Chapter 879: A Day in the Life of Scrivener Hong (Part 1)
"Ninth Brother, Ninth Brother."
The childish voice called for a long time, and Hong Jiu finally opened his eyes in a daze. The first thing that caught his eye was half of a white arm.
"What time is it?"
Hong Jiu asked in a daze, and squeezed one hairy leg between the girl's knees, rubbing it wantonly.
The girl mistook this as a sign for 'morning exercise' and hurriedly pressed her still-growing breasts against his left ribs, saying in a tender voice, "It's still early, not even 5:45 a.m.."
However, when he heard the word "Mao Hour", Hong Jiu suddenly sobered up. Regardless of the cold winter weather, he sat up straight and ordered without question: "Someone, turn on the lights!"
The little maid who had been waiting outside came in with a candle and lit several candles in the room one by one.
In just such a short time, Hong Jiu could no longer wait. He reached out and pulled off his clothes from the head of the bed and was about to put them on.
At this moment, a white arm suddenly stretched out and snatched the clothes away.
But the young girl also stood up, hugging the quilt, and served Hong Jiu with ease, while pouting and complaining: "Why do you want to do this? Can't we just live a peaceful life? Why do we have to work so hard to become a petty official!"
"What are you talking about!"
Hong Jiu glanced at her and said solemnly: "Don't let me hear you say this a second time, otherwise..."
He had been the beggar chief in Shanxi Lane for more than two years and had seen a lot of bloodshed. When he got serious, his face inevitably became ferocious.
Plus, the little maid happened to come over with a lantern, and the white light shining upwards made the scene even more eerie and creepy.
But the girl seemed unaware. Although she did not take the initiative to provoke Hong Jiu, her little mouth was pouted so much that it could be used to tie a donkey, and it was obvious that she was dissatisfied and angry.
When Hong Jiu saw this, he felt deeply regretful.
This girl was none other than one of the orphans he took in when he was a beggar, whose nickname was Niu'er.
This girl was originally quite pretty. Later, Hong Jiu became the head of the village, and her family no longer had to worry about food and clothing, so she became even more pretty.
So at the beginning of this year, Hong Jiu couldn't help himself and took the fifteen-year-old girl into his room.
I didn't think much of it at the time, but now I really regret it.
This is because after becoming a woman, this girl has not matured, but has become more spoiled due to Hong Jiu's favor.
The only thing to be thankful for is that Hong Jiu only took her in as his concubine but did not marry her. After the marriage, the eldest wife would naturally help to train her.
Although Niu'er had developed a spoiled personality, she was quite dedicated in serving Hong Jiu. After a short while, she had dressed him and asked the maid to help him wash up.
After everything was packed up, Hong Jiu originally wanted to have dinner in the backyard and then take a car directly to the Dali Temple to take up his post.
Unexpectedly, before the food was served, a maid came in and said that the deaf eldest master and the second young master had arrived and were eager to see the ninth master.
The deaf boss was originally a vicious beggar who bullied Hong Jiu. Later, he was subdued by him using his official status. Now he has inherited his position as the head of the beggars' group and can be regarded as Hong Jiu's confidant.
The so-called Little Second Master, like Niu'er, was one of the little beggars taken in by Hong Jiu. Because his common name was Erzi, he was called Second Master.
However, in Hong Jiu's eyes, this Second Master has to be demoted to Little Second Master.
Let’s get back to the story.
When he heard that the deaf eldest brother and the second son had come to his house early in the morning, Hong Jiu frowned, knowing that these two must have been in trouble.
In his heart, he didn't want to get involved in the affairs of the Shanxi Lane Beggars' Gang anymore, but he couldn't get rid of it just by wanting to .
So I had to be patient and go to the front yard.
When he arrived at the living room in the front yard, he saw the deaf eldest brother and the second son running around like ants on hot pot, showing panic from the inside out, which made Hong Jiu feel even more unhappy.
So he ignored the greetings of the two men, "Nine Master" and "Nine Brother", and sat down under the pine and crane longevity painting. He asked the servants to bring tea, and took two sips slowly. Then he met the two men's anxious eyes and said, "Tell me, what trouble have you made?"
The deaf eldest brother and the second son looked at each other. They had tried to interrupt several times but failed. Now that they were finally allowed to speak, they both shrank back.
