Great Song Pirate

Chapter 170 Bankruptcy (To)

Zhifu Mei was drinking tea and listening to music in the backyard of his official residence, when he suddenly heard a report from his subordinates saying that the Fortune Gambling Shop had been smashed by someone, he was startled, and thought to himself, given Jin Jiu's power in Yangzhou, who would do that? How dare you smash his casino?So he quickly changed into his official uniform and rushed to the Yamen.

The yamen is also bustling at the moment, the yard is full of people squatting, all of them are gamblers caught by the guards from the Fortune Casino. Of course, there are many people lying on the ground, but look at the clothes on their bodies, It seems that they should be the guards and others in the casino, but these guys are really not sober at the moment, most of them are still in a coma after being beaten, and they all look like pigs' heads after being beaten, I'm afraid When their mother came, they might not be able to find out where their son was.

Seeing this scene, even Zhifu Mei was frightened, thinking who is this who is so ruthless and can beat people into such a virtue, is there such a deep hatred?

He hurried to the hall and rushed to the hall to ask questions, not because he was anxious, but because he had to deal with this matter immediately, because even if the magistrate's prison was doubled in size, it would not be able to accommodate so many people!Let's deal with it first!

Of course Xu Yi was also squatting in the crowd, but he looked miserable at the moment, he didn't know where he got some blood, touched his face, and his good clothes were torn to pieces like a beggar's outfit Generally tattered, with a piece of cloth hanging over his shoulders, those who didn't know thought he was also the guardian of the Fortune Casino!Of course Li Bo and Gray also looked like him, they looked as if they had been beaten up, squatting beside him and giggling, Xu Yi glared at them, and started moaning and screaming, as if in pain , Li Bo and Gray also groaned, but their stomachs were already full of laughter.

The guards managed to find that Jin Jiu out of the crowd. Fortunately, this Jin Jiu was fat enough, otherwise it would be really hard to find, because no one could recognize him, and he is still in a coma. He was carried to the lobby by these guards with a grunt, and it took a long time to wake him up. As soon as the guy woke up, he started crying, calling for a doctor to heal him.

Zhifu Mei couldn't believe his eyes, rubbed his eyes, and asked, "Is the one in the hall Jin Jiu?"

At this moment, Jin Jiu finally understood and knew where he was, so he struggled and cried on the ground: "My lord! It's the villain! You have to make decisions for me! Woooo... "The voice was a little strange, it turned out that the front teeth had been knocked out, the words went out of style, the nose was collapsed, there was blood in both nose tubes, and the words were murmuring.

Zhifu Mei almost didn't laugh when he saw Jin Jiu's appearance. This guy is almost like a panda now. Both eyes are black and swollen. Originally, his eyes were small because of his fat, but now he can hardly see where his eyes are. He opened his eyes vigorously on the ground and looked up!
"Ahem!... Let me ask you, who beat you up like this?" Zhifu Mei suppressed the urge to laugh, and asked him.

Jin Jiu was still a little confused, so he said honestly: "Master Zhifu, I didn't see who beat me! As soon as I arrived in the front yard, I was surrounded by people and beat me up, and I was knocked out on the spot. I didn’t see clearly who hit it!”

Zhifu Mei is very angry and funny, this guy was beaten up, and he didn't even see clearly, so where should he go to catch the murderer?So he put the question aside and asked, "Then you always know what happened in your casino, right?"

Jin Jiu hadn't figured out what happened, so he said in a daze, "My lord! I don't know what happened. When I got to the front yard, it was already in chaos. Before I could figure out what happened, I was knocked out! Woooo..."

Zhifu Mei's nose was almost crooked, how could he try this case!So he slapped the gavel and shouted: "Jin Jiu! You don't know anything, so how can I make decisions for you?"

At this moment, Jin Jiu finally regained his senses, and suddenly remembered that Lao Ba had passed on that Xu Yi had brought two people to his casino to gamble. Could it be that Xu Yi caused the trouble?So he hurriedly cried: "By the way, my lord, I remembered. When I was lying at home, I seemed to have heard my official say that the surname Xu from the shipyard came to my casino to gamble. Could it be him who caused the trouble? Yes... yes, yes... it was him, he must have been dissatisfied with what happened last time, and deliberately came to my place to make trouble, which caused the trouble! Your lord must decide for me to redress my grievances! You The murderer must be severely punished!"

