Not long after, Han Wubing, with a bandage on his shoulder, walked in. He was not under control and was shocked when he saw the situation here.
He doesn't look like he was captured, but rather like he is recuperating in there. Moreover, his injuries don't seem to be serious, and his demeanor is still calm and he doesn't look weak at all.
Seeing the scene in the house, Han Wubing was stunned: "Seventh Brother? This black-faced man is..."
Zhao Changhe: “…”
Mr. Sha Qi, whose throat was being strangled, began to laugh, and his subordinates beside him also laughed.
Zhao Changhe said with a straight face: "Looking good?"
Han Wubing immediately recognized his voice and was extremely surprised: "Brother Zhao! It's you! Uh, this..."
Zhao Changhe said: "Did I misunderstand this situation? Are they going to treat you to delicious food and drinks?"
Han Wubing said: "Indeed, he took me in."
Zhao Changhe said: "But you were fooled."
Han Wubing was stunned for a moment, and his eyes quickly turned suspicious when he looked at Sha Qiye.
It was obvious that he trusted Zhao Changhe far more than Sha Qiye.
Mr. Sha Qi just smiled, and didn't seem to care that his throat was still being strangled, nor did he care that Zhao Changhe seemed to be about to reveal the secret. Instead, he was very interested.
Zhao Changhe said: "For example, if they knew that I came here, did they tell you?"
"No."
"I knew there wasn't one, otherwise you would have come to see me."
Han Wubing laughed.
This feeling of trust and understanding is really good.
Zhao Changhe added: "They didn't tell you, which means they didn't have any good intentions in taking you in. I didn't think I was wrong in thinking you were captured."
Han Wubing said, "That's right. They have blocked my eyes and ears, which is no different from being captured."
He quickly drew out his sword, protected Zhao Changhe, and pointed at the gang members of Kangle Casino who were holding a knife to Zhao Changhe's neck.
Master Sha Qi sighed: "I took you in after all, and you turned against me so directly."
Han Wubing said, "I had already run away, but you persuaded me to recuperate here. I saw that the environment was relaxed and there didn't seem to be any tricks, so I stayed here temporarily. But it turns out that you are still cutting off information and using me?"
Mr. Sha Qi did not answer this, but asked Zhao Changhe: "How did Mr. Zhao guess it?"
"Didn't Master Qi tell me that himself?"
"Did I tell you?"
Zhao Changhe said, "I was walking on the street and buying a pancake and was robbed. Not only that, but they also leaked the news that Han Wubing was being hunted down. Not only that, but they also mentioned Master Sha Qi. At that time, I was wondering whose young master Sha Qi was. The way he leaked the news was too abstract."
Sha Qi said: "What does abstract mean? Then it can't be that the minions are just talking nonsense..."
"..." Zhao Changhe was too lazy to talk to him about this, and continued: "Anyway, none of the information I know mentioned that Han Wubing was injured, so even if he was injured, it would not be serious. This guy is not a good person. Since he is not seriously injured, he will not run away directly. He must be hiding somewhere in the city waiting for the opportunity to take revenge."
Han Wubing smiled again.
Zhao Changhe continued, "Assuming Han Wubing didn't leave, and I entered the city with such a big broadsword on my back and fought, no matter what mask I wore, he should know that his brother was here. Why didn't he come to find me? It is very likely that he was captured. But I know information from many sources. It was not the Ji family who captured him, nor was it Yan Lianping. If he was captured, it might be a third party. Who could it be? The abstract words of the little minions I met at that time became more vivid. It was obviously Master Sha Qi who was telling me that Han Wubing was in his hands and asked me to come find him."
Sha Qi smiled and said, "That's right. But why didn't you come to me directly? Instead, you changed your appearance and didn't bring a knife. At first, I really didn't recognize that this Ji Bochang was you, Zhao Changhe, until you took action, then I realized it."
"Brother." Zhao Changhe sighed helplessly: "From your perspective, Han Wubing is fine, but from my perspective, I thought Brother Han was captured by you. Should I talk to you directly? Are you here to send me off? Of course, at least I should change my appearance and identity first to investigate. Before I came in, I didn't plan to take action directly, I just came to take a look..." "You used your internal force to move my dice, is it to determine my strength?"
