Chapter 1032

He said indifferently: "It seems the Head of the Liu family knows me very well, attacking my weak point right away."

"150,000 taels—even I have to say, Head of the Liu family, your offer is truly generous. You are worthy of being the great grain merchant whose stomping of a foot makes the entire Suiyang Jun flush with wealth."

Liu Dashan counted his prayer beads and said with a smile, "As long as Lord Gao likes it, 200,000 taels is not out of the question!"

Gao Yang said to Lu Luo, "Pour tea."

Hearing this, Lu Luo hurriedly poured two cups of hot tea.

Hearing this, Liu Dashan felt a slight relief in his heart. The Living Yama had even offered tea; this move seemed to have been the right one.

"Lord Gao, have you agreed?" Liu Dashan picked up a cup of tea and asked.

Gao Yang shook his head, his expression indifferent. "Although the silver makes me somewhat tempted, Lord Shangguan is here, so this silver cannot be accepted. Furthermore, if this matter doesn't yield a result, I have no way to report back to the Emperor."

This seemingly rejecting remark made Liu Dashan's eyes light up.

He said, "As long as Lord Gao agrees, I have my own ways. This silver will be sent to Changancheng without anyone knowing."

"And how could I make things difficult for you, Lord? I will naturally give you a report on this matter. You just need to link this matter to the ghost marriage and throw me into prison!"

"At that time, a great fire will burn everything, and the orphanage will cease to exist."

Gao Yang raised an eyebrow, quite interested. "Faking death to escape? What about Governor Meng?"

Liu Dashan looked straight into Gao Yang's eyes and said naturally, "Not long ago, the Emperor ordered people to come down to investigate thoroughly. Governor Meng cannot escape a charge of dereliction of duty, but as long as you, Lord Gao, do not act, even if another fire occurs, Governor Meng's crime will not be punishable by death."

Gao Yang understood the implication.

"It seems the water here is deeper than I imagined. In that case, the displaced people who went to Changancheng to file complaints didn't leave voluntarily, but were... silenced?"

Gao Yang was full of curiosity, picked up the hot tea on the table, and looked directly at Liu Dashan to ask.

The prayer beads in Liu Dashan's hands moved faster. He stared at Gao Yang and nodded directly. "That is correct."

"It's just a pity that we were one step too slow, and it reached the Emperor's ears, otherwise there wouldn't be these troublesome matters."

Gao Yang looked at Liu Dashan, not only not angry, but on the contrary, his smile grew richer. "Head of the Liu family is very honest. I am very satisfied with such a conversation."

"I came on this trip with the greatest sincerity, and in front of Lord Gao, lying and covering things up is a very stupid thing to do." Liu Dashan replied with a smile.

Furthermore, Liu Dashan added one more sentence.

"Lord Gao, what do you think?"

Gao Yang didn't speak at first, but sipped the scalding tea, and only then spoke. "Although I am greedy for money, to say something very annoying, money to me now is just a matter of the size of the number."

"This matter is obviously very troublesome; this bargaining chip is not enough."

"And I like to hear stories. I am quite interested in the origin of this orphanage."

Gao Yang looked serious, not like he was joking.

Hearing this, Liu Dashan's expression couldn't help but change.

But it was only a change.

Instead, he smiled at Gao Yang and said, "I came with the greatest sincerity. Since Lord Gao wants to hear it, I will naturally tell you everything I know without holding anything back!" ===== CHAPTER 1034 =====