The light of the sword is like the moon reflecting on Kyushu

Captain Yao said, "You are being too harsh. How dare I threaten you, Chief Ye?"

Ye Changge snorted coldly and said, "If Captain Yao can't solve this case, I won't be the one who will be anxious."

Captain Yao's face turned cold. "Oh, you're threatening me? I want to know who is so anxious!"

Ye Changge said: "It is our duty to keep the guests' secrets."

Captain Yao said, "Then let's get down to business. Please tell me more about it."

Ye Changge didn't waste any words, "This afternoon at 3 p.m., the Four Tigers of Zhushan openly came to our Longyou Gang's headquarters to carry out a robbery, stealing a total of one million taels of gold, including 500,000 taels of gold ingots and 500,000 taels of silver notes! According to our suspicion, this robbery involves collusion between insiders and outsiders, and this elder is one of the suspects! In addition, the Four Tigers of Zhushan used a cart to transport the gold. The gold is very heavy, and the cart is very poor, so they can't go far! If Captain Yao goes after them now, there is a high probability that he will catch the suspects!"

At this time, a constable said, "Brother, I just saw a group of people standing outside the wall of the Tanhua Garden. There seemed to be five boxes next to them. How about... we go and interrogate them now?"

Captain Yao glared at him and said, "Shut up!"

Ye Changge said: "This brother is right. If we find a suspicious person, we should investigate him. Does Captain Yao want to let go of such a big suspicion?"

Captain Yao sneered, "Are you investigating the case or am I investigating the case? Who said I won't investigate suspicious points?" He turned to the constable and said, "Do you think you are the only one who saw those five boxes? If I let you go now, and the other party is indeed the Four Tigers of Zhushan, do you think your martial arts are better than theirs? Do you think they can let you come back alive?"

Ye Changge said, "Captain Yao, if we are afraid... I can ask the prefect to send someone else."

Captain Yao remained calm, "Your provocation has no effect on me. Even if you go to the prefect, what will happen? The prefect trusts me very much, so he will have to send me to solve the problem in the end!"

Ye Changge said: "Haha, Captain Yao, Master Yao, you think that the prefect is new and unfamiliar with the place, so he can only rely on you, right? Don't forget, there are still soldiers from the Song Dynasty in this city!"

This sentence seemed to touch the sore spot of Captain Yao. His face changed slightly and he sneered, "Since the case is clear, the suspects and targets are clear, and the amount involved is clear, then the next action will be simple. I will take this elder away first, and I will also take these bodies away. Then, I will trouble Gang Leader Ye to go to the government office to record the confession. According to this..."

"He is our great elder, his last name is..."

"Oh, it's enough for me to know that it's the Great Elder. Let him tell me his last name later. I heard that he is one of the people responsible for guarding the gold, so his confession is the most important. We need to examine the body and confirm the cause of death. Then, based on your confessions, we will formulate a capture plan. Since the Four Tigers of Zhushan were able to steal the gold from your gang, it means that they are extremely powerful. Relatively speaking, our brothers' strength is too weak. I will ask the prefect to coordinate the officers and soldiers to help suppress the bandits! Does Gang Leader Ye have any other suggestions?"

"Okay! Time is running out, let's hurry up and take notes!"

"It's getting dark now, and the prefect has gone to bed. Let's go to the yamen early in the morning. We can only invite this elder to the yamen first, I hope you can understand."

"Of course I understand. If I hadn't invited him to the government office, he might have fled far away tonight!"

Captain Yao said, "Take the elder away, let's go!" and turned to leave. Two constables went up to carry the elder, and four constables lifted the stretcher, followed by Captain Yao and walked out.

When Captain Yao and his men left the door, Li Shuangjiang said, "Boss, I think this guy has bad intentions. He will definitely not investigate the case seriously!"

Ye Changge said: "Who told us not to treat him as a dish?"

