Can't a girl be a traitor like Cao Cao?

Chapter 244 My whole family is dead?

Near the port of Xiangshui County, a shady street close to the port's coolie street.

Inside a building guarded by several burly men in black.

Upon entering through the main gate, one is greeted by a scene of swirling smoke and bustling crowds.

This is the largest gambling den in Xiangshui County.

In a corner of the gambling den, several thugs were playing Pai Gow with a well-dressed young man, their faces full of flattery.

This young master looked wealthy, but his face was extremely pale and weak, clearly indicating that his body had been drained by wine and women.

This man was none other than Hui Sanmei's husband, Lai Yuanwei, who was married into the Hui family.

Lai Yuanwei was originally a son of a branch family of the Lai clan, a noble family in the Southern Kingdom of the previous dynasty. In his youth, he was quite handsome and good-looking, and was a local young master who was very popular with women.

After their family was destroyed by the powerful government in the south, although they gradually declined, they could still be considered a middle-class family.

As a son born out of wedlock, it was uncertain whether he would have the right to inherit the family business, but his parents still found him a good marriage.

More than a decade ago, he married into the increasingly wealthy Hui family and became husband and wife with Hui Sanmei, who was both talented and beautiful.

Although the reputation of a son-in-law living with his wife's family is not good, Lady Hui respected him and still gave him a considerable amount of land as part of her dowry.

If Lai Yuanwei could settle down and live happily with Hui Sanmei, a famous beauty from Xiangshui, their life would surely be prosperous and worry-free, making him an enviable man.

But for some reason, Lai Yuanwei gradually developed a gambling addiction after Hui Sanmei became pregnant. He gambled every day and often didn't come home at night.

Not only did he gamble away all his farmland and property, but he also brought back bad debts from time to time.

He himself had no money to pay back the debt, so Hui Sanmei often paid it back for him, which infuriated the Hui family.

Hui Sanmei was helpless about this. Although she knew that she had married the wrong person, he was still the husband she had chosen, so she had no choice but to accept it.

Outsiders all say that Hui Sanmei is intelligent, beautiful, and good at business. She's good at managing a household, but she married a gambling addict.

This could be considered a stain on her life.

Inside the gambling den, three thugs were playing cards with Lai Yuanwei. Behind them, a middle-aged man with a small mustache and a cunning look on his face glanced at him with a sly expression.

But at that moment, a thug suddenly ran over from outside the gambling den, came to the man with the mustache, and whispered something in his ear.

The man with the mustache looked puzzled and checked several times before realizing he hadn't misheard.

Then, with a gloomy expression, he looked at Lai Yuanwei at the card table.

At this moment, another round of cards was dealt on the gambling table. Lai Yuanwei looked at his two cards and immediately showed an expression of ecstasy.

With a "snap," the cards were placed on the table.

"Shuangtian! Haha! My luck has finally turned around!"

At this moment, the group of thugs at the table exchanged glances, and one of them subtly twitched his sleeve.

"Open the cards! Open the cards! I'm going to win money!"

Hearing Lai Yuanwei's words, the thugs each started playing their cards.

"Supreme Treasure. Young Master Lai, I'm sorry."

When Lai Yuanwei saw Ding Sanpei Ersi in front of the thugs, he couldn't help but widen his eyes.

He then slapped his own mouth repeatedly, saying, "Pah! What bad luck! What bad luck! Even the Twin Heavens can run into Supreme Treasure!"

The group exchanged glances, and the accountant, smiling, said to Lai Yuanwei, "Young Master Lai, you've lost again."

"This is boring, I'm not playing anymore!"

As Lai Yuanwei spoke, he stood up from beside the card table.

But then he stumbled and almost fell to the ground.

He had clearly been gambling in that casino for who knows how long.

"Slow down, slow down."

The man with the mustache quickly helped Lai Yuanwei up and asked with concern, "Young Master Lai, are you alright? You're a very important guest of ours, you can't afford to have anything happen to you here!"

"it's okay no problem."

Lai Yuanwei waved his hand, indicating it was alright, and then asked the accountant, "How much did you lose today?"

The accountant then used an abacus to calculate and replied, "We lost twenty-seven taels and eight mace today."

Seeing this, the man with the mustache asked, "What about today's bill...?"

"As usual, record it in the books."

Lai Yuanwei looked like he had plenty of money; anyone who didn't know him would think he was a spendthrift playboy.

If they knew him well, they would only look at this son-in-law with disdain.

He's a live-in son-in-law who's also a compulsive gambler, squandering his wife and daughters' money every day. I don't know where he gets the nerve to be so shameless.

However, such a customer was extremely good for the gambling den, and the thugs behind him immediately came up and carefully helped Lai Yuanwei out.

Then, the man with the mustache winked at the accountant next to him and asked, "How much is owed?"

The accountant then whispered a number in the other person's ear.

The man with the mustache nodded in satisfaction.

So, it should be about right.

Next time, let's confront Lai Yuanwei directly.

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At this moment, outside the gambling den, Lai Yuanwei had just come out when he saw a servant who had been stopped by the gambling den's door shouting at him.

"Young Master Lai, Young Master Lai! I've been looking for you all day, and I've finally found you!"

Lai Yuanwei's face immediately darkened when he saw that it was a servant from the Hui family.

Then he said, "Didn't I tell you not to come to me when it's time to do serious business? What? Did I go back on my word?"

"Do the math, do the math!"

The servant immediately smiled obsequiously and said, "We have distinguished guests at our manor today, and the Second Miss has also returned. The Second Master is keeping them company at home, so we're just missing you."

"Oh, a distinguished guest? I have to go! Why didn't you say so sooner!"

As Lai Yuanwei spoke, he quickly got into the sedan chair led by the servant and headed back to the Hui residence.

