Hu Yi failed to poke a hole in Li Youcai in the end, and the 9th squad had to take Li Youcai and leave the gate of the Li family and Luoye Village in disgrace for the second time. The only thing the 9th squad got was that the next meal was finally settled. They took Li Youcai back westward in the dark, and hurried to Lushuipu again at night, because Li Youcai's mistress lived there, and that was the source of the next meal.
There was no need for Hu Yi to interrogate him. On the way, Li Youcai explained the reason why he was kicked out of the Li family.
Although he and Li Youde are brothers, there is a big age gap between them. Li Youcai is in his twenties while Li Youde is in his early forties. They have the same father but different mothers. Li Youcai's biological mother is the young wife that Master Li married.
After Master Li died, his eldest son Li Youde inherited the family business. However, his younger brother Li Youcai was addicted to gambling. People came to the Li family all day to collect gambling debts. Li Youde was so angry that he stopped covering up for his gambling brother Li Youcai. Unexpectedly, this lawless Li Youcai actually dismantled the ancestral tablet in order to raise money for gambling, because the tablet was inlaid with gold. Li Youde finally got angry, and the result can be imagined...
Before dawn, the gate of a small courtyard in Lushuipu was opened. Li Youcai, with his hands tied behind his back and covered in dust, said only one sentence to the panicking woman who opened the gate: "Don't ask anything, just go and get them some food!"
Class 9 had been hungry for the whole day, and once the food was served, they didn't say anything. Li Youcai watched from the side. Although he hadn't eaten for almost the whole day, he didn't feel hungry at all. This day was something he would never forget. Two consecutive shocks made him completely haggard. He was unwilling to give up. It was not until today that he realized that he was really a waste; he was angry. The family affection was all bullshit!
Li Youcai suddenly felt that life was like a gamble. He always lost more than he won, and he always blamed the cards in his hand for not being as good as the other party's, and always attributed it to luck; is it really like this? No! They win more because they are the dealer, they don't need to gamble, they just need to arrange the upper and lower houses, or just cheat randomly, they only care about the results. I know all this, why do I still pretend not to know, and take the initiative to fall into their trap again and again? Because I only care about the process of gambling, the more I lose, the stronger the pleasure I get!
Until now, I have finally lost everything and only have one life left; and this life is actually someone else's bargaining chip, a worthless one.
Hu Yi finished eating first, left the table, walked to Li Youcai who had been looking down in a daze, and looked at him with his arms folded. Things had come to this point, and it was time to think about the next step. Hu Yi hadn't made up his mind yet.
The oil lamp on the dining table was small, and was blocked by several figures, so the light in the room was a little dim. Li Youcai, with his hands still tied behind his back, slowly raised his delicate face, looked at Hu Yi with a haggard look, and took the initiative to speak: "I... want to borrow an opportunity from you."
"Why should I lend it to you?" Hu Yi said indifferently.
"I can get you food."
"So, what do you get?"
Li Youcai looked at the narrow eyes quietly. Although there was no expression on the bronze face, Li Youcai could understand that Hu Yi was asking: Why do you believe me? So Li Youcai replied: "I can get the capital to continue gambling!"
Hu Yi looked at Hu Youcai expressionlessly for a while and said, "Tell me."
Li Youcai gritted his teeth slightly, and a look of determination flashed across his delicate face: "Let me be the banker! I can make a comeback!"
After finishing his words, Li Youcai stared at Hu Yi, who was numb in reaction, feeling uneasy. Since the other party did not ask any more questions, it meant that the other party understood what he meant. If he wanted to be the banker, he would be the host, and he would become the one giving orders from a hostage. They were the Eighth Route Army, and he was a traitor. Would this seemingly ridiculous request be accepted? The chance was small, so he took the gamble!
After a long silence, Hu Yi pulled out his bayonet, turned it over in his hand for a while, and finally cut the rope on Li Youcai's wrist...
