Embroidered Uniform Guard: I Can Plunder Talents-Chapter 278 - 67: The Former Crown Prince? I’m Targeting You_3
My teeth are starting to ache.
Damn, if I’d known earlier, I’d have gone myself.
But Lei Zheng isn’t so shameless that he’d just snatch his subordinates’ money straight up.
So he was just talking for the sake of it.
"What did you all do, exactly?"
Lei Zheng still has no clue what Ye Liuyun actually did.
How can a case about chasing down fugitives rake in so much dirty money?
"Nothing much, Governor Ye took us to raid Prince An Yan Jiang’s mansion."
They were kind of timid at first.
But now, when they say it, they all sound like it’s no big deal at all, as if this kind of thing happens every day and it’s totally normal.
"So that’s what happened."
After hearing it, Lei Zheng nods knowingly instead.
"Prince An used to be the Crown Prince, so raiding his mansion and finding a pile of cash sounds about right."
After analyzing to himself for a couple sentences—
Lei Zheng suddenly realizes something, and his expression freezes.
"Wait, whose mansion did you say you raided?"
Did I just hallucinate or something?
"Prince An, obviously!"
"... ... ..."
How can you guys sound so freaking casual about this?
Just what the hell have my subordinates gone through? It’s only been one day, and everyone’s suddenly so fearless?
"Tell me exactly what happened, in detail."
Damn it, it’s not like Yan Jiang did anything wrong, so how the hell did his house end up getting raided?
"Yes, sir!"
The subordinates snap to attention now, taking things seriously at last.
And they start telling Lei Zheng about everything that happened earlier that day.
"... ... ..."
After hearing it all, Lei Zheng is silent for a long time, before he can’t help but suck in some cold air—"Hiss!"
He’d heard before that Ye Liuyun was gutsy.
But back then, Lei Zheng hadn’t paid much attention to it.
He figured a young Grandmaster being a little cocky was perfectly normal.
But now...
Is this about being gutsy? This is just... ... ...
This is "guts too damned big."
Lei Zheng himself doesn’t even know what words to use to describe how he feels right now.
"Uh, sir, this... there’s not gonna be any trouble, right?"
Right at that moment—
Lei Zheng’s subordinates at last realize there’s a problem, a bit late to the party.
They’d just been lost in joy from all that money and hadn’t thought about it at all.
"What kind of trouble could it be?"
Now they start to worry?
Lei Zheng glares at them, annoyed.
"Ye Liuyun was in charge. If someone’s looking to stir trouble, they’re not coming for you. He gave you the money, so just take it and don’t make a fuss."
He really doesn’t think anything bad is going to happen.
And if it does, it’s not connected to these run-of-the-mill Embroidered Uniform Guards anyway.
With Lei Zheng’s words, one by one, everyone relaxes a lot.
"But!"
Lei Zheng isn’t quite done talking yet.
"This money doesn’t come for free. Later on, if Ye Liuyun needs anything from you all, do your job properly, and if things ever get really dangerous, remember to come find me!"
When it comes to strength—
Lei Zheng really can’t compare to Ye Liuyun.
But he’s got connections. So many military folks know Lei Zheng, maybe he could even drag Old General Yue over; all this drama is just over a former Crown Prince, nothing special.
"Got it!"
"Don’t worry, sir!"
They agree without any hesitation at all.
Honestly, even without Lei Zheng spelling it out,
when it’s time to work, these people will do their jobs seriously.
After all, just tagging along once, they made so much money.
If they get in on the next one, who knows how much more they’ll make?
They’re not idiots; with stacks of silver notes right in front of them, you’d be a fool not to take it.
"... ... ..."
Seeing all these guys grinning ear to ear,
Lei Zheng is left speechless.
Feels like, if this kind of thing happens a few more times, these subordinates might just start ignoring their boss altogether?
Whatever.
Lei Zheng can’t be bothered to stress about stuff like this.
He just waves his hand, and stops worrying about it.
He signals for his subordinates to leave.
Once everyone’s gone,
Lei Zheng hesitates for a bit, but eventually leaves the Embroidered Uniform Guard’s office, thinking maybe he should go tell Old General Yue about this—today Ye Liuyun dared to raid Prince An Yan Jiang’s home.
Who knows what Ye Liuyun will do tomorrow?
Better report it early, just in case!
... ... ...
Inside Yan Jiang’s Prince An Mansion.
The mess in the mansion will be cleaned up by the servants, so Yan Jiang doesn’t need to worry about it at all.
Right now Yan Jiang is sitting in the mansion’s back garden.
Face dark, expressionless as he stares at the people before him.
Eleven people in total: two in the Postnatal Realm, eight in the Innate Realm, and leading them—a shirtless, full-bearded Martial Artist in the Grandmaster Realm.
"Who are we killing?"
Miao Cheng crosses his arms, clearly unconcerned with Yan Jiang’s foul mood, and just says his piece straight up. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮
He’s a full-fledged Grandmaster after all.
Even now with the parasite in him, under someone else’s control, he still has his own pride.
There’s no way something like this would ever make him grovel before Yan Jiang.
Miao Cheng’s attitude is nothing new to Yan Jiang, who doesn’t care about it either, and just replies directly.
"You all saw what just happened, didn’t you?"
Even though he was in the back garden, Yan Jiang doesn’t believe for a second these people didn’t notice when Ye Liuyun came by.
It’s not that they couldn’t intervene.
Even if they could, Miao Cheng and the others wouldn’t lift a finger to help Yan Jiang—in fact, watching the mess just now actually made them pretty damned happy.
Being under Yan Jiang’s thumb already pisses them off.
Now, seeing Yan Jiang lose face—what a treat, no way they’d let that pass.
"Heh! Always acting all superior with us. Guess you’re not so big in the Great Qian Dynasty after all, huh? Some folks don’t give a damn about your ’face.’"
"... ... ..."
Normally—
Talk like this wouldn’t even get a rise out of Yan Jiang.
But with what just happened thrown in, Yan Jiang clenches his fists hard, his eyes brimming with a fury he’s never felt before.
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