Chapter 5 Chapter 4: Enmity and Resentment in the Jianghu

In the hotel, I started to put on makeup at three o'clock, and an hour later, I had become the most cautious and small businessman I could see in the local area. I went downstairs from the fire escape of the hotel and wandered on the street for a while. At around 4:30, I came to the hotel entrance. I looked up and couldn't help applauding. I saw a coolie holding a bamboo pole Hanging a string of hemp rope on the pole, he was at the entrance of the big hotel, hesitating. Of course it was Li Mingmei, but I hardly dared to call her out, because her makeup and expression were so much like a real coolie!I walked by her side, and she said harshly: "Sir, it's time to go!" I smiled at her, but she whispered: "Don't show your feet!"

I looked around, but it was hard to tell if anyone else was following us. I seemed to be walking side by side with her, but it was she who took the first half step and walked away. I have been to Singapore more than once, but I have never traveled the road that Limingmei took me.It wasn't long before I couldn't even tell which area I was in. She took me through many filthy alleys that I had never been before. In those alleys, groups of children were playing with origami boats on the sewers. At five o’clock, we arrived at the comparatively In a secluded area, after another ten minutes or so, we arrived at the seaside, where there was a small pier, and a few coolies were smoking cigarettes and playing cards on the pier.

Near the pier, there were a lot of goods piled up, both in boxes and baskets. Li Mingmei made a gesture to me, and we sat down next to a large pile of wooden boxes. I looked at my watch. If the "Reaper" arrived on time, then there were still forty minutes before the show could start. I thought these forty minutes would be extremely difficult to pass, but it turned out that things were beyond my expectation. As soon as we sat down, the group of coolies who were playing cards stopped together and looked at us. After whispering for a while, two of them stood up and walked towards us. Li Mingmei said "ah", and said, "Mr. Wei, we are in a little trouble. I forgot that the coolies here have Territory."

At that time, I had already seen that the situation was not very good. Those two big men who were about six feet tall came to our side and shouted aggressively: "What are you doing?" I could only smile wryly, and said, "Brother, I have two boxes of goods. When the barge arrives, I will ship them back." The expressions of those two people became even more ferocious, and they shouted loudly: "Why did you bring someone here to break our rules?" I looked at the pier, and the other eight or nine big men also stood up. The two people who came to us were clearly the leaders. I bowed, stood up, and put my hands on their shoulders. After clapping, he said: "Brother, if you have something to say, speak slowly, we can sit down and talk!"

When I slapped them, I used 50% of my dark energy, and those two people didn't want to be disobedient.I sat down involuntarily, stared at me with wide eyes, and couldn't make a sound. I will never be rude to poor friends who rely on strength to make a living. As soon as they sit down, I smile and say: "Brother, don't be nervous, it's just one time, and we won't come next time!" Those two people looked at each other, suddenly, with a shocked expression, they stood up, ran back, and chatted with the seven or eight people standing on the pier, I just thought that the move just now had killed them I was stunned, but in a short while, a total of eleven people, each holding a bamboo pole, rushed towards us again!Li Mingmei said in a low voice: "Hurry up! Hurry up! There are still 30 minutes before the 'Reaper' will arrive. We must subdue them within 30 minutes, otherwise we will be in a hurry!" At such an emergency, we can't make trouble out of the way. The two of us stood up abruptly. Just as we stood up, suddenly from the cracks of a large pile of wooden boxes, a man wearing a ragged suit and filthy , Smelling of alcohol, he stumbled out, and as soon as he came out, he bumped into me on one side, and I stretched out my hand to push him, and he staggered seven or eight steps away.

He fell to the ground, got up, hummed "Sister, I love you", then slanted his steps, and walked away.Because of the delay of the drunk, eleven people have already surrounded the two of us.Of course, Li Mingmei and I didn't take these eleven people seriously, but our time is running out, and we have no intention of hurting them, Li Mingmei whispered: "Mr. They tapped the acupoints and put them in the cracks of the cargo box, and everything will be fine!" I just happened to think of this method, only to hear that group of people shout loudly: "Fight!" Eleven thick bamboo sticks were already swishing, pressing down on the two of us.The two of us stretched our bodies and walked out "swipely". With a backhand, we already hit two of us.However, at this moment, we heard the sound of motors on the sea, and when we looked up, the "Reaper" was coming in the wind and waves. Judging from the speed of the "Reaper", within five minutes Inside, you can dock!It arrived early!Both Li Mingmei and I were shocked. Originally, it didn't matter that the "Reaper" arrived early or late, but now, due to unforeseen circumstances, the "Reaper" came ashore before we had subdued the group of big men. You will be shocked immediately!

