Chapter 6 Chapter Six: The Secret of the Six Letters

The sky is full of sunset. Ding Xi and Deng Dinghou walked forward under the setting sun, their clothes were already soaked in sweat. Now their carts are broken, their horses are lame, and even the driver has been driven away by Deng Dinghou. So their only means of transportation now is their own two legs. There wasn't even an empty car on the road. Deng Dinghou sighed and murmured: "The sunset is good, especially the summer sunset. I always admire it the most." Ding Xi said: "But you now know that even if you have to walk on your own two legs under the most beautiful sunset, it will not feel good."

Deng Dinghou wiped his sweat, smiled wryly and said, "It's really uncomfortable." Ding Xi stared into the distance, with thoughtful eyes in his eyes, and said slowly: "If you are willing to walk around on your own two legs often, you will definitely discover many things that you never thought of before." Deng Dinghou said: "Oh?" Ding Xi said: "I should have taken you to Luanshigang to have a look." Deng Dinghou said: "Ranshigang?" Ding Xi said: "There are dozens of women and children there, sweating and crying under the scorching sun every day, but they can't even eat enough."

Deng Dinghou said: "Why?" Ding Xi said coldly: "You should know why." Deng Dinghou said: "You mean the orphans and widows of the brothers of the Sha family?" Ding Xidao: "Just because they want to rob Wugouqi's bodyguards, so their deaths are for nothing, just because those orphans and widows belong to the Sha family, so they deserve to be starved and suffer. No one in the world will sympathize They, and no one will come out and say a word for them." Deng Dinghou finally understood, and said with a wry smile: "You robbed our darts just to save them?"

Ding Xi sneered, "Aren't they human?" Deng Dinghou said: "Can't you use other methods?" Ding Xi said: "What method do you want me to use? Do you want those seven or eight-year-old children to be bodyguards? Do you want those young widows to go to brothels to pick up customers?" Deng Dinghou fell silent. Ding Xi didn't speak anymore, and the two of them walked forward slowly, seeming to have a lot of things on their minds. What they do is what they think they should do, but now even they themselves can't tell who is right?Who is wrong? ——Perhaps it is difficult to draw an absolute line between "right" and "wrong".

The setting sun had faded, and the sound of hooves sounded suddenly, and three fast horses galloped past them. Immediately, people were so excited that they didn't pay attention to these two sweaty passers-by. But Deng Dinghou saw them, suddenly smiled and said: "Do you know who these three people are?" Ding Xi shook his head. Deng Dinghou said: "They are all the third-rate bodyguards in the Dongjing Bodyguard Bureau. Usually when they see me, they will bend over if they are two feet away." Ding Xi also smiled and said, "It's a pity that you are in bad luck now."

When a person is proud, there must be times when he is unlucky, no matter who he is. Deng Dinghou smiled and said, "So I'm not angry at all." The horse galloped past, the dust was flying, and a piece of paper fluttered down and landed in front of them. Ding Xi had already walked over, and suddenly turned around to pick it up again, his eyes suddenly lit up. Deng Dinghou said: "It fell from them." Ding Xi said: "En." Deng Dinghou said: "Let me see." He only glanced at it, and there was a very strange expression on his face, because he saw eight words that struck him at a glance: "Two Gunners Duel Overlord Gun".

He read on: "Admission to the hospital with vouchers, each voucher is ten taels." Seeing the last eight characters, Deng Dinghou smiled. Ding Xi had already laughed. Deng Dinghou shook his head and said with a smile: "It's not like a duel between martial arts masters, it's like selling dog skin plaster." Ding Xi said: "Wantong itself was originally selling dog skin plasters." Deng Dinghou said: "Oh?" Ding Xi said: "He also has a nickname, All-pervasive, as long as there is a chance to get money, he will not miss it, this must be another trick he plays."