Seeing this, Hong Jiu pretended to stand up and said, "If everything is fine, I'll leave. I'm in such a hurry to report to the government office."
"Brother Jiu, something's wrong, something's wrong!"
The second son could no longer hold back and hurriedly stood in the middle, rubbing his hands and saying with a drooling face, "Yesterday, several of us brothers were detained by the officials of Shuntian Prefecture!"
When Hong Jiu heard that it was related to Shuntian Prefecture, he felt relieved - he and Zhao Wuwei, the inspector of the Criminal Law Department, were old acquaintances.
So he sat back down and asked indifferently, "How did you deduct it? Why did you deduct it?"
"this……"
The second son turned his head to look at the deaf elder, but the deaf elder just kept his head down and had no intention of speaking at all.
He had no choice but to smile and say, "Brothers, you have nothing to do, so go to the disaster relief camp outside the city..."
"to be honest!"
Hong Jiu's voice suddenly became high-pitched.
The two boys shuddered all over, and hesitated to speak.
At this time, the deaf boss at the side spoke up: "Master Jiu, you should know about Su Laogen's brothel, right? Recently, they brought in a dozen young girls who had suffered misfortunes, and their business is booming. Master Er thought, since others can make money from this business, we can do the same..."
"Do you XXXX!"
Hong Jiu jumped up, grabbed the second son by the collar, and slapped him with two big ears, cursing, "When Lord Sun was in Shuntian Prefecture, what did he grab the most tightly? Don't you know that?!"
Erzi panicked immediately, and stammered, "Brother Jiu, I... I also want to find... a way to make money for the brothers. Besides... Su Laogen's business has been around for a long time. If he can do it, why can't we brothers do it?"
He was hesitant at first, but the more he spoke, the more confident he felt that he was. Especially when he thought about how Hong Jiu first took his favorite girl as his roommate and then passed the position of village chief to the deaf boss, he felt a little dissatisfied and resentful.
So his tone became tougher: "Besides, this is a matter between us, we both agreed to it, it's not forcing women into prostitution, let alone kidnapping people, how can it involve Lord Sun?"
This sophistry gradually eliminated the anger on Hong Jiu's face, but the vigilance and coldness in his eyes were growing rapidly.
After handing over the position of village chief to the deaf eldest brother, he was always worried that the deaf eldest brother would do something wrong and drag him into trouble, so he let his second son follow the deaf eldest brother.
Originally, he was planning to wait until he had settled the matter here before guiding this little brother onto the right path. However, he never expected that the first one who couldn't hold back would be the second son he had raised since childhood!
After a while, Hong Jiu slowly let go of Erzi's collar and asked calmly, "That's easy to say. Now let me ask you, do you have any flower cards from the Jiaofangsi?"
The second son thought he was backing down, and was even more convinced that his ninth brother was becoming more and more timid as he got older in the underworld - otherwise why would he give up his rich and carefree life to become a minor official?
So he said casually: "Let's gather all the people first, and then we can think of a way to get the flower cards. Besides, there are more than just one or two prostitutes. If others can handle it, we can naturally..."
"alright."
Hong Jiu suddenly stopped his twisted reasoning and asked impatiently, "Let's talk business first. Since it's consensual, how come the people you sent were detained by the police?"
“I don’t know!”
When talking about this, Erzi immediately became like a deflated ball, wrinkling his face like a pig kidney, stamping his feet and saying, "They were arrested yesterday without any reason. We tried to find a way to clear the way, but there was no accurate information. I heard that not only our people were arrested, but also many people were arrested near the disaster refugee camp!"
"So, isn't this targeting our family?"
"Shouldn't it be?"
"I see."
Hong Jiu nodded, stood up, went outside and called the manager in, and said loudly: "Take my note and go to the Criminal Law Department to find Prosecutor Zhao..."
The following words were spoken in a low voice.
When the two men heard this, they thought that Hong Jiu was going to help them out, so they glared at the deaf boss with pride. They thought in their hearts that it was not a good idea to always rely on Hong Jiu. When their brothel made money, they would have to go to Prosecutor Zhao for help.
By then, I will kick the deaf boss out. Then, won’t I be the one who has the final say in the Beggars’ Gang in Shanxi Lane?
The second son thought more and more about it, but he had no idea that Hong Jiu lowered his voice and said to the manager: "Please ask Prosecutor Zhao to help build a criminal record for the second son - don't take his life, just send him into exile."
