Chapter 59 The Beginning of Tiejiangliu
Li Erhu and his wife, children, young people, disabled and infirm people were pulled out, washed and changed, and after two full meals, Zhou Zifan came forward.
He used both soft and hard tactics to let the forty rough men see the current treatment of his companions who were unable to fight, and then talked about the fate of those who should have been sent to the government to deal with them.
Soon, Li Erhu and others took the initiative to express their intention to obey the orders of the martial arts school.
However, there are also things to pay attention to when robbing bandits.
It takes time to figure out how many enemies there are, how powerful they are, and how to find their hiding places.
On the third day after Su Hanshan captured Li Erhu and the others, he took these forty people from home to the next county.
First, we inquired about the information, followed the robbed areas, and tried to find out the strength and traces of the bandits who committed the crime.
Then they began to search into the mountains.
Dry food plus prey, mixed with water every day, it took five or six days, Su Hanshan relied on his keenness to detect the strangeness in the mountains and forests, and gradually determined the identity of a group of bandits Hideout.
It was a cave, and the number of bandits in the cave should be about thirty.
When this group of people committed the crime, they were very sophisticated and ruthless. They committed the crime at noon, the busiest time.
They chose two big restaurants and a pawn shop not far from each other, hacked all the guests and the host to death, and threw the bodies on the street, causing a riot. After grabbing a large amount of food and property, they We used dry firewood and charcoal from the kitchen, books, calligraphy and paintings from the pawn shop, etc. to set two fires.
When the Yamen police officers arrived, they were eager to put out the fire. They only fought with the gangsters for a moment, and then they ran away.
Judging from the scale of the attack and the entire process of doing it, although this group of people has sufficient experience, their strength is not very strong.
Su Hanshan still erred on the side of caution. He waited until late at night, arrested two lookouts, and conducted a careful interrogation. He determined that among the bandits, only two leaders exceeded Qi Hai Xiaocheng's level.
I asked about the inside of this cave and found out that there is a road leading to the other side of the mountain, which was the exit gate left by the bandits.
Su Hanshan immediately divided his troops and took ten people with him to enter from the road on the other side of the mountain.
Ask Li Erhu and his men to wait here, and then rush in from here if they hear any movement inside.
Li Erhu waited for about three moments. When he heard the fighting and shouting inside, he immediately rushed in with his people.
This cave had not been selected by the bandits for a long time. The inside had only been hastily cleaned and there were not many traces of manual excavation.
Only one or two torches are stuck in the gaps between the rocks at intervals to illuminate the cave, but it does not appear dark.
When Li Erhu and his men rushed in, a dozen bandits were about to flee. When they saw the large number of people outside, they actually knelt down on the spot.
They threw away their weapons indiscriminately, begging for mercy incessantly, making a noise that made people's ears hurt, and kowtowed constantly.
When Li Erhu was inquiring about the news in the county, he had heard about the ruthlessness of this group of bandits. Now seeing how frightened they were, he felt a little suspicious. He asked someone to put knives on their necks and escort them inside. go.
The interior of the cave is very spacious, with straw and animal skins everywhere, as well as sets of tables and chairs.
But now, the remains of the food are scattered on the ground, the wine jars and bowls are broken, and the tables and chairs have turned into piles of broken wood. The corpses of the gangsters are pressed on the wood, and the blood stains a large area. of hay.
Some corpses had no heads, some were chopped into two pieces, and some corpses had translucent chests from the front and back, and the wounds were all very smooth. They were obviously done by masters.
Li Erhu could even imagine that a figure suddenly rushed into the cave, the light of the knife flickering like lightning. Others only heard the sound of the big knife flying and cutting off human bones. In an instant, the ground was full of corpses.
No wonder the remaining dozen bandits were so frightened.
Perhaps, among the corpses that none of these looked like they could pass by, there was the leader of this group of bandits.
Li Erhu suddenly felt a little lucky. Fortunately, when Su Hanshan went to catch them, he didn't have a knife in his hand. Otherwise, I'm afraid...
That's not right. With Su Hanshan's martial arts, using Without a knife, there wouldn't be such a big difference.
What Li Erhu should really be thankful for is that the behavior of his group is quite different from the deeds of the bandits in the cave who were interrogated.
Su Hanshan stood deep in the cave holding a big knife, grabbed a handful of hay and was wiping the blood on the knife.
Next to this large cave, there are two small caves with narrow passages. There is no road out of the mountain in the small cave, but it is quite dry and is used by these bandits to store food and property.
Li Wuniu, nicknamed "Buffalo", was coming out of one of the small caves at this time, very excited, wearing his black leather hat on his head.
“This food alone is enough for us to eat for more than twenty days, and it is the kind that can feed us three full meals a day. It also contains silver, copperware, lacquerware, and other things that look very expensive at first sight. "
He came over with a box, "Boss, this thing. It was placed alone on a stool. It looks most precious. Do you think this is the legendary thousand-year-old ginseng?"
