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Chapter 625 The most painful thing is not death, but waiting for death
Spain was very strong and was the second world empire. The first world empire was Portugal. Later, Portugal gradually declined, and the Spanish royal family began to dominate the globalization of the Age of Discovery and became the first empire on which the sun never set.

Every year, treasure ships filled with silver, gold, jewels, spices and other luxurious items were sent back to the homeland.

But putting all one's strength and risking everything to attack England is an act of gambling on the country's destiny. This decision is definitely not wise, because Felipe II gambled five times in total, and lost to God every time. He failed to lose completely after losing five times, which shows Spain's foundation and blood tank.

Small countries like England and Japan love to gamble their national destiny against big countries. If they lose, they can just lie dormant with gritted teeth, isolated overseas, and there will always be a day for them to rise again. But if a big country loses, the profits of the small country will even be much greater than the entire historical accumulation.

Kublai Khan attacked Japan twice, but was defeated by hydrological and astronomical phenomena both times. Philip II attacked England five times, but was also defeated by hydrological and astronomical phenomena.

This is why the Ming Dynasty is taking its time now. The Ming Dynasty is not in a hurry. The Ming Dynasty is too old to be calm and composed. It needs to be like a wise man sitting by the river, quietly watching the enemy's bodies slowly float across the river.

Zhu Yijun handled a number of diplomatic affairs, including lending money to Portugal, selling twenty five-masted ocean-going ships to Spain, expelling the French king's male favorite, humiliating the English envoy, writing back to the deceased Ivan IV, etc. This diplomatic activity was very fruitful.

The Ming Dynasty was thriving.

The residence of Wang Chonggu, the second assistant of the Ming Dynasty, is adjacent to the Quanjin Guild Hall. Today is the day for him to return to his hometown to worship his ancestors.

For officials in the court, retirement meant being allowed to return home to live with their families. Before retiring, one could not easily return to his hometown, let alone a high-ranking official like Wang Chonggu. After he really retired, he built a big house in Xitucheng instead of returning to Pucheng.

Before Wang Qian passed the imperial examination, he would return to his hometown to worship his ancestors. But now that Wang Qian has passed the imperial examination, his hometown has become a distant memory. However, tracing one's ancestors is also the culture and tradition of the Ming Dynasty. Wang Chonggu and Wang Qian cannot leave, so it is Wang Chonggu's younger brother Wang Chongyi who returns home to visit the graves.

As the most powerful and wealthy family in the Ming Dynasty, the Wang family, which had the dual identities of a monopoly class and an elected official class, naturally had to go back to their hometown to worship their ancestors with great pomp and ceremony. There were twelve horse-drawn carriages alone. Wang Chonggu was holding a grandson in his arms, a three-year-old child who could not speak clearly and was curious about everything. He kept talking even when he could not explain clearly. Wang Qian's youngest son liked to pull Wang Chonggu's beard the most.

At this time, Wang Chonggu was not the second prime minister of the Ming Dynasty or the general manager of the government factory, but a grandfather and an elder brother.

"Silang, this trip back home is much easier than last time. Recently, the Beijing troops went to Taihang Mountains to suppress bandits, and things are much more peaceful now. When you get home, please apologize to our ancestors. I am an unfilial son and I cannot go back this year." Wang Chonggu said to Wang Chongyi with a smile. Although he said he was modest and wanted to apologize, his tone was actually quite proud.

"What are you talking about, brother! If my parents are still alive in the underworld, knowing how capable you are, they will definitely not think that you are an unfilial son! They will probably scold me harshly, calling me a useless thing. I have been a peddler all my life, and now I am still a peddler." Wang Chongyi said happily.

Wang Chonggu would not return to his hometown to kowtow at his ancestral tomb because he was the second prime minister of the empire. His ancestors would not blame him but would be pleased instead. Wang Chonggu, who brought honor to the family and the ancestors, would have a separate page in the family tree. In the future, he would be the ancestor passed down from generation to generation in the Wang family.

"As for me, it's all thanks to my son-in-law that I have something to brag about in front of my parents about the kelp business of Kelp King." Wang Chongyi's eyes light up when he talks about his son-in-law Yao Guangqi. The Yao family was really blind to give up on such a promising child, and Wang Chongyi got a great bargain.

The kelp in Shandong does not make money, but the seafood business associated with the kelp is quite profitable, so Wang Chongyi is now making a lot of money while doing good deeds. After all, this kelp can really prevent and treat goiter, and Wang Chongyi has done this business without any guilt.