As soon as Lai Yuanwei arrived at the door, before he could even enter, he saw the door open and servants washing the floor.

He looked puzzled; why would anyone want to wash the front door?

What appeared to be water on the ground was not water at all; it was clearly pools of blood!

Lai Yuanwei was startled and shouted.

"What happened?! Someone in the family died?! Why is there so much blood?! How many people have died?!"

"Stop yelling! Stop yelling!"

The butler standing nearby immediately frowned and said to Lai Yuanwei, "Can't you speak properly? These were members of the Water Gang who came to cause trouble, but our distinguished guests intervened and killed them all."

"This...how did we provoke the Water Gang again? And they killed so many people...This is terrifying!"

Lai Yuanwei was terrified by the sight of the bloodstains on the ground; a chill ran down his spine.

They quickly went around the entrance and walked briskly towards the banquet hall.

As soon as I entered the banquet hall, I heard a burst of laughter and cheerful conversation coming from inside.

He went inside and saw a group of Hui family members speaking respectfully to two young girls at the table.

His words were full of admiration.

The two girls were dressed in different colors, one red and one white. The one in red had a handsome face and an extraordinary appearance.

The man in white was wiping his hands with a towel, which was covered in blood, a truly horrifying sight.

Lai Yuanwei felt a chill run down his spine upon seeing this.

Thinking to myself, "Where did this distinguished guest come from? He looks so fierce."

He killed someone and then sat in the banquet hall wiping his hands.

Anyone who didn't know better would think bandits had broken into the house...

Chapter 245 The Red King's Guarantee

When Hui's son-in-law Lai Yuanwei returned, Chi Junlin and Wenren Tianxia had just finished dealing with the Water Gang bandits and returned to the banquet table.

This group of bandits looked arrogant, and their martial arts skills were much stronger than those of the bandits outside the city.

In particular, the fact that the dragon, who is known as the "water loach," is ranked among the top in the large number of water gangs and holds the position of leader shows that his strength in the Dongting Lake area is quite considerable.

But if that's all there is to it, it can only exist as a local bully.

But what are the identities of Chi Junlin and Wenren Tianxia?

In terms of martial arts prowess, there are certainly no people in the entire Nine Provinces stronger than the two of them combined, if not none. At the very least, they are absolutely impossible to find on the small shores of Dongting Lake.

Wenren Tianxia killed this group of people with only a short sword.

The attack was swift and ruthless. The bandit leader only managed to block one sword strike before Wenren Tianxia slit his throat before he could even see the second one.

Most of the bandits present were killed by Wenren Tianxia. The remaining two tried to escape, but Chi Junlin, who was guarding the door, casually snapped their necks.

It's like none of the gangsters who came to Huifu to cause trouble came out alive.

Adding to the losses suffered by the Water Gang in the previous massacre of bandits outside the city, the Water Gang has suffered heavy losses this time.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, it's unlikely that anyone will come knocking on Wyeth's door to cause trouble in the next few days.

Once the two returned to their seats, Hui Sanmei immediately recounted what had just happened to everyone.

The group was both surprised and worried upon hearing this.

Surprisingly, the rampant bandits of Dongting were easily dealt with by Wenren Tianxia and his companion.

The concern is that while this move is encouraging, the Water Gang has a large number of members. Even if they can temporarily repel them, what will happen when Wenren Tianxia and the others leave and the Water Gang makes a comeback?

Just as everyone was discussing these matters, Lai Yuanwei came in from outside in a panic.

Then he looked at Chi Junlin and Wenren Tianxia, ​​and showed a look of surprise.

When Hui Sanmei saw her husband's appearance and smelled the tobacco on him, she knew he had gone gambling again, and she couldn't help but feel a little annoyed.

But in front of outsiders, she still gave her husband some face.

He said coldly, "Where have you been again? Sit down and eat!"

Lai Yuanwei noticed the strange looks from the women in his family, and that Hui Sanmei didn't introduce herself to the guests, so he couldn't help but feel a little unhappy.

He then sat down in the seat that Hui Sanmei had reserved for him and poured himself a drink.

They also ignored others.

When Hui Sanmei saw Hui Zhilan looking at her with a puzzled expression, she looked embarrassed and quickly said, "This is my husband, Lai Yuanwei. Please forgive my rudeness, sister."

Seeing that Hui Sanmei did not want to talk more, Hui Zhilan wisely did not ask any further questions.

Just as she recalled the topic they had just discussed, she said to Chi Junlin, "Miss Lin Jun, if what you just said is true, the Water Gang members were only temporarily scared off. What if they come back after we leave?"

What Hui Zhilan asked was also what the rest of the Hui family wanted to know.

Upon hearing this, Chi Junlin laughed and said, "In this world, there is only a thousand days to be a thief, how can there be a thousand days to guard against a thief?"

Now that we've already broken ties with the Water Gang, we might as well take this opportunity to gather our strength and wipe them out in one fell swoop!

Upon hearing this, the Hui clan members began to discuss it amongst themselves.

Master Hui then said to Chi Junlin, "It's not that I don't trust Lord Lin Jun, but that the bandit gang has a large number of members, and the core members number more than a thousand, all of whom are highly skilled in martial arts."

Even if our clan exerts all its strength, we will have no chance against them. Even if we fight to the death, we will probably be unable to damage their fundamental strength..."

At this moment, the Hui clan members all nodded in agreement.

Chi Junlin smiled and said to them, "Since it involves bandit suppression, this matter is naturally not just a matter for the Hui family."

I believe that over the years, apart from Hui Shi, the other people and fishermen of Xiangshui County have also been harassed by him and have long been overwhelmed.

Therefore, if one family takes the lead, and the major clans in the county are willing to join forces to form a militia capable of fighting against the river bandits, it is not impossible to wipe out the river bandits.