Sang Hong seemed to have expected this, his expression calm: "Who wants to kill us?"
The disheveled man, Ding Run, shook his head: "You were just praising Lord Sang for being knowledgeable, how come you're asking such a childish question now? You know the rules of our line of work, how could I possibly leak my employer's information?"
Sang Hong said calmly, "I'll add money."
Ding Run: "..."
Zuan almost burst out laughing. He never expected that Sang Hong, who was always upright and serious, would have such dry humor.
"You've really stumped me." Ding Run paced around in place, scratching his head and cheeks, clearly engaged in a fierce internal struggle.
After a while, he asked, "How much more do you want?"
Zheng Dan, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but smile. This guy really lived up to his reputation as a money-grubbing hermit.
Sang Hong replied, "Ten thousand taels, just for a name."
Ding Run: "..."
He snorted: "It made me hesitate for so long. What can ten thousand taels of silver do? Lord Sang is indeed an honest official. Even as a high-ranking official, he can only come up with ten thousand taels of silver when it comes to life and death."
Sang Hong fell silent. He truly never embezzled, so ten thousand taels was already his limit.
Sang Qian, who was standing nearby, hurriedly said, "I have money here, how about 100,000 taels?"
"One hundred thousand taels..." Ding Run nodded. "Although it's a bit little, it's barely enough for just a name. But you two are quite interesting. One is honest and upright, while the other has embezzled a lot. Are you putting on a show, trying to gain both fame and fortune?"
Sang Hong's face turned ashen, but he was unable to refute it.
Sang Qian hurriedly said, "Please tell us who is behind this attempt to kill us?"
"Where's the money?" Ding Run picked up the knife and looked at him sideways.
Sang Qian hurriedly pulled out a stack of silver notes from his pocket: "Here, they're all here."
It must be said that the Embroidered-Robe Envoys do things differently from ordinary people. If it were other yamen runners who were to arrest them, they would definitely search them thoroughly and not leave them with a single copper coin.
Instead, the Embroidered-Robe Envoys only checked them for weapons or other dangerous items, without touching their personal belongings at all.
Upon seeing the silver notes, Ding Run's eyes lit up. He reached out and beckoned, and the stack of silver notes seemed to be drawn to him by an invisible hand.
Ding Run brought the silver note to his nose and smelled it, a look of intoxication on his face: "The scent of silver notes is always so refreshing and delightful."
Zuan: "..."
This guy's greed has reached an extreme level.
After smelling it for a while, Ding Run put the silver notes into his pocket: "Alright, it's time to send you on your way."
Sang Qian immediately became anxious: "You've taken the money but haven't told us who wants to kill us!"
Ding Run grinned: "I will tell you his name in the last moments before you breathe your last, so that I won't break my promise and nothing unexpected will happen that would violate the rules of the trade."
Sang Qian and Sang Hong, father and son: "..."
Zu An thought to himself that although this guy looked rugged, he was surprisingly shrewd, and it would be difficult to escape from him.
The other person's snow-white teeth seemed like a death warrant to Sang Qian, who quickly shrank back.
Sang Hong said in a deep voice, "Do you know what the consequences will be if you kill us? We are important officials of the court, and at the same time, we are wanted criminals. Zu'an here is something the emperor must obtain. If you kill us, once it is found out in the future, you may have the life to earn money, but not the life to spend it."
Ding Run nodded: "What you said is indeed a problem, but if I kill all the people who know the truth, then no one will be able to find out it was me."
As he spoke, a cold glint flashed in his hand. Huang Huihong, who was standing to the side, clutched his bleeding neck, looking incredulous. He glanced back at the carriage and reached out as if to grab something, but ultimately his life was cut off, and he fell heavily to the ground.
"What a fast knife!"
This was the common reaction of everyone present. You have to understand that they hadn't even seen him draw his sword. They only felt a flash of cold light, but when they looked closely, his sword was still in its sheath, as if it had never been drawn at all.
Looking at Huang Huihong's unseeing eyes in death, Zu An remained silent. Although the other party had captured him, to be fair, this person was still very respectable. He was conscientious and responsible, and there was nothing to criticize about his character. Even at the last moment, he was still thinking about completing the mission.
I never imagined I would die so silently in this desolate wilderness.
Zheng Dan, who was standing nearby, quietly pulled his hand. Having witnessed everything, it was clear that the other party was a ruthless person who would never leave anyone alive here.
She was still a young girl, and although she had experienced a lot as the leader of the Giant Whale Gang, she couldn't help but feel a little scared when she actually faced death.
The only consolation is that Zaun is by his side, so he won't be lonely on his way to the underworld.
However, Zu'an, who was standing to the side, was not willing to accept his fate. He looked at Ding Run, who was getting closer, and said, "How much money did they give you? I'll pay double for our lives."
Compared to Sang Hong's "poverty", he is now considered a big shot, with several million taels of silver on him.
Ding Run chuckled and said, "Wow, I didn't expect you to have so much money at such a young age."
Zuan smiled slightly: "Compared to Lord Sang, I'm not so noble. I have a few more ways to make money."
“Everyone says the Chu family is richer than a country, and now I finally believe it. You’ve only been in the Chu family for a short time, yet you’ve managed to amass so much money. I’d love to go and try to get some of that money from the Chu family sometime,” Ding Run exclaimed. But he quickly changed the subject, “To be honest, I’m very tempted, but I can’t make that kind of money.”
"Why? Aren't you called 'Master of Extra Money'? I've already doubled the price, and you still won't accept it? Wouldn't that ruin your own reputation?" Zu'an asked curiously.
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