"Silang, remember my instructions. Don't cause any trouble here. If you are caught by those lowly scholars, I will be in trouble too. Bring some more silver and make arrangements for the road. Don't get angry with others. You have the temper to get angry with others. You are so old, but you don't know how to be calm." Wang Chonggu put his grandson down in his arms and reminded Wang Chongyi not to cause any trouble here.

"Got it, got it." Wang Chongyi smiled, waved his hand, lifted his skirt, got into the car, opened the window, and said to Wang Chonggu with a smile: "Brother, I'm leaving now."

Wang Chonggu put the child down in his arms. His grandson is three years old this year. Children are prone to premature death, so they need to be carried on their backs and covered tightly. "Beiwu" is a Shanxi dialect, which means to keep their backs to the wind and cover themselves up to prevent them from catching a cold. Now that he is three years old, it is time for him to go home to see his family and get to know his home.

The little grandson liked Wang Chonggu's beard very much and refused to leave, but Wang Chonggu pretended to be serious and handed the child away. The little grandson was unhappy that he couldn't pull his grandfather's beard, but once he got in the car, he pulled his fourth grandfather's beard and became happy again.

"Let's go." Wang Chonggu waved, put his hands behind his back, and watched the cars go farther and farther away.

Wang Chonggu showed a gratified smile. He felt that he was worthy of the official position given by the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty and the expectations of the people of the Ming Dynasty. This was enough. The Spring and Autumn Annals would judge his right and wrong, merits and demerits.

Wang Chonggu saw a figure rushing towards the carriage, followed by a deafening roar.

"Boom! Bang, bang, bang!"

A flash of fire appeared, and then there was an extremely violent explosion. The car in which Wang Chongyi was holding his little grandson was lifted into the air in the huge explosion, disintegrated in the air, and fell to the ground in pieces. The vehicle began to burn.

The smile on Wang Chonggu's face froze. He looked at the burning wreckage of the carriage in disbelief, and watched his brother being blown to death. He didn't know what was happening. He stood there in a daze, having an unrealistic illusion. He didn't want this to be true, but this scene happened suddenly in an extremely peaceful atmosphere.

His blood was boiling. Daming Cifu stood there in a daze as if struck by lightning. He stared blankly at the wreckage in front of him burning after the explosion. The sounds all around seemed to have completely disappeared. The shouting, the firefighting, the clashing of pots and pans, the fusion of water and fire that created thick smoke, could be seen, all seen, but could not be heard.

"Om."

Wang Chonggu felt a buzzing in his ears, and then the sky began to spin, the world turned upside down, and then everything in front of his eyes was white.

"Dad!" Wang Qian and Wang Chonggu were standing together, and were also stunned by the sudden explosion. Seeing Wang Chonggu staggering and falling, they hurriedly held him up.

On one side was his biological father whose life or death was uncertain, and on the other side was his youngest son whose life or death was uncertain. Wang Qian held his biological father tightly and did not let go. Instead, he loudly directed the servants to put out the fire. The scene was quite noisy.

After a long, long time, Wang Chonggu felt that he was awake, but he could not open his eyes. However, he could hear voices. It was very quiet, but he could hear whispered conversations.

"Doctor Li, how is Wang Ci Fu doing?"

"I fainted due to anxiety, but woke up after a while. I'm fine, but I need to rest for a few days."

"Ti Shuai, how is the investigation into the explosion going?"

"We are still investigating. There are few clues. From the confessions of everyone at the scene, we can see that someone rushed to the carriage with a burning gunpowder bag. The second assistant's brother Wang Chongyi died on the spot. Wang Chongyi desperately protected his grandson in his arms. The grandson's arm was burned. In addition to the attacker, a groom was killed and a bodyguard was seriously injured and in critical condition."

"The guards were trying to get the little grandson out of the car, but the car was overturned by the explosion and caught fire. The guards used their last bit of strength to get the little grandson out."

"Your Majesty, the bodyguard just now...died of his injuries."

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A lot of voices were stuffed into Wang Chonggu's ears, and Wang Chonggu became very angry. He knew that his younger brother, his only younger brother, was dead, and his body was mutilated. Only his grandson who liked to pull out his beard escaped the disaster under the protection of everyone.

The angrier Wang Chonggu became, the more he couldn't open his eyes and wake up.