Su Hanshan took a look and said: "How can it be so easy to find thousand-year-old ginseng? The quality of the old wild ginseng is considered to be of the highest quality.”
Li Erhu came over: "Boss, there are more than a dozen prisoners captured over there."
Su Hanshan looked at those people. They were all in their thirties or forties and were wearing good clothes.
Although he was not as good as the two leaders he hacked to death, he was obviously the backbone of this group of bandits.
“Kill him.”
Su Hanshan gave the order, and Li Erhu was ready to take action.
At this time, Li Wuniu rolled his eyes and had an idea: "Boss, it would be a pity to kill these people."
Su Hanshan said in surprise: "What?"
Li Wuniu He leaned close to him and whispered: "Boss, think about it, we have been searching for several days and spent so much effort to find such a group of bandits. If we kill them all, we will not know what happened next." "How long have we been looking for it?"
Li Erhu said: "But we are here to rob the bandits. If we keep these bandits, don't we have to give them more rations?"
Li Wuniu? Smiling proudly: "Brother Erhu, you just don't know how to adapt. If the boss can take us in, it would be great if we also take in these bandits."
"This group of people are experienced in robbing things. Let them continue robbing them and hand them over to us. We won't have to work so hard."
Li Erhu still wanted to speak, but Su Hanshan raised his hand to stop him. .
"Wu Niu."
Su Hanshan smiled, "Then how to control these bandits to come back? What if they run away after robbing things?"
Li Wuniu immediately said: "If If they are really disobedient, they will at least have to rob one more time before they can afford to escape. We can follow them, kill them when they escape, and collect what they robbed, so that we can get another batch at least. Harvest.”
"But if you ask me to convince them, I'm still confident that they will obey."
Li Wuniu patted his chest, "Following us and hanging out with the boss will obviously have a better future than with their previous boss. Ah."
"You are so smart."
Su Hanshan praised and narrowed his eyes. Come on, with his face now disguised, he looks like a kind middle-aged man, "Then tell me, why don't I just take you to rob houses, and I have to try to track down the bandits who committed the crime first?" , so much trouble?"
Li Wuniu glanced at the prisoners, his voice lowered again, showing a closeness.
"The boss will definitely not let us be bandits for the rest of our lives. We must have a better identity in the future."
"If we go to rob in person and take many actions, others will inevitably have bad impressions of our appearance and figure. There is some familiarity. In the future, if we don’t become bandits, we will be more exposed when walking around.”
He analyzed confidently, “Let these habitual bandits rob, while we harvest them behind the scenes. used If you are a bandit, the risk of exposure is much lower. If necessary, if you are ruthless and silence these people, we will be safer."
"Ha, that's what I thought, it sounds good. It’s really intertwined.”
Su Hanshan still smiled, “Then if I’m cruel and silence you all afterward, will I be safer and can I monopolize this period? Harvest? ”
Li Wuniu was stunned, his lips moved, and he forced a smile: "We, we are different from these bandits..." "Yes."
Su Hanshan's face was gone. Smiling, she looked at him coldly, "I can accept you because you bandits don't look like bandits. But if you really become as heartless as those habitual bandits, what reason do I have to keep you?"< br>
As he spoke, he kicked his foot.
There was a bang, and a table leg flew out and penetrated the chest of a bandit.
Li Wuniu trembled all over, and a layer of cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
Seeing that begging for mercy was in vain, the dozen or so gangsters got angry and wanted to fight back.
However, they had lost their weapons and were being guarded. This fight between trapped beasts was of no use at all. They were all quickly killed by Li Erhu and others.
"Before, I just made sure that you would work with me. I have led you around here and there these days, and I haven't had a good chat with you yet."
Su Hanshan said loudly , step by step, walked to the seat of the bandit leader, turned around and looked at everyone, his rich voice seemed to produce a brief echo in the cave.
"Now it seems that I should emphasize something to you. First of all, let's make it clear that we have two purposes for going out this time."
He first raised a finger, "First, how many things should we do? It’s a business of buying and selling by force.”
“It should be noted that the goods in the cave were not made by the bandits, but were stolen by them. They belong to the owner. We are not sages and heroes, and we will not take the trouble to investigate and then return the goods to the living relatives of the suffering owner."
"But taking the suffering owner's goods is considered to have accepted the order. , at least you have to help them kill their enemies, so that the business can be done smoothly. This is the bottom line."
"Second..."
The tip of Su Hanshan's knife touched the ground, his hands folded and pressed on the handle of the knife. His eyes focused on Li Wuniu and his voice seemed to have become three points lower.
“I don’t like to hear the news that there are large groups of bandits committing crimes near my hometown. It makes me a little uneasy and uncomfortable.”
“The bandits are numerous and powerful. There must be some masters inside. We, the people, can't eradicate all the gangsters' dens, and I don't want my family to be in trouble with more gangsters. A lot of trouble.”