We looked at each other, turned around, and at the same time, we untied the acupoints of the four people who were hit by the acupoints at the tip of our toes, and the four people jumped up. Their expressions showed how they were just now. The one who fell to the ground was completely inexplicable.Li Mingmei and I approached quickly, and the "Reaper" was already berthing. I already had a contingency plan in my mind, and said anxiously: "Miss Li, we are trying our best to pretend this fight is an ordinary fight." Try your best to resist!" Li Mingmei nodded, and immediately waved the bamboo pole clumsily, while I held my head in my hands and scrambled to avoid the crowd. Of course, in this way, I was already heavily hit by the bamboo pole. After a dozen blows, I fell to the ground, groaning loudly, and saw four people on the deck of the "Reaper", stepping onto the pier and walking towards the shore.

I picked up a brick and smashed it hard on my forehead. I had been hit by a bamboo stick more than a dozen times just now, but I managed to remove all the force and did not get hurt. This time, I smashed it myself. I used a lot of strength, my forehead burst immediately, blood flowed all over my face, and my groaning became louder, I saw that the first person to step off the "Reaper" yacht was "Reaper"! He was holding the special cane to load the gun in his hand. He was still in a suit and looked elegant. Behind him was Shiju! Shi Ju looked very haggard, behind her were two big men, the right hands of the two big men were all inserted in the pocket, and there was a protruding tube hidden from the pocket.

A group of four of them walked forward, and Li Mingmei had skillfully moved the scene of the scuffle to just block their way.I also rolled several times in a row, and I was already close to them. Even though I hurt my forehead, and Li Mingmei never showed her martial arts skills, the vigilant "Reaper" stopped immediately when he was about to approach us. Seeing that the time had come, I rolled several times in succession, just like the "18 rolls on the spot", and quickly rolled towards the big man monitoring Shiju. At the same time, I had already grasped the loose buckle of my belt.

My belt is all made of platinum silk, soft and heavy, it is my self-defense weapon. I rolled close to the two big men with extremely fast movement, and with a "swipe", I swung Out of the platinum belt, "kill two birds with one stone" in one style, wrapped around the feet of the two big men. The two big men saw me rolling towards them, and when they were about to raise their legs to kick, the subtle changes in my posture had already begun, and their heavy bodies fell to the ground with two "bang bang", and at the same time , The pistols in their trouser pockets also roared.

Because they fell on their backs, two bullets flew out to the sky without hurting anyone. When the gunshot rang out, the group of coolies froze for a moment, shouted, and immediately dispersed!At this moment, Li Mingmei swung her stick horizontally and rushed towards the "Reaper"! All of these things happened in a blink of an eye at the same time. Suddenly, Shiju knew that the situation had changed in her favour, she quickly stepped back, and before the two big men turned over, she punched the acupuncture point with her heel twice, It hit the "Shentang Point" on the chests of those two people. The two big men couldn't move immediately, I jumped up, and when I was about to snatch the pistols in their pockets, I also heard a "bang" gunshot. In the past, Li Mingmei had blood on her left breast. She has been shot by the cane of "Reaper".As for the "Reaper" who only has one leg, his movements are really incredible. As soon as the gunshot he hit Li Mingmei just now, he turned around. That means that you have absolute confidence in your marksmanship, and you don't even need to check to see if the gun hits!As soon as he turned around, the gun was already aimed at me! Out of my wits, I stretched out my hand and grabbed a big man, rushed towards him, a gunshot fired, and the bullet hit the big man, I shouted to Shi Ju: "Run away!" Shiju's figure dodged to the side, I fell to the ground and rolled again, and I had already come to Liming Mei's side, "Reaper" touched the ground with his cane, and chased after Shiju, the two of them were in a hurry Covered by piles of big wooden boxes, I didn't have the ability to take care of Shiju, so as soon as I came to Li Mingmei's side, I asked, "Miss Li, you──" Li Mingmei