Wang Chonggu felt someone sitting down beside the bed and there was an extra hand on his body.

"It's all my fault, it's all my fault. I should have thought of it earlier. I swear, no matter who it is, I will take revenge, and the murderer will be killed."

Wang Chonggu finally figured out that it was His Majesty who was beside him. He slowly opened his eyes, saw His Majesty's outline clearly, and then said, "Why is His Majesty here?"

"Doctor Li, Wang Ci Fu has woken up." Zhu Yijun did not answer, but asked Li Shizhen to come over and take a closer look.

Li Shizhen checked him for a while, then heaved a sigh of relief and said, "It's good that he's awake. He's fine now."

"I rushed here as soon as I heard the news. The imperial guards are cleaning up the scene. Wang Ci Fu should just take a good rest. Leave this matter to me. General Ti, dispatch 200 imperial guards to Wang Ci Fu's home to prevent such accidents from happening again." Zhu Yijun looked at Wang Chonggu and said, "It's all my fault. I should have thought of it earlier. I should have thought of it earlier."

"Your Majesty is the Holy Emperor. Even if you try your best to guess their bottom line, you still overestimate their morality. So do I." Wang Chonggu propped himself up and sat up. He was silent for a moment. Without the Tiqi in their Wang family, there was actually a tacit understanding between the monarch and his subjects.

Only then did Wang Chonggu see Qi Jiguang and Zhang Juzheng beside the bed.

Wang Chonggu glanced at Zhang Juzheng, and then ruled out Zhang Juzheng's suspicion. It was not that Zhang Juzheng did not want to put him to death, but if Zhang Juzheng wanted to kill him, there was no need to carry out any explosion. Last time, Zhang Juzheng directly sent the Tielin Army from his mansion to surround Wang Chonggu's house. Zhang Juzheng wanted to kill people, and it was all aboveboard.

Wang Chonggu looked at Qi Jiguang. He felt a bone-chilling chill from Qi Jiguang. Qi Jiguang, who was intimidating without even getting angry, was filled with a murderous aura that kept no strangers away. Qi Jiguang, who was very elegant and easy-going inside the pass, showed his icy coldness for the first time.

"Silang shouldn't have died. I'm the one who should have died." Wang Chonggu leaned against the bed and sighed, his expression somewhat gloomy. Before he woke up, he was angry, but after waking up, he felt somewhat disheartened.

That car was his carriage, and the person he wanted to kill was Wang Chonggu. The assassin saw the car and pounced on it.

"Damn it to these bugs. They dared to assassinate the Second Vice Minister of the Ming Dynasty in such a dignified place under the feet of the emperor!" Zhu Yijun stood up and said, "The Second Vice Minister should have a good rest."

Zhu Yijun did not stay long. He wanted to find this daring traitor and blow his entire family to the sky.

It was not until dusk that the Tiqi, who were good at handling cases, found some plausible clues.

Zhao Mengyou said solemnly, "Your Majesty, the man who rushed forward with gunpowder is called Li Sanhu. Li Sanhu is a lazy and decadent person in Xicheng. He lives in Meishikou and helps people push honeycomb coal for a living. After Meishikou was taken over by Wang Cifu, he lost his livelihood. I have arrested several of Li Sanhu's friends, and they all said that Li Sanhu swore to kill Wang Chonggu."

"Destroying someone's financial resources is like killing their parents. Li Sanhu often said this to people, and it seemed like he did it on impulse."

"But Your Majesty, I discovered one thing during my investigation. After Li Sanhu was cheated by Wang Cifu in Meishikou, he lost his livelihood, but he spent money lavishly and even went to Taibai Tower. Li Sanhu worked day by day to earn day's wages, and he had no money to go to Taibai Tower. The entrance fee to this place is ten taels of silver, which is not something Li Sanhu can save up."

"And the most important thing is gunpowder. Gunpowder with such explosive power is definitely not something Li Sanhu can get. The gunpowder Li Sanhu brought is at most ten pounds. The explosion of gunpowder used for fireworks cannot cause such a huge power."

Zhu Yijun frowned and said, "Investigating from who gave him the silver is one clue, and investigating from the source of the gunpowder is another clue. Are these the only two clues?"

"I have another clue." Zhao Mengyou said solemnly, "The day before the explosion, someone bought out Suiyuan Chidao and Suiyuan Mining. The amount was huge, more than three million silver coins."