“So, we must cherish the time we have to use this gangster identity to kill as many as we can!”
“Those who don’t treat ordinary people as human beings! The evil bandits, and if we can defeat them, we will never let them see the sun the next day!”
At the end of his words, his words became more serious, and the pool of blood on the ground next to the corpses of the gangsters seemed to be rippled.
Li Wuniu felt that the sounds of these words were like beating drums, and each word was beating on his heart. Unknowingly, he was sweating profusely.
Everyone else felt awe-inspiring in their hearts and nodded quickly in response.
Su Hanshan turned his head, glanced at everyone, and his voice slowed down a little: "You also have to think about the wives, daughters, and children who have been with you all the way to escape hardships, and who have been living and dying, and who are so affectionate. Now they are also You can be regarded as having your own residence in Xueling County, and you can be regarded as a resident here."
"When we get enough property to help you settle down, there will be more of you living here in the future. Relatives and friends.”
"Those who are not married will get wives, those who are married will have children, and those who are not married will also have nephews and nieces. You will all have your own home, a new home, a good home, right here, just like all the local people. , praying for a peaceful and comfortable day.”
"If near where they live, there are several groups of strange bandits wandering around every day, killing people and committing violence and robbery at every turn, can you still feel relieved..."
His expressive voice and gentle tone made everyone In their minds, they all thought of such a scene.
My family and relatives were talking, picking vegetables, and doing laundry without knowing anything. But in the forest, bandits with steel knives and grinning fangs were approaching.
Just thinking about it made everyone clenched their fists and tightened the knives in their hands.
"After thinking about this, I ask you again, do you want those beasts to die as early as possible, or do you want to take advantage of them and let them live again, giving them a chance to bring their own knives and That kind of heart that is used to killing ordinary people, so close to your own family?"
Everyone was silent for a while, but their hearts were up and down.
Li Erhu raised his knife at the right time and shouted loudly: "Of course, kill them!"
"Yes, kill them!" "Kill them!" "Kill all these people People!”
The crowd raised their steel knives and shouted again and again.
Li Wuniu couldn't help but shout a few times, then lowered his head and said with shame: "I was wrong."
Su Hanshan caught this voice from the crowd's shouts, and looked at Li Wuniu again Pause.
He doesn't have the power to see through people's hearts, and he doesn't know if Li Wuniu can really correct himself from a dangerous direction.
However, he is willing to wait and see.
Besides, after what happened today, someone will definitely have to discipline this old brother more carefully.
Su Hanshan's eyes suddenly changed.
Li Erhu seemed to be shouting, but in fact he was looking at Su Hanshan and Li Wuniu nervously. Before he could take his eyes back, Su Hanshan caught him.
He was startled, and then heard Su Hanshan say: "Think about it, there is no rule without rules, Erhu, you can extract a few rules from what I just said, and remind the brothers from time to time. , so as not to be taken advantage of by any crooked ideas."
Li Erhu understood his intention, and then he felt relieved and hurriedly handed over his hand: "I understand, I will finish this matter as soon as possible and show it to the boss."
'Our man The new boss seems to be somewhat kind indeed. ’
Li Erhu felt a little unexplainably happy, and thought viciously, 'Buffalo, this bastard, should be taken care of! ’
Su Hanshan looked at everyone’s determined expressions and sighed secretly in his heart.
No one wants to be a good person. Well, the definition of the word itself is something that makes people feel comfortable and desirable.
Some people may think that it is easy for a person to become bad. If you do bad things, you will get worse and worse, but it is difficult to do good things.
But don’t you see, there are also people who have many evil thoughts in their hearts, but once they do good deeds and are recognized by the public, they cherish their feathers, know how to suppress their evil intentions, and gradually get better.
Su Hanshan really wants to be a completely upright and good person. Even if he wants to kill bandits, he can unite with his comrades and act calmly with his true colors, so that the suffering of the people can be redressed and compensated, instead of the current form of gangsterism.
But he can't yet.
People are always close and distant. The Songhe Martial Arts School was trying to regain its strength but was still surrounded by wolves. It was only because of the second uncle’s determination to gamble his life with others that he could temporarily find peace. This situation made him unexpected. However, I thought of this method now.
His senior brothers and sisters have all suffered serious injuries, whether physical or psychological, whether they can get better or not.
He hoped that his relatives would not fall into such hardship and torture again in the future.
Therefore, he must do everything possible to make his family stronger as soon as possible, to have more manpower and deeper knowledge in the martial arts school, to kill unfinished enemies as soon as possible, and to eliminate the murderers in the vicinity.
For this reason, he will even take the initiative to propose practices that he does not like, and will show it to his relatives with a smile, seeming to be complacent about the methods he uses without any dissatisfaction.
However, there are at least some bottom lines that are absolutely, absolutely, unbreakable!
If even the bottom line is destroyed, maybe one day the people who hurt his relatives will be the people under his command.
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