Tang Mingde exclaimed upon hearing this: "!!!"
His brows furrowed even more.
"What Gu Hai?"
He said in a deep voice, "I don't know what you're talking about!"
Houston chuckled in response.
He sneered and said, "Old Tang, it's not very interesting to say it like that."
“I already had accurate intelligence that the final buyer of this grain was the Xia Kingdom.”
"A food shortage is imminent in the northwest of Xia Kingdom. They bought this batch of grain to alleviate their urgent needs. That is why I had this batch of grain detained."
"With so many lives at stake, the Xia Kingdom must be very anxious."
"The underground king of Xia Kingdom will never allow anything to happen to this batch of grain, so he has come!"
Tang Mingde was speechless upon hearing this.
His face instantly turned ashen.
Although he knew he was playing a completely exposed card today, he couldn't help but feel heavy-hearted when he heard Houston mention the famine in the northwest of Xia Kingdom.
Xia Kingdom...
It is his homeland!
Although he wasn't born on that land, didn't grow up on that land, and had never even been there, yet...
The first words he learned after he was born were in the language of the Xia Kingdom!
The first meal I ate was from Xia Kingdom!
The first bedtime story I ever heard was the legend of the Xia Kingdom!
he……
Born a citizen of the Western Empire, yet the blood of the Xia Kingdom flows in his veins, and the soul of the Xia Kingdom resides within him!
Tang Mingde remained silent with a dark expression.
Seeing this, Houston sneered and continued, "Mr. Tang, we've been at peace for so many years. If I didn't have definite intelligence that he was here, why would I risk coming to confront you?"
"Give him to me!"
"I only want the Dark King of Xia Kingdom!"
At this point, Houston pointed to the transported grain and said, "Trading it for this grain isn't a bad deal for you, after all..."
"He only has one life, but this food can save many lives."
These words were spoken.
Tang Mingde: "Hahaha!"
He immediately looked up and burst into laughter.
"You're right, he only has one life."
The laughter stopped abruptly, and Tang Mingde looked at Houston with piercing eyes, saying, "But, you and I both know how important his life is that you would exchange this batch of grain for, don't we?"
Houston frowned upon hearing this.
Upon seeing this, Tang Mingde scoffed!
He snorted coldly, his face full of hostility, and said, "Stop talking nonsense to me. All I know is that I bought this batch of grain with my own money, and now I want to move it away."
"Anyone who dares to block my way, I'll take their life!"
"If you don't believe it, feel free to try it!"
As he spoke, Tang Mingde tapped the ground with his cane and took a step back.
As he made that move, a large group of people standing behind him immediately filed out.
In a short time.
The sound of guns being cocked was incessant.
The atmosphere instantly became tense.
Houston: "!!!"
Upon seeing those people carrying long spears, he instinctively stepped back.
"Tang Mingde!"
As he backed away, he growled resentfully, "I brought men with me today, don't you dare refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit!"
Upon hearing this, Tang Mingde exclaimed, "Hahaha!"
He threw his head back and laughed wildly.
"I don't drink any alcohol. In our line of work, we only trust the gun in our hands!"
As he spoke, he raised his cane, pointed it in Houston's direction, and said, "You're not convinced? If you're not convinced, then come and fight me!"
Houston: "!!!"
Looking at the huge crowd that had just appeared behind Tang Mingde, and the long guns and cannons they were carrying, he felt a chill run down his spine.
Those are real cannons!
These gangsters are terrifying!
Their guards had to request permission from higher-ups, level by level, to move such artillery, but they…
They brought it out as soon as they said they would.
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