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Soon, General Han and his soldiers brought all the guards from the New Home Chamber of Commerce to their camp outside the city. Upon seeing General Han return, the soldiers on guard saluted him.
After returning the salute, General Han said to the gatekeeper, "Go report to the Grand General that I have returned and brought many bandits for him to interrogate directly."
"Yes," replied the Noble Guard, who then ran into the camp, while General Han led his men deeper into the camp.
They stopped in front of a row of stone houses. Turning to his soldiers behind him, he said, "You all take these bandits and lock them up in the prison. Bring these Five People to the interrogation room." As he spoke, General Han pointed at the five instructors. Although he only recognized two of them, their presence as instructors was still evident despite their current state as incapacitated individuals. Thus, General Han immediately noticed the difference among these Five People.
After his soldiers brought out the Five People and took down all the other guards, General Han instructed them, "Go call the Military Doctor to treat those seriously injured. We can't have them dying in our camp."
"Yes," they replied, and all the guards were taken away.
General Han then turned and entered a room ahead; this room was an interrogation chamber. Inside, there was only a Table and several chairs. On the wall behind the Table was a small door that led into another room filled with various torture instruments.
When the five instructors from the New Home Chamber of Commerce were brought into the interrogation room, they were forced to kneel on the ground, their hands still bound. Among them, only Snow Instructor had the strength to break free from his bindings, but his Dantian was injured, preventing him from using his Fighting Qi for a short time.
After about a cup of tea's worth of time, voices came from outside, and suddenly the door to the interrogation room swung open. Two people entered; they bore a striking resemblance to each other.
Upon seeing them, General Han immediately stood up and saluted one of them. "Report, General. These Five People are the leaders of the bandits." After speaking, General Han exchanged glances with the newcomers.
The newcomer nodded at General Han's signal and said to the soldiers behind him, "We three will interrogate the prisoners here; you may leave for now."
The soldiers behind them saluted and turned to exit. At this point, only the five bound instructors and three generals remained in the room.
"General Han, speak your mind."
"General Yan, come inside," General Han replied as he led both newcomers into the back interrogation room.
Once inside, General Han turned to General Yan and said, "General Yan, do you know who these Five People in the interrogation room are?"
General Yan pouted, "Who cares who they are? As long as they dare to rob military supplies, that's a death sentence. You haven't handled cases like this for just one day, have you?"
"General Yan, please calm down. If I'm not mistaken, the Five People inside are all from the New Home Chamber of Commerce."
"New Home Chamber of Commerce? How do you know that?"
"Two of the Five People I recognize. They usually hang out at the New Home Chamber of Commerce in Winter City."
"So what if they are from the New Home Chamber of Commerce? We'll kill them all just the same."
"General Yan, don't be hasty. Think about it: it's easy for us to kill them, but have you considered what we could gain if we don't?"
"Not kill them? Are you suggesting we let the New Home Chamber of Commerce ransom them?"
General Han didn't speak but merely nodded slightly.
"How many people did you capture this time?"
"About three or four hundred."
"That many?" General Yan was taken aback.
After thinking for a moment, General Yan nodded and said, "I'll leave this matter to you. You won't disappoint me, will you?"
General Han smiled charmingly and replied, "Old General, you can rest assured. You know how I handle things. Just wait for the results."
General Yan patted General Han on the shoulder, "I trust you to get it done. Haha! Alright, I'll leave this matter to you. Liang Er, let's head back; General Han can handle things here alone."
"Yes," the young man behind General Yan responded.
General Yan led the young boy out of the interrogation room, glancing back at the kneeling Five People with a smile full of intrigue in his eyes.
The two of them returned directly to General Yan's Barracks. After closing the door, the boy turned and asked, "Father, won't it be bad if Uncle finds out what we did?"
"It's fine. Your uncle only has us left as family; he won't do anything to us. You can rest assured, Liang Er."
General Yan is the elder brother of Severe Winter, the only king of Luo Heng Island, and also the uncle of Severe Winter. Although Severe Winter is currently the king of Luo Heng Island with countless concubines in his harem, he once had a child who was killed by an enemy while he was away from home, along with his original wife. Since then, he has had no offspring, making General Yan and his son the closest people to him.
Knowing this background gave General Han the courage to act as he did. If Severe Winter found out about his actions, even death would be a light punishment. However, with General Yan and his son's tacit approval, he felt emboldened.
Meanwhile, in the interrogation room, General Han was confirming the identities of everyone present. The results matched his expectations; they were all guards and instructors from the New Home Chamber of Commerce. Their purpose was to eliminate the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, but they hadn't anticipated that the guards from the Chinese Chamber of Commerce would be so formidable.
After clarifying everything, General Han summoned his personal aide, Xiao Wei. He whispered a few instructions into Xiao Wei's ear before the aide quietly left the camp.
In Winter City, at the New Home Chamber of Commerce's base, Guo Leigang was pacing back and forth. Beside him stood Guo Yunhua and Guo Hai with their heads bowed, while a guard knelt in front of them.
"Are you sure it was Chief Instructor and his team who just entered the city?"
"Yes, President."
"How many more do you think they have?"
