Chapter 222: I believe your ghost!

"Can you tell the truth now?" Chen Guanlou asked, "Don't talk about your big brother's name first, I'm not that curious. My brother here has been lacking money recently, the money you hid, shouldn't you spit it out. If you want your child to live a better life, you can't do without money."

The second leader was refreshed again.

Lu Datou straightened his chest, making a fierce posture. One singing red face and one singing white face, no need to pair lines, everyone has a tacit understanding.

Chen Guanlou looked at him very seriously, "This is the last time I see you, and this is your last chance. If you dare to play with me, I can take back the previous promise at any time, your child, you must think clearly."

The second leader slowly closed his eyes and sighed.

When he opened his eyes again, he clearly had done his own ideological work.

He took a deep breath, "You... sure enough, as the outside says, seeing money makes you open your eyes. Fine, I confess, I did hide a sum of money, but it's not much. The money earned all these years, most of it was given to big brother. If I hand over the money, will you take care of my child?"

"Depends on the amount of wealth, I will leave one-tenth for your child. However, you must also show enough sincerity. Don't use a hundred or eighty taels of silver to fool us." Chen Guanlou said with a straight face.

For a hundred or eighty taels of silver, he wouldn't be willing to run this trip.

In the Jia-sized cell block, just open your mouth, and there is an income of a hundred or eighty taels of silver. Is it worth running to the Bing-sized cell block to chatter with the second leader.

An old mountain bandit of more than ten years, still the second leader, without a thousand taels of silver, this matter can't be done.

The second leader wiped his face and gritted his teeth, "Will you keep your promise, will you really leave one-tenth for the child?"

"Of course! You can choose not to believe me, then bear the consequences." Chen Guanlou revealed his fangs, wanting him to do things, must pay a price. The child is pitiful, but can't let him help for free.

"Fine! I believe you! My sworn big brother is now a judge in the Jingzhao Prefecture, surnamed Zhou."

"Zhou Tongpan?" Lu Datou exclaimed, "Your sworn big brother is actually Zhou Tongpan? Really didn't see it." 【22

Chen Guanlou looked toward Lu Datou, "Is he very famous?"

"Zhou Tongpan previously served in the county office and was a colleague of Sun Datou. This person is very capable, and everyone respects him. He handled several major cases and was valued by those above, after which he was promoted all the way. Sun Datou particularly admired Zhou Tongpan. I didn't expect that he actually made his fortune in private like this. You being calculated by Zhou Tongpan is not unjust!" Lu Datou concluded.

The second-in-command could only give a bitter laugh; yes, it was not unjust at all.

He continued, "I... hid a seal. With this seal, one can go to the Sitong Bank to withdraw silver, totaling one thousand five hundred taels."

"You have been a mountain bandit for over ten years, robbing so many merchants of their wealth, and you only saved a mere one thousand five hundred taels?" Lu Datou was very dissatisfied, far lower than his estimate.

The second-in-command explained, "Of the robbed wealth, the big boss takes half, the remaining is divided among us few, and we still have to leave some rations for the small fry below. And most of my money was given to my big brother. Being able to save one thousand five hundred taels over so many years is already quite good. The other brothers spend whatever they have, and haven't saved a single copper."

Lu Datou remained dissatisfied.

This nest of mountain bandits had committed countless crimes; just from what he knew, the merchants who were robbed suffered losses of over ten thousand taels. Accumulated over so many years, even if it wasn't ten thousand taels, three to five thousand taels should have been there.

One can only say that Zhou Tongpan's way of eating was too ugly; he actually wiped out the second-in-command's savings all by himself and still wanted to borrow a knife to kill someone. Such greed and such a black heart were truly astonishing.

Forget it, forget it, one thousand five hundred taels is one thousand five hundred taels. He won't complain that it's too little; a three-seven split is enough for him to live freely for a long time, and he can also block the mouth of the 'mother tiger' at home, and the children's tuition is also solved. Perfect!

Lu Datou frequently winked at Chen Guanlou, anxious and hurried to go get the seal and withdraw the money.

Chen Guanlou signaled Lu Datou not to be anxious; the seal won't fly away, and the money won't fly away either. What does it matter if it's a day or two late? Missing one day of gambling won't kill anyone.

Lu Datou:...

He could only endure silently.

Chen Guanlou asked the second-in-command again, "Are you done confessing? Don't let another secret pop out in two days."

The second-in-command gave a self-deprecating laugh, "Chen Tou, rest assured, there won't be any more secrets. I have already confessed clearly what needed to be confessed; I hope Chen Tou can take care of my child a little."

"Rest assured, I will leave enough for the child, ten percent of the silver. As long as the Tianmen Sect doesn't mistreat him, he will be able to grow up healthy and safe, and have a beautiful future."

"Thank you, thank you!" The second-in-command could only kowtow in gratitude.

Chen Guanlou left the C-grade cell block.

Lu Datou urged him to go get the seal.

The second-in-command had hidden the seal very cleverly, inside the brim of the hat of the Sanqing Patriarch in the Daoist temple outside the city.

Chen Guanlou took Lu Datou out of the city and successfully retrieved the seal.

Lu Datou held the seal and chuckled, "I'm rich, I'm rich."

Chen Guanlou couldn't be bothered to talk to him, snatched the seal, "Are you going to withdraw all the money at once, or withdraw it in batches and by the month?"

"Of course, withdraw it all at once." Lu Datou didn't hesitate in the slightest.

"Are you sure?" Chen Guanlou stared at him, "Are you sure you can control yourself?"

With several hundred taels coming in at once, given Lu Datou's nature as a degenerate gambler, he would inevitably spend the next month in the gambling den, gambling until he was dizzy and dark, and wouldn't stop until the money was all lost.

"Why wouldn't I be able to control myself?" Lu Datou was unconvinced.

Chen Guanlou snorted coldly, "In my opinion, withdrawing the silver in batches and by the month is better for you."

"No way! Chen Tou, Brother Chen, my dear big brother, my dear grandfather, is that okay? Seeing the money is about to be in hand, and you still want to withdraw it in batches and by the month; isn't this just taking off your pants to fart?"

"You can't control yourself."

"I can control myself!"

"The gambling den is just lacking gamblers like you."

"I guarantee I won't gamble today."

"Your guarantee is no different from a fart." Chen Guanlou didn't leave any room for face.

Lu Datou still wanted to act out and be unreasonable, but Chen Guanlou slapped the wall, and a palm print was clearly visible, instantly suppressing Lu Datou.

"Brother, did you slap that? Since when did you become so powerful?"

Chen Guanlou snorted coldly, "Although I don't have martial veins, I have more than enough to beat you. When I saw your wife last time, she even asked me to keep you in check."

"Don't listen to that mother tiger..."

"Hmm?" Chen Guanlou gave a light 'hmm,' instantly making Lu Datou swallow all the remaining dirty words and foul language, saying aggrievedly: "Alright, alright, I'll listen to you. You say batches, it's batches; you say by the month, it's by the month. Can I withdraw money today?"

Chen Guanlou said earnestly: "Learn from me; going to a brothel and sleeping while holding a girl is a hundred times better than you entering a gambling den. Gambling will make you bankrupt and destroy your family, but a brothel won't. A brothel girl will at most hollow out your body, but she won't make you end up on the streets."

Lu Datou:...

I believe you, you ghost!