Chapter 37 0037

A bucket of water was poured down, and a soldier bravely grabbed Qian Jiu's wet hair, made him stretch his body, turned his face upwards, shook his head with rolling eyes and said, "Listen, you bastard! I want to ask you!" Qian Jiu didn't seem to wake up, and seemed to wake up again, let out a faint breath, and said intermittently in a sleepy voice: "Live...retribution, I...surnamed Qian...resigned to my fate...I committed a crime... Too much...too much...knowing that it is difficult...to live, I just want...to die...with ease..." "Untie him!" Guan Baye said: "Cut off all the hemp ropes on his arms and legs, and help him to the chair. ——A person who has reached this point, are you still worried about him escaping?!"

The soldiers pulled out knives to cut off the ropes on Qian Jiu's body, and helped him to a chair near the fire, but Qian Jiu couldn't sit on the chair at all. As soon as the soldiers let go, his legs softened and his whole body collapsed. Slid down like a cartilaginous mahi and fell to the ground. "You death row prisoner! Guan Baye has something to ask you, why are you pretending to be a foreign bear?" A soldier was about to kick him, but Guan Baye stopped him.Guan Baye bent forward, still helped him to sit back on the chair, and then slowly asked, "Qian Jiu, I'm Guan Dongshan, let me ask you, why did you draw your gun when I turned my back last night?" Want to kill me? Do we have a grievance? Have a grudge? Are you still someone else?... I don’t need to torture, I just want to ask.”

"Ah, you are Guan Ba ​​Ye?" Qian Jiu wanted to raise his arm and rub his eyes, but his arm could no longer move: "I said, Ba Ye... A piece of meat is on the table, do you want to know more about it?" It's the same, I only have one life for Qian Jiu, I just beg you to hurry up, I'm... I have nothing to say!" "If I let you go, you should say so?" "Let me go?!" Qian Jiu frowned, and laughed miserably like an owl: "I said, my surname is Guan, no matter how bad I am, Qian Jiu is still not a three-year-old child, why bother to put sugar on the tip of my nose— —It smells like nothing!... If I grab you, I won't do this kind of trickery, if I want to kill you, I will kill you, and I will make a confession, I will not do it."

"Listen, Ba Ye, this barbarian, why do you bother?" The newly appointed leader of the rural protection regiment said, "Since he wants to die quickly, you can fulfill him!" "No." Guan Baye said: "Qian Jiu, put down the butcher knife and become a Buddha immediately. I intend to make a way out of your life! People named Guan say that one is one, and never lie! But you have to tell me what you say." explained." "Okay," Qian Jiu gasped, "Listen, no matter what you say is true or not, I'm resigned to my fate. Listening to your speech is still very humane, so I'll just tell you. I'm born rough Man, I have been a bandit for half my life. Judge Zhu Si and I were not on the same side, because he has many guns and is powerful, and he is determined to sweep the Wanjialou. ... He was greedy for money, and Xu Wu and I were greedy for those horses, so we twisted together and did it together! ... In the fire of the Wanjia, you killed halfway and ruined things, so I didn't get anything. Your surname It is also about people who are messing around in the rivers and lakes, and they always know that "a bachelor is not in the way of making money"? Wanjialou is like a horse and a bull with you, why do you come forward to take care of things?... Afterwards, you acted like a hero and sacrificed your head to your soul , but it also took away our face!... This time it was the four judges who arranged for me to sneak into the salt market with a group of brothers, step on you, and want to bring you down....I didn't kill you, I came out of nowhere It's your fate to break my wrist with one shot, but you have to be careful, you will fall down sooner or later, my godbrother will not spare you."

"I only have one life," Guan Baye said calmly, "Anyone who wants to take it can take it. I have never taken life and death seriously. But in my life, I always have to touch my chest to do things. I want to ask first You, if you have received great kindness from others, and you are present when they encounter problems, can you stand still or not?" "Of course not." Qian Jiu said, "It's right to repay your kindness! I, Qian Jiu, are bandits, and I know that if it's hot or not." "That's it." Guan Baye said: "Old Master Wan Jinbiao of Wanjialou, his name spreads far and wide, and he has helped people in the rivers and lakes a lot. I can't talk about repaying a favor, but it's true that I can't just stand by when things happen!"

Qian Jiu's wound came up with a burst of pain, he clenched his teeth and endured the pain, his shoulders continued to convulse, after a while of suffering, he said: "Ba Ye, are you done asking? - drag me out and get rid of it." , I can't stand it!" "I'll let you go!" Guan Baye said, "I've already said it. If you want to get involved with the four judges, I'm up to you! If you want to plant me and heal your wounds, you still have a chance. That's it!" Panting for breath, Qian Jiu opened his mouth suddenly and was dumbfounded. He had never encountered such a thing in his life, never seen such a straightforward person, and never heard such generous words; this is inconceivable Yes,—the sins I committed, this man knew that he wanted to kill him, this man knew that he planned to kill him, but he let himself go.He stayed on the chair numbly for a while, he didn't know what to say and what to do?But he had to raise his eyes to take a closer look at this well-known figure. The red light from the fire danced on his face. His angular face was full of awe-inspiring integrity. His eyes Not angry but majestic, there is a power to frighten people's hearts and souls, and through that kind of cold light, people can see a rare kind of forgiving tenderness: "Ah! Ba Ye..." He blurted out unconsciously. With these three words, he slid down the chair with great effort, leaned over and hugged Guan Baye's leg, and put half of it on his boot. "Baye, you...you..." The eyes of this wild, rude thief who had killed and let go were wet, his throat was choked, and he couldn't say anything else.

