Chapter 9: Golden Hook Casino

Qin Xiao saw an empty wine jar and fell to the side of the bed. Knowing that the old guy had no wine to drink, he coughed and said, "Uncle Shen, is there any wine?"
The grunt of the old drunkard came to an abrupt halt, and immediately sat up and saw Qin Xiao standing outside the door, and immediately grinned: "Come and drink, come and drink, it was gone last night."
He was over fifty years old with dark skin and a lot of dirt on his face, and it seems that he has not washed his face for many days.
"It's natural to ask for wine." Qin Xiao smiled and said with a smile: "But from the day before yesterday, you have no money in your account. I have paid for the wine for these two days. I have limited ability and can't pay in advance."
The old drunkard stretched his waist and said, "If you don't have any money, you can tell me, I can still make you drink money."
"That's good." Qin Xiaodao said: "The above meaning, if Uncle Shen can pay for alcohol today, naturally it is easy to say anything, if he can't get it out, then he will have to change to the C-type prison."
"What does the above mean, you don't know when you are an old thing, you are the one who has the final say on this letter A." The old drunkard didn't have a good air: "It's young, he is good at calculations, and he takes silver so seriously."
Qin Xiao said bitterly, "You always know that it is not so easy to bring wine to the Jiazi prison. The brethren have to order it. It doesn't matter if I can't get the silver, but they can't handle it."
The old drunkard got out of bed and walked to the prison door with his feet covered in mud. He looked a little insignificant and grinned: "You're going to get a jar of wine first, I'm not a lot of your money."
Qin Xiao shook his head and did not speak.
The old drunkard slightly annoyed: "I have been in for two months, and you and I have some friendships. Is it so uncomfortable?"
"Uncle Shen, if you are not thinking about our friendship, you will be sent out the first two days ago." Qin Xiao sighed: "It's not that I don't want to help, it is really helpless."
"It's all right," the old drunkard said helplessly: "This year there is no friendship without silver, I see through it." Close to Qin Xiao, whispered: "There is a place where you can receive one hundred or two silver, you will pass tomorrow night Take it."
"One hundred and two?" Qin Xiao was a little surprised. If he really got the dozen or two silvers last time, Qin Xiao would never believe that the old guy could still take out a hundred or two silvers, frowning: "Uncle Shen, Are you kidding?"
The old drunkard smiled unpredictably and said: "No kidding, no kidding. Do you know the land temple in Xicheng?"
Qin Xiao has been familiar in Guicheng for several years. The streets and alleys are familiar. There is a land temple in the entire Guicheng and east of the city, but the incense is not good. The land temple in Xicheng is remote, and it has long been deserted and nodded. Tao: "You know, Yinzi is in the Temple of Earth?"
The old drunkard smiled and said: "When tomorrow night, when you go to the land temple, you can naturally get one hundred or two silver. Twenty-two silver will be used as your errand fee. pin."
"Wait a minute." Qin Xiao immediately said: "You let me pass by tomorrow night? Isn't that the middle of the night?" Wry smile said: "Uncle Shen, you also know that the land temple is very barren, and it ran past midnight. , In case there is a ghost in it, don’t you want to scare me?"
"Zi doesn't say strange powers and chaos." The old drunkard rolled his eyes and spread his hands: "I don't have any copper coins now. If you want money, you can only go to the Temple of Land."
Qin Xiao said with a smile: "Uncle Shen, don't be angry. I mean, since the silver is in the land temple, you tell me where the silver is hidden. Wouldn't it be better for me to get it during the day?"
"Do you think that the one hundred and two silver coins are hidden in the horns like the last time?" The old drunkard rolled his eyes. "I tell you the truth, those two hundred silver coins are debts owed to me by others, and I am a creditor. Tomorrow evening, the man will go to the land temple to pay off the debt."
"Someone owes you a debt?" Qin Xiao became more and more surprised: "Uncle Shen, don't laugh."
"Your eyes, like those ordinary mortals, are very snobbish." The old drunkard looked like an unteaching boy, and sighed: "If you can't get the silver tomorrow night, even if you drive me out of the prison guard, I will never Two words."
Qin Xiao said with a smile: "Uncle Shen, things are so coincidental, the money on your account is just gone, someone will give you money?"
"It's not a coincidence, it's me." The old drunkard said: "Today is the fourth day of March. I said that to the man. Even if there is a big thing, I have to pay off the debt at the time of the fifth night of March. Delivered to Xicheng Land Temple. The man kept his promise and won’t miss the appointment. Just go and see the man, just say that Master Shen Shen asked you to take the silver, and he will naturally give you the silver."
Qin Xiao was a little hesitant, but the old drunkard stretched his waist and said, "I know that when I was in the yamen, I could get two or two silver a month at most. You will get twenty cents and go to the top tomorrow night. If you were unwilling to pay your salary for one year, you can drive me away now, and the one hundred or two silvers will be used as a float."
After so many years, Qin Xiao also understood that silver is really a good thing, even if it is a hero, this yellow and white thing is indispensable.
Although the income in the Jiazi prison is quite good, the brethren in the prison have a share, and not too much falls into the hands of Qin Xiao. Twenty-two silver coins is also very attractive to Qin Xiao.
