Seeing Wang Hui's face completely changed, and the hand holding the Yanling knife trembling a little, Yan Liqiang sighed softly, stretched out a finger, and gently pressed down the knife on his neck, "I don't usually fight, just disdain to fight. I don't usually say it, just don't want to say it. This doesn't mean that we will just accept it. The three of us are in the escort team, carrying out the tasks given by Tianqiaotang. This task has nothing to do with Sihaiyuan. Do you think you are qualified to boss us around? Don't hold the knife, if you accidentally hurt me, I'm afraid I can't afford it..."
"You are just a small servant of Tianqiao Hall, yet you dare to act lawless here and disrespect your superiors. When I go back this time, I will report you to the Discipline Institute. Let me see how the Discipline Institute punishes you." Wang Hui looked fierce but was weak inside. He roared at Yan Liqiang, but he put down the knife in his hand quietly without realizing it.
"Haha, you still want to go back and sue me, but first you have to be able to go back?" Yan Liqiang looked at him calmly.
"What do you mean?" Wang Hui glared at Yan Liqiang.
"We followed the escort team all the way here, and we didn't have any other requests. We just wanted to complete this mission safely and then return to the sect to report. Now that the escort leader Feng is gone, we have encountered a major change. And looking at what you are going to do now, it is clear that you are trying to push the escort team and us into the fire pit. You still want to go back, but I hope we don't get killed by you!"
"I just asked everyone to clear the goods from the ruins. How can that be considered harming people?" Wang Hui clenched his fists again and took two steps closer. "I, Wang Hui, have worked diligently in the Sihai Escort Agency for more than ten years. Everyone knows what kind of person I am. Everything I do is for the Escort Agency. Now you are saying in public that I want to harm everyone and ruin my reputation. If you don't explain yourself to me today, I will risk my life to make you, a pretty boy, pay for it!"
"Okay, if you want me to explain it clearly, I'll tell you how you're harming people!" Yan Liqiang's face suddenly became serious, and he looked around. "Now that we've suffered such a big change, there's no news about Escort Leader Feng, and the possibility of him coming back is getting smaller and smaller. In addition to Escort Leader Feng, less than one-third of the people in the escort team have returned here. Do you think that even if we take the time and effort to get those goods back, we can still deliver those things to the Fengyun Army? At this time, the most important thing we should do is to quickly send people to Jinling City to find out the situation in Jinling City. In this way, we won't be blinded by hearing and seeing, and we can advance and retreat with reason. Now you let us all busy here, and you're still thinking about digging the goods out of the ruins. This is your first mistake."
"Who said that Captain Feng can't come back? What if he comes back later?" Wang Hui's face turned red instantly, but he still tried to explain himself.
"Okay, even if Feng the escort leader can come back later, you have been guarding the escort for so many years in Sihai Escort Agency. Don't you know that the escort is only there when the people are there?" Yan Liqiang's tone became stern. "At this time, Jinling City and the surrounding counties must be in chaos, and the situation is unclear. Many brothers in the escort agency who went out last night must have died. We are short of manpower to protect the escort. In this chaos, we can only survive first, and then we can protect the escort. Let me ask you, Jinling City is in chaos now, with people wailing everywhere, and the roads are cut off. We have nothing to eat, nothing to drink, nothing to live in, and we may not even be able to spend the money we have. At this time, what's the point of taking out those goods? Are those things edible or drinkable? Can we survive here guarding those things without eating or drinking? This is the second mistake you made..."
"This..." Wang Hui was not a eloquent person. At this moment, after hearing what Yan Liqiang said, he was instantly speechless, because every word Yan Liqiang said made sense. At this time, the escort is only as good as the people. Last night, there was a big change, and the people in the escort agency must have suffered great losses. Now their manpower is not enough to watch over these escorts. If all of them are gone, who will watch over and protect the escort? In the end, who knows who will benefit.
The people from the escort agency who were originally moving things around looked at each other after hearing Yan Liqiang's words. Although no one spoke, they all felt that what Yan Liqiang said made sense. Those who were still holding things put them down unconsciously. At this time, they really had to solve everyone's survival problems first before talking about other things, otherwise, they couldn't all be hungry and still watch the escort.
Seeing that everyone was silent, Yan Liqiang slowly spoke again, "According to past experience, after a disaster, there will most likely be chaos. Now that the disaster has just passed, although the chaos has not yet appeared, it is only temporary. Everyone knows what the goods we are escorting are. Think about it, if we take the things from the ruins with great effort, what will happen once chaos breaks out? What do those rioters and people with ulterior motives want to get in the chaos the most? We are now eager to dig out the goods from the ruins, which is simply courting disaster and seeking our own death. As long as the slightest news leaks out, I am afraid that none of us will survive..."
