Good luck every time

The leader's words were a bit impolite, and he didn't seem to want to settle the matter peacefully.

Even though the escort agency's bodyguards were unwilling to do so, it was the agency's responsibility and they couldn't say anything no matter how upset they felt!

Apart from……

"Brother, what you said is wrong. A coolie is a coolie, and a bodyguard is a bodyguard. What's the point of mixing them up? Don't you want to pay us?"

The man who spoke was a close confidant of the escort leader. He jumped out at this moment and instantly broke the situation that the escort leader had just stabilized.

At this moment, everyone, whether they were right or wrong, stood up and pointed at the escort leader to demand an explanation.

It’s not that they can’t go home with the money they have, but the journey is dangerous. Without a leader, how can they go on?

Moreover, you have to use your own food and drink, and prepare your own things for the return trip. How much money will you have left when you return home?

It is winter now. What if he didn’t die on the way here, but died on the way back?

I’m afraid there won’t even be anyone to collect the bodies by then!

The dart leader took a deep breath.

"Why don't you want to pay? The boss has already given me all the remaining money!"

As he said this he held up the purse.

"The boss also said that, except for her goods, we can pick up everything we have when we come here. If you are worried about the safety of the journey, you can go with the escorts of our escort agency. We also want to go back!"

"If you have other plans, you can find another place to go."

After hearing this, the confidant still did not calm down.

"What do you mean? We still have to escort these peasants back?"

His mind worked quickly and he brought the conflict back to normal in no time.

The coolies were already uneasy after hearing this, and now they were even more angry!

"What did you say? If you hadn't caused any trouble, why would we be driven away by the boss?"

"Mud-legged peasant? When you came here, all the food and drinks were made by the mud-legged peasants. How come you didn't eat or drink?"

"Let's go find the boss. It's fine if she chased away these escorts, but why does she want to chase us away too?"

One of them raised his arm and called out, and everyone around him followed.

When the escort leader saw that they were about to leave, he took two steps forward to stop them.

"My brother is a man of few words. I apologize to you all! What happened today was the negligence of our escort agency. We have caused you all so much trouble."

"However, as the New Year is approaching, going back like this may not be a bad thing."

"Without those goods, we can travel much faster. I think we can return home in just half a month!"

"As the escort leader, I am not strict with my subordinates, so I cannot shirk my responsibility. I am willing to escort you all without asking for a penny!"

After saying that, he sighed and continued.

"We still had some rice left when we got here. If we walk quickly, we'll have enough to eat!"

After saying that, he added another sentence vaguely.

"The room fee for this inn is not small. The owner gave it all to me. If I leave early tonight, I can save some of it!"

Some people immediately refuted this after hearing it.

"This is not good! The boss still has so many goods here. What if they get into danger after we leave?"

The dart leader shook his head.

"The boss said that she has already found someone to pick them up, and they will leave once they get here!"

Hearing this, someone in the crowd immediately snorted coldly.

"Humph! They've already found someone to pick us up. I don't think they're sending us away because the escort agency doesn't provide adequate protection. It's obvious that they think we're spending too much!"

"I agree. There are so many things. I don't know when they will be sold out. I can't bear to use them up!"

"Humph... you are so heartless. If that's the case, don't blame us for being disloyal. Now that we've paid you, let's leave!"

"Yes! The remaining accommodation money can be used to buy more rice and food tomorrow morning!"

The escort leader sighed, said nothing, and turned to greet the escorts.

"That's great, let's leave together."

Some escorts lost interest in eating, while others held their plates and quickly shoveled mouthfuls of food into their mouths, not wasting any food.

These people had no objection to the leader's words; they would do whatever their superiors said.

However, in addition to these obedient ones, there are also some who are not so obedient.

"Brother! This won't do. If we go back like this, how are we going to explain to the chief escort?"

The escort leader looked at the young man who had followed him for three or four years and asked in confusion.

"Although the boss is not traveling with us, he has neither pursued the responsibility for the assassination nor owed the remaining silver. What else do we need to explain to the chief escort?"

The young man was speechless, but a middle-aged man standing next to him reacted quickly and took over immediately.

