On the Tao family boat, the torches were lit up, and the crew on the boat were all called over. Bai Shiqi, who had changed his clothes, was sitting on an armchair with his legs crossed. Two burly men stood behind him, surrounded by her men. Guarding, she lowered her eyes and played with the small dagger in her hand, and said, "Boss Tao, are all the people on the boat here?"
Tao Shuo sat next to her, but he described it as cramped, like her valet. Hearing this, he stood up hurriedly: "I'll ask someone to order."
"You sit! Sit!" Bai Shiqi raised his hand to signal him to take his seat, his eyes followed Tao Dayuan to count the boatmen, and by the way, he looked at all the people in the boat. In fact, since she got on the boat, the Cao Gang people have been watching secretly. She remembered the people on the boat with a familiar eye, and swept them around and said: "I remember... There is an old man in the kitchen, right?"
Tao Shuo: "Dayuan—"
Tao Dayuan suddenly said: "Master, the kitchen helper Xiang Dad didn't come."
"Call them all."
In his early years, the old man was gambling on the river and lost his leg. Fortunately, he used his cooking skills to find a boat to cook for a living, but the Tao family's boat traveled twice a month, and the rest of the time he Go to another ship to find work.
He was urged by Bai Shiqi's people and limped onto the deck, and was immediately startled by the scattered corpses on the deck. ?"
Tao Shuo: "Bo Shao Gang mainly asks everyone."
Bai Shiqi motioned the people under his hands to start the interrogation, and someone dragged a wounded and unconscious water thief from the dark and tied it to the flagpole. She said coldly, "Wake up."
The man in her hand stepped forward and stabbed the water thief in the thigh, turning the hilt with force, only to hear a howl like a pig, and the water thief woke up with abrupt pain.
Tao Shuo: "…"
Everyone: "… "
The method was too simple, brutal and cruel, but it was much more effective than splashing cold water. It not only woke people up, but also frightened everyone on the Tao family boat.
Bai Shiqi got up and stretched, and asked slowly, "Who do you know of this person?" His eyes swept over everyone's faces one by one, not letting go of every detail: "If you hide anything, don't blame me for being rude!"
When the water thief woke up, he could clearly see the scene in front of him, the torches around him were bright, and the wound on his leg was in unbearable pain. people identify.
Everyone dared not speak, she said: "I think the light is too dark, and everyone can't recognize it clearly. It is better to come forward and recognize one by one. If you can recognize the origin of this water thief, you will be rewarded with 10 taels of silver."
When the people on the boat heard the amount of silver reward, many people were very excited, and they queued up to identify one by one. Some were timid and approached. First, they smelled a strong smell of blood, and then met the blood thief's bloodshot eyes. Now, this person has done this on the river more than once. He has already had a lot of human blood on his hands. He has always regarded human life like a mustard. Today, he has become a fish. Frightened, she shivered and ran away...
The daring one stepped forward and took a closer look. After reading it several times, he found the clue: "This person... This person seems to have seen it somewhere."
Bai Shiqi became interested: "Think about it again, if you can really remember it, you will be rewarded with silver."
For the sake of ten taels of silver, the man racked his brains and thought hard. Taking advantage of his hard work, Bai Shiqi glanced over everyone's face, and saw that one of them was very shrinking, but he was a slender man. , Others are looking around curiously despite the smell of blood, but the curiosity and the happiness of the rest of the life are mostly components, but this person's eyes are evasive, and from time to time, he swept over Bai Shiqi and the people she brought, and took a peek at the water thief. Shrinking his head, he pretended to be curious and took a look, and quietly participated in the discussion of his companions, but he was very uneasy.
The other one was the old man Xiang who was under the kitchen, eager to shrink behind the crowd.
Bai Shiqi asked Tao Dayuan to explain the origins of these people one by one. Some of them signed the death deed, some were hired boatmen, and there were people who took them in. For example, old man Xiang was someone who was taken in by Tao Shuo without a physical deed and gave them to him. Just a bowl of rice.
She waved a group of people to go back to their cabins first, leaving only the old man Xiang and the slender man dodging, as well as the daring boatman and boat owner Tao Shuo.
