Chapter 6 Chapter 6: The War Between Humans and Mosquitoes

Besides, after Tan Xiaoku met Guixiang and came home, he suddenly felt that his whole heart was empty and lacked a backbone-this was the reason why Master was not around. Ever since he had a master, he went out and returned together, ate and slept together, and didn’t have to worry about anything. Although it wasn’t long, he had a taste of the benefits of being adopted. It felt like a person who was freezing in the ice and snow finally had a warm bed, but this bed was completely destroyed by a basin of snow water after not sleeping for a long time-he was still in the biting cold, and what was left for him was the warm days of those few days. memory……

He missed his master, and hoped that his master would come back as soon as possible. Although he didn't have to worry about the money for food for the time being, he thought he would go to Zhennan Pavilion to wait for business.Although he has only come into contact with one dead person, he already feels that there is nothing to fear from dead people. As the master said, doing this job is much easier than doing farm work. Along the way, Tan Xiaoku heard people in the market talking about the tomb robbery. It seems that the case of Xiao Xuanting has caused an uproar in Duliang, and it has become a hot topic in the streets and alleys.Slowly, Tan Xiaoku felt that something was wrong, and the citizens along the way all gathered around "Tan Xiaoku" and "Tan Xiaoku" talked briefly... After listening to it, Tan Xiaoku comforted himself in his heart, maybe this There is another person named Tan Xiaoku in Duliang.Slowly, he heard that it was he the townspeople were talking about...

He held his breath in his heart, but he had nowhere to go—who did I, Tan Xiaoku, provoke?Why is everyone talking about me?He didn't want to listen to what others said about him. When he came to his shed, Luo Guo'ao saw him, and then walked over and looked at Tan Xiaoku up and down, treating him like a monster.Tan Xiaoku was taken aback, and couldn't help asking: "What do you think I am doing, I am not a rare animal." Luo Guoxiao smiled and said: "You are more beautiful than rare animals—who told your fortune when you were young?" Tan Xiaoku was baffled by Luo Guo'ao's question, and obviously had bad intentions, so he replied coldly, "I don't know."

Luo Guo'ao said: "Didn't you hear people talking about you along the way? You are now a celebrity in Duliang." Tan Xiaoku said: "I don't know what kind of celebrity." Luo Guo'ao said: "We just came back from Zhige Pavilion. Today's story will be about you. Unexpectedly, you are still a legend. One year, He Banxian passed by Tongbao Mountain to tell your fortune for free—" Tan Xiaoku corrected, "Whoever said it was free, my sister gave him two liters of rice!" Luo Guo'ao said: "This is not very important. The important thing is that he calculated that your life is harder than iron, and killed all your relatives. Zhu Zixiang took you as his apprentice for only a few days, and you put him in prison again! "

Tan Xiaoku finally understood why so many people were talking about him along the way, and he said aggrievedly: "You are all talking nonsense!" At this time, Luo Jiancheng, who was hiding in the shed, poked his head out and said to Luo Guo'ao: "You are so dizzy, short old man, you are not afraid of bad luck when you are with him?!" "Bad luck, bad luck! Boy, you'd better stay away from us in the future!" Luo Guo'ao made an exaggerated evasive gesture, and sneaked into his shed. Tan Xiaoku was angry and annoyed, but he had no choice but to cry secretly.Then another group of people came, and Tan Xiaoku was busy wiping away tears with his sleeves, and shouted with joy, "I am Master Zhu's apprentice, we have the best reputation!"

Tan Xiaoku was soliciting business, Luo Guo'ao also came out, and said to the group from a distance: "His master is in a prison, don't trust him, a person with no hands can't do a job, He is occupying the latrine and not shitting." Tan Xiaoku was about to pay respects to Luo Guo'ai, when suddenly he felt that something was wrong with this group of people, none of them was dressed in sackcloth and filial piety, as if they were here to invite someone to bury the corpse, and all of them had murderous looks on their faces, menacing... They all When he walked over, he quickly surrounded all the sheds...Luo Jiancheng sensed that something was wrong, and said, "They didn't come here to arrest people, did they?"

