Becoming a literary master starting from the story of Minglan

Chapter 317 Provoking the War

"hey-hey!"

"Thank you so much, Boss Wang!"

"Thank you so much, Boss Wang!"

After receiving the silver, the envoy from the Sickle Gang immediately let out a strange laugh and thanked him repeatedly, his manner quite childlike.

"Humph!"

Seeing this guy laughing so happily, Uncle Wang felt even more uncomfortable.

"Alright, now that you've got the money, let's go!"

Uncle Wang frowned, his face gloomy as he shooed them away, saying, "Our ship doesn't welcome people like you!"

"hey-hey!"

"Boss Wang, don't you dare betray me after you've served your purpose!"

Once the silver was received, the envoy resumed his previous carefree and jovial demeanor.

He stuffed the heavy bag of silver into his pocket, then said jokingly, "Just now, I revealed some really big news to you guys!"

Even if you haven't made any great contributions, haven't you at least put in some effort?

This guy selectively forgot that Uncle Wang had already shown him kindness by giving him money. His eyes darted around, and he shamelessly moved closer to Uncle Wang as usual, whispering, "Uncle Wang, how about I discuss something with you?"

Before Uncle Wang could even speak, this guy blurted out familiarly, "Boss Wang, why don't you just let me go and let me go up and take a look!"

"Just how wealthy are the people living on these three-story houses?"

As he spoke in a low voice, he secretly pointed to the third floor, his words revealing a sinister intent.

"Boss Wang, the wealthy family living on the third floor is no ordinary person!"

"Putting everything else aside, the amount of silver will certainly be substantial!"

"How about we team up with him?"

The envoy, still harboring wicked intentions, tried to bewitch Wang Bo with words, attempting to lead him down a crooked path: "Besides, even though your toll fees have increased this time, it's not impossible to recoup the cost from them, is it?"

"Pooh!"

Unexpectedly, after hearing these words, Uncle Wang spat at the other person without even thinking.

"You bastard!!"

Wang Bo was furious, his eyes practically spitting fire!

His white hair, in the darkness, seemed like a beam of righteous light, menacingly shrouding the messenger of the Sickle Gang.

"I bother!"

"Do you think everyone is like you, always straying from the right path and only thinking about crooked ways?"

Wang Bo's words were stern, as if the Thunder God of Heaven were judging evil spirits.

"Let me tell you, we are all respectable people, not like you beasts who can't distinguish between good and evil and do whatever it takes!"

"We're not on the same page!"

"..."

Wang Boyan's words were sharp and biting, like steel knives, fiercely and wildly slashing at the bandits, completely lacking the kindness and caution he displayed when speaking with Sheng Changquan and the others during the day.

However, the old man's appearance at this moment was more like that of a seasoned veteran who had weathered many storms, rather than the timid and hesitant old man he was during the day.

"These guys are damned!"

Not far away, Sheng Changquan, who had been secretly watching this area, silently sentenced the water bandits known as the Sickle Gang to death in his heart.

Don't think that Sheng Changquan is helpless against these river bandits just because he is not famous or powerful now. Putting aside his own strength, his personal martial arts skills alone are enough to take care of these people by himself.

After all, if a martial arts master like him were determined to assassinate these people, the Sickle Gang would inevitably be forced to disband within a few days.

Because no one can stand firm in the face of the threat of death. Even the most loyal person will run away when faced with such a situation at all times.

Although individual actions cannot completely annihilate the enemy, they can still destroy the Sickle Gang and wipe out this group of ruthless bandits.

Therefore, if Sheng Changquan really went all out, then in the end, the Sickle Gang would not be able to escape being destroyed by him.

If Sheng Changquan wants to, he can do it.

Moreover, Sheng Changquan also had the identity of a scholar.

Moreover, he was a well-connected and renowned scholar!

What is the most remarkable quality of scholars in the world today?

Besides their well-trained minds and eloquent tongues, their most powerful weapon is the network of connections they have built.

Every scholar in the world has a few close friends, or even a few confidants. Some of the most remarkable ones even have friends from all over the world who are their confidants!