The boatman closed his eyes for ten taels of silver and went through everything he had seen and heard in recent days, suddenly remembered, and turned his head to look directly at the slender man: "Feng San, we were at the dock that day. When you loaded the ship, didn't you say that a relative came here, it seems that this person is?"
The short and thin man changed color suddenly, and yelled: "Bah! Jiang Dadan, don't spit your blood! My relatives don't look like this!"
Jiang dared to think of the danger tonight, if it wasn't for Young Master Bo and his party on the boat, I'm afraid that the whole boat would lose their lives, and he felt more serious when he felt resentment in his heart: "Since you said that this person is not your relative, Why don't you tell me who your relatives are, and when the boat returns, let's kiss your relatives and confront them."
The short and thin man was Cheng Shun, and he was boldly questioned by Jiang Zheziwuwu: "Why? Just relying on your one-sided words, you are going to come and slander my relatives?"
Xiang old man shrank back silently, wishing to shrink himself into a shadow that no one else could see.
Bai Shiqi noticed that the tied water thief had endured the pain and pricked up his ears to listen. He had a clue in his heart, so he made a decision: "It doesn't have to be so troublesome, anyway, it's idle if you're idle, it's better to have a first trial." She got up and went over, and the dagger was drawn down the water thief's chest. Her dagger was very sharp, and the front of the front was cut off wherever she passed. The chest, and Bai Shiqi's knife was so good, the clothes were pulled open, but the skin was not injured, and the grasp of proportions was rare.
This man is quite thin, and he has been exercising all year round. His waist and abdomen are flat, and his ribs are clearly visible. Bai Shiqi's dagger gestured at the position of his heart, and the cold dagger was close to his skin, making him involuntarily go to She shrank back, but her hands and feet were tied to the flagpole, and she had no choice but to stare at her with a pair of bloodshot eyes.
Bai Shiqi was originally a man, "Yo ho" laughed: "Are you trying to eat me?" Her dagger gestured twice on the other side's face, almost shaved off his eyelashes: "Letter Don't believe I dig your eyeballs?!"
Jiang Daring also shouted: "His eyeballs were dug out!" This gang of gangsters and gangsters scourged the merchants and people along the coast.
"Dare you?!" In the current situation, this water thief didn't give up, and even dared to threaten Bai Shiqi.
Bai Shiqi was not afraid of being threatened, and when he heard what he said, he laughed out loud: "What's wrong with me?" The knife slapped twice, and sliced two pieces of meat off his belly very fast. In front of him: "Do you think I dare?"
The water thief was in pain and anger, and screamed: "Damn bastard, you dare! Wait for my boss to kill you, so that your family will not stay!"
Bai Shiqi: "Yeah, I'm so scared!" He took another piece and took a look, disgusting: "I haven't practiced the craft for a long time, so please forgive me."
Water pirate: "..."
Cheng Shun: "..."
The old man took a few steps back silently: "..."
Even Jiang Dandan, who has always been a self-proclaimed daring man, couldn't help but quietly moved two steps back, secretly thinking about the darkness of the Cao Gang.
Tao Shuo's face was pale, and he secretly made up his mind not to be an enemy of the Cao Gang.
Only Caobang everyone bowed their heads and laughed, recalling the craftsmanship of the young gang's master sliced yu sheng, which is indeed a must in the gang. The birthday is the finale of the banquet, or it is a performance on the spot. There are many fans in the gang who like her, and it is a benefit that only depends on the level, such as the helmsman from various places.
Bai Shiqi said slowly: "I have a bad temper, and I can do anything to be annoyed, such as stir-frying (sheep) eyeballs, or charcoal-grilling pork (roasted pork with five flowers), selecting (pig) ) Five flowers under the rib, the slices are a little thicker than before, it will be grilled to be oily and then sprinkle with salt and pepper, not to mention how fragrant!" The dagger slammed on his skull, and said sadly: "You know How to eat human brain (monkey brain)?"
Tao Shuo shivered: "Sect Master Bai..."
Jiang Bold: "..." I'll change my name when I go back!
Cheng Shun: "..."
The old man Xiang has been cooking for many years, and his eyes are full of fear, and he is farther away from her.
