Aggrieved Fish Sprite

Hiring a killer requires a lot of money.

If it's a bank note, one only needs to trace the bank's ticket number to find out the traces of the people from Piaoping Pavilion.

If it is cash, it will be more convenient, so much money will leave traces no matter whether it is shipped out or hidden.

The first thing Meng Qi wanted to ask was this, because this was the easiest way to track down Piaoping Pavilion.

"What did you give?"

Meng Qi asked the accountant of the Longtouhui. The latter's eyes were dull, with algae hanging on his forehead. Whenever he wanted to swim ashore, he would be thrown back by an invisible air current.

Escort Du next to the accountant was even worse. He tried to escape and ended up with a bruised nose and a swollen face. Now he was floating on the water in a daze.

"Gold, a lot of gold," said the cashier tremblingly.

"How much is a lot?"

"Six... 600 taels."

Meng Qi raised his eyebrows unexpectedly, this is not a small sum.

Although the storybook is often a reward of a thousand taels of gold, it is the habit of storytellers to talk about ancient times.The gold mentioned in the past is actually brass, but the storyteller in the teahouse is used to telling stories. If you don’t use gold when you mention the anecdote of the world, you will lose your reputation, and the tea drinkers will not join in.

To put it bluntly, the Four Gangs and Twelve Associations are only fourth- and fifth-rate figures in the world, and they have money. After all, local snakes have many ways to make money.But it’s hard to spend a lot of money at once, because the money from the Jianghu gang comes and goes quickly. If you want to be happy, you need to drink and eat meat, and spending money is like running water.

"Where did you get so much gold?"

Even silver is scarce among the people. Many people only have copper coins and broken silver in their homes, and they can't afford the whole ingot of silver.Even if the family has a lot of money, the boxes at home are all copper plates when opened, and a large part of the property is shops and farms, which are only discounted when the family is in decline.Even if the silver is like this, there is even less gold. Except for the ancestors who were officials and knights and the salt merchants in Yangzhou, if others took out so much gold, it would be tantamount to telling everyone that the gold came from a wrong way.

The eyes of the leader of the Changxin Gang were all wide open. He didn't care about hiding, and strangled the cashier's neck and said angrily: "Where will the leader get the money? The Changxin Gang paid 50 taels of silver. I saw it with my own eyes." How much other people have given, the sum is not enough to make up 100 taels of gold, did you sell your wives to collect the rest?"

Meng Qi found it more interesting when he heard it.

The leader has always made more money and less money. It is legendary to post more than 500 taels of gold like the Dragon Head Club.

"Doctor, we seem to have encountered something unusual." Meng Qi joked.

Ink Carp: "..."

600 taels of gold with unknown origin and whereabouts, plus the mysterious killer organization and evil.The holy lotus altar of Jiaozhiliu, such a bizarre plot, is indeed a favorite method used by Tang Dynasty legends.

"In this way, there should be a woman with a slender figure and a beautiful appearance." Mo Li thought for a while, then added after Meng Qi's words, "She has supernatural skills, or she can kill people with a sword. , or it can turn a person into the size of a soybean, or it can pass through a mirror and appear thousands of miles away."

"Uh."

Meng Qi paused, then quickly lowered his voice and asked, "Doctor, how many legendary stories did you read when you were in the capital?"

"Not too many, the more famous ones." Mo Li also replied in a low voice, "It is placed in a dark compartment on the south wall of the second floor of Wenyuan Pavilion, in the same direction as the shelf of county chronicles and pictures. Those legendary stories are described in detail. It is very interesting to write about local customs.”

"That's what I hid back then."

Meng Qi subconsciously blurted out, and then he coughed dryly, and said solemnly: "No, doctor, that's not the case. It's all because Deng Shusheng is stubborn, and everyone has no entertainment, so I went to find some books to pass the time."

The ink carp is thoughtful, no wonder there are so many monsters with different ideas.

"Actually..." Meng Qi hesitated to speak, and switched to using voice transmission to enter the secret, "Doesn't the doctor think that we are also suitable for strange novels?"

