Chapter 26: People die for wealth

  Yang Shuang's face sank, and he said word by word: "Mu sir, since you've said it to this point, are you absolutely unwilling to let him go? You're just a small prefect, yet you dare to be rude to a naval lieutenant general. It seems your audacity is not small!"

  Mu Shunying smiled faintly, without a care in the world, and said calmly: "Yang Suofeng, His Majesty appointed you as a Rear Admiral of the Navy to quell the rebellion in Menis, not to indulge in romantic affairs here. And certainly not to contest someone else's inheritance. Besides, I'm doing this for your own good. With so many beautiful women accompanying you on this journey, it's likely to tarnish your reputation. This official is taking care of Cai's widow out of kindness, to avoid public gossip. Don't mistake kindness for a donkey's liver and lungs."

  Yang Shuang looked around, although many people's eyes were on them, but couldn't hear their conversation. In a fit of rage, he tore off his disguise and said coldly: "Mu Shunying, we all understand each other's intentions. We're fighting over these women just because wealth moves people's hearts! I don't want to beat around the bush, I'll tell you straight out - the Cai family's property belongs to the people of Meini region, and I must take it away. If you try to stop me, don't blame me for being impolite!"

  Mu Shunying smiled coldly and said slowly, "Yang Suofeng, don't keep talking about the people this and that, pretending to be a patriot. I despise hypocrites like you! In the end, you just want to get your hands on this fortune. People die for wealth, birds perish for food - since we're all in the same boat, who can claim to be more noble than others? If you have good intentions, why not sit down and discuss how to divide it fairly? Rest assured, I only care about the money, I'm not interested in these four beautiful women."

  Yang Shuang's face sank, and he said resolutely: "Share with you? Don't even think about it! I'm going to take everything here away!"

  Mu Shunying shook his head and said, "General Yang, if you speak like this, it's not in line with the rules. As the saying goes, when meeting someone, there should be some courtesy. You can't let me come all the way here empty-handed, can you? To be honest, I've already given you face by letting those four women go to you. Those four women are young and beautiful, and they're all chaste virgins. My letting them off is already the greatest concession."

  Yang Shuangfen couldn't help but glance at Su Yunruo.

  Mu Shunying's eyes rolled around a few times, as if seeing through Yang Suofeng's thoughts. He leaned in close to his ear and said eagerly: "General, you don't need to doubt me. With my keen eye for women, I won't be mistaken. Although this Miss Su has already married into the Cai family, it's clear that she hasn't consummated the marriage yet and is still a chaste body. The general should be able to get what he wants."

  Yang Shuangfen was seen through by him, her heart's embarrassment, suddenly her face turned red, wanting to erupt, but couldn't come out.

  Mu Shunying smiled with satisfaction and said in a harmonious tone: "You want people, I want money, I wonder how the general would like to settle this?"

  Yang Shuangfen's face sank as she said angrily: "Mu Shunying, what makes you think you have the right to this inheritance?"

  Mu Shunying retorted with a cold smile: "You're just Lieutenant General Yang Suofeng, what qualifications do you have to get this inheritance?"

  Yang Shuang's face began to twist, the veins on his fingers grasping the hilt of his sword were exposed, and he said viciously: "The wealth of the Cai family was all earned from the Minis area, now I'm going to take it back to the Minis area. Whoever tries to stop me will lose their life!"

  "Yang Suofeng, even if you take this property back to Menis, it will still not fall into the hands of the rebels. What's the use of taking it back? You might as well leave it here and hand it over to the Empire properly. Haha, are you trying to threaten me? I've faced fewer threats when I was in the Ministry of Administration? Let me tell you honestly, someone once nailed a five-inch iron nail into my thigh, but I didn't yield an inch. What makes you think you can?"

  Yang Shuangfen finally couldn't help but burst out in a loud scolding: "Damn it! Mu Shunying, you're really shameless! Your words sound good, handed over to the Imperial Central? It's handed over to you to indulge in pleasures and vices!"

  His sudden roar immediately startled Su Yun and others, they all looked at this side in surprise, not knowing what happened. Yang Ji Rui and Cai Bing Xia's eyes were deeply staring at this side, while the triangular-eyed captain of the capture team was also staring at the two with shining eyes, his wrist slightly tense on the hilt of the knife.

  Mu Shunying waved her hand nonchalantly to the people around, indicating that nothing was wrong. She turned back and said calmly: "Even if I were to squander everything on pleasure and luxury, what could you do about it? You're just a fallen local lord, what can you do to me? Do you think the Emperor really wants you to enjoy wealth and glory? He's just letting you die sooner."

  Yang Shuangfeng glared at Mu Shunying fiercely, as if he wanted to draw his sword and split him in two immediately. His eyes almost spat out fire, gritting his teeth and saying: "Mu Shunying, I'm formally warning you, let go now, otherwise, I can do anything!"

  Mu Shunying's eyes narrowed: "You want to threaten me? You're going to threaten me again? Haha, you actually threatened me for the second time..."

