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There were more than twenty wooden boxes stacked on both sides. The wooden boxes were unlocked and open. They were all filled with silver ingots of exactly the same size and shape. Wang Junlin quickly estimated that there were about 40,000 to 50,000 taels of silver.
And there was a wooden frame in the middle. There was only a small iron box on the wooden frame, and there was a thousand taels of gold in it.
Naturally, what Wang Junlin was looking for was not gold and silver. If this was just an ordinary store, then everything he saw should be complete. In the secret room of an ordinary store, there are only two things: gold, silver and account books, but this is a store engaged in illegal business activities.
shop, so there must be a secret account book, and there are no other places. There are various indications that the secret account book can only be hidden here.
Wang Junlin observed carefully for a moment, then asked people to bring all the oil lamps and lanterns closer, letting the light illuminate the wall behind the wooden frame. His eyesight and experience were extraordinary, and he could tell at a glance that this stone wall was unusual.
After some exploration, he found a thin gap that was almost invisible to the naked eye. Overjoyed, Wang Junlin took out the dragon bird knife and gently inserted it into the gap. With a slight force, a small wooden door measuring one foot square was opened.
There is only one thing inside - ledger.
Wang Junlin quickly opened it and read a few pages. Sure enough, it was what he wanted. Besides the Khitans, there were also Eastern Turks as buyers. Wang Junlin quickly made an estimate. Just from the transactions on the first five pages, the total amount of pig iron was
The transaction price is no less than 100,000 jin, and the price is seven or eight times that of the Central Plains.
Seeing Wang Junlin let out a long sigh of relief, with a look of joy on his face, several marquises also came up to him excitedly. The leading marquis among them smiled and clasped his fists and said: "Congratulations, sir, for finding the secret account book and establishing a new record."
achievement."
This person's name is Huang Baochang, and he is a high-ranking general in name. Although he has not told Wang Junlin about his official position in the marquis system, Wang Junlin has a vague feeling that this person's status in the marquis system is not low. This has never been the case.
It can be seen how much the old eunuch Du Luoge attaches great importance to Wang Junlin.
Wang Junlin smiled and nodded: "Brother Huang, do you think I still need these credits?"
As he spoke, he handed the account book directly to Huang Baochang.
Huang Baochang's eyes flashed, and then a touch of surprise flashed deep in his eyes. He didn't expect Wang Junlin to act in such a grand manner. He took the account book with both hands, bowed deeply and said, "It would be disrespectful to refuse a lowly position."
Wang Junlin smiled slightly, glanced at the entire secret room, pointed at the box containing gold and silver, and said with a smile: "Brother Huang, this box of gold will be handed over to your Commander Du, and these boxes of silver will be handed over to Brother Huang for disposal.
!”
At this time, not only Huang Baochang, but also all the princes and officials were overjoyed when they heard this. Tens of thousands of taels of silver, even if divided equally among ten people, would be enough for each of them to make a fortune.
"Thank you, Lord Marquis." Under the leadership of Huang Baochang, everyone expressed their gratitude to Wang Junlin from the bottom of their hearts.
"Master Hou, brothers have taken note of this favor. If Master Hou needs help from brothers for anything in the future, just ask." Huang Baochang said sincerely.
"Brother Huang and brothers are very polite." This was what Wang Junlin was waiting for. He was very aware of the benefits and functions of making good friends with internal and external marquis officials.
As soon as everyone left the underground secret room, one of Wang Junlin's guards who was out for a walk quickly ran to the backyard and whispered to Wang Junlin: "Master Marquis, there are people in black coming this way, about fifty people.
Judging from the driving speed, they are not weak hands.”
"How did the Prince of Changping get the news... The four of you find a place to hide outside the shop. Don't make any noise and let them in!" Wang Junlin's eyes flashed and he said immediately.
"Here!" the guard took the order and left.
Wang Junlin glanced at the prisoners and ten marquis in the backyard, and said: "Brother Huang, please gag the prisoners and lock them all in the basement. The others quickly climbed up to the roof to hide, and then put out the lights.
, listen to my order and kill the enemy later."
The ten magistrates already knew that Wang Junlin gave them the credit without telling them, and also gave them tens of thousands of taels of silver. When they heard that someone dared to harm their good deeds, they couldn't help but have murderous intentions. Huang Baochang
He even said: "Master Hou, do you want me to send someone to mobilize some more people?"
When Wang Junlin heard this, he thought that it was exactly what I wanted, and this person could mobilize more marquis officials, and his status in the marquis government was not low. He narrowed his eyes and said, "That's fine! These people are coming here at this time.
They must all be masters, and the brothers are His Majesty’s eyes and ears. It’s really not worth the loss for these people.”
Wang Junlin's words were very useful to the princes. Huang Baochang immediately called over one of the princes who had the best light body skills and made arrangements in a low voice. He took out his token from his arms and handed it to the prince.
, the latter agreed, quickly jumped over the wall from the backyard, and disappeared into the night.
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After half a stick of incense, the door of the Sledgehammer Iron Shop was pushed open. Wang Junlin and others did not clean up the corpses in the shop in front. Two black figures stood at the door and looked around. They did not utter any exclamations when they saw the corpses, but remained calm.
