usatvline Chapter 93 Xiaolin, give them a job.
Chapter 93 Xiaolin, give them a job.
Chapter 93 Xiaolin, give them a job.
We had a great time drinking that night. The Eight Horses Set of Liquor was really strong. It's probably not going to be another two hundred years before a proper high-proof liquor appears. The highest alcohol content of liquor nowadays is around 15 degrees.
They started by serving him a strong 56-proof liquor, which even a rough man like the prince couldn't handle. At the family banquet that night, everyone was drunk and passed out. The prince was completely drunk and started doing that stupid thing again, grabbing Lin Zhou's hand and calling him "brother."
However, Lin Zhou didn't understand what he was saying. He was speaking the Jin language, and Lin Zhou himself had drunk quite a bit, so he was sitting there swaying unsteadily.
By the time the whole room started singing around the table, Kobayashi had already slipped under the table.
When he woke up again, he was already lying in his own shop. Even Brother Ying disliked him because he smelled of alcohol and refused to share a bed with him.
He sat up, rubbing his head. The hangover made him dizzy, and his mouth was dry.
"Brother Eagle, Brother Eagle, come get me some water."
Normally, when he shouted, Brother Ying would respond from outside. Although the child wasn't very bright, he had undergone three years of job training, so he was indeed quite capable as a maid and could be rated as excellent.
But Lin Zhou called out three times today and still no one responded. He could only put on his clothes and slippers and go down to take a look.
When he went downstairs, he found that Brother Ying was not in the shop, but the door was open. He glanced at the time and found that it was already past 1 a.m. Normally, Brother Ying would definitely be in the shop by now, or he would definitely say hello if he wasn't. This kind of situation of running away without a word has never happened before.
So Lin Zhou got dressed and prepared to go out to take a look, but as soon as he stepped out, the proprietress of the shop next door hurried over and said mysteriously to Lin Zhou, "Oh dear, Manager Lin, something bad has happened! A few people just came and kidnapped Ying Ge'er!"
"Huh? Arresting people here?" Lin Zhou burst out laughing. "Who are they? No, they've got some nerve!"
"I don't know where they're from, but they said Yingge owes them money or something."
Lin Zhou was full of questions. He might not be a high-ranking official, but he was well-connected in all three worlds: the legitimate and the criminal underworld. Who would be so blind as to bully him?
"My aunt is helping me look after the shop; I'll be right back. How long have they had Brother Ying with them?"
"It's been almost half an hour, and they just covered his mouth and took him away."
Without saying a word, he got into a carriage at the crossroads and arrived at the construction site on the riverbank outside the city as quickly as possible.
At this moment, Lin Zhou was thinking about why he would take a girl away with such a lame excuse. Did he want to get some information about himself from Brother Ying?
But now is not the time to think about these things. The first priority is to find Brother Eagle. However, we still need to curse Orange when necessary. That damn bastard promised to protect her, but this is how he protects her?
When they found Xu Shang and told him what had happened, Xu Shang's beard and hair visibly stood on end. No wonder he was nicknamed Black Panther. You wouldn't notice it normally, but with the hair on his face standing on end, he did indeed look somewhat like a leopard.
"Is that so?"
"Let's not worry about that for now. It's just a coincidence that Lu You isn't here during the New Year. If he were here, this wouldn't have happened."
"Walk!"
Without wasting words, Xu Shang took Lin Zhou and boarded the carriage, heading towards the city. He blew his whistle all the way, and the people who heard him along the way seemed to have crawled out from some unknown corner. By the time they returned to Lin Zhou's shop, dozens of people had already followed behind them.
They had their own methods for handling such matters in the martial arts world. After he arrived, he sent people to inquire around, and they quickly learned about the movements of the group of people from the surrounding residents.
Then they began searching along this path like hunting dogs.
In this area, the Black Panther is like a timely rain for Lin'an City; everyone, whether human or ghost, has to give him some respect, so their efficiency is exceptionally high.
They quickly learned the name Liu San'er.
It is said that in the morning, he saw Liu San'er leading a few people carrying a young woman into his house, but he didn't know what they were going to do.
Lin Zhou had a dark expression the whole time, and the pistol in his arms was already cocked.
"If Brother Eagle gets bullied, I won't be polite."
"Let's take a look first. That Liu San is just a small-time gangster in Lin'an's underworld; he'll probably give me some face. Besides, I think there's probably something else going on here."
"I don't know what Xu Cheng is good for!"
"It's not his fault. You may not know, but someone attempted to assassinate Qin Hui last night. Qin Hui was so frightened that he was bedridden. The Emperor ordered that the mastermind be found within three days. The Imperial City Guard and the Palace Guard have both been dispatched."
