amaotonovel Chapter 1604 I have something else to say
Chapter 1604 I have something else to say
Chen Changli was stunned when he heard this, and then he stared at Hu Fei with a scrutinizing look. He saw that Hu Fei was gritting his teeth, as if he hated Wen Baicao to the core.
"Why would the merchant give him money? Is it to help him buy medicinal herbs?" After thinking for a moment, Chen Changli asked casually.
Hu Fei's face turned pale and he stammered for a long time without being able to say anything.
Chen Changli raised his eyebrows and smiled: "No wonder Wen Baicao can provide food and fodder for several princes. It turns out that so many merchants were deceived behind him."
"That's not the case." Hu Fei was conflicted, but Chen Changli's words, full of emotion, instantly made him feel ashamed. He couldn't help but say, "My father and others joined the Chamber of Commerce to help each other."
At this point, he felt that he had no psychological burden, and continued: "The merchants gave money because Wen Baicao said that he could let the Eighth Prince use them."
"General Chen, you should know that merchants do not have a high status. Now that there is an opportunity to gain the credit of following the dragon, they will naturally flock to it."
"I am no exception, but unfortunately my father took most of the money to Luoyang City, leaving only a portion of it for me."
"I have a family to support, so I wasn't cheated. But other merchants paid a lot of money, but I didn't even get to see the Eighth Prince."
"Now that the situation has become like this, with Wen Baicao and the Eighth Prince missing, these merchants are probably going crazy."
When Chen Changli heard that the businessman would go crazy, a cold light flashed in his eyes.
"Perhaps Wen Baicao guessed this and deliberately let you see him leave. There are many people like you."
When Hu Fei heard this, his heart started beating wildly, as if it was going to jump out of his chest.
Chen Changli thought about what happened today, his thoughts running wildly, and then he said coldly: "You are hiding something from me."
"I didn't." Hu Fei shook his head subconsciously.
Chen Changli said calmly: "You do, but you don't know it yourself."
"What do you mean?" Hu Fei was shocked.
Chen Changli pursed his lips, obviously not knowing what to say. After all, Hu Fei would be hit.
"What have I overlooked? General, can you tell me?" Hu Fei glanced at Chen Changli, feeling vaguely uneasy. He quickly tensed his expression and asked in a low voice.
Chen Changli looked at Hu Fei carefully, and seeing that he was uneasy, he frowned tightly, "You go back and wait for the news first, I will go to the homes of a few businessmen."
When Hu Fei heard this, he felt the blood in his body run cold. "Could it be that they already knew what Wen Baicao had done, and in order to avenge him and the Eighth Prince, they betrayed the people of Yongzhou City and colluded with the Ninth Prince?"
As soon as he said this, the confused people were in an uproar: "This is impossible? The Eighth Prince had blocked Yongzhou City before. How could they, as merchants, avoid the Eighth Prince's eyes and contact the Ninth Prince?"
Hu Fei's lips were twisted into a line and his face was pale. It was obvious that he had guessed how these people had contacted the Ninth Prince.
"Hu Fei, do you know? Tell us quickly!" A sharp-eyed citizen saw the change in Hu Fei's expression, guessed the reason, and asked hurriedly.
Upon hearing this, the other people immediately turned their eyes to him.
Hu Fei was being stared at by many people. He looked a little embarrassed, as if he didn't know how to speak.
"Chang Xuewei has connections with the Ninth Prince, and she is hiding in Yongzhou City this time. It might be the arrangement of the Sixth Prince and the Ninth Prince." Chen Changli spoke first, attracting the attention of many people and preventing them from staring at Hu Fei.
When the people heard this, they gasped: "You mean Chang Xuewei will cause chaos in Yongzhou City because of these merchants' secret help?"
"They are also from Yongzhou City. Why are they doing this? Are they crazy?"
During the period when Chang Xuewei caused unrest, some innocent people were implicated and lost their lives.
Not to mention that the Ninth Prince came to attack the city at this time. After the people learned about the siege, they were terrified and had no peace.
Now knowing that their uneasy days were brought about by the merchants and Chang Xuewei, a hatred and anger spread in his heart, enough to destroy everything.
"These people are so abominable. We must bring them to justice. Otherwise, if they continue to hide in Yongzhou City, they will only bring us terrible disasters."
"You're right, Hu Fei, take us to find them."
The people were filled with righteous indignation, and Chen Changli was unable to stop them, let alone Hu Fei.
He had no choice but to take everyone to find those merchants, but he didn't expect to find the place empty.
"So cunning." The people looked at the empty house and their eyes turned red with anger.
Some of the angry men started smashing things in the room.
Chen Changli did not stop them because some emotions needed to be vented.
Hu Fei, however, looked confused. He had never expected that these businessmen would also leave.
"Why did they leave? When did it happen?" Hu Fei grabbed his head, unable to figure it out no matter how hard he tried.
"Have you been paying attention to them these past two days?" Seeing that the color on his face had completely faded, Chen Changli couldn't bear it and immediately guided him.
Hu Fei nodded: "Yes, but they didn't make any move. I thought I was the only one who paid attention to Wen Baicao's situation and wanted to use this as a condition to get them to help me."
When he said this, he looked up at Chen Changli cautiously. Seeing his tolerant expression, he felt guilty.
"If today's incident hadn't been such a big deal, I wouldn't have told you."
Chen Changli had guessed it long ago, and his expression became more gentle, which made Hu Fei feel guilty. "I know, but if you don't tell me, I will find out in no time."
"Don't comfort me." Hu Fei choked up, then raised his hand and slapped himself, "I told you to be optimistic. Now, the people have run away, and you have no conditions to trade with them."
Seeing that he was still trying to hit him, Chen Changli quickly clamped his hand and said earnestly, "You are still young, how can you be a match for these old foxes?"
When Hu Fei heard this, he thought of what his father had warned him and regretted it: "My father said the same thing. He told me to be careful of these people. I promised him, but I didn't expect that I didn't do it."
A white-haired man said, "This is not something you can control. After all, these businessmen have been in the business world for a long time and have become extremely cunning and scheming. If you were someone who lost your father's protection and didn't have so little money, you would have been killed by them long ago."
As soon as he said this, another person sighed, "These merchants are ruthless. Although your father is also a businessman, he is not comparable to these people. Maybe your father joined the Chamber of Commerce to seek protection for you, but he didn't expect that Luoyang City was so dangerous that he was trapped to death."
Hu Fei didn't feel comforted at all, and cried even harder: "It was because I was arrogant that I ignored my father's instructions, and it was also because I was stupid that they deceived me."
Chen Changli frowned: "Hu Fei, cheer up and don't let your family worry."
Hu Fei gritted his teeth when he heard this, and then he knelt down in front of Chen Changli with a plop: "I have something else to say, this matter is very important, please take me away first, General."