Seeing the surrounding soldiers unsheathing their swords and nocking their arrows, the people on the boat were all dumbfounded. They had never expected that things would end up like this.
Wasn't it just three boats blocking a place? How did they get implicated in colluding with foreign enemies? Who knew where those six boats came from?
One by one, they started to cry out their grievances. The soldiers were not used to this and scolded them loudly. The merchants became obedient.
"Brother Weitong, how can you do this? Think of something. We clearly didn't do that. " When a merchant was at a dead end, he suddenly saw Mi Fan, who was still sitting there with a pale face. He approached her and asked her for an idea.
When others heard his voice, they placed their last hope on Mi Fan.
Mi Fan didn't know what to say anymore. Ever since he started feeling unwell, he had always been trying to convince the people on the boat to give up on their plans to deal with the Zhang family. He had even mentioned it twice, but none of the people who thought they were powerful enough listened. Now that revenge had come, was there a need to explain what was going on?
He arranged for people to go to the river to cause trouble, scammed them of the details of the sea transportation, and even blocked the entrance. They ignored him the first time, but when they went there, he expressed his goodwill twice. This time, they were angry. Zhangjia Zhuangzi, when he took action, he was furious and wanted to wipe out the entire family.
Guo Ren was also anxious at this time. He nudged the silent Mi Fan and said, "Think of something. We usually listen to you. Why aren't you saying anything now?"
"What do I say? What do you want me to say? When I told you to let go, which one of you listened? You went to the river and got robbed, thinking that the Zhang family didn't know. You took the sea transportation goods from the Zhang family and thought that they were easy to bully.
Think of something, make a decision. Okay, there's a way. Tell the people who are watching us that we're willing to admit our mistakes and compensate the Zhang family with some shipbuilding experts. Go, go and talk to them. That way, we can save our lives.
If you don't say it now, it'll be too late. The Zhang family always gives people a way out. Even if you give in at the end, the Zhang family won't be so ruthless. As long as they don't directly deal with the Zhang family, everything can be discussed. "
Mi Fan was also angry. She slammed the table and stood up. She shouted twice and then sat back down. She muttered in a very small voice.
The surrounding people also quietened down and listened. When they heard that Mi Fan didn't say that she was going to look for the people in the manor and instead asked them to compromise with the Zhang family, they all felt that Mi Fan was no longer the Mi Fan of the past. She had become a fool. What did this matter have to do with the Zhang family?
"Brother Weitong, you should take a good rest. Let us handle the things here." A merchant felt that he shouldn't continue to trust Mi Fan. To be polite, he took out five hundred strings of coins from his sleeve. He looked around and came to the leader of the prefectural soldiers who were detaining them.
"What are you doing here? Go back. Be careful not to be shot if you move recklessly again. "When the general saw someone come over, his face darkened and he scolded.
The merchant who came over smiled. "We didn't move recklessly. We just wanted to ask if this matter would affect us."
"Well, it's not about being affected or not. As long as you tell us clearly, who are you sending the tea leaves, salt, and weapons to, and where are they going? Where did you get the goods? Maybe you can still escape, "the general said sternly.
The merchants felt bitter in their hearts. How would they know about weapons? It had nothing to do with them, but no one would believe them now. Unless they found the people on the six ships and got them to admit it.
This method was definitely useless now. Those people would be waiting to be caught. They would have run to god knows where long ago. Handing the flying money over, the merchant said, "Sir, we are all legitimate businessmen. How could we do such a thing? Maybe someone else did it and I was implicated. What do you think …? "
The general's eyes swept over the flying money. He instantly pulled back his hand. The flying money disappeared from the merchant's hand. The general said to the merchant, "We don't know if it's true or not. You can ask someone else. Go, go and come back quickly."
"Yes, yes, I'll go ask now. I'll go now." How could the merchant not understand? He nodded fiercely, turned around, and jumped off the ship that was already docked. He found a direction and ran.
When the other merchants saw this, they all had the same idea. They all went up and took out the flying money. They said a few perfunctory words and jumped off the ship.
"Brother Qianyuan, it's better to stay. You can't run." Just as Guo Ren followed the others to give the flying money, Mi Fan tried to persuade him again.
Guo Ren stopped and looked back at Mi Fan. He said, "Mi Fan, you were smart in the past, but if anyone listens to you today, they will be asking for death. If you want to stay, then stay."
After saying that, Guo Ren handed over the flying money. He also got a chance to leave.
