At a command, the mercenaries filed out.
When Tang Huan slowly walked out of the post station, he heard a commotion and shouts outside the door.
Li Daikui walked towards the man in official robes, cursing and swearing, and slapped him without hesitation, then spat on the ground.
"Wait a minute."
Tang Huan called out, walked over with a surprised expression, and pulled Li Daikui away.
"What are you doing, kid? Don't you even recognize Lord Rong? Do you have a death wish?"
After giving a reprimand, Tang Huan quickly pulled the two people who were binding Rong Shanhai apart and looked at Rong Shanhai opposite her with a smile.
This man was nearly fifty years old, and his face was etched with the marks of time.
He had just been forcibly taken down by the mercenaries, and there had been some conflicts and friction in between, so he looked even more listless.
But the moment Rong Shanhai saw Tang Huan, he immediately perked up. He put on a stern face and said, "Tang Huan, what exactly are your people doing?"
After giving a reprimand, Rong Shanhai straightened his official robes and said with displeasure, "Even if you don't recognize me, don't you recognize this official robe? How do you explain doing such a thing in broad daylight?"
Tang Huan said with a forced smile, "Lord Rong, this Li Da Kui has a wild nature and likes to cause trouble. You'd better not take him seriously."
Rong Shanhai glared at Tang Huan, still annoyed by what had just happened.
Gongyang Tingbai watched this scene silently from behind, somewhat puzzled by Tang Huan's actions.
Since you've already fallen out with them, why are you starting to smile and be all smiles again?
Where did that heroic and spirited demeanor go?
They clearly knew the other party was an official, and probably guessed their identity, so daring to take action meant they were not afraid.
This doesn't quite match his current performance.
"strangeness……"
Qin Yuyang lowered his voice and said, "Don't be fooled by his smiling face. Who knows what wicked ideas he's plotting? This guy is full of bad intentions. If you offend him, you'll suffer a lot."
No sooner had he finished speaking than Rong Shanhai angrily pushed the mercenaries, trying to free his companions from their restraints.
Tang Huan had only asked Li Daikui to release Rong Shanhai; the others were still being held captive.
But when Rong Shanhai made his move, the mercenaries remained unmoved.
Even after pushing hard a few times, it was to no avail; instead, I lost my balance and almost fell.
"Tang Huan!"
Rong Shanhai shouted sharply.
Tang Huan smiled and turned to ask, "What can I do for you, Lord Rong?"
"Aren't you going to release them yet?"
Tang Huan gently shook his head and said, "Lord Rong, we can't let these people go. Although I know you, I don't know them. I suspect they are in cahoots with the bandits we captured at the post station, and they want to harm you. The best way now is to take them back to Qihuai County and torture them severely so they will tell the truth."
“How could they be bandits? These people are my colleagues from Yingzhou, and we've known each other for decades. I can vouch for them!”
Tang Huan's smile vanished immediately, and he said in a deep voice, "Lord Rong, if that's how you put it, then I can no longer call you brother today. It's hard not to suspect your intentions if you associate with these bandits."
"You..." Rong Shanhai was speechless at Tang Huan's words.
He arrived here full of confidence, but when he actually met Tang Huan, he found that the men he brought couldn't hold out at all and were all captured as soon as they met.
"If you ask me, this guy surnamed Rong isn't any better. Didn't that bandit leader inside say he's from Baofeng County? Maybe he's the one who sent him..." Li Daikui chimed in from the side.
Tang Huan seized the opportunity to say, "Lord Rong, why don't you go inside the post station and see if you recognize any of those people?"
Upon arriving at the post station, Rong Shanhai was filled with doubt because he did not see the people he had sent.
At this moment, Tang Huan and Li Daikui were singing in unison, and Rong Shanhai had already guessed what was going on.
But he still walked toward the post station without hesitation, wanting to make a final confirmation.
Less than two minutes later, Rong Shanhai’s angry shout rang out. He stormed out of the post station and pointed his finger at Tang Huan’s nose.
"Tang Huan, you not only kidnapped my people, but you also slandered them as bandits?"
Tang Huan suddenly realized, "So, sir, you really do know those people..."
With just a wink, Li Daikui immediately stepped forward and, without hesitation, retied Rong Shanhai.
The situation changed so quickly that even Rong Shanhai didn't have time to react.
From the curses coming from Li Daikui, I vaguely felt that they had also identified me as a bandit.
"Lord Rong, I never expected that someone as honest as you would end up associating with bandits. I am truly disappointed in you."
“Mountain bandits?” Rong Shanhai said coldly, “You keep calling them mountain bandits, what evidence do you have? If you can’t produce any evidence, I will definitely take this to the capital one day and make you suffer the consequences.”
Tang Huan coughed softly, and Li Daikui immediately scurried out a chair from the post station.
He sat down on his own. "Rong Shanhai, you knew about those people inside who were lawless and carrying out robberies outside Qihuai County, didn't you?"
Robbery?
Rong Shanhai knew in his heart that Tang Huan was referring to his actions of having people block the carriages and prevent any goods from leaving Qihuai County.
He said with a stern face, "Tang Huan, Yingzhou doesn't belong to you alone. Qihuai County has made a lot of money with our help over the years, and it's been raking in profits in the last year. You should share some with everyone, right? Do you want to eat it all by yourself?"
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