Zhutian: Starting from the Space-Time Merchant

Chapter 521 Fool, I have truth serum!

"Your Majesty, spare me!"

Jiang Yuan's second steward knelt in Jiang Chun's study, tears and snot streaming down his face, kowtowing repeatedly.

In the world of Dream of the Red Chamber, it wasn't just the Jia family's steward who knew how to amass wealth.

This is basically how butlers in wealthy and powerful families are.

The second steward was a servant in Jiangyuan, but he had a luxurious mansion, beautiful maids, and fine wine and food in his own home.

He was used to a good life and genuinely didn't want to die.

Lin Dao flicked his still-dripping halberd and scanned the study with his eyes.

"You said your master is here, but where is he?"

"Your Majesty!" the second steward hurriedly replied, "It really is here."

"The eldest uncle, the second uncle, and the master are all here."

"When the king was admitted to the hospital, they were still talking in the study."

"As for where I am right now, I really don't know."

"Don't know?" Lin Dao swept his broadsword across, and the second steward's head fell to the ground.

"If you don't know, what use are you?"

Lin Dao put on the thermal imaging camera and scanned the dimly lit study again, but still found nothing.

"interesting."

He removed the thermal imaging device, revealing a smile on his face behind the mask. "You might fool a newbie, but you can't fool me. I've seen this kind of thing many times."

Lin Dao frequently raids homes throughout the myriad realms.

I've seen all sorts of secret passages and hidden rooms.

He had even seen secret passages built under livestock sheds and secret rooms built under fishponds.

There is no doubt that there is a secret room in Jiang Chun's study.

Thermal imagers cannot penetrate walls, and neither can low-light or night vision devices.

Normally, one would take a hammer or other tools and tap along the wall, using the echoes to determine the location.

Lin Dao didn't want to bother, so he took the AK assault rifle hanging on his shoulder.

This thing can penetrate steel plates that are more than one centimeter thick!
Steel plates in modern industry.

This house, constructed of earth, wood, brick, and stone, was built effortlessly.

Lin Dao held the gun in both hands and stepped back out of the room.

Outside, Jiangyuan Garden was in complete chaos.

He rushed in, throwing Molotov cocktails everywhere he went, which caused a huge fire.

The entire Jiangyuan was plunged into enormous chaos and turmoil.

Jiang Chunming was ostensibly the head of the salt merchants, but in reality, he was the largest private salt smuggler in the Huaihe River and Jiangnan regions.

Using these two identities, he squeezed the hard-earned money of the people to build such a beautiful Jiangnan garden for his own enjoyment, so Lin Dao naturally wouldn't be polite to him.

After stepping out of the room, I carefully examined the layout of the study and had a good idea of ​​what to expect.

He re-entered the room and pulled the trigger towards the left wall.

'Bang bang bang~~~'

Exquisite flowerpots were placed against the wall, and famous works of art hanging on the wall were all smashed to pieces.

A muffled scream came from behind the wall.

Once the location was determined, Lin Dao went forward to carry out the blasting.

With a loud bang, a large hole was blasted in the wall.

‘Bang bang! ’

Amidst the shouts, several sparks burst forth inside the sealed room.

The lead bullet whistled out and hit the bookshelf opposite.

The valuable books were smashed, leaving scraps of paper flying everywhere.

Lin Dao, who had already dodged to the side, detonated a smoke grenade and casually tossed it into the secret room.

"Ahem~"

Unsurprisingly, the people inside choked and staggered out.

Lin Dao raised his assault rifle and swung the butt of it at the target.

The two figures that ran out were knocked to the ground.

Two young men lay on the ground, clutching their heads and screaming in agony.

Lin Dao frowned slightly. Where did Jiang Chun go?
He took out a flashlight and shone it around the secret room, where he saw a trembling figure lying inside.

Then it dawned on me: when the bullet went through the wall earlier, it hit Jiang Chun.