"Yes, you didn't even notice my internal force invading you, which shows that your strength is very average. The problem is that we are outnumbered, and there might be truly powerful people among my subordinates. I can't save anyone by force, but I can take a chance by suddenly attacking you, and it is the simplest and clearest option. So I decided to do this on impulse. Otherwise, I have a companion, and I would be at a loss if I didn't use her strength..."
Sha Qi: "… If you want to say I'm weak, just say it. I can handle it."
"You are not weak, you just underestimated me." Zhao Changhe smiled: "But I can guess what you want to talk to me about."
"Oh?" Sha Qisheng said helplessly, "Tell me about it."
"Han Wubing fought with someone because of the rumors about me. It was in front of the gambling house. He revealed the secret of the new sword technique. Ji Yinan and Yan Lianping came to find him. There is no reason why you didn't know about it at your doorstep, right?" Zhao Changhe smiled and said, "You took Han Wubing in with 'kindness', just to get him to talk and get the secret of the ancient sword."
"Then why don't I force a confession and be a good person?"
"How should I know? I always thought that Brother Han was caught by you, okay..."
"… "
"Maybe it's because Brother Han is not easy to mess with. What if he uses force and ends up losing something? Why use force when you can pretend to be a good person to get words out? Unless he keeps running out of words and loses patience, but three days is obviously not enough... During this process, he discovered that I, Zhao Changhe, had entered the city, so he remembered that the beneficiaries of the secret of the ancient sword were not only Brother Han, but also Zhao Changhe. So he passed on the information, hoping to get me as well."
Sha Qi finally shook his head and laughed: "This is fucking weird. In this incident, the Pinghu Society and the Xingyi Gang were in chaos, and everyone's eyes were on them. How can you really tell that Han Wubing's whereabouts have nothing to do with them at all? They are two different lines?"
"Because I have no interest in their gang fights. My goal from the beginning to the end was just to find my friends."
The air was quiet for a moment, and even the expressions of those gang members who were holding Zhao Changhe at knifepoint changed a little.
Sha Qi was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "Why are you still holding the knife? Put it down."
Someone said, "Master, your neck is still being strangled!"
"If you put down the knife, he will naturally let go of my neck. Why would he kill me when he is here to visit a friend and his friend is safe?"
The gang members looked at each other, but they all slowly put down their knives.
Zhao Changhe did not let go of Sha Qi's neck, but grabbed him and dragged him out: "Seventh Master is right, but unfortunately I dare not let you go now. Let's talk about it outside."
Sha Qi sulked and said, "Fuck you..."
Zhao Changhe walked out of the door and was suddenly stunned: "Seventh Master, is the area outside cleared?"
"Nonsense!" Sha Qi said angrily, "I'm being strangled by someone, so of course I have to clear the area outside so that no one knows about it. Otherwise, how can I survive in Jianhu City in the future!"
"So there are no outsiders now?"
"Hmm..." Zhao Changhe suddenly said, "Then Master Qi, how about we really discuss cooperation?"
Sha Qi almost laughed out loud: "With the character of you and me now, how could you think of the word cooperation?"
Zhao Changhe remained calm and said, "Why not? Is there any grudge between you and me that cannot be resolved?"
Sha Qi said: "It seems not. Why, do you want to share the secret of the ancient sword with me now?"
"I just want to ask Master Qi, do you want to dominate Jianhu City? I think Master Wu Ying asked you to come to Jianhu City, not just for the ancient sword, right?"
Sha Qi narrowed his eyes and said after a while: "Why, you suddenly trust my cooperation in this matter?"
"As Master Qi said just now, the dispute between the two gangs and your case are two separate issues. No matter which one it is, it's not you. After thinking about it, if I want to find a cooperative force, you are the only one."
Sha Qi sighed: "If anyone tells me that Zhao Changhe is a fake bandit again, I will slap him so hard that he won't even recognize himself!"
(End of this chapter)