"That's why we can't just leave like this, Master Renyi. We were at fault in this matter, and we should find a way to make up for it."

Under normal circumstances, the escort leader would definitely think the same.

But at this moment, the escort leader felt indescribable impatience when looking at these people.

"I have already told the head of the family this, but she is frightened by the assassination of her own people and does not want to see us now."

"She said she would hire another escort here and we don't need to worry about the rest."

The leader's words made many people excited.

If you can get the remaining money and don’t have to pay for food on the way, then who wouldn’t want to go home earlier? Even if you miss the New Year, you can still miss the fifteenth day of the first lunar month!

Suddenly someone stood on the side of the escort leader.

"I think there's nothing wrong with the boss not wanting to see you. Apart from anything else, she was very generous when she shared the money with you all the way here, and she was very good to you. But someone here actually wants to kill her! It would be strange if she feels good about it!"

"That's right. If it's your opinion, we should just leave quickly and stop getting in the way. He's rich and doesn't have any escort he wants. There's no need to bother with that."

Some people wanted to refute them, wanted to say that they still needed to find an explanation or didn't want to go this way, but they were stopped by people around them who were quick-witted.

For a moment, except for a small number of escorts and coolies, most people wanted to leave here and go home as soon as possible.

The escort leader felt relieved and sighed.

"In that case, I will give you the silver first. The head of the family has already calculated the money, and no one will be shortchanged. After you get the silver, you can either go with me or stay with relatives here. It's up to you."

When they heard that money was going to be distributed, everyone fell silent for a moment.

The escort leader winked at his trusted aides, who quickly reacted, went to the outskirts of the crowd, and blocked the roads leading to the front and back doors.

Some people wanted to take advantage of the chaos to find Li Ruyi, but when they saw someone staring at them, they panicked.

After working with Li Ruyi for so long, everyone knows what kind of temper he has.

He is a ruthless man. How could he let go easily after being assassinated?

They suddenly had an idea and worried that this was a trick set by Li Ruyi, so they quietly retreated.

But they cannot leave, they have to stay here to provide support.

The escort leader took out a scale and paid everyone their wages. Li Ruyi's calculations were very accurate and there was no mistake at all.

After everyone got the money, they all found an opportunity to hide it on their bodies.

After the money was divided, it was time for the most controversial stage.

"Tonight's room fee is not small, I am going to distribute it to everyone. I will check out and leave in a moment. If you want to leave with me, follow me. If you don't want to leave with me, stay here and pay for your room fee."

After the escort leader finished speaking, he started counting the number of people.

Most people here live together, with several people in one room. If the escort leader takes his men away, everyone has to vacate some rooms and move their belongings to another room.

No matter how the arrangement is made, there must be some rules for the inn.

After another round of chaotic noise, everyone was divided into two groups.

Only a few decided to stay, fearing that something might happen to Li Ruyi.

Many of them decided to leave and follow the escort leader.

The escort leader also persuaded those who stayed behind, saying that Li Ruyi's people here might be more reliable, and that staying here would only cause trouble for others.

Some people were persuaded by these words, but others were not and insisted on doing so.

The escort leader had an idea in mind, so he settled the bill and took away all the people he could.

At this moment, the inn suddenly became quiet.

The waiter was very unhappy.

Not only did he have to deal with so many guests running in the middle of the night, he also had to work hard to clean the room.

Although these people haven't moved in yet, many of them haven't washed their belongings for more than a month. It's better to sleep in the open air! As soon as the bag was taken away, it left a mark on the bedding. If it's not cleaned up tomorrow morning, he will be left with nothing!

The rest of the people waited until the escort leader led his men away before looking at each other.

Each of these people has his own thoughts.

One of them thought for a moment and said.

"I think, since the boss doesn't want to see us, then we should not go over and bring bad luck to him!"

Some people think this is good, but some people think it is not good.

"We should still say something. The escort leader is not doing things right. We can't just keep silent!"

"Yeah, just say it at the door!"

A group of people went there together.

When they walked to the door of Li Ruyi's room, the lights inside were still flickering. However, as soon as one of them spoke, the lights in the room went out instantly!