Li Shuangjiang sneered, "He is just a small captain of police. Above him is the prefect, the deputy prefect, and the judge. We only pay 30,000 taels to the prefect every year. Why does he ask for 50,000 taels? If he is not greedy, it would not be a big deal for us to give him 3,000 or 5,000 taels!"

Ye Changge narrowed his eyes and said, "Yes! His annual salary is only 20 taels. Giving him 3,000 taels would be enough for a lifetime. He actually wants 50,000 taels. He is so greedy! He is too greedy!"

Li Shuangjiang asked: "Then what should we do?"

Ye Changge said: "Go back and rest first, and go to the prefectural government office tomorrow!"

After the detectives turned around and walked out of the Longyou Gang's gate, one of them looked back to confirm that there were no Longyou Gang members behind him, and immediately said, "Brother, this is such a big incident, the Ye guy will probably be in big trouble! Should we really record their statements tomorrow?"

Captain Yao's face was grim. "Of course we have to record it! This is the order of the prefect, we have to do it! As for what to do after recording it, that's up to us brothers!"

"Brother, I think those four people over there are the Four Tigers of Zhushan! How come there are eight of them? Did they call for help again?"

"Don't look back! Let alone eight of them, we are no match for even the four of them! I heard that they are all masters of the eighth realm, I am only at the seventh realm, and you are only at the sixth realm. If we go up, we will definitely be killed!"

"If we really ask the soldiers for help, we won't have a chance to move those five boxes!"

Another constable said, "Yes, big brother, there are five boxes of gold. If each of us takes two gold ingots, we won't have to worry about our lives! If the soldiers really take over, we will get nothing!"

Yao, the head of the police, said, "It's okay! If you can't get the big ones, get the small ones! Brothers, you have to have a long-term vision. Sometimes a steady stream of income is more profitable than a one-time deal! If you can get the gold ingots, get them. If you can't get them, don't force it! First, don't let the prefect catch us. Otherwise, if our clothes are taken off, we will not only lose our stable source of income, but we will also be unable to make trouble in this city in the future, right?"

"Correct!"

"The second is that if the owners of the ingots find out, and they want to deal with us, we won't be able to handle it! So we can't be absolutely sure. If we can't do it perfectly, we won't do it. Do you hear me?"

"heard it!"

Captain Yao said: "Whether this case can be solved or not, the Ye family will pay tribute to us in the future!"

A police chief responded: "Yes, this is a lesson for him!"

Another head constable also cursed: "Who the hell made him look down on others! If the tribute this time is not enough, I will contact the Four Tigers of Zhushan and deal with him again!"

An older constable frowned and said, "The Four Tigers of Zhushan will definitely be on the list. We can't look for them if we want to!"

"Who are you looking for?"

"Just find someone. The war between Song and Shu has not yet ended. There are defeated Shu soldiers everywhere. They are fleeing everywhere. Becoming a bandit is the first choice. Just find a group of people and beat them again. Then split the money 50-50. Isn't that great?"

Captain Yao glanced at the elder and said coldly, "I know you are pretending to be asleep. You should explain tonight how you colluded with the Four Tigers of Zhushan. Otherwise, you will be in trouble!"

The Great Elder suddenly opened his eyes and asked, "Are you going to torture me?"

All the constables looked at them in surprise, as if they had seen a monster.

"Is this weird?"

The elder laughed at himself and said, "What a joke of fate! My wife asked me to go home and enjoy my retirement, but I insisted on coming back to help. I didn't expect that I would end up like this!"

Captain Yao said coldly, "Don't play the victim in front of me. There are so many people who play the victim! Who doesn't say how unlucky they are? How wronged they are? You are the only one who is wronged? We are not wronged? We run around all year round, rain or shine, just for a salary of less than one tael of silver a month? Don't cry out for injustice! Even if you are wronged in this case, your Boss Ye has paid you a lot of money on weekdays, right? I heard that your Third Elder once had a record of having three women in one night, right? Without a hundred taels of silver, he probably can't even leave the door, right? One day of your happiness is equivalent to ten years of our hard work! You still feel wronged?"

