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Chapter 246 Mass Poisoning
The face of a simple and honest driver was revealed. The smile on his face was no longer there, but replaced by an extremely cold face.
"Get down, you can choose between money or life." The honest driver uttered a few words coldly, with an unquestionable tone.
"You, you are not the coachman?" Old man Li said in horror.
"Don't care what I do. You've all been poisoned by the cartilage powder. Don't you feel weak all over?" The honest coachman laughed and took out a shining dagger from his arms.
When Old Man Li and his companions heard about the Cartilage Powder, they realized belatedly that they had no strength left in their bodies. Thinking back to the snacks they had just eaten, they realized that they were all poisoned.
"We are just ordinary people. We don't have any money. Please let us go." Li Dajiang forced himself to calm down and kept his tone as calm as possible. He knew that this kind of desperado might have committed many murders. He could only say nice things and not confront him harshly.
"Hmph, if I take action, there is no work done in vain. Get down." The honest driver glanced at Li Dajiang coldly with a warning in his eyes.
There were four men in total on the carriage, all of them adult men. If it were in the past, they would definitely not be afraid of the two of them. But the situation was different now. Li Dajiang had a lame leg, and Li Laosi had been beaten with twenty boards and now had difficulty walking.
Old man Li is old, and the only intact person is Li Chengcai, who is still young. Besides, they are all poisoned now, so it is impossible to deal with these two people, not to mention that they have daggers in their hands.
Because they were poisoned by the cartilage powder, it took them a while to get off the carriage. They were now in a place where there was no village or shop nearby. The honest driver had already taken them to a small forked road that deviated from the main road. There were no people or even any small animals to be seen.
When they came down, they saw Jiang holding the two children, Liu huddled in a corner, and Old Lady Li was also pulled off the carriage by the thin coachman.
Among this group of people, the one in the best condition was none other than Old Lady Li. She had only eaten one piece of dessert, but she was a disabled person, so if a fight really broke out, what could she do?
"Behave yourself, everyone. If you have any other ideas, you'll be careful or I'll use a knife to hurt you." The honest driver warned loudly and winked at the skinny driver. The skinny driver nodded and got into the carriage, turning over everything inside.
There was no silver in the front carriage, so they searched the back carriage, but again, they found nothing valuable except clothes and quilts.
He got off the carriage with a bad look on his face, kicked Li Dajiang who was sitting on the ground, and cursed, "What a bunch of poor bastards."
It was not that he was targeting Li Dajiang intentionally, but because his legs could not move and the place where he sat was closest to the carriage, the thin coachman took advantage of him to vent his anger.
Li Dajiang felt pain and turned around to curse, but when he saw his sinister face, he swallowed back what he wanted to say.
"Didn't you find anything in the carriage?" The honest driver looked at the skinny driver who came back empty-handed, and his tone was very bad.
"Brother, I think our trip is in vain. These things are worthless and useless." The thin driver sighed.
"That's not necessarily true." The honest driver looked at Old Man Li with a sinister look.
At this time, Old Man Li was regretting. He thought about the time when he went to the market to rent a carriage, the honest coachman did not look like a carriage renter. He did not even have a carriage. However, because his price was cheap and the reason he gave was not too flawless, he did not think too much about it.
And when he was on the road the next day, his driving skills were obviously poor. Why didn't he suspect it at the time? Looking back now, he really regrets it.
Fortunately, the money was hidden close to his body, so he could only hope that they would not search him, let alone search him.
Just as he was thinking this, he felt a gaze falling on him. Old man Li looked in the direction of that gaze and saw the honest driver staring at him with ill intentions, which scared Old man Li so much that his heart skipped a beat.
"My two lords, please let us go. We really have no money." Li Laosi knew that they did not have much silver, only a dozen taels in total. They had only been out of the capital for two days and there were still three days of journey to go. Without silver and in such a cold weather, how could the family go back?
"Don't worry, I won't give it to you." The honest driver said, but his eyes were on old man Li.
The Li family was delighted when they heard this. Before they could say anything, the honest driver said, "Just give it to your old man."
With these words, the Li family members felt relieved again, because all the money in the family was kept by old man Li.
Taking in the reactions of all the people in the Li family, the honest driver became more certain that the silver was in Old Man Li's hands. He exchanged a glance with the thin man, and the two of them walked towards Old Man Li at the same time.
"What are you going to do?" Seeing this, Li Dajiang panicked and tried to crawl towards Old Man Li.
Li Laosi also crawled towards that side with great difficulty, but he had no strength left. The effect of the medicine had been fully exerted and he could not exert any strength at all.
Li Chengcai was closest to Old Man Li. He tried his best to open his arms and block Old Man Li behind him. It was not because he was so filial, but because Old Man Li's money was closely related to him, and he must not let them take the money away.
Seeing Li Chengcai's appearance, the honest man suddenly reached out and grabbed his arm, bent down, carried Li Chengcai on his shoulder, and walked to the side with big strides.
"What are you going to do? Put me down?" Li Chengcai was upside down, feeling dizzy. He stretched out his hand and hit the honest driver's back hard, but even though he tried his best, it was just like tickling him and had no effect on him.
After walking about twenty or thirty meters, the honest driver bent down again and threw Li Chengcai off his shoulders.
Only the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground was heard, and Li Chengcai was thrown far away, grimacing in pain.
Without the obstacle, the honest driver snorted coldly: "You don't know your own limitations." He quickly turned back and was about to arrive in front of old man Li.
Old man Li kept backing away. Now no one could help him. The only Li Chengcai was thrown far away.
But where could he retreat to? The drug was still taking effect on him, and soon the two of them were standing in front of him, looking down at him.
Old man Li's heart was pounding. He looked up at the two of them in horror. He opened his mouth, wanting to say something but his mouth was trembling.