waved her hand and said, "You...go to see Shiju..." I helped her up and said, "I believe she can escape, how is your injury?" She closed her eyes, panting slightly.Gunshots rang out three times in a row, and a few more people from the "Reaper" came ashore, but at this moment, the "whoop" of a police car came from far and near. The people from the "Reaper" immediately returned to the ship when they heard the sound of the police car. I only heard one of them pointed at his wrist and hurriedly asked, "Boss, what should we do?" That was of course a radio communicator. As long as "Reaper" was within three kilometers, he could hear his subordinates' requests for instructions, and he could also issue orders.Of course I didn't hear the answer from "Reaper", but "Reaper" started the motor in a very short time and drove away quickly.The police car was getting closer and closer, so I quickly helped Li Mingmei and came to the pile of wooden boxes. I found an empty wooden box. Immediately, Li Mingmei and I squatted on the ground and covered the empty wooden box on our bodies , whispered: "Miss Li, keep quiet!" Li Mingmei nodded, and before the police car arrived, I tore open her blouse. She struggled slightly and instinctively, but stopped.Inside the wooden box, the light was very dim, and blood was bubbling on her right breast, my hands were shaking violently, I carefully tore open her clothes, took out a small bottle of medicine from the trouser pocket, and gave her She fell over the wound, and she held my arm tightly in pain.This first aid method is the most effective, but also the most painful. I really admire her for being able to hold back and not make a sound. Looking out from the cracks in the planks, two police cars arrived at the scene, but there was no one there. The policemen on the police cars jumped down one after another as if facing an enemy. They searched for a while, but luckily they didn't find us. I think I saw a police officer, talking to a wireless telegraph, reporting the situation at the scene to the police station. I carefully tied up Li Mingmei's wound, and covered her right breast with half of a blouse, and she had already wiped off the make-up on her face, and lay in my arms. I looked at the situation outside again, and said in a low voice: "Miss Li, I'm afraid the police car will not leave for a while, what do you think, should we go to the doctor immediately?" She closed her eyes slightly, and said in a low voice, "No...no need, I...would like to rely on...you..." I was stunned for a moment, hugged Li Mingmei a little tighter, and kissed her forehead lightly.On the corner of her mouth, there was an extremely magical and elusive smile. I hoped that we could stay in the wooden box and wait until the police car left, but Li Mingmei's breathing gradually became faster.What's more serious is that her body twitched slightly. If it continues, her injury will worsen! It suddenly occurred to me that I had heard a story told before.A robber, wounded in a shootout, had a chance to escape, but he estimated that a doctor could not be found within a few hours of escaping, so he gave up the fight, and the police sent him to the hospital, where he was seriously injured. After a while, he ran away.At this time, I was really forced to do this, so that Li Mingmei could be placed under the care of the medical staff as quickly as possible. Although doing this will bring a lot of expected troubles to me and Li Mingmei, but it is worthwhile to immediately curb the deterioration of Li Mingmei's injury. I carefully said what I meant to Li Mingmei, Li Mingmei shook her head and said, "No, Wei, don't alert the police." I said anxiously: "Then your injury---" She took a breath and said, "You can back away slowly with the wooden box on your back, and leave me here alone." Her words reminded me of a good chance to escape. At this time, the sky was already dark, and I stretched my arms a little, hugged Li Mingmei, put my back against the wooden box, and slowly backed away from the ground. I drove away and moved two or three feet, and the wooden box suddenly hit something, and there was a "bang", and I quickly fell down. I saw two police officers galloping towards them. The flashlights in their hands shone brightly, and they came to the side of the wooden box, shooting from east to west. , already sealed the soft holes of the two of them. It is the first time for me to be so disrespectful to the police. It is not that I pretend to be a gentleman, not