Chapter 17: Water and Fire Are Incompatible (2)

  Professor Ning pushed his glasses and said, "Actually, I might as well say it straight out. General Yida and I knew that it wouldn't be easy to meet Master Zhang Siye, so we took the opportunity to come see the female body jade, hoping to make friends with Master Zhang and learn from him."

  Zhang Siye said: "What can I learn?"

  Mr. Ning said: "Mr. Zhang is being polite, if Mr. Zhang has time, can we have a private conversation?"

  Zhang Siye was thinking about how to get rid of the persistent Professor Ning Shen, when he suddenly heard two loud rumbling sounds, and from the ceiling of the Buddhist hall, two black shadows fell down onto the Jade Taisui Pearl.

  These two black shadows are Hei Sanbi and Huo Xiaoxie!

  Hei Sanbian and Huo Xiaoxie were already impatiently waiting above. When Hei Sanbian saw Zhang Siye take out the Yu Tai Pearl, put it in a container and let others play with it, he knew the time had come. After instructing Huo Xiaoxie, he used all his brute strength to stomp on the roof, causing it to collapse and fall down.

  Hei Sanbian's whip fell from the sky, and he let out a loud shout: "Damn it! Bring it here!" Hei Sanbian wielded a snake whip, which was thin and long. This was his specialty, and with a flick of the whip, Zheng Fuquan's glass container holding the Yu Tai Zhu was wrapped around it. With a strong pull, Zheng Fuquan turned pale with fear and couldn't hold on, allowing Hei Sanbian to snatch away the Yu Tai Zhu.

  Huǒ Xiǎo Yè was also agile, as soon as he landed, he rushed towards Deputy Zheng, holding the black three-whip and handing over the bone-picking knife to him. Taking advantage of Deputy Zheng's momentary stunned state, the knife tip had already reached his neck!

  Huoxiao Ye was a man of action, and he was not one to hesitate. He knew that he and Hei Sanbian were in this together, and there was no turning back. So when Huoxiao Ye made his move, it was swift and deadly. Despite being half a head shorter than Zheng Fuguan, he grabbed the latter's hair and pulled him down, holding a knife to his neck and stabbing it in about an inch deep. Then, with a quick reversal of his hand, he twisted Zheng Fuguan's arm behind his back, effectively taking him hostage.

  Huǒ Xiǎo Xié whispered in Zheng's deputy officer's ear: "Don't move! Move and I'll kill you!"

  Vice Officer Zheng was also a skilled person, and normally it would be impossible for Huo Xiaoyao to capture him like this. But the reason he was caught off guard was that Vice Officer Zheng had been eyeing the treasure and was too eager to get his hands on it, so when Hei Sanbiao snatched it from his own hands, he was left at a loss, which allowed Huo Xiaoyao to succeed.

  Hei Sanbian is a man, one of the four great thieves in Northeast China. He has an extraordinary ability to gauge the situation and had long seen that Zheng's deputy officer not only held an important position but also had a vulnerable spot, which was why he came up with this countermeasure after discussing it with Huo Xiaoxie.

  This shocking change, in the blink of an eye, is all about being unexpected! In the thieves' jargon, there's a saying that goes like this: "A loud shout by the ear, even the King of Heaven would be stunned!" Hei San Bian particularly likes to play this trick. According to Hei San Bian, "Preparing for three days and nights isn't as good as taking him down when he's stunned!"

  Hei San Bian and Huo Xiao Xie's play was a real success.

  Hei San Bian drew out a Langning gun from his waist, holding the whip in one hand and the gun in the other. He shouted loudly: "Don't come any closer!" As he spoke, Huo Xiao Xie and Hei San Bian had already retreated to one side, with Huo Xiao Xie firmly holding onto Deputy Zheng and hiding behind Hei San Bian's body. For a moment, the people in the room were at a standoff.

  Zhang Siye, Yitian, Ning Shen and others finally reacted, Yitian shouted "Baka!" and quickly drew his military sword, holding it with both hands, pointing at Hei Sanbian and Huo Xiaoxie.

  Zhang Siye was calm, looked at Hei Sanbian twice, and hummed: "I said who is so bold, it turned out to be the famous thief Hei Sanbian in the Northeast! Hei Ye came to my Zhang family, but didn't even give a notice!" By this time, Zhang Siye's face was already full of murderous intent!

  "Hei Sanbian scolded: 'Zhang Siye, you're in trouble! I was entrusted by someone to get this Yu Tai Zhu. If Zhang Siye is generous, he'll give me the pearl and I, Hei Sanbian, will acknowledge Zhang's benevolence. In the future, if Zhang needs help, I'll be there for him. Otherwise, we'll part ways and this old master's life will be spent drinking good wine with King Yan's ghost!'"

  Yida Shaojiang could hardly understand, and with wide eyes, he shouted: "Eight roads! Dead, dead!"

  "Little Japanese devil, what business is it of yours? What are you yapping about?"