Choking on the smoke bomb, this man, whose stomp could make the entire Great Zhou Salt Industry tremble, was actually choked to death.

He raised the gun with one hand, pointing it at Jiang Chun along the beam of the flashlight.

'Bang bang bang! '

After finishing off the two young men, Lin Dao dragged them out of the study, which was gradually filled with thick smoke.

Once outside in the courtyard, Lin Dao pressed the muzzle of his gun against one of the men's foreheads.

Where are Lin Ruhai's family members?

The man with a gun pointed at his forehead was Jiang Zhenwen, Jiang Chun's eldest son.

He had been used to a life of luxury since childhood, and had never seen such a terrifying scene before.

He coughed and choked, tears and snot streaming down his face.

"I don't know, I really don't know~"

"Spare me, spare me!"

'boom! '

The begging for mercy stopped abruptly.

Jiang Zhenwu, standing to the side, had a complicated expression.

With his father and brother both dead, he would be in charge of the Jiang family from now on.

This enormous industry now belongs entirely to him.
My father and brothers are both dead; I should be weeping.

But the thought of such a huge fortune becoming his own makes him want to laugh.

Lin Dao moved the muzzle of his gun to his forehead.

Where are Lin Ruhai's family members?

“I know where it is.” Jiang Zhenwu gasped for breath. “Only I know now. If you kill me, they are doomed.”

Compared to his elder brother, who managed the family business, Jiang Zhenwu was responsible for the darker aspects of the Jiang family's affairs, and was much stronger in character than his elder brother.

He knew that in order to survive and inherit the vast family fortune, the first thing he had to do was to survive.

The whereabouts of Lin Ruhai's family are his only means of survival.

"But we've met a smart one."

Lin Dao was smiling behind the hideous mask, but Jiang Zhenwu couldn't see it.

He was still negotiating: "I can tell you where I am, but you have to let me go first, until I'm safe."

'boom! '

Lin Dao didn't shoot in the head, but instead hit Jiang Zhenwu's wrist.

In excruciating pain, Jiang Zhenwu's screams sounded like the wailing of ghosts.

At the gate of the courtyard, a group of guards could be faintly seen.

Lin Dao moved his gun barrel and unleashed a hail of bullets.

Amid screams, the guards who weren't hit scrambled away.

After replacing the magazine, Lin asked again.

"Where are Lin Ruhai's family members?" Jiang Zhenwu's wrist was ruined, and he screamed in agony.

'boom! '

Another shot, this time hitting the other wrist.

Where are Lin Ruhai's family members?

"I'll haunt you even as a ghost!" Jiang Zhenwu, whose hands had been crippled, was filled with despair.

He never imagined that this person was a madman.

They didn't even discuss the terms before taking action.

This is clearly a death sentence for him.

If that's the case, then let Lin Ruhai's family be buried with him.

"I have hidden Lin Ruhai's family in a secret place."

"Nobody knows where it is."

"If I don't go there within three days, the guards there will take action immediately!"

"I want them to be buried with me!"

"Hahahaha~~"

Hearing Jiang Zhenwu's terrifying laughter, which sounded like a night owl, Lin Dao put away his assault rifle and took out a rectangular box from his bag.

Inside the box were syringes and medicine bottles.

The writing on the box reads "Thiopental Sodium".

"Idiot, I have truth serum."

For Lin Dao, it didn't matter if he couldn't get the answer; he could ask Patriarch Bodhi for help.

If all else fails, even Lin Daiyu, who has cultivated an indestructible body, is not someone those bandits can kill.

All of Jiang Zhenwu's thoughts and struggles were meaningless.

Lin Dao always strikes hard against these seemingly respectable but actually wicked salt merchants, no matter where he is.

The effectiveness of truth serum is related to individual willpower.

For people with strong willpower, the drug's effects may be reduced, and they may even fabricate false information.

Fortunately, Jiang Zhenwu lacked a strong will and quickly revealed the location where Lin Meimei and the others were being held.