Luo Guo'ao suddenly remembered something and said, "It's possible, do you remember who came to me this morning?" Luo Jiancheng said: "Hu Jiahu came to you, and I asked you what he told you?" Luo Guo'ao said: "He said that he wants me to give up my money to avoid disaster, and he can help me avoid a catastrophe." Luo Jiancheng stomped his feet and said, "Why didn't you say it earlier, he might have heard the news." At the foot of the city wall, a corpse-carrying man had already been arrested. Only then did Luo Guo'ao feel that the situation was serious, and said, "I thought Hu Jiahu wanted to blackmail again this time, but I didn't expect this time to be serious. After the completion, what do you think should be done?"

Luo Jiancheng said: "What else can I do? I can't escape. Maybe this is my life. There was a chance to be saved, but you missed the opportunity." "You're right, 'everything has its own destiny, nothing can be controlled by others', so don't blame me, this is determined by fate, and it cannot be undone by humans." Luo Guohou said so, and at the last moment he was still thinking He ran away, but there was already a big man rushing in front of him like a magic soldier, Luo Guo'ao asked in surprise: "You, what do you want to do?" "We want your life!" The big man strode up and grabbed Luo Guo'ai, and then several people rushed up to tie Luo Guo'ao with a brown rope, and went to catch Luo Jiancheng...

Tan Xiaoku was terrified, and watched as more than a dozen corpse-carrying men were all arrested, strung together like grasshoppers with brown ropes, and then set fire to seven or eight thatched huts... Tan Xiaoku was very scared, afraid that he would be taken away too. I don't know if the group didn't see him, or because he was small and regarded him as a child. In short, he escaped by luck... However, after more than a dozen corpse-carrying men were arrested, they complained all the way, saying that they have always obeyed the law and never done bad things.When they arrived at the prison, they were brought into the interrogation room. Shu Zhenqian saw that they were shouting and shouting inappropriately, so he ordered each of them to be beaten with 20 leather whips first.This leather whip is not an ordinary whip. It is made of beef tendon and has a metal ring with a hook on it. Every time it is whipped, it will see blood and flesh... These corpse-carrying men were tortured for the first time, and they screamed because of the unbearable pain endlessly.Shu Zhen shouted dryly: "Don't howl, once you howl and you will be punished with two whips, I will count them all!"

The corpse bearers didn't dare to scream anymore, and gritted their teeth to endure the severe pain... After the beating, Shu Zhenqian asked: "Are you convicted?" Arrest people, the crimes you committed, Wang Xinzu and Lao Shunmin, have already confessed. You are burying corpses in the open, but stealing graves behind your back! Digging people's ancestral graves is a serious crime. In the past, it would implicate the nine clans! Now you Have you been convicted?" All the corpse-carrying men said in unison: "Convicted..." Shu Zhenqian said: "It's good to know the crime. Now you all tell me honestly when, when, when, who's ancestral grave was robbed, and how much money you got. If you don't want to confess or don't know clearly, you will be punished!"

