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Chapter 6 Character Relationships in Wuxia Novels Part 5: Killers and Liaisons

Short Stories by Ni Kuang 倪匡 1870Words 2023-02-05
Who would associate a killer with a shopkeeper of a silk shop?Therefore, the shopkeeper of the silk shop became the killer's contact person.Or, just to be the killer's liaison, he became the shopkeeper of the silk shop. The shopkeepers of the silk and satin shop almost all have the same appearance. Since most of the customers are women, they are very patient, good-tempered, and easy-going. He is naturally different from the ordinary silk shopkeeper, because he is the killer's contact person. It is not right that only he can find the elusive killer. It should be said that only through him can he get in touch with the elusive and infallible killer.

Assassin, hired to kill, hired killer, has no right and will not ask the killer what method to kill, as long as the victim dies before the specified date, the killer's task is completed, and the hired killer must pay in advance After half of the fee, when the purpose has been achieved, the other half of the fee has to be paid according to the contract. What the killer looked like, even if it was a man or a woman, no one knew at all, not even the contact person. The fee charged by the killer is always a bank note issued by a bank with a good reputation. Each piece of silver is 10,000 taels. How many pieces are needed to kill a person is not certain. It depends on who is going to kill. Of course, the killer will not Faey is the contact person for the direct contact with the employer.

Bundles of silk are shaken by a young man, with his hands behind his back, standing beside the customer, introducing the color and texture of the silk.The customer is a middle-aged woman, the jewelry is dazzling, and she chooses very carefully. After looking at seven pieces, she is still not satisfied. She raised her head with a nervous and anxious expression: How many pieces have I looked at? He answered patiently: Seven. The customer insisted: No, ten! After repeating the same dialogue three times, although he felt it was extremely strange, since the other party came according to the signal to find the killer, he, the contact person, must be responsible for the arrangements.So, he lowered his voice: Please go to the inner hall, where there is good silk for tribute.

The actions of the middle-aged woman seemed not very flexible, and she followed him to the inner hall.He was thinking: Most of the people who want to hire killers are people from the Jianghu. They have made enemies with others, and they have no ability to deal with them, so they come to hire killers to act.There are also many despicable conspiracies, such as killing the gang leader, the deputy gang leader will naturally become the new gang leader, and even gnashing his teeth, wanting to avenge the old gang leader, etc., all kinds of dirty things. In contrast, the killer just kills, Pure as a baby!

In the inner hall, he really took out a piece of bright red silk from a cabinet, and spread it a little on the two rosewood Eight Immortals tables side by side. His fat hands touched the smooth silk surface, Gently stroking, not looking at each other. Since the middle-aged woman didn't seem like a person in the world, he was considering whether he should speak first.but.The middle-aged woman couldn't wait any longer and lowered her voice: I want to kill someone! The voice of the middle-aged woman even trembled slightly.Naturally, people in the world are living a life of licking blood with the blade of a knife, and they take life and death lightly. Killing and being killed are both wandering in the world and must be accepted at any time. For ordinary people, killing is a big thing .

He is still stroking the silk: it is very expensive, depending on who you want to kill, it is very expensive. The woman's voice was hurried, and she uttered a name. That name made him raise his head abruptly, and glanced at the middle-aged woman. She was the head of the city's police bureau. He, as the killer's contact person, never asked why, he just said: 200,000 taels, pay half first. The woman hesitated for a moment: I want him to die within a month! He nodded, and the woman untied the wallet she was clutching tightly in her hand, and counted ten bills, each with a silver note of 10,000 taels.He took a look, he had rich experience with this kind of banknotes, and he knew it was real at a glance. As long as he took the banknotes to the bank, if he was happy, he could bring out ten thousand taels of silver in vain.

He still finds it a little strange to see the middle-aged woman off!There are very few clients like this. What is the relationship between her and the chief executive?Why does she always seem to die?As usual, he withheld six 100,000 taels of silver bills, and put four of them in a brick wall not far from the shop, a well-concealed brick wall known only to him and the killer. In the hole, use a small piece of paper to write the name of the murdered person, so that the killer can act. He should put nine silver bills in the hole in the wall, and he will take 10% commission.But in the past year, he only released four cards. He earned more than the killer. People are always greedy, and the killer can't meet his employer directly.The killer originally only wanted one hundred thousand taels, and he had the ability to ask his employer to take out two hundred thousand taels. That was his ability as a contact person. He felt at ease and never felt that there was anything wrong.

That night, he carefully put six silver bills into a small box studded with precious stones. There were at least a hundred of the same silver bills. He patted the box, knowing that he would never be able to spend that much silver in his lifetime, but I don't know why, every time I add a few more, there is always a strange satisfaction in my heart. He took a deep breath, like the fragrance on the bank note, and then, when he turned around and was about to put the small box away, he saw the The middle-aged woman I had seen before.Before he could figure out whether he was dazzled, a shiny dagger had already been inserted into his heart.

Killers need liaisons Honest liaisons. Kill the dishonest contact, and you can find a new, honest contact, even the shopkeeper of the silk shop.
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