"Just who are you people? Why do you want to capture this old man? How dare you kidnap people in broad daylight? How dare you do such a thing? How preposterous! Do you have any respect for the law?! "
As Li Junxian and the others approached the woodshed, they heard the bellowing of an outwardly strong but inwardly weak voice. "Don't you want money? Release this old man and this old man will take you to get the money! Let me tell you, there are some people in this world that you can't afford to offend. If my Second Master learns that you've kidnapped this old man, all of you here will die! And you'll die a very ugly death, and it'll be too late to regret it … "
"Oh? I hear that someone wants this general to die a very ugly death? "
At this moment, Li Junxian pushed open the door and interrupted the man's clamor.
In the woodshed, a middle-aged man with his hands and feet tied sat on the ground. This man looked very fat, his face was full of wrinkles, and his eyes were very small, typical of squinting. From afar, he looked like a Maitreya Buddha.
In front of this middle-aged man were two men in martial arts robes, their backs to him. Laughably, even though this fellow had been hooting the entire time, the two men had completely ignored him!
Perhaps because no one had taken care of this woodshed in a very long time, Li Junxian sensed that there was a strange odor to it. But interrogating Sun Dafu was more important, so he didn't care.
The two of them were just about to step forward and bow to Li Junxian, but the middle-aged man's mouth was even faster. "Pah! A bunch of hoodlums who rely on kidnapping and extortion! What kind of general are you ~? "
He had come to Taiyuan on this trip. Li Junxian and the one hundred horsemen he had brought were primarily meant to protect Li Tai from the shadows, so they normally wore the clothes of ordinary people. This was why the middle-aged man had mocked Li Junxian when he heard him call himself a general.
"Impudent! Are your dog eyes blind? The one standing in front of you is … "
Seeing that the middle-aged man was speaking rudely to Li Junxian, one of the men in the room angrily glared at him and prepared to attack.
But Li Junxian pulled him back. "Lin Jiang, stop!"
Li Junxian waved his hand and said, "One who doesn't know is not guilty. This person must be the shopkeeper of Tongfu Inn, Sun Dafu ~?"
Lin Jiang cupped his fists and replied, "Yes, General!"
Li Junxian nodded, and then he curiously asked, "How did you kidnap him? Why would he think that we are hooligans who kidnap and blackmail people? "
Lin Jiang pursed his lips and replied in all seriousness, "Replying to the general, this general snuck into the inn when it was dark and happened to see this fellow going to the outhouse. This subordinate tailed him and knocked him out when he wasn't paying attention. Then, I stuffed him into a sack and carried him back!"
Li Junxian was speechless. It's no wonder Sun Dafu thought you were a kidnapper. Your methods are exactly the same as those of a scoundrel!
"You … you still have the nerve to say that? This old man has always emphasized that amiability brings wealth, and I've never offended you. But a young man like you tried to sneak attack me, an old man who doesn't know any martial arts. You … you don't have any martial virtues! "
Lin Jiang's earnest explanation had thoroughly infuriated Sun Dafu, but his words seemed lacking in confidence. Moreover, as he spoke, Sun Dafu clamped his legs together and leaned his body as far away from Li Junxian as possible, as if there was something he didn't want Li Junxian to see.
Li Junxian naturally noticed Sun Dafu's little movements, and he curiously turned to Lin Jiang. Lin Jiang innocently said,
"General, before this subordinate knocked him out, he hadn't finished peeing, so after I knocked him out, he immediately peed his pants …"
Li Junxian's lips twitched in speechlessness.
Although it was true that he had ordered Lin Jiang to kidnap Sun Dafu, Lin Jiang's methods were truly … rather lacking in martial virtues. If you want to sneak attack someone, you can sneak attack them, but at least wait until they're done peeing before knocking them out!
Sun Dafu's face turned red, and he wanted nothing more than to find a hole in the ground and crawl into it. Of course, before he did that, he would have to drag this immoral Lin Jiang down with him!
"Enough! This general's subordinate was just following orders. Shopkeeper Sun, don't get angry with him. Besides, who hasn't peed their pants in their life? No one will laugh at you! "
Li Junxian saw Sun Dafu's embarrassed expression and hurriedly tried to 'resolve' the situation.
Lin Jiang and the other soldier almost laughed out loud, but when they saw that Li Junxian wasn't laughing, they suppressed their laughter. Sun Dafu glared at Li Junxian with hatred. If looks could kill, Li Junxian would have died many times over by now!
But through his observations, he had realized that Li Junxian and the other two soldiers in the room truly were soldiers. Thus, even though he was furious, Sun Dafu was still able to restrain himself.
"Shopkeeper Sun, I didn't invite you here today to take your money, but because this general has a matter to ask you!"
After a round of banter, Li Junxian turned serious and spoke to Sun Dafu.
"Invite? This is how you invite people? "
Sun Dafu glanced at the ropes binding him and sneered. "Moreover, this old man has not committed any crime, nor has he broken any laws. You claim to be a soldier, so what right do you have to knowingly break the law and use such despicable methods to imprison this old man? Do you still have any respect for the laws of the country? "
When one couldn't win with their fists, one had to reason with them. Sun Dafu understood this, and he wanted to reason with Li Junxian right now.
But Li Junxian had no desire to reason with Sun Dafu, because his fists were bigger, and more importantly, he truly had broken the law in this matter. He was in the wrong!
