Boss Ma's tone was full of teasing and mockery. He looked at Master Bai Qi with a half-smile, confronting Master Bai Qi without leaving any room for negotiation. He raised his eyebrows and said, "If Master Qi really doesn't know anything, then there's nothing for us to talk about today. Burning these boats is just the beginning. I might as well tell you straight out. Let's see what's going on!"
Now they are the only ones here. Mr. Bai Qi came here on his own and went ashore alone. Even if he was a tiger in the past, he is now no different from a sick cat in front of them. The worst that can happen is that they will have a falling out. He obviously doesn't take it to heart.
Master Bai Qi naturally understood what Boss Ma wanted to know. He sighed and rubbed his brows as if he had a headache. "Old Ma, we have known each other for many years. Back then, you were stranded at sea and it was I who recommended you that brought you to Old Wang. For the sake of our past friendship, I would like to trouble you to give me some advice. What taboo have I committed? You have to let me know, right? You also know my current situation. It is not an exaggeration to say that I am walking on thin ice."
When the past events were brought up, the smile on Boss Ma's face immediately turned into anger. He snorted coldly, "Seventh Master, please stop making me laugh. You want me to teach you? If you had been willing to teach me, I wouldn't have nearly lost my life!"
He was a little fed up and didn't bother to flatter Master Bai Qi anymore. He sneered directly, "Master Qi, how long are you going to lie to me now? Are you really playing me like a monkey? Don't you really know why we burned your boat?"
Even though the words had come to this, Master Bai Qi still looked up blankly and earnestly: "Brother, what is the matter? Tell me clearly. If it is my fault, I will naturally take the blame and apologize, and I will never shirk responsibility!"
Boss Ma sneered, looked Mr. Bai up and down, lowered his eyes and asked, "Where is our young lady?"
Master Bai Qi opened his eyes wide in surprise: "This, this is of course in the Xu family! Isn't this something we all know?"
"Bai Qiye, you are so shameless!" Boss Ma couldn't help but curse, and raised his hand coldly. His men immediately drew their knives and surrounded Bai Qiye. Boss Ma walked down from his seat and looked at Bai Qiye, raising his eyebrows coldly: "If you still want to play dumb, don't blame me for being rude!"
Mr. Bai Qi felt a little heavy in his heart. He had originally made up his mind to never admit that he had anything to do with this matter, but now looking at the attitude of Boss Ma, it is clear that he has confirmed that Shen Yaoniang’s matter has something to do with him, and judging from the situation, Boss Ma will really not let him leave the island.
This must be Shen Hai who said that.
He didn't dare to resist any longer, and pulled the corners of his mouth to make an ugly smile. After a moment of silence, he pursed his lips and looked at Boss Ma: "Old Ma, I..."
Boss Ma looked at him coldly.
Master Bai Qi pondered in his heart, and finally gritted his teeth and hung his head dejectedly: "I am sorry to King Jinghai!"
Shen Hai is now very successful on the sea, which has made the imperial court and the government very angry. He even gave himself a title of king. This is something that everyone on the seaside knows.
Boss Ma stared at Master Bai Qi, his eyes seemed to want to eat him, but his words were frighteningly calm: "Master Qi is finally willing to confess, so tell me, what happened to our young lady?"
Master Bai Qi had already made up his mind quickly.
The other party burned the boats because they had already determined that this was an action they would take after something happened to Shen Yaoniang. Judging from the situation, they might know even more.
Under any circumstances, continuing to conceal and shirk responsibility will only make things worse.
He hesitated for a moment, then spoke out the words he had prepared long ago: "It was a misunderstanding... I don't know what happened in Liancheng, but they sent them to the capital as ordinary girls..."
Mr. Bai Qi was dejected, and at this moment he sincerely felt regret and bad luck: "I only found out about her identity after the incident..."
Boss Ma was furious: "After you found out my identity, the first thing you thought of was to destroy the body! You really are unworthy of the prince!"
Because of this incident, Boss Ma almost lost his life. He has always been the most diligent in delivering information to both sides and has the most frequent contact with the Xu family. Shen Yao Niang had been in trouble for so long, but he didn't receive any news at all. Shen Hai was so angry that he wanted to kill him. If it weren't for his good luck, he would have really died.
How can he be in a good mood now
Mr. Bai Qi was extremely worried, but now he could only try his best to minimize the losses. If this matter was allowed to continue to ferment, no one would have a good ending.
Thinking of this, he took a few steps forward, ignoring the gleaming knives, and grabbed Boss Ma's hand: "Old Ma, this matter is really none of our business. You know, I've been very busy in the capital recently. I'm exhausted from connecting people up and down. I really can't take care of so many things in the building. By the time I know about it, things have been irreversible... I did hide this matter, not for anything else, just because I was afraid! And I also had a fluke. I thought that it might not really be the prince's beloved daughter, because if it was really her, then in order to find her, there should be a big fuss, but the capital is still calm, even in Liancheng, there is no news from Liancheng, saying that she is missing! Old Ma, it is wrong for me to hide it, but I really dare not say it. I can't take this risk... If it is really not, then wouldn't Old Xu hate me? You probably think I am meddling... "
He stared at Boss Ma earnestly: "If I really knew, Old Ma, think about it carefully, how could I do such a thing? Am I really tired of living and dare to touch even the prince's daughter?! This matter, I saw you treat me like this, and even burned the boat, so I dared to believe that something really happened... Old Ma, I really didn't know!"
Boss Ma looked at him with a gloomy face.
The atmosphere was so tense that Master Bai Qi lowered his voice and said, "Old Ma, you must have had someone go to the Xu family, right? What did the Xu family say? Then you will know if I am lying or not. I did make mistakes. I made a mistake in not noticing the incident in time. I made a mistake in not reporting it even though I had suspicions. But you also burned so many of our ships! They were more than ten ships of silk, tea, and porcelain that we had tried every means to get from Jingdezhen! Now they are all burned. I have learned my lesson. Do you really want to force us to death?"
Boss Ma remained silent.
Mr. Bai Qi felt relieved.
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