As the saying goes: "The strongest is the strongest, and there is a ruthless person behind a ruthless person."
Jin Yiwei's torture was not cruel, but there were only three words in front of Mai Xiong, and that was "not easy to use." Neither the soldering iron nor the tiger stool could pry Mai Xiong's mouth open, and Mai Xiong didn't even care if his own balls were crushed.
What pain can't be endured?
Xu Qianhu felt that there was no more pain that Mai Xiong could not bear. However, Fen Raksha gave him a lively and eye-opening lesson on torture, letting him know that there is a poison in the world and the pain it causes to people.
It's something even a tough guy like Mai Xiong can't stand.
Mai Xiong was finally willing to speak.
Xu Qianhu thought to himself: "I have lived for more than fifty years, but today I know that there are such powerful poisons in the world. I have learned a lot. I am really learning as I live."
Li Tianmu knew that Poison Lady’s poison skills were powerful. Pink Rakshasa’s poison-making skills were learned from Poison Lady. She was able to pry open Mai Xiong’s mouth. Li Tianmu was not surprised by this and sneered: “Mai Xiong, you are finally willing to confess.
Come on, tell me, who hired you to assassinate a certain family?"
Mai Xiong said painfully: "It's the Green-faced Beast Zhao Mengding, the second boss of the Giant Whale Gang, who wants to buy your head for three hundred thousand taels of silver."
Li Tianmu was shocked and thought: "Zhao Mengding and I have no grievances in the past and have no enmity in recent times. Why is he so deliberately trying to harm me?" He didn't know whether what Mai Xiong said was true, so he asked: "Tiger, he didn't lie to me, did he?
Is the person who hired you Zhao Mengding?"
Wang Mingtu said: "That's him."
Li Tianmu said: "Master Xu, don't let Mai Xiong suffer anymore, just bury him alive."
Xu Qianhu ordered the guards to drag Mai Xiong out and bury him alive.
Li Tianmu poured himself a drink and said in confusion: "I have no enmity with the person named Zhao, why did he want to harm me?"
Wang Mingtu said: "You don't know yet whether you have offended him in some way."
Li Tianmu said: "Last year, in order to raise money and purchase firearms to defend Shenyang, I accompanied Rongtian to Ningbo Prefecture to ask for help from the Giant Whale Gang to salvage the gold and silver sunk in the sea at the Hell Gate. During that time, I had an affair with the man named Zhao.
During some contacts, I asked myself that I was quite polite to him and did not do anything rude. We got along very harmoniously with each other and there were no festivals. Why is this?"
Xu Qianhu said: "Master Li, don't think about it. I will send someone to capture Zhao Mengding right now. You will know as soon as you ask."
Li Tianmu said: "No need, I will personally go to the Ningbo Prefecture Giant Whale Gang's chief helm, find the person named Zhao, and ask him face to face. Tiger, Stone, I will handle the rest by myself. Let's say goodbye. I
Let’s go to Ningbo now.” He was eager to ask Zhao Mengding for clarification.
Wang Mingtu said: "Don't worry, let's go together. I also want to understand why Zhao Mengding, the green-faced beast, is trying to get in trouble with you?"
Li Tianmu stood up and said, "Then let's go together." He cupped his fists to Xu Qianhu and said, "Mr. Xu, thank you for your help. I'll take my leave now. We'll see you later."
Xu Qianhu stood up and said, "What's the hurry, Mr. Li? It's getting late today and it's inconvenient to rush. We'll stay here for one night and it won't be too late to set off tomorrow."
Li Tianmu saw that the sun was going down. If he were to go on the road alone, he would not sleep tonight. He ran to Ningbo Mansion and asked Zhao Mengding to find out. However, Dongshuangsha and Fenluosha were traveling with him and he could not let them stay up late.
He suffered a lot, so he said, "Okay, I'll just stay here all night."
Xu Qianhu said with a smile: "It's not too much of a nuisance. We are all members of the same family. You should live in the branch office." He ordered the servants to remove the remaining banquets and replace them with a high-quality banquet. Everyone continued to enjoy the banquet.
After drinking a few drinks, Xu Qianhu asked: "Master Li, I haven't asked you yet, what should I call this chivalrous woman?"
When Wang Mingtu heard him ask about Fen Rakshasa, he became suspicious and thought to himself: "Damn it, is this dog official attracted to Fen'er?" His eyes widened and he looked at Xu Qianhu with an evil look.
When Pink Rakshasa heard the other party calling her a chivalrous woman, she found it quite pleasant and looked happy.
Li Tianmu didn't know why Xu Qianhu wanted to ask about Pink Rakshasa. He was puzzled and introduced: "This is the Pink Rakshasa girl."
Xu Qianhu said: "Oh, it turns out to be Miss Pink. Oh, Mai Xiong confessed to Miss Pink's medicine just now. It really opened my eyes. Miss Pink, I take the liberty to ask, what did you use?"
Medicine?"
Pink Rakshasa smiled and said: "Poison."
Xu Qianhu said: "This poison is miraculous in extracting confessions through torture. If the imperial court obtains it, why worry about those who violate laws and disciplines not confessing? I wonder if Miss Fen can dedicate the formula to the imperial court?"
Pink Rakshasa said: "That's not possible. This is my master's secret formula. How can it be passed down easily to others?"
Xu Qianhu said: "I wonder who the master is?"
Pink Rakshasa said: "Have you never heard of the name Poison Lady?"
Xu Qianhu said: "Have you heard, heard, how many people don't know the reputation of Poisonous Lady? I have long been aware of it. It turns out that Miss Fen is Poisonous Lady's favorite disciple, no wonder she can prepare such a magical medicine."
