Hamd's attitude seemed quite sincere, and his self-report did not sound like he was deceiving the two of them.
Of course, Mr. Chen does not judge the authenticity of Hamud's words by "looking like it or not", but logically analyzes whether Hamud needs to guard himself - just as Hamud said, this evil sword is very important to them. The purpose of a broker is to hand it over to the employer in exchange for a high final commission, but leaving it in their hands will only bring trouble.
As for stealing this sword and selling it out again - unfortunately, many "magic weapons" including this evil sword are actually at a price but no market, and having a price but no market means that the price-performance ratio is extremely low. A statement. Top masters may not be interested in it, because the martial arts philosophy of the Central Plains pays more attention to the cultivation of one's own strength than a good weapon, and spending such a high price to buy such a weapon may not necessarily be better than what you are used to. The style is easy to use; those who can afford the price don't have much use for it - "collection" is a good reason, but this thing is also rumored to be a "disaster". Who would put it like this? What if an evil sword dies suddenly?
Most of the people who really need these magical weapons are those who are at the top level. With a good weapon, they can take their strength to a higher level in a short time - just like the pair of male and female thieves, but just like What they do is, they won’t buy it… but they will rob it.
After clarifying his thoughts, Chen Yanbi calmed down and said, "Please give Mr. Hamd a clear explanation."
Hamud no longer pretended to be a coward, and he immediately said after taking a swig of wine: "Although many of my colleagues are interested in this sword, since they have been tricked by me using the golden cicada to escape from the shell, when I and I After Director Yu completed the transaction, the matter was settled - and it is not uncommon in our business to have a lot of shouting and killing on the first day and drink at the same table the next day, so this is why I also heard it from his mouth.”
"Except for the bodyguards who have been following my caravan, I hired nine more masters at the Linu border. Later, when we checked the accounts, we found out that five of these nine people were sent by the enemy. I'm undercover and want to take advantage of the chaos to steal the sword."
"But regardless of the purpose of these people joining the caravan, these nine people are all veterans who have been hanging out at the border for many years. Even if they may not know each other, they are all well-known and have a clear background." Hamd said here. , seemed to recall the details of the time carefully, and then said: "You have to know that in addition to conducting business in various places, we organize caravans to act as guides to some extent, leading some people to go there. Other countries—sometimes we meet people in distress on the road, but we generally don’t ignore them.”
"On the way back this time, there was a foreign monk named Maha Kashe walking with us - of course, this "Fan monk" is relative to you people from the Central Plains. For me, it may be more from the blood. Closer. He claimed to be a monk from the Peacock Empire. Because he admired the culture of the Central Plains, he wanted to go to the Central Plains to complete his practice and exchange Buddhist teachings. However, because he was not familiar with the route, he made a request to go with our caravan for a while. This is the only person in the entire caravan that no one is familiar with. "
"Since we are not familiar with each other, why did Mr. Hamd let this person join the team?" Chen Yanbi couldn't help but ask.
"Of course it's because this monk is willing to give us money!" Hamd smiled. "For people like him who are willing to pay a sum of money to enjoy the protection of the caravan, as long as it is not an extreme situation where they cannot protect themselves, the caravan is generally willing Acceptable people, not to mention monks, are the least likely group to cause any kind of trouble."
Halfway through his laughter, Hamd stopped and said, "At that time, I didn't realize there was anything wrong with this monk. I just asked him to go with the large army - until I arrived at Luoyan City shortly after, I Those who were traveling with me learned from their mouths that the monk named Mahakashi also came here."
When this curly-bearded businessman from the Western Regions said this, his eyes flashed with a sly and sharp light: "Although I, Hamud, am not a big shot, I still have many guys who work with me to make a living, and I In 2008, I also operated a small base in two places in Shengguo as a transfer station. One is Luoyan City where we are now, and the other is located in Shahanguan - many qualifications are similar to mine.
Many businessmen will, like me, choose a port they are familiar with and a large trading city like Luoyan City to settle down. "
"So this time, in order to deceive others, I chose to send the large troops to the Shanhan Pass to stand by, while I took the treasures and returned to Luoyan City through Shanhan Pass. Of course, this little trick can hide them for a while. But I couldn't hide it for the rest of my life. As soon as my large army arrived at Shahan Pass, the hired masters and their employers realized that they had been deceived by me, so these people thought of coming to Luoyan City in advance to intercept me - but That Mahaka came to Luoyan City out of nowhere."
Mr. Chen had been listening carefully, but at this moment he was a little disappointed - he felt that maybe Hamud was too nervous and that caused everything to turn into enemies: "Is it because of this? Maybe it's just a coincidence."
Hamud shook his head: "Mr. Chen, don't be anxious. Of course not. The strange thing about this Mahaka just started from now on."
According to Hamd's recollection, Mahaka did not act with the master group sent by his opponent after arriving at Shahang Pass, but in the end he also came to Luoyan City and stayed at the Xianyang Inn. . Not only that, Hamd's associates and other Hu businessmen noticed that this monk seemed to be far from just "traveling thousands of miles to Shengguo to exchange Buddhism." The monk's living habits and communication methods showed that " "He understands the culture of Shengguo very well." It is not just that he knew it in advance in a foreign country out of reverence, but he has actually lived in the land of the Central Plains - then his lie of "cultivation" is no longer true. Self-destruction.
Hamud noticed that Mahaka seemed to be monitoring his every move, so he also used some small means to test it. The result was as he expected. This monk was not a good man and a believer, and his intention was exactly the weapon in his hand. The evil sword caused a bloody storm.
"So, this monk was just monitoring your actions, and he disappeared after you completed the transaction?" Mr. Chen rubbed his chin and said, "Then this monk may have something to do with the robbery. Is it related? Even if he is not the same group as the male and female robbers, he must know something."
"Come to think of it, I think Mr. Chen, you need this news!" The story in Hamud's mouth seemed to have come to an end, so he turned his attention to Mei Ji sitting next to him.
Xiao Kelong suddenly said: "Let me tell you, Brother Hamud, didn't you say that information must be exchanged for money? But seeing how open you were just now, it seems you don't want to be as greedy for money as you said!"
Unexpectedly, after listening to Xiao Kelong's words, Hamud suddenly burst into laughter. His exaggerated smile exposed his shining gold-inlaid molars: "Young man, you are still a little too young...you Just look at Mr. Chen and you will understand what I mean."
Hamud is not talking nonsense, because Mr. Chen can indeed hear what this guy is saying - Hamud's words are quite valuable, but he is not the kind of person who only sees petty gains, and he is not ready to give up. These words will make Mr. Chen pay something.
What he wants is the next deal that will bring him more gains - that is, the whereabouts of the Buddhist monk Mahakashe.
Chen Yanbi was silent. After looking at Hu Shang for a long time, he said: "It's a good story... but how can we confirm that this monk is a real person and not a character you made up for gold and silver?" Are you fooling us? Secondly, even if there is indeed someone, if you can reach a deal with us today, it will be possible to sell Director Yu’s itinerary information to him in the past, right? As you said, you are not interested in the evil sword. It’s just money. Doing this is undoubtedly the result that best meets your interests. Finally, take a step back - if he has nothing to do with this matter at all, he is just an innocent person that you connected with in order to defraud us of a sum of money. What? How do you prove your honesty?" ap.
Mr. Chen has a stable character, so he will not easily listen to Hamud's family opinions. It is reasonable to raise various questions at this moment.
But what is unexpected is that Hamd’s answer to this question is...