The fear in the water thief's eyes deepened, and he still stubbornly said: "...You talk nonsense, you have never heard of people eating brains!"
Everyone in the Cao Gang watched with a straight face that the young gang leader was talking nonsense as if it were real.
Bai Shiqi's voice was full of enthusiastic rebuttals about food: "What do you know? In the turbulent times of the previous dynasty, an old gluttonous man who accompanied the army once wrote a book, which detailed how to cook human flesh to be delicious. At that time, several countries were at war, and wars were taking place everywhere. No one was harvesting. The rations accompanying the army were all captured by the common people. Foot sheep, boiled and eaten with beef and mutton, is said to be extremely delicious."
This time, not only did the water thief, along with Cheng Shun and the others bend over and vomit, their stomachs turned upside down, but even everyone in Caogang knew that she was talking nonsense, but their expressions changed, they turned their heads to look at the river, and pretended not to say anything to her. smell.
Bai Shiqi's voice came into the ears of everyone present: "The human (monkey) brain mostly eats raw food, make a hole in your skull, pour boiling oil on it, and dig it out with a silver spoon. Eat your brain while it's hot, you'll be alive then, you can only wailing and screaming, watching your brain be eaten up..."
The water thief bent down and spit out a mouthful of sour water, and then spit out a splatter, and even the bile was about to be spit out. He was tied again, and his waist was not fully bent. He actually vomited all over himself. Coupled with the smell of blood on the deck, Tao Shuo, Cheng Shun and Jiang Dandan, who were attracted like a chain reaction, bent down and vomited together...
Under the pungent smell, everyone in the Cao Gang turned their heads indifferently, took a breath of fresh air against the wind, and said silently: Come and grab the master of the Young Gang!
-Although she doesn't eat human flesh, her nonsense skills are more unbearable than cannibalism!
The water thief was stripped off by the men of the Cao Gang and thrown into the river, washed twice, and then fished up, put on two numb clothes, and re-examined in another place.
Tao Shuo listened in the whole process, listening to how the water thieves contacted the people on his boat to inquire about news, spread letters along the way, and cooperated with people to murder people for money... Every step was accomplished. This boatman is afraid that he will become a water ghost in the river.
His feelings for this Young Master Bai were extremely complicated. On the one hand, he was afraid of her experience of eating human flesh, and on the other hand, he was extremely grateful to Bo Shiqi for saving his life. If he was fortunate enough to meet Yu Ang, they would have something in common. On the topic, the perception of Bai Shiqi is similar.
Cheng Shun was also frightened long ago, so he confided everything without the need for Bai Shiqi to be punished again.
He has been addicted to gambling since the first two months, and lost all his savings for many years. Coupled with someone's inducement, he became a water pirate's traitor.
Bai Shiqi wrote a confession, asked the two to draw and detain them, and ordered them to tie them down and keep them under strict supervision. Only then did he turn to the old man.
To the old man: "...What is the command of the young gang leader? Would you like to have some supper?"
Bai Shiqi: "I'm afraid I won't be able to leave this ship tonight."
To the old man, he showed a simple and flattering smile: "What are you talking about, young gang master?"
Bai Shiqi nodded slightly, and immediately a subordinate who went to the kitchen to cook ginger soup presented a packet of medicinal powder. She opened it and handed it over: "Would you like to smell what this is?"
The old man's expression changed slightly, and then he showed a bit of confusion: "What is this?"
Bai Shiqi: "This was found in the kitchen. Not only that, but this thing was also found on your bed, don't you want to admit it?"
The old man Xiang finally stopped being honest and honest, and slammed into Bai Shiqi. Seeing that she was taking a defensive stance, she changed her path and went straight to Tao Shuo. In pain, she bowed her head in shock, and found that the dagger that Bo Shiqi had been playing with was stuck in his abdomen, her voice was close to her ear: "Cheng Shun is just a pawn who tipped off, I'm afraid you are the water bandit. The last move, right?!"
She pulled out the dagger and kicked him away with one kick. Only then did Tao Shuo realize that he had escaped the disaster again, and then he rushed over and hugged Bai Shiqi's arm shivering: "Bo... Bo... Young gang master... "I was almost crying.
