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The carriage curtain was drawn low, and the driver was only focused on urging the horse on.

The wheels rolled over the damp mud, moving towards the riverbank in the west of the city.

Da Niu and Er Hu squatted behind a pile of firewood not far away, neither of them making a sound.

Erhu inhaled continuously through his nose.

"Brother, there's a smell of death inside this car..."

Da Niu rolled his eyes at him

"Don't I have eyes?"

Erhu lowered his voice

"This is the smell of a dead person rotting inside a coffin."

The black-covered wagon was coated with tung oil and sprinkled with lime.

Specifically designed to suppress the fishy and musty smell inside the car.

However, when the wheels drive over the mud and water, a little black sewage still drips from the bottom of the car.

The smell was a mixture of dregs of medicine, blood, and a sweet, putrid odor.

Erhu has been picking out night soil for half his life.

What is alive, and what is dying?

You can tell just by smelling it

"The vehicle was carrying living people, people who were about to die."

He began to speak.

The fat on Da Niu's face twitched.

"Shut your mouth."

"Are we just going to watch like this?"

"Hold fast to your target."

Erhu spoke up

"The clue that Lord Li is looking for is right under these wheels."

Da Niu clenched his teeth tightly.

"I'll go intercept him up ahead."

"You have to keep a close eye on the rear of the car."

The two people walked in different directions.

The black van did not head out of the city.

The object circled the riverbank and then turned into a narrow alleyway piled high with old timber.

At the end of this alley stands an abandoned salt warehouse, its outer walls partially collapsed.

However, there were two empty cars parked at the entrance.

The driver jumped off the cart and knocked on the door three times.

The door was opened a tiny crack.

The person inside did not reveal their face, only extending a hand wearing a black leather glove.

"Master Jue's things?"

There are seven survivors here.

The driver said

"We need to see living people at the Beicang warehouse, so we have to stuff them inside first."

"We'll leave when the waterways reopen at night."

"The ledger about accounts"

The person inside the door asked

The man driving the cart gently patted his lower back a few times.

"Leave the account book behind, and take the men to the warehouse."

A brief silence fell over the inside of the doorway.

"How dare you change the rules established by Master Jue?"

"The rules haven't changed, but the world has."

The man driving the carriage let out a cold laugh.

"The Second Young Master's knife is already at Beicang's neck."

"Master Jue once said that as long as the accounts are still there..."

"Then your life can be saved."

The warehouse doors are being opened slowly.

The black-covered car drove in.

Erhu was crouching behind a tattered basket at the alley entrance, his eyes wide open.

He didn't dare to get close.

But the instant the carriage curtain was lifted, he saw a very thin hand reach out from inside the carriage.

They clung tightly to the wooden planks of the carriage, only to be quickly pushed back into place by others.

Erhu's Adam's apple bobbed violently a few times.

He turned and ran

Prefectural Governor's Office

Li Ping had just drawn a few lines in the west of the city on paper when Gao Min pushed open the door and came in.

"There's been some activity in Beicang."

"Shangguan Zhao's men arrived at that place ahead of time and sealed off the outer courtyard of Beicang."

"Shangguan Jue's men are unwilling to hand over the accounts, and both sides have already drawn their swords."

Li Ping looked up

"So where are those people now?"

"Not many were found in the Beicang warehouse."

Gao Min's expression looked rather unpleasant.

"Those warehouses were all empty."

"The guards said it happened after noon."

"Four carriages drove away one after another from the back gate, and it is not yet clear which direction they were heading."

Su Wan stood by the window

"They are currently relocating their personnel."

"Also transferring money."

Gao Min turned her gaze to the map placed on the table.

"Did you already anticipate this situation?"

"Shangguan Jue dared not let Shangguan Zhao obtain the account."

Li Pingdao

"Shangguan Zhao didn't dare let Shangguan Jue take the person away."

"One side fears that the accounts record their own private property, while the other side fears that key personnel will fall into the hands of others."

"Thus it has become living evidence."

He picked up a charcoal pencil and lightly marked the spot near the riverbank.

"Therefore, the car won't leave the city directly."

Just as they were speaking, a series of very hurried footsteps came from outside the door.

Erhu rushed into the side hall, his head covered in sweat.

Trouser legs covered in mud

"Sir, an unexpected situation has occurred here!"