The first assistant of the poor family

Chapter 562 The Death of Li Tai【4000 words two in one chapter】

Killing is a technical job.

Zhao Mengqing is very clear about this.

It is particularly difficult to kill Tongzhi Linqing under the eyes of the imperial envoy without causing others to notice.

Professionals do professional things. Since you want to buy a murderer, you have to buy the most professional killer. You must make sure that you can get the job done without leaving any trouble behind.

As the magistrate, Zhao Mengqing naturally couldn't come forward in person if he wanted to contact the killer assassin. As an acting intermediary, Master Wu Lian took on this task as a matter of course.

Through exchanges with several brokers in Linqing, Wu Lian finally chose Sanjitang.

Like all Assassin organizations, Sanjitang also has a legal status on the surface.This is easy to camouflage, otherwise it is too easy to be found and it is difficult to survive.

On the surface, Sanjitang is for the unloading and loading of merchant ships and official ships passing through Linqing, and earns commissions by exporting labor.

Such an organization certainly doesn't seem to be very rich, so when Wu Lian first came to Sanjitang's dilapidated hut next to the pier, he pinched his nose.

Not only was the house dilapidated, but even the air had a sour smell that made people sick.

"Master, do you need a certain family?"

A man with a big arm and a round waist came out of the room, his tone full of suspicion.

It's not difficult to understand, Wu Lian wore a navy blue su silk gown and behaved elegantly, making him look like a nobleman no matter what.It was out of place with this half warehouse and half hall.

"Well, I heard that your Sanjitang is a well-known dock gang in Linqing, and the strength is first-class. I have a cargo coming from Hangzhou, and I want to unload it in Linqing and transfer it to another ship. I want to find you Come help."

Before coming, Wu Lian had already prepared his words, and said in a leisurely manner.

Hearing that the person was there to unload the cargo, the man relaxed his vigilance and said with a laugh: "My lord has found the right person, I am afraid there is no one in the Linqing area that is more powerful than our Sanjitang in terms of unloading and loading the ship. "

After speaking, he leaned forward and said respectfully, "Please come inside!"

Wu Lian nodded and followed in.

"A certain family's surname is Zhang, and the single character is Hua. Just call me by my name."

"It turned out to be Hall Master Zhang. I'm afraid there will be Lao Gui Hall this time."

As soon as Wu Lian found a chair to sit down, he took out a golden bean from his sleeve and slapped it on the table.

Zhang Hua's eyes were wide open, and he couldn't help swallowing.

"Good to say, good to say"

He was just about to reach for the golden bean when Wu Lian caught him.

"Hold on."

Wu Lian smiled slightly and said, "I haven't asked for it yet, so Hall Master Zhang agreed first?"

Zhang Hua was slightly angry in his heart, but showed an attitude of listening attentively.

"Hey, isn't it just unloading and loading on a ship? We are good at this, don't care if the goods the master transports are rice or silk, we don't have a problem."

Zhang Hua rubbed his palms, wishing he could finish the order now.

"This is just a deposit, and I will pay you three times as much gold beans after the matter is completed."

Wu Lian's face became stern, and he said every word.

"what?"

Zhang Hua couldn't help shouting out.This man is really rich, he would have to pay four gold beans for unloading a cargo and reloading it.

Could it be that the people in the legend have a lot of money?
"Actually, the master doesn't need to pay so much."

Zhang Hua patted his chest and said: "We pay attention to integrity in business, and I feel sorry for taking too much money from the master."

He gritted his teeth and said these words, of course not because of his conscience, but because he wanted to tie up this meat head and earn more orders in the future.

The first time is raw and the second time is familiar, if this cooperation is happy, the master will definitely hand over a bigger order to them next time.

On the other hand, if they took four golden beans unscrupulously this time, then the master would realize that he would not cooperate with them again after realizing that he had been slaughtered.

Wu Lian shook his head and said: "The money I paid is not much, you deserve it.

Now Zhang Hua was completely dumbfounded.

In Linqing, four-legged toads are hard to find, but two-legged people are everywhere.Especially the force stick that relies on hard work to load and unload goods.

Why does this master pay such a high price for Libang?
"What I want you to do is not loading and unloading cargo, but killing people."

Wu Lian said coldly.

Zhang Hua's eyes were slightly focused, and he clenched his fists.

"Master, what are you talking about, a certain family can't understand." He pretended to be angry and said: "We are all doing serious business. Killing people? Don't be ridiculous!"

Wu Lian sneered in his heart, he was obviously a murderous monster, and he pretended to be a good citizen in front of others.

"Clap clap clap!"

