There is a saying in Buddhism: Every drink and every peck creates cause and effect.
The current situation corroborates this statement. The beggar leader's harsh punishment on the young beggar just now caused the young beggar to rebel. He actually directly exposed the key to the matter, making it difficult for him to fool Sun Tu and the other two.
Seeing that the beggar leader was staring at the whistleblower viciously, Sun Tu immediately kicked him to the ground and scolded: "Do you still want to hide it now? With this witness, I can I will take you back to the Yamen and interrogate you carefully. Do you think you can come out of Kaifeng Mansion intact?"
This sentence completely woke up the beggar leader. He was just a dead man. To the government and the people behind the scenes, killing him was like killing an ant. In comparison, it seemed that the government was more important. Be more talkative. After thinking about this nod, he immediately knelt down and kowtowed: "Master, please spare my life. I know I was wrong. I will..."
Sun Tu then backed away a little, and then said: "Then tell me everything you know. Who asked you to follow Gaojiadian? What happened during this period? "
The beggar leader was silent for a moment before he spoke: "Because there was a fire in Changxing Square the night before, I planned to go there early yesterday morning to search to see if I could get any benefits. I didn't want to be attacked outside Changxing Square. I went there and met Mr. Xu... Xu Tieying. It was he who asked me to send people to keep an eye on Gaojia Store and pointed out that Boss Qi asked me to keep an eye on his movements and who he had met... "
"Xu Tieying, who is he?" Sun Tu narrowed his eyes and asked in a cold voice. After all, he was still young in the yamen, so he was still quite unfamiliar with this name.
The beggar leader looked at him strangely, and then replied: "Xu Tieying is the leader of the Shunshui Gang, and he has always been in charge of us people..."
Sun Tu's heart moved: "Are you from the Shunshui Gang? He only asked your people to keep an eye on Boss Qi and didn't let you do anything else?"
"No, no." The beggar leader immediately shook his head and denied: "You guys are of low status and can't do anything else. It's quite convenient to do some spying. By the way, my people met a few officials last night. I went to see Boss Qi, so I passed on the news."
"Do you know that just because you passed the news, a life was lost. That Qi Xuanhe was found killed in his guest room early this morning!" Sun Tuhan said with a face.
"This... I really don't know. If I had known that there would be such a result, I wouldn't dare to take this job even if I killed you..." The beggar leader was really panicked now and quickly defended himself.
Sun Tu was not interested in listening to his nonsense, and only continued: "Let me ask you, did your people continue to guard the Gaojia store from last night to this morning? Did they find anything unusual?"
"Well... yes, yes." The beggar leader, who originally wanted to hide it, could only reply honestly after meeting Sun Tu's sharp gaze: "He will still keep an eye on the Gaojia store that night. As for whether there is anything strange, Only he knows." He pointed at the young man who had just revealed everything.
Sun Tu nodded, turned to look at the young man, his attitude was a little better: "Did you find anything?"
The young man shook his head in confusion: "No, my sister is sick. I didn't worry about leaving her alone at night, so I took care of her at that time..." This was the reason why he didn't stare at the target outside Gao's store the night before. It's there.
The beggar leader was even more annoyed when he heard this, but he did not dare to show it in front of Sun Tu. He could only keep it secretly in his heart and planned to settle the old and new accounts together in the future.
Afterwards, Sun Tu interrogated him for a while, and only after he was convinced that the other party had nothing to hide, he spared him: "You don't know anything this time, so I won't go into details. But during this period, you all gave me Stay here and don’t leave, I will send people to guard you. If you dare to run away, you will have a guilty conscience and all the charges will fall on you, do you understand?"
Upon hearing this, the beggar leader finally breathed a sigh of relief and immediately nodded and agreed: "I understand, I will not run away. Thank you, sir, for sparing me..."
Sun Tu turned around and was about to leave, but Lu Zhishen suddenly waved to the young beggar: "Boy, you are coming with us. The Sa family thinks you have good bones, are you willing to go back with the Sa family to learn martial arts?"
Everyone present was stunned after hearing this, especially the young man, who felt as if he was dreaming. But then, he immediately came to his senses, knelt down on the ground, kowtowed to Lu Zhishen and said, "Master, please accept me as my apprentice!" His reaction was really quick, and this kowtow was considered to be the final seal of the relationship between the two parties.
