Imperial warlords: Cannons are the only truth

"Commander Gu, what's wrong...?"

"It's better to believe that it exists than to believe that it doesn't exist."

"Some things really are just that strange."

"To be on the safe side, let's perform a ritual first, and then I'll personally lead people in to search the place later."

"I'll just bring my intelligence team in."

"The place has been emptied except for some miscellaneous items, so we don't need that many people."

"Let's send more people to the prison area."

"We need to speed up the progress in the prison area and finish here as soon as possible. We still have many places to check this afternoon."

Gu Yuankai immediately reassigned tasks to Yu Lixin, and then said to Lü Wenyao, who was standing next to him, "Warden Lü, arrange for some people to come in with me and help guide the way."

"We won't eat here. We need to finish our investigation as soon as possible and get to the next stop."

"Time is tight and the task is heavy, so I won't add any more hospitality for you."

"Since Commander Gu is busy with official duties, I won't insist."

Lu Wenyao then instructed Liu Sanhe, who was standing to the side, "Sanhe, pick some of the bolder ones."

"Come with me later to accompany Commander Gu down into the dungeon to carry out the investigation mission."

"Yes!"

"Major Yu, leave this to me. The prison area is of utmost importance, so you must investigate it thoroughly."

"Especially check if there are any secret passages or anything like that."

“There have been cases in the past where prisoners dug tunnels to escape.”

"This inspection also serves as a good opportunity to thoroughly check for security risks in the prison and see if any inmates are behaving improperly..."

“Okay! I’ll go and keep an eye on things myself.” Yu Lixin nodded, greeted Lü Wenyao and the others, and then led his men to the prison area.

After Yu Lixin left, Lü Wenyao immediately said to Gu Yuankai, "Commander Gu, everything is ready here. We can start having the masters perform the rituals."

"Then let's get started."

Adhering to the principle of going all out, Lü Wenyao's men began to perform the ritual in a convincing manner.

Gu Yuankai and the intelligence agents present stood quietly to one side, waiting for the ritual to be completed....................

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After a while.

"Alright, that's enough for now."

"They're just junk, nothing interesting to look at."

"There are only two of these amulets."

"You all wait here. Warden Lü and I will each take a protective talisman and go check things out ahead."

To make his story believable, at Gu Yuankai's request, Lü Wenyao even made two protective amulets.

Furthermore, it was stated explicitly that due to time constraints, only these two amulets could be produced.

"Commander Gu, please!" Lu Wenyao immediately followed Gu Yuankai's instructions and led the way.

This was also Gu Yuankai's special request—he said he wanted to see the gold in the dungeon with his own eyes.

After all, seventy percent of the gold currently hidden in the dungeon had been promised to Gu Yuankai by Lü Wenyao.

Lu Wenyao naturally understood Gu Yuankai's true intention in making this request—he simply wanted to personally confirm whether the gold in the dungeon was real.

This further convinced Lü Wenyao that Gu Yuankai was an insatiable scoundrel.

However, Gu Yuankai's insatiable behavior actually reassured Lü Wenyao.

Because, in the eyes of Lü Wenyao and others, the more greedy Gu Yuankai was, the less trouble they would be in right now.

After all, once Gu Yuankai saw the gold in person, given the greed he displayed, he would absolutely not stand by and watch the gold that had been promised to him be snatched away!

"Commander Gu, are the brothers you brought keeping their mouths shut?"

"Won't there be any problems with what we're doing?"

As Lü Wenyao led the way, he asked with some concern.

"Do not worry."

Gu Yuankai said confidently, "These people are all my old team members, absolutely reliable."

"They won't utter a single word without my orders!"

"It seems Commander Gu is quite adept at managing his subordinates..."

"arrive!"

As he spoke, Lü Wenyao led Gu Yuankai to a stone wall in the dungeon and pressed the wall lamp on the stone wall, rotating it left and right.

Soon, under Lü Wenyao's manipulation, the hidden stone door in the wall was opened by a mechanism..........................

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"Don't be rude! Put your weapons away!"

"This is Commander Gu, one of our own!"

"Please forgive us, Commander Gu. These brothers are used to living a life of constant danger; it's a professional habit..."

"It's alright! It's alright!" Gu Yuankai waved his hands repeatedly as he looked at the group of fully armed personnel who had surrounded him. "As expected of those who have received special training."

"This level of vigilance is quite commendable."

"One look at them and you can tell—these brothers are all exceptionally skilled!"

"No wonder Warden Lü was so comfortable leaving the gold here."

"With such an elite armed force guarding us, we absolutely don't have to worry about being double-crossed by our underworld counterparts."

"Commander Gu is joking."

Lu Wenyao smiled and said, "Besides Commander Gu, absolutely no one outside knows that this batch of gold is here."

"Regarding confidentiality, we've done a very good job..."

"It's just that this matter has gone far too far this time, which is why..."

"Don't worry, since I've agreed to this, there's nothing more to say."

"Don't worry, just do as I say, and I guarantee everything will be fine."

"However, although you caused quite a stir this time, the benefits are still quite considerable."

"Sixteen cartloads of gold! This risky gamble was definitely worth it!"

"Go! Open the gate." Lu Wenyao immediately ordered someone to open the door to the vault where the gold was stored, and then said to Gu Yuankai, "Commander Gu, please..."

Lu Wenyao knew that what Gu Yuankai wanted to see most right now was real gold!

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"Wow.............."

"This is the first time I've ever seen so many gold bars!"

"Have you taken inventory?"

How much is there in total?

Looking at the neatly arranged, mountain-like pile of gold bars in front of him, Gu Yuankai's heart pounded wildly, and he couldn't help but gasp!

