Unparalleled Double Harmony

Chapter 451: Recognizing the Eunuch with a Wise Eye

We have mentioned Jin Yu in the previous article. How could he be an ordinary person if he is affectionately called "a maggot attached to the bones" by people in the surrounding area?
Take today for example. In the morning at the market, Jin Yu had a sudden impulse, almost out of his servile instinct, to blackmail Shuang Xie and Hu Wenzhi. However, due to the appearance of General Fan, he failed to blackmail them and left in disgrace.

That's it. If you were any other villain, the matter would usually end there. At most, they would keep a note of the incident in their mind and take revenge when they have the chance another day.

But Jin Yu was different. The more he thought about it the more he went back, the angrier he got. He gritted his teeth and had to find a way to take revenge as soon as possible. It would be best if the other party died tomorrow, then he would feel comfortable.

But what grudge did they have against him? He was clearly trying to blackmail someone but failed. But in his heart, it was the other person who was wrong and who had offended him.

Anyway, after thinking for half a day, Jin Yu finally came up with a solution. After all, he was used to doing insidious things in his daily life, so he could think of such a trick quite quickly.

That night, he took a group of people, put on night clothes, held weapons, and ran to the house of a wealthy family in the town with whom he was not on good terms. He stole and robbed a large number of gold and silver jewelry. Before leaving, he left the words "I am Cao Le" on the wall.

After fleeing the scene, he took 80% of the gold and silver among the stolen goods and sent them back to his home. He packed the remaining 20% ​​together with other difficult-to-sell items such as silver bills, jade jewelry, etc., ready to use them to "frame others."

Ladies and gentlemen, you can see from here that Jin Yu is not only a bad person, but also greedy and stingy.

Don't you just want to frame Shuang Xie as "Cao Le"? Why do you need to bring people to commit a crime? Can't you just take some silver from your own home and frame him? Anyway, after you succeed in the false accusation, the silver will be returned to you.

Besides, isn't it more convenient to make a false accusation as a victim than as a third party? Then he will say that he saw the other party stealing things and leaving a message in your house. Given your relationship with the county magistrate, how can the other party refute you?
Eh~ But Jin Yu doesn’t want it.

Not only did he not want to touch his own money, he also wanted to make some money while putting the blame on others, so he did this.

At midnight, Jin Yu returned home to distribute the stolen goods, and after changing into his night clothes with his men, he went out again without stopping and came to the inn where Sun, Huang and Hu were staying.

For a local tyrant like him, it was not difficult to find out where Shuangxie and the others lived during the day.

His plan at this moment was to send a few of his "agile" men with a history of theft to sneak into the inn to find out if the other party was asleep. If so, they would come out and give a signal. Then he would lead a large force to rush in, taking the bags containing the "fresh stolen goods" with him, so as to "catch the criminals red-handed".

In Jin Yu's opinion, how could three people who were sleeping soundly defend themselves against the sudden attack of his group? While they were half asleep, he would take his men in to pin down the three people, tie them up, and then take the stolen goods and send them to the government office... By then, with his eloquence and his friendship with the county magistrate, plus the "witnesses and evidence", it would be useless for the three to say anything. If they didn't confess, he would beat them until they confessed. Even if they didn't die, they would still be skinned.

And when these three are all arrested and put in jail, should he, as a good county citizen who bravely stood up for justice, be rewarded?
The wanted notice posted by your county magistrate also said that there will be a reward for providing clues. I have now mobilized a large number of people to help you capture "Cao Le" directly, so I should get a bigger reward, right?

As for if the real Cao Le commits a crime again in the future, that will be another matter... At most, the government will say "there was a mistake in the previous investigation" and release you, and don't even think about apologies or compensation... If you keep nagging, I will say that the person who committed the crime later might be a copycat and we need to investigate further, and then you can continue to be locked up.

To be honest, Jin Yu's entire plan is not that complicated or brilliant. Just based on the "alibi", it is very likely that someone can prove that Shuang Xie was somewhere else when the crime happened tonight, but that is not important...

His plan didn't need to be very sophisticated. It was normal for local tyrants and officials to collude with each other to carry out such operations in those days. Let alone targeting a few people, there were many other ways of taking advantage of others. If they really wanted to target you, your evidence would no longer be evidence, while anything they took would be ironclad evidence.

Right now, Jin Yu has started the first step.

But just as his men who were in charge of exploring the way approached the inn stealthily, in the darkness nearby...someone started to get uneasy.

who?

Oh, he must be a spy from the Jiajia Gang.

This inn is now the focus of the gang leader's attention, they have to keep an eye on it, but as a result, didn't something bad happen?

Because the spies were far away and it was dark, they could not tell the identity of this group of people for a while, so they were wondering in their hearts: "What the hell? Aren't these our people? What's going on? By the way, don't these 'Eastern Harmony and Western Poison' have too many enemies? I heard that they just returned to the Central Plains from Japan two days ago. How come enemies have come to find them in such a short time?"