"I'm talking about Shaodong," Guan Baye said, "I'm sorry to bother you to find a doctor immediately, and help him go to Fuchang to recuperate first... I said Qian Jiu, you don't have to do this, let alone blame someone for execution and torture." You——you treated him like this back then, and when you recover from your injuries, you can go wherever you want, and if there is a shortage of travel expenses, I will send you off with Wang Shaodong from Fuchang." "Wait a minute, Ba Ye," Qian Jiu moved half a step forward, dripping blood all over the ground, slowly raised his head, looked up, Guan Ba ​​Ye became a mountain in his eyes, he was so stalwart, so peaceful , the light on that face forced away all the gloomy scenes around him: "I...I have a few more words to say..."

Guan Baye bent down again, helped him to sit on the chair again, and said slowly: "Please go ahead." "Baye, people often say that they don't thank you for their great kindness. I, Qian Jiuxin, have received it. I still have a few hidden stakes buried in the salt market, which must be removed as soon as possible. Lost.) Those few people were led by a bunch of hairs, and they were mixed in Xiding Chantou’s house in the Temple of Earth in South Back Street. Those who mess with me, I still hope that Ba Ye will raise his hand and spare them from death." "Okay." Guan Baye said, "I've already stepped on them!"

"Also." Qian Jiu said: "Ba Ye, you must be careful when you go south this time. Si...Judge, he has set up several hidden cards, and I don't know where they are. If you treat me like this, I can't help but say..." "The fourth judge is going to deal with me, I've heard it." Guan Baye remembered something, changed the subject and asked, "I remembered something to ask you——do you know who is the leader of each family in Wanjialou?" The inside line of the four judges? Have you ever seen the man riding a black mule with white crosses?" "I can't figure it out!" Qian Jiu said, "Jan Wanjialou was all set up by the fourth judge in advance, and then we asked each of us to twist it up and throw it at Weizi. The fourth judge never mentioned it to anyone afterwards. over this."

"Okay," Guan Baye pondered and said, "That's all..." People sometimes walk on such a lonely road, and they can't find out the slightest clue about the things they want to explore, and the wind blows in their ears when they don't want to explore things; last night, I ran away from Mao Liu, so I still can't find out the whereabouts of my aunt. Clearly, Qian Jiu was released tonight, but he still couldn't find out who was lurking in the Wanjia Building, who was an undercover agent who specialized in picking up ashes, serving officers and soldiers, colluding with bandits, killing the old Liuhe gang, shooting Bao Ye and more than a dozen people. Well, depending on the situation, if you don't catch Liu Mao and meet the four judges in person, it won't be easy to find out!Just as I was muttering, I heard someone report: "Baye, the boss Cao of Yuxing is here. He said that Baye has something to tell him to do. Now he is escorting three naked men, waiting to see you outside the door." Woolen cloth!"

"Baye, please don't bother," someone shouted again: "Old Cao escorted those three guys in!" There was a sound of footsteps, and even Guan Baye was stunned. It turned out that Lao Cao was holding a pistol in his hand, and drove in those guys that Shijian met in Fengyuetang like sheep. Yes, completely naked, with all clothes, shoes and socks in his arms, as if he was knocked out of a burning bathhouse. "It's coming, it's all here for you, Ba Ye." Lao Cao loved to chatter so much, it didn't count if he chattered all the way in, and he even stretched out his feet and kicked a few bare buttocks. "Are these the people around you?" Guan Baye said to Qian Jiu. Qian Jiu squinted his eyes and nodded feebly. "You're so shameless," he groaned and cursed, "I knew you were all pussies—you have to look like you were arrested?! What did you do?" "I...I...we just..." Wang Baqi said aiaiai. "It's just... uh uh..." The other followed suit. A pinch of hair finally pulled, and the interface said: "It's just, uh... just a few more glasses of wine!" "Let go of the foreign bears and dog farts of eight generations of their ancestors!" Qian Jiuyuan opened his eyes and said, "Drinking too much wine has nothing to do with having other mothers with bare buttocks? Put on your mother's clothes and kowtow to Guan Baye! " "Baye," Lao Cao looked at Qian Jiu, who was covered in blood, and understood a little bit, bowed to Guan Baye and said, "I stepped on these guys all the way, they were talking drunk in the dark alley, They keep saying they want to put you down—the slang words can’t stop my ears and eyes. I stepped on them and entered the local prostitution hall. Hey, it’s really a pansi cave to catch demons. I first buckled their guns and dragged them one by one. Yes. Now that I'm in your hands, I'm on a mission!" Guan Baye said to Qian Jiu, "These three belonged to you, I'd better hand them over to you." When Guan Baye left the black house, one and a half of the three thieves became dwarves.They never dreamed that Bacha, the doorknob, would release them without even asking a word... And Baye Guan's last night in Yanshi not only released Qian Jiu and others. He even persuaded the officials and gentry in the salt market to dismiss the girls from various halls and stop the luxurious banquet... The next day they were back on the frozen road.