"Huh?!" Zhu Yijun sat up straight suddenly. The only official factories and official roads that had raised funds to buy tickets in Yanxing Building were Suiyuan Chidao and Suiyuan Mining. On the day before Wang Chonggu was assassinated, Suiyuan Chidao and Suiyuan Mining were shorted. Obviously, someone had received accurate information and there would be incidental events that would affect the price of tickets.

Buying short and selling short are both trading methods used by trading houses. For example, if A thinks that the ticket price of Suiyuan Chidao will fall, he will borrow from B who has spot goods, sell the tickets for cash, and keep the cash in hand. When the ticket price falls, he will buy back the same amount of tickets and return them to B. In essence, it is a gamble.

Wang Chonggu was in charge of the official factory and the engineering corps. Once Wang Chonggu was attacked and major negative news came out, the price of Suiyuan tickets would definitely fall.

Wang Qian once said bluntly in "Analysis of Valuable Securities" that the game of trading houses itself is to use information to make profits. There is no insider information. Even if you win for a while, you can't win for a lifetime. There has never been a myth of wealth. If there is, it is a deception.

"This was a long-planned assassination that started after Wang Ci Fu seized the Meishikou. The first connection was an accident, the second was a coincidence, and the third was the culprit." Zhao Mengyou was very sure that there was a mastermind behind all this, and it was not an accidental act of Li Sanhu.

"Investigate it, no matter who it leads to, even if it leads to you, Mr. Li." Zhu Yijun gave Zhao Mengyou the authority to investigate the case. He could investigate it to the end even if it led to Zhang Juzheng, and he would never show any leniency.

Zhu Yijun had confidence in Zhang Juzheng. The reason for his confidence was that if Zhang Juzheng wanted to kill someone, there was no need for him to do it in such a dirty way. If Zhang Juzheng wanted to kill Wang Chonggu, why did he have to wait until now?
"I will go to handle the case." Zhao Mengyou did not explain to His Majesty the difficulty of handling the case. For the Imperial Guards, as long as His Majesty wanted to know, the Imperial Guards could get to the bottom of it.

Zhu Yijun was in a bad mood. He knew that Wang Chonggu had betrayed his original class and even used the Jin Party to improve his reputation, but he did not protect him in advance, which led to the tragedy. This was negligence and he blamed himself very much. Wang Chongyi was also a profiteer in the past. After Wang Chonggu defected, Wang Chongyi started doing kelp business.

Wang Chongyi, the coachman, and the bodyguards all deserved not to die.

"Your Majesty, it is not your fault for not sending Tiqi to Wang Ci Fu. It is Wang Ci Fu's fault." Feng Bao has followed the emperor for many years and knows very well how the emperor feels now. The emperor is blaming himself and feels that he has not done well enough.

"Nonsense." Zhu Yijun knocked on the table and said with a little dissatisfaction.

Feng Bao bowed his head again and said, "Your Majesty did not send the Imperial Guards to Wang Ci Fu, wasn't it because Wang Ci Fu was originally a usurper and a sycophant? Later he reformed and returned to the right path, but Your Majesty sending the Imperial Guards there would have some implication of surveillance, which would not benefit the monarch and his subjects."

Feng Bao testified that His Majesty really thought about sending people to protect Wang Chonggu. Although Wang Chonggu was a powerful and wealthy man with his own servants, they were not professional after all, and the Imperial Guards were extremely professional. Zhu Yijun sent Luo Sigong to Zhang Juzheng. Everyone knew that Luo Sigong would not hesitate to take the blame for His Majesty, but His Majesty still sent Luo Sigong to Zhang Juzheng.

And Zhang Juzheng would not think that Your Majesty sent people to monitor and control him.

But Wang Chonggu was different. Wang Chonggu himself was a traitor. If the emperor sent the imperial guards to him, wouldn’t that be forcing Wang Chonggu to commit suicide?
It really wasn't suitable before.

"You are right, but if Wang Ci Fu had not changed his flag, he would not have suffered such a misfortune." Zhu Yijun agreed with Feng Bao's statement. Not sending Tiqi to Wang Chonggu was to prevent suspicion between the monarch and his subjects. It was indeed a tacit understanding between the monarch and his subjects.

But the incident happened in the capital, under the feet of the emperor. Assassinating a minister was tantamount to not taking the emperor Zhu Yijun seriously.

