Chapter 85 Chapter 85 Encirclement and Suppression of Gambling House
In the middle of the night, Ge Yayi was awakened by a knock on the door.
Thinking that there was some urgent matter at the government office, he got up and dressed in a hurry.
This kind of thing has happened before, but it was generally rare, and the only people who would come to him at a time like this were those with urgent matters at the government office.
The wife on the bed said sleepily, "It's so late, what else is there?"
Ge the yamen runner didn't know either.
A while ago, County Magistrate Zhang was rectifying the docks and arrested many managers who exploited the people and put them in jail. This was good for the people, but not so friendly to those clerks and wealthy people, because those managers at the docks had close ties with them.
That's why they have been making trouble both overtly and covertly recently, making County Magistrate Zhang extremely anxious.
Although Ge Yayi was promoted, he was only a small constable and could not really help, and he did not need to worry about these things.
The only thing he could do was to keep a close eye on the public security of the county together with the yamen runners Peng and Zhu, and try to reduce the oppression of the people. If they encountered something too bad, they would report it directly to the county lieutenant or the county magistrate Zhang.
As for whether they should deal with it or not, it is not up to him to decide.
But it doesn't matter. If those guys take advantage of their status to do something really bad and the county magistrate doesn't care, they can secretly tell Boss Li.
Fortunately, they haven't encountered anything too bad yet, so they didn't go to Boss Li to report it.
After the bandit suppression incident, in the minds of Ge Yayi and others, there was nothing in this world that Yu Li could not do.
The three of them were so blind to her that they obeyed her every word.
Even though Zhu Yayi had completely fallen out with the Chen family because he asked Chen Zhongxun to apologize to Yu Li, he did not regret it much.
What is strange is that after Chen Zhongxun returned, he did not mention this matter in front of the Chen family, but it is said that he has been studying very hard recently and seems to be determined to pass the imperial examination.
Ge Yayi was a little wary. Could it be that he was trying hard to pass the imperial examinations so that he could take revenge on them in the future?
However, thinking that the imperial examination was not that easy to pass, and that Chen Zhongxun's grandfather, Chen Xiucai, had taken exams all his life but was still only a scholar, he suddenly stopped worrying.
While Ge, the yamen runner, was thinking about all sorts of things, he went to open the door with a lantern in his hand.
As the autumn wind blows and the night is windy, oil lamps can easily go out, so most people in the county choose to use lanterns for lighting.
When the door opened, Ge Yayi saw the person at the door in the light of the lantern and his eyes widened in surprise.
"Why are you here?"
Isn’t this Li Lao Da’s sister?
Although Ge Yayi didn't have much contact with Yu Jin, he often saw her when he went to patrol the docks, and he had already remembered her deeply.
This is the eldest brother’s sister. You must remember her no matter what and make sure she isn’t bullied by others.
Why was she in the county town in the middle of the night, and came to see him? Could something have happened?
Sure enough, Yu Jin said, "Captain Ge, something happened."
The yamen runner Ge was inexplicably frightened. He then realized that Yu Jin was holding a stick in his hand, as if he was going to fight. He asked in a trembling voice, "What happened? Is... Boss Li going somewhere to suppress bandits again?"
It's no wonder he thought so. The last time Yu Li got drunk and dragged them over the city wall to fight bandits, he would never forget it. He felt that if anything went wrong, it would be this kind of thing.
Yu Jin was stunned for a moment, then realized that her sister had once fought against bandits.
But now is not the time to explore these things, she quickly said: "It's not to suppress bandits, my sister is to eliminate violence and protect the good."
"What?" Ge Yayi didn't quite understand for a moment. Which villain was she getting rid of?
Yu Jin thought for a moment and said, "Well, let's just go and raid the gambling house this time."
It's not about suppressing bandits, it's about suppressing gambling houses!
There was a blank expression on Ge Yayi's face for a moment. After he understood what she meant, his whole body trembled. "Gambling, gambling house?" Was it the gambling house he knew?
"Yes!" Yu Jin looked at him sincerely, "My sister is in the gambling house now. According to my guess, the fight over there is almost over. Do you want to go and take a look?"
Ge Yayi: "..."
Finally, Ge Yayi took a deep breath and took her to find Peng Yayi and Zhu Yayi without hesitation.
The three of them didn't live far from each other, and because they lived close to each other, they often interacted with each other, which was why they had a good relationship.
When they ran out in disheveled clothes, they were all shocked when they heard that Yu Li had gone to the gambling house.
"Li, Boss Li finally took action against the gambling house?" Peng Yayi was terrified. "Isn't she afraid?"