In addition to their doubts, what these spies were most worried about was... What if this group of people sneaked into the inn, found that Shuang Xie was not there, and killed all the other guests in the inn and set an ambush (this kind of operation is not uncommon in the world, and it has appeared more than once in the previous document), then what should they do?
We should mention here that although the Youjia Gang does not consider itself a famous and upright gang, and is just a relatively neutral gang that does various "businesses" with various factions, it does not mean that it will not do any free good deeds.

It is true that the members of the Youjia Gang do not often take the initiative to do good deeds, but if a crime occurs in their own territory and in front of their own eyes... they may be able to turn a blind eye to petty thefts, but they cannot kill innocent people indiscriminately.

If you don't care about this, it's callous and cold-blooded at the individual level, and it's your inability to protect the gang at the gang level.

Therefore, the spies sent arrows to send letters to their superiors for instructions, while they took the initiative to let the two people follow first, in case the other party suddenly started a killing in the inn.

But unexpectedly, before the two spies from the Youjia Gang had time to follow up, Jin Yu's men came out again.

Then Jin Yu heard a report from his subordinates, saying that no one was in the room, but the luggage was there... Jin Yu thought for a moment, and thought: "He is not here so late, maybe he went out to visit a brothel?"

Of course, this doesn't matter, his plan can still be implemented, it's just a little more troublesome.

Two minutes later, several of Jin Yu's men went out again, and this time, they took the bags containing the stolen goods; it was obvious that they were planning to put the things into the house first, and then when the people came back, a group of them would rush in and "seize the people and the stolen goods". The result was the same, and it could even be said that the effect was better.

The spies of Youjia Gang were naturally much better at martial arts than the thugs and thieves under the gang, so they followed them in secret the whole time and found out what was in the bag. However, this made the spies even more confused: "Our gang leader sent someone to search and take away the things, and then another group of people came to deliver things. Stealing things is not surprising, but what about delivering things?"

Just when they were confused, someone else came on the street.

But in the distance, Sun Yixie, Huang Donglai and Hu Wenzhi were seen holding lanterns and walking slowly towards the inn.

Some people may ask, weren't these three ready to party all night in Xinghui Building? How come they are almost home just after midnight?

Three reasons:

First: While Sun Yixie and Qian Meimei were having a passionate argument, Huang Donglai realized belatedly that it was not advisable to stay here for long - what if Ding Bu didn't recover and settle the accounts, and then come back to attack them, it would be difficult for them to escape.

Secondly, after all, they knew that their luggage had been rummaged through, and they felt a little uncomfortable and wanted to come back quickly to confirm it.

Third: Hu Wenzhi didn't know much about the other side, anyway, Sun and Huang had come to this high-end brothel, and they already felt uncomfortable, like a wild boar that couldn't eat fine bran. Now Brother Sun was arguing with the top prostitute like this, and the dirty words were sprayed... The madams, eunuchs, and security guards who came to watch all frowned when they heard it, and after that they didn't have the face or mood to stay any longer.

Let's go back this time. The several hundred taels of silver deposit can be regarded as buying experience. Anyway, when I brag to others in the future, I will say, "When we went to Xinghui Building to play, it was the boss who received us personally, and we ordered the top girl around and scolded her badly by Brother Sun."

Just like that, the three of them said goodbye to Faning, who was about to leave, and said they wanted to pay the bill and leave.

The other party was also very polite. Qian Meimei said at the time: "I will pay for the meals of these three grandsons. Let them get out of here!"

Then Brother Sun started to curse at Miss Qian from a distance while he was carried out by Huang Donglai and Lao Hu.

As they walked out of the gate of Xinghui Building, Ding Buzhu, who had gradually come to his senses, was still looking at their figures from upstairs, wondering: "Did I make a mistake again? They actually figured out everything, and are they deliberately looking for trouble to get away?"

As a result, the next second, he saw Sun Yixie's face suddenly change after he walked out of the gate. He stopped scolding and became anxious, and asked Huang Hu, who was holding him, to put him down. Then he laughed proudly a few times, muttering: "Ha~ha! Although I can't get the money for the tea back, I still got away with the money for the banquet at the back table. It's not a loss!"

Because there is an open area in front of the Xinghui Building, and Sun Yixie has a unique voice, this sentence cannot be heard in the lobby, but Ding, who is standing at a high-rise window and paying attention to the people below, can hear it clearly.

Snapped--

After hearing this, Ding Buzhu slapped himself immediately, and his slightly fat face couldn't help but twisted: "Hey~ Ding Buzhu, Ding Buzhu, why the hell are you thinking so much, they are just this kind of people, just steal the things and forget it, and don't pay any attention to them afterwards."

