Daming: The system rejected my request for salted fish

Chapter 1051

Although there was a window, the height of three or four meters from the window to the bottom really made him dare not have any thoughts.

But the room was about to be opened, so he had no choice but to slowly retreat to the washstand next to the window and stand there.

Looking at the door bolt that was about to be opened, Zhou Li mustered up the courage to shout loudly.

"who is it!!"

Hearing Zhou Li's scolding, the thin iron sheet paused obviously, but then suddenly moved up.

The bolt was immediately picked open, and then the door of the room was pushed open with a clang, and two figures appeared outside the door.

Although the room was dark and the faces of the two men could not be seen clearly, one could see that they were tall and strong.

Watching the two figures walk into his room, Zhou Li spoke again in a panic.

"You, who are you and why did you break into my room?!"

"Hey hey hey!"

Hearing Zhou Li's question, the one on the left of the two figures spoke up, his voice somewhat gloomy:

"Boss Zhou, if I were you, I wouldn't shout and attract attention. We two brothers are just doing the job for money."

"If you cooperate, we'll break your legs, but if you shout and make trouble, you'll attract the police."

"In order to avoid leaving any evidence, we two brothers will have to kill you, and then you will lose your life."

Get money to do things?

After hearing this, Zhou Li probably guessed why these two people came to him.

"Did Zhou Feng pay for you to come?"

"Hey, I've been fed up with you for a long time. You're so arrogant just because you have a few bucks. It just so happens that someone is willing to pay for your legs this time."

As he spoke, the man had already completely entered the room, and the distance between him and Zhou Li was no more than three meters.

"And they're the type who's willing to spend money, so Boss Zhou, you'd better help us brothers, otherwise... hehehe!"

It was not until this time that Zhou Li finally saw the faces of the two men clearly and confirmed that they were sent by Zhou Feng.

In the past, Zhou Li helped Zhou Feng deal with the troubles he caused, and he had seen the person who was speaking twice.

His name was Lai San, and he was a well-known scoundrel in Suzhou City. He spent his days doing nothing but stealing and making trouble in the city.

The two times he helped Zhou Feng deal with trouble were because Zhou Feng was taken to a gambling house by this man and lost all his money and had no money to pay.

Zhou Li didn't say anything the first time, until the same thing happened the second time, and he was the one who took Zhou Feng there again.

Zhou Li knew that Zhou Feng was set up, so he asked Zhou Feng to break up with this guy on the spot and have no contact with him in the future.

Otherwise, if there is a next time, he will not help Zhou Feng deal with the trouble, and will tell Zhou Zhuohua all about Zhou Feng's affairs.

Zhou Feng agreed at that time, but judging from the current situation, I'm afraid the two are still secretly communicating.

But now these things have nothing to do with Zhou Li. He just wants to get through the difficulties in front of him, so he said:

"However much Zhou Li gave you, I can pay double. How about letting me go?"

"Double?"

Hearing what Zhou Li said, Lai San's eyes immediately lit up, and then he said with a smile:

"Yes, if Boss Zhou takes out two thousand taels of silver, we brothers are not unreasonable people."

"Two thousand taels? Impossible. No matter how much of a spendthrift Zhou Feng is, there's no way he'd give you a thousand taels to do this."

When Zhou Li heard the number Lai San said, his first reaction was that this man was asking for an exorbitant sum and wanted to make a fortune.

However, what Zhou Li didn't know was that Lai San didn't lie this time, and Zhou Feng actually offered a price of one thousand taels.

He also paid half of it in advance, and would immediately give out the other half as soon as Zhou Li's leg was broken.

Because of this, after Zhou Li said it was impossible, Lai San immediately became impatient.

"Boss Zhou, you're not broke, are you? Damn it, if you don't have any money, why are you pretending to be so high and mighty in front of me?"

Can’t Zhou Li come up with two thousand taels of silver?

The fact was that he really couldn't come up with it, as his only savings totaled less than one thousand taels.

The problem is that in the current situation, no matter whether what Lai San said is true or not, he can't take out the money.

The other party asked for two thousand taels of silver, obviously unwilling to let me go. I absolutely cannot give him the money at this time.

Otherwise, not only will he fail to get rid of them, but he will also be interrupted in the end, and his money will be stolen.

While Zhou Li was silently making a decision in his heart, the person standing next to Lai San suddenly spoke.

"Third brother, this guy said he would give double the money, so he must have some money on him. Let's search him later!"

"Yeah! What you said makes sense!"

Hearing his younger brother's words, Lai San looked at Zhou Li with shining eyes, looking him up and down.

That look seemed to want to see through Zhou Li's clothes and find where his money was hidden.

And this is exactly what Zhou Li fears the most, because he really carries his money with him.

Seeing Lai San about to walk towards him, Zhou Li couldn't help but feel despair in his heart. He knew that he was doomed today.

He shouted so loudly just now, the people in the inn should have heard it a long time ago, but no one has come yet.

Unless something unexpected happens, it shouldn't happen, and what Lai San just said just now just confirmed this.

What he meant was not to attract the officials, which means he was not worried about the people in the inn hearing anything.

Looking at Lai San whose face was becoming increasingly ferocious, Zhou Li gritted his teeth and picked up the wooden basin on the wash rack.

After pouring the water over, he threw the wooden basin at Lai San and the other man, regardless of whether the basin hit them or not.

He picked up a bag and went straight to the window and climbed up. He gritted his teeth and jumped down without even taking a look.

click!

Zhou Li was just a businessman after all. When he jumped from such a high place, he sprained his ankle on the spot.

Judging from the sound, he probably had a broken bone, but he endured the pain and tried to escape from the inn with a limp.

Fortunately, the room he was in was close to the street, and he could jump down to the street. If it was the yard, he would not be able to escape.

But even on the street, it was difficult for him to escape. He could not run far with an injured leg.

Just as I turned the corner at the entrance of an alley, I heard the sound of the inn door opening behind me.

Just when Zhou Li was feeling anxious, a figure came out from the corner. It was Ma Baoguo who was about to go to the post station.

Seeing someone walking so casually on the street in the middle of the night is definitely not an ordinary person. He is most likely a government official.

Then Zhou Li had a flash of inspiration and decided to take a gamble, and he just made up a story.

"Brother, I am a member of the Imperial Guards. I have important news to report to the Duke of Zhenguo. Please escort me there!"