In order to avoid severe punishment, the corpse-bearers rushed to confess. It was nothing more than a certain year, month, and day to rob a certain grave and get buried with him. At first, Shu Zhenqian thought it was interesting. Later, he found that these tomb robbery stories were all the same. Feel boring.So he left the interrogation room to report to Xiao Ziyu. Xiao Ziyu felt a little relieved when he had to report that none of the corpse-carrying men slipped through the net, and Shu Zhenqian asked again: "Boss, how do we deal with these people?" Xiao Ziyu said: "They should be punished most severely!" Shu Zhenqian thought for a while and said, "The heaviest punishment is Wang Xinzu and Lao Shunmin, who can be sentenced to ten years in prison. Most of the other crimes committed by these people have passed the time and there are no charges against them. They can only be sentenced to one and a half years in prison at most." Xiao Ziyu said very dissatisfied: "I said that the most severe punishment is sending them to jail? How do you do things, Chief Shu!" This time, Shu Zhenqian finally understood Xiao Ziyu's intentions, and his voice became quieter: "I also know that not condemning them to death is not enough to comfort your father's spirit in heaven. It's just that there is no precedent of capital punishment for looting people's tombs... Of course the way It’s not that there are no cases of tyrants killing people in prisons from time to time..." Xiao Ziyu showed a smile on his face: "Mr. Shu, you are very smart, so I will leave this matter to you. In addition, we must not let them die too quickly, and we must suffer more... I will not treat you badly after the matter is completed. of." Shu Zhenqian said: "Where did the boss talk about, how would I be today without your cultivation? It is my duty to work for the boss, but doing this will involve the prison, so I have to pay more or less." It's good, so people are willing to do it." Xiao Ziyu said: "You don't need to talk to me about such small things, you can decide what you need." Shu Zhengan got up and said: "Thank you for your trust, Shu will go to work." When Shu Zhenqian came to the prison, he asked the clerk for the roster. After checking for a while, he pointed to a name and said, "Bring this prisoner named Xiong Jie to me." The text showed embarrassment and said: "Chief Shu, it's not that I don't want to bring him to see you, it's too dangerous. This Xiong Jie was originally a habitual bandit in Maple Ridge who robbed homes and houses. He hurt countless people and was arrested not long ago. He Anyway, he is going to die, I'm afraid I won't be able to report to the boss if I hurt someone." Shu Zhenqian said: "Just bring him to me, it's none of your business to hurt someone!" The clerk had nothing to say, and sent someone to the prison to arrest him.After a while, a felon in shackles and handcuffs was brought to Shu Zhenqian's office by two guards.Shu Zhenqian said to the two guards: "You have nothing to do here. I want to interrogate this criminal alone." After the guards left, Shu Zhenqian closed the door and approached Xiong Jie. Xiong Jie gave Shu Zhen a dry look, and said fiercely: "Why are you looking at me like this, have you never seen me like this?" Shu Zhenqian said: "Xiong Jie, I know you are a good man, do you know who I am? I am the investigation chief of the police station—my surname is Shu." Xiong Jie raised his head and said, "I don't care if your surname is Win or Win. I'm a good guy on Maple Ridge, so I don't want to do that!" Shu Zhenqian said: "You don't have to follow me, but do you know what will happen to you in the near future?" Xiong Jie said: "Isn't it just a death, and in another eighteen years he will be a good man again!" Shu Zhenqian said: "Sure enough! But if I show you a way out, you don't have to wait eighteen years, you can continue to be a good man—wouldn't it be better?" Xiong Jie was taken aback for a moment, then stared at Shu Zhenqian, and after a while he showed his yellow teeth: "You still want to play tricks on me? I am thirty years old this year, not three!" Shu Zhenqian said: "I am the head of the dignified investigation section. In my capacity, I don't need to play a felon." Seeing Shu Zhenqian's serious face, Xiong Jie dispelled part of his doubts: "If what you said is true, I know there is no such thing as a free pie in the sky. Tell me, what are the conditions? If it is beyond my ability, then Don't talk about it." Shu Zhenqian said: "This matter is actually very simple for you - just kill a few people in this