He carefully observed the entire store, and after confirming that no one was there, he waved to the people behind him to come one by one.
Then more than fifty men in black walked through the iron shop and sneaked into the backyard. These people were extremely cautious and did not enter the backyard immediately. Instead, they hid at the door leading to the backyard and listened quietly.
Observe the scene in the backyard.
Wang Junlin will naturally not be discovered, and the nine marquis led by Huang Baochang are also good at hiding their figures. In addition, in the dark night, with the help of the light of the stars and the moon, the field of vision is very limited, so these men in black do not have any
discovery.
After a while, more than fifty men in black rushed into the backyard one by one. When one of them gave an order, these people lit three torches with fire bends, illuminating most of the backyard. However, Wang Junlin and all the officials
Climbing on the roof, it happened to be a dark place under the lamp, and still no one was discovered.
"Half of us look around each room, the rest follow me." The leading man in black said in a deep voice. He sounded about forty years old.
As he spoke, the leading man in black led nearly thirty men in black to the grocery store covering the basement. They found that the iron door of the basement had been opened. The man in black couldn't help but cursed: "
Damn it!"
"Boss Chen! There's someone down there." A man in black next to him suddenly whispered.
"Ten people stay behind to guard the entrance, and the others go down with me." The leader, known as Boss Chen, waved his hand, leaving ten people behind to guard the entrance to the basement, and then rushed directly into the basement with more than 20 other people.
After ten breaths, it was estimated that the man in black who had descended to the basement had reached the innermost part. Wang Junlin shouted: "Kill!"
The princes and officials were already waiting impatiently. Each of them had a standard crossbow arrow and had already aimed at the more than 20 men in black in the courtyard.
There was just a buzzing sound in the air. Ten of the more than twenty men in black who were exposed to the torch screamed and fell to the ground. The remaining ten people quickly screamed.
They hid themselves, and the crossbow arrow in the Hou Guan's hand could only shoot one arrow. At the same time as it was shot, they had already jumped from the roof and killed the dozen or so men in black.
Suddenly, there was a loud killing cry in the Sledgehammer Iron Shop, the sound of weapons clashing, and the screams could not be heard without stopping. People in the shops around the iron shop were awakened, and they immediately closed the doors and windows and looked out from the cracks in the door in fear.
Don’t you know what happened inside the Sledgehammer Iron Shop?
But Wang Junlin didn't want to use his repeating steel crossbow in front of the marquis. However, he immediately ran to the entrance of the basement with the Dragon Bird Sword in hand. The ten men in black who were guarding the basement yelled.
Swinging his knife, Wang Junlin slashed across the neck of the man in the front, blood spurting out. He drew his knife and stabbed the chest of the person behind him. Eight men in black behind him rushed towards him without fear of death.
Wang Junlin roared and swung his sword to meet them. The blade flashed with cold light and was as fast as lightning. Within four or five breaths, he chopped down all the remaining eight people.
In the lightning flash, a man roared and jumped out of the basement. If Wang Junlin noticed something, just as the man jumped out, he struck him with a knife like a thunderbolt.
As the man roared, he hurriedly waved a heavy sword in his hand to resist.
There was a loud bang, and sparks flew in the dark night. Wang Junlin's sword was fired with full force. This person was able to block it, which is enough to show that this person is at least a master in the stagnant stage, but he can't control his body.
Fell into the basement again.
Almost at the same time that the person re-entered the basement, Wang Junlin quickly closed the iron door of the basement and locked it with an iron chain as quickly as possible.
This is an iron plate that is only three feet long and wide, but eight inches thick. Even a sharp tool that can cut iron as hard as mud will be difficult to damage in a short time. At this time, there was a faint crashing sound of 'Boom! Boom!' from below.
, the voice was very weak. As the people inside were yelling and banging on the iron door, Wang Junlin was naturally indifferent.
Huang Sanbao on the other side turned out to be a master, extremely brave, and led nine Hou Guan to kill several people in a row. However, although the Hou Guan side had the upper hand, one person died, and the two sides were locked in a stalemate for a short time.
Wang Junlin had no intention of helping, and even thought that it would be best if a few more marquis died, so that the Changping Palace could offend the marquis even more severely. Anyway, he killed ten men in black alone.
Moreover, the more than 20 most powerful people were trapped in the basement, and everything would be justified afterwards.
Everything developed as Wang Junlin hoped. After a while, only five of the men in black in the courtyard were dead, but another marquis died. At this time, the marquis who went to call for help was killed.
He hurriedly arrived with more than 20 marquis. Under Huang Baochang's order, everyone swarmed in and chopped all the last five men in black and captured them alive.
Huang Baoqiang brought people over and saw Wang Junlin with blood splattered all over his body and ten corpses of men in black lying on the ground. When he heard the constant banging of the iron plate, he didn't think much about it, but clasped his fists at Wang Junlin and asked:
"Master Hou, how many thieves are there down there?"
ps: Sorry for the late update. I rushed back to Tianshui from Lanzhou yesterday to see my baby and wife, so I was delayed. I’m sorry to ask for anything.