In the dark room of Yangjiao Mountain, the leader of the Cao Gang was pinned down in front of a stool. The person who controlled his life this time was Mu Lu, who had an angry face and nowhere to put it.
Facing the enemy he had hated for more than ten years, Mu Lu's anger must be so intense.
With a dark face, he motioned to his men to wake up the damn guy.
He also took out a small porcelain bottle, and the helper quickly woke up. When he saw Mulu, he was startled at first, and his heart soon became cold.
There was no other reason than that Mu Lu looked so much like his father that the gang leader, who was a guilty thief, was frightened.
He quickly lowered his head and looked at the ground, and found that his hands were tied with thick iron chains, and even his feet were wearing heavy iron chains. He knew that his end was coming.
Mulu originally wanted to wait for him to speak, but the frightened help dared to speak. He lowered his head nervously, hoping to hear the other party's conditions so that he could have a chance to survive.
After a moment of silence, Mu Lu lined up the tables and shouted angrily with tears in his eyes:
"Do you still know me?"
The gang leader shook his head and pretended not to recognize him, but in fact he didn't even raise his head.
Seeing that he refused to admit it, Mu Lu sneered angrily:
"How can the dignified leader of the Cao Gang have such a poor memory? Have you really forgotten the gang leader Qin and his wife who were killed by you back then, and his son who was neither alive nor dead?"
These words were like thunder from the sky, making Cao Wude really sure that his end was coming, and the son of the previous generation Cao Gang leader came to find him.
His fat head was working hard, and it took a long time before he showed an ugly smile and said:
"You are Mu Lu, right? I am your second uncle Cao. I hugged you when I was a child, and you also acted coquettishly and slept in my arms. Have you forgotten?"
"I only remember that it was you who personally ordered my parents to be hung from the sail. You haven't forgotten it, have you?" When Mu Lu spoke, the way he gritted his teeth made Cao Wude even more frightened.
He didn't want to die. He still had many blessings that he hadn't enjoyed, a lot of wine that he hadn't drunk, and countless money that he hadn't spent. It would be too unfair to die like this.
He looked at Mulu and cried bitterly, begging for mercy:
"Mu Lu, dear nephew, things are not what you imagine. I have been looking for you all these years just to tell you the truth. Things are definitely not what you understand.
I was also coerced by others, and I didn’t really mean to do anything to you. And you have to know that I was forced to do these things by others, and these things were not my intention.
For so many years, I have been setting up an incense hall in Caogang to worship your parents, you should believe me."
No matter what he said, Mu Lu never spoke, but looked at him indifferently.
"Nephew Mu Lu, as long as you are willing, I am willing to hand over all the Caobang to you, and I will use my own penance to atone for my sins throughout my life.
We are a family. You should not treat me like this. Your grandfather is my adoptive father. He raised me from the age of three to an adult. Your father and I are as close as brothers. How could I harm him?
All of this is a misunderstanding, none of it is true. I have never wanted to harm your parents. It was all someone else's fault. If I disobey, I will be the one who dies."
No matter what he said, Mu Lu didn't do anything. Instead, he opened a small box in his arms. Inside was a fishhook used by fishermen to catch big fish.
"This... Mu Lu, you can't do this. I am your biological uncle. You can't treat me like this. I am your biological uncle."
At this time, Mulu took out another old piece of paper, opened it carefully, and read out the words on it one by one.
"The leader of the Cao Gang is unwilling to cooperate. From now on, the deputy leader of the Cao Gang, Cao Wude, will take the initiative to rely on him and even tell all the main secrets of the Cao Gang. I decided to support him personally and let Cao Wude take his place.
Now that the plan has been decided, and Cao Wude is extremely cooperative, I believe this plan will be successful."
Mu Lu finished reading the words on the paper, then looked at him and said:
"Cao Wude, this is an autographed letter from the Governor of Water Transport back then. It is clearly written on it. You can't deny it if you want to. Even he won't be able to survive now, let alone you."
Seeing Mu Lu take out the autographed letter from that year, Cao Wude no longer had the same air as before. He cried in pain and said:
"It's really not me. It's the governor who lied. I didn't take the initiative to rely on him. He coerced and induced me. I really didn't mean it. I have no reason to replace your parents.