Although this kind of relationship is comparable to the superficial friendships of later generations, it is undeniable that unless it involves their own interests, they would do anything that could harm the families of military officers and meritorious officials.

These are the basic principles of a scholar, their beliefs.

As mentioned earlier, the bandit groups on the Han River were almost all connected to the major families in Bianjing City, and these prestigious families were almost all composed of noble families.

In other words, these river bandits were actually from noble families, belonging to the military faction.

Therefore, it was fine as long as no one spoke up; those who were wise to protect themselves naturally didn't bother to take any action, lest they offend someone.

However, if someone really makes the first move, they will definitely "go with the flow" and simply "help others achieve their goals".

Therefore, Sheng Changquan had the confidence to speak in this way.

"hehe!"

"Boss Wang, please don't be angry!"

The envoy was startled by Wang Bo's strong reaction and immediately apologized with a forced smile: "I...I was just joking!"

"Why are you taking this so seriously, sir? You're so easily amused!"

"Pooh!"

Wang Bo, being a seasoned veteran, saw through the man's hypocrisy at a glance. He immediately pointed at the envoy and said with a look of disdain, "Calling you beasts is truly not an exaggeration!"

"Look at yourselves, do you have any shame left?"

"Hahaha……"

As Uncle Wang spoke, the people on the boat couldn't help but laugh and mock.

"Hehe, the boss is right!"

"These guys are shameless; they don't even have a shred of decency!"

"..."

Faced with all this, the envoy from the Sickle Gang simply ignored Wang Bo's accusations and curses.

Even when faced with such an embarrassing situation, he remained calm and smiled, as if he wasn't the one being watched and scorned by the crowd.

To be honest, this skill is truly remarkable.

"Boss Wang, I..."

"roll!"

However, no matter how patient and shrewd the envoy was, he could only return empty-handed when faced with Wang Bo's attitude of directly overturning the table.

"Pooh!"

Uncle Wang spat at the guy again, his expression fierce!

"Boy, I tell you!"

"Our Fulai Shipping Company is a legitimate business, and the owner of the shipping company is a noble person in the palace!"

"Even the princes of the current emperor have to show us respect when they see our master. Who do you think you are?"

Faced with repeated probing from the Sickle Gang, Uncle Wang simply revealed his biggest trump card.

"Don't you guys even think about who you are?"

"What identity?"

"You actually dare to scheme against our shipping company?"

Wang Bo's eyes held a hint of indifference, a touch of disdain, and the rest a blatant warning! "Go back and tell your boss, does he really think he can mess with our boat company with that country sickle?"

"He probably doesn't even know how to write the word 'death'!"

At this moment, Wang Bo's face revealed an extremely arrogant and contemptuous smile, his arrogance was no less than that of "Brother Fly, eat shit!"

Upon hearing this, the scythe gang leader's expression finally changed for a moment, as if...

I became very nervous.

"Ok?"

Upon seeing this scene, Uncle Wang felt a stirring in his heart, sensing that there might be some other hidden secret behind it.

Wang Bo, being an old and shrewd man, saw that his previous words had affected this fellow, so he simply continued, pulling up a pretext and saying, "There's more!"

"I will go back and report this to our manager, and he can consult with the master!"

"I want to see if your Sickle Gang really has the ability to force our Fulai Shipping Company to change its rules!"

Wang Bo squinted and deliberately spoke harshly to the messenger, his purpose being to see if the other party's expression was different because of his previous words.

Or, which sentence is it because of?

really!

When Wang Bo said he wanted to report back, the envoy on the other side finally lost his composure.

His eyes darted around, and his expression immediately crumbled!

"Boss Wang, I..."

"Somebody come!"

However, having already obtained the information he wanted, Uncle Wang didn't wait for the envoy to finish speaking. He immediately raised his hand and shouted to the men around him, "Quickly, get this envoy from the Sickle Gang away! Don't let him dirty our ship!"

"This guy isn't on our side!"

Wang Bo's meaning was quite suggestive.

"Yes, Uncle Wang!"