at all. I have also been "generous" to some people who have too much money to know how to spend "Help" them spend part of it. But I always think that every police officer is maintaining the law and order of the society at the risk of their lives. No matter what, they are always worthy of respect. But that time, I was really helpless, so I had no choice but to take action. I quickly pulled the two of them into the wooden box, quickly took off their uniforms, put them on myself and Li Mingmei, and supported Li Mingmei , set off the wooden box, and walked outside. Five minutes later, we were no longer in danger, but Li Mingmei's injury seemed to be getting worse. Her whole body was almost on top of me. At this moment, a taxi passed by, and the driver stopped. I got out of the car and said, "Do you want a car?" I thought I could ask for it, so I opened the car door immediately.And the moment I opened the door, I suddenly remembered, is there a reason for the driver to solicit business from the police?Meanwhile, Liming Mei and I are wearing police uniforms! I immediately wanted to withdraw my hand, but I was a step too slow. Two people jumped out from the trunk of the car. One of them, I recognized, was Dr. Cai who had healed me. The figure of a deputy thug, with a gun in his hand! I froze in front of the taxi door, and Dr. Cai said with a smile: "Go in, the leader has been waiting for you for a long time!" Under the threat of gunpoint, I had no choice but to support Li Mingmei and step into the carriage!I originally thought that as long as Shiju could escape, even though Limingmei was injured, we finally won.How do you know that I underestimated "Reaper" too much, he is indeed a genius, we lost! If even Shi Ju hadn't escaped, then we would have suffered an even worse loss, a crushing defeat! Dr. Cai was sitting on the right side of Li Mingmei, and the taxi was galloping forward. Dr. Cai kept shaking his head while taking Li Mingmei's pulse.At this moment, although I have also fallen into the hands of myself, I am only concerned about Li Mingmei's injury, and I frequently ask: "How is it? How is it?" Dr. Cai didn't answer me, but just urged the driver: "Hurry up! Hurry up!" He said to himself, "The leader is really amazing. Why did he immediately think that it would be the two of you?" Li Mingmei closed her eyes tightly and said nothing, but her right hand held my hand tightly. I couldn't bear it any longer, I reached out my hand to Dr. Cai's shoulder, slapped it suddenly, and said sharply: "How is Miss Li's injury?" Dr. Cai said "Hey", "It doesn't matter, we have the most modern Medical equipment, but within a few days, she should not be stimulated, Mr. Wei, you'd better not move the rent!" I heard that Li Mingmei's injury was not life-threatening, so I felt relieved, since I already knew that I couldn't escape , was also happy to stretch his legs first, and leaned comfortably on the car seat. Not long after, the car arrived in front of Yiwen Temple. It was a small temple with a dilapidated entrance. I didn't understand why "Death God" would choose such a place as his headquarters.The car stopped at the entrance of the temple. Several people came out of the temple and opened the car door. Everyone had a pistol in their hand. If I wanted to escape, there was still a chance at this time. But somehow, I didn't even have the slightest intention of escaping! I don't want to run away, one is because of Li Mingmei's heavy injuries, I don't want her to be tortured by the "ghost of death" alone, and the other is that Shi Ju's whereabouts are unknown, I also want to find out. Two big men pointed their pistols at me. Accompanied by Li Mingmei, the two big men walked down to the temple. After a while, they passed through the temple. At the door of one room, there was already a man in a neat suit standing. The man stood at the door with an extremely elegant expression. When he saw me, he bent slightly and said, "Welcome! Welcome!" That is "Reaper"!The look on his face was mocking, I took a step forward and said: "Miss Li is seriously injured, can her injury be healed here?" "Reaper" smiled slightly and said: "Mr. Wei, please come in and have a look." Look, don't lose your temper blindly!" When he stepped aside, I stepped in, and as soon as I stepped in, I was stunned. In my imagination, those few bungalows looked so dilapidated on the outside, of course the inside was just as filthy, but the inside of the house was unbelievably luxurious!The four walls are