"About three or four hundred people."
Hearing this number eased Guo Leigang's mind; at least his Merchant Guild wouldn't suffer too many losses. If over five hundred people were all killed, there would be a significant shortage of guards at home.
"Where have they been taken?"
"They were taken away by City Defense Soldiers. I saw them being led to an encampment outside the city."
"Please go down first."
"Yes." The guard exited the room.
Guo Leigang slammed the table hard, and a redwood table instantly turned into a pile of wood shavings. "How could this happen? How did they get captured? Didn't the other side only deploy two hundred people? How could five hundred be caught by two hundred?"
"Father, please calm down. Could there be some hidden circumstances here?"
"Hidden circumstances? What hidden circumstances could there be? Aren't they just a bunch of useless people?"
"Father, what should we do about those people?"
"What else can we do? We must rescue them, and we can't be too conspicuous. If this matter reaches the king's ears, our Merchant Guild will be finished."
"They're all at the City Defense Soldiers' camp. How can we rescue them?"
"What else can we do? We can buy them back. Guo Hai, go to the city defense camp and see General Han to see if he has any good ideas."
"Yes." Guo Hai didn't dare to say much more and turned to leave the room.
Just as Guo Hai was about to set off, a guard riding a two-headed sheep rushed in from the passage. Upon arriving at the New Home Chamber of Commerce's base, the guard dismounted. Seeing the newcomer, Guo Hai asked, "May I ask who you are looking for?"
"I want to find the person in charge here. Are you in charge?"
Usually, Guo Hai might not have given this soldier a good face, after all, he was the Chief Steward of the New Home Chamber of Commerce in Winter City. However, today was different; the President was inside worrying, so it was better to avoid trouble.
"I am the Chief Steward here. Is there something you would like to discuss with me?"
The guard was actually General Han's personal aide, Xiao Wei. "Let's find a room to talk."
"Please follow me." Guo Hai led Xiao Wei into a secluded room, and after the maid served tea, she turned to leave. Xiao Wei, feeling thirsty from running, picked up the teacup and took a sip.
"What business do you have, sir?"
"I am Xiao Wei, the personal aide of General Han." After introducing himself, Guo Hai silently felt relieved that he hadn't shown any displeasure earlier.
"So you're one of General Han's subordinates; no wonder you are so brave," Guo Hai flattered.
"I came here today to discuss something. Just now, General Han captured some bandits; you are aware of this matter, right?" Xiao Wei looked at Guo Hai intently.
Guo Hai was taken aback and then interrupted Xiao Wei, saying, "I really can't make decisions on what you want to discuss. Our President is upstairs; please wait here while I go call our President."
Xiao Wei nodded. After Guo Hai left the room, he hurriedly ran to the President's office. Upon entering, Guo Leigang glanced at him and said, "Didn't I ask you to check on the City Defense Soldiers? Why haven't you gone yet?"
Guo Hai explained Xiao Wei's situation to Guo Leigang, who was also surprised. "I didn't expect this to happen so soon. Guo Hai, go bring that Xiao Wei to me."
"Yes." Guo Hai replied and turned to leave. After a while, he returned with Xiao Wei outside Guo Leigang's room.
"President, that military officer has arrived."
Guo Leigang personally opened the door to his office and welcomed Xiao Wei in. "Please come in."
Xiao Wei stepped into the room. Guo Leigang told Guo Hai, "You may leave now; don't let anyone disturb our conversation."
Guo Hai nodded in agreement and exited the room.
Guo Leigang smiled at Xiao Wei and said, "Young man, may I ask what brings you to our Merchant Guild? Is there something General Han wishes to convey?"
"President Guo, I am here today to deliver a message from General Han."
"Please speak."
"General Han said that at eight o'clock tonight, the general will be waiting on the third floor of Honghai Tower for the President."
"Thank you, young brother. Here are a couple of coins as a treat for you. Please go back and tell General Han that I will arrive on time tonight." Saying this, Guo Leigang took out two gold coins from his pocket and handed them to Xiao Wei.
Upon seeing the gold coins, Xiao Wei's eyes immediately squinted with delight: "President Guo, you are too kind. I will definitely convey the President's message to our general. I'll take my leave now."
Xiao Wei happily tucked the gold coins into his pocket and rode off on his two-headed goat.
Guo Leigang called out to the door: "Guo Hai."
Guo Hai pushed the door open: "President."
"Go to Honghai Tower and book the entire Three Layers for me. I am hosting guests there tonight."
"Understood." Guo Hai left the room.
At seven o'clock in the evening, Guo Leigang arrived at Honghai Tower with his guards and stepped onto the third floor. At this time, all the guards were stationed at the entrance of Honghai Tower.
Around eight o'clock, there was a sound of footsteps coming up from downstairs. General Han arrived on the third floor of Honghai Tower with his four personal guards, Xiao Wei. Guo Hai had already been waiting at the top of the stairs and smiled as he greeted General Han: "General Han, you've arrived. Our President is waiting for you upstairs."
After saying this, the guards of New Home Chamber of Commerce made way, and Guo Hai led General Han and his four guards to the third floor.
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