Mu Lu, why would you rather trust outsiders than your own uncle? My Cao Gang is yours and will always be yours. You must not kill me. This will only cause pain to your loved ones and quicken your enemies."
Seeing him say this, Mu Lu took out a fishhook and hooked it directly on his ear.
The speed is so fast that it is jaw-dropping.
"Cao Wude, let me read you another letter now to let you know what you did back then."
Mu Lu said and took out another letter from the side.
"This is the letter you wrote to the former governor. It shows that you have been unbearable to my parents for a long time and even had many curses.
In the end, you shamelessly revealed your plan in the letter, hoping to take advantage of the governor's power, combine the inside and the outside, and replace it. It is clearly written on it, but you won't forget your handwriting, right?
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Soon, Mu Lu finished reading the letter, and Cao Wude was so shocked that he couldn't breathe. He couldn't believe that the governor, whom he had always trusted, still had his own handwritten letter.
If there was no evidence before, I could still retreat, but now I can't. With this letter, the truth of the matter can no longer be hidden.
Before he could ask for mercy, Mu Lu quickly hung several fishhooks on his face. The speed was so fast that he could not feel any pain. Only when he was finally put on, did he feel the terrible and heartbreaking pain.
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"What else do you have to say now? I'll bring you all the evidence and you can listen to it. There are also many of your subordinates from back then. They are all here too. Do you want to hear what they have to say?"
The angry Mu Lu looked at Cao Wude, whose face was stained with blood. The latter didn't even dare to speak, for fear that he would cause injuries.
However, Mu Lu did not intend to let him go, and slowly removed the fishhook from his face, with the same amazing speed.
"Just enjoy it here slowly. Don't forget that you are a damned person. I will never let you go." After Mu Lu said this, he picked up the big hammer and hit all his limbs.
Smash it so that he can't run away even if he wants to.
After doing this, Mu Lu cried bitterly and left the secret room. Although he had not completely taken revenge, this man was already useless and he could be eliminated whenever he wanted.
The rest of the time was handed over to his subordinates.
These people were very interested in the leader of the Cao Gang who no longer had any arrogance. They came up to him one after another and forced him to tell him about the bad things he had done. They also did not forget to ask him to tell all the secrets of the Cao Gang.
Used to store the canal in the future.
Perhaps because he still had some illusions about his own escape, the leader of the Cao Gang even lied a lot when being interrogated by his subordinates. He also lied as much as he could about some things about the Cao Gang, and even lied as much as he could.
Unfortunately, what he didn't know was that the military advisor who had mastered many secrets of the Cao Gang had already told most of the secrets. When those responsible for the interrogation found out that he had lied, he would be punished even more severely than Mu Lu.
Three hours later, Cao Wude was already dying, and he didn't even have the strength to speak.
In order to squeeze out something useful, the guards called the doctor and asked him to treat Cao Wude's injuries.
At the same time, another person who was temporarily recruited to pretend to be Cao Wude was also sent to his room after putting on makeup. The military advisor who already had a new master also knew what was going on, so he went to Cao Wude early in the morning.
Just wait in front of the leader's door.
When the gang leader walked out of the door, he hurriedly greeted him and said hello with a smile.
But the gang leader, whose voice could not be exposed, said in a hoarse voice that he drank too much and felt uncomfortable, so if anything happened, he would leave it to him.
Those who were the gang leader's confidants also saw the gang leader appear. Although they couldn't hear the gang leader speak, the clothes and demeanor definitely identified him as the gang leader Cao Wude.
With the gang leader's order, the military advisor began to implement the plan, and the first step was to take out the treasure stored in the warehouse and exchange it for silver in the pawn shop.
After a busy afternoon, all the jewelry in Caobang was exchanged for an astonishing three million taels of silver. Such a huge wealth made the owners of the big pawnshops in Yangjiao Mountain smile from ear to ear.
Although these pawn shops were also opened by Zhao Wuyou, their bosses did not know who their real bosses were.
