959 Wresting Control of the Mansion (2/2)

\”The entire Norland was defeated. Do you think that the Central Plainsmen are afraid of these dozens of Norlanders?\”

\”They have no righteous cause. The Central Plainsmen are not afraid of Norlanders, but they are afraid of giving their enemies excuses, and they're even more afraid of… \”

\”Afraid of what?\”

\”Heh-heh. I'm not telling you. Take a guess.\”

It seemed as if these arguments were not going anywhere, so the onlookers steered the discussion to the wealth of the Meng family. \”How much is it exactly?\”

\”It is said that there's a roomful of gold ingots which is enough to cover all the streets of northern Jade City.\”

\”You're bragging. If there were really so many gold ingots, then why would the Dragon King give them up? And why did he snatch them in the first place?\”

\”That's the point. You guys probably wronged the Dragon King.\”

\”We? Yesterday you were saying that the Dragon King hid the gold somewhere, as if you had seen it with your own eyes.\”

Another round of endless debate started. Mo Lin, who was guarding the gate, remained silent. The onlookers finally became bored. Seeing that it was getting dark, they believed that the Central Plainsmen probably wouldn't come, so the crowd gradually scattered.

Mo Lin still stood on the spot and didn't close the gate until it was completely dark.

The Governor's Mansion consisted of three areas. A dozen Norland sabersmen was not enough to guard all of them, but Mo Lin didn't mind. He directly went to the backyard and happened to see a familiar figure jump off of a roof.

\”The Dragon King has come early,\” said Mo Lin.

\”It's been a tough day for you,\” repliedGu Shenwei. Technically, Mo Lin was not his subordinate, so he had to be polite.

\”It's nothing. I hope that I can repay the Dragon King's favor as soon as possible. You know, I have to avenge the old Khan's murder.\”

Avenging the old Khan's death meant that he had to kill Lotus. Gu Shenwei believed that this wing guard of the old Khan was no longer a match for Lotus. \”After the Lord of Jade City is selected, you and I will be even. Don't take action before that.\”

Mo Lin took a deep breath. He was a man who always repaid every favor and retaliated against every attack; someone who hated owing others anything. In this world, he only owed two people a debt of favor, one of whom was the old Khan, so he must avenge his death. The other one was the Dragon King. What he owed the Dragon King was not much, but it had to be repaid with patience. \”Okay.\”

\”Did that Central Plainsman really give up this mansion just like that?\” Mo Lin steered their conversation to another topic.

\”He didn't, but he won't resort to violence. The bigwigs of Jade City are now consulting with each other about how they can help him get this mansion back in a reasonable manner. They will probably take action tomorrow.\”

\”Is this mansion really that important? Or is the Dragon King merely trying to humiliate that Central Plainsman?\” Mo Lin hoped to learn some more inside information, so that he would be able to gauge to what extent he had returned the favor.

\”It's very important.\” Gu Shenwei decided not to keep it a secret from Mo Lin anymore. \”This is the place where the Meng family's money is actually hidden.\”

An amazed look appeared on Mo Lin's face, which was very rare. \”What? The vault of the old mansion is empty?\”

\”There're plenty of things stored in it, but only a small portion of them are gold bricks. The rest of them are stone. Pang Jing wanted me to take those useless things. The Meng family's money was transferred here a long time ago. It was a gift given to him by Golden Roc Castle.\”

\”This… Didn't Pang Jing worry that Dragon King might find the truth?\”

\”Heh. If I accepted the stones in the old mansion of the Meng family in public today, them what would I be able to do even if I found out the truth afterwards? Would anybody believe me? The people will only say that I'm greedy, and that I want to get the other half of the money as well.\” There was a hint of scorn in Gu Shenwei's tone, which was also rare. He knew that Golden Roc Castle had taken the Meng family's money, and he had been thinking about how he could snatch it all back. But eventually, it was that Central Plainsman's crafty plot that had given him an opportunity.

Pang Jing wanted to make the Dragon King swallow a bitter pill in silence, but Gu Shenwei had made Pang Jing swallow an even bigger bitter pill. The two had tacitly declared war against each other. It was just that neither of them was willing to be the first one to make it public.

Gu Shenwei walked into the east wing, followed by Mo Lin.

Qin Yeming was waiting inside. The Norlanders had made him stay here. Pang Jing's servants didn't even remember his existence.

Gu Shenwei looked at this teenager, hoping that he could tell him the specific whereabouts of the Meng family's hidden money.