The servant Zhu swallowed secretly, "She definitely doesn't know who the gambling house's backer is, otherwise..." Otherwise, she would still have taken action anyway, right?
The three yamen runners decided to go and take a look.
There's nothing else to do, I just want to see what will happen to the casino after being destroyed by Boss Li.
Anyway, it won't be worse than the fate of those bandits, right? Then they can report to the county magistrate and take the initiative to get Boss Li out.
As they were about to leave, Yu Jin told them about the group of tied-up thugs in a certain alley and asked them to find someone to take them away to avoid scaring the people after daybreak.
The three looked at her speechlessly.
They suddenly realized that she was worthy of being Li Lao Da's sister. She was so courageous that she dared to come to them directly in the middle of the night and ask them to clean up the mess for Li Lao Da.
"Why are you holding a stick?" Zhu, the yamen runner, asked in confusion.
Was she going to fight? With such a fierce sister, they would not be surprised if she could fight.
Yu Jin smiled shyly, "It's used for self-protection."
If she wanted to go out to look for someone in the middle of the night, she would definitely need to bring something to protect herself.
Since they were going to the gambling house, they naturally couldn't bring a little girl with them. Yu Jin was tactful and didn't follow them.
After she left, the three yamen runners hurried towards the gambling house.
When they approached the street, they found that there were quite a few people, both men and women, standing not far from the gambling house, looking at the closed door with shock on their faces. Screams could be heard from inside, and they knew what was happening inside without even looking.
This is the first time.
The gambling house has been in the county town for so long, and this is the first time something like this has happened. Someone actually came to challenge it.
Listening to the incessant screams, you can tell that the gambling house must be the one that suffered the loss, otherwise the door of the gambling house would have been opened long ago instead of being kept closed.
The arrival of the three yamen runners attracted everyone's attention.
Someone who knew them came over and said, "Hey, isn't this Master Ge, Master Peng, and Master Zhu?" He asked mysteriously, "Why are you here? Are you on patrol tonight?"
The three of them didn't answer him and walked towards the gambling house.
When they got closer, they smelled a faint smell of blood coming from the gambling house.
There's blood.
The three men's expressions changed slightly, and they thought of the bandits in Qingya Mountain again. The people in the casino would not end up like that, right?
After those bandits were brought back, they were quickly convicted and sent to a quarry to do hard labor. I heard that their wounds have not healed yet, and it is unknown whether they can survive in the quarry.
The three of them were a little terrified, fearing that Yu Li would slaughter the entire gambling house. If someone died...
At this moment, another shrill scream was heard, which was particularly terrifying in the night.
"Master Kang Liu!"
Someone was shouting inside, the voice coming from behind the closed door.
When the people outside heard this shout, many of them changed their expressions.
Mr. Kang Liu? Isn't that the boss behind the gambling house?
I heard that this man came from the provincial capital and was a member of the Kang family. Although he was not a direct descendant, he was highly valued by the Kang family and came here to run a gambling house.
But if he was injured here in the county, it would be a provocation to the Kang family, and the Kang family would not let it go.
The three Ge yamen runners were extremely anxious.
Even if Boss Li has the support of General Xuan, the Kang family is the prince's maternal family, a figure that low-level people like them would never dare to imagine. If the Kang family wants to deal with Boss Li, Boss Li will definitely not surrender. What if she becomes violent and decides to massacre the Kang family...
When they thought of this, the three of them felt dizzy and went to knock on the door without hesitation.
"Open the door! Open the door! We are the police, please open the door for us."
The three men shouted loudly, hoping that after hearing their voices, Boss Li would show mercy and not kill Mr. Kang Liu.
Oh, and castration - that doesn't work either.
Of course, the door inside was not open.
Not only that, after Master Kang Liu’s screams ended, there were bursts of screams again, but the sound did not sound like that of being injured, but more like being extremely frightened, and there was only one scream and then nothing.
The door was closed from the inside and would not open, so the three of them could do nothing.
As for breaking in?
They had no such idea at all, and even tried hard to delay time until there was no more movement inside, and then they asked Zhu, the yamen runner, to go to the yamen to ask for help.
The people from the yamen arrived quickly, even County Magistrate Zhang climbed out of his concubine's bed and came over in person.
Anyone who knew that the gambling house that had stood in Shanping County for many years had been taken over would be awakened from his sleep and crawl over to see what was going on.
With the presence of the county magistrate, the yamen runners worked together and finally broke down the door of the gambling house.
When the door opened, a strong smell of blood wafted into the air. The bailiff at the door stepped back in fear. Then he saw people lying on the ground in the lobby of the gambling house. At first glance, he thought there were corpses lying on the ground. It looked very scary.
