Chapter 249: Where did the owner of the grain store go?
Lin Xiaoyue was infected by the nervous mood of the drunkard, and she no longer had the expectation of watching the excitement on the way to the harvest grain store.
When she arrived at the door of Fengshou Grain Shop, Lin Xiaoyue saw that the door was open and there was no one guarding inside. Lin Xiaoyue walked straight in. The further she went in, the louder the noise became. It was not until she reached the second courtyard in the backyard that Lin Xiaoyue saw Liang Jingyao.
The Cheetah Army surrounded everyone in the Harvest Grain Shop. Liang Jingyao stood outside the crowd and watched coldly, as if forcing someone to show up.
Lin Xiaoyue ran forward and shouted, "Brother Liang, what's going on? Have you found out anything?"
Liang Jingyao didn't expect Lin Xiaoyue to come here. Seeing that there was no one behind Lin Xiaoyue, he couldn't help but frown and asked, "Why did you come here alone? Where's the drunkard? I already told him, why did he let you come here alone?"
Lin Xiaoyue didn't want Liang Jingyao to misunderstand the drunkard, so she quickly explained, "Brother Liang, you misunderstood my father! Actually, my father asked me to come here because he wanted me to tell you to go back quickly. He has something urgent to talk to you about!"
Liang Jingyao was puzzled and asked, "What's going on? Did something happen at the city gate? That's not right. Even if something happened, it was Chen Hu who sent people to blow it up and find me. Why would it be the Old Wine Monster who asked you to come? You must have sneaked here. Go back quickly. The Old Wine Monster will be worried if he finds out you're missing!"
Lin Xiaoyue snorted, hands on her hips, and said, "How about we make a bet? If I sneaked here, I'll give you a hundred taels of silver. If not, then you have to agree to one of my requests!"
In fact, Liang Jingyao was willing to satisfy any request Lin Xiaoyue made, but Liang Jingyao had the thought of teasing Lin Xiaoyue in his mind.
So, Liang Jingyao deliberately teased him, "What kind of bet is this? If you lose, you'll only lose a hundred taels of silver, but if I lose, I have to fulfill one of your demands. It's obviously me who's at a disadvantage! I won't bet with you. Go back quickly. I have something to do here."
Lin Xiaoyue was a little anxious. She clearly didn't come here secretly, but Liang Jingyao didn't believe her. What should she do?
"If you don't want to gamble, then don't gamble. I'll wait for you here, and we'll go back together later!" Lin Xiaoyue felt that Liang Jingyao would never chase her away, so she stared at Liang Jingyao with her round eyes very innocently.
Liang Jingyao knew that when Lin Xiaoyue acted like a rogue, he would definitely not be able to do anything to her, so he had no choice but to compromise and said, "Okay, then just follow me and don't wander around. There are still threats here!"
Lin Xiaoyue's eyes swept over the crowd surrounded by the Cheetah Army, but unfortunately she couldn't see clearly who was inside.
She asked curiously, "What happened? Didn't you arrest everyone? Did anyone escape?"
Liang Jingyao said solemnly, "The owner hasn't appeared since we entered the Fengshou Grain Shop, so don't wander around!"
Lin Xiaoyue nodded and assured: "Well, don't worry, I will definitely follow you!"
Liang Jingyao turned his gaze back to the group of people surrounded in front of him and said sternly, "If you want to live, tell me where the owner of Fengshou Grain Shop is hiding now! Otherwise, I will make you watch as everyone around you suffer a fate worse than death!"
Among those captured by the Cheetah Army were women, children, maids and servants. As the saying goes, when disaster strikes, everyone runs for their lives. Liang Jingyao's words were like a hammer, hitting everyone's heart heavily.
In the end, it was the masters who lived in luxury and could not bear it anymore. They knelt on the ground and kowtowed to beg for mercy:
"Let us go! Please!"
"We don't know anything. Jin Yang usually doesn't allow us to ask about the past, and he doesn't even allow us to enter his study!"
"Yes, my mother would never lie to anyone! Please, sir, let us go!"
…
Lin Xiaoyue knew that these people would not cry until they saw the coffin, and they were still lying at this time!
"Brother Liang, it seems the boss here is called Jin Yang. The two people talking look a bit alike; they must be mother and son. But these two are crying so hard, they really think we're stupid enough to believe them. Brother Liang, don't soften your heart just because they shed a few tears!"
Liang Jingyao nodded and said, "Don't worry, I won't!"
Then, Liang Jingyao took a few steps forward, and the Cheetah Army made way for Liang Jingyao and Lin Xiaoyue.
Now, Lin Xiaoyue finally got a clear look at the group of people who had been arrested. However, she was surprised to find that the shopkeeper who was watching over the shop was also missing! Could it be that the shopkeeper had run away with the boss?
Lin Xiaoyue leaned close to Liang Jingyao's ear and whispered, "Brother Liang, the shopkeeper I met when I came to buy rice that day is not here either."
Since it was Liang Jingyao's first time to come to Fengshou Grain Shop, he was not aware of the situation here. Lin Xiaoyue's reminder made him realize that it was not just the boss who was missing!
"Humph, Yangming Town isn't that big. If I wanted to find it, I could turn the whole town upside down right now, but that wouldn't do you any good! I told you before, if you don't tell the truth, I'll make you suffer a fate worse than death! Now I'll show you what a fate worse than death is."
Liang Jingyao winked at the Cheetah Soldier beside him, and the Cheetah Soldier immediately pulled out his belt, which flew out and tightly wrapped around the neck of the man who had just called out for his mother.
Before the man felt any pain, he felt suffocated and his whole face was swollen!
"Help, help!" The man tried to pull the belt with both hands, but soon other Cheetah soldiers came over and tied the man's hands behind his back.
At this moment, the middle-aged woman who was being called mother knelt on the ground and cried, "Sir, please let my son go! He has nothing to do with these things. He is innocent!"
Liang Jingyao originally didn't want to embarrass the men and women of all ages here, but who could blame these people for being so stubborn?
In this case, we can only use more ruthless means!
"Push harder until he tells the truth!" Liang Jingyao shouted in a deep voice.
In an instant, the whip on the man's neck tightened a lot. Even breathing became a luxury for the man, and his whole face turned the color of liver!
"No!" The middle-aged woman screamed in fear and crawled to Liang Jingyao's feet, kowtowing and begging for mercy. "Sir, please let us go, I beg you! I can give you the entire Fengshou Grain Shop as long as you spare my son's life!"
People always let something slip when they are panicking. The middle-aged woman's words successfully caught Liang Jingyao's attention.
Liang Jingyao asked tentatively, "I'm guessing your son is Jin Yang, the owner of this grain shop? The missing shopkeeper must be your husband. He went to tip off your son, right? But the gates of Yangming Town and Yangming Mountain are all guarded by my men. Your husband couldn't have escaped successfully, unless you have some secret passage leading to the capital."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
