Nanming Engineer

Chapter 67

Wang Huan suddenly felt suspicious, feeling that the middle-aged man was not as compassionate as he seemed.Chen Ergou and Xu Goudan didn't know why, so they kept asking the middle-aged man: "Official, do you think that when I come to work at your place, you can eat all you want from this buntou?"

The middle-aged man laughed loudly and said: "Of course, as long as you work hard, all the food and drink will be provided, and then it will not only be steamed buns, but also white flour steamed buns if they are done well."

The two sturdy young men standing behind also echoed: "Yes, our boss is the most merciful. We don't want to see victims suffering on the street, especially teenagers like us. As soon as we see them, we will take them in." He went there to work and eat, and even the government named him a great philanthropist."

The middle-aged man smiled and waved his hands: "That's the trust that the magistrate has placed in me. Doing good deeds is my generation's responsibility. Everyone can do it. There's nothing so special about it."

After hearing this, Chen Ergou and Xu Goudan admired the middle-aged man even more, their eyes were full of admiration, and they quietly said to Wang Huan: "I think this high-ranking official is very good, why don't we stay here?" Stay in Xiangyang City for a few days, eat and drink enough, and leave soon."

Wang Huan's eyes drifted away, noncommittal, he looked at the middle-aged man, and then at the healthy young man behind him, knowing that things seemed to be not that simple today, and this posture seemed to be unstoppable.

The middle-aged man handed the cloth bag containing cornbread to a young man to carry on his back, and said to Wang Huan and the others with a smile: "Since you are willing to come with me, let's go now."

After finishing speaking, the leader walked towards the depths of the alley, Chen Ergou and Xu Goudan followed behind, and kept turning their heads to greet the slow Wang Huan, while the two strong young men did not hesitate. Unhurriedly falling shoulder to shoulder, blocking the way to leave.

A group of people walked through the alley and came to a secluded alley. They crossed the small alley and passed through several narrow alleys filled with sewage. The road became narrower and narrower. The houses on both sides became more and more dilapidated. , almost went to the root of the city wall, and came to a small courtyard of a ruined temple where almost no one came.

Wang Huan observed along the way and found that this ruined temple had no doors or windows, only a few large dark holes, and two baskets conspicuously placed at the door.It has obviously been dilapidated for a long time. This place does not look like a workshop of a decent businessman.

The small courtyard is surrounded by a circle of earthen walls, surrounded by low-rise dilapidated houses, lifeless, and few pedestrians. The people passing by are either burly men or sneaky and suspicious figures.

Chen Ergou also noticed something was wrong, he said quietly to Wang Huan: "Why do I think this place is wrong, it doesn't look like a factory, it looks like a den of robbers and kidnappers when I hang out in Yangzhou city."

Xu Goudan saw a thick and tattooed man coming out from the gate of the small temple. He looked like a thief blocking the way, and couldn't help but be terrified. He grabbed Wang Huan's hand and couldn't help shaking.

The big man bumped into the middle-aged man head-on, but bowed down and sang, looking very respectful, then saw Wang Huan and others following behind, grinned and said: "Wang Tuantou brought back three lambs, business Prosperous."

The middle-aged man said reservedly: "It's good, but you still need to be trained and trained. Only when you have the capital can you go out and be a killer."

The big man laughed, and left with his arms folded. When he walked away, he looked at Wang Huan and the three of them. His eyes were full of greed. He seemed to see three money-making treasures. Xu Goudan was so frightened that he squeezed Wang Huan's hand tighter. .

At this moment, Wang Huan's heart was clear, cold sweat broke out on his back, he was in a bad mood, today he entered a den of thieves in order to covet a cornbread.

What the middle-aged population calls "dead goats" and "lambs" in the hands of a big man are all slang terms. The dead goats are the lowest-level beggars who are responsible for begging at the bottom of the beggar gang. They are generally disabled. , Children who are not up to the mark, these slang words are the incisions of the largest gang in the world, the Beggar Gang, which has taken root in society since the Southern Song Dynasty and gradually formed.

Speaking of beggar gangs, Wang Huan was well-read in his previous life and had read books describing the history of beggars. The beggar gangs are also divided into regions. Each province in the north and south has its own territory. There are two baskets at the entrance of the ruined temple, which must be Huguang. The Beggar Gang - the symbol of the Luokung Gang, indicates that this is the headquarters of the Luokung Gang. The middle-aged man is called the tuantou by the big man. He is the second-level manager of the Luokung Gang, a person called Straw Shoes, who has a high status.

Wang Huan slowed down, and simply whispered to Chen Ergou and Xu Goudan. The two suddenly understood, and suddenly became nervous.

