The manager's face and arms were covered with knife marks, blood was constantly oozing out, and he looked extremely miserable.
He was forced to kneel in front of the man in the ghost mask, with a sharp knife at his neck.
The man in the ghost mask waved his hand and the sharp knife moved away.
The shopkeeper did not feel safe, but instead felt an even greater sense of crisis.
He had no idea who these people were or what their purpose was, but one thing was certain: he was in great danger this time.
"Who are you anyway?"
"What do you want to do?"
The chief shopkeeper spat out the blood in his mouth and looked up at the ghost-faced man who was leading the group.
"It seems that our chief shopkeeper is still asleep. Someone, come and wake him up." The Ghost Face said in a faint voice.
Ghost-faced deputy came down and called two subordinates over to beat the chief shopkeeper, causing him to spit blood.
The shopkeeper was confused the whole time, and kept thinking in his mind what he had done during this period of time to attract these people.
After thinking about it, there is only that one thing.
After figuring out the key point, the chief shopkeeper immediately spoke, "I'll tell you, I'll tell you..."
The man with the ghost face waved his hand and the people below stopped beating.
The head shopkeeper had a chance to catch his breath. After taking a few deep breaths, he explained before the other party got impatient, "Baishantang has been looking for a group of beauties for a big shot recently. It is said that this group of beauties will be sent to Shangjing City to be provided to a big shot above."
The ghost-faced man raised an eyebrow, having received unexpected information.
No one would dislike this kind of thing.
"Tell me more specifically."
The chief shopkeeper understood what the other party meant. "The person who asked us to do this is the head of the Lin family, and the person they want to present is the King of Wu."
The Lin family was a famous aristocratic family in the south of the Yangtze River. The eldest daughter of the family married the Minister of Rites in the capital, who was a man of the King of Wu.
As for this group of beauties, they had no idea whether the King of Wu used them for his own use or for other purposes.
It's none of their business.
The head shopkeeper explained everything he had been asked to do, and said to the man with the ghost face with a flattering face: "I have told you all what I know, and I beg you to give me a way out. I can seek refuge with the masters behind you. The Baishan Hall I run is also quite prestigious in the Jiangnan area. I can do some dirty and tiring work for you."
If you want the other person not to kill you, you must first make him see your own value, otherwise he will keep you.
The chief manager knew the truth of this and surrendered immediately in order to save his life.
However, he was greeted by a flying kick, and was kicked flying. He fell heavily to the ground, his body slightly bent in pain.
The chief shopkeeper looked at the group of people in shock. He was terrified and had only one thought in his mind: he was dead.
Finished!
My life is over!
Ghost Face's deputy said coldly: "Boss, we will give you another chance."
The chief shopkeeper looked up at them, his eyes passing over the faces of the two responsible persons, and he clearly found that they were not trying to trick him, but they really felt that they were not being truthful.
He made a bitter face and said, "Please give me some clear instructions."
"Where is the treasure map?"
The chief shopkeeper was stunned and didn't react for a moment.
When he came to his senses, the chief shopkeeper cried out that he was wronged, "My Lords, I don't have the treasure map."
"Hmph." The ghost-faced deputy snorted coldly and said disdainfully: "The chief shopkeeper doesn't want to say it. I didn't realize that you are still a loyal servant."
The chief shopkeeper tried to defend himself anxiously, "I really don't know about the treasure map... I really don't have a treasure map here. If I really had a treasure map, I would have handed it over to my superiors long ago, and why would I hide it on my body?"
He was so anxious that he was a little incoherent.
"Then why do you want to hide from that group of people? Or in other words, the treasure map is still with that group of people?" Ghost-faced deputy made a reasonable guess in a faint voice, while also exerting further pressure in an attempt to get accurate information from his expression.
It might be safer to keep the treasure map with that group of people.
The chief shopkeeper is most likely also a smokescreen.
Of course, it is not ruled out that the shopkeeper has superb acting skills and deceived their eyes. The treasure map has been hidden in a hidden place or transported away by him.
Whatever the possibility is, it can happen.
What they need to do now is to get accurate information from it so as not to go astray.
When the chief shopkeeper heard what the other party said, he was completely confused.
What did he say?
Why doesn't he understand anything?
The chief shopkeeper swallowed silently and said with a stiff face, "I really don't know what you are talking about. Who are those people? Why should I cover up for them? I really don't know."
“There’s no need to play dumb at this time, right?!” Ghost-faced deputy spoke, staring at the other party.
The head shopkeeper was about to protest when he heard his deputy point it out directly, "If we hadn't found out, why would we have come to you? What do you think?"
"Let me explain it more clearly. You, the people of Baishantang, deliberately arranged a group of nearly 200 refugees to sail south of the Yangtze River. In order to conceal the fact that another group of nearly 200 people with a treasure map were hiding in Linzhou Prefecture."
What the hell is this?!
He has no idea at all!
If he had information about the treasure map, he would have reported it to his superiors long ago and would have been rewarded with merit.
What is this?
"Baishantang is not owned by me alone. Maybe, maybe someone else is doing this. I really don't know. I can swear to God."
The chief shopkeeper was afraid that they would not believe him, so he added, "My life is in your hands, how dare I lie to you gentlemen. I haven't lived long enough, how dare I do this. You gentlemen, you must believe me. I really don't know anything about the 200 refugees, and I don't know anything about them from beginning to end."
"It might be the second shopkeeper's doing. Yes, yes, yes, it must be him." The head shopkeeper began to pass the buck.
"As far as we know, the current second shopkeeper is a man who has only been in office for a few days." Ghost Face's deputy directly pointed out his little thoughts.
The head shopkeeper's expression froze. "I'm not talking about the one with the surname Su. I'm talking about the former second shopkeeper. It's strange to say, how could he suddenly get sick at this critical moment, and even be unable to get up. He is a martial artist, and he is usually as strong as an ox."
As he spoke, the manager thought more and more that this was the case.
"Yes, that must be the case. He must have received the news in advance and pretended to be seriously ill so that he could take the treasure map away and avoid suspicion. I came to Linzhou Prefecture this time because of his request."
The head shopkeeper became angrier and angrier as he thought about it. "He said he was worried about the Linzhou Mansion and asked me to handle it. He said that the Lin family's affairs must not go wrong. He was worried that the Su family was unreliable. That's why I suddenly came to Linzhou Mansion."
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