"What exactly happened? Weren't things handled very well before, and Zhou Renjun even gave up? Why is it suddenly making a comeback, and no one has come to warn us yet?"
The prince and his eldest son also looked extremely displeased, slamming their fists on the table in anger. "Are all the spies planted in the government office just freeloaders? They take the money but do nothing!"
"I have no idea what's going on; we haven't received a single word this time."
The housekeeper was equally puzzled. They had been cooperating for so many years and were all in the same boat. There was no need for the other party to ruin their own livelihood like this.
"Wang San just came to me not long ago to borrow some manpower, saying there was an accident at the workshop..."
Thinking of this, Master Wang suddenly stood up. "Perhaps this was all a trap from the beginning, with the prefect hiding behind the scenes and only showing up now that things have succeeded. What a clever scheme!"
“This Zhou Renjun is truly courting death, daring to oppose our Wang family like this. Father, perhaps we should follow the previous practice…”
As he spoke, Young Master Wang made a throat-slitting gesture.
Master Wang sat down again, but his expression was somewhat solemn. "The previous people were all ordinary officials. In addition, our place is in a remote area, so the emperor turned a blind eye because he didn't want the trouble. But this one is an imperial envoy. His influence is completely different. If we attract attention, our good days in Qiongzhou will be over."
"What can we do then? Zhou Renjun's temper is notoriously bad, like a rock in a latrine—stinky and hard. All the expensive gifts we sent were returned. It's probably impossible to get him to show mercy," the butler said worriedly.
"It seems we have no choice but to sacrifice the pawn to save the king."
Master Wang stopped eating, stood up and said, "Immediately send someone to contact Wang San and make him not say anything. He must confess all his crimes. The Wang family will definitely not mistreat his wife and children."
Upon hearing this, the steward immediately understood and nodded, saying, "Yes, I'll go right away."
After the butler left, Master Wang looked at the eldest son and said, "Make them all stop their business at sea these days and wait for things to calm down before taking any further action."
“But if we go to sea, we’ll still have to pay to support them…” the young master said, somewhat unwillingly.
"There are priorities and urgency in everything. These are just material things. What difficulty is there for us in making money?"
Master Wang gave Young Master Wang a disapproving look and said coldly, "You have to think long-term. You can earn back this money in just one or two trips when you go to sea again. Just like that wealthy merchant from Kyoto we intercepted before, the money he carried was enough to support all his crew members for a whole month."
“Father is right, I have learned my lesson.”
The young master quickly bowed and then flattered, "Our Wang family owes a lot to Father. Not only is the agarwood business booming, but we also frequently have great successes with the pirate ships."
"Alright, from now on, refrain from using the word 'pirate.' Get back to work," Master Wang said, waving his hand to shoo him away.
"Master, do you think we can get away with this?" After everyone left, Madam Wang asked with some worry.
Master Wang squinted and said, "Don't worry, this is my Wang family's territory after all. If Zhou Renjun is too ungrateful, then we'll have to resort to extreme measures."
Meanwhile, Yun Zhourong and the others were in a room with the prefect, looking at Song Shuyi with pity.
"I thought my father died at the hands of vicious bandits, but I never imagined he died at the hands of his own people in the Dasheng Dynasty. Is there no justice in this world?!"
Song Shuyi's eyes were red-rimmed, his fists clenched tightly. After speaking with hatred, he knelt down before the prefect, "Your Honor, you must avenge my father and bring all these evil people to justice, so as to comfort my father's spirit in heaven!"
"I never expected that they would do such a heinous thing, impersonating pirates to rob passing merchants. They are truly lawless!"
The prefect was also quite angry. He stepped forward to help Song Shuyi up, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely not let these evildoers go unpunished!"
"Thank you so much, sir!" Song Shuyi finally said, his voice choked with emotion.
"Sir, someone has come out." At this moment, Lan Jianhe, who was in charge of monitoring the screen, said.
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately crowded around. Song Shuyi also tried his best to suppress his grief. These were crucial matters concerning his father's ability to avenge his father, and he had to persevere to the end.
What everyone is looking at now is, of course, the drone's display screen.
They had long anticipated that the Wang family would take action after learning the news, so they deployed drones into the Wang family's residence for surveillance from the outset.
I never expected to hear about the secrets of pirate ships.
In the video, a man wearing a veiled hat sneaks out of the house, looks around, and then tries to avoid people.
The Wang family deployed a total of three drones.
One device followed the eldest son of the Wang family, another continued to monitor the situation inside the Wang family compound, and the last one followed the man in the veiled hat as he left.
The veiled man's movements were pretty much as everyone had guessed; he was indeed heading towards the county government office.
The county government did not immediately try the case because the slaves were exhausted from traveling all night, so they were allowed to rest first.
Secondly, it was to give the Wang family time to make their moves, thereby exposing their true colors.
The man in the veiled hat arrived at the prison, gave the jailer some silver, had his food box inspected, then pulled down the brim of his hat and strode inside.
Upon seeing this, Yun Zhourong immediately controlled the drone to fly away and land on the window of the cell where Third Master was being held.
From this perspective, everything is clearly visible.
Before long, the man in the veil appeared.
"Third Master, I am a member of the Wang family."
The man in the veil stepped forward and whispered, "Master Wang knows you're suffering here, so he sent some food over."
Upon seeing that the food box contained wine, meat, and vegetables, Third Master immediately breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that he had not been abandoned.
So he quickly asked, "What did the master say? When will they rescue me?"
"Third Master, rest assured, the Master said he will definitely take good care of your wife, children, and parents," the veiled man said calmly.
"Clang..."
Upon hearing this, Third Master immediately dropped the bowl of wine in his hand to the ground, his face filled with fear.
Upon seeing this, the man in the veil smiled and said, "Don't worry, there's no problem with the food. The master has other things for you to do."
After listening, Third Master slowly picked up the bowl and said with a wry smile, "Does Master want me to take all the blame?"
The man in the veil nodded and said, "Yes, Third Master truly lives up to his reputation as the master's most trusted confidant."
Third Master took a big gulp of wine and said self-deprecatingly, "So what? Didn't I still become a discarded pawn?"
"Third Master, you must understand that when the nest is overturned, no egg remains intact. If something happens to the Wang family, not only will you not survive, but your family will also have no one to protect them."
The man in the veil said softly, "I think Third Master knows very well how to choose."
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