Mo Lang said he heard Mo Qing and Gao Ren say that they should first take all the disloyal people out and deal with them, and then Gao Ren should continue to pretend to escape and come to their city to find a way to work together from the inside and outside to save Mo City and then wipe out their group.
Zhong San was half-believing and half-doubting, but he dared not let Gao Ren and the others enter the city for the time being. He asked Mo Lang, "What kind of scheme did they set up? You escaped quite smoothly all the way here."
Mo Lang sensed Zhong San's distrust and straightened his back, saying, "I didn't hear the specifics of their plan, but the gist is that they'll come in first and then coordinate an attack on you from the inside. How could my journey have been smooth sailing? If I hadn't led my men through the sandstorm without stopping, we might have been captured and killed by now. It's okay if you don't believe me. When Gao Ren arrives, you can let him bring his men in. I can confront him face to face!"
As soon as Morang finished speaking, two people walked in together, saying they had something to report.
Zhong San knew they were guards at the city's entrances and exits, and gestured for them to just speak.
One of them spoke up: "Gao Ren has brought a convoy. He also said he has an ace up his sleeve, Mo Qing's daughter. We won't let him into the city, and he seems quite angry. He said he'll only wait one more day. If we don't let him in after one day, he won't cooperate with us anymore."
Before Zhong San could speak, Mo Lang said, "So that's what they were planning. Mo Qing's daughter, my cousin, with such a heavy bargaining chip, if I hadn't come, you would have welcomed them in without a second thought. They really are willing to go out of their way, even abandoning my cousin's reputation, just to wipe you out."
Zhong San countered, "Is there something wrong with that? If Gao Renzhen has really captured Mo Qing's daughter, then he has a trump card in his hand, and of course I would welcome it with open arms."
Mo Lang curled his lip and said, "My cousin never leaves the house. She's either with her father or busy in her plantation. With Gao Ren being just a captain in the outer courtyard, and my cousin having guards around her, how could he possibly bring the eldest daughter of the Mo family out? If he really had that ability, why would he cooperate with you? Why would he wait until you captured Mo Cheng before daring to escape?"
Zhong San listened to Mo Lang's words and felt that they made some sense. At this moment, another person spoke up and reported, "Fu Rong also brought a caravan and wanted to enter the city. They said that Mo Qing's caravan was coming soon, and they were afraid that they were too few people to handle it. They wanted to come in and deal with Mo Qing and his men together with our people."
Fu Hua, who had been sitting nearby, also stirred upon hearing this. He spoke first, asking, "Is it my nephew Fu Hao who's back?"
The person who answered said, "Yes, he said that Mo Qing was leading the team at the back, and that he brought a lot of supplies and people."
Fu Hua turned to Zhong San and said, "This Mo Qing must have prepared two strategies. On one hand, he's using Gao Ren to mislead us, and on the other hand, he's pretending to bring supplies to ransom people. He's really cunning. Boss Zhong, we can't let Gao Ren in now. Let my brother and the others in instead. They're bringing so many prisoners with them. Sending them in will take up our manpower."
Zhong San thought Fu Hua was right and said to his men, "Tell Fu Rong and the others to get into the city quickly, and then notify the other defense points to report immediately if they spot the Mo family's convoy."
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