There were also many with broken arms and legs.
The bailiffs suppressed their fear and went in, quickly checking the "corpses" on the ground. They were surprised to find that they were all still alive.
Not dead?
It seems that the person who picked the gambling house did not use any ruthless means, but for some reason, everyone fell into a coma.
Magistrate Zhang asked, "Are they all still alive?"
"We checked and found that they are all alive. They are not dead." The county lieutenant said, "Even those who have lost their arms and legs are still alive."
"What about Sixth Master Kang?" County Magistrate Zhang was very concerned about this man. He was afraid that the Kang family would blame him and then bring up the Third Prince.
Although the Third Prince was far away in the capital, if the Kang family continued to pursue justice for the death of Sixth Master Kang, the small Shanping County would not be able to bear it, and he, as the county magistrate, would have done his best.
The county lieutenant looked at the pale Kang Liuye lying on the ground and said, "He's alive, but he was stabbed in the chest..."
"Then hurry up and call a doctor!" Magistrate Zhang jumped up and down, "It doesn't matter what, as long as the person is not dead."
In fact, he didn't like Mr. Kang Liu either. This guy was in charge of the gambling house in the county and was a perpetrator of all kinds of evil. As the county magistrate, he had to look at his face and he wished he was dead.
But he also knew that Mr. Kang Liu must not die here.
If you want to die, wait until you return to the capital before dying. Don’t let yourself lose your official position.
**
Yu Li stabbed the man who called himself "Sixth Master of the Kang Family".
She is a person who clearly distinguishes between gratitude and resentment. If you don't show your weapon to her, she will at most hit you with a stick and then knock you out. If you dare to show your weapon to her, be prepared to be hit back and injured by her.
So after taking the knife from Mr. Kang Liu, she stabbed him and then knocked him unconscious.
After dealing with the people in the gambling house, she also knocked out those gamblers who had not fainted with a stick.
After knocking the last gambler unconscious, the entire gambling house fell silent.
Yu Li didn't leave in a hurry, but walked around the gambling house to check if there were any fish that had slipped through the net.
As a result, she didn't find the fish that had slipped through the net, but she discovered the place where the gambling house kept its silver. The warehouse was locked with several locks, and not even a fly could fly in. But this was not a problem for her.
There were thirty-five large boxes inside, each filled with silver, which dazzled her.
Gambling houses really make money!
Yu Li's eyes swept across the silver box and found that there was another box inside which contained countless silver bills.
The silver bills stacked together weighed a total of 100,000 taels.
She picked up the box directly.
When she left the vault, she put the locks back on and tied an iron chain, pinching the ends of the chain together.
Then she went to the accounting office and put the account books and the box containing the banknotes into a large box, then picked it up and prepared to take them away.
After doing all this, Yu Li finally went to find the girls who were locked in the house.
She broke the iron chain at the door, opened the door, and said to the people in the room, "It's okay, come with me."
Several exclamations were heard in the dark room, and seven girls walked out.
They walked to the door nervously, looked around first, and saw no one from the gambling house, then looked at Yu Li who was standing not far from the door.
When they saw Yu Li with half of her face covered in the light of the lanterns under the corridor, they were a little surprised. They didn't expect that she was still covering her face. The exposed skin was very white and her eyes were very beautiful.
Yu Li said to them: "Follow me."
The seven girls naturally had no objection and hurriedly followed her, fearing that if they were a step late, people from the gambling house would show up.
If they knew the situation in the gambling house, they wouldn't be so anxious.
Yu Li led them through the backyard and encountered many people lying on the ground along the way.
The seven people recognized that those people were wearing gambling clothes, and hatred appeared in their eyes. They had been tied up for so many days, and in fact they had suffered a lot of humiliation and pain, but they just didn't want to think about it.
If the gambling house hadn't wanted to sell them out, I'm afraid they...
Soon they came to a small door in the backyard.
The door to the backyard is also locked, probably to prevent someone from escaping. The lock is a heavy iron lock that looks difficult to pry open.
Yu Li didn't try to break it open. She just kicked the door and broke it into several pieces.
Seven people: “…”
Yu Li and seven other people swaggered out of the gambling house.
Until they walked in the dark alley dimly lit by moonlight, the seven people were still a little bit unbelievable. They didn't expect that they actually escaped from that terrible place.
They looked at Yu Li who was leading the way. Just by looking at her stature, they could tell that she was very thin. It was hard to believe that she had so much strength that she could rescue them from the gambling house so smoothly.
And she was holding a big box in her arms, which looked heavy, but she was holding it with ease.
