qiu Liang is willing to take the risk!"
Lian Er was speechless for a moment, and took the initiative to leave without staying at Jia Cong's place.
"By the way, third brother, your yard is too small!"
When leaving, Lian Er kindly suggested: "Would you like my second brother to help you find a larger independent yard?"
"Forget it, the current residence is pretty good!"
Jia Cong refused with a smile and said leisurely: "I don't want to be too conspicuous. Brother Lian only needs to ask about what happened to the boy Huan San, and he will know that being too conspicuous is not a good thing in this mansion!"
Lian Er didn't say anything more, nodded and left directly.
It was dark at night, and when I returned to my residence to wash up and rest, I suddenly asked Ping'er, who was busy going about his business, "Is that boy Huansan having a bad time in the house?"
"How can it be?"
Ping'er smiled and replied: "The second master has been living with Aunt Zhao recently, how can the third master Huan's life be difficult?"
laugh……
At this time, Wang Xifeng, who was already lying down, couldn't help but sneered and said angrily: "Why does the second master suddenly ask this? I have to say that the boy Huan San has been doing well recently, but he has been tortured a lot!"
"Is there still someone bullying him?"
Lian Er raised his eyebrows and said amusedly: "Who dares to provoke someone like Aunt Zhao easily?"
"My aunt is always looking for reasons to deal with that kid, and Aunt Zhao doesn't dare to snort at all!"
Wang Xifeng said disdainfully: "That boy has spent two good days and keeps thinking about competing with Baoyu. Naturally, he made my aunt unhappy!"
Lian Er's heart was shaken, and he finally knew what Jia Cong meant.
Although he still had something hidden in his heart, with Jia Cong's reminder, Lian Er rarely had a good sleep that night.
I woke up early the next morning to work as a yamen errand, and I found an opportunity to find Qiu Liang. After talking about this, Qiu Liang was confused for most of the day.
…
"Both of you have thought carefully about it. There is no turning back when you shoot your bow!"
Seeing Lian Er and Qiu Liang sitting across from each other with serious faces, Jia Cong didn't feel too surprised and asked bluntly.
It was evening at this time, and it gets dark very early in winter.
Jia Cong had just had dinner in the main courtyard when he was pulled into a side hall by these two guys to talk.
They didn't waste any words and directly stated that they wanted to continue investigating the case of the Paihuazi gang.
Hearing Jia Cong's casual inquiry, Qiu Liang clenched his fists and snorted coldly, saying unhappily: "What happened this time is so cowardly, I really can't swallow this bad breath!"
Thinking about it, it's strange that a top-notch nobleman would be in a good mood if his achievements have been lost to others.
Lian Er had the same idea, but of course he didn't react as violently as Qiu Liang.
The environment in Rongguo Mansion had made him tactful and cunning. Although he was very unhappy, his face didn't show much of it.
"Okay then, go and investigate Ruyi Gambling House!"
Jia Cong didn't say much, and said directly: "Especially the gang of thugs watching the scene, there is no need to arrest people for interrogation, they will definitely be exposed themselves!"
Just kidding, I really thought this was a spy war, but it was just a relatively well-organized pornographic gang.
If the guess is correct, the gang's force officers are the thugs who watch the scene at Ruyi Casino. There is no need to expect them to have much sense of confidentiality.
Things turned out as expected...
However, in just three days, not only were the thugs from Ruyi Gambling House and the force responsible for the Paihuazi gang were found, but dozens of other abducted children during the Lantern Festival were also found through them.
How brave!
"No one would have guessed that those children were placed in the backyard of a brothel owned by the same owner of Ruyi Casino!"
Still in the main courtyard of the General's Mansion, this time the place of conversation was changed to a pavilion in the small garden. There was no curtain around, and the howling cold wind did not alleviate Qiu Liang's anger at all. When he talked about the results of the investigation, his eyes turned red.
.
"What should we do next?"
Lian Er was more rational, and was not filled with anger at this time. He asked directly: "Should we directly lead people to search, or should we negotiate with the auxiliary general in private?"
"If there's anything to talk about, just bring someone to check!"
Before Jia Cong could speak, Qiu Liang shouted dissatisfied: "That guy can be said to have committed a heinous crime, but we don't even need to attack him hard. The families of those abducted children can make that guy die without a burial place!"
"Commander Qiu is right, there is no need to be polite when dealing with such a being!"
Jia Cong nodded in agreement and said with a smile: "Don't let others get the credit for this time, otherwise it will really be a big loss!"
When this matter was mentioned, Qiu Liang, who had a gloomy face at first, couldn't help but smile with joy, as if he had seen the bright prospect of promotion.
Lian Er still frowned slightly and said with worry on his face: "If Prince Zhongshun behind the scenes takes action, what should we do?"
As soon as these words came out, Qiu Liang's hearty laughter suddenly stopped...