covered with purple-red velvet curtains, a few milky-white sofas, and marble coffee tables, soft lighting, and thick carpets, comparable to the world's first-class hotels! "Reaper" said after I stepped into the room: "Dr. Cai, go see Miss Zhili first, she...will never die! Everyone else go out, I want to talk to Mr. Wei alone!" A big man behind me agreed, then backed out and closed the door. "Reaper" stretched out his hand and said, "Mr. Wei, please sit down." I looked around, sat down, and said, "Where is Shiju?" "Reaper" smiled and said, "She's next door—but you don't have to call, even if a bomb explodes here, the next room won't hear it!" Then I knew that behind the velvet was a copper wall!I said coldly, "What do you plan to do to them?" "Reaper" sat down, sighed, and said: "What will happen to them, in fact, it should be up to you to decide!" I looked at him without opening my mouth. "Reaper" suddenly sighed again, and said, "Mr. Wei, although you three are in my hands, you have dealt me ​​such a blow that I have never suffered before!" I didn't understand what he meant, his voice became even deeper, and he said again: "Mingmei...she actually...sigh!" Even if I am an idiot, I should be able to see his intentions at this time. I really never imagined that a robber like "Reaper" is so gentlemanly in love! Obviously, he has always been in love with Li Mingmei, but I am afraid that he has never confided his thoughts to Li Mingmei. Now, Li Mingmei is with me to oppose him. The "major blow" refers to this matter of course. Word! At that moment I shook my head and said: "You are wrong, how can I have the ability to make Miss Li oppose you?" The "Reaper" yawned suddenly, and said: "Who? Who is that?" I said in a deep voice, "Shi Ju!" "Reaper" immediately said: "Nonsense, Shi Ju has never met Ming Mei before." face!" I laughed "haha" and said, "I don't believe you are really that stupid!" "Reaper" was stunned for a while, his brows were furrowed, and after a while, he asked in an inquiring voice, "Are they... are they sisters?" "No. It's mother and daughter!" I simply answered him. "Mother and daughter!" The cane of "Reaper" was a little bit on the carpet, and the whole person jumped up, walked back and forth excitedly in the room, and murmured: "Mother and daughter? No! Impossible!" He turned his head again , said fiercely: "You are talking nonsense!" I just looked at him coldly. At this moment, it was the first time I saw the face of "Reaper" clearly!The muscles on his face twisted, and his gold-rimmed glasses trembled slightly. It was the face of a typical gangster!But not long after, the look on his face calmed down again, and he said, "Then who is her husband?" I shook my head and said, "I don't go into details, but Shiju is indeed her daughter. Can't you see how similar they are?" "Reaper" sat down dejectedly, and said, "I should have known it long ago, I should have known it long ago!" I smiled, and said: "Concerned about chaos, Mr. Reaper, your heart is in such a mess!" "Reaper" suddenly raised his head, and said, "No, Mr. Wei, we don't talk about this, that map , hand it over quickly!" He cut to the point and asked such a question so abruptly that I couldn't help being surprised.He calmly said: "You don't have to ask me why I know, if the map is really in the bank's safe, Li Mingmei should at least know that I will never harm Shi Ju. If you want to save Shi Ju, I will know that Shi Ju is lying. And that map, Mr. Wei, I have been concealed by you once, but I believe that it must be on your body at this time, I don’t want to get rough with you, please hand it over quickly.” He said so thoroughly, I Can't help but have nothing to answer! "Reaper" said again: "Mr. Wei, you can't ask you to win in all aspects. Hurry up and hand over the map. The three of you, I can absolutely guarantee your safety." This is a great temptation. The three regain their freedom and exchange for a map. Although the map is related to a treasure worth 300 million US dollars, compared with the lives of the three, of course life is more important! I thought for a moment, and said, "I can consider your conditions, but you should always know that I am not the owner of the map!" "Reaper" said coldly: "Mr. Wei, if you delay any longer, I will get rough!" He stood up, stretched out his hand and opened a velvet curtain. Behind the curtain, four people stood upright.Those four people could tell at a glance that they were experts in Western boxing. "Reaper" walked towards