Wu Lian slapped three palms in a row, and an old man with a stooped body walked in.

"Ghost Five, why are you here?"

Zhang Hua turned pale with shock.

"Old Zhang, didn't I come to introduce you to business? This Master Wu is generous and will give you four golden beans at a time. Why are you hesitating? As far as I know, the brothers have not eaten meat for several days. Right? Only by unloading and loading ships can you earn some money, and killing people is quicker. Old Zhang, you should think about it carefully."

Zhang Hua's cheeks were flushed, and he waved his hands angrily: "I said, don't bring strangers here, if something happens, can you bear the responsibility?"

"I'm talking about Lao Zhang. It's your fault for saying that. It's been a long time since your customers have come to take care of your business. Are you not looking for new people to cooperate?"

"Hmph, you don't need to take care of my affairs in the future!"

Zhang Hua is still stubborn, unwilling to admit that Sanjitang has fallen into an embarrassing situation.

"Old Zhang, you are a typical example of wanting face and suffering. Why do people have trouble with money? Once you are acquainted with each other, after you cooperate with Mr. Wu once, you become an acquaintance?"

Gui Wu knew Zhang Hua's temperament very well, and he believed that Zhang Hua would definitely compromise.

Sure enough, it didn't take long for Zhang Hua to tentatively ask: "Master Wu, a certain family wants to hear the truth, what exactly do you do?"

Wu Lian shook his head and said: "It doesn't matter what I do. The important thing is that you do it seamlessly. Otherwise, I'm afraid you don't have to hang around Sanjitang in Linqing.

Zhang Hua lived his life by licking blood on the knife's edge, and he had never seen anyone, but he felt that Wu Lian had a rare aura, and he couldn't help being led away by him.

"Who is Master Wu asking us to kill?"

"Linqing Tongzhi Li Tai."

Wu Lian said lightly.

hiss!
Zhang Hua took a deep breath and shook his head again and again: "No, this is absolutely not possible."

Although they are killers who are blind to money and kill people like hemp, they are also principled.

One of the most important principles is not to kill officials, because this will bring disaster to Sanjitang.

This Mr. Wu is good, he wants them to kill the magistrate of the prefecture as soon as he comes up. If he agrees, he doesn't know what will happen later.

"Why, are you afraid?"

"A certain family is not afraid! But Sanjitang has the rules of Sanjitang."

"Bullshit, didn't you just say that you are familiar and not raw? Why did you change your attitude in an instant?"

"This"

Facing the aggressive Wu Lian, Zhang Hua really didn't know what to say.

"To tell you the truth, it's not me who wants to kill Li Tongzhi, but Master Zhizhou."

Speaking of this, Wu Lian felt that there was no need to hide it anymore, so he simply confessed to Zhang Hua.

He wasn't worried that Zhang Hua would leak the news. Compared with literati, these killers were very professional.

"Since it is the order of the master Zhizhou, a certain family naturally dare not disobey, but a certain family has a request."

After hesitating for a moment, Zhang Hua still made a compromise.

"Go ahead."

Seeing Zhang Hua's attitude softened, Wu Lian was still very happy.

"That is, the task of unloading and loading the Linqing official ships must be handed over to Sanjitang!"

Wu Lian narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at the strong man in front of him.

This kid's appetite is really not small, and he wants to eat up the entire official business.

"It's not impossible for what you said, but I still need to report to Master Zhizhou."

"Anyway, our Sanji Hall is on this condition. If Master Zhizhou agrees, then we will take this order. If Master Zhizhou refuses to agree, then please ask someone else!"

"Okay, let me go back and report to Lord Zhizhou."

Wu Lian said quietly while stroking his beard.

As soon as Wu Lian returned to Zhizhou Yamen, he told Zhao Mengqing about the meeting with Zhang Hua in detail.

Zhao Mengqing was also a fifth-rank official anyway, so it was uncomfortable to be coerced by a little killer, but at the moment, getting rid of Li Tai was more important, and he couldn't let him shake his official prestige.

After walking for a few steps with his hands behind his back, Zhao Mengqing stopped suddenly, and said in a deep voice, "Just promise him. Anyway, I will leave Linqing after working for another year at most, and the promise will only be fulfilled before I leave office."

"Okay, I'm going to contact Sanjitang now."

Wu Lian nodded and then left.

At night, Li Tai, Linqing Tongzhi, came to Huilanju as usual.

Like all the brothels in Chuguan, Huilanju has both red aunts who sell themselves, and Qingshou who only sell their skills but not their bodies.

What Li Tai was looking for was none other than Lin Xuan'er, the number one popular girl in Huilanju.