"The inventory has been completed."

Looking at Gu Yuankai's greedy eyes, Lü Wenyao smiled and said, "Each truckload is 3 tons, and sixteen truckloads will make a total of 48 tons."

"Commander Gu, what you see now is the result of our operation, it's all here—a total of forty-eight tons of gold bars."

"As agreed before, the profits will be split 30/70..."

"Commander Gu's share is only 33.6 tons!"

"Oh! Warden Lü is so thoughtful!"

"They've even calculated the accounts for me....................."

Thirty-three point six tons.................

"Hmm! Not bad! This number is auspicious!"

"Thirty-three, two threes together make six, thirty-three point six, which means it accounts for two sixes."

"Sixes bring good fortune! What an auspicious sign!"

Gu Yuankai stepped forward, stroking the neatly stacked gold with a look of ecstasy: "Warden Lü, remember to give us a heads-up next time there's something like this."

"I still have some connections in the intelligence agency, so I can always do something for the brothers."

"With Commander Gu's words, I understand now!"

The cunning and shrewd Lü Wenyao naturally understood the true meaning behind Gu Yuankai's words.

That was telling Lü Wenyao that he would have a share in their shady business from now on!

Lu Wenyao nodded: "In the future, there will inevitably be many things that I will need to trouble Commander Gu with."

"Commander Gu, please don't find it troublesome then......................"

"No trouble, no trouble!"

"We're all brothers, why are you saying it's too much trouble! That's just being a stranger..."

"Don't say such distant things again, or I'll really get angry!"

"Yes! Yes! Yes! Commander Gu is right—they're all family."

"Please rest assured, Commander Gu—I will definitely not stand on ceremony with you if anything comes up in the future!"

"That's right!" Gu Yuankai felt the slight coolness emanating from the gold and couldn't help but beam with joy: "From now on, we're all family, so let's not talk like strangers."

"Don't worry, you'll never be lazy with me."

"It would be a waste not to make use of such good conditions."

Gu Yuankai smacked his lips and said, "How about this, I'll be careful when I get back."

"The intelligence agency has no shortage of information!"

"I'll go back and start organizing, and sort out the intelligence information that we can use."

“Those unscrupulous tycoons and those underground casinos can be exploited periodically.”

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Commander Gu!"

Lu Wenyao quickly echoed Gu Yuankai's words, saying, "Of course, just as Commander Gu said before."

"Friendship is friendship, but one thing is another."

"Since Commander Gu has helped, we must not shirk our responsibilities—Commander Gu, please do not delay taking what is due."

"This score still needs to be settled!"

"Well done! Brother Lü is truly generous!"

Seeing that Lü Wenyao was so understanding, Gu Yuankai nodded in satisfaction: "Since Brother Lü has put it this way, it would seem a bit hypocritical of me to keep refusing."

"Okay! It's settled then—we'll cooperate long-term and make money together!"

"Then I'll have to take good care of you, Commander Gu!"

"Brother Lü, I must criticize you now."

Gu Yuankai pretended to be angry and said, "With our relationship, you shouldn't keep calling me Commander Gu."

"We're all brothers, and there are no outsiders here, so why be so formal!"

"Yes! Yes! Yes!" Lu Wenyao hurriedly changed his tune, "It seems I should be a few years older than Brother Gu, right?"

"Thirty-eight, I just turned thirty-eight."

"See what I told you—I'm exactly three years older than Brother Gu."

"From now on, I'll call you Brother Gu in private!"

"Just call it that, there's nothing wrong with it!"

"By the way, Brother Gu just mentioned that he recently celebrated his thirty-eighth birthday?"

"Oh my! This is an auspicious number! Although I can't make up for the birthday celebration, I must give you this birthday gift!"

"No... Brother Lü, I just said it offhand, how did it get involved in birthday gifts...?"

"I don't believe you! No way! His birthday was months ago, Brother Lü, you don't need to spend so much money!"

"No! No! No! You should listen to your brother. This is a token of my appreciation, and I must make it up to you."

"Besides—how can this be considered a waste of money?"

"I just wanted to get a piece of Brother Gu's good fortune."

"Brother Gu, please don't refuse."

"Brother Gu, you don't need to worry about this. I'll take care of it!"

"Brother Gu, shall we take care of business now?" Lu Wenyao glanced at his watch, indicating to Gu Yuankai that it was almost time...

"Yeah!"

"Let's get down to business first!"

Realizing what was happening, Gu Yuankai reluctantly took his hand off the gold mountain: "It's about time."

"Then let's do this for now."

"Let the brothers work hard to watch over the gold."

"I'll go out and make the arrangements right away—transfer everyone away!"

"Brother Lü, rest assured, with me, Gu Yuankai, here, the secret of the First Prison in Feicheng is absolutely foolproof!"

"Don't worry! I'm completely at ease!" Lu Wenyao smiled. "With Brother Gu here, what is there to worry about!"

"To be honest—when you guys first arrived, I was really scared!"

"I had even prepared for the worst—if all else failed, I would have no choice but to fight to the death with my brothers..."

"Don't laugh at me, Brother Gu, but your sudden arrival today almost scared the crap out of me!"

"When I heard that it was the military that came to carry out the search, I was completely dumbfounded."

"I was thinking—this is probably the end for us!"

"I haven't even had a chance to enjoy all this gold before I have to go report to the other side."

"If that's the case, then that saying will really come true."

One of the greatest tragedies in life is to strike it rich and die before you even have a chance to spend it...

"Brother Gu, you've really saved me!"

"Once this is over, I must arrange a proper thank-you banquet for Brother Gu!"