"It's not that we don't want to." The bearded man stood up under the gaze of the crowd and said in embarrassment: "You also know the reputation of the Jinyiwei. We were able to kill Liu Rong by surprise before because we had so many people. But later, didn't the brothers have to pretend to be kidnapped by bandits? Jiang Xin took hundreds of people away, and there were only twelve people left on my side. That was what you said. After all, there are many people and many mouths. The fewer people who know such confidential matters, the better."
How could such a small number of people possibly deal with those killer Jinyiwei
At first, Liu Rong and he were responsible for escorting the military pay back to Chengde. Because he had already received Jin Dong's instructions, he had already switched the military pay according to the plan. Then he attracted the bandits who had been entrenched in the surrounding area for a long time, who took advantage of the chaos to kill Liu Rong and others. Then he ran out with his twelve brothers, pretending to be kidnapped by the bandits, and then hid outside.
Seeing that they all wanted to retreat, Jin Dong lowered his voice and asked, "What if the people from Tuyun Village come down the mountain?"
The bearded man immediately opened his eyes wide with sparkling eyes: "You mean, let us use the same trick again?"
"Tuyun Village didn't get the military pay. Otherwise, why would they kill Su Rong? If so, you can give them another message, telling them where the military pay is. The Su family knows..."
Jin Dong knocked on the table and said calmly, "I believe you know what to do. I've already said it here. If the Su family insists on pursuing the matter, it will inevitably lead to trouble. Besides, even Prince Consort Tang has started to get suspicious, and someone has already started to investigate Liu Rong. You don't want to fail at the last minute, do you? This is a capital crime!"
The eerie sound of these words made everyone's faces extremely stern, and they all looked towards the bearded man.
The bearded man cursed, but finally snorted and made up his mind: "What's there to be afraid of! It has come to this, I'll just close my eyes and go all the way! If it works, I'll be rich and prosperous from now on, if it doesn't, I'll just get a big scar on my head! I'll do it!"
As soon as he spoke, the others hesitated, but no one objected.
Jin Dong glanced at them deeply, and as he stood up, he said, "Then it's up to you, everyone. Don't waste this great opportunity. I'm waiting for your triumphant return."
The lights were dim, and as soon as Jin Dong left, the other people started arguing.
"Brother, are you really going to do this? I don't think this will work!"
"We had agreed that if we killed Liu Rong and escaped, they would let us show up and say we escaped from the bandits. But now they won't let us go back! They said they were afraid that Lord Tang would get suspicious..."
"Yes!" The youngest boy jumped up and said, "Brother, they talked a lot of nonsense at the beginning, but didn't they ask us to hide here in the end? We even helped them kill the Earl of Yongding! Now they are not done yet, and we have to kill the captain of the Jinyiwei..."
Things are getting bigger and bigger like a snowball. If this continues, I might be crushed to death before I can reap any benefits.
The bearded man listened quietly, then suddenly raised his hand and slammed his fist on the table, making a dull sound, shocking everyone to shut up. He then asked coldly: "Are you done? Even if we don't listen, what can we do? We killed Liu Rong and his men, and we transferred the things and gave them to Lord Jin and his men. If we don't do what Lord Jin said, do you think we can still survive?"
Only if it is done, there will be a real way out.
Everyone fell silent after hearing what he said. After a long while, the youngest boy asked in frustration, "What should we do? Is this really the only way? But..."
The bearded man pondered for a while before saying, "Didn't your Excellency say that those people in Tuyun Village are hungry wolves. How long have they been coveting that batch of silver? Send them a letter."
As for them, all they have to do is sit back and wait.
The sky was gradually getting brighter. Master Su San was used to getting up early. He opened his eyes when the sunlight fell on his face, wiped his face and washed it, then went to the kitchen to ask for soup and brought it to Su Yao personally.
Su Yao had already gotten up and was telling Chen Dong about the latest news: "Are Uncle Jian and the others okay now?"
When Master Su San heard this question, he thought there was news about Su Rong, so he hurried into the house and asked, "What? Any news?"
Chen Dong shook his head: "No, He Jian had a conflict with the local guards, and both sides fought each other."
Master Su San frowned: "Now that the commander is missing, the people from their local guard post are actually fighting with our family? Why, they can't find anyone, do they think they can stay out of trouble?!"
Chen Dong and Su Yao looked at each other.
Speaking of which, if Su Rong cannot be found, then it really can't be blamed on anyone else.
After all, the law does not hold everyone responsible, so we can only blame the new commander for being unlucky.
Master Su San cursed a few words and then asked He Jian how they were doing now.
"He suffered some minor injuries, but he still insisted on going into the mountains to continue looking for people." Chen Dong analyzed rationally: "Now, in the final analysis, it seems that Lord Tang is not willing to cooperate in the search, and has been making excuses..."
Otherwise, He Jian would not have clashed with them so many times.
Master Su San mocked unceremoniously: "I must have gained a lot from temporarily taking over the post of Commander of Chengde Guard. Also, how much money has Chengde Guard made in recent years? Apart from other things, the horse farm needs to be guarded, the mountain farm needs to be inspected, and the palace is being repaired. All these things require soldiers, which also requires training. How much benefit can be gained from this? No wonder Lord Tang is reluctant to let go."
Su Rong got a huge bargain for nothing, and that was the case in everyone's eyes, but to Tang Ru'an, Su Rong was undoubtedly here to take advantage of the situation.
Looking at this matter carefully, the biggest suspect is actually Tang Ru'an.
He had the motive and the ability to cause trouble for Su Rong, and his actions afterwards were too suspicious - he reported Su Rong's disappearance two days late, and was not very active in searching for Su Rong, so that Su Rong's life or death is still unknown.
Su Rong got a huge bargain for nothing, and that was the case in everyone's eyes, but to Tang Ru'an, Su Rong was undoubtedly here to take advantage of the situation.
Looking at this matter carefully, the biggest suspect is actually Tang Ru'an.
He had the motive and the ability to cause trouble for Su Rong, and his actions afterwards were too suspicious - he reported Su Rong's disappearance two days late, and was not very active in searching for Su Rong, so that Su Rong's life or death is still unknown.