Mo Li shook his head resolutely and said: "No, then we should be the mountain gods or some true king bestowed by the Jade Emperor of Heaven. We usually play tricks on the woodcutter Orion. Make trouble, and finally get an offering and float away."

"It's not necessarily true in the legends of Tang Dynasty, the dragon will be killed too." Meng Qi was worried.

"..."

Wake up, there are no dragons to kill, only gerbils!

Mo Li simply stepped aside and rescued the accountant who was about to be strangled to death by the leader of Changxin.

The leader of Changxin was panting heavily, and it took him a while to calm down a bit. He had spent half his life on the Yuzhou Road, and he had experienced many things, big and small, and he had never been so panicked once.There may be people in the world who take advantage of the money without saying a word, but it is definitely not the leading society.

Jianghu gangs like them rely on doing business on the road, taking advantage of the convenience of the location to make a living, and opening a martial arts bodyguard agency is considered a serious business. Everyone is the same thing, who can not know who?Where did the dragon head get so much gold?

"I personally handled the money. I can see it clearly. It is 600 taels of gold." The accountant also knew that this matter was no small matter, so he was even less willing to get involved in the trouble.Although he knows how to make a living in Longtou, there are not one or two people who know about it. The gold is so heavy, and five boxes are packed.I thought it was silver at first, but I accidentally dropped it when I was moving it... It was a piece of gold, and everyone who came to the warehouse that night saw it.

"What is the stamp on the gold?"

Most of the silver ingots and gold ingots have emblems on the bottom, both official silver and privately cast ones.

"It was originally there, but it was worn away." The accountant replied.

Meng Qi was not surprised. If one wanted to conceal the origin of a sum of gold and silver, it was inevitable to wear off the emblem.

"How is the condition?"

"...Excellent."

The fineness of gold and silver cast in different periods is also different.Ill-colored silver will be handed over to the imperial court. On the contrary, if it is a batch of excellent-quality silver, the weight of gold and silver itself can be higher when buying things.One tael of silver can be made into one or two or three coins at most, because the silver ingots recast after melting are almost the same amount.

The leader of Changxin was stunned when he heard this, wondering whether the leaders of the Dragon Head Club had any unknown identities.

Speaking of this, the leader of Changxin did not believe at all that the money was used to eradicate the Yuzhou sub-helm of the Holy Lotus Altar.

——It’s enough to buy a murderer to assassinate the Heavenly Granted King.

and many more!

Changxin's face seemed to have knocked over a dye shop, turning blue and red for a while, and finally turned pitch black.

He, an old Jianghu, can figure out things, how can Meng Guoshi, who has seen too many powers and schemes, know?

"What's going on?" Mo Li asked slowly.

"The fineness is very good and the value is far more than 600 taels of gold. A Yuzhou gang paid Piaoping Pavilion under the guise of expelling the Yuzhou branch of the Holy Lotus Altar. What can you think of?" People who have almost guessed the cause and effect of the whole thing.

No matter how bizarre things are, you can see the context clearly by asking a few more questions.

Just had to confirm it.

"Most of the gold and silver with good quality come from the government. The folks will not privately mint such gold and silver. It is not worthwhile."

This is obvious, you don't need to guess, Mo Li frowned and said: "The 600 taels of gold is another business that Piaoping Pavilion will take over. It's just a cover. Is the leader the real employer? They are Entrusted by others."

Meng Qi laughed when he heard the words, looked at the three people in the pond who were getting more and more panicked, and said in front of them: "The price of 600 taels of gold is too little to kill the emperor, and it is too much to do other things. If you go to kill the enemy, This enemy may be a top player in the Jianghu, oh, I think I am very suitable."

Ink Carp: "..."

Du Biaotou, who was taken captive together, asked dryly: "I haven't asked senior's name yet."

