When Han Xiu and his men arrived, Zhao Xue had already left with his men.
Ou Jiuyan, the head of the Ou family, was sitting in front of the looted warehouse and crying loudly.
He slapped himself again, "I told you not to spend money on security guards, I told you to be a miser, my coffin money!"
Madam Ou advised from the side: "Master, take care of yourself. If you lose money, we can earn it again!"
"My gold, my jade cabbage, my jade ring, my pearls, my..."
Li Jianxi, the Ou family's chief steward, bowed to Han Xiuxing, wiped his tears, and asked, "Master Han, is there something you want to ask for?"
With such a major incident happening in the city, it's perfectly normal for the city guards to come and check on the situation. "Uh... I just came to check on you. Is Master Ou okay?"
"Although there are no physical injuries, my master is heartbroken. Lord Han, my family was really robbed. Everyone in the family can testify. I can also take you to various warehouses to take a look. I really am not trying to evade donations."
Han Xiu hurried to explain, "I'm not here to check, uh... I mean..."
He sighed deeply, "This evening, Lord Liao ordered us to leave the city at night to raid Qingping Mountain. The spies in Qingping Mountain discovered that a group of people entered the city with knives.
The head of Qingping Mountain said that Lord Liao had colluded with the thieves. We rushed back, but we were still a step too late, causing the Ou family to suffer this misfortune.
Madam Ou said, "That group of thieves said they were from Qingping Mountain."
Han Xiu replied confidently, "Impossible. Who would reveal their origins if they committed murder and robbery? Besides, I met the head of Qingping Mountain tonight. She's a young girl."
Li Jianxi said, "Yes, it was a little girl. I heard Master He say that when he was abducted to Qingping Mountain, it was that little girl who saved him. Master He praised the little girl highly."
Ou Jiuyan was still crying. He turned to look at Han Xiu and pointed at the door. "Han Xiu, what are you doing here? Are you here to laugh at me?"
"Master Ou, you misunderstood. I brought my brothers here because I really wanted to rescue you, but unfortunately we were a step too late."
Ou Jiuyan seemed to have heard something funny and laughed out loud. "Besides being able to eat and drink, the city guards are actually taking care of the lives of the common people? Tomorrow's sun will probably rise from the west."
He walked up to Han Xiu and cursed, "Han Xiu, take your people and get back into your shell. I don't need you to save me! Get out of here!"
Li Jianxi stepped forward to smooth things over, "Master Han, please go ahead. My master is feeling bad, please don't take it to heart."
Han Xiu clasped his fists, said nothing, and left with his men.
Mr. Ou sat on the ground again, crying and counting his treasures.
By the Haihe River, Zhao Xue still hadn't shown up at the appointed time. Liao Changsheng and Mr. Feng paced back and forth anxiously. "Dong Weng, could it be that Zhao Xue lost? After all, this is the richest family, the Ou family."
Liao Changsheng hurriedly asked, "In your opinion, sir, what should we do next?"
"At this point, we have no choice but to leave!"
Liao Changsheng's son Liao Qi was unwilling to do so. "Sir, it's easy for you to say that. How can we leave without money?"
"Mr. Dong and his wife have some wealth, so they won't have to worry about food and clothing if they sell it."
Mrs. Liao cried and shook her head, "We don't have much money, only about 50,000 or 60,000 taels of silver. What can we do with this little money?"
Liao Changsheng echoed, "Fifty or sixty thousand taels of silver is indeed not a lot. It won't take long."
Fifty or sixty thousand taels of silver isn't enough? Mr. Feng wanted to retort, but he held back. He clasped his fists and bowed, "Dongweng, please forgive me for not being able to serve you any longer. Since you don't want to leave, I will take my family and leave first."
Liao Changsheng grabbed Mr. Feng's arm and stopped him from leaving. "Sir, you can't just abandon me."
As the two men were tugging at each other, a servant came running over from a distance, "Master, Boss Zhao has succeeded and is bringing the stuff over here."
Mrs. Liao clasped her hands together and said, "Oh, it's really God's blessing."
Zhao Xue walked over with his head held high, "Lord Liao, you must be getting impatient. It's not that I'm delaying on purpose, it's just that the Ou family is too rich and they can't take away all the things." After saying that, he laughed loudly and arrogantly.
Mr. Feng reminded him, "Boss Zhao, please keep your voice down."
"What are you afraid of? If anyone comes, I'll kill him!" He glanced around and asked, "Why are there any female relatives?"
Mr. Feng said, "It's for you and my family, and we're sending them to Mingzhou together."
"Sir, you and Lord Liao are not planning to escort them to Mingzhou personally, are you?"
"Boss Zhao, you're joking. Your Excellency is the governor of Anzhou. You can't leave Anzhou for Mingzhou without a reason."
Zhao Xue smiled and said, "That's good! I'll send someone to help you load the boat, and then escort you back to the government office."
Mr. Feng bowed and said, "Then I'll have to trouble you, Boss Zhao." He had long guessed that the Zhao Society would be on guard against them, so he made an appointment with Liao Changsheng to leave tomorrow night.
But what Mr. Feng didn't guess was that Zhao Xue refused to leave after accompanying them to the government office. He brought more than 20 brothers to live in the back house, saying that there were no female relatives anyway and they could provide close protection.
At dawn, Han Xiu went to the government office to find Liao Changsheng, but met Zhao Xue first.
Zhao Xue grabbed Han Xiu, looked at him provocatively, and said that Lord Liao was not free today, and asked Han Xiu to come back in the afternoon.
Han Xiu didn't know Zhao Xue, but his intuition told him that the man in front of him was not a good person. "Who are you?"
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