Deng Dinghou said: "Do you recognize him?" Ding Xi said: "I can recognize all these people." Deng Dinghou said: "Oh." Ding Xi smiled wryly and said: "There are at most two real tigers in Hungry Tiger Hill, and the rest are either mice or rats. Not one of them can drill holes." Deng Dinghou said: "Are they all from Hungry Tiger Gang?" Ding Xi nodded, and said: "Among these people, only Yue Lin with Sun and Moon Spears can barely be regarded as a tiger." Deng Dinghou said: "I've heard of this person's name, with his identity, how could he let Xiao Xianling do such a thing?"

Ding Xi said: "Wantong is not only a mouse, but also a fox. Doesn't the tiger always get played around by the fox?" Deng Dinghou said: "There is also Xiong Jiu..." Ding Xi said: "Although Xiong Jiu is a hero, but if others give him a few high hats, he will be confused." Deng Dinghou said with a smile: "Of course little Su Qin will be very proud of others." Ding Xidao: "He was originally a lobbyist of Hungry Tiger Gang. Chen Zhun, Zhao Dacheng and I were the ones who shared the spoils, and Wang Hu's thugs. If you peel off the outer layer of their skin, you will find that there is nothing inside them. "

Deng Dinghou said: "You don't seem to appreciate them very much." Ding Xi did not deny it. Deng Dinghou said: "But you are also a member of Hungry Tiger Hill." Ding Xi smiled and said, "A fox doesn't have to like a fox, and a mouse doesn't have to like a mouse either." Deng Dinghou stared at him and said, "Are you a rat too?" Ding Xi smiled and said, "If I were a mouse, wouldn't you be a meddling dog?" Deng Dinghou laughed, a wry smile. —Dogs catch mice and meddle in their own business. He suddenly realized that he was really meddling too much in his own affairs.

