An arrow shot directly through the window and into the courtyard.
ah!
Under the hazy moonlight, a man in the courtyard fell to the ground, holding his thigh that was pierced by an arrow, and screamed.
Several other people suddenly panicked.
"what happened?"
call out!
Then, another arrow was shot.
The other person was screaming on the ground just like the previous person.
"No, that's a tough idea. Get out now!"
The other three people immediately jumped over the wall and escaped, because in this situation, it was impossible to take the person away.
Soon, Zhang Manping and Ji Ping'an also rushed out of the room, came to the courtyard, and lit torches.
Zhang Manping was very skilled. After subduing the two men, he groped around them and found two bright daggers in an instant.
Seeing this, Ji Ping'an's expression suddenly turned cold. Although he was taking precautions, this kind of thing still happened, which made him unhappy.
This is not the past life, it is a society ruled by law.
In the face of absolute interests, anyone will take risks!
What a Xu family!
I would rather kill him if I only have the formulas for those three dye colors!
Make that recipe your own!
"Ji Ping'an, what's going on?"
Zhang Manping frowned and realized that something was unusual. How many people would come to assassinate a bad gambler at night?
If Ji Pingan hadn't insisted on keeping him, Ji Pingan would have been in trouble!
Ji Ping'an did not speak, but walked up to the two men and said coldly: "According to the laws of the Yun Kingdom, if you carry a dagger and break into a house at night, I have the right to kill you all!"
"It's good to sacrifice your life for the master, but you only have one life!"
"Tell me, who asked you to kill me!"
The two men looked at each other.
Snapped!
Before they could react, Ji Ping'an slapped someone on the face, and then shook his sore palm.
"What kind of eye contact are you making?"
"You should know that my Ji family has been studying medicine for generations. I will not kill you, but I have a way to make your life worse than death. Try it?"
Ji Ping'an said very cruelly.
As the director of the medical department in his previous life, he had good results in various subjects, especially in orthopedics.
It couldn't be easier to create any kind of splitting of muscles and bones.
Seeing that the two were still hesitating, Ji Pingan was very decisive and stabbed a needle directly into one of them.
ah!
The screams made people feel scalp numb, and they resounded throughout the night.
However, at this moment, Ji Pingan injected the needle again, causing the man to scream in pain but unable to make any sound.
"Did you touch his dumb hole?"
Another person finally spoke, somewhat fearfully.
Dumb hole?
It just blocked the nerves that control his vocal cords.
But in this country of Yun, where science is not developed, this is indeed the case.
Ji Ping'an did not explain, but looked at the speaker coldly: "Last chance, if we don't tell you, there will be two bodies of you two in the Yicheng River!"
The man trembled all over and said quickly: "We are from the Black Tiger Gang. The gang leader asked us to do things. Who instigated it specifically? We little minions really don't know. Please spare our lives!"
Ji Ping'an frowned.
The Black Tiger Gang is one of the leading gangs in Yicheng. They do not rely on extortion, but someone is supporting them behind the scenes.
Normally, it would be for casinos or places like brothels.
On the surface, there is no violation of law or discipline.
However, everyone knows not to offend them.
"Well, you can go back."
Ji Ping'an pulled out the needle, pulled off the arrows from their legs, and said calmly.
These two people couldn't believe it. They came to assassinate Ji Ping'an, but the other party actually let them leave?
"Why don't you get out quickly?"
Hearing Ji Pingan's scolding, the two people hurriedly climbed out of the yard.
Watching the two people leave, Zhang Manping frowned and asked: "Ping An, you just let them leave?"
"It would be useful to report to the official, right?"
Ji Pingan shook his head: "By letting these two gangsters go to jail, we have completely offended the Black Tiger Gang. Now I am not strong enough to fight them."
"Moreover, once we get into this matter, the Black Tiger Gang will continue to cause trouble."
"But we have plenty of opportunities to deal with them!"
Speaking of this, Ji Pingan's eyes showed a fierce light.
In a country that is not a society governed by the rule of law, some unconventional iron-blooded methods still have to be used.
However, as he said now, he is still a bad gambler on the surface and has not established his own power!