prison." Xiong Jie said, "I don't like vague numbers. How many people are going to be killed?" Shu Zhenqian said: "Let's kill the three first, and I'll give you a chance to 'break out of prison' after it's done." Xiong Jie said: "I have a principle - I will not be a fool in this life, even if I die, I must die clearly. I want to know who is going to kill them, who is going to kill them, and why? If you don't answer me If there is any problem, the transaction between us will not be discussed!" Shu Zhenqian thought for a while and said, "It's very simple. The tomb of our director's father was stolen, and these three people are the tomb robbers." A smile appeared on Xiong Jie's face: "I am willing to do this, how long will it take to get it done?" Shu Zhenqian said: "How long it takes is up to you. It's best to let them suffer a little bit first. It's a shame and a shame that their ancestors' graves are dug up. Our chief wants to kill them—you just need to know this." "No problem, but if you want me to do something, I have to get rid of my outfit, otherwise it will be difficult to move." Xiong Jie raised the shackles and handcuffs on his body. Shu Zhenqian nodded and said, "I will help you get rid of it." In the last chapter of the book, Zhu Zixiang lay down on the floor to sleep after eating—he was very tired and stayed up all night last night.When he woke up, it was already afternoon, and after a while, Tan Xiaoku came over with food again. Cell No. 13 faces east and west. At this time, the sun on the top of the west mountain just shines on the prison—this is the time of day when the light is the most abundant. Tan Xiaoku found that Zhu Zixiang's exposed areas were covered with dense red spots, so he called out, "Master, what's wrong with you, you have a malignant sore?" Zhu Zixiang shook his head and smiled bitterly. He swallowed a mouthful of food and said, "There are too many mosquitoes here. I couldn't sleep last night. I fought with them all night. I only slept during the day. I didn't expect the mosquitoes in the prison to sleep during the day." Bites too - but still better than at night." Tan Xiaoku said: "Then how are you going to spend tonight? How about I bring the mosquito net over for you." Zhu Zixiang shook his head: "Forget it tonight, the prison will be closed soon, remember to bring it here tomorrow." Tan Xiaoku said: "I will remember, Master, another incident happened outside today - all the corpse-carrying men were arrested, and it seems that they are also locked in this big prison." Zhu Zixiang raised his head: "It happened after you left here, right? I just fell asleep at that time, and vaguely felt that there were many new prisoners in the prison next door." Tan Xiaoku said: "This happened this morning. At that time, I happened to go to the city wall of Zhennan Pavilion. After they arrested people, they set fire to our shed." Zhu Zixiang nodded and said, "This is Xiao Ziyu taking revenge on all the corpse-bearers." Tan Xiaoku said anxiously: "Master, will they take you..." "I don't know, I can only take one step at a time." Zhu Zixiang sighed, buried his head in eating again, and handed out the empty bowl and chopsticks from the window after eating, and said, "Xiao Ku, go back, don't worry about Master." As soon as Tan Xiaoku left, it became dark. At this time, the mosquitoes began to attack Zhu Zixiang. He braced himself up and did not dare to relax in the slightest. He kept beating with both hands... However, Zhu Zixiang had too many exposed parts of his body. , No matter how busy he is, he can’t take care of him—the mosquitoes are very fierce and tenacious, attacking him one after another... Whenever Zhu Zixiang feels itchy in a certain part of his body, he slaps it with one hand, and his palm is full of blood.He had no choice but to keep shooting left and right, but he still lost sight of the other, and the bitten place quickly turned into an extremely itchy bump... This is how he spent last night in the prison, and it was almost impossible to sleep.He finally understood why people who had been in prison were all skinny. Zhu Zixiang had a whim: what would happen if a person just lay here and let the mosquitoes bite him?Soon, his idea was verified. In the middle of the night, the sound of footsteps outside continued to the door of Cell No. 13, and then the iron door opened with a "click", and several guards carried two half-dead prisoners in, and then walked away.It was very dark, and the prison was dark. Zhu Zixiang couldn't see the faces of these two new "inmates". He only knew that they