Only then did Wang Mingtu realize that he was overthinking. It turned out that what Xu Qianhu was interested in was not the powdered Rakshasa, but the formula of the poison. He was a shrewd man and saw the business opportunity and said: "Master Xu, the formula of Jie Nei is also
It’s not that we can’t hand it over, but we can hand over the recipe. It depends on how much money you can pay.”
Pink Rakshasa stabbed Wang Mingtu and said, "Who is your bitch? I haven't married you yet."
Wang Mingtu smiled and said: "Why, you don't want to marry? Then I won't agree."
Fen Luosha said: "Humph, I won't marry you. What can you do?"
Wang Mingtu said: "If you dare not marry, I will eat you up in one bite."
Xu Qianhu was thinking about how to get the formula of Pink Rakshasa. Hearing Wang Mingtu mention silver, he immediately felt happy. He is a wealthy man, and any problem that can be solved with silver is no big deal in his opinion. Laughter
He said: "It's easy to talk about money. Brother Wang will give you a price. As long as the price is fair, I am willing to pay for it with my own money to buy this recipe for the imperial court."
Wang Mingtu smiled and asked Fen Luosha: "Madam, Mr. Xu wants to buy it, should we sell it?"
Fen Luosha is also a person who loves money, so he is naturally willing to do so. He smiled and said: "Why not sell it? As long as the price is right, it doesn't matter if you sell it to him? Master Xu, as long as you are willing to pay ten thousand taels, I will sell the formula to you."
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This formula was regarded as a priceless treasure by Xu Qianhu. If he could get this and dedicate it to Luo Sigong, he would not worry about being promoted and making a fortune in the future. He was originally worried that the other party would make a big deal and ask for a price that was as high as 10,000 yuan.
Two, I was happy in my heart, and thought to myself: "A rat's back hurts, what a big deal." He smiled and said: "It's easy to talk about, isn't it just ten thousand taels, I'm out of trouble."
Wang Mingtu was an old man in the world, and when he knew that Fen Luosha had lowered the price, he said to himself: "Fan'er is really tender, selling a watermelon for a sesame price." He didn't want Xu Qianhu to get a big deal, so he hurriedly interrupted: "
Mr. Xu, what I’m talking about is gold, ten thousand taels of gold.”
Seeing that Xu Qianhu agreed so happily, Fen Luosha also realized that the things were being sold at a low price. He was worried that he could not change his mind. After hearing what Wang Mingtu said, he hurriedly agreed: "Yes, what I want is gold, not silver."
Xu Qianhu is an old man. He saw that what Pink Rakshasa wanted at the beginning was silver, and he was unhappy when Wang Mingtu changed his life into gold. Ten thousand taels of gold was an astronomical figure for ordinary people, even in Xu
From the perspective of thousands of households, this number is also very impressive.
Xu Qianhu was not unable to come up with the gold, but was unwilling to part with it. He hesitated and said: "Well... oh, ten thousand taels of gold is really not a small sum. I am from a poor family. Even if I sell iron, I can't get such a big sum."
A sum of gold, brother Wang, do you think you can reduce it a little?"
Wang Mingtu knew that with the financial resources of Xu Qianhu, he could afford this amount of gold. He was crying out for poverty. He expected that Xu Qianhu had to buy it, so he said: "It can't be reduced, just ten thousand taels, not even a penny less."
Xu Qianhu wanted to make progress by retreating, and sighed: "Hey, I really want to dedicate this place to the imperial court, but my family's financial resources are limited and I really can't afford it. It seems that I have no chance of doing this."
Wang Mingtu guessed Xu Qianhu's thoughts and said with a smile: "Business cannot be done without righteousness. Come on, Mr. Xu, I'd like to propose a toast to you."
The two had a drink, and neither of them mentioned the formula again. If either one mentioned it again, they would be passive. Fen Luosha did not see the mystery, thinking that Xu Qianhu really didn't want to buy it, and thought: "
Even if it is sold for five thousand taels of gold, why does Brother Hu have to be so serious about what he says? Really." He secretly complained to Wang Mingtu.
Xu Qianhu started talking to Li Tianmu about Geng Zhenggang's case, and never mentioned buying the formula. Wang Mingtu thought to himself: "Hey, old guy, you can keep your composure. If you can keep your composure, so can I.
Let's test our patience. You must be determined to get this recipe. You can't afford the ten thousand taels of gold, so I don't believe you won't buy it."
After about two quarters of an hour, Fen Luosha saw that Xu Qianhu didn't mention buying the formula anymore, so he thought that the other party really couldn't afford it and didn't want to buy it, so he said: "Master Xu, the price of the formula is easy to negotiate. If you really want it,
, just give me eight thousand taels of gold."
Wang Mingtu thought to himself: "Why is this silly elder sister so restless?" He said: "Fan'er, what are you talking about? How did you sell eight thousand taels of gold?"
Fen Luosha said: "Why can't I sell it? The formula is mine, so don't worry about it."
Xu Qianhu saw that Fen Luosha had never seen big money before, and she could still sell it even if the price was lowered. He said, "Oh, eight thousand taels of gold is not a small amount. I really can't afford it. The most I can do is give it."
Thirty thousand taels of silver, this is my entire wealth."
Wang Mingtu smiled and said: "Master Xu, who are you kidding? How can you, a dignified official in Jinyi Guards and a border official, have only a mere thirty thousand taels of wealth? Aren't you fooling a child?"
Xu Qianhu said with a smile: "Brother Wang, I don't know. I have always been an honest official. These 30,000 taels of silver were saved for most of my life by living frugally on my salary."
Wang Mingtu said: "If Mr. Xu is allowed to spend all his wealth to buy this useless formula, what will happen? Forget it, Fan'er, we won't sell this formula."
Fen Luosha said: "Why don't you sell it, Mr. Xu? You bring me 30,000 taels of silver and I will sell you the formula."