Bai Shiqi comforted him: "It's okay."
The old man sat on the ground clutching his stomach, puzzled: "How did you know that I was the last recruit?"
Bai Shiqi looked down at him, and finally changed his lazy attitude before, and his voice was like ice: "The year before last year, five brothers in my gang escorted a ship of goods north, but they lost their lives and the goods were robbed. I investigated carefully at that time. There are not many traces of fighting on the boats where the crime happened, and they shouldn’t be like this because of their skills. Although the bodies were sunk in the river, there are still traces left on the boats. I lived on the boat for three days by myself and died of bitterness. There is only one possibility for meditation, and that is that they all drank alcohol or slept during the escort, and lost their lives when they were touched on the boat in a drunken dream. If you don’t drink and gamble, you can also be vigilant, except for the unpredictable drinking water being manipulated, there is no other possibility.”
She took a step forward: "Xiang Ye, I've tracked you down for three years!"
Xiang Ye raised his head in disbelief, never expecting his old bottom to be exposed: "..."
Bai Shiqi: "Actually, you are not very old, you are only about 30 now, but your family has always had the problem of having less white hair. Although your father died when you were three years old, and you are living in the borders of Jiangsu, not many people know that you have this problem. What's wrong, when I committed a crime a few years ago, I was a strong man with black hair, but after five or six years, I have become an old man. It is difficult for people to associate you with Jiang Yang, the robber, Xiangye. It's a pity..."
Xiang Ye: "What a pity?"
Bai Shiqi: "Unfortunately, Xiang Ye is an old eater, especially fond of food. You just heard me talk about various ways to eat human flesh. Although you pretend to be afraid, you really want to try it? I see your eyes are shining and your fingers are shining. My head twitched with excitement, still wondering if I should hand you the kitchen knife."
Xiang Ye slowly stood up while covering his wounds, his legs were no longer lame, his waist was no longer stooped, he was actually a tall and burly man, even his voice became thicker and full of vigor: "So...you just said those words with two birds with one stone. , scare those two incompetent rats and lure me into the bait?"
"Mr. Xiang is smart."
"Been taught a lesson!"
He smiled lightly: "I just don't know how the young gang master's water skills compare to mine? Would you dare to try it with me?"
The young hero of Bai Shiqi, with unparalleled courage, smiled and said, "Why don't you dare? Please sir!"
Xiang Ye tightened the wound on his waist with a sweat towel, ran a few steps and jumped into the river with a plop.
Xiang Ye was born in a fishing village on the southeast coast. According to official data, he was a madman since he was a child. He stabbed his neighbor's old man at the age of twelve, just because of a lesson he said. When he was a little older, he fought everywhere and became a bully in eight townships. When he became an adult, he lived up to his expectations and became a pirate. He made a living by looting and recruiting troops from nearby villages. He joined the pirate chief Xiong Shijie on an island. I got a little boss and lived a good life.
The glory days of pirates have not passed for a few years. Today, troops are dispatched to clean up the pirates along the border. After several encirclements and attacks by officers and soldiers, Xiong Shijie was defeated and fled overseas. In the village, neighbors noticed that he wanted to report to the official, not only suffered a massacre, but also dismembered and boiled the corpse, and vomited on the spot when he investigated the scene, leaving a deep psychological shadow.
This guy is a natural anti-social personality, cruel, no empathy, and a cold-blooded pervert.
After Xiangye absconded, the government issued a sea capture document. However, several years later, the culprit in the massacre of the Xiaoyu Village still failed to find the real culprit.
Since several brothers whom he regarded as his right-hand man were escorting the ship and were killed, as long as Bai Shiqi was in Lianghuai and heard of water bandits, he would definitely go to investigate the ship where the case was committed, and make a secret visit, even more serious than the local government case investigators.
The hard work pays off. She has seen many crime scenes and finally taught her to find clues, and finally found Xiang Ye. The hardships are not enough for outsiders.
She lifted the hem of her clothes and was about to go into the water, and all the subordinates were desperate to stop her: "Young gang master, this person is fierce and cruel, and has deep scheming. Besides, he started as a pirate, I am afraid that the water husband is not weak."