were tortured tonight, and they were seriously injured. Mosquitoes can finally show their talents this time, because their targets are defenseless, so they swarmed like thousands of horses - in an instant, the thunderous buzzing in the prison stopped abruptly, and the air suddenly became It was very quiet... Occasionally, when two new "inmates" squirmed, the sound of the wings of the mosquitoes leaving for a while was like thunder.Zhu Zixiang was stunned by this sight. Driven by both curiosity and sympathy, he slapped a "prisoner" on the arm, and the slap was full of sticky feeling. He took it under his nose and smelled it. It was a very strong smell of blood... Who are these two people?What law did they commit?How pitiful it is to be so humiliated!Zhu Zixiang couldn't help slapping them all the time, his palms seemed to be soaked in blood... A prisoner finally felt something after being slapped, and even murmured something vaguely... Zhu Zixiang again He was surprised, this voice was so familiar to him, this person turned out to be Wang Xinzu, so the other one was undoubtedly Lao Shunmin.The two of them were arrested last night, why did they stay with me until tonight?When Zhu Zixiang knew who these two people were, the pity just now was quickly replaced by resentment. These two guys are really hateful. If they weren't greedy, how could they have ended up like this?It's my own fault for suffering, and the hateful thing is that I also implicated all the innocent corpse-bearers. Even if they were bitten to death by mosquitoes tonight, they don't deserve sympathy... A round of bright moon appeared in the sky outside the prison door, and when the clouds around it cleared away, Qinghui shot into the prison cell.At this time, Zhu Zixiang was able to see that Wang Xinzu and Lao Shunmin were covered with black mosquitoes... These mosquitoes quickly became bellyy, and when they were full, they flapped their wings and left the body with difficulty...Zhu Zixiang I felt very enjoyable, feeling the pleasure of revenge, but unfortunately this time did not last long, and the moon was covered by dark clouds again... The cell was getting quieter and quieter. Zhu Zixiang no longer needed to fight mosquitoes. When tired, he fell to the ground and slept peacefully... When Zhu Zixiang woke up, it was already daylight, and the first thing he did was to open his eyes to see if his fellow prisoners, Wang Xinzu and Lao Shunmin, were still alive.At this time, he could clearly see that Wang Xinzu and Lao Shunmin were "shattered" after being bitten by mosquitoes overnight, but they were still alive.Hearing Zhu Zixiang's dry cough, the two slowly opened their eyes.Wang Xinzu was surprised when he found Zhu Zixiang, and then sarcastically said, "Zhu Zixiang, are you here too? I thought you got rich?" Lao Shunmin curled his lips and said, "What kind of money does he make? It's almost as good as making a coffin." Wang Xinzu said: "He has meritorious service in betraying us. Xiao Ziyu wants to reward him. Isn't this a fortune? Zhu Zixiang, I can't figure it out. Why didn't Xiao Ziyu reward you but instead arrested you?" Lao Shunmin said: "The surname is Zhu, you know you regret it, but it's too late!" Zhu Zixiang saw that the two of them had no good words, so he said: "You should be the ones who regret it. People fight for one breath, and Buddhas fight for one stick of incense. You forced me to do this!" Lao Shunmin said: "Don't pay attention to Wang Xinzu, we are at odds with him." Wang Xinzu also felt that there was no need to talk to Zhu Zixiang, so the two tickled each other. Cell No. 13 was quiet for a moment, the iron door was opened, and then another "prisoner" was locked in. When everyone looked closely, it turned out that this person was Luo Guoai! Wang Xinzu was very surprised and asked, "Short old man, why did you come in?" Luo Guo'ao said angrily: "You asked me, and I was going to ask you! You have done such a good thing that you even dared to dig the grave of the police chief's house. Now all the corpse-bearers are implicated by you!" Only then did Wang Xinzu understand what was going on, so he argued: "Lao Shunmin and I are the victims, and he is the culprit!" He pointed at Zhu Zixiang, "It wasn't him who told Xiao Ziyu, we wouldn't Come here and suffer." Luo Guo'ao glared at Zhu Zixiang angrily, and said, "You bastard, I'll settle accounts with you when I get outside!" Wang Xinzu provocatively said: "You don't have to wait until you go out, it's too far away, it's best to deal with him here!" Lao Shunmin waved his hands in