Perhaps because of Yu Li’s life-saving grace, although they didn’t know where she was taking them, the seven of them did not ask and silently followed her through the dark and deserted alleys of the county town.
The seven girls held hands with each other and stumbled as they walked in places with dim lighting, but no one let go of their hands.
They held the people around them tightly, supporting each other as they walked through the darkness.
After walking for about half an hour, Yu Li led them to stop in front of a house in an alley.
She went up and knocked on the door.
Seven girls stood behind her, looking anxious and nervous.
After a while, the door opened.
A tall and burly man appeared there. In the dim moonlight, one could see his bearded face, like a bandit. The girls were so scared that their faces turned pale. They thought they had just escaped from the tiger's mouth and fallen into a wolf's den. They were all a little desperate.
When Boss Tu saw a group of people appearing at the door, he was a little slow to react, especially when he saw Yu Li with half of his face covered, he was completely stunned.
"Li...what's going on?"
Yu Li said calmly: "Let's go in and talk first."
Boss Tu was very helpless.
Although I didn't know what happened, but seeing that she came to the door with a big box and seven girls, I knew that she must have done something again, otherwise why would she appear here in the middle of the night.
He inexplicably had a premonition that there might be more and more accidents like this in the future?
Yu Li took the seven girls in.
Although the seven people felt that Boss Tu was not a good person, they didn't know where to go at the moment, so they could only try to trust Yu Li who saved them. However, when they passed by Boss Tu, they were tense all over, not daring to breathe, and subconsciously moved closer to Yu Li.
Boss Tu noticed their fear and wanted to sigh.
He didn't want to look like this. It's the appearance given to him by his parents. What can he do about it?
Yu Li looked back at the timid girls and said to Boss Tu, "Uncle Tu, shave your beard off your face. It's quite scary."
Boss Tu had a blank expression on his face and pretended not to hear.
If a man doesn't have a beard, people will say he has no hair on his face and is unreliable. He will never shave his beard, because if he does, he will lose his dignity and how can he control those disobedient guys?
This is Boss Tu’s house. Yu Li has been here several times, always to deliver things to Boss Tu, so he is quite familiar with this place.
She said to the girls who looked uneasy, "You can go inside and rest first, it's okay." Then she thought of something and asked, "Are you thirsty? Uncle Tu, boil some water for them."
By the way, calm down.
"There's boiled water on the stove. I'll get it."
Boss Tu said this, turned around and went to the kitchen, tactfully not appearing in front of the girls.
Yu Li brought seven people to the guest room.
The room was not big, with only one bed, which could not accommodate seven people. However, at this time, they did not feel sleepy at all. Their minds were tense. Even after escaping from the gambling house, they did not dare to relax at all, for fear that something terrible would happen if they fell asleep.
They were frightened.
Boss Tu brought over the boiled water.
He stood at the door and asked Yu Li to bring in the water.
After they finished drinking the water and calmed down, Yu Li said, "You guys take a rest first. I'll have someone take you away after daybreak."
The seven girls looked at her hesitantly, and finally chose to believe her.
But when I think about the fact that they have been missing for so long, even if they can return home safely, I don’t know what their family members will think, and what people outside will think... My heart is filled with worries.
**
Yu Li carried the box to find Boss Tu.
Boss Tu was waiting for her in the main room. He looked at the box and asked, "What is this?"
Yu Li did not answer. He put the box on the table, took out a box from it and handed it to him, motioning him to open it.
When he saw the stacks of banknotes in the box, Boss Tu was completely shocked.
He asked in surprise: "Where did this come from?"
"Gambling house." Yu Li said calmly. After thinking for a while, he summarized his actions this time. "I will wipe out the gambling house tonight."
If we can suppress the bandits in the mountains, we can also suppress the gambling houses, right?
Anyway, they are all negative factors that will affect human survival and should not exist.
Boss Tu looked at her in amazement, suspecting that he had heard it wrong.
She actually went to destroy the only gambling house in the county? That gambling house was...
"Uncle Tu, these are the account books of the gambling house." Yu Li pointed at the box and said, "I heard that the military pay for the Zhennan Army this year has not been sent by the imperial court. Take these as military pay."
Anyway, the money is all from the people extorted from gambling houses, so it's just right to use it to pay the military salaries.
Boss Tu: “…”
Where is the fit? ! ! !
Boss Tu really wanted to roar like this, but when he saw her clear eyes, he was speechless.
It should be the last time when they were having dinner at Fulai Restaurant that Xuan Huaiqing mentioned it casually, and she listened to it, but she didn't expect that she would actually think of getting the money from the gambling house to use as military pay for them.
