The younger man in black turned to Wang Dahai and shouted excitedly, "Brother! That old guy is tricking us!"
"That man turned out to be the great prince of Dai Viet!"
"If I had known it was the prince, I would have charged at least 10,000 taels of silver!"
After saying this, he was so angry that his teeth clenched and his eyes turned bloodshot.
Judging from how angry he was, if his hands and feet weren't tied, he would probably fly into a rage and smash everything around him to pieces.
Wang Dahai sighed heavily and lowered his head.
The Second Prince stood up and walked in front of the two men, saying gently, "You are Wang Erhai, right?"
The younger man in black raised his eyes and made a "hmm" sound through his teeth.
The Second Prince showed a sympathetic look. "Wang Erhai, I understand your anger. You guys were doing this very risky business, and yet you were deceived by your employer. This would infuriate anyone."
"This kind of employer is because the person they want to kill is too high-ranking. Firstly, they are afraid that the assassin will hesitate and not take action. Secondly, they want to save some commission."
"So, they deliberately concealed the identity of their target."
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, this kind of person is really too bad. He has absolutely no conscience! He even cheated the assassin out of his life."
Wang Erhai listened attentively to the words of the second prince. When he heard this, his eyes turned red and tears welled up in his eyes.
He cried, "You are so right!"
"Fuck you! These bastards! They even cheated me out of my life-saving money. I'm sure they'll die a miserable death in the future!"
"Damn it, you told us brothers that the person you wanted to kill was a rich young man, and you would give us five thousand taels after the deed was done!"
"You have to know that he's the prince of Dai Viet. I definitely won't accept anything less than ten thousand taels!"
Wang Erhai cursed indignantly. Wang Dahai glared at him with complicated eyes and whispered, "Stop talking."
But Wang Erhai was so engrossed in his scolding that he didn't pay any attention to Wang Dahai at all.
Wang Dahai shook his head helplessly, lowered his head again, and ignored his brother.
Seeing this, the second prince curled up the corners of his mouth and exchanged glances with Han Qingbo.
When Wang Erhai had almost finished cursing, Han Qingbo said calmly, "Wang Erhai, if that's the case, you brothers are actually victims too. You've been deceived."
Wang Erhai choked up and said, "Your Excellency is wise. We brothers have been deceived so badly!"
Han Qingbo showed a kind expression and said gently, "Untie him quickly. Brother Wang Erhai, tell me how you were deceived and the situation of the person who deceived you."
"I will definitely bring these scammers to justice and give you an explanation."
Wang Dahai looked at Han Qingbo in surprise and was about to shout at Wang Erhai.
But before he could say anything, Jin Hu quickly stuffed a piece of linen into his mouth.
Wang Erhai bowed gratefully to Han Qingbo and said, "Sir, you must make the decision for us brothers!"
Then, Wang Erhai recounted the whole story of how they were hired.
They are the three brothers of the Wang family, named Dahai, Erhai and Sanhai respectively.
The one with the arrow in the back is the third brother, Wang Sanhai.
The three of them were bandits from Butai Ridge. They had been the kings of the mountain for many years and had seven or eight followers under them.
They usually do robbery as a group, and occasionally, they also take on some assassination work.
Although the three brothers were bandits, they had practiced martial arts since childhood and were very skilled in it. They could almost complete any assassination missions they took on.
Therefore, the three brothers are also well-known in the killer circle.
A while ago, a Dai Viet man, claiming to be a wealthy businessman, hired them to assassinate a Dai Viet prince. They asked for a deposit of 1,000 taels, with another 4,000 taels to be paid upon completion.
Five thousand taels was indeed a big deal for the three brothers, so they happily agreed.
So, today's planned assassination took place.
After Wang Erhai had confessed almost everything, the second prince winked at Jin Hu, took out the gag from Wang Dahai's mouth, and untied him.
Wang Dahai looked at the Second Prince and Han Qingbo with a fearless look on his face, and said in a deep voice, "Forget it. Since this fool has revealed the truth, I have nothing more to say. You can kill him or chop him up as you please."
The Second Prince gave Wang Dahai an appreciative look and said, "Wang Dahai, if you do as I say, I can spare your lives."
Wang Dahai's gloomy face suddenly showed a wave of emotion, and he asked in a trembling voice, "Really?"
The Second Prince nodded solemnly: "Of course it's true."
Wang Dahai said excitedly: "Okay!"
The Second Prince continued, "After your failure today, have you met with your employer?"
Wang Dahai shook his head: "Not yet. Because my third brother was captured by you, my second brother and I were so focused on rescuing him that we didn't have time to contact our employer."
"Well, I'll let you out in a moment..."
The second prince walked up to Wang Dahai and whispered something to him.
Immediately, Wang Dahai was taken away and beaten up, while Wang Erhai and the seriously injured Wang Sanhai were taken to prison.
Wang Dahai put on a new nightgown and rode the horse prepared for him by the City Guard. He sped away.
Han Qingbo asked with some confusion: "Second Prince, why did you let Wang Dahai go?"
"I will use the same trick against you!" The second prince smiled cunningly.
…
At four o'clock in the morning, two horses gathered in the dense woods at the foot of Butai Ridge.
The people on horseback came very close, and one of them was Wang Dahai, who had just been released from the prison of the City Guard Mansion.
The other was dressed in black and had his face covered.
The Night Man asked in a deep voice, "Is the person dead?"
Wang Dahai's face was gloomy. "He didn't die immediately, but we stabbed him in the chest."
"He's seriously injured. He's definitely not going to survive. He'll be dead in ten or eight days at most."
The man in black sighed in frustration, "Aren't you known as the number one killer group in the southern region? How could you not kill him on the spot?!"
Wang Dahai said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, he is injured in a vital part. Even if a Daluo Immortal came, he couldn't save him."
"Well, if he doesn't die, you can come back to settle the score with me!" Wang Dahai slapped his chest with his big hand.
The man in black frowned, "Okay, then I'll give you two thousand taels first, and the remaining two thousand taels will be given to you after I hear the news of his death!"
Wang Dahai readily agreed, stretched out his hand and took the banknote.
…
Early the next morning, Yin Xizi brought a few followers and went around Shijiu Fort searching for medicine shops.
They would go into any larger pharmacy and buy all the precious medicinal herbs there.
At the distant street corner, a pair of triangular eyes were staring at them closely.
Inside Sun’s Pharmacy, two shop assistants were gossiping.
The round-faced clerk said, "That customer who just bought a hundred-year-old wild ginseng from us was really generous! Eight hundred taels! He bought it without even blinking an eye."
The square-faced clerk said, "Yes, that old wild ginseng has been sitting there for three years and no one bought it. And yet it was sold today."
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