Before the powerful figure who had rolled to the ground could even get up, he was met head-on by the captain and his men who were rushing towards him.

Who are you?

Upon seeing the people rushing in and the sharp curved knives in their hands, Haoqiang's expression changed, and he asked in a terrified voice.

Upon hearing the powerful man's question, the captain merely sneered without answering. Then, he opened his eyes wide, gripped his curved sword tightly, and with a swift motion, slashed the powerful man's neck, causing a spurt of blood to gush out.

Before the powerful man could react, he felt a sharp pain in his back as the man's dagger pierced his heart.

Immediately, the powerful man stopped breathing, his eyes wide open, and his body slumped backward.

The commotion inside the house also woke up another sleeping woman. When she saw her injured female companion beside her, the other people in the house, and the head of the family lying on the ground, she was instantly terrified and turned pale.

Ah~

A terrified scream came from the woman's mouth. Upon seeing this, the captain rushed over and struck the woman on the back of the head with a chop.

The woman felt everything go black before her eyes and then fainted.

The captain then looked at the injured woman. Blood was still flowing from her wound. She looked at the captain with a terrified expression and a pleading look in her eyes, hoping that the person in front of her would let her go.

The captain hesitated for a moment, then knocked the injured woman unconscious with a single blow. Whether she would survive was up to fate.

"Search the area and take all the valuables!"

The captain then gave an order, and the group began to scatter and carefully search the house.

"Knock knock knock"

A subordinate skilled in mechanical arts kept knocking on the wall inside the room. Suddenly, a hollow sound came from inside. The man's face lit up with joy. Then he pushed hard, and a hidden door appeared in front of him.

"Captain, there's a secret room here!"

Upon hearing the report from his subordinates, the captain and the rest of the men came to the front of the hidden door.

"Let's go in and take a look!"

The captain then had two oil lamps brought over, left a few people to guard outside, and then led the others cautiously into the secret room.

The secret room wasn't large, and nothing unexpected happened. On a table inside, four wooden boxes, each the size of an urn, were neatly arranged.

The group then went to the table and opened the wooden boxes. Each box was filled with bright yellow gold, and the four boxes together contained approximately one thousand taels of silver.

Seeing so much gold before them, everyone was overjoyed.

"Take this gold and leave!"

Then the captain gave an order, and everyone hurriedly took the gold out of the wooden box and put it in their pockets.

After taking all the gold, one of the men suddenly discovered a letter hidden at the bottom of the wooden box covered in gold. He then took it out and brought it to the captain.

"Captain, I've found a letter!"