Sun Tu glanced at Lu Zhishen and immediately understood what he was thinking, feeling a little ashamed. Obviously, Lu Zhishen realized that the boy would be retaliated by the beggar leader after the two of them left, so he took him away with him as an excuse. It's just that the other party is really smart, and he actually goes with the flow and really recognizes Lu Zhishen as his master. On the other hand, I actually ignored this detail because of the troubles in my heart.
Lu Zhishen was a little surprised by his bow, but then he laughed and said, "Okay, then you can go with the Sa family."
In this way, all the beggars could only watch helplessly as the young man who was originally at the bottom escaped from the misery. They were both surprised and envious, and they only regretted that they had not had the courage to stand up and expose it before. As for the beggar leader, he could only stand there blankly, not knowing what to do.
But among this large group of beggars, one of them had a strange light in his eyes: "Things have indeed changed. It seems that I have to go back with the news quickly!"
After the three of them came out, they met Tang Shiwu and others who were waiting outside to prevent the beggars from escaping. Then Sun Tu asked two of them to stay nearby and watch the movements of the beggars. Then he looked at Lu Zhishen: "This time. There really is Brother Laolu. But it’s better for the government to take action in the next matter, so... "
"The Sa family understands that if you want to talk to people from the Shunshui Gang, you can't just rely on your fists. The Sa family will take this apprentice back first, and it won't be too late to come to me when you have news. By the way, what's your name, kid? And what you said Where is the girl?" Lu Zhishen was indeed both rough and fine, and even took care of the young man's difficulties.
"My name is Cheng Yayu, and my sister is in a dilapidated house not far ahead. She has been ill with cold, and I don't have enough money, so... "
"Don't worry, the Sa family has plenty of money, and they can always cure your sister." Lu Zhishen said, holding the young man's arm, and strode away with him.
When Sun Tu saw this, he smiled and followed him. After reaching the street, he said goodbye to Lu Zhishen and went home to rest.
After a night of silence, Sun Tu returned to the government office after dawn and told everyone what he had learned yesterday. This made Shen Liang and the others feel worried while being excited.
I thought that with the murder of the key figure Qi Xuanwen, the case would completely cut off the clues, but unexpectedly, one day later, there was another village. Not only were the clues not cut off, but they allowed people to find the target direction.
But when they learned that there was actually the Shunshui Gang behind all this, everyone felt a little troublesome. It was not easy to negotiate with them.
"Why, this Shunshui Gang can make me, Kaifeng Mansion, helpless against them? Isn't it just a gang of rivers and lakes, can it be able to change the world?" Sun Tu couldn't help but said after seeing their worries.
"You don't know something, Dutou. The Shunshui Gang does play a big role in our city of Tokyo, because they control most of the business at Bianhe Wharf..." Cui Lueshang quickly explained in a low voice.
It is because of the water transport of Bianhe River that the cities of Bianliang and Kaifeng in Tokyo can reach the whole world and support a population of one million. As a local gang that relied on the Bian River and gradually grew, the Shunshui Gang had many of its subordinates who were from coolies in the dock area. As its power grew, the Shunshui Gang attracted all kinds of people from the docks into the gang. , even many officials on the dock have Shunshui Gang background!
In a sense, the Shunshui Gang completely controls the waterway lifeline of Tokyo City. If they are really determined to do something, the capital of the Song Dynasty will be paralyzed and chaotic in the blink of an eye.
After hearing all this from Cui Lueshang, Sun Tu frowned even more. When he heard Sun Fu mention the Zhujie Gang and Shunshui Gang, he didn't pay much attention to it, thinking that it was just a small fight and nothing in front of the government. Only then did he realize that the power of the Jianghu Gang in Tokyo City was beyond imagination.
In fact, the Shunshui Gang's current scale is largely due to the government's cultivation. After all, having them work for free around the docks can save a lot of expenses, and at the same time, many relevant officials can also receive considerable benefits. However, its shortcomings gradually emerged later. When the government discovered that the Shunshui Gang was too strong to be eliminated, and even began to completely control the Bianhe Wharf, everything was in trouble.
So now, when Sun Tu wants to trace the case to the Shunshui Gang, it is really difficult!