If this is a deadlock, it is tantamount to hitting an egg against a stone.
Zhang Manping nodded and said in a deep voice: "Who did you offend? They actually asked people from the Black Tiger Gang to kill you?"
There was worry in his eyes.
Ji Ping'an shook his head: "Money and silk attract people's hearts, but there are always people who are greedy and like to take detours."
"Uncle Zhang, I remember that when you were collecting medicine, you would also pick some medicinal materials and send them to the dye house to be used as dyes. It has something to do with the dye house."
Zhang Manping nodded: "Well, I often send medicinal materials to the Li family's dyeing workshop. What's wrong?"
Ji Ping'an said softly: "It's because of the problem with the dye formula that this happened today. Since someone is doing the first grade of junior high school, I can only do the fifteenth grade. If Uncle Zhang can trust me, please inform the Li family. The dye house said that they and I want to cooperate."
"If you make money, you also get dividends."
With that said, Ji Ping'an took out a bunch of copper coins from his arms and put them in Zhang Manping's hand.
The latter was stunned for a moment, hesitated, and was very shocked: "I didn't expect your kid to be capable of this. Okay, let's do it."
Today, I ate the delicious food Ji Pingan sent me. I saw how Ji Pingan had changed. He was completely different from his previous image as a bad gambler.
He even vaguely saw the shadow of Mr. Ji.
So he nodded and accepted this.
the next day.
Zhang Manping was the one who left.
Then Zhang Manping's eldest son Zhang Yi came over and said he wanted to buy some meat today and invited Ji Ping'an to come over for dinner.
Ji Ping'an readily agreed.
But just before Zhang Yi left.
The people from the Xu family came.
In addition to Zhang Chengming, there is also a woman wearing brocade clothes. Her name is Xu Zhilan. According to Zhang Chengming's introduction, she is the eldest daughter of the Xu family.
"Mr. Ji, stay safe!"
Xu Zhilan looked dignified and greeted Ji Ping'an.
"Master Ji, here are the latest eighteen thousand taels of silver notes issued by the Yun Kingdom. I wonder if the eighteen color formulas you mentioned are valid?"
Ji Ping'an didn't answer, but said with a smile: "Xu Qianjin, Uncle Ming, come and sit here, it's dirty over there."
He pointed to the blood stains on the ground not far away, and then brought a few benches by the courtyard wall.
Saw blood on the ground.
Zhang Chengming's pupils shrank and his face became a little gloomy.
Xu Zhilan's expression flickered and she didn't speak. Instead, she walked over and sat on the stool.
After a while.
Xu Zhilan walked out of Ji's house. Zhang Chengming was holding a box of banknotes in his hands and remained silent.
The two of them were walking on the road.
Xu Zhilan sighed: "It's hard to do business! We must have been misunderstood!"
"Uncle Ming, I still have to ask you to take the lead on this matter!"
Zhang Chengming said nothing.
Xu Zhilan stopped, looked at him, and said softly: "You also know that this matter does not necessarily come from within our Xu family."
"When the old man of the Ji family was still there, there were many people watching."
"For example, the people from Mrs. Ji Yun's side..."
Hearing this, Zhang Chengming's hands shook.
Ji Yunshi, Ji Ping'an's biological mother.
As the former accountant of the Ji family, he also knew some inside information.
He looked worried: "If those people don't let go, the Ji family will really be in ruins!"
Xu Zhilan sighed: "I don't know if this Master Ji really knows something, is pretending to be crazy, or is he really a bad gambler, but what I saw today is very different from what I heard before."
"To be honest, even my Xu family may not dare to take on this business!"
Zhang Chengming's expression changed, and finally he sighed.
"Let's go."
It's past noon.
Someone from the Li family is here.
A thin man came in.
Looking at Ji Ping'an, he raised his hands to him: "Master Ji, I heard that you have business to do?"
Ji Ping'an didn't say anything. He led him to the kitchen and pointed to a few bowls on the stove.
"Butler Li, what do you think of this color?"
Butler Li looked over, the smile on his face frozen, staring at the paint in the bowl, and his breathing became rapid.
"You boy, you really have a business!"
"Our Li family wants it!"
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