"I shouldn't even ask about that." He threw away the paper in his hand. He smiled wryly and said, "Whether they are fighting with two guns with a single gun, or whether they are fighting a hungry tiger with a tigress, it has nothing to do with me." Ding Xi said: "It's related." Deng Dinghou said: "Yes?" Ding Xi said: "Hungry Tiger Hill is not a place where people can come and go freely. From the front mountain to the back mountain, there are a total of 36 hidden cards and 18 teams patrolling. I was really not sure to take you up there." Deng Dinghou said: "Are you sure now?" Ding Xi nodded and said with a smile: "The tiger is going out to fight the tigress. Of course, those big foxes, little foxes, big mice, and little mice will definitely want to watch the excitement." Deng Dinghou's eyes lit up, and he said, "So on the fifth day of July, the defense of Hungry Tiger Hill must be much worse than usual." Ding Xi said: "Definitely." Deng Dinghou said: "So we just took the opportunity to go up the mountain." Ding Xi said: "Not bad at all." Deng Dinghou said with a smile: "Unexpectedly, Miss Wang actually did a good deed for us." Ding Xi stopped laughing suddenly, and said coldly: "It's a pity that this matter doesn't even do her any good." Deng Dinghou said: "Do you think she is definitely not Yue Lin's opponent?" Ding Xi sighed, "She's not." Ding Xi said: "If she has a little self-knowledge, she should know." Deng Dinghou sighed: "So I really don't understand why she must find these most difficult people in the Jianghu?" Ding Xi said: "You don't understand, I understand." Deng Dinghou said: "You understand?" Ding Xi said: "En." Deng Dinghou said: "What do you think she is for?" Ding Xi said: "She is crazy." Deng Dinghou also had to admit: "Even if she is not completely insane, she is more or less insane." Ding Xi said: "If you met a crazy tigress, what would you do?" Deng Dinghou said: "Get away from her, stay far away." Ding Xi said: "Not bad at all." When Ding Xi calculates one thing correctly, he seldom gets it wrong. So he is smart Ding Xi. He calculated that on the fifth day of July, the defense of Hungry Tiger Hill was really empty. They walked up the mountain from a small path behind, and they didn't even encounter an ambush. "It's a road that few people know about." The rugged and steep path is covered by weeds, and on the slope of the back mountain, there is a deserted tomb. "People who are bodyguards only know that bodyguards often die at the hands of robbers, but they don't know that more robbers die at the hands of security guards." Deng Dinghou didn't speak. Facing the barren graves on the hillside, he couldn't help but ask himself in his heart: "Are all robbers to die?" Ding Xi said: "The ones buried here are all robbers. I shouldn't have buried those six here." Deng Dinghou said: "Because they are not robbers?" Ding Xi said indifferently: "Because they are meaner and more shameless than robbers, at least robbers will not betray their friends." Deng Dinghou said: "Do you think we must have been betrayed by our friends?" Ding Xi said: "Aside from yourself, who else knows the secret of your escort trip?" Deng Dinghou said: "There are four more." Ding Xi said: "Is it Baili Changqing, Gui Dongjing, Jiang Xin, Ximen Sheng?" Deng Dinghou said: "Yes." Ding Xi asked, "Are they your friends?" Deng Dinghou said: "If it is said that one of the four of them is a spy, I really can't believe it." Ding Xi said: "If it wasn't for the four of them, it must be another person." Deng Dinghou said: "Who is that other person?" Ding Xi said: "It's you." Deng Dinghou could only smile wryly. Those who know those secrets are indeed only five of them, and there is no sixth one. Ding Xi's mouth was talking, but his hands were not idle. There was sarcasm in his words, but he was holding a hoe in his hand. The hoe moved faster than his tongue. Now all six coffins have been dug up—each containing a dead man. Ding Xi wiped his sweat with his sleeve. Ding Xi said: "Why don't you open it and take a look?" Deng Dinghou was also wiping his sweat with his sleeve, his sweat seemed to be more than Ding Xi's. Ding Ge said: "Aren't you afraid to look at it?" Deng Dinghou said: "Why not?" Ding Xi said: "Because you are afraid that I will find that spy, because he is probably your best friend." Deng Dinghou finally sighed and said, "I'm really a little scared because I..." He didn't go on. As soon as he opened the first coffin, he was stunned. He stared helplessly at the dead man in the coffin, and the dead man in the coffin seemed to be watching him too. Ding Xi said: "Do you know this person?" Deng Dinghou nodded and said, "This man's surname is Qian, and he is an important figure in 'Zhenwei'." Ding Xi said: "Does Zhenwei belong to the Dongjing Security Bureau?" Deng Dinghou said: "Yes." Ding Xi said: "Do you know that someone in his escort agency