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Zhang Liang slowly walked up to the leading man in black. The playful smile on his face had disappeared without a trace, replaced by a serious and cold expression.

He looked down at the leading man in black, his eyes as sharp as torches, as if he could see through his deepest fears and struggles.

"Now I'll say one sentence and you answer one sentence, okay? If you know, nod your head."

When the leading man in black heard Zhang Liang's words, he didn't react at all, and didn't even look up at Zhang Liang.

He knew that if he said anything, the consequences would be disastrous.

Zeng Guodong saw that the leading man in black had no reaction, and a flash of anger appeared in his eyes.

He clenched his fist and then punched the leader in the stomach.

The punch was so powerful that the leading man in black widened his eyes, a look of pain appeared on his face, and beads of sweat oozed from his forehead.

Seeing this, Zhang Liang did not stop asking questions, but continued: "I wonder if you are willing to cooperate now?"

However, the leading man in black still did not move, as if he had decided to bear everything and was unwilling to reveal any information.

Zhang Liang looked at Zeng Guodong and said to him, "Loosen this brother's bones until he is willing to cooperate with us before bringing him to us."

After saying that, Zhang Liang walked towards a table nearby, sat down, and drank tea leisurely.

He seemed completely unaffected by the current situation and appeared exceptionally calm.

Zeng Guodong took the leader to another room and made sure he let go.

At this time, in the teahouse opposite the inn, Huang Xu frowned, and the expression on his face became more and more impatient and dissatisfied.

He looked towards the inn from time to time, as if expecting some result to appear.

However, as time passed, no good news came.

Finally, Huang Xu couldn't stand it any longer and looked at the officials sitting at the table. He then asked coldly, "What's going on? Why does it take so long to release the poison? Are your people capable of it?"

Hearing Huang Xu's question, the officials looked at each other and began to sweat.

They were also filled with confusion and anxiety: "It was just a poison, how could it take so long to be resolved? This is really abnormal."

When the officials thought of this, they kept cursing their subordinates in their hearts.

They felt that their subordinates were so incompetent that they couldn't even handle such a small matter.

At this moment, Li Zhong said, "Mr. Huang, perhaps our men want to be more cautious! After all, we still need to be cautious in such matters."

When Huang Xu heard what Li Zhong said, his brows furrowed slightly, as if he was thinking about whether what he said made sense.

After a moment, he felt that it made sense, so he snorted coldly and sat back at the table.

"It better be what you say!"

Huang Xu said coldly, his tone still holding a hint of dissatisfaction and warning.

After hearing Huang Xu's words, the officials finally breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that they had passed this time.

They were secretly glad in their hearts. After all, Huang Xu was a difficult person to please, and they had experienced this deeply in the past few days.

Then, in order to ease the atmosphere, the officials began to agree.

Li Zhong waved his hand, and his men behind him immediately came forward.

Then Li Zhong whispered a few words in his ear. After listening to his words, his subordinate nodded and walked out.

A few minutes later, the man came in with several women.

"Master Huang, how can you drink without a beautiful woman by your side?"

"As for those people in the inn, I believe my men will definitely take care of them, so you can rest assured."

After Li Zhong finished speaking, the women sat on Huang Xu's lap.

After pouring a glass of wine, he handed it to Huang Xu's mouth and said, "Mr. Huang, come and have a drink! Don't worry so much, our masters will help you solve the problem."

Huang Xu hugged the woman in his arms, and the expression on his face eased a little.

After finishing the wine, Huang Xu started to touch the woman in his arms, and the girl's laughter could be heard in the room.

When Li Zhong and other officials saw this scene, they also showed meaningful smiles on their faces.

At this time, Zhang Liang had not finished his pot of tea yet when Zeng Guodong walked out of the room with the leader.

But at this time, the leader was already bruised and battered, looking in a miserable state.

Zeng Guodong brought him to Zhang Liang and said, "My lord, after loosening his bones, this fellow said he was willing to cooperate."

After saying this, the leader's body trembled, and it was obvious that he had a very uncomfortable time in the room just now.

Hearing his words, Zhang Liang put down the teacup in his hand, a satisfied smile appeared on his face, and he said, "That's great. It would be great if you could figure it out sooner rather than later."

Zhang Liang then approached the leader and asked seriously, "Who sent you?"

The leader looked up at Zhang Liang, a flicker of fear and hesitation in his eyes. But he finally spoke slowly, "It's the leaders of Ning Gucheng."

His voice was trembling, and he was obviously trying to suppress the fear in his heart.

Hearing his words, Zhang Liang nodded and thought to himself.

This answer exactly corresponds to the information Xia Zhong overheard. It seems that Ning Gucheng is indeed behind this operation.

Then, Zhang Liang asked the second question: "Why do those people want to attack me?"

Hearing this question, the leader shook his head and said with a sad face: "I really don't know this. We are just subordinates, how could we possibly know these things."

His expression seemed very sincere and helpless, and it was obvious that he really didn't know the answer to this question.

Looking at his expression, Zhang Liang knew that this sentence was true.

Zhang Liang then asked his final question, his eyes revealing a determination that brooked no evasion: "So where are all the officials from Ninggu City now?"

Hearing this question, the leader hesitated for a moment, but finally said, "They are in the teahouse opposite the inn. They are waiting for us to pass on the news."

Zhang Liang nodded, then gently stroked his chin with his hand, staring at the leader with a sharp gaze, as if trying to see through his heart: "You won't lie to me, will you?"

The leader quickly shook his head, a sincere expression on his face: "How could it be! What I said is true!"

His voice was full of urgency and sincerity, and he was obviously really afraid that Zhang Liang would not believe him.

Seeing that all the questions he wanted to ask had been asked, Zhang Liang picked up the long tube containing the poisonous smoke. A playful smile appeared on his face. "I've been curious since a while ago whether these poisonous smoke are really as powerful as you said, so could you please let me take a look?"

After hearing his words, the man widened his eyes and a look of horror appeared on his face.

He began to resist violently, trying to break free from Zeng Guodong's restraints.

However, despite his best efforts, it was of no use. Zeng Guodong held him tightly, preventing him from moving.

Zhang Liang blew gently, and the poisonous smoke flew onto his face.

In an instant, the leader began to struggle. He grabbed his neck, foamed at the mouth, and rolled on the ground.

After a few seconds, his movements gradually slowed down and finally stopped completely.

The entire room fell into dead silence, with only Zhang Liang and Zeng Guodong standing there.

There was no change in Zhang Liang's expression, because he knew that these people were extremely evil and had countless lives on their hands, so they did not deserve sympathy at all.

At this time, Zhong Tian came to Zhang Liang and whispered, "My Lord, I think we should go and see what those people are planning to do."

Hearing his words, Zhang Liang nodded and said, "Indeed, they dared to attack me before I even took action against them. I want to see what they are planning to do!"

After saying that, Zhang Liang asked Zeng Guodong and the others to change into the clothes of the men in black, and then left behind a few Tiger and Leopard Riders to protect the safety of Qin Youlan and the others.

After everything was ready, Zhang Liang took Zeng Guodong and others towards the teahouse opposite.