Located on the shore of Shaobo Lake in Shaobo Town, about three miles southeast of the town, in a village.

'Bang bang bang! '

After finishing off Jiang Zhenwu, Lin Dao dragged the two brothers back into the smoke-filled study.

Take out two Molotov cocktails, light them, and throw them into the house.

Amidst the sound of shattering glass, raging flames burst forth, engulfing the entire study in flames in no time.

Lin Dao quickly tidied himself up and turned to leave.

In Lin Dao's eyes, even the head of a salt merchant was nothing more than a clown.

It's already a favor that Lin Dao has taken the time to deal with them.

On the way out, Lin Dao continued to throw Molotov cocktails.

Even if the Jiang family falls into ruin, this garden, built with the hard-earned money of the people, will fall into the hands of other powerful and wealthy people, who will not even have the luxury of taking a peek inside.

Since that's the case, let's just burn it all down!

The renowned Jiang Garden in Yangzhou was gradually engulfed by endless flames.

Shaobo Town.

On the banks of the Grand Canal lies a town that has prospered because of the canal.

The government troops were suppressing bandits and blocked the Grand Canal.

With no boats coming and going, the place gradually became quiet.

'dede'

Amidst the sound of hooves, the horse galloped along the forest road and entered Shaobo Town.

With a clear goal in mind, he dismounted, took the reins, and headed straight for the City God Temple.

The Great Zhou Dynasty in the world of Dream of the Red Chamber has never appeared in Lin Dao's timeline.

However, it is essentially no different from that of the late Ming and early Qing dynasties.

According to custom, the City God Temples in various places are the territory of the local beggar gangs.

They are the real local bullies.

Under the warm sunlight, a group of beggars huddled against the mottled wall of the City God Temple.

They either sleep or pick lice off each other.

'Snapped! '

A piece of silver was tossed over.

The beggars all looked up.

"I'm going to the southeast to look for someone."

Lin Dao, holding the reins, glanced at the beggars and asked, "Who's willing to lead the way?"

Yangzhou Prefecture is highly developed, and it is located right on the Grand Canal. There are many villages and courtyards around the town, and even in drone aerial photography, they look almost the same.

At this point, you need a local expert to lead the way.

The beggars didn't pick up the loose silver coins; instead, they stared at Lin Dao.

"Too little?"

Lin Dao raised an eyebrow and took out another silver ingot weighing sixteen taels, which he threw over.

The beggars finally responded.

The lead beggar bowed and scraped, "Whom are you looking for, sir?"

"People sent on the canal."

"If you find them, I'll give ten more of them as errand runners."

The beggar's cloudy eyes darted around, he whispered a few instructions, and quickly picked up the silver and stepped forward, saying, "I'll lead the way for you, sir."

With the local guide leading the way, Lin Dao easily found his destination.

Arriving at a manor with its gates tightly closed, Lin Dao dismounted and tugged at the chainmail hidden inside his clothes.

His gaze fell on the beggar leader. "We've arrived. You can call your men out and start fighting."

The beggar leader paused slightly, then forced a smile and replied, "Sir, you jest! I am..."

"Do not talk nonsense."

Lin Dao waved his hand, "You went through so much trouble just to deliver a message and set up an ambush, didn't you?"

"We've arrived at our destination. Oh, right."

He reached down from the horse's saddlebag, took out ten silver ingots, and threw them over.

"I'm a man of my word."

"Whether you live to enjoy it or not is your business."

The beggar chief finally stopped laughing.

He didn't take the silver, but slowly backed away.

Amidst the rustling sounds, over a hundred beggars emerged from various places.

They all had fierce expressions and greedy eyes.

Lin Dao chuckled and was about to say something.

'Having a large number of people doesn't help me.'

Suddenly, a shrill scream came from inside the courtyard.

"Ah~~~"

Accompanied by a drawn-out scream, a figure leaped out from behind the courtyard wall, brandishing its fangs and claws.
It really flew out!
(End of this chapter)