That was the gambling house of the Third Prince’s mother’s family, so the silver was also considered the Third Prince’s silver.
How can it be so easy to get?
But I have to say, her kindness is very touching.
Boss Tu took a deep breath and asked in a low voice, "Li Niang, is it because of this reason that you went to... destroy the gambling house?"
When he said the words "destroyed the gambling house", his face twitched.
He had never been so speechless in his life. He felt that no matter whether it was Yu Li who was drunk or Yu Li who was sober, he was speechless.
"Of course not!" Yu Li said, "If the gambling house didn't want to use my cousin from my eldest aunt's family to pay off the gambling debt, I wouldn't want to bother with them for the time being."
Boss Tu thought to himself, "I don't want to bother with it for now." Will he still raid the gambling house in the future?
For a moment, he felt a little complicated. He knew that Yu Li was doing good things and doing things that would benefit the people.
But she just happens to have this ability.
She can do it, she is never afraid of anything.
He couldn't help but wonder what the talented person who taught her was like.
Why teach her like this?
Judging from the small, could it be that the purpose of those talented people coming out of retirement is not to bring disaster to the country and the people, but to serve the country and the people?
After hearing the reason why Yu Li wiped out the gambling house, Boss Tu didn't know whether he should sympathize with the gambling house and Mr. Kang Liu, who was in charge of the gambling house.
If the gambling house had not acted so ruthlessly, it would not have provoked such a fighting girl. The gambling house must be fine now, and Mr. Kang Liu was not stabbed. His life or death is unknown now.
All I can say is, you deserve it!
Boss Tu knew that the gambling house's behavior was extremely bad. Countless people had their families broken up and their homes wiped out, and the ground was covered with blood and tears. It could be said that the gambling house was sucking the blood of the people, like a cancer entrenched in the county.
Someone once thought about closing the gambling house, but unfortunately he ended up being beheaded.
Even the county magistrates could only watch helplessly as the gambling houses got away with it and left Shanping County in disgrace.
After Yu Li finished speaking, he looked at him and suddenly asked, "Uncle Tu, am I doing something wrong?"
Boss Tu was silent for a moment, then said, "It's not that I'm wrong, it's just that you acted too quickly. Sixth Master Kang is from the Kang family, and the Kang family is the maternal clan of the Third Prince..."
Yu Li reacted calmly to this, "I just found out." Mr. Kang Liu told her in person.
"and you……"
"The emperor is far away. If the Third Prince wants to punish me, wait until he comes." She narrowed her eyes. "I covered my face. The people in the gambling house couldn't see my face clearly."
Boss Tu looked at her speechlessly, "Weren't you seen when you smashed their plaque?"
"What does my relationship with the people who cracked down on the gambling house have to do with me? I was so scared that I ran away and never went to the gambling house!" She said confidently. As long as her face was not seen, she would not admit that she had ever been to the gambling house.
Boss Tu: “…” Okay, go ahead and make excuses if you want.
What can Boss Tu do?
I can only clean up the mess for her, after all she was doing good things.
Even if he was a stranger, if he knew she had done such a thing, he would lend a hand, and Young Master Xuan would be happy to do so.
Tu Laodao said, "Go back to the clinic first. It's almost dawn. Don't go to the butcher shop. Take a rest today. I'll have someone talk to Zhang Fu. After your aunt is settled, go back to the village to rest. Don't come to the county town in the next few days."
Yu Li frowned, "Not good?"
"Why is it bad?"
Yu Li said honestly: "If I'm not here, Brother Zhang and his men will be too tired to kill pigs because they don't have enough manpower."
Boss Tu was choked. He thought her "bad" meant something else.
He took a deep breath and said, "Okay, listen to me. I'll give you a few days off so you can have a good rest."
"That's fine." Yu Li had no objection and asked, "Uncle Tu, can you ask someone to settle the people in the house? I brought them out of the gambling house, so they have to be settled..."
At times like this, we can only rely on Uncle Tu.
Since Uncle Tu followed the young master of the Xuan family and had some connections, he was brought here.
"Okay, leave it to me." said Boss Tu.
Yu Li warned: "Make sure to settle them down and don't let them suffer any more."
Boss Tu looked at her, then suddenly reached out and touched her head, a smile on his face, "Don't worry, I'll make arrangements."
These girls were either abducted or sold to gambling houses by their families to pay off debts. They are very pitiful.
If they are sent back directly, it would be fine for the families who feel sorry for their daughters, but I am afraid that those who are conservative and conservative will think that their reputations have been damaged. Who knows what they will do, and they will be the ones who suffer.
This matter really needs to be arranged carefully.
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