After the strong man who finally resisted died, the remaining people were all silent, and several of them were so scared that their whole bodies were shaking like chaff. "Those who don't want to die, put down the weapons in your hands and squat down obediently with your hands on your head." As soon as Liu Xu spoke up, a timid person in the group immediately dropped the knife in his hand and squatted down with his head in his hands. He got down and shouted loudly: "Master Mingjian, I am not one of Wang Kuidao's people. I am just here to play with them." "You are not one of theirs either. Please ask me. "Forgive me." "Not even the young one." As soon as this person spoke, two more people immediately followed, saying that they were not Wang Kuidao's people. Seeing this, Liu Xu asked the two prisoners, and when they all confirmed that the three of them were not part of their group, he asked the three of them to squat aside, but did not let them go immediately. After that, the few remaining people saw this and lost all fighting spirit. They all threw away their weapons and squatted down to beg for mercy. Liu Xu ordered people to close the courtyard door, and then tied all the prisoners together. Through the introduction of the two captives, Liu Xu learned that there were a total of sixteen people who came from Chu with Wang Kuidao. Wang Kuidao was the former subordinate of Wang Kui, the Ma Chu rebel general, and he might also be a relative of Wang Kui. He killed Ma Yin's old general Liu Yan and took control of the entire Chu region. Later, the general Pan Shusi killed Wang Kui again; Wang Kuidao defected to the Tanzhou military government and Zhou Xingfeng marched to Langzhou together and killed Pan Shusi to avenge Wang Kui. The entire Chu region was then controlled by Zhou Xingfeng . But later Zhou Xingfeng wanted to kill him for some unknown reason, so Wang Kuidao fled south with a few brothers. They were only seven or eight brothers at first, and they were all Wang Kuidao's confidants. Later, they expanded on the way. Sixteen people. Of course, Wang Kuidao, a Chu native who joined later, could not treat everyone equally. Wang Kuidao trusted the seven or eight brothers who had escaped with him the most. Among them, the ones he relied on the most were the bearded man before and the strong man who had just been killed. Although Lin Ping and Gao Yi are also from Chu, they are not Wang Kuidao's original brothers. With the identification of the two men, Liu Xu identified one of Wang Kuidao's old brothers. "Give you a chance, kill him, and I will spare your life." Hearing Liu Xu's words, Lin Ping and Gao Yi were hesitant for a moment. "If you don't kill him, I will kill you." After hearing this, the two looked at each other and immediately walked towards the man. "How could the person who was identified not understand when he saw the two of them acting like this? He immediately cursed: "You two ungrateful people, if the boss hadn't saved you on the road and gave you a bite to eat, would you have survived? Damn you, mother, if you dare to kill me, I will be a ghost. I won't let you go." The two of them felt a little uncomfortable and guilty at first, but when this man was so abusive, and when they thought about how he usually groveled in front of the seven or eight of them, the resentment in their hearts immediately rose. , Evil always arises when they dare, and they all stepped forward and punched and kicked him in unison. After that, the two of them also worked on the ground in a tacit understanding. You and I slashed at this man several times indiscriminately. This man was covered in blood and flesh and died, but he still looked like he wouldn't give up. It wasn¡¯t until Liu Xu shouted to stop them that the two men woke up from a dream, dropped the knife in their hands with a depressed expression, and stepped aside. However, even though these two people handed in the certificate of surrender, Liu Xu would not trust them and had them tied up again. After that, Liu Xu separated these people into several rooms. Then he specifically mentioned one of the remaining three Chu people. "I'll give you a chance to live. As long as you tell me where Wang Kuidao hid his money, as well as the territory and business you currently control." This Chu prisoner just witnessed Lin Ping and Gao Yi taking their brothers. He was already so frightened that he was hacked to death. He didn't hesitate at all when he heard these words and told everything he knew. In his guess, the place where Wang Kuidao hid the money should be in his bedroom. Now, the territory controlled by Wang Kuidao and the