is missing?" Deng Dinghou shook his head. He had already opened the second coffin, and was stunned again: "This man's name is Awang." "Who is Awang?" "It's my family's gardener." Deng Dinghou smiled wryly. "You didn't know he was missing?" "I haven't been home for seven or eight months." Ding Xi could only smile wryly. ——The third person is the driver of "Changqing", the fourth person is the cook of Jiang's family, the fifth person is the escort of "Wei Qun", and the sixth person washes the horses for Ximen Sheng. Ding Xi said: "Now you have seen all these six people, and you all recognize them." Deng Dinghou said: "Yes." Ding Xi said: "It's a pity that you read it for nothing, it's useless." Deng Dinghou said: "However, luckily there are still six letters." Ding Xi said: "These six letters were all written by one person?" Deng Dinghou said: "Yes." Ding Xi said: "Can you see whose handwriting it is?" Deng Dinghou said: "Yes." Ding Xi's eyes lit up. Deng Dinghou suddenly smiled, very strangely: "This person's writing has not only become better, but also a few strokes have become very strange, even if others want to learn, it is difficult to learn." Ding Xi said: "Who is this person?" Deng Dinghou smiled strangely, and slowly stretched out a finger, pointing at his nose. "This person is me." "This person is you?" Ding Xi wanted to cry, but he didn't; he wanted to laugh, but couldn't—it wasn't funny, not funny at all. In fact, this incident can make people cry with snot and tears. Deng Dinghou's smile is no better than crying. Ding Xi stared at him, looked up and down several times, and suddenly asked: "Will you betray yourself?" Deng Dinghou said: "No." Ding Xi said: "Did you write these six letters?" Deng Dinghou said, "No." Ding Xi didn't say a word, turned his head and left. Deng Dinghou followed him. After walking for a while, both of their clothes were drenched again. Ding Xi sighed and said, "Actually, it's not completely fruitless for us to go this far." Deng Dinghou said: "Oh?" Ding Xi said: "At least I finally learned a lesson." Deng Dinghou said: "What lesson?" Ding Xi said: "Next time someone asks me to brave the sun in this kind of weather and walk such a long way to find six dead people to find out a secret, I will..." Deng Dinghou said: "Just kick him?" Ding Xi said: "I'm neither a mule nor a pony. I don't like being kicked, and I never kick anyone." Deng Dinghou said: "Then what about you?" Ding Xiyi: "I'll give him something." Deng Dinghou said: "What are you going to give him?" Ding Xi said: "Send him alone." Deng Dinghou said: "Human?" Ding Xi said: "A woman he likes in his heart but dare not say it out of his mouth." Deng Dinghou laughed and said, "Is the woman you're talking about that Miss Wang?" Ding Xi also laughed and said, "It's not bad at all." Deng Dinghou said: "Because Miss Wang is already crazy." Ding Xi laughed and said: "This person told me to do this kind of thing, of course he is also a bit crazy. Aren't the two of them just a natural couple?" Deng Dinghou laughed loudly and said, "Of course this person is me." Ding Xi sighed intentionally, and said, "Since you insist on admitting it, I can't help it." Deng Dinghou said: "Anyway, even if I don't say it out of my mouth, you know that I must like it very much in my heart." Ding Xi said: "The answer is correct." Deng Dinghou said: "It's just that I'm still worried about one thing." Ding Xi said: "What's the matter?" Deng Dinghou said: "If someone really gave me Miss Wang, what would you do?" Ding Xi stopped smiling, and said with a straight face: "Don't worry, all the women in the world are not dead yet, and I will never become a monk. I have never been a vegetarian." Deng Dinghou said with a smile: "Although I don't eat vegetarian, I always have to eat some vinegar." Ding Xi stared at him out of the corner of his eyes, and said, "I'm just wondering about one thing." Deng Dinghou said: "What's the matter?" Ding Xi said: "Why doesn't anyone call you funny old Deng?" When they went down the mountain, they didn't encounter any ambushes. This "terrible Hungry Tiger Hill" seemed to have become a place where anyone could go and wander around. It's a pity that shopping is also a waste of time. Deng Dinghou said: "Besides this lesson, what else can you gain?" Ding Xi said: "I'm still full of gas and sweat." Deng Dinghou said: "Then, now I can teach you another lesson." Ding Xi said: "What lesson?" Deng Dinghou said: "When you listen to people in the future, you'd better hear them clearly, not just half of them." Ding Xi didn't understand. Deng Dinghou said: "I only said that few people can learn my handwriting, not that absolutely no one can learn it." Ding Xi's eyes lit up again. Deng Dinghou said: "At least I know that there is someone who can imitate the words I wrote, even I can't tell the difference." Ding Xi said: "Who is this person?" Deng