Looking at the room that suddenly darkened, all the words they wanted to say were blocked again.

Although everyone is colluding with people outside to harm Li Ruyi, they are still very hesitant if they are asked to carry out the assassination themselves.

Even though there are only three people on the opposite side, if a fight really breaks out, these thirty people may not be enough to kill them all.

Under the pressure of Li Ruyi's majesty, these people quickly retreated and didn't even dare to knock on the door.

After retreating, no one rested, everyone pretended to be busy, and then ran out to contact the people who were waiting here.

The escort leader took his men away. The curfew here was very short, almost non-existent. There were only sporadic lanterns on the street in the deep winter night, but there were quite a few people walking back and forth.

Although these outsiders were a little scared walking on the night road, they were still able to hold on because they were in many numbers.

The escort leader had already asked the innkeeper about a cheap carriage inn nearby, and the group went there and checked in quickly.

They hurriedly put away the carriages and luggage, and arranged for people to rest and keep watch.

On the other side, a group of people rushed to the inn in a hurry.

The waiter had already sealed up all the windows of the inn's lobby with window panels and was about to close the door while blowing into his hands.

However, before he could close the door, a big hand grabbed it.

The waiter was startled and turned around to see a tall bearded man standing outside.

This man has a scar on his face and his eyes are glaring with a fierce look.

"Sir...it's so late, are you staying in the hotel?"

The man didn't say anything, but opened the door and walked into the inn.

Upon seeing this, the shopkeeper hurriedly came out from behind the counter and greeted them, bowing with a smile.

"I didn't know that the distinguished guest had come to my house. I am sorry for not welcoming him."

The waiter quickly cooperated and moved aside, standing behind the shopkeeper.

The man walked in, and when he entered the door, the waiter discovered that there was a large group of people following him.

The man looked around as he entered the room. No one was eating in the lobby at the moment and the lights were few in number. In the dim light, he could only see the legs of a bench that had been turned upside down on the table to make cleaning easier.

Seeing this, the leader hooked his finger at the shopkeeper.

"Well! Did a caravan come to your place today?"

The shopkeeper hurried forward with a very respectful attitude.

"Come here!"

The man nodded.

"Where do you live?"

The shopkeeper extended his hand and gestured "please", and the man walked towards the backyard.

As soon as I reached the back door of the lobby, I saw two escort leaders coming together.

"Brother Tiger, this way!"

When the waiter heard this man being called "Brother Tiger", his eyes widened instantly, and he hurried to look at the shopkeeper, but the shopkeeper was covered in cold sweat and did not dare to resist at all.

"Brother Hu, my second brother has been keeping an eye on those two rooms. He will make sure not even a fly can fly out."

The tall man walking in front nodded.

"Hmm! Where's the goods?"

“The goods are also here!”

As he spoke, a man holding a lantern ran to the other side of the yard. When he reached the place where the goods were stored, he stretched out his hand and lifted the straw curtain that was pressing on the box to protect it from snow and cold.

Brother Hu was not interested in whether Li Ruyi and the others were in the room or not. He only cared about the ownership of the goods.

"A few of you, go to the place they mentioned and arrest the person, and the rest of you stay here with me to open the boxes."

When he heard that the boxes were to be opened, the escort became excited. He fumbled around in his arms and took out a bunch of keys.

"Brother! I found a way to make a duplicate of this key before I set out..."

He approached them in a flattering manner, but was met with laughter from many people.

"Haha! What's the use of this guy?"

"That's right! Is there any lock in this world that our Tiger brother can't open?!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Brother Hu instantly pulled out a big knife from his back.

This knife is so wide and thick that most people may not be able to hold it straight with both hands.

The blade flashed past, and with a clang, the padlock in front of him broke.

The iron chain fell down with a rattling sound, Brother Hu sheathed his knife and gestured to the people around him. The next moment, the people around him rushed forward, removed the seal of the iron chain and died.

The thick wooden box was opened, and someone came forward with a lantern in hand. They all looked happy when they came forward, but after seeing what was inside, they all fell silent.