others covers almost half of the area on the dock side. As long as those shops have not very hard backgrounds, they will pay monthly fees. Pay a certain amount of money to them, as well as porters, coolies, and other small businesses at the dock. They also charge a fee as usual. For low-level sideline businesses such as sap work and theft, they even have to take a commission. They now have almost 70,000 to 80,000 yuan per month, and the low-income earners earn nearly 100,000 yuan per month through commission. The three people who claimed not to be Wang Kuidao were working at the dock to make a living. One was a head thief, one was a head kidnapper, and the other opened a small gambling stall. It is true that you don¡¯t know unless you ask. Except for Liu Xu, the other Wuhou, including Wang Meng, all turned green when they heard that Wang Kuidao and his gang had an income of nearly 200,000 yuan a month. . This damn thing is more profitable than robbing money. "Wang Meng, Su Wang, and Chen Gui, the three of you go to Wang Kuidao's bedroom to search. Wang Wu, Bingcai, and Sanlang, you go hire a car. Hire three cars and wait at the gate of the courtyard." The six of them were all a little excited. He quickly took the order and left. Soon after, Wang Meng reported to Liu Xu in a low voice with flushed face and excitement. As expected, a large amount of money was found in Wang Kuidao's room, including fifty taels of gold, one hundred taels of silver, and even more copper coins and lead coins. Five big boxes full. At least hundreds of thousands of dollars. In addition, a box containing jewelry and jade and house deeds was dug out from under Wang Kuidao's bed. The value of those jewelry is hard to estimate, but the dozen or so house deeds are worth at least 100,000 yuan. This time it can be said to be a big profit. Even though Liu Xu took money relatively lightly, he couldn't hide his excitement at this moment. "You are responsible for packing the box yourself, and you must keep it confidential." "Yes, Liu Shuai." Wang Meng respectfully accepted the order and left immediately. After Liu Xu got over his excitement, he quickly calmed down, looked at the man kneeling on the ground and asked, "What's your name?" "Jun Ye, the younger one's name is Ma Liu." "Okay, Ma Liu, you're very good. " Liu Xu nodded in agreement, "You can work with me from now on. I will definitely not treat you badly. However, you should also know that I can't trust you immediately. "Which one will serve me more attentively?" Ma Liu carefully looked at Liu Xu's face and quickly lowered his head and replied: "Thank you for your appreciation, Master Jun. I think Lin Ping and Gao are very happy." Both Yi are insidious, and they can't possibly work for you." Liu Xu couldn't help but chuckle when he heard this: "Er Mao, Guifa, go and kill those two Lin Ping and Gao Yi. "Bring them all over." The two took the order and quickly brought Lin Ping and Gao Yi over. Without any instructions, they both knelt down beside Ma Liu obediently. "Lin Ping, Gao Yi, Ma Liu said that you two are insidious villains, not worthy of my trust, and you will definitely not work hard for me in the future. What do you think I should do?" The expressions of the two of them changed after hearing this. , Ma Liu's face turned even pale, and he looked nervously at his two former "brothers" beside him. Lin Ping and Gao Yi both glared at Ma Liu in unison. Lin Ping rushed to say: "Liu Shuai, Ma Liu is the real insidious villain. He used to be Wang Kuidao's confidant and Wang Kuidao's accountant. Usually all the brothers' money went in and out of his hands. Liu Shuai, can you? Don't believe what this villain says. We will always be loyal to you, Liu Shuai, through fire and water." Gao Yi also echoed: "Yes, Liu Shuai, you are such a heroic figure that you deserve our loyalty. In the past, he was only kind to a few of his old brothers, but he was very mean to us. We used to follow him as a last resort. This Ma Liu has always been regarded highly by Wang Kuai Dao, so there is no guarantee that he has resentment towards you, Liu Shuai. Of course Ma Liu would not sit still and wait for death, and immediately exposed him: "Liu Shuai, the two of them lied. Compared to the villains, Wang Kuai Dao trusted them more. Just like this time when Wang Kuai Dao took someone out for a drink, he took them with him." He went with them, but did not take the little one with him. Lin Ping's mother-in-law was shared with Wang Kuaidao. Wang Kuaidao often went to spend the night at Lin Ping's house, and Lin Ping shamelessly gave it to him and his mother-in-law. Gatekeeper."