When the man in black saw that these people didn't want to eat, he immediately made up a lie. This guy was very good at telling lies. If he refused directly, or said that he could send them over, the three businessmen in front of him would not believe it. He had to make his words a little more truthful. He could take one or two people with him, but not all of them.
"It's the same with the two shopkeepers. You can write down the people you want to bring with you, and we will arrange for them to meet you in Jiangnan. But I have to be frank. I can only take one person with me, and Shopkeeper Wu only has one son. So, I can't take your son with me. What's the reason? I don't need to tell you, and you all know it."
After hearing what the man in black said, the three bosses breathed a sigh of relief. They had actually discussed it long ago. Maybe the people from the Five Surnames and Seven Clans would not let them leave alive, so they were extremely alert and had several guards under their command.
But after hearing what the man in black said, they put aside their worries. If they really wanted to kill us, there was no need to talk so much nonsense with us. Everything they said now was almost the same as what we had planned. The people from the Five Surnames and Seven Families would definitely hold back enough bargaining chips to prevent us from doing anything excessive in Fuso.
Thinking of this, the three bosses smiled, picked up their chopsticks and started eating. The man in black was still explaining to them some precautions on the road. When he saw the food entering the mouths of the three bosses, the man in black's eyes were filled with even more smiles.
About an incense stick's time later, the men in black came out of the room. The three people inside were bleeding from all seven orifices. They were poisoned by the most poisonous poison in the world. Don't blame others. Blame you for knowing too much. If I don't kill you, I really don't know how to deal with some things next.
"Butler Wu, several of their guards have already eaten and are about to fall ill."
The guards under his command came to report quietly, saying that they were still in the vicinity of Chang'an City and tried not to make any sound of drilling. After all, they knew that if there were any sound of drilling around, it would very likely attract people from the Imperial City Office. Those people were like rats underground, and would follow any sound. Even if we were to sense our subordinates, we had to be very careful.
"Wu Long, you bastard, you really want to kill us..."
Just as Butler Wu had finished arranging everything and was about to leave, someone suddenly appeared from the back room. Wasn't this Boss Liu, who had just swallowed the poison? What was going on?
The people involved in the assassination were dumbfounded. We had clearly put the poison in there ourselves. This was the most poisonous poison in the world, the Crane's Beak Red. Even a tiny bit of this would be detrimental to even a god. With so much in the food, these people should be bleeding profusely. But why were they still able to stand? And there was blood on their faces.
"Hurry, hurry, kill them all for me."
Butler Wu couldn't care less. This was an order from above. If these people didn't die, they would have no reason to live. In the eyes of those in power, all people were just tools. When you do things well, you can still survive. After all, you are useful. But if you can't do these things well, how can you survive?
The guards of the five surnames and seven families in the surrounding area also drew their swords. Just when they were about to take action, several gunshots were heard around them, and the guards who were rushing in the front fell down directly. Around Chang'an City, apart from a few armies, how could other people have guns?
The Five Surnames and Seven Families have been scheming over the years to get a batch of muskets. Whether they have seen it with their own eyes or heard it from others, they all know the power of this thing, but all the muskets are in the hands of the direct descendants of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Except when fighting and training, those people lock up their weapons at other times, and every time weapons are distributed, three people are required to keep an eye on each other.
So in this situation, there is no way to get a musket. Now someone has opened fire, which proves that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's men have arrived. If we don't run away quickly, we may not be able to escape.
When these people were about to flee in all directions, torches were already lit on the surrounding courtyard walls, and a large number of black gun muzzles were pointed at them. Manager Wu also understood that everything had been planned by someone.
These bosses and Butler Wu all had to go out to testify, so Li Xiang couldn't kill them directly. If he killed them directly, even if he said something very nice, many people would not believe it without witnesses. This time he had to take drastic action against the people of the Five Surnames and Seven Families, so he had to have a legitimate reason.
Seeing that the situation before them could not be resolved, they could only lay down their weapons. In this situation, if you still want to resist, you probably won't be able to do anything. Judging from the current situation, you are already surrounded, and look at these black muzzles of guns. Can you deal with this?
Let alone the guards of some big families, what can we do even if we are soldiers on the battlefield? The soldiers of the Arab Empire are indeed powerful, and the soldiers of other countries also have their own strengths, but when they face the muskets, how many people can come out of such a situation?
"Old Wu, I didn't expect we'd meet again. You've been quite active in recent years. A few years ago, I'm afraid you weren't even qualified to speak to me, the young master. Now, you're working for several major families."
Chang Sun Chong walked out from the side, and Butler Wu also recognized him. It was indeed as Chang Sun Chong said before, at most he was just a subordinate. Take Chang Sun Chong for example, he would never look at such a person straight in the eye. In the past two years, too many people from the Five Surnames and Seven Families have left, so Butler Wu was brought out and became a crucial person.
"Who was it I thought? It turned out to be Young Master Changsun. The winner will be a king and the loser will be a bandit. Young Master Changsun, just take us back. No matter how you treat us, I won't say anything extra."
Butler Wu had also made up his mind. The three businessmen just now were meat in his hands, and now he had become meat in the hands of the top leaders of the Five Surnames and Seven Families.
