Evergreen Immortal..

Chapter 57 Black Market
The moon hangs on the eastern branch.

Big red lanterns are hung high on the eaves, and the aroma of delicacies from land and sea wafts out from the windows.

"Three of you, Zhao will offer a toast first."

Zhao Wei was so proud at this time.

He raised his head and drank the whole cup of wine.

Since he had obtained a place in the Huaqing Sect’s entrance examination, he naturally had to maintain good relations with the three people from the Huaqing Sect.

If there wasn't a woman among them, he would rather set up the wine table in the Jiaofangsi.

There has always been a saying in the world.

No matter how many things you do together, it is not as close as fighting together.

Pity!

Han Qin laughed. He was the most experienced among the three and raised his glass: "Congratulations, Deputy Captain Zhao. Maybe we can meet in the sect next year."

Zhao Wei felt better after hearing this: "Thank you for your good words."

They toasted each other several times.

The atmosphere gradually became warmer.

He was born into a wandering family and was very good at drinking, but his skill in persuading people to drink was unparalleled in Qinghe.

Zhu Yue also drank a lot. As a member of the Zhu family, he naturally had to deal with the Tiandi Alliance. Making friends with Zhao Wei would be of great use to him.

Of course, he would not be too servile and lose face for the Huaqing Sect.

Zhao Wei was well aware that these Huaqing Sect disciples were aloof and looked down on these peasants from the bottom of their hearts.

The word "brother" came to his lips but he swallowed it back.

He had already inquired about the situation of this Zhu family genius. Since he was also from Qinghe, he was undoubtedly the best way to improve the relationship.
"Young Master Zhu, I have some friendship with your father. I will visit you another day."

Zhu Yue was delighted: "Then I will wait for Deputy Captain Zhao to come."

At this time, Han Qin saw that Jiang Yan was a little impatient, so he quickly got to the point: "Deputy Captain Zhao, since we are family from now on, I hope you can pay more attention to the affairs of the Ghost Sect."

Zhao Wei patted his chest and said, "Leave this to me."

Han Qin and Zhu Yue were relieved when they saw that Zhao Wei did not seem to be pretending.

But they were not afraid that Zhao Wei would do things perfunctorily.

After all, the quota is in their hands, and the worst that can happen is that they can just replace it with someone more obedient.

until late at night.

The drinking party just ended.

Zhao Wei drank 18 bowls of wine in a row and was already very drunk. He was helped out of the restaurant by his men. Before leaving, he did not forget to see off the three people from Huaqing Sect first.

A young subordinate looked at the almost drunk Zhao Wei and whispered, "It seems that the captain is really happy today. I have never seen the captain drunk before."

"Who said I was drunk?"

The young man turned his head.

I saw Zhao Wei standing straight, without any sign of drunkenness on his face.

Zhao Wei looked at the backs of the three people from Huaqing Sect leaving, his eyes narrowed slightly:
"I'll trust you for once. If you dare to play tricks, I'm not someone you can easily mess with."

Tianyi Hall.

"You want to go to the black market with me?"

Li Rui was getting ready to go out to the black market for the first day.

As soon as I pushed the door open, I saw Liang He squatting on tiptoe at the doorstep. Upon asking, I found out that this guy also wanted to go to the black market.

Liang He's eyes were firm:

"The prime minister must be from the state headquarters, and the fierce general must be from the army."

"I want to hone myself in the black market. You can rest assured, Master. I will go to the black market to look after the black market during the day and come back to keep watch at night. I will never interfere with the affairs of the hall."

Born with the holy body of an ox or a horse?

Li Rui couldn't help but recall his hard life of working during the day and delivering takeout at night.

"It's up to you, but I won't pay you double the wages."

"No money, no money." Liang He waved his hands with a smile and trotted to keep up with Li Rui.

Li Rui was worried that he didn't have a reliable confidant in the black market.

Since Lianghe is delivered to my door, there is no reason not to use it.

Compared to those old hands in the black market, Liang He is undoubtedly more trustworthy.

How can you get things done if you don’t have a few trusted men?
Li Rui is very familiar with Qinghe's black market.

Most of the shantytowns in East City are occupied by the black market, and they were previously run by the Blood Tiger Gang. It is said that the Blood Tiger Gang heard that the leader of the Tiandi Alliance had made a breakthrough, so they were willing to give up this piece of fat meat.

Of course, the Tiandi Alliance still paid a hefty price.

Li Rui took Liang He for a walk on the street. When the pedestrians saw the two men wearing the uniforms of the Tiandi League, they all avoided them in fear.

Soon, they saw the entrance to the black market.

And the fierce-looking burly man in black standing at the door.

Li Rui showed the waist badge with the number "11" engraved on it. The attitudes of the several black-clothed strong men instantly became respectful. The leading disciple looked flattering: "It's Master Li, I am the guard disciple of the black market. Commander Sun has been looking forward to your arrival."

李爷
Li Rui looked dazed for a moment. The last time he came, he paid the entry fee timidly, but now he has become like a boss.

"Lead the way."

Of course he wouldn't say stupid things like "Don't call me Master Li".

The people who run the black market are all tough guys. Being too friendly will only make people think you are easy to fool, and it will take ten times more effort to correct it in the future.

Candy won't make a man obedient, a whip will.

Li Rui naturally understood these principles.

The black market is also divided into the front market and the back market.

Li Rui had always come to the front market before, where the items sold were common rice, flour, and poultry, mostly from individual vendors.

The market in the back is different, it is almost all shops and even high-rise buildings.

If you want to enter the future market, you have to pay an entry fee, and the price is not low, it costs a full string of copper coins.

Entering the afternoon, there were obviously fewer people on the streets.

After walking for a while, Li Rui suddenly heard a woman crying coming from an alley with a pear wood entrance.

The sound of a woman crying came from deep in the alley, and the alley seemed to lead to a house at the deepest part of the black market.

The burly man in black saw Li Rui turning his head and looking at the alley.

He explained, "Master Li, there is a rule in the black market that live goods and dead goods must be separated. This is where several live goods are stored."

活货
Li Rui withdrew his gaze without stopping.

"Living goods" is also a slang term in the underworld, which means people, or to be more precise, people who are treated as goods.

There are generally two ways for wealthy families in the city to recruit servants. One is to voluntarily sign a contract to sell themselves like he did back then, and the other is to buy them alive.

Most of the live ones are good-looking country girls or fair-skinned boys.

Just to satisfy the special hobbies of those masters.

This kind of dirty thing exists in every era, but it is hidden so that ordinary people have no chance to come into contact with it.

Li Rui had no intention of saving the world, and he couldn't do it with his current abilities.

Black market butler.

To put it nicely, he is in charge of the black market, but in fact he is just a high-level employee working for the Tiandi Alliance.

These businessmen have already reached some kind of tacit understanding with the Tiandi Alliance. Anyone who breaks this tacit understanding will surely suffer backlash.

"If you want to blame someone, blame the world."

A quarter of an hour later.

He came to the deepest part of the black market, the tallest five-story building, which was also the tallest building in the entire black market.

Just walked to the door.

A fat man with a big belly and a face as round as a watermelon came trotting out:

"Master Li, I finally got you here."

(End of this chapter)