  Yang Shuangfeng's face was tense, and he said word by word: "Mu Shunying, I'm not threatening you, I'm warning you."

  Mu Shunying burst out laughing and said with a carefree attitude: "Then go ahead and keep warning, who am I afraid of? Do you dare to kill me? Haha, I don't think you have the guts for that. Even if you killed me, could you escape? Don't you see that everyone around us is someone I brought along?"

  Yang Shuangfeng suddenly calmed down, took a deep breath, as if to suppress the anger in his heart, and said solemnly: "Mu Shunying, I think you should seriously consider my situation before making a judgment. I am not a normal person, so if you want to speculate about me with a normal person's mindset, you will pay a bloody price. I think you should understand that when I returned to Menis, it was a narrow escape from death, so I don't care about killing a few more people here. If you are unwilling to become the soul under my knife, I advise you to leave as soon as possible!"

  Mu Shunying looked at his red eyes in surprise, suddenly burst out laughing and pointed around saying: "Is that so? I don't see General coming out with such a brave killing aura. You also take a look, who are the people standing around you. Don't be unaware of what's good for you!"

  Yang Shuangfeng took a deep breath again, suppressing the anger in his heart, and his face gradually calmed down, as if the anger had completely disappeared. He said coldly: "Mu Shunying, my surname has an ungrateful character! Don't be arrogant with me, it won't do you any good. Have you made up your mind today that you won't let go unless you get the Cai family's property?"

  Although Mu Shunying saw Yang Shuangfeng's hand tightly grasping the hilt of his sword, he didn't take it to heart. He didn't believe Yang Shuangfeng would dare to make a move, so he continued to speak with a fake smile: "General Yang Shuangfeng, since you say so, I'll just have to accept it."

  Yang Shuangfeng really didn't expect Mu Shunying to be so brazenly honest, making herself look even more shameless. For a moment, she was stunned, but soon realized that the situation around her was not in her favor. She caught a glimpse of Mu Shunying's subordinates, who had quietly dispersed and surrounded everyone on their side with absolute advantage, each person's hand resting on their weapon.

  Yang Shuang's heart sank, and his blood rushed up instantly. Without hesitation, he immediately approached Mu Shunying, with the Tokarev rifle in his hand pressed against his waist, gritting his teeth and saying: "Mu Shunying, what do you want to do?"

  Mu Shunying's face changed slightly, but he still sneered and said, "What do you think I should do?"

  Yang Suofeng turned around and took a look at the surroundings, suddenly realizing that those people wearing official uniforms seemed to be somewhat off. Looking at their posture and eyes, they didn't seem like real officials, but rather like bandits. Moreover, their gaze was not on Mu Shunying at this moment, but on that triangular-eyed big man, and the cold gaze of that triangular-eyed big man fell on Su Yunruo's body for more than half of the time.

  Terrible!

  Yang Shuang's heart was suddenly shocked, but her face didn't dare to reveal a hint of it. She turned around and said calmly: "Since our negotiations have broken down, shouldn't we ask for their own opinions? Maybe letting them make the decision would be better."

  Mu Shunying sneered coldly and said with a confident tone: "General, you've finally learned to be clever."

  Yang Shuangfeng's hand holding the Tuerqishi rifle didn't leave his chest, and the two of them walked closely and intimately towards Su Yunruo not far away. However, their strange posture immediately attracted other people's attention, Yang Jirui looked around in a daze with some fear, while Cai Bingxiao's face turned even paler, and the hemp oil cloth package in her hand was quietly placed beside her.

  Yang Shuangfeng and Mu Shunying walked past Yang Jirui with a seemingly friendly and affable smile, but suddenly Yang Shuangfeng whispered: "Get down, load the bullet!"

  Yang Jirui was stunned for a moment, then immediately understood and got down.

  Cai Bingyue also fell down at the same time and lay prone beside Yang Jirui.

  Su Yunru and others were suddenly stunned, and before they could react, Yang Shuangfeng's hand shook the Tokarev rifle outward, his finger pulled the trigger, and the dull gunshot sounded again. The middle-aged catcher with a triangular eye standing next to Su Yunru fell to the ground, a blood arrow shooting out from his forehead. The handsome young man next to him let out a scream, buried his head in the dirt, and refused to come out. Almost at the same time, Yang Shuangfeng drew out his own sword with his left hand, the sword light flashing, cutting across Mu Shunying's neck.

  Another faint blood arrow shot into the air.

  Mu Shunying's terrified eyes instantly froze into a pale pink, like those of a dead fish. He frantically covered the severed blood vessels with both hands, staring incredulously at Yang Suofeng's face, which was twisted in a fierce scowl. His Adam's apple rolled convulsively as he struggled to say something, but nothing came out. Finally, the light in his eyes gradually faded, and his body slowly collapsed backwards onto the ground.

  But his eyes were still wide open.

  Mo Shunying couldn't believe it, Yang Songfen would really kill herself.

  Yang Shuang's eyes were deep and solemn as he said in a low voice: "I've already warned you, I don't care about killing one more person."