The boatmen were quite decisive. Upon hearing their leader's order, they immediately swarmed forward and grabbed the envoy!

"Boom!"

A muffled sound!

The envoy from the Sickle Gang was thrown out by this group of people.

The bag of silver, which was not light in weight, was also thrown onto a small fishing boat next to the pleasure boat by the messenger.

In fact, this fishing boat was the means of transport for this group of people; it was what they needed to return home.

……

"boom!"

The envoy of the Sickle Gang was thrown overboard from the large ship in an extremely disheveled manner.

With a muffled thud, a powerful impact struck, and the innocent little fishing boat carrying the messenger immediately began to shake violently.

"careful!"

"Oh no, brother, watch out!"

The two boatmen left on the small fishing boat only had time to remind each other briefly before they quickly started waving their oars to try and stabilize the boat beneath them.

To be honest, the impact just now was quite terrifying, leaving the two boatmen somewhat at a loss.

However, these two were professionals after all, so in just a short while, they managed to stabilize the small boat and gradually calm it down.

"Whoo~"

"Finally done!"

Only then did the two of them have the time to investigate the source of the anomaly.

"Damn it, who is it...?"

"Huh? This?"

"Brother Mao, what's wrong?"

Before these two professionals could fully understand the situation, they suddenly discovered that the culprit causing the small fishing boat to become unstable was none other than their own boss—Mao Cai!

"Brother Mao, you..."

"boom!"

Just as the two boatmen were about to approach their boss and offer their "genuine feelings," another violent attack suddenly struck.

"Ouch!"

"Brother Mao," who had been "miserably abandoned," let out another cry of pain!

This time, the two boatmen finally saw what was causing the small fishing boat to become unstable—it turned out that what caused the commotion was a bag of silver.

And this was precisely "Brother Mao's" task, assigned by the gang, to collect the toll fees.

"Sigh~"

Upon seeing the bag of silver, Mao quickly grabbed it and held it firmly in his hand, even though he was in excruciating pain all over his body, he still dared not let go.

"Brother Mao, are you...are you alright?"

Of the two, the more clever one mustered his courage and walked up to Mao Cai, cautiously asking the question.

"Humph!"

After being helped up, Mao let out a muffled groan and remained dazed for a long time before gradually regaining his senses.

……

"alright, alright!"

"Everyone, go back!"

Seeing that the Sickle Gang members had left, Uncle Wang waved to the men around him, signaling them to leave quickly.

After all, many of them still have a lot of tasks to do tomorrow.

However, while the crew left, the elite martial artists responsible for security at the shipyard did not. Instead, they maintained their formation, thoroughly protecting and guarding the ship.

"Young Master Sheng!"

Wang Bo had already spotted Sheng Changquan, so after everyone dispersed, he went to Sheng Changquan's side to explain what had just happened.

"Uncle Wang, just say what you need to say!"

Sheng Changquan looked into Uncle Wang's eyes and asked, "Uncle Wang, is it that we don't have enough money?"

"If that's not enough, we can make up the difference!"

Sheng Changquan had overheard the earlier discussion about the increased travel expenses, so he now assumed that Uncle Wang had come to ask them to make up the difference.

"No! No! No!"

Unexpectedly, when Sheng Changquan offered to make up the difference, Uncle Wang shook his head and refused.

"Young Master Sheng, you don't need to pay for this!"

Uncle Wang shook his head firmly and said, "Our shipping company has rules. We only charge once for everything. As for whether we make a profit or a loss on the way, that's our responsibility. We will never trouble our customers!"

"Oh?"

Sheng Changquan was taken aback: "Then what are you doing?"

"Young Master Sheng!"

What I want to say is, the road ahead is probably...

Wang Bo glanced hesitantly at Sheng Changquan, seemingly pondering whether or not to speak.

"Uncle Wang, please speak your mind!"

Finally, after Sheng Changquan urged him twice, Uncle Wang said in a deep voice, "Young Master Sheng, the road ahead may be a little difficult!"

"I'm afraid we're about to have a tough battle to fight!"

(End of this chapter)