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"What?" A hundred thousand? You people must be crazy to think of money, one hundred thousand can buy five lecherous girls in Luoyang. " Liang Tian could not help but shout out. It was not because he cared about money, but because he felt that this shopkeeper was too despicable, to actually use his own concubinage s to set up a trap.

"Fine, how much did you guys say it was?" Mr. Clerk looked at the shopkeeper and turned to ask.

"At most twenty thousand gold, it is enough for your shopkeeper to buy another concubinage." Liang Tian stretched out two of his fingers and said angrily.

"No, our shopkeeper has lost face, how can we stay in Luoyang in the future? "No matter what, you have to compensate me. At least eighty thousand gold!" Mr. Clerk was also an expert in bargaining, he refused to let go.

"That won't do. We'd rather go to the officials." Liang Tian shook his head and turned to leave.

"We will each take a step back. Sixty thousand. If you still don't agree to it, we will call the officials. You won't be able to go anywhere by then. Even if it's just your fur, it's still worth sixty thousand gold coins. The Mr. Clerk pulled Liang Tian and said angrily.

"Alright, sixty thousand!" Liang Tian and Dong Jian exchanged glances, they could see the cold killing intent in each other's eyes. Walking out of East Gate Inn, not only were Liang Tian and Dong Jian angry, even the soldiers were furious. Ever since they joined the Lord General, how could they have suffered such humiliation? If they didn't get back at the Lord General, even if he found out, he would probably laugh at them.

"Brother Liang Tian, we can't let this go on, if we don't kill this shopkeeper, it will be hard to quell the hatred in my heart!" Just as he was walking on the Luoyang street, Dong Jian said angrily. You will bring the caravan to continue towards Chang'an, and after I get rid of the shopkeeper, I will come to chase you all away. "

"We definitely can't let him go! However, taking his life is too easy, I want him to live a life worse than death! " Liang Tian clenched his teeth and said fiercely. "For bandits like them who were secretly doing business, if they wanted to kill that storekeeper in secret, it would be as easy as flipping their palm. However, if they did that, they wouldn't be able to gain anything from it." Brother Dong Jian, didn't we want to open an inn in the Luoyang? I think that East Gate Inn is pretty good. "

"Understood." Dong Jian nodded his head, and suddenly revealed a sinister smile: "The shopkeeper's concubinage looks pretty good too, didn't he say we would kidnap his concubinage? If we don't get that concubinage, we won't be able to get anything on our backs. "

"Hehe, that concubinage does have some looks. If you like it, it's yours. " Liang Tian could not help but laugh, his mood becoming a lot better. "What are you preparing to do? Have you decided on a move? "

"If you want to obtain his inn and his concubinage, you must make him bankrupt. But, if we want to lure him in and take too long into consideration, it's impossible for us to stay in the Luoyang for long periods of time. Dong Jian thought for a while, then said hatefully: "The only way is to get him into a lawsuit."

"Right, didn't he want us to go to court? Let's fight back and let the officials take care of him for us. " Liang Tian relaxed his eyebrows, and smiled: "After we leave the Luoyang, let the convoy continue moving towards the Chang'an, the two of us will secretly return to the Luoyang, and after we obtain the East Gate Inn and your concubinage, we will head to the Chang'an."

The dark night slowly pulled apart. The sky was as thick as ink, but not a single crescent moon or star could be seen. Occasionally, a shooting star would streak across the night sky with a hint of coldness. It was late in the night, and Luoyang City's oil lamp was like a firefly flying far away.

On the south street of Luoyang City, there was a large courtyard. The person who lived there was called Wang Chen. It was already deep into the night, and the houses and trees in the yard had all turned blurry. Occasionally, there would be a bark or two, but it quickly disappeared into the night.

Deep in the night, a few round objects suddenly flew into the yard from outside the wall. The two big dogs immediately jumped on them. They were actually a few delicious meat buns. They instinctively stopped barking and started to eat the meat buns.

After about an hour, the two big dogs were motionless on the ground, and the yard became even quieter.

Two shadows, clad in tight suits, rolled over the wall and landed lightly on the ground. There was almost no sound. The two shadows looked around. One of them waved his hand, and the two shadows started to move towards the backyard.

The two shadows skillfully climbed up a small building. It was the most exquisite building in the courtyard. The two shadows quickly entered the room and opened the cabinet, revealing bright jewelry and gold ingots. Without a word, they picked up the two small bags and placed the jewelry and the gold ingot into each of the two bags.

The door was gently closed, and the courtyard was still as quiet as before. Everyone was deep in their dreams. Two shadows floated down from the second floor, one after the other, returning along the same path. Finally, they disappeared into the boundless night.

East Gate Inn's shopkeeper was in an exceptionally good mood. After using just a little bit of methods, she obtained sixty thousand gold, which caused him to wake up laughing several times last night. Even though his inn had a large courtyard and a good location, he did not manage well, so she could not earn sixty thousand a year.