"Why didn't they kill Qin Hui? Damn it—"
Xu Shang glanced at Lin Zhou, but didn't say anything.
The two arrived at Liu San's residence, in what was known as the notorious "black street" of Lin'an City. As the name suggests, the black street was a despicable place, teeming with lowlifes. This differed from the southern part of the city, which was mostly inhabited by vagrants...
It is a gathering place for landless farmers and some poor laborers, as well as for local thugs.
When the group arrived at Liu San's house, Xu Shang kicked open the tightly closed door. Three or five burly men immediately came out, but when they realized it was Xu Shang, none of them dared to step forward.
"Hand him over!"
"Brother Leopard, I don't understand what you're talking about. What kind of people are you associating with? We've always kept to ourselves with Nancheng."
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Before Xu Shang could speak, Lin Zhou stepped forward: "Are you Liu San? Did you kidnap a young girl this morning?"
"Young man, don't talk nonsense. We abide by the law, and we've never—"
Before the man could finish speaking, Lin Zhou had already drawn his pistol, released the safety, and fired a shot into his thigh. After a loud bang like a firecracker, the bullet pierced his thigh, causing a clear penetrating wound.
Liu San'er didn't even have time to react at that moment, but just two seconds later, his trouser leg was soaked with blood, and then the intense pain made him lie on the ground, howling in agony.
Lin Zhou stomped on his chest: "Fuck your mother! You obey the law, but I don't! Don't you even know who I am? Who are you messing with?"
When Liu San's men saw their boss fall to the ground, they all pulled out their weapons. At this moment, Xu Shang simply raised his chin. The men behind him were all experts from the underworld of Lin'an City, and they had also come carrying weapons. When they untied the black cloth covering them, they were clearly carrying broadswords.
At this moment, Lin Zhou's scorching hot gun barrel was pressed against Liu San's forehead. The residual heat from the gun barrel after firing the bullet opened a third eye between Liu San's eyebrows.
"I'll count to three, and if you don't open your mouth after that, I'll blow your head to bits."
"—!"
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"Two! Oh, still pretty stubborn."
"Hero! Hero, spare my life! Hero!"
Liu San was no longer in a tough spot. He felt like he had been knocked down in an instant, without even a chance to react. All he could do was beg for mercy.
"You son of a bitch—"
Lin Zhou's finger was already on the trigger: "Speak!"
"In the woodshed — a person in the woodshed —"
Upon hearing this, Xu Shang raised his chin again, and several people immediately came out from behind him. They used broadswords to break the lock on the woodshed door, and soon the trembling Eagle Brother was brought out from inside.
Eagle's face was dark, with streaks of tears. When she came out and saw Lin Zhou, she didn't care about master and servant anymore. She rushed over and hugged Lin Zhou's waist. She burst out with unprecedented strength at this moment, and her thin arms squeezed Lin Zhou painfully.
"Master— Waaaaaah— I thought I'd never see you again—"
Lin Zhou took a deep breath and kicked Liu San hard in the head, then pointed at his men and yelled, "Hands up, all of you, get down on the ground!"
What could those people possibly struggle with at this point? They could only obediently comply. At that moment, Lin Zhou turned around and closed the door.
"Beat them!" Xu Shang raised his hand. "Beat them to death!"
That beating really took a toll on these guys; they were all lying there barely breathing.
"Okay, stop."
Seeing that things were about right, Xu Shang stepped forward, grabbed Liu San by the hair, and lifted him up: "Tell me, Third Master. What's the point?"
At this point, Liu San was barely alive. Half of his trouser leg was soaked in blood. However, the shooting distance was short, resulting in a penetrating wound. If it had been a little further away, the bullet would have rolled around inside his flesh, which would have been like taking a Rasengan head-on. He would have been basically beyond saving by now.
"You kidnapped such a young girl in broad daylight? Is there no law in Lin'an City?"
Xu Shang grabbed his hair and said viciously, "Do you know that abducting a young girl is punishable by death?"
"Spare me—Master Leopard—Spare me—I was mistaken; I didn't know you were one of your men—"
"No, no, no, don't talk to me about this. You either die right now, or you'd better explain yourself clearly."
Don't be fooled by Black Panther's righteous and chivalrous appearance. He truly rose from the bottom of society. While it's undeniable that Si Hou has influence in him, being his cousin, it's still remarkable that he possesses such power.
Ruthless and cruel, that's commonplace for them.
"I—I—this morning—"
He was speaking when his head snapped to the side, but he still had a pulse. Xu Shang touched him and tossed him aside, then walked over to one of his more conscious underlings: "You tell me, don't wait until I make my move. Once my brothers get involved, it'll be hard to say whether you'll live or die."
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