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Liu Liu curled her lips into a mocking smile. "Brother Gu, we adults are helping you out of kindness, yet you want to take advantage of us. Do you really think we will let you off the hook?"
Gu Lingfeng's forehead broke out in cold sweat again. "I... I didn't mean to take advantage of you. I just want to solve my problem..."
Liu Liu snorted coldly. "You can deceive others, but you can't deceive us adults!"
Gu Lingfeng panicked. "What... what do you want?"
Liu Liu replied coldly, "We don't want anything from you. We just hope Brother Gu can be a bit more sensible and not entertain any crooked ideas."
Gu Lingfeng swallowed hard. "I... I understand."
Liu Liu stepped aside. "Brother Gu, please go ahead."
Gu Lingfeng walked out the door but then stopped, turning back hesitantly. "Can... can I make one more request?"
I said lightly, "Go ahead."
Gu Lingfeng bit his lip and whispered, "I... I would like to borrow ten thousand taels of silver."
I raised an eyebrow. "What do you need to borrow money for?"
Gu Lingfeng looked down, unable to meet his gaze. "I... I have other uses for it."
I watched him quietly. "What uses?"
Gu Lingfeng hesitated. "I... I don't want to say."
After a moment of silence, I slowly said, "Alright, I'll lend it to you."
Gu Lingfeng exclaimed, "Thank you, thank you, Lord Ye!"
I took out ten silver notes from my pocket and placed them on the table. "Here is ten thousand taels of silver. Brother Gu, please accept it."
Gu Lingfeng hurriedly picked up the notes, counted them carefully, and cautiously put them into his pocket, bowing repeatedly as he said, "Thank you, Lord Ye! Thank you, Lord Ye!"
I smiled faintly. "You're welcome. Brother Gu, take care."
Gu Lingfeng turned and walked out.
Liu Liu turned to me and asked, "My lord, what should we do now?"
When I found Gu Lingfeng again, he was hiding on the boat, too afraid to go home.
Upon seeing me, he looked like he had found a savior and grabbed me. "Lord Ye, you must save me!"
I smiled faintly. "Not only can I save you, but I can also save your wife."
Gu Lingfeng was taken aback. "What... what do you mean?"
I slowly said, "Don't you want to rescue your wife?"
Gu Lingfeng swallowed hard. "I... of course I want to, but... but I don't have that much money."
I extended my finger and waved it in front of him. "I'll give it to you."
Gu Lingfeng's eyes widened. "You... you're giving it to me?"
I nodded.
Gu Lingfeng stammered, "How much... how much are you going to give me?"
I replied calmly, "Eighty thousand taels. I'll give you thirty thousand first, and the remaining fifty thousand will be given to you once the task is completed."
Gu Lingfeng gasped, "Are... are you serious?"
I looked at him and said, "Do I have any reason to lie to you?"
After hesitating for a moment, Gu Lingfeng suddenly gritted his teeth and said, "Alright, I'm willing to do it. What do you need me to do?"
I smiled slightly and said, "What I need you to do is very simple: cooperate with me and rescue your wife."
Gu Lingfeng was taken aback. "Is it really that simple?"
I shook my head. "Of course not. There are other things I need you to do, but now is not the time to tell you."
After hesitating for a while, Gu Lingfeng nodded and said, "Okay, I agree."
I patted his shoulder and reassured him, "Don't worry. As long as you cooperate well with me, I will definitely not treat you unfairly."
Gu Lingfeng nodded repeatedly. "I understand. I understand."
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