A captain said, "Brother, the one on the stretcher is the Third Elder!"

Captain Yao said, "Do you think I'm blind or stupid? Who in the Longyou Gang doesn't I know?"

Another captain said, "That's right, Ah Quan, you've only been here for a short time, so you have a lot to learn."

Ah Quan immediately shut up. He thought: So you all know each other, then why are you pretending that no one knows each other?

The head constable next to him saw the confusion and whispered, "We are constables, representing the government, and they are civilians. It is understandable that we call each other brothers, but now that we are involved in a case, we must be impartial! Otherwise, if the other party is being nice, how can you move forward with the case? To put it bluntly, we are all brothers and friends, how can you ask for money?"

A Quan suddenly realized, that's it!

……

Seeing the detectives escorting the Great Elder and carrying the bodies of the Third Elder and the Second Elder back, Big Wolf said, "They clearly saw us, why didn't they come over... to say hello?"

Zeng Yong laughed and said, "You really don't mind the big deal!"

Big Wolf said, "Normally, they are here to solve the case. Since they have found a suspect, they should come over to question him. Isn't this a dereliction of duty?"

Feng Jiuxiao said: "This is not dereliction of duty, this is malfeasance!"

Big Wolf said, "Huh? What's the difference?"

"Dereliction of duty means being careless or incompetent, not seeing the problem, or not being able to think of a solution after seeing the problem, and not actively solving it. In short, it is irresponsibility. Malfeasance is different. It means being able to see the crux of the problem and knowing the solution, but not only not solving it, but knowingly committing the crime! The captain clearly saw us, it's not that he didn't want to come over, he was just afraid of dying here!" "What is he afraid of? We are not killing innocent people indiscriminately!"

"He's not afraid of you, but of the four of them!"

"Oh, I understand now. If he really comes to interrogate them, the four of them will definitely not admit it. The captain will either have to give up interrogating them or forcibly take them back to the government office for further interrogation. But if he wants to use force, he will only be courting death!"

At this time, Pang Shiwu came out of the garden, followed by seven or eight people. One of them was a middle-aged man with a graceful demeanor, almost shoulder to shoulder with him, and the others were all dressed in black, like bodyguards. One of them was at the end, pulling a cart.

Pang Shiwu said, "Brother, this is the owner of the Tanhua Garden, Sima Mingdeng. Mr. Sima, this is my elder brother... Long Jiu."

Feng Jiuxiao clasped his fists and said, "Hello, Mr. Sima!"

Sima Mingdeng also clasped his fists and said with a smile: "Greetings, Young Master Long!"

Pang Shiwu said, "Brother, Mr. Sima said that he can eat all our boxes!"

Feng Jiuxiao's eyes flickered: "Great! I didn't expect Mr. Sima's financial resources to be so amazing! I admire him!"

Sima Mingdeng said modestly: "I am only working for my master. Please come in, young man. I have prepared a banquet..."

Feng Jiuxiao said, "I'm sorry, I have already made an appointment with guests tonight, so I won't bother you tonight! Fifteen and Mr. Sima will exchange the things in the box for silver notes first, and then we'll have dinner later."

Pang Shiwu said: "Okay!"

Zeng Yong said: "I'll come to help, he can't handle it alone."

Big Wolf said, "I'll help too."

Feng Jiuxiao was not polite either, "Brother Zeng, please take some time to call Zishan and the others over and settle them down. You can eat together after you are done. I will go and talk to Seniors Zhao and Ren. Fifteen, do you know which room Seniors Ren and Zhao are staying in?"

"I haven't asked yet. I'll ask."

Sima Mingdeng smiled and said, "The two seniors Ren and Zhao you are talking about are the two old men that Ye Changge sent here?"

Feng Jiuxiao said: "That's right."

Sima Mingdeng smiled and said, "Young man, don't ask. I know which room they are staying in. Are these two seniors the guests you are going to meet tonight?"

Feng Jiuxiao nodded and said, "That's right."