Meng Shoutou had also asked Qin Xiao before that he really had to earn some money, and he must save it well. He would get married in a few years, and then have children. There are many places to spend money. The accommodation is very rudimentary, enough money is saved, so I can change to a better one.
A trip tomorrow night, with twenty-two dollars in hand, that would be a windfall.
"Uncle Shen, wouldn't there be any danger?" Qin Xiao thought for a while before lowering his voice: "Will there be traps?"
The old drunkard stared at Qin Xiao's eyes and suddenly smiled: "Trap? Who do you think you are, and you have to set a trap? I'm still in jail. If something really happened to you, I can have a good life. Have you yawned, glanced down at the wine gourd around Qin Xiao's waist, licked her lips and said, "I'm going to sleep first, and I'll get my altar to come later." Dangling walked to the bed, Fall head down, no more nonsense.
Guicheng is the most important place of Xiling, and it is the place where business travel between east and west must pass.
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Wutu people from the west, Tusun people from the north, and Tang people from the west of Jiayuguan can see their figures in Guicheng, and some murderers who have committed major crimes come to Xiling to take refuge. Some river and lake rangers At this stop, fish and dragons are mixed. Although Guicheng is not as magnificent as Xiling Fenggan Mansion, it also has hundreds of thousands of people.
At the beginning of the Lantern Festival, the city was full of people, with different costumes, bustling and lively.
If the most lively place in the city, apart from brothels, it can only be scattered around the city.
The gambling house is the rivers and lakes, sitting on the gambling table, whether you are a wealthy business man or a river and lake ranger, whether you are a son of a strong man or a pawn, there is only one identity in it, that is, a gambler, no one will care about you What is your identity after going out, there is only one idea here, that is to win the money in your pocket into my pocket.
The Golden Hook Casino is the largest casino in Guicheng Pai. After dark, the casino is overcrowded.
Qin Xiao was wearing a casual dress at this time, standing in front of the tea shop opposite the Golden Hook Gambling House, looking at the people in and out of the Gambling House opposite, thoughtfully.
Gambling God Wen Bu Dao will be escorted to Feng Gan Mansion in a few days, things are strange, the ghost behind is likely to be Qiao Leshan, who is now in charge of the Golden Hook Gambling House, I don’t know why, Qin Xiao only feels Wen Wen Dao He has fallen into an extremely dangerous situation, but he can't tell how dangerous.
Mo said that he was just a jailer guarding the prison, and that was Han Duwei, and that was not the right to ask about the details of the case.
Zhenjun Junshou sits in Guicheng. There are six Cao under the Junshou Mansion. In addition to the penalty, the Cao has some powers. The other Cao are all in the same name. Many local affairs are actually controlled by Zhenhou Mansion.
The criminal case in Zhen County is tried by the criminal Cao, and the duty of the Duwei Mansion, in addition to maintaining the security of Guicheng, is to assist the criminal Cao to arrest the prisoners.
Criminal Cao can evacuate the prisoners from the prison at any time, and Duwei Mansion has no right to stop him.
Qin Xiao has been in charge of the Jiazi prison for more than two years. However, for all prisoners who have been convicted and entered into the Jiazi prison, almost no prisoners have been transferred unless they were released after the sentence.
Han Duwei also told Qin Xiao several times that the guards must perform their duties with due diligence, but they should not ask the prisoners what crimes they have committed, nor should they be involved in the prisoners’ right or wrong.
Qin Xiao also understood the deep meaning behind Han Duwei.
Zhenhou Man’s eyes have been fixed on Du Wei Man, hoping to find the handle of Du Wei Man. If Du Wei Man is involved in the case, he will surely be punished by Zhen Hou Man with a big hat involved in the abuse of power, which of course will It caused great trouble to Duwei Mansion.
Wen Budao's case is very strange. Qin Xiao knew in his heart that even if he really figured out the truth behind the case, he might not be able to help, or even accidentally cause trouble for Du Wei Mansion.
After working for several years in the prison in Guicheng, although he trained Qin Xiao’s cleverness with others, he also made Qin Xiao feel honest. He clearly felt that Wen Wendao was in a dangerous situation this time, but he didn’t pay attention. Qin Xiao couldn't do it.
He only hopes to understand some of the strange things, if he can help, try his best.
There are many things happening every day in Guicheng. There are a lot of things happening every day. Big things and small things will become the topic of chatting in the streets and alleys. Wen Budao has also been the number one celebrity in Guicheng. This kind of thing has often become a hot topic in teahouses.
But in a few teahouses, I did not hear anyone talking about Wen Budao.
Qin Xiao knew in his heart that although the letter A prisoner had received a document to remove Wen Budao, this matter had not been spread. At least few people in the market knew about it.
Standing in front of the teahouse, thinking about it, I heard a shout from the opposite side, and looked up. I saw a figure flying out of the Golden Hook Gambling House. A "bang" sound fell on the street in front of the door, and then I saw several big men rushing out of the gambling house. The two big men rushed forward and kicked their feet against the man lying on the ground. The man hugged his head and howled.