Li Tai cherishes feathers, unlike Zhao Mengqing, the prefect of Linqing, who dared to redeem himself for a popular prostitute.But he still prepared a lot of money, so that he could sing and sing with Lin Xuan'er every night and be popular.

Although they can't be husband and wife, they can practice the reality of husband and wife. For Li Tai, this is the most important thing.

He looked around cautiously, and after confirming that he was not being followed, he walked into Huilan House.

The old bustard of Huilanju was already familiar with Li Tai, and she leaned over with a smiling face and said, "Oh, isn't this Mrs. Li? You haven't been here for a long time. Why, did you forget about Miss Xuan'er? "

Li Tai only wore a casual robe tonight, in order not to be recognized by others. Hearing the old bustard yelling at Mrs. Li, he couldn't help frowning: "I'm busy with business these days, so it's inconvenient to come here. And , don’t call me your lord anymore, for fear that others won’t know that I’m here?”

The old procuress was taken aback by the lesson, and said timidly: "My family is wrong, master, go quickly, Miss Xuan'er is alone in her empty boudoir, she is unbearably lonely."

Li Tai had been holding back his anger recently because he broke up with Zhao Mengqing, so he finally got out and came to Huilanju, naturally hoping to spend a good night with the beautiful woman and let it go.

"Ah."

He flicked his sleeves and hurried towards the courtyard.

Different from ordinary brothels, Huilan House is composed of many small courtyards.

Both the red aunt and the top girl can occupy a small yard to themselves, while generally no well-known girls have to share a yard with two or three, or even three or four people.

Lin Xuan'er, as the headliner of Huilanju, naturally has a courtyard all to herself.

Because Li Tai rewarded her from time to time, Lin Xuan'er decorated the yard so aggressively.

As soon as he entered the yard, he smelled a strange fragrance, and he couldn't help closing his eyes and sniffing slowly.

He enjoyed this feeling very much, after a long time, a bare hand rested on his shoulder and slid towards his neck.

The skin is like gelatin, silky smooth
Li Tai suddenly opened his eyes, and hugged Yi Ren into his arms.

"Beauty, do you want to kill me?"

This strange fragrance didn't come from anywhere else, it was from Lin Xuan'er.

Li Tai sniffed desperately, his entire face was almost pressed against Lin Xuan'er's chest.

Although she is a red girl who is loved by thousands of people, Lin Xuan'er still blushed and said, "Why are you so impatient, Nunu hasn't washed up yet."

Li Tai raised his head very reluctantly, and said quietly: "Beauty, you don't know how hard it is for me these days. Why do you still have to be shut down when you come here?"

"Look at what your lord said, do you still need to say what you think about your lord? Nunu will go to take a bath now, and wait for you after washing your body."

Although Li Tai was unwilling in his heart, it was not easy to use force, so he nodded reluctantly and said, "Go quickly."

Lin Xuan'er smiled and turned away.

Li Taisui sat on the stone bench alone, poured a glass of rice wine and tasted it.

After about a stick of incense, there was a scream from inside, it was indeed Lin Xuan'er's voice.

Li Tai's heart tightened, he quickly got up and walked into the room.

"Xuan'er, what happened?"

Seeing no one responded, Li Tai hesitated for a moment and kicked open the door.

As soon as he entered the room, his eyes were wet by the dense water vapor, and he rubbed himself and walked in.

The room was full of water vapor, and Li Tai couldn't see clearly, so he said anxiously, "Xuan'er, where are you? What happened?"

After walking a dozen steps, he saw a wooden barrel.

The wooden barrel was filled with hot water and filled with flower petals. Lin Xuan'er should have bathed here.

But now there is no one in the barrel, Li Tai looked around and found that Lin Xuaner's coat was still hanging on the shelf
This is so weird.

Li Tai leaned into the barrel again, trying to find some clues, but at this moment a hand broke through the water, grabbed Li Tai's skirt and dragged it into the barrel.

Li Tai didn't have the slightest defense, he was grabbed by this force and fell straight into the barrel.

He struggled desperately, but it was useless to exert strength with his hands restrained by others, and his legs kept pedaling outside the barrel.

Not long after, Li Tai stopped struggling, and fell into the barrel like a puddle of soft mud.

A man in black in night clothes jumped out of the barrel, stripped Li Tai's clothes, twisted them into a ball and threw them into a black cloth bag.

Then he leaned forward to the barrel and adjusted Li Tai's body position, making it look like he was drowning in the barrel.

After everything was done, he nodded in satisfaction, picked up the black cloth bag and walked out of the house.

(End of this chapter)