"Don't push your luck too far. Your body and hair are given to you by your parents. How dare you cut off his entire head of hair while he only cut off a small tuft of your hair."
Yan Chao considered himself the leader of the group, and he always protected his own. Although he had fallen into a difficult situation and was now in dire straits, he still had to maintain the demeanor of the leader.
"I already said I'd pay him back tenfold. I've already shown mercy by not severing his head. You still dare to bargain with me? What right does a defeated opponent have to speak to me?"
Song Tantan was still angry when she thought of Yan Chao's attitude at the inn, so she imitated him with her nostrils pointing upwards and an expression that said, "The world is big and I am the biggest."
"You...do you know who I am?" Yan Chao was so angry that he had a heart attack, so he had no choice but to try to scare the other party away by using his identity.
"Who are you?" Song Tantan asked indifferently.
Although her tone was harsh and unpleasant to listen to, Yan Chao felt that it was because she didn't know his true identity yet. Once he revealed his identity, she should back down and obediently kneel down and kowtow to him to apologize.
"I am the nephew of Liu, the garrison commander of Changye City. My mother is Liu's elder sister. My uncle has always doted on me. You'd better be sensible and stop resisting. Come back with us and explain things clearly, or you'll suffer the consequences." Yan Chao curled his lips, with an expression that said, "I'm so awesome."
Song Tantan and Ye Moxun glanced at him as if he were an idiot. The former said to the latter, "Ah Xun, this guy looks pretty shrewd, but he's actually a fool."
They've all fallen into their hands, and there's not a soul in sight here, let alone anyone coming. If that idiot Yan Chao angers them, they could kill Yan Chao and his henchmen and no one would know.
At most, the people at the inn saw Yan Chao chasing after two teenagers before he died, and they could probably guess that he was silenced by the two teenagers. It was impossible to find any other clues.
Song Tantan and Ye Moxun are now disguised, and few people have seen their true faces. They could even swagger back to the inn now without anyone recognizing them.
After knocking Yan Chao and his group unconscious, they really went back to the inn. Both of them felt that everything was foolproof and no one would recognize them.
In the evening, Zhang Wujin sent someone to deliver a message to them, saying that the person they were looking for had been found and that they should come and pick him up.
Zhang Wujin arranged to meet them in a dilapidated temple. When Song Tantan and Ye Mo arrived, they saw him sitting in a chair with a large man kneeling on the ground next to him, bound by ropes.
"We've found the person, it's time to pay you." Zhang Wujin grinned and reached out for money.
Song Tantan gave him thirty taels of silver, which was the price agreed upon beforehand, but Zhang Wujin now complained that it was too little. "There are more than thirty of us brothers. We almost ran our legs off to find this person. Besides, this guy knows a few tricks and is not easy to deal with. Look, my brother's arm was broken. Shouldn't you two young masters give us a little more?"
Ye Moxun glanced at him and said calmly, "Call the person over so I can take a look."
Zhang Wujin thought he was trying to confirm whether his men were really injured, fearing he might be lying.
After thinking for a moment, he called the man over and asked him to stretch out his arm for Ye Moxun to see.
Ye Moxun examined the man's arm for a while, then let go. He then took out a handkerchief and carefully wiped his hands, his tone still flat. "This arm has been injured for two days, not today, and it's just a minor external injury, nothing serious."
"...No, he was injured today when we were arresting people. How can you say he was injured a couple of days ago just because you don't want to pay him? It's not easy for us brothers to do things for you. We may not be the most powerful in Changye City, but we have some influence and backing. You should think this through."
If soft tactics don't work, try hard ones. Do they think this hardware guy is easy to manipulate?
"Are you threatening us?" Song Tan chuckled.
"Yes, so what?" Zhang Wujin was intimidated by her gaze.
In particular, the boy next to him had an inexplicable sense of pressure in his eyes. Being stared at like that, Zhang Wujin almost held his breath and dared not breathe.
However, the thought that this was his territory gave him back his confidence. He immediately let out a heavy sigh and said in a bluffing tone, "Don't think that I only have thirty-odd brothers. There are also my sworn brother's men outside. I'm not trying to scare you. My brother is the real local tyrant of Changye City. He has more than a hundred men under his command and has a very close relationship with Commander Liu."
This Commander Liu not only had his own men acting as accomplices to evil on the outside, but he also colluded with these scoundrels in private, committing all sorts of heinous crimes.
"What's your older brother's name?" Ye Moxun asked casually.
"My older brother is Yan... Hey, you brat, trying to trick me into revealing anything. You two greenhorns think you can know my older brother's name? Even if you're somewhat capable, a powerful dragon can't suppress a local snake. You'd better know your place."
Zhang Wujin reacted quickly, swallowing back the name he almost blurted out.
To become a minor leader, he must be quite smart. However, he is greedy and insatiable. He was all smiles when he received five taels of silver, but now he thinks even thirty taels is not enough and tries to extort money from people just because he has more men.
“I have no money, I won’t give you an extra tael of silver,” Song Tantan said expressionlessly.
"Fine, then don't blame me for being ruthless. Brothers, get them!"
Zhang Wujin came prepared tonight. He had noticed that the two teenagers were carrying a lot of good stuff and was thinking about when to find an opportunity to rob them.
He was initially hesitant and didn't dare to act rashly, but when these two suddenly approached him again, he felt that his opportunity had come. After agreeing to help find the people, he began to make plans. He wasn't lying; he really did borrow more than twenty people from his elder brother to guard outside the dilapidated temple.
At that moment, a command was given, and they all rushed in. These burly men were all fierce and menacing, their eyes fixed on Song Tantan and Ye Moxun like venomous snakes.
"If you know what's good for you, hand over all your valuables, or you won't be leaving here today," Zhang Wujin declared smugly.
"Mmm mmm mmm."
The small vendor, who was tied up and gagged on the ground, had been pretending to be dead, hoping that these people would ignore him while they were fighting. He had been trying his best to minimize his presence, but he never expected to be suddenly lifted up.
Song Tantan grabbed the back of the vendor's collar, a fake smile on his face, "If you want to arrest us, then come and arrest us. If you can catch us, then you're the one who's capable."
It means that even though they outnumber you, there's nothing you can do about it.
Since he was taking the people away, Song Tantan didn't bother to do anything this time. Regardless of whether it would expose them, he sprinkled some powder, and Zhang Wujin and the others collapsed instantly.
This drug will keep them unconscious for three days. Unless someone gives them the antidote, they will have to stay in this dilapidated temple. If no one notices them before they wake up, who knows what might happen next?
For example, some wild animals might run out from somewhere and eat them, or rats might come out at night and eat someone's eyes; after all, rats love to eat human eyes.
After leaving the dilapidated temple, the two did not return to the inn, but instead took the peddler to a nearby grove.
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