After hearing this, Zhifu Mei also felt that this matter was not simple. The shopkeeper Xu was young, and it must be because Jin Jiu sent people to set fire to his shipyard last time, and he didn't get any cheap things. Dissatisfied, he went to his casino to make trouble, why didn't he go somewhere, but went to Jin Jiu's Lucky Casino?So he nodded and asked the people below: "Where is that Xu Yi now?"

These officers were also a little confused, they were only focused on arresting people just now, and didn't notice whether shopkeeper Xu was among the arrested people, so someone replied: "The subordinates arrested a lot of people in the gambling shop just now, and now they are all squatting outside. , I don’t know if this Xu Yi is also among them, I’ll go and ask!”

Zhifu Mei frowned, thinking that these bastards are really good at what they do, so many people have been arrested, and they don't know who they have arrested?So he waved impatiently and told the guard to go down to find someone.

Not long after, the guard ran back and reported: "My lord! Then Xu Yi has been found, and he is squatting outside now!"

When Mei Zhifu heard this, he snorted and shouted: "Bring me that Xu Yi to the hall!"

Following the messenger's word, Xu Yi was dragged in from the hall with his arms hanging limping, and when he saw Meizhi's mansion, he immediately fell to the ground and shouted: My lord! You have to decide for the villain!"

The prefect of Mei originally thought that this matter must have been done by Xu Yi, but after seeing Xu Yi's virtue, he was frightened again. Not to mention the bloody face, the clothes on his body were torn and dirty, it was obvious that he had been beaten violently!If he hadn't recognized his voice, he wouldn't have recognized him as Xu Yi just like that. Why did he come up and complain?So put away the subjective impression just now, and quickly asked: "Are you Xu Yi?"

Xu Yi quickly replied: "I'm right!"

Prefect Mei saw that he did not admit the wrong person, so he hurriedly asked: "Then who beat you?"

Xu Yi was much more sober than that Jin Jiu, and hurriedly shouted: "My lord! You have to decide for me! I was beaten by Jin Jiu's subordinates from the Fortune Casino! They are really bullying people too much Already!"

Jin Jiu was still lying on the side at the moment, and when he saw Xu Yi's virtuous appearance, he was also shocked. He originally thought that it was Xu Yi who caused trouble in his gambling shop, but since they were all beaten If this is the case, why does Xu Yi have such virtue?Hearing that he was beaten by his subordinates, he believed it a little bit, because he asked Lao Ba to bring people to the front yard to wait to deal with Xu Yi.

Zhifu Mei was surprised when he heard that, the two victims are now in the lobby, and they both look like they have been beaten violently, how can his case be resolved!Since this Xu Yi seems clearer, I'd better ask him first!So he asked, "Then tell me why you are in the Fortune Casino, and why did Jin Jiu's subordinates beat you?"

Xu Yi sat on the ground and replied: "My lord, you also know that I am a foreigner. I don't have any hobbies on weekdays. I just like to gamble for a small amount of money. I have nothing to do in the past two days. Today I feel a little itchy. I was looking for a place in the city to try my luck, but after inquiring about it, I found out that the Lucky Casino is the most famous place here. I wanted to try my luck, so I went to the Lucky Casino. When I saw it and exposed their tricks, they became angry and beat me up, my lord! You have to make the decision for me!"

Xu Yi didn't talk much, but what he said was very clear, that is, he broke the trick of the Fortune Casino, and was beaten up by Jin Jiu's subordinates. Zhifu Mei is so angry!You talk about what you are doing wrong, but you want to trouble that Jin Jiu.It's not wrong to beat you!But I thought so in my heart, but I absolutely couldn't say that. After all, casinos are not allowed to cheat people by the law. It means that this matter is still Jin Jiu's fault first. It is even wrong to beat Xu Yi. Talk over there!So I wanted to ask a question.

But before he could open his mouth, Jin Jiu, who was lying on the ground, became impatient. He didn't know that his subordinate's cheating was exposed, so he opened his leaky mouth and scolded: "Fart! You are talking nonsense! Who said that my Is the casino cheating? Who dares to testify that I cheated in the casino? My casino is famous for its innocence, you are spitting blood!"

