Chapter 244 Uncle, its not good, some officers and soldiers broke in.
Faced with Huang An's aggressiveness, Li Shui still gave in.
This ironworks took three generations of his Li family to build, and it took countless costs and efforts.
Every year, as much as a thousand taels of silver are spent on paying filial piety to the officials in Youzhou.
Three years ago, they managed to establish a connection with a steward of an adult in Youzhou, allowing iron ore and iron ingots to be sold in a regular manner.
You don’t have to worry about being traced by the authorities.
But who would have thought that one of the two Bronze Skin Realm warriors in the family would die and the other would disappear?
And at this juncture, Huang An and Zhao Yan actually picked the peach.
His heart is bleeding.
The mine, like the land, was his. It had been accumulated over several generations. Unexpectedly, he would no longer be able to keep it.
The clan leaders around him also felt secretly regretful and frightened in their hearts.
What was shocking was Huang An and Zhao Yan's huge appetites.
It's a pity that they didn't get a share of the pie.
However, is Huang An's goal really the Li family's iron factory?
Of course not, but the entire Li family.
He wants the Li family's life!
Li Shui's resignation and the sugar-coated bullets Li Shui gave him did not affect Huang An's determination to eradicate them at all, but instead made him stronger.
"Master Li!"
Huang An shouted again, his tone a little stiff.
"Yes, yes!" Li Shui's expression became even more humble.
"Yesterday at noon, a thief suddenly broke into the yard where I store files and account books, and set fire to it. Does Mr. Li know?"
Set fire? Burn files and ledgers?
Li Shui's expression changed slightly. He looked at Huang An's smiling eyes, and his heart became even colder.
He also developed deep resentment towards his cousin Li Jie.
How could he not know about this?
Only when I knew it, it was already too late.
For this reason, he beat his cousin so hard that he couldn't even get out of the house.
What he hates now is that the beating he gave Li Jie just now was too gentle and did not kill him.
Li Jie swore to him that even if the soldiers he sent failed, they would not betray his Li family.
But what now?
In less than a day, Huang An already knew.
Li Shui would not think that Huang An would mention this matter in front of him for no reason.
The so-called dead soldiers have been recruited.
There was only a slight possibility that he thought Huang An was just deceiving him.
But there was only a glimmer of hope, and even he himself had no hope.
However, Li Shui still had hatred. He hated Huang An for his greed.
Huang An had just brought up the matter of armor-making in the iron factory, but now he changed his subject and brought up the matter of burning the dossier.
What does he mean?
It was obvious that they were threatening him with the burning of the files and asking him to hand over the iron factory obediently.
Haven't gotten enough of the benefits yet?
This may not be too greedy, right?
A stupid cousin and a greedy Huang An have made Li Shui extremely irritable and his head has grown twice as big.
As for admitting it, that is naturally impossible.
He was unwilling to hand over the iron factory like this.
"I, I don't know!"
He could only answer bravely.
When answering Huang An's question, he subconsciously looked at the faces of Zhang Sui'an, Ma Shan and others.
His expression was full of prayer.
They both belong to an aristocratic family, and although there were many dirty things in the past, at this time, Li Shui was eager to get help from these people.
He knew clearly that these people would definitely understand the look in his eyes.
However, Li Shui was destined to be disappointed.
The Li family, which had lost the protection of the Bronze Skin Realm warriors and was targeted by Huang An and Zhao Yan, was like a piece of fat meat that everyone wanted to pounce on and take a bite of.
All he got was a pair of cold stares.
Even the eyes of these people are playful and greedy.
They are watching a show, they want to weaken the Li family, want benefits, and want to please Huang An.
Li Shui understood instantly, and this discovery made him feel cold all over.
It seems that this iron factory is really unsustainable.
"oh?"
But suddenly, Huang Anoh's voice of surprise made him regain his consciousness.
But Huang An's next words made him feel even more uncomfortable.
The only glimmer of hope was shattered.
"I once asked the thief, and he said he was Lieutenant Li Jie, and he was sent to burn the files and account books."
Li Shui was desperate.
Huang An got straight to the point, and before Li Shui could refute, he chuckled again.
"I don't believe in thieves. Lieutenant Li is in charge of public security in the city and knows that burning official documents is a serious crime. I don't believe that he would break the law knowingly!"
Huang An's two words made Li Shui's mood go up and down like a roller coaster.
He shifted the focus of the topic from the iron factory to Li Jie.
His entire mood was led by Huang An.
"What Mr. Huang is saying is that although my younger brother has mediocre abilities, he will not do anything illegal!"
Li Shui didn't know Huang An's sinister intentions, so he still argued subconsciously.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Huang An suddenly laughed again.
"However, my senior sister always pays attention to conclusive evidence when judging cases. How about Mr. Li inviting County Lieutenant Li out and letting him confront the culprit?"
Huang An proposed to call Li Jie out and have a confrontation between the two sides.
Li Shui's pupils shrank, and he refused with a forced smile: "Well, there's no need for that. The cold is too severe for me, so it's better to tell him not to go out!"
"Besides, besides, my Li family's mansion is too big. I'm afraid I won't be able to find him for a while."
Li Shui even started talking nonsense.
Although he didn't know what Huang An wanted to do with his cousin, he now understood that there was absolutely nothing good going on.
