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Chapter 523 Committing crimes in broad daylight

Sanjava City.

Compared with Happy Forest, this is an old-fashioned tile market in the inner city of Bianjing. There are two main stores, more than ten foot stores, more than fifty large and small fences, and there are also lotus sheds, peony sheds, yaksha sheds, and elephant sheds. , up to tens of thousands of people.

The elephant shed here is also a place for female sumo wrestlers, but due to the happy forest, a lot of business has been robbed here. Recently, with the dispersal of the happy forest, Sangjiawa City has returned to its original state. Due to the status, the crowd is turbulent and the stream is endless.

The hottest place inside is not the elephant shed, but the big fences.

Maybe many people will smile expectantly when they hear Goulan, but in fact, Goulan refers to a performance place surrounded by railings, ropes, curtains, etc., with a stage. Since the Tang Dynasty, drama has taken shape. In the Northern Song Dynasty, Opera began to flourish, and Goulan was equivalent to a place for opera singing, similar to the theaters of later generations.

Sangjiawa City has a history of nearly [-] years. Goulan has been developing continuously, and there are many performances. The audience seats are also divided into grades. The next level but still the "White Tiger Head" in the VIP seat.

At this time, except for the "Golden Chair" which was vacant, the seats of "Blue Dragon Head" and "White Tiger Head" were full of audience, enjoying the scriptures on stage.

It is the story of the Tang Sanzang’s Buddhist scriptures. It talks about the woman’s country: “But it is said that the queen ordered the mages and a group to enter the inner palace to see, and the monks entered the house, and they saw fragrant flowers. The two lines are full of women. Willow eyebrows, peach face and cicada hair, soft words, nothing like this in the world..."

"Seeing the monks coming in, with a smile on their faces, they approached each other and bowed: 'This is a country of women, and none of them have husbands. Now I invite seven teachers to be abbots here, to listen to scriptures and Dharma, and to plant good roots...'"

"The mage was unwilling, but the queen said again: 'Brother monk, it would be a good time to be the lord of the country for me...'"

The Tripitaka of the Great Tang Dynasty is currently the most popular lecture program. Even if they knew the relevant content earlier, people would never tire of listening to it. Whenever they came to something exciting, such as Master Sanzang’s wisdom and courage, he couldn’t help but laugh when he overcame difficulties and obstacles. cheers.

And after a big chapter was finished, the host came to the stage and announced the next program loudly: "Please enjoy the rap "Shuangjian Su Qing"."

This kind of rap is based on the most popular rapping and rapping, and has absorbed a lot of tunes. It has not yet been finalized. Both Gong Diao of the Southern Song Dynasty and Zaju of the Yuan Dynasty had important influences.

Everyone likes novel performances. When they heard that the next program was rap, the audience applauded and looked forward to it.

Unexpectedly, there was a sudden commotion from the backstage, and there were vague sounds of beating, scolding and screams. After a while, a man with bare arms, walking and ignorant of his relatives, led a group of men, and turned out from behind the stage.

"Big cow?"

"Isn't 'Hairless Worm' watching the show in Happy Forest? Why is it in Sangjiawa City again?"

"Hey, there must be no good for this bully to come here!"

All the spectators talked and frowned.

This Niu Da can be regarded as a notorious figure in Bianjing City. As early as more than ten years ago, he had gathered hundreds of rogues, ostentatiously, extremely insolent, and even killed people, killing people from other states.

In the end, although he was taken by the government office, the gang of idlers who raised him immediately retaliated against the reporter. The foreigner disappeared later, some said he was kidnapped by the thieves in Wuyoudong, and some said he was kidnapped Sinking into the Bian River, anyway, no one dared to report to the officials. After the amnesty, Niu was exonerated, and no one dared to provoke him. Ordinary people hated and feared him. Bing also turned a blind eye and closed his eyes, too lazy to pay attention.

After Gongsun Zhao took office, Niu Da kept a low profile. He began to watch the market in the major tile markets and collected some protection fees. Some time ago, he even followed Xiangba and worked as a thug in Happy Forest. He did not expect to appear here suddenly .

At this time, he came to the auditorium with a swaying body, and sat down on the golden chair with a big horse. A group of hooligans surrounded him and waved his hand: "What's the point of rapping? Sing! If you sing well, I will give you a lot of rewards!"

The audience suddenly became commotion, how could anyone click "purine singing" on this kind of hook?Even "talking jokes" and "screaming" are more elegant than this!

Saying jokes is a funny and humorous seventeen-character poem, which is catchy and interesting, similar to the stand-up comics of later generations; chanting, which was originally the sound of peddlers, was later transformed into an entertainment performance, with a slightly simple content. But it is often tactful and graceful, pleasant and peculiar, and it is an auditory enjoyment.

Only this "purine singing" focuses on ordering songs and small lyrics, and the content goes down three ways. It is similar to Guo Degang and Yu Qian who talked about eighteen touches in later generations. The literati also shook their heads again and again, showing an insulting expression, but they didn't leave the table, and still sat still.

Seeing that his good place was messed up, the host immediately stepped forward, and just as he was about to speak, Niu Da kicked him up and knocked him to the ground.

The host screamed and couldn't get up. The younger brother Niu Er, who was next to him, walked over and sat on his back, laughing.