Sima Mingdeng said: "Then let's go together."

Feng Jiuxiao smiled and said, "We have some private matters to discuss. I will host you another day and I will definitely have a drink with Mr. Sima!"

Sima Mingdeng smiled and said, "In that case, I won't bother you any more. Brother Pang, let's get down to business."

Pang Shiwu said, "You four, carry the boxes onto this car."

The four tigers of Zhushan were about to make a move when they heard Sima Mingdeng say, "Don't worry, since you are my guest in my garden, how can I let a guest make a move? Why don't you hurry up?" Seven or eight strong men in black clothes rushed out from behind them, and lifted the box onto the car in no time, and then drove away together. One person pulled in front to control the direction, and the six people pushed behind, and they walked very fast.

Pang Shiwu said, "Brother, I'll follow them over first." He turned around and followed the cart.

Zeng Yong said, "I'll go call Miss Yuan and Erni and the others." and walked towards the direction of the troika.

Big Wolf said, "Fifteen and I will go first."

Feng Jiuxiao nodded one by one and said, "Okay."

Sima Mingdeng smiled and said, "Young Master Long, shall I take you to see the two seniors?"

Feng Jiuxiao smiled and said, "Thank you for your help!"

……

After Li Shuangjiang left, Ye Changge looked at the mess in the yard and sighed.

The bodies of the four elders were still in the registration room, but the man surnamed Yao did not even go into the room to check before hastily leaving. Expecting him to recover the gold would be like looking for a needle in a haystack!

He walked slowly along the path paved with blue bricks, looking slowly. He wanted to take one last look at this place for which he had fought for decades.

He is leaving here tonight, and he doesn't know if he will be able to come back in this life.

He had nothing to pack.

The road of Jianghu is a dead end with only today and no tomorrow!

Glory in front of people, but vicissitudes behind.

Everything you get today, God, no, it’s the King of Hell, has already marked the price in advance, and he will ask you for the price when the time comes!

So Ye Changge had already put his money in a very secret place, and even his wife and daughter didn't know!

He walked along the blue brick path towards the main gate, and occasionally a few patrolling disciples would greet him. All the disciples knew that the leader was in a bad mood today, so no one said anything.

Soon Ye Changge walked out of the door and slowly walked to the left.

The moon was bright like a disk, and the long street was quiet and deserted. At this moment, it seemed as if he was the only one in the world, lonely and desolate.

After turning a few alleys, he finally stopped at the door of an ordinary house.

The people living here are ordinary people, living one family next to another, with small doors and small households. Although they live in a cramped environment, they get along well with their neighbors.

The most mysterious household here is the one with the number 3 in Group B written on the doorplate in front of you.

It is said that the neighbors here almost all know each other, except this family.

Almost no one has ever seen the door of this house opened.

Even if no one lives there, there may be candlelight at some nights, which means that the owner of the house has returned home at night.

But the next day, no one came out from morning to night.

So this family is the most mysterious one in the entire area.

Now, the door of this family is open again.

But who would come out to hang out on such a cold night? Who would notice that the person who opened the door was Ye Changge, the leader of the famous Longyou Gang in Yazhou City?

Ye Changge closed the door with his backhand, inserted the bolt, and then walked ten steps to the door of the house. The yard that can be walked to the end in ten steps is indeed not big. The width from left to right is less than eight steps.

He took out the key, unlocked the door, opened the door, and saw the treasure he had hidden there.

Antiques, calligraphy and paintings, and jewelry almost fill the entire space.

It seems that I can only take some banknotes and a small amount of jewelry. I will hide outside for a year or two, and when the storm here has passed, I will find a chance to transport all these things out.

Suddenly, he felt as if there was someone behind him. He turned around immediately, but there was no one behind him!

Could it be that I am dazzled?

wrong!

He suddenly leaped towards the corner of the wall, and at the same time turned his body. At that moment, he suddenly found a tall middle-aged man standing where he was just now, with a fierce and imposing aura! (End of this chapter)