another wall, opened another curtain, and there were four more people standing against the wall. Among the four people, three of them were acquainted with me. Those three people were very thin, But he is a first-class master in the East Forest, and a person in the martial arts. Few people do not know that when it comes to "Tangmen Fuhuzhang", next to the three brothers of the Tang family, there is a dead-looking man, but I Don't look at other things, just look at his slightly swollen temples, and you will know that this person's inner family qigong has reached the peak!Originally, I wanted to stand up, but when I saw those eight people, I gave up the idea of ​​resisting.I tried my best to pretend to be calm and said, "Yes, the map is with me, but do you think I will carry it with me?" "Reaper" sneered, and waved to the eight people, and the eight people took two steps together, and I sternly shouted: "Boss Tang, do you want to make things difficult for me?" The three Tang brothers were startled, we He had already escaped and rushed towards the four masters of western boxing. Those four people punched me in the air, and each of them punched me. I didn't pay attention to these four people at all. , grabbing with both hands, already grabbed the ankles of the two of them, lifted the two of them straight up, turned around, and was about to touch the two of them directly to the "death god", suddenly, I I felt a gust of wind blowing towards my left waist! This gust of wind made me know immediately that it was a first-rate expert attacking me. I immediately sank my left hand, trying to block the big man I was holding, when suddenly, the gust of wind, It has moved to my right waist!The opponent's change of move was so fast, it was beyond my expectation. Before I could dodge, I got two more punches in the chest with "Bang Bang", and my right waist felt numb, and the "Baimai Point" Has been clicked! My body softened, and I squatted down. At that moment, I could see clearly that it was that dead-looking man who was sneaking up on me! Although my body has softened, my ability to resist is still there. In the midst of my busy schedule, I saw "Reaper" leisurely lighting a cigar, and that strange looking man was right beside me. With an air of being completely immobile, the man stretched out his hand and grabbed my shoulder. I saw his hand was about to reach my shoulder, so I swiftly reached out and grabbed his veins. This time I grabbed, I thought that the other party would be impossible to escape, but the martial arts of that man was beyond my expectation. When I grabbed him, he retracted his hand. Actually reversed my pulse door and grabbed it!The attack is like the wind, my veins have already been grasped by him, and my whole body is involuntarily lifted up by him!And those four big men punched me in the abdomen, back, and back the moment I was picked up by him! My veins were restrained, and my luck was weak. Those four punches made gold stars flash in front of me, and I almost passed out! Those four masters of western boxing treated me like a sandbag for practicing boxing. Once the four punches passed, this advance was retreated, and it was another four punches. I gritted my teeth and did not make a sound. When he got closer to me, he raised his leg and kicked him in the stomach! The man screamed like a pig butcher, held his belly, sweated profusely, and rolled on the ground in pain. Seeing that his companion had suffered, the other three became even more furious, roared wildly, and threw their fists at him again. Come. I knew in my heart that if I was hit by the three punches again, I was afraid that I would faint immediately, just when I was about to ask "Reaper" to stop their attack, "Reaper" had already waved his stick and shouted: "Stop! "The three big men hurriedly backed away, and the eccentric man sneered, shook his hands, and threw me onto the sofa five or six feet away. It was as if I was slumped on the sofa, doing nothing but panting. "Reaper" said coldly: "Mr. Wei, you should be able to hand over that map!" I stopped for a while, and then said: "If I hand over the map, will the three of us be free?" A very painful expression appeared on the face of "Reaper", and said: "Yes." Of course, I know that "Reaper" is actually not willing to let us go so easily, but if there is freedom now, Then we can see another difference between us and him.After he gets the map, of course he will go to the vicinity of Corsica, we can go there and deal with him