Aaron's eyes were wide open, and he was breathing heavily. He looked at Su Rong with his eyes, and spoke with great difficulty: "You... just... just... just aren't afraid?"
He didn't expect that Su Rong would actually use a musket, and what he didn't expect was that Su Rong would choose to kill him directly!
It's crazy!
Isn't Su Rong afraid that he is a big fish? After all, these people are still being passively calculated by the forces in the southeast. Don't they want to find out clearly? Don't they want to ask if they have any other plans
As if knowing what Aaron was thinking, Su Rong curled the corner of his mouth slightly at him: "Are you wondering why I was so rough? Why didn't I leave you to catch the bigger fish?"
His expression suddenly changed, and there was no trace of smile on his face. He just sneered: "From now on, we will not think of sparing any of your lives. If you come one, we will kill one. If you come in a group, we will kill a group! I will see whether you have more people or we can kill faster! I will kill you until there is not a single piece of armor left. From now on, no one will dare to come and die as long as they hear that they are coming to cause trouble for us. Only in this way can we completely wipe out this group of endless and entangled cockroaches!"
Aaron's eyes widened even wider, revealing deep hatred. When he heard Su Rong say this, he suddenly vomited blood, fell to the ground and finally died.
Su Rong raised an eyebrow, without looking at him again, turned around and glanced at the palace servants who came in from the back and were now dumbfounded, and said slowly: "Do you know this person?"
The workers were shocked. Even with so many torches, they did not dare to look too closely at such a tragic scene. They looked at each other in dismay and remained silent for a moment.
Su Rong snorted coldly: "This man is a wanted criminal of the imperial court, and he has committed all kinds of evil. He sneaked into the Dali Prefecture, intending to pretend to be an official of the imperial court, deceived Mr. Liu, and instigated you to make these firearms for him and the rebels. Each of these is a capital crime that will punish all of your clans with the death penalty!"
The workers were so frightened that they turned pale and looked at the officers and soldiers in horror.
The leader was more daring and shook his head bravely: "This... ..Sir, this is none of our business, sir, we know nothing!"
As soon as he pleaded, a large number of people below also knelt down.
Su Rong looked around and said in a deep voice, "Get up! We know that since His Highness brought us into Dali Prefecture, everything we have done has been for the good of the local people. I believe you are also aware of this. Therefore, I trust you and believe that you are not willing to help the thieves. This matter will not implicate you, but you still have to obey the arrangements of the court in the near future. After we have interrogated and questioned you, and confirmed that none of you are suspicious, we will naturally let you go home."
When the workers heard him say this, they immediately breathed a sigh of relief and thanked him one after another.
Su Rong asked a few people to get the roster of the workers, and then took them to register one by one. He quietly looked at the body of the fake A'long in the yard, then turned around and led people out to find Mr. Liu.
Mr. Liu was in a state of disquiet and on the verge of collapse. When he saw Su Rong coming in, he subconsciously stepped back and looked at Su Rong in horror.
Su Rong didn't waste any words. He sat in the armchair in the main hall and said calmly, "I have killed A-Long using the muskets you made."
Mr. Liu shuddered violently, and was too frightened to make a sound for a while.
He was afraid that Su Rong would get unhappy and kill him with a musket.
Fortunately, Su Rong didn't seem to want to kill him. After a pause, Su Rong said in a deep voice: "You were originally an accomplice to the evil, and all the crimes you committed were punishable by death. Even if I kill you now, no one can say anything to me." Seeing Liu Yuanwai's mouth open in fear, Su Rong curled his lips and said: "However, since you haven't made a big mistake yet, I will give you a chance to atone for your crime. This is the only chance."
Mr. Liu could hardly catch his breath. When he heard Su Rong asking him to atone for his crime with merit, he agreed without any hesitation: "Master, Master, just tell me. I... If I hadn't been caught by them before and was afraid of offending the court, and if they hadn't caught my family, I would never have done such a thing! As long as Master gives me a chance, I will never do anything to let the court down again!"
Su Rong smiled slowly, neither saying whether he believed it nor whether he didn't. He just said calmly, "That's not necessary. As long as you do what I say, I can naturally save your life."
Liu Yuanwai agreed repeatedly, and Su Rong said, "I want you to continue to lead these workers to rush the work. Make as many muskets as you can. If you need anything, just write a note and I will take it to the governor for approval. In addition, if you can convince the old master, I will give you an extra credit. Then, please keep you in the Carpenters' Office as your Yuanwailang."
Mr. Liu was already overjoyed, and he heard Su Rong continue, "Not only that, if there is a chance, I will also do my best to help you protect your wife and children."
Mr. Liu knelt down with a thud and kowtowed three times to Su Rong.
Su Rong asked him to get up, settled the affairs of the Carpenters' Office, and temporarily handed Liu Yuanwai over to Zhou Ruomin to keep a close eye on him. Then he went to the Bai family to invite Bai Bao to come out of retirement.
He explained to Bai Bao all the recent events in the Craftsmanship Department, and then said, "Now that there is no reliable person looking after the Craftsmanship Department, neither I nor the court can rest assured. I will have to trouble Master Bai to come out again."
Bai Bao did not refuse. He had been forced to resign from the Craftsmen's Bureau before. Now that the situation was like this, he certainly would not refuse. He promised Su Rong seriously and asked him, "In this case, what do you plan to do with these muskets?"
Su Rong smiled and said, "This is a great gift sent by our enemies from the southeast. We cannot waste their kindness. I plan to personally escort these muskets to the front and hand them over to Your Highness."
With this batch of muskets, Su Rong's side was like a tiger with wings. If he wanted to completely recapture these places, his efficiency would be much higher.
All in all, Boss Ma and his men really did a great favor to the imperial court.
Hearing Su Rong say this, Bai Bao smiled thoughtfully and cupped his hands towards him: "No wonder the master wanted to spare Mr. Liu's life. It turns out that he has such a plan. He is really far-sighted!"