The Red Chamber begins with a bastard

Chapter 79 Lost a Leg
Qian Huai was at ease when he heard the words, and said with a smile: "What do you guys want to ask? In fact, you can just ask in the street, there is no need to rob people in dark alleys."

The man in the lead played a trick with a knife and licked the blade again, and finally said calmly: "It's not up to you to teach me how to do things. Tell me, did your master Jia Huan find someone to do it?"

Qian Huai asked in amazement, "Master Wang? Which Lord Wang?"

Another thug next to him immediately kicked Qian Huai, and cursed viciously: "If you are a mother, then pretend to be for me. Lord Wang is here to be prosperous. Don't you know the manager of Rongguo Mansion?"

Qian Huai let out a scream, and hurriedly laughed and said, "So it's Laiwang. He is Lian's second grandma's steward. Of course, the young one knows him, but everyone usually calls him Laiwang. You call him Lord Wang, but the young one didn't realize it for a while."

"Stop talking nonsense, did Jia Huan ask someone to beat Wang Ye's sap? If he dares to lie to me, I must give you some blood." The leader waved the dagger in his hand viciously, drawing a shallow mark on the wall.

It turned out that these three thugs were hired by Laiwang to collect debts. The leader was Black Panther. His main job was to watch the money in the gambling house, and occasionally he would accompany Laiwang out to lend usury and earn some extra money.

That day, Black Panther accompanied Laiwang to collect debts with three brothers and robbed a little girl. It happened that something happened at the casino, so he rushed back with two brothers, leaving only one brother to assist Laiwang, but something happened. Laiwang and the brother were beaten with sap on the way back to the city.

Later, Laiwang was stripped naked and thrown outside the Chaoyang Gate, which caused an uproar. The missing brother was found in a ruined temple outside the city. Since he was on the cusp of the storm, the black panther didn't dare to say anything. He hid in the gambling house to avoid the limelight, and did not dare to come out for activities until the incident subsided.

Closer to home, let's say that Qian Huai said in horror: "The third master didn't find someone to deal with Laiwang, is there some misunderstanding?"

The black panther squatted down, put the dagger on Qian Huai's neck, and said with a smirk, "Is that true?"

Qian Huai only felt the light on his neck, his face turned pale with fright, his throat was dry, and he said in a stuttering manner: "I don't know, anyway, I didn't see the third master looking for someone to deal with Laiwang, and the third master didn't know that Laiwang was putting usury outside."

Hei Bao sneered and said, "Isn't there a maid named Ping'er next to Jia Huan? She knows that Lai Wang is putting loan sharks outside, so it's not normal to tell Jia Huan?"

Qian Huai's heart moved, and he blurted out, "Are you... sent by Lian's second grandma?"

Heibao's eyes flashed, and he said coldly: "I don't know what Lian's second grandma is, so I asked you, what did Jia Huan do the day before Laiwang's accident?"

Qian Huai's heart pounded. Although Heibao didn't admit it, if it wasn't Lian's second grandma, how would Heibao know about Ping'er and what happened in the deep compound of the Rongguo Mansion?
"Third Master had been studying in the ethnology school that day, and returned home after school, as usual, he didn't go anywhere." Qian Huai replied cautiously, he was telling the truth, Jia Huan did not go anywhere that day.

The black panther stared at Qian Huaipi and asked, "Have you really never been anywhere? Have you seen anyone?"

Qian Huai hesitated and said: "It's true that I didn't go anywhere, it's just... Tiehu came to the family school to look for the third master once, but it was only for business matters."

"Tiehu? The two brothers who run the ice cream shop?" Hei Bao asked thoughtfully.

Qian Huai nodded: "That's them."

The black panther patted Qian Huai's face with a dagger, and said with a sneer, "Let's trust you for now. If you are proven to be a liar in the future, pay attention to your dog's life. Anyway, I have already killed a few people, and you are not bad. In addition, if you dare to spread the matter now, hehe."

As the black panther spoke, his eyes sharpened, and a cold light flashed in his hands. The dagger had already pierced into the wall next to Qian Huai, almost touching his ear.

Qian Huai was so frightened that his crotch was wet, and a smell of urine radiated immediately. A trace of contempt and disgust flashed in the eyes of the black panther, he pulled out his dagger, turned around and left, it stinks too much!

"Coward."

"Damn, it stinks!"

The two brothers of Heibao spat on Qian Huai, and then hurried away holding their noses.

Qian Huai was both afraid and thankful that these casino thugs were all desperadoes, and it was undoubtedly a blessing to be able to survive under their hands unscathed.

Let's say that Qian Huai sat on the ground and rested for a while, then slowly recovered, stood up with his support on the wall, and was about to leave the small black alley, but saw a black figure flashing in, approaching him directly, and immediately backed away in fright.

The person who came came covered his head and face with a black cloth, only a pair of eyes were exposed, and he was holding a wooden stick in his hand. He was very aggressive, and he knew that the person coming was not good.