again, which is much better than saving the map for no reason-and, in the present situation, the map is simply impossible If I kept it any longer, even though it was in the interlayer pocket of my inner shirt, after the "Reaper" knocked me out, what couldn't be found? At that time, I just regretted why I didn't take a closer look at the words behind the map. Of course, I have no chance now. I thought for a while, and then said: "Okay, I can give you the map, but you must at least let Shi Ju and Li Mingmei be free in front of me." "Reaper" looked at me expressionlessly for a while, then turned around and said, "Miss Li and Miss Shi, please!" A big man came out in response, and not long after, Shi Ju came in under the guidance of two people. When he saw me, he was surprised at first, then angry, and immediately turned his head away, no longer looking at me. "Miss Shi," I called out to her. "Hmph," she just sneered through her nose as an answer. "Miss Shi," I said tactfully, "you and Miss Li, get out of here first, she is injured and needs you to take care of her." Shiju turned her head suddenly, her eyes were full of anger, and she stopped on me. Suddenly, she spat at me with a "bah", and it was obvious at a glance that she really despises me! I hurriedly said: "Miss Shi, you—" She immediately said: "Stop talking, I thought you were someone I could trust, who made me blind?" I sighed deeply, "Death" He smiled and asked me: "Mr. Wei, what do you think Miss Shi is free?" I thought for a while and said, "You send her to xx hotel and get the manager's letter, and she will be free." That hotel is the one I live in, and the manager is my good friend. "Reaper" said: "You can do it, send Miss Shi out first!" The two big men escorted Shiju out again, and when they came to the door, Shiju suddenly turned her head and scolded fiercely: "Coward!" !" I closed my eyes in pain.Shi Ju's scolding, although only two words, but it gave me a heavy blow, am I a coward?I ask myself absolutely not!But Shi Ju called me a coward because I wanted to save her! When I opened my eyes again, Li Mingmei was sitting in a wheelchair and was pushed in by Dr. Cai. Her complexion was very pale, her eyes were also dull, she lowered her head, and only raised her head when she saw me. I looked at "Reaper". Although he was trying his best to calm down, he couldn't hide his inner agitation. "Ming Mei," "Reaper" spoke first, "Our cooperation is over." Li Mingmei moved the corner of her mouth, smiled, and said, "We have never cooperated before!" "Reaper" turned his head, "haha" smiled, and said, "Well said! Well said! I hope you recover soon, Dr. Cai, and send her to the best doctor in the city." Li Mingmei had a look of surprise on her face, she suddenly looked at me and said, "You──" I shrugged my shoulders and said, "Miss Li, leave here before you talk." Li Mingmei moved her lips, as if she wanted to say something to me, but she finally didn't say it. I turned my head away, not wanting to speak anymore, Liming Mei was pushed out again, the room was silent, less than half an hour, a big man had brought a letter from the hotel manager, and a well-known doctor's receipt also proved that Liming Mei has escaped from the clutches of "Death". During these half an hour, I adjusted my true qi, and the soreness in my body had gone by seven or eight points. I glanced at the man with yin and yang, and said, "Who is this friend?" The man said lazily: "Don't dare, my surname is Shao, and my name is Qingquan." When I heard the word "Shao Qingquan", I couldn't help being surprised, and said: "It turns out that he is the only successor of the Seventy-two Road Eagle Claw Method." Is it?" The expression on Shao Qingquan's face was still laziness, and he said: "Don't dare, the catch just now is a type of 'goshawk fighting rabbit'!" I could hear the sarcasm in his words, so I turned around. He turned his head and said to "Death God": "Your Excellency is indeed able to attract talented people, and even Mr. Shao is used by Your Excellency! Just now I was defeated by Mr. Shao, but wait a while, I also hope to ask Mr. Shao Qingquan alone, Ask for a lesson alone!" I challenged Shao Qingquan, but I proposed to "Reaper" that of course I looked down on him on purpose. Shao Qingquan looked very annoyed. Just now, I was defeated by Shao Qingquan because I was outnumbered, but Shao Qingquan What he is good at, the Seventy-two Ways of Eagle Claw Technique, is indeed a very important martial art. This martial art