"If Wang Ci Fu had not changed his flag, he would have been executed along with Zhang Siwei." Feng Bao still insisted that his majesty was not wrong in the whole thing.

If Wang Chonggu was the same as Zhang Juzheng, the emperor could certainly send out the imperial guards to protect him without hesitation, without having to wait until a tragedy happened.

The next morning, before the court meeting began, Zhao Mengyou reported the results of the investigation with red eyes. It turned out that Xu Youren, who controlled the coal market, and the Xu family were major suspects. Three clues all pointed to the Xu family.

"Go and search the house and dig three feet into the ground." Zhu Yijun sat on the dragon throne on the platform and wrote an imperial edict in his own handwriting. Then he took out the blank imperial edict that Wang Chonggu had given him and wrote the matters of searching the house on the blank imperial edict.

Wang Chonggu gave His Majesty ten blank invitations to the emperor. That was after His Majesty killed Chen Youren, who had slandered Qi's army's efforts to pacify the Japanese pirates, in public. In order to prevent conflicts between imperial power and legal procedures, Wang Chonggu sent ten blank invitations to the emperor to the palace.

Both the yellow paper case and the white paper case will be criticized, but there will be no problem if there is a letter from the Ministry of Justice.

The first time these ten blank imperial edicts were used was because Wang Chonggu's family was killed in a bombing. Zhu Yijun bypassed the Ministry of Justice for the first time. He believed in the Imperial Guards and they would not make a rash move. Since they dared to say it in front of the emperor, it meant that the Imperial Guards had found solid evidence.

Zhang Juzheng watched all this happen in silence, but did not try to stop it. If someone dared to kill Wang Chonggu today, someone would dare to kill him, Zhang Juzheng, tomorrow. This kind of political violence must be fought with violence, and the process must be simple and expedited. The case must be solved and executed as quickly as possible to achieve a deterrent effect.

"Your Majesty, fireworks and firecrackers are prohibited in the capital, and no gunpowder is allowed to enter the capital. I believe that Wang Xiyuan, the chancellor of Shuntian Prefecture, has an unshirkable responsibility for negligence, and he should be demoted three levels and allowed to make amends for his crime."

"The Five Cities Patrol Censor and the Five Cities Military Commander should also be fined for one year to see what happens next."

After Zhao Mengyou left, Zhang Juzheng began to hold people accountable, and the first person he held accountable was Wang Xiyuan.

The last time Wang Xiyuan ran before the emperor and cried, saying that it was not easy to be the prime minister of the capital, now he is here and something goes wrong, it will be a heavy blow to him.

Zhu Yijun thought for a moment and agreed with Zhang Juzheng's accountability. The Nine Gates had a large flow of goods and the commercial traffic was extremely frequent, so it was indeed difficult. Moreover, even if the assassination was not carried out in the capital city, it could be done outside the city. However, there should be accountability, and if it was not done well, someone should bear the responsibility.

Wang Chonggu was absent from the court meeting. He was recuperating and the chief physician was also at his house, so nothing unexpected would happen.

Before the court meeting was over, the imperial guards came with a fast horse to report that the house search had found documentary evidence, physical evidence, and witness testimony. The evidence was irrefutable. Xu Zhaode, the eldest son of the Xu family who was responsible for communicating with Li Sanhu, the doorman, concubines and others were also taken into custody by the imperial guards.

"Allot 10,000 kilograms of gunpowder from the armory and send it to the Xu family. I want to blow them up to the sky!" After hearing the report, Zhu Yijun immediately stood up and gave an order to Qi Jiguang to send 10,000 kilograms of gunpowder to the Xu family.

"Your Majesty." Zhang Juzheng quickly stood up and bowed his head.

"Sir, do you want to stop me?" Zhu Yijun asked with a frown.

"No, I want to watch the fun." Zhang Juzheng shook his head. Zhang Juzheng was also a cabinet minister of the Ming Dynasty. He also had brothers, sons, and grandsons. He would not stop them, but go to watch the fun.

"Go together, go together."

Zhu Yijun led the imperial guards and rushed to Xitu City in a hurry. With a thousand imperial guards, they ordered 10,000 kilograms of gunpowder from Wang Gongchang, transported the gunpowder to the Xu family residence in Xitu City, and then began to make rapid arrangements.

The Loutian Coal Mine in Shengzhou was once mined by the Ming Dynasty using gunpowder, so it was not a technical problem to blow the Xu family up into the sky.