Bai Shiqi remembered the few brothers and sisters who couldn't even salvage the corpses, and felt the blood in his chest burning unquenched: "No matter how fierce he is, he has already been wounded. I jumped down to lure him out, and you all find a chance to kill him!"
She jumped into the river with a thud, causing a splash of water, and the water surface immediately calmed down, and even the ripples disappeared. Couldn't the young gang leader be..." Was he killed by a wanted criminal
"Shut up!" A Cao Gang man was furious: "Don't talk nonsense! Our little gang master lives a hundred years!"
For the past three years, Bai Shiqi has spent a lot of effort in tracking down the murderers of the brothers in the gang. These subordinates are watching, and sometimes they can't help thinking, if he ends up with those brothers one day, can he You have to help the master persevere to track down the real culprit, to appease and take care of the family, even if you die, it's worth it!
The people on the boat were all staring at the water with a heart. The water on the river was churning with a cup of tea. Xiang Yexian emerged from the bottom. Taking advantage of the ventilation gap, the dagger pointed straight to Ye's throat, and the other party also carried the dagger with him.
Tao Shuo exclaimed, "Young gang master, be careful—"
The two were almost indistinguishable from each other in the water. After the fight, they both had several wounds on their bodies, but because they were good at water, the wounds were not too deep, but Xiang Ye was already injured. Xiang Ye originally thought that Bai Shiqi was young, and her ability in water would definitely not match her scheming. How could she know that she was even more slippery than a fish in the water. Several times he tried to escape, but he was entangled by Bai Shiqi, and his abdominal wound was soaked for a long time. The water lost blood, and gradually became exhausted and dizzy.
He knew that if he couldn't escape today, as long as it fell into the hands of Bai Shiqi, he would be dead. After making several more wounds, it is estimated that she gradually relaxed her vigilance, sold her a flaw, and was stabbed in the abdomen, and it gradually sank to the bottom of the river...
At this moment, the east is turning white, and it is much easier to see things in the water than in the middle of the night. Bai Shiqi noticed his limbs swaying slightly, but he was unable to paddle across the chaotic river. He found that Xiang Ye raised his hand weakly, as if he couldn't even pick up the dagger, but his body was about to sink into the silt of the river bottom. seven…
The Cao Gang men on the boat watched the wisps of blood emerging from the water, and finally someone couldn't hold back their breath: "No, I want to go down and have a look!"
Someone took the lead, and three or four people jumped down to check.
Tao Shuo closed his eyes and prayed to the rising sun. Before he could pray to all the gods and Buddhas, he could only hear the sound of clattering water, and the Cao Gang man beside him cheered: "Young gang master has come out..." He violently When he opened his eyes, he saw that Bo Shiqi raised a pale face and waved at the people on the boat, followed by her and lifted something from the water. When he looked closely, it turned out to be the head of Xiangye, with eyes Open wide, dead without resting your eyes.
Bai Shiqi half-squinted her eyes and used all her strength to throw the head on the boat. She thought she had used a lot of strength, but in fact Xiang Ye's head was detached from her hand, and fell directly into the boat without even crossing half a meter. In the water, there was a splash of water.
She looked up and saw the golden sun shining on the river, just as her father asked her to choose playmates among the second-generation boys many years ago. She randomly ordered five furry children to be her own soldiers, and these five children accompany her naughty When she got into trouble, she was trained a lot, laughing and playing, but she also accompanied her growing up day by day and became a firm-looking young man.
There were constantly people emerging from the water around, Bai Shiqi fell backwards, was hugged by the waist, and exclaimed: "Young master—" Several people lifted her out of the water, only to find that she had several stab wounds all over her body, and her abdomen was upright. Bubbling with blood, she only told a few words before closing her eyes and fainting: "Old man Baoying Huang..."
The Caobang gang members on the boat in the water continued to exclaim, and they worked together to carry her aboard. Some people remembered Xiang Ye's head: "This is the young gang master who cut it back with all his life, and I want to take it back."
The water pirate was dead, and the corpses on the boat were still lying about. The signal flare, when the blue smoke for help flashed across the clear blue sky, the little leader of the Cao Gang said goodbye to Tao Shuo.