started at the end of Ming Dynasty and has been only passed down as a single transmission. In modern times, no one knows except Shao Qingquan.According to the legend of Wulin, Liu Senyan, the great hero of Sanxiang, only obeyed one person in his life, and that was Shao Qingquan's uncle. Shao Qingquan's uncle didn't have any sons, that's why he passed on the Seventy-two Ways of Eagle Claws to him. If I fight against him alone, I really can't be sure of victory! "Reaper" smiled and said, "You hand over the map first!" I reached into the pocket of my trousers, took out the nylon bag, and handed it to "Reaper", who took it over and then Looking at it, his complexion immediately changed! The face of "Reaper" suddenly became so ugly, which made me feel baffled. I hurriedly took a closer look at the nylon bag he was holding, and even I couldn't help being shocked by it! Originally, the map was wrapped in oiled paper in the nylon bag, but at this time, it was replaced with red paper.尚未及待我弄明白是怎样一回事，“死神”面色，更是盛怒，抛开了尼龙袋，抽出那红纸来，我只瞧见那红纸之上，有几行字写著，“死神”看了一眼，突然“哈哈”大笑起来。 “死神”喜怒无常，更令得我丈二和尚，摸不著头脑，只听得他道：“卫先生，你终朝打雁，却叫雁啄了眼去哩！”我连忙道：“你这话是甚么意思？” “死神”将那一叠红纸，向我抛了过来，我接在手中一看，也不禁呆了。 只见那红纸上写著两行字，道：“放得巧妙，难避我目，信手取来，且买三日之醉，勿怪！勿怪！”下面并没有署名，却画著一个七只手的人，我呆了半晌，陡然之际，想起在码头时，从木箱中歪斜走出，在我身上撞了一下的那个醉汉来。 我一想起了那个醉汉，不由得“霍”地站起，顿足失声道：“神偷钱七手！” “死神”笑声不绝，回头向唐氏三杰道：“快去找钱七手，问他要多少钱！” 我又颓然地倒在沙发上，江湖之上，卧虎藏龙，能人之多，确是不可想像，我不但败在“死神”的手中！而藏得那么妥贴，自以为万无一失的地图，被人以空空妙手偷去，却还一点不知！ 其实，如果我肯细心一点的话，应该想到那醉汉向我的一撞，并不是无缘无故的。但是当时，我怎能想得到名驰大江南北，窃术已到六十三铃的神偷钱七手，也会在新加坡？ 钱七手的名字，我相信如果曾经在京、沪一带，吃过扒手饭的朋友，一定没有一个人不知道的。他是自从前清雍正年间，汉口扒手的大龙头，孟阿三之后的唯一扒手天才。孟阿三的程度，据说达到六十六铃！ 我不得不解释一下，所谓“铃”，类似日本柔道的“段”，是判别一个扒手功夫高低的准绳，其来源是这样的：扒手在初学扒窃艺术的时候──扒窃是一种艺术，不但要心细、胆大、眼明、手快，而更主要的还是要巧妙地转移人家的注意力，绝不是简单的事──是先向一个木头人下手的。 这个木头人全身的关节，和活人一样，是活动的，木头人挂在半空，穿著和常人一样的衣服，在木头人上挂著铜铃，从一枚铃起，一直挂到六十三枚铃，而伸手在木头人的衣服内取物，没有一只铃会相碰而出声，这种程度，便是“六十三铃。”一般的扒手，能有五铃、六铃的程度，已然是十分了不起的了。我自己因为兴趣问题，曾经在十七八岁的时候，练过一个时期，不过到七铃为止，便再无进境了。当时因为节外生枝，我显得十分尴尬，不知是否会因此而令得“死神”改变主意！ “死神”却满不在乎地道：“卫先生，你也可以走了！钱七手不知道他所扒的东西，价值如此之高，我可以到手的！” 当“死神”讲这几句话的时候，我的心中，陡地闪过了一个念头！ 唐氏三杰的长辈，和我的几个师长，颇有渊源，是以刚才经我一喝，他们三人，便没有参加对我的围殴，如果我立即离去，实在仍有可能将地图追回手中的！ 一想及此，我心头不禁一阵紧张，正待返身而出时，邵清泉已然道：“朋友，就这样走了么？” 我怔了一怔，道：“以后有机会，再向邵先生领教！”邵清泉冷笑了两声，我已然走出了屋子，几个箭步间，已然出了那庙宇的正门。 我虽然已经暂时脱离了“死神”的魔爪，但是我自知处境极端危险。 但是我绝不放弃和“死神”的斗争！在庙旁，有一株极高大的金凤树，庙前人很冷清，我三手两脚，便爬到了树上。 我静静地等著，希望唐氏三兄弟带著神偷钱七手经过之际，我有便宜可拣。 在树上，我足足等了两个半小时，日头正中，尚幸这庙宇之前，极其冷清，我才不至于被人发觉。正在我肚子又咕噜噜乱叫之际，我看到有四个人，向庙宇门口，走了过来。 那三个穿著唐装的，我一看便认出他们是唐氏兄弟，而另一个，唐老大和唐老二分两边扶著他，却是神不知鬼不觉，以几乎难以想像的手法，偷了我地图的神偷钱七！ 我身子一耸，正想跃下去时，他们四人，已然来到了树下。我仔细一看间，不禁怔了一怔，神偷钱七醉得人事不省，口中喃喃地，不知在讲些甚么，如果不是有两个人扶著他，他早已跌倒在地上了！ 我心知唐氏三兄弟一定未曾在钱七的口中，得到任何信息，那正是我求之不得的事，心念再转，我已然定下了以一敲三的对策，就在唐老三走在前面，已然走过了我栖身的那棵金凤树之际，我一运劲，已然折了一根树技在手。 然后，手一松，整个身子，便向下疾沉了下去，我在下沉之际，双腿微曲，待到唐老二和唐老大，觉出头顶风生，有人突击之际，我双膝早已重重地撞在他的背上，那一撞，令得他连声都未出，便自昏了过去，唐老二连忙松开了钱七手，进指如戟，向我腰际点到，我左脚著地，右脚疾飞而起，使了半式“鸳鸯铁腿”，唐老二正被我踢中了下颚！ 他下颚骨被我一脚踢得脱了臼，作声不得，向后退去，我手中树枝扬起，已然点中了他腰际的软穴，而唐老三一个转身，看到了这等情形，不向我迎来，却立即向庙中扑了过去！这一下，倒是大大地出乎我意料之外，我真气未曾料到唐老三会不与我对敌，而如果被他逃回庙中的话，我的计划，便算是完了！ 当下我连忙足尖一点，追了上去，举腿便扫，唐老三反手拍出了一掌，事已至此，不行险著，焉能取胜？我身子向后一俯，唐老三的那一掌，已然“噗”地一声，击在我的肩头！ 本来，他这一掌，是无论如何击不中我的，但是我却送上给他打！ 果然，唐老三一掌将我击中，他也是大感意外，不由得呆了一呆。 我拼却捱上一掌，要求的就是他这一呆！就在他一呆之际，我反手便已然扣住了他的脉门，紧接著，弃了手中的树技，在他的脑后，轻轻拍了一掌，他“脑户穴”受震，立时昏了过去！ 我将唐氏三杰，相继击倒，一个转身，挟起了神偷钱七手便走！驰出了十来丈，才将钱七手放了下来，扶著他召了的士，回到了酒店。 当然，我知“死神”可以知道，唐氏三杰的被袭，是我的杰作，而我回酒店来，似乎是十分不智的事，但是虚则实之，实则虚之，诸葛亮嘱咐关羽在华容道上点起烟火，引曹操杀来，就是这个道理，“死神”未必料到我会回酒店去的，因为我原来就是栖身于这个酒店的！他可能发动所有的爪牙，满星洲搜寻我的下落，但一定到最后，才想到这家酒店！而到他想到的时候，我们只怕已然远走高飞了！ 我来到了酒店门口，将钱七手从太平梯扶了上去，打开了我的房门。 我所住的是一间套房，我将烂醉如泥的钱七手放倒在沙发上，向浴室走去，可是浴室的门，竟然下著键！ 我不由得吃了一惊，连忙道：“谁在里面？”问了两声，并未有人回答，我正待撞了进去时，却听得浴室的门，“得”地一声，打了开来，我定晴看时，只见石菊，裹著大毛巾，正洗完了澡！ 我倒未曾想到石菊竟然未走！ 石菊见到了我，神情也是十分惊讶，但是惊讶的神情，立即为羞涩所代替，将身子一缩，道：“是你”“是我，懦夫！”我仍然心中有气。 她红著脸，道：“你能将衣服，递一递给我？”我走进房中，将她脱在房中的衣服，一股脑儿地抓了起来，掷了给她。 石菊将浴室的门关上，不一会，又走了出来，向钱七手看了一眼，道：“他是谁？” 我将钱七手扶了起来，向浴室中走去，道：“那幅地图在何处，只有他知道！” 石菊奇道：“那怎么会？” 我将钱七手放在浴缸中，扭开了花洒，冷水没头没脑地淋在他的身上，钱七手左右闪避著，不一会，便大叫著坐了起来，抖了抖头，道：“这算甚么？” 我又将他提了出来，道：“钱七手，你可还认得我么？” 钱七手定著眼，向我瞧了一会，突然伸手在我肩上拍了一拍，道：“认得！认得！”我连忙退了一步，一伸手，握住了他的手腕，他嘻嘻笑著，摊开手来，我的一只皮包，已然在他的掌心！ 这一下犹如魔术般的盗窃手法，令得石菊大为惊讶，我回头道：“石小姐，你明白了？”石菊的脸上一红，低下头去，道：“我明白了，卫大哥，我……错怪了你！”我反倒笑了出来，道：“石小姐，我并没有错怪你的意思！” 石菊抬起头来，水灵灵的眼珠望著我，好半晌不说话，我也不禁给她望得有些情迷意乱起来，但不知怎么，在那时候，我却忽然又想起了黎明玫来！ 我使劲地摇了摇头，在钱七手的手中，接过了皮包，道：“七叔，我从小就久仰了，我的师父，扬州疯丐，和你也有些渊源的！” 钱七手尴尬地笑了笑，道：“那倒很对不起了！”我立即道：“闲话少说，你取去的东西呢？”钱七手道：“那东西，我……脱手了！” 我不禁大吃一惊，失声道：“甚么，你已经出手了？卖了多少钱？” 钱七手从口袋中模出了几张一百元面额的美金来，数了一数，道：“七百美金，卖得不错吧！”我和石菊两人听了，相顾失色。 事情会出现这样的变化，当真是我万万想不到的！我顿了顿足，道：“你将东西卖给谁了？”钱七手摇头道：“卫先生，你知道我们的规矩，那是不能说的，我取了你的东西，不好意思得很，但那些破布，未必有甚么用处，七百美金，我给了你吧！” 我几乎是在大声叫嚷：“破布，没有用处？你这傻瓜，这破布上，关系著三亿美金！可以令你住在金子铸成的房子中！” 钱七手显然吓得呆了，他的嘴辰颤抖著，一句话也讲不出来。