After hearing what Yan Liqiang said, all the people in the escort agency, including Wang Hui, changed their expressions at once, and Wang Hui broke out in a cold sweat.
The goods that everyone is escorting this time are all weapons for the Fengyun Army. They are a batch of powerful and sophisticated armor-piercing weapons made by Tianqiaotang of the Sword God Sect using pear flower steel. Although these blades and weapons are not considered to be magical weapons, they are much better than what can be seen on the market. Now that the disaster has just happened, if there is a great chaos and loss of order afterwards, then this batch of things in everyone's hands will be as dazzling as torches in the dark night. It is impossible not to make people jealous. Thinking of those rioters who swarmed in with hideous faces and wanted to snatch weapons, a chill instantly rose from everyone's heart.
Just now, everyone instinctively wanted to take out the things from the ruins after hearing what Wang Hui said, and they didn't think there was anything wrong. But now after hearing what Yan Liqiang said, everyone realized how stupid what they had just done was. It was like digging a hole and burying themselves...
Wang Hui's face changed for a while, then he suddenly raised his hand, and in front of everyone, he slapped himself twice, his face turned red, then he looked at Yan Liqiang, clasped his fists, and said with shame, "Brother Liqiang, I, Wang Hui, am a rough man, I only know how to wield swords and guns, I'm sorry for offending you just now, please don't mind, encountered such a big change, the escort team was suddenly leaderless, I was at a loss for a moment, and made a lot of stupid moves, almost let everyone down, brother Liqiang, you are smart... tell me... what should we... what should we do next?"
The other people from the escort agency also looked at Yan Liqiang one by one, with some hope in their eyes. Those people were all guys from the escort agency, and most of them were rough men who were good at wielding swords and guns. They might have some experience in the world, but facing this situation, they were not much better than Wang Hui. For a moment, they were a little confused and didn't know what to do.
"Does everyone believe me?" Yan Liqiang looked around at everyone and asked softly.
“Brother Li Qiang, you are a disciple of the Sword God Sect. No matter what, no one believes that brother Li Qiang will do anything to harm the Sword God Sect and the Sihai Escort Agency. Just say whatever you want to say. We all believe you…” Wang Hui spoke first, and the other people in the escort agency looked at each other and nodded.
"Since everyone believes in me, let's just put on a show here and get through this first..."
"Acting?" Wang Hui blinked, somewhat confused. The others looked at each other, not knowing what Yan Liqiang meant.
But everyone knew it immediately, because Yan Liqiang pointed at Wang Hui and started to curse him with a voice ten times louder than before, his expression was so excited that he was jumping up and down...
"Okay, come and chop me up if you have the guts. This batch of porcelain is exquisite merchandise that our Dechangxing ordered from several official kilns in Ganzhou. It is worth millions. We agreed when we asked your Sihai Escort Agency to take over the shipment that if there is any damage, your Sihai Escort Agency will be responsible for compensation. Now, you can see that a lot of things in the box are broken. You say that it is the earthquake last night and it has nothing to do with you. How can this be true? Don't think that you can get away with it just because your escort chief is not here. If your escort agency does not compensate for the damaged porcelain at the original price, our Dechangxing will never let you go!"
The yard where the Sihai Escort Agency was staying was relatively remote. When everyone was arguing just now, there were no outsiders around, so there was no need to worry about outsiders hearing anything. But at this time, Yan Liqiang raised his voice and everyone who was still alive in the yard heard it...
The team of Sihai Escort Agency just arrived at the yard last night. The people in the yard didn’t know what the cargo the escort agency was escorting was. Now Yan Liqiang was shouting so loudly, and almost everyone in the yard heard it. They knew that the cargo that Sihai Escort Agency was transporting was "exquisite porcelain" ordered from Ganzhou. An invisible crisis that had not yet arrived was easily resolved by Yan Liqiang's words...
At this time, who would be interested in your few pieces of broken porcelain
"Yes, our young master is right. No matter what, you have to compensate. These goods were in good condition when they were handed over to you, and you must be responsible to the end. Otherwise, why would we spend money to hire you? Don't think we are afraid of you just because we are outnumbered. In this world, we can always find a place to reason!" Gu Zexuan, who had reacted, also shouted nearby to cheer for Yan Liqiang.
"We, the Sihai Escort Agency, didn't say we wouldn't pay. It's just a few pieces of porcelain, right? But because of this escort, many of our brothers in the escort agency are still in danger of death. As for how to compensate, we need to discuss it carefully. I'm just an escort. Now that the escort leader is not here, I can't make the decision. What I say doesn't count..." Wang Hui was not stupid. After understanding Yan Liqiang's intention, he saw Yan Liqiang winking at him and shouted loudly at the same time...
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(End of this chapter)