"My lord should see the situation clearly. It's a choice between life and money. I'm afraid you can't have both. You can only choose one." Hong Xiaoduo remembered a saying: "A clean prefect for three years can amass 100,000 taels of silver." She was genuinely curious about how much silver this Commander Luo had embezzled from the imperial court and how much of the local people's wealth he had exploited.
"Don't push your luck." Luo Jinan hadn't expected this young woman he'd encountered to be so difficult, and he felt a tightness in his chest from anger.
Hong Xiaoduo shook her head and clicked her tongue a few times, saying, "How can this be called bullying? The garrison commander can tolerate and let go of the hatred he has for killing my son, so why does he get upset and angry when it comes to money?"
I've really learned something new. It turns out that in the garrison commander's heart, even his own son isn't as important as money.
"Very well, since you've given me the choice, I will naturally choose to live. I just hope you can keep your promise." Luo Jinan looked at her with an extremely restrained expression and said.
"Of course, I'm just after money," Hong Xiaoduo replied, thinking to herself, "I can agree to spare your life, but that only means I won't kill you."
As for how the generals of Fengliang Kingdom will deal with you, whether they will take your life, that's beyond my control.
“I don’t believe you. You must swear a solemn oath to heaven,” Luo Jinan said again.
"I, Hong Xiaoduo, swear to heaven that I only seek wealth and will not harm Commander Luo's life. If I break this vow, may I be struck by lightning." Hong Xiaoduo swore to heaven without the slightest hesitation.
Seeing that she had made a solemn oath, Luo Jinan stood up, walked to the bookshelf on the other wall, and twisted an ornament on it. The bookshelf slowly moved aside, revealing a door.
Hong Xiaoduo didn't expect that this guy had built a secret room in his study, but considering that he could dig out secret passages from the city, it wasn't surprising that he built a secret room.
Seeing him open the door, she followed him inside.
There were steps leading down from the door, and after walking a while, there was another door. Once inside, Luo Jinan reached out and touched a tinderbox on the wall, and lit a lamp inside.
Hong Xiaoduo looked at the spacious secret room, with boxes piled against the walls all around. She stepped forward, reached out and lifted one of the boxes, revealing a box full of jewelry and jade.
He opened another box, which contained silver ingots piled up haphazardly.
My God, there's so much here. This can't possibly be all he embezzled. This garrison commander must have embezzled quite a lot.
"Seventy percent of what I've acquired over the years is here. If you want it so badly, then it's all yours." Luo Jinan, who was originally standing beside Hong Xiaoduo, silently stepped back as she opened the two boxes. He spoke as he left through the door.
Hong Xiaoduo noticed something strange about his tone and thought something was wrong. She turned her head to look, but it was too late. She only saw Luo Jinan grinning menacingly as he pressed his hand against the wall in front of the door.
With a snap, a stone door fell from above, instantly sealing the entrance.
"Damn, I was careless." Hong Xiaoduo looked at the stone door and muttered to herself...
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