The Heavens Start to Reverse Fate from Martial Arts

Chapter 41 If you want to die, you can try
Jishan narrowed his eyes and stared at the eyes of the young man below.

Originally, he thought that Limin Trading Company had just been established and that with their foreign identity and the muskets in their hands, they could easily suppress the pig trafficking incident.

But he didn't expect that those laborers were so bold that they dared to trap his merchant ship with cargo boxes and block them on the ship under the threat of muskets.

There was also the boss of Limin Trading Company, who actually dared to come with a large number of fully armed trading company guards. What made him even more uncomfortable was that this guy was actually in collusion with the government.

But these are no longer important. Based on his understanding of Qing Dynasty merchants, the other party should not dare to make a big deal out of it.

And knowing that the other party cares about the pigs on the boat, this is a good bargaining chip. After thinking about this, he relaxed and spoke directly to get favorable conditions for himself: "I can release the people, but you have to get my boat moving first."

Wang Yi's eyes turned cold and he ordered without hesitation: "Go, approach slowly, find an opportunity to attack the ship, don't hold back, kill as much as you can, I can handle anything if anything happens." After saying that, he dodged and retreated into the crowd.

Lin Shirong's originally ugly expression suddenly turned into a smile, and he immediately discarded the weak image of Wang Yi in his mind. He turned back and greeted a few people, then took the lead and cautiously moved towards the boat ladder.

All the guards of the trading company drew out the long swords at their waists, raised their rattan round shields, and slowly followed behind Lin Shirong. A murderous aura burst out.

Seeing this, the workers from the surrounding merchant companies rubbed their hands and slowly stepped forward, looking at the foreigners on the merchant ship eagerly.

Yan Zhendong came to Wang Yi's side and asked in a low voice: "Sir, if we take action now, what will happen to the people on the boat?"

"The people on the ship can only rely on their fate. Besides, these foreigners are not brave and fearless. I bet they dare not do this." Wang Yi said calmly, without any mercy.

The purpose of ordering a slow approach was to put pressure on the foreigners on the ship and let them know that they had the ability to control their lives. This was also a means of protecting the civilians on the ship.

Jishan saw the crowd below and felt a chill in his heart. He immediately leaned down with an angry face and shouted, "Tell your people to stop. If they don't stop, I will immediately have people kill all the pigs on the boat."

He didn't expect that the other party would start fighting without any scruples at all, which made him very puzzled.

Wang Yi raised his head indifferently and said coldly: "If you want to die, you can try it?"

When Jishan met Wang Yi's indifferent eyes, his heart trembled immediately. He immediately realized that if he dared to give the order to kill the pigs on the boat, the other party would really dare to kill all of them.

Taking a deep breath, the best option at this moment is to agree to the other party's conditions first. Although this will lose some face, it is much better than confronting the other party head-on. Get through the current trouble first, and then slowly retaliate when there is a chance in the future.

"Okay! I'll let them go and tell your men to stop immediately." Jishan nodded with a grim expression and waved his hand to signal his men behind him to release the pigs on the boat.

Seeing this, the sailors holding muskets behind him couldn't help but relax their tense nerves. Immediately, nine of them put away their guns, stood up, turned around and rushed into the cabin behind them.

Muskets are powerful, but given the huge disparity in numbers, there is almost no suspense about defeat. Anyone who is not a fool knows how to choose.

Wang Yi sneered in his heart and ordered loudly: "Zhu Rourong, stop the attack and guide the people on the boat to retreat to a safe area."

Upon hearing this, Lin Shirong immediately waved his hand to signal everyone behind him to stop, and issued a series of orders, asking the team to retreat to both sides of the ladder and make way for a straight passage leading to the rear.

The laborers surging around also gradually calmed down. Soon, a large number of civilians, all women and young men, rushed out of the merchant ship's cargo hold. At this time, they looked terrified and dressed in tattered clothes. Under the threat of the foreigners' muskets, they trembled along the ship's ladder to the shore, and then retreated to the crowd behind them under the cover of the merchant company's guards.

Upon seeing this, Wu Meng, the chief civil affairs officer, hurriedly called on Chang Wei to lead more than 40 laborers and the rescued people to walk quickly out of the dock.

Such a scene immediately aroused unanimous praise from all the Tang people in the crowd, and the quiet and solemn atmosphere was interrupted.

Wang Yi had a gentle smile on his face, and he kept bowing to the people around him. When he saw that all the rescued people had left safely, he turned to look at Jishan on the merchant ship and said calmly: "Mr. Jishan, now we can have a good talk."

Jishan took a deep breath, trying to calm the anger in his heart, and tried to make his tone sound more sincere: "Sir, I think there may be some misunderstanding between us."

"I am willing to apologize to you for what happened before and compensate your company for its losses. I just hope that we can resolve this matter peacefully and not make it worse."

Wang Yi glanced at him coldly, and said loudly, "Misunderstanding? He used fraudulent means to engage in human trafficking, and in order to cover up his crime, he shot and killed three workers of my company. Mr. Jishan, your misunderstanding is a bit too big..."

The muscles on Jishan's face twitched, but considering the current situation and the power balance between the two sides, he knew that he had no qualifications to turn against them.

Cursing the admiral in his heart, he had to put on a smile and try to make his tone sound more sincere: "Sir..."

Wang Yi showed displeasure and interrupted the other party: "Tell your people to lay down their weapons, get off the boat and come to the shore to talk. Remember, lay down your weapons. I don't want to see any unnecessary conflicts. Don't worry, I don't have the courage to kill you."

Killing so many foreigners in public would definitely cause a lot of trouble, and there were many foreigners watching around. If this were really done, the sensation it would cause might not be suppressed by Admiral Nalan Yuande.

Moreover, if a gunfight really broke out, there would be heavy casualties, which he did not want to see.

Besides, there are many ways to kill someone, so there’s no need to rush, right?

Jishan's heart trembled, knowing that this was the ultimatum from the other party. He took a deep breath, turned around and ordered his men behind him: "Put down your weapons and get off the boat. Don't worry, the other party dare not kill us." After saying that, he walked towards the bottom of the boat with a gloomy face.

Although the foreign sailors were unwilling, they had to put down their guns under Jishan's orders and the pressure of the current situation.

All the foreign sailors on the ship followed Jishan off the ship, lowered their heads with unwillingness in their eyes, and stopped in front of the merchant company's guard formation.

Jishan came to stand in front of Wang Yi, forced out an ugly smile, and asked: "Sir, can we talk now?"

Wang Yi smiled coldly, waved his hand and ordered: "Zhu Rourong, send these guys to the yamen, explain their crimes to the admiral, and inform the admiral. I will visit him at the yamen later." He didn't want to waste words with these dying people.

"Okay, boss!" Lin Shirong grinned, waved his hand and called on the people around him to rush forward, and directly detained Jishan and his group.

When Jishan heard that they were going to the government office, he felt relieved. He turned around and ordered his men not to resist and let the guards of the trading company take them out of the dock.

When the Tang people around saw this scene, they couldn't help but cheer and applaud that shook the sky. To them, what Limin Commercial Bank did today could be said to have greatly enhanced the prestige of the Tang people.

(End of this chapter)