Zhifu Mei heard the same thing, and then asked: "Yes! How did you know that Jin Jiu's gambling house cheated? There is no evidence for this matter, but you can't talk nonsense, otherwise you will be framing others!"

Xu Yi sneered in his heart, this magistrate is really helping Jin Jiu!So he said: "My lord, if I have no evidence, I would never dare to say that. At that time, we caught his subordinates cheating on the spot. The dice used by his subordinates were actually filled with mercury. Everyone present Everyone has seen it! Everyone outside can testify to me!"

Jin Jiu is a little dumbfounded now, he knows all the tricks in his gambling shop, but Xu Yi said that his subordinates cheated people with the dice filled with mercury, it must be true, he opened his mouth A few, without speaking.

Zhifu Mei heard this was good, Xu Yi caught Jin Jiu's deceitful tricks, so he asked the guards to bring a few gamblers over for questioning, and it turned out that there happened to be a few gamblers brought over. The two were playing dice, seeing the matter clearly, and quickly testified to Xu Yi, saying that what Xu Yi said was true.

Now that Jin Jiu had nothing to say, lying on the ground and not daring to make a sound, Zhifu Mei glared at Jin Jiu, and then asked the two people who testified to Xu Yi: "Then you have seen the blessings?" Did the people from Yun Gambling beat up shopkeeper Xu?"

When the two of them thought about it, there was an old guy who ordered people to beat the shopkeeper Xu, and they also saw that the shopkeeper Xu was indeed beaten. They didn't know how it got so bad, but Still nodded quickly to testify: "That's right! At that time, it was this shopkeeper Xu who was beaten by the gambling shop after they exposed the gambling shop's tricks, and everyone present saw it!"

While the two were still testifying, two more people came up outside. After seeing Zhifu Mei, they bowed and saluted: "This subordinate sees Mr. Zhifu! This subordinate also has something to say!"

Zhifu Mei saw that the two knew each other, they were the two underlings brought by Luo Tongjuan's subordinates, so he asked, "When will you two go to court?"

Among the two people, the surnamed Feng stood up and said: "My lord, when the accident happened in the Lucky Casino just now, the two subordinates happened to be playing in the casino, and they saw what happened clearly, so they went to the court." Come and testify!"

"Okay! Let's talk about it!" Mei Zhifu heard it, and it would be even better if these two people testified. After all, they are also considered government officials, and their words carry a lot more weight than ordinary people.

The man surnamed Feng then explained what happened in the gambling shop with more details, saying how Xu Yi and the others found out that the banker in the gambling shop was cheating, how they were beaten by the man called the old eight, and how they were beaten because of The people in the gambling house were so rampant that they aroused public outrage, so they fought with the guards of these gambling houses. Because of the small number of people, the guards of the gambling house were injured a lot by these gamblers. The unfavorable spearheads all point to this Jin Jiu.

After listening to what he said, the prefect Mei finally figured out everything. The incident started because of cheating in Jin Jiu's gambling house, which finally aroused public outrage and was ruined by all the gamblers. I can't blame others for this matter. Yes, although Xu Yi did this because he came to find fault on purpose, but no one stipulated that the door of Fuyun Gambling Shop was open and Xu Yi was not allowed to enter!Now that the trial of the case has come to this point, there is no need to continue the trial. He can't help this Jin Jiu anymore. Jin Jiu was beaten like this. Fortunately, no one was killed, so he can only admit that he is unlucky.

So Mei Zhifu announced in court that all the people who participated in the fight in the gambling shop would confiscate all their money and confiscate it, and they would no longer pursue the fight. It is said that he intentionally hurt others, and he was ordered to compensate Xu Yi for 200 taels of silver and return the 300 taels of silver that Xu Yi lost. Moreover, Jin Jiu also ordered his gambling shop to be closed and confiscated because he opened a gambling shop to cheat and confiscate, and he was not allowed to open it again. As for the gambling house, as for him and his subordinates being beaten, it was his own fault, he refused to accept it, and then announced his withdrawal.

Xu Yi pretended to thank the prefect of Mei for his kindness, and Jin Jiu passed out on the spot without saying a word after hearing the prefect's sentence. Ashes disappeared, he even wanted to die.

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Although there are only three chapters today, the word count today exceeds fifteen thousand. .hehe.Brothers, where is the monthly pass? ? ?Smash it! Smash it! !

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