The fate was changed, the mistress of the Hou family was slapped in the face and made money to win

Chapter 476 Underground Warehouse

"Miss..." Xier looked at Jiang Suining nervously and in surprise. Jiang Suining's expression did not change. Half of Cheng Du's face was reflected in the candlelight of the lantern. In the interweaving of light and dark, his smile became clearer. "What's your purpose?" "I heard that the black market can help people transport things out of the imperial city. I have something I want to send out." "Where to send it?" "Songjiang Prefecture in Jiangnan, can it go?" "It's quite far." Cheng Du leaned against the door frame and looked at Jiang Suining curiously, "What to send?" "If I can tell you casually, why should I go through the black market." "That's right." Cheng Du retracted his gaze and spoke slowly, "There is a escort agency business in this black market that can deliver goods for people, but the price is not cheap." "The price is easy to talk about. As long as my things can be delivered smoothly, I will not be short of money." Jiang Suining paused for a moment, looked at Cheng Du and said, "If you can help me achieve this business, I will give you another hundred taels of silver." "It's a deal." Cheng Du responded happily. "Then after meeting the banker and taking the silver, we will go to the escort agency you mentioned." "Miss Yang, are you in such a hurry?" "Yes, after all, I don't want to come to this black market over and over again." As Jiang Suining finished speaking, footsteps were faintly heard from the other end of the street. She turned her head and saw that Ma Wulang had returned, and next to him was a middle-aged man. His stature was no different from that of an ordinary person, but he was obviously fatter, with a bulging belly and a round face. He looked quite kind, but it also made Ma Wulang next to him look even thinner and more terrifying. "Manager Helian, we meet again." Cheng Du smiled and greeted. The man called Manager Helian smiled gently at Cheng Du, and then looked at Jiang Suining kindly. "Miss, can you let me see your jade pendant again?" Jiang Suining handed the jade pendant over. The other party bent down slightly and took it with a smile. She was polite and didn't look like a ghost market person at all. She looked gentler and more respectful than the owners of ordinary shops in the imperial city. "The jade pendant is fine. Please follow me." Shopkeeper Helian made a gesture of invitation, then stepped forward to lead the way, leading Jiang Suining and the others into the bank. Xi'er was really scared when she saw Ma Wulang's appearance just now. She thought that the shopkeeper of the bank would be a more vicious person, but she didn't expect him to be so kind. When following Jiang Suining, she couldn't help but whispered: "Miss, how could a shopkeeper who looks so gentle recruit such a vicious guy?" Jiang Suining shook his head at Xi'er, motioning her not to say more. Since he can survive in this ghost market and is in charge of a bank, no matter how gentle and respectful he looks on the surface, I'm afraid he is not a good person. Shopkeeper Helian led Jiang Suining and the others around the lobby of the bank and walked straight to the outside of a room. The room had no windows, and there was a heavy iron door at the entrance. Shopkeeper Helian said as he took the key to open the door. "This is the warehouse of our bank. Although it looks ordinary, the walls are all covered with iron sheets, and the top is also sealed with iron sheets. The iron door weighs several hundred pounds. Even if you are a big thief, you can't come in without a key." As the key was inserted, Jiang Suining vaguely heard the sound of gears turning, and then the heavy iron door opened automatically. Seeing Jiang Suining standing ten feet away and not moving, Shopkeeper Helian smiled and spoke. "Miss, come in. According to the rules of our ghost market bank, when you withdraw money, the customer must be present and must see the things taken out with their own eyes." Jiang Suining followed and walked in. Xier followed behind and also walked into the room. Cheng Du leaned against the door and looked at it lazily, just like he did at the door of the bank just now. Shopkeeper Helian lit the oil lamp beside him, and the room was illuminated. It was empty, with only countless small cabinets standing against the wall. The floor was not paved with bricks or wood, but a thick layer of iron with patterns. When you step on it, you can vaguely feel that your feet are empty. Shopkeeper Helian took the jade pendant and walked to the cabinet in the third row and fourth column on the west side and stopped. After opening it, there was only a small wooden box inside. Seeing that the wooden box didn't look like it could hold anything, Jiang Suining thought about it and deliberately frowned in confusion. "My father said he left me a sum of money, enough for my future life. Is it just a small wooden box?" "Don't worry, there is only a contract inside." Shopkeeper Helian took out the contract with his handprint inside the box, "According to the contract, there are 70,000 taels of silver in total. You come to pick it up today, and the storage time is within three months, so the bank only takes 10,000 taels and needs to give you 60,000 taels. Miss, see if it matches." The contract was handed to Jiang Suining, who looked at the signature and handprint of Duke Yang on it, and then looked at the content on the contract and nodded. "No problem." After confirming, Shopkeeper Helian pressed a button on the wall, and there was another sound of gears turning. Then, the ground not far from Jiang Suining and the others suddenly sank, revealing a small square opening. Jiang Suining subconsciously followed the opening to look underground. Although the whole picture could not be seen clearly, the length and width of the space below should not be much smaller than the room above. It can be vaguely seen that there are many locked boxes stacked, but the height is very low, and I am afraid that only children can stand upright below. From Jiang Suining's angle, she found that there seemed to be iron spikes embedded under the floor, that is, above the underground space. She moved closer and used the light of the oil lamp to confirm that she was not mistaken. The iron spikes were densely packed, probably all over the floor. Even the small square opening was also covered with iron spikes, and the sharp parts were black. I don't know if it was because the iron spikes turned black over time or because they were stained with blood. "Be careful, it will be uncomfortable if you touch those spikes arranged by Shopkeeper Helian." Cheng Du's voice of warning sounded. He was originally standing at the door and walked to Jiang Suining's side without knowing when. Jiang Suining retracted his gaze and said to Helian, "It seems that the warehouse of the bank is below. It is really cautious." Helian, the shopkeeper, still had a gentle smile on his face. "After all, you are helping people to store money and things. You must be responsible. You can't lose it in my hands. This underground is poured with molten iron. There is no entrance except for this small hole on the top." Hearing this, Jiang Suining looked at the hole again. It was less than one foot long and wide. It was almost impossible for a normal person to enter through that entrance. In addition to the height... Jiang Suining subconsciously looked at Ma Wulang. The latter had already taken the key handed to him by Helian with an expressionless face and walked towards the hole. Although he was short, the hole was still a little small for him. In addition, there were iron spikes slanting over, which further reduced the safety range. When Ma Wulang squeezed in, Jiang Suining clearly heard the sound of bones being squeezed, followed by the smell of blood. Jiang Suining frowned, "Manager Helian, this..." "Don't worry, Wulang is used to climbing." Manager Helian was still smiling, but along with the smell of blood in the air, this smile also revealed a bit of chill. Ma Wulang had successfully descended to the underground. Above his head were countless sharp iron spikes. If an ordinary person went down, he would be stabbed and bleeding if he raised his body a little. Fortunately, Ma Wulang's body shape was just right, and Jiang Suining heard the sound of the box opening after a while. After a while, the banknotes and keys were handed up from the opening first, and then Ma Wulang climbed back to the ground. Jiang Suining looked at Ma Wulang. There were many places on his upper body that were scratched by sharp spikes, and blood was seeping out, leaving dark patches on the dirty clothes, but Ma Wulang had no expression on his face, as if the injured person had nothing to do with him. Shopkeeper Helian didn't even bother to look at the clerk. He just counted the banknotes in his hand and said, "Here is exactly 60,000 taels." But just as Jiang Suining stretched out her hand to take it, Shopkeeper Helian lost his smile. His face changed and he said gloomily, "Miss, how much are you going to pay for our medical expenses?"