agreement and said, "Yes, we will deal with him right here!" Luo Guo'ao clenched his fists and prepared to attack, but found that Zhu Zixiang was a head taller than him, and he was no match for him, so he said, "The three of us will deal with him together!" Wang Xinzu struggled to stand up, but the pain was unbearable all over his body, so he cried and said with a mournful face: "We have injuries on our bodies, and we can't help you. We will take revenge together after we recover from our injuries." Luo Guo'ai punched Zhu Zixiang in vain, and said, "I don't care about you today. I'll put my dog's life on you first, and I'll ask you for it another day." Zhu Zixiang thought a fight was unavoidable, and made preparations, but it was a false alarm. However, before he could relax, another black man of five big and three thick was brought in by the jailer. This big black man has a ferocious face and a fleshy face. He is not a kind person at first glance.As soon as he came in, he said: "A person cannot be without a master for a day, and a country cannot be without a king for a day. I think this prison No. 13 should also choose a leader. These days, whoever has a hard fist is a grandpa. Now I want to be a grandpa." , anyone among you who refuses to accept can challenge me!" He waved his fist and shouted, "Who will challenge me? Don't you dare? If you don't dare, just be your grandson! Since you don't dare, recognize me as the head , then listen to my words, my words are imperial decrees! Now I want to sleep outside, you sleep inside, half of the outside land belongs to me! Who has any objection to this arrangement?" After a moment of silence in the cell, Zhu Zixiang said, "It's fine for the four of us to sleep in, but I'm afraid so many people only occupy half of the site..." Xiong Jie asked, "Afraid of what?" Zhu Zixiang boldly said: "I'm afraid it's too crowded, this prison is already narrow." Xiong Jie asked again: "What do you think should be arranged?" Zhu Zixiang said: "It should be divided into five parts, because the air outside is good, and there is a toilet inside." Xiong Jie's face twitched, and he said: "Don't talk about territory, even people belong to the emperor. This is a small country, and I am the emperor. Don't say that these territories belong to me, even your lives are in danger." Mine! You are so ignorant of the rules, I have to enlighten you.” ——Speaking of a heavy punch, Zhu Zixiang’s eyes glowed golden and his nostrils bled, and then he asked with a grinning smile, “How about it, now enlightened Yet?" Enduring the severe pain, Zhu Zixiang repeatedly said, "I'm enlightened, I'm enlightened." Xiong Jie suddenly turned his face down, and said: "Here you are the first person who dares to offend me. With your courage, I will reward you! My prizes are divided into two categories: soft and hard." You can choose between these two prizes." Zhu Zixiang understood that these two prizes would never be good things, and they might even be a form of punishment. He thought for a while and said, "I want soft prizes." Xiong Jie nodded, scanned the crowd, and finally fixed his gaze on Wang Xinzu: "What's your name, and what did you do to get in here?" Wang Xinzu said, "My name is Wang Xinzu, and I dug someone's ancestral grave." Xiong Jie said with a smile: "So you were the one who dug up Xiao Xuanting's grave. You are a man! Did you urinate in the bubble?" Wang Xinzu didn't understand: "Why do you want to pee? I haven't drank water for a long time, and I don't even have saliva." Xiong Jie turned his face to the side, and said viciously: "Who told you not to urinate? How can I give someone a prize if you don't urinate? I have promised him that you are embarrassing me on purpose!" Xiong Jie turned to Luo Guo'ai, " Do you have a soft prize?" Luo Guo'ao said repeatedly: "I have it, I have it!" Xiong Jie said: "Wang Xinzu was the first person to disobey the order, which is more serious than offending Lao Tzu. Now I order you to give Wang Xinzu the 'soft prize'!" "My bladder is so swollen, Wang Xinzu is embarrassed, offended, offended." Luo Guo'ao took out an indecent object and approached Wang Xinzu. Xiong Jie shouted again: "Wait a minute, there is another rule, don't miss a single drop of such precious urine, otherwise you will be fined to eat the contents of the toilet!" The toilet was mixed with feces and urine, and there were maggots, so Wang Xinzu had to close his eyes and eat Luo Guo'ai's urine... Zhu Zixiang didn't dare to have the slightest idea of ​​gloating at this moment, he knew that it would be his turn next.