The leader of Changxin pricked up his ears when he heard the words, and he counted all the masters in the rivers and lakes in his stomach, but he couldn't find anyone who could match up with Meng Qi.With such high martial arts and such an appearance, how could he be unknown?

"It seems that the rumors in the capital and Yongzhou haven't reached here yet." Meng Qi smiled.

Mo Li shook his head silently, thinking that even if they had heard the rumors about the former imperial master, it would be impossible for them to contact the person in front of them.

The person in the rumor is probably an old fairy with white hair and a childlike face, which is not right for his appearance.

"Brother Meng, don't be joking, what enemy do you have that can afford 600 taels of gold?"

"...Actually, there are quite a lot." Meng Qi said seriously, "It's just that they are all dead."

The corners of Du Biaotou's mouth twitched, while the other two looked horrified, saying that their enemies were dead in Jianghu, it was no different from saying that they were murderous monsters without blinking an eye.

Mo Li rubbed his forehead, unraveled this section calmly, and continued: "Old Ancestor Qingwu is dead, and there is no one who has conflicts with the government except him. If you really want 600 taels of gold to buy a head, only The Heavenly Grant King and the Three Kings of Chu are qualified. However, Jiangnan is uncertain. After the death of the Three Kings, the Three Kings still have heirs. Even if their entire family is wiped out, and the descendants of the Chu Dynasty are completely eradicated, the next day there will be Chu officials. Calling the baby a descendant of the emperor is useless at all. Similarly, if Chu Chen is actually in power by himself in order to help the puppet ascend to the throne, he does not need to go to the assassin organization in the Jianghu. 600 taels of gold are enough to bribe the palace man to poison him. This goal can only be the Heavenly King."

"The doctor really sees clearly." Meng Qi laughed.

"How can I compare with Brother Meng?"

Du Biao couldn't wait for the two of them to compliment each other, and hurriedly said: "Why can't the assassination target be Emperor Qi?"

"I'm going to ask the Longtouhui." Meng Qi turned to look at the accountant of the Longtouhui.

The accountant hurriedly argued that he had no knowledge.

The leader of Changxin raised his fist to press the question, and Meng Qi said unhurriedly: "How many people in the Dragon Head Club know about the 600 taels of gold?"

"There are... at least a dozen of them."

The accountant's forehead was sweating, and he was deliberately perfunctory, but the other party's martial arts skills were so high, it was not impossible to kill him and then grab the accountant of the Longtouhui to interrogate him.Their gang is not small, there are four or five accountants!He was just unlucky, and happened to be working in front of the warehouse, so he was caught.

"Have you secretly guessed the origin of this money and why you gave Piaoping Pavilion so much gold?"

The accountant smiled wryly, isn't it natural?It's no secret how much each of the four gangs and twelve associations paid out, but it suddenly turned into gold, and it's still so much, everyone murmured in their hearts.

"The leader will have strict rules. This...we just think about it, and dare not ask, let alone know the inside story."

As soon as the accountant's voice fell, Meng Qi directly exposed him: "I don't dare to cause trouble for my upper body."

Everyone thought, isn't this obvious?

"Look, you also know that this is a disaster, but those of you who know the inside story are still living in peace and security, and no one will kill you. Although the Dragon Head Society has done the job of hiring a murderer, but from your mouth, I think their attitude is casual and not cautious enough. With such a big deal, both the employer and the target are great, and they are not afraid of leaking at all?"

Meng Qi looked at the figure slowly appearing outside the wall of the deserted temple, smiled, and said loudly, "There may be many reasons, such as the leader's work is not reliable, or they deliberately let the wind out, of course the most likely is that no matter who is hired The villain is still the target, and they have no control over the land of Yuzhou, and it is difficult to spread the secrets of the gang here."

Mo Li turned around and looked at the old man who was walking slowly into the temple.

The old man was dressed in a rich and auspicious brocade robe, holding two iron galls in his hands, and his beard stood up like iron mane.

Du Biaotou's expression changed slightly, and Chang Xin's leader whispered: "This is Mr. Cai, the head of the Dragon Head Club."