The middle-aged man stepped into the small courtyard, but when he turned around and saw the three of them standing still, knowing that they sensed that something was wrong, he immediately lowered his face, turned his face down, and shouted viciously: "What? I ate the old man's and drank the old man's. , I don’t want to work for the uncle anymore, do I? Heh heh, it’s up to you!”

Chen Ergou said angrily: "You are lying to us. What kind of factory is this? It is clearly a den of thieves."

The middle-aged man looked up to the sky and laughed, and said leisurely: "It's a den of thieves. I didn't say it wasn't a den of thieves. Now that you've entered a den of thieves, do you think you can still leave?"

He scolded: "Why don't you drive them in quickly and be stupid?"

The two sturdy young men following behind agreed, one on each side, and caught up from behind. They pushed the three of them and cursed: "The official asked you to go in, so go in quickly." The two were slightly older than Wang Huan and the other three. He was tall and strong, and even Chen Ergou, the strongest among the three, could not resist him and was pushed staggering towards the small courtyard.

The middle-aged man stood at the gate of the courtyard, and said gloomyly: "Don't be unwilling, you will be left with some scars and disabilities, and you can beg for money when you go out. Good days will last forever."

Wang Huan understood that as long as he entered the yard, he would be pushed to the ground, his hands and feet would be broken, or his eyes would be gouged out, just like the group of corn-bread-eating children he met at the entrance of the alley, they would be taken to beg along the street. To win sympathy, all the money and goods obtained have to be handed over to the middle-aged man, and become his tool for making money. Unexpectedly, a college student in his previous life would encounter a kidnapper today.

This yard is not allowed to enter. If you want to run, at this moment, there are only two people behind you. When you enter the yard, there are more than just these two.

Wang Huan's heart was spinning, and he made up his mind. He immediately made up his mind and winked at Chen Ergou. Chen Ergou understood and nodded. The two pretended to be scared and took a step forward, but turned around at the same time, one on each side. , punched the person behind.

With great strength, Chen Ergou punched the man on the bridge of the nose, and the whole house was hit. There was a crisp sound on the bridge of the nose, and the man screamed, fell to the ground with his head up, writhing on the ground, screaming in pain , The bridge of the nose was broken.

Wang Huan's punch, but because of his weak physique, hit the face of the person behind him with insufficient strength. Although he was caught off guard, it was not serious, but his face was bruised, and the strong boy was furious , rushed up, pressed Wang Huan to the ground, and punched him aimlessly.

Wang Huan was so pressed that he couldn't stand up and could only protect his face with his hands. He was at a disadvantage. Chen Ergou saw this and hurriedly went to help, but was kicked away by the middle-aged man who rushed over. He fell to the ground and was also beaten. The middle-aged man rides on him and is full of old fists.

Xu Goudan was frightened and dumbfounded. He stared blankly, and suddenly understood. He rushed over to help Chen Ergou, but was punched by the middle-aged man randomly, hitting the ground and humming.

Wang Huan gritted his teeth and accepted a series of beatings from the boy on top of him. He secretly saw the other two people being subdued, and his heart became fierce. He knew that if he didn't fight hard today, he might not be able to get out of Xiangyang City. He freed up a hand and pulled it from his arms. He took out the short knife, bit it with his teeth, and stabbed it out from the waist, hitting the young man's chest. The short knife entered without the handle, and the tip of the knife came out from behind. The young man's body suddenly twitched, and he lay down motionless.

Wang Huan pushed the corpse away from his body. Regardless of the blood on his body, he yelled angrily: "You mother's thief, I'm a ****!" Behind the middle-aged man who was still beating Chen Ergou Zhenghuan Leaping forward, the middle-aged man turned his head when he heard the sound, and the short knife just pierced his neck. The middle-aged man let out a grunt in his throat, his eyes widened unbelievably, obviously he couldn't figure out why the three lambs brought in today were so Fierce.His body went limp, and he fell down slowly like a ball of cotton.

The young man whose nose was broken by Chen Ergou saw Wang Huan kill two people in a row. How could he have seen such a sturdy child? He was terrified and screamed loudly on the ground.

Chen Ergou was splattered with blood, pushed the middle-aged man away, got up from the ground, Wang Huan pulled Xu Goudan who was still humming on the ground, and shouted eagerly: "Run, there are still people in the temple!" If there are people with them, it will be too late if they don’t leave!”

The three of them turned their heads and ran away. Just a few steps away, a group of big men in the ruined temple courtyard who heard the wrong voice rushed out one after another. When they saw the two corpses on the ground, they immediately cursed and chased the three of them with sticks and short knives. .

(End of this chapter)