Evergreen Immortal.

Chapter 60 You Disappoint Me
The night was as dark as ink.

At the entrance of the black market.

Several heads moved around.

"Boss Sun, why haven't the people from the Salt Gang arrived yet?"

A skinny man picked his ears.

Sun Ming was also getting impatient, but he was the leader after all, so he could only snort: "Just wait when I told you to. Why are you so annoyed?"

There are many gangs in Qinghe.

The firewood gang, the fishing gang, the horse gang. Most of them were poor people who banded together for warmth and gradually formed an organization. Later, they gradually grew and became quite powerful in a certain area.

But the Salt Gang is a special existence.

Salt and iron were important national treasures, and the State of Yu implemented official purchase of salt and iron.

It can be understood that these two items are too profitable and the court wants to put the money into its own pockets.

So compared to other gangs, the Salt Gang is a group of lawbreakers.

The name of the leader of the Salt Gang is always on the government's bounty list.

But even so, the trafficking of illegal salt continues despite repeated bans, simply because it is really profitable.

A 20% profit can make people excited, a 50% profit can make people willing to take risks, and a 100% profit can make people crazy for it.

And the profit from buying salt is more than ten times!

The skinny monkey rubbed his hands and said, "It's not easy to open the shop. I'll make at least a hundred taels this time!"

Sun Ming was also somewhat looking forward to it.

"After tonight, I'll take you to Huayelou to have some fun."

During this period of time, he was worried that Li Rui would not behave properly, so he had been suppressing all kinds of shady business.

The oil and water content is more than 70% less.

The little guys under his command were already crying out of hunger.

Seeing that Li Rui had collected the things and looked at the account books and had not taken any further action, he finally mustered up the courage to continue his underworld business.

To say the most profitable.

Buy salt, of course.

So he went to the Salt Gang without any hesitation.

The Salt Gang is extremely cruel to ordinary people and their existence is like a taboo.

But to the upper class, he is the God of Wealth.

This has long been an unwritten rule in the families of officials and wealthy families.

If it weren't for the permission of Deputy Captain Zhao Wei, how could he dare to be so unscrupulous.

soon--

Several figures appeared not far away.

"coming!"

Several skinny men in shabby clothes walked up to Sun Yang. The leader, a narrow-eyed middle-aged man, kept his hands in his arms. He glanced around and then took out a bag that was half a person's height.

I have no idea how he managed to hide such a big bag on his body.

Sun Ming knew the tempers of the people in the Salt Gang very well.

No talking, just shipping.

It can also be said that he is a ruthless person who doesn't talk much.

After all, we are guys who work so hard that our heads are on the line, so it is impossible for us to be cheerful.

Anyone who has bought contraband salt knows that the more you talk, the faster you die.

"Eighty taels."

The small-eyed man spoke in a hoarse voice and stretched out his hand for silver.

Sun Ming sneered: "Wait, I need to inspect the goods first."

This salt is very particular. There is a huge price difference between coarse salt and fine salt. People with rich experience in salt trading can often tell the quality of salt by just tasting it.

He untied the twine that fastened the bag.

Crystal clear white and dark particles appeared before his eyes.

Sun Yang picked up a few and tasted them.

It tastes salty at first, with a slight bitterness.

"good."

Satisfied nodded.

In ancient times, salt was not made from sea salt, but from salt mines, which contained many impurities and had no purification technology, so salt of this quality was already considered very good.

"Eighty taels is fair."

Sun Ming understood clearly that there could be no bargaining when doing business with the Salt Gang.

Buying illegal salt would cost you your head. If you are greedy even for the money you earn from selling your life, you are worse than an animal.

Sun Ming considered himself to be a very moral person.

But the moment he took out the banknote——

Torches suddenly lit up all around.

"who is it?!"

He turned his head.

A familiar face walked out from the darkness behind the torch, grinning with two rows of yellowed teeth.

"Xiao Sun, you are really disappointing to me."

When Sun Ming saw the old face clearly, his expression instantly turned ugly.

"Fuck, I got fooled!"

He looked at Li Rui's smiling face and wanted to bite his teeth to pieces, but he quickly took a deep breath and forced a smile: "Deacon Li, what are you doing? Don't let the flood wash away the Dragon King Temple."

Li Rui shook his head with a hint of regret:
"Xiao Sun, I have always thought that you are a good young man."

"At first, I didn't believe Captain Deng when he told me that someone was smuggling salt in our black market. I didn't expect it to be you."

"How can I explain this to Deputy Captain Zhao?"

He blamed himself again:
"My eyes are blurry and I misjudged someone."

Then he turned his head and looked at the capable middle-aged man wearing the black and blue uniform of the yamen.

"Captain Deng, thank you for your hard work."

Captain Deng clasped his fists towards Li Rui and said, "Master Li, you sacrificed your own family for the greater good. We cannot thank you enough. It's not hard at all."

His eyes sparkled.

Captain Liu died and he succeeded him as the new captain.

Just when I was worried about the lack of performance, Sun Ming came to me.

Arresting the smugglers of salt is a great achievement, and it can be reported to the government office. I think the magistrate should be very happy.

"take away!"

Captain Deng waved his hand and several constables beside him rushed forward. Sun Ming and his men did not dare to resist, but the members of the Salt Gang did not care about that and drew their knives to fight with the constables.

The result is self-evident, they were all killed on the spot.

Sun Ming was being escorted by several constables. He stared at Li Rui and Constable Deng with his bare eyes: "Remember this, this matter is not over yet!"

Captain Deng sneered:
"Yes, it's not over yet."

The imperial court has recently been cracking down on illegal salt dealers, and he needs a few heads. The fat man in front of him is very suitable.

He turned to Li Rui and clasped his fists: "Master Li, I will leave first."

After saying that, Captain Deng took his men away.

How could he not see that Sun Ming was betrayed by Li Rui?

But what about that?
There is solid evidence that they are smuggling salt, and that is enough.

One yard owned by a yard.

No matter how powerful the Tiandi Alliance is, it cannot control the government.

And who said there was no one behind him?

Captain Deng glanced at Sun Ming, who looked unconvinced, and sneered.

"If you want to blame someone, blame Zhao Wei for being so popular and offending so many people."

Sun Ming is dead.

He died in prison, frightened to death, and didn't even have the chance to be taken to the execution ground.

At first, Sun Ming would still shout a few words, but then he became more and more silent, and finally he didn't say a word for several days.

The more vicious some people are, the more fearful they are when they are dying.

Sun Ming died in his own fear.

From beginning to end, Zhao Wei did not show up.

Once the matter of buying private salt was exposed, it would be useless even if Dao Xiong stepped forward, unless the county magistrate did not want to lose his head.

If you do something, you have to pay the price.

In the black market.

Li Rui continued flipping through the book as usual, as if what happened to Sun Ming had never happened.

He picked up a green teacup with his two fingers.

He took a sip of tea.

"It's a pity that he died. The tea he sent was really good. I should have asked earlier."

(End of this chapter)