Rent Affair

Chapter 37
Wang Gandang took out a wad of money from his shoulder strap, and slapped it on the counter. With a "pop", the boss glanced at him, put away the comb in his hand, and said with a smile, "So it's a distinguished guest." You can stay for a few nights, and a good room is waiting for you!" While speaking, he had already put the wad of money on the counter into his pocket, took out the key from the drawer and handed it to Wang Gandang, "The man upstairs is the first One, just go up the stairs!"

Wang Gandang took the key, weighed it, and asked in a cold voice, "Could this be a black shop?"

When the boss heard this, his expression froze, and he even waved his hands, "You are just joking. I didn't dare to come to Qinchuan City during the day, let alone at night. Since I came, I definitely have something to do. It's a small shop." No matter how black you are, you don't have the guts to get black on the heads of the two masters!"

Wang Gandang smiled and said back, don't be nervous, just ask, after he finished speaking, he walked upstairs, and I followed.

Once I opened the door and entered the house, what kind of good room is this? Even the small hotels on the street are several times better than this. Once the lights are turned on, there are two small iron beds with yellow sheets, a TV with a big brain, The window frame was not closed tightly, and the night wind was blowing into the house.

Wang Gandang was used to enjoying the journey. Seeing the difficult conditions, he immediately sat on the bed and smoked a cigarette, complaining, "Master, I have never experienced such hardship. Why is it still so difficult? I am really beeping the owner of the shop!"

The shabby room is justifiable, the whole Qinchuan city has become like this, it is good to find a place to live at night, but what I am worried about is the shop owner, in this city where vandalism, looting and burning are rampant. After staying in such a hotel, there must be a background behind it, I'm afraid we are just like a sheep in the mouth of a tiger.

Although Wang Gandang complained about the harsh conditions, he fell down and started snoring in the blink of an eye.

I was always worried about the owner of the store. Seeing Wang Gandang’s panicked appearance when he asked him just now, I must have a ghost in my heart. I lay on the bed and couldn’t sleep. I stood by the window, blowing the night breeze, and the window was facing the alley At the entrance, I saw a car parked at the entrance of the alley, and three people got out of the car. These three people were tall and tall, and each of them carried a box in their hands, and walked straight towards the hotel.

Seeing that these three people looked like bodyguards, the three boxes in their hands must be valuable items, but Da Heitian was really brave enough to bring valuable things to Qinchuan City.

After a while, I heard footsteps outside the door. The three people seemed to have gone upstairs. I lay down on the peephole and looked out. I saw the shop owner following the three people. He was respectful and did not dare to offend them. These three people, it seems that these three people have a lot of background.

Only one of the three said, "Remember! Only by handing this thing into the hands of the ancestor can we let that girl go!"

The other two nodded and entered the next room. The shop owner stood guard outside the door, as if letting the wind pass.

"How long are you going to stand there and watch?" Wang Gandang got up, lit a cigarette and put it in his mouth, and asked.

Hearing his question, I felt that Wang Gandang knew about these three people, so I hurriedly asked him what the background of these three people was.

Wang Gandang stood up, went to the door and pushed me aside, and looked out on the cat's eye, and said, "I thought the old ghost was here, but it turned out to be these three lackeys!"

Wang Gandang sat back on the bed again, talking about the origins of the three while smoking a cigarette.

These three people don't have any big backgrounds, they just collect money and do things for others. In Qinchuan City, as long as they have a backer, they can run rampant in the city, and the backer of these three people is what Wang Gandang said The old ghost who arrived.

No one knows what the old ghost's full name is, only that his surname is He. Many years ago, Qinchuan City was just an ordinary small city, where the citizens lived and worked in peace and contentment, and the crime rate was very low, but this old ghost He has changed everything. everything.

He Laogui was just a fortune teller at first, wandering around the villages, making a living by doing fortune-telling and divination for others. in.

Later, He Laogui took a job from the mayor to renovate an old bridge.Unexpectedly, there is a female ghost suppressed under the old bridge. He Laogui was bewitched by the female ghost and let him out, but he was possessed by the female ghost.

The female ghost possessed He Laogui, replaced the mayor, blocked all news, and turned Qinchuan City into a purgatory on earth. By the time the province found out, it was too late, and it would be too late to suppress it again It was too late, so I had to watch Qinchuan City deteriorate step by step to where it is today.

According to what Wang Gandang said, this old ghost is no longer the old ghost he was back then, but the female ghost released from under the Huimin bridge, but this female ghost has such a supernatural power, she turns her hand to summon the clouds, and overwhelms everyone. Calling the rain, even if the two of us come here, there is nothing we can do, and if we lose our lives, I think in my heart that if Xiaoying is not here, it is better to escape earlier.

Wang Gandang saw that I retreated, he pursed his lips and smiled, and said, "The Xiaoying you are looking for was taken away by someone sent by He Laogui. If you don't subdue him, you will not be able to save Xiaoying!"

Was Xiaoying captured by He Laogui?I asked suspiciously, Xiaoying had nothing to do with this old ghost, why did she arrest her for no reason.