  Deputy Zheng let go of Huo Xiao Ye, who was bleeding profusely from his neck. He finally calmed down and trembled as he said, "Hei Ye, this young master behind you." Deputy Zheng didn't know who Huo Xiao Ye was, so he just called him "young master". "We can talk things out! We can talk things out! This pearl isn't even mine, it was brought by the Japanese."

  The sudden change in the Buddhist hall has shocked everyone, and a large number of mobile phones are visiting outside the door: wà⑹

  The strong and brave men have already swarmed in, holding high their torches, surrounding the Buddhist hall so tightly that not a drop of water could leak through, shining as bright as daylight! But for a moment, everyone was restrained from acting rashly because Zheng's deputy officer was in Hei Sanbian's hands.

  "Hei Sanbian shouted: 'Get out of the way, all of you! I said let us leave Fengtian, and I guarantee this old master will be safe and sound!'"

  No one answered, but the strong man at the entrance of the Buddhist hall had the momentum to rush over.

  "Hei San Bian continued to scold: 'Believe it or not! I came here to die!' Hei San Bian said, and with a swoosh, he tore open his outer garment. Inside, two rows of earth bombs were hung. Hei San Bian made a gesture, and a thick rope was pulled out from his bosom, which he bit into his mouth."

  Hei San Bian held the rope in his mouth and hummed: "Get out of the way! Damn it! I'm going to pull! There's no one alive around here!"

  Zhang Siye scowled and waved his hand, the burly men squeezed at the door slowly backed away. Hei Sanbian looked around, with a rope in his mouth, one hand holding a gun and the other holding a whip, he moved forward step by step, and said to Huo Xiaoxie: "Kid, follow closely!"

  Huǒ Xiǎo Yé nodded and closely followed Hei Sān Biāo.

  Hei San Wei took a step forward, out of the Buddhist hall. Outside, over a hundred people surrounded them, their faces filled with murderous intent. The torches were like a forest, and everyone's face was twisted in a fierce scowl. But Fire Little Evil didn't show any fear at all; instead, his heart swelled with pride, and he thought to himself: "I've had my heroic moments too! Dying like this is worth it! Haha!"

  Vice Officer Zheng understood in his heart that he was in big trouble this time. The person holding him hostage was the notorious Hei San Bian, who had caused a huge disturbance in Fengtian ten years ago and was known for being ruthless. In the northeastern Jianghu, he was quite famous and not someone to be trifled with. Vice Officer Zheng let Huo Xiao Xie hold a knife tightly against his neck, and no matter how hard he tried, he didn't dare make any sudden moves. He looked at Zhang Siye with pleading eyes, saying repeatedly: "Big brother, let's talk this over, let's talk this over."

  "Hei San Bian cursed: 'You, sir, tell them to retreat ten steps. If they don't retreat, don't blame me, Hei San Bian, for being impolite.'"

  "Vice Officer Zheng hastily shouted: 'Fourth Master Zhang, please, tell your men to retreat ten steps, Fourth Master Zhang!'"

  Zhang Siye, Mr. Zhou, Yitian, Ning Shen, Yan Jingtian and others stood in front of the Buddhist hall, looking at everything before them, all silent. Zhang Siye heard Zheng Fuquan plead for mercy, closed his eyes, and said: "Everyone retreat ten steps!"

  Those strong men in the courtyard, hearing Zhang Siye's order, also retreated slowly a few steps away, about ten paces away from Hei Sanbian and others. The hundreds of people in the entire courtyard still did not utter a word, the atmosphere was extremely tense.

  Hei San Bian looked around and smiled: "Good!"

  Zhang Siye also hummed: "Hei Sanbian, I respect you as a good man. If you put down Deputy Zheng now, I guarantee not to move you at all and let you leave Fengtian City!"

  "Hei San Bian laughed and said: 'Zhang Si Ye, I believe you! But I don't believe anyone else! Let's go!'"

  Hei San Bian and Huo Xiao Xie walked slowly to one side of the courtyard, with the crowd parting to make way for them, but still maintaining their encirclement.

  Zhang Siye also slowly followed, looking at Hei Sanbian and Huo Xiaoxie, seemingly deep in thought. He turned his head and asked Mr. Zhou in a low voice, "Mr. Zhou, who is the kid holding a knife to Deputy Zheng's throat? Looks kind of familiar?"

  Mr. Zhou took a few glances and said, "Judging from his appearance, he seems to be one of the small thieves from the lower five rings of Fengtian City."

  Zhang Siye said: "Can the lower five rings have such guts? You pass on the message, whoever recognizes this little thief, report back quickly."

  Mr. Zhou nodded and stepped back, disappearing into the crowd.

  Hei Sanbian walked quite slowly, and Zhang Siye's courtyard was also quite large. After passing through the gate and walking for half a stick of incense, he finally saw the wall. Hei Sanbian slowly moved towards the wall, but there was no room to stand under it, and a whole section of the wall had been cleared away, leaving him with nowhere to retreat.