Chapter 40
Turning a few streets and entering a hidden alley, Yang Tian saw a shop with a big word "大大" hanging on it. The sign below the word "大大" is written.
Qinghouer pointed: "Two young masters, this is here."
Yang Tian glanced at the nearby. The alley was a dead end, but it seemed that the business was good. From time to time, one or two people hurried into the alley and walked directly to the pawnshop. After entering for a while, they hurried out. When they left the alley, they looked around and went out when they saw that there were no acquaintances. It was rare for Yang Tian and his group to walk in swayingly.
Generally speaking, it is not a good thing to go to a pawn shop to make things. It is either the family is in decline, or the ill-gotten gained like a gangster like Qinghouer. The most feared is that they are seen by acquaintances, so there is no reason for pawn shops to be opened in the downtown area. It is even rare for Yang Tian and his group to walk in in a mighty manner. Everyone around them stared at them in surprise.
When Yang Tian and his party walked into this Heshan pawn shop, the pawn shop was immediately empty, and some people who wanted to be things hesitate to glance outside for a few times before entering. Although Yang Tian and others were strangers, people who wanted to be things always subconsciously did not want people to see it.
There was no one in the pawnshop, and there was only a small window on the high counter. A man who looked like a shopkeeper was sitting in front of the window, shaking a plan. With Yang Tian and Yang Ying's height, even if he picked up his feet, he couldn't reach the counter. Yang Tian had to signal Qinghouer to come forward and talk to him.
As for the sudden walk in the pawnshop, the shopkeeper didn't even raise his head and continued to make his abacus. Qinghouer gritted his teeth and said to the inside: "Shopkeeper is good."
The shopkeeper still didn't look up and just said, "Get the things."
Qinghouer hurriedly said, "It's not about being a thing, it's about redemption."
The shopkeeper then raised his head and saw Qinghouer and Yang Tian’s guards, and even a few officials were following behind him. He vaguely felt unusual. Qinghouer was a regular visitor here, so the shopkeeper knew him: "It was you, I'll take it as a ticket."
Qinghouer was suffocated. He couldn't take it as a ticket, so he had to smile and said, "Shopkeeper, that's it. A few days ago, the young man used a jade pendant here. This jade pendant is a bit incorrect. Now the owner is here to come. I hope the shopkeeper can be able to make peace and return the jade pendant to me."
The shopkeeper swept the guards and officials, unmoved, and said, "Be a ticket."
Of course, they need some background to be able to do pawnshop business. They often receive things from gangsters on the street. The main owner often comes to him, but still can only return. Although Qinghouer is a gangster leader, he does not dare to offend the pawnshop shopkeeper, and can only look at Yang Tian and Yang Ying helplessly.
Yang Ying was covered by the counter and had already been furious. Seeing Qinghou'er's performance, she cursed: "It's useless." She hooked her finger at the official who was following behind, "Come here."
The headman hurriedly walked to Yang Ying: "Young Master, what are your instructions?"
"May I have your name?"
"Return to the young master, the villain Li Tianzheng." (Thanks to book friend Li Tianzheng for providing it)
"Go and tell the shopkeeper that the jade pendant they collected last time was a stolen stolen one. If they handed it over, we can not pursue it, otherwise we will seal the pawnshop."
“Yes, yes.”
Li Tianzheng came to the counter and knocked it loudly, saying, "The Chang'an Government yamen runners will hand over the jade pendants you collected a few days ago, otherwise I will seal your shop."
The shopkeeper looked at Li Tianzheng and glanced at him with contemptuous eyes: "The pawn shop has rules and regulations, and the goods are not collected as tickets, and they will not be refunded."
The shopkeeper could not see Yang Tian, Yang Ying and the other two. At first, he thought that it was just a few small officials and some men who thought of making trouble in the pawn shop. When he heard Yang Ying's voice, he realized that there was another person in charge. The shopkeeper also remembered that the jade pendant was the best mutton fat jade, and it would be dozens of times the profit to sell it. He knew that Qinghouer was not from the right place, but because of his strong backstage, he had collected many goods from the wrong way before, so how could he let the jade pendant go? The shopkeeper knew that the jade pendant was a dead end, and even if the other party really took it out as a ticket, he was arrogant when he came back.
"This pawnshop manages robbery and smashes him for me."
"Yes, my son." Li Tianzheng was overjoyed. The pawnshop business was booming and he made money every day, but he had a lot of background. There were many high-ranking officials and nobles who sued the pawnshop for collecting and selling stolen goods, but they were settled by the pawnshop's backstage. Although the pawnshop was within the jurisdiction of these tolerances, they could not make any money and had long been resentful towards this pawnshop. Now that they have the support of the prince from the Duke's Mansion, what are they afraid of?
Li Tianzheng greeted: "Brothers, come on, smash this pawnshop."
The officials behind him were like wolves and tigers. They picked up the iron shackles in their hands and smashed them at the door of the pawnshop, yelling, "Open the door, open the door."
When the shopkeeper saw the official smashing the door, he was not panicked. Instead, he looked at the officials like an idiot. If a few small officials could bully the pawnshop, the pawnshop would have closed down long ago.
"Zheng, zhan, zhan." The iron shackles hit the black door, making a sound of metal hitting. A series of sparks flew up from the place where the iron shackles hit. Everyone was surprised. This inconspicuous door was actually made of iron.
The shopkeeper sneered: "Smash it, smash it, wait until you cry later."
Li Tian lost face in front of the prince of the Duke's mansion, and was furious and raised an iron shackle to smash it at the shopkeeper on the counter: "Why are you laughing at? Go to die."
With a bang, the iron shackles hit the iron pillar above the counter, but they still stretched in for a while and rubbed the tip of the shopkeeper's nose. The shopkeeper was shocked and sweated in a cold sweat and hurriedly retreated to the back.
This pawnshop is more tightly protected than the bank in later generations. Not only is it an iron door, but there is only a small window less than a square meter on the counter, and iron bars are installed on it. Once the shopkeeper retreats, the people outside can't even see the shopkeeper anywhere.
Everyone looked at each other in an instant. The pawnshop was like a turtle with a shell. Everyone had no sharp weapon to pry open the turtle shell. Although there were many people, it was useless.
"Brother, what should I do?" Yang Ying subconsciously thought that Yang Tian would have a solution.
Yang Tian didn't want to force himself. If he was to sue, even though the pawnshop took in the robbery, he had no evidence. Qing Houer's testimony alone might not be accepted. The lawsuit must be lost. But seeing Yang Ying's performance, Yang Tiancai suddenly realized that it is an era when officials are at a high level. As long as the Duke's Mansion thinks that you have received the robbery, what if there is no evidence?
Since it is a big deal, you can't be too sloppy, otherwise you can only be ridiculed in shame. Yang Tian said in a deep voice: "Prying the wall."
Chapter completed!