My cousin has an impulsive personality. Once he causes trouble, it will not be a matter of ceding the iron factory today.
As the contemporary patriarch of the Li family, Li Shui is barely qualified.
Unfortunately, what he faced was Huang An, who was very calculating and cheating.
Huang An laughed, waved his hands and said:
"Mr. Li, you must have forgotten that I came to your Li family today not to drink tea and eat vegetables, but to relax. How about walking around now and relaxing while looking for Lieutenant Li?"
With a smile on his face, Huang An obviously didn't want to sit here.
Li Shui increasingly felt that a huge crisis was approaching.
Why is Huang An so determined to see his cousin?
He hesitated again for a moment.
However, his silence only resulted in more greed among the clan leaders and principals watching the show.
What Li Shui didn't want to do was to benefit them.
Ma Shan rolled his eyes and suddenly spoke.
"What Mr. Huang is saying is that Mr. Li, the scenery in your house is beautiful, so you don't have to worry about being exposed to the sun!"
He pointed to the shady trees in the courtyard and persuaded with a smile.
Mashan's opening seemed to be the beginning, and other clan leaders also agreed.
"I've long heard that Master Li's garden is extremely beautiful. You might as well take a tour today. Master Li, you won't allow it, right?"
"You will definitely be able to feast your eyes today."
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Everyone's laughter was very open-minded and said in a joking tone.
But to Li Shui's ears, it was extremely harsh.
At this moment, he once again felt disgust for his cousin Li Jie, and there was even deeper hatred.
It's all my fault that this stupid guy has wasted so much of the family's resources, spent so much money, and taught him for so long, but he's still a fool.
It's just that I can't help, but I keep holding back.
He even slapped himself in the face to make himself fat and made things difficult for others.
Li Shui had never been so tired before, exhausted both physically and mentally, and even had the urge to give up.
It's a pity that he is a member of an aristocratic family after all, and the education he received since childhood gave him a strong sense of belonging and responsibility to the family.
Faced with the crowd's booing and Huang An pressing harder, he gave in once again.
"In that case, I will lead the way myself."
Li Shui held on and agreed.
But as the saying goes, we will cut five cities today and ten cities tomorrow, and then we will have to sleep in peace overnight. When we started to look around the surrounding areas, the Qin soldiers arrived again.
Huang An's method of boiling a frog in warm water, how could he, a person with little knowledge, see through it?
Huang An curled up his lips and smiled at Li Shui, expressing that he was very satisfied with Li Shui's knowledge.
Just as he was about to stretch out his hand to make an invitation, his ears suddenly twitched, a flash of joy flashed in his eyes, and then he slowly stood up.
coming.
It's finally here.
The moment Huang An noticed the abnormality outside, Zhao Yan, Luo Feiyao and other Bronze Skin Realm warriors also noticed the abnormal situation.
There were bursts of noise outside the house, as if something had happened.
Just when everyone stood up and had no time to follow Li Shui, there was suddenly a rush of footsteps outside the courtyard.
"Uncle, uncle, it's not good, it's not good!"
Panic shouts mixed with tears came from outside the hospital.
Then, two servants dressed as servants ran in with panic on their faces, rolling and crawling on the ground.
Li Shui was already very angry. When he saw the reckless actions of the two servants, he suddenly became furious and walked forward angrily.
"How can you behave in such a panic?"
The scolding frightened the gatekeeper to tears.
"Uncle, uncle, officers and soldiers broke in!"
"Bring knives, everyone is carrying knives, so many people!"
The words of the two gatekeepers made Li Shui's eyes widen suddenly and his hands trembled.
"Officers and soldiers?"
"How is this possible? Who dares to lead troops into my Li family?"
He subconsciously looked towards Zhao Yan and saw Zhao Yan Gubo's unflattering eyes.
Looking at Huang An again, he saw a look of surprise on Huang An's face.
"Isn't it arranged by City Lord Zhao and Mr. Huang?"
I felt at ease that the two of them probably didn't know anything about it.
Obviously, Huang An's acting skills are passable.
He hasn't realized it yet, but Huang An arranged it.
Li Shui focused his attention on Huang An again, with prayer in his eyes.
"Master Huang, this, this..."
He didn't know what to say for a moment.
Huang An's actions were always unexpected, and he was confused.
Huang An sneered in his heart, and the murderous intention that had been suppressed was slowly released.
With a grin on his face, Huang An continued to act, and he cursed into the air:
"I want to see who is so bold as to lead officers and soldiers to break into Mr. Li's mansion!"
After scolding, Huang An took Li Shui and strode outside the hospital.
The people behind him hesitated for a moment and quickly followed.
They were also very curious about the change in front of them.
Judging from the reactions of Mr. Huang and City Master Zhao, it doesn't look like they arranged this.
It's just that they forgot that Huang An was also a master of acting, but Zhao Yan simply didn't know.
Huang An only told her that they would send people to surround the Li family, but did not tell her that they would send people to break in directly.
Only Luo Feiyao vaguely guessed something.
She felt that the intrusion of officers and soldiers this time was inseparable from the fact that they left Zhao's door and went to the city lord's mansion and met Xiao Wu and Jian Tong before setting off.
The inexplicable words Huang An said at that time were to give orders to the two of them.
A group of people hurried out of the yard.
Sure enough, not long after leaving the party yard, they encountered the so-called officers and soldiers who broke in.