Peng peng peng …

A hurried knock on the door interrupted his dream. He wanted to curse, but the sound of the knock was too domineering, too fierce, as if it were a tough spot he could not afford to provoke. He hurriedly got dressed and got out of bed, but he did not expect that a group of bailiffs would already rush in.

"My lords, what is the matter?" The shopkeeper was so scared that he trembled and hurriedly went up and asked. This fellow usually did nothing good, but when he saw the government, he felt a little guilty.

"What is it? "Master Fa Cao's house was stolen. Someone saw the thief coming to your inn." That bailiff glared at the storekeeper fiercely and waved his hand abruptly. "Search!"

Those yamen runners who were like tigers and wolves started searching the East Gate Inn without a word. In a short period of time, the East Gate Inn was in a total mess. The yamen runners emptied their cabinets and hid whatever they saw into their clothes.

It was the employees of the tavern who had been following the constables in their search. However, when they saw the constables take something from their pockets, they only waited for them to not pay attention before putting the clothes and other things into their pockets. In any case, it was a bargain, he would not take it for granted.

"What is this?" The lead yamen runner didn't go out to search like the lackeys, but rather to search the storekeeper's room. He found a large cabinet that was locked and couldn't help but feel happy.

"This is my till." The storekeeper couldn't help but grumble inwardly. If this storekeeper opened the storehouse and the bailiffs saw the money but they were no different from a leech seeing blood, he would at least be broke.

"Open!" The leading bailiff resisted the joy in his heart as he coldly ordered. Even if he couldn't find anything, as long as he opened his till, he wouldn't be able to get away empty-handed.

Although the shopkeeper was unwilling, he didn't dare to offend the bailiffs. He slowly took out the key from his pocket and walked towards the cabinet. Perhaps it was because his heart was aching so much that his hands could not help but tremble when he unlocked the cabinet. This made the leading bailiff even more suspicious.

"Ah …"

The moment the door was opened, not only were the bailiffs surprised, but even the storekeeper himself was shocked and couldn't help but call out. There were dozens of jewelry lying in his till. He even suspected that he was seeing things. He couldn't help but rub his eyes, but the gem was still there. He stretched out his hand in disbelief to see what was going on.

"Don't move!" The leader of the constables was overjoyed. He had caught more than ten strings of jewelry that had been lost by Master Fa Cao! He turned around and shouted to the bailiffs, "Tie him up! Don't let that thief escape!"

"Ah, my lord, I was wrongly accused. I didn't know there would be jewelry in the cupboard." The storekeeper was truly frightened. "Putong!" He knelt on the ground and kowtowed with all his might. He knew in his heart that these jewels were definitely not his. Even if he jumped to the Yellow River, he would not be able to wash them away.

"You are innocent? "Then why are these jewels in your till?" The leading bailiff coldly laughed and glared at the storekeeper, "Then tell me, why is this gem in your cupboard?"

"Yeah, why is it in my closet?" The shopkeeper was confused as well. How did he know about the jewelry?

"Tell me, where did you put the other thirty gold ingots?" The leading bailiff suddenly shouted.

"What gold ingot?" Where do I have gold ingots? " The shopkeeper hurriedly asked in fear.

"You're still pretending?" The leading bailiff looked at the storekeeper with disdain, and coldly said, "Not only has Senior Fa Cao's home stolen sixteen beads, he has also stolen thirty-six gold ingots. "Tell me, where did you hide the gold ingot?"

"Heavens …" The storekeeper's body swayed a few times before collapsing on the ground.

He waved to the constables and said, "Surround the entire inn and don't call anyone else out."

"Stop, this is the yamen. Who told you to barge in randomly?" Zhang Xiang brought a few servants and crossed the street. Just as he walked through the main entrance of the yamen, he was stopped by a few yamen runners.

Zhang Xiang laughed, unhurriedly took out a large amount of money from his pocket and stuffed it into the hands of every gatekeeper. Various officials, I heard that the yamen confiscated the East Gate Inn and is currently selling it. I want to buy it, and I need your help. "

"Sure, sure." The gatekeeper immediately changed his smiling face and pointed towards the courtyard. "This matter is being handled by the scribe Lieutenant. There are many people who want to buy it. You have to hurry. I'll lure you there."

"Thank you." Zhang Xiang nodded, and followed in with a few servants.

The scribe was a skinny middle-aged man. Upon hearing that Zhang Xiang wanted to buy the East Gate Inn, he spoke in an official tone, "There are a lot of people wanting to buy the East Gate Inn now. You should go back and wait.

"My lord, I've heard that the lieutenant asked you to do this job. Selling who doesn't sell who, isn't that just you?" Zhang Xiang smiled and bowed towards the scribe.

"You can't say that. I still have to listen to the lieutenant." scribe looked up at Zhang Xiang, picked up the cup on the table, and ignored Zhang Xiang, as he was sending him off.

"Lord, this is just a small matter. I have no respect for you, please accept it." Zhang Xiang was already prepared. He let the servant carry up a carriage and place it in front of scribe, then opened the lid.