Dinghou said: "It belongs to the big boss and Dongjing." Ding Xi laughed loudly: "It's him?" Deng Dinghou said: "From the outside, although this person looks a bit silly and honest, he is actually a very smart person, even I have been fooled by him." Ding Xi said: "What have you been fooled by him?" Deng Dinghou said: "Once he faked my handwriting and invited all the women I knew to my home. As soon as I walked in, I saw seventy or eighty women all dressed up in fancy styles, sitting in my living room. My wife is so angry that her neck is thick, and she hasn't said a word to me for more than three months." Ding Xi held back his laughter and said, "Why would he make such a joke?" Deng Dinghou said bitterly: "This old tortoise is born to like to play tricks, and is born to like others to feel uncomfortable and anxious." Ding Xi finally couldn't help laughing, and said: "But you are dating too many women." Deng Dinghou also laughed, and said: "Not only are there many people, but there are also many types. Some of them are well-known talented women in Fengyuechang. Even they can't tell that those letters were not written by me. It can be seen that the old tortoise learned from me." The words can really be confused with the real ones." Ding Xi said: "So even though he hurt you, he also did you a favor." Deng Dinghou said: "Helped me two favors." Ding Xi said: "Oh?" Deng Dinghou said: "He let me live in peace for three months, and I didn't hear a word from that tigress." Ding Xi said: "This is really a big help." Deng Dinghou's eyes flashed, and he said: "Now he reminded me again, who wrote those six letters." Ding Xi's eyes were also shining, and he said: "How many bosses does your joint bodyguard agency have?" Deng Dinghou said: "Four and a half." Ding Xi said: "Four and a half?" Deng Dinghou said: "Let's raise funds and work together, and we will divide the profit into nine shares. Baili Changqing, Gui Dongjing, Jiang Xin, and I will each get two shares, and Ximen Sheng will get one share." Ding Xi said: "So Gui Dongjing himself is also one of the bosses." Deng Dinghou said: "Of course he is." Ding Xi said: "Why did he betray himself?" Deng Dinghou pondered, and said: "We will only charge three thousand taels for a trip of one hundred thousand taels." Deng Dinghou said: "After deducting the expenses, the net profit is only one thousand taels at most, and after being distributed to him, there are only more than three hundred taels left." Ding Xi said: "But after I rob this dart, even if I have to make a 50% discount, he can still get 10,000 taels." Deng Dinghou said: "Ten thousand taels is of course much more than three hundred taels, and he can always figure this out." Ding Xi smiled and said: "I also believe that he will be able to figure it out. In recent years, he has almost been regarded as the richest man in the world. Of course, his money will not really fall from the sky." Deng Dinghou said: "And he himself said that he is afraid of everything, he is never afraid of too much money, and he is never afraid of too much women." Ding Xi smiled and said, "I'm not afraid either." Deng Dinghou said: "I'm a little scared." Ding Xi said: "What are you afraid of?" Deng Dinghou sighed: "It is difficult to find out the real evidence for this kind of thing. I am afraid that he will refuse to admit it, and I can't make him tell the truth." Ding Xi said: "I have a solution." Deng Dinghou said: "When shall we do it?" Ding Xi said: "Let's go now." Deng Dinghou said: "Who will do it?" Ding Xi blinked and said, "How about the old turtle's martial arts?" Deng Dinghou said: "It can't be considered too good, but it's better than Golden Spear Xu." Ding Xi said: "How much is a little?" Deng Dinghou said: "One point means that as long as he taps lightly with his finger, the golden gun Xu has to lie down." Ding Xi seemed to be unable to laugh anymore. Deng Dinghou said: "It is said that he still has the kung fu practiced by the Thirteen Taibao, but he didn't practice it very well. Once I saw a person who just cut him three times on the back, and he couldn't bear it anymore." Ding Xi said: "What should I do if I can't bear it?" Deng Dinghou said: "He just turned around and snatched the knife from that man, and it was broken into seven or eight pieces in one fell swoop." Ding Xi said: "What happened later?" Deng Dinghou said: "Then he went to Pearl Tower with us to drink." Ding Xi said: "He was hacked three times, can he still drink?" Deng Dinghou said: "He didn't drink much because he was in a hurry to ask Little Pearl to scratch his itch." Ding Xi said: "Scratch? Why scratch for him?" Deng Dinghou said: "Of course we want to grab his back." Ding Xi was stunned for a long time, then suddenly smiled and said: "I see." Deng Dinghou said: "What do you know?" Ding Xi said: "I know who should do it." Deng Dinghou said: "Who?" Ding Xi said: "You."