"Shopkeeper Sun, there's no need to talk about such useless things. If you really did break the law, the one who captured you wouldn't have been this general, but the bailiffs of the government! Since this general had you tied up and brought here, if you don't truthfully answer this general's questions, I can't guarantee that you'll be able to leave this place alive! "
Sun Dafu's face instantly paled. He hadn't expected Li Junxian to be so direct and ruthless. He didn't know if Li Junxian really dared to kill him, but he didn't dare to gamble. After all, each person only had one life, and he greatly cherished it!
"This old man is just the shopkeeper of an inn. What could I know? If you want to ask, then hurry up and ask! "
Sun Dafu said after a few moments of silence.
At this moment, Lin Jiang brought over a bench, and Li Junxian sat down in front of Sun Dafu. He placed his arms on his knees and leaned over to ask, "The Second Master you spoke of before should be the owner of Tongfu Inn, Gao Yong, right? Gao Yong is the second son of the Gao Clan. He has an older brother called Gao Xu and a younger sister called Gao Ping, the concubine of the Wang Clan's second son, Wang Hong! It is precisely because he has managed to climb up the branch of the Wang Clan that Gao Yong has been able to flourish in Taiyuan City! "
Sun Dafu's pupils constricted in shock. He stared at Li Junxian and asked, word by word, "You're investigating the Second Master? Just who are you? Just who are you people? "
Li Junxian unhappily said, "My time is limited, so it's best if you don't waste it. Answer my questions, or else …"
Li Junxian glanced at Lin Jiang. The latter understood, unsheathed his saber, and placed it against Sun Dafu's neck. With a savage smile, he said, "Hey! Shopkeeper Sun, I recently learned a saber art that can remove the bones from a person's limbs without killing them. Do you want to give it a try? "
Sun Dafu lived like a prince, so how could he possibly endure such a shock? He hurriedly shook his head and said, "I'll talk! I'll talk! Take your saber away! "
"Hmph! At least you know your place! "
Lin Jiang coldly snorted and then pulled his saber back.
Sun Dafu nodded at Li Junxian and said, "What you said just now was correct. The Second Master truly is the owner of Tongfu Inn. Relying on his relationship with the Wang Clan, the Second Master's business has been getting better and better, and he's opening more and more shops!"
Li Junxian nodded in satisfaction and asked, "Very good! This general will ask you again. This morning, did Wang Renyi, the current Wang Xinyuan, go to your inn? "
Sun Dafu was taken aback, a hint of panic in his eyes. Coming back to his senses, he hurriedly shook his head and said, "Wang Xinyuan? This old man has never seen him before! "
Li Junxian sat up straight and gave Sun Dafu a meaningful smile. Sun Dafu felt his scalp tingle, and when he turned his head, he saw that Lin Jiang was also savagely smiling at him. Shivering in fright, he hastily corrected himself, "Don't worry about me.
"Yes, Young Master Wang really did come to the inn this morning!"
Li Junxian leaned over and asked, "Who did he meet at the inn?"
Sun Dafu immediately shook his head and said, "This, this old man doesn't know!"
Afraid that Li Junxian and Lin Jiang wouldn't believe him, he hurriedly explained, "This old man really doesn't know that person's identity. I only heard that he's a good friend of Young Master Wang and that he stayed at the inn yesterday. Moreover, the Second Master said that that person was an honored guest of his and would only be staying at the inn for two days.
That honored guest rarely goes out and spends almost all of his time in his room. When he checked in, he specifically instructed that no one was to disturb him, so this old man still doesn't know that person's name! "
Li Junxian's eyes flashed, and after a few moments of silence, he asked, "Is that person still staying at the inn?"
Sun Dafu nodded. "Yes! He's still there! That honored guest is staying in the Heaven guest room! "
Li Junxian calmed down a little. He stood up and said to Sun Dafu, "Shopkeeper Sun, you'll have to suffer here for one night. Once this old man finishes his business tomorrow, I'll let you go. Don't think about running away. Even if you grow wings, you won't be able to escape. Moreover, if you're captured, this general can't guarantee that the brothers in the courtyard won't do anything to you!"
Sun Dafu's old face instantly became as pale as a bitter gourd. But the situation was stronger than him, so what else could he do but lower his head?
Leaving the woodshed and entering the courtyard, Li Junxian muttered to himself, "The most dangerous place truly is the safest place. Zhu Xecheng was just captured in the Heaven guest room, and someone is already staying there. This person is truly skilled and bold!"
"Zhao Kang!"
After sighing with emotion, Li Junxian shouted into the courtyard, and a soldier quickly ran over. "This general is here!"
"Immediately head to the Provincial Governor's Residence and have Governor Wang bring soldiers to Tongfu Inn!"
Li Junxian ordered.
"Yes!"
Zhao Kang cupped his fists and left.
Li Junxian called out, "Lin Jiang!"
Lin Jiang cupped his fists and replied, "This general is here!"
Li Junxian ordered, "Leave two people to guard Sun Dafu. The rest of you, immediately follow this general to Tongfu Inn to capture him!"
"Yes!"
Lin Jiang cupped his fists and left to pass on the order.
Li Junxian meaningfully whispered, "It's finally time to draw in the net. I hope that this is a big fish and not a small shrimp …"
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