Chapter 682: Exactly the same greedy faces as those escorts!
The sky was getting light and the morning mist was thick.
The man took Lin Jiayou into a small mountain village with smoke rising from chimneys.
The village is not big, with mud-walled and thatched houses scattered at the foot of the mountain. The sounds of chickens crowing and dogs barking add a bit of vitality to the early morning.
The man pushed open a creaking wooden door and led him into a small courtyard.
"Dad, you're back!" A head popped out of the house. It was a boy about the same age as Lin Jiayou. He had dark skin but surprisingly bright eyes.
He saw Lin Jiayou behind the man and his eyes widened with curiosity, "Who is he?"
The boy ran out of the house, walked around Lin Jiayou, and looked at him without hesitation.
He looked at Lin Jiayou's torn brocade clothes, and then at his pale but handsome face.
"What's your name? Where are you from? Your clothes are made of very good material, but they have a lot of holes in them."
A series of questions came at him, and Lin Jiayou subconsciously took a step back and pursed his lips. After a night of fear, he was wary of everything in the outside world.
"Aniu, stop messing around." The one-armed man stopped his son in a deep voice, then said to Lin Jiayou, "Come in and rest your feet and drink some hot water."
Lin Jiayou hesitated for a moment, but still followed him into the simple house.
The man was a hunter in the village named Shi Yong, and the lively boy was his son, Shi Xiaoniu.
Shi Xiaoniu brought him a bowl of steaming rice porridge and squatted beside him, still looking at him curiously.
Lin Jiayou held the warm earthen bowl, and his stiff body seemed to gradually warm up.
He finished the porridge in the bowl, mustered up his courage, stood up, and bowed deeply to Shi Yong.
"Thank you for saving my life, uncle. I am Lin Jiayou, and I am going to Jinguan City. I hope you can help me and give me a ride. I will reward you handsomely when I get there."
As he spoke, his hand unconsciously pressed the purse hidden in his arms. It was his last resort, and also the most dangerous thing.
Shi Yong looked at him, his weather-beaten face showing no emotion. He said calmly, "You're going to Jinguan City? That's not close. How much silver do you have on you for travel expenses?"
Lin Jiayou suddenly raised his head, and the warmth and trust that had just appeared in his eyes was instantly replaced by vigilance.
This sentence again!
Exactly the same greedy faces as those escorts! They all want his money!
He clenched his fists tightly in his sleeves, his nails almost digging into his flesh.
Looking at his instantly pale face and his eyes as alert as a young animal, Shi Yong's gaze moved slightly, but he did not ask any further questions.
Lin Jiayou forced himself to calm down. He lowered his head, his voice dry and distant: "I, I don't have much on me. But when we get to Jinguan City, the Gu family will naturally pay you enough silver."
He brought up the Gu family's name, hoping to intimidate the other party.
At the same time, in the dilapidated temple.
Wang Er kicked over the empty bundle on the ground. There were only a few half-worn clothes in it, and not even a copper coin.
"Damn it!" Wang Er cursed angrily, "There's nothing valuable here! That little bastard hid all the money on his body and took it away!"
The fire had long been extinguished, and the faces of the several escorts looked uglier than each other in the pale light of the early morning.
"I've said it before, this isn't a reliable thing." The timid escort shrank his neck and muttered softly.
"Are you making sarcastic remarks now?" Wang Er turned around abruptly, his eyes bloodshot as he glared at him fiercely. "If it weren't for you losers, how could he have gotten away from me?"
"Enough! What's the point of arguing now!" Another escort interrupted him irritably, "Think about it quickly. How are we going to explain this to the chief escort when we get back? We lost him!"
This sentence was like a bucket of cold water, extinguishing everyone's anger and replacing it with a chilling fear in their hearts.
Wang Er's face also turned pale.
He may not care about the life or death of an unknown person, but he cannot ignore the rules of Weiyuan Escort Agency and the reputation of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.
"Just say it, just say he ran away in the middle of the night!" Wang Er gritted his teeth and said, "Who would go to such lengths for a bastard that no one wants?"
"Run away?" The escort sneered, "Wang Er, do you think the chief escort is a fool, or do you think the Zhenguogong Mansion is a fool?"
"We took double the price, signed a written agreement in black and white to return the person safely to Jinguan City! Now he's gone, and you think you can just let it go by saying 'he ran away'?"
"Do you still want the Weiyuan Escort Agency's reputation? The head escort will definitely skin us alive!"
The air suddenly became quiet.
Several people looked at each other and saw the same fear in each other's eyes.
For the sake of that illusory windfall, not only did they not gain any benefit, but they also got into a huge trouble.
I'm afraid I won't be able to explain this mission.
"What should we do now? What should we say when we get back?" The timid escort was at a loss, his voice tinged with tears. "We're dead, dead!"
Wang Er paced around in annoyance. Suddenly, he stopped and raised his head abruptly.
"Got it! We don't have to say he ran away."
The others all looked at him.
Wang Er licked his cracked lips and said, "Let's just say we've sent him to Jinguan City safely."
"What?" The ferocious-faced escort was stunned. "Are you crazy? We didn't even see the shadow of Jinguan City!"
"Listen to me!" Wang Er grabbed his arm, his eyes fierce. "We said that when we got to the outskirts of Jinguan City, the guy wouldn't let us go anymore. He said he had somewhere else to go and someone from the Gu family would come pick him up, so we could just take the balance and leave."
He glanced around, his voice filled with temptation: "Do you think this is reasonable? When someone from the Duke's Mansion arrives at the destination, there will naturally be people from the Mansion to meet them. Why would they need us, the unsophisticated ones, to follow them into the city and show our faces?"
The timid escort still felt it was inappropriate: "But, but what if the chief escort sends someone to investigate..."
"Investigate?" Wang Er sneered, shaking off his companion's arm. "How can he investigate? Jinguan City is so big, where can he find someone we haven't even met to confront?"
"Besides, that kid was a hot potato to begin with. The young lady from the Duke of Zhenguo Mansion sent him away just to get some peace and quiet."
"We said we had sent the person, but they didn't bother to pursue the matter any further. The matter just passed!"
His words were like a strong medicine, which gradually calmed down the originally panicked people.
Yes, this lie is perfect.
They completed the mission and took the money. As for whether the child was dead or alive, it had nothing to do with their Weiyuan Escort Agency.
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