One day passed, and when the sun rose again, the body of the plainclothes captain who was in charge of controlling several nearby villages was found near Lushuipu, with a bloody knife wound through his chest. Judging from the wound, the murder weapon should be a single-edged blade, narrow and long. No one could understand how the plainclothes captain, who had always been timid and cautious, could be killed alone in the wild in the middle of the night.
A dozen plainclothes team members nearby gathered together urgently, sent people to the county town to report the situation, and held a meeting to decide on a new team leader.
Although Li Youcai was once the second master of the Li family, he had lost all his prestige since he was kicked out of the family. He spent all day at the gambling table and was rarely seen at the roll call, let alone his contribution and ability. But he happened to come to the meeting today, and he became the captain of this area because his campaign speech only had one sentence: 100 yuan per person, cash in within three days, if I can't pay the brothers by then, I will leave!
Another day passed, and Li Youcai appeared in the gambling den of Lushuipu. Not all the people in the gambling den were gamblers, some of them were actually gangsters, who worked together to set up gambling, defraud, steal, rob and commit all kinds of evil. The man who took away Li Youcai's gun was the gang leader.
Everyone thought that the unfortunate traitor Li Youcai had been killed by the Eighth Route Army, but unexpectedly this guy came back in a swagger and became the captain of the traitors. Everyone in the gambling den looked at each other in amazement: Damn it, what is this guy doing
Li Youcai got straight to the point with the man: I'm going to pay you back the gambling debt with interest, but there's a condition. Have your brothers get their weapons ready and come with me when the time comes. I'll make sure we're even.
That night, the 9th squad left the mountain and came to Lushuipu again. They met Li Youcai at his mistress's house and got seven or eight sets of clothes that Li Youcai had collected from somewhere. They changed into them. The Eighth Route Army uniforms were gathered together and put into a bundle.
The next afternoon, more than a dozen men in black appeared at the intersection outside Lushuipu Village. They all had slicked-back hair and powdered faces and carried pistols across their shoulders. They were a plainclothes team that had assembled at the request of Captain Li Youcai.
Not long after, a dozen or so short-dressed men came. Some had shifty eyes, some had fat faces, and their waists were bulging. They must have been armed with powerful weapons.
On weekdays, they often meet each other. There are several nearby villages not far away. The plainclothes team knows who these men are, and these men certainly know these traitors. However, we have different ideals and cannot work together. You do your traitor work, and I eat my own dirty rice. We don't interfere with each other. There is nothing to say.
Finally, Li Youcai arrived late with five adults and one child behind him. Looking at how they were dressed, their clothes were ill-fitting and messy, but they were heavily equipped with equipment, even machine guns, and their faces looked unfriendly.
Several people in the gambling den felt familiar. They looked like the Eighth Route Army that arrested Li Youcai a few days ago. They had doubts in their hearts, but they didn't say much. Whether it was the Eighth Route Army or the plainclothes team, it had nothing to do with us. I only care about money! However, the men felt that Li Youcai was not simple. How many boats did this guy have? Don't underestimate this delicate face in the future. The water is deep!
Of course the plainclothes team didn't know them, so Li Youcai introduced them first: "These guys are my friends from the mountains, they are here to show their support!"
The plainclothes team members understood everything when they heard this. It turned out to be a mountain bandit. No wonder he had all kinds of weapons, even children. It was true that mountain bandits always come from young people! At this moment, everyone in the plainclothes team sighed in their hearts. In the past, they heard that Li Youcai was kicked out of the Li family, and no one took this kid seriously. Now they know that he not only has brothers in the underworld, but also has connections in the green forest? Even if there is no Li family, this kid is still a boss!
For the first time in his life, he understood the meaning of prestige. This feeling of euphoria made Li Youcai feel inexplicably comfortable. He took a square step and stood in the middle of the crowd. It seemed that even his voice had become full of energy.
"Well, I invited you all here for one thing, to solve the case. I have already got a clue that the murderer who killed the captain is hiding in Luoye Village. So, this time we brothers have to go there, to catch the murderer and bring justice to the world..."