Zhu Yijun arrived at the gate of the Xu family's house in Xitu City, but did not enter. Four eunuchs brought the dragon throne over, and the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty sat in front of the door with a majestic horse and a golden sword, looking exactly like a bandit seeking revenge.

"Xu Zhaode, don't you always scold me for being violent? Today I will show you how violent I am. Dare to kill my people!" Zhu Yijun said sternly as he looked at Xu Zhaode who was pressed to the ground by the imperial guards.

"Wang Chonggu killed my father, why can't I kill him!" Xu Zhaode struggled for a while and shouted angrily.

"Revenge for your father? Are you really going to avenge your father? What is your intention in buying out all the tickets for Suiyuan Chidao? Venting out your personal anger and seeking huge profits is just venting your anger and seeking profits. What are you talking about revenge for your father? It was the national law that killed your father! It was not the Minister of Justice Wang Chonggu!" Zhu Yijun sneered. This man was about to die, but he was still being stubborn.

The Ming Dynasty's imperial guards knew exactly which concubine's room he spent the night in during last year's Mid-Autumn Festival. It was definitely not Xu Zhaode's sole revenge for his father.

"Throw him in!" Zhu Yijun was too lazy to pay attention to him. He had the Ti cavalry cover his mouth, tie him up and throw him back to the Xu family mansion, to go to heaven with the Xu family.

"Light it!" Zhu Yijun waved his hand and was about to take action.

"Wait a minute." A very urgent voice sounded.

Everyone looked at the person who came, and saw that it was Wang Chonggu who had rushed over after receiving the news and asked His Majesty to stop.

"Your Majesty, we can't blow it up. According to the Ming Dynasty law, the death penalty should be reviewed three times and the investigation and correction should be completed before the execution." Wang Chonggu bowed his head and said, "I am the Minister of Justice. Being so careless will cause criticism and is really a disregard for human life."

"Xu Zhaode himself admitted it!" Zhu Yijun pointed at Xu Zhaode who was thrown back and said, "Is this also taking human life lightly? Your Excellency is here, and the imperial guards are here too, everyone can testify."

"Your Majesty, there are laws to deal with him." Wang Chonggu pointed at the imperial edict in Zhao Mengyou's hand and said, "Your Majesty, it's not worth it for me."

The emperor wanted to blow up the Xu family, which was lynching. Any killing without following the procedures was lynching. Emperor Chengzu Wen did not follow the procedures and killed Li Jin. Later, Ji Gang, the commander who killed Li Jin, was also sentenced to death.

"Isn't it just an imperial edict? I will write one now and ask you to review it three times. Zhang Hong, please get your writing materials ready." Zhu Yijun felt that Wang Chonggu was a bit stubborn. Since Wang Chonggu wanted to review it three times, he would give it to him.

"Your Majesty." Wang Chonggu shook his sleeves and pretended to kneel. He wanted to persuade His Majesty that he was making trouble. Wang Chonggu was talking about the strict laws of the country, but Your Majesty was trampling on the laws of the Ming Dynasty. As the maker of the rules, Your Majesty should uphold the rules.

"Alright, alright, stop kneeling." Zhu Yijun waved his hand helplessly and said, "I should have been quicker and started the fire before the Deputy Minister arrived. I know what Deputy Minister Wang is going to say. Justice must not only be achieved, but also achieved in a way that is seen and recognized by all. That is justice."

Zhu Yijun certainly knew what Wang Chonggu was talking about. Wang Chonggu had been in charge of the Ministry of Justice for many years and was always nagging about these things, so the emperor naturally understood.

"Draw all the people out, rob them clean, and blow up the Xu family mansion for me!" Zhu Yijun accepted Wang Chonggu's advice, but only half of it. The gunpowder had already left the warehouse, and there was no reason to pull it back. If he couldn't blow up the people, he had to blow up the Xu family's mansion. He did what he said.

Xu Zhaode was just inside the door. He heard everything clearly and collapsed on the ground with an expression of having survived a disaster.

Zhu Yijun looked at Xu Zhaode and said calmly: "Xu Zhaode, do you know what is the most painful thing for people? It is not the moment of death, but the process of waiting for death."

"I can tell you from my own experience that waiting to die is the most terrifying thing."

Zhu Yijun had waited for death in the inflammatory storm, and at that time he only hoped that death would come sooner.

(End of this chapter)