Qian Huai only thought that it was the Black Panther who had gone and returned, while backing away, he said in horror: "I've told you everything I know, what else do you want to do?"

The visitor didn't say a word, kicked Qian Huai to the ground with a flying kick, and then hit his right calf with a stick. With a click, Qian Huai's calf was immediately deformed, and he screamed in pain, and passed out directly.

The masked man broke one of Qian Huai's legs, casually threw the stick over the wall, then turned around and left the alley quickly. After making several turns, he took off his turban and mask, and returned to the main street. It was Tiehu! !

It turned out that Tie Hu suspected that Qian Huai had stolen the money from the store, so he was so angry that he searched all the way, but saw the latter being dragged into a dark alley by three big men from a distance, he couldn't help being surprised and suspicious, so he groped to hide in the dark, and got a rough idea.

After learning that these people were actually tracking down Laiwang, Tie Hu couldn't help being shocked. Fortunately, the third master said that Qian Huai was unreliable and kept important things from him.

"His grandma, Qian Huai is really unreliable as a bastard." Tie Hu cursed inwardly. Seeing that Hei Bao and others were about to leave after interrogating Qian Huai, he also quickly hid.

This boy Tiehu has a ruthless spirit, but he is not as simple and honest as his brother Tieniu. He has long disliked Qian Huai. Today, he seized the opportunity and simply abolished Qian Huai, because if this kid continues to stay with the third master, he will be a disaster sooner or later. Now that he has a leg crippled, he will naturally not be able to be a follower.

In Tiehu's view, the third master is a decent person, and there are many scruples in doing things. Since the third master is not convenient to come forward, he might as well do it for him.

Let's say that Tiehu returned to the ice cream shop, Tie Niu asked a little worriedly: "Second brother, what did you do to Qian Huai?"

Tie Hu resentfully said: "I didn't find that kid, grandma, but he ran fast, if he dares to come again next time, I have to tear his bones apart."

Tieniu frowned and said: "We didn't catch the current situation, and we have no evidence, so he can deny it completely. Forget it, this time it will be regarded as a waste of money to prevent disasters. I will make up for the lost money myself."

Tie Hu shook his head and said: "Brother, you are too honest, so you always suffer. Forget it, you can do whatever you like. I still have something to do. You can look after the shop yourself in the afternoon." After speaking, he turned and left.

Tieniu said angrily: "Where are you going? If you dare to make trouble outside, I won't beat you to death!"

Tiehu waved his hand and left without looking back. He had to tell Xingwei as soon as possible so that he could be prepared. After all, he had been following Laiwang some time ago, and maybe the Black Panthers would find him.

Tiehu often dealt with people of all levels and schools in the market, and he knew a little about the Black Panther. These guys were all brutal and desperadoes, and if they were to target them, they would be in great trouble.

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Wanping County Confucianism Department, around [-]:[-] p.m., candidates handed in their papers and left the venue one after another. After all, this session was relatively simple.

After Jia Huanmo finished writing the last question, "Sacred Enlightenment and Guangxun", he also rang the bell for handing in the test paper, and soon the invigilator came over to seal the name on the test paper, took away the draft paper, and signaled Jia Huan to leave.

Jia Huan carried the test basket to the dragon gate on the north side of the examination room, and found that there were already many candidates waiting to be released. The so-called release refers to the opening of the dragon gate to let the candidates leave. Before the time, the dragon gate will not be opened in advance.

"Master Huan, how did you do in this exam?" Jia Jie also handed in the paper ahead of time, and was waiting in front of the Dragon Gate to be released, when he saw Jia Huan, he asked.

Jia Huan said calmly, "It's just normal."

Seeing this, Jia Jie only thought that Jia Huan had failed the exam, so he comforted him: "The requirements for the first round are not high, so it should be no problem to pass, but the requirements for the next few rounds will increase. Last year, I was passed in the third round."

Jia Huan complimented: "It's pretty good to be able to enter the third game. I think Brother Jia Jie will pass the test this year."

"I hope!" Jia Jie pretended to be reserved, but there was color on his face. It seemed that he should have done well in the first exam, and he did not forget to "encourage" Jia Huan, "Master Huan is only eight years old this year, and he still has a lot of opportunities. Don't worry. Let's accumulate some experience this year and try to pass the test next year."

Obviously, in Jia Jie's mind, it was unlikely that Jia Huan would pass the county test this time. After all, he only started writing a month before the test. If he could pass, it would be amazing.

Among the candidates present today, none of them had studied hard for several years in the Four Books and Five Classics before taking the test. A "quick" candidate like Jia Huan was originally an outlier.

Jia Huan smiled lightly, and did not argue with Jia Jie. Before the results came out, all arguments were meaningless. The most powerful slap in the face was undoubtedly to let the results speak for themselves.

At this time, the dragon gate finally opened, and a crowd of candidates swarmed out. Jia Huan also walked out of the dragon gate with the crowd, but he didn't see Qian Huai, but Tie Hu and Xing Wei were waiting there.

(End of this chapter)