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Zhao Hu hesitated for a moment and said, "Alright, Master Su, since we're being honest, I won't hide anything from you. Yes, Lin Yuan has a grudge against Lord Zhang, and I encouraged him to kidnap Lin Yu, hoping to extort a ransom. I thought Lord Zhang would give me a cut of the money for my efforts, which would help me out of my predicament... Lord Zhang accepted my plan, but he was too greedy..."
As he spoke the words "he was too greedy," Zhao Hu's face was filled with resentment, and he clenched his fists in frustration. Su Han watched him calmly.
"Lord Zhang actually wanted to extort Five Hundred Thousand Taels of Silver! How could that be? Zhang Biao knows Lin Yuan can't come up with that much money; he just wants to squeeze every last coin out of the Lin family... He can afford to wait, but I can't..."
His shift from calling him "Lord Zhang" to "Zhang Biao" reflected his growing impatience and anger, indicating his deep dissatisfaction with Zhang Biao.
"The deadline of Thirty Days is down to the last ten days. Initially, I had convinced Lord Zhang to settle for Two Hundred Thousand Taels, but then you showed up today, and Zhang Biao changed it to Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Taels, giving you all seven days to raise the money. I don’t have time! Even if we can get the money together, it will take time to divide it..."
At this moment, Zhao Hu was like an ant on a hot pan. No, as he spoke, he unconsciously leaned back in his chair; such a gesture often indicates someone is trying to hide something or is feeling guilty. He definitely had more to say!
Su Han sighed deeply. "I see now. Brother Zhao, this matter isn't difficult to resolve. Just tell me where Lin Yu is; you don't need to help me further. I'll give you Thirty Thousand Taels of Silver!"
A glimmer of surprise flashed in Zhao Hu's eyes, but it quickly faded as he murmured, "Thank you, but it's not enough... Thirty Thousand Taels of Silver isn't enough..."
What does that mean? Isn't saving his wife only going to cost Thirty Thousand Taels of Silver? His earlier behavior... what was he hiding? Why wasn't Thirty Thousand Taels of Silver enough?
Suddenly, Su Han had a flash of insight. "Brother Zhao, you want to steal the ransom from Zhang Biao!"
"What?" Zhao Hu jumped up in shock, his face turning pale. "What are you talking about?"
Su Han slammed the table. Behind him, Wang Wu understood immediately and drew his knife sharply, pointing it at Zhao Hu. "Sit down!"
Terrified, Zhao Hu slowly sat back down under the threat of the blade, trembling slightly.
"Zhao Hu!" Su Han no longer held back. "Your wife has a gambling addiction and owes Thirty Thousand Taels of Silver. To please Ma Batian, you sold your land and mortgaged your house until you had nothing left!
So you incited Zhang Biao to kidnap Lin Yu and then set your sights on the ransom. You know that when it comes time for the ransom collection, Zhang Biao won't go himself; he'll definitely send you instead.
At that point, you'll secretly gather a group of people and plan to rob the ransom midway. You've already found these robbers and promised them benefits. Unfortunately for you... things didn't go as planned."
Realizing that this era lacked the term "self-directed drama," he quickly corrected himself: "These robbers certainly wouldn't fear Zhang Biao; they might even be his enemies. Even if Zhang Biao found out about it later, there would be nothing he could do!"
Wang Wu suddenly interjected from the side: "Li San Dao!"
"Who?" Su Han asked in surprise.
Wang Wu explained, "The water bandit Li San Dao from Mirror Lake has been in this line of work since his grandfather's time; they run rampant around Mirror Lake with no one able to stop them. The authorities have tried to encircle them dozens of times without success. This guy is skilled with a knife; he can kill someone with just three strikes at close range—that's how he got his nickname! He has never taken the local forces in Linjiang City seriously and has always been at odds with Zhang Biao!"
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