Chapter 2: Brothers in Life and Death
"That's not right! They are not like robbers! One of the guards sat up and said to the people around him.
It was a young escort of about twenty-four or five years old, who was wounded in the shoulder and wrapped in gauze. His left ear, which is only half of it, is supposed to be a previous injury.
"How come they weren't robbers?" A middle-aged migrant worker walking on the side of the carriage without a finger on his left hand asked.
"They seem to be soldiers, their combat methods are very professional, they outflank and divide them very well, and they cooperate with each other very tacitly! And also! Their purpose this time was not a caravan, but a ...... against the white officials," Ban'er explained.
"How come they weren't robbers?" Another migrant worker asked.
This is a tall migrant worker with only one eye. His other eye, shining as he spoke, looked shrewd.
"If they were robbers, they would have robbed us of our goods. But they? After they rushed over, they went directly towards the white officials. It's obvious! They're coming for the white officials......"
"The white officials are our heads, they think that if we kill the white officials, we will surrender obediently! Outcome! They all thought wrong! The white officials are kind to us, even if we die, we must protect the white officials! You can't let the goods be robbed. ”
"Yes, yes, yes! There are no white officials! My mother is already dead! ”
"There are no white officials! My son is also long dead. Back then! My son is sick and has no money for medical treatment, but it is the money given by the white officials and the food! Woowoo woo ......"
"Our family survived thanks to the care of the white officials. So! I am willing to follow the white officials for the rest of my life! But now! Woowoo woo ......"
Thinking that Bai Guanren died and lost his support, everyone cried sadly.
"That? Not robbers, what are they? Let's go kill him! ”
"That's right! Let's go kill him! Avenge the white officials! ”
"Kill him! Avenge the white officials! ”
"Kill him!"
The crowd shouted in grief.
The caravan walked hard and slowly, and it gradually became dark, and the north wind still howled, as if the sky was wailing.
After hearing the words of these people, Bai Gui was very moved.
There are brothers here! Better than anything else!
When he calmed down, he couldn't believe it: Bai Gui's popularity would be so good, and there were so many brothers who swore to protect him. Even if he died, his brothers would never leave him. Not only did he continue to escort the goods to Zhao to trade, but he also had to return the money to the Bai family.
With so many brothers in life and death, what else can't I do in vain?
Thinking about the life of failure in that world, Bai Gui really felt ashamed.
In that world, although people are indifferent, they still have no brothers in life and death because they are not good enough. And Bai Gui's predecessors, in the troubled times of the Warring States Period, there are still so many brothers in life and death, which shows the personality of Bai Gui's predecessors.
The young guard, who was missing half an ear, had no big name, only a small name, and his name was Unicorn. It was a child who had no father and no home that Bai Gui's predecessor picked up when he was young, and after raising him as an adult, he let him settle down in Anyi City. Now he's! is already a father of three babies and a beautiful wife.
Under the arrangement of Bai Gui's predecessors, he also had a household registration in the Wei State. The name on the household register follows Bai Gui's surname Bai and is called Bai Jiao.
The middle-aged migrant worker with only one eye was the most loyal migrant worker of Bai Gui's predecessors for many years. As long as there is business to do, he will be called. He doesn't have a name either, everyone calls him a one-eyed beast.
Originally, it had a name, but because he broke the law and fled his homeland, he lost his name. Today's one-eyed beast has made a home in Anyi City. Under the arrangement of Bai Gui's predecessors, there was a household registration of the Wei State. The name on the household register follows Bai Gui's surname Bai and is called Bai Shun.
The others, all of whom had been helped by Bai Gui's seniors, were ostensibly migrant workers who delivered goods to him. In fact, they were all guards.
In this troubled world, without your own team of bodyguards, you can't do business in the Great Zhou world at all.
Running darts with Bai Gui, although it is risky, the reward is rich. If there is an accident, the compensation received by the family is also considerable. And! As long as the family members have difficulties in the future, he will help. If there are orphans and widows, he will take care of them until the old man dies and the child grows up.
Exactly because of this! Knowing Bai Gui's personality, everyone is willing to follow.
"He's Wei Jun!" Bai Gui struggled to his feet and said.
"White! White! White officials! ”
When the people around him saw Bai Gui getting up, they were so frightened that they thought it was a corpse.
Outcome! found that the white officials were not dead, they could still speak, and they sat up, crying with joy one by one.
"Woooooooooooo White officials! We thought you were dead! Woooooo ”
"White officials! Woowoo woo ......"
When the people of the caravan learned that the white official was not dead, they stopped, and all of them excitedly gathered around to check.
"White officials! Jiren has his own natural appearance! I'll just say! The white officials will be fine! A migrant worker said on the side.
It's not that he is talking nonsense, pleasing something! But! Knowing that Bai Guanren was dead, he couldn't accept it all the time, thinking that Bai Guanren was asleep and would definitely wake up.
"How is it Wei Jun?" The unicorn asked.
The middle-aged migrant worker with no fingers on his left hand also asked in disbelief, "How could it be Wei Jun?" Bai Guanren, you have already resigned, and you have nothing to do with Wei Jun, why did he kill you? ”
This middle-aged migrant worker with no fingers on his left hand, he is also a native of Anyi, and his name is Wei Zhongyi. But! No one called him by his name, but they all called him by his nickname, the one-clawed beast. Because of his great strength, he is usually responsible for driving the car.
"Wei Jun has the ambition to fight for hegemony, and he doesn't want us merchants to do business with Zhao State. Especially! Strategic Materiel! Have you noticed? There are 'private goods' hidden in our cargo this time! Baekyu explained.
Bootlegging! It refers to materials that cannot be sold publicly! Generally refers to strategic goods. For example, copper, iron and other metal materials.
The state of Wei is rich in minerals, and! The ore of Wei was added to the smelting, and the smelted weapons were harder and sharper. With these ores, the tools produced are much more durable. And more importantly! With the addition of these ores, it is easier to smelt.
Plainly! The ore produced by Wei is equivalent to modern rare earths, which is very versatile and belongs to the national strategic essential materials. Without these rare earths, many high-tech materials would not be produced.
Bai Gui was entrusted by a high-ranking official of Zhao Guo to be responsible for smuggling this batch of materials. As for how Zhao Guo got this batch of supplies, he didn't know. This is a state secret of Zhao State, and it is impossible to tell outsiders. If Wei knew which minister or prince did it, this road would be broken.
Wei Jun learned that Bai Gui might be carrying private goods among the goods, so he sent someone to assassinate him. Without direct evidence, it cannot be killed directly.
Furthermore! Both buyers and sellers have backstage support, and it is inconvenient to tear their faces. In desperation, he had to find a reason to hunt down Bai Gui.