I won't go into details about how he regretted it, and what about those three people, Sun, Huang, and Hu...

The three of them were all martial artists, so they were not slow at all. In addition, the moonlight was bright that night and they had lanterns at hand, so they arrived at the street in front of the inn in no time.

Jin Yu, who was hiding in the dark, saw them approaching and thought to himself, "Wow, you're back already? Maybe you didn't go to the brothel, but went somewhere for a midnight snack. Fortunately, I've already put all the stolen goods here to frame you. As soon as the three of you step into the inn, I'll rush up from behind with my men to beat you up first to vent my anger, and then tie you up..."

He was practicing in his head. Meanwhile, Hu Wenzhi, who had excellent hearing skills, was already speaking to Sun Huang in a very low voice, "There are more than a dozen people lying in ambush in the alley in the northwest corner ahead. But judging from their breathing, they don't sound like martial artists. They are probably not from the Youjia Gang."

What he said actually had another implication, which was "There are also people from the Youjia Gang nearby, and I know their location, but we had already guessed this before we returned, so don't treat it as a threat for now."

"Brother Huang, which enemy of yours is this?" Sun Yixie asked.

"Mao! Why don't you say he is your enemy?" Huang Donglai retorted.

"How could I have any enemies? Don't talk nonsense. Even if there were any, they were implicated by you." Sun Yixie said this shamelessly without changing his expression.

"Get lost, you bastard. You don't have any enemies? After your enemies become fish feed at the bottom of West Lake, they are no longer enemies, right?" Huang Donglai's voice was so loud that the whole street could hear it in the middle of the night.

"Okay, okay, forget it, I won't say any more..." Sun Yixie pouted, "Then Brother Huang, what do you think we should do about this situation?"

"Since they are here, why don't we go over and ask them? What if they are not here to look for us? Then it would just be a misunderstanding," said Huang Donglai.

"Haha... that does make some sense." Sun Yixie was able to be so calm because Hu Wenzhi had just said that these people were not martial artists, so in Brother Sun's eyes, they were all soft persimmons and there was no need to be afraid of them.

They were chatting loudly and unscrupulously on the quiet street, which made Hu Wenzhi, who had just whispered the message, a little embarrassed, while Jin Yu, who was hiding in the dark, fell into confusion.

Just when Jin Yu and his men were at a loss, the figures of Sun, Huang and Hu appeared at the entrance of the alley.

"Oh~ I was wondering who it was, it turns out to be you." Sun Yixie had glanced at the other person more during the day, so he naturally remembered Jin Yu.

At this moment, Jin Yu and his men who came to "catch the thief" would naturally not wear night clothes and masks, otherwise it would be funny when they arrived at the government office later. So when he was recognized, he was not too surprised, but just a little curious about how he was exposed while hiding here.

Before he could think about it, the people were already there, so Jin Yu could only pretend to be calm and asked, "What...what are you doing? Do you want to talk to me about something?"

"You're asking us?" Huang Donglai laughed, "Heh...what are you doing here with a bunch of people and cats in the middle of the night?"

"I..." Jin Yu responded quickly, "Recently, bandits have been rampant in the county. I took the servants to patrol overnight to ensure peace in this area. What's the problem?"

"Oh~ then you are a very nice person." Sun Yixie said sarcastically.

"Hmph..." Jin Yu was a little embarrassed by this, and he immediately changed the subject to his own purpose, "Then what are you doing in the middle of the night? Did you just do something bad?"

It would be fine if we didn't mention it, but once we did, Sun Yixie got a little annoyed: "We went to the brothel to drink tea, eat, listen to stories, and then came back to get ready for bed. What? Do you have any objections?"

"Ah?" Jin Yu was a little confused when he heard this, but Sun Yixie's attitude was so arrogant that he couldn't show weakness. So, after being stunned for two seconds, he sneered and retorted, "Humph... That's new. This is the first time I heard that a grown man only drinks tea and eats in a brothel. He must be a eunuch, right?"

Saying this is tantamount to cursing. Normally, the other party would be angry after hearing it, but as modern people, Sun and Huang have different thresholds for propriety, righteousness, integrity and shame from the ancients. Moreover, even among modern people, these two are not ordinary people.

"Hey~" Huang Donglai raised his voice and said cheerfully, "You're right~ We are eunuchs!"

"As expected of Mr. Jin!" Sun Yixie's tone became even higher, "You really have a keen eye for identifying eunuchs~"

Looking back at Jin Yu's side...more than a dozen big men were so shocked by the content of these two sentences and the demeanor of the speaker that they stepped back one after another. They were in awe.

At this time, Jin Yu looked at Sun Huang again, saw that they didn't have beards, and tasted their voices... He thought, Oh no, they are really two eunuchs? I'm in big trouble!

(End of this chapter)