Chapter 163 Yan Jue, it's up to you!
Blood spurted from Xiao Mang's mouth as he was unexpectedly kicked against the wall by a pair of large feet.
Fang Shengde sneered, "You lowly servant, how dare you cause trouble here? If you want to live, get up now!"
Shen Pingjin did see the fleeting ruthlessness on Fang Shengde's face when he kicked out that kick.
Xiao Mang straightened up, a sharp pain shooting through his chest, as if his internal organs were being torn apart, and more sweet blood gushed from his throat.
"The landlord, the landlord..."
As soon as Xiao Mang got up from the ground, a figure flashed before his eyes.
Shen Pingjin's heart tightened. "Boss Fang, today is the day we are discussing business. It would be better not to have any murderous intentions, lest we lose money."
Fang Shengde paused, his outstretched leg faltering. He turned his head and gave Shen Pingjin a strange smile.
Shen Pingjin saw this and her heart was filled with alarm bells, but when she looked again, Fang Shengde had a tolerant smile on his face, as if he was just joking.
“Madam Xi is right. In that case, I will not do it myself.”
“But he has caused trouble here many times. He is my servant, and I am afraid I cannot tolerate him.”
"Someone come here!"
Upon hearing these words, Xiao Mang felt a rush of blood to his throat. The intense pain stimulated his nerves, causing his adrenaline to surge rapidly.
"Boss Fang, are you afraid I'll tell on you?"
Xiao Mang's sudden remark sent a jolt through Fang Shengde.
"Are you out of your mind? What secrets could I possibly have?"
When Fang Shengde said this, he couldn't help but look at Shen Pingjin and Yan Jue. When he saw the confusion on their faces, he felt a chill run down his spine and knew something was wrong.
These are rare guests; could it be that they've discovered something amiss?
Xiao Mang noticed Fang Shengde's rare moment of panic, and his adrenaline surged, causing him to suddenly speak to Fang Shengde.
"Boss Fang, I've worked so hard for you all this time. I thought you would keep your word, settle my mother down, and pay me back the wages you owe me."
"But ever since that bitch got her wages and arrogantly humiliated us in front of us that day, I knew, Boss Fang, that you probably never intended to pay us back, did you?"
"You just want to squeeze every last drop of value out of us, and then send people to kill us all, right?"
"I'm going to die sooner or later, and now that I have no parents, there's no point in keeping this worthless life."
Xiao Mang became increasingly agitated as he spoke, his gaze fixed on Shen Pingjin and Yan Jue. "As far as I know, you two are guests from the Southwest, right? You absolutely mustn't buy this salt. It's smuggled salt, of inferior quality; eating it can kill you! You..."
Xiao Mang was halfway through his sentence when he felt a cracking sound in his chest.
It was as if something had broken in two.
Fang Shengde's eyes were dark. He hadn't planned to kill the two guests, but the kid had revealed everything when he was about to die!
These two guests have no choice but to buy now, otherwise he would have no way to explain to His Highness the Crown Prince!
Before Xiao Mang died, he couldn't close his eyes in peace. His eyes were fixed on Yan Jue and Shen Pingjin, as if he were saying something.
Shen Pingjin was well aware of what Xiao Mang wanted to say, but her expression showed no surprise, and even some indifference.
She released Yan Jue's arm, her gaze turning fierce.
"Yan Jue, I'm leaving him to you!"
"you……"
Upon hearing this, Yan Jue's eyes widened in shock. She actually knew his plan?
But now is clearly not the time to dwell on this. To Fang Shengde's astonishment, several men in black suddenly appeared around them.
These were the secret guards that Yan Jue had been keeping hidden.
Ye Mei, Ye Zhu, Ye Ju, and Ye Lan suddenly appeared from all directions, surprising Fang Shengde's hidden men.
Suddenly surrounded by four people, Fang Shengde's eyes were so gloomy they seemed to be able to squeeze water out of them.
"It seems that Young Master Xi and Madam Xi have been trying to lure me into this trap."
"Since that's the case, then don't blame me for being impolite."
Fang Shengde secretly used his secret technique, expecting a large number of men in black to appear, but all he heard was the sound of Mei Lan Zhu Ju drawing his sword.
Yan Jue snorted coldly, "Boss Fang, do you think your men are still around?"
Upon hearing this, Fang Shengde's expression changed drastically. "Wh-what?"
The four of them, Mei, Lan, Zhu, and Ju, quickly apprehended Fang Shengde. He did not resist, but his face remained filled with shock.
Shen Pingjin never expected that Fang Shengde would be so stupid and easily captured.
Yan Jue, however, said, "Things are not that simple."
That makes sense, though. As Su Xuanmao's man, how could Fang Shengde be caught so easily?
Fang Shengde burst into laughter, "I was careless today. I thought the people of Southwest China were so stupid as to trust merchants so easily. It turns out, this was all a setup..."
"Are you the Imperial Guards serving the Emperor?"
Fang Shengde stared at Yan Jue with a gloomy gaze. Unexpectedly, Yan Jue showed no fear and directly removed the disguise mask from his face.
In an instant, a handsome and extraordinary face appeared, and Fang Shengde was shocked when he saw it!
"You are... the current regent?!"
Fang Shengde had met Yan Jue before.
However... news came a while ago that the Emperor was traveling incognito to investigate the smuggled salt trade in Jiangnan and arrested Chen Jian. He originally intended to finish this case and then stop, trying to curry favor with the Crown Prince.
Who knows...
Fang Shengde thought to himself that he was definitely not going to return alive, because the regent had captured him, surely wanting to get some information out of him.
He closed his eyes and said, "Kill me."
But the next moment, a familiar woman's crying came from not far away.
Fang Shengde suddenly opened his eyes.
He stared in disbelief at the woman being held captive by the guards, his eyes bulging fiercely as if they were about to pop out of their sockets.
"Qiu'er!"
He stared intently at Yan Jue and Shen Pingjin, his shoulders trembling violently, and roared, "What do you want to do to Qiu'er? If you want to kill someone, come at me! What kind of man are you to bully a woman!"
Yan Jue pretended not to hear, "Do you know the current Crown Prince, Su Xuanmao?"
Fang Shengde's struggling movements paused.
He knew why these people were doing this.
This matter must absolutely not be revealed!
Yan Jue seemed to know what he was thinking, and stepped forward to personally pinch his chin.
"Want to die? Don't you think about your family?"
Shuangqiu stood not far away, watching her husband being detained by a group of people, her heart filled with unbearable sorrow.
"My lord, tell me everything you know, or... we'll both die!"
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