With the money exchanged, the military advisor actually bought two large three-story houses near Yangjiao Mountain and settled all the gang leader's confidants and their families there.
In order to dispel doubts, he even ordered to go to his hometown to pick up his parents, wife and children, and they all lived here.
When his subordinates did not understand, the Caobang military advisor spoke eloquently:
"Our gang leader had the foresight before. Since our ship will meet, we must make plans in advance and establish a relatively safe helm in a relatively safe place. Isn't this normal?
Yangjiao Mountain is such a safe and secure place, everyone doing business in the world knows this, and no one will choose to refute it."
After he had arranged his affairs, he walked to the gang leader's house again. He called it a return, but in fact it was just to silence his subordinates.
Although these people were a little curious, they just thought that the gang leader wanted to live in Yangjiao Mountain for a period of time because of the previous shipwreck, which was understandable.
Three days later, the gang leader's illness was still not cured, but the military advisor followed the gang leader's will and spent more than half of the three million taels of silver. However, some of it was given to these leaders, so that the gang leader gave them a home in Yangjiao Mountain.
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With the real benefits and benefits, these people are much less suspicious. Some people even want to buy a home in Yangjiao Mountain and arrange for their family members to retire here in the future.
The gang leader who had been imprisoned in the dark room was completely disappointed at this moment. He did not dare not tell the truth and even took medicine. He could not get any food and could only drink the dregs of the medicine when he was hungry.
In order to make him recover faster, the doctor used medicine generously, even giving him expensive medicines, not to prevent him from dying, but because he was afraid that he would die too easily.
Mu Lu looked at the gang leader who was like a lost dog outside the door, nodded to his men, and asked expressionlessly:
"If you have found anything useful these days, please tell me."
Upon hearing this, his subordinates quickly told him the contents of the interrogations over the past few days, as well as the confession he had made by personally pressing his palm prints.
Mu Lu glanced at the gang leader again and said fiercely:
"We can't let him die, we can't let him take it easy and destroy his will."
After arranging all this, Mu Lu took the papers that were summoned and came to the wooden house where Zhao Wuyou lived.
Due to the cleanup of various forces in the Fengming Empire, Yangjiao Mountain has become extremely lively in the past few days, and because gangs everywhere have suffered heavy losses, a force under Zhao Wuyou has risen rapidly, and those forces that have shown huge flaws have
Store it and stand it up again.
He did all this very secretly, and ordinary people couldn't see it at all. Those forces also developed independently and did not merge with each other.
Zhao Wuyou was drinking tea when he saw Mu Lu coming up with a pile of papers. He looked at Mu Lu and said:
"Have you eaten yet? Come and try the snacks sent from the mountain. They are quite good."
The latter nodded, ate the snacks silently, and drank the tea that Zhao Wuyou poured for him.
"Sir, we have roughly figured out the situation of the Cao Gang now. As soon as the big leaders of the sub-rudders come, we can start taking action and control the Cao Gang in one fell swoop. Then the leader of the Cao Gang will no longer need to stay.
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Hearing what he said, Zhao Wuyou only nodded. This was Mu Lu's housework and he couldn't mess with it. After all, he was an outsider.
"Sir, if this military advisor were in charge of the Cao Gang, would he manage it well? Besides, the Cao Gang is full of experts, so he may not really be able to conquer it.
We must be fully prepared. If these people are disobedient, should we get rid of them all so as to pave the way for subsequent events."
Although what Mu Lu said was a bit extreme and contained some hatred, his general direction was not wrong and it was in line with Zhao Wuyou's operating standards. He smiled and said:
"Mu Lu, you don't need to tell me about this matter. You can just handle it yourself. Remember, Caobang belongs to you. You can do whatever you want.
If you need help, just ask Qian Qianqiang and Xing Yuqiang for help. As for what to do, you can decide for yourself. I don’t know anything about Caobang."
The latter nodded, knowing that Zhao Wuyou was paving the way for him, and also knew that he was sincerely helping him control the Cao Gang.
"I understand. I'm going to do it now. Those people from the Caobang will be coming tomorrow. We need to prepare early."
After another conversation with Zhao Wuyou, Mu Lu said goodbye and left.