It wasn't that Mi Fan didn't want to, but just as he was about to stand up, his vision went black again. His chest hurt. He didn't know the details, but he knew that if he really left, it would be worse than it was now.
Because Guo Ren always listened to him and followed him around, he tried to persuade him to stay. He didn't expect Guo Ren to leave.
Almost everyone ran on the shore. Only one person quietly jumped into the water after leaving. He was good at swimming and didn't care about the turbulence of the current. He also used the darkness to swim.
The general had received a lot of money, which added up to about ten thousand strings of coins. He looked in the direction that the others had fled and smiled. He then looked at Mi Fan, who was still sitting there and drinking by herself. He walked up and said, "Don't you want to ask someone about it?"
"I want to, but I don't have the ability. General, why don't you have a drink with me? It's always lonely to drink alone." Mi Fan picked up a piece of beef head meat and took a bite of garlic. He spoke as he ate.
The general was hungry. Seeing that there was only one person left, he sat to the side and picked up the wine that the merchant poured but didn't drink. He drank it all in one gulp. Without using chopsticks, he tore off a roast goose wing and stuffed it into his mouth. He allowed the oil to flow to his chin. He wiped it with his sleeve and said, "You don't have money? It's fine. Let's go. "
"Haha, no money? How can I not have money? I have, but I can't spend it. I have a lot of money and people. I'm not stupid. You are sent by the Marquis Li Xun, right? This is called loosening the reins to catch them better. When they are caught, they will be guilty even if they aren't guilty. If they aren't guilty, why run?
Good skill. Those six ships have been prepared long ago, right? Hanging our flag, this move is called crossing the sea by deceiving the heavens. First take the side road, then turn back, and then it's Zhou Lang's chain of fire. The six ships are loaded with the things you found just now. Shifting the blame to us, this is called making something out of nothing. It's just a little change, we made something out of nothing.
After that, the best plan was to escape. If they all ran away, those people would never be found. But this wouldn't be so easy to convict them. After all, a careful investigation of the six ships could still find some clues. So, it was to scare us and make us run. Those who ran away, a hundred Mo Braids. Can you tell me, what's the next move? "
Mi Fan sat down and didn't run away. His body felt much more comfortable. He thought carefully about what had happened and said to the general in front of him. At the same time, he raised his cup to toast.
The general raised his cup in return. He raised his head and drank. He laughed and said, "Boss Mi is indeed not an ordinary person. You actually saw through it. What a pity."
"It's a pity that Jiang Gan fell for it. What a good joint venture. It was originally a gift for us. Small boats, big ships, haha. It was clearly a test. If we took a step back and agreed, we would have a wide open world. I would like to ask the general, will those people be killed?"
Mi Fan now completely understood why he felt so uncomfortable. He fell for a trap within a trap. Actually, it wasn't really a trap. The Zhang family might have known about this a long time ago. They didn't do anything because the connected river did indeed affect the Jingshui business.
Therefore, the Zhang family gave them two opportunities to work together. They wanted to make up for it. Different from others, Zhangjia Zhuangzi's compensation was that if you agreed, they would compensate you. If you didn't agree, it would be a trap.
When they couldn't think of an idea, they gave them an idea. This idea could make them search and destroy their family.
The general smiled and helped Mi Fan pour the wine. He said, "Boss Mi is indeed different from others. No wonder the Little Prince said that you must stay and protect Boss Mi no matter what. Those people won't be killed. Their family will be searched and then exiled. I believe they will still have some money left. Boss Mi, you don't have to worry about them."
"Why?" Mi Fan didn't understand.
"This time, it was the Little Prince who did it. It wasn't the Prince who sent them. If we really investigate carefully, the six ships might be found. Scare them a little and let them admit to a crime that won't kill them. I believe they will agree."
The general continued to explain. At the same time, he reached out and grabbed some food from the plate. After eating, he rubbed his hands against his body.
Mi Fan didn't care whether the general grabbed the food with his hands or chopsticks. His mind was on this matter. When he heard the general's words, he still didn't understand.
"Then you're not afraid that I will tell others?"
"Who are you going to tell? From now on, for half a month, you can't move at all. You can only stay on this ship. After half a month, when the dust has settled, you can say whatever you want. Let's see if you have the guts. You have such a big family, and there are so many people. What if something happens? "
When the general said this, he laughed. Hearing this, Mi Fan shivered. Fortunately, his body didn't feel so bad anymore. This made him understand that he wouldn't be in any danger for the time being. He asked tentatively, "Then do you want me to do something?"
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