Wang Gandang extinguished the cigarette butt, and looked back, Xiaoying and He Laogui had no grievances in the past, and now they have no hatred. Logically speaking, it is not worth arresting her, but Xiaoying's senior brother Chen Chang'an has what He Laogui wants in his hand, so he said It makes sense.

I have never mentioned Chen Changan to him since I first met Wang Gandang. When I heard him mention it casually, I thought that he knew Chen Changan before.

Seeing me staring at him, Wang Gandang realized that he had made a mistake, and explained with an embarrassed smile that he had heard that Chen Changan was a capable person, and besides the Qingmen veteran's reputation, the names of the two disciples naturally spread.

It would be fine if Wang Gandang didn't explain it. With this explanation, I feel that he is covering up something.

Wang Gandang lit a cigarette and smoked on his own, and didn't make a sound.

"Dong dong dong..."

There were three knocks on the door. I went to the door and looked out through the peephole. The peephole was blocked with hands and it was pitch black.

I asked who was outside the door, but even after asking a few words, the person outside the door remained silent.In the middle of the night, the door was knocked and the cat's eye was blocked, so I didn't need to think about it to know that the person who came was not good.

I called Wang Gandang in a low voice and asked him what to do.

Wang Gandang threw the cigarette on the ground, saying that he must find a way to escape, and he is not an opponent if he is head-to-head.

Of course I know I have to run away, but this room is so big, it’s hidden under the bed, and people can see it as soon as they enter the room. It’s feasible to jump out of the window, the height of the second floor, jumping down can’t kill you, but This alley is full of wires, if you touch a wire, you will be electrocuted before it hits the ground.

At this time, the people outside kicked the door. With the door of this small hotel, it is afraid that it will be kicked open if it is kicked a few times.

Wang Gandang was already lying under the bed, knocking on the ground with his hands, and muttering, why is there no authenticity in this room.

If there was a tunnel in this room, it would lead directly to the first floor. Since this group of people could go upstairs, they probably belonged to the owner of the shop. Naturally, there was someone watching at the door. It seemed that they were doomed this time.

Wang Gandang ignored what I said, and still knocked on the ground. After knocking a few times, he stood up abruptly, complaining that the tunnel could not be found, and it seemed that he had to hide in the next room.

There are three big men in the next room, who are still He Laogui's minions, and there is still a wall between them, how can they make it through?

Wang Gandang pointed to the window and said, just walk along the window.

I see that there is no other way. If the group of people outside the door rush in, it’s okay to just steal money.

Wang Gandang pushed open the window, clutched the window tightly, stepped on the raised cement layer between the floors and climbed towards the window next door. I hurried out of the window and followed him, only to see a person coming out from behind. It is the owner of this hotel.

The boss gritted his teeth with hatred, and said angrily, "The duck with its mouth is flying!"

Wang Gandang was much fatter than before, and he stretched out his arms as vigorously as usual. In just a moment, he grabbed the window next door, moved his feet, and turned into the next room, and I followed suit.

When the three people in the room heard the sound, they all turned their heads to look, with astonishment in their eyes.

The leader of the three was stunned for a long time, then fell to his knees and kowtowed to Wang Gandang.

When I saw the scene in front of me, I was shocked. Did this person regard Wang Gan as a god or something? Why did he kowtow to him without saying anything?
When the other two saw the man kowtow, they hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed one by one.

I subconsciously looked at Wang Gandang, and saw that his face was expressionless.

The man in the head knelt on the ground, as if Wang Gandang didn't dare to get up without saying a word, bowed his hands, and respectfully said, "Elder brother, I don't know where you have been all these years? You know that the ancestor has always been thinking about you, so he sent someone out I have been looking for you for many years, but I can't find you!"

Big Brother?
I was startled, that person called Wang Gandang a big brother, the ancestor he said was He Laogui, I never dared to think that Wang Gandang would be He Laogui's great apprentice, no wonder he treated He Laogui I understand ghosts like that.But in this way, I am like a little sheep sent to the tiger's mouth, waiting for the fate of being slaughtered.

Wang Gandang replied in a cold voice, "I am no longer his apprentice. I have seen what he has done all these years, and I have long felt disgusted. I came back today to draw a clear line between master and apprentice with him, so that I can let him go." He will not disturb my life in the future!"

When I heard this, the heart hanging in my throat fell, it turned out that the relationship between Wang Gandang and He Laogui had been severed long ago, so he should be on the same front as me.

Hearing what Wang Gandang said, the leader was silent for a while, and after a long silence, he said, "Brother, let's make a decision on this matter after meeting the ancestor!"

Wang Gandang nodded, and asked the three people in front of him to get up and take him to see He Laogui.

The person in the lead looked at me and asked in a low voice, "Brother, who is this person?"

Wang Gandang shouted sharply, there is no need to ask more about gossip.

The man was so drunk that he didn't dare to ask any more questions, so he turned around and led the way.

(End of this chapter)