I have an endless army of warriors, rampaging across the heavens.

Chapter 45, Second Punch: Kidnapping!

"Master, master, something terrible has happened!"

“A group of troublemakers stormed the bank’s transport convoy, overturned the money boxes, and stones rolled out. Now the whole place is in chaos, and depositors are rushing into the bank to smash and loot.”

"I can't control it anymore!"

Lei Shijun strategized and won battles from afar.

Suddenly, I heard the terrible news.

He lost his composure and abruptly stood up: "How could this happen!"

That was a brilliant plan he came up with on a whim, which should have been enough to deal with those incited depositors.

but!

"Why would they attack the convoy!"

Where is Lei Zhenbang?

"What is he good for?! Where is he?! Tell him to come see me!"

Lei Shijun was furious.

The man cried out, "Lei Zhenbang is dead!"

……

"Ha ha!"

Zuo Jing was overjoyed.

He never expected, truly never expected, that Lei Shijun would be so stupid—

The depositors opened their hearts to him.

He played tricks on the depositors.

All right!

This is a disaster.

"Originally, a simple bank run would have been resolved if Hongxiang Bank had continued to delay as it had done the previous two days."

"Those depositors—"

"One should strike with full force at the first attempt, but the momentum will wane at the second and be exhausted at the third."

"After ten days or so, when they saw that other depositors could withdraw their money from the bank normally, things naturally calmed down."

"At worst, we can transfer some cash from Lei Family Fort or other money shops."

But what about Lei Shijun?
Exceptionally intelligent.

On the surface, it was supposed to be transporting 300,000 taels of silver, but in reality, it only carried 20,000 taels of real silver, with the rest replaced by stones.

in fact.

This was originally a brilliant plan.

After all, no one dared to check or intercept the Lei family's silver, so the secret would never be exposed.

But Zuo Jing was causing trouble.

He only needed to mobilize a hundred assassins and incite several times more onlookers to easily break Lei Shijun's move.

really.

It's just a stone.

As for what if the Lei family really did transport 300,000 taels of silver?

"That would be even better!"

Zuo Jing was still a little disappointed!

If it really was 300,000 taels of silver, after the overturning, the silver ingots would roll down, triggering a looting frenzy. The hundreds of bodyguards he brought were all strong and healthy, and each of them could grab three or five ingots, which would amount to 20,000 taels.

Who wouldn't want free money?

It can even benefit onlookers.

Finally, the 300,000 taels were looted in public—

Oh open!

Now everyone in Shangyang City will know that the Lei family is truly broke this time!

Then the run on the bank will only become more intense!

"The Lei family has offended me."

"Either way, it's death."

Zuo Jing felt incredibly dirty just thinking about it.

Poor Lei family.

How to break the game?

"Money shop".

"Bank run".

"This is just the beginning!"

"The Lei family."

"Lei Shijun."

"I have three more punches to follow, let's see how you handle them!"

With Zuo Jing's power fully established and the time ripe, he launched a full-scale retaliatory operation against the Lei family's long-planned scheme, using the capture of Huangsha Blessed Land as a pretext to smash the cup!

……

"Master, master, something terrible has happened!"

"Someone infiltrated Lei Family Fortress through the tunnels and kidnapped the wives, children, and elderly of 44 top masters, including Lei Shi'en and Lei Shi'kai, totaling 199 people!"

Lei Shijun was overwhelmed with worries about the money shop, so he wrote furiously, sending out letter after letter and issuing order after order.

Not cold.

But then he suddenly heard devastating news. He lost his composure and jumped to his feet, exclaiming, "How could this happen!"

The families of all the top experts of the Lei family were properly settled in Lei Family Fortress, where they had no worries about food and clothing, and were also better able to control some of the more unruly individuals.

Lei Family Fort is the result of two hundred years of hard work by the Lei family. There are thousands of servants and local militia who patrol day and night, and there are guards at every entrance.

Since the theft of gold and silver from the Lei family mansion, the Lei family fortress has taken this as a warning. They have formed small teams to patrol the area outside the fortress, placed water tanks inside to monitor the underground, and assigned people to guard and inspect key locations such as the treasury, granary, and warehouse.

Beware that those people might use the same trick again and attack through the tunnel.

pity.

Beware of everything.

How come we couldn't defend against it?

Moreover, this time, the group's target was no longer gold or silver, nor food and supplies, but the families of powerful experts!
"Those families are all in the fortress, but they are not all in one place. How can they all be wiped out at once?"

So many people!

How loud was it?

Why does no one know?

"Why! Why! Why!?!"

Lei Shijun was furious.

Time and again, he finally broke down completely.

First, the gold and silver were stolen.

Then his grandson was kidnapped.

Then, the money shops collapsed.

How many years has it been since the Lei family has faced such a crisis?

Who exactly is targeting the Lei family?
What kind of Ming Cult is this?

"master!"

“Those people know Lei Family Fort inside and out.”

“The tunnels led straight to each household’s courtyard, and by the time people discovered them, they had already run far away.”

The person who came cried and complained.

Lei Shijun didn't believe this nonsense: "Digging a tunnel doesn't take time? Digging from outside Lei Family Fortress to inside, such a huge project, so much earthwork, how could there be no movement? How could it not be discovered?"

Lei Shijun was certain: "There must be a traitor within Lei Family Fortress!"

He even had initial suspects: "Go check on the patrols inside and outside Lei Family Fort, one by one, according to the list. Tell them which person patrolled which areas on which days, and why they didn't find anyone digging holes or carrying soil. Make sure they give a clear account of everything. Whether they are human or ghost, you'll know the answer with just one question!"

The opponent is very strong.
It must be admitted.

But the stronger the opponent, the more it fueled Lei Shijun's fighting spirit.

Fighting with others is endless fun.

Throughout his life, he went from competing for the position of clan leader to leading the Lei family to greatness once again, to developing the Blessed Land of Yellow Sands, and then using the Blessed Land of Yellow Sands to make the Lei family even greater.

these years.

Step by step.

Lei Shijun's journey was incredibly arduous; which step was easy?

Every single time, there were numerous obstacles.
Our past rivals were no slouch either.

But in the end, they were either left far behind by him or long ago submerged in the passage of time and turned into dust.

This time.

Lei Shijun believed the same.

"To this day."

"The Lei family has been incredibly powerful for two hundred years. No opponent, not even the government, can shake the Lei family in the slightest."

"Those cowardly scoundrels who hide their heads and tails are even worse!"

Lei Shijun worked tirelessly, quickly entering a state of stress.

Who is behind this?
Is it the Ming Cult that is kidnapping and extorting money?

Or other forces in Shangyang City?

Dig tunnels.

Whose approach?

Lei Shijun was in pain.

He was hit hard by a series of punches from his opponent hiding in the shadows.

The Lei family was beaten so badly they screamed in pain.

The attack caught Lei Shijun off guard, leaving him exhausted and unable to cope.

"check!"

"With so many people, there must be traces!"

Lei Shijun was like a lion at this moment. He was angry, but still rational: "The enemy is in the dark while we are in the light. Our initial disadvantage was that we did not know the enemy's details. However, the more they do, the more flaws they will reveal."

He had already seen the opponent's weakness!

"Someone is coming——"

Lei Shijun was about to issue another order.

At this time.

suddenly.

Someone rushed in to report—

"Master, master, something terrible has happened!"

……

(End of this chapter)