Uncle Detective Di Renjie, I build a crime-solving team

With a shout, Old Black barged in, grabbed Barkley by the neck, and dragged him out of the main hall.

With his neck locked, Barkley struggled to breathe and soon felt suffocated. He tried to pry the black man's hands away, hoping to get him to let go.

Wu Yancheng watched coldly, and only after seeing that Barkley could hardly breathe did he turn to Wu Yanhao.

"I'll add ten more coins to the token, just listen to it."

Upon hearing this, Wu Yanhao glanced at Lao Hei, who was waiting for his look.

Old Black then put Barkley down, casually tossing him to the ground before turning and leaving.

It took Barkley a while to get up from the ground. He took a lot of deep breaths before lying down completely to allow his mind to relax.

Wu Yanhao wouldn't give him a chance to react, holding up five fingers and letting out a peaceful laugh.

"A single sentence is worth two tokens worth fifty thousand taels of silver."

"You owe me ten in total."

"I just said two sentences, which are worth four flying coins in total."

"I just said something else: you still have four flying coins left to use."

"Now I've said all five sentences. If you want to ask anything, you'd better be sensible."

"Alright, you now owe me twelve flying money tokens worth a total of six hundred thousand taels of silver. Remember to send them to me later."

Barkley: ? ? ?

He didn't say a single word.

They suddenly owed Wu Yanhao 600,000 taels of silver!

Is this even human?

Even his father, Wu Chengsi, wasn't this greedy!

No matter how outrageous Di Renjie was before, he only cheated him out of some silver. Now, he's going to take his life!

He shakily got up and looked at Wu Yanhao, trembling, like a little girl who had been devoured by a pack of wolves, shivering naked in the cold wind.

"you you……"

"What did I do wrong?" Wu Yanhao paused. "That was one sentence, and now it's a second. You owe me another 100,000 taels of silver."

Fearing that Wu Yanhao would raise the price again, Barkley hurriedly said, "Your Highness, the alliance between our two countries is of utmost urgency. I have been in Luoyang for several days now. I urge Your Highness to speak on my behalf to His Majesty the Emperor, so that I may have the opportunity to meet him and sign the treaty."

"Very well, I understand. Prepare the 800,000 taels of silver yourself. Whenever you send it over, I will put in a good word for His Majesty the Emperor."

Barkley: o·(?w?)?o·?.

Over the past thirty years, Barkley has seen many beasts.

But none of them could be as beastly as Wu Yanhao.

It can be said that Wu Yanhao is the worst of the worst, demanding 800,000 taels of silver from him with just a few words!

Do you really think their wealth came from thin air?

Wu Yanhao remained calm and glanced at Barkley.

He was a shrewd man; how could he not know what Barkley was thinking? Without even thinking, a way to trick Barkley jumped into his mind.

"Alright, I won't see you off. You may leave on your own."

"Furthermore, the 900,000 taels of silver must be delivered to my residence."

"If you dare to shortchange me even a tael of silver, I'll make sure you're dead."

"A mere million taels of silver is nothing to His Majesty's favorite minister, but you have to give it to me even if I don't care."

Barkley: You fucking beast, you fucking beast!

Barkley left the Liang Prince's mansion in a bad mood, burdened with a huge debt of one million taels of silver.

The debt was so heavy that it weighed him down for a long time, making it impossible for him to lift his head or straighten his back.

You should know that Wu Yanhao, who is temporarily serving as the Inner Secretary, is such a scoundrel. He would rather bribe others than suffer in this godforsaken place.

It hurts.

After leaving the Liang Prince's Mansion, Barkley immediately parted ways with Wu Yancheng.

A debt of one million taels of silver was simply too much for him to bear alone. If the Tibetan king, Qinuxi, were to find out that he had a debt of one million taels of silver, he would not escape death even if he returned home…

Unless he paid that million himself.

But he simply couldn't afford a million taels of silver.

Back at the Honglu Temple Hotel, Wu Yancheng was almost at the delegation's accommodations when he suddenly stopped and patted Barkley on the shoulder.

“I know my brother very well. He is the emperor’s favorite minister. Whatever he says must be done. If you don’t do it, he will definitely make trouble for you.”

“I’ll just remind you of one thing: you came here not for yourself, but for the entire Tubo. And the fact that you were captured and then escaped doesn’t mean you can be blamed for all of these mistakes.”

“This is a full million taels of silver, you can’t pay for it all by yourself.”

Barkley suddenly realized something and was about to bow in thanks when he discovered that Wu Yancheng had already gone back the way he came.

Looking around, there wasn't even a single servant cleaning.

Clearly, the other party had brought him all the way here just to find a secluded place and have a heart-to-heart talk with him.

Indeed, Wu Yancheng's words solved his immediate problem. Even if he wanted to give the one million taels of silver to Wu Yanhao, he didn't have the financial means to shoulder the debt alone.

After carefully considering the nonsense he was about to spout, Barkley turned and went into his residence.

The waiting envoys rose to greet them, each with an expression of anticipation on their face.

Barkley sighed, feigning annoyance, and walked to the chair with his head down. He picked up the half-finished cup of tea he had drunk before leaving and took a sip.

The tea had long since gone cold. In the past, he would have been furious, but today he did nothing, remaining calm and silent.

"What happened?"

“Yeah, Barkley, if anything happens, just say so, and we’ll figure it out together.”

"That's right! We've all come all the way to the Tang Dynasty, so no matter what happens, we must stand together through thick and thin!"

Everyone chimed in with their own opinions, and Barkley was overjoyed, but his face still wore a helpless expression.

"Gentlemen, gentlemen, you are unaware of this!"

"Because of Kalai's escape, His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty has become increasingly distrustful of us, and he refuses to see us because of Kalai's escape."

"I visited Liang Wang Wu Yanhao, the emperor's favorite minister and the acting Grand Secretary, today, and learned about this matter indirectly."

"I immediately asked Prince Liang, Wu Yanhao, for help, hoping to see His Majesty the Emperor of Tang, but alas..."

Barkley sighed and stopped.

He said that seeing the emperor was of no use at all.

"Because most of the civil and military officials are unwilling to sign an alliance with us again."

"Among them, the Minister of Justice and the Attendant-in-Ordinary are the most prominent."

“Even if I could meet His Majesty the Emperor of Tang through him, there would be no way I could persuade these ministers who are hostile to us, so the alliance will not be signed.”

Barkley tilted his head back at a 45-degree angle and sighed for a long time.