"It's not too far away, I'll leave a few brothers, and I won't go there. I'm going to take the young gang master to Baoying to find a doctor for help!"
Tao Shuo turned around in a hurry, urging everyone: "Master Bai's clothes are still wet, so change into wet clothes before leaving, or what if you get sick?"
One of them looked solemn and said with a wry smile: "The boat owner Tao doesn't know something. The young gang master is always eccentric and doesn't like others to touch her. If she wakes up and knows that someone has changed her clothes, I am afraid that she has the heart to kill."
Qiu Ying, the youngest of the five who died, was in danger on the way to escort the goods with her. She also encountered a gang of water bandits. Everyone on the same boat died. The two of them fought back to back to survive, but the leader of the gang was seriously injured and unconscious , Qiu Ying changed her clothes, and when she woke up, she was almost chased out of Eighteen Streets, and she did not dare to approach her within ten steps for a year.
This has become a joke among the brothers in the gang. Everyone knows that the young gang leader likes girls, but if a stinky man touches her, just wait until she cleans her neck and gets stabbed with a knife—that’s why Qiu Ying has a childhood affection, so she can keep one. Life is there.
Tao Shuo was anxious: "When is it, you still have so much scruples?"
But Cao helped everyone to find a thick quilt and wrapped Bai Shiqi. The rest of the people began to clean up the cargo ship. They pushed all the pirates' bodies into the river to feed the fish. They also poured water to clean the deck. Halfway through, a boat was chasing after him, and the people above the bow shouted, "What's the call for help?"
In the house in Baoying County, Zhao Wu Jiu had a nightmare last night. After opening his eyes in the morning, he sat on the bedside and reminisced for a long time. There were a few bizarre fragments in his mind that could not be put together. A few feet away, when he reached out to touch it, it was like a shadow in a diamond mirror, and it was scattered and disappeared.
He supported the head of the bed to get up and slowly moved on the bed, first moving his slumbering legs, then sitting down after about ten steps, Shu Changfeng pushed the door and came in, holding a washbasin towel in his hand. , said with a smile: "His Royal Highness wakes up early in the morning to exercise, and when Bai Shiqi comes back, he will give her a big surprise."
Zhao Wu Jiu counted the days: "She has been gone for almost a month, and I don't know when she will be able to send a letter back?"
Shu Changfeng said in his heart: "Bo Shiqi is the kite with a broken string, one end flying into the sky, how can I still remember that someone on the ground is thinking of me from afar, my poor Highness has never been so fond of a woman, but it is the heartless Bo Shiqi, The most difficult thing is that people don't feel like they are their daughter's family at all.
"Your Highness, just take care of your health and injuries. Besides, I saw two magpies screaming outside just now. Maybe Bai Shiqi is coming back."
Yu Ang came over at some unknown time, and stood at the door of the room with a gloomy expression: "Those are two crows."
He has been in a very bad mood recently, and he has suffered from injuries. He also went to the street to find out a lot of news, but one of the news was related to him. It was said that he was dead. A funeral was also held for him, and a tomb was erected - anyway, everyone is dead, and the bones can't be found everywhere, so it's okay to pretend.
The officials of the two Huaihe Rivers and Huaihe Rivers were set up to see the Holy Son of Heaven in Beijing, and the Yu family could have erected another tomb in Beijing to commemorate him.
Every time Yu Ang thought about this, he became depressed and became in a bad mood, so he came to demolish Shu Changfeng's platform early in the morning.
Zhao Wu Jiu didn't bother to mediate either, he stopped washing up and served breakfast, and someone from outside rushed in to report: "Master Bo is back!"
“Seventeen is back?” Zhao Wu Jiu was overjoyed: “Hurry up, push the wheelchair over!” He wants to personally go to the courtyard gate to greet Bai Shiqi.
The person who reported the news looked solemn and hesitated: "Bo Shao help him..."
Zhao Wu Jiu said with a smile, "She won't be naughty again, will she bring back a little lady?"
The reporter: "The little lady doesn't have it, but I brought back a gang of water thieves who are tied up with all kinds of flowers..." And the unconscious self.