Seeing the man struggling on the ground, Niu Da let out a yell, and didn't shy away from his left and right: "Aren't you capable in Sangjiawa City? You make money every day, but you are reluctant to give your brother some money for drinks. We will come here every day." Now, if you are not convinced, report to the government office!"

The faces of the guests nearby changed slightly when they heard this, and they hurriedly got up and avoided. Many people outside the fence also heard the movement and poked their heads. Seeing that Niu Da was here, they all left in fright. A man dressed as a scholar came in from the side and sat not far behind Niu Da.

Niu Da didn't care about the spectators at all. He looked at the Goulan high platform and listened to the "puru singing" performed on stage with trepidation. What he thought of was the days when he worked hard in Happy Forest.

Director Xiang is an open-minded person, he is capable in handling affairs, and he handles the disposal of corpses quickly enough. There is never a shortage of rewards. Now that Happy Forest has collapsed, he can't even knock out money from Sangjiawa City. This is absolutely impossible.

As long as they hit a wall once, those people will become less and less afraid of themselves in the future, and their eyes will suddenly become sharp, and they will give their younger brother Niu Er a look.

Niu Er understood, and while everyone's attention was on the mighty elder brother, he sneaked behind the stage.

Not long after, Niu Er returned, and then a puff of smoke rose from behind, screaming: "It's flooded!" "It's flooded!"

The faces of the audience who were still reluctantly listening to the "puru singing" changed drastically, they jumped up instantly, and then rushed out in a swarm.

Niu Da laughed when he saw him, got up and walked out, pushing and shoving people along the way.

He was naturally not afraid, because the arson was fake and the purpose was to cause chaos.

A false alarm today, a riot tomorrow, and soon the business here will be greatly reduced.

It's better to knock down a few people and get trampled to death and injured, then the matter will become even bigger, and Sangjiawa City will obediently offer silver taels...

Just as he was thinking proudly, a gust of wind blew by, and he suddenly felt his body lose his balance and fell towards the ground.

"not good!"

Although there are brothers guarding the front, back, left, and right sides, there are too many people in the Goulan, and now he has caused chaos by himself, so it is absolutely unacceptable.

Niu Da reacted very quickly and was about to get up.

As a result, he propped his hands on the ground, and he couldn't get up despite his strong body.

His legs were weak, his limbs were weak, and he fell down suddenly, so that he could not die, but the foot behind him stepped on it.

Niu Da was in severe pain, trying to raise his head, and suddenly saw a spectator dressed as a literati standing with his hands behind his back in the gap of the crowd, looking at him coldly, with a clear killing intent in his eyes.

"Someone wants to... save..."

His distressed cry for help was suppressed back into his throat by the trampling, and he tried hard to curl up to save himself, but only heard screams from all directions, and his feet stepped on his head and face, and Niu Er A shrill cry: "Don't push me! Don't push me! I stepped on my brother!"

at last.

Niu Da stared angrily, his expression frozen for a moment.

When the smoke was extinguished and it was proved to be a false alarm, screams spread one after another.

The corpse of this "hairless worm" appeared in the middle. Not to mention the collapsed chest and ruptured internal organs, many places were already bloody and inhuman.

And the one who trampled on him was none other than the rogues hugging him, with undeniable bloodstains under their feet.

Even when Niu Er raised his foot, he could see the blood dripping from the sole of his shoe.

He was dumbfounded for a moment, then let out a hysterical cry, and rushed out.

Until he rushed out of Sangjiawa City and looked at the disgusted eyes of the passers-by on the street, the more he thought about it, the more angry he became, and the more he thought about it, the more frightened he became, and shouted: "Report to the official! We want to report to the official! It was Sangjiawa City who killed my elder brother life!"

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Kaifeng government office.

Hearing the report, Gongsun Zhao put down the case file and pinned the Zijin sword by his side to his waist. Just as he was about to leave, he saw Qiu Wuzuo walking in: "Sanlang, ever since Happy Forest fell, Niu Da has brought a group of rascals with him." , went to make trouble everywhere, and recently set his sights on Sangjiawa City, he died on his own fault, do you want to make a trip too?"

Gongsun Zhao said coldly: "It's about a murder case, so naturally we have to check it out. Even if Niu Da deserves to die, it doesn't mean that the person who killed him is innocent. That Sangjiawashi dared to kill directly means that they violated the law and punished the court." Disrespect!"

Qiu Wu said with a smile: "It's not the responsibility of Sangjiawa City, it's Niu Da's own fault. He wanted to set fire to the astonishment and cause chaos. He was directly trampled to death by his younger brother Niu Er and a group of hooligans..."

Gongsun Zhao was stunned when he heard the words, but he didn't expect such a way to die, and his expression was slightly relaxed: "So it is."

He asked about the details, his eyes moved, and he said coldly: "Although it was an accident, the crime of arson and disturbing the people is unforgivable. You dragged the corpse back to the inquest with your archers. If the trampled injuries are correct, it is okay to put all those rogues in jail." Eliminate a scourge for Bianjing."

Qiu Wuzuo clasped his fists and said with a smile: "It should have been like this a long time ago! I'm going!"

Gongsun Zhao watched his friend go out. After thinking about it for so many days, he finally encountered a comfortable case, put down his sword, and returned to work.

(End of this chapter)